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HAD REMARK grave public importance. h~Wore Employod to Shadow Young Mr. Hyde. S-INTO PRIVATE LIFE. VCS aad . Contre ‘Claimed of the and Especially Important _ Mutualization Committee, Ve ‘ N 5 infants & truce was estatished yester- iin the big fight among the powerful ‘who contro) the destinies of ble Life Assurance Society, Hyde faction has lost the bitterness engendered by the mbt of President Alexander and his ‘Vioe-Presidents Gage 1, Tarbell T. Wilson, to force young trom ‘paiy participation in fu- d of the Soclety. The will end only:then his supporters succeed In enemies out of the Society that it won at yesterday's meeting, As a matter of fact, the victory of yoater- day was with the non-faciionists, why, howover, in a crials, are regarded as sure Hye men, President Alexander was asked to- day whether a report that ho has agreed to resign (ue Pye lency ™ the Baultable within a ‘few weeks after his election, was true, He anid: “Nhat statement is all nonsense, hosh and humbug, I-have been ejected and mean to stay ected, I have nothing ‘further than that to say,’ New York Life's Denial, Becretary John C, MeCall, of the New York Life Ineurnncs Company, Issued the following statement, Mask Ea “he report that the New York Lite Insurance Company or any of its of- floers in any way Instiyated or had any part in the dissensione in the Wquitable Lifo Assurance Society Is almost too aly to warns denial, On behalt of this company will state that the report is a willful and ma- Helous falsehood, "Che New York Life Fnalieants Com- pany neither dir hor lndirectly was a party to anything that hax oc- corree in the Equitable Life Assuranco joclety,"” Another offloer of the New York Life told an Evening World reporter that Hy: ip directed his every movement t crisis, summed up the for The Evening World u fof yesterday's meeting of ‘ Directors was merely a permanent peace by ‘for thfs Nght 1s still in its ferling is so strong that ‘Will end only with the per- Rent departure from the Equitable of der, Tarbell and Wilson, Private Detectives, will not be a any longer opel ¥f-any one can doubt 8 complete control after the 0 OR OE SSE EE MR A OF OE AE OF OF OF OF OE OEE 8 8 OF SE OF OE Od Ot yesterday, he must be insane. thi which Mr, Hyd jmight be disposed to’ ere aré certain things nable und these are Mry Alexander and hia thelr business as well as that of every oni ay, had been hard hit by the Equitable | trouble, EQUITABLE POLICY been gullty’ of, HOLDERS T0 UNITE the ‘efforts to down Mr, Hyde these neon A te detectives on his track, |MF Brewnnon Regina Formation of det followed tim everys}. ny Protect Thelr ihe : pried thto his private 1 Vane ¥ $4 jeavored to catch him at ei Pett } ‘be reported to tha| @. 8.) Brownson, of No, 49 Garden Of TMrectors and discredit hm | Poe, Brooklyn, to-duy began he for. body, . | mation of a policy hokters’ associa- nie now, Mr. Hyde not only! tion to protect the interesta of policy Of the Board, but also of| holders in the Equitable Lite Assur- Financial and Mutual:| ance Soctety, mittees, the latter of which) He began by advertising in the Mz the most important in the) Brooklyn papers for'the natnes of pol- r 1 read to-day that the ' tras toy holders ‘who aro willing to join jeintins control of the Mutual-| nim’ in the movement, Mi. Browrison Dommittee, In view of that 1} has not yet inf ithe public of the how complete is Mr, Hyde's peat haters of ®cheme, but pays that recent de' enhy ethiot LJ At te ie Eee the policy holders to get O protect themselves, me, PROFIT TAKING HURTS STOCKS IN LONDON. _—_ \ LONDON, Feb, 17.