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CONCERT LICENSES REFUSED. The Police Commissioners have denied two more applications for concert licenses. One was made by Henry Koster, proprietor of the Yolks Garden, at Johnson's Walk and the Bowery. Coney Island. Captain Kenny, in command of the Coney Island police, reported favorably on the application, but the Commlßsionprn denied It. The other applica- tion was by Emmanuel Larsen. proprietor of the Sailors' Garden, at No. 48 Backet t-st., Brooklyn. Acting Captain Maude, of the Hamilton-aye. sta- toion, reported that the place is a resort for women of questionable character and that the neighbor- hood would be better without the place having a concert license. CAPTAIN THOMAS GIVES BAIL. ESCORTED TO THE BAR BY DEVERT AND JOHN REISENWEBER. Captain Andrew J. Thomas, of the Went Thlr- tleth-st. police station, who was indicted three times on Thursday for falling to suppress disor- derly houses, but who was not placed under arrest, walked into the Criminal Courts Building at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning. He was accompanied by his counsel, Charles L. Hoffman, and by John Relsenwebor, Republican leader of the XVIIthAs- sembly District, a saloonkeeper at Flfty-etghth-st. and Elghth-ave.. and president of the Consumers' Brewing Company. Mr. Reisenweber said he was prepared to give bail in any amount for Captain Thomas. Chief Devery soon arrived and walked with Thomas to the bar of Recorder Goff's court. Clerk Hall read to Captain Thomas that there were three indictments against him—for neglect of duty, a misdemeanor— he said, and Captain Thomas an- swered sharply: "Not guilty." Mr. Hoffman said then that he desired time to Inspect the indictments, and he understood that Captain Thomas was not under arrest. "No." said Recorder Goff, "by the courtesy of the Court no warrant has been issued." "We enter a plea of not guilty." said Mr. Hoff- man, "and ask that by Wednesday we be given leave to withdraw or make such motion as the case may require." This time was allotted, and Captain Thomas and the party walked away to make ready for giving bail. The bond was fixed at $1,000. THOMAS ARRBBTB MANY WOMEN. TENDERLOIN RESORT FREQUENTERS AC- COST MEN IN THE STREET. Captain Thomas, of the Tenderloin station, says that the law relating to women soliciting In the streets shall be enforced. His detectives were par- ticularly active last night in Thlrty-fifth-st., be- tween Broadway and Seventh-aye., where the Tivoli, Dore and Pekin resorts are situated. The managers of these places are enforcing the law which provides that women must not be ad- mitted into those places unless accompanied by escorts Since the law has been enforced the wom- en have been compelled to stand on the sidewalks and stop men who were going to the resorts, in that way securing admittance themselves. Last night Cap'aln Thomas's detective* arrested about thirty of these women, and took them to the station house. They were well dressed. Few were bailed out. MR PI'TNAM THINKS SOMEBODY IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFT«'K WAS CARELESS. There was a rumor in the Criminal Courts Bulldlngr after the Grand Jury had made Its presentment that somebody had lost some valu- able papers. There was one Btory to the effect that George Haven Putnam, the foreman, had tx>yi in. the habit of taking home certain docu- ments every night to have them copied in con- nection with the Grand Jury's work, and that a valuable letter had been lost. Seen at his home last night Mr. Putnam said: Yes, there eeema to have been a letter lost. Just b.-fore I left the Grand Jury room two of the Dis- trict Attorney's assistants rushed In. and in a very much excited manner demanded to know what had become of a certain important l<-tt<-r that should have been with the other document:-?. I told them 1knew nothing about it. I never took home any of the documents, ss has been said. I made copious notes during the sessions and then from these wrote whatever requests I sent to editors and others for evidence, but never took any of the original exhibits him!**. It looks to me like a cleverly attempted device to cover up carelessness on the' port or some per- son in the District Attorney's office. Mr. Putnam intimated that the place of fore- man of a Grand Jury which Indicts a police official 5s not the most desirable one In New- York. on the subjeot and all I have to say to the pub- lic are embodied in my telegram to the Gov- ernor." A X OFFICIAL LETTER LOST. RAPS SOME NEWSPAPERS. The presentment also mildly raps certain newspapers for publishing misleading reports of what occurred In the Grand Jury room In t- \u25a0:;: instances, and seems to feel somewhat hurt because reporters who had written ac- counts of "protected" gambling and poolrooms •were not willing to come forward and reveal the source of their confidential information, re- gardlese of the fact that such a course would preclude that reporter from ever getting confi- dential information again. Ifa reporter can get Information against poolrooms so can the city's paid detectives, or they ought to be discharged. The Grand Jury during its month's work found 2y.> true bills and dismissed 50 cases. The Recorder, after receiving the presentment f;om the hands of George Haven Putnam, the foreman, thanked the members, and said it had \u25a0MS the most energetic Grand Jury he had ever known. He then discharged them. Recorder Goff, when asked to speak on the jirf-Bf-ntment of the Grand Jury, smiled gently t.ni said: "Now, really, you knew you shouldn't tsk me to io anything like that. Of course. I cannot dtecuss it." District Attorney Gardiner, when the same question was put to him, replied: "My views The Jury is of opinion that the present prac- tice of bringing indictments only against the actual manager of houses found to be under one heading or another, disorderly. Is Inadequate and ineffective. The nominal responsibility for the management of such places can easily be transferred, and, as a matter of fact. Is trans- ferred, from one lessee to another, the actual ownership remaining unchanged. The Jury are of ..pinion that if the law can he enforced go that in addition to the finding of an indictment against the manager in charge a similar Indictment could be found against the men of a building when such owners could be determir.f-(i, or in the absence of such Identi- fication against "John Roe" as the owner of the building, in such manner as to constitute a for- feiture of license for the premises which have been shown to be disorderly, a more satisfactory i^c-jit could be secured in bringing the nuisance X'^rmaner.tly to a close. The presentment makes the following sugges- tion for the more speedy suppression of disor- derly places: DEVEKT'S RECORDS DISTRUSTED. The Grand Jury examined Chief Devery's offi- cial records, and have Btrong suspicions that they are bogus, as the following extract proves: The Jury took occasion to examine the records kept In the office of the Chief of Police, and known as the Chief's book of suspicious places. On the date to which the entries have been completed, March 18, the total number of places throughout the territory of Greater New-York classed as suspicious was found to be 227. Inconnection with the other evidence that has Vi.-en placed before them, the Jury could not but arrive at the conclusion that this record of sus- picious places for the entire city was very In- complete and Inadequate. They had themselves had occasion to consider In the course of their term a larger number of cases from gambling h--u*.^s (the reports before this being restricted to two or three districts), than were reported In the Chief's book for the whole city of Greater New- York. They find themselves In doubt also concern- Ing the authenticity of the record book itselt The entries there date from May IS, 1898, to March \U. IS* hi. but from the freshness of the book and the uniformity in the general appear- unr- of the writing. It seemed possible to the jurors that all the entries had been recently made. The jury cou'.d not but be impressed with the fact that "many of the officials of the Police De- jirnrmrt who are more particularly charged under th^ aw with the supervision of disorderly places, ani with the suppression of those in « !-,•;\u25a0 h the iaw is violated, are apparently com- pletely ignorant of the existence of such places. Roundsmen, detectives, captains, inspectors und the Chief of Police himself have all sworn to the fact that ih<=y had no knowledge of the ex- istence of places concerning the openness of which the Grand Jury had been able to secure adequate evidence. We do charge and present that in their rela- tions to the6o places the officials of the police, from the roundsmen up to the Commissioners, are guilty of criminal Ignorance and of criminal nepliper.ee. It is our Judgment that the existing law and the rules of the Police Department are adequate for the suppression of all places in which the law if being broken. The inference is unavoid- able that the neglect and the blindness are -ue not to lack of intelligence or knowledge, but to tome direct interest in the maintenance of the olaces. The Grand Jury, upon the direct advice of the "District Attorney that there was sufficient testi- mony before them to warrant such action, found an indictment apainst the captain of one pre- cinct. They were of the opinion that the supe- riors of this captain were responsible to an equal or greater extent for criminal negligence similar to that which had been proved against him. The Grand Jury were, however, advised by the district Attorney that the evidence brought be- f"re them In rogard to the responsibility of these h;gh*>r police officials did not, in his opinion, con- stitute sufficient grounds for indictment. Notwithstanding that the District Attorney declared In his letter of March 19 that the In- vestigation of the Police Department was be- gun on his Initiative, and that the end he had in view was a "thorough investigation of the Police Department." yet in hie answers to questions of the Grand Jury directed to him he statf-d that he "had no complaint to make or evidence to produce against any of the higher officials for neglect to enforce the law, and that he had no knowledge of any such fact." For these reasons, and for the reasons herein- before stated relative to the responsibility of the District Attorney for effective prosecution of in- dictments, the Grand Jury considered It Inad- visable to order indictments against the inspec. tor whose district was IB question or agalnFt the Chief of Police. fytng. the District Attorney tried to maVe that an excuse for not helping them, saying «t wa* impossible for him to work with such a body. The presentment sj>enks of that episode in this way: At bo time during the term did the Grand Jury in any way interfere with the District At- torney in the ex'-rclse of what he called his prerogative or with his being present at sll times with the Grand Jury, except only in the rape of two witnesses, who requested permis- sion to make their statements to the Grand Jury without the presence or interference of the Dis- trict Attorney. To the request of these two witnesses the Grsnd Jury conceded, ac In their opinion the giving of their evidence in the man- tK-r desired by them was likely to further the understanding by the Jury of the matters under ronsideratioii- The right of th<» Grand Jury to exercise this discretion In such cases has already been de- tcrmlned by this court. In all other cases and in relation to t/TttJ subject of inquiry the Dis- trict Attorney has been afforded full opportun.ty not only in Neing present but In examining wit- nesses and advising the Grand Jury, and he has been urged and requested to produce and to ex- amine all witnesses whose attendance and testi- mony he could secure. From the evidence presented to the Grand Jury and from all the facts and circumstances which have appeared, it te» their judgment that with a iipiWf and earnest District Attorney, who wouM, not spasmodically, but insistently and pofletnUlr. take adequate measures for the collection of evidence of violations of law, and wliM would prosecute such violators with expedition and with due diligence, and who would insist that the ntHcials whose duty It ir- to enforce the law should Jo their full duty, the Police Department would find it both difficult «nd dangerous to permit or to tolerate certain conditions In our city which are almost flagrant in their defiance of law and order. POLICE MALADMINISTRATION. The Grand Jury does not mince words when it \u25a0 to \u25a0peak on the presentment of the entire rotten Fysteni >>f police maladministration under DevCfT. and its language proves that it was MMIwM to indict cv--n Commissioners if Gardi- - *d not obstructed them. Here Is an ex- tract on that head; THE SPHINX An Astrological Magazin* APRIL NUMBER OUT TO-DAY