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ter of the Union League. Hepuu lean . Grand
York Yacht clubs, and Is presldent'of the : and
River legation and bevcJopment Company and
the- Willcox <-'anal Company.
WILLIAM M'CARROLL.
William UcCarrotl. while he has never heM pub
lic nflioe, h«s always been active in any move
ment organized for the benefit of the citizens of
Brooklyn. He was born In Belfast, Ireland, on
May 55. ISs'li He attended Russell's Academy and
the Royal Academic Institute In his native land.
In I^'J be came to New York, where he entered
the leather tra<l<» as hii employe '•' Alexander
Studurfl & Co. He married in 1872 d Miss Allen.
of New York.
In I?'^ when the American T.eatV.er Company
whs organised. Mr. McCarroll w»s made Its r>rf«i
d'Tt lie Is also president of the Manufacturers
Association tbe New York Board of Trade and
Tran«i"rt:«tio,, and the Morocco Manufacturers
National Association! He is cl airman of the Na
tional Committee for the Promotion of '■"''" ' i
Commerce and a director of the National Marru-
Jactm< rs' Association.
Mr. McCarn.il cares little for social l!fe. but i?
preatly Interested In church and charitable work,
being a ra«mber and officer of tbe Classon Avenue
Presbyterian Cliunh. Sunday school superintend
ent of their mission, the Duryea Pre«b>terlan
Church, and vlce-nresldent of the Brooklyn Young
Men's Christian Association! He Is a member of
tlie Union I^iiKtie Clvi» and a large number ■'■■■■■
ganizations that are trying to better conditions
in Kinss County. He lives at No. 73S St. Mark's
Avenue.
EDWARD M. BASSETT.
Edward M. Bassctt for several years lias taken
an active part in agitations for tram ■ reforms in
Brooklyn. He has made s study of conditions In
tjueens County, nd In addition to his law practice
has invented larsa ma of money for clients in
both Kings and Queens counties. Mr. Bassett has
tin office at No. 2" Hrondway. where he la the
pentor «ieml»cr of the firm of Bass< m. Thompson
& Gilpatriok. He was born In Brooklyn In 188 S. He
v,-as educate.! i>i tbe rtrooklyn public ■ Uools. His
family then moved to Wntcrtown. N. V.. where ho
was graduated from the high school. He then
went to Hamilton Collect and aftor spending two
years there entered A:nherst. where he was gradu-
Lted la IKM. He then spent two years at the, <".
lunabia L*w Bel ■•■!. graduating from there In 18»i,
mid was madf) a member of the Now York bar •"
the same year. He taujfht In a private school in
Bttwklyn wblta in Columbia. «nd for six years
jifter his gruduation took care of the legal work
of a !ar?e coniractins: firm in lsuffalo of which his
brother. Georee 1?. sett, was the head. Ho re
ttimed to New York in VKU and took up the gen
eral practice of law.
He wai appointed a member of the Boa I of
Education by Mayor Van Wy -k in 1899 and served
tint!! IXB, when he wai elected to Congress on the
Democratic ticket in the. 6th Crvicress District,
•where he remained until J905. He was cl ail man
of the Cities Committee of the Ho/ird of Education
during h's term, and while serving as such gathered
much ,vmluable information concerning property In
Kings snd Queen?. Mr. Baseett was formerly
a member of the Democratic General Ciimmltti?o
of Kings County, and Is chairman of the Citizens'
Central Committee, • posed of delegates- from the
civic organizations in Brooklyn Interested in mu
nicipal improvements.
For th« laFt iifteen years Mr. Bassett has made
a stud of the improvements In Kings and Queens
countries, and has made a specialty of placing; first
mort«agef on property in these counties for clients.
He predicted a mimher of years ago tha enormous
ptnwth of Querns County and the opportunities
there for those who wished to obtain homes ;it
mdrrate com. Mr. Basset! lives at No. 1711 New
kirk avenue, FlatbUFh.
MILO R. MALTBIE.
Milo Hoy MaHbi* has made 'i special study of
companies operating under public franchises nnd
lias frequently been retained on behalf of civil
bodies to advise with reference to the relation be
tween such companies and the municipalities. He
lia* Investigated the street railway franchises of
<'hieapo for the Civic Federation of that city. 11
al»o examined into the Ramapo contract for the
Merchants*' Association of New York City. He was
appointed by the I7nlt«d States Bureau of Labor to
Investigate munlctpal questions in Great Britain.
