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THE BROOKLYN TIMES. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902. 9 LONG ISLANDER ABROAD W. N. BIRD, OF FLORAL PARK, DESCRIBES HIS IMPRESSIONS AT ASHEVILLE, N.

O. A Booming City of 14,000 Inhabitants, Much Frequented by Consumptives -Attractive Scenery Along the Beautiful Swannanoa River. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Times: SIR: Allow me to give you my impressions of Asheville, N. a place may very properly be called the midway tourist city, because 50 many visitors stop here in the fall on their way South, and again in the spring when Northern bound, for the purpose of breaking the journey, and it also enables them to change the climate more gradually than if they went direct from New York to Florida, or vice. versa.

It is a very pretty little city of about 14,000 inhabitants, situated on a basin-shaped plateat of the Blue Ridge or Appalachian Mountains. It has a fine new Court House, an excellent Post Office, good free library, a number of churches, a large auditorium, good municipal buildings, a city market and hotels and boarding houses galore. The stores are well kept and up to date, but the prices on most articles run higher than they do in New York City. Meat and poultry are an exception, as they can be bought much cheaper here than New. York.

You can buy a first-class chicken for forty cents. An a rule fuel is higher. Anthracite coal never below $8 per ton, and generally at about $10. Now it cannot be bought at any price. The city centres at the old court square, and the principal streets run north, east, south and west.

There are no signs up showing names of streets, and one simply has to ask and then remember, if he wants to know where he "is at." The city is laid out in a rambling style, and about ninetenths of the houses are built on sloping ground, so that the first floor facing the street is the second floor when you reach the rear of the house. There are a great many fine residences in the city, but at this time of the year half of them are not occupied. The signs "for sale," "for rent," and "to let" seem to be on at least onethird of the houses in Asheville. This is good evidence that the population 1s, to a considerable extent, a floating one. I am told that in the summer when the Southern visitors come in, that there are no vacant houses, and that it is sometimes diffcult to get accommodations in the boarding houses, though at least one-half of the permanent residents take boarders or let rooms at that time.

In walking the streets you see about as many negroes as you do white people, though the census for the county gives about four whites to' one colored. The people of Asheville are kind and courteous, and most of them believe in taking things easy. The other day I saw a conductor on the trolley line stop his car for a lady, step to the ground and assist her on the car with as much courtesy and leisure as though he was taking his best girl out for a drive. The phrase, "step lively, please," with which we are so famillar in New York, would hardly be tolerated here. I have yet to see the conductor here who seems to be in a hurry.

Asheville, has two fronts. Upon one there is a welcome for the winter guests who come from the North, and upon the other a pleasant greeting to the' great number who come here in summer from the Southern' 'cities to get pleasure and comfort. The approach to Asheville, via the Southern Rallway, is truly wonderful. There is a gradual ascent up the mountain all the way from Salisbury, but it is not perceptible until you get to Morganton. The second engine takes hold and there is one continual puff as the train gradually ascends the rugged mountain, following the colls of track as they wind and rewind as though trying to discover a gateway through which they may escape and thus lead you out of this seemingly impassible region.

In endeavoring to describe the wild, scenio beauty of this mass of rocks with its of earth here and there, interspersed with dark, rock-cleft ravines, one might use up all the adjectives along the line from grand to sublime and still not do the scenery justice. It must come within the range of your own vision to be appreciated. As you go up and up, Arst clinging to the very edge of the mountains and then through the rock-bound passage ways, you can catch glimpses of the track below you in fourteen different places. The wild panorama is at its grandest, and you get one beautiful inspiring view just before the train enters the Swannanoa tunnel, which has been cut through the very top of the mountain In this tunnel there is a crystal spring which sends out two streams, one flowing toward the Atlantio and the other going westward. The mountains around Asheville attain the greatest heights of any peaka in the United States east of the Rockles East and north of the city they are close at hand and are so steep that the roads have to wind back and forth in order to reach the summit, while in other direotions there are circling ranges of towering peaks which are a constant delight to the tourist.

To the south the plateau is diversifled by hills and valleys, and only three miles distant the beautiful white Vanderbilt mansion stands resplendent in its grandeur. Only a short distance from the city is the beautiful Swannanca (nymph of beauty) river, which winds and curves its way until It reaches the swift-flowing and historic French Broad River. Asheville has many advantages, and its climate' will make the real climatologist's heart thrill with delight, but--every place has this word in its vocabulary- Asheville has one with a great big it is a consumptive's resort. 'At this time of year the boarding houses are filled with the afflicted though many of the proprietors will tell you that they do not take them. There are twenty-eight resident physicians in the city.

and most of them have offices in the business portion. One man who makes a specialty of tubercolosis cases is said to receive $25,000 a year. He recommends the very richest diet they can get, and feeds them on creosote in the meanwhile to knock out the germs. A few respond and get well, some are 80 far gone that they die, and others return to their homes uncured. With all due respect to the medical profession, I believe that ninetenths of the consumptives who come here would be better off 11 they would go up in the mountains, away from the dust and germs of the city, and live hygienically.