OTIS ON CONDITIONS IN MANILA. In this statement General Otis said: Saloon licenses were always freely granted by the Spanish Government, and when we com- menced to reduce them the Filipinos complained of an abridgement of formerly enjoyed liberties. The Filipino Indulges in wine quite extensively, and Is not as temperate as this letter will indi- cate, though it is seldom that he becomes beastly intoxicated. Our present chief difficulty here arises from the action of saloon men from other countries, and the beer and whiskey men of the United States, whose agents follow the way of the Army. \u25a0Several weeks ago I directed the provost marshal general to reduce the num- ber of city saloons as fast as practicable, and to exercise great caution In the future In Issuing licenses. Drunkenness and debauchery In Ma- nila as represented in United States newspapers do not exist. There Is no city in the United States of equal proportions as orderly and as quiet. Soldiers visiting Manila on pass or fur- lough are often Indiscreet, but generally receive their deserts in punishments. LIQUOR TRAFFIC UNDER SPANISH RULE. It appeared from an admission privately made by Mr. Crafts after the committee had ad- journed that the cost of a saloon license In Manila Is now $230 Instead of $3; and. accord- Ing to the statement before the committee to- day of the Rev. Dr. Asa A. S. Flske. a Presby- terian clergyman of Washington, who had in- vestigated the subject, and Is a warm advocate of the proposed legislation, the Filipinos, even before the American occupation, consumed quantities Of vino, "a pestiferous sort of gin made from rice." That fact also appeared In General Otls's official statement. Mr. Payne also remarked that, according to the testimony of Puerto Hicans before the Ways and Mean's Committee, the people of the Island manufact- ured and consumed three million gallons of rum a year. .:• • According to the official statistics, recently published by the War Department, the importa- tions of alcoholic liquors into the Philippines did not begin "when the Americans came." In the year 1888 the importations of distilled spir- its amounted to C 3.200 gallons, valued at $170 - 94 1 : In 18U4 the importations amounted to t»7 - 2.15 gallons, value! at $1U7.322. and In LS»<> they amounted to 106.014 gallons, valued at «3 4> :i '>'.<'' The Increase from 1893 to 1594 was 14.035 'gal- lons, or more than M per cent In one year while from ISM to ISDO It was 51,814 gallons.' or 07 per cent In six years, or at the average rate of a little over 10 per cent a year, as compared with more than 20 per cent from MM to 1804. INr HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO. In regard to Hawaii. Mr. Hitt. who was a member, of the Hawaiian Commission, called the attention of Mr. Crafts, who had asserted that virtual prohibition prevailed before an- nexation, to the fact that the same laws are in force now as then, and administered by the same officials. That was a poser, which Mr Crafta could not satisfactorily answer In regard to Puerto Rico, Mr. Crafts' asserted that only light wines were consumed before the American occupation, and that the importations of malt liquors had since decreased. He did not mention the fact that there was a large con- Chairman Cooper and Messrs. Payne, Hitt and Moody, of the committee, ask^d them a number of pointed questions designed to bring out facts, which they were not prepared to answer on the spur of the moment, but they promised to fur- nish the desired information hereafter. Mr. Crafts had brought with him a copy of the con- vention of ISJ)'2 entered Into by most of the civil- ized nations for the suppression of the slave trade and the traffic in firearms and alcoholic liquors in a lar?e portion of Africa, and sug- gested its provisions as both a basis and an ar- gument in favor of legislation by Congress to Biippress the Importation, manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines. He also spoke «4 the order issued at Santiago by Major-General Shafter forbidding the opening of saloons and the sale of liquor, and said that General Wood had pursued the same policy there until over- ruled by superior authority. He wanted to know what influence caused the change of policy. CHARGES MADE BY MR. CRAFTS. Mr. Crafts asserted that before the Am«*r!can occupation of Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philip- pines and the annexation of Hawaii drunken- ness was almost unknown in those islands; that the people indulged only in light wines, and that to so small an extent that there were only three saloons in the city of Manila, where there are now more than as many hundreds, each of which had to pay a license tax of only $.1; that the natives, who nevpr drank to Intoxclatlon before the Americans came, now drank to excess; that there had been an enormous Increase of the Im- portation and sale of Intoxicating liquors, and in these and other assertions he was supported by Dr. Dunn and other speakers and by statis- tics and newspaper correspondents, and edito- rials w«»re freely quoted and submitted to the i-ame end. Dr. Dunn declared that the Presi- dent and Secretary of War could have put a stop at any time to "the saturnalia of debauchery In Manila which has prevailed since the Americans came," and after drawing the darkest of dark pictures of existing cor.Jlti MM he wanted to know "if thlß is the benevo'.ent assimilation about which the President has to much to say." Doth he and Mr. Crafts -Idently did not place, much, if any, confidence ,r. official statements or statistics, the latter, after reading some of his own, remarking that "figures could easily be made to He"; and both l.c and Dr. Dunn appar- ently attached little importance to an official statement made to the Secretary of War by Major-General Otis under date of November 28, 1809, which, however, was submitted to the committee by the latter. THEY SAT DRUNKENNESS HAS ENORMOUS- LY INCREASED IN NEW POSSESSIONS UNDER AMERICAN RULE— • FICIAL FIGURES TO THE CONTRARY. fBT TEI.F.ORAPH TO THE TRIB'NE I "Washington, March 30.— A number of repre- sentatives of temperance societies, headed by the Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, appeared before the House Committee on Insular Affairs to-day, and advocated the passage, with some amendments, of the bill recently Introduced by Representative Glllett, of Massachusetts, to prohibit the Impor- tation, manufacture and sale of distilled alco- holic liquors In the Philippines. The principal amendments they desired were to have the scope of the measure broadened so as to include wines and be«»r and other malt liquors, and to have it made applicable to Hawaii, Cuba and Puerto Rico, as well as to the Philippines. The speeches made by Mr. Crafts, who Is the superintendent of the Reform Bureau In Washington: by the Rev. E. C. Dlnwlddle. of the Anti-Saloon League, and by Dr. J. B. Dunn, of New-York, an official representative of the National Tem- perance Society, and also of the Temperance Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Amer- ica, who were the principal speakers, abounded in statements which. If correct, were startling, not to say astounding, and some of the docu- ments they laid before the committee were of the same astonishing character. The speeches of these representatives of the prohibition cause also contained exceedingly thinlyveiled and bit- ter attacks on President McKlnley and members of his Administration. ASTONISH INO STATEMENTS MADE BY PROHIBITIONISTS. THK PRESIDENT ATTACKED. f4UV4U%\tiV\UUUViUV^ £ Blickensderfer typewriters received only Gold Medal awarded J J at Omaha Exposition, 1898. J ;?; If you need a good typewriter buy a Blickensderfer. *T r BLICKENSDERFER MANFG. CO., 325 Broadway. # Send for descriptive catalogue. \u25a0 . BEECHAM'S Fill I C^ l*»rlf r <»• Blood. Lr II | Care Blotch**, la. I I l>il> iTI rjT°*' Completion. 1 ' -Trk^JfH A DVERTISEMENTS and r»tloB« f^Pji^J** iVreceived at tneir Uptown ? fflr .«'- l ,**''Zj,. •J**'^ M door north of 31.1 until » * •<**•* £*,'£ -**->* ment. received at th» followliK S-«<*- \ t omce rates until 8 o'clock p. m., . I« s - "JfS* *!>*'* cor. Uih .1 I*2 «th-av*.. »-«>•»«\u25a0 •.•»£^v* *,£ am] Uth-at.t U2 eolumbu»-»ve.. near W•* ™ 9->9 -> J>* West <W-»t.. near <Hh-ave. ; 82 **»« iJ^ttJut.: ijfj SEE lF*ltt*Z£*^gis& JUDGE MAGOON'S OPINION THAT THE CON- STITUTION DOES NOT FOLLOW THE FLAG. Washington. March SO.— entire edition of the report prepared by Judge Magoon, the law officer of the Assistant Secretary of War, In regard to the status of the Insular possessions of the United States, has been exhausted. Senator Davis has In- troduced a resolution calling for the printing of an additional three thousand copies of the pamphlet to meet the increasing demands from public men. The report is largely made up of extracts from opinions of the Supreme Court, all going to main- tain the proposition that the Constitution does not follow the flag. It was this construction of the Constitution as laid down in the report that served as the basis for the majority report on the Puerto Rlcan Tariff bill as presented to the Senate. Representative Richardson, of Tennessee, to-day Introduced in the House the following resolution: Resolved. That the Secretary of War be and is hereby directed to furnl«h the House with any opinion or opinions given the Department by Charles A. Magoon, law officer of the Division of Insular Affairs, as to whether the Constitution was extended ex proprio vlgore to the island of Puerto Rico when the peace convention between the United States and Spain was ratified and in fur- nishing such opinion. If any was given will also furnish such arguments or reasons as were as- signed by said Magoon In support thereof. RIOTISG MIXERS USED DEADLY WEAPONS. Dubois. Perm.. March 30.— The striking miners at the Horatio mines, of the Berwind- White Coal Mining Company, attacked the few men who have remained at work, when they came out of the rnln->s to-night. A miner named Dlbblebls and his two sons were attacked by a crowd of men. women and children, armed with clubs and stones, and were forced to battle for their lives. DtbbleMs and his sons were reinforced by the other men who have been working, and l»nth sides drew revolvers and began shooting promiscuously. Over a him \u25a0ted shots were Bred, resulting in the serious wounding of threo persona. The mine officials immediately called on Sheriff Chesnutt of Jefferson County for assistance and that officer, with \u25a0 force of deputies, went t.i the scene at once and -arrested forty men and women who participated In the fight, taking them to Punxsatawney where they will have a hearing to- morrow morning. The strikers are In \u25a0an uirly mood, and further trouble is expected. The Sheriff Is now guarding, the property of. the company and affording protection to the men. who are now at work. It t» not thou ht that any of *• ™n<J.d per»ons will die. A RE POUT IX GREAT DEMAND. MILLIONS OF GALLONS RUN TO WASTE. Controller Coler said yesterday that the report of John R. Freeman, the civil engineer, who was em- ployed to make a complete investigation of the city's water supply, would be printed In a few- weeks, and would show that more water runs to waste than Is actually needed by the people of the city every day. Mr. Freeman has ascertained that about 100,0C0,000 gallons of water daily Is allowed to run to waste after it Is delivered in the city. The engineer has computed the consumption of water at different hours of the d«y. He finds that the greatest consumption is between S a. m. and 10 a. m., when water is being used at the rate erf 142 gallons per capita a day. The least consumption la between the hours of 2 a. m. and 4 a. m... when most people are asleep, yet at those hours the con- sumption of water Is at the rate of sixty gallons a day for every person. I was in fuvor of the Morgan bill as first pre- sented. An amendment has been made In the List few days which compromises the city's right. My position Is never to compromise unless the com- promise is in favor of the city. By the amendment to the Morgan bill New-York City Is precluded from going into Columbia. County, where the Ten Mile River is. Thin Is a great source of water. I be- lieve th.tt it Governor Roosevelt understood this bill as I do he would agree with me In opposing It. I am sorry Governor Roosevelt did not call me up on the telephone, and I could have explained mat- ters. I am sure Governor Roosevelt and I are In full accord. The Governor has always stood for what Is Just and honest, and for that reason he will. I believe, still stand with me on the Ramapo question. who fall to come before the Legislature and pro- claim what they have time and time again ml<l in official reports, namely, that the city of .N ew-Y ook Is In urgent nee.l of more water. It Is these officials who have prepared and advocated a colossal, con- tract, which cannot be Justified. . It