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company business a. distinguished from
banking business, the question pre-
sented chiefly concerns the public In
the possibility II raises that large num-
Der OF the financial institutions may
perhaps 80 conduct their operations that
no weekly returns OF their condition will
De made, as now. in the weekly bank
statement. II il true that this bank
statement In more or less inadequate,
and that there are grave objections
to the average system on which 1t is
based. 1t does, nevertheless, serve to
exhibit in a general way the extent OF
local financial commitments.
We trust, therefore, that the trust
companies which have withdrawn from
the Clearing House Association, a. they
have a perfect right to do, will establish
q secondary or trust company clearing
house for themselves, 20 that each Satur-
day, simultaneously with the bank state
ment, there may be published trust
company statement showing the opera
tons during the week Of the Institutions
which have no connection with the
regular Clearing House. At this time
no measure which might tend to throw
the veil Of secrecy. over banking opera
tons would be good.
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Bryan the Bolter.

Mr.. CLEVELAND wrote, and Mr.. Hill
wrote and Mr.. SHEPARD, Mr.. STANcH-
FIELD and Judge O'BRIEN spoke at the
Jefferson dinner given by The Bronx
Democrats on Monday night, but the
most suggestive remark was made by
the chairman OF the Democratic State
Committee, Mr.. FRANK CAMPBELL.
Mr.. CAMPBELL described how last fall
the ticket put up by the uncompromising
Bryanites, styling themselves the Liberal
Democratic party, threatened to create
serious inroads on the vote OF the regular
Democracy. 1t was thought necessary
to send a man to Lincoln to induce Mr..
BRYAN to print or say something that
would call his personal followers on.
Every candidate on the then Democratic
ticket had supported BRYAN in 1900, and
on the principle that had governed their
action they thought that BRYAN should
support them in turn. This BRYAN re-
fused to do, and the Liberal Democrats
remained in the field. Their ticket re-
ceiyed ,ss4 votes in total vote of more
than million and a half.
As q little sputter OF independence,
the Liberal Democratic party attracted
no attention; but BRYAN's refusal to give
aid to the Democratic party in the Empire
State at a critical time discloses him as
the head Of a pitiably insignificant band
of adherents and the actual leader of war
on the Democrats here-something that
cannot fail to discredt him with the mass
Of the Democracy throughout the Union
In fastening the character Of bolter on
BRYAN Mr.. CAMPBELL gave a far sharper
flip to the hope Of Democratic regenera-
ton than Mr.. CLEvELAND's admonition
that his party keep conscientious re-
gard for the best and highest interests
Of the people, or Mr.. HILLS reminder
that 1t is a time for Cancellation and
mutual concession
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Automobile Legislation.

To TIE EDITOR or TEE SUs-S6: Your
remarks respecting automobile legslation
are timely II Ia high time that some one
raised a hand OF warning and made plain
that motorists. In spite OF the hue and cry.
are still American citi.e ms and entitled 10 the
equal liberties and justice which are accorded
By the Constitution.
You cite the malodorous Grim bill In Penn
sylyania as an example Of -czarlike- legisls-
ton. but right here In this so-caled En- pire
state there In an act pending that Ia little lees
drastic. II not only imposes On pleasure We
hicles. II driven by motors. the licenses oona-
mon to pu bile hacks and hired wagons. but II
also SAYS that the motorist must stop and show
his lie nse to any consta BILE who fee In like look
ing at II; II says that the license may be sus-
pended or revoked for certain offences. thus
forbiddi ns a man 70 use the public highway
in a lawful vehicle OF his choosing This
by raising his hand may keep a motor vehicle
behind him a. long az he pie ases and for vto-
iation OF any Of ts provisions imposes nnes
that are double or treble thoee imposed on
horsemen for similar oden@s.
Now. ! have no Tight with horsemen. but
Constitution Can there be legally one set
OF laws for one clAss Of road user and another
set for another claass 10 IL not clase dis
crimination Of a nagrant soytf Is an offence
committed with an auto mobilc more heinous
than one committed with q horss-drawn rig.
pisSt' Is ther. any legal warrant Tor sue
pending or revoking Q mans right 20 use the
roads. despite previous arrests. st his pleas.
uref Let Us leave out all 'ifs- and .3outs'
and consider the matter OoAAtisHt enslly
hsg GssA, Arm ~ c. n. y.
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Taxation.

