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now OVER BTRNSS RESTAURANT.
Mrs Fltchet Removed rs ExecutriX--NIrs.
Burns and Rogers In Charge.

Mrs. Susie f. Fitchet, sister of Samuel F.
Burns, the restaurant keeper who died
some months ago leaving an estate valued
at nearly $500 900, has been removed by
Surrogate Fitzgerald as execItrix of the
estate. She and the widow, Emily +.
Burns with Morrison Rogers, formerly
cashier of the restaurant, were named as
executors under the will. Burns left half
of his estate to Mrs. Fitchet, third to Mrs.
Burns and sixth to another sister. He
also directed that Il company be formed
to continue the business under his name
Differences arose between the executors,
and Mrs. Burns applied for Mrs. Fitchet s
removal on the ground Of incompetence
and refusal to cooperate with the other
two. She organized. regardless OF their
opposition u company to run the business,
under corporation name, and the Surro-
gate decided that this, and other acts,
warranted her removal for misconduct.
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UNCLE SAM SEXES THREE SHIPS.
Tho UncOmpieteu Chattanooga to he
Brought 10 Brooklyn.

ELIZABETH, N. j., Aug H.--United States
officers were placed in charge of the cruiser
Chattanooga and the torpedo boats o Brien
and Nicholson at the Crescent Shipyards
this afternoon, upon receipt Of advice1
from Washington that the Navy Depart
ment had declared the contracts for the
construction OF these vessels forfeited
A contract for United States revenue
cutter, work upon which has not actually
begun, and which will be constructed
under the supervision Of the Treasury De-
partment, has not been cancelled
Both Federal and State authorities now
have in charge the Chattanooga and the
two torpedo boats. The meeting Of the
Federal officers with Sheriff Coriell's
deputies was most cordial. Lieutenant
Commander Burgdorff and AssistantNaya
Constructor Smith brought Uncle Sans
men aboard, explained the purpose of their
presence and introduced them to Henry
j. Schoppe, the barber constable, and his
co-representatives OF the authority of
New Jersey.
Commander BurgdorH pointed out that
both groups of officers were there prac-
tioally for the same purpose and there
rs not likely to be any clash Sheriff Coriell
however, has not been officially informed
OF the action OF the Navy Department
He holds the Chattanooga under a writ of
attachment granted by the Supreme Court
of New Jersey to Babcock Il Wilcox of New
York, for balance Of sl9,50O on her boilers.
This is the only claim against the Chatta-
nooga, and the Sheriff says that he will pro-
tect the creditors when occasion arises.
A condition analogous TO that brought
about at Richmond when the Chattanooga's
sister ship, the Galveston, was taken pos
session OF by Federal officers, the
State authorities being already in charge
has arisen here, with the exception that the
Galveston was then on the stocks, and the
Chattanooga Ia in the water.
The Chattanooga will be taken TO Brook
Ign.
The Nicholson and the O'Brien are both
practically ready for delivery, and the
Crescent company will be a small loser by
the forfeiture of these contracts.
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EAGLES COMING on MUSTANGS.
Fraternal birds Travelling From Wyoming
TO a Cow entiOn Here.

The members of the New York Aerie
Of the Fraternal Order Of Eagles, who
are to have charge Of the big convention
of the order to be held in this city from
Sept | to inclusive, got word from the
Wyoming aerie yesterday that the members
and delegates who are to attend the con-
vention are TO leave that State next Sunday
on mustangs, and make most Of the trip
10 this city on horseback. Most Of the
members of the Wyoming aerie are cow
boys, and they have planned sensation
by riding into town on the horses they
use on the ranges, President Roosevelt
il a member OF this aerie.
On the first day Of the convention there
will he an election of officers. Congressman
Timothy d. Sullivan, the candidate Of the
local aere for president. will probably be
elected, as he has the support Of all the
Eastern and most OF the Western aeries.
Tie entertainment incident to the con-
venton il to include street parade and a
banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria on which
S. 900 is to be spent.
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A GAME or TALL FENCES.
German Pastor Shuts out Neighbours Cow
shed, and NeighbOr Gets Even.