Ho hac also travelled widely and Is exceptionally
well informed In ■ practical way with reference to
public utilhi.-s throughout the United States and
abroad. He has just completed an investigation
for the National Civic Federation into franchise
methods and tMe system of public supervision of
puUi< utilities in Great Britain, besides super
vising the work of tha expert accountants and en
gineers.
Acting for tho Reform Club. ho Investigate mu
nicipal conditions in Euroj ■ in IS3P. Ho was .1
delegate to the international eoneress on housing
In \W<2. and In M he Investigated civic art In
Northern Europe for the Art Commission. He Is a
member of the Commission on Municipal Owner
ship and Operation of the National Civic Fed
eration.
He was born In Hinokley, 111.. In JSTI. He ob
tained \jis education In I'pper lowa University,
Northwestern I'nlversity and Columbia University.
He was professor at economics and mathematics
In Mount Morris College from I9S to 1595 and a
fellow in administrative law of Columbia Uni
versity from 1595 to IS3T. He KTvod as secretary
of th« Reformed duns' committee on city affairs
from IR?T to 1302. In liW) be was prize lecturer on
municipal government at Columbia University. He
was appointed Rssi^tant secretary to the Municipal
Art Commission In IMB. which position be still
holds. He. lives at No. yl2 West IMst street, New
York City. Mr. MaltWa Is an Independent In
politics.
JOHN E. EUSTIS.
folia Edwin Bustls has been a fighter for public
reforms for many rears and has made an oxtonsive
sCsmlt of tho transportation problem. He la a
lawyer, member of the firm of Eustls & Foeter,
witl offices at No. SO P.roadway. Born In Limerick,
JetVrson County, N. V.. Ms parents removed
<". - :ri! c Ms Infancy '■ Hammond, St. Lawrence
County, where h« attended the local schools. At
the age of Eevontoprt voars he enlisted In the 2'»;) i
No w York Cavalry, Troop N\ ami served two
yoars. On bis return be took a sclent course
at We*loyan University, Middletown, conn. After
bjtsmliiSHih. In 187*. be cam« to this city nd was
savstotai <"ity Surveyor under Mayor a. Oakey
Hall. In IK» he rntorod iho employ of Olln. Rives
& XlontKomory ami took up tbe stud] of law at
the Dwlgi t Law School, b<>'.nsr graduated in jet:
In I*SO bo began practice In Ma own name. Ho.
wns appointed ■cbool trustee of the Mtli Ward
which position ho held until IBK. He. was made
fchwil in«j>ertor and In Id that • :!!• <• for fly.«
y»arn In UN ho was appointed ■ "tnriit:-s!onf>r of
the Board of Education and nerved ns Park «*om-
BtfsskMer for The Pmnx In I>i2 and Yjttt.
Mr Eostls is vice-president of the i'ltlzens'
Vr.lon and a member nf it« »!ty committee trie
Bronx West Bkta Association, Civic league, TV»t>t
Sid«> Board of Trad*. Bronx Bar Association^ Bar
Association of New York County. the Republican
Club and the Lafayette Vn?\, g. a. i:
He is a Methodist, but ;ittendn and 1« n Iru.«te»
of th» T'niverslty Heights Presbyterian Church, In
which Ma wife and daughters are active workers
Mr. Eustla, In IMI. marric,'. ■ Mis? Rutty, who
died In IWI. In VOX !>c wedded aMi Quaken
hsss. of Brooklyn. He h-us tour dmightrW and
two sor..«. with whom h-» iv?!.los in ..-,,;,■!.
cver,«;e. in The Bronx. '
FRANK W. STEVENS.
Frank W. Stevens, of Jamestown, Chautatiqua
County. Is oi;e of tho foremost lawyers In the. west
era psrt at the state. Ho was born In Leon. Cat
taraupis Ccunty. In I*l7. Ho. received h!a educa
tion in th* common schools «r<l In Randolph
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Academy studying law In the Law
In the pra< tlce of his pro
• 1872 He prosi : rgea against
B. Honker, of "• Bupreme Court,
before ■ eon ih<» St..;. Bar Vs
.i!:.! afterward before the Legislature.
Diatrl Utorn< y ol Cattaraugus
mem) er of tne Board
. cation o? l.tii. -n.wn from 1881 to 1897, and
b i .v holds that office for the second time. He
; i c Board of Water Com
■; Jim • iwn since 1903. He Is a Ro
an.
CHARLES H. KEEP.
