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20 THE BROOKLYN DAILY 'AGLE. KeW YOEK, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1901. Instrument were busy for half an hour be tan section of the Town of, Newtown It ia SPECIAL ADVEKTISEMENT8. SPECrAI. ADVERTISEMENTS.

YORK MUST INVESTIGATE i BIG WASTE OF WATER, POLICE NOW SEARCHING FOR MEAN SWINDLER. Wf. Pall Mall London Cigarette fore the betting odds offered on the first race at Sheepshead were posted on the blackboard at 2 o'clock. The odds posted for this race were 0 on the Keene entry. King Pepper; 1 2 on Voter and 30 1 on Ilium.

About fifteen bets were placed on this race during the first fifteen minutes. The crowd present numbered about fifty men at the time the betting blackboard was posted, but was growing larger upon the arrival of every trolley car. Later in the afternoon there was nearly 150 men present, most of whom were betting freely. The place was alive and there was considerable enthusiasm among the sports. The Eagle reporter selected the 30 to 1 shot, not with the idea of winning, but to ascertain the system of betting and to learn if the place was open to all comers.

Going to the little wicket marked "Receiver," the reporter handed the cashier and called the name of the horse "Ilium" as posted on the bettings odds blackboard. "What is your number?" asked the man in the pigeon hole. The reporter replied that he had no number. Membership Cards Free to All. "I'll give you a card," said the man.

Ho then handed the reporter a membership card the aTmmany Club numbered 9S6, and called out the number to the sheet writer and said, "30 to 1 on Ilium." The man did not ask for a name and did not fill in the blank line for the member's name. No entrance fee was charged and no questions were asked except as stated. Most of the bettors had cards bearing numbers, indicating that they had placed bets at the poolroom before. There was no attempt at secrecy at this place, except that the main entrance to the old dance hall, consisting of double doors, was locked and barred and those in the place entered through the Germania Hall saloon, going through the kitchen in this plaice or through a back door to the yard and then into the hail. IL Commissioner Murphy Asks Brooklyn Deputy to Make a Report at Once, SAYS PLACES MUST SHUT UP.

Gambling in Queens County Poolrooms 3 Carried On Openly and WitEout Fear of Police. TVben Police Commissioner Murphy was asked to day about the poolrooms, which as reported in the Eagle of yesterday, are running in full blast under the eyes of the police, he was at first disposed to deny any knowledge of them. A moment later, bow ever, he said: "I have ordered Deputy Commissioner York to make a full investigation of those alleged poolrooms and report to me on them as quickly as he can." "Has Mr. York got entire jurisdiction over them?" Mr. Murphy was asked.

"Xot," he answered, sharply, "until I get through with them and have seen his report. Then we will see what will be done with them Now, I don't think there are any such things as poolrooms in that neighborhood. I don't think it's so. I don't think Mr. York would allow such business to go on if he knew of it.

I have great dependence on Mr. York, and am confident of ER'S "Mr. "1 in Maryland It tastes ift old because ill I CAHN, BEL CO HEW YORK OFFICE: 70 and 72 Broad SL Ask for MARYLAND CLUB And see that you get it. EIGHT, 5 NOT TRANSFERABLE. Collected Money From Relative of Smallpox Patient at North Brother Island.

SAID HE REPRESENTED DR. RAE. Operation Was Needed and $10 Would Add Materially to Comfort of Miss Wiederbuhl. The police of all the. boroughs are looking for a man of smooth speech and fair address who comes of a variety of swindler that is happily rare.

In one instance he secured $10 from a man on the representation that he was influential in the affairs of the Riverside Hospital and that he represented Dr. the resident physician there. The Riverside Hospital is the institution for tho treatment of smallpox patients, and, as a rule, the patients who are taken there are not very well able to afford the impositions of a blackmailer. It is possible that there have been many victims of the swindler, but only one has come to the attention of the local health office, and that was promptly investigated. It is very likely that the publication of the facts in the case will bring other instances of the swindler's operations to light.

There have been in the past few days hints that all was not right and the excellent doctors of the Institution have come into possession of facts that have led them to believe that the thief whom they would like to catch has been bringing undeserved censure on honorable men. The victim of the swindler in the instance which is made public was Adam Niederbuhl, who keeps the Maennerchor Hall at 336 Knickerbocker avenue, Mr. Niederbuhl had the misfortune to have smallpox in his family. Two of his children contracted the disease and both were taken to the Riverside Hospital. The later of the victims.

Josephine, was removed to the place on North Brother Island on the 10th of the month. On the 11th the sorrowing father received a telegram which was prepaid and which came from the branch telegraph office at 253 Broadway, Manhattan. It purported to come from Dr. Rae. a person wno was known to Mr.

