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New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
CORPORATION TAX CHANGES.
AND ORGANIZATION CHARGE TO
BE REDUCED

Albany March Io-The fourth of Governor OdeIrs
-ax bills the taxing general corporations is 10
he generally amended. and II is highly probable
that II tie Brackett bills recasting the general cor
Ilorauon laws pass the tax bill viii simply pro-
vide for an annual tax the capital employed
ana a REDUCTION of the organization tax from one
eighth 10 one-twentieth Of per cent
Senator Krum says that the feature Of the pres
ent bill which proposes to establish the maximum
authorized capital stock as basis Of taxation Is
not 70 be adhered to- and that that portion of the
bin is 10 be modified so to tax employed capital
The committee is in possession of brief aimed at
the present form Of the bill by Frank White A
former employe in the corporation bureau of the
Secretary Of State. Many Of tho changes will be in
accord with Mr. Whites suggestions. II Is sug-
gested that il would be unwise 10 repeal the act
which exempts corporations TO the extent Of the
capital engaged in manufacturing in the sale Of
the products of such manufacture In this State
Mr.. White says in his brief:
IT is fair to assume that TIE exemption extended
fe manufacturing corporations has induced many
OF them 10 locate their factories within the State
Therefore they here virtually by reason
or contract granting them immunity from the
given fun faith and credit TO the terms Of this CON
tract, and while there may be legal principle in
insist that there is great morai Principle in To
yolved which should not be disregarded or vio-
In respect 10 new method of increasing the
@ stsIe reyen9es l maintain that this problem IS
general corporation law and Of the stock corpora
Ilberal policy pursued IN this State Tor many
years. Eliminate from statutes the antiquated
TERED men Of wealth from investing their money in
corporate enterprises within the State, Let the
state OF New-fork assume the position Of progress
oercai supremacy In ntber words nsss nS fbe
Bracket bills Aberalizng the corporation laws or
bills substantially on those lines. Reduce the
about one-twentieth Of per cent. Do these things
and the revenues Of the State win be increased be-
manner
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
PANAY TURNS AMERICAN.
NATIVES TAKE THE OATH or ALE
GLANCE To THE NUMBER OF 1900.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBryE.I ]

Washington March 10-The total disappear
ance of unfriendliness to the American regime
in the worst hotbed of insurrecton In the Phillp-
pines seems TO be nearly accomplished, accord
ing to letter just received by the Washington
Bureau of The Tribune dated at Iloilo January
O. 1t is from an army officer of unquestioned
judgment and veracity. Up to that date oaths
Of allegiance had been taken by more than
I 900 men in that province which is garri-
soned by the 26th Infantry under Colonel Ed
round Rice the regiment that was raised at
Plattsburg Barracks. NewYork- nearly TWO
wears ago From this letter the following eN-
tracts which are significant in their bearings on
tie future Of the archipelago. are taken;
The oaths of allegiance to the government OF me me
I-nited states since November is, 1900 IN thls
island divided according districts have neen @'
follows: 800, r,..o , 10. csba tuan.
ABS: Leon 3.O5s st. Barbara l;ES; iIo; da;. ZIG,
Barotac, 2ls3 NIandaniao 500 Gg m3a Gd%a SSoa 5S:
Isbaras "a; san Miguel l.714; Lapaz- 80; AhIno-
dian 3f2: San Joaquin 65l; total! Aoo'' .o+bor IN
This is more than all the oaths put togeorei ~.
tbe rest Of The archipelago. A thousand more ear ar
being administered each day In the VarIou uiIces of
the isand-Antique Capz and Concepcion.aThe h l%1 i
lowing the example rms ,-aitI,v sun
portere is a severe blow % them-how stNSde o ~
be seen by their occasional dispay oI "a tbst the
GER and brutality Investigation SHOWS tIaA i+ias
recent burning of Caha tuan. one OF the pes -
in the island. done solely IN reDense 0rdrs
were issued by the insIrgent leader TO k II5 oiU55
natives who led in taii?g the oatn ana tb no ttack
I'm the hutchery women ana chlIdrth ~ IL small
on the town less attention was paid TO me r Sn,I.i
garrison than TO venting the WTatH 5;o6tion al that
gents on the inhabitants Ahothef !I ,av,-er In
goes 70 show they regard II Il the .io nlahr On
which they cut 10 pieces by oo13S gance foe There
q M doubt in their minds. apparently. as ~
whether the people are sGE 70 TO be hon
est and true their oaths. or are Wiling 10 pe'
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
POLICE SHAKE UP CO-HING.
NEW COMMANDER SLATED FOR THE
TENDERLOIN.

