New-York Tribune from New York, New York • 3

TO CHAUFFEURS SEW SOCIETY ACTIVE. Will Prosecute Not Only "Joy but Owners: Also. Beddeea chauffeurs are to be traced and prose cuted oy the new National Highway Protective Society, which met yesterday and decided to do- all in its power to put a stop to the numerous fatal and automobile accidents which' have been frequent of late. Henry Clews is president, and the other officers include some of the best known men In the city. Ex-Judjre Charles S.

Whitman, who has been selected as counsel, has been instructed to spare no one iii the prosecution of the cases brought into court by association. Mr. Whitman already haM his disposal a large sum of money contributed by trie orators of the association. but an appeal will be made for further from churches, civic organizations and the genera i public. Mayor McClellan has promised the society his personal support.

The otjeets of the society, briefly told, are: To prosecute all offenders against the laws governing traffic highways. maintain a constant surveillance of the highways, and to secure evidence against offenders through a well organized corps of detectives. To effect legislation that will make the owner of vehicle responsible foj any Injury that may be inflicted, no matter who Is running the vehicle at ihe time. To keep I card index system of all infractions of the speed laws, whether the driver be arrested or not, avd to keep at: especial watch on drivers who known to be reckless, whether they are simply the drivers or the owners si vehicles. To extend the organization all over the country.

Not only the "joy but the wealthy owner 1 be prosecuted by the society when there is a violation, whether It results In an accident or rot. A corps of twenty detectives Is to be placed at ex-Judge Whitman's disposal. The activity of the society will not id- then however. When member, all of whom own automobiles, sees a r-jn fastt-r than the legal speed, that meinler is to report the car to the society, and the detectives will watch for II until they catch It. detectives are to be sent to those houi.es tnd other resorts where joy riders" congregate.

and ere lean those who have been in the habit of imasting of violating the speed laws. society also la to keep a watch on policemen fail to cars moving faster than the law Any officer discovered negligent in this regard will be reported to the Commissioner. The officers. In addition to Henry Clews, are A. D.

klleton president: Edward S. Con Fecretary. and Gilford Hurry, treasurer. The corporators sure F. Augustus Schermerhorn.

Cleveland H. George W. Burleigh. Robert Fulton Cutting. Joseph H.

Coit. Frederick N. Lawrence. Henry Clows, A. D.

Middleton. Kverett P. Wheder, 7. Forbes Potter. Lawson Pnrdy, president of the Tax Commission; William H.

Llewellyn. I. D. Einstein. Colonel Gilford Hurry.

Edward S. mil and Ackley C. Schuyler. Commissioner Bingnajn is in sympathy the tires of the society. li commenting on the ease in recklessness of chauffeurs, he said resteTday: "It is a cold fact that you never can effectively curb this practice until the violators of the law are sent to Jail." The Commissioner is to reorganize the Brooklyn bicycle squad, which has been inactive of late, but which will be put to work to stop speeding on the Ijor.g iFiand side of the river in a few days.

Sergeant Mai ion at present is trying out new recruits for the bicycle squad along the Speedway, who will added to the regular squad shortly. Police Magistrate Barlow made the following statement to the newspaper men in the night court last nicht: I by an article in one of the evening papers that Commissioner Blngham places the responsibility for automobile accidents resulting from speeding on light tines Imposed by the police magistrates. Now. if he were in any way conversant with the proceedings he would know that the poiice magistrates have no right to Impose fines for that all such case? go. absolutely and entirely, to the Court of Special Ses- Fione.

If Mr. Bingham would get his facts right his statements would have a great deal more effect than his impulsive vituperations have. Magistrate Barlow is president of the Board of City Magistrates. Thnddeus Terry, chairman of the legislative board of the American Automobile Association, when eeen last evening paid that hie association agreed with the newly organized National Highway Protective Society in its proposed fight to j-jt a to reckless driving. Mr.

Terry for years has been one of the forel at workers to obtain fair legislation for motorists and Is one of the strongest opponents of reckless driving. Mr. Terry was of the belief that new laws nre not Ewded to check reckless speeding, but that the preseM should be enforced. ie considered Commissioner Bingham not to blame for the frequent at have in the last week and saM that his force was not adequate to check these evils. He believed Mr.

