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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGL FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1896. VOL. 56. NO.

61. 14 PAGES. THREE CENTS. COLLECTOR KELLEY'S NOMINATION HEAVIEST SNOW OFTHE WINTER BLOW TO THE SPOILS SYSTEM. SPAIN PROMPTLY APOLOGIZES.

HOUSE FAVORS CUBA'S CAUSE. day. I have followed them to the letter. As for the contention that the constitution intervenes, the point has never been raised in Brooklyn before, and It is one that the legal authorities will have to deal with, If It does I shall certainly bow to the consti I war. He asked contemptuously who the president of the Cuban republic was.

He was now In the United States instead of being at the front. Mr. Call Introduces an Anti Spanish Resolution in the Senate. Washington, D. March 2 The Spanish Cuban question came to the attention of the senate soon after tho session opened to day when Mr.

Call Fla.) urged the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved by the senate that the President of tha United States be requested to demand of the government of Spain a statement as to the truth of the charges made In a letter as published In the newspapers purporting to be from Gomez, late editor of the La Lucha. a newspaper published In Havana, that he had been tortured while confined In a dungeon on the bare ground for two months in Ceuta, the penal colony of Spain, to extort from him evidence against Julius Sangullly, a naturalized citizen of the United States, and subsequently killing the said Gomez: also to insist on a full report of the evidence and all the proceedings In an alleged civil trial of Sangullly in which it Is charged that the said Sangullly was condemned to imprisonment for life at Ceuta on suspicion only, and without evidence; also to demand the release of Charles Michelsen and Lorenzo Betancourt. correspondents of the New York newspapers, who are charged only with entering within the insurgent lines to obtain Information; also to demand of Spain that all American citizens who shall be captured by the Spanish forces shall be treated as prisoners of war, and be accorded humane treatment, and to Inform the Spanish government that the United States will Insist on this demand. Mr. Call read from newspapers extracts of A Blanket Eight Inches Thick Covers the City.

MUCH DAMAGE UP THE STATE. Seven Hundred Feet of New York Central Railroad Tracks Washed Away. An Ice Gorge in the Hudson Near Poughkeepsie The Center of tho Storm Is Now New England Frost Promised by Mr. Dunn. In the words of Harrigan this Is sloppy weather.

If what Mr. Dunn says Is true, it la going to freeze this evening and to morrow. The snow queen started In to decorate tho vicinity last night and before she got through, a drapery of snow inches thick had been laid over this city. It was the heaviest snow fall of the season. In Brooklyn the electric snow plows wpro working all night, to keep the tracks clear enough for travel.

In New York the antiquated horse cars wera compelled to use six horses, in addition to the frequent sweepers that ran over the line. The bridge cars were trimmed with a fringe of glittering Icicles and had the appearance of being arranged for an ice carnival. From the tower of the weather bureau, some hundreds of feet above terra flrma. the scene was beautiful. Everybody, from Colonel Warlng's street cleaners to Miss Liberty, was dressed In white.

"If variety Is the spice of life," Farmer Dunn remarked, "the metropilitan resident has had a rather highly seasoned existence of late. There should be good sleighing for a couple of days, yet only a couple of nights ago the New Yorker was opening windows to escape suffocation. The storm that has been here the past three days is centered over, the southern New England states and is moving northeast. The fall of snow is not only the heaviest here of the season, but we have the heaviest fall of any part of the country to day. "The storm extends up over this state and the lake regions and as far west as Michigan.

On the coast of New England it was raining this morning, but it will turn to snow before night. Clearing weather is setting in and it will be fair this noon and to morrow at least, gradually growing colder. High northwest winds prevail on the coast north of Hatteras. Danger signals are warning mariners all along the Middle Atlantic and New England coasts. The temperature in New York is 25 above; Boston, 38; Albany, 24; Chicago, Buffalo, 8, and in Helena it is 12 below.

The wind has varied in velocity from thirty two to thirty five miles an hour, reaching at 10 o'clock over forty miles for a time." Mr. Dunn has been 111. but the sudden change induced him to leave his Brooklyn home, in spite of the protests of his physician, and be on hand this morning at the bureau. Destructive Freshets Throughout New York State. Poughkeepsie, N.