In the summer the boarding houses are mostly filed with Southern people, and, of course, they occupy the same rooms and beds that the consumptives did in the winter, Asheville is boomed by the Railroad Company, boomed by the physicians, boomed by the real estate men, in fact, every permanent resident seems to have his own little Individual boom. It has fine hotel accommo. dations, and good citizens. Why should it not be popular. W.

N. BIRD. Asheville, N. December 15, 1902. Will of Sarah D.

Scudder. RIVERHEAD. Dec. The will of Sarah D. yesterday Scudder, late of Babylon, was probated before Surrogate Petty.

The egtate is valued at $5,000, Some bequests of wearing apparel are made to Helen S. Dugdale, of Newark, N. and a mahogany sideboard Is given to Fannie Scudder, of Wellsburg, A. J. of BabyIon, is given a large mirror.

Ail the rest of the estate goes to Hattie L. Duncklee, of East Orange. The executors are Israel 0. Scudder and Asa Brown. LONG ISLAND NE THE CONSTABLES APPRAL NASSAU COUNTY SUPERVISORS ACT UPON ONLY ONE BILL OF THE FIVE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW.

Flaws in the Affidavits Attached to Others, Counselor Ingraham Says, Debar. the Board from Acting on Appeal. MINEOLA, Dec. appeal of Joha F. Buhler, Christopher Dennelly, William A.

Hults and Phineas A. Seaman, Constables of the town of North Hempstead, from the action of the Board of Town Auditors of that town cutting from their respective bills charges for mileage in conveying ners to jail, was taken up by the Board of Supervisors at their meeting yesterday. Lawyer Fred Ingraham, counsel to the Board, submitted an opinion in which he held that owing to the incompleteness of the affidavita on the bills of Constables Dennelly, Hults and Seaman, the Board could take no action. The affidavit on Constable Buhler's bill was in accordance with the form prescribed, and the bill was reviewed with the result that charges stricken from the bill by the town auditors to the amount of about fifty dollars were restored and allowed. Constable Buhler's bill WAs cut down $140, so the action of the Supervisors still leaves him a cut of ninety dollars.

It is said that Mr. Buhler will now apply tv the courts for a writ reviewing the action of the town auditors and the Supervisors. The bills of the other Constables were not reviewed. In the case of Constables Dennelly, Hults and Seaman, It is said supplemental bills will be presented to the town auditors, including all the charges which were cut from this year's bills, and with the affidavit prescribed by the Supervisors attached. This affidavit form is one in which the Constable swears that the mileage charged was actually traveled and necessary to be traveled.

The statement was made yesterday that the affidavits attached to the Constables' bills this year is the same form that has always been used by them with no questions being raised in the past. The charges disallowed in the bills of Constable Dennelly, who lives at Great Neck, and Constable Hults, of Port Washington. were for mileage in conveying prisoners to the Nassau County Jail by way of the Long Island Railroad. The mileage was cut down 80 88 to allow the number of miles across country, that is, by wagon route. Both Constables contend that they took their prisoners by rail in every instance, and if they did not they would be entitled to mileage over the recognized, route of public travel.

The allowance for mileage by wagon, as fixed in the bills of both Constables, would not defray the outlay for a conveyance to take the prisoner to jail; consequently the Constables, if the contention of the town auditors holds good, will lose money every time they are called upon to take a prisoner to the County Jail. HY KUHNE WANTS ACCOUNTING. HIS MOTHER GOT $5,000 FOR DEATH OF HIS FATHER. She Was Committed to the Custody of the Sheriff, but Released on Bail. MINEOLA, Dec.

failing to Alle her accounting as administratrix of the estate of her husband, Mrs. Augusta Kuhne, of Valley Stream, is now in a heap of trouble and was committed to the custory of Sheriff Johnson, of Nassau County. She was immediately released on bail in the sum of $500. The matter came up before Judge Seabury, in the Surrogate's Court, on the application of a step-son, Henry Kuhn, for an accounting. Mrs.

Kuhne's husband was killed by a Long Island Railroad train about a year ago. Mrs. Kuhne was appointed tratrix of the estate. For the purpose of bringing suit against the railroad company, she retained O'Neil O'Neil, of Manhattan, and afterwards a lawyer, Nuntz, to bring suit. Before the case came to trial a settlement was effected by the railroad company by the payment of $5,000.

At the hearing, before Judge Seabury, it was shown that Mrs. Kuhn had paid the lawyers $2,500, and the undertaker $250. This left $2,250. There are several heirs, none of whom, excepting the widow herself, received any part of the estate, The step-son's share is $300. During the hearing on the petition for an accounting it developed that Mrs.

