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JEROME CREDIT Bill A LAW RAINES MEASURE SAFE, Report of Irregularity Not Credited Other Albany News. TELIORAPII TO THE May 1S 4 Governor Higglns to-day dgaea the Jerome Credit bill, -which was advocated by Merchants' Association and was bitterly contested by certain legislators and finally l'll in the closing: hours of the session. after the District Attorney, who came to tho Capitol three times to urce passage of the CARRYING THE OQCTFIN DOW7T THE CUT HAX.L, BTEPa Praia aad the stand behind the-coffln. I canvass of bota legislature. The most at or the measure Senator Erackett, and It waa said at the time that he waa to take his revenge for his defeat In.

the Jtr fight of the preceding session. measure is a direct outcome of the Cantor case, which cost New-York 000 atul the Merchants' Association IBjBOO tnd was the single conviction ever secured In such a caee. The bill, which was introduced by Senator Saxe. makes it presumptive evidence of fraud for a j'urchasrr of goods on credit who fails prior to the time when his credit note expires to refuse to produce his books. It reaches a considerable number of fake dealers who have been able to evade conviction under the existing la-n- and at the same time swindle credit concerns.

In speaking of the bill this afternoon Governor Higclns said: measure ia a drastic one. Lut it is in of honest dealing." Repeated reports of an irregularity in tho manner in wgplt the Raines bill amending' the Raises law In such a fashion as to compel inepectlon of the premises of applicants for a liquor license before the license is granted, this Inspection to be by the local authorities, find lUUe substantiation here. The charge made is thai after the bill had passed the Senate it was amended by the Assembly, and then not repassed by the Senate. The prevailing opinion is that the bill waa finally (eft In the Senate form, after a conference between committees of the two bodies, and that, as the Assembly thus receded from its amendments. It was not necesearj" to the bill.

In any case, the usual procedure is not to repass the bill, but to pass a motion "to agree with the report of the committee." The attempt has been made to show that Lieutenant Governor Bruce has sought to have his signature to this bill recalled. Doubt is expressed as to his power to do this now, but "THE OLD DELIGHT." Before Coffee Did Its Work. When you get from food that power which keeps the heart beating high, full and regulsriy, and the nerves firm and steady, you may with Monte Cristo, "The World Is mine!" All things may be attained by human cnueavor are possible to you. But If you 1511 the siomach with drugs instead of food, you get only an unnatural stimulation ieaves you In worse condition than you before. Coffee is a di-ug.

In time that sort cf thing wears on you and wrecks the whole nervous system. Sure, sure, sure! A. lady of ilamaronerk, N. tells how she became a nervous wreck through the use of coffee: "I had bee a sufferer," she cays, "from nervous indigestion for a number of years and doctored for the. same without result.

I was in part to blame, for although the physician forbade n.e the coffee, and nited me to a small allowance of tea. 1 failed to obey him. and continued to coffee until 1 became a nervous wreck. My digestion got to be bo poor that I unable to eat scarcely anything. I became very much depressed and discouraged over my condition.

for I had no hope of relief, until a little more than a year ago a friend reoommended Poeturn Food flee. "I was greatly surprised to find that the new beverage acted almost Immediately and most favorably upon my nerves. It certainly Is a nerve builder, at least it has been in my case. In an Incredibly short time my nervous Indigestion disappeared entirely, and with it has gone the depression and 'blues' that follow In Hi train. "I am careful to boll Postum Coffee from 20 to 80 then, using either boiled or condensed Bilk, or cream, the latter preferred, I 2m delicious beverage as the old coffee lta best, and never feel anything but plea an nt from its use and the old delight of being ell." given uy Postum Battle Creek, Mich.

There's a reason. Read the little book "The Road to WeUvllle" this Is of course merely an acAdemio question. "I have road accounts of alleged irregularities." said Governor Hlggins to-day, "but the bill as It reached me Is In regular form, and that is all that I have to go by." The Raines bill was delayed long that it save rise to evil reports. Finally, when it waa passsd. It was found that the keepers of fake, hotels, such as the bill was aimed at, would enjoy another year of license, as the bill did not pass until after May 1, the beginning of the new excise year.

