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The evening world., 1894-07-20
FEAR WATER FAMINE.
Special Meeting of the Board Of
Aldermen Called.
Supply Rapidly Decreasing and
Streams Contaminated.
Action Delayed Owing to Squabbles
Over Patronage.

The danger OF a water famine in
Brooklyn and the report of Health Com
missioner Emery that one Of the sources
of the city's supply us a strong solu-
ton OF sewer drainage" caused Mayor
Scheren this morning to issue a call
for a special meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen ON Monday morning to take
action on City Works Commissioner
Whites application for s75O. 100 to extend
the water system.
In a report from Chief Engineer Van
Buren,, received by the Mayor this
morning, II is said that a thirty-six
days drought would leave the city
without any water In It's reservoirs.
Commissioner White sent his appli.
cation for money to the Aldermen OH
May IS, but the Common Council has
done nothing. because. It Is said. Mr..
White refuses 10 yield to their demands
to eXpend the money In a wasteful
manner, in order to supply them with
patronage. White wants to have the
work done by contract in the usual way;
the City Fathers, ii is said. want the
labor performed by the Department. so
that their friends and heelers may have
places.
Commissioner White sent a letter to
the Mayor to-day urging prompt action.
With it were the reports of Messrs. Van
Buren, and Emery. Heavy rains for
three or four days would make the city's
supply all right for several months,
said MIR. White without heavy rains
the danger liz great. He says:
"a drought of thirty-six days would
completely exhaust the reserve supply"
One source OF supply near Jamaica
tprobably Remsons pond, the filthy con-
dition of which WAS told in THE Even
ing World" last March,. should be cut
off at once. This would reduce the sup
ply 100000 gallons a day. which would
have to be drawn from the storage
reservoirs.
The Aldermen have adjourned until
Aug. s. but now that the Mayor has
called a special meeting. 1t is not likely
they will dare longer to delay action
Commissioner Emery's report gives an
analysis of the water. and he says that
the water from the source near Jamaica
is undoubtedly a strong solution OF
sewer drainage.
Its effect In the contamination OF the
general water cannot but be very dele
FERROUS to the general health"
The evening world., 1894-07-20
STOCKS QUILL AND LOWER.
Wall Street Awaits the Effect of
Cleveland's Lette
Rumor that NJ. p. Would Default
Interest Quickly silenced.

As Wall street is waiting to see the
effect OF President Clevelands letter to
MI Wilson in regard to the tariff,
speculation at the Stock Exchange con.
tinues extremely dull The professionals
have monopoly of the business, and
couinlssion-h houses. as a rule are doing
next to nothing.
The tendency OF prices was downward
ms morning; the decline being equal
70 ~ a 3-s per cent, the latter In
sugar, which sold as low as lOl.
Despite the boasts of those who are
nuiliiig sugar and who la,m that the
Trust will get all the protection it wants,
there IS Il growing Denel ,nuI the House
WIN not consent to the duties fixed by
Chicago Gas fell 5-s, to "A S-4. and
Missouri Pacific 5-s. to % 5-S. The weak
ness of the last named was due to the
decline In the collateral trust S per
cent. bonds of the Company. which are
| down on sales by a large holder. who
was forced to Sell in order to protect
other things.
Rumors were current that the Com
pany VIII default on its August interest,
put director states that the money is
ALREADY n,aeI, in bank to meet It;
Ing & Lake Erie pref is. to 431-S
Burlington & Quincy ranged from rs IA
TO- % SO; st. Paul IS rs to So; Rock
Island; ST. to g 3.S: General Electric,
s. IL
Money easy at per cent. on call. For.
Bankers sixty days days. and IS iss l.. = FOR FOR
extremely small
Commercial bar silver declined to 81 SIS
and Mexican dollars to 50 SIS. Bar silver
In London fell to % SD. per ounce.
Sales of stocks up to noon were only
q .Wc shares; After that hour Distillers
declined to 2oS-S, but the changes gen
scented no special feature.
The bears were afraid to add freely
to their outstanding short lines. while
the bulls remained passive.
Missouri Pacific rallied from the low
est on the announcement of A. II. Calef.
Treasurer of the Missouri Pacific. Com
pany. that he will cash the the August
less per cent. interest from the date
Of payment up to Aug. I. This at once
silenced the rumors about possible de-
fault.
railway bonds 'I today. The Atehisons
were heavy. partly on the failure Of the
General Reorganizat ton Committee to
eiined p Is to 70 IL and sds IS to g Is.
seller TO- which probably represent
Falls & Minnesota list Is sold to-day at
100 an advance of 6 rs points from the
last previous sale. Detroit Gas Com
pany IS sold at IS. a decline Of 4 points
from the last previous sale. Toledo,
Peoria & Western AZ sold to-day at s.
a decline of twelve points from the last
previous sale.
stocks were firm until near the close
when the market weakened all around
Distillers sold at the lowest price of the
day.
The sales of listed stocks were 6O1SC
shares. In the unlisted depa rtment Is,
500 shares OF Sugar were traded in.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
PUT THE BLAME ON THE FOG.
Captains of Cepbus and Cetus's
Official Report on the Collision.
Glcn's Commander says He Is Not
to Blame for the Other Accident.

