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fu- i1! 'A jt.Ii I FIFTIETH YEAR. BROOKLYN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1897. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS FORCED FROM A BURNINQ BOUSE. DR.

FRANKLIN WHITING BURIED. DAKOTAS BIO FIRE GOT OK 10 HIS GMIE. K. Rossitfir Detects a Slick Subscription Swindler. THROUGH A FORGED SIGNATURE.

KILLED IHJJKE FirBt Fatal Acoident on the New 0 East River Bridge. C. P. BENSON FELL SIXTY FEET. He8 the Boy Who Was Beaten by Principal Morey, AN INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.

PEOPLE IN PARKVILLS SHOW MUCH INDIGNATION. Slated for. the Polioe and Bridge Oommissionerships. DIB. YORK RESIGNS RIS OFFICE.

HIS BROTHER WILL NOT SUCCEED HIM AS COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. Other Applicant for the Few PoeiUone Assigned to Brooklyn DeWitt Went a Place for Hie Son. There was a meeting of the Democratic organization at the Constitution Club on Bohermerhorn street last evening. The Information was then tendered that Bernard J. York and John L.

Shea were the recommendations for Police and Bridge Commissioners, respectively, of the organization. The reBt of the slate has not yet been determined on. 1 he purpose of the meeting was to talk over the matter of applications for positions and to sift them as much as possible. When Che. sifting process hftd been completed a number of names were handed to Hugh McLaughlin, from which the rest of the appointments coming to Brooklyn will be made.

It will take a Tew days before the rest of the CommlsslonershipB have been filled. Bernard J. York left for Lakewood on the train this morning from Jersey City. He (roes to submit the name of John L. Bhea Tor Bridge Commissioner, and Incidentally to notify Mr.

Croker Uiat he himself Is the choice of the Organization for the Police Commissioner-ship, which will come to this borough. There has been a little discussion aB to whether or not York should leave bis present place as Special Commissioner of Jurors, but he was left free to choose whether be should go. Into the Police Board or not, and he has decided to abandon the CommlsslonerBhlp of- Jurors and take up an appointment at the hands of Mayor-elect Van Wyck. It is definitely determined, however, that his brother, Thomas H. York, will not succeed Bernard J.

as Special Commissioner of Jurors. Ths place pays $4,500 a year and is a sinecure. The tip was passed this morning that Mr. York's suocessor would be James Kane, the leader of the Sixth Ward. The appointment will be made by the Appellate Division In which there is now a Democratlo majority.

As to the other places It still looks as if Daniel Ryan would be chosen for Building Commissioner, James L. Moffatt for Parks and James Tully for Charities. The last named Is now Assistant Secretary of the Board of Education, and Is very competent. He is assoolated with K. MoCarren In running the Demo-crAtio organization In the Fourteenth Ward.

The two Commissioners of Tax-. and Assessments have not even been thought of, although there la an abundance of applications for both places. William C. DeWitt Is endeavoring to secure one of them for his Ron, Clinton De Witt. A very well-known newspaper Inan Is also a candidate, as Is Wilson, of the Board of Assessors, land all the Democratlo Assessors who I have been On that Board for the past 'ten year.

The Sewer Commissloner-, ehlp remain yet to be decided. It will go to tome man, probably a leader In the Organization. Hie name has not yet been revealed. The rumor that Mr. Croker will give -out hi slate of Tammany's recommendation for place In Mayor-elect Van Wyck'e cabinet to-morrow night 1b not seriously regarded by the leaders here.

A reporter for the Times was informed at 9 the Slate would not be determined on until the middle of next week. Mr. York sent to the Justices o.t the Appellate Division this afternoon his resignation a Bpeclal Commissioner of Juror. HI letter reads as follows: Olfice Of the Special Commission Of Jurors of Kings County, Sort Fulton street, Bernard J. York, Commissioner, Brooklyn, Dec.

18, 1897. To the Justices of the Appellmc Division Of the Supreme Court, second Judicial Department: DEAR SIRS: I herewith tender my. resignation of ths office of Special Commissioner of Jurors for Kings County. Very respeotfully, BERNARD J. YORK.

The Appellate Division whloh will name Mr. York's successor Is composed of Justices Edgar M. Cullen, Willard Bartlett and George Bradley, Democrats; Presiding JuBtloe W. W. Goodrich and Justice Edward W.

Hatch, Republicans. Justice Bartlett comes from Erie County, where he was elected on (he Democratlo ticket. He woe appointed a Justice of the Appellate Division by Gov. Morton. Justice Hatch come from Corning, and waa also appointed by Gov.

Morton. RUSSIA OCCUPIES P0RT ARTHUR What Ha Long Been Considered the Inevitable, Has Happened. LONDON, Dec. 18. A despatch to the Standard front Vienna ay it Is rumored that the Russians have occupied Port Arthur.