But to meet this situation a new bill, Introduced by Senator Ambler, waa hurried through, providing a means for compelling immediate inspection on an action of a taxpayer. Governor Higglns lent his support to this measure by sanding an emergency message, and subsequently, when Senator Raines announced that the Governor would not Blgn this bill, the Governor said publicly that had never made any assertion that would warrant LAST HONfcfiS TO HIHAM CEONK AT THE CITY HAtX. any statement of this sort by any one. The bills" will probably not be elgrned for some tlma yet, however, as the Governor to-day announced a hearinx cm the Ambler bill for next Friday. Other hearings of Importance announced were those on toe two gas bills, that creating a State commission and that fixing at 75 cents the price of sold to New- York City.

The latter bill has already been slimed by Mayor McCiellan. The bearing on these two measures Is fixed for next Wednesday. Tha application for the bearing came from tie Consolidated Gas Company, several Brooklyn companies and a number of civic bodies which oppose the commission bill Including the Citizens Union. The Governor said to-day that he bad received a number of letters favoring the bill from up-Stata corporations. All opposition seems to centre in Ne-w-YorJc City.

Tha Wednesday hearing on the aldermen's franchise bills has already been announced- There are other hearings on bills of less importance for every day except Saturday. The presence of ex-LJeutenant Governor "Woodruff, two days ago and Senator Cooper, of Brooklyn, to-day gave credence to a rumor that Colonel Michael J. Dady was a candidate for one of tha two new railroad commissioneraalps that will exist if the Governor the bill increasing' the number to five, but the Governor said today that he had no knowledge that Colonel Dady was even a candidate. Talk of an extra session remains as vague as ever, and the Governor said to-day that It was as yet entirely unsettled. There was a well denned report that the data had been Bet for June 14, but this is apparently unfounded.

Ono thing is certain, and that Is that a number of Justice Hooker's friends are urging him to resign, and the belief that they will succeed has strengi-h here. This would, of course, put an tnd to all use of an extra session, unless the plan be to submit some of the countless other measures now under dlnoussion. and this Is not believed here. If Justice Hooker resigns there will My no extra Bess ELSBERG MEASURE NOT SIGNED YET. TELEOKAI'H tO THE Albany, May 18.

Owing to confusion of numbers in bills with the Governor, the announcement was made yesterday from the Executive Chamber that tho Governor had signed the Elsberg Election bill. This was corrected to-day and the explanation of the mistake made. The Governor has not yet signed tha Elsberg measure. The bill he signed yesterday was an unimportant one. PENTES NAN PATTERSON CONFESSED.

Mr. Levy Calls Sioux City Lawyer's Story a Barefaced lie. Abraham one of Nan Patterson's attorneys, denied yesterday that he had ever told C. A. Irwln, reputed to be a leading member of the bar at Sioux City, lowa, that chorus girl had privately confessed that aha held the weapon that killed "Crusar" Young.

"I don't know Mr. Irwln," protested Mr. Levy. "I have never seen him, I have never bean to Sioux City and I had forgotten that It was in lowa, until I saw It so stated in the papers this morning. Irwln's statement Is a lie.

I have not seen Miss Patterson since she was discharged. I have not been a party to any theatre contract that ehe may have signed, and strongly object to her going on the stage." Justice Maclean, of the Supreme Court, yestarday indorsed the action and remarks of Justice Davis In connection with the Patterson case. He said that other and Important judges. Including the late Recorder Smyth, had discussed, after end of trials, the verdicts of Juries, and the probabilities of the cases in which the verdicts had been returned. "Judges," he said, "have made remarks about trials before this, with the approval of most of the lion-orinilnal classes In the community." HAELEM LEGAL AID FLOITEISHIITG.

The Harlem branch of Legal Aid Society, tlnce Its establishment on Hay 8. at No. 103 East has already cases. The opening: of the branch In Harlem was made possible by a wealthy woman of this city, who has society a year for Its maintenance. The directors of the Legal Aid Society well pleased with Ite reception by the people of Har- Itin.