Kuhne had drawn from the Far Rockaway Bank the entire balance the estate, and taken a trip to Europe, accompanied by a young man whose name is withheld. The money, so far as has been learned, was spent or passed into the hands of others. Judge Seabury has given Mrs. Kuhne until Wednesday next in which to file an accounting and make good the share of the estate of those heirs who are interested in the fight against her as well as all others. A.

L. GRIFFITHS APPOINTED. Will Go to the Philippines to Educate the Moros. DOUGLASTON, Dec. L.

Griffiths, a well known resident of this place, and a brother of Counselor William R. Gritfiths, has just received the appointment from President Roosevelt to establish and maintain an Industrial school among the Moros in the Sulu Islands. These Islands are the most southerly of the Philippine group. The Moros are Mohammedans and pirates of those seas have been recruited among their people. Since the coming of the United States officials, piracy has been suppressed.

The appointment of Mr. Griffiths is considered one of considerable importance. He went to the Philippine Islands some time ago and previous to this has been engaged in important work for the Government. OBITUARY. BAY well SHORE, Dec.

boniface, H. died Fogerty, a known local terday at his home here He aged 55 was years, from a dropsical affection. a son of John Fogerty, and was a native of Staten Island, where he resided until after reaching his majority. For some years he was master of a schooner plying between New York and near-by ports. He came to Bay Shore nearly thirty years ago, and has since resided here.

On coming here he engaged In the hotel business. He was one of the pioneer members of the Bay Shore Hook and Ladder Company. He was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, his funeral will take place from that church on Monday. A widow, four sons and one daughter, a brother, William Fogerty, and a sister, Mrs.

J. J. Carroll, survive him. JAMAICA, Dec. -Miss Louise Dunn, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John Kendall Dunn, of this place, died after-a brief Illness at St. Luke's Hospital on Thursday morning. Miss Dunn was an instructress in Barnard College, Manhattan, and on Wednesday night was taken suddenly ill. The symptoms were alarming, and she was taken to St.

Luke's Hospital. She grew steadily worse, and passed away early next mortIng. The remains were brought to Jamaica, and the funeral service, conducted by the Rev. J. Howard Hobbs, was held this afternoon at the residence of John Leech, a relative, on Fulton street.

The remains were placed in a receiving vault, In Maple Grove Cemetery. The news of the passing away of Miss Dunn was a severe shock to the community, she being well known in Jamalca, and greatly beloved. RICHMOND HILL, Dec. Wieland, of Welling and Myrtle avenues, Richmond Hill Terrace, died last night, after a lingering Illness, following an operation, performed last April. He was born in Bayeka, Germany, 1854, and immigrated For to this country in his early days.

many years he kept A hotel here, and was identined with many societies, among others, with the Pecare Hose Company. There survive him a widow. Elizabeth, one daughter and two sons, and 7 years old, respectively. The tuneral services will -take place from his late home to-day, the Rev. Emil H.

Isler offielating. RISING FROM THE ASHES UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT. GROUP OF SOUTHAMPTON WHALING CAPTAINS. Formed a Tableaux in the Literary I Society's Programme--Several Other Attractive Features. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec.

Southampton Literary Society Thursday evening in Agawam which been Hecured I for the occasion. The society now numbers over 300 members and it has outgrown Its usual place of meeting, at Memorial Hall, which is often 80 filled that there is not seating capacity for all. Mr. Samuel L. Parrish, the President of the society, was present and occupied the chair.

The programme was opened by musio by Elliston Brothers' orchestra, following which lo. Dr. Walter Smith, of Riverhead, then sang' made a 80- Mr. Edward H. Foster an address on "Arctic Explorations," giving an interesting account of the various attempts which had been made in past and in recent times to reach the pole.

A unique feature of the evening's entertainment was a tableau representing a group of Arctic explorers or old whalemen, sitting about the stove of country grocery story telling yarns of their experiences in frozen seas. The gathering was one that could have been gotten together in but few places, as every one was really a retired sea captain or former. whaleman, and had made voyages to the Arctic in quest of whales. The company consisted of Capt. Hubert White, Capt.

Jetur Rogers, Messrs. William Penny, Frank White and James Larry. Mr. Robert R. Kendrick, who had arranged the tableau, recited an original poem, old recounting seamen.

the The exploits tableau of was each received one with hearty applause by the audience. Mrs. James E. Foster gave a humorous recitation, entitled "The Minister's Black Nance, and 8 quintette, composed of Messrs. Albert Rogers, Alva Ellsworth, Attgustus Halsey, Henry Fordham and Frank Corwith sang "The Pump." Dr.

Walter Smith and Dr. Harold Smith. of Riverhead, sang a duet, closing the first part of the programme, and the usual recess followed. It had been expected at this meeting have a stereopticon lecture by Mr. H.

