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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
FAVOR ANTI-ALDERNEN BILLS.
Legislative Committees Report Measures
Cutting on Their Power.

ALBANY, April THAT strong influences
are behind Senator Elsberg and Assembly
man Stanley's bills was apparent to-day
when the Cities Committees Of the two
houses reported these measures, which
strip the New York city Board of Aldermen
Of the power TO grant public franchises
and transfers the authority TO the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment.
These bills we're introduced primarily
because OF the hold-up for more than year
by the Board Of Aldermen OF a franchise
for the New York Connecting Railroad
Company. which Is to run over the bridge
20 be built by the company over the East
River at He'll Gate. connecting the Long
Island and Pennsylvania and New Haven
Railroads.
Two bills extending for Ave years the time
In which this connecting railroad and bridge
shall be completed we're reported favorably
In the Senate to-day. 90
Two other bills reported favofably in the
Senate we're the Goodsell measures, known
az Belmont syndicate bills. One permits
the abandonment Of improbable routes
Of surface roads in The Bronx, and the other
permits the building Of a tunnel under the
East River under the old SteinwRy tunnel
franchise from Long Island City 70 Forty
second street, there 20 connect with the
subway at the Grand Central Station instead
Of the tunnel running as originally pro-
posed TO Thirty-fourth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
NEW MEAD or RUSSIAN CHUR0H.
VI. PobIsdonOuLen said 10 Hsfe Agreed
% Q ChAnEe.

Special Cdbls Dttpdfh 10 TAH SUN
ST. PETERSBURG, April 4.-The long agi-
tated question Of freeing the Orthodox
Church from the control Of the Holy Synod,
which Is a secular department constituted
by Peter the Great, seems about TO b de-
cided The Metropolitan Archbishop, sup
ported by NJ. Witte president Of tho Coun-
Gil Of Ministers, il working for the restora-
ton Of the Patriarchs as the spiritual head
Of the Church next to the Emperor and Tor
the primitive principle Of governing the
Church by a council. An important memo
rial on the subject Is being signed by the
clergy, headed by the Bishop Of Narva
The anomaly Of the situation Ia that the
demand must be submitted to the Gear
through NJ. Pobodonostzoff, Procurator-
General Of the Holy Synod, who ia strongly
opposed 10 the plan,
A feature Of the desired reform IA the
removal Of this compulsory Instrumentation
Of the Procurator-General and the estao-
lishment Of the right Of the Patriarchs to
communicate directly with the Gar.
The correspondent Of THE Sun has ascer-
tanned that educated opinion IL sceptical
concerning the results Of appointing the
Patriarchs with the proposed clerical assem-
blies The Patriarchs have welded enor-
nous influence in the past, but 1t is believed
that circumstances have changed too
greatly to expect a revival Of this influence.
Permission to carry on the movement Is
unhindered. This is ascribed to the Gov
ernment's desire to obtain the support Of
the clergy. II is stated that the Gar will
decide the question tomorrow.
LONDON, April 6,-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Times says that the
Patriarchate question has already been
decided in the Affirmative, and that the
Metropolitan Of st, Petersburg probably
will be elected. NJ. PobiedonostzefT, whose
placement is involved, feeling that his
own life il near its end, gladly consented
TO the abolition Of his post, hoping to assure
the rarnanencv Of desnotic r1lle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
NOT HER MISSING BOY.
Mrs. F1eischman's Bitter disappointment
In kilograms From California.