Is because the city of New- York has such officials as these that Its private citizens nnu .i necessary to come to the Legislature ana asK tor simple Justice, for relief and for protection. THE COMMISSIONER'S STATEMENTS. On August 9 last William Dalton. Commissioner of Water Supply of the city of New-York sub- mitted for the approval of the Board of Public Improvements a proposed contract with the Ramap* Water. Company covering a period of forty years, and an expenditure of $200,000,000. It was accom- panied with a voluminous report, wherein Commis- sioner Dalton set forth In great detail the alarming condition of the city's water supply, the urgent need of Instant action to secure an Increased supply, and the alleged financial embarrassment of theeity as reasons for contracting with the Ramapo Water Company for additional water supply. He rehearsed the advantages of the proposal made by the Ham- apo Water Company and specified In detail the proposed sources of supply and the quantities of water obtainable from each. On this point he said: "The aggregate area of watersheds referred to Is over 1.400 square miles. . . . All these condi- tions confirm the estimate that these watersheds are capable of furnishing ultimately a daily water supply of !»0,<»0,ono gallons of the purest Qual- ity. ' ..... These allegations are made by the Commissioner as of his own knot/ledge due to personal inspection on the grounds. He then says: "These considerations as to cost and time lead me to the presentation of the - recommendation which I will now make, and in making It I desire to again emphasize the seriousness of the situation, which makes time precious and prompt action im- perative. ... Private capital stands ready to construct the works and .furnish the water without obligation or cost to the city, except to pay for the water when delivered. A proposal has been pre- sented by a responsible company to furnish the needed water supply. ... By act of the Legis- lature this company Is authorized to contract with the city of New-York to furnish such water sup- ply. The proposal is to deliver to the city, at Its northern limit, not less than 200,000.000 gallons of water per day within five years of the date of the acceptance of the proposal, at $70 per 1,000,000 gal- lons. The company has taken all necessary legal steps to secure this water supply, and such addi- tions to It as the city will need above 200.000.000 gal- lons per day. ... 1 am satisfied of the com- petency and reliabilityof the company to carry out this proposal, and I am also satisfied that under the existing conditions as herein stated it will be advantageous to accept the proposal. ... I sub- mit herewith for approval by your Board a contract with the Ramapo Water Company on the basis of the company's proposal, and approved as to form by the Corporation Counsel." On November 16. 1899, Commissioner Dalton made the specific admission to Messrs. S. Cristy Mead and William R. Corwine. of the office staff of the Merchants' Association, in answer to their ques- tions, that his own engineers had made no report as to the result of the inspection of the Ramapo district, but that the engineers of the Ramapo Water Company supplied him with the data upon which he recommended and still seeks to execute a contract binding the city to pay the Ramapo Water Company 000,000. This admission and other statements of Commis- sioner Dalton were at once reduced to writing and sent to him in the form of a letter for confirma- tion, and ensuing correspondence establishes the fact of Mr. Dalton's admission. EXTRA SESSION IMPROBABLE. Albany, March 30 (Special). — Governor Roose- velt expressed his surprise to-day over the re- port that Controller Coler was opposed to As- semblyman Morgan's bill permitting- the" city of New-York to condemn lards to obtain water rights, and said that he did not see how it would be possible to call a special session of the Leg- islature to consider, solely the question of the water supply of New-York in view of the hos- tility to that bill expressed by various rural members of the Legislature, and now by the city officials. The Governor intimated that he thought that President Grout, of the Borough of Brooklyn, was opposed to the bill of Assemblyman Mor- gan solely because it did not declare that Brooklyn might supply itself with water from Suffolk County. It was plain, however, that a bill including Suffolk County could not be passed. Indeed, a bill introduced by Senator McCarren early in the present session, repealing the law of 189<}, declaring that Brooklyn should not take water from streams In Suffolk County without the consent of its Board of Supervisors, was defeated by the joint action of the Tam- many Hall members and of the rural members. It may be added that Mayor Van Wyck has not yet returned here the bill of Asagtoblyman Fallows providing that the consent/ Mayor Van Wyck and of Controller Colerjß«|irately shall be necessary before a contract Is made : with the Ramapo Water Company. THINKS GOVERNOR WILL STAND WITH ni.M. ' . . CONTROLLER COLER SAYS AMENDED MOR- GAN BOtZi COMPROMISES CITY'S RIGHT. When Controller Coler was asked last night, in Brooklyn, for an expression regarding the dispatch from Albany yesterday afternoon that said that Governor Roosevelt was Indignant over the Con- troller's opposition to Assemblyman Morgan's bill permitting this city to go into certain counties for water, he said: THE CITY'S HANDS TIED. The association discusses the dangers which threaten the city as follows: Section 4".l of the city charter permits the Com- missioner of Water Supply, as he contends, to enter into a* summary contract for water with a private company, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Improvements. The Fallows bill, which has not yet become a law, places safeguards around the Commissioner's powers of contract. It is obvious that these safeguards as to the form of a contract will have little or no weight when a water famine compels the city to obtain water In the quickest way. regardless of cost or manner. The compulsion of necessity will be upon the peo- ple. The compulsion of law embodied in Section 472 will drive them to buy water at an excessive price rather than not to huve it at all. Under that sec- tion they can get it only by buying it through con- tract with private companies, It is alleged that these provisions of law were drafted or Instituted by mine of the present officials of the Water Supply Department In the years 1595 and IK*!, and In- jected by them into the city charter. It Is these laws that tie the city's hands an I make It power- less to protect Itself. The official who. it is alleged, drew fnffft disabling laws In among the officials who have for several years fulkd to act In the form required by law to obtain 16,O»,0O0 or 20,000.000 gal- lons of .water by the, building of the conduit re- ferred to above. It la there officials who ordered the waters from polluted ponds to be turned Into the water supply of the Borough of Brooklyn. in order that public apprehension might thereby be created and the way to a great water contract be made, smooth. It Is these officials whoso omissions have created the danger of a famine In Brooklyn. It Is these officials who still have power to do again what they have already done. It la these official* The statement alßo treats of the alleged at- tempt to frighten the populace into sympathy with the proposed contract by an order which would have utilize! two polluted ponds to make up for the deficiency In Brooklyn's water sup- ply. This order was issued, but not enforced, the prompt action of the State Roard of Health for- bidding such a menace to the health of the citi- zens. The Merchants' Association then gives a his- tory of the attempt to provide for additional conduits, the movement's failure, the water famine in January of last year, and the attempt about that time to foist upon the city a contract with a private water company which could af- ford no immediate relief. The water supply of Brooklyn, tho report says. Is drawn chiefly from the Rldpewood system, which was extended some years ago from Rock- vine Centre to Mas-^aperjua, but the conduit con- nections from Rockville Centre to the reservoirs at Rldgewood were inadequate to transmit the water, and a part of the supply was at times wasted. First— To existing laws drafted or instigated by officials of the Department of Water Supply of the city of New- York. Second— To neglect or refusal of the officials of the Department of Water Supply, the Hoard of Public Improvements, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and of the Municipal Assembly of the city of New-York to take the necessary legal steps for procuring an additional supply of water needed for the inhabitants of Brooklyn and adja- cent boroughs. 11. A sufficient supply of water for the imme- diate needs of Brooklyn is readily procurable from the eastern part of Nassau County at very small expense provided that the limitations of Section 472 of the city charter are removed. The officials have made no attempt to procure water from this source under the existing act. or to secure a change in that law to amplify their powers, if necessary; but. nevertheless, alleging the direct necessity for more watei as their reason, have sought to enter into an unconscionable con- tract with the Ramapo Water Company, wherehy the city would be mulcted to the extent of more than $100,000,000. 12. The city authorities of New- York, who have neglected to obtain at nominal cost from an ob- vious and, In fact, the only possible immediate source of supply, the water which they allege to be necessary, have themselves prepared the laws which disqualify the city from obtaining water, except by cdtitract. and finally have sought to procure a contract with a private company un- der the coercion of the laws drafted by themselves. It is obvious that under such circumstances as these it Is the duty of the legislature to protect a city containing half the population of the State against the possible misdeeds of Its own officials. The Merchants' Association then goes on to detail some of the facts upon which the fore- going allegations are based. Albany, March 29. 1900. To the Hon. Theodore Roosev.-lt, Governor. Al- bany. Dear Sir: I have hitherto said to you that In my opinion it would be not only a political crime, but a political blunder for this Legislature to adjourn without legislation to protect both the city 'if N". w- York and the people of practically nil the counties in the t-astern part of the fltate against \u25a0 projected water monopoly, the pluns of w hiia are now com- plete and will become effective when It shall have compelled the city of New-York to enter into a contract with it for water supply. That compul- sion can and probably will be exerted unless the Legislature intervenes. The city ip now powerless to procure a sufficient water supply, either by purchase or condemnation, being debarred from Ixithmet hods by the ov ra . \u25a0 of Section 472. Th*- Fallows act is not sufficient for protection. In the face of a water famine in Brooklyn, a contract to relieve the pressing neces- sities of the city would be compulsory. Such a famine, as the reault of conditions for which some of the city officials are responsible, was hanly averted during the last few months. These con- ditions still exist. A famine must c-vuntually result und a contract will of necessity folluw. The Legislature of the 9tate of New-York has the power to protect the people of the State against this wrong. It Is us yet partially uninformed as to the facts. I submit herewith some of the facts which make 'mmediate legislation a necessity. I suggest that you lay them before the Legislature as reasons why it should give the protection, with- out which every source of water supply and every water power In this State except those owned or controlled by municipalities, will pass under the control of a greut monopoly. If the Legislature ad- journs without action the purpose will probably be consummated unless a special session of the Legis- lature is thereafter called to intervene. It Is to be hoped that such a necessity may not arise. The Morgan bill has now been amended in con- formity with the suggestions of Senator Stranahan, <'hairman Kelsey and others. Itappears, however, that some members think the city authorities should indorse the bill. I submit to you herewith some of the reasons why cf'v officials (other than Controller Coler) have not come before the Legislature to advocate bills in- tended to prevent private monopoly of the water supply. They make clear why private citizens urge curative ießislatlon and why city officials do not. I desire personally to thank you for the firmness with which you have co-operated with the Mer- chants' Association of New-York in opposing the projected monopoly. Your action and your mo- tives have been entirely satisfactory to us at all stages, and what has been done by you has been that which was best to be done under the condi- tions. Very truly yours, FREDERICK B. DE BERARD, For the Merchants' Association of New-York. THE WATER SITUATION IN NEW- YORK. The second communication is as follows: 1. Brooklyn is in Imminent danger of a water famin<\ 2. This danger is due to conditions that have apparently b.