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1 2 THE BROOKLYN TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1902. LINDENTHAL SATISFIED THE BRIDGE COMMISSIONER BELIEVES DISCIPLINE IS BETTER IN HIS DEPARTMENT. And in Salaries Alone He Has Saved Over Has, However, Reduced the Width of the Blackwell's Island Bridge. Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal's Arst semi-annual report was made pu'olic to-day. It covers the period from January 1 to June 30.

Commissioner Lindenthal is very well satisfied with the condition of department affairs. He points out that the discipline is better ever before, that his policy of economy Shans resulted in an annual saving of $86,972.48 in the salary list; that the Brooklyn Bridge is safer and stronger than it ever was before. He speaks of the changes in plans for the Blackwells' Island, WIlldamsburgh and Manhattan Bridges, and from the report it appears that he has decided to place eye-bar cables on the Manhattan Bridge instead of the wire cables provided for in the original plan. Eye-bars Instead of Cables. Regarding the reason for this change, the Commissioner says: plans for this bridge originally contemplated four wire cables, in combination with four stiffening trusses.

In view of the fact that wire cables have proved to be a source of great delay in construction of the Williamsburgh Bridge, and also with a view to great economy, the plans for this bridge were revised, 60 that cables may be used of forged eye-bars of a high grade steel, in combination with a more effective system of stiffening, from which greater economy in construction (and thereafter in mainten- ance) will result." What He Says of the Bridge Traffic. Mr. Lindenthal treats bridge traffic as follows: "Almost the entire passenger traffic on the bridge railway has been transported in the regular bridge cars; the only through elevated railroad trains which crossed the bridge were Fifth avenue and Bath Beach trains, daily from 10 a. m. to 4 p.

and from 8 p. until midnight. On April 2 the through train service from Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach lines was resumed during the above-mentioned hours, and on June 1 a service of through elevated railway trains was begun from Fifth avenue, Lexington avenue and Fulton street lines, each night, from 12 midnight until 5 a. m. "No records can be given of the actual number of passengers carried across the bridge every day, the trains and surface cars are 'operated as' a part of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company; but a count is made once or twice a year of the number of passengers carried in a single day over the bridge, and from such records it is estimated that almost one hundred millions of people per year cross the bridge in, the trains and surface cars.

The latest count made by the Brooklyn Heights Railroad. Company of the number of passengers carried in the local bridge, elevated and surface cars, from 12 o'clock' noon May 14 to 12 o'clock noon May 15, 1902, gives a total. of 295,058 passengers carried in the twenty-four hours. This is an increase of 11,994 passengers per day when compared with the previous count, taken on September 4, 1901, when. 283,064 passengers were carried.

"During the summer months more than half the total number of passengers per day are carried in the surface cars, and during the winter months the larger number are carried in the bridge railway cars. During the morning and evening rush hours almost two-thirds of the passengers are carried in the bridge railway, and during the slack hours the bulk of the passenger traffic is carried in the surface cars. Relief for the Congestion. The matter of plans for the relief of the congestion is dismissed with a few lines, and the reasons why four additional loops were not put in is told in the following paragraph: A number of plans have been prepared providing for increased traffic facilities in the Manhattan terminal of the bridge, the most feasible and least expensive being a plan for four additional loop tracks on the lower floor of the terminal for the use of the surface cars until plans for permanent 1m- provement can be carried out; but before such tracks can be built it will be necessary to extend the tailswitching tracks of the bridge railway across Centre street and lengthen out the platforms in order to obtain the approaches and stairways required to replace those which will have to be removed when the new loops are built. Conflicting interests and circumstances have thus far delayed this improvement." During the half year ending June 30 there 651,245 trolley car round trips.

The recelpts from vehicular traffic were $37,920.27. Inspection of the Brooklyn Bridge. Of the inspection of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Commissioner says: "A careful and systematic inspection of the bridge is made each working day by the men detailed to that work, under the supervision of Mr. Archibald McLean, the assistant engineer in charge, who keeps a dally record thereof. Special attention is given to the tracks and railway 'equipment, the suspenders and stiffening trusses.

A force of riggers, riveters, carpenters and painters are constantly employed upon the structure makAng repairs and general improvements. Everp suspender rod; and also every stirrup rod of the wire rope suspenders, is subjected to minute inspection. Before an effectual inspection of these rods can be made it is necessary to remove each rod, one at a time, and if there is the slightest sign of corrosion from rust the rod is either repaired or replaced by new material. This progress is necessarily tedious, but the results are gat1stactory. The hinge bearings of the short suspender rods are kept oiled and lubalcated.

