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a a a of he to THE DAILY CAGLE. NEW YORK. FRIDAY. APRIL 1. 1910.

3 STRIKE OF TUGBOAT MEN CRIPPLES FREIGHT LINES Deckhands Threaten to Go Out With the Pilots and Engineers To-night. PRICES OF FOOD MAY GO UP. 'Longshoremen Are Getting in Ugly Mood and May Inaugurate a Strike of Their Own. The strike of the railroad tugboat men brought about a serious situation this afternoon when the striking pilots and engineers of the tugboats announced that they would probably have the deckhands with them before midnight: tonight. The deckhands have been complaining all day against working on tugboats with non-union pilots and mates and it is believed they will go out tonight.

Sixty "rummies" from the Bowery were taken over to Staten Island at noon today by clerk from one of the affected railroads. The men, it was said, would be used as deckhands by the company the moment the regular hands give up their jobs. The company has a fleet of tugboats tied up in the Kill von Kull and great anxiety is expressed about the handling of the outward bound freight this evening. While the first day of the tugboat strike did not seriously affect any of the railroads, it is sure to do so to -night and to-morrow. All the floats with incoming freight, both general and perishable, will have been handled by to- -night and then problem of getting the outward bound freight to the railroad terminals in New Jersey will come up.

Tomorrow morning there will be no inward bound freight at various piers in Manhattan because the railroads will not dare to bring freight floats across the river at night with inexperienced crews. Strike May Cause Price of Perishable Foodstuffs to Take a Jump To-morrow. Prices of perishable foodstuffs will likely take a jump to -morrow morning if the affected roads finds it impossible to bring their perishable stuff to Manhattan from the railroad yards. The supervisor of the harbor and the harbor police are keeping a sharp lookout over the waters hereabouts, not so much because trouble is feared between the union and non-union men but because the inexperienced tugboat pilots are likely to cause collisions, the engineers may succeed in blowing themselves up, and the unwieldy floats are liable to run down small harbor craft or do damage to the city piers. With the advance of the strike and the likelihood of freight being piled high on the freight terminals of the four affected railroad companies, the 'longshoremen are getting in an ugly mood because they see their jobs going.

Many of the shore workers along West street, Manhattan, are meeting in saloons, with the inevitable result that strong words are being used, and it is possible that the 'longshoremen, seeing their work gone anyway, with the tie-up of freight, will join the tugboat men and have a strike of their own. Masters and Mates Deserting Tugboats as They Arrive at Headquarters, The waterfront at the Battery to-day looks for all the world like a quiet day, for outside of the ferryboats plodding about there are hardly any craft to be seen. As fast as the and mates of the tugboats of the Baltimore and Ohio, Lackawanna, Central of New Jersey and Lehigh Valley railroads are delivering their barges and have returned their boats to the company headquarters, they are abandoning them and reporting to the headquarters of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Association on State street. All the captains and pilots had orders that they were to leave their tugs in good condition before resigning. United States Flag Hoisted and Deputy Marshals on the Boats.

The railroad companies affected by the strike have ordered the United States flag hoisted on all of the de tugs in operation and a United States deputy marshal has been ordered to each of the boats. This, the representatives of the companies say, precautionary measure, and that while no actual violence or physical interference with the boat crews has taken place, several of the non-union crews have been given the "scab toot" through megaphones from passing vessels manned by union crews. MARRIAGE LICENSES issued in Brooklyn for Twenty-four Hours Ended at Noon To-day. A Anton Blattner, 21, of 186 Ralph st, Emilie Duerr, 21, of 1002 Bushwick av, Vincenzino E. Ambrosio, 21.

of 569 Union st, Angela Faianga, 21, of 282 Backett st. Santo Cannizzaro, 24, of 386 Melrose st. Raffaela Ferraioli, 19, of 6902 Fifteenth av. William Wishnewitz. 28, of 1785 Prospect place, Dora Levin, 24, of 2024 Dean st.

Thomas P. Comerford. 28, of 269' West Thirtyfourth st, Winifred A. McCarthy, 25, of 107 Noble st. Patrick J.

McDonald, 35, of 1492 Bergen st, Mary J. Ginnity, 35, of 406 Forty-third st. Frederick Moran. 22. of 135 Grand st, Florence Howarth, 22, of 148 South First st.

Harry L. Klein, 22, of 196 Christopher av, Simka Hindus, 21, of 1800 Pitkin av. Vincenzo Cinimo. 30, of 186 Withers st, Francesca Casella, 27. of 686 Lorimer st.

Christian Sauerwald, 58. of 3195 Fulton st, Emma Boysen, 46, of 3195 Fulton st. Francesco Guccardi, 32, of Newark. N. Francesca Monteleone, 24, of 123 George st.

Harry Lipschitz. 91. of 40 Leonard st, Anna Kurdish, 19, of 10 Leonard st. George A. MacLaughlin.

23, of 450 Bay Ridge av, Annie McDonald. 20, 5520 Fourth av. David Silverman. 23, of 718 Cast Sixth st. Fannie Kronenberg.

