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New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
MURPlIl'S BURGLAR ALARM
In Vine Cellar at Good Ground
Boss Knowns Ozcn PeopIe.

Charles p. Murphy, leader OF Tammany Hall. is
a man OF foresight He knows his people.
Experience dating back to the days when he
an East Side bartender and later saloon owner
has made him sagacous and wary. The municipal
tribe will find It necessary TO call the Tammany
chief at Good Ground in the course OF the next
three months. and Murphy has had burglar alarm
attached to his wine cellar. William F. Devery.
the friend OF the downtrod." once said that
Murphy resigned as streetcar conductor when
the company adopted bell punches, and he became
saloon owner instead OF bartender when cash
registers came In vogue Perchance some OF the
cunning engendered in those dear old days of
graft" and loot-"graft' and loot q small
scale. for then fat contracts and business in poll
tics. so ably manipulated by the Tammany
chief. were beyond his reach-lurks in his memory,
and the wire guard the wine cellar is the result
There is no reed to tell of the endor and
grenduer OF Murphy's Long Island estate. HIS cat
portions his servants immaculate in ther nV-
cry. his grounds tended by landscape gar
dener, his wolfhounds and horses are OF the hnesi
strain. mis- automobiles of high horsepower and
superb equipment. and his wine cellar Vies WIN
the dim reeesses OF Europe's famous caves MURPHY
under lhe tutelage OF j. Sergeant Cram and w
ply. and in department. etiquette and dress Is
counterpart OF Beau Brummel.
The wine Gel ar. however, has weighSd upon ms
mind. He is proud Of his &c lar. and 20 guard
~ visiting Tammeny men he has installed an
tt:str.cal burg alarm that will ring bell IN ms
and at the same time warn the ocai ponce
authorities of any vagrant raid on MS uessure
Word has gone out as 10 the new safeguard and
Mr. Murphy feels reasonably sure that his rare VII
tages Will be left undstUrLed.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
THIS BOY Il BAD PENNY.
Walter, of That Surname, Holds
Record for Arrests.

Walter Penny sixteen years old. OF NO lo4
West Broadway. called by the justices OF speciai
Sessions one of the handsomesi boys ever
tried in that court. was also adjudged yesterday
by the same justices the worst youth they mad
ever dealt with. They sent him TO the Iomos
for nine months
Walter has a criminal record dating back TO
MS sixth year. and has figured In police courts
in various parts Of the city. as well as having
played the role of prisoner In the Childrens 8
Court many times. Since his sixteenth birthday
he has been before the Court OF Special Sessions
three times In sentencing him yesterday Jus
tiCe Deuel. said:
You have a very bad record. You have been
arrested an extraordinary number OF times even
for bad boy You have been fortunate a ma
tority of those times in not having witnesses IN
court against you. We are going to send you
TO the Tombs for nine months in order that you
may 60 to school there and learn something.
chiefly that IT pays be good
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
SCHOOLS LOSE $500, 900.
General Fund Less than Under 100
Per Cent Property PaLuatton.

The public schools will lose s3500000 from
their appropriation next fall owing TO the low
valuation OF property this year. According TO
statement OF Controller Grout. the general school
fund will be that much less than If the property
were assessed at 100 per cent. The shortage
may or may not be made up by the Board Of
Estimate
Although the more advanced educators have
been fighting for several years TO have the in
crease in school appropriation ba 'ed on the
increase in the number of children OF school age.
property valuation is still the basis OF the gen
eraI school fund. The law requires that the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment give the
Department OF Education annually an amount
equal to at least mills on every dollar Of as
sessed property valuation. Formerly the depart
nient received mills on the dollar It's present
difficulty is the result OF the assessment of prop
erty at II per of It's true vnIuo according TO
Controller Grout.
Figures have been made known by the Con-
troller's office showing that the average assess
ment on property this year has been equal to
about II per cent of Its true value. The assess
ment was S4Ss6 924.S91. Assessed at 100 per
cent the valuations would have been Sc. los. $685..
11S, OF 81 221. .731 .224 more. Last year the
Board of Education asked Tor its general school
fund S1S.72S,4S7 Al Tho Board of Educat on
will proba bly, ask more than S2O5h06OO for tbs
general school fund this fall. nearly S3.OOOOO0
more than S17. ,46S, the mandatory appro-
priation under the present system
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
TO STUDY EUROPEAN POLICE.
Commissioner McAdoo Will Send 0'Brien on
Tour of Observation.

