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New York Times (Newspaper) - January 7, 1900, New York, New York The new York times. Sunday. January 7. 1900. Brooklyn Crotch Borneo St. Georges protestant episcopal edifice badly damaged. To Interior ruined and furnishings destroyed at a loss of $50,000. The handsome edifice of St. George s protestant episcopal Church at the Corner of Marey and Gates avenues Brooklyn was gutted by fire Early last evening. The loss on the building and its furnishings is estimated at $50,000. The cause of the fire could not be determined. It was discovered by assistant Foreman Clayton Burke of engine company no. 134, who lives in the neighbourhood. He was passing the Church shortly before 0 o clock when he saw smoke coming from the doors and windows. Suspecting something wrong he looked into the Church and saw that it was on fire. Burke ran to a fire Box near by and sent in an alarm. Realizing that the fire was very Likely to be a big one he turned in a second and a third alarm. The Quick succession of these alarms brought a big Force of firemen and a Large number of engines and trucks to the scene in Short order. The fire however Hud gained considerable headway and the firemen had a stubborn fight on their hands. The building is a Large Brick Structure built in the form of a Cross and faces on Marey Avenue. In the rear is a Chapel facing on Gates Avenue. The Interior Woodwork of the Church was of Georgia Pine which burned fiercely. After two hours of hard work the firemen succeeded in getting the fire under control confining the flames to the Church building. The Walls of the Structure remained standing but the Interior of the edifice was ruined., a lust after the firemen had begun work on the fire a Young Man darted from the crowd in the Street and into the burning building. A moment or two later he reappeared carrying an Oil painting. The Young Man was the son of a former Harden of the Church and the picture he had rescued from the flames was a portrait of is father which had adorned the Walls of the Ustiy room. The spectacular features of the fire attracted a great crowd to the scene Many members of the Church being among the onlookers. The decorations of Evergreen and Holly which had been put up in the Church for the Christmas holidays had not been taken Down and these added to the fierceness of the Blaze. The portion of the roof just Over the altar fell in while the firemen were at work but no one was injured. While the fire was in Progress travel on the. Gates Avenue and Marcy Avenue trolley lines was completely tied up. A meeting of the members of the Church will be held to Day at the Home of the pastor the Rev. William a. Wasson 1�s Monroe Street to discuss the situation and take Steps to obtain a temporary meeting place. The insurance on the building More than covers the loss. St. Georges protestant episcopal Church was organized in 1s 59. If has a membership of 800. The edifice which was partially destroyed last night was built twelve yet ars ago and Cost about $ >0,000. Catches husband in Chicago. A Brooklyn woman has her Recreant spouse arrested. Special to the Neon York times. Chicago Jan. 6.�?mrs. Herman Marshall of Brooklyn x. Y., secured the arrest of her husband in Chicago yesterday after Rix months desertion. She Learned a month ago he was in Chicago and came Here determined to find him. Yesterday she came face to face with the sheepish looking spouse on Randolph Street. he said. A a in a glad to see you. Under pretence of relenting she allowed him to take her . At the Corner of Clark and Randolph streets however she turned him Over to a crossing policeman. The wite laughed at the husbands wretchedness at the Central station where he was locked up. Sunday crusade in Toledo. Preachers Union to Anse arrests for performances in theatres. Toledo Ohio Jan. committee of the Toledo preachers Union has sent a warning to theatre managers Here that arrests of All actors and employees will follow sunday performances to Morrow. The managers with one exception have decided to resist enforcement of the state Law on this subject and threaten if stopped to retaliate by closing All business houses including drugstores and to Stop the Street cars. Aii array of counsel has been engaged. It is tacitly understood that this is to be the first step toward closing the Gates of the Ohio Centennial exposition in 1902 on sundays. There Are no sunday ordinances in Toledo. Mayor Jnes having forced their a peal through rigid enforcement of them we n milkmen and newsboys were arrested and the crusade which begins to Morrow will be under state Laws. Julia of Morrison testifies. Actress who is accused of murder Cross examined at Chattanooga. Chattanooga tenn., Jan. hearing in the Julia Morrison Case was resumed this morning miss Morrison being on the stand for Cross examination. The witness related her statements As to the epithets applied to her by Leiden leading up to the tragedy. The letter written by her to manager Harris was introduced in evidence. In it she said a a if you do not Telegraph this Damn fellow Leiden to keep his Mouth shut i will leave the it was submitted to her and she admitted having written it a a but a said she a a i wrote it at the dictation of she further stated that she did not know where she was born that she had never seen her father and Mother and confirmed her testimony of yesterday As to her poster parents whose name was Dale. The attorneys for the state got the witness confused by asking her Why she had not married her present husband the second time immediately after learning her real name instead of waiting for seven years. She stated that for one reason she had not the Money at the time and a a there were other reasons a a Aid she. The defense introduced depositions from several parties in various parts of the country where miss Morrison had resided testifying to her Good character. Among the depositions were those from n. P. Moss president of the first National Bank Lafayette. La. Mrs. T. H. Mcdermott. 8t. Louis mrs. Sophia Stultz Baek Paterson n. A Margaret Arnsworth. 