Kidder, of New York, "Big Game Shooting in Western Alaska," but a telegram was received from Mr. Kidder, saying that he. was ill and would not be able to be present. Mr. Parrish kindly stepped into the breach and gave an interesting talk on various portions of Italy, which he had visited during the past summer, with an accompaniment of stereopticon pictures from slides prepared from pictures he had taken there.

The next meeting of the society will be held on the evening of January 2, and the programme will be arranged by Mrs. W. G. Corwin, Mrs. Horace Foster and Mr.

F. A. Woll. WHO OWNS THE FOXP Does It Belong to the Man Who Killed It or to Another Man's Dogs? RIVERHEAD, Dec. lawsuit 1s threatened, which involves stake the ownership of a fox.

The question the man who kills the game is entitled to It or the 'man whose dogs started and run the fox? A few days ago Clifford Hulse and William Brown were hunting in the vicinity of Flanders. A fox was started and Hulse and Brown fired, killing Reynard. started Brown and Hulse bagged their game and for home, when they were confronted by George Brown, a resident of Flanders, who took the fox out of the wagon, claiming that it was his as his dogs had started the game and had run It across his property. Brown carried the fox to his home and William Brown and Hulse at once consulted counsel. 'Brown was notified to bring back the fox, but he has not done It yet.

He also has retained counsel and says that he will fight the case. He claims that the fox belonged to his dogs, and in addition claims that it was started on his property. There is a famous case in point known as Pierson against Post, an East Hampton case, where a dispute arose over a fox, and the case was carried to the Court of Appeals which held that the wild game belonged to the man who killed it. SCUFFLE WITH AN INTRUDER. Richard W.

Burke Shot by a Man in His Yard. JAMAICA, Dec. W. Burke. of 208 Fresh Pond road, East Williamsburgh.

reached his home o'clock this morning and found a man prowling around the rear of his house. He got hold of the fellow and a scuffle ensued, during which Mr. Burke received a shot in the neck. The man ran away. Dr.

Hawking was summoned from the German Hospital. He found that the wound was not serious, and took Mr. Burke to the hospital. Mr. Burke described the man as 5 feet 81-2 inches, dark complexion, round face and appeared to be a German.

His upper teeth are decayed, and he wore a dark gray overcoat. New Officers Elected. AMITYVILLE, Dec. Council, R. have chosen officers for the coming year as follows: Regent, Charles Homan; Vice Regent, Ansel S.

Smith; Secretary, Elmer W. Davis; Treasurer, W. G. Albertson; Collector, Rutus J. Ireland; Orator, Frank Gardiner; Chaplain, Charles Savage; Warden, Alex Smith; Guide, J.W.S.

Harding, Trustee, John Henry Squires. The council has a membership of thirty-five. The Junior council of the county, and its finances are in a flourishing condition. BAY SHORE, Dec. Suffolk County Encampment, No.

147, I. 0. 0. last evening elected officers as follows: Chief Patriarch, George R. Senior Jayne; High Priest, William H.

Vail; Warden, C. A. Wicks; Recording Scribe, W. S. Downs; Financial Scribe, S.

Fred C. Hendrickson; Junior Warden, Treasurer, Louls George Hastings; I. Howard; Trustee for three years, George Lester; Representative to Grand Encampment, the Rev. John C. Stephenson; Proxy Representative, W.

H. on Vall. The officers chosen will be installed the meeting night of January 20, by District Deputy Grand Patriarch Fordham and staff. The Floral Park Council, No. 706, Royal Arcanum, have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Regent, Isaac C.

Hendrickson; Vice Regent, William F. Booth; Orator, John W. Stivers; Past Regent, H. Downing; Treasurer, J. Roscoe Fuller; Collector, Garret H.

Duryea; Chaplain, William Thurston; Guide, W. N. Secretary, Bedell; Daniel R. Sentry, Hendrickson; Clarence Warden, Gerard; Trustee, W. H.

Tilton. The Floral Park Hook and Ladder Company have elected the following officers for the coming year: President, John Childe; Vice President, Wallace Thurston; Secretary, Garret H. Duryea; Treasurer, Jerome Leahy; Chief, John F. Klein; Trustees, Arthur Goldsmith and Daniel Hendrickson; Foreman, Hook and Ladder Division, George H. Downing: Assistant Foreman, John Frank W.

H. Fields; Foreman, Hose Division, Stivers; Assistant Foremen, Clarence Gerard and Gilbert L. Wright; House Committee, John F. Klein, George B. Remsen, Garret H.

Duryea. The election of officers of Court Pride, of Garden City, No. 348, Foresters of Amerion resulted as follows: Chief Chief Ranger, Ditiet Jackson: Sub Ranger, Thomas BeekTreasurer, H. Carl Liberg: Financial Secretary, John K. Musgnug: Recording Secretary, W.