Police Commissioner McAdoo announced yester-
day that he had decided to send Acting Inspector
Stephen O'Bren, the present head OF the Detective
Bureau. to Europe this summer study traffic
conditions there. and report him what he had
learned The ollowing statement from the Com
missioner explains what O. Brien will do:
Acting Inspector Stephen o. 'Brien has shown
marked ability In the direction OF relieving con-
gestions OF traffic and. he and l are both con-
vinced that there is room for further Improvement
now that the system has come TO stay. am send
ing him 70 Europe TO study systems in vogue
In The large cities there. and 10 make a full and
detailed report TO OF the result his obseTva-
lions. he will also. behalf OF the Police De-
parlment, thoroughly investigate the matter Of the
t&erad4Aon Cf tusllVes from justice. Ear as the
police authorities big GENRES OF Great Brit
am ana Europe are concerned
,, ne PONCE Department of New-York is a clear
ing mousse Tor fuglIives from all parts of Europe
Canada and The United States. and the practfce
mere is 10 act promptly and literally on the de-
nands and requests OF foreign tries and other
cities o Brien will also. by my direction Lok
nto me the matter OF recording and Identifying crimi-
aa5s & ana the regulation by law of certain vices
an quite sure that the report he makes will be a
prohtaoie one 70 the department.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
WILL END WATER FAMINE.
Bounteous Supply in Future Prom
iSed to Staten Islanders.

The water famine in Staten Island will be over
in few days The Department Of Water Supply.
Gas and Electricity yesterday restored to the
Crystal Water Company the permit to lay mains
along the Richmond Road which II revoked June
l6 and the company will begin work at to
complete the connection Cf outlying districts with
fits pumping station at Grant City. This will
give sufficient pressure to send the water to all
sections the company promises and It says that the
complaints which have been pouring in from all
districts will be unnecessary In the future.
Now that the city has restored permit to
lay the mains all the way through" said Balm
bridge Colby. counsel for the company. I'VE shall
be able supply to consumers all the water
they need and IL complaints arise will be rather
the fault OF the company thar OF the city. We
have felt that we were unjnsty blamed for the
great shortage Of water in Staten Island, for with
the city holding up our permits had ade-
ouate facilities for. using the supply had. The
people there at times seemed not to realize that
the city Itself causing them Inconvenience
"Our mains within few days of cornple-
tion when the permits were revoked. We expect
10 finish the work at and pumping sta
tion at Grant City will furnish a good supply OF
water which trust will end the shortage
The Crysta Water Company supplies Clifton
6tapleton, Tcmpkinsvtlle. Rosebank, South Beach
Fort Waasworth and the intervening district alor
the south shore
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
WILL ASK JEROME TO INVESTIGATE.
Publisher of "The Public Inspector" Says He
Has Nothing to Fear.

James O'Brien, the owner and publisher OF ''The
Public Inspector" will to-day request Di trict At
torney Jerome TO make full tnve gaticn into his
methods Of conducting the magazine Mr. O'Brien
VII AXE this request to rest >res that his
methods osely esenbed rose Of har H. le
which were started. he says. by a discharged en-
ployc. whom he had betrIended. Mr. O'Brien says
he will submit to the District Attorn cop of his
magazine and Lists Of his Subscribers. and those
whose sketches have appeared in 1.-The Public In
spector.''
MT. O'Bren has received contribut ons amounting
to $3.50 toward fund Of $500 found free bed
in ST. Vincents Hospital for newspaper men.
Among those who have contributed to this fund
are Thomas Ryrnes. ex-Super ntendent of Police
800; Mark Eidlitz the architect so. and r. w
Jones, pre- ident of the Oriental Bank, 800 Among
others who have promised TO con 'ribute Samuel
Adams ard Newton Bennington. In addition to
sending his check to St. V!ncents Hospital ex-Su-
perintendsnt Byrnes wrote to Mr.. O'Brten offer n
to make further contribution If one was neees-
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
KILL BOY AND ESCAPE.
AUTO" PARTY AMUSED.
Laugh and Put on Speed after
Knocking Lad Thirty Feet.