Mrs. Alois Fleischman. whose sixteen
year-old son Leo disappeared last Sep
tember and has not since been heard from,
had her hopes raised very high by a tele-
gram which reached her from California
on Monday night, only to have them dashed
down again by another telegram received
Yesterday. The latter said that the boy
who was supposed 20 be her son and who
bore the same name was much younger
lad and did not at all answer the descrip-
ton sent out by the New York Detective
Bureau.
Both kilograms came from f W. Gillett,
an official of a California railroad. Gillett
telegrHphed last Sunday 30 friend In this
city saying he believed that Leo Fleischman
was living In South Pasadena, Cal, where
be was employed at the Graham Sanitarium.
Gillett's friend at once communicated
with Mrs FlCischman and was told to tele-
graph to have the boy held, and 10 tell him
that his mother would take the first train
West to meet him. Mrs, Feischman was
finishing her preparations for the trip
when the second telegram came saying
that Gillett had discovered that the boy
at Pasadena could not be her son.
Leo FleischmRn Is described as follows
About 10 years old, feet inches, about
i40 pounds, sandy complexion, light gray
shorter than Leo and weighs only %
pounds.
Leo, then a student in the City College,
was last seen on Sept. 8, when he left Ills
home at - East Eghty-eighth street to
go TO his morning classes. The boy was
quiet and .studious and intended 20 enter
the school OF mines at Columbia as soon
as he could finish his preparation. He
seemed entirely happy at home, and the
only reason that his mother can give for
his disappearance is the ambition he had
as a small child 10 60 West and become a
cowboy. II Is thought that Leo may have
secretly held 10 his desire for a life Of adj
venture and started out TO realize It.
Money has been spent lavishly in the
effort TO discover a olue TO the boys where
abouts and a special reward OF 81 900 is
offered for news that viii lead 10 his return.
This offer has brought many replies, but
yesterdays disappointment was the most
bitter OF all. Mrs, Fleischman is now
living at the Hotel Roland, on Ffty-ninth
street She has not given up hope, but
still believes that some day her boy will be
found
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
BRONX VALLEY SEWER BILL UP.
Hearing in Albany on the Plan 10 spend
$4,000. 900.

albany. April 4-The Senate Committee
on Internal Affairs had a hearing on the
Bronx Valley Sewer bill this afternoon.
The bill calls for the expenditure Of $1,000
600 for a trunk outlet sewer from White
Plains 10 Yonkers, twelve miles long and
a tunnel through solid rock, three miles
further, under the bills valleys and rivers
Of Yonlxers and for considerable distance
under the Hudson River.
This sewer will be built 10 carry to tide
water the sewage Of only 10000 people.
For four and a half miles south Of White
Plains Il will run through an undeveloped
farming section, where there are less than
so houses and not more than 800 inhabitants.
As the assessed valuation Of the taxable
property in the Bronx Valley Is only so. OOO,-
900 the bonded debt for this scheme. even
II II costs no more than 100000 will be
ten Der cent, Of the assessed valuation.
The village Of White Plains now has a
bonded debt Of o., $50, 900, and a population
Of 1900. II this Bronx Valley sewer scheme
goes through, the bonded debt Of White
Plains will be o., 900. 900, or rs per cent OF
IT, assessed valuation, and it, debt per capita
will be Sl6s67 When Elizabeth, n. j., was
bankrupt, its bonded debt was SIS per capita
At the hearing before the Senate Com
nnittee, Joseph 8. Wood Of Mount Vernon,
Henry @. Henderson Of White Plains, Super
visor Merritt Of East Chester and many others
appeared In opposition 10 the bill. Two Of
the commissioners named In The bill, Messrs
Andrus Of Yonkers and Brown Of White
Plains, and several others appeared In favor
~ a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
TO JAM TAX BILLS THROUGH.
ASSEMBLY GETS STOCK AND
MORTGAGE MEASURES.

Both Referred TO Committee on Minority
object luns-Pian 20 suspend Rules
To-day to Pass RMS out Of Order
MAY Exempt Bulldlng Loan Companies
ALBANY, April 1.-THE Senate bills tax
ing mortgages and Transfers of stocks VIII
be passed in the Assembly tomorrow,
and they will be in the hands Of doy. Hig-
gins by tomorrow night.
This tanning process was agreed upon
to-day in view Of the fact that members
Of the Legislature arc being bombarded
by letters and postal cards from all over
the state urging the defeat Of those meas
ures. These bills are not popular In tho
Assembly, especially the mortgage tax
measure, and even old time Republicans
in the Legislature do not hesitate TO say
that they think the party Is making a mis-
take in pressing them. Therefore the Re
publican party leaders decided TO get the
bills in the hands Of Gov Higgins a. soon
as possible,
The two bills we're received in the
Assembly to-dly from the Senate for con-
currenoe. Majority Leader Rogers asked
that they he advanced to third reading,
with the idea that they be passed to-day,
proceeding, and promptly objected. No
course was left but to refer the bills 10 the
taxation committee.
This committee mot while the session
was on and Immediately decided to report
the bills favoraby. Meanwhile Chairman
Wade Of the Taxation Committee gave
notios that at some future day he would
move 70 suspend the rules so that the bills
could be advanced and passed out Of their
order This will be done tomorrow.
There have been some suggestions OF
amending the two measures, especially
the Mortgage Tax bill, so as TO exempt
from it, provisions mortgages held by
local building and loan associations. The
Republican leader, decided, however, not
to permit any amendments and thus
necessitate another party caucus.
They had trouble enough in the caucuses
which made these two bills party measures.
They decided instead that. IL it were found
that amendments 10 these bills were needed,
such amendments could be made after the
bills have become laws at this present
session through independent measures.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
LACE GETS COLOMBIA &C."
Controversy Settled by Giving Letter 10
Fencing Champion.