Atter having been granted twenty-soui
hours additional time within when to
make report on the collision between
tho two Iron steamboats, the Cetus and
the CeLheu.. thc captains of the vessels
thls morning submitted their written
statements Of the affair to Local In
Spc"tor samuel q. FairchiIi. Of the
United States Steamboat INSPECTION Blu
rtaU.
capt. l.. l.. Morr;dl. OF The Cetus. re-
prrts that ne i,ti N.w York at - y.
NJ. July IL lir had a66 Passengers on
board. Arriving opposite South Beach
~ slowed down to one-hs!f speed.
Opposite Norton's Point capt. Merrall
heard steamer ahead. He blew two
sharp whistles as a warning and as a
side of the channel. As AN extra pre-
caution hr gave orders TO back the
,ctus. but before the effect Of the or
Ger was tel', the tetus crashed into
IN" ''pheus, striking her forward OF the
sangway.
Tho cetus took off the passengers OH
,ne Henh.us and then assisted in
Capt. William IT, Van SChaick. of the
tepheus. reports that he was on his re-
turn trip from Rockaway. Hc. ran into
n fog of Norton's Point and ordered
the boats whistle blown AS warning.
lie heard the cetus whistle shortly be-
tore the accident. and tried to back up
his vessel
TIL" Cetus was str. near the for
wtrl gdugWaN ana iu hole ten feet
long torn ~ her side. so one the can
tain says. was injured by the collision.
Inspector fairch'll viii inquire further
into the affair before making a final re.
port.
q. g. crabbe submitted "A report OF the
accident to the Starin steamer Glen.
IL" rtpnrts IN effect that On the even
Ing OF jay II, the Glen was run into
opposite pi"r ~ 10y "ar-iioat in tow
of Il tug. The Glen was considerably
damaged. She had one hundred passei-
gers on board. but none Of them was
injured. The Glen gave the required
signals by whistle at the proper time
and. according to the report. was In no
way to blame.
The captain of the tug IN charge of
the car-noBt has not been heard from.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
TRACTION co. WINS.
Justice Gaynor Decides Against
Brooklyn Tax Assessors.
Certificates OF Stock Not Liable to
Taxation.
II They Were the Company Would
Pay Double.

Justice Gaynor, of the Supreme Court,
Brooklyn. this morning handed down a
decision in which he grants a writ re-
qulring the Board Of Assessors Of Brook
Ign to review It's assessment OF the prop
erty OF the Brooklyn Traction Company.
This Company owns 4 valuable fran
chise. II also holds all Of the stock of
the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company.
amounting to about 80, oOo. o0O. The asses
sors tax the real estate and other prop
erty OF the Atlantic Avenue Company.
under the caption Of "Perspnal Taxes"
as held by the Brooklyn Traction Com
pany.
The Board OF Assessors claim that II
the Brooklyn Traction Company escapes
this taxation they will virtually escape
all taxation. 1t will mean . loss to the
city Of about $4,000
In his decision Justice Gsynor says
in substance:
by sSnS' sns A:S s .S.
to taxation. Tho property ~ corporation is its
capital Capital of corporations and individuals
are AIM , subject ut. to the .s:y. 'Ss,Sn
tai In CORPORATION that ~ faxed. 1t is what
they represent that Is taxed. To tax the property
and then tho paper certificates representing It.
would be the same ss'uxiny the land and then
taxing the deeds.
The Brooklyn Traction Company Ia owner of
Company 1t may No more 30 taxed upon those
shares than any other owner of shares In the said
Company may be tssed upon bis shsyer.
Judgment for the reistor. With costs ana dis
bursemente.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
SENT T JAIL AGAIN.
Rothman Accused Of sAha nd on ins
His Children,