A large dark green touring automobile yester-
day afternoon struck and instantly killed Fred
erick Busching. eleven years old. OF No 2.o5c
wilkins Place. The machine was occupied ny
three men. and the man who was operating IT
was coatless According to witnesses. when the
boy was struck and hurled thirty feet through
the air the occupants OF the machine looked
around and laughed aloud. Then they put on
more power and made their escape
Busching was playing "cat" by himself on the
Southern Boulevard, little way north Of Home
st His brother Ernest. ten years old. was play
ing the same game in a vacant lot near by.
The automobile came through Honest. at a
high speed and struck the lad. throwing him
into the air. Blsching landed on bis read, tract
uring the base Of his skull BY the time James
Roche who lives et No. 2.2S0 Southern Boule-
ward. in front of whose house the accident oc-
Cured and who saw It. reached the boy. Busch
ing was dead. The boy was carried into Roches
yard and there pronounced dead by Dr. scheiner,
OF Hoe-ave and l61th-st
Later Captain Ferris, OF the fremont police
station. and Coroner Berry saw the body and
permitted its removal to the boys home
Several witnesses describe the machine alike,
I ( some differ as 10 whether ii had a top or
not Tessie Roche. whose father carried the
dead boy from the street. says il was large
green touring car without a top. and thai the
operator was coatless She says that after
crossing the Southern Boulevard the machine
went into Wilkins Place. but street car tracks
are being laid there. continued only TO Jennings
St. where il was run up Oh the curb TO pass a
heavy truck She says that the machine burst
e tire. but that it continued on down Jennings
ST. and disappeared.
Emil Grubart, Of No. 2.33s Wilkins Place, also
the killing, and says the machine had a
canopy top Otherwise he describes the ma
Irrh hRr
and his wife, of No. 2.3u5 Southern Boulevard.
also describe the auto" does Miss Roche.
e nest Bus, hing. the brother OF the dead boy,
eays he did not see the machine or the accident
Captain Ferris al once ordered several detec-
tfves to trace the automobile and try to find
II and its occupants. They could find no one
who had taken the number OF the machine.
Captain Ferris yesterday had the following
general alarm sent out:
Arrest for homicide three men in large auto
mobile with green body. yellow running gear
and cover made fast with straps TO body. Rear
right wheel tire broken Search all garages and
automobile repositories.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
THE SLOCUM DISASTER.
OUer a Thousand Liues Lost on
Excursion Boat Last Year

The wreck OF the General slocurn. OF the Kzi,k,-.
booker Steamboat Company, occurred on the norm
tas on June 10, 1905 Decked out In dyine colors
and carrying about 100 women and chiidran AZ the
Sunday School OF St. Marks Lutheran Church
no. SZ5 6th-st. the boat steamed I'd the East
Fiver from the 3d-st- pier about $50 3 m When
on the northern end OF Blaekweu's Island flames
suddenly burst from the forward hold OF tbs
vessel and spread rapidly aft on the panic stricken
passengers
The crew. most OF whom were Incompetent and
unVeTsed IN any system Of fire drill as was proved
AT the inquest were unable to cope with the
terror Of the shriektng women and children. Car
tain W. H Van Schaick continued bis course
straignt UP the channel heading for North Brother
Island When or lssth-st- the SIocun was mass
OF names. The crowd OF passengers were Ieaplas
from the stern. seeking rescue by the tugs thar
s"armed about the burning vessel Suddenly the
IuIwarks broke and mass OF humanity was pre-
cipitsted into the channel
Few remained on board when ths SIocun bsached
on North Brother Island These few either trusted
themselves TO the water OF were burned 70 death
II would be impossible cite here the many cases
Of heroism whereby the few that did live were
saved strong Hood tide running when ths
boat grounded on North Brother Island. and under
It's force the vessel drifted to Hunts Point where
sne nnaliy sank Many days elapsed before he
total loss OF life was known. Daily the list sWeQsd
until the number reached between a thousand and
eleven hundred Of which number only about hfty
WtTe men
No one has paid a criminal penalty for the
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
TO RUSH REFUGE HARBOR.
Col. Willard Blamed for Delay on
Work at Point Judith. R. I.
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Washington July 21-Colonel Joseph II. VIII
lard of the army engineers. IN charge Of
river and harbor work at Newport and its vtcin-
ity, has finally submitted to the War Depart
ment his complete project for the extension OF
the breakwater in the formation Of harbor OF
refuge at Point Judith. r. /.
The department has approved the project. and
returned the papers to the officer who will pro-
ceed at once to the preparation OF the specif-
cations and call for bids. Upon the latter will
be based the contract for the construction OF the
easterly or shore end OF the breakwater and
continuing II TO the shore. with a view to pro-
viding shelter for ships in distress
Congress during the last session appropri-
ated 100000 for this purpose. and authorized
the award OF contracts for the work, amounting
10 an additional 100000 That was last March,
port. who has charge OF that project. had made
little or no progress. much to the displeasure OF
persons who were depending upon the work as
protection of the shipping interests.
The engineer officer has come in for much
criticism among the marine papers. especially
while the War Department has lately been in
receipt Of many complaints about the failure Of
the ofhcer to take action Several days ago the
chief of engineers sent instructions to Colonel
Willard to submit the results Of his survey
without further delay. II was in response 10
this demand from " Washington that the engineer
officer sent his report on the project
II is asserted that much valuable time has
been lost by Colonel Willard. and the completion
of the work will be seriously retarded by his
unnecessary delay. Colonel Willard made no
explanation of his deliberation. His is about the
last OF the new projects authorized at the recen Mt
session OF Congress which have been submitted
and received Official sanction.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
RECKLESS DRIVER KILLED
automobile SrerUeS-M. II. Han
cock Dead-Four Injured.

