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THE BUOOKEYN DAILY EAG TZE SATURDAY, FEBKUAEY 29, 1896. VOD. 56. 59. 12 PAGES.

THREE CENTS. LAST THE KAISER MAY CHALLENGE. RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY CHANGES. S. S.HEWYORKFAST AGHOUUS, FRED.

DM ARRESTED. MUD DOG LOOSE IK NEW YORK. service regulations, without any thought of or atempt at evasion, and it may be of in terest to note that probably 70 per cent, of the employes who liave been dismissed In 111 DEMOCRATS DISMISSED, RUMORED THAT HE WILL RACE FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP. Glasgow, February 29 It is rumored at Patrick that the yacht now being constructed for Emperor William of Germany 'Is Intended as a challenger for the America's cup. ger for the America's cup.

STEAMER ST. PIERRE FOUNDERS. BOUND FROM HALIFAX FOR VICTORIA. CREW RESCUED. Victoria, B.

February 29 A private dispatch from Gibralter brings news of the wreck in mid Atlantic of the steamer St. Pierre, which was on her way from Halifax for Victoria, having been recently purchased by the Canadian Pacific Navigation company of this city for the west coast route. She was In command of Captain Sears of Victoria and all her officers were from this city. The ves sel foundered at sea. The crew were picked up by a passing steamer.

The St. Pierre left Halifax on February 13. She was considered an unusually good sea boat, having been built to contend with storms of the uGlf of St. Lawrence. She was fully covered by Insurance.

The crew was taken to Gibralter. PLEAS FOR JOHN Y. MC KANE'S PARDON. Albany, N. February 29 Governor Morton has received more letters from citizens of Brooklyn pleading the pardon of John Y.

Mc Kane. The executive has not had an opportunity to consider the matter. POTTS MAY BE INSANE. JUSTICE WALSH WILL HAVE AN INVESTIGATION MADE. John Potts, who created a panic in the Home for Friendless Girls, at 13G Lawrence street, on the morning of the 21st was taken before Justice Walsh this morning for a hearing.

Mrs. Anna Potts, the wife of the accused, Miss Dorothea Miller, the matron of the home and Officer Frank Yunker who arrested Potts under a bed in one of the upper dormitories with a razor in his pocket, all testified to the facts in the case. It was nearly a repetition of the story told in tne iagle a week ago. Potts acted in a listless, uninterested way while tho witnesses were testifying, and declined to go on the witness stand in his own defense. Although Justice Walnh had a strong suspicion that he was shamming he gave him the benefit of the doubt, and remanded him to jail pending an examination into his mental condition.

WARNING TO POLICY HOLDERS. AN INSURANCE COLLECTION AGENT WHO IS A FRAUD. Mrs. Mary Cappan of 12 McKinney street paid out to a well dressed man of 3o years who called at her house yesterday the sum of $1.60 premium on an insurance polioy in the Metropolitan Life Insurance company. He represented that he was William Powers, the local superintendent of the company.

After his departure ahe suspected that he was a Bwindler. and she went to tho insurance office to. see about it. She was shown a picture of the man to whom she had paid the money and who proved to be George Williams, alias Powers, alias McGuire. alias Hartman.who was formerly one of the company's agents.

Williams had swindled many of the policy holders in the same way and has served seTeral terms in prison for defrauding policy holders. The an ihoritiea are looking for him. HANGED HERSELF FROM A TRANSOM. MRS. DUMROS' SUICIDE DISCOVERED BY HER HUSBAND.

When Joseph DumTos of 216 Dovoe street went homo early last evening ho found his wife, Barbara Dumros, 46 years old, hanging from the transom over the door leading into the bedroom. The woman had taken a clothes line and after fastening it to the transom had made a nooso and placed it about her neck. Then she had evidently stood on a chair, regulated the length of the rope and jumped off. Mrs. Dumros was dead when her husband found her and a policeman, who was called in, said he thought ner neck was Droken.

Mrs. Dumros left a latter written in German and addressed to her husband.in which Bhe said that she had decided to commit suicide because she was sickly and feared that she was a bur den to her husband. Dumros is in poor cir cumstances. TWO BROOKLYN BOYS ARRESTED IN NEW YORK ON A CHARGE OF LARCENY. Abraham and Bernard Lewis, brothers, aged 12 and 13 years respectively, living at 65 Mooro street, this city held for examination in the Essex market court.

New York, to day. They went into Julius Kutner's cigar Btoro at 319 Broome street. New York, yesterday afternoon and stole i2 from the money drawer and forty bill board tickets of a Bowery theatre. Iiutnor reported the larceny to the police, and Detective Carroll found the "brothers attempting to dispose of tho tickets. They admitted having been in trouble bofore.

Abraham told Detective Carroll that he had been arrested over twenty times, and always managed to escape punishment on account of his age. MORNING FIRE IN TENTH STREET. THE SLEEPING TENANTS WERE AROUSED IN GOOD TIME. Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning fire from an unknown cause broke out on the third floor of tho three story audbasement frame dwelling house at 147 Tenth stroot, occupied by John Favesey. A policeman gave tho alarm and got the families of Thomas Bartland.

Phillip Clark. JuliiiB Kratiso, and Moses Fisher in the building at 145 Tenth street and those of William Patterson and Theresa Fisher in No. 151. to which tho flames extended, out in good time. Faresey's family were absent at the time.

Tho total damage was $3,800, most of which was covered bv insurance. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. Denver, February 29 Thomas Jones, an iron molder, shot Mrs. Annie Muzz, in tho face, inflicting a serious but not necessarily fatal wound, and then shot himself in tho head, dying instantly last night at the houso of the woman. Jones waB a widower with five children and Mrs.

