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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
AFTER BEEF AND OTHER TRUSTS.
Interstate Commission GOing TO ChicAgO
TO Complete It's Investigation.

WASHINGTON, May AN the members
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
will leave Washington for Chicago on Sat
urday to conduct an investigation into
the operations OF the private car lines Of
the STEEL the harvester, the beef and other
combinations Of this kind, as well as into
the relations Of the trunk lines TO the in
dustrial lines and the question Of terminal
charges. Prosecutions Of many Of these
gigantic trusts and several railroads are
expected as the outcome Of this investiga-
ton, which will be conducted not only
with a view TO reaching some satisfactory
solution OF the question, but to get informa-
ton and evidence with which to enable the
commission to inauglrate prosecutions OF
the private car lines for accepting rebates
and the trunk railroad lines for grantin &
them
1t il alleged that much damaging EVIL
dence is already in the hands Of the com
mission, on which 70 base prosecutions
but before turning the matter over to the
Department Of Justice for action the CON-
mission desired 10 make further inquiry.
The members Of the commission express
confidence that strong cases have been
made out against the alleged offenders,
and the investigation which will begin on
Monday is not for the purpose Of bolstering
up their case but TO give those who have
violated the law an opportunity 70 remedy
the evils complained Of, and possibly save
themselves from prosecution.
The commissioners are Of the opinion
that the railroads should own their own
refrigeration cars, and under the present
system there has grown up monopoly in
the handling Of fruit.
Another question TO be investigated will
be the exclusive contracts entered into be-
tween the private car lines and the trunk
line railroads II has been held by the
commission that these private car lines are
common carriers and that they should be
REQUIRED to publish their schedule Of rates
The commission las declared officially
that they charge any rate they please and
In doing so have violated the Elkins anti
rebate law and have made themselves
liable 70 heavy penalties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
WATCH OUT FOR GRAB BILLS.
RULES COMMITTEE HAS AN INNO-
CENT CALENDAR FOR TO-DAY.
But It Has the Habit OF sprinEing q Sup
Elementary Calendar In the LAST
Hours OF the Session and the Desk
Simply Reads the Titles OF the Blls'

But II Has the Habit OF sprinEinB sup
Elementary Calendar In the Last
Hours OF the Session and the Desk
Simply Reads the Titles OF the buls'
ALBANY. May 4.-There Is every promise
OF the unexpected happening at to-morrow's
session Of the Assembly. As usual the
Rules Committee has a number Of bills IN
its possession which are very much desired
by some private interests, while the public
interests are opposed 10 them. The Rules
Committee has made up its calendar for
to-morrows session and there is nothing
Of a suspicious nature in the list Of bills on
It. But when that calendar Is disposed OF
and the members are in a happy frame OF
mind the Rules Committee has a habit
Of having a session in Speaker Nixon's
room. When il comes back TO the chamber
it has another calendar Of bills, and only
members Of the committee know what the
bills, are, for the calendar is not printed.
The desk simply reads on the titles OF the
bills and unless some one Is watching in
tently something goes through which should
not.
The interests that are behind the Niagara,
Lockport and Ontario Power Company bill
a'e stirring every power they can 70 get
the Cassidy bill on the calendar for to-
morrow. The bill was received in the As
sembly this morning, having passed the
Senate last evening. This is a similar bill
to the Legg TT measure which has been
sumbering in the Rules Committee for over
a week having been sent there by its in
PRODUCER. Many Republican members OF
the Assembly went to Speaker Nixon and
Majority Leader Rogers to-day and in
formed them that they could not support
the bill. Consequently the bill is not on
the calendar for tomorrow, but 1t Is Just
as likely as not to come out tomorrow on
a supplementary report Of the Rules Com
mittee, providing there are enough votes
to pass II. IL Il Is reported IL Is almost a
certainty that It viii be passed.
linen there are severaI railroad bills that
are In the possession Of the Rules Com
mittee, Two are senator Goodsel's, In
the interests Of the Belmont syndicate, au-
thorizing the abandonment of Improbable
routes in The Bronx section, and also for
the utilization Of the Steinway tunnel
franchise under the Fast River, Majority
Leader Rogers had these bills sent to the
Rules Committee yesterday, and Il was eI-
pected that they would come out to-day,
but they did not and the fact that they
are not on the ollendar for tomorrow is
surprising.
A bill Of Senator Raines's was on the
calendar for passa &c to-day, but so strenu-
Gus was the opposition Of Assemblymen
Vain wright and Rigby Of WestchesteT
that il was put over VI I'll tomorrow. The
bill IL supposed TO be in the interests Of the
New Haven railroad, 20 authorize il 70 build
a spur or connecting railroad from Villa ms
bridge TO Mount Vernon Neither West
chester county member knew Of the exist
ence Of the bill, nor whether their con-
etituents wanted IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
NIAGARA GRAN NAY PASS.
II VIII Go Through n the Lobby Can Buy
the Need ed Votes.