-en procured. 3. To avert it speedy action is necessary. 4. Action is not being taken to avert it, hut, on the contrary, efforts at action are systematically Impeded. 5. Water for the speedy relief of Brooklyn can be got from only one source— namely, the eastern part of Nassau County. <5. The city does not "own sufficient water rights in the east. Tii part of Nassau County. The neces- sary water rights are now used in whole or in part for the supply of other cities, towns or vil- lages; hence, the city of New-York can neither buy them nor condemn them, being forbidden by Sec- tion 471' to acquire any property rights in such water rights. 7. The contractual powers of the city of New- York as to water supply are not wholly derived from the city charter, which only specifies how and hy whom a contract shall be made. Statutes of 1883 (or 1884) repealing and amendatory acts of ]SJtO-'9l. and special acts of ISl*s appear to I>ermit the city of New-York to contract for water with the Ramapo Water Company, and with no other company. Assuming that the city can contract with other companies than the Ramapo Water Company, the form of contract for water, approved by the Cor- poration Counsel, authorizes the company witti which the contract is made "to act hs the agent and representative of the city of New-York so far as It may lawfully do so In doing whatever nvay be necessary for the fulfilment of this contract," and chapter !)S5. Laws of UK, authorizes the Rama- po Water Company "to supply water to any city, town or village, and to other corporations and to th« persons that may lawfully contract therefor." Hence a contract by the city with a Nassau or Suffolk company might readily be made the cover of an indirect contract with the Ramapo Water Company. fc. It is probable that the Ramapo Water Com- pany In reality controls the water rights of the eastern part of Nassau County and of Suffolk County, and can, therefore, control any contract for water tnerefrom, whether made in Its own name, or in the name of the various alleged syndi- cates owning: water rights there. ft. In case of a water famine In Brooklyn, the public need would compel resort to the speediest possible means for getting more water. It can only he got Immediately from one source; it can only be got by contract: it can only be got from one company, either directly or through its contracting agents. CAUSES OF DEFICIENCY. 10. These condition are due: IfBBGHANIV ASSOCIATION EXPRKSSES ITS VIEWS TO THE GOVERNOR. Albany, March 30. — The Merchants' Associa- tion of New-York City to-day presented to Governor Roosevelt these communications on the Ramapo water question: NEW ATTACK ON RAMAPO. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. 31. 1900. CLERICAL ERRORS IS PRIMARY RETCSSI The Police Commissioners, with the exception at Commissioner Sexton, met inPresident Tors* roaa last evening for an examination of alleged «rrorj In the returns, of the vote at the primaries. T!r»y found that the errors were of a clerical nature ** In no way affected the result of any ! •'"'. T» errors were failures to designate on the "" JZ filed with th« Bureau of Elections la which con- vention delegates had been elected. '* :_: _ MACHINE CANDIDATES WILL 00 TO THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. There were few contests at the Republican .*». sembly district conventions held in Kings Coaat7 last night, and the machine won all along the Hae. The principal fight, that against George H. Rofc. erts In the IVth District, was unsuccessful, aod Roberts succeeded in electing his entire tick*. Following is a list of the delegates elected to th« State Convention: \--x?--~ IST DISTRICT. XIITH DISTRICT. Michael J. Pa.'- E. C. Candee. Walter F. water. Howard 1* Woodie. V. H. Ralston. Andrew I.ynn. W. White. Frank F,^ischm«n. "Willis L. Og<len. Frank QuMort. H. D. Ketchum. William H. Burgess. . ,_ __ James F. Phillips. IID DISTRICT. XIIITH DISTRICT. W. J. Keatty Robert M . Johnson. Frank Partridge. William Bnist. Henry T. CWtST. Jesse Moore. Robert Welwood. A . ,- Schlwmaa. HID DISTRICT. v,^i?*n^, R. H L*lmbe«r. Jr. Nicholas Droee. S. O. Patterson. SBSISSI James T. Mullen. E^«e A Kmln. IVTH DISTRICT. Genrtse A." Owens. Charles OHM John (Winner. Charles Hegeman. XVTH DISTRICT Alfred E. Vass. Harry Jacqutlant Arthur F. Hilton. Edward H. jchiu«ua> Darwin R. James, Jr. Bert Reiss. Aaron I* Squires. Louis J. Altney. . . Edward H. Coffin. Frederick Wllllarsi. VTH DISTRICT. WITH DISTRICT A. T. Hobby. Robert A. Sharkey. John DMHM Richard M. BurnMt. A. C. De^raw. Albert H. Butler. Oscar Knaop Percey Osborae. John Kissel. J - Adrian Post. A. C Hencke. James R. Westqn, William C. Lauristien. John D. Post. vith r>T«;TT»TrT Arthur R. se**rl - VIXH L>IS>TKILTI. VV7TTTT TIT- IIBT Frederick H. Schroeder. jo^r^' ™ S ' G«or 8 e Frlefeld. i Wrt-leT^* John P»rtseh. '- Charles Bu-- John Pertsch. chiriMRn»r S. W. KrtstelUr WllliSl * Tim,* Arthur J. Audett. June. wiUUai*. John Dlemer. 3 E cucrler. VIITH DISTRICT. James I ?-«.-»*a. Charles A. Moore. • ; William H. Groatty. Jaj.i»« W. Roach. . XVIIITH DISTRICT. Angus Nichols. Robert H. Broad. * *- H. A .'!.!\u25a0 :\u25a0-•\u25a0 Eawiu Ma«qu«aa. * Mortimer 9. Horton. W. H. Van K>«c«. Clarence A. Barrow. Gilbert D. Ma^som. Marcus B. Campbell. G*org* H. Wliaon. VIIITH DISTRICT. ?" th "' el „*"\u25a0* Jacob Brenner. Ja °°vix-TO '^Smi**. Albert B. Waldron. (^taV^i^^ George B. Forrester. SffL'?,v" j? t^iW Jamp* MrElroT FT^ier:\u25a0•k F ror. iHa> James Mcfcjroy William IXTH DISTRICT. j^jup Ri raer . John H. Barrett. Herman 9^hwi*liert.^ • Alexander Mackey. XXI DISTRIC* John F. Dally. Andrew Lemon. XTH DISTRICT. W. Schnltzpaa. General W. C. Wallace. John K. NeaL George Kenneth. David Towle. George F. Elliott , Edward Arg«n. John Thome. David Nelson Howard McWllllam. George dcblaarnhsaa Edgar S. Boody. Frederick GrwfeDM a. John Q. Adam*. \ >-> DISTRICR XrTH DISTRICT. Jacob A. U*tar>tc«. Timothy L. Wot»lni!T E. O. Jackson. H. Mcßrld*. Ev I. Rock«fe»ler. H. S. Oosxena. G. R. Wa-!»wcnS. J. R«.::, O. F. Warren. J. Pattanoo. Jo«epa H. Adam*. ;| Noon Tlbbetts. Charles If. Francisco. W. Huston. Charles Brunnell. GE\ERAL M' LEER'S PROMOTION. Governor Roosevelt's action in brevettiay Brl«»» dler-Oeneral James McLeer. commander of t»t Second Brigade. N. G. N. T.. a major-general, ti recognition of his services In the State Militia. it thirty-five years, is pleasing to Brooklyn pecpl* General NAM served in the Civil War in tha :«h Xew-Tork Volunteers and has a long and hoaor»^» record. After returning from the war he sterna a the regiment and rose from a lieutenant ** °Jff nel. He has teen In command of the Second \u25a0* gade since ISB6. KIXGS COUNTY DELEGATES. MERCHANTS URGE THAT CREATER POWERS IE GIVEN TO THE INTERSTATE COM- MERCE COMMISSION. Washington. March 30.—The Senate Committee ca Interstate Commerce to-day heard arguments In support of the proposition to amend .the Inter- state. Commerce Law by James M. Lansley. of th» Merchants' Association of New- York; Edward P Bacon, a grafn merchant of Milwaukee, and 11. j" Dousman, of the Chicago Board of Trade. - Mr. Langley said that he represented K.OMof ti« largest business houses in the United State*, i,3» of them being* in New-York rh*»y wanted the hands of the Interstate Commerce CoauaUaJoa strengthened. Mr. Langley said, feeling that they were as "much at the mercy of the item rate harpies as prior to 1887." Mr. Bacon thought the law should either be made effective or stricken oft the books. He ate expressed the opinion that the Interstate Con- merce Commission should have th» power to <on- vict in cases where the members were convinced o» violation of the law. even where the proof dM no- reach the strict technical requirements. Mr. Dousrnan complained especially nt discrim- ination In rates on the part .of the railroad coo- panles, and wanted the law amended so as to pat. stop to the practice. t COMM I/V Or' R MI. KO Mi !>:.« RIMISATIOI sumption of. rum of domestic manufacture -r> Importations of malt liquors and cider ha™ i?* creased. In 1805 the total value of such w' Dortatlons amounted to f 107.000. and la li» , $214.0»>.)/ according to the official figure. ™,v IMied by the War Department. In l<«^r, the portatlons of wines . and cor 2 lals amounted^ 1.038.484 gallons, valued at $431,520. In 1«2 the Importations of win** and cordials am*!, , ed to only 228,765 gallons, valued at $141 fu^ Ihe foregoing figures do not agree wlt» -V \u25a0t&tlsttca furnished to the Insular committee hi Mr. Crafts to-day, but they are official even i» they do "He." Moreover. Mr. CriftiS tabii which purported to be a comparative •tat»n>»-- of the Imports of distilled and malt liquors l-«» Cuba. Puerto Rtco^&nd the Philippines In i.So- and ISTO. respectively, does not Include such lm' ports from other countries than the UnitM State*. The official figures published by th» War Department Include the imports front in count-- WEDDING RINGS. Our newest design wedding rins I* "u^m gold, rather narrow and round: tie "^"ji •weight cost from 17.50 to $10.0<>: IS <r ,.*Vt wedding rings from $400 to ?15.v0; In » •• from $2.75 to $7.50. -^ Diamond Solitaire Enpngemeni Ring* iswm $23.00 to $;.<*'.<•<>. %. $ <" Jvotlers »nd Inxporttrs. 52 WEST NTH STREET. CHANGES MADE IN AGE LIMITATIONS FOR VARIOI'S OfTICBft Washington, March 30—The President has amended the Civil Service law so as to authorize the Civil Service Commission, acting in accord with the heads of the departments Interested, to fix a maximum age limitation with respect to entrance to places for which such maximum age limitations are not fixed by the Civil Service rules, and. in ad- dition to the age limits already fixed In that section of the rule, he ha* fixed the age limits for "ap- prentice In mints and assay offices" at eighteen to twenty-four years; for "keeper, assistant keeper and officers of lightships in the lighthouse service" at eighteen to fifty years; for "matron and assistant matron" in the Indiana service at twetvty-flve to fifty-flve, and for "observer in the Weather Bureau service" at eighteen to thirty years. Soldiers and sailors who have preference under Seatlon 1,754, Kevised Statutes, are already exempted from all age limitations. GOTTLIEB'S LICENSE REVOKED. Albany, March 30.—Mr. Clements, Deputy State Commissioner of Excise, reports that an order was granted at a special term of the Supreme Court, held in New-York, revoking the liquor tax certifi- cate issued to L<azar Gottlieb. Gottlieb conducted the premises known as the Chinese hotel and restaurant at No. 37 West Twenty-elghth-st., and. It was alleged, allowed the premises to become disorderly and a resort for per- sons of ill repute, besides trafficking In liquors con- trary to the terms of Ills liquor tux certificate by telling during prohibited hours. CIVIL SERVICE ' LAW AMENDED. SANDERS BILL SCARES THE GAMBLERS. The keepers of poolrooms in this district are having their troubles these days. They thought it a hardship recently when told to shut up for the time being. They obeyed the order, and compara- tively few room? Jn tho city have been doing any business since then. Now the passage in the As- sembly of the Sanders bill to shut them up for good comes like a bombshell upon their devoted heads. Some of them are actually thinking of in- vesting their talents in some legitimate business enterprises. While the bill passed the Assembly with almost flying colors, 79 to 12, those who know something about the political pot at Albany say that the measure will not have such clear sailing in the Senate. They say that certain people who are in- terested in poolrooms and other gambling institu- tions in this city are already hard at work at Albany, and that they do not think the bill will ever get through the Senate. Still, they remember the repeal of the obnoxious Horton law by the Senate this week, and. while they talk bravely, they do not feel as confident as they would have their listeners believe. Still, the poolroom keepers and gamblers realize that they have stanch friends and workers !n their behalf at Albany in the persons of Senators "Tim" Sullivan and George \V. Plunkitt. and they know that the gambling Interests will be protected if those two worthies can possibly accomplish such a result. THKEK MONTHS FOR A GAMBLER. Joseph Hilliard. who was arrested in a raid made by the Society for the Prevention of Crime, at No. 1,487 Broadway, on March 13, was yesterday con- victed In General Sessions, before Judge Cowing, of conducting a gambling house, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. 2

