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New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
DISINHERITS SAILOR SON.
Cornell Graduate Becomes Petty Officer on
the Columbia-Father Retired Banker.

Patriotism as manifested by the younger genera
tion's desire ITO enlist does not always meet
with the parental approval. This is the chief tr"u-
hle of james T. MacFarlln. at present petty
officer on the receiving ship Columbia at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. Yesterday his father, Robert
MacFarlin a retired banker Of Webster. after
rather stormy interview practically distnherited
him because he would not leave the navy.
James MacFarIin. who is twenty four years old.
WAS gradua ateh from Cornell In recent class
He has always considered. he said last night that
every young man should serve In the army or
navy. so he came Brooklyn a month a GO. passed
the examination for chief petty officer. and
sent the columbia temporarily He had his
various He swung his ham
mock the first night, but could not learn TO swing
IN IT, and the daV. obtaining shore leave,
came over to the St Denis for a good sleep
Also his mother wrote many letters. begging him
TO leave the navy and home. His fathers
visit yesterday was TO reinforce these letters. The
sailor. however. says ne entered the navy
his time and, ne is of age intends to stay.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
NAY AB.4ND0N BILL.
0nn0sia;on to Collecting Tcres on
.Ionuaru 4 at Conference.

Mavor Lows and Controller CIRCUITS Dill NOV
ing up the time for the collection OF city taxes
from October 1 to January may nave 10 po
ohandoned Mayor Low and Commissioners
Wells and CesgweH, of the Tax Department nao
a conference yesterday at the Mayors oluce'
Frank Bell, head of the real estate diVislon II
,s understood. protested against the BILL 1t Is
ranar4ed that Mr Bell who detected certain de-
fects in Controller Grouts Tax bill last yea
toId the Mavor and Controller that the bill TINS
wear would mean loss to the city OF S2,OVuVOu
in interest because of the provision that taxes
shall not be lien the property until twenty
months have elapsed When Mr. Hel was ashe"
If he had made any such report on the bill ne
refused to talk, and referred inauirers to 'ne
Tax Commissioners.
..rbere are no really serious defects in the
bill" said Mayor Low. 1T is largely matter
Of policy whether 1t viii be wise to pass the
hill or NOT There will. of necessity, be more OF
less difficulty in putting law of the kind pro-
posed into practical operation 1t is questloh
whether the game is worth the candle.
"It is not a wise bill" said Commissioner
Rufus L. Scott. Any law that contemp1ates
levying two assessments in one year, as thiS
bill does is absurd ! don't believe 1t is con-
stitutfonaI. It practically says that taxes shall
not become a lien until the expira ton of twenty
months after the books have been thrown open
for irsnec4ion in January next. I think last
wars hill is better than this one, barring TWO
or three snags in 1t that should have been
eliminated
The bill is all right" said Controller Grout'
under whose direction it was drawn. We mlgnt
lose something on interest account the first year
but that would be insignificant compared Win
the great benefits that would come from such d
law 1t came to my knowledge to-day that one
of the unsuccessful bidders for S1.Vg0OOO OF cor
porate stock at the last bond sale mmedlateiy
bought short term city revenue bonds bearing
short term bonds every year in direct compett-
tion with our $50 0000O0 Of So per cent cor
porate stock. l think the bill vii: be pushed
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
BETTER EAST NEw-YoRK SERVICE.
Through Surface Cars, Beginning April !,
To Be Run to Jamaica and Cypress Hills.