Rhlghnm'a assertion that is to form a bicycle force to arrest apmdt la a aaod plan, ad suggested having the bicycle policemen stationed In the congested parts of the city and driveways and highways leading out of the c'ty where most of such reckless driving is in. Mr. Terry said that it was a small minority of KUtomobUists that commit such offences, and that they should be dealt with. lie said that he hoped the National Highway Protective Society would be successful its proposed undertaking. Jps-eph Gibson, a chauffeur employed by Max' Cohen, of No.

West street, was paroled by Magistrate Steinert until Monday. He is char-ed with having run down and seriously Injured Exnanuel Rebeck, of No. 724 Olenmore avenue. Rrooklyn, at street and Broadway on Thursday night. Rebeck in the New York Hospital with a fractured skull Magistrate O'Connor held Edward Brewerton.

chauffeur for G. H. Eldridge. of in $1,000 bali nn a charge of running the machine on another man's license, and in ball for carrying a worthless license. He was arrested in the afterr.nor.

while taking Mr. EMridge up the West Drive in Central Park. MRS. J. 11 SCHIFF HALTED.

Her Chauffeur Charged with Speeding in Broadway. Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff was held up by a policeman at Broadway and lS7th street yesterday afternoon -while was returning In her tourlr-a; car from Kast View, near White Plains. by Richard Leo, an architect, No 134 West 45th street.

Schiff Is interested in a sanatorium now course of erection at East View, and drove with the architect yesterday to inspect the On the homeward run Bicycle Patrolman John Holm, of the West 132 street erreetcd John Neville, the chauffeur, on charge of violating the speed law At the ISM stitet. station Mr. Leo deposited $100 0111 ball for Neville. The prisoner will he ar- I in Harlem police court this morning MACKAY HYDRANT AIDS FIREMEN. Kot.yn.

Long Island. April 2 A fire that extended over an area of two acres and a two factories and a number of starts here shortly before midnight night and burned well into this morning. The wa.s tho largest this ace has known. The Property destroyed was valued at about J3O 000 From Harbor Mrs. Clarence H.

Mackays wmie. arM anal that the firemen might the lodge gate hydrant if desirable. Just at time the Roslyn hook and ladder company vii. and mi aaaM to the Mackay place A quarter of mile of hose lfi US reach TlM Btanletan Company. Thomas Bowrd and Char owner of the plant.

sugared RERUN-HOTEL KAISERHOF Coat 1,000,000 Unique open locsutit.n. American Comfort. I2U Privmta Otand Hall, etc. mm ami 1 FAMOUS GRtLL HAMBURG HOTEL ATLA (openr. In KAISEBHOF.

BLRU.V HJ.US. ZU3ALtt "SEW NEW 'WORLD' CASES UP AGAIN. Tax Receiver's Assistant Called to Establish Oicncrship. For the second time in this city a federal grand jury Is investigating the Canal articles published by -The last October, but this time the Attorney General's office at Washington has cJiarge of the case. Stuart McXanmra, a special Assistant Attorney General, conducted the examination of witnesses yesterday, lit was in troduced to the Jury.

by Henry A. Wise, whose appointment as United States Attorney had confirmed the day before by the Senate. The first witness was George M. Roe, an in the Tax Receiver's office. Mr.

Roe had an assessment roll In his possession when he entered the Jury room. It was understood that the grand jury wished to establish the ownership of the Pulitzer Building and the newspaper. He was followed by Dumont Clarke, vice-president of Press Publishing Company, publishers of "The World." Mr. Clarke had been called by the grand jury which indicted the company and Caleb M. Van Hamm.

managing editor of "The World." did not testify. Mr Clarke was In the grand jury room yesterday for more than a half hour. Don C. Seitz. the business manager, was also before the grand Jury for the same length of time.

Other witnesses were subpoenaed, but not heard. These were Karl Harding, a reporter for Th. John Hadwin. a negro messenger, and C. M.