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Page 1: New York Tribune (New York, NY) 1900-03-31 [p 2] · Captain Andrew J. Thomas, of the Went Thlr- ... Tivoli,Dore and Pekin resorts are situated. The managers of these places are enforcing

CONCERT LICENSES REFUSED.The Police Commissioners have denied two more

applications for concert licenses. One was made byHenry Koster, proprietor of the Yolks Garden, at

Johnson's Walk and the Bowery. Coney Island.Captain Kenny, in command of the Coney Islandpolice, reported favorably on the application, butthe Commlßsionprn denied It. The other applica-tion was by Emmanuel Larsen. proprietor of theSailors' Garden, at No. 48 Backet t-st., Brooklyn.Acting Captain Maude, of the Hamilton-aye. sta-toion, reported that the place is a resort for womenof questionable character and that the neighbor-hood would be better without the place having aconcert license.

CAPTAIN THOMAS GIVES BAIL.ESCORTED TO THE BAR BY DEVERT AND

JOHN REISENWEBER.

Captain Andrew J. Thomas, of the Went Thlr-tleth-st. police station, who was indicted threetimes on Thursday for falling to suppress disor-derly houses, but who was not placed under arrest,walked into the Criminal Courts Building at 10:30o'clock yesterday morning. He was accompaniedby his counsel, Charles L. Hoffman, and by JohnRelsenwebor, Republican leader of the XVIIthAs-sembly District, a saloonkeeper at Flfty-etghth-st.

and Elghth-ave.. and president of the Consumers'Brewing Company. Mr. Reisenweber said he wasprepared to give bail in any amount for Captain

Thomas. Chief Devery soon arrived and walkedwith Thomas to the bar of Recorder Goff's court.Clerk Hall read to Captain Thomas that there werethree indictments against him—for neglect of duty,

a misdemeanor— he said, and Captain Thomas an-swered sharply:

"Not guilty."Mr. Hoffman said then that he desired time to

Inspect the indictments, and he understood thatCaptain Thomas was not under arrest.

"No." said Recorder Goff, "by the courtesy ofthe Court no warrant has been issued."

"We enter a plea of not guilty." said Mr. Hoff-man, "and ask that by Wednesday we be givenleave to withdraw or make such motion as thecase may require."

This time was allotted, and Captain Thomas andthe party walked away to make ready for givingbail. The bond was fixed at $1,000.

THOMAS ARRBBTB MANY WOMEN.

TENDERLOIN RESORT FREQUENTERS AC-

COST MEN IN THE STREET.

Captain Thomas, of the Tenderloin station, says

that the law relating to women soliciting In thestreets shall be enforced. His detectives were par-ticularly active last night in Thlrty-fifth-st., be-tween Broadway and Seventh-aye., where theTivoli, Dore and Pekin resorts are situated.

The managers of these places are enforcing thelaw which provides that women must not be ad-mitted into those places unless accompanied byescorts Since the law has been enforced the wom-en have been compelled to stand on the sidewalksand stop men who were going to the resorts, inthat way securing admittance themselves.

Last night Cap'aln Thomas's detective* arrested

about thirty of these women, and took them to thestation house. They were well dressed. Few werebailed out.

MR PI'TNAM THINKS SOMEBODY IN THE

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFT«'KWAS CARELESS.

There was a rumor in the Criminal CourtsBulldlngr after the Grand Jury had made Itspresentment that somebody had lost some valu-able papers. There was one Btory to the effectthat George Haven Putnam, the foreman, hadtx>yi in. the habit of taking home certain docu-ments every night to have them copied in con-nection with the Grand Jury's work, and thata valuable letter had been lost.

Seen at his home last night Mr.Putnam said:Yes, there eeema to have been a letter lost. Just

b.-fore Ileft the Grand Jury room two of the Dis-trict Attorney's assistants rushed In. and in a verymuch excited manner demanded to know what hadbecome of a certain important l<-tt<-r that shouldhave been with the other document:-?. Itold them1knew nothing about it.Inever took home any of the documents, ss has

been said. Imade copious notes during the sessionsand then from these wrote whatever requests Isentto editors and others for evidence, but never tookany of the original exhibits him!**.It looks to me like a cleverly attempted device

to cover up carelessness on the' port or some per-

son in the District Attorney's office.

Mr. Putnam intimated that the place of fore-

man of a Grand Jury which Indicts a police

official 5s not the most desirable one In New-York.

on the subjeot and all Ihave to say to the pub-lic are embodied in my telegram to the Gov-ernor."

A X OFFICIAL LETTER LOST.

RAPS SOME NEWSPAPERS.The presentment also mildly raps certain

newspapers for publishing misleading reports

of what occurred In the Grand Jury room Int- \u25a0:;: instances, and seems to feel somewhathurt because reporters who had written ac-counts of "protected" gambling and poolrooms•were not willingto come forward and revealthe source of their confidential information, re-gardlese of the fact that such a course wouldpreclude that reporter from ever getting confi-dential information again. Ifa reporter can get

Information against poolrooms so can the city'spaid detectives, or they ought to be discharged.

The Grand Jury during its month's work found2y.> true bills and dismissed 50 cases.

The Recorder, after receiving the presentmentf;om the hands of George Haven Putnam, theforeman, thanked the members, and said it had\u25a0MS the most energetic Grand Jury he had everknown. He then discharged them.

Recorder Goff, when asked to speak on thejirf-Bf-ntment of the Grand Jury, smiled gently

t.ni said: "Now, really, you knew you shouldn'ttsk me to io anything like that. Of course. Icannot dtecuss it."

District Attorney Gardiner, when the samequestion was put to him, replied: "My views

The Jury is of opinion that the present prac-tice of bringing indictments only against theactual manager of houses found to be underone heading or another, disorderly. Is Inadequateand ineffective. The nominal responsibility forthe management of such places can easily betransferred, and, as a matter of fact. Is trans-ferred, from one lessee to another, the actualownership remaining unchanged.

The Jury are of ..pinion that if the law canhe enforced go that in addition to the findingof an indictment against the manager in chargea similar Indictment could be found against themen of a building when such owners couldbe determir.f-(i, or in the absence of such Identi-fication against "John Roe" as the owner of thebuilding, in such manner as to constitute a for-feiture of license for the premises which havebeen shown to be disorderly, a more satisfactoryi^c-jit could be secured in bringing the nuisanceX'^rmaner.tly to a close.

The presentment makes the following sugges-tion for the more speedy suppression of disor-derly places:

DEVEKT'S RECORDS DISTRUSTED.

The Grand Jury examined Chief Devery's offi-cial records, and have Btrong suspicions thatthey are bogus, as the followingextract proves:

The Jury took occasion to examine the recordskept In the office of the Chief of Police, andknown as the Chief's book of suspicious places.On the date to which the entries have beencompleted, March 18, the total number of placesthroughout the territory of Greater New-Yorkclassed as suspicious was found to be 227.

Inconnection with the other evidence that hasVi.-en placed before them, the Jury could not butarrive at the conclusion that this record of sus-picious places for the entire city was very In-complete and Inadequate. They had themselveshad occasion to consider In the course of theirterm a larger number of cases from gamblingh--u*.^s (the reports before this being restrictedto two or three districts), than were reported Inthe Chief's book for the whole city of GreaterNew-York.

They find themselves In doubt also concern-Ing the authenticity of the record book itseltThe entries there date from May IS, 1898, toMarch \U. IS*hi. but from the freshness of thebook and the uniformity in the general appear-unr- of the writing. It seemed possible to thejurors that all the entries had been recentlymade.

The jury cou'.d not but be impressed with thefact that "many of the officials of the Police De-jirnrmrt who are more particularly chargedunder th^ aw with the supervision of disorderlyplaces, ani with the suppression of those in« !-,•;\u25a0 h the iaw is violated, are apparently com-pletely ignorant of the existence of such places.

Roundsmen, detectives, captains, inspectorsund the Chief of Police himself have all sworn to

the fact that ih<=y had no knowledge of the ex-istence of places concerning the openness ofwhich the Grand Jury had been able to secureadequate evidence.

We do charge and present that in their rela-tions to the6o places the officials of the police,from the roundsmen up to the Commissioners,are guiltyof criminal Ignorance and of criminalnepliper.ee.

It is our Judgment that the existing law andthe rules of the Police Department are adequate

for the suppression of all places in which the

law if being broken. The inference is unavoid-able that the neglect and the blindness are -uenot to lack of intelligence or knowledge, but to

tome direct interest in the maintenance of theolaces.

The Grand Jury, upon the direct advice of the"District Attorney that there was sufficient testi-mony before them to warrant such action, foundan indictment apainst the captain of one pre-cinct. They were of the opinion that the supe-riors of this captain were responsible to anequal or greater extent for criminal negligencesimilar to that which had been proved againsthim.

The Grand Jury were, however, advised by thedistrict Attorney that the evidence brought be-f"re them In rogard to the responsibility oftheseh;gh*>r police officials did not, in his opinion, con-stitute sufficient grounds for indictment.

Notwithstanding that the District Attorneydeclared In his letter of March 19 that the In-vestigation of the Police Department was be-gun on his Initiative, and that the end he had inview was a "thorough investigation of the PoliceDepartment." yet in hie answers to questions ofthe Grand Jury directed to him he statf-d thathe "had no complaint to make or evidence toproduce against any of the higher officials forneglect to enforce the law, and that he had noknowledge of any such fact."

For these reasons, and for the reasons herein-before stated relative to the responsibility of theDistrict Attorney for effective prosecution of in-dictments, the Grand Jury considered It Inad-visable to order indictments against the inspec.tor whose district was IB question or agalnFt theChief of Police.

fytng. the District Attorney tried to maVe that

an excuse for not helping them, saying «t wa*

impossible for him to work with such a body.

The presentment sj>enks of that episode in thisway:

At bo time during the term did the GrandJury in any way interfere with the District At-torney in the ex'-rclse of what he called hisprerogative or with his being present at slltimes with the Grand Jury, except only in therape of two witnesses, who requested permis-sion to make their statements to the Grand Jurywithout the presence or interference of the Dis-trict Attorney. To the request of these twowitnesses the Grsnd Jury conceded, ac In theiropinion the giving of their evidence in the man-tK-r desired by them was likely to further theunderstanding by the Jury of the matters underronsideratioii-

The right of th<» Grand Jury to exercise thisdiscretion In such cases has already been de-tcrmlned by this court. In all other cases andin relation to t/TttJ subject of inquiry the Dis-trict Attorney has been afforded full opportun.tynot only in Neing present but In examining wit-nesses and advising the Grand Jury, and he hasbeen urged and requested to produce and to ex-amine all witnesses whose attendance and testi-mony he could secure.

From the evidence presented to the GrandJury and from all the facts and circumstanceswhich have appeared, it te» their judgment thatwith a iipiWf and earnest District Attorney,

who wouM, not spasmodically, but insistently

and pofletnUlr. take adequate measures forthe collection of evidence of violations of law,

and wliM would prosecute such violators withexpedition and with due diligence, and whowould insist that the ntHcials whose duty It ir-to enforce the law should Jo their full duty, thePolice Department would find it both difficult«nd dangerous to permit or to tolerate certainconditions In our city which are almost flagrantin their defiance of law and order.

POLICE MALADMINISTRATION.The Grand Jury does not mince words when it

\u25a0 to \u25a0peak on the presentment of the entire

rotten Fysteni >>f police maladministration under

DevCfT. and its language proves that it wasMMIwMto indict cv--n Commissioners if Gardi--

*d not obstructed them. Here Is an ex-tract on that head;

THE SPHINXAn Astrological Magazin*

APRIL NUMBEROUT TO-DAY

OTIS ON CONDITIONS IN MANILA.In this statement General Otis said:Saloon licenses were always freely granted

by the Spanish Government, and when we com-menced to reduce them the Filipinoscomplainedof an abridgement of formerly enjoyed liberties.The FilipinoIndulges in wine quite extensively,and Is not as temperate as this letter will indi-cate, though it is seldom that he becomesbeastly intoxicated. Our present chief difficultyhere arises from the action of saloon men fromother countries, and the beer and whiskey menof the United States, whose agents follow theway of the Army. \u25a0Several weeks ago Idirectedthe provost marshal general to reduce the num-ber of city saloons as fast as practicable, and toexercise great caution In the future In Issuinglicenses. Drunkenness and debauchery In Ma-nila as represented in United States newspapersdo not exist. There Is no city in the UnitedStates of equal proportions as orderly and asquiet. Soldiers visiting Manila on pass or fur-lough are often Indiscreet, but generally receivetheir deserts in punishments.