In response te the complaints of persons living
in East New-York beyond the loop of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company, who have since its
establishment been obliged to transfer from the
elevated trains the surface Superintendent
Dow c. Smith of the company has promised some
improvements in the service. Beginning on April
!. through surface cars Will be run from the
Broadway ferries to. Jamaica by way of Cypress
Hills and from the Manhattan terminal of the
bridge and Fulton Ferry by way of the Futon-st
line, to Cypress Hills
Some of the Broadway line elevated trains will
be run to the Cypress Hills terminal, and others
over the Kings County line from the loop" to
Manhattan Junction. Some of the Kings County
line trains will also be through TO the old city
line The Lexington-aVe. elevated trains Will run
through TO Van Siclen-aVe.
Superintendent Smith announces that on June
q through elevated service from the bridge to
Jamaica, by way of the Kings County line, the
incline at Crescent-aye. and Atantic-ave., VIII be
placed in operation.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company does not
intend abandon the loop however and many OF
the elevated trains will continue to use 1t.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
MAXWELL REPLIES TO HUNTER.
Says He Has Right of Citizen to Criticise
Normal College

William II. Maxwell, City Superintendent of
Echoos gave out statement yesterday in reply
to remarks made by President Thomas Hunter of
the Normal College. criticisng the superintendents
report. in which Mr.. Maxwell had criticised the
ma ma cement of the college. The statement In
part as follows:
have read with great interest President Hunters
defence OF the Normal College against the Criti-
cisms felt constrained TO make upon the work of
that institution in my last annual report. His de-
fence Is divided into four parts-EiEst. personal
abuse of myself; second. denial OF my rights to
an exposition OF his theory regarding the profes-
siopAl training cf teachers. ana, fourth adms
sion that he haE been compelled already to institute
some Of the refofms which ! haVe advocated
As to President Hunters abuse. his iInpugning OF
my motives. consider II beneath my notice As 10
first place. the same right that any citizen has
crtcise any institution that is supported at the
pubic's expense. and / have. In the second place.
an official right given by Section 10s9 of the char
ter, which con7ers Gpon the city Superintendent
tho authority to approve or disapDroVe. tor the
ognized by the Regents as college. and which
claims to provide professional training for teachers.
Ae to Presidents Hunters theofy regarding the
professional! training OF teachers. shall not take
the time to discuss 1t. 1t is not held by any
educator of prominence It passed from the do
quarter OF o century ago.
AS to President Hunters admission that he has
Oaen compelled TO commence some OF the reforms
which have ADVOCATED ] am reminded OF what
years ago with regard to educational reforms In
general, Wis. There are two stages In every sdu-
catonal reform. In the first the reform Il impos-
6ible: In the second 1t always existed"
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
WILL BE N. 7. U. SYNDIC.
Chancellor MacCracken's Son Sends Let
ter to University Council.

Alta meeting of the Council Of New-York Uni
versity held yesterday at the University Building,
in Washington Square, a resolution was passed in
yiting the Society of Accountants to appoint a
committee of visitors to the School of Commerce,
Accounts and Finance. This action was taken be-
cause of the death Of the dean of the school,
Professor Charles w. Haskins, who was an active
member of the society. The council yesterday ap-
pointed Professor Joseph French Johnson secretary
of the school, acting dean. A minute was adopted
lamenting the death Of James McCreery, a member
of the council
A letter was received from DR.. John Henry Mac
Cracken son of Chancellor MacCracken accept
ing the position of university syndic conditioned
upon his not being required to assume the full
duties Of the office until after the semi-centennia
celebration of Westminster College at Fulton Mo,
Of which he is president. The condition was ac-
Leave Of absence was granted to Charles L. Bris-
toll professor of biology, TO go to Bermuda next
month to confer with the Bermuda Scientific 80
cety in regard to the biological station which has
been maintained there under his direction py the
NeW-York University.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
APPROVE BRIDGE PLANS,
Mayors Experts Facor Linde"taH1s
Manhattan Design.

