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THE BBOOKLTK DAILY EAGrlB. YOEK, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1899. 1 SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. STOLEN PISTOiS KECOVESEjD. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

DEATH OF BB. NTEDECKEB. ROUND ROBIN TO OTIS BY MR. HUTS' REASON FDR MOVING AUDITORS. FATHER MALONE SENDS GHEGK TO DEWEY FUND.

JAMES McCREEKY BROADWAY 11TH ST. TAILOR SU ITS, Worth $18.00 and 200 Tailor made Suits. Coats are Single or Double breasted, tight fitting or fly front. Materials: Covert Cloth, Mixtures, Cheviot Serge and Venetian Cloth, 10.00; Reduced from 118.00 and J20.00. JAMES McCREERY BROADWAY 11TH ST, New York.

Stricken With Apoplexy at the St. Marks Elevated Station. Dr. J. William Niedecker of Bergen street and Carlton avenue was stricken with apo plexy at the St.

Marks avenue elevated eta lion at 7 o'clock this morning. It is believed that his death was hastened by his run up the elevated steps. An amoulance was summoned, but the doctor died before the surgeon arrived. The body was removed to the doctor's house. His family, who are at present at Stamford, was summoned by telegraph.

Dr. Nicdecker was a native of Cleveland, and was in his 39th year. He graduated from Columbus College and afterward took o. course In medicine at the Long Island Medical College, entering the practice of medicine In Brooklyn nine years ago. He leaves a widow and four boys.

SAFE BLOWERS AT DEMAREST. Robbers Enter High view Hotel and Secure Good Booty One Probably Wounded. An explosion of great force awoke the hundred or more guests in the Highview Hotel at Demarest, N. early this morning. The proprietor found that door leading from his rooms Into the office was securely fastened on the other side.

He raised the window in time to see two men running through the hotel grounds toward the road. He fired two shots at them and, although neither stopped running, he thinks that he struck one. The doors of the safe had been blown across the room and the thieves had secured from the safe $300 in checks, all of which were Indorsed and may be cashed, unle ss payment is stopped at the different banks immediately, and also 130 In cash, beside several envelopes containing Jewelry belonging to guests, the value of which is not now known. The police have no clews and suspicion at present is directed against no one. MONEY FOR BROOKLYN PARKS.

Mayor Allows an Assembly Resolution Asking for $250,000 to Become Active Without His Approval. Mayor Van Wyck has permitted to go Into effect without action by him a resolution asking the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to appropriate $250,000 for the improvement and maintenance of certain parks In the Seventh Assembly District of Kings County. The resolution was adopted by the council June 2 and by the Hoard of Aldermen June 27, and the parks named are Coney Island Park, the Concourse, Dyker Beach Park, Fort Hamilton Park and Sunset Park. The resolution says: "The Coney Island Park is almost a barren waste without a fence to inclose it, a single bench on which to rest or a piece of shade to protect the visitor from the heat, of the sun or protection from a summer shower. "The Concourse is in a dangerous conditio from ruts and breaks, and riding and driving oircr it is attended with risk to life and limb.

The beach is littered with refuse, tin cans and driftwood. "In Dyker Beach. Park the road, which of macadam pavement, is going to ruin for want of care, its surface being covered with loose stones. The creek which runs through the park is now closed, its waters having no outlet have become stagnant and the grasses and other vegetable matter are rotting and breeding malaria throughout the neighborhood. "Fort Hamilton Park has had no improvements since the buildings thereon were razed and is now used only as a dumping ground for old tin and oth debris.

"Sunset Park has not been improved to the extent required, the absence of benches, walks and drinking fountains being a constant cause of complaint from visitors, the most of whom are women and children." The different parks complained of have a water front prospect of nearly four miles. PLANS FOR "OLD HOME WEEK." Former Residents of New Hampshire to Return to Their Own State Governor's Scheme Popular. Concord. July 17 Plans for the "Old Home Week," Governor Frank Rollins' new anniversary, which Is to be observed through the tate from August 2S to September 1, are progressing favorably. Those especially Interested sre anticipating a general return of Xew Hampshire's sons and daughters to their former places of residence, in connection with the event.

Invitations Slave been prepared and will be sent to foruier residents the state, as widely as possible. Governor Rollins states that the idea has aroused widespread Interest throughout the country, and similar plans seem likely to be adopted by other states. Governor Rollins hns received a very large number of letters from former residents, showing a deep interest and appreciation of the scheme. More than one hundred towns in the state already have organized local Old Home Week associations, and are preparing to welcome in a proper manner ttieir returning sons and daughters. THE BOY'S IDEA OF IT.

Too Much Was Expected for Two Dollars a Week. A down town merchant, finding himself in need of the services of a hoy in his establishment, put. a card in his window bearing the usual inscription, ami though many had called in response to it. none had been chosen up to 3 o'clock in the afternoon. At that hour a little, wiry chap of 12 summers, with sharp eyes, a foxy nose with freckles on it, and a sandy suit of hair, came In and asked about the sign in the window.

He was escorted to the manager of the boy department. "We want a boy." said the manager, looking him over critically. "I'm a boy," the youngster explained, briefly. "What can you do?" inquired the manager. "Most, anything, I guess, that a boy can do around.

I have been working for more than a year now." "Where?" "In Mr. Blank's place. You know h. 's broke up." "Well, we want a hoy. but no far we haven't been able to llnd what we are looking for." "What Is it you are looking Tor?" "We want a boy that Is honest.