A number of tests have been made on full size rods removed from the structure, and in every instance the ultimate strength developed was from ten to twelve times greater than the maximum load which the rod would be required to sustain in the bridge. A breaking of rods or other important bridge parts is now impossible without Immediate detection. The bridge is in a safer and stronger condition than it has ever before been since its completion. "The portion of the roadways used for vehicles has been replanked with thick spruce planks, and a number of the lower deck planks have been taken out and replaced with new material. "The steel work of the Franklin Square Bridge, the exterior and Interior of the Brooklyn station, the exterior of the Manhattan station and the floor beams and girders of the land span have been cleaned and carefully painted.

"The bridge dock at the Brooklyn tower has been thoroughly repaired and put In excellent condition. "The warehouses and other property of the Brooklyn Bridge have been maintained in good condition." The report on the Williamsburgh Bridge is in full, as follows: Williamsburgh Structure Discussed. Cables-On January 1, 1902, only 5 per cent. of the cable wires had been strung. June 30, 1902, all of- the cable wires had been strung and adjusted in place, and the wires are now being grouped together Into compact cylindrical form in each cable.

A large number of the cable bands have n'ade; and much of the suspender wire, few of the cable bands and some of the suspenders have been delivered. Brooklyn Approach--All of the steel work has been erected except the buckle plate flooring and the railing, on which good progress is now being made. Manhattan of the foundations have completed, the terminal masonry 1s well under way, and a fair start has been made upon the erection of the steel work. The greater portion of the steel work still remains to be manufactured in the shops. Suspended Span-Nearly one-third of the steel been delivered at the mills, but none has been mannfactured.

I am has, making special efforts to have the manufacture erection of this steel proceed rapidly possible, and hope that the conand, tract period for completing the erection' of the suspended span may be materially shortened. The following table shows the proportion of work completed under all existing contracts which work has been carried on during alx months, and the portion upon, done on each contract during the six months as measured by its value at schedule prices. Proportion of Work Done by Values During Last Six Contract for. Total. Months.

Cables 93 cent. 88 per cent. Bklyn. appronch 56 per cent. 14 per cent Man.

59 per cent. 14 per cent. Suspended struc. 16 per cent. 16 per cent.

Average 634, per cent. 43 per cent. The Pennsylvania Steel Company, which has the contract for all the remaining steel work. is required by contract to finish its work within eight months after the cables and suspenders therefrom are finished. The cables and suspenders are expected to be ready from present Indications, by September 1.

I have received from the Pennsylvania Steel Company strong assurances that they will finish their contract within the eight months, that 1s, before June 1, 1903. Thereafter about three months are required for completing the roadways, so that the completion of the bridge may be looked for by October 1, 1903, barring unforeseen delays. The working out of the architectural features of this bridge has been placed in the hands of Mr. Henry F. Hornbostel, architect, who will also furnish the plans for the necessary rooms required for toll collectors and for purposes of storage, toilet and shelter, for which no provision was made in the original plans.

It would also be very desirable to make the roadway between anchorages entirely fireproof, by means of buckle piate and asphalt flooring, instead of the wooden floorprovided in the original plans. On the Brooklyn Bridge, which has A wooden flooring, a number of fires have occurred, which have been put out promptly. Experience there teaches the necessity of providing a better and more fireproof construction on all new and important bridges. A fire would not only cause damage by warping of the iron work, but it might eventually heat the cables and impair their strength-a most fatal effect if it should happen to a structure of such cost as this one. The Manhattan Bridge.

The Manhattan Bridge, Commissioner Lindenthal regards as probably the important avenue between the boroughs. It appears that the plans for this structure have also been changed, the main change being in the styles, and making the roadway fireproof. His Report on Blackwell's Island Bridge. The report on the Blackwell's Island Bridge is as follows: "The original plans for this bridge "provided that the superstructure should have a width of 120 feet. The plans have been revised, so as to reduce the width to elghty feet, without in any way decreasing the capacity of the bridge, for it will then accommodate four trolley tracks, two elevated railroad tracks, one wide roadway and two promenades, and, also, to make the bridge fireproof, no wood to be used for the roadway or elsewhere.