202 West Fortieth Street. New York William h. Morris manager of the Asbury Park opera House Asb tiry Park. N. Jcharles Webster and Arthur Landis Asbury Park. Following these were a series of depositions from stage managers and opera House employees on the route the a a plaster of had taken before reaching Chattanooga in which the deponent with one Accord stated that Leiden abused and insulted miss Morrison in their presence on Many occasions. Miss Morrison in closing her testimony stated that when a child she had been kicked on the head by a Pony and that since then she had been subject to headaches and great trouble with her head. Before the court had adjourned the defense announced that its plea would be temporary insanity. Give gov. Lounsbury a Cane. Ire Assembly chairmen personnel of committees agreed upon at a conference. Governor not consulted final list adopted by speaker Nixon senator Platt and state chairman Odell. Letter travelled 27 years. Last trip completed Friday. A Lien it was received from Manila. Special to the Huzo York 7 mics. Chicago Jan. last trip of a letter which has been travelling for Twenty seven years was completed yesterday when Edward l. Mckee vice president of the Indiana National Bank of Indianapolis received it from Manila where it. Had been addressed to him. The letter was mailed by w. T. Fenton vice prot ident of the National Bank of the Republic of Chicago. The letter started its journey when the two men were clerks in Indianapolis. They bail recently come from Madison. If was sent backward and Forward Many times each time to some Distant address with the Home address in the Corner so that it would come Back and has been All Over the world in the course of the last Quarter of a Century. I _ philippine hemp ports. Kaimis representatives want the president to order them opened. Special to 7 lie a Eze .1 Ork 7 tines. Washington Jan. 0.�?the administration has been informed that there is a Corner in hemp and that unless certain philippine ports Are opened articles manufactured from hemp will reach a High figure. The War department has informed Gen. Otis that it is desirable to open the largest hemp ports. Some of the ports in Northern Luzon have already been opened but it is desired that several ports in Southern Luzon. Mindanao Leyte and elsewhere be opened. Most of them have american garrisons. Representatives Long and Reeder of Kansas visited tiie president to Day to explain the situation to him. A Plant has been erected in the Kansas state Penitentiary for making binding twine and is ready to let a operated but the Price of hemp has advanced in three years from 4 to 14u cents a Pound. Blacks demand recognition. Negroes in Cuba say it is time they declared themselves. Havana Jan. coloured officers in the former cuban army have written a circular which is being distributed throughout Havana in which they say a a owing to the injustices done in the past by those professing to favor Independence As a cloak for their deeds it is time that the Black race declared itself by put a Stop to these injustices. The Kerub veterans at the Greenwich Home Honor Connecticut a executive. Special to the new York times. Greenwich conn., Jan. 6.�?gov. Louns Bury who was a visitor at the soldiers Home to Day was presented a Cane carved by one of the inmates. Isaac Warner who made the presentation speech said a a among All the governors Connecticut Ever had none has shown More kindly interest in the veterans welfare than has his excellency the present governor. The soldiers of this Home appreciate this and As a Token of respect for you wish to present Vou with this Cane. It is the work of one of the men in the Home John Mcmanus of the ninth regiment. May you keep it As a memory of our gov. Lounsbury replied i can Only thank you for this gift and a May that you All have Best wished and having his attention called to the carvings on the Cane and the inscription on the Gold handle the governor added a a yes it is Beautiful but i prize it More because it came from friends before leaving he asked for an introduction to every Soldier present. The Cane is of Dogwood and the carvings were done with a Jackknife and file. They consist of likenesses of gov. Lounsbury and Admiral Dewey the battleship Maine the state arms the state Capitol marines cavalrymen and infantrymen flags Cannon a Tiger hounds and Fox. Crests amp a. The Gold head bears this inscription a a presented to George e. Lounsbury. Governor of Connecticut by members of Fitch a Home for strange escape from eath. Nathan Kirk a Farmer Gomes out unhurt after a terrible experience. Special to the a try York 7 hues. Danbury conn., Jan. 0.�?nathan Kirk a Farmer living in Ludington Ville n. Y., a Short distance from this City was driving from his Home to n1 ill Plain several Miles Distant and had allowed his attention to wander when the horse went on a rail a Lead track which the Road crosses. Kirk was aroused from his reflections by the sound of an approaching passenger train behind him. It was then that he discovered that there was no apparent escape from the track unless he could reach a Point several Hundred Yards ahead of him. A he urged the horse on in an attempt to reach the spot of safety. The horse becoming unmanageable plunged along the track past the place where Kirk intended driving from the track to let the train pass and before it could be stopped was on a High trestle. It no sooner struck that Structure than its legs slipped Between the ties and the animal fell on its Side overturning the Wagon and throwing Kirk Imo the swiftly running Croton River fifty feet below. The train was then within a few feet of the Bridge and As it was then dark the Engineer did not see the horse and Wagon until the engine struck them. The horse was instantly killed and the Wagon was smashed into atoms. As soon As the train could be stopped Ami bucked off the trestle the passengers United with the train hands in searching for the Driver of the team whose hat was found lying on the track. All the lanterns in the train were brought into use and the headlight was taken from the locomotive. For Twenty minutes the passengers and Railroad men searched up and Down the Banks of the River expecting to find the mangled body of a Man in the water until Kirk was seen hanging from u Rock in tin Middle of the Stream almost directly under the trestle he was almost overcome by the effects of his Long sojourn in the water. He was hanging from the Rock by Iris coat which had caught on it. And was hardly Able to answer coherently when the searchers shouted to ask ii he wus alive. He was rescued As quickly As possible and a taken to Carmel. It was found that lie had sustained