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New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
BOYS ON 4 HOUSEBOAT.
City Lads Enjoying NoUeg Cruise as
Guests of JIrs. Ferguson.

Sixty boys from the city are enjoying cruise in
a splendidly appointed houseboat through the gen.
erosty of Mrs. Frank Ferguson. a daughter of the
Chicago Armours The cruise. just begun, will last
all summer. Mrs. Ferguson, who has a summer
home in Port jefferson, Long Island. visited the
Bayles Brothers, shipbuilders months ago and or
dered built the very finest housebOat that could be
turned out. Designs were secured from William
Gardiner of New York, and Mrs. Ferguson selected
those for boat 10 feet long, with beam Of 10 feet
and draft of 9la feet. A 60-horsepower motor
installed which will make possible speed Of eight
and one-half knots hour. At the bow has been
placed as a ffgurehead the image OF beautifU
mermaid and Mrs. Ferguson's daughter named the
houseboat the Mermaid.
Mrs Ferguson invited every who had driven
a nail or handled pantbrush upon the Mermaid to
attend the launching and subsequent reception on
board She invited besides, DR.. H. S. Petit, a
professor of the Adelphi Academy Of BroOklyn; his
wife and the sixty boys he had with him at Pine
Bluff Camp. Port Jefferson. DR.. Petit entertains
many boys in camp each summer season. The boys
were immensely pleased with the launching shout
ing delightedly when the hOuseboat slid down the
ways, at which time little Miss May Ferguson
dubbed her the Mermaid.
From the sight of the boys pleasure Mrs. Fer
guson conceived the idea of placing the boat
Pettit's disposal throughout the summer. so that
the boys might enjoy the cruise about Long Island
Sound and its tributary bays and harbors. DR..
hundred persons for a lengthy cruise, dining
and bath rooms and other convenenCes Of a mod
ern house being included in the MermaidS app
pOntmentE besides sleeping accommodations for
dated for single days excursion.
AS soon the Mermaid was completed DT. and
sWarmed aboard and started. with a weeks pro-
visions, for cruise.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
TO SAVE THE BUFFALO.
Herd from This City To BE Set Free
an Oklahoma.

The offer made by the New York Geological So
ciety to the government to place herd Of buffalo
on the Wichita forest reserve. I'm Southwestern
Oklahoma, has been accepted. and herd of from
fifteen to twenty buffaloes will be shipped as soon
as an area Of good grazing ground be fenced in
The society desired to aid the government IN pre-
serving these animals from extinction but exacted
a promise that habitat should be provided where
the expense of constant feeding would be spared
the buffalOes could breed prOlifcally.
It has been conceded by competent authorities
that the American bison cannot be preserved from
final extinction by breeding in close confinement in
parks or geological gardens. The animals can be
saved only by establishing herds on very large
areas. that they will be in a sem-wild state and
obtain the exercise that IS absolutely essential
to their welfare
The New York Geological Society sent ]. Alden
Lorfng to Oklahoma to select a good grazing
ground with plenty OF permanent water. Forest
Supervisor Morrisey, Of the reservation. and Mr.
Lorng decided on suitable spot and an appro-
priation Of $1,000, inserted in the Agricultural BILL
was obtained to build the fence. AS as the
fence is completed the herd will be shipped. II
hoped that this be done in the fall, as IL
winter after having been in captivity would
IL Dc possible TO ship the animals Just previous
calving time in the spring
The bison in captivity at the Bronx Park Zoo
are In fne condition, according to the authorities
there The herd Is said be the largest on public
exhibition. 1t is hoped that other owners Of
buffaloes will follow the example of the society, In
assisting the government to perpetuate the animals
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
WALDORF ASTOR HERE.
Starts zoith Bride for Cottage in a
Maine TO5Cn.

Waldorf Astor son of William Waldorf Astor
and his BRIDE arrived yesterday on the White
Star liner Celtic. Their visit to this country is
practically an extension Of their honeymoon
They were met at the pier by Mr. and Mrs. Regi-
nald Brooks Mrs. Brooks is sister Of Mrs. Astor
The party went at once to the Holland House.
and. after breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Astor started
FOR some town in Maine where they have leased
a cottage. Later they will go to Virginia, where
Mrs Astors father lives.
save for touch of the gout," Mr.. Astor re-
piled. in answer to question about his fathers
health. Il know of nothing abnormal about my
fathers physical condition He was quite we'll
when l left the other side, thank you"
Some one said that there were rurnors abroad
that he was to remain in America permanently
TO look after his fathers interests here
4 don't think that subject would interest the
public, was the response. 81 expect to be here
from time to time"
Are you an American citizen, Mr.. Astor?"
was one or the numerous questions asked
/ believe not" he replied. quietly
Mr.. Astor was told that many persons believed
he had American ideas saw things generally from
the American point of view, and was thoroughly
American at heart.
/ reside in England" was his reply
Mr.. AstOr speaks with a slight English ac-
cent Before her marriage last May Mrs. Astor
was Mrs. Mamie LanghOrne Shaw Mr. Gibson
the artist married one of her sisters
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
HIDES SLAYER;S NAME.
Dying italian Obdurate = Police
SaUed CuIprit from Mob.