—Money was in strong demand to-day,as the market had to meet a call of upward of $5,000,- 000 on the Irish Land loap, Discounts were. steady, The steamer Himalaya has bended at Plymoxth $5,905,040 in bullfon, including $5,000,000 from Indla, This is #ald to be the record for bul+ lon carried by one steamer, ‘Trading on the Stock Exchange open- ed quiet with a firm undertone, At- mt ite Yeport’ to. the terward some profit taking caused a Mirhe “Alexander Fide claima|setback, Console were easter, ‘Of this commidtee and also} Americans were weak following the relapse In New York, notably Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, Norfolk and Western, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. President Rooseveit's order for tthe Standard Oil ny ‘Was a dept iB factor, Tho undertone, however, was:good, Move« ments were irregular, Erle, Philadel phia and Reuding and United Btati Bteel recovered, but closed dull, elapsed on the increase Grand Trunk 1 ep 000 below expecta- of traffic being tions, Yorelgners generally were firm, par timer Japanese peace anticipa- ‘tions. ‘They closed easier, Imperial Jap- anese Government Sixes of 104 wero quoted at 103 1-8, PARCELS POST TREATY - SIGNED WITH BRITAIN, Noowevelt, Hay and Wynne Make Effective Agreement, Oper- ative in April, WASHINGTON, Feb, 17.~A parcels post treaty between this Government and Great Britain was to-day signed by President Roosevelt, Secretary Hay and Postmaster-General Wynne, Tt has mien been signed by the British officials, and will take effect April 1, SHIPPING NEWS, ALMANAC FOR leims Four Members. feven members, Of the: en are Valentine P. Sny- Witt Cuvler, Chauncey M. Mr. Hyde Uses oll has himself an " Sean N, Bigs, the comimittse, int nor there j@ no doubt that r would stand with Mr, Owever, I will not claim him for without him, you see, 8 control, dan of mutualization not satis- to) pur aide will ever b> reporied gommitter save perhaps tri the x lnority report, _mewepaper has given to ¢ word about ‘tho events 1 carry your “little worries” }yoa—and never tum a hair, fon do not fully uso your news- DAY, Sun rises, 6.51/8UN sete. F.A18/Moon sete, 5.09 \THE TI Low Water Mi , Bandy Hook... iM Pat | Governor's [land rr 1s llell Gate Vorry, / ror or oa Capera, Barbadoes, OUTGOING STEAMBHIPs, 1D TO-DAY, “aaa Anne, Nor. Tio ‘Bruna-Pathfinder, Mayaguez. BH! Cld,,... Narragandeit Alme oo. ‘Amaterdam INCOMING STRAMSHIPS, DUE TO-DAY, Amelerdem Rotterdam, Cure, Bremen I ay %, Vince Norio, Ni Havana, Vera Cruz | Vincento ‘Woriv, Na- ~ UNION PACIFIG’ | THE CLOSING QuoTaTions. ———_—++ LEADS MARKET i y Gates. High. Low, Clow, ch’. | Sales, * Hikh, Low. Close, ch's, ; 8500 Allin Chierm,,, 19 17% 18 + % 5790 Reading .. .. 95% 08% OM + % ° 1800 Allie Ch. pt... @8 GO% 66% +14] 100 Reading 1 pi M 8H M +% i 19600 Amal, 11% 3 UK fading 2" pf. 0“ 9 9% —% New High Records Made by| 04m As. Ch. 2% 2% 2h4— % ji6t00 Rock Island .. Si B14, HH — % : 2800 Am. Car, & F. 34% 34% HY —%| 1400 Rock Tol, pf. 81% 8% 81M +h Northern Securities and| 40 Am. c. @ 1 pf 03% 8% —%| 4400 Rub. Goods .. 21% 4 2% 41% 200 Am, Cot, Oll.. 34% 34% 84% —%| 6000Bloss - Sheff. 76 74h 7 +14 Great Northern — Reading | 1200 Am. Grass ‘r.. 9% Mh aH) 1 eee sh, wf TK INK IM + % - = SI 1 pe7sy 8% 78% Hold Lead in Early Dealings. m% 8 —%| MSL & SPI pL on 1 6 66 10 SLSFCEI p...13% 1344 16% +4% ———_— %% 0 +H) 10S, L. 8 We lH OH A ractionary tone developed in the 1% 16 1700 St L. 8. W. pf. 8% 63 8 —% rook market to-day following the 7 Sim — | OSL P. & Om.201% ML 1 +1 strong’ opening, but was replaced by 40% 40% — 4 | 25400 Bo, Pacific .... 67% 6% 67 —% strength during the final hour and the ™% ™% + | %00 South Pao, pf.120% 119% at -*% let finished higher all around, Spéou- 6 6700 Sou, Ry, Co., 8% 3M BMY % lation diminished as the session ad- 85% 87% +1%| 100 Sou. Ry. pf... 97% Te She + hw vanced and was not quite up to yes- UM% 118% +14} 8000'Tenn. O, & 1.8% 8 bh—-% tenday's volume, 200 Am, Bt. Fidy.. 15% 16% 16% 100 Temis Land .. 89% 89% 89% —1 London houses found @ lagging mar-| 400 Am, St, F. pt. @% 61% 6i%—%| 200 Texas Pac ... 