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» ie VT WEATHER—Rain to-night; Fe: | RESULTS EDI INA iday fair, tg TION | tsa ONE CENT. Ww YORK. “THU RSDAY. APRIL 13, 1905. “PRICE one “CEN aot ye NIAGARA GRAB | IS BLOCKED BY EVENING WORLD ——~» =-— Boodle Bill Sent Back to the Comrnitiee by. Panic- Stricken Leaders, KILLED BY PUBLICITY. Lobby Had Underground Plans/ Complete to Jam the Meas- ure Through To-Day. BELIEVED VICTORY SURE.! Noses Had Been Counted, but Ex- posure Sent Gang to Cover— Safe for Another Year. Lf (Special to The Evenine World.) ALBANY, N. Y,, April 13.—The Niag- ara Power Grab Dill received ts death | blow in the Assembly to-day, and Pub- Ualty won another victory, The expo- sure by The Evening World of the fact thet an immense fund of boodle had | been promised for the passage of the bill peared the Republican leaders, and they have ordered the bill back to the committee for another hearing. Practically this means that the meus- ure will mot be reported again this ses- ion? But the grab is now dead, It will pome up again next year, the only rea- won for failing to put the Assembly on record now being tho fear of @ scandal of gigantic proportions, ‘The bill gives the Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Power Company the right to take from the Niagara Rives a quan- tity of water that would make the, beau- tiftul American Ealls a bare wall of rook. It was up for passage in the As- pembly last year, but was killed on ac- count of the relentless war wased upon it by The WB agents have ted again to preserve to the United States tho magnificent (marvel of nature that mercenary Inter- este are trying to destroy, + Lobbylete said “Ready.” * al preparations had been made to gam the bill through the Assembly to- Gay. The bill was sent out of the com- mittee on rubber tires, and was pigeon- poled for three days to give the lobby- date time to frame up support, By judi- elous work among certain statesmen ell acquainted with the needs and dis- positions of members of the Assembly, 1% was discovered that a sufficient num- ber of votes could be mustered to insure tho passage of the bill. + Robert BE, Drake was in charge of the business of the power people, He is an adept in underground work with the Leginlature, having twenty years’ ex- perience behind him, and this time he made tie plans with exceeding care. But there was so much talk about what @ great amount somebody was willing to distribute for the purchase of votes thet the facts leaked out, Lookport Against It. ‘The Evening World thea revealed tho fnside of the grab, has told that the passage of the bill would utterly de- atroy the American Falls and has Giaclosed that the olty of Lockport, which figured in the plans of the lob- ‘pylete es in favor of the bill, was really against it, Wien The Worid got to (Continued on on Beoond Page.) ning World, The same | apd: HYDE TO DRIVE ALEXANDER OUT OF EQUITABLE Suit Will Be Brought To Have Him Removed as Trustee of Father’s Estate. MORE sets FOR sens, Special Expense” Aowane! for New Business to Offset Effect of Fight. “NO SURPLUS FOR STOCK.” Declare Mutualization Plan Agreed Upon Does Not Protect Thelr Interests, James WH, FHyde, through his attor- | |neys, will, during the coming week, | apply to a Supreme Court Justice to have James W, Alexander, the Pre.l- dent of the Equitatie Life Assurince Society, removed from the trustesship of the estate of the late Henry B, Hyde. This latest movo in the Hqult- able war was ann'sunced this aftor- noon ®y a director in the company who 19 favorable to the Hydo cause wid enjoys the confidenco of the young First Vice-President. The ground on which the suit will be brought ts that under the terms of the trusteeship bestowed on Mr, Alexander 4 was his duty to turn over to the beneficiary under the will of Henr yB. Hyde (James H. Hyde) the stock in the Soolety, with all the rights tt enjoyed at the time It was Intrusted to him, Instead of