AS the result Of quarrel Of long standing,
Giuseppe Murgida, a saloonkeeper, Of No. 173
Hester street. shot and fatally wounded John
Ficchi a tailor, Of No. 366 Broome street. in
front of No. 126 Elizabeth street yesterday af-
ternoon. The tailor was hit three times and
when he dropped, Murgida, pursued by a throng
Of Italians, ran toward Broome street. BEHIND
them came Detective Boyle and his little SPAN
lei Beauty, both Of the Mulberry street police
station
The detective and the dog worked their way
through the crowd and gained the lead Near
the corner Of Broome street the detective was
only ten feet behind the saloonkeeper, while
Beauty had caught the mans right trouser leg
and was hanging on, growing ferociously
stop or I'll lre"' shouted Boyle, drawing his
revolver.
Despite the handicap of the dog. Murgida in
creased his pace. Boyle shot. aiming upward
The report brought Policeman Kahn, Of the
Mulberry street station, who headed off Murgida.
By the time he was taken back to where
Ficchi lay, a crowd Of fully three thousand per-
sons had assembled. The reserves of the Null
berry street police station were summoned while
the policemen, with their prisoner in hallway.
kept the mob back at the points of their re-
volvers.
On the arrival Of the reserves, Ficchi was
carried to the office of DIR. Rocco Bellantoni, at
No. 81 Broome street.
In the mean time the report Of the shooting
had reached a score or more OF the tailors
friends who beseged the physicians Office, de-
manding admittance. and a chance to avenge his
injury upon Murgida, who was also in the
office
When it seemed as if the crowd was prepar-
ing 10 storm the Office Murgida was taken out
of a back entrance and hurried to the Mulberry
street station. When the mob found that they
had been tricked out of their chance of revenge
they began to denounce the police, and the re-
serves were directed to clear the street
At st. Vincents Hospital where Coroner
Hamburger went to take Ficchis ante-mortem
statement the dying refused to accuse
Murgida Of the crime. He said he did not know
who shot him, and was unable TO charge any,
body with the crime No amount of question
ing could shake his resolve to shield his muir
derer.
While the coroner was taking the statement
about fifteen Italians crowded around the dying
mans bedside and whispered to him. 1t is the
opinion Of the coroner that they gave instruc-
tions not 10 tell the name Of the man who shot
him. for some reason connected with the affairs
of some Italian society.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
POLICE DISREGARD INJUNCTION.
Stop Ball Game and Arrest Batteries, Umpire
and Scorecard Seller.

Captain Burns of the East 126th street police
station. accompanied by Detectives Conway and
Teevins, went to Olympic Field. 135th street
and Madison avenue, yesterday afternoon, and
stopped ball game between the Quaker
Giants, a Negro team, and the Old Nationals
An injunction had been obtained by the ball
players TO prevent police interference but re-
gardless Of it Captain Burns made six arrests
and stopped the game.
The captain waited until the game had start
ed, and then arrested Henry Tone, of No. 524
West both street, the umpire; Charles Earl,
Negro, Of Meriden, Conn.,, pitcher; William T.
Smith, Negro, catcher. of No. 263 West 10th
street, both Of the Quaker Giants team; James
McKenna, of No. 1855 Eighth avenue, catcher
Sylvester Sweeney, of No. 40S st. Nicholas ave-
nue. pitcher and captain, both Of the Old Ma
tional. team, and Terence McDermott, OF No.
326 St. Nicholas avenue, who was selling score
cards.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
CONFERENCE ON MoNoRAIL PLAN.