no injury from his fall. Nineteenth Ward Bank dinner. Joseph j. Kit tel president of the nineteenth Ward Bank entertained its dire Siors anti a few other friends at dinner at the hotel Savoy last evening. Among the directors present were Peter dodger. Jr., William Hoffmann. Senator Sadlier. Charles p. Dodger. John Slattery. Fritz Handrich John j. Harrington and sex sheriff Dunn. Among the other guests were justices Dot Gro Fitzgerald and Bishoff sex judge Van a Cavern senator Elsberg. John .1. Gibbons John a a Carroll. Sheriff Grell. Albert h. Wiggin. Louis f. Doyle. John h. Campbell. David Mcclure. John a. Hilt nor. President Thomas Hunter of the Normal College and l. H. Holloway cashier of the nineteenth Ward Bank who has held that office for fifteen years. Since or. Kiri 1 was elected president of the Bank and the present directors joined hands with him. A year and a half ago the deposits and the t tunings have about doubled. The personnel of the committees of the Assembly for 1900 was decided upon last night at a conference held at the fifth Avenue hotel. There will be no further consultation with gov. Roosevelt in the matter even if he has been consulted at All. Chairman Odell of the Republican state committee denied yesterday that there was any truth in the published report that he and speaker Nixon would go to Albany to Confer with the governor. There was a Large gathering of Republican leaders about the fifth Avenue hotel yesterday afternoon. Col. Dady and w. B. Atterbury of Brooklyn were on hand to see that Kings county was eared for. Others seen in the corridors were senator Raines of Ontario senator Coggeshall of Oneida Edward Lauterbach appraiser Wakeman and William Brookfield. In the Early evening senator Platt chairman Odell and speaker Nixon were in conference and it is understood that among the chairmanships agreed upon Wei e the following ways and Means Jotham p. A lids of Chenango. Cities Otto Kelsey of Livingston. Commerce and navigation a. Brennan of Kings. Excise James t. Rogers of Broome. Canals Henry w. Hill of Erie. Codes a. A. Cokes. Jr., of new York. Judiciary Robert j. Fish of Madison. Taxation a. Do Graw of Kings. Railroads Louis Bedell of Orange. Insurance William l. Coughtry of Albany. General Laws Jean i. Burnett of Ontario. Electricity and Gas Daniel 1. Witter of Tioga. Labory Thomas a. Costello of Oswego. Banks James b. Mcewan of Albany. Privileges and elections a. He Fallowes of new York. Public health or. Nelson Henry of new York. A a now i can to Tell you what has been done a said chairman Odell after the conference. Then he perused the foregoing list and added a a now i should say that that shows very Good guessing it was said last night that the conference had been most satisfactory speaker Nixon will return to Albany to Day and the committees will be announced when the Assembly meets on wednesday evening. Best g i ittle feet that a toe in. This awkward habit can be completely cured by wearing our a toe in shoes. No Dis Eom c fort not unsightly a look like any other shoe. Prices $2.00 to $3.50, according to size. Also shoes to prevent or cure a a Bowlegs a Flat foot and to strengthen weak Ankles. Cost but a trifle More than Ordinary shoes. So Superior is our assortment of styles and sizes so certain Are we that we can always fit the foot and suit the customer that we encourage people to make our shoe department a test for All the store. If you have never enjoyed the advantages of clothing children Here suppose you begin with shoes. 60-62 West 23d St. Julia Marlowe a Farewell. Ovation for the actress who brings her new York run of a a Barbara Frietchie a to an end. West end association annual banquet of the organization held at the Savoy. Public school troubles the subject of criticism a Lawson Purdy on taxation problems. We will furnish four rooms As itemized below. Part or Satin damask parlor suit five pieces pier Mirror French Bevel Glass parlor table brass feet handsome lamp silk lamp Shade pair of handsome pictures Large Oriental Rug 7.6x10.6. Bedroom. White enamelled dress ing Case and Wash stand elegant brass trimmed steel enamelled bed Woven wire bed Spring soft top mattress pair Feather pillows comfortable l enamelled chair 12 yes. J matting English toilet set. 10 pieces. New Bills at Albany. Or. Harburger has Cine to change excise Law and one to prevent crowding of elevated cars. Albany Jan. 6.�?assemblyman Harburger of new York City will introduce on wednesday next an excise Bill in the House providing for the regulation of traffic in liquors by the local executive authorities of the towns and cities of the state. These local boards shall prescribe the character and grades of licenses the fees to be paid therefor and the hours and Days during which liquors May be sold or exposed for Sale. A License May be revoked by any commissioner or Board provided the proof is satisfactory that a violation of the Law has occurred. A Licensee whose License shall have been so revoked shall have the right to a writ of certiorari to review such action. The controller is Given authority to Grant licenses to Railroad Steamboat and steam vessel companies. The prohibitions in the Bill Are similar to those in the old excise Law before the present liquor tax Law was enacted. It. Provides that liquor shall not be sold on election Days within one Quarter mile of the polls or on the grounds or near the Entrance to agricultural fairs. The Bill is understood to have the endorsement of the tammany organization. Or. Harburger will also introduce a Bill which will prohibit the. Overcrowding of cars on the elevated reads in new York City in the future. The Bill provides that the companies a shall erect Gates at each Entrance of the cars which Gates the conductor shall close when All the seats in the car shall be occupied by passengers. A violation of this statute shall be made Misdemeanour and punishable As such. This is to take effect May 1. Lie of cordiality mentioned by Marti runs a j great risk of failure when foreigners Are. Preferred to Black people on account of i the former being White. Cuba is not for a social oligarchy and the time has arrived for the coloured race who in 1807. Sustained j the revolution while others were hastening j to present themselves As renegades to get j what is theirs by the circular further says that the death j at Cienfuegos of the coloured brigadier Gen j eral. Dionisio