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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
WATER GATE REFORM is SLOW
NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS
DAMAGED NJ UNSTAYED FLOOD.

Neither Poiies NsF FiFsmsn q the Region
Have Got Any Of These Maps showing
where tsse Gates and the Key Are
snd We. riddle Aleng - Usual.
No city ofacial or employee was to be
found yesterday who would admit that
he or his department was even remotely
responsible for the food In Centre Market
place ON Wednesday night that caused
CAVERN Of the street and washed away
about sixty fest Of the retaining wall at the
new Police Headquarters building.
Tho of,oials Of the Water Department
said that II the police had done their duty
there would have been no trouble. The
Police Department declares that the Water
Department WA promptly notified.
What broke was An ancient ton inch
main that runs through Centre Market
place. On Friday OF last week leak was
discovered near Centre Market place ana
Grand street. Word was sent to an ONCE
Of the Water Department at l2eworth street.
and gang apparently made the necessary
repairs.
On Wednesday morning the foreman OF
Q gang working IN tho excavation Tor tho
Headquarters building found new leak
In front Of Centre Market place. This was
reported to the Water Department. 1t u
said. but nothing was done. The blotter
at tho Mulberry street station shows that
tho break was first reported there at 7:So
p. M. on Wednesday and that Sergt; LSsky
notified the Water DEPARTMENT by tsiepnt0 sr0
day morning another complaint was made
to the police. This time sergt., Hulse
notified the Water Department that the
main had burst In front Of Centre Msrkst
place, doing lot Of damage and that I Ihe
matter needed imms ned astenss nartm. n
told Sergt. Hulss that man bad been sent
to investigate earlier In the night, who re,
ported that 1t was not serious case ana
that 1t would b attended to IN the morn
Fifteen minutes later the roadway had
fallen 10 and pushed in the retaining wall.
The wall was made Of brick and was
over two feet thick. One piece OF II apout
fifteen feet long and twenty-five feet hSn;
although carried from ite base, remained
almost upright but slowed around at r'sht
About twenty feet Of the main was
carried away by the cavern and water
continued to pour into the hole from both
A $50 ooloof ssrst, Hplss "a: ~, noti nsd
Of the cavein Hs cslied ~ me Z. ms % done S
~O~~~p
and added That the front walls Of the houses
at 1 and s Centre Market place were IN
danger At 2:l6 several men from the
Water Department shut OF the water.
There was then three feet Of water In the
entire block: tons of earth had been washed
In from the street and some Of the founda-
ton stones for piers were completely buried
It viii take about six weeks to repair the
damage.
After the subway had been flooded on
june ii by water which nobody could be
found TO shut of 1t was announced that
ARRANGEMENTS had been made to furnish
the police and fro departments with ma ps
showing where the water gates and gate
KEYS are, 40 that in case III accident the water
could be shut Of at short notice. No maps
OF the Null cry street station. nor have the
firemen Of Engine IS In Broome street or
ENGINE 20 In Marion street received them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04

Aman who showed commuters ticket ON
the Long Island Railroad bearing The name
Of William Il. Smith Of Bayport, L. l.. told
tho police Of tho West Fosty-sevsnth street
station last night that be had been robbed
Of his gold watch and chain. Hs bad dined
at the Hotel Aston with some friends, he
said, and missed his watch while he was
walking out Of tho hotel. He said he was
q member Of the Crescent Athletic Club
and an athleta,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
BASEBALL HURTSWONAN PLAYER
Couldn't Dodge Swift Pitched Ball and
Two Ribs Are Broken.

SHARON, Pa, Aug. Sin the first game
of baseball she ever played Mn. William
Guildoo had two OF her RIBS fractured by
q pitched ball during the annual outing
OF the Primitive Methodist Church At Will
low Grove yesterday. A game between
two teams OF women was the feature OF tho
day. When Mrs. Guildoo stepped up to
the plate the pitcher, Miss Frances Will
lianas, sized her up and delivered swift
ono which Mrs. Guildoo was unable to dodge.
It thumped her in the ribs and physician
found that two OF them wero fractured.
She Ia in . serious condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
CRUMPACKER FAvORS SHAW
For President and Causes VERY 10 Invade
tho Fairbanks Camp.