The conmission of engineers appointed oy
Msvor Iow TO report on Bridge CommsSlohei
Iindenthars plans for the proposed Mannat'an
Bridge which will span the river between rive
slip Manhattan and washingtoa-st, 6rooAaS H.
YESTERDAY taEned in preliminary report 10 '"e
Msyor The report says that the plans are hheiS
e. be as economical IN construction as other
forms of suspension bridges; they provide Iuiiy
for temperature stresses and for struceufs "
,,,usual rIzidity under concentrated loaos. INC
.,s bily,v ana carving capacity OF the oFluse
win he adequate for any congestion OF ee'
,r-nich NAV occur on the railroad tracks Iocu
xvsvs srd promenades IL certain PROVISIONS AoS
loads are followed. ,A,a
The report estimates that the greatest posSloe
conRested weight hneaI foot on TINS ofoe@
would consist of four rapid TRANSIT Trains Io -
lines of trolley cars, thFty-nVe ana h1r
az roadway and twenty-five feet OF toot"eS,
-, :. ..-,ae, thousand pounds The commits
.ion considers one-haf of this amount, eigh'
thousand mounds lineaI foot. a maximum
,ycrr.ne Ioed which is three times that Pho
y,ded in the plans of the Brooklyn brl0se' O."
An ner cent greater than that planned for Lne
VILLA nsburg Bridge
OF the much discussed plan for eye5ar caoies
to take the place of wire. the report says;
II is proposed make these eEe6ars @ o. epeeiSd
bounds square inch and to subject them TO phls nas
one-half those put on lIe
81 the Williamsburg Bridge. AS the caoleF dnSsr
carry their own weight. well as that o. otneF e
parts OF the bridge and the moving Ioaq ILL IN
fioo must be somewhat more than doupie uae is
fioD OF wire cables. The ouanty OF unIs sleei
the onIv novel feature about these capISst ~
while the Indications that steel VIII pt ~
tanned which will Iully meet tie reQuiii ~ ttic
the case We ask defer any hnal OPINION Oh 'iii'
subject for the present.
The report declares that the tower IS perhaps
the most novel feature in the design, IN l's
application to a structure Of such magI1l"ue'
The design the commissioners think, VIII result
in more uniform pressures and results ihoie
closely coincdinG with the CALCULATIONS 'ii0ii
may be obtained from any form OF rlglo tower
The report is regarded by engineers as oiS-
tinctIv favorable to Commissioner LlnoenIhdi
and Henry r fIcrnbcstel, the architect Il Is
nrohabIe that the Board of Estimate ano APP
uortionment will authorize the taxing UP ol
the work Mr. LindenthaIs friends say that
the bridge can be built in three years aIter the
piers are ready. The pier for tae broohls II
side is done but that for the Manhattan slue
IS not vet begun John C. Rogers has the con
tract TO build the pier for S4S2. .126 56 He puilt
she nier ON the Brooklyn side, aid obtained
the contract for the second pier on DeceHpeT
II The caisson is now building anu NJ l.
Rogers counts on completing his contract Iiis
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
DYING MAN OPENS DOOR,
With Throat Cut He Responds TO
POLceman's Rdps.

Tuo hours after he had cut his throat from ear
to ear according to an ambulance surgeons esu-
mate Thomas Cannon, Iaborer, performed re-
rarka BILE act yesterday afternoon in MS room on
the top floor of No. 445 Ninth-ave- This conslsteu
in getting up and opening the door in an apparent
lv unconscious state to admit policeman VINO hAo
rapped at the d,er. The ambulance surgeon ac-
counts fer this act by saying that the iouo rapps
of the policeman's club against the door prooaoiy
ava xened the man fer Moment from MS uneoh-
se,e,s state and that by foroe of habit ne jumped
IN and opened the door. Cannon was taken to the
Roosevelt Hospital. where he died an hour af'er
being found II has been the duty OF cannon
landlady to call him every morning. About p m
Yesterday the woman went to the room 10 MAKE up
her lodger's bed The door was locked she say
that she knocked but received no response an"
then looked through the keyhole. She says she
saw Cannon lying he bed covered with niooo.
Badly frightened. the woman says. she ran hl'o
the street and called Policeman Scheffisr' OF the
West Thirty-seveath-st. station. WHAT followed Is
hest told in ScheflegS words:
Il rushed up the stairs in a hurry. and When
reached Gannon's door I raped on 1t hard WIN
nv club. The didn't answer and fhen
looked through the keyhole I saw the man In the
act Of getting from the bed. He was covered with
bleed and looked straight of him. He got
up and walked to the door and opened it, 1t was
only step from the bed. As he opened the door
he fell hack the bed l tried to get hlm 10
speak, but he unconscious.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
GERMAN SOCIETY ANGRY AT POLICE.
To Hold Mass Meeting to Protest Against
Closing Turnverein Show Sunday.

