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a wits at at THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1907.

MARRIAGES AND DEATHS DIED. Bell. Louis H. Brown, Emily J. Cole, Jacob F.

Cory, William S. Doheny, Bridget Dowden, Mary Gannon, James Gillespie, Wm. Haecker Johanna an C. Henricke, Haggerty, doorben finds. Sophie.

Howland, Emma L. Jameson, Sarah A. Johnston, Robert G. Marmion, Lawrence. MeElroy, Michael Peck, Benjamin.

Regan Margaret Martha Caroline A. Shannon, George JSmith, John B. Stillwell, Samuel S. Thomson. Katherine, Young, Estelle BELL--December 10, LOUIS: H.

BELL. 1n his fifty-eighth year. Funeral services at his late residence. 928 Lafayette av. Thursday, December 12, 1907.

at 8 P.M. BROWN--In Fredonia, N. on Decamber 7. EMILY J. BROWN.

formerly of Brooklyn, N. in the 77th year of her age. COLE- On Wednesday morning. JACOB F. COLE, in the 83d year of his age.

Funeral services at his late residence, 203 Madison st, Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. CORY- Tucson, on December 10. 1907, WILLIAM STANLEY CORY, aged 37. Notice of funeral hereafter. BRIDGET DOHENY.

beloved mother of DOHENY-On Tuesday, December 10, James, Catharine and Mary Doheny. Funeral from her late residence, 273 Clinton at, Friday, December 13, at 6 A.M.. thence to St. Peter's Church, Hicks and Warren sts. Interment St.

Mary's Cometery, Saugerties, N. Y. DOWDEN--Suddenly, on December 11, MARY REGAN, the late wife of Michael Dowden, at her residence, 848 Fulton st. Solemn requiem mass at St. Joseph's Church, Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock, December 12.

Interment Holy Cross. GANNON-On Tuesday, December 10, JAMES GANNON. beloved husband of Bridget Gannon. Funeral from his late residence, 184 Baltic st, Saturday, DePeter's Church, Hicks and Warren sts. rember 14, at 9:30 A.M..

a thence LO St. 11-2 GILLESPIE-In New York. of pneumonia, on Friday, December 6. WILLIAM GILLESPIE, son of late Michael and Ann Gillespie. Buried privately on Monday, 10 o'clock.

HAECKER--On Monday. December 9, widow of William T1. Haecker. Funeral services at her' late residence. 70 Maujer st, on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.

Funeral prirate. HAGGERTY- On December 10. 1007. HANNAH J. HAGGERTY.

Two sons and three daughters survive her. Funeral from her late residence, 452 Decatur st, Thursday, 2 P.M. (Chicago papers please copy.) HENRICKE-On December 10, 1907. GEORGE HENRICKE. Funeral Friday, December 18, at 11 A.M., from his late residence.

318 First st. HINDS--At her residence, 108 State st. December 10, SOPHIA HINDS, aged 69, beloved mother of Joseph A. and Francis J. Hinds.

Funeral on Thursday, December 12, 9 A.M. HOWLAND-On Wednesday, December 11, 1907, her 69th year, EMMA L. HOWLAND, D. widow of Albert F. Howland.

Funeral from the residence of her son, C. DeForest Howland. Bertha place, Silver Lake Heights, Staten Island. 01 Friday, December 13, at 4 P.M. (Detroit and Providence papers copy.) JAMESON-On Tuesday, December 10, SARAH A.

JAMESON. 56 years of, age. Funeral services at her late residence, 211 Fifteenth st, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. JOHNSTON--After a long and lingering illness, ROBERT only son of the late William M. and Mary E.

Johnston, in his 64th year. Relatives and friends are inrited to attend the funeral services at his Tate residence, 269 Bainbridge st, 011 Thursday, December 12, at 8 P.M. Interment at convenience of family. (Jersey City papers please copy.) MARMION--On December 9. at 193 Ac ams st, LAWRENCE MARMION.

Funeral on Thursday, 2 o'clock. Interment Calvary. MC ELROY-On Tuesday, December 10. 1907, at his reaidence, 105 St. Mark's av, MICHAEL MC ELROY, Friends are invited to attend funeral on Friday, at.

2 o'clock. Services at St. Augustine's Church, Sixth av and Sterling place, at 2:30 0 P.M. PECK--On Monday, December 9, 1907, BENJAMIN PECK, beloved husband of Anna M. Peck, in the 63rd year of his age.

Funeral service at his late residence, 550 McDonough st, Brooklyn, Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. Interment private. REGAN--Suddenly, on December 9. MARGARET REGAN, at her rest: dence, 848 Fulton st. Solemn requient mass at St.

Josepb's Church. on Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock, December 12, 1907. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. RICE--On Tuesday, December 10, 1907, MARTHA RICE, aged 83 years. Funeral services from hor late residence, 77 Truxon st.

on Friday, December 13. 1907, at 4 o'clock P.M. Relatives and friends are invited. ROSS-On Monday, December 9, CAROLINE A. ROSS, beloved wife of the late Charles Ross.