LAPosTE, Ind, Aug. s.-Congreesman
Crumpacker has caused a political sensa-
ton in this State by bis speech delivered
before a convention Of Michigan bankers,
in which he practically announced his
approval OF Secretary Of the Treasury
Shaw a. q candidate for President in 1908.
The prominence which Mr.. Crumpaoker
has attained In Indiana politics has caused
much significance to attach to his utter
ances. Tho effect Of Mr.. Crumpackers
speech has been to create the opinion in
State political circles that sentiment 10 to
Be developed In this State favorable to Mr..
Shaw, notwithstanding the fact that In
diana has . candidate for tho Presidency
in Vice President Fairbanks. The situa-
ton 10 causing friends Of Mr.. Fairbanks
considerable anxiety.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
ACCUSED or GRAFT.
Gov. Higgins Asked 70 Investigate the state
Beard q Barber Examiners.

GOV. tu8 kluD AbAcu " tuC OtSS0
Beard q Barber Examiners.
ALBANY. Aug. s-Gov. Higgins has been
asked to investigate charges Of alleged
graft against the State Board Of Barber
Examiners in . petition fled with him by
the Syracuse JourneymAn BARRIERS Union.
Tho petition recites that the BARRIERS Of the
State have been required, contrary to law,
to pay tho representatives Of the barber
examiners Is cents for application blanks
and that the examiner have been salts
Ned With the collection Of tho fees and have
hardly made any pretense Of enforcing tho
law regarding cleanliness.
It Is alleged that James P. Carria. . barber
at i77 East Forty second street. New York
city, arranged With the sub-agents Of the
board regarding the distribution Of the
application blanks and was designated to
receive the money for them. The Governor
10 asked to make an Investigation. upon, the
ground that fraud has been practised
upon the barbers Of the State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
RUNAWAY IN CEMETERY.

Womsn Thrown Out and Hurt, Her Head
Hitting Gravesto0e.
While Mrs. Mary Denslo Of Yonkers and
Mrs. Zabrinsh of 70 East 10th street
were driving in light rlnabout in Wood
lawn Cemetery yesterday afternoon the
horse SHE'D at tombstone and ran away:
In going around turn in the road the
carriage was overturned and both women
thrown out. Mrs. Denslo struck tomb
stone and her head was badly cut. Her
companion fell in flower bed ON top Of
we're taken to Fordham Hospital in an
ambulance.
The horse. dragging the wagon after
him, ran over a lot Of graves, and 1t was
some time before the special policemen IN
the cemetery could catch him. Some OF
the graves were badly damaged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
Ceal % Going Up.

P1rrssuso. Pa; Aug. s.-It became
known here to-day that on Aug. there
went into efieot decided advance In rates
for GOAL for the Northwest. The Hooking
Valley started the raise by boosting prices
at the mines from u is to SIPS Per ton and
ct the docks at the head Of the Lakes from
Is to SS.2S per ton. The Fttsburg Coal
Company followed suit quickly at It's mines
In Ohio. A general raise al over the
country u expected on Sept.1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
KING LIVES; THE POPE RELIEVED
Consideration Over Report q victSe
Emmanuers Death in Auto Accident

Emm anuel's Death in Auto Accaoe0t
Special Gable Dsspateh 10 TIE sur
ROME Aug. Reconsideration was caused
here this morning by a report that King
Victor Emmanuel had been killed In an
automobile accident. No confirmation OF the
report could be obtained. but 1t was SUI
ficiently ciramstantial to cause the closing
Of the bourse.
The story caused excitement in the vat-
can, and the Pope was greatly perturbed.
Later, when the report proved to be ground
less his Holiness was much relieved. He
said:
LET lis thank God that Italy has been
spared another catastrophe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
o. 300 900 to Strengthen Poughkeepsie
Bridge.

NEW HAVEN, Aug. a-vioe-P President F.
8. Curtis Of tho New York and New Haven
railroad to-day gave out contract for tho
reimbursement Of tho Poughkeepsie Bridge,
At an sHPsnd!su,e Of q So co. The "A Ameri-
tract was made, will start at work at once
strengthening the bridge 90 that It can be
used to haul the heaviest freight engines
and the large quantity Of freight that the
road expects to bring to New England
By that route.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.