Charle* "! :1 -:r. Keep, of Buffa .Sup-T-
Int ;ndei I of Banks, having been appointed by
■nor Hughes at t.'' fi beginning of his term to
succeed Frederick D. Kilburn. Mr. Keep was bow
kp irt N A ' ■ ■" Wl. "c was graduated rrosa
Harvard ITniverslty In 1883 and from th« Harvan|
. school three »*ears later. He practised lawn
Buffalo from the time of his graduation until I9oi
when he v.-.is appointed AHSlstant Secretarj' of tl.*
Treasury of the United States. He baa taken a
prominent part In business and civic activities in
Buffalo, having been secretary of ihe Buffalo
Chamber of Commerce and the Lake Carriers' Aa
sociation fn m :v- to I
THOMAS M. OSBORNE.
Thomas Mott Osborne, of Auburn, N V.. was
In that city In 1859. His father, David M. Os
vras head or th« firm or d. M. Osborna &
Co., manufacturers of agricultural implements.
.Mr. Osborne was educated In the Auburn public
Is and In the Adams Academy, at Quincy.
Mass . anii was graduated from Harvard University
In 1884. After hts graduation Mr. Osborne became
a • i. Ik in liiK father's factory, and on his father's
death he succeeded him an president of the com
pany. Mr Osborne for main- years ha* been polit
ically active as a Democrat. Me served hs a mem
? \ ' irn Board of Eklucatlon from 1885
to ISSS and again from 1893 t.i 1896. He was r dele
gate t.> the Democratic National Convention In
1896 and ran for the office of Lieutenant Governor
on tii" Independent Citizens L'nlon ticket h
He was afterward elected Mayor of Auburn, serv
ing fnim 1902 to 1905 In addition to hts other vari
ous business Interests Mr. Osborne Is a trustee of
the Auburn Savings Hank.
Mr. Osborne was a principal figure last fall in
the movement organised within the Democratic
party In this state to prevent the nomination and
: bi Governor of William H. Hearst
JAMES E. SAGUE.
Jninr? E. Bague, of New Hamburg, Dutchess
County, is a practical railroad man of high char
acter and \i:i. '1 experience Ho was born In
Poughkeepste In 1(82. He received his education In
bile schools. He secured his degree as a me
chanical rTir.!nrrr nt the Stevens Institute In ISO,
and Immediately entered the service of the Chi
cago. Burlington ifc Quincy Railroad, where he re-
I ten years. He spent four years with the
Erie Railroad, two years with 'be Jamaica Rail
road of the West Indies and ten years with the
ectady Locomotive Works, covering all
branches <>{ tho service. He served as enlef me
chanical engineer for sir years In the Ai
itive Works at Sch-enectady. 1 mlng as
• vice-president and then first vice-president
la charge of engineering and manufacturing. He
resign* d ' T <:s position on March 1 last. Mr Sague
is s member of w verai engineering associations and
is treasurer and a member of the board of gov
ernors of the National Arts Club In New sTork City.
He is s Republican.
MARTIN S. DECKER.
Martin 8. Decker, of New Taltz, Ulster County,
Is at present the asi staiit secretary of the Inter-
Btate Commerce Commission at Washington, hav
ing ■Id that position =':!-e the organization of
the commission, in 1887. He Is thoroughly fa
miliar with ti" federal law, and has frequently
sat as a deputy commissioner for the pur]
taking evidence. His work has made llm excep
famlliar with matters pertaining to the
railroads of the country. He Is a lawyer. He
was born In Rosendale, Clsti ' In 1858 He
received a public school education nnd began life
as a telegrapher. He held several positions In
ty before he went to Washington. Ho
I during; the American occupation of Cuba
in drafting the Cuban railway law, which Is re
teworthy statute. Mr. Decker !s a
Democrat.
MB. IVILLCOX RESIGNS.
Assistant Postmaster Morgan May
Succeed Him.
Hardly i.art the news of his appointment as Pub
lic Utilities Commissioner reached William R. \VIII
cox than he forwarded his resignation as post
inriFter to Washington, with the request that It
take effect at midnight on Sunday.
"The. appointment came to mo entirely unsoli
cited." said Mr Willcox, "and 1 accepted it only
after much consideration. I leave the postofflce
with many regrets. While many of my plans for
the improvement cf the city's postal service have
become operative, there still remain quite a num
ber that I bad hoped to carry Into effect person
ally before 1 terminated my relations with the
Postofnce Department. I have worked hard to se
cure many needed Improvements, and I am leaving,
it seems to me, with my work, or rather the work
that I had laid out for myself, but partially com
pleted.
"But with all caret consideration. I could not
decline, the honor of the position urged upon me by
the Governor, and I decided finally that It was my
duty to ace i It.
