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New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
FREE ICE
Given TO the Residents OF the
IXTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Through the Courtesy OF
WILLIAM 5. DENERF
Every Morning AT 9 o'clock.

Women and children, blinking and winking
from having their sleep cut short, formed in
long lines at Twenty-seventh-st. and Eighth
ave, Twenty-seventh-s and Tenth-ave. and
Twenty-ninth-st and Tenth-ave., long before b
O'Clock. They came with pals and baskets and
baby carriages. In the rush to get ice people
were pushed and tousled, but they kept good
natured about 1t on being assured that there
was ice enough for all. Peter J. Garvey, one
of Devery's political leutenants, superintended
the distribution. He assisted by Matthew
Gorman. Richard Butler. Patrick Regan, James
Gorman, James O'Grady and John Mcdonald
Devery was on hand before s o'clock, making
the trip from Far Rockaway on an early train
in order his free ice boom started sue
ceSsfully.
It's free ice for US now, and frost for
Goodwin later on" said a big Irish woman, who
carried away two cakes in clothes basket.
Devery said yesterday afternoon that he would
DE around last night with the details of a gift
of money from philanthropists who had asked
him TO give away money for them. He did not
come around, however. He is acquiring the
habit of disappearing and his friends are
beginning TO worry over the possibility of his
forgetting to do some of the many things he
has said he would do.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
SAYS HE WAS BEATEN BY POLICE.
ITALIAN DYING IN WILLIAMSBURG HOS
PFTAL ACCUSES THEM

John sabardin. an Italian. Of No. S5 Havemeyer-
st, is dying in the Williamsburg Hospital as the
result of injuries inflicted upon him by a mob and
he says, by several policemen. whose names he
does not know. Coroner Williams has taken the
mans ante-mortem statement, and a rigid in
vestigation Of the circumstances Of the case will
be made. Sabardin arrested on Thursday
night after, alleged, he had stabbed John Van
BrgInt, OF No. 100 Oakland-st.. in quarrel AT
1880 O'Clock that night Sahardin seemed TO be sick
In his cell in the Bedford-ave station, and Am
bulance Surgeon McEntee of ST. Catharne's Hos
pital was sent for. He declares that at the time
there was no sign of external internal injuries
eno ne believes the prisoner was suffering only
from extreme fright SO Sabardin remained in his
Cell On Friday morning, he being
raigned in co lrt. the prisoner cola psed.
AT the Williamsburg Hospital IL was found that
the mans spleen had been ruptured, and he had
been slowly bleeding 10 death from internal hemor-
images. In his statement 10 the Coroner Sabar-
eln declared that he had not only been beaten by
nroRc on the ferryboSt but had been roughly used
by the police At the Bedford-ave. station it is
Denied that any harsh treatment given TO the
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
FOR A CLOSER COMBINATION.
NEGOTIATIONS SAID TO BE IN PROGRESS
BETWEEN ST LOUIS SOUTHWEST
ERN. AND CHICAGO AND EAST
ERN ILLINOIS.

It was said yesterday on excellent authorlty
that negotiations in progress for CLOSER
combination between the St. Louis Southwest
ern Railway Company ana the Chicago ana
Eastern Illinois Railroad Company. The prop
ability of the establishment of such an arrange
ment has many times been mentioned in Inc
Tribune A combination between the two roaos
would mean the formation of a new through
line between Chicago and the Southwest, the
roads now making direct connection at Gray
Ferry, Mo-, and Thebes. Ill, which two towns
are Joined by a railway bridge over the Mlssls-
sippi River The St. Louis Southwestern is
Gould road, with total mileage of about thlr-
teen hundred. and extends from Gray's Ferry
and Birds Point. opposite Cairo, ILL.,, to Sher-
man. Fort Worth, Dallas and other points IN
Texas It has outstanding S16oO0OOO common
and S20000000 per cent preferred stock. Ihe
Chicago and Eastern Illinois, the controlilng m
terests in which H. II. Porter ana his asso-
ciates has recently had a large advance IN the
market the common stock now ruling at nearly
210 The outstanding common stock amounts
to S7197 500. and the preferred TO S6.S3O !OO
The mileage is 13S. including seventeen miles
of trackage from Dolton, H., TO Chicago. The
main line extends from Dolton TO Thebes, on the
Mississippi and another line runs from La
Crosse to Brazil, Ind, with a branch 10 Terre
Haute.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
AGED ENGINEER, DIES Aztec FAIL

