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torn THE WEATHER. Partly cloudy; warmer to-night and Saturday. 0tt jinxes. SIXTY-SECOND YEAR. 0E I3ROOKLYN, FRIDAY, lj)ECEMRER 31, 1900.

NEW MANHATTAN BRIDGE WHICH WAS DECLARED OPEN" TO-DAY i IN JUST NAILS A FEW MISSTATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SET AFLOAT. 1 WRECK -rf, pjfii NO APPOINTMENTS YET MADE New York Banker Only One Killed on the Montreal Express TO 1, $100,000, IS QUEENS VICljjEI BUT $3 JACOB GREENE'S SKULL FRACTURED, THROAT CUT AND ABDOMEN STABBED. INTERBOROUGH PLANNING TO SPEND IT, SAYS VICE PRESIDENT HEDLEY. FINANCIAL BACKING ASSURED Transportation Conference Hears That Plan Is on Foot to Extend the Second Avenue Line Across Queensboro Bridge and Over to L. I.

City. PROPOSED MANHATTAN BRIDGE THREE-CENT FARE ROAD A DISTURBING ELEMENT. No Comment on Its Territorial Invader Made at B1 R. T. Offices-New Road Will Reap Harvest from "Short-Haul" Riders on Both Sides of the River.

The announcement of the incorporation of the Manhattan Bridge Three- Cent Fare Railroad caused no end of' comment throughout the city. An eT- fort was made by a Brooklyn Times reporter to get someone connected with gnuwg Brooklyn from his overshoes, and was off to spend a Hnnnv New Year recti oerat inc from ar(Uoua laboiK. Vice President Calderwood, who was found on duty. refused to bo Interviewed. That the new railroad will seriously disturb existing conditions is beyond a doubt.

It is generally Believed that thr le a "l'pii 1 1 emen's" agreement be- The Interborough Company is planning the Brooitlyn Hap id Transit to express to expend one hundred million dollars in ()plnion regarding' the 'proposition, developing the general transit plan In was gHl(J Rt (he )tlP rom. the city, according to information re- pHny OI1 Montague sitreei this at a conference of Queens County i tlmt w. Winter had Says Dr. Darlington Has Not Been Real Head of the Health Department for Three Years Has Not Been In Constant Consultation With Grout. Mayor-flout William J.

Gaynor to-daf took occasion to administer a rebuke to one of the New York morning newspaper whir-h 1iai an artii le in it about probable thai may follow the cere-monifti that are to take ptnee when Mayor MoUlfllan formally turns the city over to nis successor. The Mayor-elect the statement early and then went out for a Ions walk. Ju'lite Gavnor denies having offered ex- i 'omptroller Kdwar-J M. Grout the posl- I 1 Corporation Counsel. Me denies hi- law partner.

The Mayor-elect -s a rap at the way In wnicn tne Health Department has: been conducted, -k th.i: Dr. IJarllngton had only been i the nr.niiiia head for the past three years. H- brands as false anil malicious the jstitements that he asked Corporation counsel Pendleton, Charities Commissioner Hebbarl. Bridee Commissioner Steven.w.n or Civil Service Commissioner I remain on trial, Judge Gaynor had no appointments to annour.c- to-day. It Is not known wheth-I or he intends to make known the names ni any of his appointees when he takes office to-morrow or not.

The rumor that Mr. Hyde would eventually succeed Commissioner Baker as the head of the Police Department was revised to-day. Mr. I Hyde declined to discuss it. Judge Gaynor's statement "UHows: Please, in fairness, do nJ tellow this article in the Sun or credit anything In It.

I have made no request about brass bands or anything In connection with taK- Ins office. I have hai no communication with Mayor McClelJan on the subject, much less arrang4 to meet him In bis private office. I hope to set time to arrange the matter with him to-day. 1 do not know whether Mayor McClellan 1 wl11 only a minute, but I know th, no, maue an 'extended ad- as this- 'article of invention' says. "I do not offer the office of Corpora10" counsel to Mr.

Orout, imot less make a 'pert CSV tmtil' to him to accept It, ns this tCfiir article says. Much to my regret, I was unable to consult with Mr. tjrout at all on account of his very se-! re Illness, although this article men-1 tions 'repeated' consultations; with him. "1 have not offered this same office to Mr. Hyde, although this article says that he is transferring his suits against the city to oi her lawyers in getting ready io take it.

He has not transferred so much one. Indeed, he has not a single suit e-aln', th! "I have not said I did not know I whether I should retain Dr. Darlington. I I i cr- informed nerson know he has not run the Health Department for over three years, although the nominal head of it. If I appoint him he -win be the head in fact, not merely In name.

"The statement that I asked Corporation Counsel Pendleton, Bridge Commissioner Stevenson, Charities Commissioner H. bhard or Civil Service Commissioner Polk to remiln 'on trial" Is the most mi- llrious of all these Inventions. need not say that I did not so Insult any of litem, "What good does all this lying do I newspaper The other day I visited a few tire engine houses openly, and the next day saw newspapers trying to Insult me by saying I was Introduced to the (officers as Mr. Smith. -is it possible that such low vulgarity helps a newspaper In this city? I won-dei thai the editor would allow such a column of falsehoods in his paper, even though sciiiipcne brings it in.

Now do not say i gave you nothing to-day. But I fear I can't keep on contradicting wll. ful inventions." Quinn, Molloy and Lundy Take Car of a Few of the Faithful. There was a big tush of Democratic politicians at the local headquarters to-day to learn something about appointments. Sheriff-elect P.

H. Qulnn wa the first man to reaih the building and he busied himself In revising the list that bad been decided upon for and with him. He was soon afterwards Joined by Leader John H. MoCooey and Henry P. Molloy, County Clerk, and the three went Into conference.

They came to the conclusion. It seemed, that it was useless to wait any longer for Mayor-elect Gaynor's list of appolntes and that they had better launch their own and take chances on getting some- tiling later from the Mayor-elect Sheriff-elect Quinn was the first to give nut his list of appointees, and the principal ones are: Arthur C. Salmon, of the First Assems blv District, for counsel, salary j. Morrissv Grav. Kfchth District.

Under Sheriff, salary frt.iw. John J. Bridges, Second District, warden, salarv Mr. appointments it Is said give him control of the Second Congressional Dislrict. County Clerk-elect Molloy announced those appointments at noon: Thomas F.

Wogan. Ninth District, Deputy Countv Clerk, salary $5,000. Mltrhel Mar, Twenty-first district, salarv II. Herman H. Torborg.

Twenty-second District, cashier, salary. tiOoO. Register-elect Frederick Lundy announced these appointments: Ex-AssemWvinan Michael J. O'Grady, of the Sixteenth District, counsel, salary KLSii'. Williim Maxwell, a newspaper roan, secretary, salary tl.5ofl.

James W. Covne. of the Seventh Assembly District, cssjiler. salary J2.000. Justice-elect Isaac M.

Kapuer. of the Supreme Court, at noon announced the appointment of Christopher nsiton as tween the railroads of Manhattan P.or-i oi.h and thosrt of Brooklyn not to Freight Plows Into Rear New York Central Pullman, Near Croton. BLOCK SIGNALS IGNORED? Official of Road Says That the Best of Automatic Devices Was Used, and It May Be That Freight Engineer Disregarded or Failed to See Signals. jpeiuer Trask, millionaire New York banker, head of the great private banking house of Sieneer Traak Company, was instantly killed at 8 o'clock this morniiiK when the Montreal express on the New York Central, standing on the main line at Croton, thirty-four miles from New York, was run down by a south-bound rrelght train. Two colored porters, James E.

Bell, of Montreal, and Bclplo Jackson, of New York, were Injured and taken to the Osslnlng Hospital. Their Injuries are not serious. No cause for the wreck has yet been assigned, but the officials of the road1 intimate that it was caused by the negligence of the crewj of the freight, all of whom escaped A freight train smashed into the reter of the express, which was south bound. Mr. Trask occupied the drawing room on the rear sleeper of the Montreal express Into which the heavy freight train plowed.

He was Instantly killed. Officials of the road are making a thorough investigation, but are Inclined to blame! the crew of tho freight, which struck the express while the latter was standing still. The Montreal Express consisted of one baKKage car, two day coaches and five sleepers. It runs over the Delaware Hudson line to Troy, and from that city to New York over the New York Central. The train was stopped at Croton, which Iq not a Ktonninnr nlace.

hv the block sie- nsl, which wflrned it that there was a train in the block ahead. The south-bound freight. In charge of Engineer Flanigan and Conductor Shu- felt following the express. For some unknown renson the freight failed to see SPENCER TRASK. the block signals, and struck the last car with terrific force.

The heavy engine plowed lta way over end through the last of the Pullmans 1r. Trask, who was returning to New York from his country place at Saratoga, was In the stateroom at the very end of the Pullman. The heavy engine made kindling wood of the drawingroom and Mr. Trask was horribly mangled. A wrecking thaln was Immediately sent out from New York, and from Ossin lng, from the latter place several doctors being sent to take care of the Injured.

An official of the New York Central declares that the road has installed In that part of the" 11. the fllneBt automatic block signal system obtainable, and added that while the cause of the wreck had not been fixed, the officials could not see how the freight crew had entered the block with the express, intimating that the slgnais had been Ignored. Traffic was not long delayed, the wrecking crew getting the two damaged cars on the track in a short time, and the other passengers on the express were hurried into New York. Word of the death of Spencer Trask was. phoned to his office in Manhattan by the New York Central officials, who stated that the body would be cared for until It was decu.

where to take it. Spencer Trask was born in Brooklyn, September 18, 1844, received his early education at the Polytechnic Institute, graduted from Princeton and Immediately entere.de the banking business in Wall street. He was Interested In Edison electrical enterprises, and his firm has been very prominent In the street for several years. He was a director and president of tjie Broadway Realty Company, and president and director of the Lake George Real- Estate Company, besides being heavily Interested in many other corporations. Mr.

Trask was a member of the Metropolitan, Union League, City Reform, National Arts and Lawyers' Clubs. He maintained a handsome home In Saratoga. In thedevelopment of which resort he had been largely Influential. r-itf W'W JJ i Invade each other's territory, i ne railroads under this agreement can come as far as tho Brooklyn plaza of any of the bridges and the Brooklyn railroads can go as far as tho Manhattan plaza of any of the bridges. Thla new railroad plnn, however, dls- rea-arda tne rules of the game and In- Brooklyn and the Manhat- a.les both ro ki offend Ihem by Introducing rr.

the more densely UIO UIITTCICV minulated Darts of r('afH '5' he short-dis- have always claimed that the out of the short-dls- if would without a question, thP riders within. mi pi the its two termini, i JEWELRY SALESMAN ROBBED OF GEMS ON WILLIAMS-BUSGH SPAN. Henry Klepper Victim of Largest Theft on Record Since Pickpock- ets, Who Have Caused Much Trouble, Began to Operate There Police Scouring Eastern District. The largest haul on record by thieves, who use rhe cars which cross the Wil led mshurgh Brdlge was reported to the police of the Bedford Avenue Station last night by Henry Klepper. a Jewelry sales- man, of 141 South Second street, who was robbed of Jewelry valued at Jl.T'X).

A comnlote clesertntion of the iewelrv was immediately telephoned to police head- quarters, and in a short time every st a- i tlon in this borough and was notified of the theft with tho result that the pawnshops of the city are being closely watched. A few minutes before o'clock Klepper rushed Into tho Bedford Avenue Station and frantically shouted that he had been robbed. Several minutes elasped before he o-ivo A coherent account of the! robbery so far as he knew the circumstances. He declared that he left his place of business shortly before 8 o'clock with a leather case filled with rings, watches, chains and other trinkets. Klepper made his way to the Manhattan end of the Wllltamshurgh Bridge and boarded a bridge local.

Every seat in the car was taken and he was compelled to stand as were a number of young men. The case containing the jewelry was in his inside pocket on the left hand side. He also wore an overcoat Holding the pimp wan onu nuiici lie unci nit- ijuivi in nis overcoat pocnet so as to matte sure that his property was safe. Finally, r. when he got to the middle of the structure he grasped the strap with his Several times wh.ie, crossing "ndgke lie was bumped Into by a young man wno apologized proiusriy.

his loss. As soon as the car came to a stop on the plaza Klepper Jumped off and was making his way to his home through Havemeyer street, when remembering his Jewelry, he put his hand In his pocket and found that it was gone. Running back to the plaza he found the car In which he had crossed, but there was no trace of the case. The conductor said he had no! seen it. Without a moment's loss of time Klepper ran to the Bedford Avrnie Station, where Lieut.

Flemming was in charge. As soon aa the Lieutenant learned the extent of the robbery ho notified Capt jjooley and tne precinct detectives, as well as a number of men In plain clothes were put to work. The lower section of the Eastern District was scoured, but nd suspicious persons were found. Ever since the establishment of car service on the Wllllomsburgh Bridge It has been a rich field forplckpockets. The police at one time succeeded in breaking up a gang that operated on the Hamburg avenue cars particularly, but recently many complaints have been made.

A Brooklyn Times reporter called at Klepper's home this morning, hut his repeated rings at the doorbell failed to get a response. Neighbors said that Klepper did not return home night so far as they knew. Prendergast Home To-night. Comptroller-elect William A. I'rendergsst will return to town from Lakewoed.

N. late thia afternoon. A few announcements of appointments mny he expected from Mr Prenderaast lo-mnrrow. It Is Cieorge Tlrrell. Mr.

Prendergast's Secretary, said that tho Comptroller-elect was much benefited by his stay at Lakewood and was fast sotting; back ifs strength. There will he no avneral hnuseelennlng of the Comptroller's office until after Mr. Prenderitftst hos fairly ramllfarlsed himself with the condition In that department. $150,000 Night Fire in Pittsburg. PITTSBURG.

Dec. .11. -A fire In the down-town district at an e-arlv hour today destroyed the building occupied bv the Union Electrical Company, causing a loss of 1130.000. Other buildings nearhy were seriously 'damaged, and four persons sleeping above a restaurant were Carried to saftey by firemen. I i 1 M'CLELLAN LEADS A PARTY OVER THE CITY'S NEWEST SPAN.

ROADWAYS REALLY READY And Some Time Next Summer the Footpaths and Railroad Ways May Be Completed, When the Structure May Be What Is Intended. Manhattan Bridge Manhattan terminal, ltowerr and Canal lreet. Rrooklyn trnnlnal, Nan-au. near Bridge street. I'XImatrd eost.

I.V:l3.m0. of which wan rw struct are, fur land in Manhattan, and fur land In lirnoltl.vn. Width if hrldire. 120 feet. Length of rlKer span, 1.470 feet.

Length nf earn land pan. 725 feet. Length of Manhattan approach, 1,89.1 feel. Length nf Hroklyn approach, l.fjil fwt and 10 Inelirs. Total lenrth between abutments, 15,782 feet and 4 Inches.

The bridge Is of dnuhlr-deek design, (he first deck has one Sil-foot roadway In centre, and two trolley tracks on ea side, while the top deck will hava four elevated tracks, and one 11-foot walk for pawengers on each side. The roadway In feet above high water mark at the towers, which are 321 feet 4 Inches tall. The four rabies are each SI 1-4 inches In diameter, and with the sua penders weigh 8,000 tons. Construction commenced August 28, 1801. Mayor McClellan led an automobile parade of fourteen cars across the Man- Vtn Bridge at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

thereby officially opening the great span vomcuiar iramc. a Some time next sum- fHA 1 rmtv for roads. Following' the automobile nartv came a mob of nersons eoch the honor to be the firs, to cross on foot. Along the main roadway mounted police- men were stationed nrt the. When the Executive automobile reached the Brooklyn terminus the Mayor raised hii hat in response to a cheer, and sped back to Manhaltan.

Bridge Commissioner Stevenson and Engineers Martin and Johnson, who were in charge orihe construction of the bridge, remained in Brooklyn to attend the Informal ceremonies at the Brooklyn Club. The police refused to permit Brooklyn vehicles or pedestrians to cross the span iiinui me rusn irom was over. Owing to the police arrangements, the ceremony was conaucted in a manner as orderly as such an affair can ha conducted In this city. The local celebrationis! gathered at the Brooklyn Club at 1 o'clock and proceeded to Manhaltan In half a dozen automobiles to meet the official car. Then the entire party proceeded up Centre street and Into Canal street, and thence across the bridge slowly in or der to give other vehicles a chance to fall In line with the Bridge Commissioner Stevenson represented the city at the Brooklyn Club dinner, and there were effective speeches by Dr.

Geo. W. Brush. Thomas H. Clarke.

Jeremiah O'Leary, Abraham Abraham and President Coler. Aldermsnlc President McGowan, who was expectea to preside, was forced to decline because of a previous engagement. Promptly at 2 o'clock Borough President Coler started the great bell In Borough Hall ringing to spread the news through out the town. To Aid Striking Waist Makers. The Women Agitation Committee of the Socialist party of King's County, has arranged a concert to be held In the hall of the Long Island Business College.

