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Igot the money. 'Sure.* said he. smiling. "Whatdo you want with "em. then? 1 asked, getting curl-ous. He laughed a little, and then told me on th»quiet that he was a dealer himself, and. while th»pictures were daubs the old canvas and old frameswould 'come in handy.' Idrew m own Inferences.

j He Intended to use them for faking up old paint-ings. You see. an artist can give his pigment :h«appearance of age. but the trouble is to get can-vas and frames to match. Ihave no doubt but mycollection has been use! as a groundwork for nu-

i merous studies by pupils of Rubens and 'unknownartist, date about 1650.' It's a great scheme. SorryIdidn't think of It myself."

»AN ECOXOMIC CUAXGE.

From The Detroit Journal.We ridiculed the suggestion that mere legislation

could have caused such a paralysis of trade as this.! Yet the man insisted.! "Since the enactment of the law making United. States Senators elective directly by the people," h*'

said, with much warmth, "millions of dollars. hay»been spent abroad which otherwise would have, been spent here. Or course." he added, optimistic-ally, "business will eventually adjust itself to thesenew conditions. Oh. yes!"

THE RECORD.

IFrom The Detroit Journal."Iunderstand they serve th,- quickest lunch In

town.""By all odds. Their lunch has killed a man In

seven months. He other lunch has ever killed *man In less than ten months."

BODY OF MAX TAKEN FROM RIVER.

The body of a young man about twenty-four

years cid we; found yesterday noon floating In the

East River, oil Amity-st. The body was picked upby Frank Bonnie, of the steamship Christian Yu-gssm. The body was taken to the Morgue, but hadnot been Identified at a late hour las: night. Onthe third finger of the left hand of the body was agold ring set v.ith a red etone. He wore a gray

coat, dark striped trousers, striped shirt arid blacksocks. The man was 5 feet 11 inches in height andsmooth thaven.

AN AGED HAN DROPS DEAD.Jacob Belts, e'g-hty-two years old, dropped dead.

Probably from heart disease. In the street In Col-j»i Point, Long Island, late Friday night. Mr.Eeitz had lived in Collie Point for more than forty

>ear«. He leaves two MM.

SYNDICATE ASSIGNEE WANTS BIG FEE.John Dalley. who, as assignee, was placed in

charge of the Franklin Syndicate on November24. the day before the crash in the great swindle,and who continued as the nominal head of the con-cern for a. few days thereafter, appeared yesterdaybefore Judge Thomas in the I'nited State's DistrictCourt in an effort to collect $12,000 which he claimsis due him as assignee. Judge Thomas denied themotion.

In it strange that the mortal reaver3wiftly swept htm—the fatal fever-

Out' of his self-forgetful part?To the breast of the Oreat Receiver

Hastened his hero heart.

Such as he. with no thought of booty,Draining the stirrup-cup of duty.

Though tne dregs be as hitter gall.Halo their lives with a veilof beauty;

Let us honor them all!

Brewer was a Vermont man by birth; he was aDartmouth College graduate, and well known tomany people in Boston. He had been admitted tothe bar. had worked as a newspaper editor, a-dhad travelled quite extensively. He was j:.<t fiftyyears old when he died. C. C. Dewstoe. postmasterof Cleveland. Ohio, is receiving- the contributionsfor his monument.

BELMO\T AYE. SEWER TO BE BT'II.T.A lawyer for the Long Island Railroad Company

appeared oefore Borough President Grout and theNinth District local Board of Improvement yes-

terday to protest against the opening of a part ofBelmont-ave. for the construction of a sewer, be-cause a tract of land bought by the company forcoal pockets would be cut through. PresidentGrout answered that the public health was of high-er consideration than the railroad property. He de-clared that the railroad company was much toofond of obstructing public improvements. The pe-tition for the opening of the street was granted.

-4 MONUMENT FOR EBEX BREWER.

HE DIED WHILE ORGANIZING A POSTAL SERVICE

INCUBA.

The "Listener" In The Boston Transcript.Inotice with interest that the Postoffice Depart-

ment at Washington has permitted a subscriptionto be taken up among men conected with the postalservice to raise a monumt-nl to Eben Brewer, theman who, at personal sacrifice, and purely as avolunteer, went to Cuba with Shafters Army toorganize the postal service there, and died of yel-low fever at Sitoney on July 14. 1S!»S. Anypaper man who was In that campaign could relatepleasing incidents of Brewer, who was a gentlemanand a man of parts, and was really undertakinga work from public spirit and patriotism which asmaller man could have done as well in all Itsmechanical or official features; but such anecdotesare probably not desired here. Brewer stuck to hiswori in a Cuban shanty at Sihoney— that reekinghole in the edge of a mountain where the grasslessearth swarmed with stinging red ants and hideousland crabs and gave off noisome odors; wherewounded and mouldy soldiers era .vied miserably tothe tent hospitals; where the little yellow fevertrain rattled out daily, carrying its toy Satcarloads of haggard me.i and ringing its cracked littlebell like a knell; where the knots of "quitters

"gathered on the Uttered bases and watched withhungry eyes the transports tosstng- out on the bluewaves of the Caribbean. Brewer stuck to his workin the shanty that had been assigned to him here.or went up into the camps to do what he could tohelp people get their letters, till he came SOWSwith the fever, and was carried off on rhe toytrain in his turn, and died. Such a man certainlyought to have some sort of a memorial. ClintonBcollard, by the way. in a poem printed this monthin "The Youth's Companion." has celebrated thedeed; Ican't help quoting the verses:

Hear the story of Eben Brewer—Never a braver soul and truerIn the plunge of the shot and shell!

Never a nobler mercy-doerWhen Santiago tv.\\:

Not against the proud CastllianWent this citizen-civilian

With the dreams of a conqueror:He was slmpiy a man of the million

Caught In the net of war.