Port Arthur, which Is situated 'at the extremity of the Leao-Tong peninsula has practically been in the hands of Russia for some time past. After, the Japanese evacuated the port, which was the scene Of the terrible Massacre ef Chinese. Russian engineers began supervising the reconetruotlon the docks and forts, which had been destroyed by the Japanese previous to leaving the place. i Japan was Very anxlob lo hold Port 'Arthur permanently, but Russia strongly objected and would have backed up her Objection by force, which caused japan to evaeuat the place. Russia' great kh let to possess Port Arthur Is due to the (act that the harbor la free from Ice all the winter, which Is not the case with VlSdlVOstocK, the present headquarter of the Russian fleet lit the far east.

It Is proposed to connect Port Arthur with the Russian railroad new being built through Manchuria, which in turn will connect with the great Trans-Siberian road. Election of Staff Officer. James MoLeer Camp, 8, 0. No. 16, U.

8. bf Qreeupolnt, have else ted tb following Staff forth aasthg Jsn Captain, Frank M. Davis; First Lieutenant, Edward J. V0s( Seoohd Lieutenant, Fred erlck Nubn; Delegate to 8tete Costs- tlon, Charles E. Homan Delegate at Large, Oscar E.

Barch; Camp Council, Charles 'Howland, James Mudgs, Frank M. Mat-low. 1 Thomas Ran Toe Slow. Thomas O'Hnfe, who hse no particular boms, was sent ta Jail for ten day by Kramer In the Lee Avenue Police Court this morning, on the chargo ef stealing a tricycle from In front ef Louis Shafer' hardware store, 159 Grand street, last night. Shafer waa told of ths theft by a woman.

He started In pursuit of OHare, who ran In the direction of Berry street. Policeman McConeghey, of the Bedford Avenue Station, Joined In the chase and captured OHare as he was about to tub Into hn alley way near South Fourth street. O'Hare pleaded guilty to the When arraigned In eoUrt. TB WMthef. jpa-ir' to-night and to-morrow; colds; JftwwWcstssRy NRinds Six Person Thought to Hive Perished in the Flames.

CHICAGO, Deosmber 18 A special to the Record from Grand Folks, says: At least six persons lost their lives in the burning of tha Hotel Dakota, here, yesterday morning. Tho names of tbe dead could not be learned except thosd uf Mr and Mis. Hows. On tho third floor were two commercial traveling men who are believed to have perished, a dining room girl and a railroad man whose names are unknown, are lao ailsalng. As th register is bu.

ned tbe number of dead cannot be definitely given. FIRE AT LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. THE BIGGEST PART OF PARDEE HALL DESTROYED. Tbe Big Library and Many Valuable Instruments Burned College Students Fight tbe Fire. EASTON, Dec.

li Parlee Hall, the magnificent four-atory atone structure that stood on the brow of College Hill, this city, and was the pride of Lafayette College, was badly damaged by fire early this morning. Only the east wing was saved from destruction. The centre of the structure and entire west wing were gutted and only the blackened wails are left standing. Beside the damage to the building there were thousands of dollars' worth of valuable property belonging to members of the Faculty destroyed by the flames. Of the latter a heay portion fallH upon J.

Madison Porter, professor of civil and topographical egnlneering. His apparatus, instruments, were valued at $16,000. on which there was no insurance. Dr. C.

T. Porter's botanical collection, probably the finest In the Unite! State and the result of Dr. Porters life-work, was also destroyed. The Ward Library, consisting of 10,000 volumes of valuable books, is in the smouldering rulne, with a aluable museum of minerals and birds. The fire was discovered at 6 oMock this mdmlng.

but it hai evidently been burning a long time. The flames had already gained great headway. Alarms were sent out in rapid succession, and soon the entire Fire Department was on the hill By this time, however, the east wing of the building was a mass of flames. The flames raged so fiercely and spread so rapidly, aided by a stiff wind from the west, but for four hours the work of the firemen was of no avail. Then aid came from Phillipsburg, N.

across the Delaware River. In another hour the flames were under control. The stulents turned out and under the direction of Prof. Marsh, they succeeded in carrying from the building many valuable Instruments, books, etc. The fire originated in the biological laboratory but It Is not known from what cause.

MISSION PREACKER DISAPPEARS. REY. W. J. WILLIAMS ABRUPTLY LEAVES HIS SURROUNDINGS.

His Departure Creates a Great Surprise aid Rumors Are Flying About Parties Interested Won't Talic. There I something very mysterious concerning the disappearance of the Rev. W. J. Williams, who for the post year and a half haa been In charge of the Gospel Mission, Metropolitan avenue, near Ewen street.

The mission was started some few years ago by J. Colby, and Is still well known as the Colby Mission. Williams boarded with a Mr. Gaj-rit-son. At 02 Metropolitan avenue.

few doors above the mission. Several people were seen by a Time reporter to-day, but they professed not to know th reason for Mr. William' sudden disappearance. On Thursday morning, about 9 o'clock. Mr.

Williams approached Mrs. Garrit-gon and said: "I'm going away. God bless you." He had a satchel In his hand and hls overcoat thrown over his arm. "Why, what I the trouble?" Mrs. Gar-ritson Is alleged to have asked.