"In the original plans no provision had been made for reaching Blackwell's Island, elther by stairways or by elevators. The Department of Charities and also that of Correction have urgently asked for that accommodation, both departments having important institutious located on that island, which can be reached only by water the daytime. "The revised plans provide for stairways and elevators to the island, also for the necessary shelter rooms for toll collectors and storage rooms on the two anchorage piers. "These added features necessitated certain changes of detail in all six plers. As the architectural anud aesthetic features of the plans require the approval of the Municipal Art Commission, under Section of the Revised City Charter, the plans will be submitted to the said Commission; and as the revised plans will require a smaller amount of land and property, they will also be laid before the of Estimate and Apportionment and Board of Aldermen for approval.

"A contract for the six masonry piers of this bridge was let to Ryan Parker on June 27, 1901, at a cost of $745,547. Actual construction began late in September, 1901. Very little of the work had been done by January 1, 1902, as the cost for the same did not then exceed $42,000. "Recently the work has progressed more rapidly, but pending the approval of the plans by the Municipal Art Commission, a suspension of the work for the upper part of the piers was ordered on June 23, 1902. The contractors have not begun work yet on two of the six piers, Inasmuch as the land upon which they are to be erected has not yet been acquired by the city.

"The changes in the masonry work a8 contracted for are only those of detail and considered to be within the scope of the ex 1sting contracts. "The masonry work required for the elevators and stairway housings to be added to the two piers on Blackwell's Island will be a separate work, for which tenders will be Invited at the proper time." In commenting on the needs of Brooklyn, Commissioner Lindenthal says that new bridges are needed at the Hamilton avenue and Third avenue crossings of Gowanus Canal. Commissioner Lindenthal has Inaugurated a logbook system on all of the drawbridges. The bridge tenders are supposed to note in the book everything of Importance that happens on or near the bridge. Receipts from the Bridge.

The receipts from the Brooklyn Bridge were as follows: Receipts and expenditures for six, months ending June 30, 1902: RECEIPTS. TollsRoadways $38.164.92 Bridge 45,500.00 Trolley cars 32.864.50 $116,529.42 Rents Real estate $45,671.09 Telegraph and telephone wires 6,063.38 Wharfage 650.00 Mail tube 500.00 52,884.47 From Harlem Rivers bridge $2,147.49 From Borough of lyn bridges 1,512.76 From Borough of The Bronx bridges 102.67 From Borough of Richmond bridges 114.74 3,877.66 From Manhattan Bridge $800.11 From Blackwell 1,751.16 2,551.27 From Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company $2,969.61 From New York Edison Company 7.00 2,976.61 Auction sale of old 3,50 Correction of 81 $178,823.74 Expenditures amounted, to $152,588.34, leaving a balance on hand of $26,235.40. HILL MISSED THE GIRLS BEING A BACHELOR, M'LAUGHLIN THOUGHT TO KEEP HIM SHADY. Now the Female Part of South Jamesport Is Up in Arms Coler's Chances -A Big Time Planned for Mrs. McLaughlin's Birthday Ball.

(Special to the Brooklyn Times.) SOUTH JAMESPORT, Aug. Gov. David B. Hill's visit to Hugh McLaughlin on Sunday, as told in last night's Times, was of such brief duration that a big part of the summer colony here, which had been anticipating a good look at the famous Democrat, falled to lay eyes on him, and Mr. McLaughlin in consequence has been severely chided by many of the women guests at the South Jamesport hotels for his so termed lack of consideration for them.

"You knew we were all dying to see him," the Kings County leader has been repeatedly told since Sunday afternoon, "and we are not pleased a little bit with you for keeping his arrival and quick departure so qulet." "Mr. Hill, girls," Mr. McLaughlin has retorted until the good-natured fault finding has finally ceased, not married. You will therefore appreciate my position." The exact purpose of Mr. Hill's visit to South Jamesport may never become public.

That it was primarily of a political character is beyond question. The ridiculous report of the conference published by a New York morning paper yesterday, however, has occasioned a good deal of fun down here. Mr. McLaughlin will make no reference to the nature of his talk with the ex-Governor, and the latter, Judging by his past record for secrecy on matters of political moment, IS very likely to be just as uncommunicative. It is surmised that the personality of a Democratic candidate for Governor this fall was talked over, but to those veho know Hugh McLaughlin and who are acquainted with his methods, the statement that the Kings County leader urged the candidacy of Bird S.

Coler upon the ex-Governor, is considered too silly for serious thought. Mr. McLaughlin 1s a firm friend of the ex-Comptroller's and would no doubt be well pleased to see Coler in 1 Odell's chair, but he has been too long and too prominent in the political game to permit his feelings to control him at a time when the best interests of the party demand deep and serlous consideration of a proposition. Coler has been here to see Mr. McLaughlin and Coler has very probably endeavored to enlist the Aid of his friend and leader in the Coler boom, but it's dollars to little apples that the exComptroller received no positive pledge of support from the Kings County leader.