22. of 26 Bristol. Samuel Pullman, 26, of 100 Suffolk st, Sonia Horowitz, 19, of 345 Georgia av. Vincenzo Losinno, 21, of 4 Navy st. Josephine Di Girolomo, 19, of Utica av.

Gennaro Lo Gindice, 28. of 663 Lorimer st, Gactanina Gaeta, 20, of 78 Jackson st. Enrico Vincenti. 23, of 14 Havemeyer st, Giuseppina Franzese, 20, of 217 North Fourth st. Antimo Corea, 24.

of 219 Navy st, Carmela Camnusa, 16, of 193 Navy st. Paul De Gruccio, 23. of 32 Skillman av. Rose Tropiano, 16, of 1022 Metropolitan av. Henry Von Elm.

23. of 152 Ridgewood av, Margaret D. Meyer, 21, of 65 Schenck av. Jeremiah B. G.

Dickinson, 37. of 1160 East Nineteenth st, Alice Boehm, 24, of 1486 Paeific st. Otto H. Schmidt, 25, of 434 Pacific st, Mary E. Cribbin, 21.

of 157 Eckfort st, William Handley, 29, of 340 Seventy-ninth at, Anne Duane, 26. of 354 Seventy-ninth st. Carl Dosen, 29, of 361 Fifty-eighth st, Agnes Wiegland, 21, of 68 Third place. Glovanni Lampitelli. 25, of 149 Twentieth st Giuseppina Carabella, 22, of 197 Twenty -first st.

Jacob Haugeland, 22, of 895 Fourth st, Olivia Spirmanger, 23, of 316 Park place. William F. Churchill, 31, of 511 East 134th st. Bronx, Martha Reilly, 26, of 979 Marion st. Frederick J.

Raymond. 30, of Chicago. Ili. Nettle Southerland, 24, ef 250 High st. Vincent Risolio.

20, of 1349 Sixty -fifth st. Antoinette Napolitano, 18, of 1349 Sixty Lauchlin D. MacMillan. 21. of 637 Myrtle av, Anna F.

Roe, 18, of 574 Kent av. Luigi Girardo, 29. of 483 Adelphi st, Assunta Manna, 41, of 647 Union st. Henry Weinland, 39, of 7 Decatur st, Emily M. Schramm, 24.

of 7 Decatur st. NO MORE PEARY POLAR TRIPS. Chicago. April 1-Commander Peary, who arrived in Chicago to-day, declared that he was positively through with Polar explorations ofr all time. am absolutely at the end of my career as an explorer." said he.

"Reports that I am to lead an expedition into the Antarette regions are not true, and I certainly do not contemplate another trip to the North Pole." FLAMES MARK STRIKE: MANY ARE ENDANGERED PASTEURIZED MILK A SAFEGUARD OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH. The Board of Health, consisting of Health Commissioner Lederle, Health Officer of the Port Doty and Police Commissioner Baker, acting upon a report submitted by Dr. Herman M. Biggs, who has been investigating the milk problem of the city, adopted a resolution yesterday indorsing the pasteurization of milk. ALL OUR 8-CENT MILK IS THOROUGHLY PASTEURIZED.

ALEX. CAMPBELL MILK 802 FULTON STREET. 2174 PROSPECT MAYOR WON'T CONSIDER RIVAL TO L. I. RAILROAD Shuts Off New Company's Application for Franchise Over City's 72-Inch Main.

L. I. RAILROAD GETS RIGHTS. Agreement Ratified Immediately After Refusing to Listen to New Application, The application of the City and Suburban Railway Company of which William H. Burroughs of Brooklyn is the general manager, for a franchise to operate a high speed electric railroad over the strip of land under which the city will lay a 72-inch water main from the Ridgewood Reservoir in East New York to Amityville, was rather unceremoniously turned down by the Board of Estimate to-day.

Mr. Burroughs was present to speak on the application of his company and urge favorable action by the board. So that the application of the company could be considered by the board the railroad' company filed incorporation papers yesterday in the office of the Secretary of at Albany. The capital stock was mentioned as $230,000, consisting of shares of $100 each. The directors were given as Thomas Martin, a director in the Borough Bank of Brooklyn; David P.

Leany, the well-known real estate operator on Court street; James H. Temple of Brooklyn, and William H. Burroughs and I. T. Platte of Manhattan.

The notice of the incorporation of the company was duly communicated to the Board of Estimate. Mr. Burroughs began to address the board when the report approving of the agreement between the city and the Long Island Railroad was reached on the calendar. In exchange of certain rights between the two parties the city was given the right to lay the 72-inch water main. President Mitchel reported to the board that a new amendment had been inserted in the agreement only yesterday afternoon, following a conference where the restrictions, protecting the interests of the city were made even more exacting Briefly summarized, Mr.

Mitchel said the agreement was so drawn that it would be. impossible for the Long Island Railroad Company to take advantage of the city. "Mr. began Mr. Burroughs, after Mr.