After making several Intellectual attempts
to have his next-door neighbor, Jacob
Wickle, do away with cow stable, the Rev
A. Gurschke, pastor Of St. Matthew's Ger
man Lutheran Church Of West Hoboken,
erected a fence twelve feet high on his
property last Friday to shut the alleged
nuisance from his view Wickle says that
his COW stable Is the most sanitary one in
West Hoboken, and he induced the local
and county health authorities, to whom
Pastor Gurshcke appealed, to regard 1t in
the same light.
Between the parsonage and Wickle's
property is an alleyway two and half feet
wide which Pastor Gurschke has been in the
habit OF utilizing to have things brought to
and from his rear yard. The only entrance
to the basement of the parsonage is in the
rear, and the alleyway has been exceptional
ly handy for the removal Of garbag and for
the delivery Of goods from the grocer and
butcher by muddy footed boys whom
the housemaid didn't wish to admit to the
floor above by the street entrance.
Wickle watched the erection OF the pas
tors fence with interest and didn't attempt
to return the compliment until morning
services were in progress Mt the church
on Sunday. Then IA gang Of carpenters
whom he had hired put in an appearance
and began to erect a similar fence in the
alleyway. Six inches of the alleyway
belong to Wickle, and when the fence was
completed the width Of space between
the two residences was reduced to two feet.
This not only prevented the pastor from
having his garbage barrels removed through
the alleyway, but also compels the house,
maid to admit the muddy-footed grocer's
and butchers boys by the street entrance,
to the detriment Of the Turkey carpet on the
first floor
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"GOOD-BY," SAYS MRS. PARKER.
Female "ylm the Penman" a. FLIP a. Ever
In COurt--IIeld in M, 900 Hail.

Mrs. James Parker, the slick young
woman accused Of forgery, described her
self as an artist when she was arraigned
yesterday In the jefferson Market police
court before Magistrate Flammer.
Mrs. Parker sat in the sergeant's room
In the police court before she was arraigned.
and placidly discussed her prospects and
answered the questions Of reporters.
Il caught cold in the cell last night
she said. Il had to sleep on a board, and
it was very hard. I'm getting hungry.
l had to hurry over here, so that 1 didn't
have time to eat my breakfast. How much
do you think my bail will be?"
Edward Bierstadt, whose name the
young woman is said to have forged to a
check for $3.50 As, which her husband pre-
sented to Rogers, Peet Il Co, appeared as
complainant, and James b. Moore was
there as witness. Mark Alton, the wornans
lawyer, moved for an adjournment OF the
case, and the Magistrate set down the case
for to-day, fixing her bail and that OF her
husband, James B. Parker, and James
Reed at $1,000 each.
As she was being led back to the cell Mrs.
Parker turned and made a low courtesy
saying:
AGood-by. gentlemen. must leave you
for the present
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ISN'T OsTRACIzED, SAYS WISE.
Somebody's Dreaming Dreams About John
q, Down I'm Richmond. That's All.

John s. Wise ridiculed yesterday the
story sent out from Richmond, Va, that
he is being ostracised by society in his
native State. and that In consequence he
had withdrawn his application for a box
at the forthcoming horse show in Rich
mond. The story explained that Mr.. Wise
had got himself disliked because he had
associated himself with Jim Hayes. the
negro lawyer. in an attempt to break the
new Constitution Of Virginia. To SUN
reporter Mr.. Wise said yesterday:
II cannot see how I could withdraw an
application for a box at the horse show
when / never asked for one. In fact,
never knew that Richmond had horse
show until last year, when happened to
be In that city and went with some of my
there was to be another horse show this
year, and certainly never engaged box.
"The man who told that story in Rich
mond must be somebody's dupe, press
agent OF the show OF else Just one of those
plain, od-fashioned well, he need not be
characterized. II wouldn't look well in
print"
Asked If he was going to the show, Mr.,
Wise answered.: Most certainly am if
get the chance, but cannot afford box
and will have to buy walk-around ticket
But 1 am sure that every box / want TO
enter will be open to me. My friends in
Richmond are not fools enough to be in
fluenced by my relation with the Constitu-
ton case. They are sensible people and
want the question fairly tested. The pub
LEGATION of the story from Richmond forces
me to say that there Ia no such feeling there
as is described
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DADY SAYS HE WAS ROBBED.
rs PROSECUTING DE WYCKOFF,
HIS EX.AGENT IN HAVANA.
Case Arises Over $4,000 Deposited by
Daddy to blind a Purchase, which He
Charges That De Wyckon St0Ie--Dady
Roasted I'm Court his Own Testimony.