doing that, Mr. Hydo will contend, Mr, Alexander thas sought in every way possible to destroy the value of the stock by agttayons ‘njurioug to the company and by sensational charges and actions, There are a number of pMeatidins, uch ax the allkwed) for+ mation of the Crimmins Police Holders’ Commitiee, tihe ructions in the Beard of ‘Dirovtons and the tns\stence on a echame ‘of mmitualization caloulated to take the conitiro) tthe edlety away frm the stok- hides, Me. Alexander's \trusteeshin expires in June, when Me. Hyde, becomes thirty years of age. Mr. Hyde is anxious to oust him before then, Tho papers in the action were drawn up hige after- noon. ‘That Rquitadie agents hare: been ham. pered much In securing “new busines: by tho Alexander-Hyde war Is recog- mMaed by the offlcers, who are making extra efforts to counteract it, Vice- President Tarvell to-day sent a ciroular letter to ail the generw! agents offering an extra allowance for expenses of 4 for enoh $1,000 Insurance written (oer- tain policies excepted) between April 1 amd July 1, The Hyde men pretended to see in this an effort of Tarbell to sccure @ new hold on the agents, “Absurd,” sald Mr, Tarbell, The reason the Equitable ‘polioy-hold- ere are not represented in the Lord cult, now pending before Justice Mi dox, In Brooklyn, became known to- pralgal of the atock of the society; on behatft of Herbert Tull, a Philadelphia Policy-holder, announced that he is pre- Paring papers in an dotion to restrain the directors and State Supt, Hen- dricks from carrying out the mutualiza- tion plan, The action will be ‘Mt once and will be entirely independ val of Ge ae Lord sult, although brought to ashieve the fame object. Mr, Woodtruff's clients are bona-fide poltcy-holders, whose in- terents are lintited to thetr policies, and who an, susploious of the various com- mitteea of polloye! @o far fgur- Apa | Days World Help Wants. «Impressive records ‘and striking guins that more emphatically than ever show the Hi tc Suny Wot ‘be the greatest Help Wanted me- dain tn the Ualted Staten, i tot the untverse, ing in the case, are goltg to work alone, “ There ts absolutely nothing In law to prevent the Society from paying out & tremendous amount of ite surplus to the stockholders, if this tek pong plan of mutualigation goes sald Mr, Woodruff to-day. erie not say that such is the pugnose of those be- thd the plan, but it ie plain that they oan do #0, Now the surplus belongs to the policyholders, and’ it would be the rankest kind of injustice to them |! to allow any division of it among ‘stookholders, “We are compelled to bring thie ault | 9, because we can get no oo each Sten Superintendent of Ingurance, fact that Mr, Hendricka would. only hear certain persons on the Hquital matter cme out in the Lord proc Ing the ather day Justice Maddox said bys df any public offidial was refueti ‘heaning to any persons entitled to one it’ was time thatthe public knew about “wall, I am teady to give the intor- mation to ‘the public, x eel vege beta ted attempts: to a lendricies, birt hy is been unabl so a a a 4 hat SIX BLACK CATS BOHEMIA WINS ON GUARD OVER | THE HANDICAP | WOMAN'S BODY|. AT BENNINGS Pets Wouldn’t Let Physicias.| stake Serves as Good‘Prep”’ ct Ccronet. Agproach for Carter at Aqueduct— Mary R: che, Pater BaateiVoangsiers.. Burrouhded by the nix big black ont» BENNINGS WIN WINNERS. whieh had been her aole conypanions for 4 déveral years, the body of Mary Reske| FIRST RACEOLItt® Woode (7 to 6) 1, Waddell 11, (20 to.1) 2, Sir ‘was found to-day in her bedroom in the Ralph 3, rear of No. 976 Bast Ono Hundred and SECOND RAS E—Judge White (13 Sixty-third street, Tho woman had Hved thore about «lx to 6) 1, Henry Waring (12 to WW 2 Legerdema. 