White, assistant cashier. Subpcenas have been issued for other employes of "The World." It was Bald. The grand jury adjourned the case to Thursday. From federal official it was learned that those who ire mentioned In the Washington indictment and in the Indictment found her. as the principal complainants.

Willia-n Kelson Cromwell. Douglas brother-in-law of Mr. Roosevelt, Charles P. Taft. brother of the President, will be called before the grand jury before the present Investigation Is completed.

H. Btlmson. who resigned as United States Attorney, was in the grand Jury room throughout the bearing yesterday. He said that he had not been retained in the case. SUGAR COMPANY PAYS.

Government Collects Part of Increased Duties -Map Settle Suits. William Loeb. Collector of Customs, announced yesterday that the American Sugar Refining Company had paid about (180.490 of the increased duties claimed by the government In suits brought for alleged fraudulent weighing of cargoes received at tne Havemeyer Elder flocks. The total of claims for sugar weighed there is tl.l'SP.OO'. The government also claims about J500.0W Oh importation? weighed at the Jersey refineries an additional for importations in Biooklyn prior to This makes a total of H.

The bills are being reUquldated, Aa the payment made to Mr. was for ihe first batch of corrected bill; sent to the sugar company. It was said at the office of the United States Attorney that, as these bills b.a.i been paid, the whole claim might be set tied. "which would mean that the suits pendfng might be discontinued The verdict favor of the government for 1131.000 rendered by a jury in the United States Circuit Court recently for alleged weighing frauds or. the Brooklyn docks will be appealed by the American Sugar Refining Company.

H. L. Stimson. who resigned United States Attorney, prosecuted this suit. He had access to thj books tne ioamai.y, an.J alleged frauds found to have occurred prior to November.

IMC A raid by the United States revenue officers occurred month, when containing implements to cause short weights Said to have been found. Mr. Stimson has been retained by the government as a special Assistant Attorney General to conduct the case to COLLEGE STRIKE OVER. I Manhattan Students may Have No Commencement This Year. The student strike at at.

College more. They struck, they repented, and now the faculty reigns supreme. The boys have a postponement ol the spring examinations until after Easter, some more Or nnd the pleasure? that go with unconditional John Harrington, the student president, told the strikers yesterday morning tiiat they had better go back to tool, and put situation before John P. Nugent, the athlete from Troy who was i by Brother Peter some time ago. He believed, he Feld.

that If Nugent was of right sort he would appreciate the delicacy of the students' position and would write a letter approving of their return to books and regular meals. The underclass men i oared "noes" to this gestion. The probable loss of degrees was not worrying them. Brother "jprlan, as representative of tne faculty. called twenty-three seniors before, that body, and then Brother Cyprian explained things.

He said: "President Peter's decision to expel Nugent may not be rescinded. Deep consideration Is being given to this whole matter. The case of every individual resident you Who left school without will also he considered firwill deal with your parents in this matter Degrees i may l.c conferred in private on deserving students. There may be no public commencement exercises at the end of the academic year. At all events, spring examinations, due to be held this week, will be postponed until after the Easter holidays.

The holidays begin at the end of to-day's session, and echo will be resumed on Monday. April 15." After a two hours' discussion among the strikers the strike gently passed away. Wallace, the Esquimau boy, whose absence the college and from his boarding house in West 44th street caused comment yesterday, also returned to the college last night. Me moved, without notice, to No. 502 West 176 th tttreet.

His excuse for disappearing for last few was that he wafted to go to Greenland instead to school. As he could not find the means he became, discouraged and temporarily lost himself to He bow says that he win continue his studies "at least for the term SAYS MISSIONARY BROKE UP HOME. One Church Worker Accuses Another in Suit for Divorce. lived like two kittens, i my wife, and loved me. apparently, and our little home was us happy an It could possibly be.

until this man, whom I believed to have been a good. worker, broke it up." said George W. Green. while testifying in his suit for divorce against his wife at Newark yesterday before Stevens. testified that he took an acllVe part Methodist missionary work in town, and sale 1 that it was while he was thus engaged that one day he met a man named NJmmone who connected with the South Street Presbyterian Church Nimmoiis was doing work at that time, Qreen testified, a friendship sprang up betw-en tbenn and they worked together.