Adoph Rothman, of Jamaica avenue
and Barley street. was brought TO trial
in the Gates avenue Court, Brooklyn.
this morning, by the Brookiyn Branch
of the Gerry Society ION the charge Of
abandoning his children.
Rothman testified that last November
he was compelled to 90 to Baltimore on
business; While away. he was taken
his three daughters something like
$50 IN various small amounts.
After his digeharge from the hospital
he he TTss to sn: =: VIZ
returned to brooklyn only to md tina
his eldest daughter was at service,
while the younger children were In the
children June 2s, and the next day he
was arrested on the charge OF abandon
ment. Unable to procure bail he hos
spent spent i the past month In Raymond
When brought 70 trial this morning.
as the complaint was iInpreDsrly made
o OF the " Gerry Ts' s1se ooss made s
new affidavit and suecesdsd in having
R?thman again placed on trial.
His daughter testified that she had
It was stolen. The Gerry society then
tody of the children. The. eldest daugh-
ter was allowed to enter Into service
with Mrs: Campbell. in VILLA msburg.
She said that she did the work Of a
servant. but received no pay
Rothman and his daughter were the
only persons placed on the witness sta nd
during the trial. But the Society =
finally induced Justice Coating to send
Rothman to jail for twenty-nine days
and remanded the girl to the care OF
the Society. which will kindly allow her
to continue to work without pay.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
WHAT A 3.CENT ERROR COSTS
To Rectify n Mistake Several Dol
lars Worth Of Work Performed.

Comptroller Fitch has had framed and
posted up in his Office voucher and
warrant which shows the amount OF
work often necessary to set right a
slight mistake of few cents. The
Board of Education had leased property
at the corner of One Hundred and Forty
ninth street and Beach avenue. which
was assessed, by an error, 3 cents above
the correct amount.
When the error was discovered II
was necessary In order to comply with
the law to transfer 3 cents from the tax
fund to that of the Board Of Education
To have such q transfer made the ex-
aminer. r. Williams made a report on
the matter which was read and referred
to "A committee OF the Board, which in
dorsed a requisition OH the Finance De-
partment This had to be counters ed
by Arthur McMillin. Clerk Of the Board,
and referred to the Collector of Assess
ments, Edward Gilon, who signed a
voucher that had to be attested by John
F. Gouldsbury. the Second Auditor of
the Finance Department.
warrant necessary to secure the
payment of 3 cents had to be made out
by the Register, @. o. Williams. signed
by Ashbel =. Fitch. the Comptroller: re-
ferred to the. Mayors office. and counter
signed by Wills Holly; carried to the
Chamberlain s Office. where the signature
of i. H. Campbell. the Deputy Cham
berlain, was affixed.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
MARTELLO ACCUSED.
Many Italians File Complaints
Of Blaokmail and Extortion.
Court Interpreter Ciancimiro AIss
Implicated.
Ahidavits Presented to C.orporatio.
Counsel Mcdonald To-Day.