Gil. Who was killed while re sitting arrest will be carefully invest Gar de and tile result of the inquiry will he made Public. A a paper under the title of la Verda will he started shortly in tin interests of the coloured race who according to the circular. A a Are still disposed to die before consenting to be pariahs in their own see or Guy Iberio Gomez says the circular was uncalled for but that the cause of the rouble was the refusal by the mayor a Cienfuegos to allow Gen. Gil to be buried with military honors. Tny Lelh night celebrated. The annual twelfth night cd la bration of the twelfth night club was held last night at the Berkeley lyceum. Fromke to 11 of clock a musical programme was rendered in which miss Alice Bates miss Fielding Roselle and messes. Walker and Averill took part. At 11 of clock an English supper was served during which a Hoar s head supporting a burning Yule Candle was he ought into the Stumer room. A vie it a a skit a by Grant Stewart. And entity d a a a t Appeal to the Muse was then Given. A. Loving cup was passed to the members of i the club Only the ceremony being conduct Jed by the president. Mrs. Alice Fischer Hartoun. Two twelfth night seed cakes containing a Coin and a thimble were then 1 served one for the men and one for the women. Salaries for Kings comity officers. A Bill will be introduced in the legislature at an Early Day making salaried positions of the offices of sheriff. Register and county clerk of Kings county. The salaries will be fixed respectively at 81.1.0 10. $12,000. And $12.000 annually. It is said that Oritor Marshall will introduce the Bill in the Senate and that assemblyman Wilson will father the measure in the lower Branch of the legislature. Canal claims allowed. During last year court has awarded $34,600.50 out of $278,424.52 asked in 134 cases. Albany Jan. 0.�?the annual report of the state court of claims which will be submitted to the legislature next week Wall Point out the fact that to Date 7o? claims arising from improvement work to the canal system under the nine million Dollar appropriation act have been filed with that court the aggregate amount claimed is $ 1.1 10.08j.tkh the past year is the first in which the court has considered claims of this character anti during that period 134 Hae been decided. The aggregate amount claimed in these cases was $278.424"2 and the aggregate amount awarded $34.0 10.30. During the year 1s99 there were filed with the court 824 claims for damages to the amount of $1,300,802.21, and during the same period the court decided 431 cases with aggregate judgments of 8221,400.311. The classification of the claims considered with the amount claimed and the amount awarded is As follows general a anal Clinnis amount claimed $550,-230.73 amount of judgments $02,403,on. It Saal improvement Ltd taints amount claimed $278.42 4.52 amount awarded. $34. I0o.50. Claims filed under special act amount claimed $434.423. 51 amount awarded 804,021.78.general claim a amount claimed $37.7541.33 amount awarded $204. Total so amount claimed. $ 1,300,802.21 amount awarded. $221.4o0.3o. The court of claims and Board of claims under which title i was known up to Jan 1. 1800, has been in existence since less when it succeed d the old canal commis is on. A since its formation there have been thousands of claims filed and derided. On Doe. 31 last there were 1,330 claims pending before the Board with an aggregate of $2.70 5,483.4a itar leh Titan society Hijii quiet. The members of the Clarles town society. Held their eleventh annual banquet last evening at the hotel St. Denis. A. Is Elles j stump was toastmaster and among those present were col. W. Do a. Washington i Anson a. Card. Thomas Hopper b. W. I Ingle Peter w. Rouss Roger Chew c. Timberlake Alderman Frederick Ware. Henry a. Dorsey and Brooks la Bateaux. Col Washington or Logie j. H. Julian e. Ingle made speeches. State canal improvements. Report of the advisory Hoard sent to guv. Roosevelt. Gen. Francis v. Greene chairman of the canal advisory Board appointed by gov. Roosevelt yesterday transmitted to Albany the report of that body. While he would say nothing about the contents of the document. It is generally understood that it recommends Large expenditures in the matter of improving the artificial Waterways of the i state. Some place the appropriation a i Vordt at $30,0 40,01 in. Sex mayor George e. Green of Binghamton. A member of the commission said a it i would be indelicate for to discuss the Rel port. But 1 believe the Public generally will be satisfied when its contents Are made pub i some time ago or. Green said that the a cud had sent representatives to Europe and elsewhere to gather information in relation to canal construction and navigation and that while the reports received called for a Large outlay of Money the members Julia Marlowe ended her ten weeks engagement at the criterion theatre last night Lefoi e just such a crowded House As has marked her every performance. Many were heard to express regrets that the run of a a Barbara Frietchie a had gone its course for the Metropolis for or. Fitch a play was in the height of its Success. Miss Marlowe a dressing room was a Bower of Flowers when she reached the theatre and the cards of Many prominent society people were attached to the tokens. The House had been sold out for several Days in Advance and last night the limited standing room was crowded. Those who had been before some of them Many times accounted themselves fortunate in being present last night for it seemed that miss Marlowe excelled herself visibly carrying her audience with her her Superb work through All its phases its lightest moods and most deeply emotional parts., at the end of the third act miss Marlowe appeared before the curtain to acknowledge the applause which has always followed this act. A storm of Flowers greeted her and there were Calls for a speech but after she had repeatedly appeared and bowed or. Gilmour the Captain Trumbell in the cast came out and announced that miss Marlowe begged the indulgence of the audience until after the next act when she would Endeavor to More fully acknowledge their kindness. As the curtain went up before the last act a woman in the audience retired to the lobby stood at the end of the aisle for a moment and then saying to her escort that she could not see the death scene retired from View until this almost gruesome