McKay: Senior Hellman; William Senior Mitchell; Beadle, Junior Conrad Woodward, Junior Beadle, John Elleman; Trustee, three Case; clan, years, Dr. H. M. Springman; Warner. Lecturer and PhysiDidn't Advertise Their Intentions.

GREAT NECK. this Deo. young clety people of village have just been sogreatly surprised to receive the announcement of the marriage of Miss Irene Webb. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

William R. Webb, of this village, to Stuart Henderson, of Brooklyn. Miss Webb, up to a few days ago, was employed in the offices of Gregory Brothers, at Thomaston, and she gave no intimation to her friends that she intended to get married. According to the announcements the marriage took place in Brooklyn last Sunday. It was witnessed only by bride's parents and Miss Olive Wilde, who acted as bridesmaid, and Chester Lecluse, who was best man.

Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are living in Brooklyn. The Cigar BRUCE. J.

H. Newins Son, Makers, Riverhead, N. Y. PITY THE POOR PLUMBER HE WANTS $4 A DAY AND A HALF HOLIDAY ON SATURDAY. His Boss Doesn't Want but $8 a Day for Giving Him a Job--Maybe There'll Be a Big Strike in Queens Borough, high prices." FREEPORT COUNCIL'S BIBLE.

REJECTION MORE OF AN AD. THAN ACCEPTANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN. Members of the Board of Education Roundly Scored for the Action Taken. With the prospects of one of the busiest seasons they have ever known the builders and contractors in Queens Borough are looking forward to the coming season with grave apprehension. There is no doubt that the granting and of the the Pennsylvania the tunnel Atlantic francompletion of avenue improvement and the commencing of the tunnel to Brooklyn will cause thousands of houses to be projected in Queens Borough.

Nearly every contractor has three or four plans in his hands now for estimates. But they do not know what to do with them, owing to the threatening attitude which the labor unions are assuming. This attitude has been brought about by demands which the plumbers have just made. They demand that beginning January 1, 1903, they shall be given an eight-hour day, with a half-holiday on Saturdays they shall be paid $4 a day. The plumbers' helpers have also organized and they are about to demand the same hours as the plumbers have asked for and an increase in pay.

The plumbers are emboldened in their demands by the promise of support from the Carpenters', Plasterers' and Painters' Unions in the borough. If the demands of the plumbers are not granted these other unions announce that they will cause sympathetic strikes and in this manner all building operations will have to cease. The master plumbers have just held their annual meeting and they have decided to opposo the demands of their men. A new set of officers was elected and they have been instructed to take a firm stand against the increases in wages and the short hours. One of the leading plumbers in the borough said to a Brooklyn Times reporter yesterday: "The demands that have been made upon us by our men are all out of reason.

We simply will not be able to grant them. The great incentive to building operations in Queens Borough is that houses here can be erected at a lower cost tuan they can be in Manhattan or Brooklyn. What will be the 16- sult? Why, houses will be so Increased in cost that men will refuse to build. Now, if we should grant these demands I and every other master plumber in Queens would be compelled to charge $7 a day every time we sent a man from our shops. No property owner would stand that.

We are not in business for our health and unless we can sec a profit in our work we cannot afford to do it. In my case I will say that I have told these circumstances to several men who to see me and in each instance they have refused to go on with their work until the matter is settled. They say they will do no building if the have to pay such FREEPORT, Dec. exclusive publication in the Times, Thursday night, of the refusal of the Board of Education to accept the handsome Bible presented to the School District by Freeport Council, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, has arousod a wide-spread feeling of righteous indignation in this village. Speaking of the action of the Board this morning, one of the former members of the Board of Education said: "I cannot understand why the Board should have taken such action.

I see they claim it was merely an advertising dodge on the part of the American Mechanics. If that were true, why did the Board previously accept the fine American flag, presented to it by Freeport Council? It seems to me that the action of the present Board of Education has given Freeport Council more advertising than accepting a dozen Bibles could have done." A prominent and wealthy resident of the village stated: "Please do not bring my name into print unless it is absolutely necessary, but I wish to enter this emphatic protest against the action of the Board of Education in not accepting that Bible. The school has not a decently bound Bible in it, except the one Principal McKinley has loaned it from his own home. The Board's action may also tend to cause the school children to have less respect for the Bible than previously. The Board should rescind its motion and accept the Bible, that is, if the council will now present it, taking into consideration how its offer was received.

Former Pastor Opens a Saloon. LONG ISLAND CITY, Dec. friends of the Rev. George his K. Macdonald, who recently resigned position pastor of the East Avenue Baptist Church, because of scandal about his drinking habits, are greatly grieved over the announcement that he had opened and is running a saloon in the Bronx, while his enemies are elated.