The Germans of the city are angry at Captain
Hogan. of the East Eighty-eighth-st- station,
who under orders from Inspector W. W Nc
Loughlin. Sunday night stopped a performance
entitled "A Fairy Tale which was being gwen
by amateur company at New-Tork Turne Halle,
Eighty-ffth-st. and Iexingten-ave, and turned
over Loo naGnbers of the NeW-Iork Turn herelh
out into the street This action has been taken up
by the United German Societies and the Arion and
LederkFanz clubs. and mass meeting of German
Americans has been called to take action against
those responsible.
The board of directors of the New-York Turn
VeFein of which Coroner Gustaye SChOler Is pFesl-
dent met last night at the clubhouse and decided
to send {. committee to Mayor Low to inform him
of the behavior of the police on Sunday night and
also call his attention to his declaration before
he was elec ed. which he said that severe
enforcement of the Sabbath law vas an injustice
1t was also decided send large delegation from
the verein to the mass meeting of the United Geir
daya ter the to Be n sehosr 81
Tine performance which the police stopped was
own nc Clubhouse. We had fulfilled ali the legal re-
as there were no professionals In the production OF
the play the police certainly acted very arbitrarily
viii certainly iniure the reform movement in this
city and it Is not unlikely that this 9utrageoHs IN
leans to the support of Tammany Han at the com
way. All who were to take part in the perform
ance We're amateurs and members OF one Of the
cety provide that sach section must give two per,
fOrmanceS during the season Tor the Deneht or All
the members. The entertainment Sunday night
to be given by the music section. and only
members and their personal friends We're admitted
the hall The police gave US only half an hour
to put away things and clear the place. The
members are ind snant still and we have received
communications from kindred societies in this city
offering their sympathy and support"
The New-York Turn Verein was organized In
1850 and incorporated six years later It's first
president Franz Sigel, and the original club
house was in Orchar6-st Next II changed to
larger quarters in East Fourth-st and five years
ago the members built the present institution at
cost Of $S0O0OO. 1t has a school attached to II
well as = gymnasium. 1t has large member
ahi
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
STEAL LETTERS OF MONUMENT.
Vsndals Take Part of Bronze Inscription
Placed by Marylanders in Prospect Park.

vsndsIs have defaced the Maryland monument
in Prcspect Park, Brooklyn. by prying on and
carrying away about hundred of the three
inch bronze letters that formed the inscriptions on
the granite blocks As the letters would De OF NJ
tie value as booty the police, who, at the request
of the Park Department are making a vigorous
EFFORT TO Hnd the cuIprits believe that it is the
work Of Vandals relic hunters
The loss of the letters was discovered on Sun
dsy The monument all right on Friday All
OF the letters forming the following inscription
were carried away:
I'm honor OF Marylands four hundred. VINO on
this bettIefeId August a. l776 saved the Aneri-
can Army"
great part of the following inscription was
also carried away
Good God what brave fellows must this day
Ioset-George Washington" - ,
The stonework was slightly Clipped by the chisel
that was used in getting the petters on
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
HILL TOSSING a PENNY, BRYAN SAYS
Choosing Between Himself and Parker for
Candidate.