Muzz a widow. Her refusal to marry him waB tho cause of the tragedy. WANTS A JUDGMENT SET ASIDE. To day Lawyer John F. Clarke moved before Justice Clement to set aside tho judgment for SI .064.

25 recoverod by Wechslor Abraham against Martin W. Conway as a director of the Jefferson club of the Twenty fifth ward. The judgment was for goods furnished tho club. Execution was returned unsatisfied. Decision was reserved.

GENERAL W. M. RILEY DEAD. PlilladeTpih'la, February 29 General William Moffatt Riley died in this city to day aged 74 years. Deceased was a prominen.

soldier during the war of the rebenion. OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO. Washington, D. February 29 The Arizona land lease bill was passed over the President's veto 20 to SS. 'fariiinbed Brass Trimmings of Furniture polished equal to new wmall cost.

Cor PEit Putt 171 WoUatout st. A.dY. H. C. DUVAL IS VICE PRESIDENT NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED.

At a meeting of tho directors of tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit company held yesterday afternoon, Horace C. Duval was elected vice president, this office not having been filled at the regular oloction of officers when C. L. Bossiter was chosen president, and T. S.

Williams secretary and treasurer. Tho following directors presented their resignations: Messrs. Eugene L. Button, William F. Creed, Fredorick 8.

Flower, Otto Zanker, jr. Thomas C. Ronwick, Floyd Vail and J. N. Wallace.

Thojfollowing were chosen directors in place of thosa resigned: Messrs. John G. Jenkins, Theodore F. Jackson, Anthony N. Brady, Honry Seibert, Seth L.

Keeney, David H. Valentine and John Englis. Anthony N. Baady was chosen obairman of the board and the following were appointed members of the executive committee, to act in conjunction with the president and chairman of the board ex officio Messrs. John G.

Jenkins, W. W. Goodrich, John D. Kelley, Henry Seibert and T. S.

Williams. FAMILY SUFFOCATED BY GAS. FATHER AND TWO DAUGHTERS DEAD, FIVE OTHERS DYING. Chicago, 111., February 29 Three of a family of eight are dead and the others are dying as the result of the escape of coal gas in the residence of Fred Stuenkel, a farmer living a few miles southwest of Chicago Heights, Will county. Physicians attending tho family say the mother and four of the Stuenkel children will die.

Those who have already succumbed are: Fred Stuenkel, aged 45, the father; Rosanjond, aged 13, and Delia, aged 4, his daughters. The dying Kate Stuenkel, aged 43, the mother, and Hulda, Arthur, Reneta and William, aged 10, 8, 1, 19 respectively, children. The Stuenkel family has been prominent in Crete for many years and the news of their misfortune caused great excitement among the farmers in this vicinity. About 3 o'clock this morning Mrs. Stuenkel was awakened by one of the children downstairs crying.

The father, with Delia and Arthur, slept in a large bed room on the ground floor. A large hard coal stove which had been filled for the night was in this room. Mrs. Stuenkel, as she went downstairs, called to Rosa and said she feared the child was ill. She found her husband lying upon the bed writhing In agony and moaning.

Arthur was on the floor behind the stove unconscious. Delia was on the bed with her father crying. No one seemed to tJvink of the coal gas and the door was kept shut for fear of cooling off Che room. The daughter called to the other children to come down stairs. The baby, Reneta, had been crying and was brought along.

A few minutes after the family had gathered in the father's room each member began acting in a peculiar manner. The baby went to sleep. William fell to the floor and crawled outside into the kitchen. The mother became so dizzy 3he had to leave the room. Rosamond remained with her father, and In a short time the gas fumes overcame her and she fell to the floor.

The girl was found there dead several hours later. Not one member of the family seemed to notice the hot stove and the gas. The chil dren ran about half dazed, always closing the door behind them. The mother and eldest son fell prostrate upon the kitchen floor. William recovered sufficiently to crawl out into the yard.

There he was seen by his uncle, Henry, from an adjoining house. Physicians were immediately sent for and everything possible was done for the surviving members of the family. WALL LIABLE TO COLLAPSE. POLICEMEN WARNING PEDESTRIANS AWAY FROM GEAND ARMY HALL. The brick wall on the Bedford avenue side of Grand Army hall, at Bedford avenue and North Second streot.

is liable to fall at any moment. Policeman Dredger of the Fifth precinct is stationed at the building and he warnB every one to take the other side of the street. Grand Army hall Ib next door to tho Bedford avenue polioe station and when 8ergeant Kohl man turned out the men at 8 o'clock this morn ing they discovered that the rain had leaked down between the walls and that tho bricks wero very loose. It was evident that the wall was liable to tumble down at anv time. Ser geant Kohlman notified Building Commissioner Bush and detailed a policeman to keep people from getting too near the dangerouB walls.

ine nail is owned Dy the city and waB once occupied by the Forty seventh regiment as an armory. Of late years it has been rented for balls and receptions. Two months ago the hall was condemned and since then it has not been used. The building was erected in 1865. KICKED DOWN THE DOOR, AND WHEN HE ENTERED THREW LAMP AT HIS WIFE.

William Frauendof, a blacksmith, 40 years old, the employ of tho Hecla Iron company raised a row at his home, 47 South First street, late last night. He went home intoxicated at 11 o'clock, kicked down the door threw a lamp at his wifo and then turned her and hor three children out into tho street. Policeman Martin, who happened to be in the neighborhood, locked up trauenaoim mo ueutoru avenuo ponce station. When arraigned in the Lee avenue no lico court to day Frauendof pleaded not truiltv and was held for trial bv Justice Schnitzspan. Frauendof told a reporter that the reason he got intoxicated last night and assaulted Ms wife was because she went to court yosterday ana tried to secure a warrant lor nis arrest.