Mitchel had concluded his statement, but Mayor Gaynor interrupted him. "Mr. Bu roughs, you are very far said the mayor, "and you will have to excuse me. The city does not propose to sell its land for any railroad. I don't think we have the legal right to grant any such franchise as you are asking.

You have heard what Mr. Mitchel said, and he stated the extreme of the case. You will have to excuse me, as we cannot entertain any proposition from your company." Rather disappointed, Mr. Burroughs withdrew when he found that the board would not even listen to the merits of the offer he was prepared to make. The agreement between the city and the Long Island Railroad Company was then formally ratified by a unanimous vote of the board.

The proposition which Mr. Burroughs desired to make to the city for the franchise was the payment of $5.000 a year for the use of the strip of land. The company was to operate a high speed electric passenger and freight service from the Ridgewood Reservoir to Amityville, a distance of 23 miles. The company was to carry passengers presumably through a traffic agreement with the B. R.

T. from the New York City Hall to Amityville for 45 cents. The Long Island Railroad Company charges 98 cents. The company also offered to carry freight at a cheaper rate than that charged by the L. I.

R. R. Burroughs was yesterday elected president of the company following tho incorporation. The other officers elected were Thomas F. Martin, first vice president: Lewis Newberger.

second vice president: David H. Cagney, secretary, and George D. Harris, treasurer, Mr. Harris is one of the of the Coal and Iron Bank in Manhattan. CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.

Two Women Combine to Have Conductor Neumer Arrested--He Pleads Not Guilty. Detectives VanWagner and Behan of the local headquarters bureau, yesterday ATrested Emil H. Neumer of 112 East End avenue, Manhattan, charged with bigamy. He was living with his second wife at the address given, and it was through her agency and that of the first wife that the young man was captured. Neumer is employed as a conductor on the Madison avenue line of cars in Manhattan, and he did not deny the charge of having two wives when he was arrested.

The allegation is that he was married to his first wife. Harriet, on February 21, 1905, and to his second wife. Mary Murray, at St. Joseph's rectory. in this borough, by the Rev.

Father Craig. on March 10, 1910. He pleaded not guilty when arraigned in the Adams street court, und was held for further hearing. GELATIN IN THE CREAM. Two milk dealers admitted in the Court of Special Sessiong yesterday afternoon that they had sold cream which wAs thickened by means of gelatin instead of butter fat, as the law requires.

They were fined $50 each with the alternative of spending a month in Jail. Philip Zeben, or Zevin, who conducts a store at 281 South Fourth street, and Julius Swerezenski, of 301 Kent avenue, were the men. Both pleaded guilty. OBITUARY NOTES. Alexander Robertson of 937 Troy avenue died there Tuesday appendicitis, in his thirfleth year.

He leaves a widow. Frances Eliza both. He was a stone cutter by trade. Anna Nelson died at her home, 291 Seventh She avenue, was born yesterday, in of Brooklyn congestion 1860, of the brain. in Daniel Dresser died at his home.

107 Hicka street, yesterday, Ile leaves a widow. Rose Goldsmith, and two daughters, Violet and Solma. Houses Opposite Kent Ave. Refinery Menaced by Brisk Blaze at Night. CARS INVADED BY RIOTERS.

Police and Mob Have Several Severe Clashes and Men Are Beaten, Fire is now being used by the strikers' mob in their war which is waged about the American Sugar Refinery, on Kent avenue, according to the police. Rioting in the district has increased greatly since the trouble commenced and it is possible. that an appeal may be made for an extra detail of bluecoats. This morning the strikers, armed with clubs, long pieces of gaspipe and other weapons, gathered near the plant and menaced the men going to work. They were driven back by the police after a stubborn battle.

The strikers discovered, this morning. that the strike- were using the different of cars to reach the refineries and cars were raided by a gang strikers. In almost every car several of of the new hands were discovered and yanked out without ceremony and hustled off by the strikers. Each car visited was thrown into a commotion, and owing to the rough appearance of the raiders there was no attempt to interfere. A couple of the most serious clashes with the police occurred at South First street and Wythe avenue and at South Second street and Wythe avenue, At the latter corner a crowd of strikers hid in the hallway of the dwellings at 59 and 61 South Second street, and when some of the sugar house employes came along on their way to work were attacked.

After being beaten Detective Meehan and Policeman Kane rescued the men and drove off their assailants, but not before Peter Gallis, 29 years old, of 73 North Eighth street, was arrested. In the posession of Gallis was found a loaded revolver and a wicked looking blackjack. He WAS charged with carrying concealed weapons and held in the Bedford avenue court. Clubbed While on Way to Work. John Penkitinis, of 658 Grand street, prevent Donkster from escaping.

and was locked up on a charge of assault. Later he was held for examination in Bedford avenue court. There were other small skirmishes tween the strikers and police, but latter resorted to their clubs, which they used freely instead of making arrests. A fire broke out last evening in cellar of 299 Kent avenue, one a row of eight five-story "double brick tenement houses, and caused a report be circulated that the blaze had been started by striking sugar house laborers to intimidate other employes who lived in the buildings and had refused to join the movement. Acting Deputy Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy decided to make a personal investigation.