The Columbia athletic council yesterday
awarded the varsity &C" to Federico
LACE O7 science and to Conrad D. Truben-
bach. 'Oj science. The award Of the letter to
Iage puts an end TO the controversy raised
when the council failed to give It to him in
making the usual monogram award to the
members OF the fencing team. LACE. who
Captained the trio, won the individual inter-
collegiate fencing championship outright,
the team being third. TrubenbaCh earned
the &C for his work on the swimming team,
lie created a number OF new Columbia records
and won two frsts in the recent inteTcOlleR iate
championships at Philadelphia.
The other members Of the swimming team
received the &C s T" monogram for their work
the past season. The men to get IL are
Frank c. Evown, 'O6 college: Otto X. Kress,
'O6 science: Zachary p. Halpin, 'o7 science,
and A, W. Putnam. 90 science
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
TOWNS INDUSTRIES STOPPED
Union Demands Lead Princeton, Ind, Manu-.
facturerS TO Close Their Plants.

PRINCETON, Ind, April Eight In
dustries, practically all Of consequence in
this city, are closed indefinitely on account
Of the demands Of the American Federation
Of Labor that the employees get tl.75 a
day instead Of $50, which they have been
receiving.
The men are not skilled laborers, and
heretofore there has been no attempt to
regulate their wages, but by a decree issuep
recently by the Federation the increase was
demanded and rather than meet it the
owners Of the industries de, e-mined to close
their plants. They say they can get plenty
Of labor for less even than they have been
paying.
= The Princeton Window Glass plant has
also closed down rather than oblige it.
self TO continue. even though there should
be a shortage Of gas. The employees
demanded that their wages at the present
scale should be guaranteed, regardless Of
the fuel supply, and when this was re-
fused they walked out.
Business in the city 40 far as factories
are concerned, Is at a standstill, and both
sides seem determined not to surrender
the points at issue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
SCHOOLGIRLS as COOKS.
The Banqueters Are the Mayor and other
OmciAls OF Jersey City.

Many Jersey City officials, including
Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan, members Of tho
Board Of Education, DR.. Gordon X. Dickin-
son, president Of the Board Of Health. and
Superintendent Of Schools Henry Sneyder,
got a complimentary Ave oounse dinner
last night in the basement OF Public School
0 in Brunswick street, given by the Evening
Cooking School The girls In tie class
did all the cooking.
Supt. Sneyder explained that the dinner
cost lls0, or 20 cents a plate, He said the
girls had TO buy everything for the feast,
while a housewife would have used left
over odds and ends, making tho cost in
that event about IS cents a plate The
girls acted a. Mattresses, and this was the
menu:
Cream Of pea soup. bread sticks, casserole
Of rice and meat, potato Croquettes, creAmed
carrots. rolls and coffee. salad. cream tapioca.
Nearly all the officials made speeches
complimenting the young women on their
culinary skill. Director RidgeWay said a
good deal Of drunkenness was caused by
poorly cooked food in the dinner pail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