I can't tell you now. I will write later. Goodby. God bless you. Mrs.

Garrltson. when Been by a reporter. had nothing but praise for the missing clergyman. "He was a good man." she said and hls life, as far as know, was alodel one. He scarcely eVer left his room, except to go te the mission." Mr.

J. Colby was also seen. He eald that he had no Intimation of Mr. Williams' going away until he was told by hls daughter. Thursday morning." he said, my daughter waa on her way around here, when she met the clergvmah.

I don't think that he did the right thing, aa We always treated him right. "What hastened hls disappearance?" bluntly asked the reporter. Mr. Colby and his son. Who were standing side by aide, said that they did not know.

"I'm not In favor of having these thing made public In the newspapers, said Mr. J. Colby. "Have you heard any rumors that would hasten his going away? "No." The mission I under th supervision of thl alliance, and young Mr. Colby showed the reporter a letter, one line of whloh read a follows: "I hav heard a rumor Of hls resignation.

Mr. Colby would not Show th reporter the remainder of the letter, or say who sent It. "Thl letter." he said, will straighten everything out. 1 may make ft public later on. There are several rumors afloat concerning Williams' dlaannearance, but non of them could ba vended.

THE OLD SEA BEACtt ROAD. To Operated by th Height Company to New Utrecht Avenue Next Monday. Tbe old 8s Beach Railroad, which was acquired by ths Brooklyn Height Railroad Company and which ba been equipped by that company a a trolley line, will be operated aa far a New Utrecht avenue on1 Monday next and wesk later will be opened alt tb way to th Island. Only oAe track i Dow completed to the Island. Passenger ovsr tb Second And Avenue roads will be given traneter ticket to the new line At Stxty-fifth street.

Nassau Trust a Depository. Th Appellate Division of the Supreme Court ho appointed tb Nassau Trust Coro-pauy depository fer court und trust funds. Th appointment wei made after a reference and by lawyer William a Maddox as refsrse. TAX Rtcalpta FU Of. Ths receipt of tb tax office for Wednesday, Thurdv and Friday were 83,840,412 as against lfl.393,913 for tb mum period last yr.

Prominent Bank Official ee Hit Pallbearer Yesterday. The funeral of the late Dr. Franklin Whiting, who died on Tuesday morning on his way to the Wllllamabuigh Havings Bank, of which he was Vice President, took place yesterday afternoon at tho residence of his daughter-in-law, where he lived, at 838 Ilewes street. The services were conducted In the house at 2 oclock by the Rev. Dr.

Cornelius L. 'iwlng, pastor of Calvary P. E. Church, of which for many years the deceased had been a devoted member. Many friends and relatives were present, and th efloral tributes were unusually numerous.

Chief among them was a huge cross seven feet high from the officials of the hank In which thdead man hsd been an active officer for ifortyyfoui years. The funernl services at the h6use were shoit but highly Impressive. The or-tege presently took Its way to Cyp-e Hills Cemetery, where the Interment look place after another short service conducted by Dr. Twlng. A large number of people followed the remains to the grave In carriages.

Ths obsequies were conducted by Mr. Yates Vanderwerken, the well-known undertaker of Bedford avenue. The pallbearers were Gen. J. V.

Meser-ole. President of the bank; Horace M. Warren, William E. Horwlll, Charles W. Cooper.

Ezra B. Tuttle, William Lamb, Abram Cooke and Perter Wyckofl. THE POLICE CGimSSIONERSHIP. WILLIAMS. PHILLIPS ENDORSED BT THE REPUBLICAN FORCES Tax Collector Appleton Sends Word to tbe City Committeemen Not to Mind Him.

The Brooklyn members of the Republican City Committed held a special meeting this afternoon and endorsed William E. Phillips, of the Twentieth Ward, as the Republican candidate for Police Commissioner from Brooklyn. Tax Collector Appleton sent a letter to the Commissioner in which he said that If his candidacy was at ail embarrassing to the committee in making its selection, he would withdraw from the race. Mr. Phillips was thereupon chosen by a unanimous vote, seven of the nine members being present.

The absentees were Robert M. Johnston and Congressman Fischer, who sent word that they would acquiesce in the action of the committee. Mr. Phillips is Chairman of the committee and a member of the Atlantic Avenue Improvement Commission. He ie a brother-in-law of City Works Commissioner Willis.

It was said this afternoon that Senator Platt requested the committee to take action to-day, which accounts for the hurried action. THE POSmSTERS ASSISTANT. W. J. TAYLOR OF THE TWENTY FIFTH WARD NAMED.

He Succeeds John H. -McCooey, a Demo cfat, Wko Goes Out Into the Cold. Postmaster Wilson to-day appointed Assessor William J. Taylor, of the Twenty-fifth Ward as Assistant Postmaster In place of John H. McCooey.

The action of Mr. Wllkon Is no surprise and was predicted exclusively In the Times two months ago. Mr. Taylor will take hold on January 1, when his term of office as Assessor will expire under the new city Charter. The change will complete the list of personal appointments to be made by the Postmaster, all the other places being protected by civil service regulations.

