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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
ANOTHER DIG AT MAXWELL
BROOKLYN SCHOOL CoMNIssIoNERs
"GET BHCK0 ON HIM

They Secure the Passage by the Central
Board OF Resolution That IL virtually
Denial Of His Charges Against Them
Mr.. Burke Takes n Fling mt the Mayor
supt. Maxwel's annual report. which was
shelved by tho Board OF Education some
weeks ago because II contained charges con-
corning the methods Of appointing teachers
In Brooklyn. was brought out again at the
meeting OF that body yesterday and It was re-
solved that the report should be printed. but
that affixed TO II should be a COPY OF the report
OF the special committee appointed to invests
gate the chargoe. This amounts practically
to denial Of the charges on the part OF the
Brooklyn members whom DR.. Maxwell has
attacked.
The motion TO reconsider was made by
Commissioner Swanstrom OF Brooklyn. He
said that he had decided to bring the matter
up again because he had heard that a semi
Official body tho City Club had resolved to
have the report printed.
President Robertson OF the Brooklyn School
Board surprised the board by announcing
that he. too. was prepared TO vote to print the
report now as II had proved to be harmless
boomerang. Most OF the people Of BROOKLYN"
he said. regard DR.. Maxwell's report rs a pre-
arranged political dodge 10 get legislation this
winter which would benefit him"
Henry W. Maxwell. another Brooklyn Com
missioner, differed from Mr.. Robertson. He
said that great many Brooklyn citizens be-
lieved he action OF the board was a great mis-
take. motion was then made that the re-
port De taken from the files and a thousand
coples OF II printed. to which Nr. Robertson
moVed as substitute that there be pr"hxed to
the report the report Of the committee ap-
pointed 70 Investigate DR.. MaNwell's charges.
commissioners Burke. Maxwell and Swan
etrom were the only ores opposed TO allowing
the denial 20 accompany the report.
" hp
mtttee on Finance brought in u statement OF
the apportionment OF the general school fund
Tor next year: Under the appor,ionment m AIDE
mandatory bv the charter Manhattan and
Queens gain S21 434 and SB3.277 respectively
over the amounts asked. this addition being
| made up In losses to Brooklyn and Rchmond
BROOKLYN under the aprottionment will lose
| S4t2l2 and Richmond $4,000 When these
| great Indignation.
The mem" he said. who have cut this
money on are robbers, In n little place like
| Richmond We have no useless ornaments in
| eiucation. as the other boroughs have. and yet
we've got TO lose this money every year The
| Boari OF Is mate are lot OF meddiers. They
are the people who are not attending to their
duties. ~ the MAYOR wants TO retrench as no
| Processes to he had better start ~ among his
own ward mon and penny politicians, lie
| 10 reply"
! :, President Little said that he agreed with Mr.
| Burke. but that the only rel.ef was in leRlsa-
| tive action and not In scoring public offlcia =,
| which was not right In q public body like the
| Board Of Education.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
GOLDSMITH rs MISSING.
Tho DefaultinE Assistant Cashier of tho
Port Jervis Bank Escapes Arrest.

PoRr JEBvIs, N. Y. Dec. l3-Lewis Z. Gold
smith. the deiaulting assistant cashier OF the
National Bank OF Port JervIs. has escaped
from his residence on FurReson avenue. where
he has been under surveillance since his at
tempt TO leave town few mornings ago on an
early train and was returned by a policeman
to his home. Mr.. W. T. Scott. the cashier o,
the bank. yesterday afternoon received "a
telegram from W. II. Bryan OF Brooklyn.
the bank examiner. who discovered tho
defalcatlon on, Nov, Il. to meet 81. H.
arrival Of the Mountain EXprcss,oh the, Erie
road, which arrives here at 5:+5 Z. VI. When
Mr.. Blake reached here Mr.. Scott AMI the
depot The marshal was armed with war
rant for the arrest OF Goldsmith. issued by a
United States Com issioner in New York city,
on a charge OF enlightenment preferred, by
Bank. Examiner Bryan. and In. which
bail for the prisoners appearance In court
was fixed at S25.0OO. this being the amount
Of tho defaleation, In company. with
Chief OF Police Westbrook, the marshal went
to the residence o. Mr.. Goldsmith. and after
careful search Of the premises was unable 10
find him or obtain any clue of his whereahouta.
i Il deemed In the highest degree Improbable
that Goldsmith can escape arrest now that q Q
machinery OF the law has been set In motion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
WANT STATE FUND DIVIDED.
Action Brought in Manhattan Borough in
Behalf of Public school Teachers.

