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\ \ . NIGHT EDITIO WEATHER—SHOWERS; F FRESH w 10° PAGES Gre Test of Best Is the demand—snd the fact that “The World's New York City ciroulation is tens of thousands greater" than that of any other ‘paper tells” the fale in ten werds. N—_All the News for! All Day—RACING#SPORTS — SPOT TT oe —— WEATHER-SHOWERS: PRESH WINDS, 10 PAGES © ‘*Ghe Whole Ghing. What is? The earth is, and--Ths World seams to be a synonym in the minds of advertisers, who used 2,561 cols. of its space [« Circulation Books Open to All,” ] last month, breaking all March reoords. _PRICE ONE CENT, PRICE ONE Cc EN Assembly Passes the Measure Giving the Pennsylvania Road the Right to Grab West Street — Coler and Others Register Vigorous Denuncia-} tions. . (Special to The Rvening World.) ALBANY, April 23. The Assembly to-day passed the in- famous Raines Bridge bill giving Weat street to a private corporation supposed to be backed by the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company. The fight over the. bill was the most seasation- al of the session and continued until within half an hour of the time fixed for final adjournment. The vote by w och the bill was passed was 95 to $6. The Tammany members voted for the job in the face of positive assur- ance that the city does not want the measure, They are Assemblymen wurns, Egan, Honeck, Hyman, Lynn, Meister, O'Connell, Prince, Reardon, Sanders, Scanlon, Sullivan and Ull- man. The only Republican member from Manhattan who voted for the job was Adler, of the Eighth District. Flerce Fight Againet Bill. The fight against the measure was let by Assemblyman Fitzgernid, whose re- markable speech provented the pansage of the bill last night. The lobby worked and toiled all aight io win votes, Had Speaker Nixon permitted a vote to he taken Inst night instead of forcing an adjournment, the bill would have been henten, The reprieve granted the lobby resulted in thelr success. The Speaker himaeif took command of the fight to force the bill, ant worked on recalcitrant members aven while the vote was being taken. The lobby was Jubilant over Its muccess, The debate over the measure wan ex: citing, Messrs. Fitzgorald, Seymour, Davis, Lewis, Duross and Frisbie char- acterizing it an outrageous steal, even worse than the Jake Sharp, Rama- pe and Astoria jobs, which In years past have diagraced the Legislature. Who Are the Dummiest Mr. Bell wanted to know who. were the men back of the “dummies” and what was the real history of the bill. Every member, he sald, knew In hin own heart that the measure waa a dishonent one. Mr. Morgan, of Kings, aatd a bill of this magnitude should not be ratiroaded through the Legislature. Mr, Davis, of New York, sald the bill had not im- proved any over night and snould be beaten. Mr. Everett, of Putnam, thought the bill was a pernicious one and should be “killed.” Mr. Duross urged the House to deat the bill, aw it was A great big steal Mr. Allds defended the bill and :2ought the question should be left to the ove ernor to decide. He moved tne previous question. Phe motion was voted down. Mr. Allds renewed his motion for the previous questi: nh prevatied, and the bill was passed. ASEBALL RAINES BRIDGE BILL MAY SHOOTS HIMSELF Witte BIGGEST STEAL YET. RAINES BRIDGE BI LL AND THE PRIVILEGES IT GIVES AWAY. occupy West street from the IT PERMITS the building of an North River bridge. IT 1S SUPPOSED to be in the int IT IS the first step in allowing around New York. $59,000,000—or more. {tT RICH LAW Finck Blew oe Brains Out in a Room at Grand Union, Though Apparently Prosper- ous and in Good Health. George H. Finck, a prominent lawyer, of No. 19 Broadway, and residing at Ne 127 Weat One Hundred and Twenty- second street, blew out his brains in the Grand Union Hotel to-day, He was found stretched on a bed in hin room, partiv dressed, by the Mote] detective. He left no letters, and his papers and | by cards and two bankbook: which he waa identified, pockets Got Mysterious Telegram. There 1s a suggestion that the auicite ated In two strange ac tions of Frick yesterday On leaving home in the morning he had placedsa