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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
HEARS ARGUMENT ON GAS CONCERNS
cunneen Reserves Decision-Milburn and
Shearn the Attorneys.

Albany. Feb. Is.-Attorney General Cunneen heard
argument to-day IN tire proceedings against the
Consolidated Gas Company. the New-Amsterdan
Gas Company and tho Standard Gas Light Com
pany. Of New-York. The Attorney General Is asked
10 begin an action under the Donnely Antitrust
law against the three companies on the grounds
that they entered into an Illegal combination IN
1900 whereby the Consolidated company got contro.
OF most Of the capital stock q the other two
panlcs and according 10 the complaint. has virtual
~ q monopoly o. the gas trade ia NeW-NOrk City.
The Attorney General IS also asked 10 proceed TO
annu the charter u the Consolidated ana the New
Amsterdam companies. the ground That they
have violated and forfeited their CHARTER rights.
Clarence J. Shearn appeared for the applicant and
John O MilbuTn for the gas companies. Ar. SheaTn
said the quality OF furnished ia NeB-4oTk city
was below the standard. the bills were excessive
and the pressure was beyond what Il should be.
The condition be attributed 10 the existence OF the
Attorney General Cunneen asked Il there vas not
other means remedy these conditions than by
the proceedings proposed
Mr. Shealn replied that there o effective
remedy said the lack % competition made this
condition possible. and the consolidation OF the
companies had removed the competition.
Mr.. Afilburn argued against the application. hold
ing that the assertions made BY Mr.. Shearn were
contained in the complaint and that there Was
has been any violation Of the Antitrust law. or
grounds FOR al action 20 forfeit The company :
charters.
The Attorney General reserved his decision giving
the ATTORNEYS until Mnr~h 20 iie briefa COVERING
she questions % lav Involved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
HIRE BUILDING, ADVISES CIRCUIT.
Says City Departments Need One Now
Attacks New Hall Of Records.

The Board q Estimate and AppOrtonmeut yester-
day received a report from Controller GroGt sug-
gesting that IL consider TIE acquisition Of hn ex-
listing office building for the of city depart
ments. Ie declared that the quarters assigned by
tie last Board OF Estimate 10 his department and
10 the Department Of Taxes in the new Hall OF
Records building we're iuadeq late. OF The Hall CT
Records DE says:
This building belongs 20 "a class which might
properly be denomInated show buildings in which
the ornamental iGesI preGomlua1es. and q utterly
lacking iu many features which should ueces-
sarily be Included ga any utility or working
building CD which IL IS expected 10 accommodate
the great clerical departments Of the city govern
menL'
lie proposes that the owners OF suitable build
ings be invited TO make offers TO The city He has
40 particular building fD view. but thinks any
building which VII provide 20 90 square feet VIII
$4,000 year in rentals and make a hand
some pront FOR the city besides leaving the building
clear gain, less the loss % taxes within nifty years
Tho board resciudCd The resolution ailOttiug
space On the Han OF Records TO the Depart
ment o. Finance. and referred the balance 81 The
communication 10 the original committee which
made The allotment the Mayor. the Controller
and The President n tho Board Of Aldermen.
As 60 The acquisition Of an existing building Tor
city uses the MaYor said one building had been
suggested which would FURNISH tie space needed
and which could be purchased Tor S3.50.0n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
MRS. DODGE DISAPPEARS.
HAS BEEN GONE TEN DAYS.
T. ~. Morse Declines to Tel Grand
Jury about Her, the Report.
FAY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