Industrious and diligent. He must always be on time, and iniisi not run on the street, nor play marbles for keeps, nor tell stories, nor smoke cigarettes, nor fight other boys, nor play hull on Sunday, nor use bad language, nor play l.rick.s op the other hoys in the store, nor gel. Into any kind of mischief during business hours. lie must be neat In his appearance, his clothes be kept tidy at all times, his face ad hands be clean iind his dioes be well slii 1. In addition "Hold on.

mister." Interrupted the youlhfiil applicant: "you ain't lookin' for a boy: you're luokln' for a Sunday school song, and 1 guess I won't suit. So long." And the boy uent, out whistling "P.reak the News to Mother." Washington Star. HIGH WATER. FnlloTvIni: tp th" official announcement of the tlm ml of high water at Xew York and Sane Hook for te iiiorrnw, July IS: A. M.

1 rinra'M of Ttttio, Fall II. M. Kept. Illl. M.

Kee. i 11. M. II. M.

New York tit Mamdy llooit '2 I It "I have a typewriter at last." he said. "I don't sec what you want of one," they replied. "Why." he asked, "don't they make good wives Thieves, Who Bobbed the Government of Firearms, Caught. The thefts of pistols belonging to the United States, taken from cases at the government dock at the foot of Pacific street, and which puzzled the authorities for some time, has been unraveled by United States District Attorney Pettlt. The principals of the case have apparently been caught red handed, one of them has confessed and a number of the pistols has been recovered.

The work was done by a gang of three men and, according tp the confessions held by the District Attorney, a man named Moran broke open the cases and extracted the pistols, which he carried to Louis Rosenberg of 84 Atlantic avenue. Rosenberg had originally agreed to give Moran $5 for every pistol without the mark and for every pistol bearing the stamp. All of tne pistols taken bore the stamp and Rosenberg concluded that he would give but each for them. This led to a row and the government detectives, who had been on the track of the plunderers, got wind of the affair and ran It Moran Is held and the District Attorney has applied for an Increase In his bail. Rosenberg gave up forty of the pistols when arrested at his home.

Under the law of 1875 both the thief and the receiver of property stolen from the government are equally liable. The punishment is five years In prison, $5,000 fine, or both. BOSTON WOMAN'S OFFER. Wants to Import Family of a Lynched Negro in Order to Excite Sympathy in the North. Boston, July 17 Miss Lillian Clayton Jew ett, a young white woman, addressed a meeting of colored people In St.

Paul's Baptist Church last evening on "Lynching In the South," and created a sensation by offering to go to Charleston, S. and bring to Boston the family of the murdered postmaster H. M. Baker, who was lynched some time ago for the purpose of creating sentiment in the North In favor of the Southern negro. The church was packed to the doors, and all tho principal colored organizations of the city were present.

There was the greatest enthusiasm, and in the speeches that followed the young woman was referred to as the new Harriet Beecher Stowe, as one who had been sent in answer to the prayers of the colored race, and eulo gized as the first white woman who had come out publicly as the defender of the colored people of the South. After tho meeting almost half of those in the church went to tho front to thank her, and It Is a long time since there has been such a demonstration among the colored people of Boston. EDWARD KINGSMAN MISSING. His Wife Believes That He May Have Committed Suicide. The police of tfoe Bath Beach station are busily engaged In trying to locate Edward Klngsman, 38 years old, who has been miss ing from his home since May 22.

For some time he had been unable to secure a position and felt very despondent and grieved. He started for Manhattan on May 22 in quest of a position and nothing has been heard from hlro since. It is thought that he was promised a place In a' store In Manhattan. When he did not return on the evening of May 22 his wife became worried and started a search which so far has proven fruitless. Captain Burford of the Bath Beach station has been notified and Immediately assigned detectives to the case.

Of late Kingsman had been despondent over his inability to get work, which fact leads his wife to believe that be has committed suicide. KlngBman Is described as being about 5 feet 8 Inches In height and weighing about 140 pounds. NINETEENTH INFANTRY OFF. Two Battalions Leave Camp Meade for Manila Recruits Reach Camp. Harrlsburg, July 17 The movement of the First and Third battalions of the Nine teenth Infantry from Camp Meade to the Philippines, via San Francisco, over the Pennsylvania Railroad, started this morning.

There were five trains, one of eighteen tars containing regimental baggage and equipment and the other four of ten and eleven cars each for the soldiers: It is not known when the remaining battalion will leave Camp Meade, but It will be very soon. Recruits from the new Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth Tegimonts of volunteers for the Philippine service are reaching camp from the various stations at the rate of from 25 to 100 per day and there are several hundred at camp Meade at present. SAYS MRS. RICH IS INSANE. Austin, July 17 A special from Cor sicana, says that Dr.

P. S. Jenkins, who lived at El Paso at one time, knows intimately Mrs. Rich, who is to be surrendered to the Mexican government for trial on a charge of murdering her husband. He says the woman is undoubtedly Insane, and that this insanity is a direct result of the treatment accorded her by her husband.

He treated them both professionally. When Rich first brought his wife to El Paso be said she was a splendid specimen of womanhood. The couple were married at Chicago, during the World fair. FILIBUSTERS AT WORK. Jacksonville, July 17 The United States District Attorney has been warned from Washington to beware of filibustering expeditions from the Florida coast against Honduras, Nicaragua and other Central American countries.