ALBANY, Nay THE fate Of the Cassidy
bill, Ia the interest Of the Niagara, Lockport
and Ontario Power Company, is in doubt in
the Assembly The bill was received in the
Assembly this morning. having passed the
Senate trough the change Of heart Of Sem
ator DrescheT of Brooklvn last evening"
The bin h now in the possession Of the
Committee on Rules, and what that august
body will do with IL is matter Of specu-
lation. IL the bill is on tomorrow morn
inR's calendar for fual passage II can be
taken for granted that IL Is slated 20 go
through.
II Is no secret that some members who
had been opposing It were doing 80 simply
because they had not been properly in
duced" to support the measure. To-day
the lobby that has been working 50 dill
e,rtly in the interest Of this grab got in It's
work and member who have been wavering
IA their snrport have been taken into the
lobb~ a-d tal'ed to.
Majority cader Rogers says that many
members on the Republican side Of the
chamber have told him that they could
not support tn bill II II did come out OF
the committee. Consequently, tho agents
Of the grab are doing heir work among
the Democratic. II is safe to say that II
eeventy-six votes for the bill can be secured
A will Be on the calendar Tomorrow.
Efforts we're made 70 have the rill placed
on the Assembly calendar for to-day, but
the Rules Committee rad completed the
calendar before the bill had passed the
Senate, Ole.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
NEW RED CROSS OFFICERS.
Organizer or state Branch Meet-COl.
Sanger Made President.

sanger Made President.
The organizers Of the New York State
branch Of the American National Red Cross
held their first meeting at the home OF
wbitelaw Reid 45l Madison avenue. yes
terday afternoon. and unanimously elected
these officers:
President. Col. William Cary Sanger,
ex-Assistant Secretary Of War; vioe-presi-
dent, Elihu Root, ex-Secretary Of War;
secretary. Mrs. William X, Draper; treas
urer, Jacob II. Schif.
Mr.. Root rose and nominated Cleveland
H. Dodge as chairman Of the executive
committee. But Mr.. Dodge declined, de-
claring that there was no executive COM
mittee and he could not, therefore, serve,
Disregarding his refusal, Senator Depew
seconded the motion, and the vote was
taken, electing Mr.. Dodge.
In the absence Of Surgeon-General Van
Reypen (retired), chairman Of the central
committee of the organization, Miss Mabel
T. Boardman. a member Of the committee,
gave the address Of the meeting and told
the purpose Of organizing the State
branches.
She explained that in the new articles
Of Incorporation, State and Territorial
possible and that these branches must in
their turn organize sub-bTanches, 40 that
il will be like a great army with divisions
into State militias, composed Of COM
panies organized throughout the State.
AN accounts are audited in the War
ONCE and authority is vested in too many
persons to have a repetition Of the confusion
that existed before reorganization
Among those present were Spencer
Trask, Cleveland II. Dodge, Mrs. W. s.
Cowles, DR.. and Mrs William K. Draper, DR.
William NJ. Polk Dean laura d. Gill. Mrs.
Cuyler, ID. o. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Il.
Pyne Mrs. Heber, Reginald Bishop, Mr..
and Mrs. Elihu Root, Edwin Morgan, Mayor
and Mrs. George B. Mcclellan. Mrs. White
law Reid, George Boldt Mrs. Paul Dana,
Mrs. Henry G. Marquand, Jr., Miss Martha
L. Draper, Mn. Charles b. Alexander, Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, MIR. and Mrs.
Bayard Cutting, John l.. Cadwal der Mrs
William Church Osborn, Senator and Mrs.
Chaunoey NJ. Depew and Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
RULES OUT MOVING PLATFORM.
The Rapid Transit Board Helps the Metro
pOIltan.