Los Angeles Cal. July PIN 7. Hancock. the
well known plough inventor and manufacturer.
Is dead as the result of automobile accident
and daughter we're seriously injured Hancock
himself sustained two fractures OF the skull and
conclusion Of the brain. He died at the Receiv-
ing Hospital without recovering consciousness.
The party, in a large touring car. was travel
ling forty miles hour In South Main-st. near
zsth-st. when the machine ran into buggy.
The car swerved 10 the curostone and crashed
into a telephone pole. demolshing II and hurting
the occupants to the street.
J. Saul was the driver Of the buggy into which
The automobile dashed. He was thrown from
his vehicle TO the street and severely hurt.
n. 7. Hancock. 3r. sixteen-vear-old boy. was
driving the machine the time OF the accident.
With him in the front seat was his younger
brother Newton Hancock. who was the only
member Of the party to escape unhurt In the
rear seat were Hancock his wife and daughter.
All were hurled to the pavement by the terrific
impact OF the machine against the curbing and
telephone pole and several OF them were made
unconscious. They were promptly removed TO
the Receiving Hospital The machine was
wrecked.
Hancock was known here as one OF the most
reckless automobile drivers in the city. He had
been IN the police court several times for driving
his machine in excess of the speed limit On
one occasion d few months ago he was hned Sl0O
for fast driving. He paid his fine at the time
with check which he insisted should bear the
Inscription across its face: For driving an
automobile sixty miles an hour in the city Of
Los Angeles"
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
NEW STATISTICAL BOARD.
How Forthcoming Crop Reports Will Be
Prepared and Guarded.

Washington. July 21.-Secretary Wilson to-day
made public the names OF the four men who will
comprise the statistical board which. under the di-
rection of Assistant Secretary Willet S Hays will
prepare the government estimates OF cotton acre
age and yields as we'll statistics OF other crops
The board will be composed of Victor Olmstead.
present associate statistician OF the Bureau OF
George K Holmes. chief OF the Division OF Foreign
Markets and w. W. Long. recently resigned as an
assistant statistican.
The board will meet in the office of the Assistant
Secretary OF Agriculture to performs it's labors
AS the reports of field agents come in they will
be taken by Assistant Secretary Hays and locked
in vault When all OF the reports have been re-
ceived the members Of the board will be summoned
to make their estimates. This work has been
hkened by Mr.. Hays TO school He will serve as
the teacher. and the held reports will be the
ploDlems to be solved The men will work in
dependent of each other. and their results will be
submitted 10 Mr.. Hays. who VIII go over them
after the manner OF passing upon examina tion
papers. The monthly reports will then be made IN
from the Independently determined results OF ths
menoeTs OF tne board the final report to be the
AT best the goternment's crop statistics ara estt
mates but II is believed by Secretary Wilson thai
the various statisticians left In the service thIe
plan VIII result in a more nearly accurate com
With the exception OF the time consumed in 20
ing over the field reports the board members VII
Ilons. They will not have access to any OF the
feld reports until after the doors hlve been locked
Ihere Will oe no telephone communication with the
room. The best talent in the DEPARTMENT has heen
combined In making up the statistical board and
what amounts TO ntariy undivided attention He
will personally attend the supervisory work thai
the past -
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
BUILDING ON THE IsTHMUs.
Governor Magoon Says That the Outlook Is
Gratifying.