Toledo, Ohio. March 9.-W. j. Bryan was in
this city to-day, and told of his recent visit to
New-York. He said that the people in that
State knew less about politics than the people
OF the West
They asked me about Judge Parker Mr.
Bryan said, land told them could say moth
ing until l knew his attitude on public ques-
tions They answered that he was judge and
1t wouldn't be proper for him to discuss political
topics"
What do you think Hill intends to do?"
We'll, 1 think Mr. Hill is tossing a penny to
see whether he or Judge Parker will run. The
trouble is that Hill has old penny that he
has tossed so often that he doesn't know which
side is head and which Is TAIL.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
MAY DISPLACE BROOKS.
Inspector Must Erplain Not Getting
Gambling Evidence.
MCLUSKY MAY BE SUCCESSOR.

AS foreeasted in yesterdays Tribune, Police Com-
missioner Greene yesterday, in short. sharp let
ter took to task Inspector Brooks, who was placed
in charge OF the Detective Bureau several weeks
ago. and demanded from the inspector a report
showing the reason for the failure of the detectives
to get evidence which the four men from the west
almost strangers in the city, got In snort INN
against the alleged gambling houses on Whlch rdiuS
made on last Saturday night. General GREENE
letter to Inspector Brooks says:
On the 81 of February. in the presence of the two
deputy commissioners and the chief inspector
Informed you that the entire uniformed throe @ was as
you desired for the eurposa OF ohtainng eVi6ef'f
expected you. head of the Detective bureau
TO get such evidence within fifteen days from INA
be used for this purpose and the amount you asked
for was Immediately given to you
After receiving the letter yesterday, Inspector
Brooks had short talk with General Greene His
written report not ready, but he told the Com
missioner that more time to get evidence should
have been allowed, as this was the first time the
Detective Bureau had been asked to get evidence
against gambling houses That was no excuse,
General Greene said.
'Fhere is insinuatiOn against any mans In
tcgrity." said General Greene yesterday. but the
efficiency of the whole detective service is in CUES
ton. 1 am willing to believe that the entire
force is unable to get evidence against gambling
house.
Asked if he believed that Captain OReilly. of the
Tenderloin was at fault failure get evidence
against Betts's place. General Greene said: THAT
was hard place to get into, and oont piame
OReiy, who has only small force. With In
specter Brooks it is different He had the whole
detective force of the city at his back am deal
ing with the inspector now"
General Greene said yesterday that he was salts
fed with the recent mana cement Of the detectives
Of the force except the failure to get evidence
against gambling houses. This failure may eanse
him to place another inspector at the head of the
detectives. Inspector McClusky may be the man.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

r'ha following petitions III bankruptcy ".ER nl-'
Yesterday with the clerk cl The United S't',S Us
trict Court
THEMIsTOCLES TRAGEpIS. :" "a West I'7s-'U
fourth liabilities. s.'t. a-~t
WILLIAM M kF.slZIE. y" if6 Ef.'t'Na, ta'I nm
SO 5T>: assets TetItIuH"~ at one i-.5 LIs
her of the Abraham HuEt.-y 60 = is ,+.e=
been several az ltt !ei-L 5-s,iTa~s
his partners are all i-ai- lir 9TLE -. Sv4r
ir ai,ircss unk!IAn S957u. Elizabeth tiFTit-- 80
Unknown Sl552I All # the HltEt!-s we've '.'1'.1-
1871. fr.rrNr E
p ibFIS If t.tx~'zI, county siHiu 80
I r Baker & p-titt"uiug ff-ii'.Es -ii-
& Ksnser 81 S3S. FIsfsTI-k X. N4'-vNs. 49, INK
Paker $3.50 The petition states tttJ me 1..=-s
rupt has admitted his inability - net t.7 ''7-
and willingness he a 3JIi2v,i hiTAiH,t Z.
DORA FRANK 4 TaItnUT ~ Iar i'!sl.;.-7 r-t ma
90 iH,iiviiuaiIy. t.Gt ='.-.ii.'F
bites ST. .3SS a-S-t~. 80 III -'. }--
i II i FItves. has v-aIn amounting ~
Uf sale am, ,-Ht'.s
Amounted hl r- sii- am
rr,rt deftrItef IN payment = iaI"r IH fIT
,ttrrlutaF sell hrr st0' OBJ. -.f'-~ t
PIT Row nut was anlcInrd IHler ihr s>>v7 45-ars
81 500 S~n-;t.'l ''lt-s- m
charles NJ Rurlana- F'J-TzsfGtE S--,-..-
CO NJ EToaivdy- - Ia fas..- q
RI1uL Frlk COMPANY Ni.t' " 1....L 4--r-
C.ET1 arair4t baUNrurt -"n--:-.-'S p
~, ia m s. rs The 1Tm url-ul.F .'s.~ f,--p-
3 hfiris 4 Frlrk The halter Ulth!r"W- ''# t n
.ss,,rT I,airItiss but f"N 'H'N''.-
t,Irl,tsr,, Detitioa IN bankruptcy ul-t I=Iiet '7
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
SANITARY MEASURES IN ITHACA.
DR.. Soper's Plans-Filter Plant for Cornell
Better Conditions
Lay rELEGRAPH TO rHE TRIsuNE.I