The branch la In charge or Benjamin G. Loder, who has been transferred from main at society, at Mo. Broadway. NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNfc. FRIDAY.

MAY 19. 1905. DISPUTE OVER OLD FLAG. Rival Claimants for Relic of 1812 Which Draped Cronk's Coffin, Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner, of the Veteran Corps of ISI2. ar.d Mts.

A. C. Morehouse. honorary colonel In same body, had a heated argument yesterday on the steps of tha City Hall over the ownership of tha battle flag which had draped tha co2ln of Hiram Cronk. As tha military escort from the 14th Regiment, Colonel Kline, commanding, was forming in front of tha Cit7 Hall.

Colonel Gardiner started to leave the building with the flaff. which carried through the War of 1812. Mrs. Morehouse, clad In her colonel's uniform, demanded tha flair as her personal property, but Colonel Gardlnar refused to It up, asserting- It belonged to tfaa Veteran Corps. Colonel Gardiner finally ended the dispute by -walking away.

He said later that the flag- hod been missing; for some time, and, now that It had been found, he Intended, to keep it for the corps, airs. Morehouse says she will hold Colonel Gardiner responsible for its return. So great was the throng of those who wished to see the body of the old "veteran that the Hall was not closed until a few minutes before 10 o'clock, an hour later than had been Intended. The funeral procession than formed In a apace cleared In front of the Hall by the police. Tho lino was made up of ten mounted police, four companies, 14th Regiment.

Colonel Kline commanding; Squadron Second Brigade; delegation from U. S. Grant Post, G. A. delegation from the Veteran Oorpe of the War of 1812; the hearse, carriages with the relatives and of the aldermanio committee.

The coffin was again draped with the colors when It was placed in the hearse. When the procession reached Cypress Hill Cemetery It marched to the base of the Mount of Victory on the top of which the platform for the officials and the family had been prepared. It was draped In black crape and bunting. The box for the coffin was covered with evergreens, which had been fastened on. There were several hundred persons in the surrounding walks and roads, who looked on as the body of the veteran was lowered to its last resting place.

Among the other graves near by are those of General Abraham Dally, the last survivor except one of the War of 1812, and of Ann Norman Dally, his wife. With all his rank no greater tribute was paid to him at his death than waa paid to Hiram Cronk, the private, yesterday. BEGIN WORK ON HOTEL. Knickerbocker To Be Rushed to Completion Stopped 15 Months. Work will be resumed to-day on the Knickerbocker Hotel, at 42d-st.

and Broadway, after fifteen months' cessation. Why the work on the hotel stopped nearly a year and a half ago no one but the Astor estate and P. J. Reagan, who will manage tho new hotel, appears to know. Mr.

Reagan said last night that the work had not been stopped because of strikes, but would say nothing further except to promise to give a full statement "some time." Outwardly the building has appeared to be almost finished, but little has been done toward the completion of the interior. At first it was rumored that the workmen had struck. This gueis was followed by a story of a quarrel between Mr. Reagan and the Astor estate, which gave place to an even more thrllllngly whispered tale that the Buildings Department had Btopped the work, because the foundations were far from strong and the hotel was liable at any minute to slip down Into the This particular story la emphatically denied by Mr. Reagan, who says the Buildings Department has entirely noi only all the plans, but also actual work.

The managers of the Aster say absolutely nothing concerning' the troubles of construction of the hotel. When the work is begun to-day II be rushed until the hotel is completed. Efforts will be made to have it ready for occupancy aariy in the fall. ENGLISH CHURCH ON DIVORCE. London.

May iv The London Diocesan Conference, now in session here under the presidency of Bishop of London, the Right Rev. Arthur F. Ingram, passed a resolution to-day demanding on amendment of the English marriage law, so as to preclude the remarriage In Church of divorced persons during the lifetime of the other party to the An attempt to the solution in favor Of permitting the remarriage in Church of the Innocent party was by a large majority. BARNACLES MADE ALABAMA LAST. Barnacles were the causa of tho poor showing made by the battleship Alabama in the race of the battleship squadron north from Pen6acola.

recently. This was learned yesterday when the Alabama was put Into drydock at tho navy yard. Captain Reader, of the Alabama, was much disappointed when his ship, which had previously made some good spaed records, was distanced by ail baftlsfnfpi A Bottle of the Original and Natural Laxative Water Hunyadi Janes Contains not only one dose, but many doses of this excellent remedy for CONSTIPATION Therefore it is the Cheapest. Bottled in Hungary- Used the world over. Awarded the Grand Prize St.