NATIONAL A. C. GAMES. There were some very interesting competitions at Dexter Park yesterday morning where the athletes of the National Athletic Club held their regular point competitions. Charles D.

Rubb retained his commanding lead. Summaries: One hundred yard dtwh, handicap Final heat won by William D. "Wynne, cratch; Rutherford Wills, feet, second; Frank Fteuss. scratch, third. Time, 116 seconds.

One furlong dash, handicap Final heut won by Charles D. Rubb, scratch: Rutherford C. Wills, li yards, second: William D. Wynne, scratch, third. Time, 27 seconds.

One mile run, handicap Final heat won hy William D. Wynne, scratch; Itutherford Wllla, yards, second: Frank RtnlsH, scratch third. Time, iiT'i seconds. One half mile run, handicap Final heat won by William J. Klrkwuod.

10 yurde; Anthony Mc Kcever, scratch, second; Thomas L. rtrophy, yards, third. Time. 2 minuted seconds. One mile run, handicap Won bv John H.

100 yards; Georffe D. Wcnz 40 yards, Anthony .1. McKeever, scratch, 'third. Time, 4 minutes r.S seconda KunntnK hroiul Jump, handicap Won he Charles L. Wllle.

ti Inches, with ah actual leap of 17 feet Inches; A. Harry French, 8 Inches, second, with an actual leap of 17 feet: .1. E. Relyea. scratch, third, with a leap of IB feet 11 Inches.

Running high Jump, handicai) M'nn by Harry Uoe, scratch, with a leap of a feet r.y. Frank lteues, 4 Inches, was second, with on actual leap of f. feet Vi Inches; William D. Wynne II Inches, was third, wtlh an actual leap of 4 feet lO' i Inches. J'nle vault for helKht, hondleop Won by Charles 1).

Rubb, 4 Inches, with an actual leap of a feet; Charles D. Wills, Inched, was second, with an actual leap of 7 feci 2 Inches, and William D. Wynne, scratch, waH third, with an actual lean of 7 feet Inches. CYCLING PARAGRAPHS. Atnonp many other prominent members of the League of American Wheelmen are Governor Kooh evolt of Now York, Mayor Van Wyek of Greater New York, Mayor TaKpart of Indianapolis, Governor Uolllns ef New Hampshire, Mayor Hayes of Baltimore, Mayor Qulncy of Uos ton, ex Secretary of the Navy o.

Whitney, Richmond Pearson Habson. General Mllen, General Roy Stone. Colonel John Jacob Astor. John Wanamaker, Edouard Devllle (surveyor Keneral of Canada), Lieutenant Governor. Woodruff of New York, ex Governor Adams of Colorado, Attorney General Knnwlton of Massachusetts and Congressman Hprauue of Massachusetts.

The Associated CyclInK Clubs of Lonff Island will meet at llnder's Hotel on the boulevard to nlBht. It la reported that more than 1,300 amateur riders have registered with the Lcagaie of American Wheelmen. The city officials of Uoston are ddnK every thlns In their power to assist the Massachusetts division of the Leourue of American Wheelmen to mnko the national meet next month a success. Mayor Qulnoy Is credited with such material Interest as providing for steamboat excursions, concerts by the famous Boston Municipal Band and otbAT tnlnirA. VenerabEe Pastor Forwards $150 to the Eagle to Be Used as Committee Deems Best.

MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO DAY. National Committee Will Hold an Important Meeting in "Washington Today to Decide Future Course. The trolley car strike in Brooklyn has made no difference with the Dewey Home Fund, at leaet so far as the receipt of subscriptions it concerned. Almost $200 came in over Sunday, in one large subscription, and a number of smaller ones. The large subscription comes from the venerable Father Malone, the pastor of Sts.

Peter and Paul's Church, in the Eastern District. Accompanying a check for 5150 Father Malone Bent a letter, in which he eays that the check ts Intended to show Ms own personal feelings toward the great American Admiral Dewey and that the money is to be used as the Dewey Fund Committee deems best. This is the largest eubscription the Dewey Fund in Brooklyn has received, either personal or from an organization in Brooklyn, and only the check for $250 for the Zjnd from William C. Whitney exceeds it. It la only another evidence of the broad and liberal citizenship by which Father Malone has made himscli known and loved in Brooklyn during all the years that he has been a pastor here.

Five dollars from Billy Boy, on the United States steamship Brooklyn, was received by the Eagle this morning as a contribution for the Dewey fund. Who Billy Boy is, the Eagle is unable to say, but as he is evidently a sailor on the cruUnr named for Brooklyn and an admirer of the Admiral, the Eagle make; its compliments to him and thanks him for his contribution. Through the Rev. I'. F.

O'Hare, pastor of the church, the children of St. Anthony's Sunday and St. Anthony'r, parochial school have contributed to the fund $17.65, which amount was sent in this morn ing. The names of the contributors will be published later. Six dollars of the amount to day came from Arverne, from the Mershon Cottage, and was In $1 subscriptions.

The names of the contributors are primed below. To the special fund, contributed to by the members of the Mayor reception committee, ex Mayor Frederick A. Schrfeder this morning sent a check for anl C. W. Millard, Yonkers, $10.

The total amount received over Snuday, as shown by th'; table below, was J195.90. Contributors to the Fund. Amount, previously reported Received this morning: The Rev. Sylvester Mnl.TX' St. Antony Minday and part chin! school 17 J.