To and fro from grim Daiquiri,Over the treacherous trail and dreary.

Bearing news from the motherland.Toiled he, gallant and stanch and cheery.

Lending a liftinghand.

Holding the tropic heat a trifle.Where the troopers strain and stifle,In the rush of the forward tra-k.

Out of the range of the deadly rifleHore he the wounded back.

Then, while the weary soldiers slumbe-red.He where the crowding cots were cumbered.

Ceaseless, followed his high behest:And through the days and nights he numbered

Never an hour of rest.

iMjrnro old MASTERS.From The New-Orleans Times-Democrat."Iused to have a lot of old pictures here," said

a Chartres-st. second hand dealer, who happenedto be In a confiding mood the other day. "but Isold them all last fall to a fellow from New-York-The pictures were no good artistically, and turn*of them had been lying around the shop for thelast twenty years.

-Ihad picked them up at dif-

ferent places, mostly with lump loads of secondhand furniture, and the only thing :r.ter««tin*about them was their u«e ! -\u25a0\u25a0I , •*<-\u25a0 there -washardly one In the bunch that was under a century,and some of them dat-d back a pood deal furtherthan that, but aa 1 said before, they were no (rood

—mere daubs by old time fakirs, and I've oftenbeen tempted to pitch the whole outnt into the al-ley. Well last November a fat little man cameinto the shop one day, and prowllnffaround amongthe old lumber in the corner, he dug up the** pict-ures. Htacked against the wall. They were allframed In gilt molding that had turned black andgreen, and when he looked them over he waa aspleased as Punch. He offered me 15 apiece for th«lot and seeing at once that he knew what waswhat Ididn't haggle, but accepted on the spot.

"Isuppose you know they're no good, said 1. after

THE RECORD FOR NUMBERS. HELD BY PHILA-

DELPHIA. PROMISES TO BE BROKEN.

The management of the nineteenth NationalSangerfest, which is to be held In Brooklyn thefirst week in July, declares that all rumors aboutthere being some disappointment in the number ofentries are false. They give figures to show thatthe entries surpass in number those of the festival?L¥o£ a

'.PhlI-Vl,l>ll'hla -which so far has held therecord. The table showing this follows:

PARTICIPATION AT PHILADELPHIA.

&££*Societies. |

vu a sli;nst<>nSocieties.>.ew-^ork 31!Washington ?Newark. N. J is Troy .? 5Halt.more HIBrooklyn"

aTPhiladelphia 331Trenton. N. J 4Catnden. V .1 tilOther cities 23Hucl-iin County ;::::::::..*!__

T '>tal 1-4ENTRIES FOR BROOKLYN.

New-YorkS°Cle

at-WashingtonSocieties,.

.\ew-io.K -TUWashington 2£c>v.aik I-JTAlbany and Tr- 2Baltimore lSlUrocklyn 42Philadelphia 2»lLans Island City S',,a™en \u25a0 4lTren:on and other cities.. 23Hudson County (J|Total : 1T;.The entries for the individual class contests are as

follows: First das.-. M societies; second class, 15.and third .-lass. 14. This makes a total of 39 entriesof this kind, against 35 at Philadelphia, it Is sail.

A dinner was given last night by the UnitedSingers in Anon Hall. It was introductory to thefestivities of the National Sangerfesl Nearly athousand singers attended. Among the speakerswere Dr. Martin Pelz. Dr. W. John Sehildse. S. K.saenger, William Texter and Julius Praenkel Thedirectors of th- Northeastern Bangerbund werepresent. To-day these directors will decide whetherthe societies in Brooklyn are to take part in thecontest for the Emperor's prize at the comingSangertest.

DRIVER HI UT IS A BtJSAMAT.Freeport, Long Island, May R.—Everett Post, a

driver for John Sellars, was badly hurt last nightwhile trying to stop a team of runaway horses be-longing to Mr. Sellars. The animals were fright-ened by a train and started to run. Post caughtthe bridle of the near horse. He was dragged sev-eral hundred feet.

ST.UM.KTuN SAYS THE CAPTAIN WOULDN<)T MAI\K AN AI.I.IAMKWITH

KKNNKTH SI HIKKLVM).

Assistant Corporation Counsel Luke I>. Stapletonyesterday gave out a fervid statement, I:; whi* heexpressed his opinion of the Police Commi.slui;ers

for trmsferring Captain Jumes Kenny from theConey Island precinct to the Bridge station. Hes.iid that the real leases! was not that CaptainK.nnv was a frien 1 of Senator Cofrey, but lay l-ithe fact that the Ciplain r*.fuse fl to enter into apolitical allian.e with Kenneth Sutherland. M.'-Kane'a x>ld lieutenant. "Things have come to apretty pass and official admini.-tration is atlow ebb," he added, -when the dictation of men likeSutherland, in league with cowardly politicians, canIndue* a great department of a great city to oustthe concededly best police official in the Borough ofBrooklyn from a field of action in which he wouldnot permit the law to se violated and take dicta-tion from one unfitted to associate with raswSeteßMcitizen*.

This action is a iMsglSln and should arouse theresentment of the community. Iknow that Cap-tain Kenny indignantly declined to put himself Incorrupt acconi with certain poUtical leaden, whoassisted in his transfer."

Mr Stapleton intimated that he was seriouslyconsidering the advisability of resigning niltne Corporation Counsel's ossjee E OMOf that hemight he m a position and have the time to showthe political infamy" in the transfer.

OUTLOOE liHi THE SAESGERFLsT.

REABOV for wwinrra teamster.

BUYS WRECK OF GATE CITY.Bastport, Lour Island. May 6.—Mr. Lent.

• Bos-ton wrecker, has bought the wreck of the GateCity, which stranded on the Great South Beach/offhere. In February.