96% 36% 964 — 4 ket abroad and they sold here constantly| 8700. Am, Gugar.....14% 148% 16% —%| 1007.8. L. & W. 30% 36% 36% —% in email lots, to the amount of probably| 100 Am, Gugar pf.139% 139% 19% —%| 10 T.,8t.L. & W.ipt6 56 66 $5,000 to 45,000 shares in all. 100 Am, T. & 414 +1. | 100Un. Be & P.pt 7% 4% 4% Union Pacific was the most consplo-| 2200 Am. Tob. pf., 98% 96% 98% ~ % |18010Union Pac ...18% 12 125% +1% uous issue of the market, the price} 800 Aim, Wool 4% %4%—%! 20Un. Ry, Inv,. 32% 3% 82%4—K% touching another high figure, it selling) 1000 Anaconda, 106 106% —-%| HOU, SO, 1 P., 5% %% % +h up more than 2 per cent,, to 1281-4, on} 100Agno, M. 1 pf. 98 9% % +% #0 U.S.C.1, P, pf, % BK HH + % very heavy buying. 10100A. T, 8. B.u.., 81% 81h —%| 40'U. 8. R. & In, 80% 89% 89% A new high record was established 11% 102 —%| 8400U, 8, Leather: 12% (12% 12% + % In Northern @ecurities on the curb to-) 100At. ©, Line....122 122 122 3800 U.8, Leath, pf.106% 105% 105% — day, the price advancing to 158 2-4. | 12600 Bait. & O, 108% 108% — %/18500U, 8. Rubber.. 48 4% 4 +8 There was an excited market on the) 0B, & O. pf, %% M 9 —%,10000U. 8, Rud. pf..d% 110 14 +44 curb In consequence, and stocks were) 2800 Brooklyn R. T. 62% 62% 62% 60700 U. 8, Btrel.,... 32% 82 32% made strong by the movement, Great) 1700 Brunswick Co. 12% 12% .12%4 —%|16000U. B, Steel pf..9 91% ib Northern also reached @ new igh fig-) 00 Bul, & Bus, pf, 88% 83% 89% — | 1900 Va,-Car Ch 8% Bh —-% ure, 9900 Can. Pacific ..187% 187 187} —%! 700 Ve,-Car Ch,pt.109% 108% 109 + % Reading held the leading position in| 5000Ches, & Ohio., 50% 60% (5% —%! 100 Vall. Cc, & Co? 8 the early dealings, it selling up almost) yoChL & Alton..42 & 42 +%| 800 Wabash .... ., 28% 22% 2B 2 points on fairly good buying, but fell! 200 Chi. & Alt, pf.. 82 82 82 -~ | 2900 Wi ash pt... 47 6% 16% —% off in activity later and reacted frac-| 900 Ci, d& N, W,..288% 288 239% —%! 600 West. Un, Tel. 08%, 8% 98% > Wonally. St. Paul, Chicago Great Weet-)22000 Chi, Gt. W.... 23% 2% Wh+%| 00Wh, &@ LB... 9k 19 Wh +% fio) Gotene eater Boe alt ote . Ot % Oh— | WAL Bip ad 4% «7 Bithed’ Proaeure “wae $n evidence in| 5000C. GuW. pf. B. 87 85% 86% +1%! 200 Wik L. B. 2 pf. 27% 27% 27% Baltimore & Ohjo, the price ruling frac-| 80 Chi, G. W, deb. 86% 8 86% +1% | 3900 Wincon, Con... 24% ee ey tlonally lower throughout the sepsion. | 99000, M, K St. P.176% 175% 176% 6400 Wis. Cen, pf... 64% 68% 63% ‘The ‘demand for the tron and Bieel! sy Chi, Term'l...., 19% 19 1 —% Ph +h —— ron leadin, ie up , Un, Tr... 4 from 4 to more. Aten thal ed bai 7000. C. C.& BLL. 98 re z a i MUNROE & MUNROE piagtonal aeee were scored In OMe) oy Oo md Tiss BI% 50% 50% RESUME BUSINESS. 4 movement, 8, American ‘ Hosting eel H.C, @ 1.16% 164% 10% pa Ree th rior more than $ per 1900°Col, South, 2644 ne By Brokers Who Failed in Recent Bane te, ane Me tari hoe when Panic Will Drop Part of the ite advanced fractionally, 200 Corn Prod, wh Stocks They Dealt In, a et id higher, | 2 Corn Pro. pt. 78% 71% T4—%| Munroe & Murtroe, the Wall etreet Ronds were falrly active, Gi, Del, & HuA,,,.190% iy 191% brokerage firm whose recent collapse The total sales of stocks were 870,/00) 400 Det Bouth..... 6% 6% 6% + % shares and of bonds $,069,000. 200 Det, South pf. B44 We Blk + % ——— 2400 Distillers’ 8...; 88% 83% 88% + %|day of the Lawson panic, led ta an | ad Just died. WHEAT FALLS OFF tO Dul, BB. eA. 16 16 16 yale which revealed many In- 7100 D, 8.8. & Ap. Bi 8% 32% +1 | teresting facts about the firm's business ON POOR CABLES} ,5) wri. UM OB Sak oe Ng Disappointing cables and an acoumu- md one a He ot Py ne +% Jation of selling orders over night! s4y) Fod, Min, &8 1041 “ 14 to-d sed heaviness at the opening of the He Aut A ath la Lidied Mate) ‘ bate 5800 Fed. M, & S.pf 99% 9% 9% +1 | Justice Holt, in the United States local wheat market to-day, May here) 9 acn, Hlec, Co.l674 18? IM + breaking to 171-2, Later options did! 9) Gromt Nur, p.dd 280 4 420 not follow the decline in May to alarge| 99 Hook, Val... 974 Mla Yh % stents 4 1) Hook, Val. pf., 91%, 91% 91% J. Frank Work. Corn opened about 1-2 of @ cent low-| a5 111, Gentral,,.