To promote the construction of the Behr mono
rail road from Brooklyn TO Coney Island there Will
be a civic conference tonight at the rooms Of the
Brooklyn League. No. a Court street. Brooklyn at
which an organization covering the whole borough
will be formed TO push the project The meeting
win be held under the auspices of the Real Rapid
Transit Association. and will be attended by dele
gates from most OF the civic organizations OF
Brooklyn. +. B. Behr. the inventor of the mono
rail win be present explain the workings OF his
system, by which he proposes TO carry passengers
al a speed OF one hundred miles hour and TO
cover fhe distance between Brooklyn and Coney
leland In eight minutes. Borough President Coler
former Borough Presidents LAtteton and Swan
stFon Joseph Ramsay IT,, and many other proEnl-
nent men VIII be present.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
PLEASE TAKE ME-"
Many Children Saying This to Trib-
une Fresh Air FMnd.

"Please take me-" This was what little boy
in Macdougal street said when he saw one Of the
workers Of the Richmond Hill House, who was
preparing to send children to the country through
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund. The boy was play
ing in the street He barefooted. he had
hat his trousers out at the knee and his shirt
torn. His hands and face were exceedingly
dirty, but on them rested the unmistakabe pallor
that speaks Of poor nourtshment and unhealthful
conditions
This boys home a two-room apartment in a
typical city tenement house of the poorer sort He
slept in small, dark bedroom with several others;
he ate and played and worked in the next room
when he in the street
Playing about with this boy, sitting standing,
running UP and down the block. were many others
Just like him in many respects. Some were
stronger, some bigger and some weaker and less
vigorous. There others whose parents are
fortunate financially and lived in a three
room instead Of a two-room apartment; others
not so well off and had their home in base
ment. All showed plainly the effect Of their sur
roundings.
When the boy in question the missionary
worker he made a dash for her and as she passed
along the street he kept by her side. This the
request that he made: please take me"
II the stopped for a minute she in
stantly surrounded by a dozen children. in all Of
whose minds the thought of going to the country
dominant Those who had been before wanted
to go again; the boys because. they expressed it,
chased" The girls had different reasons. One
liked TO go because she did not have to work in the
country. Another wanted to pick all the flowers
her hands could hold. Those who had not been
before had heard glowing accounts from older
brothers or sisters or from friends, and wished to
experiment for themselves.
The conditions that this missionary found are like
those in many other parts OF the city. From all
sides is coming the request, please send me to the
country" Those that have been promised can
hardly wait for the time TO start Days are spent
in glad anticipation and preparation. When the day
arrives they are sure to be ready long before the
train is. Children that to leave at o'clock
often rise at and report to their teacher TWO
hours before the time set for starting.
Children who have been themselves not only
want to go again, but they want others to go with
them One little girl in Brooklyn was sent to the
country last year and stayed for two weeks: The
day after her the missionary was much sur
prised to see her at the door with eleven other
children. When the door was opened this is what
the girl said:
country They live in the same street with me-
and they have never BEEN
Last wear a number of children, many OF whom
were about five years old, were sent to a town in
PENNSYLVANIA. When the time came for the return
there was a wild howl of disapprovaL Some of the
Youngsters cried all the way to New York, and
were finally comforted only by the assurance that
they could go again next year.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09

House; Warne's Coal Mine workers.: Hold
Goa Ihe Log OF Sea Angler; Wright's The
MotOTh &rmoGr aoG re R9uPss he RaagPy
X Holmes Co"
Fiction-Lewis's "The Story Of Paul Jones'.
Creey a Son Of the People, Stimson's I'm
Burnett's The Dawn of To-morrov"; March
fnonts BY Wit Of Woman"
CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.-washington
July 6-The following list Of books called
Tor indicates the tastes of readers in the
Library of Congress this week:
History-Cheyney's History of England: Bots-
ford's Rome; Watsons History Of France"
Descriptive and TEavel-Palmers with Kuroh in
haffy's "Rambles in Greece; Hearn's Japan .
Biography-1Lee's Great Engishmen Of the Six
Ieehtn TiIo century. BueIs History of Andrew
Fiction-Runkles The Truth About ToIna".
Leans The Spoilers' Bachelors 'Sas
Strong Gardenhire's The Long Ann: CIias-
COWS The Wheel of Life; Frances '0The
Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard."
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Boston July 6.
Among the books most frequently in de-
mand at the Boston Public Library during
the week were the following
Fiction-Jamison's The PenhalIow Family. Har-
Gonnor's The Prospector''; Wharton's ''The
Le Runkes The TTTth Abe About "fefI Roina @f
Great Refusal: Sekirks THE Stigma
Miscellaneous-Ladd' 1.-The Philosophy of Reli-
gion.; spargo,s The Bitter Cry OF the Chill
Wealth.: Everitt's The Third Power': Farm ~
er's TO the Front: Scott's ''Brai the Walsh
naya Holy Land; Holders Life in the OPEN :
keHys Practical Programme for Working
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
CONDUCTOR LOSES sTREErcAR CASE.