The flames occurred among a large quantity of rubbish. consisting of abandoned bedding and furniture in the cellar of the tenement, causing a dense and suffocating smoke, which not only filled the building, but penetrated into the ad. joining ones, causing no end of ment. An invalid woman and two children narrowly escaped suffocation and were rescued just in time by Policeman William Young and Jesse Bedell, attached to the Bedford avenue station. House Opposite Refinery Burns.

The two policemen were doing strike duty along Kent avenue, protecting the property of the sugar refining plant. The house is directly opposite the South Third street refinery, and the attention of the policemen was attracted to the sudden screams of women and children. They rushed across the street, and on entering the which was unlighted, found filied with suffocating smoke. At the same time men and women, dragging screaming children. all gasping for breath, appeared in the lower hall from the upper floors, and were helped into the open air, where they recovered.

While Young rushed to the nearest fire-box and turned in an alarm. Bedell made his way into the smoke-filled building. and on the fourth floor came across Mrs. Julia Gwilister. a cripple and an invalid, 60 years old, trying to reach the stairs.

She was nearly overcome with smoke, and picking her up in his arms Bedell carried her to the roof of the tenement and then made his way through the adjoining tenement, 301, to the street. The woman was taken into a small grocery store in this house and revived. In the meantime Policeman Young who had returned and also entered the burning dwelling, hearing the cries of children smashed the door of the apartments on the second floor and came across Mary and Joseph Calasky, 4 and vears old respectively, who had been left alone in the apartments by their mother, Mary, who was out purchasing some groceries. Later the children were turned over to the frantic woman who had been restrained with difficulty from rushing into the building to save her children. The two policemen.

with the of others who arrived. pluckily faced the thick smoke until they satisfied that all the tenants had escaped. Scenes of a similar character was enacted in the adjoining dwellings as the smoke filled the apartments, but every was assisted to the street without further injury than suffering from inhalsmoke. During the fire the reserves from the avenue station joined those from the Bedford avenue station under command of Captain Dooley. After great difficulty policeman Anally managed to get the crowd moving and drove them back for a block from the scene.

It was only then that the majority dispersed. Owing the immense crowd the police greatly feared trouble and considered it fortunate there was no outbreak of any kind. was stopped while on his way to work by Joseph Donkster, a Pole 21 years old, of 291 Kent avenue, who was accompanied by some companions. Penkitinis was asked to join the strikers, and when he refused was struck and knocked down with a club made of solid rubber and carried by Donkster. The police arrived in time to Strikers Make Demands.

A meeting of the sugar house strikers was held in their headquarters in Cecelia Hall. 101 Grand street, this borough, this morning. The men drew up a set of demands which will be presented by a committee of six strikers to the of the American Sugar Refining Company who are in charge of the refineries of the Eastern district this afternoon. In the demand the strikers ask for 18 cents an hour and double pay for all overtime work and extra pay for working Sundays and holidays. They also demand that ten hours shall constitute a day's work.

They have been receiving 16 cents an hour and working twelve hours a day, with no extra pay for overtime, Sundays and holidays. Twenty men reached the Eastern distriet this morning from Philadelphia to work in the engine room as strikebreakers in the places of a few firemen and oilers who had Joined the strikers. These men, however, did not know, when they were sent for, that there WAG a strike going on, and when they learned of it they refused to work, and proceeded to the headquarters of the strikers, where they were received with cheers. It is said by the strikers that there are about 1.800 men who have left their work. They include firemen, oilers, 'longshoremen and charcoal men.

R. R. VOTE ON STRIKE. yesterday. to-day began preparations for voting upon the proposition of striking it the I company does not accede.

Cleveland. April 1-Trainmen and Lee conductors employed on the Lake Erie and Western Railroad whose wage advance demands were rejected ONE QUALITY ONE PRICE BORDEN'S ED MILK THE BEST We give you the Value of Our 53 Years of Experience and exert every effort to make our "One Quality Milk" the BEST that can be produced AT ANY PRICE CLEANLINESS in handling milkincludes Personal Cleanliness of Employees. BORDEN'S 1857 "Leaders of Quality" 1910 OBITUARY Ernest Aubrey Evans. Ernest Aubrey Evans, son of David J. Evans of 26 Fort Greene place, died Tuesday afternoon, March 29, in a private sanitarium at Phoenix, Ariz.

The immecause of death was pleurisy. Mr. Evans was in his 28th year, and since last September had been seeking health in various Western States, principally ya Arizona and Montana, on the advice of his physicians. In the autumn of 1908, Mr. Evans underwent a surgical operation in a Paris hospital, and since that date his health has been a matter of concern to his friends and family.

In the summer of 1909 his health had SO improved that he sailed for Europe to resume his musical studies. But on the voyage, which was exceptionally stormy, he took a severe cold, and was obliged to return on the next steamer. From that time his life was a constant seeking after health, and he underwent many experiences of outdoor life, such as living on a ranch with constant horseback riding, camping out and generally roughing it. It was on one of these trips that pleurisy developed, with the above sad result. Ernest Aubrey Evans was a fine and accomplished musician.