LIQUOR TRAFFIC UNDER SPANISH RULE.Itappeared from an admission privately made

by Mr. Crafts after the committee had ad-journed that the cost of a saloon license InManila Is now $230 Instead of $3; and. accord-Ing to the statement before the committee to-day of the Rev. Dr. Asa A. S. Flske. a Presby-terian clergyman of Washington, who had in-vestigated the subject, and Is a warm advocateof the proposed legislation, the Filipinos, evenbefore the American occupation, consumedquantities Of vino, "a pestiferous sort of ginmade from rice." That fact also appeared InGeneral Otls's official statement. Mr. Paynealso remarked that, according to the testimonyof Puerto Hicans before the Ways and Mean'sCommittee, the people of the Island manufact-ured and consumed three million gallons of ruma year. .:• •

According to the official statistics, recentlypublished by the War Department, the importa-tions of alcoholic liquors into the Philippinesdid not begin "when the Americans came." Inthe year 1888 the importations of distilled spir-its amounted to C3.200 gallons, valued at $170 -94 1:In 18U4 the importations amounted to t»7 -2.15 gallons, value! at $1U7.322. and In LS»<> theyamounted to 106.014 gallons, valued at «3 4>:i'>'.<''The Increase from 1893 to 1594 was 14.035 'gal-lons, or more than Mper cent In one year whilefrom ISM to ISDO It was 51,814 gallons.' or 07per cent In six years, or at the average rate ofa little over 10 per cent a year, as comparedwithmore than 20 per cent from MM to 1804.

INrHAWAII AND PUERTO RICO.In regard to Hawaii. Mr. Hitt. who was a

member, of the Hawaiian Commission, calledthe attention of Mr. Crafts, who had assertedthat virtual prohibition prevailed before an-nexation, to the fact that the same laws are inforce now as then, and administered by thesame officials. That was a poser, which MrCrafta could not satisfactorily answer

In regard to Puerto Rico, Mr. Crafts' assertedthat only light wines were consumed before theAmerican occupation, and that the importationsof malt liquors had since decreased. He did notmention the fact that there was a large con-

Chairman Cooper and Messrs. Payne, Hitt andMoody, of the committee, ask^d them a numberof pointed questions designed to bring out facts,

which they were not prepared to answer on thespur of the moment, but they promised to fur-nish the desired information hereafter. Mr.

Crafts had brought with him a copy of the con-vention of ISJ)'2 entered Into by most of the civil-ized nations for the suppression of the slavetrade and the traffic in firearms and alcoholicliquors in a lar?e portion of Africa, and sug-gested its provisions as both a basis and an ar-gument in favor of legislation by Congress to

Biippress the Importation, manufacture and sale

of Intoxicating liquors in Cuba, Puerto Rico,

Hawaii and the Philippines. He also spoke «4the order issued at Santiago by Major-General

Shafter forbidding the opening of saloons andthe sale of liquor, and said that General Woodhad pursued the same policy there until over-ruled by superior authority. He wanted to knowwhat influence caused the change of policy.

CHARGES MADE BY MR. CRAFTS.

Mr. Crafts asserted that before the Am«*r!canoccupation of Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philip-pines and the annexation of Hawaii drunken-ness was almost unknown in those islands; thatthe people indulged only in light wines, and thatto so small an extent that there were only threesaloons in the city of Manila, where there arenow more than as many hundreds, each of whichhad to pay a license tax of only $.1; that thenatives, who nevpr drank to Intoxclatlon beforethe Americans came, now drank to excess; thatthere had been an enormous Increase of the Im-portation and sale of Intoxicating liquors, andin these and other assertions he was supportedby Dr. Dunn and other speakers and by statis-tics and newspaper correspondents, and edito-rials w«»re freely quoted and submitted to thei-ame end. Dr. Dunn declared that the Presi-dent and Secretary of War could have put a stop

at any time to "the saturnalia of debauchery InManila which has prevailed since the Americanscame," and after drawing the darkest of darkpictures of existing cor.Jlti MM he wanted toknow "if thlß is the benevo'.ent assimilationabout which the President has to much to say."

Doth he and Mr. Crafts -Idently did not place,much, ifany, confidence ,r. official statements orstatistics, the latter, after reading some of hisown, remarking that "figures could easily bemade to He"; and both l.c and Dr. Dunn appar-ently attached little importance to an officialstatement made to the Secretary of War byMajor-General Otis under date of November 28,1809, which, however, was submitted to thecommittee by the latter.

THEY SAT DRUNKENNESS HAS ENORMOUS-

LY INCREASED INNEW POSSESSIONS

UNDER AMERICAN RULE— •

FICIAL FIGURES TO THE

CONTRARY.

fBT TEI.F.ORAPH TO THE TRIB'NE I"Washington, March 30.— A number of repre-

sentatives of temperance societies, headed by

the Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, appeared before the

House Committee on Insular Affairs to-day, andadvocated the passage, with some amendments,

of the bill recently Introduced by RepresentativeGlllett, of Massachusetts, to prohibit the Impor-

tation, manufacture and sale of distilled alco-

holic liquors In the Philippines. The principal

amendments they desired were to have the scope

of the measure broadened so as to include wines

and be«»r and other malt liquors, and to have it

made applicable to Hawaii, Cuba and PuertoRico, as well as to the Philippines. The speeches

made by Mr. Crafts, who Is the superintendent

of the Reform Bureau In Washington: by the

Rev. E. C. Dlnwlddle. of the Anti-SaloonLeague, and by Dr. J. B. Dunn, of New-York,

an official representative of the National Tem-perance Society, and also of the Temperance

Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Amer-ica, who were the principal speakers, aboundedin statements which. If correct, were startling,

not to say astounding, and some of the docu-

ments they laid before the committee were ofthe same astonishing character. The speechesof these representatives of the prohibition causealso contained exceedingly thinlyveiled and bit-ter attacks on President McKlnleyand membersof his Administration.

ASTONISH INO STATEMENTS MADE BY

PROHIBITIONISTS.

THK PRESIDENT ATTACKED.

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STITUTION DOES NOT FOLLOWTHE FLAG.

Washington. March SO.— entire edition of thereport prepared by Judge Magoon, the law officerof the Assistant Secretary of War, In regard to thestatus of the Insular possessions of the UnitedStates, has been exhausted. Senator Davis has In-troduced a resolution calling for the printing of anadditional three thousand copies of the pamphletto meet the increasing demands from public men.The report is largely made up of extracts fromopinions of the Supreme Court, all going to main-tain the proposition that the Constitution does notfollow the flag. It was this construction of theConstitution as laid down in the report that servedas the basis for the majority report on the PuertoRlcan Tariff bill as presented to the Senate.

Representative Richardson, of Tennessee, to-dayIntroduced in the House the following resolution:

Resolved. That the Secretary of War be and ishereby directed to furnl«h the House with anyopinion or opinions given the Department byCharles A. Magoon, law officer of the Division ofInsular Affairs, as to whether the Constitution wasextended ex proprio vlgore to the island of PuertoRico when the peace convention between theUnited States and Spain was ratified and in fur-nishing such opinion. If any was given will alsofurnish such arguments or reasons as were as-signed by said Magoon In support thereof.

RIOTISG MIXERS USED DEADLY WEAPONS.Dubois. Perm.. March 30.— The striking miners at

the Horatio mines, of the Berwind- White CoalMining Company, attacked the few men who haveremained at work, when they came out of thernln->s to-night. A miner named Dlbblebls and histwo sons were attacked by a crowd of men. womenand children, armed with clubs and stones, andwere forced to battle for their lives. DtbbleMs andhis sons were reinforced by the other men whohave been working, and l»nth sides drew revolversand began shooting promiscuously. Over a him\u25a0ted shots were Bred, resulting in the seriouswounding of threo persona.

The mine officials immediately called on SheriffChesnutt of Jefferson County for assistance andthat officer, with \u25a0 force of deputies, went t.i thescene at once and -arrested forty men and womenwho participated In the fight, taking them toPunxsatawney where they willhave a hearing to-morrow morning. The strikers are In \u25a0an uirlymood, and further trouble is expected. The SheriffIs now guarding, the property of. the company andaffording protection to the men. who are now atwork. It t» not thou ht that any of *•™n<J.dper»ons will die.

A RE POUT IX GREAT DEMAND.

MILLIONS OF GALLONS RUN TO WASTE.Controller Coler said yesterday that the report of

John R. Freeman, the civil engineer, who was em-ployed to make a complete investigation of thecity's water supply, would be printed In a few-weeks, and would show that more water runs towaste than Is actually needed by the people of thecity every day. Mr. Freeman has ascertained thatabout 100,0C0,000 gallons of water daily Is allowedto run to waste after it Is delivered in the city.The engineer has computed the consumption ofwater at different hours of the d«y. He finds thatthe greatest consumption is between S a. m. and10 a. m., when water is being used at the rate erf142 gallons per capita a day. The least consumptionla between the hours of 2 a. m. and 4 a. m... whenmost people are asleep, yet at those hours the con-sumption of water Is at the rate of sixty gallons aday for every person.

Iwas in fuvor of the Morgan bill as first pre-sented. An amendment has been made In the Listfew days which compromises the city's right. Myposition Is never to compromise unless the com-promise is in favor of the city. By the amendmentto the Morgan bill New-York City Is precluded fromgoing into Columbia. County, where the Ten MileRiver is. Thin Is a great source of water. Ibe-lieve th.tt it Governor Roosevelt understood thisbill as Ido he would agree with me In opposing It.Iam sorry Governor Roosevelt did not call me upon the telephone, and Icould have explained mat-ters. Iam sure Governor Roosevelt and Iare Infull accord. The Governor has always stood forwhat Is Just and honest, and for that reason hewill. Ibelieve, still stand with me on the Ramapoquestion.

who fall to come before the Legislature and pro-claim what they have time and time again ml<l in

official reports, namely, that the city of .New-Y ook

Is In urgent nee.l of more water. It Is these officialswho have prepared and advocated a colossal, con-tract, which cannot be Justified. .

It Is because the city of New- York has such

officials as these that Its private citizens nnu .inecessary to come to the Legislature ana asK torsimple Justice, for relief and for protection.

THE COMMISSIONER'S STATEMENTS.On August 9 last William Dalton. Commissioner

of Water Supply of the city of New-York sub-mitted for the approval of the Board of Public

Improvements a proposed contract with the Ramap*

Water. Company covering a period of forty years,and an expenditure of $200,000,000. It was accom-panied with a voluminous report, wherein Commis-sioner Dalton set forth In great detail the alarmingcondition of the city's water supply, the urgent needof Instant action to secure an Increased supply, and

the alleged financial embarrassment of theeity

as reasons for contracting with the Ramapo WaterCompany for additional water supply. He rehearsedthe advantages of the proposal made by the Ham-

apo Water Company and specified In detail theproposed sources of supply and the quantities ofwater obtainable from each. On this point he said:

"The aggregate area of watersheds referred toIs over 1.400 square miles. . . . All these condi-tions confirm the estimate that these watershedsare capable of furnishing ultimately a daily watersupply of !»0,<»0,ono gallons of the purest Qual-ity.