3 years, Previously for many years she _ THIRD RACE—Pater (8 to 1) 1, had resided across tho ‘strest, Mrs, T.'S. Martin (3 to 1) 2, Headway 3. Recke looked to be about elghty years $d, but according to an Insurance policy found by the police to-day she ‘Was only forty-six. i} Mrs. Recke liver in three small rooms tn ithe rear of sher- small candy and paner store. This. morning when Os- Wald Preiws went to the store with tho yapers he found the place up. This was unusual, and Preiss ‘d Mrs. Qharles Stein, the owner of the building, Mrs, Stein heorme sus- pisious and entered the apartments, and in onu of the rooms she found tho body of Mrs, Recke lying on a lounge. ‘The murrounded by the six black refused to permit Mrs, Bteln to approach, Dr, John Riegelman, of No, §1 Cauld. well avenue, Coronor's physician, was |, When he tried to get neur enowgh to the body the cats flew at him, driving vhe physioan out of the room. Mrs. Btein wien procured a pail of water and managed to drive the felines tar enough away to permit the Physiclun to examine the body, After te ination th ery Gieit sald that death: was probably a 0. heart, tte ‘and #o notified the Core ers’ Oo FOURTH RACE—Bohemia(6 to 5) 1, Sale (11 to 5) 2, Santa Catalina 3. * FIFTH RACE—Monacorder (7 to 5) 1, Nine Spot (even) 2, Prioritz 3, 1, Jim Newman (7 to 10) 2, Punc- tual 3. (Spectal to ‘The Hvening World.) BENNINGS RACE TRACK, WASH- INGTON, D. C.. April 18.—Bennings's nineteen-day mecting came to and end to-day. Six races, including the second Bonntnge Handicap and the esse Brown Cup, were run off, The track was heavy and the weather cloudy and thre Ing, but that aid not prevent a large tendance, ‘The Bennings Handi nature of e try-out for the Carer Hane dicen Ronee, ot Spe Toscan both being engaged. in The Jesse ‘a | a oKiney aang eto: y @ email bu but eclect Yipinla "ake ina Fo potlosme | By tresses ea, See et Toure Won thelr night felt! , but found ‘onl eee x ah ‘ hd ‘The Bellove tie’ woran haa consider- ae . rorkahirs hire a aa go a 089, find It when Aaa katt ar asst ey ake a ae search of the clothing and as stant ‘Coroner Peter Hennebu was then sont to the house to 100k after the @ body, When he atter} et yo sntel at receiver by Dr. drove 9! mi furniture which fila the smail apart- ment, ee WINNERS AT MEMPHIS, RACE TRACK, MEMPHIS, April 13, —~Tho ravos here fo-day resulted as fol- jowe: nae are iehite lonry) Waeriia. weet gure a leat ted ori el CE—Four and one-half fur- O20 | (1B e A 1, tO 5) 2 Abjure 3, RACE—Six furlongs — Lt a R88 yaa say ed ory SRY 6) 110.— vi uae a De vince” rr » 2 me RACE-Seyen furlongs Glen tosh, (to B) 4 e Banders to 2) 2, Old Enwiand’ (sto 0) ke hime Too! nine Up: fon by ett ‘oacan, “Amberjack and Welnwome also NEW GRLEANS RESULTS. RACE RACK, CITY PARK, New Or- Joans, April 18—To-day's races hene re- mult follows: FIRST RACH—S!x furlongs—Iiee ‘ake Benes cer Loven) | id! sohei (5 tod) %° mba, t. i siya ie 12. ig se nd. Berry Waddell ub i Ae PANE fear Sarto sfllowns ok x ble and ha ¢ cE TE [ee = la ating nay Wit Te Dough Bag. GIANTS WIN EASILY FROM MANHATTANS 04 In Three Innings Ames Strikes Out Seven of Nine Collegians Who Face Him— Highlanders’ Close Game with Baltimores. SIXTH RACE—Gold Van (2 to 1)/atant't'n Collene 9 | | veg GREAT FLEETS iN ~ DASH FOR BATTLE OFF PHILIPPINES pensar ieee ve Togo sid Rojestvensky Racing Directly, for Each Other, and Should Meet in’ Conflict Any Moment Off the Par- acels Islands, in China Sea. Location Favorable for the Japanese— The Russlan i \|AMERICAN WARSHIPS OFF Admiral Anxious for Fight— Both Fleets Sighted Under Full Headway. (By the Associated Press, SINGAPORE, April 18—The Russian fleet was in latitude 8 degrees north, longitude 106 degrees 65 minutes cast at noon April ll. ‘The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Nubia, which has ar- riyed here, reporte having passed 10 less than forty-two vessels there, They were mtoering north-northeast at apeed of eight ur ten knots, The position of the fleet was then about thirty miles northeastbwand of the Natuna Telands, which lle between the Malay Peninsula and the west coast and more then 200 miles of Borneo, Woutheast of Cape Bt, Jacques, ‘This Courwe indicates that the flect was not going to Salgon, jy Coohin-China, cou! ‘nie irae #60 indicated that the Japanese ure fairly well in thea of that he 10. Was -aleo -gtated that sina probably bad a second irendos- the Pacific, mMmewhete near French Posted con- i AGMItAT Rajeatvonwky's intens fone, When hin fap” was aighted off in & fow days ago the authori- kio' gave it as their opinion uid Gontinike on northward, tne - the: Rtsoter | the panini and ‘that he It waa added al 9} depended’ on himse! there, the intimation being that Togo would overhaul hitn before he got to | naval base. G@TON, Aotil 8.~The Navy Department was advised of the depart: ure to-day of the cruiser Raleigh from Labuan on the forth coast of British Botnéo, where she was dispatched by Admirel Trali to obperve the movements of the hostile fleets, Hatpe Philippines, miles to the northeast, be- tween Palawan and Panay Islands, It Jw dndtoated that the Raleigh's commander obtained information as to what ho believed to be the contemplated course of the opposing war vessels, and has'shaped his course accordingly. fe about a two-days' sail to Cuyo. ‘The Navy Department is informed that the battle-ship Wisconsin and the tor- the ene WAsHE Rear Cuyo, 400 or HIGHLANDERS, P.O. A. B R. 1B, P.O, A. eer ee) Git he 2 0 o|k 0 1 0 0 et fo 043 6 ao 0 Oh iy a 8 9 2 0 oo wo 8 0 AB... hioh Be nd Ce $ 00 0 0 mite 4 77% i 0 Dip MQ) ad BALTIMORE, ee H @ 0] tAyaen, 18. Pe ar ly Gea ee ‘Relieved Ames in thé fourth, Ln Geen 4 (4 Batted for Taylor In the elxth, ea oie e*Relloved Taylor in the seventh, o 8 4 ‘ MANHATTAN COLLEGE, ®© 6 10 0 1B, P.O. A. B, Carrell, 2, 210 6 aan x| Wes O'Hara, of. +0 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Uoucher, es, 10 4 2 3-0 Pos sf fe iy inmerman, 3 0 6 3 '3 0 CAS MCHe tear) Connolly, yh dae diner Wane La J o 10 6 Conan, eet Fee vial aiat | 09010 Burtett, : : ‘ . O\roremtonvett, DP. 090010 Maloney Ait a a AL i Orne = = = = =| Rollover Burchell in the riech, 1" HM 2) Selteved turcholl in box in fitth, SCORE BY INNINGS, ait Paplitek Take for McNamara in seventh; Mant £22228 8 Od) seeettelieved waltae in tho eighth, Base Hite Of ‘s RMP eN el Maiticssma ried 08 ere ops 6 Oe at in oe asian io, Bigniandw 3: 0.8 $8 8 000 =? Taylor, or 4 of wiloti, 1; off Sian, 5 a Bins four Inaines; of Witen ttn Urusie OUtBy Ame y Paylor #) four inningas off MoNoll 1, First’ Baso by, 19th Xe Bolan, 'Two- Of Clarkson, 4; off Burchell, jiiome, MS ets ler sen ‘Pases—Dan: i Pott Wilts 0, Struck Out—By Clark. Ge Wiebe ead aoa TA Bly eleven, ase. Wt in, 1 Y—4 hy 1 Gainn-ang Bowerman, “ait by r Haley, Bier "Gawieckr,’ Hornuke, eae LeoueeapauRanet BY BOZEMAD BULGER. (Bpeelal to The Evening World.) POLO GROUNDB, played their last exhibition game Gla y before wind up. First tnniny Carroll eent a atitt diner to right for a base, O'Hara made fret on an in- field hit, advancing Carroll to second. Boucher made a hit, @lling the based. Zimolerman sent » liner to Ames and was put out at first, while Carroll was doubled up wy cb pl bee t=} out. ures April B.—The opening the league nea- son to-morrow with the Bostons.’ The Manhattan College team were the op- ponents of McGraw's champions in the Connelly oe. high Ia gn four mide, on and 2 Conneily's Heh to ado Benth ne. ve in ot Mner to was ry » but ain be penone eee he it out, ret ‘Becond Inning. Gonan fanned yiciowly, but got noth- Burdett Je RATE Howermi ‘Amos = i and stole secon fi Nhe Ho Lape? Hout first, BOWS RUNS. Moton also fanned vatunt, row a free pags to first. Pate ‘ecrors and Moloney RUNS. a/lner to ehort, and while an were trying to ym bled it Bowerman nin rah Bie .tel mang Pmashe Serna a ‘Ames. eaulied, McGann was out, oar-olde und to ni both being cafe. aa’.t rot vai ie eR Ast ak a was ca’ Third Inning. 