Mrs. Florence Root, wife of Eddie Root the six
day bicycle rider, who arrested at 125th street
and Eighth avenue Saturday evening on complaint
of assault made by Joseph Grossman. conductor on
a 1S5th street crosstOwn car with whom she had
an argument over transfer. was discharged in
the Harlem police court yesterday morning by
Magistrate Baker. who fined Grossnan, whose ar
rest she had caused $40.
Grossman said that he gave her a transfer from
the 155th street line to Eighth avenue although IL
not valid, the lines are operated by diff
ferent companies. He asked her return the trans
fer he said, and when she refused left the car
he turned his over to an inspector and followed
her on an Eighth avenue car. Both were arrested
at 18th street
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
NO ATRSHIP CARNIYAL.
Police Stop ShO5c-KnaBenshue and
Wife Take Pleasure Trim.

The police. by order OF Inspector Dennis Sweeney
took hand in the contemplated balloon and air.
ship carnival at the Polo Grounds yesterday and
there was no carnival. Instead. Roy Knabeushue
and his wife up from the old Manhattan Field
in small balloon. drifted around a bit and landed
in Flushing at 645 p m. Ten thousand persons
watched them do it. standing for hours on the
155th street viaduct or sprawled on the grass and
stones en- the little terraces that tut out from
Coogan's Bluff. One man, who walked away dis
Grunted, voiced the sentiments OF the whole crowd
as he said disconsolately:
That's a - of a balloon ascension! They aIu'e
got no parachute with them
Krabenshue had planned 20 send up two balloons
and give exhibition of his airship. Charles Ham
ilton. who has fallen more than one hundred and
fifty times from and with Israel LudlOW's aero
plane, was to go up in one balloon. Eugene Godet
in the other and Knabenshue himself in the airship
Dr. and Mrs. Julian Z Thomas were there 90 sec
the show.
BY o'clock about twenty-five persons storuaed
the Polo Grounds gates The reserves from the
West 12d street station were there to see that they
did not harm the grounds. The twenty-five mad,
no demonstration whatever against the police when
Inspector Sweeney and Captain COttreH annouced
that they could not spend their half dollars to
vi3duct overlooking Manhattan Field.
attempt to evade the Sunday amusement law Enq-
benshue was having other troubles. In testing the
crank shaft. He hal the broken part replaced Just
b te anSo0 10 ea ne qI i me ediet or me me police InS9
not Fay 10 the aiTship they would not see H.
and that was all there about it,
As 1t was an unusually pleasant day. however,
Knabenshue determined 10 so on little pleas
ure trip through the clouds. The smaller OF the
two balloons was filled and Mrs Knabenshue and
the inventor started off. Scarcely a breath OF air
was stirring and the balloon went almost stTaight
up. When about fifteen hundred feet high fr began
TO drift slowly toward the northwest. Then, strix-
ing higher current il began TO come back toward
the southeast, two hours and half later reaching
Flushing, where 4 landing made without tnci-
dent.
1t was Mrs. Knabenshue's first experience aIort.
She was greatly pleased with it. and said that at
no time she frightened She said that the view
Of men and boys running below the balloon was
funny enough TO repay for hard work had there
been any.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
Books People Are Reodi,,s.

,-rVv YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.-The most
,onular books OF the week. according to the
demands at The circulating department, are
as follows:
,.s, Fiction -snclair's The Jungle; Wards
A'ssf ssfsnwick's Career; Beachs The Spoilers"
.,,e Ficfion-Alcott's Rose in Bloom; Bar
sorrs -Four in Camp; Rhoadess The Chill
sSen on the Top Floor"
...Ilaneous-See,ey's History Of Education:
-WcAdoo's Guarding Great City: Russells
sTfe Greatest Trust in the World"
prFFALO PUBLIC LIBRARY.-Buffalo July
s-Acoording 70 the demands made at the
RyFalo Public Library during the last week.
The following named books were the most
popular:
-willauson's My Lady Cinderella;
Giants The LawbreakeTs": Blake's Hearts
Hsven': De La Pastures The Man from
America
yg,rniles-BurreIs Little Cookbook for a Little
crl': Cox's Brownie Primer: Buchanan's
Country Reader, Turpin's Classic Fables"
G.5or he United states Hatch's Far Eastern
Men: Wagners 'Wayside Tales"
PHILADELPHIA FREE LIBRARY.-Philadel-
pha. July 6.-The books most sought at the
Philadelphia Free Library during the last
week have been:
Esory-Townsenl's asia and Europe; Browns
airy"
Description and Travel-sneIrs The Blackmore
Country ihoreaus The Maine Woods:
Pography-Steverson's Letters from Samoa:
BirukoHs Leo Toistoy": Leigh's Memoir Of
Jane Austen"
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
BOUNDARY CONTROVERSY SETTLED.
Decision Placing J. S. Fosters Babylon Prop
erty in School District No. Upheld.
LBy Telegraph to The tribune