"I realize fully the vast Importance of th« work
before the new board, and ) shall bring to the new
'•!!',.■■ nil the energy and ability I possess, and will
endeavor to assist in carrying out Impart the
promises of tbe public utilities bill. The measure,
I believe, Is a (rand one for the public If Impar
tially enforced, and to bring about that end I shall
give the best 1 hat is In me.
"While, as I say, I regret leaving the PoStOfflce,
where my relations have been so uniformly pleas
ant, still I am not Insensible of Ihe honor con
ferred upon me by Governor Hughes'n appoint
ment, and, as I said, I feel i cannot, as a good
citizen, Ignore the wishes of the state's chief ex
ecutive In the matter."
"Who will succeed you as postmaster?" he was
asked.
"I do not know who will be my successor," was
the reply. "1 have not had time to think about
that, but I will probably go to Oyster Bay In the
next day or two to talk the matter over with the
President."
Mr. Willcox had Intended sailing for Europe In
the next week or ten days, but his appointment •;.
a commissioner will change his plans, and he will
remain in the city during the entire summer. Mr
Win. ix Bald the commission would begin work on
Monday, when the appointments of the commis-
Blotters actually take effect.
Having been" for over a quarter of h century
connected with t:. postofflce and more familiar
than any other person with the many Improve
ments planned and anticipated by Mr VVillcox for
the postofnce. it is generally believed that Assist
ant Postmaster Morgan will be selected to sue
ceed Mr. Wlllcox as postmaster Mr Morgan
started In the postal service as a clerk, and has
worked his way up through all of the succeeding
grades to the assistant postmastershlp There is
not a position In all of the routine of New lurks
great postomoe that Mr. Morgan could not per
sonally (111 nt a moment's notice, from that of -i
carrier to that Of postmaster. Enjoying, as he
does, "■•■ close confidence of Mr. Willeox it is
generally believed his appointment will ho an
nounced simultaneously with the accents n< - of
Mr Willcox's resignation. I«anc<j or
Mr. Willcox's resignation, fortunately comes at
an opportune time, dating from June. 30 when the
fiscal year of the postomce ends. This will enable
tho department to close up the Willcox accounts
not only for the month, but for the fiscal year as
well, and will permit the new Incumbent to own
Us accounts with th ■ Postoffice Department wl«h
the beginning or its fiscal year. i*" ll " 6^ wkh
NUHuromy daily tribuxk batubday. jttsb 29. lflor,
John K. Bustis, when asked yesterday afternoon
as to what his policy would be as a member of the
new commission, said:
"My policy, and I believe It will ho the policy of
nil the members of the commission, will be to
strive, first of all. to carry out the provisions of
the new law, and In order to do that it will keep
US busy, especially for the flrat month or 80. To
parry out the provisions or this new law will ho a
big and Important task, and 1 don't actually think
i would have had the courage to accept the office
If I had read over the law carefully before prom
ising Governor Hughes to accept last night.
"It will take some little time to systematize the
affairs of the commission. I presume the officers
and employes of the old Raj Transit Commis
sion will be retained for the present at le.ist. until
wo get ti'pethor nnd ascertain what men wo no.-d
and what ones wo can get along without.
'•It will probably take weeks beforo wo can size
up the situation ; In this respect, but It would
•-■•«-•.. as though additional help would be require;!
In order to carry out ihe law. The new ln<v, if
we are to carry It out. would require, it would
seem, more help than was required under th« old
commission.
"Much of th« time of the commission will b«
taken up in Investigating complaints and In the
trial of uffemline corporations, for it is <iiii:«- un
likely that railroad corporations will willingly ac
cept the ruling of the commission. It Is quite
natural that they will tlk-lit the work of the com
mission In carrying out th.- provisions of t!:<- law."
Mr. Eustii was asked whether lie !ia<l ever made
s study of the transport problem. To this h
replied:
"None except as a private citizen rMlntr from my
home In The Bronx to business every day for the
last twenty years. Of course. I never made any
theoretical, study of iho problem."^
••I had no knowledge of thU appointment." Mr.
Tlistls remarked, "until ' was called tn the Hotel
Astor Thursday night by Governor Hughes, nt
which time he ofr.r",i n eommlssioner^hlp to no.
Just pri'.r to that time sum.- of my friends ln.»
offered m" congratulations, telling me that l would
be appointed. 1 knew nothing about it. and there
fore paid no attention to their congratulations.
•■ i own no Mock in public service corporations:
neither do I own any bonds. The only necuritlei I
own are of companies which I became interested In
as their local representative. The law provides
that nc commissioner shall own any stocks <t
bonds of public service corporations, so It can ho
seen that I will not iv* to dispose of nny of such
securities in order to hold tt>e office."