feature gave place to the stirring scene that follows in which Barbara flings out the Union Flag Over the marching rebel Host. After the act miss Marlowe responded to the Calls for a speech. She was greatly moved and a spoke in an almost tremulous voice As she said a i thank you from heart for your consideration your encouragement and your patience. Your support and Friendly attitude have been Mam help. It has been a real privilege with to appear before you As Barbara in an american part in an american play by an american author and All controlled by an american manager Charles Frohman. Although i am English born it is greatest Pride to be accounted an american actress and a so i May say fare you Well and May i fare Well to have the Joy of having to come before you again at some time and i do heartily wish you one and All a True Good miss Marlowe withdrew amid applause and then received another ovation from the members of her own company behind the scenes. From Here miss Marlowe goes to Providence for one week and then to Brook Len for two weeks. This w7ill be followed by a i tour of the Eastern cities which will not take her East of Pittsburg. She will appear Only in a a Barbara in City streets. Col. Fox superintendent of forests. Says they should be planted. Special to the new York times. Albany Jan. the belated report of the fisheries game and Forest commission which has just come from the press Are several tracts Over the signature a it of col. William f. Fox superintendent of forests on subjects relating to Forest Protection and cultivation. He advocates that tree planting in cities should be under municipal control. He says a a the planting of Street Trees and their subsequent care should devolve on the City government preferably on the Park com missioners As the that department would be better qualified for the work further removed from political influences and would be More Apt to have the Long tenure of office necessary for the proper management of the work. The planting and care of Street Trees belong to the City government As much As Street paving. A a As in Washington and Paris every City should establish nurseries supported by municipal appropriations in which the various species Best adapted to Street planting can be propagated and grown with facial ref i or Nee to such col. Fox then cites the fact that Washington is known As one of the most Beautiful cities in America on account of the 70 00u Trees planted along its streets. He a do advocates Highway tree planting and a tales that nut bearing species Are available for the purpose. They Are handsome he says Large and each species has Peculiar ties of habit that make it worthy the notice of an observant traveler. Navy Yard work delayed. Plans for Power Plant alleged to he very defective. Work on the big electric Light and Power Plant for the department of Yards and docks at the Brooklyn Navy y Ard has been suspended the suspension it is claimed being due to the alleged defective plans made by the department. The plans for the work were prepared at Washington. They provide for each portion of the work 1h ing done by a different contractor which Lias resulted in a tangle. The first serious hitch in the construction of the Power Plant occurred when it came to the laying of the steam pipes. The plans provided for the pipes being run through the foundation of the engine it was found that this could not be done. This Blunder it is said is but one of Many made in the plans. It is believed that there will be a Long delay in the work of building the new Plant. The West end association held its annual banquet at the Savoy hotel last evening. About 100 members and guests were present. In the absence of president Cyrus Clark owing to a recent death in his fam i ily first vice president James Van Dyck card presided. At the guests table with him were Justice James a. O Gorman John Wise the Rev. Or. John Balcom Shaw w. H. Mcelroy George in. Plunkitt and Lawson Purdy. Among the others present were Chester b. Mclaughlin j. V. V. Olcott John c. Coleman W. Nolan Charles Carpenter Lucius Stanton c. N. Bovee jr., f. R. Houghton assemblyman Perez Stewart James l. Wells r. E. A. Dorr j. Edgar Leaycraft or. Charles so Benedict or. Arthur Root or. Henry Hathaway George c. Batcheller col. William it. Brown James j. Phelan Bernard Naughton Daniel f. Mcmahon Walter Stabler j. N. Smith Thomas Fulton Jacob f. Miller and Archibald Turner. After president Clarks health had been drunk standing letters of regret were read from Edward h. Fallows senator John Ford Thomas b. Reed gov. Pingree a fighting bobs Evans rear Admiral Philip rear Admiral Sampson John Wana maker Seth Low Gen. Roe president Clausen controller Coler president Guggen Heimer and Augustus Thomas. N. Bovee jr., the first speaker referred to the action of the West end association opposing the Speedway scheme and the Amsterdam Avenue Railroad Bill. If they Hadnot done anything else he said the members were entitled to a Monument for their course in regard to these two measures. He then discussed the reduction of the teachers salaries. The existing condition of affairs he said was a stench in the nostrils of the community7. He did not know and did not care who was responsible for it but whoever was to blame was running the Hazard of Awakening organized Public opinion that would demand an accounting. This sentiment was loudly7 applauded. John Wise made a Brief address after which sex senator George w. Plunkitt spoke of himself As the father of the eighth Avenue Grade Bill of thirty two years ago and said that since its passage the West Side had changed from what was practically a cabbage Garden to the finest Section of the City. W. H. Mcelroy said that the West end was the Best Side of the Best City of the Best state of the Best nation in the world. Germans when they wished to Praise their Rhine spoke of it As the a a Hudson of germany7.�?