Practically ail the last nine years, with occasional summer vacation exceptions, had been spent abroad, finishing his education in his chosen profession. Not only was he a first class violinist and pianist. but he had an exceptionally fine tenor voice. He began his musical education with Trofessor Carl Venth of Brooklyn, then went abroad in his 17th year and studied at the Conservatory of Music at Leipsic and under various well known instructors at Brussels, Berlin, Paris and other European centers. For the last few years he had been studying voice culture under the well known Professor Francis King Clark of Paris, who "discovered" his voice and induced him to give up the violin for what he declared to be the greater future promised in vocal music.

Mr. Evans sang in various concerts and choirs in this country as well as abroad, where he had made many friends prominent in the musical world. He was a brother of the late Gilbert Evans. Horace D. Pidgeon, Horace D.

Pidgeon, for years a newspaper writer, and recently the representative of a news-clipping bureau. died Wednesday at his home, 561 Chauncey street, in his forty-third year. He was the brother of Edward E. Pidgeon, the well widow' and theatrical man, He leaves a son. Margaret Hansen.

Margaret, widow of Henry Hansen, died Tuesday in the Swedish Hospital, of injuries received in a fire at her home. 886 Atlantic avenue, last Friday. She was born in Ireland, sixty-two years ago, and had lived in Brooklyn for fifty years. She was a member of the C. W.

B. and of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She leaves a son, Harry. James A.

Cody. James Aloysius Cody, formerly a contractor, died Tuesday at his home, 443 Greene avenue. He was born in Brooklyn, thirty-seven years ago, the son of the late Richard and Catherine Cody. He was a member of the Andrew Jackson Club, and leaves a brother, William and a sister, Lillian. A mass of requiem will be offered to-morrow morning at the Church of the Nativity, of which he was a member.

Samuel Corwin. Samuel Corwin, a retired grocer, died suddenly of apoplexy at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jessie C. Whitney, 193 Jefferson avenue. He had just come from the home of his son, Edwin at Centreville, Md.

He was born at Mongaup. Orange County, N. June 19, 1826, and for forty years had lived at Marlboro, N. Y. He leaves two sons, Edwin W.

and H. Scott Corwin of Newburg, N. and two daughters. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs.

Joseph H. Rose of Newburgh. The interment will be in Port Jervis, N. Y. Sophia Norden.

Sophia, widow of Isidor Norden, and for fifty years a resident of Brooklyn, died Wednesday at her home, 237A Decatur street. She was born in Germany in 1834 and was a member of the Bedford Avenue Temple, the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Society, the B'Nai Zion Society and a number of other Jewish organizations. Sho leaves two daughters, Mrs. Louis M. Selig and Mrs.

Henry A. Willis. Emma King. Emma Cronk, wife of Calvin B. King, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.

Charles S. Yerbury, 215 McDonough street, Monday. She was born at Fairfax, April 6, 1848, and had lived in Brooklyn for forty-five years. She was a member of the Universalist Church of Our Father and the Universalist Metropolitan Alliance. The interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Edmund T. Sheridan. Edmund T. Sheridan, employed in the Dock Department of New York, died at his home, in Twenty-third street, Manhattan, Wednesday. He was born in the Fourth Ward of Manhattan, and was a brother-in-law of Charles F.

Murphy, the Tammany Hall leader, and an uncle of Mrs. George C. Tilyou of Coney Island. He was A widower and leaves a sister, Eliza Sheridan of this borough. A mass of requiem will be offered in the Church of St.

Vincent Ferrier, in Manhattan, morrow morning at 10 o'clock, Eliza Ross. Eliza, widow of Angus Ross, died at her home, 296 Marcy avenue, Wednesday, of apoplexy. She was born in 1818. and was a member of St. John's M.

E. Church. She leaves two sons, two daughters, several grandchildren and a child. great-grandSarah Garton. Sarah, widow of William A.

Garton, died at her' home, 186 Reid avenue, yesserday, after ten days of illness of apoplexy. She was born in Manhattan seventy-six years ago, and had lived in Brooklyn for about thirty-five years. She leaves four sons and two daughters. The funeral services will be held at her late home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Diedrich Luhrsen.

Diedrich Luhrsen, a retired restaurant keeper, died at his home, Monroe street, yesterday afternoon. He was born in Germany and came to this country when 17 years old, establishing a bakery and restaurant in William street, Manhattan, which he carried on for many years. He was second lieutenant of Company Third Regiment of Cavalry, N. Y. S.

from which he was honorably discharged in 1867. He leaves a widow. Magdalena. two daughters and three sons. one of whom is Dr.

E. F. Luhrsen of Greene avenue. Funeral services will be held at his late home, Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The interment will be in Lutheran Cemetory.