1 (Gontinige & pretty Nousher on can Page.) } (Special to The Evening World,) BALL GROUNDS, April 12—On the eve of a baseball sea- BALTIMORE, son, which to him means fame or ob- sourlty, Clark Grimth sent his men to] f, ‘the post this afternoon with instruotione to beat Baltimore, In other words he wanted @ good line on their speed, with an eagle eye he watched and them work, Wiliams was absent and Yeager, the utility inflelder, played second, He Was up to the mark, however, ami there ‘was no kick coming there, Unton Park, wherein the once-famous Orioles of National League ¢ame wont to ft around victoriously, were still has fond recollections of the old-timers, and Willlo Keeler was given a genuine ovation aw he walked up to the plate, Tho little fellow @idn't make o specch, but he looked the part and it was de- olded to tet 4 eo at that. Grifth put Clarkson in to pltoh the entire game as a teat of bis staying qualities, Piret Inning, Hayden walked and stole second, body covering the beg, Jennings , no- filed out to Blberfeld and Kelley lifted an easy one to Anderson, Jordan sin, scoring Hayden, ‘Whitney etruck ONE RUN. Dougherty went out, Lynoh to dan. Keeler filed out to Jennings ie" ad, out. Jor- and Diberfeld was out, Jennings to Jomtan. NO RUNS, Second Inning. Lynch was out, Elberfeld to C! hane, and Pease expired by the same route, MoNamara struck ovt, NO RUNG Yeager filed out to Jordan, and Merson wa di! te Jordan, NO Third Inning. at first, McGui (Continued of on @ high foul to McNamara, a was out, Lynch An- Burchell struck out, being thrown out ret Chase,” Hagden pedo-boate Decatur, LONDON, April sowarding Pastern waters, Dale and Bain- bridge pave left Hons Kong for Cavite. 18,—Brit'sh naval men gpmanent on the lack of secrecy Admiral Rojestvensky’s thovemjents eince his arrival in Far le altho constanuy saing: point about to the nowing his roses, the ‘to meot it out to «a og Bit cise, oozed peaees & LATE RACING FIFTH RACE—RIP (5 to 2) 1, DON MI (7 to 2) 2, COLLE> GIAN (20 to:1) 3. Ww Falls FIFTH ACEI MET TS (8-to 5) 1, ROUNDELAY (3 to 2, GIGANTIC 3. . Capt. Ten say they, arrived in town to-d wi ea he would ultimately head for Viadivostok, floantly that it all whether he got rhe Admiral Hojeat anal wore supposed Togo's At the mato of speed livey were they should meet the Russian fome time, to-day: off the i lands in the China Seq @ direct line west of a FOOT CUT OFF “AS HE TELLS Rock at that place Tueada Tights Were own byealt hey Veal, shipt Heuded air aqui be souuts i Hudson Btreet Hosnvital, was amput at the Man, Bridge, to-d fter a trolley cag how he had received it, ving from Brooklyn MeDonald ‘sald rie ng severod the tendons at the nd had just passed the New ¥ for wagon ahead of me and I wanted pass it, It torrifio. rate of speed. Nght foot on the rail, maimed for ite" bedi ah Two polloemen hela McDonald's: winced or moaned, owned by Hugo Heyman, Flatbush avenue, two boys, who ey slightly, Hun The motorman,, of No. 196 wis fecha Flatbueh, McDonald ven years: old wen and lives at Nora?” tayder avenue | Cape | Fiatbu: +} AT MEMPHIS, ‘AT CITY. PARK, ; Sa BOSTONS ARRIVE FOR OPENING GAME WITH GIANTS, The Boston team of the National League, which will a the Giants in hago the betsebali season at the ‘Polo Groun ‘hissmen.are chook full o confidence 8 OF INJURIES McDonald Describes Trolley” Accident While Surgeon sig hy ich @ "Philippines, tower on the roadway, There was) I looked around and I couldn't seo a car’ I pulled out to the trolléy tracks, and just as I'got (abreast of the other wagon I was hit by a trolley> ) car that must have been conting at'® || It upset omy) wagon and I fell on the track, with my |] Now I ami) While Ambulance Surgeon Mong, of ing the right foot of John McDonald Jin: the ttle room called the hospital tan end of tho Brcayy qi dent, the injured man. talked trealy about his injury, and told in detall ie 1 MoDonald was driving two horses at~ ” tached to a wagon loaded with fish and of No, OT On the wagyn were | | were also injured © ®& green hend, was arrested. He said he was I. Schieren, aa the surgeon worked, He never even, it .) 4 a ney