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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
WIFE AND CHILD DROWNED.
Capt. Merritt Barely Saves Himself bS
CIamberinE on Another Boat.


The wife and five-year child Of Capt
George Merritt under whose command
the steam coal barge F. B. Thurber has
piled between New York and Perth Amboy
for fifteen years. were drowned yesterday
by the sinking of the barge at the Lehigh
Valley coal pier at Perth Amboy. The
captain and the engineer OF the boat were
themselves barely able to keep from being
drawn down by the suction. The body
OF the wife was carried by the tide to Staten
rslard and il remained unrecog nized In
the morgue there for several hours. Capt.
Merritt CHANGED to hear OF the finding OF
body while on his return from notifying his
employers in New York of the accident
He hurried to the morgue and Identified
the body as that Of his wife.
The accident occurred at $50 yesterday
morning, while the engineer was asleep
in the pilot house and the Merritt family
were below in the cabin. Reused by the
vessels sudden lurch as she bro ker her moor
inRs the captain ran on deck. When Watch.
man Green, startled by the screams and
splashing. ran down the wharf, the Thur
ber's engineer was already beating at the
cabin dc or oil a canal boat Tor entrance: The
Thurber was out of sight and the Notter
another barge that had been moored with
her, was drifting into the stream. The
Waterman sent the tug Allentown after the
Notter, which was brought back an hour
later with Capt. Merritt aboard.
Merritt told Coroner Schafer that he had
tried to rescue his wife, but had been drawn
under water by her weight until he was
forced TO relinquish his grasp and strike
out for the Notter. The body of the child /,
a girl named Mildred. has not been reco vered.
The cause of the sinking is laid either TO
the age and heavy loading Of the boat, or
loosening of a sea-cock. A hundred and
eighty-five tons of coal sank with the
vessel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
MAYOR CONDEMNS r. r. BILLS.
Thinks Them In the Huckleberry's Interest
Has Q Retaliatory bill

Mayor Low gave out for publication yes
terday q statement in which he not only
denounced the .so-called street railway
grab bills" but also called upon every
philosophical organization in the city
and upon every public-spirted citizen
TO heht against the passage OF the bills
In question. The Mayor asserted that.
in his opinion, the measures to which he
referred were intended TO restore to the
Union Railway Company (the Huckleberry).
without payment, privileges and fran
chises which that company had allowed
to lapse. II was to the Goodsell bill that
the Mayor devoted the greater part OF his
document. He said:
The bill alone would not accomplish all
that was desired and, therefore. various
less related to each other, were Introduced
Every one OF these bills was drawn by
reviyine street railroad rights that had eS-
valueless- Senator Goodsell's willingness TO
omit from the scope Of his biz the borough
intended TO apply to the Union Railway Com
pany, in the borough OF The Bronx ! think
know. also, what suggested the introduction
Xppor,ionmept has been considering for
several months the form Of "A franchise TO
be granted TO the Union Railway Company
combs Dam Bridge A. one Of these hear
ings,, a resident Of The Bronx, c; 3 simpson.
openly chsrsed 1hat tne .n 1n,s k ~ TSs
Bronx without the necessary consent Of The
local authorities. Mr. simpson has since
counsel OF the company. who was then present.
made what struck me at the time as very
lame reply and incline to think thai these
Summarizing his deductions as TO the
purpose OF the bills Mayor Low said;
My present purpose is accomplished In ac-
auaintinF the people Of the city and Of the
be we'll founded, that these measures are in
tended TO give to the MON Railway Com
pany without payment privileges which they
which. under the present Charter Of the city
and laws Of the State. they can only regain
by p"EE sa 5Ss !ff% Hss ssT o.e S
the history Of New ,ork city. and We do not
want another.
The Mayor closes by saying that now is
the time for New York TO make clear once
and for all that no further franchises shall
be granted without just compensation, and
that no old franchises shall be revived
without the cty's consent. He added
"The pending bills would he largely in
effective II they did not revive rights long
since lapsed by some skilful legal formula
that would exempt them from the opera
tons OF the Constitutional amendments OF
is7l-
Mayor Low also announced that IL Is
his intention to strike back at the pro-
moters of the bills he condemns. He
says:
have already said that hope the pending
bills will be defeated: but do not intend
TO stop there. propose to send to Mr.. Whit
man. the citys representative at Albany.
an act to repeal Chapter sos Of the Laws Of
again come under the salutary provisions
OF the General Railroad Law. as originally
passed. I do not conceive that the public IL
Obliged to content itself with simply bea ting
on attacks upon its interests. l think II IL
fully entitled to regain from corporations
an amendment as this.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
SENATOR BRACkETT DEFEATED.
His Mstlons 70 Get His Insurance Bills
Ont Of Committee Lest BY Decisive vstes.