Police Commissioner Murphy as The TRIBUNE an
uounced early last week, has been contemplating
for some days a shake-up among the captains ne
is now about ready to begin Tomorrow in ali
probability will commander In the Ten
derloin and another captain in the West For
ty-seventh-st. station So many SamollnS houses
have been entered recently with more or less sue
cess right under the of Captains Thomas and
Donohue that sop must be thrown to public
opinion by transferring the activities rather the
non-actvfties of these models of how not to do
1t to some other locality.
Commissioner Murphy said yesterday that he
would have made transfers before now but he had
been unable 70 pick out who seemed to him
suitable fill those two important commands 1t
is believed that he has made up his mind now. and
gossip has slated Captain Chapman for the Tender
oin and Captain schmittberger for West Forty
seventh-st
Although Commissioner Murphy says the shake
up he is contemplating Will not be sweeping one,
not lacking that Captain Cannon. IN
of the precincts in The Bronx and Captain
Frers in East Eighty-eighth-st-. may change
PAGES.
Commissioner Murphy denied emphatically yes
terday that he had asked permission from John F.
Carroll to make these transfers as published Il
met Mr.. Carroll Tamnany Hall on Saturday"
said Mr. Murphy ''and he told my Management
of the force winning the unstinted approval OF
Tammany Hall 7 told him L intended to make
certain transfers of captains for the good OF the
service, and he assured of his hearty support tn
making any transfers thought good MIR Car
roll is not interfering in my mana cement or the
force in any manner L assuming the entire
sponsihility. and therefore will insist upon absolute
control
TT is reported that you intend to resign the
missionership as soon the legislature adtourns,
In order that the Mayor may put John b. Sexton
at the head of the force and restore you to the
Health Board, Mr.. Murphy was told
'sThat IS a dream" replied Mr.. Murphy THE
Mayor can, Of course, remove me at any moment
without charges but I have idea of resignns.
NY health and strength not declining beneath
the weight of my responsibilities and have
not become discouraged or dismayed over the out
look All talk of my resigning the Police Commits
sionershp is absolute rot
notwithstanding what Mr. Murphy says about
not resigning. reports current that the Mayor
intends to remove him. not for cause but for the
purpose of putting the department in the hands or
some person who will show more sympathy for the
gambling fraternity than Mr.. Murphy has done
The step will he taken however, II Is said. un-
til after the legislature has adjourned so that the
danger of the passage Of State constabulary bill
might be increased.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
BIRDsALL STILL APPRENTICESHIP.
HE SAYS THE WATER SITUATION is GROW
ING MORE CRITICAL IN BRooKLYN
AND THE BRONX

George w Birdsan. chief engineer of the Depart
Thtrty-eighth-st told Tribune reporter yesterday
that the water supply situation growing more
and more critical especially for The Bronx Borough
and Brooklyn He viewed the situation with
great deal of apprehension. and, in fact, had done
so for the last six months. He had no suggestions
to offer that might afford relief He had made
suggestions five six years ago. and now would
let somebody else make them, he said Temporary
relief might be afforded by heavy ranfals. and
March was a good month for cOpious rains. II
would require however. a continuous series of
heavy raiufaIis to make the city safe until the end
NJ the wear The rain OF the last day or two had
rot made any appreciable difference in the situa-
riou On Sunday an inch two of water was
USUALLY gained but that offset by Monday.
which was washday and then the factories started
up again.
wiIHan, Dalton Commissioner of Water Supply.
visited Croton Watershed on Saturday with Chier
Engineer BirIsaII and contracted heavy cold
Yesterday he was III al his home No 4st West
Tbirty-fourth-st. with attack OF grip and could
not be seen. 1t not expected that he would be
a mis- office to-day.
Officials connected with the water supply in Man
haitian and The Bronx professed TO think that last
nights rain would do something toward increasing
the supply in those bCroughs we'll in Brook
yn.
People living in the districts where the dearth
has been marked hailed the rain with feelings
of thankfulncSS and looked toward betterment
Of the conditions prevailing
The weather forecast for to-day predicts rain and
a warmer temperature
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
RAID ON A BOWERY SALOON.