Niederbuhl as the resident phy sician of the smallpox hospital. This is how it read: Dr. Jacobs will call this morning and explain condition of Josephine. Do as he tells you. Mr.

Niederbuhl had been worried about Jo sephine, who had, as has been explained, been taken to the hospital on the day before, and he awaited tne arrival ot ur. Jacobs" with ereat interest. He had not long to wait, for the swindler had timed the hour of the arrival with great care, ana was in ivir. Niederbuhl's place before the saloonkeeper had really mastered Its contents, "ur. Ja cobs," the swindler, had the appearance, to the saloonkeeper's experienced eyes, of a professional man.

He had a wideawake air about him, and a directness of address which convinced Mr. Niederbuhl for the moment that he was dealing with a man who came direct from the hospital. The man talked with the assurance oi a man who knew all aDout meaicme ana a. learned way, which he later toned down to suit Mr. Niederbuhl's understanding, he discussed the features of Josephine's illness.

He told him that some operation, the character of which the father did not exactly understand, would be necessary and said that it would be of course better for Josephine if her father paid some necessary expenses for the work of the doctor. He said that Dr. Rae had authorized him to receive the money and said that he thought would be about the figure. He assured the anxious father that by the payment of the money Josephine would be well taken care of and he promised to make a special report of her progress from day to day. Mr.

Niederbuhl gladly paid over the cash and then waited for the next report from the doctor. Oddly enough, even after getting the money, the swindler spent some of it in telegraphing, for next day the father received another dispatch, the last that he has heard from the thief. The later message was as toilows: Telephone number wrong. ODeratlon suc cessful. See you early In the moraine.

"Dr. JACOBS." This message was sent from the branch tel egraph office at 205 Broadway, Manhattan. It was ciear tnat the scoundrel had a eoark of conscience, for it will be seen that he tried to calm the father's apprehensions about the "operation." He waited for more news from Dr. Jacobs, but he has not heard from him since. Of course when the daily bulletins that had been promised did not materialize Mr.

Niederbuhl exercised a right that all persons who have friends at the smallpox hospital possess. He called up the Institution on the telephone and asked about his daughter, about the $10 for Dr. Rae and inclrientoliv about Dr. Jacobs. Then he learned from the indignation expressed by the person on the other end of the 'phone that there was no Dr.

Jacobs and that he had been swindled. The physicians of the Health Office, both in Manhattan and in Brooklyn, believe' that the swindler has been victimizing other victims of the present epidemic of smallnny suit thoii. fingers are itching to get a clutch on his winapipe it he is ever caught. Officer James W. Lindsay of the sanitary squad has the Investigation under personal direction, but the detectives of hnth hnmnrii.

are looking for the swindler. He is described as 60 years old, six feet in height, has light complexion, a sandy curled mustache and has one tooth in front conspicuously filled with gold. He wore a brown suit with cuta way coat and a fedora hat. THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS UNTIL.

8 P. M. TO MORROW. Washington. June 2S Fr Eastern New York: Fair to night; loca.

rains in the Interior Saturday, with probably somewhat lower temperature; light southwesterly winds. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Continued high temperature and generally fair weather to night and Saturday: light to fresh southwest winds. At noon the Eagle's mercurial barometar regis tered 30.10. having remained the same since noon esterday.

Record of the thermometer as kept at the Brook lyn Daily Eagle Office: 2 A. M. to day 77 JO A. 8 A. 7T 12 88 a.

rr I 2 v. oi A. V) 3 P. Average temperature to day Situ Average temperature corresponding day last year HIGH WATER. Following is the official announcement of the Ime and duration of high water at New York and Sandy Hook for to morrow, June said belongs to the Sixty fifth Brooklyn Pre cinct.

At the home of District Attorney John E. Merrill at Richmond Hill it was said this morning that that ofllcial was on his vaca Hon. At the District Attorney's office in the Queens County Court House at Long Island Lity it was said that the chief was probably not iar away. "In view of the statement of the District Attorney that he has driven all the pool rooms out of Queens is it not a case of ween the cat away the mice will play? queried the reporter. "Yes," said one of the assistants in the cfilce, "and the District Attorney has been working on these very places of which the Lagle gave an account last night.

He has a very mysterious wav of annearint? snri denly on the scene when not expected and I do not believe he is far away. I should not be surprised to see him pounce on these places very soon. The Eagle correspondent found unon in quiry among the residents of the vicinity an almost universal expression of opinion iu iaui ui leaving tne pool sellers alone. In the words of one of the prominent, hnai r.ess men of that section. "What is the use uioimmus mese men; Tney spend lots money aDout here and give a boom to very mna ot trade.