TaLa1vood N j. Feb. 19.-Mrs. DOdge-Mo
Skinned away from here ten days ago she tooh-
a night train, presumably for Atlantic Clty' 9Ns
Ief, her hotel in a private carriage and boarded
the train as It was about to start The hotei
people covered up her tracks for seVer'' u''7
declaring that she was still there
-barres w Morse who married the wire Oh
Charles F Dodge after she obtained Il ul'Oi0
from Dodge and who separated from her NA1-
the Dodge divorce was set aside was
before the grand jury yesterday in the ne" IN
vestigation of the Dodge case. He went 70 ,ii7
Criminal Courts Building at 1918 a m win ms
counsel Samuel Untermyer. and in the once III
Assistant District Attorney Rand he mN us
tr,c+ Attorney Jerome They all went 10 'ii7
rooms Of the grand jury, but MT Ch'e'iNSe
staved outside while Mr.. Morse Was eNH's
tsstiroonv. Mr.. Jerome waited about quar- 'er
Of an hour and then left the -oom' Whhe MI
Rand continued to ask questions
Mr.. Morse was before the grand jury aoou' az
hour. and when ne rejoined MT Chleriny
5ao,,rad ~ talk about the investigation MI
Morse in the grand jury room apparently h"o
kent n large roll Of bills in his waStcoat pocket
49,. flor emerging from the room he changed
,bo roll 70 his trousers pocket accidentally us
n1aving 4 500 note on the outside OF the roll
.,1,l,s 60 n hard winter; there's plenty Of cold
ba said In reply to a question about MS expert
ence In the jury room
Good for the ice business" a reporter re-
marked
YES. that's So" Mr.. Morse replied. laughing,
7. WAS reported about the building later that
,rr Morse had declined to answer some OF the
,uastIons nut to him. and had either declined 10
tell where Mrs. Dodge Morse was or had SAID ne
1f5 not know The District Attorney has beell
11nahle 10 get any trace OF Mrs. Dodge-Morse
since an attempt made 70 serve her WIN 4
suhnoena Her sister, Mrs. Mary b Long also
has disappeared. A subpoena server went 70
Mrs Longs home, at No. 2,500 broadway, II
vas said and Ambulance was refused Dy ner
son who has a contract for Overhaulng the
steamboat Adirondack Later II II s'''1' "''''
mother and son left the city.
Police Inspector McClusky and MI Jerome are
concerned about reports that Detective ser
yeant Herllhv who was sent to Texas 10 oTlnE
hodge To- New York. has been acting strangely
and is in a hospital in Houston, rex WheTe
T,odra is held "A prisoner. Inspector McClusky
Yesterday received a dispatch from Chief OF 70
lice FlIis of Houston. that Herlihy was III IN a
bosnitsI He replied. asking for fuller paIIlcu-
I lars and got another message. reddlnE. tieI
/ Iiby letter" This did not satisfy the inspector
nDd he asked FOR more information. ~ the same
tir7e no sent Detective Sergeant jackson OF
the way To Houston 20 assist Herlihy-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
WOULD INDICT JAIL OFFICIALS.
Kings Grand Jury Suggests 1t If They Do
Not Improve Conditions

4. -, t,,ti-nated carly in the week. the result
~ the Investigations OF the February grand july
% 1yi,gs County into the unsauitary and made
o,,to Ravr,ond Street jail. which has been dis
iced for many years. msy result In some acton
tcI,, taken. In making the prcsentment yesterday
,r,o- tho usual discussion OF tho insunerable con-
ditions IN the Jail the jury makes the Following
iunportaut recommendation;
rbot after z reasonable period OF probation all
90; cisls who shall have failed 70 exercise their
S1il lawful powers for the betterment OF the con-
ditions of the jail be Indicted Tor neglect or duty'
rafo-e this presentmcnt handed Up the
t4oa1,b Department, which had made careful In
os,tgation OF the jail at the request OF the grand
g. caused to be tackled on the door Of the jail
~. FORMAL notice declaring the place unsanitary
"a a. uublic nuisance under Section l116 Of the
&C. harter The notice contained the warning that
,,i.ss the nuisance xas abated In thirty days the
building would be closed
mis- notice which according 10 the formal Ian
r,,sga OF the Health Department branded the jail
. = ..nublic nuisance" and threatened 20 close
a. ,,,,lass tire nuisance abated, caused much
.r,,,senaent wherever news OF It heard. But
g "a meant seriously. and will without doubt &C
cornpfsh its purpose OF having some sanitary i'm
,r,,,ernents made IN the Jail at once. and may De
- ei1e IN The attempt that IS to be made get
~ annropria lion for new jail or extensive altera-
tIons In The present structure.
~ Grand in its prcsentment suggests a
rail Enforcement society In the following Language;
s..reat good may be accomplished by the OrEani-
zatfon Of the members OF the grand jury, upon the
voiroffOu OF the term OF the court. as an assOca-
80 fNr the Improvement OF Ihe conditions OF the
fsi which association all citizens should be invited
20 ioin whose business Il shall be to TO Il that
sncceeding grand juries. and to awaken the public
conscience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
LET HIN TALK.
DIR. CEereIand Says He Cares Not
What Bryan Says.