Political mathematiclsns are discussing
the revenue that the United states Treasury
would derive from the proposition 70 impose
a duty Of Ave cents pound on coffee and 10
cents a pound on tea. The imports Of coi1ee
In 1904 were 95S,O43,2s4 pounds, and hve
cent tax on this amount would raise ts'7bz'-
ie4. The importations Of tea for the same
year were il2. SOS. sol pounds. and ten cent
tax would raise eli ,2s9. $50.
Some Of the political Euclids suggest that a
restoration Of the war tax on malt and sp Titu-
Gus LIQUORS would increase the revenues
between $4,000, 600 and $4,000 900. The last
year these taxes were In fun force internal
revenues amounted to a little more than
tsO7 200. OOO The year they were all taken on
the receipts dropped 70 $3.50. 10000.
speaking Of taxes and OF public e1pendl-
lures, state and national and the drift on
these matters Of the two parties, Republican
and Democratic, since the civil war, that OF
the latter par ". by far, has been the more
pronounced in the way Of economy, with the
result that the Democrats have seated their
President twice in fifty years.
Senator Plat lie heart and soul for the APP
pointment Of Robert c. Morris TO be United
States District Attorney for the southern
District OF New York. President Roose-
welt favors James r. Sheffield for the job.
and Senator Depew Is inclined 20 agree with
the President rather than with Mr.. Plat.
Senator Hanna in the closing years Of bis
life became quite a speechmaker. His first
efforts were in the Ohio campaign Of 1892
when the late George X. Nash was elected
Governor over John r. Mclean. At first
Senator Hanna was diffident and at times
somewhat embarrassed on the stump. but
he soon got over that. He had no oratorical
or rhetorical fourishes. His words were
plain, candid and sturdy.
He often said that the best speech OF his
life was practically a one liner. 1t was at
the convention at Columbus which nominated
Nash MIR McLean's newspaper and other
Democratic newspapers in the State had
essayed bantcringly TO tell the Republicans
what they ought TO do in order TO carry the
State.
Mr.. Hanna hoped upon the platform in
the convention. loosely referred TO the
gratuitous advice OF Mr.. Mclean and other
Democratic editors in the state, and swing
ing his robust fist full at the great audience
Set us tell John Mclean and his crowd
that we know our business.
Hanna and his friends, chief among them
at the time Major Charles DICK, now United
States senator, then chairman OF the hepub-
liCan State committee, appeared 70 know
their business. as they Walloped Mclean by
so, 600 plurality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05

Martin Johnson, IS years old, who kept
a candy store at SsS Bergen avenue. Jersey
City near Public School ?, for many years,
was found dead in his bed Yesterday morn
ing. Death was due 20 heart disease, Many
Jersey City business and professional men
who went 10 the school in Bergen Square
were among the old storekeepers' patrons
when they we're boys with a liking for
sweet things.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
CITY'S FERRY TROUBLES.
sinking Fund Commission 20 settle the
staten Island and Union Disputes.

Sinking Fund Commission 10 Settle the
staten Island and Union Disputes.
Dock Commissioner Featherson had a
long talk with Mayor Mcclellan yester-
day about the Staten Island ferry. The
two transportation companies in Richmond
want the city 10 make deal with them
regarding the approach they are to have
TO the new terminal at St. George, but have
not been all 10 agree as TO the proportion
each shall pay the city. The Sinking
Fund Commission will try to adjust the
matter to-day.
AZ the same meeting it Is expected that
a plan will be adopted which will end the
dispute with the Union Ferry Company Of
Brooklyn. The company Il now hold
over tenant having refused 10 renew its
lease at the old rental A resolution will
be adopted by which the company will
oease 20 be 80 considered and declaring
that the price 10 be paid for the ferry fran
ohise ehall be decided after an eramina-
ton Of the books shows what will be a
fair figure. The examination iAnOW being
rlRde by the Comptroller. -.--'-.-...'.'-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
SMITH rs WAITING.
Columbia Football Player May Accept
Oner TO Coach California Eleven.

According 20 recent indications. II is not at
all sure that Richard Smith. '0s law. will act
as one Of the assistant coaches Of the football
eleven at Columbia, after all. Smith has
not yet replied TO tn letter asking him 20 take
the position. and II Is learned that his silence
comes as the result Of an oner from the Uni
versity Of California, The Berkeley football
people have offered 81, 500 10 Smith for next
season. California and Leland Stanford have
had an agreement ny which only graduates
Of the respective institutions shall coach the
teams, This agreement has come 10 an end.
and the universities are arguing as 20 whether
10 shall be renewed. Until this Ques ton Is
settled, and Smith knows whether the offer
holds good II is unlikely that he will decide
20 come East. Columbia cannot very well
offer him a like sum, as he viii be one OF two
paid assistant coaches. The local authorities
can hardly AFFORD 70 pay 5000 for coaching
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
New noats ApproachInE CompIetIon.