Two Tramps in the Pen. FREEPORT, Dec. tramps, Danial Connor and Josepn McCann, were arraigned before Justice Wallace this morning. They were arrested last night. They received sentences of thirty days each in the Kings County Penitentiary.

Fire at Ozone Park. JAMAICA, Dec. 20. -A fire occurerd in an unoccupied house at Ozone Park, at 5:30 yesterday afternoon, owned by George Murphy, of 79 Rodney street, Brooklyn. The origin was unknown.

Loss $100. off for Mexico. HUNTINGTON, Dec. H. Smith started this morning for the City of Mexico He will remain there probably all winter.

engaged in a business enterprise, in which he is interested. The outfit of E. K. Hutchinson, of Oyster Bay, who will endeavor to give the village a deep well from which pure water may be had, was put in operation at the water works Thursday morning. A four-inch pipe has been put down through the six-inch pipe which was driven by Mr.

Davis and this will be carried down to the required depth. The outfit now on the grounds lonks much more businesslike than the other and may soon show us' what there is to be had In the shape of water from any reasonable depth. The well is now about three hundred and thirty feet deep and at that depth salt water is found. -Times, Greenport. AUNT HANNAH'S DEATH DROPS Aunt Hannah's Nephews: GENTLEMEN-1 used "Aunt Hannah's" to remove crude oil from my dining room carpet.

It acted so thoroughly that I went over the whole carpet with a rag dipped in the mixture- rubbing spur now. hard. The Yours carpet sincerely, looks Mrs. FENWICK B. SMALL 669 Jefferson Ave.

Cot. 8, 1902. GROCERS DRUGGISTS. 250-252 PULASKI hunt honed Brooklyn, TEMPORARY RAILROAD STATION BEING BUILT AT LONG ISLAND CITY. Will 'Be Ready for Use on Monday, and a New Station Will Be Erected Around and Above ItTrains Running on Time, TO CENTRALIZE BUSINESS INTERESTS ON LONG ISLAND Railroad Company's Plans for Developing the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.

Freight and Passenger Line to Belt the City From Bay Ridge to Astoria, and Connect with New England by a Great Bridge Over Hell Gate--Immense Freight Station in the East New York Section--New Line to Be Closely Connected With the Tunnels to Manhattan. The accompanying map gives a fair idea of the plan which the Pennsylvania Railroad has for developing its business within the limits of Greater New York after the completion of the tunnel systems. It is one of the paramount ideas to make freight connections within the city which shall be adequate and of a character to build up an Immense manufacturing industry in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. As the Brooklyn Times has already explained, the Pennsylvania Railroad proposes to develop its belt line from Bay Ridge, hattan to Long Island City. It will be possible to take passengers over elther of these routes from Manhattan to the direct tracks for New England.

Crossing also all the principal transportation lines of Brooklyn, this will undoubtedly make a popular route for Brooklyn and Long Island people going to and from New England. With the completion of the several bridges over the East River, and their attendant street car connections, it is fair to assume that this will become a formidable rival to the Grand Central Station route from Manhattan. In effect the Pennsylvania Railroad will transfer from Manhattan to Brooklyn the bulk of its New York City freight business, 2 3 a SCALE WOODSIDE OF MILES CITY N. P. R.R.

TUNNEL a 33rd St ST.JAMES AVE. BROADWAY EAST NEW YORKFUNNEL AVF JUNCTION ATLANTIC FLAT PARK OCEAN ST. R. through East New York and Woodside to the lines of the New York connecting railroad which will erect an immense railroad bridge over Little Hell Gate, to Ward's and Randall's Islands, and thus to Westchester, where there will be direct connection with the tracks of the New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad. This connection will en.

able the Pennsylvania Railroad to carry its freight through New York City, elther to or from New England, and with the float connection from Bay Ridge to the great freight terminal at Greenville, N. the South and West will be directly connected. This belt line from Bay Ridge to Hell Gate, while primarily a freight railroad, may develop much importance in the passenger business, for the belt line will cross the Long. Island Railroad tracks at Atlantic avenue, East New York, whence there will be underground connection with. the city subway in Manhattan, and it will also connect with the Pennsylvania Railroad's tunnel under the East River from the great terminal station at Thirty-third street; Man- HUNTINGTON HOUSE SAVED.

Active Work Done at a Small Fire Last Evening. HUNTINGTON, Dec. 20. -The Huntington House had a narrow escape from destruction by fire last evening. Little Miss Dorothy Smith, daughter of one of the proprietors of the hotel, lighted the gas in her room 88 usual, at the time for retiring, and in a moment the bedclothing blazed "the She had probably falled to extinguish match, which she used.

Dorothy had as her guest Constance Klots, a girl of about her age, They quickly alarmed the household, and Dorothy's father nearly broke his arm running and falling up-stairs. In a minute there were two of the local firemen at the stables, where fire horses are kept, two more at headquarters, and about sixteen more in the hotel. The flames were put out without the use of apparatus. Mr. Smith says it would be impossible for a frame building on Main street, ton, to burn down.