Mr. Coler wanted the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City less than a year ago. He thought then, as he evidently thinks now, that he was pretty strong with the people, and unless all signs were misleading in September and October, 1901, he tried zealously to get Mr. McLaughlin to engineer his cause. The result is historic.

It 1s fair to presume that the Kings County leader never then told Mr. Coler that Kings County would not be for him. It is even more reasonable to presume that Mr. McLaughlin never told Mr. Coler in those days that Kings County would be for him.

He very likely said to the ex-Comptroller: "Ga ahead and make your fight: -Do the best- you can for yourself, and when the time comes we'll think it over." When the time did come, Coler was out of the question. Tammany, it will be recalled, wouldn't have him. The situation to-day with respect to Mr. Coler, so far as Hugh McLaughlin is concerned, is very similar. If it is determined on all sides within the next month and a half that Bird S.

Coler is the strongest candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, Mr. Coler will have no firmer supporter than Hugh McLaughlin. Until that time arrives, it is safe betting that Mr. McLaughlin's candidate will not be fixed on. The McLaughlin party is enjoying itself here hugely.

With the exception of Mrs. William C. Courtney, Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin's eldest daughter, all are exceptionally well.

Mrs. Courtney has been alling for several months. While she has shown some signs of improvement since her arrival at South Jamespoil, she has not picked up as rapidly as was hoped for. Mrs. Courtney's children, to whom both Mr.

and Mrs. McLaughlin are very strongly attached, are in splendid health, and are constantly under the watchful eye of their distinguished grandfather. The Great Peconic Bay House where the McLaughlin party is stopping is crowded with guests, and card parties and other forms of entertainment are nightly features. There are over 200 names on the hotel register. Last Friday night Mrs.

McLaughlin supplied a big quantity of prize cakes for a barn dance, which was arranged by Hannah, the faithful McLaughlin domestic, and the proceeds of which, amounting to a substantial sum, were turned over to 3 poor South Jamesport widow. Mrs. McLaughlin has Ifoerally patronized and helped manage two well-paying church fairs here since her arrival, and to-inorrow she is g0- ing to a town eight miles distant to help along a fair for a straggling church, in connection with which she has taken most of the chances on the first prize. Besides former Comptroller Coler and exSenator Hill, Mr. and Mrs.

McLaughlin have had quite a number of visitors at the Great Peconic Bay House. The Rev. Father York, of Huntington, a boyhood friend of the McLaughlin family, and former Deputy Water Commissioner James Moffett and Mrs. Motfett-the. latter have a summer home at Huntington--passed last Thursday night at South Jamesport as Mr.

and Mrs. MeLaughlin's guests. Special Sessions Justice John Courtney and family arrived on Saturday, and will probably remain for several weeks. Mr. McLaughlin feels deeply the death of Alderman Bridges.

Referring to it to-day, he declared that the poor people of the lower wards had lost a friend whom it would be difficult indeed to replace. Mrs. McLaughlin, too, who had known the deceased Alderman, and who had frequently found in him a stanch champion for the cause of poor women who had come to her in quest of employment, deeply regrets his untimely taking off. "He was the right man in the right place," Mrs. McLaughlin said feelingly today, "and no man was ever more thought of by his neighbors.

Alderman 'Bridges was truly an uncut diamond." On Saturday evening next Mr. McLaughlin will give his annual ball in commemoration of Mrs. McLaughlin's birthday, and great preparations are 'being made for the 'event. There will be an Incidental exhibition of fireworks that will light up the bay. A grand assortment of flowers will be sent for the occasion by John Mallon, the Brooklyn florist, who is stopping at Mattituck, and Fred Aldridge, the Jay street, Brooklyn, decorator will have charge of.

the decorations and fireworks. St. John's Guild Needs Money. The demands upon the floating and sea-side hospitals of St. John's Guild are still very great.

and money is needed without delay to continue the work. The Health Department's statistics for the summer show an immense amount of illness in the city among the children of the poor, although the summer corps is doing exceptional work, and the work of the Guild bears out these reports. The floating hospitals are carrying between 2,000 and 3,000 children and their mothers daily, and the sea-side hospital is crowded to overflowing: all of the wards for very ill children being taxed to their utmost capacity. SLEEP FOR BABY AND REST FOR MOTHERS SOAPMEDICINAL VOLLEY Sleep for Skin Tortured Babies and Rest for Tired Mothers, in Warm Baths with (uticura 'SOAP And gentle applications of Cuticura Ointment, purest of emollients and greatest of skin cures, to be followed in severe cases by mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent Pills. This is the most speedy, permanent, and economical treatment for torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and pimply skin and scalp humours, with loss of hair, of infants and children, ever compounded.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE USE CUTICURA SOAP, assisted by CUTICURA OINTMENT, for beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Millions of women use CuTICURA SOAP in baths for annoying irritations, inflammations, and chafings, too free or offensive perspiration, in washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves. Bold throughout the world. SOAP, OINTMENT, London. PILLS, 25c.