March 2 As a result of the rise in the Hudson on Sunday a great ice gorge has been formed on the New York Central and Hudson railroad tracks, between Hudson and Albany, and no trains are Tuning on the Hudson river division between those points. The tracks' are covered with Ice, which is' in some places ten feet high, and the tracks and telegraph poles for a distance of 700 feet 1 MAY BE CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE 'TO MORROW. (Special to the Eagle.) Washington, D. March 2 After many months of delay the senate committee on finance will probably take up the nomination of John C. Kelley to be collector of Internal revenue for the Second New York district at Its meeting, to morrow.

Kelley's temporary commission for this office was Issued April 17, 1895, during the recess of congress. The President sent hla name to the senate for confirmation December 17, 1895, and It was referred to the committee on finance, where It has been pending ever since. Senator Hill Informed the Eagle correspondent to day that the appointment would probably be acted upon at the meeting of this committee to morrow. When questioned as to what would be the recommendation of the committee Senator Hill became reticent and declined to state whether or not he would oppose Cdllector Kelley's confirmation. NICARAGUA REBELS DEFEATED.

Managua, Nicaragua, March 2, via Galveston After six hours fighting at Matearls and Nagarate the government forces have comple ly routed the rebels under General Ortiz and have captured a portion of the rebel artillery. SUING HENRY C. DITMAS' WIDOW. A BROTHER OF THE DECEASED ALLEGES HIS MARRIAGE WAS VOID. A strange complication of circumstances came up this morning before Justice Clement of the supreme court upon the untangling of which depends the final disposition of an estate valued at $200,000.

There are allegations of fraud and upon the decision of the court will depend the legitimacy of seven children. The suit arises over the estate of the late Henry C. Ditmas, who died in the old town of Gravesend on August 3, 1893, leaving property which will foot up over $200,000. There were many women In court when Judge Clement began the hearing and some of them were young and pretty. The plaintiff in the proceeding is Ellas Ditmas, a brother of the deceased, and the defendant is Abigail V.

Ditmas, widow of the deceased. The prayer, of the brother is for an order setting aside a quit claim deed to a certain portion of the estate and Mr. Ditmas alleges that the deed was secured from him under a misapprehension of Us meaning and intent and on false and fraudulent representations" made by the defendant. HENRY DERER'S SUICIDE. TWO NOTES LEFT BY HIM WHICH ARE NOT EXPLAINED.

George Stevenson, a druggist, of 81 Hudson avenue, who was arrested early on Sunday morning charged with having sold carbolic acid to Minnio Dorer, aged 7 years, was held pending examination by Justice Walsh today. Minnie was sent for 'the poison by her father, Henry Derer, aged 30, of 43 Hudson avenue, who committed suicide by taking carbolic acid on Saturday night. The accused, who is a son of the proprietor of the drug store, refused to give her the carbolic acid without an order from her father and Derer sent her back again with a note for the drug. Derer evidently was bont on suicide. He left two notes which read as folio wb Dear Emily Please excuse mo for what I have djno as you are the only one I can depend upon.

You used me all right. I remain your frieud still. HENBY DEREK. To Police Headquarters, Captain of the Second Precinct: Dear sir My wife is no woman for to take care of my children. HENRY DERER.

Mrs. Derer says she does not know any MiBs i i I j. j. juumy uuu nun is at luna to ior ner husband's insinuations to the police. She "Has three children, and the neighbors say that shb is a model mother.

Her husband had been oat of work and had been drinking. PINTO DODGED THE BULLET. CHARGES OF ASSAULT AGAINST THE ORLANDO Michael Orlando and his brother, Peter Orlando, both of whem live at 102 Front street, were held by Justice Laimbeer in the Ewen street police court this morning on a charge of assault in the second degree, preferred by Joseph Pinto of 82 Richardson street. Pinto and the Orlandos, it seems" got into a quarrel over a bale of rags on Thursday last. Michael Orlando drew a revolver and fired at Pinto, who dodged the bullet and soaped, without injury.