Louis Exposition, 1904. 9nK9sVTSBB9Ii HYDE IN FIGHT TO STAY BEXT OX KEEPIXG REINS. Conference at ll is House W. N. Cromwell Hired as Peacemaker.

After a long debate lust night at home of James H. Hyde he and lawyers decided to carry on to a finish the fight for the control of the Equitable Life Assurarre Society. There were present at the conference W. C. Gulliver and C.

Alexander, of Mr. Byde'a legal staff. nnrl 11. H. Knowles, the supervisor of agencies, who was dismissed by President Alexander.

Efforts which are being made to force a settlement of tho dispute will not meet a favorable response from the Hyde side. Samuel Untermyer. Mr. Hyde's pirsonal counsel, and even Ellhu Root, who at first was in favor of a settlement, want the fipht to continue to a decision. William Nelson Cromwell.

It was learned yesterday, has been engage.l by President Alexander to "encourage harmony" between the warring factions. Mr. Cromwell, who hns been heralded as the pacificator in extraordinary, is not considered one of Mr. Alexanders personal counsel. Friends of Mr.

Hyde say that Mr. Alexander has engaged Mr. Cromwell with Equitable funds "to settle the in other words, to prevent Alexander's being thrown out as a result of the fight he started himself." They say that all of Mr. Alexander's personal counsel, including William B. Hornblower.

ox-Judge "William N. Cohen and Alexander and Colby, will be paid from the funds of the Equitable According to one of the directors who is keeping in touch with the Frick committee, its membars and most of the directors feel that the gravest charges against Mr. Hyde have not been sustained, an'! that Mr Alexander and Gage E. Tar bell have put themselves in a bad light by their attack on the young vice-president. On the other hand, many of the charges made agaiiiFt the Alexander party, more particularly against Mr.

Tarbell, had been proved. it was said. Sevoral of the who at first were Alexander mon now call themselves independent and are trying to patch up the difficulty. This policy the Hyde people ars fighting. They maintain that a conspiracy was hatched to get Mr.

Hyde out of the society, and thai when he virtually has' won his fight he will not recede and give his enemies mercy. Many of the directors, it is said, feel that President Alexander was brought into the affair through a misunderstanding, and that if any sacrifice to harmony is needed Mr. Tarbell should be tho man. A meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday afternoon, engineered by Phelan, Toomey Phelan. Bridgeport lawyers, resulted in the discussion of plans for a national protective association" for policyholders of all Insurance companies.

Twelve men were present. This firm of lawyers recently wrote to Grover Cleveland. Andrew Carnegie and other well known men, urging them to co-opexato In tha establishment of this organization. A committee appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, to report nest Tuesday, when the meeting will be held at No. 299 Broadway.

John J. Phelan. temporary chairman, said he had letters approving the plan from William innings Bryan, Governor La Folletto of Wisconsin and Governor Folk of Missouri. In a letter to the Frick committee yesterday Tanenba-um, Sons Co. called to the attention of the investigators the fact that practically all the Eyuitable's fire insurance was placed through Frank B.

Jordan, eon of Thomas D. Jordan, controller of the society. This condition of affaira was described exclusively in The Tribune a month ago. Mr. Jordan, a regularly licensed Insurance broker, places the insurance on the Equitable' own buildings here and in other cities and on the property on which the society loans.

Some of the insurance is placed w.lth the Continental, in which company Mr. Hyde is a director. A clause from the loan forms of the society was quoted In the Tanenbaum letter, showing that a condition of tne loans was that the flre insurance should be placed by the society or according to ita directions. Neither Frank Jordan nor his father would discuss the letter yesterday. Mr.