Funeral services at her late residence, 66 Hancock st, Wednesevening at 8 o'clock. Interment at day convenience of family, SHANNON--On December 10, GEORGE, beloved son of Bernard and the late Margaret Shannon. Funeral from his late residence, 463 Baltic st, a on Thursday, December 12, at 2 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited to attend. (Dublin papers please copy.) SMITH--At the Brooklyn Home for Aged Men and Couples, 745 Classon av, on December 10, JOHN B.

SMITH, in his 77th year. Services Thursday, December 12, at 2 P.M. STILLWELL--In the 56th year of his SAMUEL S. STILLWELL. Funeral age, from his late residence, 431 Kings HighBrooklyn, on Friday at 2 P.M.

way, THOMSON-On Tuesday evening, December 10, 1907, KATHERINE THOMSON, a native of Scotland, aged 90 years. Funeral from her late residence. 308 St. James place, Brooklyn, on Thursday, December 12, at 2 P.M. YOUNG--On December 10, 1907, at her residence, 88 Monroe st, Brooklyn, ESTELLE TERRY YOUNG, wife of George B.

Young, in her 54th year. Funeral private. PHOTOGRAPHS FOR CHRISTMAS. All eittings taken up to Dec. 20 promised for Christmas.

GARDNER 876-278 Fulton at, TWO BLOCKS BELOW CITY HALL. THE ITALIAN EXODUS. Laura, Italia and San Giovanni Take Back 5,600 Passengers. The Austrian steamship Laura, and the Italian steamships Italia and San Giovanni sailed yesterday afternoon from the Bush Company's Independent stores for the Mediterranean and Adriatic ports. They take out 5.600 eteerage passengers, chiefly homeward bound Italians.

Considering the rush there was very little trouble, as the passengers were allowed on board early in the day and there was plenty of policemen and detectives 01 hand to preserve order. but their services were not called for beyond regulating the lines of passengers. POLICE SAY HE CONFESSED. Frank Wens, 20 years old, of 92 Wythe avenue. was arrested on suspicion last evening by Policeman Rasch, of the Bedford avenue station.

When put through the third degree, Wens admitted to the police that he had taken part in burwhich occurred a week ago al 18 zlary Grand street, when the plumbing stolen. Magistrate Mylan in the Lee arecourt this morning held Wens for nite amination. GIRL PASSENGER DROWNS AFTER BALTIC IS STRUCK Collision of Ferryboat With Steamer Providence a Fog Incident. PANIC GENERAL ON THE BOAT. So Far as Known, However, Miss Pritchard Was the Only Victim.

Some Brave Rescues. In the pante on the Wall Street Ferryboat Baltic, following a collision in the fog between the Baltic and the Providence of the Fall River Line, at least one woman lost her life by drowning. She had jumped overboard in fright, and her bedy was picked up this morning, off the foot of Fiftieth street, in this borough. The victim of the accident was May Pritchard, aged 22 years, a stenographer employed by the engineering firm of Porter of 52 William street, Stanhattan. Miss Pritchard came from Boston six months ago, and she lodged at 89 State street and took her at 25 Sidney place.

The body drifted in early this morning. Before that her acquaintances had had a fear that she had been drowned. Edward Pearsall, who also took his meals at the Sidney place address, said that he saw her on the Baltic on its fated trip last night, and watched her go into the women's cabin. A gold watch which she had carried and which had the initials A. was found on the body and led to her identification.

As far as is known, this is the only fatality resulting from the collision, for no one has been reported missing other than Miss Pritchard. The accident seemed to have been unavoidable, for the Providence was proceding up the East River in the fog at a reduced rate of speed. If she had been under strong headway she would unquestionably have cut through the smaller boat and sent it to the bottom in a very few minutes. As it was she only carried away good part of the overhang of the ferryboat on the starboard side, well forward, and a portion of the hood of the women's cabin. The shock threw a number of people on the ferryboat from their feet, and knocked about the horses that were on board.

and there was panic which was not allayed for a while, despite the efforts of the deck hands and some cool-headed men, and it believed that Miss Pritchard jumped overboard in al. frenzy of fear. She may have been knocked into the water from the boat in the general rush. The Baltic left her slip on the Manhattan side at 5:17 o'clock. There were hundred passengers on board, seven he trucks and two extra horses.

A fog had suddenly fallen, like a dense Veil on the caught the river at its busiest time, withriver---so suddenly, en indeed, that the murk out any possibility of preparation for safety. It Is a wonder, in the opinion of no other mishaps to the crush of shipping. old timers on a the river, that there were As the Baltic left her slip she gave the signal that is common when vessels are getting out into the stream, and this was followed by a sucesssion of short gasps from the steam whistle to warn passing craft as to the whereabouts and purposes of the boat. Captain John W. Baulsir was in charge, and he was.

wary as he dipped into the fog, with his boatload of passengers returning to their Brooklyn homes. He had not proceeded far when the lights of the big Providence loomed up in front of him, and almost simultancously came the crash, the upheaving shock, which made the ferryboat careen. and the disconcerting grinding and smashing of woodwork AS the prow of the big Sound boat plowed its way into the lesser vessel. It seemed 10 the passengers as if one of the skyscrapers they had just left was tumbling out of the fog on top of them all. The terryboat gave way under the shoving of the larger steamer, and that ended damage to the woodwork.