The activity of firemen and the efficiency of the fire fighting service would make it "the out of the question. "Why," he says, Bremen run two miles and put out fres in barns before the roof caves in." By-by, Bow-wows! FLUSHING, Dec. dog catchers from the S. P. C.

came to Flushing yesterday unexpectedly, and succeeded in carrying away nearly dogs. After every visit from the dog catohers many complaints are made that they do not make much effort to secure homeless dogs, but seem to I special pride in collecting harmless family, pets. Entertained Hempstead People. Miss Florence De Luce, of New York City, assisted by Miss Louise Mundell, contralto; Miss Rosalind T. Klein, violinist, and Oliven M.

Denton, planist, gave a brilliant recital Tuesday evening last, at Liberty Hall, Hempstead, to a select and appreciative audience. LONG ISLAND CITY, Dec. on the Long Island Rallroad are running on schedule time to-day and patrons are taking the Inconveniences incident to the absence of a passenger station good-naturedly, while they express surprise at extraordinary energy being displayed by the railroad company's officials in clearing away the ruins of the burned building, and making preparations for the quick erection of a temporary structure to be used until the old station is rebuilt. Plans were filed with the Department of Buildings yesterday for the temporary will station, which will be 20x150 feet. be enclosed and ready for use on Monday.

The old station will be reconstructed around and above it. When the tunnel is completed and in operation, the Long Island City depot will be only a way station and the main passenger station, it is understood, will be located in Jamaica. Railroad employees are praising the work of Peter Donnelly, who, they say, was the means of saving thousands of dollars' worth of rolling stock at the time of the fire. He used to be yardmaster for the Long Island Railroad Company, and when he realized the danger to trains standing in the yard, he got a drill engine and began hauling cars out of the way of danger. One important result of the fire is that there will be a change in the situation of the general offices of the Long Island Railroad Company.

The offices of the General Traffic Manager, General Freight Agent and the Auditor of the road will hereafter be situated in the Pennsylvania Railroad Building, Twenty-ninth street and Broadway, Manhattan. The General Superintendent and the operating department will remain in Long Island City. It Is considered too risky to allow the company's records and papers to be kept in any but perfectly fireproof quarters, and for business reasons it is desirable to have the Long Island Railroad offices with those of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The officials of the Long Island Railroad Company are already moving across the river, and getting settled in Manhattan. It is the purpose of the company to have its new station at Long Island City erected within sixty days, providing accommodations which will be ample and capable of serving the patrons of the road.

It is as yet uncertain what permanent arrangements will be made at the Long Island City terminal, tunnel arrangements being such 88 to make it quite uncertain what shall be done there. The company looks for a growing local passenger business there, however, incumbent upon, the growth that is certain to be a part the next few years in Queens, and this growth will be met in a way that will fully answer the requirements. One Station Building Goes Down and Two Go Up. SAYVILLE, Dec. burning of the Long Island City railroad station seems not to retard the progress of the work on the new passenger building, at Bayport.

The floor beams being on the broad concrete foundation, the brick walls are now going up at a rapid rate. It is understood here that the preliminary work for the new depot at Sayville has been completed. and that the grounds for that station will be broken soon. Robbing the Railroad-Two Stations Entered by Burglars. FREEPORT, Dec.

A railroad passenger stations at Merrick and Bellmore were burglarized last evening. At Bellmore 20 cents in change was secured, and several express packages were rifled, but nothing taken therefrom. At Merrick about $18 was secured. The only clew is that two, suspicious characters got off the one o'clock train this morning at Freeport, and walked east on the railroad toward Merrick. Christmas Services at Elmhurst.

ELMHURST, Dec. Christmas services to be held in the Reformed Church, on Broadway, to-morrow, promise to be elaborate. The pastor, the Rev. Charles K. Clearwater, will preach a Christmas sermon at 10:45 A.

on the topic "The Purpose of Christ's Coming." Mr. H. S. Clements, organist and choirmaster, has arranged the following musical programme for this servIce: Organ voluntary (Pastorale); invocation and salutation; Sanctus, "Holy, Holy, commandments and responses; Psalter; Gloria Patria; Scripture; solo, "The Silent Sixth Holy Night (Neidlinger); hymn, "Hark! The Glad Sound, the Saviour Comes" (Baker); prayer and Lord's Prayer; chant; offertory; anthem, "There ((Shepherds" (Foster); hymn, "Shepherds! Hail the Wondrous Stranger' (Von Weber); sermon, the Rev. Charles K.