John NJ. Carpenter. eighty-two years old who
had been engineer the New-York New
Haven and Hartford Railroad for generation, fell
from the window OF his home, No. $50 Decatur-st.
Brooklyn, early Wednesday morning. July O.
while suffering from paralytic saroke. He died
yesterday morning Mr. Carpenter fell from the
second story but his fall was broken by an larbor
and no landed his feet. His physician said yes
terday that while his escape from Instant death
from his fan was remarkable, his death was really
stroke a day or two before. WHICH had weakened
nm. and i IS thougnt that ne teIi from the low
fresh air.
Mr. Carpenter left the service Of the railroad
about ten years ago. lie a member of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers Division
No. II of New-HaVen. He leaves a daughter. The
funeral win Ia Ike place this afternoon at his home
The burial will be in New-Haven To- morrow.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
TO INVESTIGATE ASSESSMENTS.
MR.. CIRCUIT AGREES WITH THE MAYOR
ABOUT REALTY VALUATIONS.

Controller Grout has started an investigation OF
the method of assessing property in the city from
which Il is expected that glarins inequalities Will
he brought 10 light Mr. Crout was asked yester-
day if he knew how much money the city would
have 10 pay the State account Of the discovery
that city property Is assessed at only about 20 per
cent OF It's value instead OF 81 per cent as the
Stale authorities thought It was.
Il cannot say just now he replied, "but am
going 10 investigate this matter Of assessments
very thoroughly l do not think that there IS any
field in the city government where there has oeen
so much unfairness. l do not mean to reject on
any particular administration. The matter covers
a period OF twenty years back Inere are
many inequalities in the assessments. and l thlnk
that by assessing property al It's fun value mUch
OF this inequality will be done away with"
This move OF the Controller is in line with the
suggestions made by Mayor Low in his last short
talk when he pointed out the advantages which
would result to the city from the proper assess
m OF real
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
RETAIL BOOKSELLERS ORGANIZE.

organization was formed called the Booksellers
of New-York City. composed of those engaged in
selling books at retail in this city The purpose OF
the new association is to promote generally the in
terest OF the retail bookselling trade. The ofcers
Of the associstisn are; President simon Brentano
ham. and treasurer, II. c. Holtin. ~
The following houses have already joined il: The
American Baptist Publication Society. America n
Tract Society Ammon G9 & Macke Bre1tanos, Bon
nell silver q 60. Soryel Co. r. w. Crothers
Dayton Eaton o. rIa = Mains E Charles Everitt John
Hotin, J. A; Jenkins; William r. Jenkins l.
Jonas & Co. Henry Malkan, T. j. Mcbride x Son
s. T. Mclean ~ Co, 9. 4. Putnams Sons, Charles
a the the FemRs b Van Il Nasys SG0nan
Ventrees. Mss NJ ]. WhaIey and Tbomas' wilma.
lrar ''.''NNN
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
MEETS JUDGMENT WITH DEATH.
EX-PoLIcEMl KILLS HIMSELF WHEN
DEPUTY sHERIFFs PRESENT BILL.