The Rapid Transit Commission at its
meeting yesterday ordered Acting Chief
Engineer Rice 10 approve Of no further
regulations for money from the INTERIOR
ough company for the construction Of the
Brooklyn tunnel until Joralemon street
has been restored 10 its normal condition.
When Andrew Onderdonk secured the
sub-oontraot for the Brooklyn section he
got permission TO sink shaft in Jora emon
street for hosting dirt and promised that
it should be closed up within nine months.
That was two years ago and the shaft Ia
still open, although the excavation work
Of that part Of the subway has been com
pleted.
For months the contractor has assured the
Commissioners that the shaft would be
closed within a week or two, but II Is still
there. Yesterday the commission decided
TO stop dilly-dallying. Up to April 1, t94s .OS4
had been paid TO the Interborough COM
pany, and next week another payment
amounting 10 about $4,000 will be due,
In executive session as a committee Of
the whole the commission yesterday de-
cided 70 reject the scheme for a moving
platform under Thirty-fourth street, Only
one member voted for the platform subway.
and that presumably was John Cl fin, W no
has shown himself TO be favorably inclined
20 the project.
The board will give the Schmidt 4
Gallatin syndicate, the owners Of the NOV
ing platform patents, leave 90 apply for a
franchise In some other street, but the
feeling on the part Of a majority Of the
board seems 20 be strong against the
scheme.
In place Of the moving platform the COM
mission decided 70 map out four track
railroad under Thirty-fourth street from
Third avenue to Seventh where II will tap
the new Pennsylvania terminal. They will
permit the successful bidders for the route
to continue IL to the North River and on
the East Side 10 the Thirty-fourth street
ferry. This action is really in favor Of the
Metropolitan interests.
OF the three hundred or more trees which
the cont tractor for the subway under the
Boulevard planted on that avenue TO re-
place the trees which were removed only
about half a dozen are now alive. The
commission has been advised by an expert
that most Of the trees were half dead when
they were set out. Under the terms Of
the contract the marlborough Ia compelled
to leave the Boulevard in the condition Il
found e. The commission adopted yester-
day resolut ion calling upon the company
to remove the dead trees and substitute
other.
While il was in session as a committee
the board drew up a final report, which
will be presented to next weeks meeting Of
the commission, recommending the RdOp-
ton Of the routes which have been mapped
and which have already been described.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
UP TO THE GOVERNOR NOW.
Assembly Passes Bills stripping the Alder.
men Of Power 20 Grant Franchises.

Assembly Passes Bills stripping the Alder.
men Of Power 20 Grant Franchises.
ALBANY, May 1T is now UP TO Gov.
Higgins to say whether or not the Board
Of Aldermen Of New York city shall be
stripped Of all it's powers in the matter Of
granting franchises. The Assembly, by
a vote Of % TO 81. to-day passed over Mayor
McClellan's veto the three bills Of Senator
Elsberg placing that power in the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment.
These Republicans voted 10 sustain the
Mayor in his position: Assemblymen
Bowling, Francisco, O'Neil Pendry and
errv Of Kings, Prentice Of New York
ana +. G. Wood Of Gloversville. Assem-
bly, man Fuller Dem. Kings), who voted
originally for the passage Of the bills,
changed his position.
Ar. MOOD ueciared that while he had
voted for the bills when they came up for
passage he thought the people Of New
York cit Y two years ago had by their votes
determined upon whom they wanted TO
govern them and that II they were dissatis-
bed and had made an error in choosing their
administ rative officers il was for them 10
decide at the polls.
Mr.. Prentice declared that the placing OF
ucu powers in the hands Of eight men might
lead up TO gr sser abuses than those the
people now hhd 70 unueTRo, ana ne Tor one
was opposed to making any such change In
power.
In explaining his change Of heart Mr..
| Fuller declared that the EXPLANATION Of the
Mayor IN regard TO the threat Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad was sufficient for him, He
said:
We will accomplish a good deal II we
can teach this corporation that Il cannot
core up here and dictate 10 US what kind
Of legislation we shall pass
The bills now so 10 the Governor for his
signature. --. ...- .-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
HIERARCHY ~ CONFERENCE.
The care Of Immigrants OF the Catholic
Faith Considered.