Princeton. y. J.. Feb. 19.-Ex-President Cleve-
land was seen by The Tribune correspondent this
afternoon relative TO the comments that have
been made by leading Democrats on the article
written by him and published by The Saturday
Evening POST in a recent issue. Mr. Cleveland
was in fine spirits While apparently appreci-
ating the fact that the article has caused wide
spread discussion. he was rather reluctant 10
make reply to any Of the comments I think
the article ought to be plain enough without my
II will be we'll enough understood. 1t speaks Tor
itself and L haven't anything more TO say
about II.
Asked what significance he attached 20 w. J.
Bryan's utterance of yesterday regarding the
article the ex-President said, smiling: We'll. l
don't care any more about what Bryan says
than the wind that blows. 1t never 0Others me
or causes me the least uneasiness. Let MN
talk
In reply to questions as 20 his views on the
war operations in the Far East. he answered.
That's a matter which do not care 70 talk
now
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
obEI.L SEES HIS COUNSEL
JEROME WILL TNQUIRE.
Beth Determined That Justice Shai'
BE Done in ShpbIIding Affair.

,G,.-,or odel was On this city yesterday anu
snen. mart OF the afternoon in the once OF l.
,~a-6 r,auterhach who Is HIS counsel u oOil'i7O
,io, with the United States Shipounoine Oo"i-
parv's affairs II was supposed that 1he 0o-
s.rs,ce related to proceedings TO be brought l0I
40 Governor IN the courts or BEFORE a Hl0''
Grand Jury. There was a report IN " al
that Colonel John J. McCook also coilsl' -
- a. Mr. 1auterbach ir the afternoon
hut MI Lauserbach last evening oec'a' "a
bensd the Governor had not been IN conference
with either Colonel McCook or any ffeii'O7'
colonel McCookB law firm
..,-be-s An nothing can say in advance OF pro-
r.aatnps now In contemplation" Mr.. LauteroacA
sid last evening 1T would be naniies'is I'M
n-oner FOR me 70 disclose anything at present
e-oiouel McCook- together with c. c. DemiIg'
- his law arn,. Alvin w Krech and the Mer-
camille Trust Company. viii have 10 answer 'ie
suit brought by Charles d. Kavanagh' one OF
,,, s,,r, stare l,,pdholders OF the Cnited states
ehiDbuildinr Company, in which charges OF
fraud ana conspiracy are made. II has heeh &c
ported that the proceedings 70 he started Uy '"e
Governor viii also be directed against Colohe'
lIcCook and others connected with the ofe alli@"-
zion Of the shipbunding company
n was learned yesterday that District Attor-
,,ev Jerome had made arrangements 10 get
f,iN transcript Of the testimony taken beiore
IN. Ohphant. the special examiner III Lle 81.
bon6hoiders represented by Samuel LnteIIl 5S =
FOR a r,er1nanent receiver OF the shipbuilolne
GERMANY as a basis for a criminal inNestlka-
fior M Jerome went 20 LakeViile, conn seS-
rs-7s., aftor71oon not expecting 10 return 20 the
sc before Tuesday next but Il was ascert slilea
thsf ne had decided to begin an investigator o.
fhe ehipbuilding scandal. ard would deltl -
.fs4arlt district Attorney Rand TO examine the
fostlrnorv taken before Mr.. OliDhant ana con
suct the examination OF important witnesses
.ffher I'm a John Doe" proceeding or before 1he
grand 3ury. -. 49,,
m is possible that the decision OF the Distrht
Attorney 20 begin an investigation may heao on
"a inquiry bv a committee Of the state leglsla-
sllre into shipbulldinC promotion methods. II y
possible also that his proceeding may delay 'he
ol.e the Governor has been contemporaries OF
fiat She Governor may cause q special grand
i1Irv 20 he placed al the disposal OF M Jerome
sor the investigation. Mr.. Jerome has contra
dfcted reports Sat he and the NoFeIhoI noNe
l,ae-3 consulting or the subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
BILL MOTT IN ASSEMBLY.
Debate on Educational Umfcatlon
Tuesday, 1t Is Hoped.