package on hin desk. This waa found to-day to contain his will On ta deek on the office was found the deed of his burial plo: in Greenwood Cemetery. Finck revelved a telegram, ded in German, at his office yestertay after- noon, end immediately cicsed his desk and left the place. What thir telegram means of all in hie ihbbbhth rhb ie! IT PERMITS the New York and New Jersey Bridge Company to Battery to Fifty-ninth atreet. vlevated road to connect with the IT PERMITS the building of other structures, tunnels and viaducts. erest of the Pennsylvania Radlroad. that corporation putting a girdle if The value of the franchises given to the company is estimated at Sstettek YER HOTEL SUICIDE. jo... contain the suicide's office nanociates donot we ‘The lawyer entrred the hotel yeeterday and asked the cerk for a roam. He Wan assigned to No. 44. on the fourth floor, for which he paid, He regimered as James Frick The clerk noticed nothing anusual about him. Later in the evening Finck inquired of the telegraph operator tf a measage had come for him. On being told there had not he walked awa seemingty greatly annoyed He re. turned again with *+~ same inquiry, and this time appeared very nervous when told then: was no telegram for him * waa noticed about the hotel cor- early this morning. He wen: out 2.0 oclock. He was back in the No cloek, but tn the mean time 1 up the teephone operator to ain for the telegram which he j Was eapecting Hallet in Brain, 1.9) a chambermald on the fourth ? | heard the report of a pistol. She | Patifled the omc | Detective Skertdan found the door adding to room No. 14 unlocked. On the bed lay the prostrate form of Finck. He was fully dressed except for his (gat and shoer The hous: physician waa summoned, but the man waa dead when he arrived. He had placed the pistol againet hia ft temple and sent a H-callbre mnt into ble or, ath must have teen Instantane \ —— (Continued on Second Page) SUICIDE IN THE GRENADA. Mrs. Tholinger Found Dying in Parlor by Son. Mre, Louise Tholinger, fifty-two old, committed suicide to-day home, the Grenada, a fashion: ment-house at No. 1449 Lexing years at What the Hill Menna. ‘Toe Raines Bridge is considered the moat important corporation lil Pamedt by the Legislature in yeara, [t permits tne corporation called the New Bridge Company ed bridge over structure Fifty-ninth strost and the ] work during mite | mpany ner structures, tunnels and th ducts ied f a fe supit In { ard permitting DNDIA:PALE/ALE severania, mary. 9 t} writhing fn. agony ') sotsoning. one ta | via- | hour, TAM she avid in nue. With her hutoand and thr Tholirger oscupled the m they rented only a Mra. meni usual o'clock she went few minutes later o: her moaning. week ago. out her apart- morning. At he parlor, and « of her eons heard Ie found her on the floor, from carte Dr. Fri tal, ell, of the Presbyterian Hon- worked over the woman for an but wan unable to save her Ife the doc- tor was “carh Her ons may they know no ren why their mother should commit suic and were inclined to belleve that sh nad tcken the polnen by accident. trip out: of town, | e monn Mrs. nd flat, which | aod | ti Mr, Tholinger, who is a commercial! * tropics, 1a the coldest north, BALLAN-: traveller, left yesterday for a week'al str: CALLS HER AGED BOSTON - - PHILLIES - 5. —___-++. MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF WHILE ~~ ~ IN BELLEVUE DISPENSARY, John Schultze. forty-five years old. Game in Slowtown To-Day a Brilliant One, Replete with Sharp Fielding and Fine Team Work—Flick’s Home Run in Fourth Inning the Feature. | hile waiting his turn for The Hatting Order. the Be this treatment ir evue Hospital dispenn “=ernoon. ‘ ai} the head. shot himself in He was taken to the prison ward and Kittrldise, Wille. p. died later. OF ste Coles Schultze suffered from heart trouble and a pur Attendance, 1am (Mpecial to The Eventing World ) monary ialment. a PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 5 The = oR her sere LD Phillies have done with Hrookiyn, and the Champions have gone back to tackle | 5 Davia'a men They left last night tm COUNCIL TABLES RACE-TRACK RESOLUTION. medfiutely after the