When the announcement of the change was made by Postmaster Wilson to-day he said he had the highest personal regard for Mr. McCooey, whom he recognized aa a moet efficient postal official and a courteous gentlemen. The only reason that prompted him to appoint Mr. Taylor was that the latter waa a Republican and a personal friend and he felt that the executive officers should be in sympathy with the administration. I have, he declared, "done nothing but what my predecessors have did.

They selected their own deputies and reserve the same right to select mine. The Postmaster and Assistant had a talk this morning when the latter Was notified. It was expected that Mr M.c-Cooey would be placed In charge of one of the large branch Post Offices, but there ere no vaeanclea at present. He has made no arrangements for the future. Mr.

McCooey has been In the postal service for ten years. He has served as Superintendent of Stations S. and the latter being the largest branch office In the city. He Is regarded aa one of the best postal officials in the entire service and his loss will ba greatly felt. ZANOU CASE ADJOURNED.

Tbe Prosecution Wei Not Ready With Its Cab. Tbe cose of Charles Eanoli, tbe barber, aocuted of killirg Jeanie Buhiaer and of swindling tbe Metropolitan Life Insurance Compaoy, wo adjourned in the Centre Street Oourt, thl morning, to Dsoembar 88. Tbe prosecutloa waa not ready with its oaea. FITZS OPINION OF TEE FIGHT. Stye Creadon Wet Not la Condition He He Permanently Retired.

MILWAUKEE, Deo. 18. Champion Robert Fitasimmons, who is plwymg an engagement in this oity, in commenting on th MoCoy-Creedon fight, said; I do not taka th rumor that lleCoy will challenge me eerioutlo, There are plenty ot peOplA ready to challenge me now that I hate retired from the ring. MoCoy is entitled to no epecial credit for whipping Creeden. Creeden ba not boen, taking cwre of himself and was ready for a defeat.

"If ha had bean in tb condition Was at New Orleans when I defeated him A tear Ago. McCoy would not have whipped him. He it mere than a match far McCoy and I axperted him to win. "I wilt not fight the victor. I retired from th ring March 17.

AU this talk about another go with Corbett 1 all bluff, Inspired by the BraAJ-Gorbett people. inner iw. n. niter me Herst Hart by Trolley Car. Shortly before 8 oelock lost evening, A truck of Beornsn Brother, wholesale grocer, et ISO Greenwich street, New York, driven by Henry Cover of 1S Greenwich street, wee strut! by trolley oar No.

1,187 of tb Lorimer street line, on Manhattan avenue, near Norman avenue. The bore we badly hnrt A $30,000 Verdict get Astd. Justice Russell In the Supreme Court, New York, has handed down a decision eettlng aside the famous $30,000 verdict obtained by Emily H. Mlxeell against the New York. New Haven end Hartford Railroad.

Mr. Mixscll la the widow of the late Mixsell. of Maraaroneck, who was killed by one ot the defend-aVg trains. Mr. Hollander Locked Herself and Two Children la a Room.

A terrified woman, living on the eecond floor Of the Ibrse-atonr brluk tenement in the rear Of Mulberry street, New York, when tbat building wae ablaze this lbtruisg, locked tke door of her apartments, and refusad to leave the houee with her two children, aged It and 7 years. It required all the physical force of PollosmaO Henning to compel the woman and her two children to leave tbe place. She was Mrs. Barbara Hollander, and the reason she gave wae that she had valuable property, and if this was destroyed she was willing to be destroyed with It, and also immolate her children In the same way. CONVICT ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

MAYNARD DIVED FROM A TIER ON BLACKWELLS ISLAND. His Skull Was Fractured and Will Probable Di From the Injuries He Received. Imbued with despondency and melancholy Chants R. Maynard, a prtsoncr on Blackwell's, island dived from the topmost tier of the prison to the cement floor, over fifty feet below, headlong, and fraotured his skull and received internal Injuries which the doctors In the hospital ward say Will proved fatal. Maynard was committed by Magistrate Hedges to the Island Octoiber 12 fop disorderly conduct, being unable to furnish $500 ball.

He is a silversmith by trade and has a family living at 108 Fourth avenue. Blnce his Incarceration, so Bay the officers, was quiet and tractable. He was assigned to do cooking In the fire engine house on the Island. Last night he was locked Up with the rest of the prisoners, and appeared to be in no dit-ferent mood than usual. This morning, as Is ths custom, the doors of the cells of all the prisoners were opened In order that they might file down the Iron stairways on ltielr way to the dining room In another part of the prison.

Maynards cell Is on the third tier, and he would be one of the last to leave. Maynard did not leave his cell, but remained In It until all had filed down and out of the cell portion of the building. When all had gone, he left his cell and making a spring cleared the iron railing and dived down headlong to the cement floor below, crushing his skull and receiving severe Injuries otherwise, both ekternat and Internal. Maynards fall was heard by Keeper Max, who rushed up the stairs. He found Maynard unconscious and bleeding, and at once had him taken to the hospital ward.