BAJD TO BE "FAKE"TELEGRAM SWINDLER.A man who is alleged to have swindled a num-

ber of business men of the Seventeenth Ward bydelivering "fake" telegrams and collecting moneyon them was arraigned yesterday in the Ewf-n-st.police court. He said he was Henry Hall, twenty-nine years old, of No. 39 Cumberland-st. WilliamJ. Collins, a plumber, of No. 95 Ncble-st., sworethat Hall had delivered a telegram to him andcharged 30 cents. The telegram asked that Collinscall to see a man named Engert at a certain ad-dress in regard to a contract for some work. Whenthe address was hunted up Collins discovered howhe had been duped.

The prisoner pleaded not guilty.\u25a0

BURGL.ARS TAKE WEDDIXG PRESENTS.It was learned yesterday that last Sunday night

burglars entered the house of Mrs. Charles O'Con-nor, at No. 39 Rutland Road, and stole $700 worthof jewelry. The Jewelry consisted of the weddingpresents which Mrs. O'Connor received many yearsage. Her maiden name was Miss Annie W.Brennan. and she was the daughter of Owen W.Brennan, who was once Commissioner of Charitiesand Corrections In the old city of New-York. Thelate Charles O'Connor was a contractor. Therobbery' of Mrs. O'Connor's house occurred whileshe and her son were at church.

INFLICTS FATAL IWJLRIES IS A SCUFFLE,Edward Buhot will be arraigned to-morrow be-

fore Magistrate Brlstow. in the- Butler-st. court,

on a charge of homicide. In a scuffle on Sundaywhile hurriedly trying to gather up money from acrap same when the cry of "Police!" was sounded,

It is alleged that Buhot inflicted injuries upon hisfriend, George Hermann, of No. 2C3A Seventeenth-st., which resulted in Hermann's death, early yes-terday morning. It is said that Hermann drew aknife.

LAND FOR CHARITABLE HOMER.A movement is on foot to buy a block of land in

Albany-aye., between Dean and Bergen sts., andto establish thereon several charity homes. Theprime spirits in the movement are the Rev. J. H.Humphrey, the Hey. P. C. Bishop and the Rev. W,D. Stevens. The plan Includes the moving of th<»Tabernacle Mission Church, which is now at Her-kimer-st. and Schenectady-ave., to the proposed

location. Another phase- of the movement is theestablishment on the block of the People's Taber-nacle and Benevolent Institutions. These institu-tions are three— the People's Rescue, for the reliefof needy people of the Anglo-Saxon race; the Na-tional union Home, to house poor and aged min-isters of all creeds and colors, and the Infants'Bulrush of Mercy, which is for the reception ofabandoned infants.

THE GREENE AVENTE PRESBYTERIAN PHrRPH

TO HAVE A WEEK OF SERVICES.

On the occasion of the twenty-sixth anniversaryOf Its organization, to-day, the Greene AvenuePresbyterian Church, of which the Rev. Daniel HOverton Is pastor, will celebrate the opening of itshandsome new building in Greene-ave., betweenReid and Patchen ayes. The service of dedicationwillbe held this morning. It will start a series ofservices to be continued through the week. Theprogramme 'ollows: To-day, 10:30 a. m.. sermon ofdedication by the Rev. Dr. Theodore L Cuyler;unveiling of a memorial window to Mrs. Halsey.presented by Peace Seekers' Circle of King'sDaughters; responsive service by the pastor, theRev. Daniel H. Overton; declaration by pastor andpeople; prayer by the Rev. Dr. John D. Wells,South Third Street Presbyterian Church. After-noon. 2:30 o'clock, Superintendent George C.Demeritt presiding, five minute addresses byneighbors; the Rev. Dr. George D. Hulst, Bush-wick Reformed Church; the Rev. Harry Pethic,Trinity Baptist Church; the Rev. O. F. Bartholow.Janes' Methodist Episcopal Church; the Rev. A.S. Yantis. Church of Good Tidings; the Rev.Cornelius Woelfkin. Greene Avenue Baptist: theRev. H. H. Beattys, Sumner Avenue MethodistEpiscopal Church. Evening, sermon by the Rev.Dr. Charles J. Young. Church of the Puritans.Manhattan.

Tuesday evening, sermon by the Rev. GeorgeAlexander, University Place Presbyterian Church.Manhattan.

Wednesday evening, addresses by the Revs.David Grejig, Lewis R. Foote. Joseph Dunn Bur-rell. John it*id and Robert Henry Carson.

Thursday evening, addresses by former pastors,the Rev. William J. Bridges and the Rev. HarlanG. Mendenhall; words of greeting from classmatesof the pas! or. by the Rev. R. S. Dawson. AinsUeStreet Presbyterian Church; the Rev. Frank M.Kerr. Hempstead; the Rev. C. Rudolph Ruebler,Haekensaek, N. J.; the Rev. Nelson B. Chester,Caldwell, N. J.

Friday evening, service preparatory to commun-ion, with sermon by the Rev. Wilton" Merle Smith,Central Presbyterian Church, Manhattan.

Sunday, May 13. morning, communion and re-ception of new members, dedication of baptismalfont and baptism of children: afternoon, assem-bling in classes for regular work; evening, sermonby the Rev. L. Mason Clarke, First PresbyterianChurch.

The following committee has supervised thebuilding of the new church: Henry R. Mayette,chairman; Insali Ralman. Frederick H. Mix. Will-iam Herron. Robert H. Roy, George C. Demerltt,John G. Lusch, Brastus W. Hawkins. Dr. FrankE. Perkins and J. S. Bloomer.

When it was time to open court yesterday morn-ing Magistrate Healey decided that the weatherwas too cool to hold an open air session. Hetherefore accepted the offer of Father McGuire. nfSt. Mary's Church, to lot him use a room in St.Mary's Lyceum, in Fifth-st. The Magistrate, ac-companied by all the attaches of the court pro-ceeded to the lycfium. where the session was held.Magistrate Heale> said he would continue to holdcourt in the lyceum until the city had providedproper quarters for the City Court.—

m

MOVING INTO A XEW HOME.