Finally Nimmons went to board with Green, am! the estrangement between husband and wife followed. The case was not finished ALBANY BURGESSES DINNER HERE. The annual dinner of the Albany Hiirnessrs Corps be held on Eastern Monday evening, at the Manhattan Club. Tboee who hat accepted Invitations Include Mayor McCleJlan, General Leonard Judge Franklin Dauutner, Richard Crofcar, Justice Francis Delehaniy, Commia- Eiotier W. Andrews, Colonel Amh Bird Gardiner, Major B.

Ellis i iiinmimdani sf th. Old Guard, and commanding ofioera of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, ol Massachusetts; tii- Governor's Fool Guards, of Connecticut; tV- Putnam Phalanx and ilv Worcester Contli neatals. Major James Otis the commandant of the Barge sees will preside NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1909. THE WORLD'S BEST TABLE WATER." As supplied to His Most Particular Highness The American Citizen King of Connoisseurs and Prince of Good Fellows sorry not imported WEAKENS HUGHES CAMP JUDICIARY MEMBER LOST. Replaced by Foe of Direct Nominations Measure.

Telegraph to The Albany, April Supporters of Governor Hughes's direct nominations proposal see in a change in the details of Assembly organization announced to-day a clever bit of practical politics on the part of the Governor's adversaries. By it the latter take 8 strong friend or the direct nominations bill out of a i strategic position and replace him by one of their I own Assemblyman Orson J. Welmfrt. of Buffalo, resigned from the Juiiciary Committee and was appointed a member of the Cities Committee, succeehng John Lord O'l'-rian. resigned from the Assembly to become United States Attorney at Buffalo.

Clarence MacGiegor. of Buffalo, was appointed to succeed Weinurt on the JudJtiary Committee. Weimert was a strong pro-Hughes man. With his vote the Hughes men in the committee figured they could so committee action as to protect the bill at least, an i report on it. MacGregor Is opposed to the bill.

Weimert's change of position Is not generally considered a promotion. it was represented to him as being, advantageous In that it would afford greater opportunities of service to Buffalo than a place on committee considering legal affairs. The Assembly leaders plan to have the Rules Committee take charge or affairs the latter part of next week or the fore part of the week following. Assemblyman Jesse Phillips said to-day that the final hearing on ihe initiations bill on Wednesday was planned for a Joint hearing of Senate and Assembly committees He said he had heard intimations that this was to be the only bearing the Senate committee would give on the measure, abandoning the hearing on April 14. Benator Hlnman, Introducer of the Mil.

protested vehemently to Chairman Davis of the Senate Judiciary Committee against such action. Senator Hlnman la seriously 111 now. and probably will not be able to attend the hearing next week. State Chairman Woodruff to-daj before leaving Albany replied to the question of the "plain voter" at the bearing Wednesday who wanted to know why the "bosses" all were opposing the Governor's bill if it would concentrate In their hands "I wonder If that gentleman couldn't imagine even by other than desire for personal advantage? Its Just possible, you know, that Republican lenders, or bosses If you like the term better, could lea re the welfare of the party and the people at large. I am not In politics for the benefit of my pocket? 1 everybody knows that.

Prai Is Hendrlcks, 'Fred" Orelner. Herbert Parsons. J. at Pasaett al) are so situated financially that they don't work for the money there might be in It. 1 'nder bill the Governor favors the organization leaders WOUld gain a greater degree of control, though they'd have to work harder for It.