South Eighth slreet near Broadway, next Wednesday evening, for the benefit of the striking shirtwaist makers. The concert will he conducted by Mrs. Alma Webster Powell. Lynch Hasn't Resigned Yet. All of the heads of the local depart ments under Borough President Color tendered their resignations early to-day with the exception of Patrick F.

Hunerlntendent of Highways. Mr. Lynch, It Is believed, will also hand In his resignation to Mr. Colr this afternoon after ha consults with the Borough President. I 9 charge a fare In proportion to cooled the ardor of the crowd and pre-j Klepper thought nothing of this, he told were notified, and Capt.

Shaw accom-ance the rloer travels. It varies vented ace'dents from the congestion, the police, until after he had discovered panied by his detectives, visited i he hos- distance ATTACKED IN HIS STORE -p- -rr- Wife Finds Him All hut Dead on the Floor of His Plumbing Shop in Moore Street Tells Story to Police. Then Becomes Unconscious. While he v. plumbing i op alone in his In tie the l-asement of 107 streci iaM niii'lit.

Jacob tJrci ne. years old. whose home is at 171 street, was murderously assaulted by thieves, win succeeded, however, in E'ettinE rmlv But for the man's wife he would undoubted! have bled to cleat h. for when he was found by her his throat was cut. he was suf- ferine from two stab unds in ttie abdomen, his skull was fractured, and he had severe bruise over the to ft.

Catherine's lett eye. Greene was rush He was unconscious, but through the work of the surgeon, who was assisted by other hospital attaches, revive! sufficiently to say that he had been attacked bv two strange men while he was alone in his place. It was customary for Greene to go to ills home every night about 9 o'clock after closing his little shop. When he did not appear last night at that hour his wife was under the impression that he had an extra" Job on hand and paid no attention to It. When he failed to arrive by 1:.10 o'clock Mrs.

C.recne be- came anxious r.nd went around to the shop. The gas was burning brightly. Opening the door she entered and was horrified to find her husband Iving oh the lloor In a pool of blood. He was unconscious. The police of the Stage Street Station pltal.

Bv that time Greene had been revived and he was questioned by the Captain. He feebly said that two men entered his place and without saying a word to him struck him on the head with a hammer and as he was sinking to the floor cut his throst. They then stabbed ihlm. That is all he remembered. After niHklng this statement he again sank nconscioiiQnesi and was In that con- ditlon this afternoon.

When the man was found his trousers pockets were turned Inside out, indicating that the motive was robbery. Mrs. Greene told the police that her husband was not In the hnhit of carrying large sums of money with him: that up to a couple pf 1 weeks ago he was a Journeyman plumber, but having saved several hundred dollars, hnd decided to go into business for himself The police worked on the case all night, but failed to find any trace of the thieves. ZELAYA MUCH MALIGNED. He Is Misrepresented by Enemies He Says So Himself Quite Openly.

MEXICO CITY. Dec' 31. "Americans have been misled by biased reports and made-to-order stories regarding alleged crimes, defalcations, murders, and the like In Central America, but I feel, since have been given an opportunity to state my slcro of the case, that they will begin to understand the true state nf said Jose Santos Zelaya. deposed Nioa-ragnan President, to-day to a representative of the United Press here. was asked about the reports that he had plundered the treasury of Nlca ragua.

He laughed at, the question, and replied that be had paid the Emery claim, out of his own pocket. He was told that Officials at Washington were amused by his statement th.it United States marines participated In battles with Nioarnguan troops. He replied that he was glad they had been amused, but added tl.it he had proof of interference of the United States In Nic-araguan affairs. dclaiiig -that the officials at Washington werefstering revolution there for their own ends. I I i residents last night at the MilnnecocK Club house.

An Interview with Frank! Heoiey, vice Bi ger or ino inierDorougn. wuuu gave this assurance, was reported, the run-He Service Commission stands ready to the transit development In the borough in any way. and the residents of that sec. of the city ate feeling hope-ful of a aulck soWtlon oi their difficulties. A letter was read from the Service Commission as follows: ij.