-158 157% 188 +%| The Munroes took possession of their se, but later rallted, 200 Int. Paper 22 22 22% + %| former sulte of offices on the eleventh | Captain, Late In the eee market at Chi- 500 Int, Paper pf, 77% 77m 774 + %| Moor of the Broad Exchange Building, cago broke severely on renewed Mawi-} ion int power .,.. 7 1 at No, 23 Broad street, last evening, dation of May, that nearly five million bushels was gold by ‘the leader of the bulle, selling May declined to In sympathy July sold this heavy 1,18 8-4 and 7-8, oft to 1.01 3-8, subsequently regained on covering by but the market closed weak with May off 18-4c, at 1195-8, was down 6-8 and 8-40, at 1015-8, opening prices Wheat—May, 1175-8; July, 106 5-8, shorts, New York's Part of the Chicago's opening prices were ~May, July, 120 to 1201 102 to 1013. to 468-8; July, 471-8 to 47. New York's Whent—May, cloe'ng prices 7 1-4 offered; July, 1 Gorn—May, 4, A claim was made November, Corn—May, 00 Int, Pump. 105 Iowa, Cen 220) Kan, City 8: 3400 Kan, Cliy 8o,pf 63% o00 K. C, Bt. 8, pt 82% 100 Knick. Jee pf., 62 800L, B, & W.., 28% Under loss was 3400 Lou, & Nash,138% July} “100 Manhattan 1 7300 Met, St, R were: | yey Met, Becur, . , 2500 Met Cent. ., 23% wh Ho's: | S00. MStP & SSM. 105% 46 200M. K. & T. oy 1800 M. KK. & T. pf. 65% 4100 Mo, Pac. ,..107% 100.N, C. & St. TT A bes, > M Nat, Bis, 0. 87% closing prices were: Wheat] {00 Nat i —May, 1195-8; July, 1015-8 bid; Sep-| 1000 Nat, Lead .... 94% tember, 4 offered, Corn—February, Lead p,107 436-3; M tember, 471-2. 463-8 bid; July, 471-3; Sep- eae BULL SUPPORT SENDS COTTON PRICES UP. With trading more active than usual ‘and sentiment among the room element bullish, prices advanced from 8 to 10 points In the cotton market to-d: lo the firmer cables than expected from J. Centralia Y, Alr Br.153% 4200N, Y, Centrall4sy WNYCa SLA WON, Y¥, Dock,, 23% 100 N.Y,, N/H.&@H.2 00 Nor, & West... 8349 400 Nor, Amer, ..L03% 29000 Ont, & West,, ty 900 Pac, Coast 40 Pae, Mall, wil Penn, R. R. 4 7.58 bid; | 400 Peo, Gas ..,..107% November, 7.05 bidi | 390 Pero Mar, s..+.101% March, 200 Peo, & Bast, 1% ) October, 7.62, wpcee & 8 L, someone eae eres on | PCC & StL p REMEMBER THIS! | 1 i “The Adventure of the Norwood pf, 89 Builder,” second story of ae series, "Dhe Return of Holmes," will a Eyening World, ppear oe to 2200 Rep, Steel pf. 77% omy 2 102% 50% " 46 139% 107% 101% 22h 2 BB UR, 121% Ra 22M 105% 3% 6 106% My 57% BIg! 107 25%, ot a 198 168% 147% Steps taken to eliminate unnecessary fads from the studies in-the public schools, an evil which has reached a point where it is indulged in to the entire exclusion of gen- eral rudimentary education. ‘ nothing tion of possibly +h +n —%) ah +h +1 ead ey Pgh —% street, hk +1M Co} +1% +3% +e +1 Jk) cast, } HAS —% foot of stead of of New } y}adfoining the ferry slip of the Shore Rallroad, and will use it in con- rr Junction 46% 130% — at the wih — 4 ARDEA CRN ABLE RESULTS OF INTELLIGENT PUBLIGITY---FIVE PUBLIG ABUSES REM- EDIED WITHIN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS. SANDY HOOK LIN. 4|a8 heretofore, Discussions have been conducted in the columns of The Evening World during the last four weeks on subjects of Opinions of the readers were invited, and these were printed without bias from day to day. subjects ranged from the poor traffic facilities Furnished the citizen going to and coming from his home, the danger to infant life in adulterated milk and to the adult in other forms of food, and the menace to sound education of the children of the city owing to the prevailing fads and foibles which take up most of the time in the schools, As the result of these discussions