Mi Mi Carroll watt enthusiastic over th* prospect*
of the commission accomplishing J'deslred results/
"I know tii<> |oh is no sinecure," he exclaimed.
"but I am going to work hard on the questions
that come before the commission. It is n great
lav.-, nn<l 1 want to say that I am right behind
GoveVnor Hughes and am going to tilve him and
the things he stands for. my hearty and enthusi
astic support."
The leading candidate for secretary of the looal
commission is Luther B. Mttle, clerk of the v—
publican State Committee. Mr. L (tie formerly
was a newspaper man His friends are urging the
new commissioners to appoint him. The place
pays a salary of 16.000 a year.
The commission will nu*et on Monday for organ
ization: and will visit th<» offlresrof the Btato Rail:
road Commission, it No. 1 Madison avenue; the
H.inM Transit Commission, In Broadway: the ii.ni
and Electricity Commission. In the financial dis
trict, and the.iofflce of the «tnto Inspector of Has
Meters. The new commission supersedes all of
tiles., bo«l!"!».
The permanent headquarters for the commission
have not been selected. Largo Moor space will be
needed for the commission. The Uauld Transit
Commission has a large staff of engineers at Its
offices, No. 820 Broadway, and there are many
clwks In the other superseded commissions, it la
understood that office room will be ohtalned so
that the entire commission and staff can be In one
place,- Whether this will be near the City Hall, as
the lawyers hope, or nearer 23.1 street, la a matter
to be decided later.
WIILCOXS SUCCESSOR NOT CHOSEN.
President Roosevelt May Not Select Him
for Some Time.
[By 7>l*j;rnph to Th» Tribune
Oyster Bay, June 28.— President Roosevelt has
not yet decided on a successor to Postmaster Will
cox," of New York, nnd may not do BO for somci
tl mo
KEEP'S CHOICE PLEASES BUFFALO.
Stevens's Appointment Welcomed by West
ern New York State Lawyers.
[By Telegraph '" Th« Tribum !
Buffalo, June 28. Charles Hallam Keep's appoint
ment to a position on the Public Utilities Commis
sion, though considerable <>f a surprise, was re
ceived here with great satisfaction The choice of
Governor Hughes Is regarded as an excellent one.
■ Mr. Keep is considered eminently fitted for the
office, to which he Is elevated. Since Leslie M.
Bbaw took him from the office of secretary of the
Buffalo Board "f Trade, Buffalo people have
watched with Interest every *u\> he bias taken
upward In public life. He la » lawyer and a man
of wealth. Recently he came Into a fortune.
Frank W. Stevens, of Jamestown, on the other
hand, is a poor man but an able lawyer, ill.;
nppointment is welcomed by local members of the
bar.
RAILROAD 30ARD FINISHING WORK
Delaware & Hudson Attorney Praises the
Retiring Commissioners.
Albany, June SB.— The Hint.- Board of Railroad
Commissioners held a number of hearings to day
and practically finished its work, as it goes out of
existence on Sunday night. Lewis E. Carr, attor
ney for the Delaware & Hudson company, who ap
peared at one Of the hearings, took occasion to
express his appreciation of the work of the retiring
commissioner?, declaring that If the new public
service commissions would d<< as much to conserve
the interests of the state ami of the railroad cor
porations he would he entirely satisfied.
The Rochester, BeottsviUe .t Caledonia Electric
Railroad Company was authorised to Increase Its
capital stock from (600,000 to £.509,060, and the
OnelCa Railway Company to Increase its from $r..
'**> to $2.oQo.o<vt. The latter increase bi In connec
tion with the electrification of the West Bliore
Railroad between Utlca and Syracuse,
DETAILS OF NEW LAW.
Public Sen ice Commissioner*'
Duties Defined.
Under the terms of the public utilities commis
■tons law the state is divided Into two districts,
the first comprising the counties embraced In New
York Mty nnd tho second taking In all the other
counties, with a board of five commissioners for
each district. Commissioners serve for five years,
excepting '" t! "'' ca«e of those first appointed,
whoso terms are bo arranged that tie member of
each hoard shall retire each year The salary of a
commissioner Is $15,001) a. year.
... • «v nm n
■ • • i • I has an
annual | tlon of j'"'v° f r r ltn expenses
. • • les of clerk
.
Commissioners must be residents of their dis
tricts, anil ■■■■ way associated with
any corporations of the class over which they
may have .... even to the extent of own-
Ing tli-lr securities. Commissioner! are removable
by the Governor for Inefficiency, negleci of duty or
inl!«-.influrt In office, on written charges and after
a public hearing on at leant ten days' notice.