Here the doctors said that his condition was critical and the chances for his recovery doubtful. This sort of thing will be prevented in the future as the prison authorities will now weave a wire screen from the top of the Iron railing to the roof. TPHFiEL SCHEIBERS STRIKE SNAGS. QUESTION 07 GETTING A CONTRACTOR IS A SLIGHT ONE. He Must Furnish a $15,01,000 Bond-Interference by Injunction Talked Transit Board Meeting.

The hurriedly convened meeting of the Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners, held to-day In the Home Life Building, New York, is one of the most Important sessions held by that body during the entire of the movement for Increased traveling facilities a mA the construction of an underground system of railway In this city. The decision handed down yesterday by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, New York, confirming the report Of Its Special Commission composed of John Smith, Arthur D. Williams and George W. Young, who reported In favor of the project for an underground rail, way at a cost of $35,000,000 will be discussed In Executive Session. The confirmation by the Appellate Division at the Supreme Court of the entire project as approved by the Raplt Transit Commissioners, the Mayor, Comptrolled and Common Council Is a decided victory for the exponents of the cause for Increased railroad facilities, but the dfheation Involving the greatest amour ot' embarrassment just now IS the proviso attached to the decision Of the Judges that the contractor who undertakes to build and operate the proposed underground railroad must furnish a $15,000,000 bond.

Theft, there Is the question of the Interference by Injunction of the opponents to the scheme headed by Lawyer George Zabrlskle, who had set up sun, aggressive fight against the entire project as mapped out by Chief Engineer Parsons before the recent Commission and also before the CoUdert Commission, whose report In favor of the Broadway route was annulled hr ths Appellate Judges a year ago last AUguSt. It Is said that little ofllolally can be dona by the Rapid Transit Commissioners until an entry Is first mad of the order of the Court as bahded down yesterday. DIED FROM APOPLEXY. A Prisoner Arrested for Intoxication Taken 8ick in a Cell. Policeman Blegert, of the lower Fulton Street Station, arrested John Fisher, aged S2, a laborer, of 129 Front street, at 6:20 last evening, on a charge of Intoxication, and locked him Up.

Bhbrtly before II oolock the prisoner was found unoonsolous In his cell and an ambulance was summoned. Burgeon Benton removed him to the City Hospital, and he died there at oolock this morning, without recovering consciousness. The hospital surgeons give the Cause Of Ajyith As apoplexy. BISMARCKS RELAPSE. braced up to Msot the Kaiser, but Rapidly Declines Again.

LONDON, DC. 18. A special despatch from Hamburg says shat Prince Bismarck, who braced up for the Emperors visit, has relapsed luto hie former weak condition, despondency and persistent insomnia. Manually and physically Prino Bismarck i rapidly declining. Victim of Hard Times, When William H.

Meeker; was Ar-ralgned In the Lee Avenue Police Court, this on ths ohargs of abandoning his wife, Harriet, who live at 454 South Fourth street, he told Justice Kramer that he was a victim Of hard times, Meeker said that he has been out of employment for the past two months. Three weeks ago he left hts wife and went to live with his parents In Yonkers. Meeker said that he was willing te provide for his wife If she would live with hit parents. Mr. Meeker declined the proposition and Meeker was held In WO ball for hearing on Thursday next Later Diamond Casa Adjountd.

-The examination of Max J. Loser, ths diamond Importer, of $4 Malden Lane, New York, his brother Emanuel J. Lasar ahd Mrs. Emnvll J. Lasar, who were arrested on December 1 charged with smuggling diamonds to the amount of $95,009.

which was to have been held this morning before Commissioner Shields, New York, was adjourned until Thurs-jday-at -4 o'clock. FAKE CHRISTMAS LIST FOR SENGER BOYS. Secretaiys Suspicions Wet Aroused And While Making Investigation, CAlItr I Flsd in Hct Haste. all Ropltor. Secretary Of thA 1 nion (las Company, had quit an experience with a petty swindler ye tcidav afternoon and although the fel- low got away hi? little game is Vftfjr 1 1 -1 -Hopped Mr.

Rosslter hat In hid office In the Gas tompany's building 6ft Remscn street, about 5 oclock when A xlsitor xvas annaunoed. The visitor WAA dressed in ordinary citizen's dresa and looked like a superannuated district IrtAB senger bo. He produced for Mr. RoA-slter'a inspection sevei pages of typ-, written paper, neatly fastened and hand- ed It over. Mr.

Rosslter read on th first page the words: We, the American District Telgraph Messengers wish you A merry Christmas and happy New Year. T'nderneuth this were a number Of BlJT--', natures of well-known people, who had -subscribed different amounts. A number 7 of them were genuine, but the greater part of them were fake. Among th genuine signatures were those of Justice Edgar M. Cullen and Register-elect Henry -Haggerty.

They had given up $2 each. Among the other names on the list waq that of Frank Bailey, of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. It happened that Mr. Rosslter does a great deal of business with Mr. Bailey and was famll- lar with hlB signature.