EX-PoLICEMl KILLS HIMSELF WHEN
DEPUTY sHERIFFs PRESENT BILL.
Brought face 10 face with three deputy sherirs
who had come 10 collect Judgment. John NJ.
Murtha an ex-ponceman. OF Brooklyn. blew his
brains out yesterday afternoon in his real estate
Office at Thirty -ninth-st and Tenth-ave-. that
borough He had been dealing and speculating
il real estate for about two years, since his
tiremeut from the police force. AT one time he
was worth considerable money. but had lost II
all recently. He lived with his wife over his
Office, IN Thirty ninth-st When the deputy
sherins reached his ONCE yesterday they pre-
sented a judgment for $50.
Yes; ! viii give you the money" said Murtha
as he went into the back Office TWO minutes
later a pistol shot was heard. and the sherifs.
running back. found the man stretched out on
the floor.
Murtha was fifty years old. and was attached
to the Hamilton-ave. station when he retired.
Some twenty years ago. when attached TO the
Butler-st station he figured in a sensational
case John Loeb. a German. living at Henry-st-
ana Fourth Place went crazy one day, and
started TO make trouble. Patrolmen George
Rogers and Murtha started into the house.
Rogers went first, and received the charge OF
a double barrelled shotgun in his right side and
arm. Murtha drew his revolver and shot Loeb
dead.
Rogers fingered between life and death for
some time but recovered. and for many years.
prior to his death two years ago. was the door
man at Police Headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
CHARGED WITH $4,000 THEFT.

PosToFFIcE OFFICIALS SAY MAN HAD GUILTY
KNOWLEDGE OF DISCRETIONARY POOL.
United States Commissioner Hitchcock listened
TO arguments yesterday in the case OF the United
States against William r. Walker who is charged
by the postofice officials with using the mails 10
defraud. 1t is alleged that Walker. with one W.
w. O'Hara, conducted discretionary pool on the
races at Cincinnati, which cost the subscribers
about 100000 The government admits that
o'Hara. now fugitive from justice. organized
the pool but Assistant United States District At
torney Parsons contended that the governments
witnesses had shown that Walker managed the
details OF the concern. and that he knew the
alleged dividends were paid out OF the money
ceiVed from new customers, and not from profits
derived from bets made racetracks.
Walkers lawyer said that IL had not been shown
that . Hara's scheme illegitimate. or that, il
such facts had been proved, there was no evil
dence before the Commissioner tending to prove
that Walker was anything more than an ernploye
OF O.Hara. or that he knew that the scheme was
fraudulent Briefs then submitted. and de-
ctsion was reserved.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

has assumed a brighter aspect %ae accumulation
has ceased. and manufacturers 'oc'I Tor a DrisA.
healthy market in the near future although there
were no sales OF regulars during the week nuIner-
Gus inquiries were made from various quarters.
with bidding below market price. but manufact-
refused to consider business on any but
scent basis On wide goods outside mills have
been underseuing FAN River. but local treasures
are asking the fun figures The bidding has ad-
yaneed during the week, buyers who previously
offered from one-sxteenth to oneeishth below the
market for goods having finally increased the nS-
ures until they are now or par with the quoted
prices This indicative of better feeling in the
market. and the outlook is considered much better
than for many weeks. The prices are; Is inch.
6+S64 cents; % inch, 6ix60, z5s "a inch. 56x56 ss
50 inch. 6sx72. AZ; 3Sla inch. 6ix6f. cents. The
market is firm a Scent basis.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

CENTRAL REALTY BOND AND TRUST COM
PANY WILL FINANCE NEW TRUST

The George a. Fuller Company, the largest
building construction company in this country,
may do business abroad. 4 stockholder OF the
company said yesterday that the company had
been asked to erect number Of buildings in
London. This is one Of the companies that will
form part of the proposed 5000 600 corpora
ton If the movement TO form it is successful.
1t was also said yesterday that the financing
Of the proposed SeOOO0.00O realty and construc-
ton corporation is to be undertaken by the Cen
tral Realty Bond and Trust Company, Of which
Henry Morgenthau is president. The Central
Realty Bond and Trust Company will only dis
pose OF its real estate interests to the proposed
corporation, and viii occupy the same relation
TO IL that IL holds now toward some realty,
trust, mortgage and title insurance companies.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
BROADWAY CAR on FIRE.
PASSENGERS JUMP OUT IN HURRY AT
THIRTY -FOURTH-sT