� he dwelt upon the wonderful growth of the West Side within the last thirteen years. He said that when the educational system was attacked the Best men of new York City forgetting they were republicans democrats or mugwumps would All stand up and fight for it. Lawson Purdy who spoke on taxation said in part a a i appreciate the fact that your kind invitation has not been Given to personally but As the Secretary of the new7 York tax Reform association whose members represent the real estate and commercial interests of new7 York. A a most of you gentlemen have Large real estate interests and As our great tax commissioner George h. Andrews once said y our welfare alone is bound up indissolubly with the future of new York. Personal property is migratory and fugitive a truck or a carpet bag will suffice to remove it and a draft of a Bill will give it wings a the interest of real estate owners demands that taxes should to levied. As Enoch Ensley a great landowner of ten nos see advised gov. Brown never tax anything that would he of value to your state that could or would run away or that could and would come to a a it is said that quite recently two companies employing 300 hands have been driven to new7 Jersey by taxation. Means a loss in population of about 2,000 persons and a loss in real estate of Over $2.000.000. A a in 1803. Tax commissioner Coleman testified that in Twenty live years factories employing Over 100,000 skilled workmen have been driven from new York by taxation. At the usual computation of five to the family we lost 500.000 in population and As the assessed value of real estate is Over $1.000 per capita we lost Over s3o0.ouo,�� of tax Able real estate values or much More ban the entire assessment of personal property in 1803. A a to gain pennies we have lost dollars. We need men and Money to make real estate valuable. Let us not drive away the only7 sources of our wealth but Endeavor to attract them to us. So shall we Benefit ourselves entire Community. The Rev. Or. John Balcom Shaw spoke of his Pride in the West Side assemblyman Perez Stewart who was the last speaker said a i Eane Here on the Promise that i was not to be called upon to speak. T represent a a lass that i am afraid is getting to be extinct. I represent the mugwumps who stand for principle and that is Good government. As tin representative of the. Nine tee nth Assembly District one of the greatest if not the greatest in the Empire state. I shall do All in Power to it protect its Best interests and i Hope that efforts will receive the support of the West end _ one Dollar a week opens an account everything for housekeeping dining Bevel Mirror 5 Oak Cane seat chairs Oak dining table English Tea set 56 pieces handsome table cover 15 Yards matting. Oak Kitchen closet Glass doors Kitchen 3 Kitchen chairs set of tinware Kitchen table 12 Yards oilcloth. Kitchen. Range j. Baumann &br0. 1479-1483 third Avenue at 84th St. Open saturdays until iop 31. 84th. St. L a station. Golfers at Glen Cove. Richards get first place in the january Cap Competition. The first of the january7 weekly7 competitions for the Busby cup was played yesterday by7 the members of the Nassau country7 club on the Golf links at Glen Cove. W. F. Richards won the first Honor and j. B. Tappan came second. A Large number of members enjoyed the Fine golfing weather. The leading scores were Gross. Hdm up. Net. W. F. Richards. B. Tappan. L. L. Browne. E. L. Snedeker. S. A. Jennings. Herbert Adams. A. L. White?7 j. R. Maxwell. Howard Maxwell. 9 5 26 70 81 9 80 110 2�5 84 103 17 86 i 96 9 87 100 12 88 104 12 84 i 121 2,0 91 98 g 92 1 shipping and foreign mails. Miniature almanac this Day. A. P. A. Sun rises. .7 23 Sun sets. .4 49 Moon rises. High water this Day. A. A a. S. Hook.1 gov. 1st�?Td. .12 25 h. Gate. P. P. S. Hook. .12 11 gov. A sly a. .12 37 h Gate. Outgoing steamships. Monday Jan. A mails cd of Washington Nassau. 1 00 p. 1 30 p. A. .2 21 p. 2 33 tuesday Algiers new Orleans. Jan. 9. Vessels sail. 3 00 p. 3 00 p. Arra Moor. Countries carib Bee St. La Athos 3 00 p. 3 00 p. 11 00 a. 3 00 . 3 00 p. 3 00 p. 3 00 p. 12 00 3 00 p. 10 00 a. 10 0ft a a a a. 3 00 p. 3 Ltd p. 12 0� 3 00 p. 2 of p. 12 00 College men to visit Rockefeller. Special to t he Nezic York 7 totes. Chicago Jan. 0.�?local members of the finance committee of the University of Chicago Board of trustees went to new York , to up Ems several Days in the office of John d. Rockefeller. W Here they7 will consider ways and Means for raising $325. 100. Needed before april 1 to secure the Benefit of or. Rockefeller a time Extension on the conditional gift of $2,000,000. Bell and insurance Exchange elects a ulcers. Boston Jan. the annual meeting of the new England insurance Exchange to Day the following officers were elected president George Neiley vice presidents a a. F. Rice. H. L. Rfcs Rock and j. W. Grover chairman executive commit Etc G. Howe members of the executive committee a. D. Palmer w. H. Winkley. Walter and lard and j. Cornish. Plata 12 00 Kitts12 30 p. �?�1 0� p. Chateau quem Naples. Columbia Naples 9 00 a. Iroquois Charleston and Jacksonville. Turd skjold Progresso. 1 00 . Wednesday. Jan. 10. Colon. 9 3< a. 10 30 a. 3� Grenada Trinidad 11 00 . Hindoo Hull. Matanzas Tampico. 1 00 p. Miramar la Piata countries. 1 00 p. Noon land. Antwerp. .10 30 a. Seneca Havana. 1 00 p. St. Louis Southampton. Quot Ltd a it a. �?��4h a. At. Viler. St. Kitts10 00 a. V. S. Transport. San tuan.10 30 a. Thursday Ian h la Champagne Havre. 7 00 a. Ai. Santiago de Cuba Santiago. I a a p. Friday. Jan. 12 Algonquin. Charleston Jakso Avrile bordered. Azores. Irona. In. Vlrna Jamaica. 2 00 in. At. If Dur 3o . Themis Belize. 1 00 p. At. Saturday. Jan. 13. Ahem hand Kingston----10 00 a. Ai. 10 30 a. Ai. Lampasas. Galveston. Luc Anju. Queenstown and Liverpool 10 30 a. �?�12 00 Pretoria Bermuda. Sgt 30 a. A. 10 0� a. Ai. Werke dam. Rotterdam. 8 00a.m. J a supplementary supplementary mails Are opened on the piers of the j american English. Frem hand German steamers and remain open until within ten minutes of a the hour of a Ming. Transpacific mails. Mails for Hawaii. Japan. China and the Philip j Pine islands via san Francise close Here daily j at g 30 p. Ai. Up to Jan. 511, inclusive for dispatch per steamship Hon Kong Many. Ala is for Hawaii via Seattle close Here daily at 15 30 p. Ai. Up to Jan. H4. Inclusive for d snatch per steamship Bloemfontein awaits for Hawaii. China. Japan and the philippine islands via san Francisco close Here daily at to Jet it p. Ai. Up t. Jan. S19. Inclusive a dispatch per Steamer Thina. Fails for Australia sex Weot West Australia new Zoa land Hawaii Fiji and Simean islands via san Francisco nere Jaily at a it 3i� la. Ai. After dec. §30 and up 10 Jan. §20. Inclusive or on Day of arrival of steamship Campania due at new York Jan. 20. For dispatch per steamship moans. Mails for China and Japan via Van