Thi0 Government Declines 70 Name RlaCo
a Meeting.
WARRINGTON. Aug. sit became known
to-day that tho United States Government
was some time ago asked to express . pref
erence for the meeting place Of the Moroo-
can conference. The State Department
replied that it was immaterial to this Gov
eminent where the conference II held and
that decision on the part Of the foreign
governments interested will be satisfactory
to the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
SHOT AND KILLED IN AN OFFICE.
Roses Slayer Says He Had - DO II, but
win Make No Further Statement

viii Make No Further Statement
PApucAH, Ky.. Aug. 3.-A sensational
shooting occurred at 10 O'Clock this morning
In the Office Of the Kentucky Mill and Llsn-
Der Company here when H. b. Loving
shot and killed H. A. Rose. Both were
we'll known men and up to few days ago
were president and vioe-president, re-
spectively, Of the Kentucky NH and Llm-
ber Company. No one but the principals
saw tho tragedy. and Loving, who sur
rendered to the police, refused to mako
any statement whatever.
Tho shooting has caused tho greatest
viii be sensational developments. While
Loving refuses to make statement, he told
A. B. Smith, whose Office Is near. ~ he came
out with the smoking pistol. that he had
to do IT, that Rose had been threatening
him for several days and put his hand in
his pocket when they met few minutes
before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
TROUBLE OVER HUsBANDsASHEs
Delaware Health Omcor Demanded Sam,
Permits ~ for . Body.

Permits ~ for . Bedy.
WILMINGTON, DEL. Aug. S.-Secretary
Hamann Of the Board OF Health here was
startled this afternoon when Mrs. Harley
Denny applied for certificate to bury the
remains Of her husband which she had
brought from Los Angeles. CAL, in June.
He asked where the body was. .Here,'
said the woman pointing to an urn holding
The cemetery managers would not bury the
ashes without certificate and the Board Of
Health demanded certificates from Ca lifor-
mia. Besides no permit had been obtained
to bring the ashes into the CITY. For time
Secretary Hamann was In q quandary,
without awaiting the arrival Of certificates
from California.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
THEY EXPECT HIGHER PRICES.

Upstate Farmers Harvesting Essential
Oh Producing Herbs From Their F1elds.
LYONS, N. T., Aug. S.-There il every
indication OF q shortage In the supply Of
essential oils. The export demand far
exceeds the visible supply, and the crop is
short this year. Farmers arc harvesting
spearmint from their fields and are also
harvesting the wild spearmint which grows
along country streams. e.pectinE e s get
years past.
Gradually the cultivation Of essential
oil producing herbs has ceased to Be an
industry here. but large quantity Of oil Is
still In tho hands Of producers and specu-
pounds OF peppermint, spearmint, tansy
and wormwood oil Il held in Wayne and
Ontario counties awaiting higher prices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04

Gen. kleagels to he viceroy q Finland.
Special CobIs Dsspateh 70 TIE SUN.
LONDON, Aug. s.-A news agency de-
spatch from st. Petersburg ssys that q
viceroyalty Is to be estsblished in Fin
land, and it is stated that Gen. Kleigels,
now Governor General Of Kie6. viii be the
first viceroy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
Car Dtsables Mounted Policeman.

Mounted Policeman Fruchtenlicht was
thrown by his horse in front Of q westbound
trolley car on Westchester avenue near
Union street last night and the car knocked
him some distance. His head and spine are
hurt and his condition 10 serious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
Car Coupler Crushed 70 Death.

Car Coupler Crushed 70 Death.
Daniel Formo, 30 years old. Of 922 Fifty
second street. while coupling fat cars
yesterday In the yards Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company at Fifth avenue
tween the cars and crushed to death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
JOTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

The suN has received 81 from Allivie. N. j., for
the Sternl,oht family. Mrs Steralicht Il siiil In
Bellevue Hospital where she will remain until next
wcet. The money has been turned over 70 Assistant
Superintendent HckaYd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
Britn Fleet to viat Russian Pert
!spseto. cab,s DsspaeA 10 III, SUE.

CpSctK Cow UsSpWeN 70 III SVk
LONDON, Aug. IA news agency de-
spatoh from 81. Petersburg says It u stated
there that during the coming cruise Of the
British Channel feet In the Baltic 1t will pay
. visit to Cronstadt. RussiA's naval head
quarters In the Gull Of Finland.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
Kaiser Sails From Copenhagen.

Special Cable Despdtch 10 Tho Sun.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 3.-The German i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern, with the Kaiser
on board, sailed to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
INDIAN EARTHQUAKE KILLS IL.
Rocks, LO0sened From Mountains, Roll
Down Upon Houses.
Special Cabk Dsspotch 70

Special caeh Dsspateh 10 TIE sun.
LAHORE, Punjab, Aug. SAN earth
quake shook the village Of Kalu to-day,
and rocks, displaced from the surrounding
mountains, crushed four houses. killing
fourteen persons. The earthquake also
destroyed a house at Mandi, killing four
Of the inmates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04

BUSINESS NOTlCEs
Mrs.. Winslswr Soothing SyraD for children
teethine softcns the gums reduces Inflammation.
siays pain cures wind collie darrhrea 16c bottle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04
Not a cheap desk In m,

Not a cheap desk In my
store. yet not one over priced. The
finest Office furnishings ever dis.
played In New York - and thai
means anywhere.
1t Is more than just worth
while to call upon me at avs Canal
Sits worth many a dollar-and
your business 'front.'" too.
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CHARLES E. MATTHEWS.

