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New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
GR4DF's SCHOOL SYSTEM BILL.
EXECUTIVE POWER IN THE HANDS OF A
COMMITTEE OF FIVE REGENTS

Albany. March II (SpecaD.-Senator Grady in
troduced a bill to-day creating State department
of education TO include the University and the
public schools. The bill states that the executive
powers of this department of education shall be
exercised by officers who shall be designated as
an executive committee least Ave members
OF the Board of Regents OF the University VINO
shall be the chief educational officers of the de-
partment"
The bill says that the State Department of Edu-
cation shall consist of Ave bureaus. as follows
One-The bureau of public instruction. including
elementary and high schools and all public sec
ondary schools
Two-The bureau of higher education. including
universities. colleges. professional and technical
schools, and also all schools under university
supervision not included in the bureau of public
Three-Th, bureau OF home education. including
libraries and museums free schools and kinder
sartehs. reading CLUBS. institutions Tor speciaI
studies in civics and American history. societies
for young people of both sexes, and other organi-
cations devoted to seIf-improvement.
Four-The bureau of law.
Five-'rhe bureau of administration and finance.
The bill provides that the executive commit
shall appoint the directors of bureaus. and
shall, subject to the approval OF the Regents, fix
their compensation.
The bill further provides that the Board OF
Regents shall consist of elective regents and the
Governor The regents who seventy years of
airy regents with vote in the Board. No va
cancy in the Board of Regents Is TO be filed un-
I'll the number of regents has been decreased TO
fourteen in number
would have the support of the Democratic
minority
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

execute such functions. Their importance and the
advantage or such change in our educational sys-
tenn VIII appear upon slight review of the Super
lntendents varied duties which are too great in
aggregate 10 be safely committed any per-
son s ulaided Judgment unrestrained discretion.
ne time Is opportune for the ehunge. and all
VaId reasons and worth influences make for its
compiishment. Educational unification. under well
tested, capable and trustworthy supervision, is the
uesioeratum. The Regents of the University meet
an the requirements for the needed supervising
nohy, Their Board has become nstituton-the
ripened fruit of a century's experience What has
oeen thus evolved and has cOnspicuously proven
ltS almost ideal usefulness may not be lightly
asIue 10 bring the Superintendent OF Public In
struetlon INTO harmony with and under supervision
of the Regents of the University little more lers-
Iatlon is needfu than to give them the power
slect ana remove such officer. His responsibility
70 70 therl and their responsibility 10 him will be
tnus simultaneously established. He will then
recognize the Regents his natural and helpful
af adyfssrs ana will gladly accept their potent pro-
tectlon harmony will be established in our edll-
catlonal household, and ALL animated by a common
purpose can work together for the common good
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
DIED.

MAsON-At Orange y. j. On March 13 1900 Marx.sus
Funeral frorthe house. IsO scotIaud-st Thursday
Afternoon. March i5 2 cfcrk.
Carriages will meet the o'ciock Nsw-xok
az Orange
MGAY-on Tuesday March IS. Of pneumonia the
residence OF her daughter Mrs. Henry, No. z
Magnoliaave Jersey City Heights Barbara Y. McC5ay
day evening. March 10. a o'clock
PAINE-On Ma-ch ~ 1900 Mrs rvdia Richmond
Paine. mother OF DR. Henrietta r westnrook. IN her
va year az the residence Of her dauRhtsr Nc. TO7
OxfoTd-st- Philadelphia
Funeral services 70 be family residence. In
Rhooe Island. saturday the i7,h inst.
PENNING-OS-On wednesfav the l4th inst AZ
Newark y J. Samuel Haves Pennington NJ y.
the oath year n MS age.
Relatives and friends attend funeral
service az FIRST Presbyterian Church. Newark
urdsy. March Il. az u o'clcck
FAN RENssEi.a EIs-Cn Wednesday. March Il.
s5th year ~ he- Elisabeth of General
Henry Van Rensselaer, and daughter of the Hon
John AlsoD King
Funeral services from the Holy Communion
IN Saturday morning m O'Clock
II, n requested that flowers be
WAI-SH-Tn Brcokivn "Wednesday March "A laOa
Carrie Elizabeth Hine wife % Frank A. WALSH
Friday evening. 18Th INST. 6 O'Clock
WHEELOCN-On March L. ~ No. i4s south ETiiosr
Pace. Brooklyn Joseph Adams Whselock. the ,5th
Of his
Funeral services Thursday evening o'clock
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
THE LIEUTENANT-GOvER DINNER.