Over Cise Here daily at p. Up to Jan. §23, inclusive. For dispatch per steamship Empress a of Japan registered Nial must he directed a a via avails for society islands \ a san Francisco Bise he re daily at 6 30 p. Up to Jan. §2�. Inclusive. Or dispatch by ship City of a registered mail closes at 6 p. At. Previous Day. Steamships. Is Seminole Bearse Boston to William p. Clyde amp co. Ass Princess Anne Davis Norfolk and Newport news with Mdse and passengers to the old Dominion steamship company. Sailed. Is Florida for Brunswick. Is Phoenicia Ger., for Hamburg. Is state dam dutch for Rotterdam via Boulogne. \ is Mannheim. Ger.,4 for London. Is Trinidad. Libr it for Bermuda. Is h. H. Allier. Ger., for Bremen. Is Alic Higan. By it for London. Is germanic. Ibr., for Liverpool. Is Alene br., for Kingston amp a. Is Havana for Havana. Is Arkadia for puerto Rico. Is Caracas. For la go Ayr. Amp a. Is Al Suu for new Orleans. Is Curitiba Ger., for Fortune Island. Amp a. Is Richmond fur Wilmington. N. C., and Georgetown. S. Is Thingvall. Dan., for Copenhagen amp a. Is Guya Dotte for Newport news and Richmond. Is Jefferson for Norfolk and Newport news. Is a. R. Thorp. Nor for Norfolk. Is Concho for key West and Galveston. Is Orion for Mobile. Is Hudson for new Orleans. Is supposed City of Macon for Savannah. Is City of Philadelphia for Baltimore. Is Seminole for Charleston and Jacksonville. Notice to mariners. A dispatch from Boston states a notice informing mariners that a Gas buoy painted Black showing a tix a White Light during periods of four seconds separated an eclipse of eight seconds has been placed to Mark the wreck of Tho United states tug Resolute which was sunk in the main ship Channel. Boston Harbor has been sent out by commander w. Laynard United states Navy inspector of the second District Lighthouse Board. The buoy is place id on the following magnetic bearings spectacle Island rear Light Southeast �?T4 South l Eer Island Lighthouse East Southeast u East Bird Island spindle North by West West. Northwest Point Royal Shoal Light is hereby Given by. Order of the Lighthouse Board that on or about Jan 15, 1900. The fourth on it r fixed White Light varied by a White Mush every 50 seconds and the signal itt this station on the Northwest Point of Royal Shoal and the southeasterly Side of the Channel in Pamlico sound will be discontinued. On the same Date a fixed White lantern Light will be established in the lantern on th1 Structure. This notice affects the a a list of lights and fog signals. Atlantic and Gulf Oasis 1895�. 1 Page 122. N it. 554. And the a a list of beacons and bunt. Fifth Lighthouse District l9t.�?� pages 110 and 127. La Pla a Light is Heie by Given 1\ order of the Lighthouse Board that i o ? or a bout Jan. 21. 19u��. The fixed White Lens lantern Light at this station. A it a Lei Playa Point Westerly Side the Channel in san do go Bey. Will i t moved about 3�< feet to a the southward i and eastward of its present position and establish a 2s feet above mean High water. A it a top of that storehouse in the enter end of the quarantine wharf. Beatings of prominent objects re ii he a a Osili of tie Light As taken in 1 Chart no. .4.10� of the l nite.1 state coast at i of Iio Survey Are Beacon no. 6 Light i ask. A a a hotel Tower b. By s., i southerly ballast Point Lighthouse By a a a a the Structure from which the Light is no it a i she in will be a a a it standing As a Day Mark. The same a late there will be. Established on the end of the quarantine wharf a Bell to be struck j by machinery during thick or foggy weather a single blow every 3 seconds. Bearings Are mag a net in and Given approximately. This notice affects the a a list of lights fog signals. Pacific vast. Page Hgt. No. 4, i Ami the. A a list of beacons and Bizys Paci Rte i . , fax 12. By came. London. Jan. To it. Is veil a. Br., a Apt. Ward from new York passed to Rawle Point to Day. Is Ruee Tau a Quot Apt. Irving from Calcutta. �.vo., for new York passed Gibraltar today. Is Rotterdam. capt. Van Der Zee from nov York for Rotterdam passed the Lizard today. Is St Kundard Gerv cant. Clde Milch from York for Flushing passed the Lizard to n new Day. A a a a Day. Western land. A Belg capt. Mills from York for Antwerp passed the Lizard to Graham from at Pernambuco congressman Boutelle . Waverly mass. Jan. �5.�?congressman bout lies condition to night was reported As very comfortable by the physicians at Mclean Hospital. The weather. Building the building code commission which revised the building codes of the old City of new York and the various municipalities now comprised in the City held a dinner at the democratic club last evening. Pres ident Brady of the building department and All of the members of the commission were present. The guests of the commission were corporation counsel Whalen president of the commission were very favourably in \ Randolph Guggenheimer of the Council pressed with the recommendations j Rollin Morgan and John f. Carroll. Contract for abutments awarded. Albany Jan. 5.�?superintendent of Public works Partridge to Day awarded the contract for the construction of abutments local forecast fair Light winds becoming southerly. The storm Central Friday night in Alberta has moved to Manitoba increasing in intensity but without precipitation thus far. Winnipeg reports a pressure of 29.58 inches. The a area of. High pressure continues nearly stationary in the Atlantic states. Light showers have occurred in the Ohio Middle and lower Mississippi valleys and in the North Pacific states. The temperature has risen decidedly in Tom red River of the North Vahey in tiie Northern Rocky mountains and upper Lake regions. Showers May be expected in the upper Lake Region and Light showers in th�7 Ohio and Middle Mississippi valleys. There will probably be a fall in temperature in Eastern Montana North Dakota Northern Minnesota. And the Lake a Superior Region. Fresh southwesterly winds increasing will prevail it a code Commisso Iowa dinner j the North Atlantic coast variable winds be a coming Light Easterly on the while Atlantic a Oast and Light northeasterly winds on the South Atlantic coast. The record of temperature for th�1 Twenty four hours ended at Midnight taken from the a Kwh York to mesh a thermometer and from the thermometer of the weather Bureau is As follows a weather . Of a Bridges Over the Erie canal just above Cohoes to Baker a amp Judson of glovers Ville for $3,055. Golden wedding Celebration. A or. And mrs. Siegmund Stieglitz of 210 i West one Hundred and Twenty eighth j Street celebrated the Golden anniversary of j their wedding last evening. Or. Stieglitz i is seventy five of age and his wife j seventy three Princeton Defeated at hockey. The first battalion naval militia hockey team Defeated the team of Princeton University at the St. Nicholas rink last night a score of 2 to 1. A a a. They were born in Ger Jersey Central h Atlantic City special 1 Manv and came to this country about a Lew .5 1�? hour express. Years ago. They were married by the Rev. Or. Merzbacher the first rabbi of Temple january St and will leave foot lib t erty Street at 330 i7. A South ferry at 3 25 1 1\ m., arriving at Atlantic Ltd Ity at <5 45 p. Returning leaves Atlantic City at 2 1� p. M., arriving at new York at 5 25 p. Route via. . 