Clearwater; hymn, "Jesus Came the Heavens Adoring' (Keith); postlude, "Hallelujah Chorus," from "Messiah" (Handel); benediction. Miss Maud Rolston, of Manhattan, soprano, will assist the choir during the morning servIce. The evening services will begin at 7:46 o'clock, when part of the morning music will be given. The evening topic of the pastor will be: "Where was Christ Before Christmas?" The Christmas exercises of the Sunday School will be held next Wednesday evening in the church, when gifts will be distributed. There will be the usual Christmas tree and Santa Claus.

The singing will include anthems and carols. There will also be recitations by the young people and an address by the pastor. Christmas Music To-morrow. and the passenger development will unquestionably be far greater than the average citizen ever dared to imagine. A vast freight station somewhere near Manhattan Junction, at East New York, is one of the features of the plan of development.

This will be Brooklyn's central freight depot. Already there has been some eftect of the railroad's promise of development in the accession of new manufacturing industries along the line. The exceptional advantages offered to manufacturers by the Railroad Company have induced some very important firms to move to Queens Borough and this line of work has just begun. Crossing, as it does the tunnels connecting with the down-town section and the heart of Manhattan, it is quite possible that the Pennsylvania Railroad will make use of these facilities for introducing its freight facilities into New York's business centre. The possibilities of the scheme are enormous and the next five years will doubtless bring about some marvelous changes in the transportation facilities of the city.

PICKLE HOUSE SOLD. A. C. Soper Co. to Leave Huntington -Business to Continue.

HUNTINGTON, Dec. C. Soper Company have sold their factory at Huntington railroad station to Recht Rosenbaum, of New York. The purchasers will conduct the business of manufacturing pickles and sauerkraut, and will make use of the entire plant. Soper Company have done a thriving business in the manufacture of ketchup, sauerkraut and pickles, and have not only developed and increased their business here, but have put the plant in first-class condition.

They will continue to make ketchup either in New Jersey or Manhattan. To Entertain Poor Children, FLUSHING, Dec. Paul Kyle, proprietor of Kyle's Institute for Boys, who is one of Flushing's philanthropic citizens, will entertain at his home on State and Farrington streets, next Monday afternoon; one hundred poor children of Flushing. Prof. Kyle has limited the number to one hundred, on account of lack of accommodations for more.

There will be fifty girls and fifty boys selected out of one hundred fortyseven applicants. The invitations were issued late yesterday afternoon, The girls will be received at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and will be entertained for an hour, at the end of which time the boys will be admitted. Presents, candies and other sweetmeats will be distributed. and Mrs. Kyle will help her husband furnishing entertainment for the little guests.

Ill on a Train. JAMAICA. Dec. F. Brady, a passenger on a Long Island Railroad train arriving at Long Island City from Great Neck yesterday, was taken ill on the train.

Dr. Powers, of St. John's Hospital, who was called, described trouble as cerebral congestion, and took to the hospital. Mr. Brady's home is West 130th street, Manhattan.

JAMAICA, Dec. attractive programme of Christmas music will be rendered at the Dutch Church to-morrow. the Rev. Robert K. Wick, pastor, under the direction of Henry D.

Bastow, with J. H. Haddeld, organist. The programme is as follows: "Hail Smiling Morn" (Spofford); Pater Noster (Le Juene); Sing to God" (Gounod); "The Morning Star" (Coombs); tenor solo, "Christmas" (Eggeot); "The Birthday of a King" (Weidlinger); "An Evening Child" Christmas Carol" (Brown); "The Holy (cantata) (Adams). Revival at Whitestone.

A revival is in progress in the Whitestone M. E. Church. The Rev. Dr.

assisted by the earnest and gifted evangelist, Mrs. Reid, of Elmhurst. Dr. Steele preaches to-morrow morning on "God's Christmas Gift to Man," and at night Dr. Steele and Mrs.

Reid will speak of "Man's Christmas to God." Her Ankle Broken. FREEPORT, Dec. playing in the basement of the public school yesterday, Josephine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carman, fell and broke her right ankle.

REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION. REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION WILL BE SOLD ON DEC. 27,1902 AT 2 O'CLOCK P. -M. ON THE PREMISES.

The former residence of Mr. A. T. Hurd, deceased, situated on the Main street. Huntington, within four minutes' and walk of churches.

the trolley and Post Office and near The buildings consist of a two story and basement frame dwelling, with gas and water; also brick stable. The lot is 223 feet on Main street by 248 feet deep. Terms 10 per cent. day of sale; balance in 30 days. Sale positive, further particulars of the auctioneer.

Mrs. ELLA J. C. HURD, FOR SALB-1. I.

REAL ESTATE. Dec. 19, 1902. Herman J. Martens, the real estate agent of the south side at Long Island, wishes his many friends the compliments of the season, thanking them for their hearty support in the year about to close and wishes to say thut he can always be found at his office) ready for business.

HERMAN J. MARTENS, BALDWIN, L. I..