Police Captain Walsh. OF the Eldrdge-st station
has received many complaints of robberies occur
ring in Joseph Whites saloon. No. lg7 Bowery
and determined to close the place up Detectives
Delaney, Baxter Walsh and Stevenson and PATROL
man Dwan, who was attired as Iongshoreulan n
were sent to the place get evidence They found
that the place visited by "Bowery nan-
handlers and women of evil repute Captain
Walsh. at the head of a squad OF policemen made a
raid the place o'clock yesterday morning
Joseph White was arrested a charge of violating
the Excise law, and thrty-f1ve men and eleven
women found in the place made prisoners I'm
the Essex Market Court yesterday Magistrat te
Flammer held White for examination, discharged
the thirty-hve men. and held the eleven women i'm
bonds for their good behavior for one month
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
DENOUNCES COyDUCT OF POTFpv
DR. CHARLES Fl. EATON SAYS YELLOW RACE
MAY SWEEP CHRISTIANITY FROM
THE EARTH

The conduct OF the powers in China and :,
dentalIy some missionary methods were savaru.
condemned by the Rev DR.. Charles H. Earor -
the evening" service yesterday at the Church of 81
Divine Paternity. in Central Park West The ,o,S
was, Shall 1t Be Christ or Confucius for Chinas.
Dr. Eaton said that the morality taught by CO..
fucius was of extremely high order He co--
tinued IN part:
mons mouth and by the bloody sword at the ba5sss-
o. the spirit OF commercialism and greed then
say one thousand times rather Confucius
A war the real reason for which is that millions
are waiting for investment Is absolutely wrons
from a Christian and ethical point of view W.
cannot open ports in the name of Jesus. If Cbira
is TO be dismembered IL would have been far batss.
that that country had been left alone by Chrfstss
Christian missionary. but il the established civil
government of a country is to give way 10 ~
lished and if we for every missionary are to send
man-of-war behind to back up such demands rsan
it is time for us 10 call a stop.
The history of the Christian nations in Cbf,,
Christianity. 1t has been history OF murds-
rapine and rape. In the name of Christianifv 4,
the name OF the Golden Rule. in which saw W.
believe demand that those things should ceas,
If China can be Chrstianized only by dismemhsr
ment and exploitation, then far better that the
Chinese should remain followers OF Confucius who
was firm believer in equity and justice and
taught to that effect
May almighty power keep back our hands
from the throat of China, God grant thar Chin,
may be won for Christianity. but God grant also
resist until the Christian nations have learned the
true lessons Of Christianity.
There abundant signs that II we do wa,
desist from our course the submissive yeIo-y rse.
will rise in Its might and sweep away frc-, th<
earth a Christianity which has become the svno-
nyme OF commercial greed and cruel greed.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
SHARP CONTEST OVER CANALS.
,-rcrr BF-rvyEF,N THE FACTIONS OK LEWIS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Albany. March 10 CSpeciaD.-The fight be-
tween the canal and anti-canal factions OF lhe
Assem- hlv will be brought out into the open To-
-norrow night when the Lewis amendment TO
l-he constitution comes up for final passage. Inc
amendment is supported by the anti-canal men,
and viii be vigorously pushed by this faction
because II II passes il wiz go before the people
any proposition for an appropriation for canals
or other purposes The Lewis amendment pro-
n-ides that the Legislature be prohibited from
.exenlpting amy person. association. firm or cor
roration'' from taxation. The amendment
passed both houses last year by large vote.
and is vigorously urged by members who
have no special interest in canal legislation.
In order to show the need Of such an amend
,nent Mr. Lewis secured the passage Of a bill
last year which provided for a report by the
State Controller Of all the properties exempt from
taxation in the various cities Of the State. This
report which was submitted 10 the legislature
january 2, shows that the amount of property
owned by charitable and reformatory institu-
tions which chiefly seek exemption through
legislation, now aggregates s:lS.Sll.'i2'i. while
that owned by churches and religious societies
amounted to S129,099055. The school property,
which is exempt amounts 10 S>1.3l2.1i0
The tabulated list which follows shows the
state county, etc in the city of New York.
compared with few other principal cities and
the aggregate amounts for the whole State:
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
MORE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS.