Albany. Feb. 19-Lieutenant Governor Hig-
gins presided at to-days session Of the Senate
ana the almost Unprecedented Friday gathering
Of ten Senators IN the flesh th-onged the Sen
ate Chamber. Two bills were introduced, after
which the Senate adjourned until s 30 O'Clock on
Monday night. Senator Grady presented
measure providing that no person shall cut down
or nlutilate any shade, fruit ornamental tree
on q highway without the written consent Of a
highway commissioner: such consent cannot be
given before notice Is served on property owners
IN front Of which place the trees mag stand and
an opportunity given for a hearing.
The Assembly net for only few minutes
The report OF the Educational Committee
handed up to-day contained the Educational
Unihcation bin. Mr.. Rogers said afterward that
the bill would be the calendar for second
reading on Monday night and that il was hoped
the minority would consent to its advancement
TO third reading without discussion. that the
general debate on the question might take place
on Tuesday morning
AssemblymSu Cunningham Introduces a OH
providing that a receiver shall state to the Spe-
cial Term. instead Of 20 the Attorney General
the amount Of costs. fees or allowances Tor
counsel and an order OF that court approving
the same must BE entered before payment IS
made Any such order shall be subject 10 re
view by The Appellate Division and the court
OF Appeals on appeal. For the employment OF
more than one counsel. a IS made necessary 10
get authOrza cation by the supreme Court aIteT
therefor instead Of merely obtaining the writ
ten approval Of the Attorney General as ~
present The bin thus places additional difi-
culties in the way Of rolling Up unnecessary eN-
penses for counsel by receivers. 90,
The Assembly adjourned until Monday at SD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
WATER STOR1GE BILL.
Would Make State Pay for Benefits
TO Corporations. Opponents Say.
Tur TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

Albany Teb IA water storage bill fought last
session as one Of the most dangerous bills - tle
wear was reiutroduced yesterday by Assembly man
Merritt q St Lawrence. and promises 20 provoke
g renewal q hasfilitos Il affects the whole State
"a its provisions and Is regarded IN many quarters
a. a distinct raid the state treasury Iro'io-
iue for the establishment Of water storage reser-
voirs IN the mountaias. it allows these reservoirs
10 be used 20 furnish power ioT TRANSMISSION a''
over the State
The bin allows any county. city. town or village
on a water course % present petition 20 a Spe-
cas Term Of the supreme Court. setting forth that
the restricted unrestricted fow OF this stream
is a menace 10 public health and safety, and should
be regulated. The court may then appoint five
residents Of the municipal corporation 10 he az
fected 10 investigate; one OF this commission must
be civil engineer. These commissioners are 10
determine whether the regulation % the How OF
the stream is Of sufficient Importance TO warrant
an interference by tie state They must hold pub
lie hearings IL they decide shat relief is necessary
They must file their findings and preliminary sur
veyF with the State I,nEneer, Who Is then to make
| a complete examination and survey. u De decides
IL 81 ,.lr--.s p, r-sIr flra- ,s+ir,lIrss
a9 saTlss ne = leesS. !, -. ~ ~ - I-fi7
Ing iPs SS o Ire Stream nor regulating In other ways
1 The expense OF these constructions and surveys
] S. 10 be borne equally by the State and the COM
munity affected. Lands are 10 be acquired by con
power is lodged vith the state Engineer who is 10
deterHuine The aIpoI tlOnInent OF eApendlture me
I meet these expenses and the care. control and
operation these are 10 urkoltf
! the commission originally appointed by the court
/ TO investigate the matter. and the expense OF
4 caring for and maintaining the system b. Go be
,ioa-s 51Gt95 NE nh also c9riss :, 81 30 +r,ro-
/ priatiOn Tor starting the preliminary work.
] Although differing from the Adirondack water
Storage bill OF last session in many ways, particu-
larly in leaving out any provision for State com
| mission. the present bin is regarded essentially
bad since IL places the State vast expenditures
! which win simply inure it o. declared. % The ben
/ eft Of private corporations. The local interests
affected would find 81 easy in the OF "a city
/ town where the whole business o. the city the
| wood pulp manufacturing done by a few large
/ concerns. obtain "a commission which would
oEuize the need Of state action. Millions Of State
1 funds might then for providing water power and
I electric power for private corporations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
HEARST'S NEW MOVE.
Opens National Headquarters IN the
Hoffman House.