SALVATION SOLDIERS FIGHT. Edward McCafferty and William Bailey, soldiers in tho Salvation army, were arraigned bofore Magistrate Crane in the Center street police court. New York, charged with dis orderly conduct. There was a meeting at the barracks at Cherry street and James slip last night and at its conclusion tho two startod an argument which led to blows. When Police man Benningor arrived both men wero rolling in the guttor.

jiacn one haa a discolored eve. They wore discharged. COURT RELEASES LOEB. Charleston, S. February 29 In the United States circuit court Judgo Simonton heard tho habeas corpus proceedings in behalf of Jonas Loob.

who ia charged in the state courts with having violated the dispensary law by solicit ing orderH ror tne alo of liquor. Loeb. who represents a prominent wholesale house in Atlanta, was arrested in Greenville. S. Judge Simonton ordered the releaso of Loeb on his own recognizance and reserved his opinion.

ZICHLER CHARGED WITH WIFE BEATING Richard Zichler, 35 yoavs old of 149 Lorimor street, who was rocently released from Sing Sing prison where he Bpent two years for steal ing a cow in Long Island city, was arraigned in the liwen stroot polico court tnis morning on a charge or assaulting nis wito Jlinme She explained to Justice Laimbeer that yestor dav after going into a comer saloon and fight ing with the men lie returned homo and boat her. Zichler was Held for trial. A HEAVY RAINFALL. A high degree of temperature is recorded nlong the entire Eastern coast this morning. Rain fell this morning along the Atlantic seaboard, extending in tho South as far as the Mississippi river.

Light rains or snows aro also reported in tho Northwest. In this city the rain began at 3 A. and continued until 8 A. when .28 inchos had fallen. HIS LEG BROKEN WHILE SPARRING.

James S. Ferguson of 3S6 Eleventh avenue, New York, while sparring last night In tho rooms of the Student club, locajed in the neighborhood, slipped and fell to the floor. His leg wns fractured. He waB removed to Roosevelt hospital in an ambulance. reality never passed a civil service examination.

These men were in the department for years, and liave, to a great extent, enjoyed civil service benefits, because their positions were recognized as civil service places upon the introduction of that reform, and after their appointment." Most of the men who were discharged have been connected with the department for number of years, some of them for fifteen years, or longer. Thesalaries range from $2,750 a year (engineer, bureau of street repairs), to $3 a day. Among the oldest employes. In point of service, are Luke Freeman, inspector; George W. Martin, engineer; James Billon, inspector; David Hennessy, inspector; George H.

Campbell, son of ex Chitf of Police Campbell, an inspector; Charles H. Lansing, colored, clerk; W. R. Johnson, colored, clerk; John W. Sparks, clerk; Owen McGee, watchman.

Commissioner "Willis had put on the list James F. Anderson, assistant tngineer. Afterr the list had been given out this morning word came from Mr. Willis' office that Anderson died six months ago. The Democrats reappointed include Mr.

Backus, the accuntants, and Mr. Golf, superintendent of sewers. The salary of each has been reduced $500. No change has been made in the salaries of the others. Engineer Lewis has a new title fhe was formerly as sistant engineer of local improvements) and receives S400 more in salary.

Bx Alderraan William H. Colson has caught on as assistant superintendent of streets He aimed for first place, but his pull was not sufficiently potent even against Democratic Goff. There was, however, no poli tics in Goff's case. He was retained because of his efficiency and long service plus the fact that he had been injured while he was in the discharge of his duties. William Chambers, who was appointed bookkeeper, was formerly an expert under the board of supervisors.

Alfred T. White's Modest Comment. Ex Commissioner Alfred T. White, when informed of tho dismissals made bv Commission er Willis, said: "I have nothing whatever to say regarding the action taken by Com missioner 'Willis at present, but will stato that when I left the depart ment toe working force was too small, rather than too large. The common council last year laid out a great deal more work than tno common council nas tnis year.

11 may oe, therefore, that a smaller force can do tho work. Commissioner Willis has retained in the prom inent places all the men who were there under mo." Heads off in the Health Office. Health Commissioner Emery took off seven official heads this morning. He made a number of changes on his re appointment a month ago, but the discharges in his department have not been nearly so sweeping as those made by Commissioner Willis. The unfortunates de capitated to day by the health officer were J.

A. Lennon, plumbing inspector; A. A. roenlicn, engineer. Contagious Diseases hospital; D.

J. Casey, laborer F. P. Welter, laborer Walter Thompson, laborer Joseph P. Gormley, clerk.

A he commissioner Had no explanation to make oxcept that the changes wore made for tlie good or tfce service, vr. tmcry appointed John H. Harrison of 671 Quincy street as engineer, at a salary of SI ,000 per annum and Fred P. Anwell of 98 Ryerson street as financial clerk at $1,200 per annum. The latter takes the place of Clerk Dunlap who resigned about a month ago.

Register Powell Also Makes Some Removals. Registrar of Arrears Powell this morning removed these Democrats: B. H. Farrell, stamp clerk, salary, B. F.

Hardenborg, general clerk, jl.OOO; James Kerrigan, tax clerk, M. Rogers, tax clerk. Jerry Fahey, interest clerk, Felix O'Toole, Interest clerk, Joseph C. Hamilton, interest clerk, $800. Mr.