Albany March 1.-THE dinner given by Lieuten-
ant-Gorernor Timothy L. Woodruff at the Hotel
Ten Eyck tonight elaborate and brilliant
function. About hundred guests including the
State officers. the Judges of the Court Of Appeals
the members of the State Senate, the Speaker and
leaders in the Assembly. the members of the Leg
islative Reporters Association and men prominent
politics participated The Lieutenant-Csov-
ernor presided. Seated with the speakers of the
evening were B. B. OdeIl. Frank Witherbee. the
Associate Justices of the Court of Appeals and other
prominent men.
The speakers were Governor Roosevelt, Chief
7 Judge Allen 3. Parker. OF the Court OF Appeals
senator T E Ellsworth. Speaker OF the Assem-
bly, s. Fred Nixon, Senator Thomas T. Grady, Colo
mel Archie Baxter. Harry s. Brown, president of
the Legislative Reporters Association; Frank w
Mack of New-York City; Jacob a. Cantor and
Henry Coggeshall
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
MORTGAGE TAN BILL IN TROUBLE.

Albany March a (SpeciaD.-The Stranahan bill
10 tax mortgages is in difficulties, and a good
many members Of the Legislature said to-day that
they believed il would not be passed.
The Senate debated the bill about half an hour,
but sufficiently long TO disclose great deal OF hos
tility 10 the measure The opposition especially
came from the friends of the savings banks and of
building and loan associations. Then there was
rural opposition the bin. Assemblyman Litchard
of Allegany County said:
II have been to Senator Higgins. and said TO him
that l could support the mortgage taxation
act in it's amended shape. l persuaded the State
Grange approve of il but since the big railroads
and foreign bOndholders have been exempted from
its provisions 1 will not support it, whether the
Republican organization favors II not. 1t puts
the burden of this upon the farmers and other
poorer people and exempts the rich
Senator Mitchell of NeW-York. proposed an
amendment to the bill exeInptng from taxation un-
der it mortgages recorded prior 10 January l.
1900 and the obligations secured thereby, when 1t
appears upon face of such mortgages or obllga-
tions that of interest at any time payable
thereon less than per cent per annuTn
This amendment adopted in the Committee
of the Whole by a OF 20 to Is. but the Senate
when it emerged from the Committee of the Whole
merely decided consider the bill again. and thus
the amendment of Senator Mitchell was not for
rnallv adopted and therefore was returned 20 him
lie Will present il again when the Senate next con-
siders the bill
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
DR.. SHELDON 4 CHRISTIAN SOCIALIST
HE DEFINES HIS BELIEF AS THE SERMON or
THE MOUNT APPLIED TO DAILY LIFE

HE DEFINES HIS BELIEF AS THE SERMON ON
THE MOUNT APPLIED TO DAILY LIFE
Topeka, Kan, March 1.-THE Rev Dr. Sheldon
to-day omitted from The Topeka Capital all the
usual cards of the fraternal societies, and when
at the daily conference with the special corre-
spondents he asked why he had taken this ac-
ton he remarked that he prepared say.
He declared. however that he a friend of life
insurance. which is feature of fraternal So
ceties.
He said also that he did not indorse the senti-
ment principle Of all the articles that he puts
in the paper or consents TO have used. He was
paper treating Of the growth OF Socialism in Massa-
not all Of it. he replied.
You must let me use my own term. If YOU will
say Christian Socialist am
What is a Christian Socialist
mon on the Mount 10 his daily life" "
Asked II he liked editorial work he said that was
of no public concern.
In The Capital" tomorrow morning an editorial
by Mr.. Sheldon will lead the first page II will be
set in larger type than that employed in the body
of the paper and will be run with border II will
be headed The Union of Christendom" and will
urge a compact OF the Christian forces of the world
for the destruction of the saloon and the preserva-
tion OF the Sabbath.
notable first page article is by DR.. Woitstek OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, attacking Bohemian Societies,
under the head lines:
They teach suicide, societies organized 10 kill re-
ligious belief Work OF the Bohemian press and
fraternal orders Remarkable growth of suicide"
Mr. Sheldon writes Introductory note stating
that the author of the article an infdel
but converted TO Christianity through the death
An article denouncing Mormonism and polygamy
by Richard Wake. of Salt Lake City will be given
plea for equal suffrage by Mrs Anna l. Diggs
will be feature OF the contributors page.
a telegram from Kansas City announcing the
suicide of ]. S PETER, Of exUnited States Sen
ator PETER; will be run with an editorial note ex
tending The Capitals" sympathy 10 the hereaved
family.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15