Out Of Committee Lest BY Decisive vstes.
ALBANY. April e.-For several weeks past
Senator Edgar T. Bracket Of Saratoga
has been trying to break into what he terms
the Fire Insurance Trust He introduced
a resolution asking the Attorney General
IL the trust" could be reached under ths
present law. 1t was referred TO the In
surance Committee and will stay there.
Then Senator Bracket introduced two
bills, one to reach the trusts under the
Donnelly law, which was referred to Senator
Brackets Committee on Judiciary, the
other amending the insurance law so as to
prohibit the combination Of fire insurance
companies from maintaining and increas-
ing rates.
This last bill u in the Insurance Com
mittee, OF which Senator Marshall Of Brook
lyn Is chairman. Senator Bracket re-
ported his antitrust amendment favor
ably to-day. Then he moved that the
Insurance Committee be discharged from
consideration OF the bill pending In that
committee. The motion was defeated by
favor Of discharging the committee were
Senators Armstrong. Bracket, Zion H.
Brown, Elsberg. Hill. Lewis and Warwick
Senator Brackets motion to discharge
the Insurance Committee from oonsideration
OF his resolution was defeated by vote
of "a toe. Those who voted to discharge
were Senators Armstrong, Bracket, Z. r.
Brown, Burton, Elsbcrg, Hill, Lewis. Was-
ner and Warwick.
Then Senator Elon R. Brown made a
motion to discharge the COMMITTEES on
chairman, from the further consideration
of his bill which regulates Pullman sleeping
car rates and provides that when an upper
berth is not occupied It shall not be lowered:
The motion was defeated by vote OF
AZ TO 4. Those who voted to discharge
were Bracket Elon r. Brown, Burton
..A Elahor0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
GEN. MASON MUST APOLOGIZE
FOR THROWING WATER on POOR,
OLD ANN AGNEW.

she Secs Mayor Fagsn. Whe Has Known
Her fer Years. and He Gratines Her
with . Fake Check for go. OOO. OOO.Ol
and Writes Letter Demanding Apslsgy
Mrs. Ann Agnew. demented old woman
In whose face Gen. William B. Mason,
Deputy City Collector Of Jersey CITY. threw
water from q sponge when she asked Tor
81 600 ,0Oo.0l last Wednesday morning. APP
peared again at the City Hall yesterday.
She talked with Mayor Mark M. Pagan and
appeared to be greatly distressed BY the
Generals behavior. She was also indignant
because he refused to give her a bit OF
paper wild them beautiful fgeers on IT,
The Mayor got her to promise that she
would forgive the General. Then he d.
rected her to 60 to the City Collectors
ONCE, where one OF the clerks. acting under
instructions from Collector Edward Fry,
made her happy with fake check calling
for 800 900 ,000.0i, which, she said, is a small
part Of the money which Jersey City owes
to her.
Mayor Pagan sent the following letter
to Mr.. Fry yesterday:
Ihave learned through the press that a sub
10 sh Sss o.
/ refer to the throwing OF water upon Ann
Agnew. a poor and inonensive woman. who
short time that she tarried In your ONCE could
not have been a very great annoyance 60
any OF your clerks.
I have known Ann Agnew from boyhood.
and know that she has never given offence
to or injured any person.
In her mental afYiiction she IL to be pitied.
and every kindness and courtesy should be
shown to her.
She has been frequent visitor at my ONCE.
and understand at every offlce in the build
ing she has been universally received with
courtesy, as her affiiction IL known to all.
Despite her afiiction. for many years past
she has performed many kind acts in the
homes Of the poor. where she Is always well
come
Aside from all this. no man in the employ
Of the city has any business 10 trent a woman
with indignity. no matter what her character
or social station may be, The subordinate
in your Office has forgotten himself. ana i
request that you demand of him to make a
public apology to this unfortunate woman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
MURPHY HOUSE IN A NEW NAME.
Transferred by r. L. Bacon to Another
Court Clerk-ConsideratiO 81.