LONG island city court moves into st.mary's Lyceum.

The window is a reproduction nf Ptockboit'apainting, "The Journey to Emmaus."Mr. Loomis, in whose memory the window was

erected, was born in Coventry. Cnnn.. April It.USft,and for many years was a fruit and produce m<-r-\u25a0ehant of New-York

MAGISTRATE CAPITULATES TO COLD.

A PROSPECT BRANCH OF LIBRARY.To celebrate the establishment of its East Branch

\u25a0I No. \u25a0-

v. .u.l«-ave.. which was opened lastOctober, the Brooklyn Public Library will hold anoting next Tuesday night at which ex-MayorEavld A. Hoody. president of the Board of Dl-

The regular meeting Of the Woman's Republican

Union League was held last Tuesday. There wasa good attendance. "The Primary Law" was dis-cussed, and a stirring paper on "Why McKinley

Should be Ren&minated" was read by Mrs. A. A.Keating. The euchre party held for the league, at

the- Knapp Mansion was a financial success. Mrs.Kate M Bostwick. president, and Mrs. C. W. Fisk,first vice-president, were chosen as delegates tothe Long Island Council of Women's Clubs. The]paeue has adjourned until the first Tuesday inSeptember.

Th© last meeting for the season of the Associate

AJumnas of Adelphi Academy was held on Friday

afternoon at the home of the Misses Hollenback.No. 4CO Waehington-ave. Miss Alice Morse pre-sided. The election of officers resulted as follows:

Miss Morse, president; Miss Anna HoHenback, vice-president; Miss Winifred Appleton, treasurer; MissMabel A. KnudSOn. recording secretary; MissAlice Wheeler, corresponding secretary; Miss Mar-truerlte Walbridge, alumna;, editor; the Alumna;

Fund Committee-Miss Alice pfizer. chairman; MissFonhle, Zollinbofer, MIM Florence Murphy, Mrs.

Charlee "bard and Mrs- Truslowr. After the busi-nf?K« meeting the Brut number of a musical pro-.ramnt »'«" siven by Mrs. McDermott, who played

r£ niaiio so¥os-*flecret of Love.- Klein; "Inter-melso?" Schumann, and "Prelude" EUchman off.vi

'-'•"\u25a0.. sane two song* by Schumann— "DienVrUWI«WP.cI,t.~nVrUWI«WP.cI,t.~ A scene from

A pretty home wedding of the week was that ofMiss Mabel Rice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JumesRio-;, jr., of N.i. 1.144 Dean-st., and Henry HerbertGordon, which was performed on Monday niKht by

the Rev. Dr. Robert McDonald, of the WashingtonAvenu» Baptist Church. The bride was charmingin \u25a0 ;j"\vn of cream faille, with duches.se lace.yoke- and sleeves. She carried a big bouquet ofwhite daisies.

Mrs. (Jeorge H. Treadwell. president of theChamlnade Club, was toastmaster at a successfulsecond annual dinner of the club at the Clar-endon Hotel or. Thursday night. Impromptuspeeches were made by a number of the membersof the club.

The New-England Society of Brooklyn willhold its annual reunion next Tuesday evening at

the Art Rooms, Montague-st., at 8 o'clock. At8:30 o'clock a concert will \>p piven by the OldEnglish Glee Singers. Supper will be served atthe close of the concert.

A contingent of Brooklynites attended the mar-riage in Lime Rock. Conn., on Wednesday of MissCharlotte Barnum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.chirks W. Barnum. of that city, and WalterRutherford Gilbert, of Brooklyn.

A dance set for June 32. at the Farm House, :sbeing arranged by Miss Henrietta L. Jones, of No.1,363 Dean-st.

The dance given at the Hotel St. George onWednesday night in aid of the Trained ChristianHelpers netted about $100. This is an independentsociety of Sisters, organized in 1897. to supplytrained nurses for the worthy poor. The home ofthe Helpers Is at No. 1.3<>4 Paciflc-st., where therewill be an opening celebration on May 16.

Another charity affair which took place the sameevening was the charity euchre party given by theUrban Club, at the Argyle. for the benefit of theFrench department of the Cuban Orphan Society.Fifty dollars was netted.

At the last meeting of the Chiropenn, held Thurs-day, Mrs. Howard Wilbur Ennis. Mrs. B. H. Bad-ley and Mrs. William W. Reynolds were admittedto membership. The delegates selected to repre-sent the Chiropean at the Long- Island Conventionof Women's Clubs, to be held .it Glen Cove onMay 19, are Mrs. George Nichols and Miss LisbethGaylor.'

A reception by the members of the Sixth AvenueMethodist Episcopal Church, Slxth-ave. andElKh'h-st.. was given on Thursday evening for theirnew pastor and his wife, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.W W Rowdish. Dr. Bowdish came to Brooklynfrom a church at Danbury, Conn.

A small dance was given Friday night at theFarm House in Prospect Park by the MondayEvening Bowling Cluh, which meets weekly at

the Pouch Mansion.

A larpe wedding of the week was that of MissLillian Belie Doolittle. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.W. EL Doolittle. to John Burgess Taylor, jr. Theceremony was performed at the home of the bride'sparents. No. 56 Monroe-st., at 7 o'clock on Mondayevening, the Rev. Dr. John F. Carson, of the Cen-tral Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Park Commissioner George V. Brower gave adinner on Wednesday evening at his home in ParkPiace in honor of Oscar S. Straus, United StatesMinister to Turkey. Covers were laid for fifteen.

Mr. and Mrs. Millard M. Canda, of Carroll-st. andEijrhth-ave., have taken the Van Ruren Hulse cot-tage, « linton-ave.. Bay Shore, for the summer, andthe cottage in Awixa-ave., belonging to W. H.Wray, of Brooklyn, has been let for the seasonto F. J. Lisman, of Manhattan.