Halilies had 0 wutifully polbthesd up the brase plates i heir front door And yet x | The Assembly resolution to investigate race-track gam- toplant very Kit <8 on our own bling was pied in the Council on motion of Mr. Ende! [grave for thu: lttle act, for in ret for the itcking we gave them they gave us two! It mbgit have been even worse than that, out on the third day meret- ful providenon feelingly sent rain, “We cannot say tbat we will mola ten more than tenr-abaorbing soe TOM REED ADMITTED T0 U.S. COURT nomas B. Reed was admitted to practise in twonty the United { Court here this afternoon. Commisstoner Shields intro- duced him. PITTSBURG AT ST. LOUIS. End of sixth inning—Pittsburg. 4: St. Louis. 2 ALDERMAN A] HELD FOR Te ag 4 | SIXTH RACE AT AQUECUCT Sixth Race—Ante Up 1. Monad 2. Fennimore 3. tee. JEROME'S BAR. Fleck’'s Counsel De- clares Ulterior Motive Is Behind Raid. HOTEL BILL. Charles Wildrick, Philadelphia, Lived in Luxury. WINNERS AT LAKESIDE Fourth Race—Leo Newell 1. Lord Liza 2. Give Ali 2 Fifth Race—Jim L. 1, Tillie W. 2. Hos! 3. | PATRICK INDICTED | FOR RICE MURDER. | == - ete David L. Short and Morris Meyers Are Indicted| for Forgery. of ] | | | | omed young man who gave , of Charles W. Wiktrick, of held in $09 ‘ball to- te Court. Wildtick was summoned to court by Hamotin, Jr. proprietor of the Fortyfourth street, out three months ago 4p to the hotel with — 1 young woman and Kk Fleck arr of Tim Bul- before NlermantEreder! Hetrict Jerome, in « was | Jugtive rerly Must Hall tines a at Maranattan mh Howe Alderman was arrested night rat newly <omilte at a Lawyer Albemt T. Patrick was tala pher of the hearing , afternoon indicted by the Grand Jury wan the baat y ieee eriine, for the murder of Whitlam Marsh Rice, | When he had ov yah ese te the Texas mililonatre Me ie charged and Mave a by Valet Charter F. Jones with tnatigat- tury room 5 wee ring Ing the latter to kill the capitatiet tthe Jerome held court in the Hbrary m of chlorofurm and mereurs tiorneys, aod iiatieteAt whleh . 1 © suite of rooms, With hia office mates, David 1. Short othing lWan lerowded i with There | 7 t ve hotel up to waned Wetle Yommy" f and Morris Meyers, he wan nino ed for forgery tn the firat degree weeks both Bier- 1 magnificently SPOUSE BRUTAL. lee Fernschild at 68 Seeks Separation from Him. i Dora Fernscaild the Supreme ton from her Mam, reputed to be jinade applicat t for a judicial #e bust | worth more Mra. Fern down her cheeks, t Assistant Dit tears streaming fhe coun! Bhteen veura past ane silently nt until from her ausband’s she coult atand tt no recently her husband ther and waa pre- only by «nh is in Mra meriy lived at No. Je Clty, and enue, Boh te griychalred and ont Feinscnild denies his wife's charges. | Mle says she abandoned nim voluntarily ait ne gave her a ) mortgage aa al felease on hia that ‘| esta! rnechild'n re: Niven have threat. ened to k!! un him, The jury finished tte review of the and sas Hage They That hea Ww Rice murder ant will conspiracy case at {PE} I | Ral N an ie 2 o'clock, CInrence AtenowTe hud een alde fis , a room wos wna 5173 due asking sterling for vat to money, sratt for eke, was re: same came to the Wildrick d. WHd= Hamblin Mme Wes here SEWARD PARK’ OWN uSTALT. Council Favors Fresh’ Commissioner Details Air Space and Votes , Seven Pdlicemen as $2,256,955. His Personal Staff. PARDON FOR WOLFSON. Orleans Hank ed by Meh intes's Clem VASHINGTON Apr New $50. 000 RAILROAD THEFT. pri] 2.—Systemate ional death Avr yy" thw imimisalone The Municipal Council this afternoon ed a resolution appropriating 32 %65,955..i for making Willlam H. Bew Park at Kant Broadway, Essex and 1 ter streets For te fourth time in as many weeks jnfented the re seven patra ¥ ones : : CROKER. IR..C » DENIES ILLNESS WEATHER FORECAST. rothe thirty . STATE TAX LOWERED. Rate for Coming Veur 1 20-100 mga is + Uille—Nelow Any for Forty Year: Mx a letrg) mie ALBANY, April 1.—The tax rare for!” says hea whlesnl the coming fiscal year wit! be one ant to find put what can twenty one-hundredtha mills, from tae wreck. Cheap trove fares to ‘This is tne lowest rate in forty yea! iey Island Kilted the cstipany: