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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
WANTS FACTS ABOUT GAS.
Senator SteUens Says inquiry Is
Outside of Politics.

Senator Stevens, chairman Of the legislative COM
mittae investigating gas conditions in New-Yors.
spent yesterday in consultation with Charles 2.
Hughes. counsel to the committee. Senator Stevens
said last night that there TO be nothing pyro-
technc theatrical about the investigation. Il
will be sincere and honest effort reveal the gas
conditions in the city and to adduce facts which
to base bill for relief He said party. leader
and organization could interfere with the course
of the investigation. adding:
1t will be necessary for the legislature to take
recess TO await the report Of the committee. The
evidence goes to the State printer every afternoon
that the committee is in session and printed copies
the desks of the Senators and Assemblymen
The following morning. We expect to complete the
investigation in ten days or two weeks. and then
promptly present report and bills One
OF the principal bills that we may present to the
legislature VIII prohibit corporation from acqur-
ing majority Of the stock of another corporation
in the line of business and continuing the
poration so controlled alleged independent
organization.
The evidence we have obtained so far shows
that the Cousolida ted Gas Company continues the
alleged corporate existence of companies that it
controls. That means high salaries for many
less officers and employees and. naturally, the
sumers pay the bills. The adjournment of the
committee for days taken In order to
the books and plants Of the lighting companies. We
expect to obtain much important evidence
Thursday and Friday.
Charles +. Murphy. leader of Tammany Hall.
said yesterday that he had not vet been subpPnaed
TO appear before the committee He would not dis
cuss the work Of the committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
TO RUSH TAX MEASURES.
Likely to Pass assembly To-day
Pressure for Governor.
IBr TEL1saAPH 10 THE TR1BuNE.l


Albany, April 4--The present plan is TO pass both
the mortgage and the stock tax bills in the As
sembly tomorrow. by the exertion Of precisely
the same sort Of pressure forced them through
the Senate last night Without delay OF time the
measures were handed down from the Speakers
desk this morning, and Assemblyman Wade. chair
man OF the Taxation Committee. promptly moved
that there be suspension Of the rules so that
the bills might be considered and voted on to-mor-
Without friction this motion carried.
The result should be that promptly to- morrow
morning the bills will be called UP.
The NewYork and Brooklyn Republicans will
protest against them, but will declare did their
associates in the Senate. that they cannot violate
the caucus agreement. and that they win vote for
the bills The Democrats will oppose them in a
PeFtunet9ry fashion and after several hours OF
Jority All this means that the bills have BECOME
too hot TO hold. and this session, which has dily-
the same way previous sessions have. The usual
pressure has been exerted, and the bills have been
Now Governor Higgins, and not the various leg
islaors VIII have 70 stand the brunt OF puzzle ais
Of waiting for the legislature the problem will be
put straight up TO him. and before he signs the
bills the opposition will be focused on him Al
ready to-day he received a bushel basketful Of
this mail IS expected. But the legislators are now
putting up 70 the Governor precisely the alternative
that they have previously confronted, namely APP
proval of both measures or return to direct tax
and his choice be safely coniectured
Moreover there will be change in the bills as
they pass the Assembly, exemption OF building
gage tax and no reduction Of the rate of the stock
tax. The latter change is not unlikely. has been
suggested in these dispatches, but will be achieved
recall Of the bill from the Governor after II
has passed. With the mortgage tax bill there is
no present expectation of any reconsideration The
chance OF losing the bill altogether Is hkely 10
weigh too heavily against any plan 10 recall this
biz. The tax programme seems to be decided The
appreciation of all New-York City members was eN-
pressed to-day for the comments OF Senator Els
berg debate last night, but the hopeiessneSs
Of further fight Is apparent
Legislators will not break their caucus agree
mpnt and unless there is such a breach the bills
must pass By a Republican majority. Last nights
action took all the hope out of the Brooklyn dele
CATION. and they abandoned their proposed appeal
to Governor Higgins to-day. The Governor declined
TO comment on the passage of the bills but indcat
ed his realization that the firing line 10 be
transferred to the executive chamber with humor-
0Is RESIGNATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
BAD FOR THE ALDERMEN.
The Elsberg-Sfanle Franchise Bills
FGUorGbly Reported.
fpr TELEGRAPH TO TIE THIRUNE.l

Albany April 8--Oue more step i'm the direction
~ removing from fhc Board Of Aldermen the
lucrative graft powers Of their control Of fran
cFise granting taken by the Senate and As
Eernblv cities committees by reporting out favor
etly the ElsberR-Stanley bills. These are the bills
advocated By F1hu Root J. Edward swanstrom and
a number OF other prominent ana representative
lawyers OF aery-York CITY, who appeared in Al
tanv recently and gave startling testimony TO
Tho manner IN which the aldermen did business
or held I'D franchises without regard 10 public
necessity. and solely on the basis % something
doing"
The progress Of these bills has excited alarm.
and an active lobby has been n work trying 70
have the legislature accept the tactics Of the al
6arnsen toward these bills But there has been
immense pressure from an sides in NewYork city
for the measures and despite the fact that the
aldermen asked for A hearing tomorrow the bills
came to-day Their appearance probably
saeanF their passage. Legislators have been i'm
pressed by the arguments advanced and BY the
Examples Of hoio-ups furnished. and H. 81 believed
that il is now late stop fhe bills.
Only The Democratic members % the committee
ERASED the bills, and they failed 20 hold them uD.
The Rapid Transit Commission bill. providing for
she construction Of pipe galleries In future sub
ways, INTRODUCED by Senator Gardner, also came
out ana tho defeat OF the lclsberg bin this morn
ing would seem 10 indicate that this Is about the
extent of rapid transit legislation for NeW-YoTiI
city this year. Senator Gradv's bill authorizing
fl2e construction Of freight subways also re-
ported, without opposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
GRAB" BILLS REPORTED.
GoodseH Measures Ont Of Senate and
assembly Committees.
lar TELEoRArH TO TIE rDIBrNE.I

Albany April s.-Both tho Goodsell grab" bills
that We're 50 searchngly attacked ny the Citizens
Union nd other civic organizations the hearing
before the Senate Railroads Committee week he
fore last were reported favorably by that commit
tee this morning. Apparently after waiting in hope
Of come abatement ia the indignation aroused by
ne exposure Of the purpose Of these measures,
nc Railroads Committee held p hurried meeting
this morning and voted them with only
dissenting voice Both Goodsell bills reported
later in the DAY by the Assembly Cities Committee
The first bill 10 permit the marlborough Rail-
wsy Company 70 abandon portions 81 routes with
out inpairing its franchises. the passage Of which
would enable the company 10 Withdraw from its
agreement 10 better its service I'm The Bronx, was
reported by unanimous vote. Senator Amber alone
voted against report the second bill which
IS supposed 10 refer 70 tho Steinway tunnel and
viii permit the railway company 10 abandon
the Old route through 34th-st. and build another
tunnel further uptown without securing permission
from the city authorities.
the committee also reported tho two bills Of
Senator RsineE extending the time for the compile
ton Of the lines of the New-York Connecting Rail
1-av, whose applications for franchises are now
held up by the BOARD OF Aldermen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
gnreeri, Nev-yort; April l. Gauta En. ravey.

gareer, Nev-york April l. GaIla orr. Pavey
oran, March es Sailed. steamer Norwood tsr clark
from Messinal. Network.
Vincent. e v March 81 Arrived. steamer African
Adelaide
Australian Port. arrived previously
tBTi NeW-Nork for Fremante adelaide etc
Rio dc "a Plata, April arrived previously stenn,er
Condor ttsfl simpson, New Nork Cor Valparaiso cal
lao.
New-York
Rosario.
Rio IaneiTo APrii sailed Byron err cada
Arscslu Apr'l : Arrived steamer Prince err,
Berrftt Santts etc. for New
Para. AIrii Arrived, steamer BERNARD tIsrl Coxou
casey
Rernados. March ~ sailed steamey- Criaeto e,irrl
Hlss ttfoui se11tcs- N-~t. sd tearensa
tiHl Couch tfrcun New YORK; Parn
April fArFive4. steamer Tte-nrora tTsTl
linrshead. New York.
Head. April g. Passed. strartev TintNrerto tTrl
Mathison. New ors for Henchcste-
Gibraltar ApF = Passed. Nalsapequa
scott fokohaIna. Moii Manila tetu end sahans ~
pssfou aud NeW iors. WASHINGTON ttali a. fsa rhcf
AMI SapieS fcT New .srr.
Poruuerotles- April fosssd Steamer Vin-~rro ForiS
u'aE eeehse. Nea ier., Cenoa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
HEARING ON NINE'S BILLS.
Striking Eidence By Captain
O'Bnen-Others Make addresses.
IRr rrrEeRAPH TO THE rRERuNE.l