Charges That De wyckor St0le-Dady
Roasted I'm C0urt--Hls Own Testimony.
Special Cable Despatch to THs SUN.
HAVANA, Aug. 1.-THE trial Of the action
OF Michael j. Dady, the American con-
tractor, against Joseph d. De Wyckoff,
formerly Mr. Dady's confidential agent in
Cuba, began to-day. MIR. Dady charges
that De Wyckoff appropriated to his own
use $4,000 which Dady gave him as de-
post to bind the purchase Of the Genfuegos
waterworks and which De Wyckoff was
Banco Nacional.
De Wyckoif went later to Jacksonville,
Fla, after writing Mr.. Dady a letter in
which he said he had sent an account to Mr..
Dady and offered to exchange receipts,
II Mr.. Dady agreed. but threatened to
ruin Mr.. Dady if he attempted to blacken
his de Wyckoffs) character.
De Wyckoff, In the course OF his examina-
ton to-day, admitted that he had taken
the money He said he had power of
attorney from Mr.. Dady In the Cienfuegos
business to do as he thought fit. Mr.. Dady
owed him money for his services. He
OF a third party and settle the matter by
civil suit. The documentary evidence
shows that De Wyckoff sent to Mr.. Dady
an account amounting TO 900 for SER
vices rendered during three years and
a half.
lawyer who had formerly acted for
Mr.. Dady testified that Mr. Dady had not
paid him
Mr.. Dady was then called He said he
told De WyckoR last October to deposit
the $4,000 to WITNESSES credit In the Banco
Nacional, as he thought the waterworks
business had fallen through. On cross
examination he said the business was still
pending, owing to inquiries being made
az to his ability to pay.
He admitted giving to De Wyckoff power
OF attorney to carry on the negotiations
at Cienfuegos, but later he wanted to use
the money for other purposes. He told
De WyckoH to deposit 1t in the Banco
Nactonal, which he thought he had done
until he received De Wyckoffs letter in
New York
The witness admitted that he had been
indicted for mismanagement of funds of
the Department of Public Works, but did
not know that he had been indicted for
perjury. De Wyckoff had worked for
him as q friend. There had been no ar
rangement as to what he should receive,
but he was paid for all the services he had
rendered, and witness had also given him a
ring as token of friendship.
He admitted that De Wyckoff bought a
great deal Of material for him to be used in
his contracts in Cuba, and had taken part
In the matter Of the payment to the wit
ness OF $3.50, 900 by the intervening Govern
ment in the matter Of the Havana sewer
contract.
The defence showed that De Wyckoff
worked for Dady and sent a number OF
letters and kilograms to him, and asserted
that Mr.. Dady never asked for the return
Of the $4,000, but agreed with De Wycloff
that the money be deposited in bank in
De Wyokoff' name and the matter be settled
by a civil suit. De Wyckor said on the
stand that the case was one for a civil,
not criminal court
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TRAIN HITS A TROLLEY CAR.


hfHB W0tOrm@m AnW Injuries TWO PADAem-
gers at Harlem Grade Crossing.
A New York, New Haven and Hartford
suburban freight train knocked trolley
cor from the track at the l3sth street grade
crossing yesterday morning, causing the
death Of the motorman and injuring two
passengers. The gateman, Frederick
Winkler of 8O4 East 1S7th street. and the
engineer of the train, Harry Cramer of
60s East 1Ssth street, were arrested, but
were patroled by Coroner Berry to await
the inquest.
Winkler told the Coroner that the gates
were down at the time OF the accident
and that the trolley car struck them, caus-
ing them to fly up. Frederick Heller,
one Of the injured passengers, says that
the gates were partly raised. Heller was
the last to leave the car, the other three
passengers having jumped. He was taken
TO Lincoln Hospital and will recover.
The motorman, Felix McCabe OF 15l
West 128th street, was thrown from the
car and died soon after he was taken to
Lincoln Hospital. John Potter Of 272
West il5th street had his hand injured.
The trolley track goes down an incline
before reaching the crossing, but there is
a little switch leading to the power house.
Conductors are ordered to get off to close
this and then run ahead to look for trains.
conductor Of the car which was struck,
says he did this, but If the witnesses who
say the gates were up are to be believed
the motorman probably ran his car ahead
until 1t was too late TO heed the conductors
warning.
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BODIES FOUND IN CANADA LAKE.
Evans Was Probably Drowned In an Effort
TO Save Miss Brown.

UTICA, n. Y, Aug. 1.-THE bodies of
George H. Evans of Johnstown and Miss
Florence Brown Of New York, who disap
peared from Canada Lake in the Adiron-
dacks one week ago to-day. following their
departure in rowboat in quest Of water
lilies, were found to-day floating in the
lake.
The bodies were discovered early this
morning by searchers who were patrolling
the lake Evans's body was found first.
1t was floating face downward and was
dressed az when he left the Canada Lake
dock, except for the sweater and cap, which
were found in the empty boat
Miss Browns body was found half sub
merged several hundred yards from the
place where Evanss body was found.
Miss Brown was subject TO fainting spells.
1t is supposed that during one of these
seizures she fell ont Of the boat and that
Evans lost his life in an attempt TO save her.
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THE WEEKS SHOWBILLS.
More Serious Plays Now Besides Wealth
OF Music and Vaudeville.