When Pinto swore out a warrant for Michael's arrest he said that Peter Orlando urged his brother to fire the revolver. For that reason Clerk Peppard issued warrants for both Orlaudos. The police have been looking for the Orlandos since Thursday and could find no trace of them until this morning, when they were arristed by Detective Donlan while on their way to court to make a complaint against Pinto. They claim that Pinto tried to Stab them with a stiletto. OLD MRS.

AMELUNG WINS. JUDGMENT IN HER FAVOR FOR $2,500. FOR INJURIES RECEIVED. iMrs. Catharine Amulung, 74 years old, obtained a verdict for $2,500 against the Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad company In a suit before Justice Gaynor to day in Part I of the supreme court.

On July 7, 1889, Mrs. Amelung was a passenger on the road and was getting off from the station at Club House when the cars were started and she was dragged 200 feet and was severely bruised. Her suit was for $10,000. The defense put no one on the witness stand and the Jury were out only a few minutes before rendering the verdict. MAYOR STRONG AND THE SCHOOL BILL.

Mayor Urong to day explained his oxact position on the New York school bills before tho legislature. Ha said that he had told President Maclay of tho board of education on Friday that if tho Straus bill which favors tho maintenance of the trustoo system came before him afl a school board bill, he would not disapprove it. This docs not mean that he will approve it or that he favors it in preference to the Pavey bill, which abolishes tho trustee system altogether. MINORITY REPORT TO BE ACCEPTED. Tho report of the special committee of the New York board of aldermen on the application for permission to erect the Heine monument in the annexed district will oonio before the board at to morrow's meeting, and ul though the report of the majority will bo against its acceptance tho minority report of Alderman Goodman will be accepted.

Tho vote will be about in tho proportion of 23 to 8. DIRECTORS RE ELECTED. Directors wero elected to day by the Williamsburgh City Firo Insurance company, as follows Marshall S. Driggs, John C. Debe voiso.

Jamos llodwell, George W. Hitching. Moses May, Martin Joost, Peter Wyckoff. John G. Chauncoy Mnrshall, Stophon B.

Sturges. silaH W. Driggs, Henry W. Slocum, Joseph J. O'Donahuo and F.

L. Dubois. All of these are re elections. DAYTON MADE CAPTAIN. Albany, N.

Mnrch 2 Adjutant General McAlpin has commissioned Lieutenant Dayton of New York to a captaincy in the Twonty Bocond regiment, New over which there has been a hard contest. EARTHQUAKE IN vANSAS. Caldwell, March 2 a distinot oarth qnako shock was felt hero at 7:17 o'clock last night. It passed from tho southeast to tho northeast and luBtod about four seconds. No damage was done.

SNOW IN SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, March 2 Thoro was a foil of snow in this city this morning for tho first timo ton years. Official Disclaimer and Proffers of Reparation From Madrid BENT TO MINISTER TAYLOR. His Cable Announcement to the State Department at Washington Relieved the Tension Which the Original News Had Created The Incident Is Now Probably Ended Foreign Press Comments on the Situation. Washington, D.

March 2 The SpaniBh government has taken steps very promptly to make amends to the United States for the outbreak of mob violence at Barcelona. This action and especially the fact that it has been taken promptly on news of the affair reaching the Spanish government and without waiting for any suggestion from the United States doubtless will tend greatly to relievo the situation and prevent a serious outcome of the mob's attack on. our consulate. The intelligence of the disavowal by Spain reached the state department In a cablegram HERBERT WALCOTT BOWBN. American Consul General at Barcelona.

from Mr. Hannia Taylor, United States minister at Madrid. Late Information shows, that the cablegram reached Secretary Olney early last 'evening, when he was officially advised of the Barcelona outbreak la the following cablegram from United States Minister Hanjls Taylor, at Madrid: Minister of state has fust called to express deep regret that mob has Insulted Barcelona consulate, breaking windows, and offered complete reparation. He informed me that government on its own motion has taken every precau tlon to guard the legation and my residence. I have asked no protection.