Colonel Robert Bruce Wallace was a native Of
New-York He was appointed TO West Point from
Montana in 1885 and graduated in 1880. He
was assigned to the I'd Cavalry and was stationed
IN the 1ar southwest His most notable service
was long chase while in command of a detachment
after the Apache Kid a. notorious renegade and
murderer, whom he followed through Arizona and
New-Mexico, and even across the line into Mexico
He and his detachment failed TO catch him but
captured the Kids" squaw
In 1894 he was transferred to Montana, where he
was on DUTY with the Montana National Guard until
April lSSs In May he went mastering duty. and
IN the war with Spain he served with the LIST
montana volunteers Northumberland and went
with them to the Philippines, where he
wounded IN action On February TO- 1899 at Caloo-
can. Last July he appointed colonel of the
3Ith Regiment and commanded that regiment until
october q, when he went sick leave.
He was recommended by Major-CfeneraI Mac
Arthur for the brevet of colonel of volunteers and
brevet captain and major for gallant and meritor-
Gus services in the battles of February 3 and TO-
1882 in front OF Manila, in the latter part which
he dangerously wounded. and at the crossing
OF Rio tIraude de la Pampanga, April q, 1892
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
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HARRY c. JONES.

Harry c. Jones' well known resident Of Staten
Island who had been engaged in the real estate
and auctioneering business for the last twenty
years aied late Tuesday afternoon. at his home
in Grfin-st Tompkinsville aged ifty-three years.
He had been i'll for some time, and death was due
to a complication of diseases. He was veteran
of the Civil War. having served in Company c, 56th
New-York Volunteers. and also petty Of
ficer on of the Northern gunbOats. He was
a stanch Republican. and in 1897 against
Augustus Acker for Sheriff of Richmond County.
but was defeated. He also served treasurer of
school District No !, old town of Mddletowu.
He was a member of Casteton Lodge No. 42l.
A o. L. w. and Metmara Council, American
Legion OF Honor. He leaves widow.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
STATE RT-YS FOREST LANDS.

Albany March 14.-The State Forest Preserve
Board has purchased from Benton Turner OF
Plattsburg, ten thousand acres of virgin forest
lards in the Adirondacks. The State pays $4,000
for the land, most or which was purchased for
s. 30 per acre Eight thousand situated
in the northeast quarter of Township No. p, Nc
Combs purchase franklin County and TWO thou
sand are located in Old Military Tract, Essex
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oii would never pass. Mr.. McKeown of Kings
county. said that the Committee on Cities had
oeeh subjected 10 great deal of adverse criti-
oers OF the committee had been in favor of the
morgan bin from the beginning. but was opposed
by the upstate interests
Mr.. Mnton of New York denounced the Fail
lows bill as a subterfuge measure and not con-
templated TO afford the relief needed
Mr.. Snider. OF Kings. questioned the attitude
OF Mr. Morgan in not supporting his bill when il
mad been brought to the attention of the As
senbly He said that Mr. Morgan was not true
10 the great association which had all along
supported him and the bill he had introduced
Mr. Aids, the Republican lender of the ma
oority. said that he wanted TO discuss the Ram
apo bills a business and not on a political
basis he said that the only bill which could be
acted upon on the recommendation of the Gov
ernor's message was the FaIlows bill. ANY sub
stitute was not in order. He further denounced
the Morgan bill as giving to the city of New
York too much power in securing water rights
II might step out and condemn lands throughout
the State, in spite of the protests of the coun-
try districts He said that if the city of New
York would come here and ask for some specific
watershed it would be willingly granted by this
Legislature Such requests have been granted
before, and would be granted now.
At the close OF Mr.. Allds's speech Mr.. Dema-
rest whose bill in repeal of the charter of the
Ramapo company has laid in the Cities Commit
tee since the beginning of the session. asked Mir.
Aids the following question:
Mr. Aids, has not the Ramapo company al
ready the great powers which you would not
confer on New-York City?'
Mr.. Aids did not reply.
The amendment lost by 81 noes to IL
ayes.
tho hill ,,accad
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
BUILDING PLANS ABANDONED

Real estate brokers in this city have said that
many plans for new buildings have been abandoned
temporarily on account Of the threatened tax on
mortgages the recent increase in the tax rate ana
the extravagance OF the Tammany administration
which threa tens 10 impose still greater burden
real The great rise In the cost Of buiIdlng
materials has had effect also 10 delay plans Ior
the erection of many buildings. II has been estl-
mated that buildings which have been expected 70
than 5000 900 Will not ne erected IN me
cify this summer although the plans for the build
ings have been hled.
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MRS. SARAH ELIZABETH HAvILAND.

Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Haviland widow OF David
A Haviand. died on Tuesday at the home Of her
daughter Mrs. c. A. Thompson. No. l6S Jay-st.,
Brooklyn. She in her eighty-secOnd year.
Mrs Haviland was a prominent member of the
Society OF Friends She born in this city but
lived for many years at White Plains. She was
the mother of twelve children. OF whom three
daughters and two sons survive. They Mrs.
Louis A. White Mrs Elizabeth Tompktns. Mrs.
c. A Thompson B. F. Havland and D. L. Havi-
land.
The funeral will take place this evening at No.
I6S Javst Services will also be held the Friends
Meeting House in White Plains tomorrow morn
ing The burial will be at White Plains.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
SCHOOL UNIFICATION.
The Rev. Thomas Mcmillan, in the Catholic wol

The Rev. Thomas Mcmillan, in the Catholic World
Magazine.
The Superintendent OF Public instruction is the
victim OF hs surrounding conditions as the Regents
or the University protected by the conditions
their life and other incidents OF their organ
ization. The might safely be submitted here
without further argument and upon the Superin-
tendent's testimony alone. No intelligent jury
mindful of the welfare Of our schools would hest
tate render verdict in favor of the unification
OF our State educational system under the super
vision of the Regents OF the University. But there
other for such a change in system
Will bring the execution OF the educati func-
tions vested in the Superintendent under pro-
tecting supervision OF the Regenis-et least the
extent Of making them responsible tor the choice
and retention II once OF the ofacial who shaI:
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
MINOR ALBANY TOPICS.
ELECTION LAW BILLS.

Albany March 14-Several large delegations from
New-York City this afternoon appeared before the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate to urge amend
nents 10 the election laws. Arguments were heard
in favor of a bill proposing direC- nominations at
the primary ciections in New-York City and abOl-
isbing all party conventions except for State and
Judicial officers and the City Club bill for the
adoption of the Massachusetts form OF ballot and
tally sheet which has been under consideration
IegisiatlIre for the last three or four wears
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
SOCIETIES OPPOSE MORTGAGE TAX

meeting of the various orders and benevolent
societies of this State viii be held at the office Of
William A Cans No. III Broadway, tomorrow, 70
formulate an amendment exempttng these societies
and orders from the payment Of the tax proposed
bv the mortgage bill now before the Legis-
lature
The following societies representing at least nve
hundred thousand members in this State, are ex-
pected TO be represented Catholic Benevolent So
ciety Of Brooklyn; Independent Order OF Free sons
olic Mutual Benefit Society Of Brooklyn' Cathonc
Relief and Benevolent Association, OF AUBURN;
Chosen Friends. Home Circle. Jewellers League
knights of Honor, Knights OF Pythias knights
canum ROYAL Templars Of Temperance Sons or
BENJAMIN Kesher Shol Barrel Templars OF Lib
erfv order OF United Friends, Ancient Order Of
United Workmen and Order OF Berth Abraham
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
THE DUCHESS DELLA ToRRE.

The Duchess GIusteniano Della Tore, who died
In Naples. Italy from pneumonia. was the daugh-
ter late Richard X. Haight, of this city, and
a sister OF DR. David II. Haight For many years
when fashion centred near Fifth-ave. and Four
teenth-st, the Haight house. at the southeast cor
ner of Fifth-ave and F1fteenth-st, was one OF the
show mansions OF the city. Miss Haght when
only eighteen years old while travelling abroad
met the Duke Della Tore, and, becoming a mem
ber OF the Roman Catholic Church, was married
TO him. She was aoout nifty years old The Duke
three and two daughters survive her The
eldest son Ia q colonel IN the italian army.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
FOR CANAL IMPROVEMENT.