"They pay liberally for everything they warn, ana are good tellows generally, are in favor of leaving them alone. They mucn ngnt to carrv on thpir hi.f. ness as the fellows behind inn tinar sa'" mat tne ponce are well aware me sentiment of the locality and ar equally well disposed toward the pool sell ers. GRAFF CO. DO MOT ANSWER.

Unless an Amended Petition Piled To day Extends Time Adjudication Will Be Had To morro w. To day was the limit of time granted to the members of the brokerage firm of Graff Co. to file an r.nswer to the petition filed with the United States District Court to have this firm adjudged insolvent and bank rupt under the national law. That an answer would be filed was gener ally accepted as doubtful, and Robert Roy, attorney for Thomas F. Nevins, stated luiiL iie nau no answer to make.

But Mr Delafield of Delafield, Gould LonfeHnw' attorney for G. Edward Graff, stated that the receipt of an amended petition this morning acted as a further extension of time for ten days. He would not say, however, that any answer would be made on behalf of his ciient Mayer Hyde, attorneys for ex Sheriff Creamer, Tax Assessor Schliemann and others of the original petitioners, this morning filed an amended petition setting forth mure specincany tne cnarges originally made and upon which the petitioners seek to have tne members of the firm of Graff Co. ad judged bankrupts. The question of whether or not thia amend.

ed petition would act as a stay of proceed ings win oe settled to morrow morning In the United States District Court, when Judge Thomas will hear a number of motions growing out of the alleged insolvency of Graff Co. Should the amended petition not act as a stay, an adjudication will be had and a referee will be appointed. The referee will call a meeting of the creditors, who will elect a trustee, failing which the trustee will De appointed by the referee. The motions on for to morrow bear upon the questions of whether Nevins and Graff will be adjudged in" contempt of court, whether they are to be compelled to deliver to the receiver certain stocks Involved in the assignment and certain orders of direction to Receiver Naylor. There is a probability that if adjudication of the bankruptcy petition is not held that these motions will again go over for argument pending the appointment of a referee.

WASHERWOMAN DISAPPEARS And Angry Women Seek Police Aid to Get Their Clothes Back. The detectives and police of the Classon avenue station are on a hunt for a woman known as Mrs. Mulville. a washerwoman, who until last night lived at 45 Ormonde place. Reports have to day been coming into the station thick and fast that Mrs.

Mulville has gone away and taken with her clothes that aggregate in value many dollars, and five women were in the Myrtle avenue court this morning to make complaints. One of these was Mrs. Jennie Mclntire of 251 McDonough street, who said that Mrs. Mulville took clothes that she values at $30. The Classon avenue police say that they have had an eye on the woman for some time.

They do not knwo her first name and have been unable to find it out, A year ago, they say, they began to receive complaints from different sources that Mrs. Mulville, who advertised in the papers for washings, would not return the clothing when she had received it. On numerous occasions, so it Is said at the station, detectives and police have been obliged to go to tho house, 45 Ormonde place, and threaten the woman with arrest if she did not deliver the property. Last night the woman moved from Ormonde place. Where she has taken up her new abode is unknown.

The family that lives in the house said this morning that there has been at least twenty inquirers to day for Mrs. Mulville and their clothes. The only information that they could get was that the washerwoman had moved and that she was seen to place a large amount of clothing in a moving van. Mrs. Mclntire said this morning that she had delivered her washing to Mrs.

Mulville a week ago last Monday. Mrs. J. B. "Wood of 151 Monroe street was another of the complainants this morning.

CARTRIDGE IN A CIGARETTE. Weinschreiber, Victim of the Trick or Plot, Is in Hospital Badly Injured. Police at Work. Police Captain Short of the Bedford avenue station in company with his detectives are conducting an investigation to learn if possible who placed a cartridge in a cigarette which exploded which being smoked by Edward Weinschrieber, a tailor, 30 years old, who lives at 92 North Fifth street. Weinschrieber is at present confined in St.

Catharine's Hospital with an ugly wound in his left side and the thumb and two first fingers of his left hand removed by amputation. The circumstances were of such a peculiar nature that the police were at first inclined to doubt it, but were thoroughly convinced of its authenticity after an investigation. It was at first suspected the injured man had Inflicted the wounds himself, but this was shown by the physicians at St. Catharine's Hospital to be impossible. Weinschrieber at the time he received his Injuries was at work in the tailor shop where he is employed at 370 Metropolitan avenue.

He is in the habit of smoking cigarettes of the all tobacco kind and at noon hour yesterday purchased a package in a small cigar and candy store opposite his place of employment. While working he puffed at the cigarette and had just removed it between his fingers from his lips when the explosion occurred. The cigarette was shattered into small fargments and at the same time he fell to the floor with a sharp cry. A call for an ambulance brought Dr. Carswell of St.