There would be within the organization much greater struggle to obtain control. The men making this agitation an almost without exception men who have failed nominations or obtain some place In the organization. dei the Hughes scheme they wouldn't succeed any but then would be the opportunity for a more hitter fight in the primaries, and a continual struggle would ensue. certain to disrupt the party." Mr. Woodruff said he and all other right thinking party leaders deplored this, an.

would far rather fight tbe Democrats than fellow Republicans. More and money would be required to maintain an efficient organization under tii" Hughes and the facilities for arbitrating affairs within the organization would be gone organization leaders, headed by Senator Raines, are protesting thai the system of representation provided for in the Hughes bill would disrupt istlng conditions completely and result practically In minority control or domination at county affairs by large towns and cities. Under present laws each political party has the rigj to determine Its own procedure and basis of representation in conventions and committees Republicans, therefore, permit each city, 'Assembly or Con- Kress district committee or convention to make its own rules and basis of representation. The state committee makes its own and as a court of appeal in disputes between counties In Senate or Congress Districts, or even the smaller committee or convention squabbles when they are serious." This would be done away with by the Hughes bill and a uniform system of representation according to votes cast would be established. Realising that there Is no chance for bis state wide official primary ballot bill, which was Introduced early in the session.

Assemblyman Artemas Ward, to-day Introduced a bill providing for an official primary ballot for New York City alone. The bill is similar to the measure applying to the whole state. It provides that names are To be placed on the ballot by two sorts of petitions; one the enrolled nominators' petition and the other the i committee nominators. NASSAU FARMERS PROTEST. Say Asylum at Greenvalc Will Injure Property Values MaGB Meeting at Mineola.

Although it la deflnttelj settled that the site for the proposed new Btate Hospital the Insane, at Long Island, will use.l for that purp'tHc, it is expected that many protestwill be voiced nt a mas? meeting this afternoon in Mineota. The State Lunacy Commission has the consent of Governor Hughes accept the Green vale and has made ti" pajaaeut in cash The si(e sipts of acres, and the purchase price la The. land will In- laid out as a park and farm. it will he argued at to-day's meeting that the couni have secured latisfactory a dte at much less cost in Suffolk County. It is also claimed that the establishment ot a lunatic asylum In the vicinity will injure the values of the estates of Mrs.

Katherlne Mackay, the late William Whitney. William i. Stow. W. Stanlej Mortimer and others.

RECORD POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS. Increase of $300,000 for March Over Same Period Last Year. Figures -bowing tin- increase in business of the York City Poatoflloe. prepared by Postmaster Morgan yesterday, show the gross receipts for the month of March were nearly $300,000 more than for the same period last year, an increase of IC9 per cent. The gross receipts for the quarter ended March 31 were than greater than lor the quarter ended March SI, 1901, an Increase of 11.7 cent The percentages in the increases over the same periods In 1907 are not so large, the falling off due partly to the business slump of I'fiv Toe following: figures show (be business done: receipts for March.

S2.tVJ~t.22i> Uruw for March, 1.731.124 23 Increase: lfl 1204,003 0f Gross receipts for quarter endod March 31. 1800 IIS Grons receipts for quarter euded March 31. 1.702.T52 04 Increase: "1-7 per rent J.V. 1.070 (14 Oroen for March sl.S"ft.l.*M» Sfl. Oroaa receipt! for March.

2.025.220 20 Increase: l- 1 per JVIO.OSO 31 receipts for cjuartrr entl'-il March 31. 771 for quarter emleii March 31. 1009 irw-r. 7.8 DCi Cfiit BOYCOTT AS A WEAPON PRESIDENT TAFT QUOTED. 'National Civic Federation Instructed as to the Right to Combine.

Whether any portion of society has the right to use its combined purchasing power for it? own benefit. and if so, in what manner and to what extent, was the question discussed by the New York Council of the Civic Federation yesterday. Thenvettng was held in the rooms of the Board of Trad, and Transportation, at No. 203 Broadway, and Samuel Gompcis, president of the American Federation of Labor, who was present by lnvita- tion. heard four speakers arraign th secondary boy- i cott.

It was In connection with this kind of boy- cott on the Bucks Stove Company that Mr. Gompers and John Mitchell clashed with the courts and were adjudged In contempt and sentenced. Their appeal is pending. John dates professor of political economy at was the first to speak, and Mr. Qotn- i pera was last.

Professor Clark said that the primary boycott was something to not merely tolerated, but also encouraged. But the real weapon of trade unionism, the secondary boycott, tried to Impose costs upon the rest of the community by making it inconvenient for others than the unionists i to buy the goods which were made under conditions that entail smaller cost. Whatever such a boycott might be in the eyes of the law, it was both a dis- turbing 1 us- nt and a cause of injustice In the eyes of the economists. Nearly all the speakers Quoted the President's labor decisions while judge. Frederic J.