1 door East of Brosdway--275 Canal ST.
Telephone 1899 Spring.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-15
COSSACKS As SCOUTS.
As Told by One of Them-Emsode
of the Picket Line.

Among the many soldiers tales received from the
front there is the following narration published in
the "Saraton Listok' In the actual words OF a
Cossack. and teen ing with naive hunor
Don't believe. sir all that that NIkifor tells YOU
you know he halls from the village OF KebekoYka
the people of which. all and surdry are famous as
braggarts and he tells lies just like all the rest
But will tell you the truth of the affair come
from Kebekofka. Well. were with the whole
division as it retreated from Saimai-tsI After wa
had gone days march We were disbanded ana
formed small detachments Nikifor Panas and
sent off to reconnOitre. The sun was going
down. We halted and intrenched ourselves as well
as we could. The scent of flowers was all around
us. Manchuria is. indeed heathensh land and
therefore l wll-still Il is lovely place Before
laid ourselves down 10 rest thought we
us at a distance of about couple of hundred paces
You know, Orthodox must have our bath We
had gone only a few steps when observed about
a dozen almond eyed yellow skinsS The devil only
knows where the rascals had come from, but there
they We're, just as II they had popped out of the
ground.
True II is that the yellow skins are not the worst
enemies although they sly and artfui We
y.e not exactly frightened seeing the enemy In
larger numbers than ourselves all the same IL be-
came unpleasant when the foe advanced against
at a sharp trot. What TO be done? We
had left rifles and bayonets behind. There
was no help for IT. We must try 20 get the better
OF the yellow skins by cunning SO while the Jap
New-York tribune., 1905-01-15
THE POINT OF VIEW.

The Nrahometan attitude toward scientific inter
est is represented by the following extracts from
a letter from Oriental official to a Western in
quirer, printed by Sir Austen Henry Layard, in
his Fresh Discoveries az Nineveh and Researches
at Babylon
Ny ulustTious Friend and JOY of My Liver:
ana useless Although have passed all my days
in this place | have neither counted the houses
nor inquired into the number OF the Inhabitants;
and as 10 what one person loads his mules and
the other slows away in the bottom OF his ship.
the previous history OF this city God only knows
may have eaten before the coming OF the sword OF
Islam It Improbable for III TO INQUIRE into
II. Listen. my son. There Is no wisdom
and shall we hken ourselves unto Him in seeking
Shall say Behold this star spinneth round that
star. and this other star with tail gOeth and
cometh In so many years? Let It 20! He from
whose hand II came viii guide aud direct H.
Thou art learned In the things / cere not for and
VIII much knowledge create thee 2. double belly.
The Meek in Spirit. IAIAUN ALI ZADI
The Oriental attitude does not argue lack or
brain power but a prepossession hostile to scien-
tinc inquiry. The society represented does not In
terest Its members I'm what from the Western
standpoint Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
New-York tribune., 1905-01-15

anese were hidden in a small ravine as they were
big tree. growing most conveniently. and disap-
g,saEed among % its branches crept into large
himself 50 Carefully among the powders that he
eoGd so scarcely care S be IS seen we menaged to hide our
pond eyed foe came up and halted Just in front OF
their heathenish language. which no honest Chris
tan understands {Nkir9T r says, he can make out
konkal. the little yellow rascals held council OF
yellow devils had settled what they would do. Nine
OF them rode Off in various directions. while the
Himself so close to S S Ticket tha eaud a@o
have seized him in my arms cursed my lot in
so easy TO have settled the rascal with thrust
D q my NV 0eyS9e s o. the f Sared & SoaTee z 6E9ths as
was. In brand new uniform. with facings OF rich
"All at once the Japanese took piece of paper
out Of his pocket and opened it-in a twinkling he
he walked down to the river. took deep breath.
and boTe Il to his lips ened h tt daHs6 wsffr
As watched him and that the draught was
70 hiT like good CHRISTIAN Good healthr. Great ca:
hsavensl What was the result OF my doing SO?
and blew shril blast on it, and in a twinklng up
me out OF the thicket and handcufred me- Wei.
while was considering how I could manage TO
river bank, Ivan. you surely not going to sur
render to those fellows Then down he popped his
trayed him himself by calling out the Japanese would
him and returned to me- dragging NiktTor along long
1t served him right for interfering in nv affairs
without being asked to give his opinion So the
Japanese made ready to take away with them.
Just as we were moving of. Panas calls out mock
ingly, from his hiding place in the treetoD: 'Oh.
You fatheads, you fatheads II only you had kept
your tongues quiet. Our comrades Scorn. coming
from his hiding place, made us mad with rage;
We wanted 10 get at him. But the Japanese the
yellow heather. broke out into fendish laughter
and then one OF them skipped up the tree and dis
lodged the shamefaced Panas by prodding him with
bayonet We were marched on to pass the night
with our captors. who did not have the laugh over
US very long, Tor on the morrow We MANAGED to
escape from them."-Q.ondOn Globe
New-York tribune., 1905-01-15