At the request Of Corporation Counsel
Mcdonald, Lawyer Francis l.. Carrao.
representing a large number of italian
citizens. this morning presented to Mr..
Mcdonald mass of alleged evidence
showing corruption among the inter-
prefers of the police and civil courts Of
Brooklyn in levying blackmail and col
lecting money Illegally.
Louisa Constable, of II Carroll street,
swears that eighteen months ago her
husband was fined IS by Justice Tighe,
in the Butler Street Court, for drunken
ness: that shortly afterwards BENJAMIN
Martello the Italian Interpreter Of the
court demanded $40 because, as he said,
he had acted as counsel for the man.
Mrs. tostabile swears sh. gave Martclio
s.. and that he threatened to have her
arrested unless she paid the balance.
Luigi Costadile OF II Carroll street,
swears that March 4 last he was shot
In the neck by one Joseph Tarello. He
says that Martelo came to him at his
house and told him to swear that come
one beside Harello had shot him. Failing
to do so Martello would have him ar.
rested and shipped back to Italy.
Michele Trezza. OF 10 Union street.
i
Salvono. in 1880, swears that MarteIlo
took Trez2a to Lawyer Thomas ]. NAL
10y Martello, II Is alleged, told Trezza
to retain Malloy to defend his son, a.
Malloy was a partner and nephew Of
the Judge.
TreGza says he paid Malloy $3.50 CT
which Murtello received 80 per cent
Angelo Ragucci. of 80 President street,
swears that Martello agreed to get him
out of Jail Tor 500.
Nicola Morciano. of Is President street.
sVears that some time ago he was
fined s. by Judge Tighe He says that
the same day Martello told him that he
must pay him s. more. as the Judge had
ordered II Morciano says he paid the
s. to Martello.
In addition to the above the following
persons make ahdavits to the effect that
Martello has either exacted money from
them. tried TO do SO. or threatened them:
Giovanni Lipari of rs Union street;
Raffaele Parisi, of 1I29 Broadway, and
Vincenzo Parish, of the same address.
The following make similar charges
against Interpreter Frank Ciancimino:
Angel, III Leo. OF lss Sanford street:
Giovanni Debono. OF sos Flushing avenue;
Antonio Condia. Rosa Sontoro, Antonio
and Maria C'asel:a, Of 3Oa North Seventh
street: Michael Splneiii. OF Kings County
Fenitentiary, and Michael Sontoro. Of the
same address. t..
The evening world., 1894-07-20
1t Will Be cooler Tomorrow,
with Showers on the Side.
1t Noon the Thermometer Regis.
tered IS Degrees.
Heavy Flannels Not Uncomfortable
In Minnesota.
HOURLY HEAT RECORD.

Highest temperature on any previous July 70 was
~ degrees In 1875. Same dat" last year. So
Mr.. Dunn. of the Weather Bureau,
discarded his white duck suit this morn
ing and made his appearance at the
Bureau dressed In heavy dark clothing.
This w4s regarded by the reporters
as an suspicious omen. favoring cooler
weather from now on. Their anti"'pa-
lions were realized when Mr.. Dunn,
buttoning ur his coat said.
I've have just about got rid of the
hot wave; II is sairl;ng away fast, and
though to-day It will probably he fair
and warm. by tomorrow It will he much
cooler, and refreshing showers may be
looked for.
ut will reach about 90 to-day, locally,
just about what IL was yesterday at
the highest point. but the heat to-day
will not be felt SO greatly. because there
is a nice twelve mile an hour southwest
breeze blowing.
Though the humidity was S. degrees
at 10 O'Clock. an increase of per cent.
over the o'clock record o-day. the
wind viii reduce It's perceptible effects
and easily offset II.
at 5 o'clock this morning Boston and
Key West were the warmest points u,
the country, with 81 degrees. At Buff
faio It was 80: Washington, IS; st. Louis
20: Chicago IS: st. Paul, 81: and Jack
sonvllle IS The coolest place at Tho
same hour was Moorhesd. Mimi. with
81 degrees.
'In New York It was 10 degrees at
o'clock this morning, which might make
the city, " II had remained stationary
quite desirable Summer resort. The
record. however. Jumped up five points
and at 10 o'clock 1t was SO degrees"
Showers fell last night over the
and lake regions. Tnls
morning II was much cooler over th.
Northw estern and lake districts, and II
is from there hat the promised cooler
weather is coming.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
HAMBURG LINE CUTS RATES.
Exodus OF SteeraRe Passengers to
Europe Continues.