Catharine's Hospital, who found Weinschrieber bleeding profusely from his shattered fingers and from the wound in his side. This morning his condition was reported as much Improved. Captain Short is inclined to think that the cartridge was placed in the cigarette at the place where they were manufactured and he means to look into the matter thoroughly. Y. M.

C. A. GOT BACK EARLY. Another moonlight excursion was enjoyed last night by the members of the Eastern District Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. A tug boat was used for the purpose and there were about 100 couple present.

The party, in charge of Secretary F. D. Fagg. left the dock at the foot of South Fifth street at 7 o'clock and a delightful trip up me was enjoyeu. was furnished bv the branch orchestra.

The return was made at a seasonable hour. Report in Which Sensational Statements Are Very Severely Criticised. WANTS $10,000,000 A YEAR. Comments on the Necessary Expensive ness of Storage Reservoirs in Brooklyn System. A good deal of interesting information and comment is contained In the report of Water Commissioner Dalton for the last quarter of last year, during which period the most serious evidences of water (Scarcity in this borough and in the Bronx were prominent before the public.

Various important problems before the water authorities are touched upon, some at length, including the question of water extension, the difference with the Rapid Transit Commissioners over placing mains in subways along the underground route, and new storage required for Brooklyn. Speaking of last fall's unusual dryness and the extraordinary large draft made upon tho water sheds, Mr. Dalton says: "As a natural consequence there was no overflow of water over the Croton Dam, and constant drafts had to be made on the reserve supply in the storage reservoirs to maintain the normal supply and distribution of water in the Borough of Manhattan. F.or the quarter these drafts amounted to an average of 192,000,000 gallons for each day and 17,670, 000,000 in the aggregate. This is nearly 74 per cent, of the entire supply, leaving only a little more than 26 per cent, furnished by tne unaided flow of the Croton River.

"The experience of last year and the firs nine months ot 1S99 and of this year illus trates the necessity of increasing the storage capacity in tne croton watershed. "I reaffirm my readiness to co ODerate with the Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners in every possible manner consistent with my duties and responsibilities as the head of this department, and my preference for galleries or tunnels to hold water mains and other structures over the system of burying such structures in the soil, but I must refrain from committing myself to the present project in regard to the construction on Elm street until I am given the opportunity herein requested of examining the plan In full detail." Of the conditions in Brooklyn Mr. Dalton says: The most important defect in the Brook lyn water system is the disproportionate lack of storage capacity to the normal daily de mand ana supply or tne service. The present storage capacity, Including the Hempstead and Ridgewood reservoirs, and the smaller ponds on the conduit line, is 1.500. 000,000 gallons, and the normal capacity of supply is 95,000,000 gallons per day, making the proportion of storage capacity to the daily supply and demand 16 to 1.

"In the Croton water system the present storage capacity is 41,000,000,000 gallons, and the average daily supply and consumption is 206,000,000 gallons, making, the proportion of storage to daily supply 156 to 1. "In this connection it is proper to call attention to the fact that the cost of constructing reservoirs in the Long Island watershed, owing to the topography of the ground, which presents no natural sites for reservoirs and which necessitates excavation into the soil or raising of embankments above the surface of the soil, is about twenty times greater than the cost of constructing such reservoirs in the hills and valleys of the Croton, Bronx and Byram River watersheds, which present any number of natural sites, where the only construction required is the building of dams and appurtenances." On the general proposition of needed improvements and agitation of water questions the Commissioner comments thus: "It Is unfortunate that the parties undertaking the examination of the water supply of this city did not employ persons of experience, in the management and operation ot large water supplies. "Experienced managers are not employed to act as instructors and furnish text books for a post graduate course In hydraulics. Experience teaches what data, maps, are necessary to be kept to properly carry on the management and opcrati of larg. water supply.

"This want of experience hf.s again brought forward the delusion of an enormous waste of water, a delusion born of ignorance and fostered by inexperience, although the same statements have been made and ostensibly proved many times in the experience of large cities, with a great amount of figures and comments, but always ending in the cities obtaining an additional supply of water. "Having again passed through two consecutive dry years and again on the ragged edge of a short supply of water, it becomes necessary to call your attention to the necessity of calling upon the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for an appropriation of $10, 000,000 per annum. (The constitution of the state making paramount the water supply above all other improvements.) To Day for the work now being and to be done by the Aqueduct Commission. "2. To pay for additional reservoirs and to abolish nuisances in the Croton, Bronx and Byram River watersheds.

"3. To pay for large mains, to distribute this water, arid for the necessary pumping plants. "4. To pay for pumping plants, storage and distributing reservoirs on the watersheds formerly controlled by the Borough of Brooklyn and necessary for its use. "5.