Men capable OF standing by sound
principles of public policy when private
interests come into conflict with them
have not all gone out Of the New York
Legislature. On Monday the Senate
passed a bill exempting from taxation
the Masonic building, on the corner oil
Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue,
assessed at Sl,4OOOOO. The purpose OF
the bill was to divert the revenue now
paid in taxes on this property to the
support Of Masonic home, and against
il statesman stood up In uncompro-
missing opposition, Senator ARMSTRONG.
Perhaps even his resolution was due to
the fact that he himself il Mason and,
therefore, felt free to express his opin-
ion that the public outside Of his so
ciety should not be called upon to sup
port a purely Masonic charity.
The vote of 43 10 2, however, by which
the bill was passed, indicates that the
Senators believe that the public is act
ualy in favor Of this particular use OF
public funds. notwithstanding the con-
stantly growing trouble over taxation in
State and city and the injury caused to
this city's credit by any policy that with
draws property here from the revenue
producing class.
II these Senators are right in their
judgment they are right. II they are
wrong only the public can set them
right. For our part We do not hesitate
to believe that they're wrong.
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IOWA EXHIBITION a MYsrERY.
Report Of Board Of Omcers Fails 70 shsw
Cause Of Accident.


Cause Of Accident.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Navy De-
partment received this morning q detailed
written report from Rear Admiral Higgin-
son. in regard to the bursting OF H.
inch gun on the battleehip Iowa last Thurs
day.
The cause Of the explosion Is still az much
a mystery to the naval officers as 1t was the
day il happened and the inquiry conducted
at Pensacola by a board OF officers has
failed to bring TO light any cause for the
accident
The report says that no blame II attached
to any one on the Iowa. and In the opinion
Of the board the explosion was not due TO q
defective shell, as was at first supposed
Nor is IL believed that the gun had any
peculiar weakness that caused II to burst.
One theory advanced by ordnance ex-
perts is that there was an accumulation
Of smokeless powder gases at the point
where the gun burst. The gases should
have been distributed uniformly through
out the tube Of the gun. and the report says
that there was no accumulation OF gases
at the breach, which would have been in
dictated by some damage to the primer.
II was found that the primer extracted
perfectly. leaving only the theory that the
gases accumulated at the point where tho
gun burst. ,
The report has been referred 10 Admiral
O'Neil, Chief OF Ordnance, and a further
investigation will be made by an analysis
Of the metal of the gun.
In the boards opinion there was no pre-
mature explosion OF the shell In the gun, az
the shell was seen to strike near the target.
The naval officials say II will probably
never be known what caused the destruo-
ton Of the gun.
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xuLyInrLz Is SELLING oUr.
Auctisueer's Flag Out st HIS Old Curiosity
shop 10 Help Him Quit.


shsp 70 Help Him Quit.
The auctioneer's red flag was hung yes
terday over the door Of Mulvihill's Curiosity
Shop, which has been at Broome street and
the Bowery for twenty-five years. The
building In soon to be torn down. Mulvi-
hill had TO sell osIt or move 20 he sold.
He started a. q pawnbroker, then be-
came q furniture dealer for while and
finally turned his place into a curiosity
shop. stocking II from pawnbrokers' sales
and posing AZ an antiquarian. The goods
put up yesterday represented every era
Of the shops existence.
There were real. sparkling white. flaw
less diam onds such AZ are to be seen marked
warranted genuine in windows all along
the Bowery; there were bronco and brass,
silver and pewter. fashionable East Side
jewelry, bric-A-brac and even fifteen or
twenty family Bibles. Four hundred odd
lots went under the hammer at the rate Of
eighty an hour The auctioneers didn't
have time to lecture about the things. they
only made such comments as:
Telescope, worth e200-Set II up on the
Bowery and ace the moon Sell looks at five
The telescope brought about $500. 4
genuine antique brass pan. worth s2o.
brought o., and 20 on. The art objects went
very cheap but Mulvihll didn't care; his
philanthropist.
'The art objects Of the shop deserved TO
be shown to the wealthy for fortnight
before the sale said he. But that had
been done the prices would have been too
high for my friends
II will take three or four days to sell all
the goods In the shop. Then Mulvihill
will be oLt OF business for good.
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Colombia's Offer to Sell Her Canal
Stock,