The ons-igpmont was announced last week of MissSarah Dimon Chapman, only daughter of Mr. andMrs. John w. Chapman, of No. si Rcmsen-st.. andLewis Wltherbee Francis, son of the Rev. Dr.I^wis Francis, for more than a quarter of a centu-

nolntaS

Mr °r ">•.Dutch Reformed Church at Green-ii.iL i.V

''nu;Lls a graduate of Williams Collegerinh iV rV,f nBB'n

88' ami belonca to the Universityiron V.J - sts

t»c niVlnclalVlnclal agent In Manhattan of an

tn«"« v>i"Llorf Henr V - N. V.. and lives while intown. v.ith his grandmother. Mrs. alias Ii Wither-see. In Madison-aye., Manhattan.

Another engagement which will interest particu-larly Heights society is that of Miss" Grace Holt,eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George ChandlerHolt, of Willow-st., to Ralph Duryea Reed, nephewof Mrs. Samuel Bsowne Duryes of No. -IG Rem-Ken-st., and the son of Mrs. Joslah R^ed, of Man-chester. K. H. Mr- Reed is a brother of MissKatnryne Reed, whose engagement to RobertLow Plerrepont was announced recently.

An engagement interesting to society on ihe ParkSlope is that of Miss Grace Allen Price. Althoughrot living in Rrooklyn, as her home is in Watseka,111.. Miss Price has made s host of Rrooklynfriends through her attractive manners while vis-itingher uncle and aunt. Colonel and Mrs. GeorgeAllen 1 rice, of No. lg Montgomery Place. Herlianct is Henry Clarence Chudbuck. of Binßham-T'"•.V,

*' MIiJS frice has recently been visitingme Irlc.-s. and returned home yesterday.

Th encasement Is nl?o announced of Miss MaryV. Rosers, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CharlesK. Rogers, of No. 2:"-' Henry-st., and A. RogersLeo. son of Mrs. Oeorge Lee, of No. IS Amity-st.,and a cousin of the Rev. Arthur R. Klnsolving.rector of Christ Church. Clinton-st. Another en-gagement is that of Miss Kvelyn Haigh daughterOf Mrs. William K. Haiffh. «.f No. ISO South < ix-rord-st., and Raymond Nelson Kellogg, a graduateof Amherst In the cias « of "97. He w*s captain ofthe baseball team i:i bis senior year in collegeand is now an Instructor in English and elocu-tion at tlie Polytechnic Institute He is a mem-ber of the Orange Athletic Club. His home was atBolyoki . Mass.

Because Of the illness of the groom's mother,which ended in death, the wedding of Miss MarieLouise Cheeseman daughter or" the late OscarCheeseman, and Dudley A. Van Ingen. of No. 133Henry-st.. was celebrated quietly on Thursday.

A number of well known people were present lastMonday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney ValeLowell, at No. 164 Columbia Heights, at the m.ir-riace of thHr daughter. MlSfl Mary Champn-.yLowell, to Herbert Logan Patterson, son of Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Patt rson. The house was dec-orated With smilax, pinks and roses, intertwine:!withgarlands of marguerites, while the nichiceilingof the rooms bloomed with white daisies. Thebride was dressed in panne velvet, trimmed withpoint lace. The Rev. Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hallconducted the ceremony. Miss Bessie Oollamore,of Manhattan, a cousin of the bride, was maid "thonor. The bridesmaids w<re .Miss Bertha Stock-well, Miss Nancy Mason. Miss Clara Colton, MissHarrietts Stevens. Miss Ethel Eame.s and Miss Geor-gina Patterson, of Brooklyn; Misa Edith Hawkinsand Miss Ethel Hawkins, of Springfield, M;-s>.;M:^s Louise Brigham. of Cleveland, Ohio, and MissMabel Searle. of Philadelphia. Hubert Noble, ofManhattan, cousin of the groom, acted as bestman. and the ushers were George Street andH..rr»tio Kimball, of Hrnnklyn. and Richard Wads-worth and H. C. Mortimer, of Manhattan. Mr.and Mrs. Patterson, after their utiirn from theirbridal trip, will live at Short Hills.

Frederick B. Pratt, of No. 223 Clinton-aye.. hadout the public coach Pioneer, on Tuesday, with aparty. The run was from the. Holland House,Manhattan, to the Ardsley Club.

On Thursday the coach was occupied by JohnGibb. of No. 218 Gates-aye., and friends. Theywere unfortunately caught in the sudden shower ofThursday afternoon, and drenched before theywere able to reach shelter.

OUTLOOK FOR AN HARMONIOUS CONVEX-

TIOV-THE CASES OF TWO

MURDERERS.

Hartford, Conn.. May 5 (Speclal).-The cau-

cuses for delegates to the coming State conven-

tion to be held in this city Tuesday and Wednes-

day of next week have all been held, and the

r«s«tt «o far as the principal contest is con-

corned, can be quite accurately predicted. Or-

"muf R. Fyler. of Torrington, has a majority

of the delegates in the convention, and. what

Is more he has a majority of districts which

injures 'his return to the chairmanship of the

Republican State Central Committee. His

strongest opponents admit this, and give him

sixteen or seventeen of the twenty-four dis-

tricts. The districts that are against him are

those in Fairfield County, one in New-Haven

and two in New-London County. There has

not been for years so exciting a contest over

the management of the affairs of the party, and

in some sections, particularly in Litchfieldcounty, where Mr Fyler lives, the right has• m bitter, owing to the complication brought

about by the candidacy of Donald T. Warner

for the Governorship, and his connection with

the Fessenden wing, which has been determinedupon the downfall of Fyler. Warner's name

and local popularity were used as a weapon

with which to fight Fyler. although the two

men have always been the best of political and

personal friend?. The outlook is for an har-

monious convention, a good set of delegates to

go to Philadelphia unpledged as to the Vice-

Presidency and for resolutions that will strong-

lyindorse the Administration of President Mc-

Kinley. The effect upon the Governorship con-

vention, to be held in August, will certainly be

favorable to George P. McLean's candidacy, but

summer politics may interfere somewhat with

Its progress, but hardly enough to prevent his

nomination.