Transferred by r. L. Bacon to Another
Court Observation-Disclosures 81.
Frank L. Bacon transferred yesterday
the house ct $50 Broome street for q NOM
inal consideration to John NJ. Willis. =
clerk In the County Court House. 1t II
the three-story and basement dwelling.
between varick and Hudson streets. where
Michael G. Murphy lived for many years
with Mr. Bacon till his death about q month
ago. Mr.. Bacon was named as the sole
legatee and executor Of the former Police
Commissioner.
When the will was fled It was stated
that Murphy had died possessed Of only
e 900, all personal property. Subsequently
Mrs. Mary brennan Murphy, as widow OF
the Police Commissioner. began a suit in
the Supreme Court to assert her dover
right in his real estate. The complaint
affirmed that Murphy was the owner OF
realty worth more than $4,000, which he
transferred at various times to Bacon.
Among the property specified was the house
at $50 Broome street, which was valued
at t17, 500.
A consideration Of 81 was expressed in
Yesterdays transfer. Bacon Is q clerk In
the First District Municipal Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
". n, stewart NEGLECTED. President OF the
state Board Of Charities.

ALsANr. April s.-The State Board OF
Charities has reelected Commissioner WI
liam r. Stewart OF New YORK city president
for the tenth consecutive term. FOR rea-
son. Of a personal nature, Mr.. stewart
declined to accept reslection, and. a. the
board unanimously decided that II could
not see its way clear TO accept II, the decnna-
The board has approved OF the moor
porstion Of the Brooklyn North District
Epworth League, and has issued dispensary
iicepses 10 the Nursery and Child's Hospital,
Of S7I Lexington avenus, ana the nfo SSo
Eve and Var InhrmAry Dispsnsary W W
East iI3d street. New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
ELsBERGs CORONERS BILL.
II Ii Said That He II Bound II Shall Pass
or He VIII Held Up Other Bills.

ALBANY. April s-Senator Elsberg is
bound that his bill abolishing the office OF
Coroner in New York city and substituting
medical examiners instead shall pass this
Legislature. He has set his whole hopes
on this BILL and 1t is said that IL he does
not get IL he will hold up all other legisla-
ton. and particularly the confirmation Of
the nomination Of Frank NJ. Baker as Rail-
road Commissioner
This afternoon he appeared before tho
Assembly Cities Committee and spoke In
favor OF the bill. and Assemblyman Fitz-
patrick, upon whose motion the bill was
recommitted, opposed IL.
The committee did not hold an executive
session, no the bill was not reported. II
il now on the order of third reading.
On Monday night the Assembly Committee
on Rules takes charge OF all legislation in
the lower house. This committee can Kill
or favor any bill it wishes to. n IL places
the Coroners bill on the calendar II may be
taken as almost certain that il is to pass
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
BTLL TO AID SALOONKEEPERS.
II Allows Them 70 Pay the Increased Tax
In TIVE Payments.

ALBANY, April s.-1he Assembly Excise
Committee to-day reported favorably As
semblymsn Apgar's bill. authorizing saloon
keepers to pay their liquor tax in two pay.
me nts, one half on May and the other half
six months later. This bill was first sug-
eested by the Republican leaderss With view
howe YER II Is said that II would demoralize
the machinery in the State EXCISE Depart
ment and would cause a further decrease
in The revenues each year Of 81 900 900. In
addition to the decrease to be caused by the
number OF saloons that will 60 out OF DUST
believed that now the bill will not pass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
HEARING on UNIFIcArIoN BILL.


A Misunderstanding Between Danforth
r. Afnswcrth and Regent Mckelway.
ALBANY. April "a hearing was given
to-day by the Assembly Public Education
Committee on Assemblyman Landon's Uni
fcation bill. which places the Department
OF Public Education under the control Of
the State Board Of Regents. State Super
intendent Of Public Instruction Charles r.
Skinner and Danforth E. Ainsworth, Deputy
Superintendent appeared in opposition to
the bill. while Regent st. Clair McKelway
and Pliny T. Sexton were present TO
favor II.
Mr.. Ainsworth attacked the Regents.
calling them plutocrats and millionaires
and aristocrats. He said that many lies
had been told In connection with this Uni
6cation matter. In conclusion he said
"a lie we'll stuck to is never as good ss
the truth"
Mr.. MoKelway retorted that a. the gentle
man had said lie we'll stuck to il as good
as the truth he was probably an authority
demanded another minute to deny that he
had made such q statement.
The committee took no action on the
bill. but will hold an executive session
next Tuesday, at which time IL is expected
the bill will be reported favorably.
The Senate Committee on Public Educa-
ton held meet ting this afternoon to consider
the unification bills. Four OF the seven
members OF the committee were present.
A motion was made TO report the Stevens
Unification bill favorably, four votes being
required to carry IL. Senators Frawlcy
and Dooling voted In favor OF tho motion
and Senator's Lewis and Bracket against.
Then a motion was made to report Sena-
tor Elon X. Browns Unifcation bill. Tho
vote upon this motion was exactly reversed
This action Of the committee was made
for the purpose of permitting the question
to be brought before the Sc nate and to show
the disposition Of the committee toward
the bill 1t il expected that Senator Ste
vens will move in the Senate that the COM
mittee be discharged from further considera-
ton OF the bills.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
MAYOR HASN'T SATISFIED e. l..
They Want 10 Know Why Elsberg Rapid
Transit Bill Won't do.