Jordan, the controller, sent out word that he had made a report covering it to the Frick committee. Mr. Hyde said that It was hardly worth not ire. Be will take no action on it. although the elder Mr.

Jordan is one of the Alexander party. Senator Brackett, at Saratoga, yesterday r. fused to ta about where his client, Mrs. S. got the share of stork which it is said is being traced by the Hyde pet "She bought It," he said.

The complaint In the suit in which Mrs. Young is plaintiff has not been filed, although summonses have been served on the directors. Deputy Superintendent Hunter and M. Drtecoll, Superintendent Hendricks's counsel. continued their examination of witnesses yesterday.

W. 11. Mclntyre, fourth vice-president, was on the stand most of the day. Mr. Hyde was called for a few minutes.

Mr. Mclntyre'a examination was entirely In resard to the flnancial transactions of the society Ita purchases of securities, the value of those securities thea and their value now. He had with him many record books of the finance department. In the examination by the Insurance Department, the firm name of Alexander, Thomas has been found frequently as buyer and seller of securities for the Equitable. Fred- Mick Alexander, senior member or" this firm, is a son of James Alexander.

Mr. Driscoll, it was said yesterday, had determined to examine Frederick Alexander, until it was explained to him that the young man was not an ottit the society. Then he said. It was declared, he would recull President Alexander. Justice Greenbaum In the Supreme Court yesterday heard the argument of A Edward Woodruff, counsel for Herbert Q.

Tull. of Philadelphia. In favor of being allowed to examine President Alexander, Mr. Hyde and Gage E. Tarbell.

that he might learn tho facts necessary to make fi valid complaint In his suit Justice Greenbaum ed decision. Mr. Woodruff belief that the policyholders are entitled to the surplus and to vote for directors. He said that the amended charter now in the hands of Superintendent Hendrlcks would give QO relief to them. If he were allowed to examine the officers he would prove that of the directors who voted for the amendments did not own tha five shares of stock necessary to make them directors.

TAFT TO HEAR WITNESSES. At Least One New-York Man to Testify in Loomis-Bowen Affair. Washington. May Secretary Taft has decided that it will be necessary for him to oral testimony In the prosecution of his Inquiry Into the Loomls-Bowen affair, and at least om witness baa been summoned from New- York, A Bright Novel of Washington Society MRS. DARRELL is a highly diverting story, full of crisp humor without satirical sting.

It shows such unerring accuracy even in its minor details that it is sure to cause a deal of discussion as to how far the characters that work out its interesting plot are drawn from real men. Altogether the book is otic So be bought and kept at hand for vacation reading. By Foxcroit Davis THE MACMILLAN COMPANY SfZSF' THE Overland Mm Special low round-trip rates will be in effect mSS to the Pacific Coast throughout the summer. These strictly first-class tickets are good on the IS famous electric-lighted daily Overland Limited, IS over the only double-track railway between WJk Chicago and the Missouri River, via the CHICAGO, UNION PACIFIC AND It NORTH-WESTERN LINE. iS Less than three days en route.

Two fast daily trains to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland. Daily and personally KB igVok conducted excursions in Pullman tourist sleeping cars. a The "Best of Everything. CONVICT PROCURER KING. Officers of Law Sentence Three of "Monk's" Gang To-day.

A il three t'ne "Monk" Eastman gang will be sen o-Jay, two by Recorder Goff and one by Jus Cowing. They are Arthur Weygandt. convicted yesterday of abduction and criminal assault; Thomas Murphy, who pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree, ajid Joe Brown, a "pal" of Murphy, who was convicted of a similar charge a few days ago. The leader of the gang and a few of its members are already In Sing Sing. Weygandt.

who describes himself as a clerk. of No. 26 St. Mark's Place, is known to the police as the "king of procurers." His victim was Annie Neubert, the seventeen-year-old daughter of John Neubert, a wine Importer at Nos. and 1O St.

Mark's Place. Weygandt has boasted that he has never a day in prison on conviction, although hip criminal record in the last two years is one that amazed the court. Weygandt has appeared on various charges in the police courts, including malicious mischief, felonious assault. vagrancy, disorderly conduct, and similar offences. District Attorney Jerome was elated it the fellow's conviction.