IJ. Summm fieM. Mf. rshon Ar v.erno H. I'arHon 1.00 Frederick A.

rVhrm fhT 6.00 WUIInm Hurlpon dark 1 00 E. Hubr.Tt Allf l.oO W. A. Powell. Jr "Billy Hoy.1' 1 S.

K. Brooklyn C. W. Millard. YonkiTP 10.

UU Gertrude Knappman. 3f9 Torn pit inn avenue, Brooklyn .25 Mcatern Ncl.son ferry Ford. .114 Henry street. Hrooklyn 1.00 C. C.

Napier, Wuotihaven Total a mount reco J3.225. Important Meeting of Dewey Fund Committee in Washington. There will be a meeting of the National Dewey Home Fund committee to morrow afternoon, at which important steps will be considered reardlnR the movement to buy a nome ror tne Atimtrai in mis city, a preliminary conference was held this morning at the office of Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, but as only Mr. Vanderlip, United States Treasurer Roberts and Assistant Postmaster General Heath wore present, it was decided to hold another session to morrow, when all members of the commit tee are expected to be on hand. At.

this morning's conference there was a dneided and unanimous opinion that, although the fund han boon IaghiR somewhat, enough money will eventually be raised to purchase a home. The closing up of the subscript ions and the eelection of a home a very early date will be the topic of I. cuss ion to morrow. The committee di'tormined that. It will not fail to buy home for Admiral I)fuvpy in rr coKiiit inn of his services 5n the Bay of Manila.

The fund to day is inf i j. and the conuni ttut' is of the unanimous opinion that, should not another dnilaij add. to the total, a home aL the National f'npiMl will purchased and given to the naval hem. It is purpose of the coniniitl.ee to c.h. I he Mib ieript ions before th" arrival of Admiral Dewey in the United Ktatfs.

No indication has been received from hint that he ban any objection lo the movement of the citizens of tin; I'nited States to present to him a testimonial of heir "stenm. and nil effort, to cast doubt upon the project, the committee believes, have cuanalod from pessimists, anti imperialists and persons of the At r.srn si ripe, i i.s likely hat a sdait merit will be issued by lin committee at the conclusion of Us meeting to morrow. Secretary Rdberf.s and other members of the committee have rfccivtd Inriuiries from persons Sau Francisco and a few 1 rem I lie City of New York as to whether or not subscript ions made to newspapers have been reported to the committee. In each instant? a negative reply has heri sent, li is believed that when, the subscript Ions have been 'dosed rjulte a Bum of money will come in from various directions. newspapers hat have been receiving money have not.

yet reported. NEW SUPPLY OF TAGS. There is fresh supply of Suffolk County sldcpaUi tnKK at tho Eagle's Summer Resort. Bureau. These lais are in all touu tlea u'hieh have taken advantage of the new Ellsworth i Mepath law before a eyellst may uae the eydepat hs anil sidepaths of county.

The tags of one enunly are grnnl in another and thus the Suffolk Lags carry the rider all over the state. The tags are f.O cents each and all of the revenue for their sale is required to he spent, in building and repairing and improving the Kidepaths. BUILDING OPERATIONS. Coinmisslijner fluilfoyle reported h.iviug la sued permits for new buildings lat week, the ehliaiiiied cost of which wan xlven at 1. in jierm in were granted, the work lo cost In I8HS, oil permits lor new bullding.s were Issued, to co.t Jo ions represent ed an outlay of DEATHS IN CUBA.

Washington. July 17 The War Department has received ihe following: Havana, July lti Death report: Fifteenth. Puerto i'rinciue, .1. Tracy, veterinary, ElRhth Cavalry, died llth, yellow fever. Santiago, Frank Johnson, Kit'th Infantry, died 12th supposed yellow fever.

11HOOKI0. PASSENGERS ON THE LUITPOLD. The llremea liner I'rinz Regent DuitpoM will take out as passengers to morrn.v: Dr. Joseph Merzl'och, Dr. Ezra 11.

Wilson. and Airs. Elllngham Wilson ane Muster llnroldl Wilson. Mr. and Mrs.

Cornelius Zaiiriskle audi Miss Madeline aljilslile, all of Hrooklyn, and Dr. Von Hnlleben. ihe flernian Atuba.ss;i.or. ITALIAN STEAMER DISABLED. St.

Vineente, Cupu Verde Islands, July 17 Tho Italian steamer Contru Atnorici, from Montevideo, June for Genoa, with 020 hns been towed here fur a distance of ''MO miles, having been disabled by the loss oi her propeller. SpoopciMiyko NKotolio. Now published. In book I'onn, Iasle Library. Price II cents.

Controller Thinks That the Proper Place for These Borough Officials Is Manhattan. WORK SHOULD BE CENTRALIZED. An Answer to he Politicians Who Imputed Other Motives to the Controller. Controller Coler'e reply to day to the criti cisms emanating from Brooklyn politicians because of his order calling all the borough auditors to headquarters in Manhattan, Is that he docs not Intend to let politics Inter fere with the efficiency of his office. Mr.

Coler was animated In making the change by the Idea that It would result In increased efficiency, and he gave this as his reason when he aeked the Sinking Fund Commission to let him lease extra quarters in the Stewart Building. His letter to the commission was as follows: To the Cor.mlHalonerfl of the Sinking Fund: Gentlemen I have become convinced that the system of maintaining branch oftlces of the Auditing Bureau in each of the boroughH of the city, authorized but not required by the provisions of the charter, haa nroved to be a failure. Kot onW do delays occur In the auditing of clatmH. but many 'lltneultlen arise In the proper handling of the clty'H finances, some of which are almost impossible of ho long as there are live administrative olllcers with statutory responsibilities HCattered in different parts of the city. I desire, therefore, at the farliest practical time, to remove the brunch offices of the auditing bureau to the main ottlce in the Stewart I3ulldlng of the riorough of Manhattan.