Stlmson, of Harvard University Law School, the next speak- er, did so frequently. Of the secondary boycott ssor Stinison said "You have a right to combine to get better wages from your employer, but you have no right to combine with the direct purpose of injuring your employer, or, still more, somebody else, in the or expectation, however, well founded, that such injury may result In some benefit to you." The law considered the direct intent; the common law of conspiracy went into the motive, he said That was the dividing line, and it was the very splendor of the common law that it did go into intent, what Is called guilt. He then said: "The Sherman ur antitrust law should be so amended as to make the criminality of the combination rest upon the Intent with which the men or corporations come together, whether to make a reasonable contract of sale and purchase and fair dealing and equal rates t.i the public, or with the purpose and Intent of getting a monopoly." President Taft had been In correspondence with ox-Judge Reuben Bllliman in answer to the tat letter of congratulation on the letter of acceptance of the nomination for President, and SlHiman, who followed Professor Stimson. quoted lib.rally from the letters. In one of which the President said: secondary boycott Involves the compulsion of third persons, not engaged In the controversy, to join the boycotters in their tight against an enemy of theirs who is enemy of the person boycotted.

1 am convinced from long thought over It that compulsion of third persona against their will is the nub or the offence of boycotting." Judge Silllman Mid that the dividing line th is pointed out was this: When what done passe 1 from persuasion to duress and coercion it became unlawful, and when that dividing line so clearly drawn by the President was fully understood, th law governing the subject would be settled. Walter counsel of the National Erectors' As- SuMatlon luld that the boycott was essentially a war measure. Ms avowed purpose was to injure, cripple and destroy. Mr Gompers who had bet busy taking notes, took the platform. He wanted to know what (Trudge the shakers had against President Taft That caused them to quote him against labor.

This caused i laugh Gompers then said that while there had Leon many remarks against organized labor he had not heard a single word of comment on employers' blacklist or the lockout of employes to justify the wholesale condemnation of workinKmen for presuming act along lines although with enj in view. Men of labor were not In love With hnvcoti or the strike. then said: od help the people of this country if the right strike is taken away from them It Is the i-ouer of the strike that -acts as a constant check the greed of concentrated wealth, and I say His with no feeling of enmity. In the case of the sVove company, me practical power of martial law was emi-loved against us. with this difference: In martlaT law the embargo is removed when the oc Li for It has wlwrens the same power has been applied against us for the protection of an old Move In perpetuity.

Tim tin Hea.ev. president of the Kccentrlc ire- S3S Son. was the only person in the audi.u.e who answered the invitation to enter the discus- SS asked that the whole subject be d.s-■.,',^,.. at some future meeting, when both sides mufht have 0 hearing, and it wa .0 decided. GOLDHAMMER'S SLAYER FREED.

E. J. Byrnes Acquitted of Murder Charge- Magistrate Also Discharges Him. Edward J. Byrnes, a bartender, of No 127" Amsterdam avenue, who and John Goldbammer on Februarj' :5.

was released from the Tombs afternoon, where he had been held tor the grand Jury on a charge of The grand jury failed to Indict Byrnes and he was discharged by Judge Cram In the Court of General Besstons. Byrnes was acquitted of the murder on pica that he believed Goldhammei was burglar and to self-defence. Just as Judge Cram dismissed BymesWhe waa rearrested on a charge of receiving stolen gooda and was taken before Magistrate Kernoohan, sitting in the Tombs police court. Th. magistrate held a conference with assistant District Maniey and then diachargad Byrnea on ground of Insufficient evidence.

GENERAL BINGHAM'S FATHER RETURNS. Tiie mysterious Interest that HeadquarUn baa manifested In the arrival Of the Italian Bteamei Lombardia known yesterday when tin vessel brought to port Professor Joel Btagham, of the PoUci Commissioner, it bad rumored that Lombardia was bringing papers In connection with the murder of Lieutenant The presence of several -men from the central Offtce on the pier before the staamei docked coioi to this story Professor BiiiKham. who Is eighty-one old. wu m-t J.y the Central nun and uran.ls..!.. He sftla he had been abroa.l'.iKht makini; a study of Italian Literature and history.