He looked at It and was at once struck with the belief that Mr. Bailey had not written It. To make sure he decided to ring up M7. Bailey on the telephone and make Inquiries. He touched a button to summon hls office boy and as he did so hls caller became nervous and starting tot the door said "I will leave the paper with you And call again.

Just wait a minute," Mr. Rosslter ex-. claimed, and as his office boy appeared he said to him: Just call up Mr. Bailey on the telephone and say I want speak to him." This was enough for the fellow ana brushed past the clerk and made dah for the stairs. Instead Of going to th elevator the solicitor went helter-skelter down the stairs.

Mr. Rosslter ran to tho railing looking out on the rotundA of the building, cried to the clerks who occupied deekB, to stop the man. About a cor of them left their places and tried to Intercept him as he almost flew flown th stairs. Several managed to get In hi way. but he brushed them Aside aha succeeded In reaching the street and getting out of the way.

Mr. Rosslter communicated with Mr. Bailey and found that he never signed th paper and know nothing about It It was also learned that nearly every name on the subscription list were fakes. Th total amount wa about $75 and of thla aboat $10 was really subscribed. Superintendent Magowan, Of th American Dtstriot Telegraph Company, said that the company messengers were not allowed to solicit subscription In this manner.

FIFTEEN FREIGHT CARS BURNED. Collision of Train on tho Jersey Central Railroad. In a rear-end collision between ffelght trains on tha Jersey Central Railroad, near Westfield, N. to-day, fifteen car caught fire and were destroyed, and John Studdor, flagman, had his leg broken. i WANT TO REMOVE A CEMETERY.

Aqueduct Commissioners Ask Csrporstioh C0usel for aa Opinion. Tbs Board of Aquednct Commissioners, New York, haa requested from th New York Corporation Counsel au opiaion whether they have authority to soma directly into an agreement with ths owner ot burial lots in ths old Katonsh remstery, near Katonah, New York, And With! flush water line of the New Cretan reasvolr, by which the city is to SsoV th Cemetery entirely to a near sits to purchased outaida the line. Tb Aqueduct Commissloaert also wisb to know if under tb Aquednrt Act they may acquire Und outside ot Ah reservoir limits for th new esmstaTy. A BOXER IN CUSTODY. Admitted Being Drank, but Denied Aa Assault.

Frank A feather weight box, somewhat known in local amateur athleti circles and A brother of ThotnAA Butler, ths bettor known professional exponent of th fistic art, was A prisoner before Jttdg Worth, at thte Myrtle Atsnu Court M. Charge of intoxication And aStaUlt, Tb complainant in th latter Chaff FsteV Nenstadt, A Cigar store keeper, at 821 Myrtle AVnu, who alleged that Ratlar ttruck him lo the fao with hi 1st. The accused pies ded guilty to tb foCtalF oharge and th Magistral fined him Iff dr serve a day in th Jail. On th ebAtft tf assault, to which bs plodded net ffcllty, kb wa committed under 1200 bail uutil To-' day, when he will be examined. Be want to jail.

Court of Appeal Ca. V' ALBANY, Deo. lALocei case how been decided by the Court ot Appeal, follows: 1 Alfred Lyman Darrow Ahd Another, -pellant. Against Lymah Darrow CAS, A and other. Order affirmed and Juflf i absolute ordered against ths plalML-Jv with coat.

Thl Appeal Wa from an order of th ftaoond Appellate XHvlste-, vacating. Setting aside an tnterioc judgment after a trial at Special Ter- And granting a Hew trial. Th actiod for partition of certain lnndi in tho A. at Brooklyn. Mary A.

Corbett. AdfninioirAtTW, of the estate of Thort a CdfbMtitofe appellant, against Brooklyn, Aw West End Railroad Compos. JnO. and order affirmed. This wa from decision of thft QfttifttjM Becond Department upholding Gaynof In dismissing th The action was brought by recover $8,000 for th dents of tote, who waa found dead I II borhood of defendant' Conr I.

-tlon. Tho intestate. Who ta NM I wrs aboard one of dffl which arrived At Cowty 1 '1 Brooklyn 1 o'clock in ti I suit wa Instituted on tb gre train was barked white tha tww about te Alight, and tha Mtedm him between tha Oar nod A I whore ha waa mnngted by Gov. Black, It to e4, County Judge AJrrau Y. Kingston, te JL.

1 tb itaprew tmat I. AnfKc Jl is I BE WAS SUPERINTENDING THE REMOVAL OF TIMBER. Death Was Instantaneous, a Heavy Log Smashing Him on the Head aa It Swung Into flhe Caisaon. The flrt fatal aeciJent on th work of const hk tint the new East River Bridge occurred this morning, when Charles R. Benrion, 33 years old, of President and Columbia streets, was instantly killed.