Powell said he should fill the vacancies from the eligible lists. Mr. Kerrigan, removed from a tax clerkship, is a brother of Colonel Thomas A. Kerrigan, whose auction room on Willoughby street is the headquarters of Hugh McLaughlin. He has been In the arrears department for many years.

No Changes in the Police Department. There were no changes in the police department to day. Commissioner Welles reappointed hiB entire personal and clerical staff a month ago. There are only a few appointments in tho department and the places occupied by the clerical force Mr. Welles did not care to disturb.

Seventeen Laborers Less On the Parks. Park Commissioner Woodruff to day removed seventeen laborers on tho ground that their services were no longer Tequired. They are understood to be Democrats, all of them. WINDOW BREAKER ARRESTED. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST YOUNG JOSEPH DUNN.

Joseph Dunn, aged 25, of 39 Little street, was caught by Officer Stevens of the Second precinct at 5 o'clock this morning in the of breaking a side light in the window of Kohlman's dry goods store, at 151 Bridge street. Stevens watched Dunn from across the way, and, alter having noticed him go up to the window three times, saw him on the third essay deliberately put his foot through the window. Then Stevens arrested him. This morning, in Justice Walsh's court, the prisoner declared that he was tipsy and did not know what he was doing. He was remanded for a week for hearing.

CHARGED WITH STEALING CODFISH. Herman Tomblin of 23 Columbia street and Andrew Nelson of 351 Von Brunt street were held for examination, in the Butler street police court to day on a charge of larceny, on complaint of Itudolph Bretsli, a watohman on the Atlantic dock, who alleges that they tried to make away with 100 pounds of codfish from the lighter A. J. Constantino. Nelson is a watchman on the ltghter.

W. B. HORNBLOWER RESIGNS. Albany, February 29 William B. Horn blower has resigned from the chairmanship of the law reform committee of the state bar association, owing to tho pressure of business, and Louis Marshall, of Now York city has been appointed to succeed him, by E.

G. Whitakor, president of the association. A meeting of the law committee will bo hold in this city on Wednesday next. CRISP A CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR. Atlanta, February 29 Ex Speaker Crifip issued a letter last night to tho Democrats of tho Third congreBBional district announcing that he will not again bo a candidate for representative, but will, instead, bo a candidate for United States Senator.

Ho says it is his ambition to represent Georgia in the Benate. WILL MEET SENATOB WRAY TO DAY. The Htudies committee of the board of education will this afternoon meet Senator Wray at the Hamilton club to discuss the ''scientific temporance" measure propoBed as a compromise substitute for the Ains worth law. INTERPRETER'S BILL SIGNED. Albany, N.

Fobruary 29 Governor Morton to day Bigned chaptor 40, authorizing the appointment of an interpreter in tho county and Hurrogato's courts of Kings county, at a salary of per year. TROLLEY BREAKS A MAN'S LEG. Henry Boll, 55 years old, of 197 Fifth streot, was struck by trolley car, No. 71, of tho Hamilton avenuo line, near tho ferry at 5:30 o'clock this morning and had hiH left leg broken. Ho was taken homo.

WAS 100 YEARS OLD. BoTdentown, N. Fobruary Rev. Allen Thompson died here to day agqd 100 years. He was born In Burlington ceiuny on May 21, 17 US.

Charged With Converting $18,000 to His Own Use. Q. W. HEGEMAK THE ACCUSER. The Latter Has Been Associated With Him in Real Estate and Railroad EnterpriseSaid to Have Collected the Money on Notes Taken to New York and Paroled A Well Known Long Islander in Trouble.

Frederick W. Dunton, ex supervisor of the town of Jamaica, ex director of the Long Island railroad and a nephew of Austin Corbin, was arrested last night at his home at Hollis, L. by Court Officer English, of the Center street. New York, squad on a warrant Issued by Magistrate Crane. The complainant is George W.

Hegeman, a real estate dealer, who has been associated with Dunton in a business way for ten yearB or more. Dunton is accused of converting to his own use about J18.000 procured on promissory notes in real estate and othe rtransactions. Officer English took Dunton to the Elizabeth street station and he was locked up. tl was a few minutes after midnight when ti station house was reached. Prisoner and complainant appeared at the Center street police court, this morning and Magistrate Crane paroled Dunton in the custody of his counsel, John Sabine Smith.

The examination was set down for March 8th. Mr. Dunton is well known on Long sland He is president of the Kings, Queens and Suffolk bicycle railroad, and has been In company with Hegeman trying to Bell enough stock to get the road in operatin. He had secured subscriptions to the amount of $225 000. The offices of the company are in the Downing building on Fulton street, New York.

Mr. Dunton has not been particularly suc cessful in large real estate transactions In Queens and Suffolk counties during the past four or five years. Dunton, a small village, about a mile west of Jamaica, is named af er him. He has been talked of as the prob able nominee by the Democratic party for the office of supervisor of Jamaica at the ensuing spring election. FOR THE EAGLE TROPHY.

SECOND COMPETITION TO BE HELD THIS EVENING. The second competition for the Eagle trophy will be held to nlight In the Fourteenth and Forty seventh regiment armories, the Twenty third regiment shooting against Colonel Mitchell's men, and the Thirteenth with the mebers of the eastern district command. The Twenty third team will probably have five men upon it who did not shoot two weeks ago. Captain Oouleton, the I. K.

will do th'e only first team man left. The others win be Sergeant R. FInxllay and Private A. G. Flndlay of Private E.