Manila, March 10.-Judge Taft and his
ciates Of the United States Philippine Commits
sion. accompanied by their wives and number
of prominent Filipinos, embarked to-day on the
United States transport Sumner and sailed for
Lucena, Province of Tayabas. Luzon where
they will organize provincial government. At
the time Of their departure the pier thronged
with natives, who cheered the commissioners
and gave many other proofs Of the popularity of
the commission.
The insurgents have surrendered five hundred
rifles in the provinces of Pampanga, BuIacan
and Bataan in the last four weeks.
TheMethodists report 120 converts in Manila
last week. and the Philippine Evangelical Church
claims to have secured many new members
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
BUNDLE THROWN INTO STREAM
BODY FOUND AFTERwARD LEADS TO sU-s-
PICION OF MURDER

Gloucester, y. j., March 10 (SpecaD.-The hodv
or an unknown woman was found In Timber Creek
below this city. TWO weeks ago, and was buried in
the potter's field. The body was at first slIpnosed
10 be that of 'One Armed Jennie" familiar fig
ure OF the police courts, because the woman had
lost a part OF her right Investigation how
ever, dispels this belief. and adds strong sus-
picion CT murder 10 the The body was that
OF woman about forty'-fve years old with dark
hair mixed with gray Her head was tightly tied
an a knitted nubIa. The body had been IN the
water about two months
John Cox and John Cummings. who run a fat
poat IN Timber Greek, about the middle of Decem-
Der tod many persons of an uncanny experience
the hestvflle Road bridge o'clock in the morn
ing, waiting for a turn Of the tide let them push
out " hile they We're waiting a team stopu eel ON
the hr1cge. ana in the dim light the boatmen saw
TWO men moving about in the wagon. While Cox
ana cummings looked on they a heavy bundle
enout and driven furiousy in the direction OF
gloucester. whence the rig had come The boat
men thodsht something wrong had happened
Dut; although they told their story the next day
notnlng was done, and body was then found
dent. ~ -i"S iiioi-
Daniel Lynch. who keeps the toTgate a half mile
above the bridge, remembers that a team Dassed
lhroush about the time spoken of by the hoatrnen
IN the wagon were two excited men. They maid
toll 10 NestvllIe and in about seventeen minutes
returned with the horses white with foam and
dashed through the gate a furious pace No
Official action had been taken to fathono tbe nvs-
ters Of the woman's body. but with these new
facts brought TO his attention Coroner R,shey- IS
now at work on the case
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
BOY MAY DIE FROM DEBAUCH
POLICE TALK OF MAKING \ RAID ON A
HOUSE IN WHICH HE WAS

Charles Thompson. Postal telegraph messenger
sixteen years old, who lives with his widowed
mother at No. II West-st-. In the alcoholic
ward of Bellevue Hospital last night in a ravngs
deiriun. On Friday night Thompson Leon Isaacs
and Myer Bisenthal. also messengers. drew their
pay, and found a place in the Bowery where they
got large bottle of liquor which tasted like car
boc acid and had almost the same effect when
swallowed They to the house at No 4
SprinS-st-
A detective stationed at the gate of Belle
vue, and when young Isaacs called and asked TO
Thompson he taken into custody
Accompanied by the Isaacs boy. detectives from
the 'Mulherry-St station to the house at No 4
Prince-st last night and arrested Charles Burgess
who keeps pool and billiard room in the base
ment: Annie Petersen twenty years old and Rem
jamin Silverman. twenty-five years old who saws
he is a waiter
coroner late last night attempted to take the
Thompson boys ante-mortem statement but his
condition made the effort futile.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
ARRESTS AT LITTLE CONEl .
CAPTAIN SCHMITTBERGER TELLS VAL
DRONS AND OTHERS THAT MURfHn
WANTS NO SUNDAY DANCING.