BAKER SAYS POLICEMAN CLUBBED HIM IN SHOP Conrad de Fiebre Charges Patrolman Thompson With Unprovoked Assault. MAN IS LAID UP BY BLOW. Inspector Sweeney Is Investigating Case, but Will Make No Statement. Confined to his bed as a result of a blow over the eye delivered, he says, by the locust club in the hands of a uniformed policeman, Conrad de Fiebre, a foreman baker, is receiving medical attention, his physiclan declaring that patient will be incapacitated from work for several days. When seen at his home, 129 Kosciusko street, by ail Eagle representative this morning, the baker, who is 53 years old, made the following statement: "I have been employed in a bakery at 154 Broadway for the past three weeks," he commenced, "and I replaced another employe discharged 011 account of allowing policemen in the place during the early morning hours.

About two weeks ago a policeman stopped in the baking kitchen and asked for something Conrad de Fiebre. to eat. which I refused. He then toid me that I and my assistants were not as good fellows as our predecessors had been. "About 2 o'clock this morning the door leading from the sidewalk to the basement slammed shut, and as it is very close and warm down there, I went up to open it.

The only person in sight was a policeman, whose shield number is 8,495, near the door. recognized him as the one that came he closed the door. he answered, into the shop before, and asked him it and hurled a vile epithet at me. 'You don't dare to say that down I answered. and descended the stairs.

He followed me right down, and as soon as I reached the bottom he drew his club and struck me over the eye, saying, 'I did it, didn't I'? "My first assistant, Henry Hartung of 100 Hamburg avenue, witnessed the act, which knocked me down. About an hour later, the same policeman returned, and said that he wanted to be friends with me, and to forget it. I refused to talk to him except to say that I would see him later in the station house. At 5 o'clock this morning I went to the Lee avenue police station and picked the officer from a line of twenty men. He said his name was George F.

Thompson. Then Hartung went in and he picked Thompson from the line also. "When I arrived home and my wife and family saw the condition of my eye, they sent at once for the doctor, and I have been in bed since. intend to prosecute this case to the limit, as there was absolutely no provocation for the assault." Dr. Charles A.

Lubrecht of 966 Bedford avenue is attending the baker, and declares that the optic is in bad condition. The force of the blow flattened the eyeball, and has swollen it out of all natural proportion. De tiebre is a Frenchman, and his wife is German. She showed the Eagle representative a coat of arms, dated 1422, when an ancestor of the family was knighted by an English king; she said. Inspector Sweeney is investigating the case, but would make no statement this morning, except to admit that Officer Thompson was the man accused.

At the Lee avenue station, no information was obtainable regarding the affair. DR. J. P. C.

FOSTER. DEAD. New Haven, April 1-Dr. J. P.

C. Foster, head of the State Tuberculosis Commission, died to-day of pneumonia. BIG BILL CUT DOWN. Lawyer's Large Fee Chopped Down by Corporation Counsel. Although the New York Central paid Cady Herrick $9,000 for his legal services in the litigation between the city and the, railroad regarding the validity of the Eleventh avenue franchise, Corporation Counsel Watson has cut the amount down to $90, and the railroad is going to carry the matter into the courts.

Mr. Herrick appeared at nine hearings, receiving $1,000 per hearing. The New York Central won the fight, and after baying Mr. Herrick his $9,000, sent a bill to the corporation counsel for reimbursement. Mr.

Watson said he would compromise on $5,000, and when this was refused he cut down the bill to $90. according to the statutory fee of $10 per day. INSPECTOR PREVENTS PANIC. Harkins Acts Promptly When He Discovers Blaze Opposite Theater. Quick action on the part of Police Inspector Patrick J.

Harkins prevented a panic among the audience at the Empire Theater, Ralph avenue and Quincy street, last night, when a fire broke out across the way from the playhouse, at 847 Quincy street. Running into the station house the inspector gave a warning to Lieutenant Sharkey and ordered a still alarm sent to engine company No. 122. Inspector Harkins then ran into the theater and ordered all doors and windows shut. The orchestra then began playing vigorously and the noise of the street was not heard in the theater.

No one was allowed to enter the building or leave it and it was not until the show was over that any of the patrons knew of the fire. Plainclothesmen Dwyer and Barringer, with the aid of several policemen, put out the fire, which originated on the second floor. The building is occupied by Rose McGill and is used as a theatrical boarding house. The fire caused a damage of $50. THE COURTS.

Day calendar, April 4. Part Crane, J. Part Aspinall, J. Part Maddox, Part Jaycox. J.

Part V. Blackmar, J. Part Stapleton, J. Part Scudder, J. 6664..

Hinte vs. Long Island R. R. 2476. Hope vs.

Coney I. Gravesend R. R. 1311.. Fahey Vs.

New Amsterdam Gas Co. 2271. Albers vs. Nassau R. R.

7991.. Duffy vs. City of New York. 2835. Guggenheim vs.

N. Y. Edison Co. 2839.. Fenske VS.

R. R. 2845.. Eglinton v9. B.

H. R. R. 2846. 2847..

Heineman vs. B. H. R. R.

2850.. Hellfrish vs. Coney I. B. R.