To pay for additional large and small mains in the Borough of Brooklyn. "6. To pay for all of the private water companies' Dlants In the several boroughs. "7. To pay for the necessary improvements in pumDine plants in the Boroughs of Queens and Richmond, and for the laying of mains to furnish water to houses in same.

"8. For surveys, examinations and the procuring as fast as possible a further supply of water for the several boroughs. "Until this amount is assured, work on the several classes named cannot be economically prosecuted, and the recurrence of a short supply will undoubtedly obtain if this matter is postponed. This department, under the charter, being responsible for the supply of water calls your attention to the immediate necessity for action on this matter." For Brooklyn Improvements Mr. Dalton's demands are thus stated: "Thus, if the forty eight inch cast iron pipe from Mlllburn to Spring Creek and the filtering plants for Baiseleys and Springfield, for both of which appropriations have been made.

are immediately carried into execution, and appropriations are Immediately made and contracts advertised and awarded for: Pumping coal heds. at Mill burn $150,000 Additional driven well stations 250,000 Enlargement of New T'trecht and Grnvcs end stations 12S.O0O as recommended in the reports above men tioned, we will Insure the safety of the water supply for the whole or next year and possibly a part at least of 1902. "If to these be added: Repairs to the Mlllburn Reservoir, already authorized JjJOO.OOO Now distributing reservoir at Forest Park.l.nOO.OOfl Storage reservoir on tha present 1,730,000 Remodeling of high service nt Mount Prospect 103.300 we will not only insure the safety of the present supply, which is, of course, essential, but in all probability provide for the needs of the next five years. This will give us the necessary time to decide upon the future sources of supply and to make considerable progress toward the completion of the works required to obtain that supply." AT EAGLE PARIS BUREAU. Eagle Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon.

Paris, June 28 Tho following persons have registered at the Paris bureau of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Josten of Brooklyn. The Mlssos Gaffrey of Brooklyn. Mr.

and Mrs. William Knox of Brooklyn. Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson of Brooklyn.

Mrs. Kenward Phllp of Brooklyn. Miss R. Philp of Brooklyn. James and Mrs.

Gerklns of London, MEMBERSHIP TICKET IN THE lis integrity, and I feel sure that he would not tolerate any such thing. He's not that sort of a man. We will see what there is in it all when I hear from him. That's all I've got to say about the matter." "Do these poolrooms come under Mr. York's control?" he was asked.

"1 won't say anything more. "Wait till I hear Irom him." Police Requested to Close Pool Booms. The story published in the Eagle yesterday, relative to the pool rooms in the vicinity of Maspeth, L. created no end of talk in that community and there Is much Indignation on the part of the best element of citizens that such institutions are permitted to flourish in this section. Many complaints are being made to the police and there is general demand that the places told of in the Eagle's special from Maspeth yesterday be closed.

The pool rooms are being operated openly, and only one of them made any pretense whatever of guarding the doors. This was at the Germania Hall, where the old dancing pavilion has been fitted up as a pool room witi every requisite for such a place It was noticeable that the crowds which Cocked to the pool rooms, for the most part, alighted from trolley cars from Brooklyn and Manhattan, and it is certain that many of the sports who visited the places to bet cm the races are regular followers of the race track. The betting was conducted in the regulation manner, and there was every suggestion of a well managed race track booking establishment The system of bet tins Tvas practically the same as at the race tracks. The odds offered by the bookmakers appeared to be satisfactory, as many bets were made on each race. The sports about the places said the bookmakers offered extra inducements in the way of odds in order to secure the attendance of good crowda from the city.

Tie most flourishing of the several pool rooms which a reporter for the Eagle visits! without trouble was that at Germania 'TOO F1YE Mr A for If L. the as A for the of POLICE CLERKS' ASSISTANTS. Magistrate Steers Asks an Opinion as to the Standing in Law. Major Alfred E. Steers, who is president of the Board of City Magistrates for the Second Division, has written to Corporation Counsel Whalen for an opinion concerning the police clerks' assistants in the Boroughs of Queens and Richmond.

Magistrate Steers is under the impression that these assistants are legislated out of office by the new charter and does not understand how their successors are to be appointed. There is only one assistant clerk in each one of the five courts in the two boroughs mentioned. Just at present there is a vacancy in the Long Island City court, although a temporary clerk is doing the work there. Herbert S. Harvey Is the assistant clerk at Flushing; John J.

Healey at Far Rockaway; John Redmond at New Brighton, S. and John M. Kelly at Edgewater, S. I. Their salaries are $1,500 per annum.