The Indication that no serious trouble is expected to follow this Barcelona incident Is afforded by the course of affairs In the navy and departments to day, which ran along this morning In the usual quiet and formal without the slightest sign of preparation of (ships or troops which might be expected If such an emergency existed; In view of the ample analogy for. an that was clearly without official sanction and is chargeable to irresponsible students on a holiday, it Is. Improbable that our government will take further notice of the affair, beyond Instructing Minister Taylor to acknowledge In' suitable terms our acceptance of the Spanish disclaimer. The news of the Spanl disavowal in a telegraphic bulletin sent to the capitol was read wtth interest by senators and representatives. Senator Gray of the foreign relations committee said that course was the only one for Spain to pursue.

He added tha It was not the place of the United States, a big, strong nation, to become excited over the ebulitlons of the people of Spain, but calmly and dispassionately to do our duty without regard to anything that might be done by the people of certain communities in Spain. The Spanish minister, Mr. Dupuy de Lome, up to this afternoon had mn received any advices from his government. He maintains a quiet and unruffled front and expresses the hope that the excltument of the moment will not be misunderstood as having the approval of the government. His view of the matter is that the outbreak yesterday is one of those unfortunate elbullltons of the mob spirit which cannot be foreseen or controlled.

Similar demonstrations occur whenever the populace of a country la highly wrought and the martial excitement runs high. At present all Spain is allye with excitement attending tlhe marching and debarkation of troops for Cuba and the people are naturally aroused to a high state of patriotism and excitement. Consul General Bowen Is a Brooklyn Man. Herbert Wolcott Bowen, the United States consul general at Barcelona, where he was mobbed and his flag insulted', is a Brooklyn man. He is the fifth son of tho late Henry C.

Bo.wen, the editor and publisher of the Independent, who died recently at the family residence, SO Willow street. The consul general' 13 the. fifth of six sons and Is only 38 years old. He is married, but has no family. Mr.

Bowen was appointed consul at Barcelona by Harrison on March 7, 1S90, and was made consul general by President Cleveland. His vice consul is H. H. Rider, who was born in Great Britain. Mr.

Bowen Is a man of marked ability and determination. He can speak four languages fluently Spanish, French, German and Italian. He is regarded by the United States government as a highly efflcfent officer. Spanish, English and French Press Comments on the Situation. Madrid, March 2 The Heraldo says that the president of the Republic of Ecuador has asked the queen regent of Spain to grant the Independence of Cuba.

Dispatches received here from Havana say that the newspapers of that city are unanimous In condemning the action of the United States senate. It is added that the liberals declare that "bandits cannot be belligerents." enral Weyler advises the Inhabitants to be pruden t. Advices received by tho Imparelal say that the Cuban Insurgents of New York are preparing to Issue a loan of $100,000,000, of which a portion will be offered, according to these advices, to American senators and representatives "on condition that they obtain recognition of the rebels." The and the El Liberal continue to utter vehement pr. against the acti'j of the United States senate. The former remarks: "The Americans wish to attack us because they bellevo us to be weak.

That Is cowardice." London, March 2 Tho afternoon newspapers, of this city to day comment freely upon Continued on Page 4. tution. Such places as I shall fill will be filled from the eligible lists." The commissioner this morning appointed John F. Dogardus as boiler engineer at tho Ridgewood engine house. There being no eligible list the appointment was made with the approval of the mayor." BARK H.

J. LIBBY ASHORE. TWELVE FEET OF WATER IN THE HOLD. Rockaway Beach, L. March 2 Bark H.

J. Libby, Captain Bray, bound for Boston with a cargo of salt, went ashore at 4 o'clock this morning at Zach's Inlet, west of Jones' beach. The bark's rudder is broken and she has twelve feet of water in her hold; her crew was safely landed. The H. J.

Libby was built at Bath, In 1873. She registers 590 tons and is 142.7 feet long, 32.2 feet beam and 17.1 feet deep. Portland, is her hailing port and B. Webster is her owner. The schooner Nellie Woodbury, Captain Clark, from Haytl for New York with a cargo of logwood, is reported ashore near Long Beach, L.