Albany. April 4.-Graphic details of the police
situation in New-York City were furnished to-day
by representatives of the Committee of Nine who
appeared before the cities Committee Of the As
semblv 10 urge the passage of the Mines bills rem
edying the present condition Of the police; but
even striking evidence was furnished by
Captain Stephen OBTien chief of the detective
bureau who appeared at the direction of Commits
sioner McAdoo. to urge. not the passage of the
committees bill. but Of some measure separating
the detective bureau from the uniformed force and
putting it under chief who should rank next 10
a chief Of police The committee represented
by Henry De Forest Baldwin, Isaac n. Seligman.
William Church Osborn and James McKeen.
For the committee the most startling statements
were made by Mt Baldwin. who declared that the
police we're in league with pickpockets and crooks
who worked" streetcars and divided their spoils
with them. He said in part:
Nothing you do here will really give NeW-YOrk
city good police department The people are con-
WINGED that have bad conditions and an honest
the existng powers Of the Commisso5er might not
be more effectively exercised Consider the situa-
out Of a law ONCE and put IN charge. OF eight
doesn't He's up against the uniformed force. and
he ought 10 have the chance TO select men to ad-
wise him The Police Commissioners cannot cope
men. General Greene and Colonel Partridge. the
former man Of wide experience ana yet they did
not give complete satisfaction, and the main Tea-
man at the head of the force.
You should also give the chief thus provided for
is now looked after by the district leader under
political administrations. The fact is that
knows exactly Of the police conditions except per
haps some detective sergeants, and they won't tell;
that is, the conditions where the detectives stand
in with the thieves. OF course. ] know that you
can't reform the Police Department 10 have
Spartan virtue You can't have nine thousand
saints. but ] believe you can avoid having nine
thousand sinners. We have got about as good a
Commissioner can expect or are likely 10 get.
and we ought TO strengthen his hands
Appearing to speak for Commissioner McAdoo.
Captain O'Brien said:
The present situation in the force is such that
the men believe that matter how clever man
il. how brave how distinguished his service. he
must never go beyond the desk, while the detective
sergeants who SIT and get fat promoted. The
great contention is for the abolition Of the detec
tive sergeant. The Office has to have a
mercial value IL is well known fact that men
have paid 5000 TO $4,000 for the Job. I believe tnat
the ma jority of the force are honest men but
there is, l have been told, small number that
stand in with crooks"
Captain O'Brien presented a letter from the Com
missioner explaining these views and declaring that
the detective bUreau should be entirely free of
control connection with tho uniformed force and
subject directly 10 the Commissioner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
CONVENTION OF CLOTHIERs.
international Association Holds Its Annual
Meeting Today.

Tho animal convention and election Of officers Of
the labor Bureau of the National Association Of
Clothicrs took place yesterday at the Lafayette
a convention of the national association. which will
he beId IN the same place to-day. The labor bureau
was organized for the purpose OF carrying on the
issued ms open shop declaration throughout the
country about year ago
r,,,e,,ior Yesterday with Isaiah Joseph OF New,
y.s ,-se.jdeut Representatives OF local asso
ciations az cIothiers committed 10 the open shon
in thirteen cities ATTENDED II vas saiq that the
cltias Alter The convention Of the national asso
-, - ,is,, The visiting delegates will attend =
fi,i,.t .i,ef nv The RCw- York association Ina the
e, ming al DeimVnico >.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
BOOK FURNISHED CLEWS.
Details of Gas Investigation Learned
at albany.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I
Albany April "details Of the incident which
supplied the legislative investigating commits
sion with the definite clews that have resulted
in it's present success and will insure future
significant developments. obtained tonight.
The counsel for the commission, Charles E.
Hughes. asked the treasurer of the Consolidated
Gas Company in the early days of the hearing
to produce a statement of the holdings OF the
Consolidated in various subsidiary companies.
These figures We're later supplied by the treas
urer, who read them from book Suspeoting
that the book might contain valuable additional
facts, the counsel promptly offered it in evil
dence, thus insuring its production.
The examination of this book showed that ii
contained the valuation placed by the company
its properties. S27.O0OOOO. From its figures
the first clew of the discrepancies amounting to
$l6,OOOOO0 as compared with the statements TO
the tax commissioners. deducted and the
whole course of the investigation thus shaped
The book was the one link that the commission
had feared would be kept beyond its reach.
1t was authoritatively reported tonight that
the commission would terminate it's work in
another week. but would simply report without
recommending legislation. The report, based on
the book mentioned above will show the amount
of water in all stock the system Of bookkeeping.
the actual cost of gas. but will be without
recommendation beyond a plain statement of
fact. To the legislature will be left the work
of passing any measure reducing the price of
gas that the findings may warrant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
FRIDAY. APRIL :
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Tuesday, April 4, 1905.