But the nose of the Providence stuck in the hole she had made, although the engines were immediately stopped. lt would have been unsafe to back away when the extent of the damage to the terryboat was not. known. The passengers on the ferryboat did not know at what minute the vessel would sink under their feet, and there was a scramble for the life belts. Some women got two or three in their anxiety to be safe.

The crew of the ferryboat and some of the cooler heads among the men and women passengers counseled calmness, but it was hard to be calm under the circumstances, with a big boat. towering overhead, and some were restrained by force from trusting themselves to the water. One woman was pushed overboard and a big and heroic negro went over after her and got hold of her and held her afloat until other passengers rescued them both. The passengers were finally quieted when they found that the little vessel was not about to sink. Captain Baulsir had had an immediate examination made and he found that the hull of the Baltic was uninjured.

The word was passed among the passengers, but by that time some of them were raising a ladder to the deck of the Providence, which had been standing by all the time. There were signals for help and soon four tugboats came up and kept nearby in case of dis- aster. There was 8000 enough help in the neighborhood to insure the safety of every passenger, if they had kept cool headed. But it was quite a while before some of them could be calmed. More than one woman was handed, almost in a state of collapse, to the deck the Providence.

The collision had been scarcely felt on the larger steamer, but the news of the collision was carried to the passengers and they crowded about to lend aid if necessary. And they got a fright. when they saw a light, rendered long and luminous in the fog, among the wreckage of the Baltic. It seemed then as if the ferryboat had caught fire. But this was not so.

The light was simply a candle lowered by one of the deck hands among the splintered woodwork, to ascertain just how badly the boat had been injured. When the passengers on the Providence realized the occasion of the light there was a spontaneous cheer, which heartened the people on the Baltic not a little. A number of them elected to go 011 the Providence, by means of the ladder that had been lowered to them, and they were carried back to the dock at the foot of Warren street and took transpontine routes to their homes. The Providence remained at her own pier until after 8 o'clock before she proceeded up the Sound. Her captain discovered before that that she had not been injured in any way.

The paint of her bows had been scraped, and that was all. Captain G. F. Chase of the Providence declared that the Baltic crossed the bows of his vessel, but he also admitted that the fog was SO dense one could see nothing but its gray veil, and that probably Baulalr was not to blame. The Baltic with about 200 of her own who elected to stay on board passengers.

when they found that she was still able to float, was taken to the foot of Hamilton avenue, where the voyagers were landed. In the pante a number of people had left the boat without their valuables. Some of the women dropped their parcels and pocket. books in their flight. and there were many parcels left for the deck bands Lo recover.

The truckmen had also abandoned their horses and wagons and seven trucks and the two extra horses were loft in the hands of the ferry These were claimed late last people. night. Some of the pocket books and bundles are still in the hands of the authorities awaiting owners. The ferryboat was taken after her passengers were landed. to the repair yard of the ferry company at the foot of At- lantic avenue.

The damage to the boat on the over hang and cabin. The will probably exceed $1,000, 0 but this is all hull. has been stated, was uninjured, and as the repairs to put the boat in commission again will soon be made. One of the pleasing features of the mishap was the heroism of a number of cool-headed people who helped women to safety and who prevented some of them from leaping to almost certain death in the water. There was a physician on the Sound boat, Dr.

W. A. Pratt, of West Sixty-sixth street, attended to the half-fainting women who were brought on board, and who did much to restore order and confdeuce among them. WOMAN MILK DEALER FINED. Sold Fluid That Was Not Up to the Standard.

Agnes A. Norton, a milk-dealer of JuneLion and Forest avenues. Corona, was arraigned in the Court of Special Sessions Jamaica, yesterday, before Judges 0'Keefe, Keady and Ryan, on two separate charges, selling milk that was 12 per cent. low in quality and doing business without a permit. Charles P.

O'Connor, assistant chemist in the Department of Health, testifled that his analysis showed the milk to be not as it should be. On the first charge Mrs. Norton was fined $20. with the alternative of spending five days in the Queens County jail, On the second charge sentence was guspended. WOMAN ROBBED BY FOUR MEN Thieves Knocked Miss Mary Heink Unconscious and Took $2,000 in Cash and $1,500 in Jewels.

The police of the new West Twentieth street station, Manhattan, are looking to-day for four men who, at about 3 o'clock this morning robbed Miss Mary Heink of 1114 Broadway of $2,000 in money and $1,500 worth of jewelry. They have a good description one of the men, who was known to Miss Heink. Miss Heink runs a furnished room house undor the name of the Victoria Hotel. She has a room in front. one Alight up.

She was called from bed about 3 o'clock and looking out of the window saw four men at the front door. Asked what was wanted, one of the men said that he and his friends wanted to engage rooms. Miss Heink said she recognized the man as one who had occupled a room in the bouse at various times for the last six or eight months. She went to the door and was talking to the man when he and the other three men, she claims, thrust her from the door, striking her in the face, on the chin and over the head. One of the men struck her 00 the head with a poker, rendering her unconscious.