WlsHiNoToN, May t.-The hierarchy Of
the Catholic Church, which is composed
OF the fourteen Archbishops, held their
conference at the Catholic University
to-day. The care Of immigrants Of the
Catholic faith consumed part Of the time
Of the two sessions to-day. The Pope has
exhorted the prelstes Of this country TO
make renewed efforts In behalf OF poor
Catholics Of Italian and Slav races.
The innovation in regard to the oollec-
ton Of Peters Pence does not eeem TO meet
with favor and Il h likely that the old method
will be adhered to.
Tomorrow the Indian and negro mis-
eions will he held at the niversity, and the
Rev. William Ketcham the director Of the
Catholic Indian Bureau, will present his
report II was decided to-day that no
statement regarding the financial condi-
ton Of the university will be made until
the first Of June.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
MORTGAGE TAX BILL PASSED
The Assembly Finally Accepts the Amended
Bill Passed by the senate.

The Assembly Finally Accepts the Amended
Bill Passed by the senate.
ALBANY, May Had It not been for
the fact that the members were informed
that, unless the amended mort gage tax
bin passed the Assembly to-day Gov. Hig-
gins would sign the bill now in his pos
session, the Senate bill which passed the
upper house yesterday would have been
defeated in the Assembly to-day.
As it was, the leaders had great difficulty
in getting the Republican members in line
and at one time it looked a. il the amended
bill would be defeated. II was finally
passed by a vote Of IS to 90.
These Republicans voted against the
amended bill Agnew. Beibslf, Etzel, Her
man and Prentice Of New York; Francisco,
Murphy, Pendry and Perry Of Brooklyn;
Miller OF Queens Rigby and Wainwright Of
WestchesteT and Reeve OF Suffolk.
The Lewis amended bill eIemPts build
ing and loan associations from the opera
ton Of the mortgage tax.
Assemblyman Wainwright led the OPP
position and offered two amendments. The
frst was defeated by a vote Of 70 10 70,
and the second by IS to 50,
AssemblymRn Hartman read the Gov
ernor a lecture for interfering with the
prerogatives Of the Legislature and said
there were three branches Of State Govern
ment-executive. legislative and judicia -
and the Governor was trying to take the
first two 70 himself He said Il was not
for the Governor to say what legislation
sIould be enacted before II reached him
for bis approval.
Assembiyman Wade, who Il looked upon
ne the personal Tepres entative Of Gov.
Higgins in the lower house. said uat II
the amended bill was not passed the Gov
ernor would sign the one that is now before
him.
The Assembly also passed a bill providing
for the appointment of a commission to
inquire into the subject Of taxation for
state and local purposes and the expec l.
ency OF revising and amending the existing
1o,ty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
MAY NOT CHANGE mayors TERM.
AssembIyman AEnew's Bm Probably KILLED
In the senate.

ALBANY. May 4-Assemblyman Agnew's
bill to extend the term Of the Mayor Of
New York city from two 10 four years was
probably killed in the Senate tonight.
The bill passed last week, but a. Senator
Elgberg was absent a motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill passed was tabled
in order 20 give that Senator a chance to
explain his position on the bill
Tonight o motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was tabled resulted in tie
vote Of % to %. These Republicans voted
with the Democrats TO reconsider: Amber,
Carpenter, Elsbe rg, Gates, Goodsell, Malby,
Page, Raines. SAKE and White.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
judge MaEoon q Successor.

WASHINGTON, May t.-Secretary Taft
to-day announced the selection Of Paul
Charlton Of Omaha a. law officer Of the
Bureau Of sular Affairs Of the War Depart
ment to succeed Judge Charles +. Mayo n,
VINO has been appointed Governor Of the
Panama Canal Zone. The salary Of the
ONCE IL $500 a year. MFR. Charlton gradu-
at ca from Yale In 1873 With Secretary
Taft's class. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
Krnsd ny Trolley Car.

james Atkinson, a brushmaker. Of 1888
Herldner street, East New York, was killed
last night by a Fulton street car near Hop
hnson avenue. John Pggott OF iie Chester
street, the motoTTuan Of the car was loo he'd
up In the BroWnsville police station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
SENATE REVERsEs ITSELF.
the Nil Extending Railroad Charters IL
Passed and Aftervard Killed.