MORSE MUST TELL OF RESOURCES. Supreme Court Justk. OOownan uppointed John Whalen retertc yesterday to take testimony. bCglnntng Monday at 11 to the ability of Charles W. 1 now in the Ti'mbs pending an appeal 1 his sentence to fifteen years' Imprisonment to pay a Judgment of $171.275 56 obtiined hy Kdward Clarence Morse be taken to the referee's office hy United States Marshal rh times as the referee direct.

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AT RET OFFICES. AM) 1300 BROADWAY. StOB HOI-SB. AND WEST MRP STREET AM) LIBERTY STREET. BIG ITEMS APPROVED Appropriation of $1,000,000 for Manhattaji Bridge.

Bridge Commissioner Stevenson appeared before the Board of Estimate and Apportionment yesterday and requested an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the completion of the Manhattan Bridge. He got the money, and will use it to construct the roadway pavements; railroad tracks, railings, lighting equipment and other details. The money appropriated yesterday does not for the four railroad tracks which ultimately will be placed on the upper deck of the bridge. Francis I.ynde Stetson appeared in behalf of a proposition to issue $300,000 worth or general revenue bonds, "or as much thereof as n.av be necessary, for the expenses connected with the Hudson-Fulton The Mayor said that he believed $250 000 was the amount he had agreed upon with Mr. Stetson as necessary.

Mr. Stetson good humoredly disputed the contention, but agreed to accept 1250.0W and the proposed authorization was reduced to that sum. A request for to be us.d by the Sheriff of the county of New York to pay for necessary repairs and supplies for the Ludlow street jail was granted after some discussion. Th last time the Jill was said the Mayor. "I believe that there were two jailers to a prisoner." said Controller Btetx "That jail ought to be abolished.

We might house our high browed alimony prisoners In Jefferson Market." President George P. of the Normal College urged the issue of $500,000 worth of corporate stock to defray part of the cost of the erection and equipment of a new building for the Normal College on the block bounded by 6Sth and 69th street, and rark and Lexington avenues. The matter was laid over for two weeks. report of Controller, recommending an issue of $7 4.i0 000 corporate stock "for uses and purposes of the Department of Docks and Ferries." was adoDted On March 5 the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund recommended an issue of $12,300,000 for that purpose, the recommendation referred to the Controller. Issue of IS special revenue bonds for the purpose Of meeting the expenses of the Public Service Commission.

Ist District, for 1909. was authorized This amount brings the total Issue this year up to $800,000, the Public Service Commission havbig asked for TO JOIN MANHATTAN BEIDGE ARMS. Platform of New Structure Will Be Completed on Thursday. arms the Manhattan Bridge will be joined some time on Thursday afternoon, weather permitting, according to W. I- Cline.

superintendent of the Terry Tench Construction Company, which has charge of the steel work on the new bridge. Mr. Terry said yesterday that work was begun on March 8. and that twenty working days would see the joining of the bridge A dinner will be given the men for the Manhattan side of the river. As the two arms are balanced, neither working force will be able to claim a bonus or Mr Terry said that the bridge would be completed seven months ahead of time, from present indications.

Comparisons were with the WUllamsburg and Blackwell's IslanJ bridges by Mr Terry, who said not .1 life had been lost so far on the Manhattan Bridge. There are fifty men and eight engineers in each crew on the arms of fie bridge. By Thursday nineteen thousand tons of steel will by In place. Each tower has seventy-two tons of steel in It. SAILS WITHOUT PASSENGERS.

La Touraine Will Make Repairs in Accident Victim Dies. The steamer La Touraine. of the French Line, which vas delayed a day oft St. George. Staten Island, because of a broken steam pipe, cleared for Havre yesterday without passengers.