Broadway car caught fire at Thirty third
st. and Broadway last evening and there was a
mild panic among the passengers before all got
off. The burning out of fuse caused the blaze,
The damage was $50.
Just after the car had left Thirty third st
there was an explosion and smoke poured from
under the AS Il stopped at Thirty fourth
ST. flames came UP through the hoor Men and
women fed 70 the street. Those who were on
the side near the other tracks climbed under
the side rail Policeman Mury, OF the West
Thirtieth-st. station. aided by some men as
sisted the women to get Off and prevented a
crush. In spite OF this. however one woman
in getting under the rail fell and ruined her
dress in the mud. She was not hurt
After the passengers had been taken of fire.
put the fire out.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
THIEF CHASE IN CITY HALL.
MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING IS FROM
BOY CAUGHT BY CANToRs CLERK.

MAN CHARGEp Win S4E<A4414NO - EHNOA
BOY CAUGHT BY CANToR's CLERK.
The Saturday quiet of the City Hall rudely
broken in upon yesterday by a lively chase for q
man who was charged with stealing IS from the
grandson OF Mrs. Kate Mockin OF No. Sc New
Chambers-st. Mrs Mockin drew $50 from the
Emigrants Savings Bank. in Chambers-st.. yester-
day and gave S Of the money to her little grand
son, intending TO buy him suit of clothes AS
she and the boy came out Of the bank a young
man grabbed the s. bill from the boy ana made
off Private Detective Charles Schneider stand
ing in front OF the bank and he at once gave chase
when he heard Mrs. Mockin cry, Stop theft
Across Chambers-st. the County Court Building
the up the steps, through the building
down again across the strip Of City Han Park be-
tween the County Court Building and the City Hall
and into the City Hall itself Schneider was hot
on his trail, were others who had been at
tracted by the chase The fugitive led his pursuers
a merry chase through the building until he was
headed off by clerk named Burke, in President
Cantor's Office
The man was taken to the City Hall police sta
tion, where he said that he was William simons,
nineteen years old, clerk. He said that he only
arrived IN this city couple OF days ago from
Cleveland. He searched and a S. bill was found
him, which Mrs. Mockin said she believed to be
the one taken from her grandson. 1t was tucked
under SmOnS'S belt
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
CRITIcISE BARGE OFFICE AGAIN.
ITALIAN SOCIETY PROTESTS AGAINST con-
DITIoNs AT IMMIGRANTS LANDING.

".
Still another protest has been made against the
BAD state OF affairs existing at the Barge Office
landing For time the public has known
IN a general way that the conditions there need
rernedying. Now the Society for the Protection of
italian Immigrants has issued a statement COM
piled after careful investigation Of the situation.
THIS report praises the work OF Inspector Brooks
An attempting TO improve the conditions and calls
ATTENTION 10 the fact that the part of the
improvements made by him have been abandoned
by Inspector Cross. who succeeded him Despite
The frequent calling OF the attention OF Inspector
Cross 10 the bad situation by the society IL reports
tbat ne had not materially aided In improving It,
In its report the society recommends that the
immigrants be landed in the Barge Office itself
and there met by intelligent policemen preferably
those speaking Italian, well as by representa-
uyes Of the societies and by their recognized
friends. Much Of the danger attending the land
ing Of the foreigners it says. and their likelihood
of becoming the victims OF various sharpers would
In TINS way be prevented
IL this cannot be done, the society asks that the
creased, ard that the officers work IN conjunction
with the representatives, Of the society. They also
recommend that express men who work with
OF Whiteha-st- The report further advises that
Battery Park. which is haunted with sharpsrs Of
a boardinghouse keeper for italians or 20 sny
yunner. except MS application be indorsed by The
society; that the runners be kept of the boats
plying 10 Ellis Island and that schedule Of rates
De nxec which the runners legally charge.
The society has spent much time in the study OF
these conditions and IN pointing out the need OF
reform and in accommodating certain improve
Inents. calls attention the fact that conditions
% move The Italian Gonsnf 20 can them To- the
attention Of the authorities. in ending the report
only body which could improve the Conditions and
has 30 far failed to do 80.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
PREDICTS EIGHTEEN HOUR TRAINS.