Steamer Adana CBr). Park Cardiff March IL ~ Phutn
Rupreeht in ballast Arrived at the Bar a a m
steamer ROTTERDAM Dutch. Bruinsma Rotterdam
Bouosne March % to the Holland America Line with
IFS cabin 1.249 steerage passengers ami mdse Ar
rived al the Bar at S a
Steamer Buecher tGeu. Kopn. Hamburg March 81
Lover ana tsoul9gne % 10 the Hamburg American Line.
with 3OS cabin and IO2 Storage passengers. and
NJ Use Arrived at the Bar at 10 a
steamer l. Aquttatne ttr1, CnSwoTth Havre %
70 the Compagnie Generate Transaantque. cabin
Bar 4 a m.
Daggry Nor Tellesen Progreso March "A and
Cannpeche -. tn Thebaud Bros with mdse Arrived AT
the Ear At a m.
steamer Luckenbach wartbshler san Juan March
~ with sugar Ia order vessel TO L Lucken6ach. Arrived
AT the Bar at
Steamer Kennett tBr). Toruey, Guantanamo March ~
and Manzanlo % TO Daniel Bacon, with sugar Arrived
at the Bar at 94a a
Steamer Duncan Mon Petersen Baraeoa. ~ days TO
the Atlantic Fruit 60. with passenger and Ar
rived the Bar az li:15 a
steamer Mexico. stevens. Havana April I. James
Ward & Co. with i4f passengers mails
rived the Bar 11:i0 a
Steamer Lasseu. REYNOLDS. New-OrlHans March % with
1913 a IN.
steamer Mcrican DevsreauA. Jacksonville March n
via Charleston April !, To William clyde & 90 with
mdse Passed Quarantine at $50 m
Via Wilmington. g. April I. 10 William = Clyde 4
with mdse. Passed in sandy Hook at 1O:46 a
Steamer Hamilton Boaz. Newport News and Norfolk
Passed in SANDY HOOK a PAS p m
Sandy Hook. y April :. a:39 m--Wind northeast,
fresh breeze. raining and foPGy.
SAILED.
Steamers Kaiser Wilhelm Crosse tGer, Bremen via
Plymouth and Cherbourg: PTnzessn Victoria Iae Ger
Palermo Naples. etc; FL siglo, Galveston; Advance.
Charleston and Jacksonville, city Of Memphis savanna
Athos (I}rl. Port Antonio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
OF me interior. VASE.

ington D. g, April l. 19O5.-Sealed proposals viii
be received this Once until o'clock D m SATURDAY.
May s. 1905 and will be opened Immediately thereafter
in the Of such bidders attend tho
graphing and printing $4,000 copies less the
General Land Office Of the United 1905
The prices be considered n connection witt,
capacity bidder frst-class work
make rapid transfers
mount and deliver completed maps Prior deter
mnation Of award such preliminary investigation OF
these matters VII be made the Department shall deem
necessary A low bid unsupported by satisfactory
dence to ability perform the work in agreement
with the terms Of the proposal and TO be
awarded viii be rejected At the time place
proposals will be for photolithographng ana
printing 1000 copies less. Of each OF mans
Of the land states and nsar possessions prepared In the
General Land Office during the fiscal ending June
80 1906. At the Tins and place, also, proposals
phctOlithographing and printing
copies township plats other Official pats consti-
tutng part Of the official records OF the General
Office be required during the fiscal ending
June 80 1906 specifications to The character Of the
sizes maps and plats and quality Of paper
quired. will be exhibited bidders furnished
pication. All proposals he made in seXtuplicate
be endorsed the envelope, Proposal for
United states Map Proposal for state Maps. OF
Proposal for Reproducing Township Pats the
be The right accept bids In part IN whole.
reject bids in part in whole. is reserved F. A.
HITCHCOCK. Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
Warren St.
SKIPPED TO HER DEATH.
Girl Jumps Rope 91S Times and
Dies.