When she recovered. a hall hour later, she went to the street and found Patrolman Letzner of the new derloin station, 10 whom she reported the occurrence and said the men had taken $2,000 in money, which she had drawn from the bank the day before as the result of a real estate transaction. She had found the money gone when she regained consciousness. Later, when she returned to the house, she missed the jewelry, which was in a bureau drawer in the room. With the jewelry was some checks, which the robbers also took.

Misg Heink furnished the police with a. good description of the man she knew. and through this they hope to locate him and his companions. NEGRO'S STORY BELIEVED. It Was a Bit Unusual, but Jury Accepted It.

and He Went Free. That it is dangerous business to respond to cries of alarm at night was yesterday in the case of Samuel Armstrong, a negro, employed on the Pennsylvania tunnel work in Long Island City. Armstrong was tried before Judge Humphrey and a jury in the Queeng County Court, on a charge of burglary. He is 28 years old and lives at 133 Seventh street, Long Island City, and despite his ebony skin, talks with a decided English accent. On the night of September 25 John Byrnes, who resides at Eighth street and West avenue, Long Island City, was aroused by the barking of the family watchdog.

He got up and in a minute or two the household was awakened by his cries of alarm. Policeman Divinney of the Hunters Point precinct heard the cries and responded, and caught Armstrong in yard and arrested him. Mr. Byrnes was positive that he saw the face of a negro at a dining-room window. He said the man was sitting on a painter's scaffold that was swung across under the windows.

Armstrong had white paint spots on his clothing. and there was white paint on the scaffold. The prisoner, however, stoutly maintained that he had heard cries and had responded to them, and that he was not a burglar. Armstrong so testifled in his own behalf, and the jury believed him and he was acquitted in short order. MAY SOBER UP IN JAIL.

Man, Drunk Pretty Much All the Time, Goes to Raymond Street. John Jahn of 250 Himrod street. was arraigned in the Manhattan avenue court this morning on a charge of intoxication. His wife appeared also. With her was a nurse, bearing a 2-weeks-old baby.

The nurse swore that Jahn had been drunk constantly since the birth of the child. Mrs. Jahn said that previous to her marriage she had been a hard working girl and had saved quite a sum of money. Since the marriage, about a year and a. half ago, she said, her husband had only worked ten weeks, while she supported the home on her savings.

Magistrate O'Reilly sentencing the prisoner said that he was sorry that he could not send him away to the penitentiary for a long term, and advised the wife to swear out charge of assault against the man. He then sent him to jail for ten days on the intoxication charge. ERNEST FOND OF TRAVEL. Put When the Boy Gets Hungry and Cold He Returns Home. Ernest Fash, son of Edward Fash, of 21 Chauncey street, is only 18 years old, but he is more worry to his parents than a grown-up.

He has a mania for running away from home, and at the pace he has set since last summer he is due to establish a new record in "wanderlust." Since September he has strolled from his fireside a dozen times, but had remained away only until he was recovered in a short time. Monday night he set out on more indefinite sojourn, and did not return until this morning. For nearly -eight hours he has been without sleep and food. He returned because he was famished and on the verge of collapse. Last week Miss Finley, Ernest's teacher in Public School 70, complained.

by letter, to Mrs. Fash that the boy was unruly, that he had insulted her. and could not return to school until he had apologized. Ernest refused to do so, but the contrary became more obstinate. on and even refused to go back to school.

Monday he disappeared, "It scems strange," Mrs. Fash said Eagle reporter to-day. "that Ernest to an must be the only bad child of ten. Ever he has been able Lo since walk he has been the same." Several years ago Ernest, hurt his leg and has suffered intense pains from ulcers. due to his injury.

Mrs. Fash thinks the injury affected the boy's mind. Mr. Fash is a storekeeper and is fairly prosperous. FRAUD ORDER ISSUED AGAINST BENNETT CO.

Post Office Department Puts "The American Directory" Under the Ban as Illegal. EAGLE EXPOSED AFFAIR. So-Called "Bennett Building, Brooklyn," Is a Tumble-Down Shack at Parkville. Eagle Bureau. 608 Fourteenth Street.

Washington, December 11--The Post Office Department to-day issued a fraud order against. "'The American Directory," a concern which has been operating from two agencies in Brooklyn, under a plan which the postal authorities have decided is fraudulent. "The American Directory" has had offices at 4 Bennett Building, and in Parkville, being known at the latter address as the American Agency, with a man named Bennett in charge. The following advertisements were put into various newspapers by the backers of the concern: "Seven dollars per 100 cash, collecting addresses. Send 10 cents for book holding 300 names; full instructions.

American Directory, 4 Bennett Building, Brooklyn, N. Those who sent on ten cents received the cheapest kind of a passbook from Bennett, with. instructions to possible ten from as persons for the privilege of having their names printed in a so-called "directory." The agents were told to retain $7 out of each $10 collected and forward the remainder to Bennett. The department holds that the ten cents is obtained under mistaken impression, induced by the designedly misleading advertisement, that the agent will be authorized to collect names and be paid by Bennett $7 for each 100 names submitted. This is held to be a fraud.