EASY TO COVER DISTANCE BETWEEN NEw-YoRK
AND CHICAGO IN THAT TIME.
Pittsburg. July 19.-General Passenger Agent z.
A Ford Of the Pennsylvania lines predicts the
establishment OF eighteen hour trains between Chi
cago and New York His prediction is evidently
based his knowledge OF what the Pennsylvania
special accomplish when required to cover de-
lays and keep within Its schedule During the
time that train has been running II has been
strated that eighteen hour trains between Chicago
and New-York are not only q possibility, but that
the time can be cut to sixteen hours, II necessary.
On a recent run from Alliance 10 Pittsburg the
Pennsylvania special covered the distance eighty
three and two-tenths miles in exactly hour and 80
minutes, an average Of hfty-fve and three-tenths
miles hour.
When the train reached Garfield seven miles
from Alliance, it struck seventy -two-rnile gait
and before IL passed through New Waterford was
covering eghty-one miles an hour. Twenty-fOur
minutes was made up on the rum and Pittsburg
run from Chicago to New-York be made in
about sixteen hours.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
SALE OF HEAT, LIGHT AND POWER co

St Joseph. Mo. July 1s-The property OF the ST
Joseph Railway. Light Heat and Power Company
which includes the street railway system an elec.
trio lighting plant, steam heating plant and other
utilities was yesterday sold by T. r. Hartman
or New-fork 10 Seligman & Co, and E w Clark
& Go. The company is bonded for Sc $4,000 There
Will be no change in the local management Presi~
dent w. i. Van Brunt remaining in chares
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
LARGE PURCHASE OF IRON ORE.

Marquette. Mich. July ls-It is officially an,
nounced that the Cleveland Cliffs Iron comnanv
has purchased the lease held by the Itasca MInIng
Company on one hundred and sixty acres OF lana
adjoining the Hawkins mine. on the Western
heSaoa range. The consideration was S5lla oo0 go
and seven cents ton for ali ore now s6oVynS asa @
(about nve million tons) and all thai yst 70 ~, -
found The lease provides f9r the payment 70 the
IeehoIders or r0yaity or 70 cents a ton an ali
considerably over $4,000 il being estimated that
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
BLACK DIAMOND co. At PoTTSVILLE.

f. p. Christian. general manager and one OF the
directors of the Black Diamond Anthracite Coal
COMPANY of which r. v. Powderly is president,
makes his headquarters at Pottsville. Penn, with
Offices In the Pennsylvania National Bank Build
ing. A large contract has been closed with Kings.
which there seventyfiye acres on the tract for
the erection OF the companys breaker ana TIMBER
ing slope. A corps of surveyors under the super
vision OF "a well known mining engineer, i. II.
Clemmens is also at work the property.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
FIREWORKS CHANGES AT MANHATTAN

Several changes will take place in the fireworks
programmes in the amphitheatre at Manhattar
Beach this week in addition to the spectacle OF
Ancient Rome. Tomorrow will be the first of tha
chidren's Monday nights. Thursday there win hs
a specially arranged programme in honor OF Ire
land. and the harp that once through Tara's Halls
with the evergreen shamrock. viii be shown In
PoId ana green nre. The National Guard will he
pyrotechnic displays OF the season -NNs'
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
THE PRINT cLoTB H4PKrr

Fall River Mass. July 10 (SpeciaD-IacaI broLars
report that the sales in the print cloth market r
Ing the week amounted TO between l0Oo and
100000, all OF which were odd goods This /. IN.
largest total in weeks. and. compared With the
dulness OF the last few weeks the situation locaI,
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
EXCITEMENT OYER OATS IN CHICAGO.
HIGHEST PRICE SINCE 1874 WAS REACHED
SHORTS IN FEAR.