I. Six men comprising her crew were landed safely. The schooner was built at Ellsworth, In 1383 and registers 13S tons. Wreckers have gone to the rescue of the schooner. BERGEN'S RESIGNATION.

ACCEPTED BY CITY WORKS COMMISSIONER WILLIS. City Works Commissioner Willis has accepted the resignation of Van Brunt Bergen as chief engineer, which Mr. Bergen tendered to Commissioner White a month ago. Mr. Willis has said in the Eagle that he should abolish tho position and divide the work among several engineers.

TURNED OUT IN THE STORM. AMELIA MORFORD'S STORY OF CRUEL TREATMENT TO BE INVESTIGATED. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been called upon to investigate a story of cruel and inhuman treatment which was told by Amelia Morford, 11 years old, to the police of the Fourth precinct this morning. Amelia was taken to the station house by a member of the family of Mrs. G.

Kamp of 244 DeKalb avenue, at whose house the girl appeared at 6:30 o'clock this morning. She was poorly clad. She also carried a bundle of clothes wrapped in an old newspaper. She stated to Mrs. Kamp that she had been put out of her step brother's house at 5:30 o'clock this morning by a woman whom she called her aunt Emma.

Mrs. Kamp took the girl in and questioned her. She said that her mother lived at Sharon, and that she was brought to this city about six months ago by the woman she called her aunt, but who was only a cousin of her mother's. Her aunt promised to take care of her and keep her at school, 'but this she never did, according to Amelia. She says she was kept In the house doing all the hard work, among her duties being to care for the furnace.

She was seldom allowed out in the street. She further stated that her step brother abused her. She complained and her aunt advised her to leave the house. She wanted her to leave last night but she said she was afraid and refused to go, but left the first thing this morning. The girl said that her stepbrother's name was Charles McDowell and that he lived somewhere, on Myrtle avenue.

She did not know the nmber or the location, as she was not acquainted with the streets. Mrs. Kamp gave the girl warm clothing and then had her taken to the station house. There she told substantially the same story with the exception that she said her mother lived at Charleston, Pa. The girl wa3 turned over to the custody of the children's society, who will endeavor to find her step brother and aunt and ascertain the truth of her story.

POLITICIANS ARE ACTIVE. DEMOCRATS TO MEET TO NIGHT AND REPUBLICANS TO MORROW. The Democratic general comlttee will meet to night and take up the proposition of Warden Hayes to re organize the party on the assembly district plan. At the last meeting there was a lively fight, and the meeting broke up without taking action. There is considerable opposition to the change, of the leaders being opposed to interfering I witn tne present system, un toe ocner nana there are several of the old time leaders who think that better results can be accomplished by the adoption of the assembly district plan.

Warden Hayes thinks there will be enough voters to pass his resolution. To morrow m'ght the Republican county county will met In the Johnston building and receive the report of the committee on organization which has been wrestling with the contests in the Third. Twelfth and Thirteenth wards. Dates will also be fixed for the primaries for the election of delegates to the assemblyand congresslonalconventions, which will in turn ohoose delegates to the state and national conventions. It is likely that the date for the orimarles will bp fivpri for March 16, and those for the congressional and assembly conventions March 19 and 21 respectively.

GLEASON ON THE GRAND JURY. LONG ISLAND CITY'S MAYOR WILL HELP FIND INDICTMENTS. (Special to the Eagle.) Long Island City, L. March 2r Mayor Patrick Jerome Gleason was a member of the Queens county grand jury which convened at 10 o'clock this morning at the opening of the March term of the county court. James Malcolm of Oyster Bay was sworn in as foreman of the jury.

Judge Garretson in his address to he jury laid particular stress on the jury making careful inquiry into cases brought to their attention before the finding of indictments. The judge said that many indictments had been found on insufficient evidence and he would confessedly admit upon looking over the papers, on conviction could be had. No reference was made by the court to the newspaper talk of Mayor Gleason's intention to have certain political leaders the Jefferson club indicted for their alleged conenctlon in the claim of the mayor that a dastardly scheme existed last fall to count him out. THE CHURCH AND THE SALOON. CONFERENCE OF LUTHERAN CLERGYMEN THIS MORNING.