French British Depot: 5 Depot: Rue de 27-28, In Paix, Charterhouse Paris. TER DRUG AND CHEM. Sole Boston. ARTHUR BECOMES A MAN. Takes His Mother's Advice and Goes West to Seek His Fortune.

Mrs. August Schutzinger, the mother of Arthur Schutzinger, who disappeared from his home, at 508 Warwick street. on the morning of his twenty-sixth birthday, June 19, has heard from the missing young Arthur has taken Indirectina his mother at her own word and has deter- Lee ARTHUR SCHUTZINGER. mined to be a man instead of a boy. Since the publication of the story of the young man's disappearance a letter has been received from him by a brother, who lives in Bronx Borough.

In this communication Arthur declares that he is traveling in the West seeking employment and that he intends hereafter to be a man. On the morning he left home, Mrs. Schutzinger went up to her son's room, where he was sleeping late, as was his habit and she says she called out to him, "Come, Arthur, be a man. You are 26 to-day and it's time you started out and stopped being a boy." This remark seemingly acted as a spur upon the young man, for after eating hig breakfast he left his home and went West. Mrs.

Schutzinger, who is much relieved over the news son is still alive, says that from all she knows of him he will not return until he has succeeded in making some sort of success in life. JUMPED FROM FIERY BUILDING. Hat Factory Damaged $8,000 and Three Employees Injured. A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the A. H.

Parson hat factory, 93 Nineteenth street. There were 100 persons in the bulldIng at the time. Mrs. J. B.

Graham, of 217 Seventeenth street; Lizzie Tracy, of 210 Bleecker street, Manhattan, and Bernard Toner, of 1,163 Eighth avenue, jumped from a second-story window. They were slightly injured. They were removed to Seney Hospital. The fire caused a damage of $8,000. ARMY SURGEONS WANTED.

49 Vacancies and Only 30 Applications, of Which 25 May Fail. WASHINGTON, Aug. in the medical department of the army are considerably concerned over the great need of army surKeons at this time. There are now forty-nine vacancies in the department and only thirty applications has been made for the next examination. Experience has shown that of this num.

ber the department can scarcely expect more than five to succeed. The lack of army surgeons is especially embarrassing to the department in view of the spread now of cholera in the Philippines and the consequept demand from the army in the East for medical assistance. An aseistant surgeon in the army is well cared for. His salary is $1,600 a year, with allowauces, and his rank that of a- -First Lieutenant, mounted. THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING: EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENCE is the best protection against burglary, as the entire house can be illuminated at a moment's notice: EDISON COMPANY 360 Pearl Street.

NERVE IN TRAIN SMASH WHEN J. W. RIGGS, OF SOUTH THIRD STREET, CAME TO HE WAS FACING A CAMERA. Elderly E. D.

Man Comes Through Derailment on N. Y. Central With No Serious Injuries -Thought His Hour Had ComeSaved by Passenger. Among those injured in the wreck of the New York Central North Adams express, between South Dover and Pawling, N. yesterday morning, WAs James W.

Riggs, of 257 South Third street. Mr. Riggs had been visiting friends In Sallsbury, Conn. over Saturday and Sunday, and left the Berkeshire Hills at an early hour yesterday. The Adams express left Chatham at 8 A.

Norther the train reached a low land three miles above Pawling, it jumped the tracks and three cars overturned. Several passengers were injured while 8 number were bruised and shaken up. The wreck was caused by a washout spreading the rails. The engine, tender, mail car and a parlor car ran over in safety. Three passenger coaches went down a slight enbankment and overturned.

Mr. Riggs when seen this morning greeted the reporter thus: "Young man they can't kill me. Although I feel a little more sore than yesterday, yet I am alright. We all received a good shaking up, but we can consider ourselves very lucky that the accident was not more serious. "I was returning from Sallsbury in the northeastern section of Connecticut.