The Christian began the last week OF
It's engagement at the Academy of Music
by giving Americas Cup souvenirs to the
women in the audience. The usual crowded
houses greeted "The Earl Of Pawtucket"
at the Manhattan, 'The Wizard Of o.
at the Majestic and The Runaways' at
h the Casino. THE Runaways' will come
NJ It's Tooth performance tonight.
~ This is harvest weather for the roof
\ gardens, which are more popular than
Akver. Aga heads the entertainment at the
IA aradise Gardens; -The Darling Of the
yallery Gods and Lifting the Cup" are
me features at the Crystal Gardens;
.Otoyo' is still presented in Japan by
Night" on the Madison Square Garden
roof. Clara Lane took Bettina Gerard's
place as Otoyo last night and j. X Murray
succeeded Hobart Smock as Arthur.
Driss is giving the last week of Venice"
Mt the Madison Square Garden, Miss Electa
Clifford being the soloist. Orchestral con-
rerts are on the programme at Terrace
Garden. Rosati's Naval Reserve Band
provides the music at the Pabst Roof
Garden on the Grand Circle.
The usual changes are announced at the
continuous vaudeville houses. Tom Nawn
in Pat and the Genie is the headliner
at Keith's; Georgia Gardner and Joseph
Madden in Too Many Darlings" are the
stars at Tony Pastors; Colby and Way
in THE Nentrloquist and the Dancing
Doll have the place Of honor at Proctor's
Theatre in Twenty-third street.
Mr. Proctor presents Caste" at his
Fifth Avenue Theatre, THE Factory Girl"
at the Fifty-eighth Street Theatre. and
DR. Bill" at the l25th Street Theatre
The Metropolis offers "The Winning
Hand" spectacular melodrama with which
u began the season on Saturday night
Two Little Migrants" came to the New
Star last night Down by the Sea- was
put on at the Third Avenue Theatre. The
Eagle Burlesquers are spending the week
At the Dewey
The floating roof garden on the steamer
Grand Republic carries a crowd every
pleasant night. The Eden MIsee is as
much frequented by sightseers as ever.
The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
began its second week at the Manhattan
Beach Theatre. Pains Last Days of
Pompeii" furnished a wonderful spectacle
N the Manhattan Beach arena
Luna Park, big and complex and brilliant
as II is, grows from week to week Bostock
gave tho many cubs in his show at the
Sea Beach Palace chance to perform
yesterday in Happy Hooligan and His
geological Kindergarten. There was the
usual thrOng at THE Johnstown Flood"
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POSTM iSTER NEPTUNE SLOW.
lie Delivers One Bottle Message After
Holding II Ten bays.

Joseph Harris of Newark cast little
cologne bottle into the sea on Aug from
the steamship Monroe of the Old Dominion
Line. The bottle contained the following
words upon half OF a business card: "Iffound,
please forward this to Miss Grace SAFER,
Sunset Hall, Asblry Park, and tell where
found
The bottle was picked up on Thursday
morning by Capt. William Chadwick on the
north beach Of Barnegat. near lfe-saving
station IL, just twenty-five miles south of
the point where it was committed to Nep-
tunes marine mail delivery,
Capt. Chadwick lost no time in mailing
the card to Miss Safer, who got il the next
day and sent it back to Mr. Harris after
acknowledging Capt. Chadwick's courtesy
in a letter to him. A bottle containing
the other half of the card and a duplicate
of the message IL still at sea
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PUBLICATIONS.
fascinating neU nooel
Miss GWEAD0LER 0VERTrN'S
ANNE CARM e.
HOTEL LEASE IN MILLIONS.
r. u. BENNETT or WASHENGTON
TAKES A SkYSCR aPER HERE.
He Is 10 Run the New Giant Hosiery at
S5th Street and Fifth Avenue for I'll
Years, Paying ~ .OOO. 600 FOR the Priv
Ilege-The Breton Hall Leased, TOO.