Washington. July 1.-The Panama Canal cor,-
nilsson to-day received report from Governor
Magoon. showing the progress made on the b,IId-
lngs which are now under construction on the
Stninus' large quantity of lumber has arrived.
ana the forces OF the bureau Of architecture .na
buiie'ns -Te continually kept busy. An addition az
tortY-eight rooms TO the new hotel at cuIehra a,
nearly completed AT Corozal the foundation vvs.
finished for a forty-elght room hotel and tn.
foupdstion OF a second wing OF the same size will
be finished next week At Pedro Miguel a station
by. large quantity OF lumber for the renair
Of public buildings taken from the Fren h
pany. All the non-immune emp Dyes now Iyine
q Ianana VIII soon be quar.Fr red at Ancon VIE e
the foundations have been aid for bache or quar-
ttrs.
Governor Magoon state. that ell the officials are
ffYnE.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
SEARCHES LOST BROTHER.
old Woman, Tzcice Deceived. Still
Wants to Deliver Fortune.

Though past her sixtieth milestone. her hair
almost white. Mrs. Mary A. Littel OF No. 262
Willis-ave. still believes she can take a whirl
around the globe to her benefit, and at the same
time convince herself that everybody In the
world Is not gay deeeiyer," Mrs. Littel has
just come back from exciting trip around q
big part of America with jolly tar. who came
all the way from Chefoo to convince her that
he was her brother John W. Lee, and, failing
In this. succeeded in making her believe for a
few weeks that he could find the much wanted
brother with whom she wishes to share a fortune
recently left them,
Creduious Mrs. Littell agreed to this PROPOSE
ton and the jo,,y tar did the rest until she
awoke to find that the tar was having jolly
time at her expense
Mrs. Lttell told the reporters last night that
she still believes she find that lost brother
and purposes starting out alone In search Of
him. She hasn't seen him since 1896. In 1898
she and her brother fell heir IL fortune, and
II is to divide this fortune with him that she
began a search in the State Department a few
months ago.
After long wait the American consul at Che
Foo wrote her that there sailor there who
answered the description given by her. He ar
ranged for correspondence
"The writer wound up. she explained to her
friends by telling that IL l would send him
cn 5000 ne would come TO this country and con-
vince me. / hesitated. but finally sent 800.
He came here and visited He seemed to
have lots OF knowledge Of the family history,
but somehow he didn't look like John. | told
him that. Then he showed me a tattoo on his
arm like one John had. I awfully worried.
but afraid to take the risk
when he | wouldn't give in he made a
confession. He said he wasn't John w Lee but
q friend Of his. He told me John and he worked
on the same ship together. and that's how he
came 10 know the family. Then he got me to
believe could N I
to go with him. We went all over until was
tired. saw he was just having good time on
my money"
Mrs. Littell says she still believes John is
living, and will try again to find him.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-22
HEARTS PIERCED; LIVED.
Tzco Men WaLk around Il fter Being
Fatally Stabbed.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrsUxz.l

Cleveland. July A.-"within fortnight two men
fn Cleveland have stabbed in the heart. their
wounds being such as naturally would result in
instant death. yet both survived long enough TO
walk around the streets and take drinks. almost
without knowing they were hurt ct all said Dr.
7. Kepke Deputy County Coroner. to-day.
THE FIRST case that Of Patrick Munroe
fatally stabbed in a fight in a Broadway saloon
July l. He walked. after being stabbed. from
saloon saloon until his trousers were saturated
with blood Then an ambulance was called. but he
died on the way 10 the hospital
John wickalis. stabbed this afternoon in a St
clair-st saloon is another example Of striking
pertinacity OF life. After being stabbed he chased
his sssailsnt several blocks then tainted from the
loss of blood and died before ambulance arrived
Either one OF these cases would have been remark
shle' added the Deputy Coroner. but coming so
close together they make medical coincidence
that is without a parallel