Chicago July 19.-Fear that they could not secure
enough Of the standard contract oats to MI
July contracts created great excitement among
shorts on the Board Of Trade to-day and July oats
scared 65 cents the highest price since 1874 This
point marked gain for the day OF IA cents and Of
Is cents for three days. The market had been ex-
cited for the three days the weather. and
it needed only todays reports Of the devastations
OF the weather to bring semi-pauic The
ply Of contract oats at present is almost nil and OF
to-day's scant receipts only twentyeght cars were
up to the standard which oats must grade to
be deliverable contracts. July oats closed ~
cents up at 64Iz cents.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
TROLLEY CAR KILLS HORSE.
FURNITURE VAN sTRUcK-pAMAGE Is WIDE
SPREAD

A large van, filled with furniture. was scattered
about the surrounding country yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. when 1t was struck by a Bath Beach
electric train at Utrecht-ave. and Sixtieth-st
Brooklyn. Thomas Collins. twenty-eight years old
of No. 29l Dean-st, the driver was thrown a dis
tance OF fifty feet and sustained injuries about the
body and legs He was attended by Ambulance
surgeon, but refused to go to the hospital
One of the horses was instantly killed and an
other severely injured part OF the truck wa 6
hurled through a plate glass window in the store
OF +. w. Hanley. on the corner.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
DEVERY GIVES AWAY ICEl
AND BIS ADMIRERS PREDICT A FROST
FOR GOODWIN LATER ON.

William S. Devery or big BILL" as his ad-
snirers call him, yesterday began his career as
"a midsummer Santa Claus by giving away gu
pound chunks of ice TO all who applied at o
O'Clock in the morning at three different points
an the IXth Assembly District There was no
back OF people On Friday night Mr.. Devery
caused TO be circulated a dodger reading as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
ELECTRIC MERGER sTORY DENIED

The report from Pittsheld Mass that roersar
has been effected between the Stanley Electric
Manufacturins Company and the Electric storaxe
Battery company rs declared by a leading Interest
in the Stanley company TO be unfounded Gamer
snces between hoq qYepGesehtatives OF the two COM
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

The battleship Ore is steel vessel of 1900 tons
displacement She is S7s feet inches in length 76
feet breadth of beam and draws 26 feet of water
Her indicated horsepower is 1900 Her arma-
ment will consist OF four 12-inch guns twelve 6-inch
quick hrers, twenty 3-inch guns twenty 3-pounders
and six l-poundere She has six torpedo tubes two
Of them submerged.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
RUN OF 1.-THE oHAPERoYs" TO End

Chaperons' at the New-York Theatre roof garden
next Saturday night straight vaudeville bill will
be given for two weeks more. and then the Sire
Brothers will put on a burleEque of their own,
which. however is not yet named in definite
shape.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
TINE AND MONEY.

II may cost you N fiffIe time. bnt IL might
you unnny deIyars for what you need
may be found ia the little advertisements In
The MARROW columns.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

GOOD BUSINESS CHANCE
is often adyertised under the "LittIe Ads. OF
the PeopIe-o
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
OF COURSE YoU WOULD.

OF COURSE foC WOULD.
~ you wanted a certain article. wouldn't
you thank "a friend for putting the
right track get its You may inds what
YOU want In the Little Ads. People"
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
THE czAR WATCHES THE oREL TAKE HER
FIRST DIP

ST. Petersburg. July 19-The Gear. the EN-.
press Dowager, and other royal personages and
a number Of diplomats, were present to-day at
the launching of the battleship Ore and the lay
ing of the keel plate of the batteship Oleg.