ALBANY, May 4.-The Senate reversed
itself in quick order tonight 1t passed
Senator Raines's bill extending railroad
charters which are about TO expire because
no work has been done toward building the
roads
senator Marks said that the bin, In his
opinion, was 10 revive the franchise Of the
BteinWay tunnel under the East River.
Senator Malby moved, and his motion
was carried, that the vote by which the hi |
was passed be reconsiderod and hat mo
toA " upon tha tAhla.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
Mayor Urges senate to Pass the Bills.

Mayor Mcclellan sent this telegram last
night to tho members Of the Senate:
/ believe the interests Of the people Of
the city Of New York require the passage
Of the bills for Chea per gas and electric
light, and / most earnestly urge you 10 sup
port them.
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN, Mayor.
New York, ,iay 4, 1905.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
Supt. Hadley III.

Samuel II. Hadley, superintendent Of
the old MoAuley Mission in Water street,
"a IN in the Presbyterian Hospital, His
oonoitioa Is not considered to be serious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05
BUSINESS NOTICES.


MrS. NinslOW's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, 6oftens 10 gums, reduces Inflammation,
Alays palm ~rr's wind collie diArrhra. &c. bottle
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-22
A Novel Work.

4 novel work for women. which. so
far, doesn't seem to have Travelled far
out of England (where it originated), is
the training to learn to fight fires.
So firmly is it believed in England
that there is even a school established
for this training. which is actually
patronized by large number Of wo-
men. And, besides the school devoted
to this work. several of the large col
leges for women have departments, or
rather brigades, whose members are
rigidly drilled. and who have figured
in many dramatic fires.
The usefulness of the training has
been especially apparent with members
of hospital staffs, and, most Of all,
with those attendants who are on duty
in insane wards. Many panics have
been averted which could not have
been if they had not been drilled to
perfect control.
Part Of the attendants are trained to
run Immediately to the part of the
house on fire, the others to circulate
among the patients at once, in such a
way as to allay their excitement and
have them ready to march out in safety
if the fire should prove serious. In
the drilling the attendants take turns
at "quelling the fire and quelling the
patients" as one girl put it, so that all
of them are ready for any part they
may be called to do.
In the hospitals, too, wherever these
trained women are. the danger to pa
tients and to buildings by fire is mini
mized by the knowledge Of exactly
what do do.
The course is thorough, including al
the branches of life and property saw
ing and of escape.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-22
Foresfrh<ed Philanthropy.

President Angel, of the University OF
Michigan, told this story to a class IN
international law:
Some years ago, when I was United
States Minister to Turkey, Greece was
visited by a severe famine. A great
wave of sympathy and pity swept over
the United States, affecting the women
particularly. They raised hundreds OF
dollars for the relief of the sufferers.
With true Yankee husbandry they did
not send the money in cash, but spent
it in buying vast quantities of cloth,
which they made into dresses for the
Grecian women. One entire ship, l
believe, was loaded by this outpourinS
of charity. I never was tired OF re-
ferring in diplomatic circles to the
generosity of my countrywomen, and
for time was the envy of the repre-
scntatives of the other governments.
shortly after the ship arrived and its
cargo had been distributed, l had oc-
casion to make q trip through Greece.
1t was in the days when our ladies'
wore extremely large sleeves; but the
STYLE in Greece was not the same. 1eu
may imagine my surprise and humilia-
ton when l saw that the Grecian
Women had not known what the Amer
lean garments were and had put them
On their husbands for trousers. sun
day Magazine. .,lsi;H:!H:af ss.$j!.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-22
Artistic ans,

Recent importatiOns from Germany
include SOME exceedingly artistic fans
in the regulation combination of ma
terials and decorative effects and like
wise novelty or two. Fans of swans
down are enjoying marked degree
of fashionable approval, and at the op-
era and other society affairs the large
fluffy breeze-propeller of swansdOwn
has been conSpicuously waved by
many a distinguishing matron and
maid.
One mounted in pearl and spangled
gauze is bordered by row Of cockatoo
feathers in white. Another shows tor
toise-shell mounting combined with
black and gold spangled gauze. the
distinctive note being an edging Of
tortoise-shell most delicately carved.
1t is fad nowadays to collect fans.
and collectors who value their posses
sions are investing in special cases i'll
which to store their treasures. These
cases are gilt framed in the shape of
a fan, with a background of silk velvet
or brocade. and the contents are kept
on view. but safe IRON dust.-Brook-
lyn Eagle.