Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-14
special corr,.ponaence Of Every Evening.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening.
New York, May H. The hundreds
of thousands Of policy holders in New
York, as we'll as the public at large,
will watch with the greatest interest
the investigation begun by special
grand jury, this week, with q view to
instituting criminal prosecutions
against insurance grafters. 10 is now
over eleven weeks since the Armstrong
legislative committee, whose activities
revealed the insurance scandals, made
public its report, and every successive
grand jury in New York county since
that time has been instructed by the
Justices of the Courts Of Special Ses-
eions that It's duty was TO probe insur-
rance evidence TO the bottom. Dis
triot Attorney jerome, however, has
caused delay, and as a result, his popu-
larity has suffered to a remarkable
extent. At election time, last Novem-
ber, his splendid battle against the
bosses made him the idol of the town
today it is improbable that he could
make more than a derisory showing if
he we're running for an office in New
York. The grand jury has jumped
into the heart Of the matter by begin
ming its investigation with the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, and il the
probe is as thorough going as it should
be, the probabilities are for much
additional light on the diversions in
the House Of Mirth' at Albany and
the activities Of the yellow Dog. -
Col. Michael G. Padden, city water
register, gave himself severe repri-
mand this week for violating the law.
The trouble arose over Col. Mikes
habit Of n IN kf fa hfaN
tonhole "a decoration he has never
neglected for a day since 1891. In
that year he was city librarian, and
after be had held the Office for some
time, he dropped into the library one
day 30 see what IL looked like. The
attendants, who had never seen him
before, put him out, and since that
time Col. Mike has worn pansy for
identification. Now TO the story. The
attention Of Col. padden was directed
this week 90 the fact that thousands of
gallons of the city's water were being
wasted daily 10y reckless householders
who had "a habit of using q hose on
their stoops and sidewalks these dusty
spring mornings. Such hose sprink
ines are forbidden by frugal city ordi.
lnnces. Accordingly Col. padden sent
out departmental sleuthsto get evidence
igainst wastefui citizens, which they
most prodigally obtained. One of the
ambitious sleuths. passing the Orien-
tel Hotel. on the Bowery, spied 70 jap
anese playing the hose over some huge
window boxes of pansies. He ad-
monished the Jan and made record
of the incident, little suspecting that
the hotel belonged 60 "Big Tim"
sullivan; the Jap was Col. padden q
valet; the hose was attached TO the
colonel's hathtub, and the pansies
were his bright particular buttonhole
badges. Later, when Col. Padden re-
ceived the report of his minion, he
read IL with eiaculations of pain that
responsible citizens should so run
amuck Of the law. Down toward the
end OF the report he found the evil
dence od his own misdemeanor. Then
he stole quickly out and purchased a
watering pot, with which his pansy
he'd can be lawfully moistened here
after.
New York's uneasiness over the pro
longation of the railroad rates con
troversy and the uncertainty OF th,
outcome, was succeeded by q marked
feeling of relief over the news that tn,
President and the Senators had foun,
compromise agreeable to both in tn,
Allison amendment. This sense q
relief has been reflected in both pr,
and nti-administration newspaper
during the past week. In the inne
circle Of those New Workers who ar,
close 20 the President, the issue wa.
not unexpected, and persons who hav,
followed closely the utterances Of tn,
executive on rate regulation durinl
the past year, point out that the com
promise is in line with the rate polio,
advocated by the administration from
the first. Though some pro regulation
radicals and ultra-ccnservatives on tn
railroad side do not express grea
satisfaction at the compromise, tn
general opinion among shipping inter
ests of the metropolis is that it will
insure a square deal To all. The fol
lowing recent words Of the Presiden
are much quoted these days and ac
cepted on face value 1.-The Allisoi
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