Bonbon had been In the employ of the Dcgnon-M Lean Construction Company ever niiiee that company secured Its rtrst ccutrart. Shortly before lie met with th accident Benson wae iperlntendlmr the holsiln? of lumber from the yard to ihe luiiher end uf the caisson known as No. 1. He had arranged some lumber, and told the engineer in charge of the ierrkk to go ahead. The lumbar warnt loaded light, and instead of swinging away went up a little ways and descended on Bensons head.

The Mow a hard one and Benson, who is seated on the edge of the ralaHon waa knocked to the bottom Death was Instantaneous. He fell a distance of sixty feet. Ambulance Surgeon Gllmartln, of the Eastern District Hospital, was summoned, but he eouli do nothing The body as removed to the Bedford Avenue Police Station to await the arrivat of Coroner Nason. Mr. Munroe who was in charge Of the work, saJd that it was Benson's fault.

lf he had arranged the hooks right." he said. the accident would not have happened FUNERAL OF BEVERLEY WARD, JR. Many Friends Attend the Services et His Late Home in New York The funeral of Beverly Ward, a ho was found dc-ad bed at the Baltusro! Golf Club, Pho-t Hills, last Thursday took place this morning from the residence of hlB father, Beverley Ward, sr 304 West Seventy-sixth street. New York. The services were begun at 11 oclock and were conducted In the sitting room of the majtslon by the Rev.

Dr. Van De Water, of the Harlem Protestant Episcopal Church. He was assisted by a full vested choir. The body waa In a black casket with silver trimmings. It was almost completely entered with floral decoration There was a very large number of friends present.

The body remained at the house until o'clock) when It waa token away to the depot of the Delaware, Lackawana Western Railroad to Morristown, Now Jersey. It will be buried there in the family plot ftt half past seven clock tonight Dr. Van De Water will conduct a short service at tho grave. BETTER MAIL SERVICE. Letters Heretofore Assorted sod Ceoceled on Cara Now Don in Post Office.

Since Postmaster Wilson assumed charge of toe local electric mail car tervic Art important change has been Inaugurated by which tb mail matter deposited on the station districts ter outside point Is greatly xpedlted. Heretofor a clerk was detailed to tbe car from Stations IV, 8 and A on thi'M of the night trips, and the mail collected on the districts of th stations served by th car was taken by the collectors directly to the car to be canceled and separated while th car was on its way to the main office It was often delayed. Under the present system tb mail ia taken by tae collectors into the stations, where It i canceled and separated into States, nnd forwarded by the asm trip ot the mail car to the main office, insuring Its oonn action with important trains. TIMES BULLETIN OF THS FIGHT. Result of McCoy-Creeden Encounter Made Known to A Big Throng Th returns of the McCoy-Crvedca fight at Long Island City, displayed at the main office of tbs Titnra last night attracted a crowd of interested spectator.

The City Hall branch office of tbs Time at 333 Washington street last night was surrounded by about 1,200 people, who watched the returns displayed of tbe McCoy-Creeioo contest at Long Island City, which w.re posted in del 1. LORD NEVILLE A FORGER. So, in Substance, Say a London Court ot Justice. LONDON, Dec. 18.

Judgment in th oase of Spencer Clay, an officer of th guard, who, on November 89, waa sued by Haiti Lewis, the money lender, to recover 155.683 du on two unpaid promissory notes given by Lord WtiUsm Neville, with Clay endorsement was refuted. It i to ths affect that Olay it Dot bonnd by tbe signature obtained front him by Lord Nfvllle, because, id substance, they were forgeries. HACKETT CRITICALLY ILL. Lyctnm Theatre's Leading Man Had a Contiv Chill. Jm K.

HaChstt, th leading tnab bf th Lyceum Theatre, New York, I still orlttcally ill. had A congest! chill on Monday highl and be ha not yt rallied, It was said to-day. 1 at hi bom at 43 East Twenty-sixth I tree New York. Tw Verdict Against Trolley Compaai. Before Justice Keogh and a jury in the New York Supreme Court, yesterday, a verdict was returned In the raBe ot Paterson Against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company for This suit was brought by tha father of a little girl for her death which was caused, on February last by, a Third avenue trolley car.

Late yesterday afternoon a Jury a verdict In th Buprem Court In avor of Henry Wilma of thla city for $1,090 against the Nassau Electric Railroad Company. Edward J. MoCrossln ot Towns A MoCrossln appeared ter the plaintiffs In both actions. Parker Lilt Day ifi Now Fork, Chief Justice-elect Alton B. Parker, of the Court of Appeals, sat In the Supreme Cdurt.

New York, for the last time today when disposed of a number of motions In Trial Term Part lx. He will take hts seat as Presiding Justice of the Court ot Appeal on January 1, 1898. Christmas Music- Organists and choirmasters am ri orated to send In their programme Of Christmas music as early as possible next week, and not later than Wednesday. As there will be no taaue of th Times next Saturday (Christmas Day), th programmes will be published on Friday. For His Own Saks the Principal Should Hare Rigid Probing of the Matter, They 6y.