Controller Coler, in ordering the consolidation of these bureaus, is simply following out Mb plan of systematizing the work of his office in the matter of paying claims against the city. Several months ago he announced his intention of putting his office on a basis such that all undisputed claims against the city should be paid ten days after presentation, just a Is done in all business ofhees. This system has been almost perfected now and the bringing together of the various auditors is but a step in It. Mr. Coler Intends to so disp3 his office that uncontested claims shall he paid In ten days, neither before nor later than this time.

Under this syRtem It will not. be necessary for contractors and other claimants to crowd In upon the auditors to try to get their claims pushed through before others. In fact, the Controller Intends to so arrange that people whose claims are not paid in the ten day time limit shall come to him personally. Mr. Coler took pains to point out to day that the United States government audits all bills In Washington, the state government In Al bany and he sees no reason why the city should to its own disadvantage audit in five different places.

He called attention also to the fact that there is no deputy controller in any of the outlying boroughs. The offices now occupied by Auditor McKin ncy and the other borough auditors in Bronx, Queens and Richmond are to be turned over to deputy paymasters, who will maintain disbursing agencies for the convenience of the people of each borough. A REFEREE UNNECESSARY. Justice Stover's Ruling in the Griffiths Divorce Case. H.

Wlllard counsel for Edward W. Place, a. telegraph operator.lh his suit against Jeannette E. Place for absolute divorce, asked Justice Stover In Supreme Court for the appointment of a referee to take testimony, as two of the material witnesses were about to go to St. Louis, Mo.

It is alleged by the plaintiff that the defendant Is living with Thomas F. A. Gibney as his common law wife, under the name of Williams. "If the defendant is living with this man, as you say," remarked hlB honor, "then you do not need a refree. You can get all the evidence you want.

Motion for a refreee is denied." The action was brought in October, 1898. The defendant denies the charges and puts In a counter claim for absolute divorce, on statutory grounds. J. Ross appeared for the defendant and said that tuere was no truht in the allegation that the defendant is living with Gibney, or any other man. He said that the Jury trial had been ordered ia the case and that the court had no power to grant the motion for a receiver.

RASKOWITCH ARRESTED. Charged With Assaulting His Wife After a Wedding. There was a Polish wedding last night at the home of Alexander Raskowltch, Pitklns and Vesta avenues. Considerable liquor was drank and after the guests had left Rasko wltch accused his wife of having made love to one cf the visitors. The wife denied the accusation, but Raskewlteh struck her over the head and back with the butt end of a revolver.

The woman'ii streams attracted a large crowd, and word was sent to the Broadway car depot, where a numbf of officers were on duty. Detective Harris of the Liberty ave nue station house reuehed the place just as Raskowltch was trying to escape. He was arrested at Glenmore avenue and Vesta street and locked up. Mrs. Roska witch was found lying in the hall in an unconscious condition and an ambulance was summoned.

The surgeon found that ehe wna suffering from several contusions and shock. He dressed her injuries, but he was not removed. This morning Raskowltch was arraigned in the Gates avenue court and was held for examination by Magistrate Worth. OBITUARY. RICHARD SEAMAN PECK.

Richard Stwiman Peck died Friday of heart disease, at his home, 21 Lefferts place. He was born in 1828. at Flushing. Long Island, and was the youngest of thirteen children, all now dead. His father was Captain Charles Peck.

Tho family Is an old one. and all Its members were connected with the shipping Interest. John Habberton, author of "Helen's ESabieB." wus his nephew. He was brother in law to John Wesley Harper of Harper the publishers. He was a member of Russell Place M.

E. Church. The funeral will be held at his late home to night. WILLIAM II. VASS.

William H. Vass. vice president of the Republican County Committee, died suddenly Saturday at IfiO Weirfleld street, the home of Ills sister. His funeral was held this afternoon at the same place. For twelve years Mr.

Vass was connected with the Hrooklyn City Safe Depos't Company, and was afterward In the rent estate business. When in the Third Ward, at this time, he was a friend of Michael J. Dady. He often presided at the meetings of the county committee in the absence of Walter 13. Atterbury.

NOT FOURNIER, THE CYCLIST. Henri Fournier, the well known bicyclist and long distance rider, according to several morning papers, died last night in the j. Hood Wright Hospital, tho victim of a bicycle accident on West. One Hundred and Twenty fifth street, Manhattan, yesterday, c. s.

Hen shaw, who Is Fournior's riding partner, this morning that Fournier French ridor, had met with no accident and was alive and well. The victim of the accident was John Fournier, a cleric, of 51!) West One Hundred and Twenty third street. TRAINING SHIP HERE. The United States training ship in charge of Commander Wise, arrived this morning, remained In Quarantine a few mn utes and proceeded to tne city at A. M.

Th" Enterprise has been out at sea since Thursday last, when she left Hampton Roads to New York. Prior to that she was at Annapolis, where she arrived on July 3. "He's a pessimist, I understand." "A pessimist? Well, hardly. Why, he believes In himself," Newspaper Men Declare That All Except Favorable News Is Suppressed. ASK LIBERAL CENSORSHIP.