3 a. a. A. 9 a. A 12 a. 4 p. A 5 p. A 9 p. A 12 p. 1899. 1900. 1900. 33 .59 41 30 38 4< 32 38 42 36 43 45 42 44 45 41 41 41 38 37 3 s 35 36 36 incoming to Day. Sunday Jan. 7. Arkansas. Copenhagen. Dec. 9. British Queen Antwerp. Dec. 24. Europa. Shields. Dec. 21. Exeter cite. Bristol. Dec. 17. Georgian. London. Dec. 24 Hubert. Barbados Dee. 16. John Sanderson. Antwerp. Dec. 23. Till Bassee Savannah Jan. I. Thomas Turnbull. Gibraltar. Dec. 21. Winifred. Hamburg. Dec. 21. Monday. Jan. S. Colorado. Brim Wick Jan. 5. A Limo. New Orleans. Jan. 3. Kansas cite. Savannah. Jan. A it. Semp Iono. Gibraltar dec. 2 5. See Ion. Havant. Jan. 4. Teutonia. Stettin. Dec. 23. Tuesday. Jan. 9. Alleghany port i mom Jan. 2. Be Lyndon. St. Lucia Jan. 2 clematis Gibraltar Dee. 27. A paso. New Orleans. Jan. 4. Louisiana. New o leans Jan. 4. Sedgwick Neuvitas Jan. A it. Wednesday. Jan. 10. Alps. Jamaica. Jan. 3. Argonia. Antwerp dec. 30. Bovim Liverpool. Dec. 31. Hogarth St Lucia Jan. 3. Nieces Galveston Jan. 3. Powhatan Gibraltar. Dec. 27. Willehad Bremen. Dec. 3. Thursday Jan. 11. Colorado Hull. Dec. 30. Al mar. New Orleans Jan. G. Ernfield Shields. Dec. 27. Marquette London Jan. 1. Strabo St. Lucia. Jan. 4. Trave Bremen. Jan. 2. Friday. Jan. 12. Panama. Paui Lac. Dec. 29. Pen syhania. Hamburg Jan. 1. Arrived. Is Kaya Din. Melvin. Newport news Tan. 4, passed Sandy honk at 12 24 a. M., 7th. Is aral 1 br., Apt. Nicholas Shields dec. A in ballast to the Columbia Oil company. Arrived at the bar at it p. Is sarmatian hr., Brodie Glasgow Doc. With Mdse to Austin Baldwin amp of arrived at the bar at 7 30 p. is Belgravia Ger it Schotter Hamburg dec. 24. With Mdse and passengers to the Hamburg american line. Off fire Island at 9 32 p. Ass la Champagne fr.,> Fayolle Havre lec. 30. With Mdse and passengers t Tran Atlantique. P. Wind at Sandy Hook. A. J., Tan. A m., Northeast twelve Miles Clear. Is Lucania by Mckay. Liverpool Deo. 30 and Queenstown 31st. With Mdse and Passen a. Is to Vernon h. Brown amp co. Arrived at the bar at 11 39 p. A. 5th. _ is Tropea by Croskery Shields Doe. 10, in ballast to Norton amp son. Arrived at the bar at 2 a. is Boston City by Barclay Bristol is Wordsworth. Bet. .1 capt. New York for Rio Janeiro Arr. J esl Erduy is Ampania by Apt. Walker from new York Arr. At Liverpool to a Lay. Is Stra a a by. A capt. Jardine. From Santos for new York. Sld. From St. Lucia Jan. 4. Is a Gascolgne. I-t.,1 capt. Simon. A for new . Sld. From Havre at 2 p. To Day. Is or. Reg ulus. A capt. Mcmullen from new York for Hon Kong Arr. At Singapore to Dav. Is i. S. Taust., for new York. Sld. From Trieste Jan. 2. Is Stalheim. Nor., capt. Hilt for new York Sld. From Cut i Tiania Jan. 2. Is tartar Prince. Br., capt. Mcfarlane for new York. Sld. Up in leghorn Jan. 3. Is Lance hit by Apt. Case for new l Ork . From Montevideo Jan. 4. Is Friesland Belg capt. Nickels for new York. Sld. Fr.�Antwerp to Day. Is Etruria a or capt. Watt for Newyl Ork Sld. From Liverpool of Day. Is St. Paul. Capt. Jamison from Southampton \ for new York Sld. From Cherbourg at 3 50 p. To Day. J is Alexandra dan., capt. Svensson from new Yolk for Copenhagen &<., Arr. At Dart Mouth to Day. Is Canadia. Ger Cap. Schmidt from new York for Stettin Arr. At Copenhagen to Day. T is Cluder by a a Apt. Trait a for new York j so i. From Amsterdam to Day. Is Aorangi of the it Indian Pacific railway company Sld. From Vancouver for Sydney at j 3 Yesterday. Is Georgic by capt. Thompson from new York for Liverpool passed brow head at 12 45 a. �o., 7th. True kentuckians will walk ten blocks Tor a drink of True hand made sour Mash whiskey. They know what is Best a were raised 011 it. A a a a Jum amp of c5 a a a St 9 of pkg is the Best exponent of Quality it has never been equalled. H. B. Kirk amp co., n. Compagnie Gen off fire Island at 9 30 9 30 p. The to mesh a thermometer is g Leet Abo a the j and Swansea 22d, with Mdse to James Street level that of the weather Bureau is 1 c0< arrived at the bar at 1 30 a. Feet above the Street level. J is Coleridge. Br., Fisher Rio Janeiro dec. Arkel a dec. Average temperatures yesterday were As Foi j Jug Bahia 20th. Pernambuco 22, and 8t. Lucia low7s printing House square41 w Eather Bureau. 3s44 corresponding Date 1899.35s corresponding Date for last Twenty years. .32 the maximum temperature yesterday was 44 , the Host rabbi of degrees at 3 p. M., and tiie minimum 3g degrees Emanuel. Or. Stieglitz retired j at n p. The humidity at 8 a. Was 73 from business ten years ago. Six children j per cent., and at s p. .58 per cent. The la a and seven grandchildren were present last night at the Celebration Rometer at s a. Registered 30.38, and at 8 p. 30.50. 20th, with Mdse and passengers to Busk amp Jevons. Arrived at the bar at 3 30 a. 8s City of Washington. Uni Gnu. Vera Cruz j Dee. 28. Progreso 3<�th. Havana Jan. 2. With j Mdse and passengers to James e. Ward �8 co. J arrived at the bar at 1 . Ship Wynance of Greenock Gilmore Singa pore 172 Days with Mdse to j. W. Phyfe amp. Co. I vessel to j. F. Whitney a amp co. Is Iroquois Kemble Jacksonville Jan. 3. With. Mdse and passengers to William p. Clyde pc co. I Dale vat Labori new creation Quot Zola rheumatism gout. Ven Ralgia. Sciatica Ami up fast ire cured readily by the Iii argue Ley hot air method. _ a a Sprauer Hospital Letl in. 43nd St. Come and investigate it a write. Sure pop insect powder b�s�?o�?�5� cockroaches water bugs. Amp a. Call or address Adolph Isaacsen son so Fulton St., n. Y

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