Action Brought in Manhattan Borough in
Behalf of Public school Teachers.
MaRnus Gross. OF the New York Teachers'
Association, acting In his own behalf and Tor
other public school teachers obtained an order
from Justice Beach OF the Supreme Court yes
terday. requiring the Board OF Education to
show cause on Dec. 1S. why II should not be
directed to apportion among the borough
school boards 81. 1Si'. 7I9 II received from the
State school fund. II Is alleged that the Board
OF Estimate and Arportionment only aprro-
priated t10.2Ol 1891 for the current year
while sl2. ll3. s3837 was asked. and further
that the apportionment Of this State money
would help out the deficiency. but that the
board has refused TO make It. although re-
Qu'red to do so by law.
The same question was raised by the Brook
lyn teachers In their suit IN Brooklyn, but
Justice Gaynor gave no decision in regard to
4. The result OF the action. should the cas-. he
decided In favor OF the teachers. would Ia to
give the school boards enough money to carry
out their salary schedules next year, Unless a
favorable decision In given general cut In tho
ton made BY the Board Of Est mate Tor 100 Is
Tuesday does not affect tho situation in Queens
and Richmond. and relief can he had ~ those
noT%Tghs IN h@ n5 5sSs 0n np9nSh deSspn
state fund.
The result OF Justice Gaynor'. decision In
Brooklyn and Manhattan and The Bronx will
be felt at once. however. In brooklyn the pay
rolls have already been approved by the FL
ably receive their hack salaries next week
President Little sent letter to the Secretary
o. tn" Manhattan School Board Yesterday
once for h" teachers here, 50 that they will re-
ceye before Christmas their salaries Tor No
In both "f HoanShs the hsnrn law w oSSs
will also be paid at the same time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
sEABoARD AIR LINE AFFAIRS.
President Williams Says mr.. Ryau's Opposi-
ton 10 Consolidation WIN Be Ineffective.