4 Either Principal James S. Morey, of Public School No. 93, (Parkvllle), mude a serious mistake when he trashed Willie Evans, the nine-year-old son of Nathaniel Evans, of Washington avenue, Parkvllle, of else fate has made him the victim of a strange coincidence. The boy died at his parents home last night without regaining consciousness and his death has caused the greatest excitement among the residents of the place, more especially those who have children Attending the school. Willis was taken sick on Thanksgiving Day, so far as cam be learned.

A couple of days before he was turned over to Principal hkorey by his teacher for Insubordination. The principal has admitted over and over again that he struck the boy with a strap on the hands and that ho afterwards hit him with a piece of bloycle tire on the lower part of the back. The boy did not show any apparent effects of the whipping at the time, but a couple of days after he became unconscious. Dr. W.

S. Applegate, of Flatbush avenue, the family physician was not called In until the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, He then found the boy's condition very serious and announced that he was suffering with cerebral meningitis. The doctor said all along that the boy could not possibly get well, hut when questioned as to the cause of the fatal Illness, he said he knew nothing about the alleged beating and that so far as he knew he thought the sickness might have been caused by Influenza. Several days ago a specialist was Summoned, but said nothing more could be done than Dr. Apple-gate was doing.

The father of the boy refused to eee any reporters this morning. He was seen several days ago. however, and he then said he could not believe that his Illness could be a result of the whipping which the principal gave him. He said that Mr. Morey was a very fine gentleman and that he regarded him very highly.

When Principal Morey was seen this morning he said that he had nothing more to say beyond the fact that the boy's fatal Illness and death was a very unfortunate thing coming at this time. When the principal was seen several days ago he said he was positive that the whipping had nothing to do with the chtldB Illness. Nevertheless the residents of Parkvllle have talked and talked incessantly since the boy was first taken sick and now since his death a Veritable storm has broken forth among the people of the place and the demand Is being made on all sides that a strict Investigation should be made. One the friends of the principal Bald to a 'Times reporter this morning: It seems to me that In view of the ugly stories that have been circulated by some of the people of Parkvllle' that Principal Morey, who Is a gentleman In every sense of the word, should himself demand an Investigation. It is the only thing that can clear his heretofore unimpeachable record as a Public Bchool principal.

Personally I do not think his chastisement of the boy had a thing to do with his death, and a verdict to that effect by a competent court of Inquiry would settle the ugly stories that have been going around. If this Is not done the people or Parkvllle will always hold this accusation over hlB head. The principal Is In an unfortunate position, all because he has tried to do his fluty." No report has been made to Superin tendent Maxwell by Principal Morey on the Evans matter. Mr. Maxwell said today that he only knew about the case through the newspapers and referred the reporter to Dr.

Robert A. Black. Chairman of the Local Committee of School 98, Dr. Black said that he had person-ally Investigated the case. He has seen Principal Morey.

Dr. Applegate, who attended young Evans, and Mr. Evans, the father of the boy. He Is satisfied that the principal Is entirely blameless In the matter, and said no further action will bs taken by the Local Committee. "The whipping, alleged to have been administered by Principal Morey," said Dr.

Black, wee not-'severe, Mr. Morey te a careful, consclenoloue man. and Is a warm friend of Mr. Evans, the lad's father. Too much has been said In the papers about the case end my associates on the Committee agree with me that Mr.

Morey Is not responsible. It Is true, as Dr. Applegate informed me, that the boy dies of cerebral menlngetls, The whipping, however, has nothing to de with it. When a reporter called at the Health Office to-day. Dr.

West said ha knew nothing about the case, and consequently declined to discuss It. He said that cerebral menlngetls was caused by many things and It Is possible that a severe whipping might bring It about, but thougliT-'lt hardly likely In the Evama case, REQUISITION FOR WARNER. The Alleged Kidnapping Lawyer to'- bs Brought to Hew I. JEFFERSON CITY, Deo. 18.

Gov. fitapheb to-day honored ths requlsl-tlon of Gov. Bleak, of Now York, for tb rsturn of Albert 8. Waraer, In jail at Kansas Oily. A detsettv from Albany (ft hare this morning with ths requisition paper bound for KAniil City end will at once remove WArnsrto Nw York for trial.

FIGAROS EDITOR RESIGNS. His Support of tho Dreyfus Adherent th Cams. PARIS, Dec. 18. M.

De Bodays, editor At tbe Figaro as resigned because Me support ot tb DreyfUsites was unpopular. Castellano 8pendt Mot Money. PARIS, 1A Count and Countess Castellans (formerly Miss Anna Gould), have purchased an Italian palaoe at Verona, In which are eleven ceilings painted by Tiepolo. They will be transferred to the Castellan Paris houss which contains A splendid gallery. Byrne's Condition Unchanged.

It was said At tb home of Charles H. Byrne. President of the Brooklyn Baseball Club, this morning, that his condition Is still unchanged. He has not improved at all. Stearns! Movements.

Arrived Port of New York. Britannic Liverpool. Prierdene Penarth. Philadelphia Laguagra. Oakdale Tilt Cove.

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