Statement to the Commanding General a Vigorous Arraignment of the Administration. Manila, July 11, via Hong Kong, July 17 The constantly increasing strictness of the censorship of press dispatches from Manila, which has prevented the cabling to the United States of anything that did not reflect official views of important events and conditions, resulted in a united effort on the part of correspondents here to secure an abatement of the rigor of the censorship. The Initiative in this direction was taken a month ago, and resulted In the framing of a statement which was presented on Sunday, July 9, to Major General Blwell S. Otis, commanding the military forces of the United States in the Philippine Islands, with a request for permission to telegraph It to the United States. The correspondents also asked that they be allowed to cable to their respective papers all facts and the different phases of events as they transpired here.

The correspondents had two long interviews with General Otis, in the course of which they complained that the evident purpose of the censorship was, not to keep information from the enemy, but to keep from the public a knowledge of the real condition of affairs here. It was also asserted by the correspondents that newspapers printed in Manila, which reach the enemy quickly, are permitted to publish statements similar to those which correspondents are forbidden to cable. It was made clear to General Otis that the objection was to the system and not to the censor. General Otis finally promised greater liberality, agreeing to pass all matter that he might not consider detrimental to the interests of the United States. General Otis appointed Captain Green of his staff, censor.

The statement of the correspondents is as follows: "The undersigned, being all staff correspondents of American newspapers stationed in Manila, unite in the following statement: "We believe that, owing to official dispatches from Manila made public in Washington, the people of the United States have not received a correct impression of the situation in the Philippines, but that these dispatches have presented an ultra optimistic view that is not shared by the general officers in the field. "We believe the dispatches incorrectly represent the existing conditions among the Filipinos in respect to Internal dissension and demoralization resulting from the American campaign and to the brigand character of their army. "We believe the dispatches err in the declaration that 'the situation Is well in and in the assumption that the insurrection can be speedily ended without a greatly increased force. "We think the tenacity of the Filipino purpose has been underestimated and that the statements are unfounded that volunteers are willing to eogage in further service. "The censorship has compelled us to participate in this misrepresentation by excising or altering uncontrovertcd statements of facts on the plea, as General 1 stated, that 'they would alarm the people come' or 'have the people of the United States by the "Specifications: Prohibition of reports; suppression of full reports of field operations In the event of failure; numbers of heat prostration in the field; systematic minimization of naval operations, and suppression of complete reports of the situation.

John T. McCutcheon, Harry Armstrong, Chicago Record. "Oscar K. DaviB, P. G.

McDonnell New York Sun. "Robert M. Collins, John P. Dunning, L. Jones, the Associated Press.

"John F. Bass, Will Dinwiddle. New York Herald. D. Skeene, Scripps McRae Association.

"Richard Little, Chicago Tribune." UNION EOR CHRISTIAN WORK. New Books Received at the Eree Lending Library. Art of beautifying suburban home srounds F. J. Scott.

1ST0. Barrack room ballads and verses. Uudyard Kipling. 1S98. Dotany.

Essentials of. Bessey. 1S0C. Business correspondence In shorthand. Isaac I'ltmnn Sons, pubs.

Byron lOeorgc Lord). Letters and Journals. Thomas v.1"",'''. lSH'J 31. ChilBtlan teaching.

L. N. Tolstoi. 1S9S. Dr.

book on wheel lnK. E. Neesen. 1S93. Fret sawing and wuo.l carving.

G. A. Sawyer. 187S. Gospel for a world of sJLn.

Henry Van Dyke. 1SK1. Great books. F. vV.

Farrar. 1898. Historical readings. H. E.

Shepherd. 1S93. How do business. Seymour Eaton. 1SP0.

Illustrated flora of the Xorlh ein trnited Stales and Canada L. Brltton and Addison Brown. '97. Legends of the Blessed Sacrament. It.

Shajicote. Living creatures of water, land and air. John Montelth. 18X8. Mary, the Mother of Jesus.

J. H. Newman. 1S9S. Mistakes In teaching.

Miss I'res ton assistant. 1890. Old Greek stories. James Baldwin. 1895.

Old stories of the East. James Baldwin. 1890. Ollendorff's new method of learning the Spanish language. Velazquez.

1898. 1,001 questions and answers. English grammar. 001 questions and answers. Orthography and re.idintf.

J.001 questions and answers. Arithmetic 1,001 questions and answers. Text examples. 1,001 questions and answers. Physics of natural philosophy.

1,001 questions and answers. Botany 1,0111 questions and answers. Physiology and hygiene. 1.001 questions and answers. General ijuL.uv,, ti.

vjcogrnpny. 1,001 questions and answers. United States his tory. Personality, human and divine. Illing worth.

1S9S. Respiratory exercises. Hurry Campbell. 1SS9. Short history of the Saracens.

All Ameer Syed. 1899. Spanish teacher. Francis liat ler and Herman Rltter. 1S9S.

Story of Caesar M. Clarke. 189S. Story of the English. A fJuerber.

1S98. Tales told In a countrv store' A L. Snow. 189E. Theory of the leisure class.

Thor atelr. Vebleu. ISM. Toombs (Robert). Life.

A Stovall. 1892. Treasury of humor. C. C.

Shoe miker and H. F. Woods, comps. 1S97. Vital statistics cr New York City and Brooklyn.

1S91 Voices doubt and trust. Volney Streamer. 1S9" Voyage to the moon. Cyrano de Bergerac. 1899' Wheeler (Joseph), the man, the statesman the soldier.