I was seated on the east side in one of the day coaches, and was reading a' morning paper when the accident occurred. The first thing the passengers knew that there had been a washout was the sudden stopping of the train about three miles north of Pawling. The next second I found myself thrown half way through the window on the west side of the car. My father was killed in a railroad accident thirty-two years ago, end I always have had a premonition that I will meet a similar fate some day. When the accident happened I thought my time had come.

What passed through my mind as I felt myself pitched forward I cannot say. I would have been crushed to death had not a young man caught hold of my legs and pulled me back just as the car turned over the embankment. I received a severe blow on the head which rendered me unconsclous. I soon recovered and the first thing I saw was a young woman pointing a camera my way taking snap shots of the wreck. complimented the woman whom I knew had been a passenger on the train on her nerve In managing to free herself from the wreck and take pictures at such a time, but got out of the way when the camera pointed at me.

"The -behavior of the passengers was grand. a typical American crowd who thought of nothing but to help those who were injured and could not take care of themselves. The colored porter of the parlor car deserves great praise. He proved himself a hero. He was cool and never lost his nerve for a moment.

Immediately after the accident he assisted the passengers out of the car and did every thing in his power to relleve the sufferings of the injured. 'He rushed into his parlor and bringout a handful of towels he passed them around to the passengers and those who could not help themselves he wiped the blcod from their faces and hands. The crew of the train hurriedly sent word to Pawling that washout wrecked our train, and in very short time a train of two cars was on the scene with doctors and medicine. The injured were cared for and taken to Pawling. The accident was unavoidable.

The place where the wreck took place is beside a small brook, the torrents of water that rushed down this small stream was something terrific." Mr. Riggs is 75 years old. His Injurles consists of abrasions on the right side of the head and right arm. He was suffering slightly from shock to-day. Mr.

Riggs is one of the best known men in the Eastern Section of Brooklyn. He has lived for years in the Fifteenth Ward. HOMEOPATH OR ALLOPATH. Rival Schools Are Seeking to Get Control of the Bradford Street Hospital. The homeopathic doctors, who formerly occupied the building on Bradford street, in the Twenty-sixth Ward, which will shortly be opened as a city emergency hospital, and certain allopathic doctors are making endeavors to have Charities Commissioner Teale place the institution in charge of physicians of their favorite schools.

Until recently the building was occupied by the Twenty-sixth Ward Homeopathic Hospital and Dispensary, which now occupies a building at Van Siclen and Atlantic avenues, and the doctors say that had Charities Commissioner Goetting remained in office he would have favored them. Dr. H. C. Rockefeller, the medical director of the homeopathic dispensary, has asked Commissioner Teale to favor his school, but he says he failed to secure any definite statement of the Commissioner's intentions in matter, excepting that he very likely make a dispensary of the place.

Dr. Rockefeller, on behalf of many residents of the Twenty-sixth Ward, has requested that homeopathic patients be given the option of being sent to the Cumberland Street Hospital. Wires are also being pulled by certain allopathic doctors to secure charge of the institution, and it is said that Commissioner Teale has determined settle the matter by placing an Interne in charge of the Institution, and appointing visiting physician and surgeon, who will serve without remuneration. Dr, Rockefeller says the Board of Directors of the Homeopathic Dispensary, in the event of the new hospital being conducted by allopaths, will enlarge the scope of its work with some needed pected, will be opened and ready for public Improvements. The new hospital, it is exo service in a week or two, probably by the first of next month.

A Cheap Summer Trip to the Glorious Mountains of Western North Carolina, Asheville. The Florists' of the United States hold their annual convention at Asheville, N. August 19-22. The Southern Railway announces rate of $23.60 from New York to, Asheville, 18, and 19; return. limit, Tickets August on 25, sale with Austop-over privilege at Washington on return trip within limit of tickets.

This low rate Is open to everyone. Special party leaves New York, August 18, 10:10 P. arriving at Asheville the following morning at 7:30. This is a splendid opportunity to visit the Land of the Sky. For further information, call on or address New York offices, 271 and 1,185 Broadway.

Alex, Thweatt, Eastern Passenger Agent, 1,185 Broadway. Had to Answer Two Charges. When James Dunn, 33. years old, of 157 West street, was arraigned in -the Manhattan Avenue Court this morning on a charge of intoxication, he was surprised to learn that a complaint of larceny had also been preferred against him. He was accused of stealing $20 worth of lumber from the John Orr lumber yard, in Greenpoint.