Bennett has also been operating a scheme by which he pretends to pay $5 for each 100 cancelled stamps remitted. Ag a matter of fact would send to persons remitting his fee of ten cents a booklet giving the prices of old and used stamps and the names of certain collector's. For this practice the American Agency has also been barred from the use of the mails, The Eagle has on various occasions exposed Henry D. Bennett and his several varieties of fraudulent advertising schemes, and on March 1 last printed a story under the heading, "Bennett Building a Parkville Shanty." That story described the American Directory Company and the advertising matter which it was sending out, as well as the American Agency. At the time the story in question was written there was a fraud order against Henry D.

Bennett, who had been detected by the postal officials in former fraudulent schemes. But there wag no fraud order against the "Bennett Building," which is a dirty shanty in the Parkville section that is but one room in extent and that is uninhabitable in winter because of the cracks in its exterior. Bennett used the place only 85 one at which to receive his mail. The American Directory. Company and the American Agency were called to the attention of Postmaster Roberts of this borough, by the Eagle, after several complaints had been received at the Eagle office by people who had been victimized by Bennett and the case had been thoroughly investigated by representatives of the Eagle.

Postmaster Roberts in turn directed the attention of the post office inspectors to the case, and their investigation, which is necessarily slow and painstaking, in order that no injustice may be done, has just in the result announced in the Washington dispatch from the Eagle's correspondent. Bennett has devised at various times a large number of schemes similar that of the American Directory Company, every one of which was an absolute fraud designed to separate unsuspecting people from their money. After a fraud order bad been issued against him and he was barred from using the mails personally, he did business in the, name of different "companies" which existed solely in his mind and were only dummies for the purpose of using the mails. Bennett seems rather ubiquitous and it is not expected that he will quit business until the postal authoritios catch him in something that will warrant his arrest, for as soon as fraud orders are issued against his "companies" he brings new ones into existence, and it's easy for him to think of names for them. CITY MARSHAL IN TROUBLE.

Chased by Bulldog When He Sought to Make Attachment--Use of Pistol Caused Arrest. The recklessness of a city marshal in discharging his revolver without sufficient cause was responsible for the arraignment of Matthew F. Mulvihill, 30 years old, of 1982 Lexington avenue, in the Flatbush court this morning. The complaint wa's made by Miss Emma Force, whose goods he had tried to attach. He admitted using his pistol but declared he had to do it in self-defense, as a derce bulldog had been set upon him.

Miss Force said that they had not called in the protection of the dog until the marshal. by flourishing and firing his revolver terrorized them. Magistrate Steers held the defendant in $1,000 bail for the Grand Jury. The stories told by both parties and their witnesses conflict in several particulars. According to the statement of the young woman, on November 16 the marshal called in the absence of her father.

She and her mother met the man in the vestibule of her home at 1611 Forty -second street. He served a writ of attachment upon them, but they promised to have the father settle the matter, SO told Mulivhill to call in the evening. As Miss Force tells the story he then puiled his pistol and broke in the door. She and her mother followed him into the house. In the apartments were two young children, the marshal waved his weapon and threatened to use it.

Finally he did fire three shots, which lodged in the floor. Miss Force, her mother and the children ran screaming from the They loosed De bulldog and apartments. the animal at once started in the marshal's direction. He sought safety in flight. Magistrate Steers decided that his case should go before the Grand Jury and denied the request of the man's attorney that he be released on parole.

He fixed the bail at $1,000. SHOW CASE THIEVES BUSY. Showcase thieves have been very active along Fifth avenue of late. The latest victim is Samuel Isaacsohn, who has an umbrella store at 537 Fifth avenue. Some one came along about 6 o'clock last night, unlocked the case with false keys stole twenty-five umbrellas, valued at $50.

GAVE COURT AS ADDRESS. as her address Fifth avenue and Giving Twenty-third street, which is the location of the Fifth avenue police court. Carrie White. 31 years old. was arraigned in the said court this morning on A charge of intoxication.

At her own request this morning the woman was sent to the House of the Good Sheperd for two months. DENIES HE'S A BURGLAR THOUGH FOUND IN HOUSE Prisoner Who Was in Mackrow's Vestibule Says He Was Only a Drunk. TRYING TO SLEEP OFF A "JAG." Police Say He Has Told Conflicting Stories, and So He's Held in $500 Bail in Court. After much excitement brought about by the firing of a revolver by a citizen, Patrolman Thomas Masterson of the Ralph avenue station, arrested a young man at 4 o'clock this morning on Somers street near Fulton and later atraigned him in the Gates avenue court as a burglar. The prisoner, who de-1 described himseif as Bernard W.

Alderman, 38 years old, and without A a home, accused with entered the home of Harry Mackrow, a clerk, living lat 57a Somers street. Alderman, in court declared in that he was no burglar merely entered the andramatic vestibule of the Somers street house intoxicated, to sleep. Mr. Mackrow was aroused from sleep a few minutes before 4 o'clock by a noise in the hallway and after listening for a few moments decided that somebody was trying to break in. He raised a window and fired a shot in the air to summon aid.