The salaries of th« commissioners of the first
district, their c<>un*<-l ami secretary, urn paid by
tho stat«, but all tin* other expenses of that board
vie homo by tl ■ city.
Each board must ma mi annual report with
recommendations of desired legislation, together
with abstracts of the reports it has received from
th« corporations under it* supervision.
common carriers nrc required to furnish safe,
adequate and reasonable service, and at such
•'burses us aro allowed by law or may I* filed
by the commissioners. Rebates and all other forms
of discrimination In charges are prohibited. Charges
m v In nil cases be proportionate to the service
an<l distance, favo In such special cases as the
commissioners may permit.
fommon carriers transporting frelßM ' •-' fur
nish sufficient and suitable far* to MMppers. and
when there Is n shortage - f cars there <nust h« an
equitable assignment of those available, the only
preference allowed beinc In the cases of livestock
and perishable articles. All common carriers must
have sutflclent cars and motive power to meet nil
reasonnbla demands, unless relieved by order of
the commissioners.
Common carrying c*rporatlon»i »re prohlblteil
from stipulating on bills of lading that they shall
be exempt from liability while goods are In trans
portation or until ii reasonable time has elapsed
after their arrival at their destination, and they
,'•■ specifically made liable, for nil los», damage
or Injury from delay In transit due to negligence.
Th<- burden "f proof that the delay was not duo to
negligence shall he on the corporations. They an'
also required to furnish all reasonable switch and
sidetrack apcommodntlons required by shippers.
• ''iniiinii •an i- ' ■« are required to ■■' ■ with the
board and ■■• keep open to the public their rate
schedules, which must conform to :i model pi •>
scribed by the hoard, which must, In turn, con
form an closely as possible to that required by the
Interstate commerce act.
All Issues of storks, bonds and other evidences of
Indebtedness running for more than one year are
subject t.i the approval of the bourd, save as re
gards any issues already authorized by the present
board of Railroad Commissioners. And to de
termine on tho question of approval the commis
sioners are empowered to m:ike Investigations and
to examine witnesses and documents.
Obligations for less than twelve months may be
Issued hy the public service corporations without
th. consent of the hoard, but theso may not be re
funded hy obligations running for more than
twelve months. nave as above provided. The com
missioners are prohibited from authorising the cap
italization of franchises In excess of the amounts
paid its consideration for the grant of the franchise,
limitations are also placed on the amount of cap
ita] stock of m merger or consolidation.
Purchase of tli" stock of one common carrying
corporation by another Is subject to the approval
of the board, and no corporation may hold mor<i
than 10 per cent of the stock of a railroad or a
street railroad corporation, excepting when stock
is held or transferred as collateral security with
the board's- approval
Every violation of the provisions of the law hi
punishable with a fino of 15.000, and In the case of
continuing violations each day's continuance shall
bo deemed n separate offence. Every officer and
agent who aids in violating the law shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. In the case of corporations
other than common carriers the fine shall ho $i.(«v».
The net of any director or other person acting
within tha scope of his nffl.-inl duties shall hn re
garded as tho not of the corporation.
Actions for the recovery of penalties shall ho
brought by the counsel to the commission, but if
the defendant In such an action shall prove that
during any portion ol the time for which It Is
Bought to recover the penalties It was actually
and In good faith prosecuting a suit to sot aside
ii: order of the commission, the court shall i ml*
the penalties or forfeitures Incurred during the
pendency of the action.
The board may. on Its own motion. Investigate
any net of a corporation under Its supervision,
ami may entertain complaints and give hearings
on them, and may order necessary reforms It
may also order repairs or changes In a service,
and may order changes in time schedules and the
running of additional ears and trains, and may re
quire the keeping of a uniform system of ac
counts.
in case of remtasness In obeying its orders the
board shall direct Its counsel to begin summary
proceedings by mandamus or injunction.
Similar duties am imposed i.ii gas and ttoctrlo
corporations, and similar powers are given to the
commissioners
THE CULEBRA CUT EXCAVATIONS.
Colon, June 'JS.— Despite the loss In tlmo
caused by the strike of tho steam shovel men in
May and tho heavy rainfall, the earth taken
from tho Culebra cut during last month exceeded
live hundred million cubic yards. This result la
regarded as excellent, la view of tho difficulties
surrounding the work, and as being due to the
Strenuous efforts of Lieutenant Colonel QoethalS,
the chief engineer, and his staff.
IMMIGRANTS AT HONOLULU.