Captain Schmttberger. of the West ohe-huii-
dreth-st. station, acting under the ORDERS ol
Commissioner Murphy. yesterday AFTERNOON "e
scended on two dance halls in Little oohey
Island" in West One-hundred- -and-tenth-st Inc
ca aptain and his warned the propfletois vi
the places that the commissioner hao oecreci
that dancing on Sunday would not he allowed
After conveying this message Captain SchIiitI-
berger's detectives made four arrests for VIOLA
tion of Section 81 of the liquor tax law Ihose
arrested were Edward WaIdron. who. with his
brother Louis runs the place known as wal
dron's OF No. 216 West One-hundred-and-tenth-
St; Charles Thompson. twenty-five years olu
of No. 216 West OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -tenth-st. a
waiter employed by the Waldrons; Ernest Ro-
phorus proprietor of the hall at the southwest
corner of One hundred -and-tenth-st. and Broad
way and John r. Brew, twenty-eight years DID,
of No 10 West One-hundred- nd-hfth-st.. one
OF his walters
The Waldrons have had much trouble because
Of the dancing on Sundays which they have per-
mitted in their place. They and others who
maintain similar places in Little Coney ISL
and" have been arrested several times, but have
been discharged after long and frequently ad-
1ourned hearings in the police courts. Repeated
complaints have been made by property owners
and their associations.
Captain Schmittberger told the WaIdrons and
Rophorus that the Commissioner held that Sun
day dancing violation of Section 23l of
the Penal Code, and of No. 1.4S1 of the greater
New-York charter. Detectives Walsh and Merz
were assigned by the captain to visit Waldron's,
and Detectives Diveen and Pierce to go to
Rophoruss. They found like conditions in both
places. Walsh and 91erz found the large dance
room floor OF Waldron's dotted with tables. Be-
fore they were allowed to enter this room they
were obliged to pay ten cents for meal ticket.
emitting them to two sandwiches. After this
forrnality they discovered that intoxicants could
be purchased without trouble. The detectives
purchased two glasses of beer, and then arrested
Waldron and his waiter.
Detectives Diveeny and Pierce went through
the same procedure In Rophoruss place. All of
the prisoners were speedily bailed out after
reaching the station house To make sure that
no dancing would take place Captain Schmitt-
berger stationed two detectives at the dance
halls, and instructed them 10 make arrests if
the occasion presented itself
Louis Waldron, when seen after the arrests
was highly indignant at the action of the police
He said that several decisions had been given
maintaining the legality of dancing on Sunday
as long as it is "pastime." He asked why
dancing was not allowed In One hundred and
tenth-st. when it is allowed in Fourteenth-st
Captain Schmittberger declared last night
that the action of the two proprietors in obIig-
ing their guests to purchase d meal ticket" be-
fore allowing them to enter the dining rooms
was subterfuge and an evasion Of the law. No
reputable hotel. he said. would do such thing
New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
RALLFTNG AGAINST POLICY ACT.
LOBBYISTS PREPARING TO AssAIL THE
BILL IN THE SENATE


BILL IN THE SENATE.
Albany, March 10 CSpecaD.-The foes Of the
Anti Policy bill preparing TO defeat it by
amendment in the Senate in the course of This
week. The hill, as introduced by Mr.. Weekes
and passed by The Assembly. was reported last
Friday by the Senate Committee The vigor
with which the bill viii be fought was at once
shown by the action of Senator Tim Sullivan
when the measure was first handed down in
the Senate A motion by Senator EIsberg to
advance it was Immediately thwarted by Sem
ator suIivan's opposition
The lobbyists interested in defeating the
measure were never more active than since the
time the bill was favorably reported The foes
OF the measure had often boasted that they
1 would be able 10 amend il in committee Tbis
ehes were able to do Last year, when the hill
which originally provided that the mora ,ossas-
SION OF policy slips should be evidence OF a,,f1t
was amended by the insertion of the WORD
knowingly" thus making il necessary for .h.
city authorities 10 prove the prisoners l,oy,l-
enge OF being connected with a policy game
Never before has an anti-policy bin movsd
. ief"~fo SO nresistibly through the legislature
: Consequently, Senator Sullivan has summoned
al his resources 10 combat the bill on the oman
foor OF the Senate. Senator Sullivan will eau
little himself The talking viii be done bv sena.
Tor Grady and the bill viii be held back until
Ar Grady is fully recovered from his illness.
The friends OF the measure and Of Cantai,
Goddard, IT'S frarner. say that the bin will pass
They say also that they have evidence To show
that the game Of policy was never run with
greater profit To the syndicate that controIs .,
tnAn Ell the present time. They further argue
tnAL me present law is so lax that under IL.
peovis1ona only thirteen arrests have he,.n n,.ds
by ahe New-York police In the last two yeays
dno mat every one OF the thirteen accused ner.
sone has escaped with a nominal fne 20