Masterson, a block away at away avenue and Fulton street, heard the pistol shot and hurried to MackTOW home, where he found Alderman chia standing in the vestibule. The man was placed under arrest, but nothing in the way of a burglar's kit was found in his possession. Alderman began to cry as soon 88 brought before Magistrate Furlong in the Gates avenue, after his return from Dolice headquarters, where he had been "mugged." He had already told several different stories about himself and his movements. When told that he was accused of being a burglar the prisoner turned his face to the ceiling and raising his right arm to its full height, exclaimed: "I swear I'm no burglar." The court remarked that it was anxious to help an honest roan, and began questioning Alderman, who did not seem anxious to volunteer any information about himself. Alderman regained his composure immediately and said he had formerly been employed in a clothing store over on the Bowery, but he had lost his wife three weeks ago and through sorrow had taken to drink.

He had visited a friend living on Osborne street and was looking for a place to sleep, when arrested. At what number did his friend on Osborn street live? 24. "And where is your home?" asked the court. 'East One Hundred and Sixth street, New York," was the reply. "The number?" I beg your pardon, Alderman kept Officer Masterson busy trying to reach some of his alleged friends on the telephone.

This was after Magiatrate Furlong had decided to hold the prigoner in $500 bail for examination on December 18. Masterson says he was informed that a man resembling Alderman called at a house next door to the Mackrow home at 11 o'clock last night and represented himself as a doctor, that Alderman told him at the time of his arrest he had come here from Connecticut, and a number of other things which he contradicted to-day. There have been quite 3 number of burglaries and sneak thefts committed up town of late, and the police have been unusually active as has been shown by several very good captures. Anything like a burglar brings out the residents in large number as was proven when the pistol was fired this morning. Something like one persons were in windows and hundreds street in short order.

RAN WHEN HE LEFT CAR. Druggist, Accused of Picking a Pocket, Stoutly Denies Guilt. Louis Wolf, a druggist, at 2737 Fulton street. was arraigned in the Manhattan Avenue Court on the complaint of Frank Heible of 288 Grandview avenue, Long Island City, who accuses Wolf of having stolen a pocketbook containing $50 while both were passengers on a Myrtle avenue car. Heible says that while riding on the car last night he felt someone put his hand in his pocket and then found that his pocketbook was missing.

Wolf. he says, was also gone. He caught sight of him, however, and jumping from the car. gave chase. After a two blocks sprint up Himrod street Wolf was captured, but there was no pocketbook in his possession, and its disappearance is still a mystery.

Wolf denied the theft and said that he would show on Friday the reason that he had run when Heible jumped from the car. BROKE WINDOW TO ROB. Noise Heard by Police, Who Arrested Rockowitz, a Russian. At about 5 o'clock this morning Sergeant Brunns and Plain Clothesman O'Hara of the Brownsville station, while going their rounds, were startled by the sound of breaking glass in front of the feed store belonging to Hyman Salowitz, at 352 Watkins street. Running In that direction they observed Bennie Rockowitz.

a Russian, 21 years of age, of 180 Thatford avenue, in the act of opening the inside de of the store door through the broken window. On their approach Rockwho arrested him. Magistrate Gilroy, owitz a fled. followed by the bluecoats. sitting at the New Jersey avenue court, held him to-day for examination, December 18, under $1,000 bail.

Salowitz had previously missed two loads of feed, but to this morning was unable to locate up of the men involved in the theft. any RUSSIAN PLEADED OWN CASE. When Isadore Switski, a Russian, with no home, appeared for examination before Magistrate Hylan of the New Jersey avenue court yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing two kits of tools belonging to Lewis' Lust, from a building in the course construction at Force Tube dand Sutter he pleaded in brokroa en English with such intense earnestness that the magistrate discharged him without hesitation. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. Classification Page.

10 Auction Boarding 11 Business Business Oppor'ties Coastwise Corp. Death 18 Dentistry 6 Dividends 16 European Resorts. 19 Financial 16-17 For 12 Furnished 9 Help 11 Horses and Car'ges 12 Hotels and Resorts 1:: Instruction ....19 UTILITIES BOARD QUITS ACCEPTING PROMISES B. R. T.

Said to Have Forgotten to Carry Out Some Pledged Changes. "ORDERS" MUST BE OBEYED. Gates Must Be Erected at All Grade Crossings on Lutheran Cemetery Route. The Public Service Commission does not intend to show itself so unsophisticated in the future or to accept the word of railroad companies that they will improve their transit conditiong on their lines without the necessity of a formal order from the commission to do so. Frequently when the commission has contemplated the issuing of an order to a railroad company to improve the service on its lines the company complied with the suggestions which were to be outlined in the order voluntarily.

Chairman Willcox explained this morning that if the commission did not have its tramc insp6con the job there was nothing to prevent the company from dropping back to the old schedules. From the tenor of Mr. Willcox's remarks, it la believed that in the future the commission will not rely on the promise of a railroad company that it will improve its service. If improvements are required ou the lines of any company it is likely that these improvements will be incorporated a formal order with instructions that they must be complied with. In this way the company cannot effect the improvements temporarily and then when it thinks the commission has forgotten all about them, back to the old condition.

The lapse commission cannot call a public service corporation to account if it has failed to keep its promise, but the commission is in position to make it very Interesting for a the offending corporation if violates a formal order. is understood that Mr. remarks bore particular reference to the B. R. T.

The company's word was accepted on a. number of changes which it is said have not yet been carried out in several instances. The commission issued a formal order to the B. R. T.

to-day requiring that company crossings to along the line of the Lutheran install gates at all the grade Cemetery route. An extension of time was granted to the company to show cause why the pavements between the tracks in certain streets in Brooklyn should not be repaired. Another order was issued to the receivof the Metropolitan Railway Comers pany in New York requiring them to repair all the cars used on their surface lines. Most of the rolling stock is in a deplorable condition. Commissioner Bassett had a number of official from the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Co.

before him yesterday to show cause why the cars on the Smith street line should not be kept in repair and in a clean condition. General Superintendent Sullivan appeared on behalf of the company. He said that the company was doing everything in its power to keep the cars In good repair. Their repair shops were the most expensive in the city. He said that the Smith street line was the most trying in the city, with the per cent.

grade on Ninth street and the steep Windsor terrace hill. The motormen might be careful in handling the cars, but the damage to the wheels and gear pans, he said, could hardly be avoided on the Park hill. Mr. Sullivan explained in detail the condition of certain cars against, which complaint had been made. Rubber tires, he said, were about the only thing he could suggest which would put an end to flat wheels and noisy gear pans.

The company, he said, had two men at Coney Island to keep the cars clean. An order will probably be issued requiring the company to show the greatest possible dispatch in repairing damaged cars. THREE HURT ON SHIP. Stevedore, Sailor and Laborer Accident Victims on Oil Steamer Indus. Martin Lawson, a stevedore, residing at 70 Wilson street.

Brooklyn; Mobarro. an East Indian sailor on the oil steamer Todus, lying at the foot of Tenth street, Long Island City, and John O'Connell, a laborer, of 107 Huron street, Greenpoint, laid up as the result of being injured on board of the steamship yesterday, O'Connell is at his home and the other two men are in St. John's Hospital, Long Island City. Lawson and O'Connell were hurt by a heavy tarpaulin which was being swung around on a derrick so that it could be used to cover up some of the deck load of case oil. Both men were knocked down and severely injured.

The East Indian was struck by the boom of a derrick 011 the ship and some of his ribs were cracked. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. EL CAN Try as you may you can't get a Lock Front effect by wearing an imitation. EARL WILSON. PERSONAL.

Collars. WILL any one seeing accident on Livingaton st. between 1 and 2 P.M.. 011 Monday, December 9, in the rear of store of Abraham Strous, please communicate with C. H.

11-2 Box 39. Eagle office? LOST AND FOUND. LOST. Monday night, two yards DRESS TRIMMING: Loser's charge check inclosed; return to R. 927 Lincoin place.

LOST. gold MEDAL, Intercity Championship; near Orpheum. or 011 Seventh av car, December 10: liberal reward. 212 Park place. finding gold capped hook handied A UMBRELLA in box, Blaney'8 Theater, Monday night, please return to theater and receive reward.

LOST, UMBRELLA, Tuesday evening. on Fifth av trolley; initials E. valued 78 memento; reward. CRESCENT, 112 Bleecker st. Manhattan.

LOST. Sunday evening, FOX TERRIER: and tall, white body; answers to black head name HECKER; reward. Mre. CARR, 90 Schermerhorn st. LOST -Sunday, December 8, on Clinton st.

Montague and Pacific st, lady's plain gold between WATCH: initials A. V. finder will receive reward. Return to Mrs. W.

E. STOVER, 445 Fifty -fourth st, Brooklyn. LOST-9 P.M., December 10. lady's open faced gold WATCH; monogram B. B.

K. on from Quincy st and Nostrand ay case, going via Gates and Tompkins av car to Lafayette 8.1; also FOB, with gold compass attached. Reward it returned to B. B. 744 Lafayette avenue.

AUTOMOBILES. AUTOMOBILES. FOR 1907 Ramier limousine at 33 an hour: special rates to theaters banquets and weddings. Tel. 1097-R Bedford.

MISCELLANEOUS, Evans Ale 7 ILL keep you in the patli of good health and bustness, and impart vigor and refreshing solace to both brain and body. NAVY YARD NOW DESERTED. All the Ships Which Are to Sail for Pacific Have Men Laid Off. The machine repair ship Panther and the supply ship Culgoa, left the. lyn Navy Yard yesterday afternoon, the last of the vessels that are to sail to the Pacific from Hampton Roads on December 16.

The only vessel now fu commission that is to be cared for an the local Navy Yard is the small cruiser Tacoma, with a total displacement of 3,000 tons. This vessel is, however, as now ship. The other ships at the Navy Yard are the old battleship chusetts, which is being entirely rebuilt, and the second-class cruiser -Baltimore, which was put out of. commission early in the summer awaiting repairs and refitting to make her over into a minelaying The big Navy Yard is now practically deserted. Men are being discharged every day, and from now on not.

more than 2,500 men will be employed in the big yard. While the fleet was belng put. in shape here for the Pacific voyage approximately 7,000 men were employed. Since September last nineteen vessels have gone Into dry dock here and subjected to extensive repairs. Following is a list of ships, with their A displacements, that have been repaired in the local Navy Yard, under the general direction of Naval Constructor William J.