The Hamburg-American line to-day
cut 1t ssteerage rate to $40, the price nov
asked by the White Star and other Brit
ish steamship companies. The Ham
burg lines rate has been sl4. The cut
was decided upon at a meeting of the
officers OF the Company held last night.
The exodus to Europe continues, and
Rhaetia's steerage will. be full when she
sails tomorrow, while the White Star
liner Teutonic will carry about LOO pas
sengers of that class when she sails on
July 20. Booking on this steamer was
stopped to-day, and the steerage of the
Britannia, which sails Aug. !, Is more
than half sold already. The American
line steamer Chester. which leaves New
York on Wednesday next. viii carry
about 800 in the st6erage {
The demand for Eteerage tickets at the
office of the CunarJ line Is equally great.
and though the price is Sl2 from New
York to British ports the Servia has no
space left The Cunard line manager
said this morning that his Company had
all the business they could handle with
out coming down to so.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
WILL SHIP s2,50O,OO0 IN GOLD
Two Firms Are to FIJI Big Euro
pean Orders Tomorrow.

The renewal of gold exports was freely
discussed in Wall street to-day. Lazard
Freres have taken $1,000, 900 and Heidel-
bach, Ickelheimer & Co. will ship $500, 900
by to-morrow's steamers.
The shipments excite no apprehension
in financial circles, as 1t is felt that be-
fore long the balance of trade in our
favor will be increased by the marketing
Of this years crops.
Bankers generally attribute the effiux
of the yellow metal to the Willingness
Of the foreigners to pay commission
which enables shippers to reap a small
profit on the operations.
The recent decline in sterling at Paris
and the slightly firmer market for con-
tinental exchange here have contributed
to the outward movement of gold.
Efforts have been made to use the
shipments II depress the stock market
but thus far they have been without
avail.
The yellow metal already shipped and
that to be forwarded tomorrow. will
make the total gold exports for the
week, S330oOOO.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
|LwITz EXECUTED.
bn-Keeper Lippincott's MUIR
der Avenged at Trenton.
Game and Protested His :.
nocence to the Last.
ok Hands with Everybody AS He
Went to the Gallows.


ENTON, n. j., July D.-Joseph
,i,z the murderer of State Prison
~ t,u,,;,,,,, ,,,,. h,,aad
per j. l.. h'pp'heo''' was haHseo
this morning In the courtyard OF
,ounty Jail by Hangman Van Hise,
eWa'h'
drop fell at lob. III twenty min
Valwitz was pronounced dead and
,,,. ,, L,,,, n. died With
oouy CUT uo""'
tely a struggle.
before going to the scaffold Wal
t,r,, r,u,h,,,.- ,n..ob re-
mao' io's 'ai'oi''e sp.e'"'
Ing his old story that he did not nre
fatal shot. and that Lippincott was
~. r,.,,,,,,, E..n.r leonard n.
ny Depuy i
hands with those present before
his place under the gallows.
|Ekiiathers Roger and Lehner &C
led Waiwitz 10 the scaffold.
xecu:ion took place In one of
4 corridors. There were present
kose permitted nv law--the COuntv
The evening world., 1894-07-20
"DYNAMITER" KELLY FREE.
Discharged Because of Flimsy E~ls
dence Against Him.

The case against John Kelly, the little
man who WAS arrested for carrying
dynamite bornbs around March IL last by
Capt Meakims police of the West One
Hundred and Twenty fifth street station.
"hzzled" out to-day In Part I. Of the
Court of General Sessions. and the de-
PENDANT was allowed to leave the court q
free man. after spending four months in
.he Tombs.
On account OF the fiimsy evidence fur
Policeman David Conner, who arrested,
Kelly, Judge Cowing instructed the jury
to acquit Kelly.
1t was expected that Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney MARITIME prosecutor for
the people. W uld produce on the Witness
stand an expert IN explosives, particu-
larry relating to dynamite and nitro
slycerine but Mr.. MARITIME surprised
everybody by failing to do SO. 2
The evening world., 1894-07-20
GERMS IN THE BROOK?
Diphtherin SIN Rampant i'm saddle
River, n. j.