S. He Iornc. Secretary: i To-dav the l'uDlle eivice commission appointed a committee consisting of myself as chairman and Commissioner Willfox mid McCarroil to consider rapid transit lines for Queens Borough. As the plans of your property owners mature wfc shall l'e pleased to havo you confer with when the location or rouies is more gcnerally discussed so that the real pref- erences and present needs can be mora adequately shown It may be well to have 8t give an opportunity for ail those who' oppose the proposed lines to make their u-khoc known and the Commission could I Imrn In what nan of the county the sen- tlment was most unanimous. Thereafter with the nelp of our engineers tho line or lnes would be laid out and would bo legalised by J' ah tiuu ii hi, unci Hedley was reported tipan as follows: Your committee saw Frank Hedley, Vice President and General Manager of the Interborough Railway, on Tuesday, December 14, and discussed frankly the proposition in relation to the opening and operating of the Stelnway tunnel.

In summing up the situation in relation to the company, Mr. Hedley said that the company some time ago had engaged experts, who had gone over the transit situation in New York City, not only as it Is at present, but as they believe It would be within the next twenty-live years. Upon the report of these experts, the directors of the company had formed a plan to at once spend one htindred millions. The proposed development, however, was on the basis that the company could make a reasonable return on the Investment This plan was then later submitted to the foremost banking and financial firm in New York City. This Hrm, after looking over the proposition most carefully, had decided that the plan proposed was such as they would advise their clients to invest their money In, and this firm was willing to finance this proposition.

Mr. Hedley was asked what this proposition contemplated for Queens Borough and he said It proposed the extension of the Second Avenue elevated line to cross the CJueensboro Bridge to the Bridge plaza, and the opening of tho ouu rciit-cc. iiiiin-i cu ljong isiana City. BAD WRECK IN MISSOURI. Golden State Limited on Rock Island Ditched Twenty Said to Have Perished.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 31. The Rock Island Golden State Limited Is reported in the ditch at Trenton, Mo. The engine and all the cars turned over. Five bodies have been recovered, and It Is said that fifteen more are burled under the wreckage.

The cars are burning; fiercely. The wreck Is said to be due to spreading rails. Scores were Injured, and it is impossible to tell the number of dead. Gunners Marooned on Fire Island. BAYSHORE.

Dec. 31. R. Comoiito and a party of friends are prisoners at his nungaiow on ire island Beach, where he has been a prisoner of the weather two weeks. Mr.

Cornelllo nnd a party of friends went over for a few. davs" cun ning, but the Inclement weather has since prevented them from reaching home. They are making the best of things In a tiny round concrete bungalow. i I I PubUc I I i tramcar; the from two cents to ten cents for a trip ir.l three-cent railroad will give the short-distance riders a cheaper rate than the long-distance riders. This will disturb existing conditions to the ex tent that fhe Innovation may De carnea, if It proves successful, over the Manhattan Bridge.

QUEENS APPOINTMENTS. Borough President Gresser Names the Heads of Departments for the Coming Year. Borough President dresser, of Queens, made these appointments to-day: Joseph Sullivan, of Corona, reappointed Commissioner of Public Works. Ionard A. Hanson, of Olendale.

secretary to Commissioner of Publfc Works. Harry Sutphln, of Jamaica. Assistant Commissioner of rubllc Works. John N. Booth, of Jamaica, secretary to Borough President.

Arrow C. Hankins, of Richmond Hill, reonnolnted Street Cleaning Commis sioner. Patrick E. Iahy. of Newtown, reappointed Superintendent of Highways.

Cornelius Burke, of Newtown, reappointed Superintendent of Sewers. Carl Berger, of Evmwreen, reappointed Superintendent of Buildings. Ira H. Leveen. of Richmond Hill, confidential Inspector.

Thomas H. Todd, of Long Island City, cashier. Emmanuel Brandon, of Newtown, reappointed Superintendent of Buildings and Offices. Borough President Gresser announces that beginning to-morrow the Public Works Commissioner will liave supervision over all public Improvements In the Departments of Streets, Electricity, Sewers and Public Buildings. The Superintendent of Buildings will report to the Secretary.

The officials will all take the oath of office to-morrow before Judge Humphrey In Long Island City. James T. Hicks was reappointed Super intendent of Highways, and immediately resigned. secretary, salary I2.50n. Dalton worked for ten years the personal companion of the late Senator P.

H. McCarren. Hie appointment was made because the late county leader had expressed a desire that Dalton should -receive the appointment If Mr. Kapper were elected. Michael H.

Cuneen, who James Shevlin's secretary, has been appointed la the Coroner's salary 12,000, i.