The Citizens Union, by the chairman OF
it's committee on franchises, came back
at the Mayor yesterday with this state
ment and interrogation, apropos OF the
Rapid Transit legislation:
The Elsberg bill meets every aim that, so
far IA we have noted. the Mayor or any other
friend OF the Bostwick bill has suggested
II also meets the public demands in other
important directions which no one has as yet
openly opposed II was long since intro
duced in both House and Senate: has success
fully stood all criticism and has been favor
ably reported to the Senate
Why does the Mayor aniaRonize the Els
berg bill by another. introduced so late that
the public has but "A confused impression OF
1t. so imperfect that ~ promoter are busy
amending IL? Should he not explain what
Is the matter with the Elsberg bill; why, II
bad the city's representative at Albany did
not earlier oppose IL. and why II good, he
does not now support II?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
EXPLOSION INJURIES THREE.
The Owner OF the Boiler Blown 100 Feet
One Leg Broken and the other Crushed.

SYRACUSE. April s.-Three men were
seriously injured. one perhaps MORALLY.
by the explosion Of q boiler on the farm
of George l.. Booth, in the town Of Fabius.
at noon to-day. Clinton o. Penoyer
owner OF the portable engine. was thrown
100 feet His face was badly scalded and
his left leg was broken twice. while the
right enc was crushed from the knee to
the ankle. Hiram Wedge had all OF his
clothes. including shoes and stockings, torn
on ard his shoulder broken. Walter j.
Pierce sustained bad scalp wound.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
CRUELTY ~ ORPHANS HOME
COMMITTEES Of state Board OF Charities
Declares Complaints Well Founded.

ALBANY. April 9.-The State Board Of
Charities to-day adopted a report Of
committee Of the board relative to the in
vestigation into the complaints against
the management Of the Susquehanna Valley
Home for Orphans at Binghamton. The COM
plants Of unwarrantable and cruel punish
ments were, it is declared. well founded
They were made specially against the
alleged. whipped the children with the
consent and approval of the Superintendent,
c. E. Fuller
The resignation of these two officers,
which closely followed the investigation,
was accepted by the board OF managers
and their connection with the institution
was terminated. The report OF the State
Board Of Charities recommends that the
board OF managers Of the home should
take immediate action toward remedying
the conditions which gave rise to the troub-
les in the institution. adopting consistent
system Of discipline and discontinuing
corporal punishment by officers and EN-
ployets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
ANTI.RAILROAD BILL MEETINGS.
The Men VINO VIII Deneunce the Measures
Announced.

These speakers for the mass meetings
IN he held tonight and tomorrow in OPP
position to the railroad bills now pending
before the Legislature were made public
yesterday; So.
For to-niaht's meeting at Cooper Iniom On. :.
n. Fulton Cutting chairman John DE VIII
Warner. Frank MoTi g. i .snhn & Cosby,
4 Hf boaison. G NJ. chadyick. ): a: Hodge
For the Saturday night o msetIWnE la sh m q
pecLhsm ,ohairmanI !, ex-senator John FORD.
Henry deor AdeImseS Hsr Ssn,o raTson s.
Whitney. Mrs. Harriet stanton Batch and
senator Elsberg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
swallowed Half Dollar Found.

The half dollar which Miss Adele Ruhl-
mann OF $40 Pacific street, Brooklyn. swal-
lowed on JAN 7 last has been located by the
X-ray, and the doctors say that no opera
ton for its removal Is necessary. The
Young woman is in her usual good health.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
The Aneghany Floated.

The Hamburg American steamship Alle-
ehany, smashed in a collision with the
tramp steamship Merryweather in the
bay on Wednesday, was noated Yesterday
by the Merritt Chapman Wrecking Com
pany and towed to Erie Basin. Nobody
WAS drowned in the collision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
Tho Rev. Dr. Apologize Retires From On.
Pulptt.

NEwBURaH. April s.-The Rev. DR.. o.
tavius Apologize. for thirty-hve years
rector of st. Georges Episcopal Church.
has retired and has been made rector
emeritus. The Rev. John Huske OF Fay
etteville, N. c., formerly archdeacon Of
Raleigh, N. c., has accepted the vacant
rectorship. pr. Apologize is q member
Of the Standing Committee OF the New
York Diocese and IL a warm friend Of Bis
hon Potter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
''u't Of Appeals Afnrms Judgment Against
the brooklyn Heights n. u. Co.