William r. Hearst. candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for President has opened ma
tIonaI Headquarters OF the Hearst League AT the
Hoffman House in the suite Of rooms occupied last
summer and fall by the Democratic state COM
1,ittee The rooms are Nos. u and 30 on the second
floor James FarrelIy. a newspaper man, Is In
charge The headquarters have been tasteIuLy
atted IN with handsome furniture. with portraits OF
the candidate and there are typewFiters ana
telephone
THE Headquarters have been established for the
Presidential campaign said NJ FarreIy last
- 80 a tribune reporter. I'VE need the rooms
to transact ordinary campaign work In and 70 nave
a regular meeting place for the people VINO nave
allied themselves with the Hearst letsue IN tlLLs
,rCrsi n, chicago The Chicago headquarters are
for the Western Hearst leagues whle ~ IRE is
the leagues In the East As 500, $685. - 80
warns up we shall have more people ht NEE NJ
Desotte Tammany Halls cold shoulder. UT
tIsTlt is going ahead with his campaign plans just
&c M Tammany was heartily IN IaVor or pIeseu,Iie
his name to the st. Louis CONVENTION d d 4''0'i'0
~ e becoming more and more apparent that the
OF William j. Bryan. athoGsn 'ii- i.s ,iot tonne
rosed TO cut loose from all 0ld issues
S-iSrds OF Charles L. Murphy do not like PC tnat
Mr. Hearst has gone ahead anu appIOpIiateu 't I
some other part Of the Hoffman House less sSCeS
sible and Will be under the necessity OF
Eaadquarters have been captured by Mr. Heats{y. 5
Mr. Hearst was at his he.,dIutI t ,,v-1 Tbs
correspondence received day ~ Gay ~ "a 1rS,TrrIv
constantly growing Al tna TS--lts 'froul M
me 5Iea - b,,ored with ''neatness and dispatch,
leagues ~ ~ L,.rrs Far-s sign usually says.
rfa opening OF the new headquarters Is ah't t
~ tSe many signs these crisp winter days JnSt
pink tea whether he Is invited or NJ -yf+ n
90 ~ the attrIbutes OF the Cleveland boom m
1ss2-the opposition OF Iammay LlaI., '-.sIt :
f-ieDds saw that they expect some sucu result a.
I devel0ped in iS2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
HOOKER CHARGES UP MARCH l
So II Is Expected-State Bar Associations
Grievance Committee to Meet.

Albany Rsb. 1s,-Secretary wsdhsrns Of the State
par Associaeion announced tonight that President
EIcharc Z. Hand az thu association has appointed
nfn~st ". Eufcut Of ithaca. % be chairman OF
The COMMITTEES On grievances, and Robert o. Bias
CON, q Fort Edward. % be secretary OF he COM
fuy.tes Hs has requested Secretary wsohams 70
can a meeting q the committee az Albany On
TUESDAY, March T. II is expectsd" said Mr..
zVhahanns to-niIht. that the o0mraunscatlon re-
cefTsc ~ the association from the Bar Associa-
fion o. jamestown relative q certain charges
arriusf Justice Hooker q ths Supreme Court
yln be brought before the committee at this meet
frfrs
sNr Errcut 10 dean Of the law school at Cornell
Crtv~~sity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
EXPECT NO sHIPBU1IDNG INQUIRY.
Conservative Opinion Still Insists There Will
Be Only Talk.
rav TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNE


Albsllr Feh Ig.-Further discussion ~ the pro
rsssd legislative inquiry into the methods and al
fairs Of the United States ShipbUhding company
or .oe a large number Of corporations OF which 4
Sc fepardos a. a typical example. proceeds along
lines indicated in to-days Tribune. but there is
also n question coming up more and more as 10
fhc rronriety 81 such investigation unoer exist
t,,s, chromosomes The question is sure 10 be
rsaFed 'ust how fine a distinction there Is between
Edgar T. Bracket attorney for certain inoiFloois
vllo have lost money In shipbuilding transactions
and Senator Bracket from Saratoga Trainer OF a
resolution for a legislative inquiry. Whether the
r5Iic would sufhciently discriminate between the
two ia doubted somewhat 10y many legislators.
None the less rumors o. such an inquiry continue
t- b. heard and there many who believe thai
a resolution asking for the appointment OF such a
committee 70 SIT next summer viii be presented on
Monday night
Dosnita these runaors. however conservative
opinion al the Capitol stl insists that this legisa
tive inou~v viii never get beyond the talk stage
Il IS entirely possible IN spite OF this mat a rfo-
luton viii be actually framed and solenlnly glNeI
the public through the press Apparenty
she only serious objection in the way or such an
inquiry is that under the present circumstances a
resolution for inquiry would Ne open 10 the
criticism OF personal, rather than public motives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
GAS KILLS WEALTHY NAN
He and ServaHt Found Dead 5,
Home-Wfe. Too. Nan Die

bridgeport Conn. Feb 19-Aspbvxs,.,..
coal gas from furnace caused the - III oy
seph B. CanheId. superintendent az g. 80 - 90
Rubber Company, and his Swsdi,h ----'e'u
whose bodies We're discovered in tbot- -1-''
rooms in the Garfield home. No so s,-,-.p.S
ave. early to-day. after Mrs. C,.Ds.Ts 20
aroused neighbOr by telephone saVi,,- -. -
she was afraid her husband was ay,D- -
theory first held by the police was ira. 80
deaths were due to poison.
MIS- Garfield was unconscious tvsn.v..-..-
Hours and revived sufficiently to SUNNI, :.
slstance only when the gas fumes had .o-..--sN
aeated. the furnace fire having died 49, -
ana her husband had returned tn F,r,S..---
about midnight on Wednesday firm, W., ~.
where they had attended reception. T2as,-. =
firing. it is supposed. Mr.. Garfield banlkes -.
IN the hot air furnace. All the draurb.s -
found closed to-day. and a lid in a pira t..s,-
INTO the chimney had fallen in such a vvay = !.
close the chimney vent and send the ga. -
the hot air pipes.
IheTe was two days supply OF milk or,,,s
the Kitchen door and morning and afte-,oo-
papers OF Thursday were on the veranda r.
dogs were found on the floor Of the kitchen 81,
half conscious
Mr.. Garfield was a son Of H. O. Canasld
wealthy manufacturer and the chief ovvn.- =
the Garfield Rubber Company He was sb.-.-
three years old The servant Vinda Apa.-
sen. eighteen years old. That Mr. Canneid Nh.
was an athlete Of considerable local fame sborIs
be fatally affected by the gas while bls u,s.
who has recently been in with infammato-,,
rheumatism. was not completely overcome bv a.
was regarded by the police az remarkable
An autopsy was performed late this afternoo,
and all the physicians who assisted Medical ~
amin ffHr Fr-
had been caused by asphyxiation There was
not a sign Of poisoning I'm either body
Tonight il is said that the condition az NJ,
Garfield IL quite serious. She is conscious ont-
at periods. and her physicians not at an e..
tain OF her recovery.