He denied the charge and was held for hearing by Magistrate Higginbotham, We Close Every Day at 5 P. on Saturday at 12:30. Am I Actually. Saving Ten Per This question has been asked a thousand times since the announcement a week ago, that we would give a discount on the cost of all goods, except those which all stores have agreed with the manufacturers not to sell for less than a contract price. The Way to Know That You Do Actually Save is this: Find what the goods will cost' you elsewhere, then come here and buy them for less.

Fair Warning: This Discount Sale Ends at 12:30 on Saturday, August 16th. Fulton Street, Gallatin Place, Livingston and Smith Streets. DEMOCRATS AT DEXTER PARK. Twenty-first District Club Picnic Calls Out Great Crowd--All Sinnott's Friends Now. The attendance at the annual picnic of the Twenty-first Assembly District Democratic Club, last night, was the record breaker this season at Dexter Park, Enfeld street and Jamaica avenue.

The park was crowded and it was with difficulty that people could move about. The rain seemed to have absolutely no effect upon the visitors! and each succeeding trolley car brought more people. Politicians were present by the score, among whom were many high in the councils of the party. Leader James P. Sinnott was there, as was also James Shevlin, James S.

Regan, Magistrate Henry Furlong, Rudolph Reimer, Congressman Wilson, exAssemblyman William Delaney, Senator Joseph Wagner, and many other political lights. The opposition which formerly existed against Leader Sinnott has all melted away and Louis Happ and his followers attended the picnic in a body. Harmony, accordIng to all advices fully restored, and Messrs. Happ and Sinnott will work hand in glove at the next election. Captain Henry French was conspicuous by absence.

While the leaders held various little conferences there little doing in the political line. wherever no candidates for the nomination for Senator, as it has been practically decided to renominate Senator Wagner. James S. Regan, the leader of the Sixteenth District, was very busy during the entire evening evidently enlisting support for the fight that Patrick Lynch is going to make against him for the leadership. The majority of the men however amused themselves with dancing in company with the fair sex.

Stevenson's orchestra furnished the music and it was all that could be desired. Floor Manager James H. O'Brien led the grand march in which over four hundred couples participated. It was In the early morning hours before the picnic broke up. The officers of the club are: President, Rudolph Reimer, First Vice President, Jere Powers; Recording Secretary, James Doyle; Corresponding Frank Eschmann; Financial Secretary, H.

H. Torborg; Treasurer, Eben D. Newman; Sergeant at Arms, Oavid Goldberg. WILL COMPEL IMPROVEMENTS. Ridgewood, Tired of Asking, Will Now Make Demands.

The first regular meeting of the Ridgewood Board of Trade will be held at Schwaben Hall to-night and officers will be nominated and elected. It is expected that the meeting will have a liberal attendance from the Ridgewood section and that a number of new members will be received. The call to the meeting contains this statement: "Feeling that our section of Brooklyn has been for a long time past and is still being discriminated against in the way of public improvements and realizing that the only remedy lies In a strong local organization, ready to go forward and demand and insist upon obtaining for this community its rightful share of public improvements, a large representation of the citizens of this section has during the last month held frequent meetings and organized themselves the purposes above stated, as the Ridgewood Board of Trade. They extend to you a most cordial invitation to co-operate with them in this very important movement of good citizenship." DISBROW IS GETTING FAT. Alleged Murderer Plays Handball Daily--Prosecution and Defense Active.

RIVERHEAD, Aug. life agrees with Louis A. Disbrow in jail here awaiting the action of the Grand Jury charged with the murder of Miss Sarah Lawrence and Clarence Foster. Disbrow is growing fat and is much Improved in health since he arrived on June 30. Disbrow's chum, Charles Edey Fay, of Stamford, was a visitor at the jail on Sunday.

Disbrow and his friend had several hours' chat together. Fay said that he had found Disbrow in the best of spirits and health. Disbrow plays handball in the corridor during the day for exercise. He doesn't eat the prison food, but has his meals brought over from the Griffin House. Disbrow has changed some in looks since his confinement in the prison.

He has gained steadily in weight during the past month, until now he is ten pounds heavier than when he came forward to face the charge against him. He is something of the favorwith the other prisoners in the same corridor. No visitors are allowed on the second floor of the jail where Disbrow's cell 1s except his relatives, friends and lawyers. Nothing new has developed in the case against Disbrow, which is to be submitted to the Grand Jury next month. Rowland Miles, attorney for the accused, has made a number of trips to Good Ground, adducing testimony in favor of his client.

District Attorney Smith is also active in the case and is seeking to obtain medical testimony to substantiate his theories. District Attorney Smith spent two hours the other day with Dr. J. H. Benjamin, of Riverhead, the physiclan who made the post mortem examination of Foster's body.