manded the p F. F. and Sir Eneas Perkins. who
at that time chief engineer of the Punjao. Inc
occasion resulted from inspection oy Slr
Charles Of a fort between Kohat and Bannu called
Bahadur Khel. This fort, which was built IN the
early days Of our frontier occupation. has in the
interior a doCble-storied keep, the upper story or
which is used as an officers resthouse and the low
story as a store, or go-down. Sir Charles ar
rived there evening and slept In the resthouse.
Next morning he made his inspection of the fort,
and among other places he ordered the store, over
which he had passed the night, TO be opened lie
saw inside a number of barrels. What are theseI
he said. They are gunpower barrels, sir, was the
reply. Good heavens!" said the astonished gem
eraI do you mean to say I sleeping last night
over gunpowder2 Who is responsible for putting
them there?' 1.-THE public works department, sir.
There was great love lost between the general
fcially in his severest manner TO the latter point
ing out the carelessness and laxity which had been
displayed rubbing it In for all he was worth How
ever, he reckoned without his host. In his reply
Sir Eneas regretted that Sir Charles was nervous
about the matter Chose who knew MacCregor are
aware that Drawer man never breathedl, but that
there real cause for apprehension, since
sleeping above gunpowder barrels was quite unat-
tended with danger long as the barrels were
emptyl II Sir Charles had made further local in in
quirtes he would have been informed that after
use on the construction Of the adjacent road the
empty barrels were stored in the fort-CBlack-
woods Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-01-15

Miss Margaret Goetz and Glenn Hall gave the
third Miss Goetzs series OF historical song re-
citals at Carnegie Chamber Music Hall yesterday
morning. before large audience. The extended
repertory shown in Miss Goetz's recital work is
represented in her History of the German Lied, ;"
Folk Songs and Art Folk Songs Songs OF schu-
Temporary Composers'' .'The Songs of Shake
speare," Three Hundred Years of Italian Song I"
Mrs F. Rurth Sieber vocal teacher, Of Brooklyn
and New-York. has removed from her studio at
No. 51 Carnegie Hall TO more commodious quarters
her studios at No "a Plaza-st.. Brooklyn. for the
accommodation of her Brooklyn students
Rose STANCE, the voice teacher. makes a speciality
of coaching talented voices for engagements In
opera, oratorto and concert at her studio. No. 277
Bffth-ave.
DR.. Edouard Blitz. of No S5s Carnegie Hall. car
ries out the methods officially adopted by the con-
servaturies of France and Belgium for acquiring
sight singing in a short time.
Agnes Sumner Geer, reader and entertainer OF
No 13s Fifth-ave. viii take part in the programme
with the Aron Male Quartet at Huntington, Long
Island on Wednesday evening. January IS.
Nine. Anna Bulkeley Hills. Monday January
1e. from to Z. will give a musical at the Chelsea
No 90 West TWENTY -third-st. assisted by eminent
artists. No cards have been sent out
Nine. Zilpha Barnes Wood announces the first
chorus rehearsal Of 'Cavalleria Rustcana'' at hor
school. No. 6S West Thirty-fourth-st. on Wednes-
day evening. January IS. The chorus class IS open
to any one wishing 10 study repertory and possess
ing good voice.
The students musical Of the zellman Conserva-
tory OF Music. of No. 60 West One-hundred-and-
twenty ysixth-st., took place on Wednesday evening
January IL. the performers being the Misses Marie
Kari. Minnie Zellman. Leonora Ghetti Emma
Schwab Gladys Hays and Claudia Kornicker; also
David Schonauer, basso.