PROFESSOR PERRY'S CALL.

Professor Alfred T. Perry, of the HartfordTheological Seminary, has been called to thepresidency of Marietta College in Ohio, andhas the matter under consideration. He holds

the chair of bibliology, and is librarian of the

memorial library in the seminary, which hasmany rare volumes, and the best library onhymnology in the country. There is a move-ment on foot to retain his (services here, butthe opportunity Is thought to be so great thath« will probably accept.

MRS. COBB'S PETITION FOR PARDON.

The application of Mrs. Kate Cobb, a life |prisoner at Wethersfield Prison, for pardon, has !

aroused some interest throughout the State. \bringing to mind one of the famous causes be- jfore the Connecticut courts. Mrs". Cobb and

Wesley W. bishop, both of Norwich, became !

infatuated with each other, and. as a result of jthai infatuation. Mrs."Bishop and Mr. Oohb weremurdered by poteo*. and Bi bop and Mrs. Cobb

found guiltyand sentenced to life imprisonment.

The trial was twenty-one years ago. but it is

still remembered sis having many sensationaliliwiwla notably the breaking down of Bishop

when the trial was nearly at its close, hi? con- ;

fesslon. and his implication of the woman in j

the case. Mr*=. Cobb has always maintained her

innocence, and she has many friends who agree

with her: but the majority of Connecticut peo-

ple believe she was rightly convicted. Taking =

the action of the Board of Pardons insuch cases jfor the last few years, it does not seem possible \u25a0

that there is the slightest chance for her par- !

don. as it always has refused clemency to life

prisoners: The Legislature at its late session jconsidered a bill providing for the absolute car- ;rying out of the life sentence under all condl- ilions, the object betas to prevent life prisoners j

from'appealing, and it will certainly come be-

fore the next Legislature. This willalso act as |

a deterrent to the Board of Pardons taking fa- I

vorable action. Mrs. Cobb willhave the slight ;chance of an airing, at all events, as she will ;make the trip from the prison to the Capitol, to t

appear before the Board. She has not been

outside prison walls Finee her sentence began. jIt Is the intent of those interested to have a .bill presented before the Legislature providing \that the Board of Pardons shall sit only at the jprison in the future. . _;• :,:..- ... -- - !

CROSS MUST BE HANGED.* '

I

In this connection itis of interest to note that jthe Supreme Court has affirmed the decision jof the lower court in the case of Charles B.

Cross, of Brooklyn, who was convicted of mur- :

der In Stamford in November, his victim being

Sarah C. King, by whom he was employed. ,Cross is only seventeen years old, and willbe the ,youngest person ever executed in this State.His hanging will be the first in the new execu-tion house, which is now incorporated in anew wing of the prison at Wethersfleld. instead |of beta* a house by itself, as for the last few jyears. The automatic gallows designed by a i

convict named Rabbit, and adopted by Warden jWood bridge, has been discarded by Warden |Garvin, and a simpler affair has been con- !structed, which will not have so many of the ;

elements of a grim plaything as the automatic ]one did. with its bag of shot and indicating dial.Cross will be hanged inJuly.

NATHAN HALE SCHOOLHOUSES.There is an outbreak of patriotic fervor in the j

Ftate Just now over Nathan Hale schoolhouses. i

The Revolutionary spy. during his vacationsfrom Yale College, before entering the Conti- jnental Army, taught school in several parts

of the State, and two of the buildings occupied

by him for the purpose are still in existence. |Both of them will he preserved as historicalmuseums, one in New-London by the Connecti-cut Society Sons of the American Revolution.and one in East Haddam. by the Sons of theRevolution, the rival society. The East Had-dam Fchoolhouse. where Hale first taught, willl>e dedicated for patriotic uses on June 6. andat that time Richard H. Greene, of New-York,

will present to the Connecticut Society thebuilding, and ex-Governor Bulkeley will receiveit The ceremonies willbe interesting from pres-ent appearances.

TROLLEY MAILSERVICE STOPPED.

The trolley mail service in this city, which has

been popular, has been temporarily discontinuedbecause of the refusal of the Department atWashington to accept the new bids for the

contract for collecting: mail from the boxes onthe trolley cars, and delivering it to the post-office. The service will be much missed, asseventy thousand letters monthly have beenmailed on the trolley cars from all sections ofthe city traversed by the cars. There were in-tervals of half an hour only between cars. Ithas cost the Government $720 for the year thatIt has been in existence, and was Introduced by

Postmaster Frank P. Furlong during the lastyear of his service. He presented it to thepostal convention held In Washington last au-tumn, and it met with favor in such cities ashad trolley lines concentrating near the post-office, as in this city.

by Icrn «?n eBWe 'e'' Addresses will be deliveredBaker IV

h,;i 7e i'^ now- the Rev. Richard H.Mr* John 'h'11 ,*m, - of >*»*»•\u25a0 S*'lool No-

72.WaNhanrt^- Gilbert, the Rev. A. Stewartthe cubic °,th. -

Th" library will soon open to

Br»r. h Ix-hi/!10 seven th branch, the Prospect

f^^SL-lsrfflsa^e^ in the iMch-

BROOKLYN'S SOCIALWORLD

NEW ITBLICADMINISTRATOR IN QUEENS.Charles A. Wadley was yesterday appointed pub-

lic administrator of Queens County. The- appoint-ment was made by Judge Moore. Sheriff Bakerand Surrogate Noble. Mr. Wadity is forty-oneyears old. He was Assistant District Attorneyunder District Attorney Noble. He is a partner ofex-Judge Marley. The appointment is for threeyears.