Section 1,394 of the new charter says among other things: "The police clerks and police clerks' assistants in office in said Second Division of the City of New York at the time this act takes effect shall continue in their respective offices until midnight of December 31, 1901, after which date their respective duties shall cease and determine, and their different positions be deemed abolished." Section 1,396 says: "There shall be no police clerks' assistants in the Boroughs of Queens and Richmond except as provided in the next section." The next section forgets to tell anything about these assistant clerks, but does say this: "Section Each city magistrate here after elected in a Congressional district or appointed for a full term in said Second Division of the City of New York shall have authority to appoint one police clerk, two assistant clerks and a stenographer." The Congressional district is what has got Major Steers to thinking. At the last meeting ot the Board of Magistrates, Magistrates Croak, Healy and Steers were appointed a committee to report on this freak of law. The decision of the Corporation Counsel is now anxiously awaited. TAXPAYERS LOSE THEIR MONEY. Mr.

"Whalen Says That Payments to Unauthorized Persons Are No Payments. The Corporation Counsel has decided that money paid as taxes to an unauthorized person is no payment at all to the city and the person making such payment has to suffer if it disappears. The matter arose in payments amounting to several thousands made last 'n tne rush of tax collection to a temporary clerk in Receiver Austen's office. This man, Ste phen Connell, kept the money and made way with it. He succeeded in giving legal re ceipts, however.

He is now inSing Sing. The Controller wanted Mr. Whalen advice as to whether the city or the taxpayers must stand the losses. The tax receiver's office has notices posted all over It warning anybody from paying any one except the cashier. Similar warnings are contained in the printed tax bills.

Mr. Whalen holds that these protect the city, and people who pay other than authorized persons will have to suffer. ETJNEEAI, OP DR. J. W.

E. ROBY. Fraternal and Professional Friends At tend the Obsequies. The funeral ot Dr. James W.

E. Roby of 510 Bedford avenue, who died at John's Hospital Tuesday morning after an opera tion for an Internal trouble, occurred at 10:30 o'clock this morning from the Church of the Transfiguration at Marcy avenue and Hooper street, where the Rev. James Maguire, rec tor of the church, celebrated a requiem mass. The interment later was in Calvary Cemetery. The popularity of the deceased physician was shown last night when an opportunity was given to his host of friends to view his remains at hia late home.

Among those present were representatives of the Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Improved Order of Heptasophs, New York Physicians' Mutual Aid Association, Knights of St. John and Malta and the American Legion of Honor. Among those in attendance was a large number of his associates in the medical profession. CHARGED WITH ABANDONMENT. Esther Rubens, who said she lived with her parents at 221 Hoyt street, charged her husband, Sachio Rubens, a real estate dealer, with an office in Brown's Hotel, Ccney Island, with abandonment in the Butler street court to day.

She said that her husband left her and two children on January 15 last, since which time she has been supporting herself and children by playing the violin. She Is the leader of the women's orchestra at Devlin's Hotel, West Eighth street and Surf avenue, Coney Island. The defendant was paroled until July 10. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. CLASSiriCATJOS PAOB Amusements 4 Auction Sales 7 Board 14 Business Notices 4 Business Opportunities 7 Coastwise Steamships 17 Corporation Notices 12 17 Death Notices 5 Dividends Employment Agencies 14 Excursions 4 is 19 For Exchange 14 Furnished Rooms 14 Help Wanted J4 Homes, Carriages, Etc 14 Hotels lind' Resorts 15 16 17 Instruction 14 Legal Notices X2 Lost and Found 20 Manhattan Amusements 4 MeetlngB 19 Miscellaneous 2 Ocean Steamships 7 Post Office Notice 7 Proposals jo Public Notices 52 Rnllroads 17 Real Kstute Lonns J4 Situations Wanted 14 Special Advertisements 20 Sporting 4 SteamUaets 17 Summer Resort Guides 17 To Let and For Sale 14 Wanted i4 xx' tfriimh TAMMANY CLUB AT MASPETH.

sporty and obliging man in a shirt waist stood at the saloon door and directed patrons Into the place and perhaps kept a watchout the police, had there been any need for this precaution. No bluecoats appeared and the betting proceeded as openly and freely as the institution was protected by law. The betting at the poolroom in Frank Ib ertr's Union Park dance hall In Metropolitan, was conducted in the same way as at Tammany Club. Here, too, the mala entrance to the place was locked and patrons entered through the saloon and a side door, which was not guarded. The betting odds were about the same as at the Tammany Club and the crowd numbered about seventy five men at 2:15 o'clock and was growing larger every minute.