The Tiuralne'a steerage passengers were brought to the city yesterday, and practically all went aboard I-i Bietugne, which sailed at i m. The second cabin pass -n-ers and some ir. the fiist cabin were willing to sail on ntilaama. but a numbtr of those who booked passage in the Touraine's first cabin chose to sail to-day on steamers of other lines Paul Fagurt. of the French Line, said that it would lake a week to have a new Intake pipe cast for the Touraine.

Repairs will be made in Havre. Francois Ropers, one of the two oilers whO were scalded when the pipe burst, died yesterday at the French Hospital. (rRENCH ftt.puauc property" Natural Alkaline Water Unexcelled for table use. Standard remedy for Dyspepsia Stomach Troubles and Gout. Ask your Physician Not Genuine without the word Refrigerators The Perfection- of and Efficiency.

Tl, Eddy Our Standard I ne uaaj The "Premier" 130 and 132 York. THOUSAND AGENTS TO GO. 4 New York Life Has Reduced Its Force from 8.000 to £000. The statement that New York Life Insurance Company will discharge one thousand of its agents on May 31 was continued yesterlay ny Edtvard R. Perkitis.

second vice-president of that company. Mr. Perkins said the agents to be discharged not "brokerage" or "star" agents, but regular representatives of the 1 The curtailment ims been going on ever since 1303. Mr. Perkins said, and from eilht thousand agents in the company had been forced to reduce number two thousand.

New York State will tut hit to the extent of cent in the us. Ch.ec years New York City had forty-six agencies; there are now only ten. Vice-President Perkins said that some the agents to be discharged on May 31 have been with the for ten yecrs and more. added: "The New York Life company has gradually been rtr-iuclng; the number of us apen rirs for two or three years. In New York City alone the redaction has been from forty-six agencies down to the present ten.

New York £-tate will bear a Vi per cent reduction in this curtail) 'In our Western territory It will be felt by our agents, some of them our oldest. If we dM a business of $151,000,000 in a year we would land over there." said Mr. Perkins, pointing to Tombs. "We must do just and no mure. It not only means a great loss 'to the agents who will be let get but a loss to many men in our office.

It will stop promotion, for that, of course, depends on the amount 01" business. We shall be at a standstill tinea we ha' come to the prescribed amount of Insurance." At the Mutual Life Insurance Company its counsel. James McKean. said that that was not considering any reduction. Last year the Mutual Life did not come within of the "danger" line, its counsel said.

He said the company of course would be on lookout so as not to overstep the mark. but at present no thought ha.i been given I reduction in the of agents. OPINION FAVORS HOME LIFE COMPANY Attorneys' Fault Should Not Cause Loss of Charter. Ohio Attorney General Says. Columbus.

Qhlo. April 2. Genera! Den- man has given an opinion to State Insurance Commissioner Lemert. in which be advises against the; revoking of the charter of the Home Life Insurance Company of New York because attorneys of the concern, ignorant -if the Ohio law and without consulting the management, had asked for a 1 change of venue In a ease brought against the corn- pany by ex-Laeutenant Governor Asa W. Jones, involving the settlement of a policy claim.

law provides that if a foreign Insurance i puny tries to have a case against It transferred ts another court its charter may be revoked. COUNTRY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS. Albany. April A bill introduced to-day by Senator Hamilton and Assemblyman Whitney, amends the county law so that private patients may be taken in county hospitals for the care of persons suffering: from tuberculosis. At present the county can care only for the indigent poor at I almshouses.

Toe bill puts the tuberculosis hospi- tals under the administration of an expert superin- I responsible to a board of managers appointed by the board of supervisors. It la also provided that such hospital shall not be a part of alrashousc. The bill was drafted by State Charities Aid Association. LOST SEEKING SWEETHEART -V One life was lost after the firemen and police had rescued seventv-nve persons from the tenement houses at Nos. 93 and mo Baltic tUMt, Brooklyn, which were burned early yesterday.

Andrew White, twenty-two years old. of No. 2 Baltic street, fearinr that his sweetheart. Mary Wilson, had not been take out of No. Baltic street, entered tho house and was lost in the 9 flames.

His sister was able to recognize the body I it was taken out at 6 o'clock. The laniaajal amounted 3.