A despatch from Colon yesterday
reported q decree by the Colombian
President authorizing the sale, on the
best terms obtainable, Of that Govern
msnt's stock In the Panama Canal.
This refers not to the old De Lessepe
organization, but to the New Panama
Canal Company Of Paris, from which the
Dated States Government holds the
option Of purchase at s4o,Oo0,OoO.
The Colombian Government is one OF
tho seven thousand shareholders in the
New Panama Canal Company. OF the
total stock OF that concern, amounting
to e5,O00,000 francs, Colombia owns
5000 900 francs, or thirteenth Of the
whole. This interest was acquired in
return for certain extensions Of the origi-
nal concession. The Colombian Govern
ment has representative on the French
company's board OF directors.
This interest is pecuniary and not
political. II Colombia sells her stock
II will be az Q shareholder, not as a SOW
ereign. The franchise is not affected;
and the transaction has no necessary
relation to the ratification or rejection
OF the treaty now pending at Bogota.
Nevertheless, an offer at this time to
ell Oolombia's block Of the stock would
b an interesting incident.
II Colombia sells and also ratifles the
treaty, she will merely have realized lit
tie sooner than otherwise on her one
thirteenth share in the proceeds Of the
transaction between the United States
Government and the New Panama Canal
Company.
!. But IL Colombia sells her shares and
fails to ratify the treaty, the identity
OF the purchaser becomes matter Of
considerable importance to the United
6tates Government.
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RESCUERS TO BE REWARDED.
Advancement for Men VINO Saved Cubans
in Havana Harbor.

in Havana HarbOr.
WARRINGTON. April N.-Secretary Moody
will reward two Of the enlisted men Of the
despatch boat Dolphin who calamity res
cued some drowning Cubans In Havana
Harbor last month and will send COM
mandatory letters to those who assisted
them. Mr.. Moody was on the Dolphin
and cav the rescue.
Chief Boatswain's Mate Herman p.
Rahbusch will be permitted to try for ex
animation a. an acting boatswain, warrant
officers grade. Notwithstanding the fact
that he In seven year, over the age limit,
and Seaman Dennis Cartin will get q per
manent appointment a. quartermaster,
third class.
The Navy Department has received a
report of the rescue from Lieutenant-Com-
mander @. M. Stoney, commanding the
Dolphin. He says that Q heavy rain fol-
lowed by high wind which blew at the rate
Of sixty miles an hour, overturned a small
boat with natives q short distance from
the Dolphin. .,
Volunteers to man q boat were called
for and the entire GROW Of the gig responded,
led by Rahbusch. The steam launch also
put out to the rescue. Five men were
The men who performed the rescue were:
prentice; W. @. Coe, ordinary seaman;
&. G. Miller, oiler, and c. Z. Smith, GOAL
passer of the steam launch, and b. p. Rah-
busch, chief bostswain's mate; N. q. Svend-
cen, boatsvain's mate: A. Liable, ooxswain:
F. Spoeir, gunner's mate; r. Watts, ap-
prentice; d. Cartin, seaman; and y. II.
Nixon apprentice.
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To TIE EDITION or TEE SuN-Sr: One Of the
rcsre,,able events that have occurred recently Is
that the Ore In the Fistiron building did not con
sumo the whole structure.
Among Its many victims another Is added 10
the nst In the person Of my Wife, who. 10 walking
past the building during the snowstorm two weeks
ago was caught up by the whiwi nd that FREQ uents
that corner and thrown violently against the build
ing. the result being that the tendons OF one loot
were spraned and she has since been In the doctors
hands and even now hobbies around with pain
and dir,culty. ] Ask 10 there Is no law that can
mitigate n not DO away ltog ether with this public
nulSsnce. | trus, TIM SUN can assist In such .
crusAde In the cause OF humanity.
INV YoRK, April II. J. SCOTT hARTLEf.
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MR.. CARNEGIcs CORNELL OFFER.
II Includes the Return TO students q ne
lief Fund They Raised.