The room was well supplied with racing cards and slips and the blackboard was surrounded by a number of bettors. At Peldman's Queens County Park the pool room was operated under the name of the Pastime Club, and betting there was open at the other places. A man on the outside of the wicket wall explained to the reporter the system of betting, and there were no questions asked as to Identity, etc good crowd had gathered to bet on the first race at Sheepshead Bay, and the odds were posted at about 2 o'clock. The pool rooms only recently opened up business, according to men about the towns who were asked about them. The paraphernalia is new, and the men said the crowds are growing every day as the patrons of pool rooms in the city learn of the existence of the Maspeth community institutions.

Sergeant John Lake, who was on duty at Newtown police station yesterday afternoon, said the police had not heard of the existence of the pool rooms, and when told their location and operation he said Detective Peter Kelly would investigate at once. Deputy Chief Clayton Says He Also Intends to Investigate. (Special to the Eagle.) Long Island City, L. June 28 Deputy Chief of Police Clayton of the Borough of Queens, when asked this morning at headquarters by an Eagle reporter, as to what ONE action was to be taken in regard to the poolrooms running at Melvina, Maspeth and Metropolitan, as published in the Eagle yesterday, said: "I am giving the matter a thorough investigation and will root out all the places named in the Eagle. I will not tolerate gambling.

I am always glad to be notified by the Eagle as to any pool rooms or gambling places. Wo will act promptly upon any notification we may get through the columns of the Eagle or in any other way. "Did you not know of the existence of these places before you saw the article in the Eagle?" queried the reporter. The chief in reply gave the reporter a puzzled look, but declined to make anv statement. "You said not long ago there were no pool rooms in the borough and how is it we discover these rooms fully established and in operation with all their paraphernalia'" ventured the reporter.

"There are no pool rooms in Queens Borough," replied the chief. "You ought to know how that is. People of this class make frequent attempts to get foothold in different portions of the borough, and they get in temporarily, but we do "not propose to allow them to establish themselves in any section of this borough." "But." queried the reporter, "these places are in full blast and as was published in thr Eacrle, crowds of men were in them and passing in and out and no policeman was seen about. The chief then said that while he did not wish to make any complaint as to the number of men furnished him. that the beats were pretty long in Queens Borough.

He then said: "I think these reports about the crowds in those places were somewhat exaggerated. You know it told in the Eagle one" place there was a regular private club. We will investigate as to the regularity of that. "Throe yours ago upon entering tipon the duties of my office in Queens I rooted them all out. And I have kept them so." A portion of the Ridgewood and Metropoli ITALIAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL.

Plags and Banners, Music and Parade Mark the Teast. There was an enthusiastic meeting of Italian American citizens, composing the St. John's Mutual Aid Society, at Malbone street and New York avenue, Flatbush, last njght, and T. G. Calandriella, grand marshal of St.

John's Festival, was presented with engrossed resolutions. Mr. Calandriella, who is the Italian Democratic leader of the Eighteenth Assembly District, conducted the festival in so successful a manner that his countrymen wanted to show their appreciation and the resolutions were the result. St. John is held in the same reverence among Italians as St.

Patrick is among the Irish. During this and part of last week many streets in Flatbush were arched with hundreds of electric lights, and what with a profusion of flags and banners and bands of music and 2,500 men in line, the festival was a great success. Father Gesauldi, pastor of Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church, conducted divine services during the three days' festival. The most imposing feature of the church celebration was the blessing of the flag of St. John in the presence of the paraders.

THREE PLATOON SYSTEM. Murphy Says It Will Take Effect Within a Week. Commissioner Murphy said to day that ho expected that the new three platoon system would take effect in a week. He intimated that it would be along the lines suggested in the Patrolmen's Memorial. He said that the night force would be so arranged that patrolmen would not have to patrol a beat of any greater extent than three blocks, with half streets intersecting.

This is so that the policemen on beat can be practically in sight at any hour, of the night when they are wanted. The Police Commissioner said that he had sent word to the Municipal Civil Service Commission asking what action it intended to take regarding the salaries of the ten patrolmen he promoted to be roundsmen recently for meritorious service. He said that he had heard that the Civil Service Commission intended holding up the new roundsmen salaries, but that if it decided to do so he would appeal from their action ao the Attorney General of the State, as he clairped that the Court of Appeals had decided that the Police Commissioner was the best Judge of a policeman's fitness for promotion. BRENNAN CASE ADJOURNED. Printer of the Cards Dismissed From Custody.

The case of Edward C. Brennan, a former Assemblyman, against Arthur McGill, Walter Cook, Louis W. Hirschman and Henry F. Miller, who were formerly associated with the complainant in a theatrical venture, was adjourned this morning in tho Gates avenue police court, owing to the fact that the accused, who were charged wit6 criminal libel, were unrepresented by counsel. Richard Feuhrer, a printer, of l8 Stockholm street, who was charged by Brem nan with having printed objectionable pSS, cards at.

the instance of the accused which reflected on his character and repu tation, was dismissed from custody, after) proving that the placards in question had been printed without his knowledge. LOST AND POUND. LOST A FOX TERRIER; Reward nt 306 Warren St. NAME Brooklyn. LOST BANK BOOK NO.