T. C. De Leon. 1899. Wild life at home Richard Kenrton.

1898. "Words of Abraham Lincoln. Isaac Thomis. ed. 1898.

At the Court of Catherine the Great. F. Whlshaw. 1899. Clerical Lover.

M. TX Lincoln' 1R98. Conjure Woman. C. W.

Chesnutt. 1899' Enchanted Stone. Lewis Hind. 1899. Face to Face With Napoleon.

O. Oalne. n. For the Honor of a Child. II.

D. Hanks. 1S9S Greater Inclination. Edith Wharton. 1899.

Hlli of Pains. Gilbert Parker. 1899. Joan the Curate Florence Warden. 1899.

In the Land of the Condor. Hezeklah Butterworth. 1898. Kinship of Hauls. Renen Thomas.

1S99. Miss Mulne of Japan. Onotn Watanna. 1899. No.

r. John iStreet. Richard Whitolng. J899. Pastor Naudlc's Young Wife.

Edouard Rod. 1899 Pickle and Pepper. E. L. Dorsey.

1898. Professor's Daughter. Anna Farquhur. 1899. Rabbi Saunders'on.

J. W. Watson. 1S9C. Rebellion of Lll Carrington.

L. T. M. Smith. 18i6.

River Syndicate. C. Carryl. 1899. Tales of the Malaynn Coast.

Roun Hevelle Wlldman. 1S99. Tent of Grace Lust. 1899. Treasure of Nugget Mountain.

if A. Taggart. 1895. Two Standards. William Barrv" 1S99.

Wind Flower. C. A. Mason. 1SHI Wlnnc ton.

the Apache Knight. M. A. Tnggart. 1S9S World's Rough Hand.

H. p. Whit marsh. 1898. E.

REDMOND APPOINTED. Corporation Counsel Whalen hns increased the salary of Tessie Glennon, a typewriter in the Bureau of Street Openings, from $750 to S840. Francis Redmond of 489 Hudson street, Manhattan, has been appointed messenger in the Topographical 'Bureau of the Board of I'ublic Improvements at $S00 a year. 83 DEATHS FROM LOCKJAW. Chicago, July 17 Tho Tribune to day prlnt3 revised figures gathered from correspondents throughout the country, showing a loss of 141 lives resultant from the last Fourth of July celebration.

Some of these tiled July 4, others from Injuries received then. Lockjaw caused the death of 83 out of the 141. A WADING RIVER BANKRUPT. John Hurd of Wading River, L. this morning filed bis petition In voluntary bankruptcy with the clerk of the United States District Court.

He names sixty six creditors, with claims aggregating $185,988.79, one being secured in $66,000. He gives his assets as valued at $75. SCHOOLS FOR DEAF MUTES One of This Class Says That Mr. EColl man's Ideas Are Impracticable. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Early last week the Eagle contained an article about tho Board of Education, at whose meeting H.

A. D. Hollman offered a resolution providing for an investigation of the question of organizing classes for the instruction of deaf mutes. And, so the account says, "the resolution was disposed of in a minute" by the appointment of a committee, which is to report at the meeting in September. Well, being a deaf mute, and one who has been out of school for or more years, I am wondering what new wrinkle is to be tried on the boys end girls of the present day who are so unfortunate as to bo deaf.

I cannot see how they will be benefited by going to a public school. In the first place, the State of New York 13 blessed with a sufficient number cf institutes for their instruction, and these institutes have room enough to accommodate many more pupils than they have on their rolls, and, again, they are public schools in the truest sense of the term, giving free education and being supported by the state and counties. The only exceptional thing about them is that they are boarding schools, the deaf being so scattered that it is impossible to get a sufficient number in a single neighborhood to fill an ordinary class, such as are conducted in public schools. In the institutes in this vicinity the New York Institute, at Washington Heights; St. Joseph's Institute, at Fordham, and Westchester, and the Institute for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes, Sixty seventh street and Lexington avenue.

New York, are many boys and girls who live in Brooklyn. They are doing well there, and beside, giving a good common school education, the two first named give each pupil a good, industrial schooling. They are managed by people who have given the subject of deaf mute instruction a life study, and, although every deaf mute is faithfully taught, some leave Bchool with apparently very little schooling. This, with all the aids that the latest ideas in such institutions can suggeBt. Now, comes Mr.

Hollman. I suppose his Idea is to establish classes In certain school houses throughout the borough and have the deaf mutes in the neighborhood attend these classes. His idea is by no means new. It was suggested to another board of education in our city about twenty years ago by the late W. A.

Bond and on investigation the Idea was abandoned as impracticable. It Is still so. The boys and girls of school age are already enronea tne institutes mentioned above, and cannot be removed without the consent of their parents and also of that of the principals of the institutes. We arc sure neither will give such consent if day schools are started in Brooklyn, and, furthermore, the number of deaf children in each Bchool district is so small that there would be only three on an average to a class, and these of such varying ages as to require Individual Instruction. We hope that Mr.

Hollman will thoroughly overhaul the question from every point of view and when he has done so and seen the Impracticableness of it he will bury It for good. It is plain that an ordinary public school teacher cannot give instruction to the deaf and all the teachers of the deaf worthy of tho name are already employed in schools for the instruction of this class of children. J. F. DONNELLY.