President Williams Says mr.. Ryan's Oppose
ton 10 Consolidation VIII BE Ineffective.
BALrIMoRE, Nd. Dec. 10. - John SHELTON
Williams. President OF the seaboard Air Line
System. Baltimore Steam Packet Company.
Georgia and Alabama Railway. Florida Central
and Peninsula Railroad and other properties
that will be included in tho new Seaboard Air
Limo Railway Company. was In Baltimore to-
day. He said that work upon the various eI-
tensions now building was being pushed with
all possible speed and the new system would
begin operating through trains between New
York and Florida In January.
The extension between Petersburg. Va and
Ridgeway. n. O.. has been finished and tho
engineers OF the company are inspecting IL
preliminary 10 accepting It. Mr.. Williams
said that his com pany had awarded contracts
for fifty locomotives. This Is the largest order
The new engines will be Of the latest design.
The delivery will begin In April and will con-
penditure 81 nearly 500, 900,
Referring to Mr, Thomas !. Rysn's threat to
prevent the consolidation OF the Seaboard Air
Line properties. Mr.. Williams said:
"Mr Ryan's attempt to prevent the consoil-
dalton will not delay our plans, which are
rapidly nearing consummation, HIS holdings
OF Raleigh and CASTOR. which win be the parent
corporations OF the new company. amount to
vised US that Mr. Ryan has absolutely no
ground to contest our position, and we do not
fear the outcome OF any litigation he may see
nt TO bring"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
rxsxsYIvlxiA n. r. srocK ISSUE.
Capital stoot to Ne Increased sis'ooo'ooo
Money for Betterments.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. lathe directors OF
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company to-day took
tho street by surprise by making the following
announcement
The Board Of Directors Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company have at their meeting today
authorized an allotment OF stock at par ior ~
per cent Of the holdings Of the stockholders as they
stand registered on Tuesday. the goth oil Deem
Der, 1890 Payment for the allotment Is TO be
made In full between the fourteenth and twentieth
Of January, 1900 at which latter day the privilege
Will cease Receipts will be issued for such pay
menta and will bear interest at per cent, unti
the first day Of May, when the now certificates
will be Issued and carry dividends. Both nllot-
ment and the receipts for payment hereunder
arc negotiable. This will increase the capital
stock Of the company by about 100000, which
sum Is to be used TO meet the construction ana
equipment expenditures on the main and leased
lines and branches Of the company In 1000 and
for other corporate purposes There have been
the privilege was given TO the stockholders Of
subscribing for per cent OF their holdings.
Since then. however, two scrip diyidsnds have
another for 2 per cent in 1893"
Il was understood generally that the company
was in Sa the S eeYnnSs
would be applied partly to the surplus account in
order to guar nntos the payment Of the per cent
dividend in lean a. well as in fat" years and
whatever was left over would be expended in i'm
provements and extensions Tho effect Of tho
announcement was TO advance the price from
sos, al which the opening sale was made to s87i.
Tho present capital Of the company IL Sl29,
sos 500 consisting Of 2, $50 070 shares par value
$50 The new issue OF stocks which viii amount
to 10 per cent OF the total outstanding will raise
tho capital TO over sli2. 900 900. BY the issue
the holders Of stock at the present value, sec 20
will gain Seas share, being permitted to pur-
chase at $50
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
business Troubles.

Maurice Traube 4 Co.. corporation wholesale
liquor dealers at 81 Front street. has made an
ASSIGNMENT to Isidoro Tabl The liabilities
are about Sl0.00O.
Judgment for Sill 1894 was entered Yesterday
against the Lexington Avenue Ice Company In
' Mary Burgess. actress. vile Of Neil Burgess.
has fed a petition In bankruptcy with liebii-
ties S!t3.5 and no assets. Nearly all the debts
1901 with her husband. Neil burgess got dis
charged from these debts In bankruptcy last
spring,
Frederick Bonnet, butcher, pork packer and
provision dealer at 1888 and 100 Monroe street
and at Catherine and Madison streets, has fled
q petition in bankruptcy with total liabilities
S7t,3S4, OF which $50. 900 are secured.
Willett Bronson. lawyer OF 10 Exchange Place,
has filed a petition In bankruptcy to clear OF
debts seventeen years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
Letters to washinGton.

The second volume OF Letters to Washing
ton. comes from the Riverside Press tHough.
ton. Miflin & Co.. this week.
The Colonial Danes Of America In their
dedication to the arst volume. state that u
was issued at the opening OF the year In
oommemoration Of the death OF Washington;
on the anniversary OF his death. at the close
OF the year. they present their second volume
to tho public. They are encouraged TO con.
tinue the work 80 ably conducted By theiy
Of state, Washington; his familiarity with the
archives there etded 70 his exact and con.
lifted for the task Of preparing these
transcripts from the ORIGINAL manuscripts In
future use By the iorethousht q WasSin gton
himself. As the work advances the wider
circle Of corresponding, will excite . more
exists from the letters being addressed 70
Washipgt22n1 The Committs9 on Printing cone
Geld and Elisabeth Fisher King.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
COUNCrLMEN MUST PAP UP FINES.
500 Apiece, Please, by Friday Midnight or
Board With the sheriff.