the following remarkable progress has been made: Improved service on the Third Avenue Elevated Railroad, where thousands of people were daily stalled on platforms, where crowded’ and badly ventilated cars menaced the health of passengers, and where stations were ‘jumped’ without regard to the rights of the patrons. : The sharp calling to account of the Brooklyn Rapid-Transit mirc Company by the State Railroad Commission, and the orders for it to supply more cars, ‘more trains and better service, This order is almed also to re- rw lieve the congestion at the Brooklyn and Williamsburg Bridges, to which ap Officials have long been blind, namanmnncunenn dy Measure introduced in the Legislature to prevent the killing of by the reckless adulteration of milk, a practice that has grown general among unscrupulous dealers from long immunity. The and to-<day were busy with the tempor- ary receiver in taking over the business from his hands, A representative of the firm said that its members had to say to-day as to its resump- business, but that later on, to-morrow, a formal state- ment would be issued con¢erning the xetdement of the bankruptey ligation ‘and the resumption of operations In the While the firm will have nothing more to do with Montreal & Boston proper- tles or stocks, It 1s understood that it will carry on a business in the Mar; coni Wireless stocks, which It dealt in before the crash, as well as in other stocks of a similar character, ere NEW TERMINUS, Commencing with the first boat for the summer on May 2, the Sandy Hook Mine will run its steamers from the West Forty-second street, In- from the foot of Rector street, The Central Rathroad Jersey has obtained the pier West with the Albany Day line, Tt is @aid that the change is made urgent request of a majority of the patrons of the Atlantle High 101% —4\4| lands route, and that It will meet tho a $214 18% By +3 +1 8 | Close be @: -ury + Ww! witho tore, 1 | | needs of the traffic much more per- | feetly than the old terminus, connections will be made hoth | | +. | going and returning with the Day Line steamers, and thus a through schedule lished with up river points to Park und Intermediate polits i delays in New York as hereto- ~ GOT PAID, TOO Members of Canal Commission Drew Salary as Directors at Meeting of Panama R. R. Officials. DIRECTOR BROWN WAS “NOT VERY WELL POSTED.” Could Give But Little Informa- tion to House Committee In- vestigating Affairs of the Company. \ WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-''The Pana- ma Railroad Company 19 capitalized at $7,000,000, Ite grove‘aswets are ‘$15,860,000, of which $1%698,000l8 the value of the roud, real estate, equipment, terminals and steamships, the balance being cash and treasury apsots, The bonded in- ebtedness of tthe propenty ts $8,189,000, of whieh the company owns $357,000, The grows earnings of the company for the past eleven months were 2,861,358, The expense of o peration was $1,640,064; fixed charges, which inolude $260,000, tho annual payment to Colombia; In- terest on mortgage, 992,000; acquisttion of bonde iy the company, $140, leaving a balance of $563,874 to be ap- piled to dividends," ‘This statement was presented to-~iay to the sub-committees of the House Com. mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com: merce, changed with an: investigation of the affairs of this company. . Other information developed at the hearing was the fact that the members of the Panama Canal Commission who have been elected directors in the com- pany recelye the regular compnsation of othr directors, A feature of the session was the ques- tloning of Director Brown by Chair- man Hepburn, of the committee, With the declaration: "I would like to see how much the officers of this company know aboot its business,” he began a rapid-fire interrogation, "What ‘ls the total cost of mainte. nance of the New York office?’ “I should say it was less than §100,- 000 a year,” replied Mr. Brown, “Is it not true that ‘the expense ac- oount paid by the Panama Railroad Company last year én the city of New York for its business there ajgregated about $200,000?" "I gould not answer that,’ "Can you approximate it?’ “What. percentage of the Lt percentage gross re- cetpts of the Panama Railroad Com: puny are expended for galaries, office rent and eimi!lor expenses in the olty of New York?” fe annot answer that question off- through ts dealings in Montreal @&| Shortly after Capt. Tal Boston stock on the curb market on the |S" to-day he teamed that his brother in connection with “wash sales” and its| (Tal fuished as woon as possib!e and connection with former officers of the | Would not ask for an adjournment. National Clty Bank, resumed business |The death of the captain's brother had District Court, yesterday dismissed the|!n falling to keep the Mercer street petition in bankruptcy against the firm | Precinct free from pool-rooms, gambling and discharged the temporary receiver, | and disorderly houses, while he was its | an you approximate it?’ “No, gir,” “Are you a member of the Exeoutive “Are Y Yen, Sh, “What are the salaries paid?" 1 do not\carry the details in my T gould not answer,” "Cath you come within “I don’t caye to guess, TIGHE HEARS OF DEATH AT TRIAL Brother of Accused Captain Died Early ToDay and He First Learns of It as He De- fends Himself, trial be- The news deeply affected the Captain, but he said he was anxious to have his not been unexpected, Tighe ts charged with neglect of duty commander, Mr, Grant, counsel for the avoused announced that the 4 would not consume more than days, The first half hour was occupied by counsel In separating a mass of re- ports made by Capt, Tighe, and sub- mitted lagt week by Mr. Lindsley, mark- Ing those In evidence which referred to plawes mentioned In the specifications and excluding such reports which Mr, Lindsley Introduced as relates to pluces not mentioned in the specifications, Mr. Grant moved that the charge against the accused Contain of "male: Ing false reports” be diamissed on the that evidence had offered to show that any false ports were made, In reply Mr, Lihd- sley contended that on every monthly report submitted to Commissioner Mc-| Adooo by Capt, Tighe, the Captain sald the precinct was elean and that Rf had carried out all orders given him, no been | O- ground Instead of Cant, Tighe faithfully carry- ing out the Commissioner's orders he} neglected to do his duty and Instead of the Sixteenth Precinct being In a good condition, I declare that It was rotten from Fourteenth street to Hous- Testifies for Tighe. August Stebhins, a wholesale mers | chant, at No. 682 Broadway, was the firet witness called by the defense, Die | witness sald he was a member of the | Citizens’ Untog Club, and declared the | conditlons exisung In the Sixteenth Pre- | clnet price to the the that Capt, Tighe | took command were bad, Mr. Stodbing testified that a ter The took mmand conditions changed, dlacr- Jy places were closed, — disordor women were diiven from, the” streets, and vartous dives were closed up and | ye closed, he Rey, Dr, Van Winkle, for ten years rector of. St, Clemens Church, on West Third street, also testified, to'the| Immoral cond’tlons of the nelghborhood before Capt. Tighe took command, Dr! Van Winkle dechired there was a great inge fer the better during Capt, | she's rule At the afterndon eeeston tho defense put on the stand several citizens who fostifled that the conditions in the Mer: | cer Street Precinct had been better dur: ing the time of Capt, Tighe's command there than for many years provious, | The trial was then adjourned until Tuesday morning, "I claim," sald Mr, Lindsley, ‘that 1 Legislative Bill Compels Trolley, Elevated and Subway to Pro- vide Proper Accommodations for Patrons, (Special to The Evening World.) ALBANY, Feb, 17.