Honolulu, May Ul— The British steamer Kumcrio
hns arrived with 1,200 immigrants brouslit frem tho
Madeiras by the terrltoriui tmuiigrutiuu board,
SMASH IX AUTO HACK.
Car Turns Turtle Near Elgin and
Driver 1* Fatally Hurt.
• n m Tae Tri: ana ]
Chicago, June 28.— Death may be the toil In
the automobile endurance rare thai started from
Lincoln Park early to-day.
David B ell, driving No. 5. a Dragon, was
probably fatally Injured by the machine turning
turtle one mile out of Elgin, and Norman R.
New, owner of th*» car, was also injured. Bos
well sustained a broken hip and internal In
juries and was taken to the Sherman Hospital
In Elgin.
Mr. New was cut about the head, but hi in no
danger of losing his life. Tne car and engine
were wrecked.
FIHE DESTROYS RAILROAD PROPERTY
Does Nearly $500,000 Damage in Old Cen
tral New England Yards.
[n.v Tel?<mph to Th» Tribune. f
Hartford. Conn., June 28.— Fire broke out in
the old terminal yards of the Central New Eng
land Railroad, now merged with th" New York.
New Haven & Hartford, and before it was
under control the entire buildings, nine pas
senper engines snd tons of machinery were de
stroyed and all th.» repair buildings and round
houses swept away. The image win amount to
nearly .<."i<n>.<MN» it was snid.
The fir*, broke out In the blacksmith shop, ap
parently from the forge While the Bi was
at Its height a rafter fell upon two of the en
gines In the. roundhouse, turning valves which
set the whistles screaming.
CALLS ANTI-CIGARETTE LAW INVALID.
Chicago Judge Rules Against Illinois Stat
ute on It 3 Faulty Wording.
[Hv Irgraph to Tlk» Trfhuno. 1
Chicago. June £S.--Judgfl Chytratu this afternoon
declared that the lan passed by th»» last Legis
lature prohibiting the sale of cigarettes In the stato
of Illinois was Invalid. He heM that the i,,, iv of
tho act did not conform to the title. Tho text of
his decision was n-» follows: " The law Is unconstitu
tional because the. word 'cigarette.' according to
legal decision and leßleouraphors. mean.'", when
used without qualification, .i cigarette made of to
bacco."
m 1
NEW YORK BIGGER THAN OLD COHOES.
Seems Really a Large Village to Visitor on
Steamer Sightseer.
••Will, if New v<«ik ain't the biggest town 1 ever
see," s.ii.i ;m oM aat •■- yesterday as
the st< ■ • Blghtseer tied up at her East Sd
street landing.
■ hours looking Brat to left
tin ii tn right, at the p tints of Interest as they
vv.-r.. .|.w, rj! Ed by an • loquenl lei I
Begtnnlng at Bd street, the trip is down the Bast
River, around the Bay, up the North River to
Bpuyten Duyvll. through the Harlem River and
down the Kant River. The man] places of hlstorl
terest and Industrial Importance along this
comprehensive route would surprise even ■ New
Yorker, while to the vtoltor it is ,i revelation
On t!><- way up the North River the lecturer
pointed to a spot In Hottoken Heights as the site
of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron
Burr. A little further up, on the New Tors, side
h« announced: "There It was that Burr and Ham
ilton met the night before the duet,"
"Wai," said the man from Cohoes, "how did they
ever git ovei yonder unless they Int. l ferryboats In
them days?"
Coming down the Bast River on the return trip
the lecturer described In detail each of the chari
table and correctional Instltut ons on Randall
Ward and Blackwell'a Islands. "Directly astern.*'
he said, "is the insane asylum; people are Just
iTiizy t<> R''t in there."
l*ne amiable lecturer got back t.. the starting
point without snowing any ill effects from bis
Aral day's work.
STATE SAYS NO TO CITY.
Land Board Refuses to Grant Unpatented
Lands Under Water Here.
Albany, June 28.- At a sp -i-ia! meeting of the
State Land Board to-Uay the petition of tho
Commissioner of Docks of New York City for a
grant by the state to the city of all the un
patented lands nuttST water In New York City
was denied. The land affected includes tin*
greater part of the waterfront in the several
boroughs Of the City. The hoard took its action
In ciccordanco with an opinion by Attorney (Son
oral Jackson, who held that it would not be
good Btate policy to make such ti grant.
GERMAN BANK INDICTMENTS DISMISSED.
Buffalo, June Mu— Justice BIVWs handed down his
decision to-day on District Attorney Abbott's mo
tion to dismiss certain Indictments against th>>
officers of the defunct Oarsman Us nk Justice
Brown dismiaat-d till of the Indictments except those
against Arthur A. Appleyard and Eugene A.