R. 2856.. Kohlhof Vs. Lidgerwood Mfg. Co.

2857. Groetz vs. B. H. R.

R. 2860.. Weiss V6. Hill. 2862..

Weiss vs. Mahnken. 2864.. Higgins vs. Nassau R.

R. 2865. Spalletti vs. Cranford McNamee. 2867..

McMahon vs. Nassau R. R. 2871. Clarke VS.

Barblestone. 2878.. Merrick Vs. Thompson Starrett. Co.

2889. Clark VS. B. H. R.

n. Shaughnessy vs, N. Y. Transportation Company. 2904.

vs. Goldstein. 2905.. Ramalli vs. Brooklyn Eagle Printing Co.

2906.. McDowell vs. Morse Dry Dock Co. 2796.. Share vs.

H. R. 2912. Lynch vs. B.

H. R. R. 2913.. Daly vs.

Abrams. 2915.. Nicholson ve. N. Y.

Queens Co. R. R. 2917.. Corcoran VS.

Abrams. 2918.. Ganzert v8. B. H.

R. R. 2919.. Walsh vs. B.

H. R. R. 2920. Goldstein vs.

B. H. R. R. 2922.

Devine Vs. B. H. R. R.

2923, 2924. 2932, 3119.. Flomberg V5. Q. Co.

Sub. R. 2925. Frimack vs. Q.

Co. Sab. R. R. 2926 to 3929 2965.

Goldstein vs. Q. Co. Sub. R.

R. 2930.. Tuerk vs. Lanehart. 2985..

Maiorini vs. B. H. R. R.

2936.. McGee vs. Nassau R. R. 2938..

Dramen vs. Q. Co. Sub. R.

R. 2941.. Heffern vs. Excelsior Brick Co. The following causes, if marked ready, will be passed for the day.

No cause will be set down for a day upon this call: 2944.. Farrell vs. B. H. R.

R. 2945.. Barretto vs. Moquin. Offerman Co.

2947, 2959.. Lieberman vs. B. H. R.

R. 9948.. Mareley ve. City of New York. 2950..

Skene vs. Nassap R. R. 8310. George Cont.

Co. vs. City of N. Y. 1813..

Whyte vs. Reynolds. 2951. Luckow vs. B.

H. R. R. 2952.. Weinberger vs.

Merrill Investment Co. 2955.. Holmes vs. B. H.

R. R. 2956. Smith vs. New Express Co.

2957.. Bergen vs. B. H. R.

R. 2958. Goss vs. Degnon Contracting Co. 2960..

Dysart vs. B. H. R. R.

2961.. Edwards vs. Lodes. 2966.. Endikoff va.

Q. Co. Sub. R. R.

2967. Larabee vs. Q. Co. Sub.

R. R. 2968.. Parker vs. Coney Island B.

R. R. 2970. Griffin National Licorice Co. 2971..

Bornbusch vs. 9979.. Sheehan vs. B. H.

R. R. 7345.. McMahon vs. Nassau Trust Co.

et al. Mitchell vs. Simpson. 73.. Timpano v9.

Crane. 2422. Anderson vs. O' Rourke Engineering Co. 8130..

Burns vs. Culp McCauley. 1418.. McBride vs. B.

H. R. R. 7500. 7501..

Flack vs. Ellery. 7354.. Forshay 1'S. Capalino.

5688.. Curtis Bros. Lumber Co. V8. Building Security Co.

8307.. Rothman vs. Sheindelman. 8346.. Evens Vs.

Sturtevant Realty Co. 8242.. Schmadeke v9. Carlin et al. 6680.

6681.. Konner Farrer vs. Dort. 1738.. Union Bank vs.

Schlessinger. 2479.. Young vs. Nassap R. R.

605. Cully vs. Hecker-Jones Milling Co. 8153.. Hevla vs.

Katz. 9277. Gallagher vs. Louis. 1828..

Colling VA, N. Y. Stamping Co. Highest number reached on regular call. 297..

COUNTY COURT. CRIMINAL CALENDAR. Part April 4. Dike. J.

-Robert DeLott, burglary; Martha Blair, assault; Daniel MeGovern, burglary. Part IL, April 4. Fawcett. J. -Abe Weissman.

William Simon, Louis Kron, burglary; Philip Rasper, Albert Exl, common gamblers; Samuel Eisenberg, Joseph Horowitz, grand larcony. SURROGATE'S COURT. Calendar, Monday, before Surrogate Herbert T. Ketcham-The wills of Jane Cropsey. Theodore Sorenson, Annie Rooney, Mary F.

Groh. 0. M. Dennig. William Dill.

C. B. Wood. W. Rivarde and John S.

Frost. The accounting in estates of Katharina Kaiser, Honora Donoughue, Martin Reynolds, A. N. Carlton. Henry Miller.

Elvina Quast. Jacob Lawson. J. M. Sarton.

E. A. Smith. Jennie Wall, Peter Spatz and Catharine Cordes. The estates nt Horatio Stewart.

Catharine Kane, P. A. Nichols and Ellen Murphy. Contested calendar: 'The wills of Frederick Miller. Christina Andrey 5, Ellen McManus and Guiesepa Caruso.