291 Glenmore avenue, July 12, 1S99. PUREWATER AND GOOD STREETS With These Two, Mr. Kennelly Says, the Rate of Infant Mortality Will Decrease. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: I have been reading in my Eagle, almost every evening, something about the death rate in Brooklyn and New York and the apparent Ignorance of the cause by our borough authorities. Some time ago one of our large life insurance companies sent its experts to the City of Newark, N.

to find out why that city seemed to be so much more unhealthy than other cities of its class. They reported the cause to be its bad water and pavements. The consequence was they raised their premiums until the city made Improvements. Now, all authorities agree that the great factor that goes to make a city a place of residence is water and pavements. That Is why Brooklyn is behind New York.

I have been reading for years, in the Eagle, the opinion of some of our cx water authorities of the danger that was threatening us unless we immediately increased our water supply. And then again I read in the Eagle the opinion of those In charge that we had abundance of water and it was going to waste. Now, the great danger is not the scarcity of water, but the quality that we get. The water that is supplied to us sometimes has a color between tea and coffee. I don't object to the color, unless it Is for washing, and then I want it clean and clear not filtered, as is so popular nowadays, because filtering keeps back only a portion of the dregs.

As to our street pavements, it is a shame to the administrations that had charge of our City of Brooklyn that It should be cast up to us by those of Manhattan that there was no difference between the tenement streets of the east side districts or the grand boulevards of the west side; but that here In Brooklyn the heavily taxed old wards were neglected and that great improvements were going on in Jamaica swamps. Take from Astoria to the Erie basin, the most valuable water front property in the world. How many feet ot asphalt? I don't know ona foot. How many feet of granite? An unknown quantity. How many miles of cobblestones? Sufficient to reach from Sea Gate to Hell Gate, and you can hear the rattle through Long Island Sound.

Now look at Sackctt street, the main thoroughfare from Hamilton Ferry. For three blocks the sidewalk is so poorly covered with stone that a large number go to New York by way the bridge and walk downtown. Every other month for the last four years the railroad has been improving its tracks but not the street. Bowlders and pebbles con stltuto the pavement. The street cleaner or sweeper which is more proper In using his broom evens down the dirt between the stones and the weather does the rest.

1 would Buggest that we have more pavers and less sweepers. Is it not remarkable that most of our doctors own their own homes and do you opposo the druggist when he objects to the eight or ten hour law at the present time? I hope that Brooklyn will regain 'her good name as being pre eminently the city of the homes, and that our children will be protected. JOSEPH F. KENNELLY. 524 Hicks street.

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THE COURTS. REFEREES APPOINTED. By Stover, J. Van Slcklen vs. Phr, Henry Hontford; KrauB vs.

Munsenottls, Edward 1.. Collier. liy Walter Lloyd Smith, J. Burnham vs.lDenlke. Samuel R.

Probasco. SURROGATE'S COURT. Calendar for Tuesday The will ot Harte Louise Spencer, Charles Kucherer, Emma A. Volger, Thomas Scanlon. Ellen Ruhler, Edward A.

Wooley. The accounting In the estate of Bernhard Wlltner (motion), Alice Hawkins, William Meth and Augustus Smith. The estate of William H. Bls cholt. The accounting of Mary A.

Dorltyat 10:30. THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS TILL 8 P. M. TO MORROW.

Washington, July 17 For Eastern New Yorkt Fair and moderate temperature till Wednesday; Ught to fresh westerly to northwesterly winds. LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Thunder storms this afternoon, clearlnc tonight; fair Tuesday; cooler to night and Tuesday; fresh to brisk west to northwest winds. At noon the Eagle's mercurial barometer registered 25.91 Inches, having fallen .01 of an Inch since midnight. The Indication Is fair weather.

The following is the record of the thermometer is kept at the Broomyn uany lsagie uiace; 2 A. M. Sunday .72 2 P. 8 4 A. M.

0 A. M. A. M. 10 A.

M. IS 74 .....77 81 4 P. P. M. 8 P.

10 P. M. 12 midnight 84 85 12 M. Average temperature Sunday Average temperature corresponding lnnt vear 79K Sunday HH 85 83 81 87 2 A.M. to day "I A KT 77 10 A.

M. 12 M. 2 r. m. 3 P.

M. I.Oi fl A temneraturo to day. 814 Average temperature corresiiunu.us uv Th" sun will rise to morrow at 4:14 A. M. an will set at 7:28 P.

M. MOVEMENTS 0I OCEAN VESSELS. ARRIVED MONDAY, JULY 17 Rettv from Trieste. 11 Rio Grande, from Brunswick. INDEX Classified Advertisements day's Eagle.

in To FAGS 10 3 la 8 a 4 10 13 5 3 4 8 8 '13 8 8 8 8 12 14 38 10 1 5 3 a 10 8 11 10 11 10 8 9 10 To CLASSIFICATION. Administrator's Notices Amusements Auction Sales Hankers and Prokers Board Board Wanted Business CoaBtwlse Steamships Dlvlden'ij Death Notice Dentistry Excursions Electric Lighting and Power Employment Acencles Financial Furnished Rooms For Exchange Help Wanted 'nstruction Insurance Lost and Found Legal Notices Notices Medical Miscellaneous Ocean Steamships post Offlco Notice Proposals Public Notices Rnllroads Real Estate Loans Rummer Resorts Special Notlce EpJrtlng Sltuatlnns Wanted Steamboats Special Advertisement Suirogate's Notices Trust Companies To Let and For Sole granted 4 7 8 10 14 8 10. 12 son sts. jj.