Babylon. Long Island. July S.-Andrew S. Draper,
State Commissioner OF Education last night rem
dered a decision in the dispute between the boun-
dary line of School Districts Nos. 1 and 2 uphOIds
ing the decision of ex-SchOOI Commissioners Packer
placing the country villa OF J. Stanley Foster IN
District No 1. The property is assessed TO John
Strong Foster, president Of the BoWery Savings
Bank, OF New York, who is the owner OF one Oe
the largest country estates here Mr.. Foster has
been the owner of the property since 1sSA and has
paid taxes in District No. J. The boundary line be-
tween the two districts. however, was never clearly
defined until last autumn, when Commissioners
Packer filed his decision. which placed all OF tho
Foster property in District No l.
Both districts assessed the property and Mr.
Foster paid his taxes to District No. 2. where the
tax rate is mucn lower. District No. appealed
from the decision claiming that the commissioners
decision not Justified By facts. Commissioners
Draper denies the appeal. COntSnd1ng that COmuts-
siOner Packer acted from the best information OBJ
tainable and also contends that the appeal should
have been taken within thirty days. instead OF watt
ing six months. The decision of COmmissioner
Draper is final there being no appeal from his
findings. and Mr.. Foster viii now have TO pay the
amount OF the tax due District No 1. $26ss with
interest
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09

1.-THE Tribune Fresh AIR Fund was the first move
ment Of the kind in the country. Every other one,
here elsewhere has been started in imitation Of
this pioneer. The Tribune cordially welcomes all
co-laborers in the field. but, without wishing 70
deprecate in the least the work of Others thinks IL
its duty 70 remind readers that the Tribune Fresh
Air Fund is, far known. the only one IN which
absolutely every dollar contributed by the public
directly TO the work of sending poor child 20
the country keeping him there for two weeks and
bringing him back again. No collectors are ever
employed and all collections made for the fund
are purely voluntary All expenses for the organi2a-
tion agents and general machinery OF the charity
are privately betrayed by The Tribune itself and
centages to collectors 90 come out OF the COM
trbutions OF the public. and no payments 90 agents
managers. secretary others. Every dollar soes
straight 20 the beneAt OF childJ
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09
WOMAN ATTACKED; YOUTH TAKEN.
Latter Accused of Leaving Store Soon After
Assault Took Place.

Charged with felonously assaulting Mrs. Anna
LIE Compile, eighty-four years old. who has
small candy store at No. POI Eckfort street.
Greenpoint, Clement A. Watts, nineteen years
old, who says he lives at No. IL Hart street, was
held without bail yesterday in the Manhattan
avenue police court by Magistrate Manner He
was arrested late on Saturday night by de-
tecttves of the GreenpOint avenue station who
say that they have information which leads
them 20 believe that Watts was in the neighbor-
hood of the store at the time the assault was
committed, and that he seen running away
from the place just before the old woman was
found unconscious behind her counter last Tues
day afternoon.
In court Watts declared that a mistake had
been made, and that he had not been in Green
point on the afternoon OF the assault.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-09

49,, London, July q.
publishing trade this year. and the books OF the
week are mostly examples of diluted fiction
W'hout either literary form or artistic intention
10 these mediocre novels are added a few works
IN the nature Of guidebooks for summer travel
lefs' art handboOks and manuals of architecture,
Tor which there is. of course. always a certain
demand. Longmans. Green & Co. are bringing
out an interesting volume of family correspond
ence edited by the sister of the Duke of Somer-
set, giving glimpses of literary Edinburgh
century ago. T. Fisher Unwin has announced
volume of essays on modern art hv Max Nordan
Marie Corelli, it is said. will make wealth rather
tnan smartness the target Of attack in her next
sortle into fiction, but Hall Gaines next plan Of
campaign remains as yet unknown. I. n. f.