6,409. KINDLY RE turn to Brevoort Savlncs Batik, Fulton st and Bedford av: payment stopped. LOS.T A PUG DOG, OLD, ANSWERING TO the name of Beauty. By returning to 20 La fiiyette av, liberal reward will be given. LU3T A STRING OF GOLD BEADS, DE KALB av car.

between Sumner av and ferry. Liberal reward will be paid by Dr. F. BALDWIN, 6D1 Wllloughby av'. LOST ENGLISH SETTER, LARGE SIZE MALE; white, black ears; hotly, legs and face ticked.

Liberal reward for return or information. H. F. BURNS. 620 McDonough st, Brooklyn.

N. Y. LOST ON THURSDAY, JUNE 27, AT CRES ccnt Athletic Club, Bay Rldse, A DIAMOX1J CIIESCEXT BROOCH, containing fourteen stones. Reward If returned to E. Box 4.

Eagle P'lfth av brnnch. LOST ON TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 25, 1601, AT the Church ot the Good Shepherd. McDonough st. a gold BRACELET. A liberal reward will he paid for its return to F.

C. BERNKOPF. 258 Hnrt st. P.rooklyn.' N. LOST ON THURSDAY MORNING, SILVER BUCKLE, eight Jewels, and belt, in the vicinity of Fulton st.

Bedford and Atlantic nvs; valued as a gift, lender will be suitably rewurded by returning to Pacific nt. LOST YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. 5:30, COR ner Smith st nnd Atlantic av, BULL TERRIER PUP. 7 months old. white, with brlndle patch over left eye.

also on both sides and over tall; ears cut straight and short; answers to name John; had on collar with license No. 103,961, 1900. Finder will be rewarded by retujoftf to H. I S3 Boerum pUice, BrookU. MEMBERSHIP TICKET IN THE PASTIME CLUB AT QUEEN'S CO.

PARK. a. M. 1'. jjura'n or Time Height Tlmo Ueighti nine I Fall k.m.I Feet.

In. Feet I in. i il I Bncarllook.l H.r I 6:35 Hall, near the Maspeth and East Williams burgh Tillage boundaries and one block from the Long Island Railroad tracks. This hall is on the Flushing road and Grand streot cars pass directly by the door. Here the pool room was in charge of half a dozon men of a sporty make up.

The force con stated of a telegraph operator, a telephona man, two cashiers and two bookkeepers. The place resounded with the merry click of the telegraph instrument which carried news of the races at the several tracks. The on tries, scratches and betting odds at oach were transmitted over the wire, the sounds being read by tho Eaglo reporter, who is a telagraphcr. Desire to Bet Qualification for Membership in Tammany Club. At Germania Hall the poolroom is run under the name of the Tammany Club.

The qualifications for membership in this club appear to be the possession of ready cash from one dollar bills up to any amount and a desire to place a bet. The reporter arrived at the place at 12 o'clock and found it deserted. An hour later the poolroom men began to arrive, alighting from the Brooklyn and Manhattan trolley cars. All began making preparations for the afternoon's betting at once. One of the managers was asked what time the place would open for business and he said betting on the first race at Sheepshead would begin about 1:45 o'clock.

Defore that time racing cards, showing the entries at Sheepshead, St. Louis and Washington Park, were distributed about the hall and stacks memorandum slips were placed on the shelves for the patrons of the poolroom. The morning newspaper racing sheets and predictions ware posted and the telephone and telegraph The will rise to morrow at 4:32 A. will set at P. M.

SHIP NEWS. Incoming At New York. Coronda. from Buenos Avres. Hekla, from Copenhagen.

Chesapeake, from Baltlmnre. lidy Armstrong, from Stettin. Panama, from Bordeaux. HoKarth, from Santo. Saginaw, from Providence.

Foreign Shipping. Havre Arrived L'Aqultalne. from New York. Hamburg Arrived Graf Waldtrsee, from New York. Melbourne Arrived Kent, from New York.

Mi vlllo snllerl Anrhorln. for New York. Nnples Sailed Heparin, for New York. Pantos Palled Phidias, for New York Southampton Salled Deutschland. for Now York.

DIHECTOHS ELECTED. D. F. Lewis and V. A.

Boland have been elected directors of the Brooklyn and Rock away Beach Railroad Company, succeeding T. L. Frotlilngham and H. T. Robinson.

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