The new hotel under construction at the
southwest corner OF Fifth avenue and Fifty
fifth street was leased yesterday by Frank
" Bennett of the Arlington Hotel, Wash
ing ton, D. C. The lease is for twenty one
years, with the option of renewal. 1t is
said to be one Of the largest leases put
through in New York, the aggregate rental
amounting to nearly s400O,0OO.
The building is twenty st cries high
and is owned by the Fifty-fifth Street Com
pany, of which Henry X. Hoyt and Henry
b. Cocheu are president and treasurer,
respectively. The lease was negot lated
by James l.. Libby & Son The site is part
OF the old St, Luke's Hospital property
and was bought from J. c. Lyons last year
for about 500 600 Mr. Lyons paid $575, 900
for it to the hospital trustees in 1901. 1t
measures 1905 feet on Fifth avenue and
1875 on Fifty-fif street
The University Club. on the northwest
corner of Fifty-fourth street, occupies the
rest of the Fifth avenue front Of the former
hospital property. The grounds in the rear
have been improved with private houses
1t was ON the FifLy-ffth Street Company's
hotel that Sam Parks called the now famous
housesmiths' strike, after his union had
signed an arbitration agreement with the
Iron League.
Another new hotel leased vest erday was
the Breton Hall, covering the block front
on the east side Of Broadway, between
Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth streets 1t is
a thirteen story building on plot 2O0Xl50
feet, which i!s owners, Irons d Todd, ex-
pect TO have ready this fall. The lessees
are Anderson d Price, who have taken it
for tweni y-Oup wears Al an average annual
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DON'T DRINK IN NEW YORK.
sell JAN" DOwie Gives Advice to His cru
saders for Their Visit Here.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17-John Alexander Dowie
Yesterday told his followers at Zion City
how he was going to invade and conquer
New York. His plan consists in having
cards printed on one side Of which is pict-
ure Of EChrist and on the other side the
picture of himself These his followers will
distribute, but they will be under orders not
to argue any OF the points Of the faith with
the people on whom they call.
This will arouse their curiosity Dowie
said.
Then Elijah the Restorer' warned MS FOL
York.
@If you have TO do any drinking, he said,
do it while you are In Chicago, for do not
want the cause to be disgraoed IA We start
on our New York crusade"
Dowie closed his sermon with a warning
to the press that he would not stand its
abuse any longer"
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MIDSUMMER FIRST NIGHT
suows TO A GARRTCK AUDIENCE
REALLY FUNNY SKITs
ny,y,an's Papas" Has Second Act Crowded
with LudicrOus situations and the
Tolks who Saw Them Wero Highly
AnprecIatiye-T, A. Wise Makes Hit.


Appreclative-r. A. Wise Makes a fat'
Tho silence Of summer deserted the Gar
.;,l Theatre last night and It's doors were
i,.oun omen to an eXpectant public.
,noust theatricals are not as rule OF the
.ort n be discussed in serious language.
Thov do not aspire toward high ideals OF
',ra ort into solemn consideration. Their
,,,r,ose is almost always to make people
t,ngb and AZ that Is the easiest thing in
,hs world to do, they are almost invariably
successful .
Those who go often to the theatre and
,,1e any trouble to observe what goes
or about them know that there are people
Ohio will laugh heartily at anything from
,ha dancing of a cow Invented by Il. L.
pcs in dream In 1879 to one OF Jefferson
10 Aneelis's fifty-seven varieties Of falling
Jown. If, therefore, the person who sets
M, 10 make people laugh contrives to be
clsver in accomplishing his simple pur-
oose. let his be praise and the undying fame
- n fragment of column In the next
mornings paper
loo Ditrichstein Ia the name OF the per-
am who gets his drop Of ink this morning.
IA was the maker Of the three-act farce
c,ped Svivian's Papas," produced at the
Gardck Theatre last night. The farce
sn,e)ls Of the French theatre, and no doubt
the sleuths of dramatic criticism will run
down It's origin, about which the theatre
going public does not care pickle. The
oply question that intelligent constituency
asks is: WAS 1t bright and funny2'
That question can be answered here in
the affirmative. -Vivian's Papas" is
really funny play, especially In the second
act which is crowded with farcical COM
nicstions and ludicrous situations. VI
course some Of them are Of a familiar type,
hut the variations on theme by some Palais
ROYAL master are excellently developed
and cunningly orchestrated. When all else
fails the dramatic bass drum Is called into
re1usition and an excitable husband with
a very fallble pistol marks the rhythm
admirably.
Il would not be fair TO tell the reader
the story Of this little skit Let him go
and see IL and enjoy q little good nom
sense, as every wise man does now and
then,
Last nights audience roared with laughter
ard called out the actors again and again.
The principal parts were In the hands Of
Thomas A. Wise, John d. Rice and Hattie
Williams Mr. Wise was admirable as a
shrewd old Chicagoan, not shrewd enough
TO withstand the allurements Of Viwdn
and Mr. Rice was funny as a virtuous hus-
band made the victim of deceptive appear
ances. Miss Williams impaired just the
right touch Of vulgarity to the role OF Viridn
and made all her points with effect. The
other members of the company were no t
distinguished, but they sufficed.