'.....These allegations are made by the Commissioner

as of his own knot/ledge due to personal inspectionon the grounds. He then says:

"These considerations as to cost and time leadme to the presentation of the

-recommendation

which Iwill now make, and in making It Idesireto again emphasize the seriousness of the situation,which makes time precious and prompt action im-perative. ... Private capital stands ready toconstruct the works and .furnish the water withoutobligation or cost to the city, except to pay forthe water when delivered. Aproposal has been pre-sented by a responsible company to furnish theneeded water supply. . . . By act of the Legis-lature this company Is authorized to contract withthe city of New-York to furnish such water sup-ply. The proposal is to deliver to the city, at Itsnorthern limit, not less than 200,000.000 gallons ofwater per day within five years of the date of theacceptance of the proposal, at $70 per 1,000,000 gal-lons. The company has taken all necessary legalsteps to secure this water supply, and such addi-tions to It as the city willneed above 200.000.000 gal-lons per day. ... 1 am satisfied of the com-petency and reliabilityof the company to carry outthis proposal, and Iam also satisfied that underthe existing conditions as herein stated it will beadvantageous to accept the proposal. ... Isub-mit herewith for approval by your Board a contractwith the Ramapo Water Company on the basis ofthe company's proposal, and approved as to formby the Corporation Counsel."

On November 16. 1899, Commissioner Dalton madethe specific admission to Messrs. S. Cristy Meadand William R. Corwine. of the office staff of theMerchants' Association, in answer to their ques-tions, that his own engineers had made no reportas to the result of the inspection of the Ramapodistrict, but that the engineers of the RamapoWater Company supplied him with the data uponwhich he recommended and still seeks to executea contract binding the city to pay the RamapoWater Company 000,000.

This admission and other statements of Commis-sioner Dalton were at once reduced to writingandsent to him in the form of a letter for confirma-tion, and ensuing correspondence establishes thefact of Mr.Dalton's admission.

EXTRA SESSION IMPROBABLE.Albany, March 30 (Special).

—Governor Roose-

velt expressed his surprise to-day over the re-port that Controller Coler was opposed to As-semblyman Morgan's bill permitting- the" cityof New-York to condemn lards to obtain waterrights, and said that he did not see how it wouldbe possible to call a special session of the Leg-islature to consider, solely the question of thewater supply of New-York in view of the hos-tility to that bill expressed by various ruralmembers of the Legislature, and now by the cityofficials.

The Governor intimated that he thought thatPresident Grout, of the Borough of Brooklyn,was opposed to the bill of Assemblyman Mor-gan solely because it did not declare thatBrooklyn might supply itself with water fromSuffolk County. It was plain, however, that abill including Suffolk County could not bepassed. Indeed, a bill introduced by SenatorMcCarren early in the present session, repealingthe law of 189<}, declaring that Brooklyn shouldnot take water from streams In Suffolk Countywithout the consent of its Board of Supervisors,was defeated by the joint action of the Tam-many Hall members and of the rural members.It may be added that Mayor Van Wyck has

not yet returned here the bill of AsagtoblymanFallows providing that the consent/ MayorVan Wyck and of Controller Colerjß«|iratelyshall be necessary before a contract Is made:with the Ramapo Water Company.

THINKS GOVERNOR WILL STAND WITHni.M.

' . .CONTROLLER COLER SAYS AMENDED MOR-

GAN BOtZi COMPROMISES CITY'S RIGHT.When Controller Coler was asked last night, in

Brooklyn, for an expression regarding the dispatchfrom Albany yesterday afternoon that said thatGovernor Roosevelt was Indignant over the Con-troller's opposition to Assemblyman Morgan's billpermitting this city to go into certain counties forwater, he said:

THE CITY'S HANDS TIED.

The association discusses the dangers whichthreaten the city as follows:

Section 4".l of the city charter permits the Com-missioner of Water Supply, as he contends, toenter into a*summary contract for water with aprivate company, subject to the approval of theBoard of Public Improvements. The Fallows bill,

which has not yet become a law, places safeguardsaround the Commissioner's powers of contract. Itis obvious that these safeguards as to the form ofa contract will have little or no weight when awater famine compels the city to obtain water Inthe quickest way. regardless of cost or manner.The compulsion of necessity willbe upon the peo-ple. The compulsion of law embodied in Section 472will drive them to buy water at an excessive pricerather than not to huve it at all. Under that sec-tion they can get it only by buying it through con-tract with private companies, It is alleged thatthese provisions of law were drafted or Instituted bymine of the present officials of the Water SupplyDepartment In the years 1595 and IK*!, and In-jected by them into the city charter. It Is theselaws that tie the city's hands an Imake It power-less to protect Itself. The official who. itis alleged,drew fnffft disabling laws In among the officialswho have for several years fulkd to act In the formrequired by law to obtain 16,O»,0O0 or 20,000.000 gal-lons of .water by the, building of the conduit re-ferred to above. It la there officials who orderedthe waters from polluted ponds to be turned Into

the water supply of the Borough of Brooklyn. inorder that public apprehension might thereby becreated and the way to a great water contract bemade, smooth. It Is these officials whoso omissionshave created the danger of a famine In Brooklyn.It Is these officials who still have power to do againwhat they have already done. It la these official*

The statement alßo treats of the alleged at-tempt to frighten the populace into sympathy

with the proposed contract by an order whichwould have utilize! two polluted ponds to makeup for the deficiency In Brooklyn's water sup-ply. This order was issued, but not enforced, theprompt action of the State Roard of Health for-bidding such a menace to the health of the citi-

zens.

The Merchants' Association then gives a his-tory of the attempt to provide for additionalconduits, the movement's failure, the waterfamine in January of last year, and the attempt

about that time to foist upon the city a contract

with a private water company which could af-

ford no immediate relief.

The water supply of Brooklyn, tho report says.

Is drawn chiefly from the Rldpewood system,

which was extended some years ago from Rock-

vine Centre to Mas-^aperjua, but the conduit con-nections from Rockville Centre to the reservoirs

at Rldgewood were inadequate to transmit thewater, and a part of the supply was at times

wasted.

First— To existing laws drafted or instigated byofficials of the Department of Water Supply of thecity of New- York.

Second— To neglect or refusal of the officials ofthe Department of Water Supply, the Hoard ofPublic Improvements, the Board of Estimate andApportionment and of the Municipal Assembly ofthe city of New-York to take the necessary legalsteps for procuring an additional supply of waterneeded for the inhabitants of Brooklyn and adja-cent boroughs.

11. A sufficient supply of water for the imme-diate needs of Brooklyn is readily procurable fromthe eastern part of Nassau County at very smallexpense provided that the limitations of Section472 of the city charter are removed.

The officials have made no attempt to procurewater from this source under the existing act. orto secure a change in that law to amplify theirpowers, if necessary; but. nevertheless, alleging thedirect necessity for more watei as their reason,have sought to enter into an unconscionable con-

tract with the Ramapo Water Company, wherehythe city would be mulcted to the extent of morethan $100,000,000.

12. The city authorities of New- York, who haveneglected to obtain at nominal cost from an ob-vious and, In fact, the only possible immediatesource of supply, the water which they allegeto be necessary, have themselves prepared thelaws which disqualify the city from obtainingwater, except by cdtitract. and finally have soughtto procure a contract with a private company un-der the coercion of the laws drafted by themselves.It is obvious that under such circumstances as

these it Is the duty of the legislature to protect acity containing half the population of the Stateagainst the possible misdeeds of Its own officials.

The Merchants' Association then goes on to

detail some of the facts upon which the fore-going allegations are based.

Albany, March 29. 1900.To the Hon. Theodore Roosev.-lt, Governor. Al-

bany.Dear Sir: Ihave hitherto said to you that In my

opinion it would be not only a political crime, buta political blunder for this Legislature to adjournwithout legislation to protect both the city 'if N". w-York and the people of practically nil the countiesin the t-astern part of the fltate against \u25a0 projectedwater monopoly, the pluns of w hiia are now com-plete and will become effective when It shall havecompelled the city of New-York to enter into acontract with it for water supply. That compul-sion can and probably will be exerted unless theLegislature intervenes.

The city ip now powerless to procure a sufficientwater supply, either by purchase or condemnation,being debarred from Ixithmet hods by the ov ra . \u25a0

of Section 472. Th*- Fallows act is not sufficientfor protection. In the face of a water famine inBrooklyn, a contract to relieve the pressing neces-sities of the city would be compulsory. Such afamine, as the reault of conditions for which someof the city officials are responsible, was hanlyaverted during the last few months. These con-ditions still exist. A famine must c-vuntually resultund a contract will of necessity folluw.

The Legislature of the 9tate of New-York hasthe power to protect the people of the State againstthis wrong. It Is us yet partially uninformed as tothe facts. Isubmit herewith some of the factswhich make 'mmediate legislation a necessity. Isuggest that you lay them before the Legislatureas reasons whyit should give the protection, with-out which every source of water supply and everywater power In this State except those owned orcontrolled by municipalities, will pass under thecontrol of a greut monopoly. Ifthe Legislature ad-journs without action the purpose will probably beconsummated unless a special session of the Legis-lature is thereafter called to intervene. ItIs to behoped that such a necessity may not arise.

The Morgan bill has now been amended in con-formity with the suggestions of Senator Stranahan,<'hairman Kelsey and others. Itappears, however,that some members think the city authoritiesshould indorse the bill.Isubmit to you herewith some of the reasons why

cf'v officials (other than Controller Coler) have notcome before the Legislature to advocate bills in-tended to prevent private monopoly of the watersupply. They make clear why private citizens urgecurative ießislatlon and why city officials do not.Idesire personally to thank you for the firmness

with which you have co-operated with the Mer-chants' Association of New-York in opposing theprojected monopoly. Your action and your mo-tives have been entirely satisfactory to us at allstages, and what has been done by you has beenthat which was best to be done under the condi-tions. Very truly yours,

FREDERICK B. DE BERARD,For the Merchants' Association of New-York.

THE WATER SITUATION IN NEW-YORK.The second communication is as follows:1. Brooklyn is in Imminent danger of a water

famin<\2. This danger is due to conditions that have

apparently b.-en procured.3. To avert it speedy action is necessary.4. Action is not being taken to avert it, hut, on

the contrary, efforts at action are systematicallyImpeded.

5. Water for the speedy relief of Brooklyn canbe got from only one source— namely, the easternpart of Nassau County.

<5. The city does not "own sufficient water rights inthe east. Tii part of Nassau County. The neces-sary water rights are now used in whole or inpart for the supply of other cities, towns or vil-lages; hence, the city of New-York can neither buythem nor condemn them, being forbidden by Sec-tion 471' to acquire any property rights in suchwater rights.

7. The contractual powers of the city of New-York as to water supply are not wholly derivedfrom the city charter, which only specifies howand hy whom a contract shall be made.

Statutes of 1883 (or 1884) repealing and amendatoryacts of ]SJtO-'9l. and special acts of ISl*s appear toI>ermit the city of New-York to contract for waterwith the Ramapo Water Company, and with noother company.

Assuming that the city can contract with othercompanies than the Ramapo Water Company, theform of contract for water, approved by the Cor-poration Counsel, authorizes the company wittiwhich the contract is made "to act hs the agentand representative of the city of New-York so faras It may lawfully do so In doing whatever nvaybe necessary for the fulfilment of this contract,"and chapter !)S5. Laws of UK, authorizes the Rama-po Water Company "to supply water to any city,town or village, and to other corporations and toth« persons that may lawfully contract therefor."