Ueorger. charging grand larceny. The petition de
clared that insufficient evidence was available to
warrant .a trial.
DISAGREEMENT IN PRESTON CASE.
The jury In the Preston will case, which has been
on trial before Justice Bcoddei nt Rlverheud. T.ontf
Island, failed to agree yesterday on a verdict.
Kleven of the Jurors, if Is at Asrste I ssltSMd the
contestants should grt t rerdl I in taeti
The contest was over the will of Jonathan Preston,'
of Greenport,
mSm OF JULY
EXCURSIONS
NI AffAP 4 Good going July 3 -.
IXa/WiMK^ Returning until v||
FA I ! S Julys - tf
DELVWARE WATER «.\r. PA Ml*
Mill I I1MOM), M 4.55
.STROI Dsr.l R«.. P.\. 3.5 ft
(HEtfO. r\ 4.20
HKNKYVII.I.E 3.9«>
\N\IOMI\K I'M
and oilier retort* in the P<x-nno and Bin- Rules
Mountain* of Alonroe and sTomi rs—tsia. Ta.
A !-...•' lllaatrat»d book d»scr!pttv» »>f thes*
roaorta ana contnlnt^jt a list of hotels and boJ%r<l!n*
hon»»a free at following I.aoUnwaana Railroad Ticket
Or!tc--3:
JfKW YORK:
RrnadT>a> ;:•»<! Wall Street.
4.'9. 1133. MM Droadway.
BROf>KI.\X:
930 Kulton St. 100 Broadway. E. P.
CARPET C.H. BROWN CO.
W * 4l>i ■" " ttS-SSS fcaat Satßi *t.
GLEANSiNG TEL. &--13SH1
r.OOll WORK (irAKASTETW
AX.TEKINO. ■TIITrSB lAC'UNG.
CLEMING IT GARBAGE
COOSSBOOi from first page.
ner and held wp the strike breakers. Knives,
clubs ami revolvers were displayed. The men
were line-1 u;> against the wall and told that if
they attempted to work oni th*» cart^ they woiild
r>~>t Rot <«ff Easily. Wortl s<x->n reached the po-
Uce stationed at the stable, who came on a run,
broke up the rwk and escorted the men back.
Later another lot of men were sent to the other
stables.
Throughout tho city there wf»re> small riots.
a serious riot took place on the East Si<3a
when strike breakers arrived at Stable A. at
17th street and Avenue C. Captain McDermott,
of tho East ._ street station, had fifty men de
tailed there. The trouble betrnn soon after th«
tarts started to gather refuse. A cart loaded
with carbage was g'>ing throush 19Ui street for
the dump at 20th rtreot and the East River, fol
lowed by hvo patrolmen a short distance in tha
rear. When tho in reached First avenue, a
crowd of strikers and sympathizers sathered.
about seven hundred in number. Bricks, stones
and glass tiles were soon firing. In the« crowd
there happened to be Detectives Ruth. Hnsran
and Cahill. of tho East 23d street station. With,
drawn revolvers, they charged Into th.- crowd
and soon broke it up Before they did so a
fierce" rlpbt pad pot under way. Word soon,
reached Captain McDermott, and with ten men
in m patrol wagon he reached the scene.
The strikers last^nlsht pave out a statement
In defence of their stand, declaring that it had
been ■ practice In the department to fine them
unjustly, and contending that the provision en
titling a driver to $SOO a year after seventeen
or eighteen months had been abrogated by a
system of hiving off men. They also said they
were obliged to work overtime at the will oi
ths foremen. They then made this offer:
Tn Jmtloe to iho public. wo want th» psosis »•
this city to know that we are willing to return t<»
work at once under conditions as now existing J-
Comnttssioner Craven will select one man and w»
will select another, and these two men select a
third man. who shall inquire Into the Justice ol
our cruise. and we bledaM ourselves to abide bj"
Whatever deewton they may arrive It.
From the Battery to Th*» Bronx last night
there was tho smell of burning 1 garbage ami
refuse. Th<» density of this smoke increased
with evening, especially near th*» Fast River and
in the more thickly populated districts.
Men Who Want
Ixeal V/omfort
during warm weather will find
it in two or three-piece Suits
made of
ENGLISH MOHAIRS
They are dressy and cool,
keep their shape better than
worsteds, require very little pre*»
ing and "rain will neither spot
nor wrinkle them. Much worn
in all tropical countries for the
past three Summers. Ask your
tailor or clothier and write us
for booklet.
B. PRIESTLEY & CO
100 Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK.