ITHACA, N. Y, April i4.-Presidsnt Schur-
man received another communication from
Andrew Carnegie to-day urging that the
fund which was raised by the students OF
Cornell University TO help pay the expenses
Of those victims Of typhoid fever at Ithaca
be returned to the subscribers and that
he be allowed to pay every penny Of that
expense This FUND amounted to 81 900.
Mr.. Carnegie desires TO pay the expensee
of all the students who came down with
typhoid fever here, including the twenty
seven who died. This Offer has bean ac-
cepted by the executive committee OF the
board Of trustees. and the details Of the
plan are being worked out.
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He gives the country beautiful instance
Of self-oontrol, In his case nothing lees
than heroic. The enthusiastic hunter
OF mountain lions who under such strong
temptation lays aside his gun and takes
up the Revised Statutes Is in some re-
spects q greater hero than he who con-
quers q city.
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The RAILWAYS OF Holland.

To THE EDITOR OF The SCN-ST; In an
article in THE SuN on Holland and state
Socialism" IL is said that in Holland one OF
the principal aims of the Socialists has been
attained, the railways being owned and
operated by the State" Allow me to say
that in Holland not sin gle railroad is being
"operat ed" by the State,
II is true that several OF the railroads have
actually been built and are owned by the
state. and there are also railroads built and
owned by private corporations; but all the
railroads, State and priyate-owned, are
operated by private corporations,
Probably the cause OF the recent strikes.
apart from some particular minor reasons,
the Government to take over the operation
OF it's own roads ,
NEW YORK, April Is.
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senat or Hears Greed.
From, WGsklrs's Mgoo sine.

MY creed In general 10 this:
"First-I believe thai the great things that
have bcen gained In these countless ages In Shlce
men have been dwelling this plAnet-and !
think that Ne have gained great things-hsve ben
accon plished by . very allow growth indeed. -
let US have the patience Of God.
"second-I believe that things ere sssdlne
toward what Is good, and not toward what y I'D
-Third--I believe implicitly that the dsaro OF
the American people are for justice and righteous
ness however mueh they may BE- misI<d 81 times.
The permanent things are the stsrs - - -
and not the clouds or the dust"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-15
BOSTON FIRM BUILDS MISSION.
Archbishop Farley Awards the Contract
for the New Apostolic College.

Archbishop Farley, "a chairman OF the
executive committee Of the Apostolic Mis-
sion House, awarded the contract yesterday
for the building Of the mission college at
Washington, to II. P. Cummins Co. OF
Boston. The building. which will be one
Of the largest in the Catholic University
grounds, rs to be ready next October. The
cornerstone will be laid by Cardinal Glib
bons a week from Thursday next.
A special train will carry prominent
New York Catholics on the previous day
to the ceremonies at the Catholic University
"wednesday, when Mgr. Dennis r: O'Ccnnell
viii be ms tailed a. recror Of the University.
New York has contributed to the enter
prise more largely than any other State
Besides the sums given by the Archbtshop
and others. Father Taylor Of the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament has contributed
81 900 DR.. MoSweeny Of st. Brigid's Church;
$500; George D. Mackay. $1,000; M,chaei
Cidahy, 5000; z. Jacques, 81 500; John j..
Manning, $1,000; Mgr. Dion OCauahap.
81 600, and Denis Horgan. $1,000.
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To THE EDITION OF TRR SuH-.Sir wha, Is the
matter With Major Woodbury. for Mayor
Major Woodbury. Ia emphaticsily man. New
York is getting too big for pasiy saints or wabbly
manikins Let US have q clean cut. wholesome.
vigorous man who deals In deeds. not In unciuous.
meaningless tracts. And II would not be the rs' or
tho second time that . Woodbury. has ably and
fcarlessy served his country.
All hail 70 the breed. More power and good luck
IN themi r. DE- GooonIA.
NEW yoRK. April Is
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To rHE EDITION or TEE SuN-Sir; Don't you
think that " THE SUN should mention ~ TO Mr..
Carnegie or some other Of our philanth ropsts. he
or they might he induced "a do real phllanthropc
act BY placing the fund.- al the disposal Of that
plucky Ladder boy 70 enable him 70 complete his
college course Of which be IA 70 be deprived BY the
failure Of the Ner fork Lfdeerf Staten Island Wa
greatly Interested In the boy and bis undertaking
and Ii would give great pleasure 20 hundreds oi
q art ahsts had gone N his rcsrue.
foRT RICHMOND, April ~ SIDxrr y. RAvsor.
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NEW LIFE IN ITALIAN MISSIONS.
Rome Il Pssterins . Special Series Begun
In This City.