The new sloop being built 10 race in Glass q
for T. J. Havens Is almost ready for launch
ing. This boat has been built by Downs at
Bay Shore from designs by Henry J. Gielow.
The lead keel Is 20 be cast to-day and bolted
on, and the boat will then be ready for launch
ing. The hollow spArs arc ready to be
stepped and the sails are made, 90 that about
the middle Of the month the boat viii have
a trial The 40 foot speed launch building
by Downs from Gielow designs u progressing
favoraby.
The fast speed launch for Alexander Stein
being built at Milton Point from Gielow
des gps ia nearly ready, Ibe eagine. which
Is being assembled, and II u expected that
the boat will be out early next month. This
boat will be one Of the fastest Of the season.
She Is an Improvement on the Onontio, which
d the fastest boat IN these waters. In model
she Is very similar 70 that Of the new Napier
boat which made such fast time on thu other
side. she IA substantially constructed and
has the fun wsteIii3e forward Which YeEIoy
land
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
Ex-MAYOR SEYMOUFS FUNERAL.
Thousands Of Newark's Citizens View the
Remains.

Former Mayor James NJ. Seymour's
funeral was conducted from his home in
Mount Prospect avenue, Newark, yester-
day, and thousands Of citizens land city
officials viewed the remains during the day
OF attended the services, which were con-
Quoted by the Revs. Fred Clare Baldwin Of
Calvary NJ. +. Church, East Orange, and
Louis Shreve Osborn Of Trinity Episcopal
Church, Newark.
The active pallbearers, were Joseph
Steel, Charles Mum, Adelbert NJ Harris,
Herman Langbaumer, Charles Burnett,
James Rowland, Gustave c. Wolber and
Thomas Thompson.
The honorary pallbearers were Richard
c. Jenkinson, Col. Edward L. Price, Thomas
s. Henry, James +. Howell, Gottfried
Kruger, Mayor Henry NJ. Doremus,
Matthew Gay, James l.. Hays, Edward p
Meany, Daniel Whitlock, John F. Stanley
and Arthur p. Sanford.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
Conference Day.

The New York Methodist Conference
viii open this morning In the Madison
Avenue Methodist Church, Madison avenue
and SiXtieth street II Ia said 20 be likely
that the Rev. DR.. y s. Triple will succeed
the Rev. DR.. @. W, hillGrd e. presiding
elder Of the New York. district
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
cod kIned Trees m the Pnrk.

The severe cold during the past wi1teD>
caused a considerable number Of trees Of
every description in Prospect Park to die.
Some Of these we're old ones that had stood
in the park for years. Since the warm
weather has set In gardeners and workmen
have been kept busy removing them and
planting young trees in their places. Park
Commissioner Kennedy has bought several
in the small parks which are being laid out
in Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
MAJORS WATER BILL TO PASS.
-Four other Bills Affecting the Supply VIII
Also 60 Through.

ALBANY, April THE Assembly Flee
tricity, Gas and Water Supply Committee
to-day decided to report favorably to the
Assembly four bills having a bearing upon
the New York city water question. They
are: Mayor McClelan's bill giving the
city the right 10 go into Ulster county FOR
giving villages and cities in Westchester
county the right 20 tap the Croton mains
and providing for a speedier settlement Of
condemnation proceedings, and Assembly
man Yale's bill giving Putnam county the
ZANE Llgnts N regard 70 taPpmiB MAINS as
right 20 use lakes for boating and fishing
AssemblymAn Agnew's bill containing
the views Of Gov. Higgins in regard to a
State Water Commission has been reported
by the Assembly Ways and Means C@n-
mitttee, and the Ave bills will be made COM
panion measures and passed at the same
time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
Albany Rnck etshop RnEnd..

In speaking Of the stock transfer tax bill
yesterday Henry Clews said that he thought
the measure has been inspired by a vlndic-
tive spirit on the part OF those who have
lost money In Wall Street through their
own bad Judgment.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-06
The Subordinate Grange.

The subordinate grange multiplied
by 10000 is the grange Without it
state and national oranges could not
exist. So it should be constantly en-
phasized that in the subordinate grange
is the place to do things In the
subordinate grange the men and wom-
en- are trained and tested for useful
ness in the representative bodies Of the
Order, and in it the work is done which
benefits the great multitude of Patrons
Of Husbandry. So we would urge upon
ourselves, upon officers of the national
grange, upon the leaders in state and
Pomona oranges and upon the men,
bers of our organization everywhere
the Importance of laying special stress
upon the work of the subordinate
grange and its members. This work is
not less important because it Is less in
the public eye than the work Of the
state grange. Perhaps it is less in the
public eye, but 1t counts for nspre in
the very heart of the mission of the
grange to help the men and women on
the farms Grange Bulletin.