ALBANY, April s.-The Court Of Appeals
Today affirmed judgment Of Sis,ies OBJ
@ihed 10y Julia e. Bennett OF Brooklyn
asalns, the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Com
Pany for injuries received In q collision
uelNeen two cars OF the company at the
.o'ner Of Third avenue and Sixty -nNh
sueet on Sept. II, 1859, which resulted
10 The partial paralysis Of her right side.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
NQ&M[ItMAs&.
Three Cor. 18Th St.
BROADWAY Cor. Canal ST.
Stores Near Chamber.
pI led

BREvooRr Suddeniy on April Q. at Pnts,ow..
N. j.. william W. Breyoort In the 9Th ye1
OF his age.
Funeral services on Friday. April TO- at u O'Clock.
Al the residence OF MIS-. Frederic a. PottA.
Pi,ts,own. n. J. Special lar attached TO the
Lehish Valley train leavhS'a,d 81 at s:?a A. NJ
or Cortiandt st. at $50 a. N.
PRiNCE.-on Thursday, April Q. 1909. David Prince.
In the 6Tth year OF his age.
Funeral service will take place al his late rea'
drnce xzo Morris ay., f1Zsbeth, \. j.. on Sst.
rrdsy. April II. 1908. al J.. NJ Cincinnau
papers please copy.
WILSON, SUDDENLY, on Apnls. Samuel ~ Wlsoas
Of pneumonia, at his residence. Ss Asdisoa
ST., Brooklyn.
Services ON saturday evening. Apnl ~. al 0
O'Clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10

John Carroll, wanted for a bank robbery
in Los Angeles, Cal, committed in 1895.
was arrested by Detective Sergeant James
Carroll of Capt. Formo sa's star. yester-
day. Carroll II accused OF being one Of
the gang that tunnelled from a saloon to
the bank, blew up the vaults and got away
with the loot. Carroll denies that he was
concerned In the robbery. although he
admits being in Los Angeles at the time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
Examine Flower on bribery Chsrse.

The examination OF DR.. r. G. Flower on
. charge Of giving Andrew ID. Meloy $500
with which to bribe Inspector Titw. then
Q police captain. was begun at Jefferson
Market police court yesterday, but ad-
charge wAs denied ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10
REIIGl0Is NOTICES.

Paasson Service. Thr Rev. ". y. Raintford, d D.,
hector. VII condue, the food Indsy fhss'a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10

the laws Of dress. To-day the fashions
go as New York sets them.
There's a chic about our Suits
of worsteds and cheviots. Greys
of every shade lead, with q
plaiding or stripping of family
tinted lines. Some as low 40
$1,000.
Like you black or blue 7
They re here, at a minimum Of
$12 a suit-more for better
grades.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-10

Spring Top-Coats for dry
days Rain-Coats for wet daya
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07

Hy whine Of an ..,d-r II sale from
the Lonorabie the aforesaid court
and to me directed, bearing tiA.e Oct.
II. 1905
1 will proceed To sell at public auc-
ton. at the front door ofNtn, Courthouse,
in the town Of Covinpton, Louisiana.
SATURDAY. November 7. 1868. betwt en-
leg i sale hours, the following described
property. to-wit:
Lots and in square -, less por-
ton measuring 1T feet front on Monroe
street, by debth Of 237 feet, sold to
William Williams, situated In the town
of Vaudeville
Terms cash-to pay debts.
RANDOLPH MORGAN,
oc24-3t. Admfnists ator
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
u. S. Land once, New Orleans, La. J

Oct. 20, 1908.
Notice. il herebv given tina. tile follow
ing-named settler Las filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof. in sup
port Of his claim, ard s,.id pr,.af will he
made before the clerk of the district
court, at Covingtcn. IL. on Thnrsdayj
December :, 1908, viz:
WARREN PIERCE.
Who made homestead entry No. 81 $40
for the south half of northwest quar-
ter and north half of southwest quar-
ter section 20, township 5, urnge ID
east, st. Helena meridian.
He names the following witne sses to
prove his continuous res .dence up"n
and cultivation Of said land. VIZ:
A. Bush and Walter Lavingh0use, Of
Talisheek, st. Tammany Parish, La. /,
and j. D. Thomas and Geo. Timer, Of
Townsville, St. Tammany Parish, La.
oct 3l-5t WALTER l.. COHEN, Register.