l.. Latin Kellogg OF counsel for John
PIERCE. who had nineteen members OF the
Municipal Council fined 500 each last sum-
mer for contempt OF court In refusing to obey
a mandamus requiring them to vote Tor bond
issue to pay him for work on the Hall OF
Records. has notified each Of them that he
wants them to pay up before Friday midnight.
and 1t is supposed that u they don't pay up he
will have them arrested. Under the order
furnishing the Councilmen for contempt the
fne is ,collectable by Mr; Kellogg at his pleas
ure. when the Councilmen finally voted for
The bond Issue Mr. Kellogg was satisfied and
cllmen Cassidy. Doyle, Conlty and Murray car
RED the matter Into the Appellate Division.
Tho decision OF the Supreme Court was ups
held. This action caused additional expense
cilmcn pay the bill
Mr., Kellogg wrote letters 10 the Counellmen,
them had paid up when business closed
Murphy. Doyle, Conley, OAKLEY, Foley, EnSei.
Go2dwin, Christmnn, Wise, uHdyy land. Hpttep-
Cassidy. O'Grady. Bodne and Van Nostrand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
ISTERCoLLEGIATE DEBAIEs
Cornell Enters Into q New Agreement with
Columbia University.

ITHACA. N. Y. Dec. 13.-At a meeting OF the
Cornell Debate Council tonight II was decided
TO abandon the intercollegiate debate with the
University OF Pennsylvania and In place there
OF new agreement has been entered into with
Coum ola University for a series Of debates.
the first Of which will be held In Ithaca early In
April. For six years the Cornell Pennsylvania
debate has been the centre OF great interest
among the Cornell students, and this year the
contest prom sei TO be particularly Interesting
from the fact that thus FAR the honors were
evenly divided. each institution having won In
three contests. ,,.,
The reason assigned for the sudden abolition
Of the Cornell Pennsylvania debates lie that the
authorities at Phila lelphia refused TO accede TO
certain terms which the, Cornell authorities
deem ed as important in tho interests OF good
debate. as many rules 10 intercollegiate athlet-
lea are in the interest OF pure amateur sport.
Among these requests which Pennsylvania re-
fused was one that no graduate students. or
those who had not spent at least one fu! year
In the university. should have places on the de-
bate teams. Cornell desired to make the con-
tests purely undergraduate contests and to
these terms Columbia readily agreed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
FosprcK rIhe-RArsIN9 CASE
Settlement Of the Row Caused by the DE
play OF the British Euabienn-

play OF En-. British Emblem.
STAMFORD Conn.,. Dec. 19.-The famous Fos-
dick nag raising case was settled YESTERDAY AZ
the Court Of Common Pleas. when EDWARD
Brown paid fine Of $50 and costs Imposed oy
Judge Carroll In the City Court on July III. the
charge being assault and breach OF the peace
On July 3 last the residents OF Shippan Point
were surprised to see British nag flying from
the cottage Of Robert A. Fosdick. who Few
weeks before had run for Mayor on the Demo-
cratic ticket During the night Mr. fosdick
was awakened by noiae on the rooi. ne
rushed out In his night clothes In time 10 see
the figures Of some men running on IN Tn"
distance. The flag had been torn down ana
has generally BEEN en- attributed % Jack Dwyer
and Edmund Burke. New Workers snmmerlng
e. shippan They had haS zone on ceP,ain aues
tons relative 10 nstionelities, n..u
The sS va: F e MIS- NJ Mn5 fe.d RIs's from
Son ssstSss yo RisS' &ns.h%sn named
Nelson Mosher. MprieI felt very badly over
losing her flag At o'clock on the morning 2,
buy a British Gss without success. She then
bought bunting and went to work 70 make q
flag. Mr. Mosher helped her. The nag was
completed about noon and was denantly flung
gathering s a, e, ,Ss f ct:
July no British flag should fly from Shippan
Point. A messenger was despatched for Mayor
gether with Selectman Holly went 70 ask MI.
Fosdisk to take down the flag, F9sdlck said ne
ioIo%sa, n no HRIeh Hd~srd Brown drew ps
tol on Mr. Fosdlck. Brown was arrested; ,
The case was tried before Judge Walsh o!
Bridgeport The Judge found the accused
guilty on both counts and imposed fne OF 500
and costs, from which an appeal was taken.
spirit OF mischief on the part Of Muriel. who
was dared by some other summer girls 10 as
play her colors on the national holiday.
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Suggestion That It 10 Reduced to Equiva-
lence With the British Sovereign.