Hence a contract by the city with a Nassau orSuffolk company might readily be made the coverof an indirect contract with the Ramapo WaterCompany.

fc. It is probable that the Ramapo Water Com-pany In reality controls the water rights of theeastern part of Nassau County and of SuffolkCounty, and can, therefore, control any contractfor water tnerefrom, whether made in Its ownname, or in the name of the various alleged syndi-cates owning: water rights there.

ft. In case of a water famine In Brooklyn, thepublic need would compel resort to the speediestpossible means for getting more water. Itcan onlyhe got Immediately from one source; it can onlybe got by contract: it can only be got from onecompany, either directly or through its contractingagents.

CAUSES OF DEFICIENCY.

10. These condition are due:

IfBBGHANIV ASSOCIATION EXPRKSSES

ITS VIEWS TO THE GOVERNOR.

Albany, March 30.—

The Merchants' Associa-tion of New-York City to-day presented toGovernor Roosevelt these communications onthe Ramapo water question:

NEW ATTACK ON RAMAPO.

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. 31. 1900.

CLERICAL ERRORS IS PRIMARY RETCSSIThe Police Commissioners, with the exception at

Commissioner Sexton, met inPresident Tors*roaalast evening for an examination of alleged «rrorj

In the returns, of the vote at the primaries. T!r»y

found that the errors were of a clerical nature**

In no way affected the result of any !•'"'. T»errors were failures to designate on the

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filed with th« Bureau of Elections la which con-vention delegates had been elected.

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MACHINECANDIDATES WILL00 TO THEREPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

There were few contests at the Republican .*».sembly district conventions held in Kings Coaat7last night, and the machine won all along the Hae.The principal fight, that against George H. Rofc.erts In the IVth District, was unsuccessful, aodRoberts succeeded in electing his entire tick*.Following is a list of the delegates elected to th«State Convention: \--x?--~

IST DISTRICT. XIITHDISTRICT.Michael J. Pa.'- E. C. Candee.Walter F. water. Howard 1* Woodie.V. H. Ralston. Andrew I.ynn.W. White. Frank F,^ischm«n."Willis L. Og<len. Frank QuMort.H. D. Ketchum. William H. Burgess.. ,_ __ James F. Phillips.

IID DISTRICT. XIIITH DISTRICT.W. J. Keatty Robert M. Johnson.Frank Partridge. William Bnist.Henry T. CWtST. Jesse Moore.Robert Welwood. A. ,- Schlwmaa.

HID DISTRICT. v,^i?*n^,R. H L*lmbe«r. Jr. Nicholas Droee.

S. O. Patterson.

SBSISSIJames T. Mullen. E^«e A Kmln.IVTH DISTRICT. Genrtse A." Owens.Charles OHM John (Winner.Charles Hegeman. XVTH DISTRICTAlfred E. Vass. Harry JacqutlantArthur F. Hilton. Edward H. jchiu«ua>Darwin R. James, Jr. Bert Reiss.Aaron I* Squires. Louis J. Altney. ..Edward H. Coffin. Frederick Wllllarsi.

VTH DISTRICT. WITH DISTRICTA. T. Hobby. Robert A. Sharkey.John DMHM Richard M. BurnMt.A. C. De^raw. Albert H. Butler.Oscar Knaop Percey Osborae.

John Kissel. J- Adrian Post.A. C Hencke. James R. Westqn,

William C. Lauristien. John D. Post.vith r>T«;TT»TrT Arthur R. se**rl- VIXH L>IS>TKILTI. VV7TTTT TIT- IIBT

Frederick H. Schroeder. jo^r^' ™S'G«or 8e Frlefeld. iWrt-leT^*John P»rtseh.

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Charles Bu--John Pertsch. chiriMRn»rS. W. KrtstelUr WllliSl*Tim,*Arthur J. Audett. June. wiUUai*.John Dlemer. 3 E cucrler.

VIITH DISTRICT. James I?-«.-»*a.Charles A. Moore. •; William H. Groatty.Jaj.i»« W. Roach. . XVIIITHDISTRICT.Angus Nichols. Robert H. Broad.

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H. A .'!.!\u25a0 :\u25a0-•\u25a0 Eawiu Ma«qu«aa.*Mortimer 9. Horton. W. H. Van K>«c«.Clarence A. Barrow. Gilbert D.Ma^som.Marcus B. Campbell. G*org* H. Wliaon.

VIIITH DISTRICT. ?" th"'el „*"\u25a0*

Jacob Brenner. Ja°°vix-TO '^Smi**.Albert B. Waldron. (^taV^i^^George B. Forrester. SffL'?,v" j? t^iWJamp* MrElroT FT^ier:\u25a0•k F ror.iHa>James Mcfcjroy William

IXTHDISTRICT. j^jup Riraer.John H. Barrett. Herman 9^hwi*liert.^•

Alexander Mackey. XXI DISTRIC*John F. Dally. Andrew Lemon.XTH DISTRICT. W. Schnltzpaa.

General W. C. Wallace. John K. NeaLGeorge Kenneth. David Towle.George F. Elliott , Edward Arg«n.John Thome. David NelsonHoward McWllllam. George dcblaarnhsaaEdgar S. Boody. Frederick GrwfeDM a.John Q. Adam*. \>-> DISTRICR

XrTH DISTRICT. Jacob A. U*tar>tc«.Timothy L. Wot»lni!T E. O. Jackson.H. Mcßrld*. Ev I. Rock«fe»ler.H. S. Oosxena. G. R. Wa-!»wcnS.J. R«.::, O. F. Warren.J. Pattanoo. Jo«epa H. Adam*. ;|Noon Tlbbetts. Charles If. Francisco.W. Huston. Charles Brunnell.

GE\ERAL M'LEER'S PROMOTION.Governor Roosevelt's action in brevettiay Brl«»»

dler-Oeneral James McLeer. commander of t»tSecond Brigade. N. G. N. T.. a major-general, tirecognition of his services In the State Militia.itthirty-five years, is pleasing to Brooklyn pecpl*

General NAM served inthe CivilWar in tha :«hXew-Tork Volunteers and has a long and hoaor»^»record. After returning from the war he sterna athe regiment and rose from a lieutenant **°Jffnel. He has teen In command of the Second \u25a0*gade since ISB6.

KIXGS COUNTY DELEGATES.

MERCHANTS URGE THAT CREATER POWERS IEGIVEN TO THE INTERSTATE COM-

MERCE COMMISSION.

Washington. March 30.—The Senate Committee caInterstate Commerce to-day heard arguments Insupport of the proposition to amend .the Inter-state. Commerce Law by James M. Lansley. of th»Merchants' Association of New-York; Edward PBacon, a grafn merchant of Milwaukee, and 11. j"Dousman, of the Chicago Board of Trade.

-Mr. Langley said that he represented K.OMof ti«

largest business houses in the United State*, i,3»of them being* in New-York rh*»y wanted thehands of the Interstate Commerce CoauaUaJoastrengthened. Mr. Langley said, feeling that theywere as "much at the mercy of the item rateharpies as prior to 1887."

Mr. Bacon thought the law should either bemade effective or stricken oft the books. He ateexpressed the opinion that the Interstate Con-merce Commission should have th» power to <on-vict in cases where the members were convinced o»violation of the law. even where the proof dM no-reach the strict technical requirements.

Mr. Dousrnan complained especially nt discrim-ination In rates on the part .of the railroad coo-panles, and wanted the law amended so as to pat.stop to the practice. t

COMM I/V Or' R MI.KO Mi !>:.« RIMISATIOI

sumption of. rum of domestic manufacture -r>Importations of malt liquors and cider ha™ i?*creased. In 1805 the total value of such w'Dortatlons amounted to f107.000. and la li»,$214.0»>.)/ according to the official figure. ™,vIMied by the War Department. In l<«^r, theportatlons of wines.and cor2lals amounted^1.038.484 gallons, valued at $431,520. In1«2the Importations of win**and cordials am*!,,ed to only 228,765 gallons, valued at $141 fu^Ihe foregoing figures do not agree wlt» -V\u25a0t&tlsttca furnished to the Insular committee hiMr. Crafts to-day, but they are official even i»they do "He." Moreover. Mr. CriftiS tabiiwhich purported to be a comparative •tat»n>»--of the Imports of distilled and malt liquors l-«»Cuba. Puerto Rtco^&nd the Philippines In i.So-and ISTO. respectively, does not Include such lm'ports from other countries than the UnitMState*. The official figures published by th»War Department Include the imports front incount--

WEDDING RINGS.Our newest design wedding rins I* "u^m

gold, rather narrow and round: tie "^"ji•weight cost from 17.50 to $10.0<>: IS <r,.*Vtwedding rings from $400 to ?15.v0; In » ••from $2.75 to $7.50. -^

Diamond Solitaire Enpngemeni Ring* iswm

$23.00 to $;.<*'.<•<>.

%. $ <"Jvotlers »nd Inxporttrs.

52 WEST NTH STREET.

CHANGES MADE IN AGE LIMITATIONSFOR

VARIOI'S OfTICBft

Washington, March 30—The President hasamended the Civil Service law so as to authorizethe CivilService Commission, acting in accord withthe heads of the departments Interested, to fix amaximum age limitation with respect to entranceto places for which such maximum age limitationsare not fixed by the CivilService rules, and. in ad-dition to the age limits already fixed In that sectionof the rule, he ha* fixed the age limits for "ap-prentice In mints and assay offices" at eighteen totwenty-four years; for "keeper, assistant keeperand officers of lightships in the lighthouse service"at eighteen to fifty years; for "matron and assistantmatron" in the Indiana service at twetvty-flve tofifty-flve, and for "observer in the Weather Bureauservice" at eighteen to thirty years. Soldiers andsailors who have preference under Seatlon 1,754,Kevised Statutes, are already exempted from allage limitations.

GOTTLIEB'S LICENSE REVOKED.Albany, March 30.—Mr. Clements, Deputy State

Commissioner of Excise, reports that an order wasgranted at a special term of the Supreme Court,held in New-York, revoking the liquor tax certifi-cate issued to L<azar Gottlieb.

Gottlieb conducted the premises known as theChinese hotel and restaurant at No. 37 WestTwenty-elghth-st., and. It was alleged, allowed thepremises to become disorderly and a resort for per-sons of ill repute, besides trafficking In liquors con-trary to the terms of Ills liquor tux certificate bytelling during prohibited hours.

CIVIL SERVICE'

LAW AMENDED.

SANDERS BILLSCARES THE GAMBLERS.The keepers of poolrooms in this district are

having their troubles these days. They thought ita hardship recently when told to shut up for thetime being. They obeyed the order, and compara-

tively few room? Jn tho city have been doing anybusiness since then. Now the passage in the As-sembly of the Sanders bill to shut them up forgood comes like a bombshell upon their devotedheads. Some of them are actually thinking of in-vesting their talents in some legitimate businessenterprises.

While the bill passed the Assembly with almostflying colors, 79 to 12, those who know somethingabout the political pot at Albany say that themeasure will not have such clear sailing in theSenate. They say that certain people who are in-terested in poolrooms and other gambling institu-tions in this city are already hard at work atAlbany, and that they do not think the bill willever get through the Senate. Still, they rememberthe repeal of the obnoxious Horton law by theSenate this week, and. while they talk bravely,they do not feel as confident as they would havetheir listeners believe.

Still, the poolroom keepers and gamblers realizethat they have stanch friends and workers !n theirbehalf at Albany in the persons of Senators "Tim"Sullivan and George \V. Plunkitt. and they knowthat the gambling Interests will be protected ifthose two worthies can possibly accomplish such aresult.

THKEK MONTHS FOR A GAMBLER.Joseph Hilliard. who was arrested in a raid made

by the Society for the Prevention of Crime, at No.1,487 Broadway, on March 13, was yesterday con-victed In General Sessions, before Judge Cowing,of conducting a gambling house, and sentenced tothree months' imprisonment.

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