1 REPUBLICAN CLUB REORGANIZED.Under the name of the Congress Republican Club

of Kings County the old Nineteenth Ward Repub-

lican Club has been reorganized. Its purpose is to

be social as well as political, and to this end theclub has ohtained a haadsome clubhouse at No. 539Bc-dford-ave. This three story brownstone housewill be renovated and remodelled at an expense of$2,0w. This work will be completed within twoweeks. The officers of the club are as follows:president. John J. Walker: first vice-president.Charles Larney; second vkt?-president. George W.Churchwell: recording ->ecrctary. Hugh Galloon; cor-responding secretary, William J. Luhrs: treasurer,Henry Mander; sergeant-at-arms, James Abra-hams; trustees, Floyd Adams. Oscar F. Knapp, Dr.Trull. Dr. J. S. Hasundieck and John Drescher;chairman of the House Committee, Benjamin F.Rogers.

DINNER OF METAL POLISEERS.The seventh annual dinner of the Metal Polish-

ers and Brags Workers' Union was held last nightat the Labor Lyceum, in Brookiyn. The followingwas the toasts list: "How We are Governed atAlbany." Tho.nas A. Fulton. Citizens Union; "Pastand Future," Henry A. Golden; "Trusts

—Capital-

istic and Proletarian," Or- William j. O'Sulllvan-"Som« hiving Issues," Bartley J. Wright; "Trea-Ron by Treaty" Charles Frederick Adams; "Labor"tic Rev. Dr. W. D. P. Bliss; "Taxation," I^awsonPurdy.

FIRE DMJLLB l\ QUEENS BCBOOLB.A system of flic alarm drills which will lie es-

tablished In the public schools of Queens Boroughhas !.'•, ;1 derided upon by the Board of Superin-tendent! of tho Schools of Queens.

MR. METHYEN'S SALARY TO GO TO FAMILY.The fla? on the courthouse was at half mast

yesterday as a mark of respect for Under SheriffWilliam Methven, of Queens County, who died at

his home. In Flushing- on Thursday evening. Sheriff

Baker said yesterday that Mr. Methven whs a manwho lived up to his salary, and that he had diedpoor. The Sheriff said that so long as he remainedin office he would continue to pay the salary ofUnder Sheriff to the family. Mr. Methven leavesa widow, four daughters and three sons. Thefuneral will take plur* tu-murruw morning.

Mrs. Mary Scott Badley. who has spent nineteenyears in missionary work In India, will deliver two

of her lectures, with stereopticon illustrations, at

the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church. Thefirst lecture is to be given mxt Thursday even-Ing, and the second a week later. No tickets arerequired for these lectures, and the public is cordial-ly invited. The object is to stimulate interest in

missions.•

Mrs. Badley. tho widow of the Rev. Dr. B. H.Badley, of Lucknow, India, was one of the speak-

ers at the Ecumenical Missionary Conference.She l:- of Scotch descent, born in the Stat.- of Ohio,

where her father was president of a college formany years and a member of the State Legislat-ure, The late Mrs. Carrie Scott Harrison, wife

Of ex-President Harrison, was the cousin of J. H.L. Scott. Mrs. Badley*B father. Dr. and Mrs. Bad-ley went on their wedding trip to India, wherethey were engaged in educational work for twentyyears In the Mahometan capital, Lucknow. ThereDr. Badley died several years ago. During twoof the severe famines they had remarkable experi-ences, assisting the British Government in caringfor the starving children and in relief wurk.

Mrs. Badley edited an illustrated paper for thewomen of India in two of the native lan-guages. She also translated a life of Queen Vic-toria in tlie Jubilee year, which was adopted byti;.' Government as a textbook in the schools. Mrs.Badley speaks several of the Indian languages.Her lecture:- cover history, scenery, descriptions ofthe domesti.- life, religious devotions, marriagucustoms, as well as the cities, -villages and moun-tains.

TWO OF THEM TO BE GIVEN' IN THE HANSON

PLACE METHODIST CIIIRCH.

MRS. BADLETB LECTI'RES ON INDIA.

FRIGHTENED BY ARRIVAL OF SCHOONER.Huntington, Long Island. May s.— Burglars visited

the Halesite Postoffice last night and would, nodoubt, have looted the office and store in which it issituated but for the arrival at the pier of theschooner Holdane. The burglars had broken opena shutter and smashed a pane of glass, when ItIssupposed they were frightened away by the ar-rival of th* schooner. They left behind them achisel with which they had forced open the shutter.

Two men wro are believed to have committed therecent robbery at the Aquebogue Post office werearrested at Smlthtown this morning by DeputySheriff M. E. Baush. It is thought they robbedthe station here. They are Henry Dtgler andFrank Ry.m. said to be well known New-Yorkcrooks, whose pictures are in the Rogues' Galleryat Police Headquarters there. They were capturedafter an exciting chase, during which they ex-changed shots with Deputy Sheriff Baush. Themen were taken to Riverhead this afternoon.

[slip, I-ons: Island. May s.—Burglars broke into

the islip railroad station about midnight last night.They blew cpen the safe and took $170 in cash. Allthe windows were smashed. The explosion washeard by Joseph O'Neil. who aroused the neighborsand hurried to the station, but did not catch theburglars.

TWO KEEN CAUGHT who ARE SUPPOSED To HAVE

COMMITTED THIS AND THE AQI'E-

BOGUE BUBOI+ARY.

TSLIP RAILROAD STATION ROBBED.