A. Anderson of Captain G. H. Hamlin of Corporal W. B.

Wlllard of and Sergeant George Ball of as substitute. Captain Coulabon, the two Flndlays and Hamlin were experts, the others sharpshooters in 1895, There will probably be one change in the Forty seventh team. Kraushaar May rihoot in pJace of Nlelson. SUING TWO CONTRACTORS. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COM PANY'S CASE IN COURT.

The trouble which the Long Island Railroad company haa with Contractors rredencK a. Allison and William D. Johnson, over the construction of the Wading river extension, came up this morning before Justice Clement of the supreme court on a motion bv the defendant's counsel to withdraw the appearance 0.B to Johnson. Lawyer William J. Kelly, counsel to the Long Island road, opposed and the conrt reserved decision.

Allison and Johnson were employed to construct the branch from Port Jefferson to Wading river. Thev contracted with a number of farmers along the line to board a gang of 100 Italian laborers. Then they disappeared. The company sued the contractors and it took about a year, with tne aia oi I'mnerton detectives. to serve Allison.

DESTROYED A STATUE. Henry Dillberger, a druggist, 24 years old, of 802 Van Brunt Btreet, this city, was arraigned in the Essex Market court, New York, to day to answer a charge of malicious mischief. The complainant against him was 3Iax Brown, who is the manager pf a museum. Dillberger accidentally knoched down a figure valued at $150. It was broken to pieces.

He said he was sorry and that he was willing to pay the damages. He was held in $300 bail or until a compromise is effected. FARMER BRUSH LOSES HIS POINT. A motion for retaxation of costs in the Buit of John V. Brush against the Long Island Railroad company was to day denied in the supreme court.

Mr. Brush is a'wealtlo' farmer living at Hollis. L. I. In his complaint ho alleged that he got on a rapid transit train of the defendant company, paid 10 cents and was put off tho car at Adamsville, as the conductor declared he had paid but 5 cents.

FELL DOWN AN ELEVATOR WELL. Portland, February 29 John O. Twitch ell, senior member of tho well known wholesale grocery firm of Twitchell, Champlain of this city and Boston. fell down an elevator well in tho firm's Portland house on Commercial street, this morning, sustaining probably fatal injuries. Both arms and both legs were broken and ho sustained beside these, internal injuries.

He is one of the most prominent business men in the city. A MURDERER BURNED. Jefferson, February 29 The unknown assassin who last night shot Secretary Treasurer Smith of the Wisconsin Manufacturing company, and who was cremated later in the burning' of tho company's factory is beliovcd to have shot himself before the fire reached him. A pistol shot was fired a few minutes before the walls of the building fell. Tho body has not been recovered.

STRIKE OF LITHOGRAPHERS. There is no change in tho lithographers' striko this morning. A meeting of the ex ecutive board will bo held at the headquarters. 12 St. Mark's place, Now York, this afternoon The pickets reported this morning that onlv two non union men were employed by the Ottnian firm, and that policemen were guard ing the non union employes of W.

J. Arkell. in the Judge building. WARFARE ON WILDCAT STOCKS. Denver, February 29 Tho directors of tho Colorado Mining Stock Exchange have started an active warfare on wildcat stocks.

Thev have adopted resolutions advising the public to bo cautious in the purchaso of mining Htocks unless the mines and their management aro known, or the stocks aro listed on some reputable and long established exchange with strict listing rules. ROUNDSMEN SEE WURSTER. Mavor Wnrster this afterunon was visited bv a committee of polico roundsmen who asked him to favor a bill to provido that their salary shall not be less than $1,200 a year. Under the present law the salary oan not be Iobb than 81.100. nor more than $1,200.

Tho mavor said ho should refer to the law department bill Struck in the Dense Fog Off Quickstep Buoy, WHILE COMING UP THE BAY. She Was Inward Bound From Southampton and Had Been Signaled From Sandy Hook Early This Morning. Struck at HiRh Tide and May Experience Great Difficulty in Getting Afloat. Sandy Hook, N. February 29 Captain Sullivan of the ordnance boat, which came down the bay at 12:55 P.

reports tha American line steamer New York ashor about a quarter of a mile west southwest from the Quickstep buoy, in the West Bank, and that a Chapman Wrecking company's steamer is laying a cable over her stern. Th steamer's stranding was due to the dense fog. The New York was inward bound from Southampton. The West Bank on which the American line steamer Now York Is reported to be ashore Is in the upper part of the lower bay, about two miles from the south shore of Staten Island. Hoffman and Swinburn islands are on the west bank.

The chart shows that the west bank bottom is hard and as the sea Is smooth it ia not thought that the steamer is in danger. If necessary passengers could be easily transferred from the steamer to tugs. The steamer Yumuri, which arrived this afteronon from Santa Martha, reports tha steamer New York ashore south, southwest of the tall of the West Bank. She was laying well out of water and apparently grounded near high water. Quickstep buoy is two and a half mllem below Swinburn island.

The tug D. S. Arnott has returned from the lower bay, where the steamer New York Is ashore. The tug did not stop at quarantine or the Merritt Wrecking company's dock, but proceeded to the city. Tugs sent out from quarantine were unable to overhaul her.

The wrecking tug William E. Chapman passed down through the Narrows at 12:45. When early this morning a rumor reached New York that a steamer had gone aground somewhere in the neighborhood of Sandy Hook it was at first supposed that the unlucky craft was an oil steamer, inward bound, which passed the hook at 3:40 o'clock this morning. Efforts were immediately made to verify tho rumors and at 9:15 A. M.

the Merritt wrecking steamer, J. D. Jones, steamed down through the aNrrows as rapidly as the heavy; fog would permit. The captain of the tug Carrie A. Ramsey reached Sandy Hook dock shortly before noon and reported that he left New York early this morning and went outside, but on account the thick weather he came Inside the.