A mission exclusively for Italians was
opened at the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception last night. under the direction
Of Mgr. Edwards. BY two Italian priests.
Father vuccoro and Father Joseph Gion
incopi OF band Of Italian missionaries who
have come here for such work among their
oountrymen. The entire service H. In
italian and most Of the 1000 who attend are
working people. Their mass Is said every
The band OF missionaries, Of whom these
two are q part, have bean sent here from
Rome. They have established headquarters
at Williamsbndge. Their plan OF work.
which has been indorsed by the Arch
bishop and the Apostolic Delegate himself.
In soon to establish Q series OF missions
among the Italians in the city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-15

Ono hundred and sxty paintings and
water colors are exhibited At the Toboldt
Art Galleries. whore they ere to b sold at
auction on Thursday and Friday afternoon
There are nearly nifty water color by A. r.
Bdcher. their subiects embreans marine
quit, Kennebunkport. Cuttyhunk and many
other places. The list OF artists in the
oatalogue includes Thomas Moran. Macs.
Perrault, Petijean. Nmmernaps. j; q.
Tyler, Berne- Bellecour. ]. B. Bristol.
Wells Champnsy. Duprt. Haquette and
Ha1boYR
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Policeman Coyue's Unrewarded Bravery.

To THE EDITOR or THE sUN-Sir: Why
was not Policeman Coyne's bravery recos-
nized in the distribution OF the special medals
awarded the Police Department for unusual
. few weeks ago. OF a tramp from the East
River? IL seems 70 me that II ever a man
deserved a special medal for bravery this
one does WALTER d. GREENE.
CARIIsIR Pa April II
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Dargains at Q Furniture sale.

The rain gave the bargain-hunten an
opportunity at the first afternoon Of the
sale Of the Keene collection at the rf'h
Avenue Auction Rooms. The attendance
was slight and the bidding dull. A number
Of pieces Of Chippendale furniture vent
at bargain prices, among them 2 china
closet With diamond glass door At tsS. and
q spindle -leg sofa covered with dark green
dsrnask at TO. The total brought by the
100 piecse offered was 1S,06s.
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Baseball.

Do the baseball authorities understand
the full significance Of President Pull
LIAM's last circular addressed to man.
ayers, captains and players It is to
suppress rowdyism. But do the mag
mates appreciate the enormity Of the facts,
first, that rowdyism exists at all, and
second that they are responsible for it?
For years the ball field has been seeth-
ing with disorder of various degrees,
because the different leagues Of clubs
permitted it; yet it could have been
stopped at any moment by a sincere
determination to stop it, Occasional ut
terances Of disapproval and feeble show
Of opposition to it, Of course, accom-
plished nothing; yet they were all that
were attempted.
At the opening Of the season Of 1908
the president Of the National League has
actually to warn managers, captains and
players that they must not attack the
umpire or cause him bodily harm.
Was the like Of that ever known before
in connection with sport in a sporting
country?
As Rooter-in- Chief for the American
national game, we wish Mr.. PULLIAM
complete success in carrying out his
intention to suppress rowdyism, and We
again show him the way: Rowdyism
begins in the mind Of the player who
thinks that he is the peer Of the umpire;
that is. that he is free by either word or
look or action to dispute the umpire's
decision. Get this out Of the players
heads and there will be peace. Punbh-
ing players for the faintest sign Of dis
agreement with the umpire is the only
way to have order on the ball field.
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Shamrock III. II ENTHUSIASTICALLY ktTength-
ening respect for herself. Shamrock II.
never dreamed Of beating Shamrock !. as
Shamrock III. has beaten Shamrock l..
and between Shamrock ii. and Columbia /.
there wasn't 40 very much difference. IN
lees Reliance I. comes up to expectations
We shall have q tight at for the Cup. posi-
bly, too tight.