—Senator Grady in- troduced a bill to-day that will compel the railroad companies {n Greater’ Now York Uo’ provide seats for all passen- ed Who desire to ride, df it iy shown nat More cars oF trains could be oper- aled with safety, AHO ulvisure requires tat elevaced, suoway aud siieer SUNMCe ruurudus Mil PPOVide amply acvuniMiodauon for UUNS PussBeLyeis, ald When Wey have pald their fare and are not wiven sells they shall be enutled to revover 400, unless tne company proves it had in actual operation at the time all the care it co} Sigs and that the num- ber of persons desiring to ride was in excess of the number for whom it was bal! able aan ee ialah ee really: a prov: the bill is that if tne facts in a trial show ‘that the company is not operating as ag necessary, any citizen the State Board of Ruail- sioners fur an order direct. the company {o operate more cars, order must bo fesued lf the ¢acts shown to sustain therpetition, lure to comply with an order of Bowl |s punishable by @ fine of $1,000. for tise day the order is not obeyed, ae ay oe Pe uiten ( Mi com| 1 an no} Mail within thre ays after it is tiie, the amount shail be neoovered in an action to he brought by the Attorney-Genora ing ay “IN STREET CARS MILE: Y v7 A c od airy, Diamond Mountinga,and Wed AaSeld Kt Gold 8 81K, 10. 5 i Ae dere y jo Ings Kt, Engraving Free of Charge WI All rings are guaranteed exact qnality ae stam; ty Bert, MARL ee ieee I], LEWKOWITZ Bstablished 1860,“ * Manufacturing Jeweler\nnd Importer/of Diamonds, Avonue Cornor 17th Street, Down Store, 200 Grand Bireet, FOR ACCIDENTS SLOAN S LINIMENT the Cures a Cold inOneDay, aDoo CLL ER, W.L.DO UGLAS Yer Dost UNION Weed toPa: nie D wioe > 32 made hold thetr s' fit greater intri: value tl tom. shoe dealers everywhere, PERFECTLY SATISFIED. those of other makes FN andthehigh grade / , leathers used, / y! derstand why W,L. Dougias$3.50 hoes cost more to make, why they er, wear lon! any other $3.50 shoe on the market to-day. W. L. Dou; guarantees their value by stamping his name and price on the bot- '& ook for it. Take no substitute. Sold by 4 f several well known ed using yours SHOES FOR MEN. W. Ll. Douglas makes and sells more Men’s $3.50 Shoos than an, $10,000 will to pald any ono who sprang ths stoma m The reason W. L, Dougias $3.50 shoesare the greatest sellers in the world is because of t vil apaliys rete ay easy fitting and superior ' peed MH qualities, If 1 sete could show you the dif- shees sre ference between the shoes jam, wormby In my factory and ou would un= r, and are of juror mt vou are making £0 tere actly satisfied customer. Tdoubt brassy, r@ made than those I get.’ eal J. & DAVIDSON, 46 Cedar St. LA $2.00 & $1.76 for Boye G.C.& the came 0 nb shoes tories, Rive save every alr over other makes: E.EU Calf Corona | Write 1, Catalog. Coltakin in kts BONO Shoes| Sues bp mal ote axtene always gives Corona Colt te conreded to be W. L. DOUGLAS, jnest Pat, Leather made, Brockton, Mass, satisfaction, W. L. Douglas 83.50 Shoe Stores in Creater NewYork; way, corner Howard Street, », comer ath eet, lway, corner 36th Street. oe Broadway, corner 4let St, t} u Street, 125th Street, Avenue, Avenue, cor. 150 in tS 8. Ave, bet, 1461 Avenue, corner 845 Highth Avenue, BROOKLYN, 798/30 Broadway, oor, Thornton Bt. 367 Broadway, corner Gates Avenue, 421 Fulton Street, corner Poarl Street, 404 Fifth Avenue, JERSEY CITY—18 Newark Avenue, NEWARK —785 Broad Street, I, Steigerwald Packing Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Meats; Poultry and Provisions, A Saving of 2c. t TO-MORROW’ Fowls and Roasting Chickens Hindquarters of Veal Prime Ribs of Roast Boof Legs of Canada Mutton Loins of Jersey Pork Short forequarters of Lam) Special Attention Given Institutions and St 223 FIRST TELEPHCNE 765 ORCHARD, B6UST & 52? 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