Baxter: Battleship Alabama, battleship Connecticut, battleship Louislana, battleship. Ohio, battleship Rhode Island, battleship Virginia, battleship Minnesota cruisers Washington, Tacoma, auxiliaries Culgoa, Glacier, Panther, converted yacht Yankton, 975; gunboat Dolphin, tugs Powhatan, 194; Narkeeta, 192; Traffio, 280. Total tonnage, 138,880 tons. JANITOR ACCUSED. Landlord Says He Failed to Turn Over Rent.

Charles Kupper, 38 years old, of 5924 Fifth avenue, was in the Fifth avenue court to-day before Magistrate Geismar to answer to a charge of petit larcenyl, The complainant against him is Stephen Fritscher, owner of the apartment house at 5618 Fourth avenue, who lives at 240 Cooper street. Kupper was employed as a janitor at the Fourth ave. apartments: He is alleged to have collected $24 rent from one of the tenants and not turned the money over to the landlord. The janitor says he did not turn the money over to Fritscher because the latter owed him a large sum, as he has spent much money of his own about the premises and r'eceived nothing from the owner. He showed Magistrate Gelhmar a long list of things claimed to have purchased for the apartments.

The case was adjourned until to-morrow. FLED FROM THE FIRE. Police Arrest Mrs. Ackerly on Charge of Arson. On a charge of arson, Annie Ackerly, 35 years old, of 114 Wyckoff street, was arrested last night by Patrolmen Fairbrother and Ferris.

Mrs. Ackerly lived on the top floor of the three-story brick building, where a fire of incendiary nature was discovered yesterday morning at 12:30, and neither she nor her three children could be located at the time of the fire. The entire apartment had been soaked with kerosene oil, the bureau drawers closets filled with kindling wood and and lighted candles were and paper, found burning under the oil-soaked matof the bed. The damage the tress building and furniture was about $50. com- The of the woman was made on arrest Fire Marshal William L.

Beers. plaint of arraigned this morning in the She was Butler street court and held in $500 bail to appear to -morrow. PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR FOR THE BIDS CITY AND OF ESTINEW YORK. MATES NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. or persons making a bid or for service, work, materials or The person maie The City of New York, or for any any plies for bureaus or offices shall furof its departments, a sealed envelope, indorsed nish with the the title same of the supplies, materials, worle which the bid or estimate is or gervice for their 'name or names and made, with his or the President 01 the date the head of the department at his of the presentation to 'Board or to or before the date and hour or its in office, the advertisement for the same, at on named time and place the estimates received which publicly opened by. the President will be or head of said department and read, Board the award of the contract made accordand to law as soon thereafter as practicable. ing estimate shall contain the name Each bid or of residence of the person making and place the names of all persons interested the same, therein, and if no other person be so him shall distinctly atate that fact interested. It it is mado without any connection also, that making an estimate for with any other person and is in all respects fair the same collusion or fraud, and that no purpose and without Board of Aldermen, of of the bureau, deputy thereof or department, chief of other officer of The City interested, of New York is, Indirectly, as contracting party.

shall be or become directly surety or otherwise in or partner, performance shareholder, of the contract, or in the in the business to which it relates, supplies, work portion of the profits thereof. The or in any must be verified by the oath, bid estimate the aprty or parties making the writing, of the several matters stated thereestimate in all respects true. that In are estimate will be by Each bid or in writing. of two householders or consent, in The City of New York. or authorized of freeholders or surety company duly shall contain guaranty to act as surety, and blank form menby set forth in the matter tioned below.

estimate will be considered unless No precedent to the reception or condition any proposal be accompaconsideration certifled banks check of City one of of New the State or drawn nutional to the order of the centum Comptroller. York. the amount of Ave per or money to of the bond required, as provided the amount 420 of the Greater New York: Section Charter. certified check or money should not bid ba The the envelope containing the or in should be either inclosed in estimate, envelope, addressed to the head sub- of separate department, president or presentation board, or the of the mitted bid particulars as to the quantity and qualFor or the nature and extent of ity of the reference must be made to the work. schedules.

plans, on Ale specifications, office of the president, board of in department. shall be accepted from or contract No person who is in arrears to awarded to of any New York upon debt or contract The City is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise. or who any obligation to the city. upon The contracts must be bid for separately: The right or estimates if it be deemed to be for is reserved In each case to reject all interest of the city 50 to do. bids the Bidders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates in addition to inserting the same are requested to make their bids or in figures.

Bidders upon the blank forms prepared and furnished estimates by the city, a copy of which. with the proper envelope in which to inclose the bid. together the with a. copy in of the the form contract. approved Includ- by the ing Corporation Counsel, can be obtained specifications, upon application therefor at the office in the department tor which the work is to ba done.

Plate and drawings of construction Fork mAY also he en there. Classification. Page. In 18 Legal Lost 18 Mhtn. Amusements 2-8-4 Ocean Proposals 18 Public Notices.

14 Railroads 1: R. F. 12 Situations Wanted. Special Special 12 Steamboats 13 Travel To Let- For 12-15 Wanted 11 Where to Dine Well.6.