Ithaca y Y. March 9.-Dr- SOper to-day con-
tinued the work Of cleaning the city and of re-
moving thoroughly All OF typhoid infection
TIE work OF distributing disInfcctants b. the Waz-
ons is being continued. and Dr. SOper has other
measures in view Ali the private wells in the city
q be examined hy expert. who must crrttfy
that the water Is pure before II can b. used FOR
household purposes. Considerable attention il be-
ing given to plans for cleaning the city mains b.,
means OF peruangaudte of potash. After pure
supply Of water has been assured for the city Dr.
Soper viii then Investigate the sewer system. and
will see that the whole city sanitaTlly cleaned
Cornell University has signed contract for
mechanical filtration plant for its campus water
supply > New York company viii furnish the
machine within thIrty-hyc days The college res
erVOir will ne emutlct in lew days 70 clean
before the water is put in
The fever situation mJrn improved TO-DAY
Only twc cases have hlen reported IN the last
two days. with four suspected cdscs-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
DISCHARGES IN BANKRUPTCY

The rorloNinE discharges in h-s"N'"i'.S -
granted by United states b's'Ti.'
Adams Yesterday. . .
JAMES KI-RToN jaaltgr perI''an h'1t 'i'u7's .
l"I T5IsT,.r I; ,,Hi'LTER rarufa tursr Ne
Fzrittiysy I.stitl,n rl,t Nov-ugtsr u l'"- i"'i
S5i ~, ..-.,. Drrlrrr N'st
January 3t 1914; Liabilities s. i1f 80, -,,-.,a. Z
,NTF SaI.~nI4n N' To-
r,,,,+.,, 6.rI r4rlle~y "a; iiahi"-- So. -y-
-, 80 1 West FIshty-nf-t
r,,,,,Nr ala IsrlIary II Ii4bIAtlCs So --rr
SlTIF.FsSTEIN. f4-srr-' S-7~
r,stitiIn eI,d Iaruary . l?r: l1blyl5s ," - rs.
ROTH .-r1rr- NJ a-S
- $50 Noy.rt-r I9u3 IIstiit"s $50 ..-,r
WTTIitN r. ROOT. az WaSeIlsy Ilafr.
al-y Nm 1872 Liabilities. y. NJ
New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
FIRST ISSUE OF "cUNARD BULLETIN"

The first issue of The Cunard Bulletin, the
newspaper which is be published the steam
ships Of the Cunard Line, was distributed among
the passengers of the Umbria yesterday at the
breakfast taple, before she reached her pier. The
paper contained the various dispatches which had
been received by wireless telegfaphy from steam
ers passed in the course of the voyage, and ex-
tracts from the log. 1t had no items OF regular
sending OF dispatches to the steamer as she
approached the coast.
The Umbria was seriously hufete4 by the severe
storm which has been sweeping over the North
Atlantic for the last two three weeks On Tues
day. March g. several high seas boarded the steam
er and threw several of the crew about the decks
The leg Of ore, able bodied seaman named Rad-
cliffe, fractured.