Hoqk. again and found the American line steamer New York anchored at the southwest spit. She probably got under way soon afterward and steamed up the bay until she stranded. Tho New York is one of the two largest steamships of the American line, but has never quite equalled the speed records made on tho New York and Southampton route by her sister ship the Paris. Both the Paris and New York are larger than the two new boats of the same line, the St.

Louis and St. Paul, and are built on models different from those used by the Cramps in constructing the latest additions to the American fleet, Arrests in Constantinople. GOVERNMENT TAKING PRECAUTIONS AGAINST A POSSIBLE UPRISING. Constantinople, via Sofia, Bulgaria, February 29 The police and military authorities have been taking steps for some time past to get at the real facts in what seems to be a widespread conspiracy with headquarters in this city and branches in many parts of tha Ottoman empire. Affairs yesterday and today reached a point when it was judged that energetic action could no longer be delayed, and over two hundred Armenians and numbers of Turks have been arrested.

The Turkish officials claim that the arrests are made simply as a precaution against the possibility of hostile manifestations against the sultan. Abdul Hamid. when he visits the Topkapou palace, the Stamboul quarter, to day, upon the occasion of the Midreanazah festival. Extensive military and police preparations hava also been taken. The route to be followed by the sultan will be lined on both sides by picked troops; behind the soldiers will be tha uniformed police and mingling with the crowds will be swarms of secret police who have instructions to arrest any person, Armenian or Turk, who may act in a manner calculated to arouse suspicion.

OFF FOR PATAGONIA. When the Lamport Holt steamship Galileo left her dock in this 9:30 o'clock this morning she carried away with her two distinguished naturalists and explorers in the persons of Professor J. B. Hatcher and O. Peterson.

Professor Hatcher is of the faculty of Princeton college, and his comrade was for years a collector for the Amorican Museum of Natural History of New York city. They expect to spend twelve months on tho Patagonian desert in the interests of Princoton college and the bureau of ethnology at Washington. THE UNION PACIFIC SUITS. Omaha, February 29 It is not known at tho office of the United States district attorney in this city what effect the bill just passed by congress and in tho hands of tha Prosident will have upon tho suits just brought by the governmont in this state against part of the Union Pacific grant. Mr.

Rush thinks, however, that the bill only extends the time in which those suits can bo brought, and will, therefore, in no way affect tho existing casos, and unless word to the contrary is received from Washington the suit against tho Burlington will be filed bofore Monday night. GOVERNMENT WILL SUE THE ROADS. Snn FrunciBCO, February 29 Instructions have been received from Washington at the oflico of the United States district attorney to institute additional suits against the Southern and Central Pacific railway companies and against the trustees of tho three land mori gngeti to recover for tho governmont about 20.000 acres of valuable hiudalong tho railroad linen named, a largo portion of which lies iu Alamoda and Santa Clara counties and between St. Joso and Sacramento. DISCUSSED THE ASSEMBLY PLAN.

Tho Democratic exeeutivo committee met iu tho Thomas Jefferson building, on Court square, last night, and discussed th proposition of Warden Hayes for tho adoption of the assembly district pluu. Bernard J. York presided, and Thomas F. Farrell recorded. Nearly all tho members exproBsed their views on tho proposed change, and sentiment was about evenly divided.

It was finally decided to leavo tho matter to tho general committee, which will meet on Monday night. Nine Children Bitten Before the Ani mal Was Killed. SHOT BY A POLICE OFFICER. A Big Newfoundland Runs Amuck Through East Side Streets Heard of in Several Police Precincts The Injured Youngsters Have Their Wounds Cauterized by Hospital Surgeons. PoUoeman Murphy Uses His PistoL A mad dog, frothing at the mouth, ran through the east side streets of New York shortly before noon to day, and bit nine children.

The dog was heard from in Ave different police precincts. He was finally killed in Madison street by Policeman Murphy of the Delancy street station. The dog sprang at Murphy and fastened his teeth in the ofiBcer's throat. Murphy put his pistol to the dog's head and blew his brains out. The dog was first heard from in Madison street at 11:30 A.

M. Half an hour later ha ran through the streets of the Union market precinct and bit William Newman, 13 years old, of 37 Columbia street; Bernard McNul ty, 7 years old, and E. P. Burke, 10 years old, both of 35 Broome street. All three were bitten on the arms.

The dog then bit Louis Schau, 9 years old, of 172 Monroe street, on the hand and David Porlman, 8 years old, of 209 Cherry street, on the left hand. The wounds were cauterized in Grosvenor hospital. Half an hour later the dog, which the police described as a big, black Newfoundland, turned up in the Elizabeth street precinct. There he bit Martin Ensabfer, 15 years old, of 298 Second street, and Abraham Doftman, 14 years old, of 132 Suffolk street. In front of 176 Elizabeth street the dog at tacked Joseph Polito and Steven Scrimvenni.

Both the children were badly bitten. Their wounds were cauterized by an ambulance surgeon. Then the dog was killed. A 8200,000 FIRE IN NEW YORK. A BUILDING IN THE DRY GOODS DIS TRICT GUTTED.

Fire broke out this morning in tho heart of the dry goods district in Now York. The building at 27 and 29 Thomas street, where the flames were confined, is a five story iron struc ture and extends to Worth street. It was occu pied for the greater part by Upham, Tucker dealers in dry goods. W. L.