CANADA WANTS FARMERS Desires to Exclude Immigrants Who Congest Cities. Washington, April 1-Canada wants immigrants whose purpose is to enter agricultural pursuits, either as owners, tenants or laborers, and desires to exclude those immigrants whose presence would tend to the congestion of towns and cities. This probably is the most important statement made in a report submitted to Congress to-day by Senator Dillingham, chairman of the joint immigration commission, regard to the immigration situation in Canada. Another striking feature of the report in the comparison of immigration into into the United States. This shows Canada during the past decade with that while 70 per cent.

of Canada's immigrants during that period came from Northern and Western Europe and only 30 per cent. from Southern and Eastern Europe, the reverse was true in regard to the immigrants entering the United States. The report save that "no effort 18 made to secure immigrants from Southern and Western Europe, and unless ft 18 the purpose of such immigrants to enter agricultural pursuits their admission to Canada is doubtful." On the other band, it 1s pointed out, etfort is made, through salaried agents of the Canadian immigration department aided by sub-agents to whom a bonus or commission is paid and by means of advertising, to secure immigrants from the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. Of the total number of immigrants going from the United States to Canada during the past three years, more than seven-eighths were classed as farmers or farm laborers. Probably no cther considerable movement of population from one country to another, says the report, at the present time is so largely posed of agrioultural people.

BROOKLYN TALENT HEARD. Philharmonic Club Helped Out at Rookville Centre Minstrel Show. (Spectat to the Eagle.) Rockville Centre, L. April 1 St. Agnes Hall was crowded to its utmost capacity last night, when a minstrel performance was given by the Holy Name Society, assisted by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Club and the Concordia Singing Society of Rockville Centre.

William F. Wetzel was interlooutor; Thomas J. Dear, bones, and William F. Gallagher, tambo. The jokes were real ones and up to date, and hits upon prominent local people followed in rapid succession, causing considerable merriment.

The second part of the programme was given by the Brooklyn Philbarmonie Club and the Concordia Singing Society, and was much enjoyed. THE REALTY MARKET: 00000 000000 0000 0000 00000008 South Brooklyn Houses for L. I. Property. Collins Norton, builders, have disposed of balance their holdings at Forty -ninth street and New Utrecht avenue, consisting of six houses.

They were exchanged for Long Island property, through the office of F. C. Sauter, broker, who has also sold for clients the houses at 373 Eleventh street, 428 Eleventh street and 314A Fifteenth street. Further development of the Bensonhurst section is shown in the erection of a four-story apartment house at Bath avenue and Bay Twenty-eighth street, by L. E.

Blake, owner and builder. Blake Brothers also plan to erect three houses on Seventy-sixth street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth avenues. Auction Sales To-day. (BY WILLIAM P. RAE, AT REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.) Ocean av.

9, 676.7 11 Parkside av, 50x150. Joseph Brown agst Emma Hayward et al; Joseph A Seidman, att'y, 61 Park row, Manhattan; Isaac Russell, ref. Sold to the plaintiff for $9,500. Chester st, 8. 100.2 Dumont av, Jacob Vollweiler et al agst Benjamin Schnelder et al; Edwin Kempton, att'y, 175 Remsen st: John Morgan, ref.

Sold to Kathryn Murphy for 34.100. (BY HERBERT A. SHERMAN, AT REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.) Liberty av, 8, 62.6 Cleveland st, 25x100. Abbie Smith agst Ada May et al: Walter Large, att'y, 15 William st. Manhattan: Herbert Brush, ref.

Sold to the plaintiff for 82,250. (BY CHAUNCEY REAL ESTATE COMPANY, AT REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. Magenta st, 8. 105 ft Crescent st, 20x100. Jane A Ingraham agst Graham Holding Co el al; Edwin Kempton, att'y.

175 Remsen st; Edw I Wilson, ref. Sold to Louis Selle for $3,400. (BY WILLIAM H. SMITH. AT REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.) Herkimer st, 8, 76 ft Kingston av.

18x100. Wm MeGaw, gdn, agst Wm Wells et al: Frank McCaffry, att 14 Court st: Daniel O' Brien, ref. Bold to Ada We ler for $4.525. 10th av. 17 cor 65th st.

100x100. Fra: Sheppard et al agst Abraham Minko al; Cass Appel, att'ya, 68 William hattan: Geo Holahan, jr, ref. Michael Marks for $1,100 over mortg $1,500. East 16th st, 8. 300 ft 8 Av J.

40x100 Slocum aget Carlton Construction al: Mayer, Meleer Dobson, att 199 Montague st: Edw Connolly, ref. A Calder for $5.750. Adelphi st, 8, 70.5 DeKalb av. run 5 0.1 10 5.1 126.8 8 30 to beg. Catherine Liva Adolph Goldberg et al: Mitchell May 26 Court st: Maurice 1 Miller, ref.

the plaintiff for $1,000 over mortgage Other Real Estate News. For other real estate news, see ment..