HACKENSACK, n. j.. July 20.--Two
more cases of diphtheria have developed
in the Saddle River section of Bergen
County. and the people living in that
neighborhood have come to the con-
clusion that the Saddle River brook
must be polluted with diphtheria germs.
Herman Devore, a neighbor of Judge
John w. Bogart, of the New Jersey
Court of Appeals, had two children
wears old, died from the disease, and
Jennie. fourteen years old. is still sick
but will probably recover. There is
no County Board of Health in Bergen
County, and no pest house for con-
tagious diseases.
Some of the people who live along
of Health of the condition of the water
in the brook. and have asked the Board
to take some action In the matter.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
MINING MAGNATES ACCUSED.
'Friseo Man Sues Mackay, Jones
and Others for an Accounting.
SAN FRANCISCO, July Goth,

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2O.-Theodore
' az has commenced suit against John
~. Mackay and Senator John +. Jones.
c. X. Fish. G. r. Wells and Cornelius
O'Connor to obtain an accounting OF
the affairs of the Consolidated California
and Virginia Mining Company. Fox
ALLEGES that between four and five mill
hon dollars have been wrongfully appro-
prlated by the defendants.
Fox says that Mackay. Jones and the
late James Z. Flood conspired to ma
nipulate the mine wholly In their own
interests. He says the Comstock Mine
and Milling Company was paid 81 a
ton for crushing ore, when 81 would have
been a liberal price. AS Mackay, Jones
and Flood controlled the milling com
)pany, they received the benefit Of the
Ibver-charse. amounting, 1t is said. to
about $2,O000o0 Fox also claims that the
ore was so crushed as to leave the most
valuable part in the tailings, which,
when worked over by the mill. yielded
the three alleged consprators an addi-
tlonal profit of s., 500. 900.
There Is also a complaint that Mackay,
Jones and Flood caused to be issued to
themselves $500 shares of stock at 81
Il per share, which stock was afterwards
worth In open market 1851. 9l6. Fox de-
n,ands an accounting of all these trans
actions and Judgment for such amount
~ the accounting shall show to be due.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
STRUCK WITH A HOE HANDLE,
Tony Cro9EIe Disappeared. Lea~.
Ing bloody Clothing Behind.

MERCHANTVILLE, N. j., July co.
The police OF this place are attempting
10 solve the mysterious disappearance
of Tony Croggle, laborer on q farm
near here.
On the morning of July Croggie's
of an out kitchen, but thought he was
asleep, and did not disturb him. Two
hours afterwards he had disappeared,
leaving his coat and hat torn and
bloody. Two fellow-empIoyees confessed
TO having struck Croggle with a hoe
handle, and are In Jail.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
SIX VICTIMS OF EXPLOSIONS.
Two Boilers burst. ard n Harm and
SavmiII Are Destroyed.

ICY Nt,0 "ThIV1 TTFNHIT
AKRON, o., July2o. A horrible fatality
occurred on the farm of Johu Case. a
short distance from Hudson, this county
Yesterday. Threshers were "A, work In
Cases barn and the boiler OF the engine
exploded. Gabriel & X. Ously, owner
Of the threshing outfit. was instantly
killed; Barney Margan was fatally srald-
ed and Edward Carter so injured inter
nally that he will die. The barn and COLI
tents were burned Loss flonov.
HELENA, Ark, July %. The boiler of
the saw mill OF white Co, at kendalls
station. blew mp yesterday. killing one
man and fatally scalding two others.
The mill is "A total wreck.
The evening world., 1894-07-20
SYMPATHY COST HIM $40.
Ross Fined for Taking the Part OF
Push-Cnrt Peddlers.

Policeman Baker, of the Oak street
station, was kept busy yesterday, keep
ing Broadway, from Fulton to Ann
streets Gear u push-Carts. George Ross,
Il Greek, q! 81 Oliver street, look cX-
ception 10 what he termed police perse-
Cution and after Il brief dialogue with
the officer. found himself "A prisoner.
Ross was arraigned this morning iI
the Tombs Court on the charge OF in
terfering with Baker, and Justice Ryan
fined him SO, which he paid.