"if the Hamilton-aye. tunnel is feasible, and l

believe it is," said Frederick C. Cocbeu, of BayRidge, yesterday, "we *;.ii give a bond for anyamount for the faithful performance of the workand occupancy of the tunnel. IfIwen- assuredthat ti>'- tunnel would be continued down Fourth-ave., and over Into the Borough of vi.h-mond. with a tour-track line. I could get them ;c

tenant qni<-k<r than chain lightning."Air. Cocheu ta a close friend of P. H. Flynn, the

v.. M known railroad man and contractor, andFlynn is the man who would like the opportunityof bidding for the construction and operation of aw:\ nel to South Brooklyn, It is said."If the Commission desires io know whether

there i- any sentimeni In favor of the SouthBrooklyn tunnel I'll guarantee to fill CarnegieHall with Its advocates," continued Mr Cocbeu."The Hamllton-ave. plan would cost 28 per cent lessthan the Joralemon-st. tunnel."

PREPARING TO MAKE AN IMPRKSBIVE

SHOWING BEFORE THE RAPID

TRANSIT COMMISSION.

When th»- question of a route for the proposedtunnel from Manhattan to Brooklyn comes up be-fore the Rapid Transit Commission at anotherbearing, to be given next Wednesday, it is likelythat an Impressive showing will be made by themen who want the tunnel to go to South Brooklyn.Tiny are much In earnest, and believe that theymay win.

M. Ettssimmons, the Brooklyn contractor, fatherof the late Dr. T. Dr.na Pitzstmmons, who was the.house surgeon of St. Mary's Hospital, will sail onthe steamship Etruria for an extended trip throughEurope. Sine- the death of his son Mr. Fitzsim-mons lias not been well, and It is with the hope ofimproving his health that he takes this trip.

SOUTH liimtiKLY\ MEN HOPEFUL.

At th<- New-York stale Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution convention, to be held Tuesdayand Wednesday, ;it th« Clinton Avenue Congrega-

tional Church, there will be present as spec'alguests Mrs. l>m;.| Manning, president-general ofthe order; Mrs. Washington A. Roebling, New-Jersey; Mrs. Heron Crossman, Mrs. Barber andMrs. Kii'syiii. vice-president-generals; Miss Wash-ington, Mrs. Ellen Hardln Walworth and Mrs.Mary Desha, founders of the order. Fort Greene<"liai>tir extends an Invitation to ail club womenand all interested friends to attend the conven-tion, whose chief meeting will be on Tuesday, at

10 a. m. The luncheon will be served ;it 1 p. m.an.i Mi>-. Earle'e reception for delegates In theafternoon. <"i Wednesday morning the pilgrimageto point-- of Revolutionary interest in ProspectPark, and to th.- Martyrs' Monument, ;:t FortGreene, win :\u25a0 made. Mrs. Manning, Mrs. WilliamCummong Story. State director of the children'schapters of Hit Daughters or tin- American Revolu-tion, and th«- founders of the society, will be theguests of Mr?. S. V. White, and will reach hereto-morroiv.

"Twelfth Night," given by Mi's Helen Atwood,called forth applause. Miss Lillian Beams gavethe next number on the programme, a waltz inB major, by Moszkowekl. which was followed bya song. Awakening of Spring." by Mrs. Walters.Refreshments were served. The hostesses for theafternoon were Miss Elizabeth Tut tie. Miss FannyHamilton, Miss Emily Betts. Miss Josephine Hol-lenback. Miss Jessie Ogx, Miss Grace Brainerd.Miss Florence Murphy, Miss Edith Thomson andthe officers and House Committee.

NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUTE. SUNDAY. MAY 6, 1900.

CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.

TUT A'-TTVF OOWlsstt IN* TTIE UKPTRT.T-

, \\ PARTY.

Brooklnn

LOOMis MEMORIAL WINDOW.A memorial window of unusual beauty will be un-

veiled this morning in the Classon Avenue Presby-terian Church. Special music for the occasion hasbeen arranged and a sermon appropriate to thetheme of the window willbe preached by the pas-tor, the Rev. Joseph Dunn Burrell. The window isa gift of Mrs. Edward Payson Loomis. of No. 123DeKalb-ave. It is in memory of her husband, whodied last May. At the ban of the window, Inscribedon opalescent glass, are the words:

PRATT INSTITUTE.A large collection of Rookwooil pottery has been

placed <>n exhibition in the art gallery of thelibrary ImlMing. The exhibit will be open dallyfrom !t until ti. and from 7 .'M> until !•:.'«• o'eloetl

The senior boys of the liifrh school departmentBJN :ilTuesday in Paterson, X. .]., with their In-structor in machine shop practice, visiting a loco-nioilvf works.

On Tuesday evening the high school faculty en-tertained the members of the senior class andtheir fathers and mothers at an Informal recep-tion, held in the music room of the High SchoolBuilding.

Pratt Institute sent a creditable exhibition of thework of its art department to the convention of theWestern Art Teachers" Association, which is to beheld in Grand Rapids. Mi.h.. this month. Mr.Perry will represent the institute at this con-vention.

The annual meeting of the Neighborship Associ-ation will be held in the library school on Thurs-day evening. The Rev. Thomas' R. Slieer and MissLeonora O'Reilly will speak

POLYTECHNIC PREPARATORY. *The Polytechnic Preparatory play, "Peacock's

Holiday," was presented by the Polytechnic Pre-paratory Dramatic Association In the school chapellast Thursday evening. Oscar Rempel Houston

ok the part of Antony Peacock. The stage set-tings were appropriate, and the music was fur-nished by the KchooU Mandolin Club.

The concert of the musical societies of the schoolhas" been deferred until Monday.

The baseball game played on Thursday at Pros-pect Park with the team representing the New-York High School resulted in a victory for Poly-technic Preparatory, the score neinK SO to 1). Thefirst league game will be with the Boys' HighSchool next Wednesday.

NOTES OF HHOOKLYX SCHOOLS.

In Loving Memory

EDWARD PAYSOX LOOMIS,

For many years an Elder of this Church.

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