Although Louise Rivers won the honor OF
champion rope skipper among her companions
yesterday afternoon, she sacrificed her life in
the New Rochelle Hospital last night. Acute
appendicitis was given the cause of death,
but the attending physicians said overexertion
and the desire to be champion were the real
causes Of death. Louise was the elexen-year-
old daughter Of Philip Rivers
For a long time two hundred consecutive
jumps had been considered the record mark but
yesterday afternoon Louise decided to beat that.
She jumped 2lS times, after which she fell with
pain i'm her side. The family physician was
summoned. The case was diagnosed as ap-
pendicitts. An operation performed. but
the patient died short time afterward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
EOREIGN rORTE

isle Of Wight April Passed OldcuburE ,Cier,
Troetzsch. Bremen
Glasgow April a-Arrived. Ethiopia CBrl Raike
COPENHAGEN March 3i-krrivsd steamer Arkansas DAM
Petersen Nex-York via Christianla
Stettin March Sailed. BurEermaster Peter
sen GER Thoprich. New York
Hamburg April = Sailed. steamer Heios Ger. Jansen
Bremen april 4 . a Arrived. steamer Main Ger,
Won BOrTei. New York
tIeiE) f.hOH N-lv-Yark via Dover
fRvFe, =. = Arrived steamer Ia Gascpgne
tFrl Fourier NeW-N York
Marseeu, April ARRIVED. steamer Algeria tbr George
New York
Genoa March so Arrived steamer Nord America Gtan
RATIO NewYork via Naples. 3lsi. sailed. steamer
Marco MingheJu Utah. Rrusaca, New York
Gau!ea. Sailed steamers Washington utR %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
WATER BILLS REPORTED.
The Agnew and Mayors Measures Among
Those Favorably Acted On.
Ia TELEGRAPH To IL TRIRrNEI

tBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSEl
Albany. April AFTER much delay due 10 long
hearings and conferences the Agnew State Water
Commission bill. the Mayors bill and the several
minor bills affecting the New-York City water sup
ply and forming part of the general compromise
between counties and New-York City. were to-day
reported from the Assembly Committee on Water
Supply, and will be pressed to speedy passage
The objections to the State Commission bill made
by the city. because ii does not contain form
Of legal review of the findings of the board de-
sired. has not been removed, but the objection has
not been pressed further, and there is every rea-
70 believe that the bills will speedily be enacted
Law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05

ton. D. c. February H. 19O5--Proposals viii be re-
ceVed al the Post Office Department. n CItv o.
Washington until o'clock p lst 1905 for tho
conveyance Of United pursuant to Act ~
March J. 1891 the Route hereinafter described Bid
ders are invited to submit proposals on said
Route under contract for i've for ten
years Which shall commence July LIST. 1905 Schedule:
Route No. 20 20. VI. s. Francisco cal ~
Tahiti 10 trips year upon schedule approved bv the
postmaster General in CT third time IA
days Bond required with bid. $4,000 The right
served - reject all bids Circulars containing
the Act description Of the Route. instructions
derS, and blank forms of proposals may
tanned OF the Superintendent Of Foreign Mails once
Department, after March 1st 1905 r. j. WYNNE Post
master General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
IRON AND STEEL MERGER.
Syndicate, 1t Is Said, Will Put $4,000, 900
in Cash in New Comnanv.

Blair & Co. il Is understood, now in full
charge Of the negotiations for the projected merger
of Southern iron and steel properties and have
arranged for another meeting to-day their office
Of representatives of the sloss Sheffield Steel and
iron and Republic Iron and Steel companies. Steps
have ieen ken. u is said. to form a syndicate
which win furnish So 100000 in cash to put into
the new company and to take care of the market
Tor one wear for the holders of stock which will
Do received through the merger. II is still said
that the capitalization Of the new company will he
Tenucssee Coal and Iron. after having touched
fnSis Yesterday closed at 1885. net decline Of la
noints SIoss-Shefied lost two points and Republic
rommoa and preferred respectively IL and Ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
LIBEL BILL PASSES THE ASSEMBLY.

Albany April A--The Ogden bill. materially miti-
eating the stringency Of the present practice In
libel cases. passed the Assembly to-day with only
seven votes against it. The measure provides that
a person who says he has been Hbelled must file
notice with the publishers, giving them opportunity
10 publish retracton. The bin places then upon the
plaintiff the burden OF proof that the alleged libel
ious article prompted by malice The bin
was passed by s. vote OF SO 70 I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
MoRTeAeE.soMD COMPANY orFIcERs.

Bond Company OF New-York: President Richard
n Hurd; viee-presidentE. Edwin NJ Coggeshau
Julian D. Fairchd and George A Hurd; treasurer
Morton = 2cggeshal; secretary Cecil q. Evers
Inc executive committee is made up of Richard
Hurd. preslqent, * Oficio: Edwin W Coggesha
Julian - talrchnd. Cherries Ensicdier George "A
SOU hat" iseneIi Walton Goelet. Louis v. Bright