Albany, March 14.-Former State Engineer Martin
Schenck. of Troy, and representatives of various
commercial bodies from New-York City, Buffalo
and other cities along the State canals appeared
before the Ways and Means Committee this after
noon in advocacy of the Hill bill. which appropri-
ated 500 900 for a survey preliminary the
I construction of a barge canal recommended by
the Governors special commission
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

MRS. E I. MOI.INEUX SAID TO HAVE INsrIGATED
PETITION LOOKING TO THAT RESULT.
Henry g. Miller, at whose home Mrs E. l. Mol
lneux and Mrs. Blanche Chesebrough Molineux her
daughter-in-law. staying in Sing Sing this
morning started out with petition for the abo-
lition Of capital punishment in this State He
secured several hundred signatures The petition
was drawn, it is said. at the instgatiOn of the
elder Mrs Moneux II will be sent to Albany 10
be used by persons interested in aboshing capital
punishment in this State.
The condemned man is cool and eonteuted as
ever. He does not give his guards the Least
auXietV
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
PLANS FOR ORGANIZATION ABANDONED.

II learned yesterday from General samuei
Thomas that the plans for organizing the Federal
Trust Company had been abandoned for the pres
ent al least. The company formed by Frank
Jay Gould. youngest son of the late Jay Gouid
and according the original intention was TO nave
egun business with a capital of a.Oooooe ana a
months ago Offices lensed al No, WaIi-st
Nr Gould Is the principal stockhoder IN tbs COM
pany.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
PERE HENRI DIDON.

died suddenly yesterday from apoplexy He was
born March H. 1910.
Pere Henri Didon. celebrated French Dominican
preacher and author. was born at Touvet, Isere on
March Il, 1870 At early age he entered the
Dominican order and went TO Rome TO complete
his studies At the age of twenty-eght he made
his first appearance preacher in Paris and was
known a liberal Catholic a student OF
physiology and friend of Claude Bernard, he made
many addresses scientific top:cs that brought
him fame In 1879 radical deIiverance from him
the subject of divorce caused him be sum-
moned 10 Rome, whence he sent into disci-
plinary secusiOn in a convent in Corsica. Later he
studied in Germany and published work on that
country
Pare Didon published numerous volumes of ser
mons, OF which the first, What is a Monk ap-
peared in 1868. His best known work Life of
Jesus" In 1894 he published a book ''Lourdes," I"
in reply to Zola's novel He was for many years
the prior the Domincans Paris and in 1890
was appointed director of the College of Albert le
Grand at Arcueil.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
TO AUTHORIZE BIG BOND ISSUE.

Albany March 1.-THE Senate Committee on
Cities has considered favoTaby the bill of Senator
Ahearn authorizing the city Of NewYork TO issue
bonds to the amount of S2O000D0 for the improve
rnent of the waterfront of the city such bonds
10 bear interest not more thar per cent. and
TO be paid in thirty years
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
Thereupon the bill passed unanimously.
RANKRUPrcY ACT AND WATER COMPANIES

BANKRUPTCY ACT AND WATER COMPANIES,
Judge Brown of the United States District Court
has denied the petition to have the New-York City
District Water Supply Company and the Upper
New-York City Water Company adjudged bankrupt
corporations. the ground that the Bankruptcy
act does not apply water supply companies. He
rendered similar decision regarding the New
York and Westchester Water Company some time
ago, but that has been appealed TO the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals by Moses r. Crow
Pending decision in the latter case Judge Brown
yesterday denied the motion 10 vacate stay OF
the sale of the stock of the New-York and West
chester Water Company.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
THE REV. DR.. G.. L. WALKER.

Hartford Conn March 1.-THE Rev. DR. George
L. Walker pastor emeritus of the Centre Congre-
gationa Church here. died to-day after a two
weeks illness from pneumonia
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
BODY of R. L. BURDEN BROUGHT HONE.

The body of Richard Irwin Burden. who died in
London some days ago of appendicitis was brought
here on the White Star liner Oceanic yesterday
Mr.. Burden was twenty-three years old. The body
shipped to Troy for burial
New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
MARRIED.

DRITGS-HEMINWAY-On IL 1900 al the home
OF Homer Hemnway, No West 51st-st, by the Rev.
DR. Edmund Rowland, George a. briggs Anne B.
Heminway, both OF Waterbury Conn.
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REMITTANCES should always be made IN Postofrcs
order. Express order. Ne~fork
City. II cash BY unregistered The Tribune
will not BE responsible for
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RENTTTT ANCES

One cop postage charged the DAILY
and TRI-WEEKLT 10 mail subscribers IN Sew-Xork City
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pAMAPO BILL PASSED.
,-V.xrsfoUs ASSEMBLY VOTE on THE
AMENDED FALLows ACT.

z,zrP FROM AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TIE BILL A TEMPORARY CHECK
TO WATER JOBS.