Suggestion That 1t 10 Reduced to Equiva-
lence With the British Sovereign.
Alta meeting OF the Board Of Trade and
Transpof tatlon yesterday In Its rooms In the
Aailand Express building q letter was re-
csived from Abraham Z. jennings Of Brook
Ign asking the board to advocate q change In
the weight OF the standard gold dollar 80 that
an American half-eagle shall have the same
value a. an English sovereign. Mr.. Jennings
believes that the adjudication OF money cal
mercs and business He also favors increus-
Ing the amount OF bullion In the subsidiary
coinage so as to create an export demand for
The board adopted q resolution fayoring this
erection OF new Post ONCE. The Committee
on Railway Transportation was instructed to
Investigate the radical changes which will be
made In the class ihcation OF merchandise by
the Trunk Line Association on Jan. l. 1t Is
alleged that these changes will result In In
Jury 10 New York's commerce..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
DEATH IN TENEMENT BLAZE.
Janitress Exploded Naphtha in tho Cellar
and Couldn't Get Out-An Arrest.


and Couldn't Get Out-An Arrest.
jacob Marfilius hung up pair OF trousers no
had been cleaning yesterday afternoon in his
securing establishment at 55 First avenue. and
put the can with the naphtha IN the cellar
where It was out OF the way As he returned
to his store Mrs. Joseph Rauscher. the jani-
tress went down to get a stepladder she kept
In the cellar, so as to have IL out OF the way.
On the stairs her lamp went out. She called
to her boy to throw down some matches and
he did.
heard two blocks away shook thu house. Capt.
diamond heard 1t. standing on the stoop OF the
Filth street police station. and alter shouting
with Detective Larkin 10 the Marfilius tene-
ment; Flames were blazing up from the cellar
swarmed on the fre-escapes shrieking with
fear. Capt. Diamond and his man managed to
5 up and pasa Sask III aRR a ere
themselves down. When the tirtmen came with
woman. Mary Kim ball. bedrdden aud helpless
hs to loc WHERE shs
Ali tho while dismal bowls came, up from the
drowned the shrieks OF the unhappy woman
there. who had been forgotten in the excite
the hremcn going down found her there dead
with the molten remnants OF her lamp
Mrs Rauscher was ~ years old. Detective
Bissell arrested hariilius, the cleaner. for
violating the section Of the charter which for
bids the storing OF naphtha IN a tenement with
contains sixteen families. Marflius. upon his
own admission. the detective said. had ffty
gallons of the iniiammabie stun In the yard. IL
did not catch fire, or the house could not have
been saved.
Martllius was locked up In the Fifth street
police station, but VAS bailed out by Coroner
Bausoh, who dxed tho bond at $1,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
Navy Yard Notes.