Wellington, a dry goods merchant, occupied the upper floor. Upon reaching the scene Deputy Chief Pur roy Bent out four alarms and gave orders that the adjacont buildings should be closed. Business was practically suspended in the district while the firemen wreBtled with the conflagration. Meantime the flames had spread with startling rapidity and Deputy Chief Purroy, who was in command, seeing that the upper floors were doomed, directed the energies or his men to the lower floor and the adjacent buildings. The water tower was brought into play upon the upper floors, while from the front, rear and both sides linemen carried hose up to the adjoining roofB and added to the deluge which was poured on the flames.

For more than an hour tho firemen worked gallantly and under many disadvantages in the narrow Btroets, before the fire was gotten under control. Altogether it was the fierc est and most dangerous fire that has occurred in this much guarded district In many months. The salvage corps worked like Trojans and to their efforts is mainly due the fact that the Iossob will probably not oxceed 8200,000. It was impossible during the excitement to get an idea of individual losses and the insurance thereon, but it is believed that all losses are fully covered. The dense smoito of the fire, added to tho pouring ratn.

covered the district with a fog like pall, and in all the offices for blocks around, it was found necessary to use gas and electric light. Telegraph and" telephone wires were burned off from tno roofs of houses near the fire and all traffic was suspended in the nearby streets for Beveral hours. SHERIDAN'S SUIT FOR SLANDER. This morning Paul E. DeFere applied to Justice Clement, sitting at special term, for an order directihg the plaintiff to give a bill of particulars in the suit of Patrick Sheridan against Joseph Morgonthaler for damages for alleged slander.

Sheridan was once a wealthy builder and the defendant is an iron framer and contractor. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant in the presence of several persons assailed his honesty. There was no appearance in opposition and the application was granted. YACHT RACE NEGOTIATIONS. Toronto, February 29 The sailing committee of royal Canadian yacht club met and discussed the proposal offered by Commodore Warno, representing the Lincoln Park yacht club, of Chicago, for a race between A.

R. C. Y. C. Boat and Vince d'Or.

A letter embodying certain propositions will bo forwarded to the Lincoln Park club, and on their acceptance or rejection will depend whether or not there is to be a race. SLIGHTLY HURT IN A COLLISION. The police of the Grand Central depot station in New York reported to police headquarters this morning that a slight collision had taken place in the yards of tho New York Central road between two cars and that Thomas E. Dean, a passenger, had received sevoral slight cuts on hiB hands from shattered glass. Mr.

Dean lives in Tarrytowu. He refhsed aid and left the depot. WESLEY AN STUDENTS INCENSED. Middlotown, February 29 At a mass meeting of the students at Wesleyan this morning the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Itesolved, That wo, the under graduate students of Wesleyan university, having observed from time to time certain exaggerated newspaper reports, injurious to the best interosts of the college, deem that whoever circulates such malicious epnrts is worthy of our severest condemnation in flagrant cases, uvea of expplfilon from the Institution. FIFTEEN DAYS FOR ASSAULT.

Lawrenoo Ludwig of 174 Classon avenue wns sent to jail for fiftoen dayB this morning by Justice Laimbeer in the Myrtlo avenuo court for striking his wife in the face. Mrs. Lawrence stated that her husband came home on Tuesday under the influence of liquor and struck her without provocation. KANSAS CONVENTION DATES. Topeka, Fobruary 29 Tho Democratic stato central committee, at a meeting hold here, decided to hold the stato convention to elect delegates to tho national convention at Topeka on June and to hold tho convention for tho nomination of candidates for state officers at Hutchinson on August 4.

HUNTER WITHDRAWS FROM THE RACE. Louisville, February 29 A special dispatch from Frankfort says that Dr. Hunter has withdrawn from the senatorial race. Actual IBillf Prion Snlu Of Winter Clothing. Clabilk, 4M Deau at.

Junction Fifth av. Adv. City Works Commissioner Willis, an Economical Reformer, as EFFECTS A SAVING OF $70,000. He Appoints Some Republican and Some Democrats, and Says That He Will Have to Make More Appointments in the Summer? Registrar Powell, Health Commissioner Emery and Park Commissioner Woodruff Follow Suit Alfred T. White's Modest Comment.

City Works Commissioner Theodore B. Wills dismissed about eighty Democratic employes of 'th department to day, appointed a dozen or more Republicans and reappointed several Democrats. Here are the removals; John. J. Flannerj clerk engineers' bureau.

Dmamuel 'Bra ham, messenger, engineers' bureau. Richard. 'D. Clark, clerk, bureau local improvements. James Flnnesan, clerk, Riigewood Engine house.

W. A. Morkey, clerk, bureau sewer construction. Luke Freeman, clerk, construction bureau. Thomas A.

Shevlin, assistant draughtsman. Peter J. 'Hughes, clerk, bureau local Improvements. George W. Martin, engineer, bureau of street jrepairs.

John D. Martin assistant engineer bureau street repairs. Benjamin. M. CBushe, clerk, bureau of repairs.

street street street street street street street street street street George C. Wiggins, clerk, bureau repairs, iKdw ard A. Curley clerk, bureau repairs. of of John. S.

Harvey, clerk, bureau repairs. P. H. Taggart, foreman, bureau repairs. James DiHon, foreman, bureau of of of of repairs.

Frank J. Kenny, foreman, bureau repairs. Charles Byrnes, foreman, bureau of repairs. Thomas Chambers, foreman, bureau of repairs. P.

J. Sheridan, foreman, bureau of repairs. James Ftaye, foreman, bureau of street repairs. Michael Hardy, foreman, bureau of street repairs Thomas Lowery, inspector, bureau of repairs. John Mahoney, inspector, bureau of repairs.