Dr. Benjamin has already testifled that in his opinion Foster died from drowning, and it is said to be the Intention now of the defense to call Dr. Benjamin 88 a witness. On account of the county fair the September term of -court has been adjourned to Monday, September 22. ON THE STAGE.

Horses Are Stars at Brighton Beach Music Last Week. There are some very nicely educated horses performing this week at the Brighton Beach Music Hall. They are Fratell: beasts, and they are making their first appearance on this side of the Atlantic, so it is said, having arrived recently from Berlin. Some of the tricks they do show remarkable intelligence, and altogether they are well worth seeing. Hale and Francis, hoop rollers and jugglers, are on the programmie.

They do some very clever stunts, the man in particular having expert control of the motions of the hoops and Indian clubs. "Toodles' Troubles" is the title of a farce which is given by the "New York Comedy. Four." The theme is not novel, but there are some very laughable situations, and the audience seems to enjoy It first rate. The ludicrous antics of the Crane Brothers and Belmont, "Mudtown Minstrels," in their burlesque. of Primrose and Dockstader, also provoked merriment, and were heartily enjoyed by the audlence last night.

Ray Royce gives several very funny personations. Vira Rial, chanteur, appears in a singing act which is dainty and refined. As usual, there was much orchestra music on last night's programme. The performances of Slafer's Brooklyn Marine Band, which have been so well received, were continued one of the pieces which excited most applause being "musical conglomeration," entitled "Nigger in the Barnyard," in which various devices are used to mimic sounde familiar in country life. Manhattan Beach Theatre.

"Florodora" began its second and week at the Manhattan Beach Theatre last night. The audience was large, although the weather was hardly conducive to beachgoing, and the English operatta 1s likely to finish out a record-breaking engagement. Edna Wallace Hopper, Cyrll Scott, and they other members of the company, including the pretty girls in the now famous sextette, came in for the usual applause. In the afternoon Shannon's Band played a repertory of varied selections to the edification of large and appreclative audience. Charles Frohman has been busy for the past few days receiving cables from some of his stars and principal actors who are' now in Europe, announcing their sailings for America.

Jessie Millward and Beatrice Irwin, who are to appear in "'There's Many A at the Garrick Theatre; Hilda Spong and Julian L'Estrange, who will be in Virginia Harned's production of Pinero's "Iris," will sail from Southampton on the steamship Philadelphia on August 16. Wm. Faversham. has cabled that he will sail on the same date, but omitted to state on what steamer. "'The New Clown" will begin its season at the Garrick Theatre August 25, and will.

move from there to the Madison Square Theatre September 15. This new arrangement is made necessary because the alterations going on at the Madison Square Theatre will not be completed in time for the opening of the farce at that house. When "The New Clown" moves to the Madison Square Theatre Marshall's play "There's Many A Slip" will be given at the Garrick Theatre. John Drew will begin his season at the Empire Theatre, Manhattan, Thursday even-, ing, September 4, "'The Mummy' and the Humming Bird." This play was written by Isaac Henderson, and was pro-. duced by Wyndham last season at Wyndham's Theatre, London, where it ran one hundred nights.

Mr. Drew will appear here in the part that was played by Charles Wyndham in London; Margaret Dale in the part played by Lena Ashwell, and Guy Standing in the part which Robert Taber played. The Bostonians will open their season next Monday at the Manhattan Beach Theatre, 'appearing in 'Maid Marian." COURT OF SESSIONS TO MOVE. Will Be Temporarily Located in the Brooklyn Atheneum. Notes.

The Court of Special Sessions will shortly be transferred temporarily from Borough Hall to Brooklyn Atheneum, at Court street and Atlantic avenue. The portion of the Borough Hall occupied by the court was some time ago found to be in a dangerous condition by reason of some part of the foundation being defective, and the Board of Estimate and the Board of Alder-. men recently appropriated $17,000 to defray the cost of necessary repairs to the building. While the work is going on, the Sinking Fund Commission has provided that tho court can be located at the old Atheneum. An eight-months' lease of the premises has practically been secured.

Quarters for the court will be provided on the upper floor, and the clerks and other attaches will be a0- commodated in what is known as the main the second floor. PROVIDENCE, R. Aug. Charlotte Gardner, who is dead at the home of her son, Gardner, North Providence, in her 102d' year, leaves six children, sixteen and eleven great-grandchildren. This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative -Quinine Tablets The remedy that cures a cold in one day..