Tho cruiser New York. the flagship Of the
North Atlantic Squadron. will sail from the
Navy Yard In Brooklyn for the West Indies on
Saturday afternoon. Cart. Albert Snow has
relieved Capt, French z. Chadwick and 10 now
In command o. the vessel. Capt. Chadwick 10
on waiting orders,
The training ship Monongahela will leave the
yard for Newport to- day.
Tho auxiliary cruiser Kanawha has been
transferred to the Army TRANSPORT Service.
She will be taken to the Government dock at
the foot OF Pacific street. where she will be
overhauled and reatted for revenue service in
the West Indies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14

Former Alderman John French visited Police
Headquarters In Brooklyn yesterday to have a
look at John Carroll and Thomas Kerr. who
were arrested on Tuesday night on suspicion
of being tho men who buncoed him out OF
5000 last Friday. He failed to identify the
suspects either when they were first stood up
with IA number OF the detectives. or when he
clarad that neither OF the prisoners resem BLEED
the men who had heeced him. and they we're
6oIh hIsGhargsWI ~ MskEIs n Bremen Leo.
nolice Of a supposed attempt OF Carroll and
Kerr to tunco him recently. and It was this that
led TO their arrest,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
SUSPENDED BROKER IMBRIE

Stock Exchange Disoipiines Him for Alleged
Improper Use of tho Telephone
William Morris Imbris OF william NJ I'm brie
4 Co.. 10 Wall street. who has been Nom Der
OF the New York Stock Exchange since 1882.
was suspended from his privileges for one week
By the Governing Committee OF the Exchange
yesterday. The suspension was for misconduct
IL the use Of his telephone. 1t was reported
lated to o telep hone connection with the Con-
solidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange The
rules OF the big Exchange allow OF the exeou.
tion OF orders from Consolidated Exchange
sources. but forbid members giving business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
A Hunter Accidentally shoots himself.

MONTICELLO, n. Y. Dec. 13.-Charles Love-
land Of White Lake was accidentally and fatally
shot near his home while hunting yesterday
In company with Fred Mattison he was In the
Loveland attemI ted to break the Ice with the
butt Of his, gun. He missed his footing and
fell. the fall d schRrging the gun and the con-
tents entered his right breast. He lived but q
few hours after the accident
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
bankrupt Policeman.

Joseph z. Brady. policeman OF 243 West
Nineteenth street. has filed a petition In bank
ruptcy with liabilities 81 ,543 and no available
debts ana 81 1874 were Incurred as partner In
the firm Of Z: Brady Co. dealers In furniture
many year, ago by his father, Edward BRADY,
who died In November. 1893 OF his per-
sonal debts, $3.50 10 counsel fee due to Lewis J.
Brady was reinstated on the force by the
courts this year after a two years night He
belongs to the Ninth precinct
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
MR. MArTHIEssEv WON'T SAY
whether He Intends Joining an Opposi-
ton to the Sugar Trust or Not.

whether He Intends Joining an Opposi-
ton to the Sugar Trust OF Not.
FO. Matthiessen. whose proposed withdrawal
from the sugar trust has created something OF
a stir. was at his offlce In Jersey City yester-
day. He was asked II It was true that his pur-
pose in withdrawing from the American Sugar
Refining Company was that he might give his
entire attention to the affairs OF the Glucose
Sugar Refining Company. with which he 10
Identified.
II can't say what my purpose Ia" he replied.
Arc you content plating a connection with
interests now In opposition to the American
Sugar Refining Couipany2
Il can't sav what may happen"
A gentleman close to him says that Mr. Mat
thiessen has no intention OF Identifying him
self with amy opposition to the sugar trust
He Ia simply retiring from active business In
order to get rest and will travel extensively in
Europe. probably for q yenr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-14
RIsKED HIS LIFE TO SAVE 4 WOMAN.

Fire Captain MASKS Name Placed on tho
Departments Roll of Honor.
On tho recommendation o. Fire Chief Croker
the name OF Foreman William II. Nash OF En-
CINE Company No. II was placed on the roll OF
merit yesterday for the rescue OF life at per-
sonal risk at n IRE at 3l74 Park avenue several
DAYS ago. Learning that Mrs. Bella KepstIne
was a prisoner in the rear hallway when he
reached the blazing house. Foreman Nash
crawled on his hands and knees through the
He found the woman unconscious and carried
her to tho sidewalk.