Frederick Luck, Inspector, bureau of repairs. John A. Flood, inspector, bureau of street street street street repairs. William J. Donohue, Inspector, bureau of street repairs.

Simon McGee, inspector, bureau of etreet repairs, laike J. 2UcDermott, inspector, bureau of street repairs. Jotm (Harm, inspector, bureau of street repairs. Owen McCue, Inspector, bureau of treet repairs. John Ruehl, Inspector, bureau of etreet X.

White, inspector, bureau of street repairs, D. J. Bohan. inspector railroad repair, bureau of street repairs. David Henneasy, inspector railroad repair, bureau of street repairs.

James J5. Harrlgan, inspector railroad repair, bureau of street repairs. George S. Pentz, assistant engineer, water purveyor's bureau. George H.

Campbell, meter clerk, water purveyor's bureau. VIV1am R. Johnson, clerk, water purveyor's bureau, Oohn J. Moore, plumbing inspector, water purveyor's bureau. John A.

Lanagan, Inspector pipe lead, water purveyor's bureau. Daniel F. Keenan, Inspector taps and connections, water purveyor's bureau. Richard Wright, meter Inspector, water purveyor's bureau. John Barrett, inspector cut off, water purveyor's bureau.

Patrick L. Dunne, clerk, water purveyor bureau. Sullivan, clerk, water purveyor's bureau. Eugene Bohon, caulker, wattr pureyor' bureau. Michael Hardy, caulker, water purveyor's bureau; William H.

Runcie, water purveyor's bureau. Foreman E. D. Yard, water purveyor's bureau. John Qulgley, valveman, water purveyor's bureau.

Patrick McDonald, watchman, water purveyor's bureau. John AV. Sparkes, permit clerk, bureau of RPWPPS. Julius E. Klinge, foreman repair yard, bu reau of sewers.

T. Gill, oav roll clerk. John McMutlin. Inspector of streets, bureau of reels. Giles Anderson, inspector of trees, bureau of Rrrfxts.

Isaac G. Kins, superintendent of Gravesend numnlne station. P. J. Marty, messenger, commissioner's office.

H. McGesy. messenger, commissioner's ofllce. W. S.

Muldoon, Inspector of taps and connections, water purveyor's bureau. TUrturir Fruin. foreman street repairs. William J. Lowery.

inspector, bureau of streets. William Hantilgan, mason, Owen McGee, watchman, house. iPa.frlck MoOauley, oiler. bureau of streets. Ridgewood enslne Ridgwood Rklsewood RWgewood Ridgewood engine engine engine engine Patrick Kennedy, nreman, houfe.

Owen McCarty, fireman, house. Michael Healty, fireman, Irouse. Thomas SuIMvan, mason, Ridgewood. Owen Boj.an, Keeper. SeiMStlon Brown, assistant engineer.

Ridge wnod eiurine bouse. Nloiwyies Tribe, assistant engineer, Ridgrewood house. Joseph iJlcNuity. assistant engineer, Ridpcwood engine house. John FoR arty, assistant engineer, Rldgrowwod ensrlne house.

John J. WaT.sh, fireman. Mount Prospes engine house. 'Martin Leddy, nreman, Rldgewood engine houwe. Thomas Nolan, fireman.

Spring Creek station. Pmncls Oarolon. carpenter, division water supply. John McMamis, pointer, division water supply. Ohvirles H.

Lansinjr. clerk, bureau of streest. Nell McGu ire, fireman. Mount Prospect engine house. John Murphy, assistant engineer, Springfield pumping station.

Michael Murphy, assistant engineer, Baisley's' pumping station. John Farley, assistant engineer, Forest Stream pumping station. John McLaughlln. assistant engineer, Clear Stream pumping station. The new appointees are: William Chambers, bookkeeper $2,000 William W.

Morton, pay roll and disbursing clerk 1.600 Charles Reinberg, contract clerk 1,500 Smith Colyer, supervisor of sewer construction 2,000 C. A. Van Nostrand, supervisor of sewer construction 2,000 Oscar Knapp, assistant engineer, water supply 2,000 William Fleming, deputy water purveyor. 1,500 William H. Colsen, assistant superintendent of sewers 2,200 William J.

Beatty, assistant superintendent of streets 1,500 Henry W. Speight, collector for Wallahout market 1,500 John D. Port, superintendent of street repairs 1,800 William Danforth, superintendent of street repairs 1,800 The commissioner made the following reappointments: F. B. Backus, accountant $3,000 Charles H.

Myers, engineer of sewer construction 4,500 1. M. DeVarona. engineer of water supply. 4,800 Peter Milne, vater purveyor 3,000 I.

II. Decker, deputy water purveyor 2,000 William H. Goff, superintendent sewers 2,500 N. P. Lewis, engineer of street construction and maintenance (new position) 4,000 Commissioner Willis made this statement for the press: "The action taken by me to day, looking to a partial reorganization of the working forco of the department was reached alter close study on my part of its make up, as I found it.

I consider that the efficiency of the forco and the rearrangement of the bureaus changed, most decidedly improves the condition of tho department for the purpose of getting the very best business results for the City of Brooklyn. The services of a large number of mn have been dispensed with for tho simple reason that the necessary work of the department can be satisfactorily accomplished by the diminished force. I feel that not one dollar more of the people's money ehould be spent for public purposes than is absolutely necessary. In bringing about this changed condition of affairs in the department I have effected a saving to the tax pay ens of $70,000 in round figures. The total amount saved temporarily Is larger, but in the summer months It will be necessary to take on men who are not needed now.

which will bring the saving to about the figure maimed above. I want to say that what has been done is in strict compliance with civil a wey inignt prepuce..