"THE MAN HIGHER TJP" AGAIN. Emil Sonner Arraigned on Charge of Another Would-Be Policeman. Emll Sonner, "the man higher up." who a jear ago WftS convicted of receiving JW) for prom-slog to get a position on the police force for a candidate, was arraigned In the West Sldo court yesterday on similar charge and held In 1588 ball for examination to-day. The complainant is Edward .1. Hayes.

at No 627" who aliases in his cornilalnt that Sonner came to his bouse on October 1.. IM3 accompanied by Kii'lolrh Beyers, and accepted from Hayes, promising to get a position on the police force for him. money, Hayes says. was. according to agreement, to be held in trust 1 Sonuer until April 5.

then to be returned in Bonncr was unable to ful.ll his contract. This. Hayes says, Sonner has not A warrant was isjucl for Sonner last fall on Hayes's complaint and on Maine cnargw. He was held for trial by a magistrate, tut the gran-1 Jury failed to indict him. "GRAFT" CHARGES TO GRAND JURY.

Acts of Brooklyn Democratic Politician Are Being Investigated. Investigation Into the allegations of nade by Magistrate of the Lee ay. court. against "well known" Democratic politliUn In the Eastern District Is being by the May grand Jury of Kings County. AmonK the witnesses btfore that body have been Police Inspector Cross.

Magistrate Hlgginbotham and several mineral water manufacturers, wiio, It Is said, la-. been prevented from doing business through the Interference of the Hie April grar.d Jury handed up a strong presentment against official 8n question, without mentioning any names. ADMIRALTY WILL STOP "RAGGING." Captain of British Cruiser Retired for Allowing "Horse Play." London, May A of "ragging" on board the British cruiser has been followed by the supersession of Captain Douglas A Gamble, her commander, who has compulsortly retired on half pay for allowing sum an oc- currtnoe on his ship, and by the punishment of others concerned in the affair. The -'ragging" oc- curred in the gunroom, where the midshipmen at- tempted to strip and fiou an unpopular comrade The latter promptly drew a revolver, and ahot of the midshipmen in the mouth. Answering a question on the subject In the HiMise i of Commons this afternoon.

Admiralty Secretary Pretyman announced the punishments which had been meted out to the culprits, adding that the Admiralty had determined to put down such practices. All agents sell tickets line. a I Send 4 cents in stamps for full particulars enr-' Send 4 cents in stamps for particulars cop-" cerning these low rates, with folder regarding the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland. D. W.

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took another leap forward yesterday. It was caused toy the rumor that friends of T. Dowd of Station N. are working for Dim in a way which is likely to Wins; him in ahead at the end of race. Dowd said to be a dark horse, as he figured only alAOr in the contest before yesterday.

Ha Is now third on the list, with 109 votes. Bernard McOee.ofßtation leads, with 811 votes, and M. A. Fltxverala follows, with The magnitude of prise a trip to Portland, over the Erie road as far as Chicftgiv-makes this contest especially spirited. Lieutenant Governor M.

Linn Bruce was expected at the fair last night, but sent word that he would be unable to be present, as he had to take ernor Higglns's place in reviewing the 13th Kagimir.t in Brooklyn. He will speak on Saturday nifrht. night members of ten councils of Kntgnta of Columbus were at the Palm Garden. So tv nhout h-v." been realized from the fair, Man said yesterday. EMPEROR NOT IN CRITICAL MOOD.

Berlin. May William, addressing officers of the 115 th Regiment of Infantry at the Officers' Club at Strasburg recently, said: The marching on parade of my regiment was not altogether brilliant. But I have shut both my The Japanese have shown that hough they do not nmke a flno review, they march and fight well. THE TRANSPORT BUFORO AFLOAT. Manila.

May The r.rmy transport Bufor4, which recently ran ashore nt Malabonr. has rsnoaterl. and is low on way to Manila under her own steam. Two of forward leaking KING RELEASES ANARCHISTS. Mr.v Seventeen men here for ronnection with an irrhistlc affairs were on the of the celebration of thf Mrthfiay of Kin? Alfonso.

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