A largely attended conference of the Lutheran clergymen of the city was held this morning at 10 o'clock in St. Peter's church to discuss the excise question. The was private, but it is understood that the general question of excise was discussed and particularly the matter of Sunday opening. No conclusion was reached. The Rev.

Erail C. J. Kraeling offered a broad resolution to which the Rev. Dr. J.

J. Helrehiuami proposed an amendment. In order to give the members of the conference an opportunity to consider the motion and the amendment an adjournment was taken. RAN THE BIGGEST LOCOMOTIVE. Boston, March 2 William F.

Gough, 42 years old. engineer of the St. Louis and Chicago limited train on the Fitchburg road, died suddenly yesterday, shortly after his train reached this city. For ten years he has run the largest passenger locomotive iu the United States. Actual ISalf Price Sale Of Wintir Clothing.

Claaxe, 450 Dean st. Junction Tilth av. Adv. Hitt's ConcuiTent Resolution Debated in. the Lower Branch.

INTERVENTION IS APPROVED. Chairman Hitt, However, Did Not Approve of Demanding Cuba's Freedom from Spain, as the Text of the Senate Resolutions Read The House Eager to Go On Record Senator Call's New Resolution. Washington, D. March 2 In view of the warlike news from Madrid this morning the prospects of action on the Cuban resolution attracted a large crowd to the public and private galleries. General Sickles of New York, who was at one' time minister to Spain, occupied a prominent seat on the floor next to that of Mr.

Mccreary, ex oh airm an of 'the foreign affairs committee, and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts sat alongside of Mr. Hitt. The members and spectators In the galleries waited impatiently while some routine business of minor importance was disposed of. Prominent In the reserved gallery was Mrs. Hitt, the wife of the chairman of foreign affairs committee.

On the flocr before the sessions began there were hurried conferences between the members of the foreign affairs committee and the speaker. It was decided not to delay action. The gravity of the situation was the sole topic of discussion on the floor. Many representatives of the Cuban junta mingled with the members and later repaired to the galleries to watch the proceedings which meant so much to them. As soon as Chairman Hitt of the committee on foreign affairs, arrived at the house he had a conference with Speaker Reed, the result of which was an understanding that the resolution would be called up immediately.

Under suspension of the rules there could be only thirty minutes on each side. Mr. Hitt was surrounded by a group of friends of the Cuban cause wherever he moved in the house and Senator Lodge also consulted with him for a time. The text of the Holt resolutions is as follows: "Resolved. By the hcuse of representatives (the senate concurring).

That in the opinion of congress a state of public war exists In Cuba, the parties to which are entitled to belligerent rights, and the United States should observe a strict neutrality between the belligerents. Resolved, That congress deplores the destruction of life and property caused by the war now waging In that Island, and believing; that Ue only permanent solution of the contest equally in the interest of Spain, the people of Cuba and other nations would be in the establishment of a government bv the choice of Che people of Cuba, it 1 sthe sense of congress that the government of the United States should ue Its good offices and friendly Influence to tnat ena. Resolved, That the United States has not intervened in any struggles between any European governments and their colonists on this cont.n?n.. but from the very close Telatlons between tne people of the United States and those of Cuua. In consequence of Its proximity and the extent of the commerce between the two peoples the present war is entailing such losses upon the people of the United States that congress is of opinion that the government of the United States should be prepared to protect the legitimate interests of Americans by intervention.

If necessary. Resolved, That congress pledges Its support to the President in carrying, out the foregoing resolutions. Hftt, in calling up the Cuban resolutions did not offer the last resolution pledging the support of congress to the executive to any action the President might take. Several members were on their feet calling for recognition and 'the strain was Intense. Mr.

Tucker Va.) demanded a second to Mr. Hitt's motion but withdrew it, whereupon Mr. Bou telle, Me.) who objected last Friday to the consideration of the resolutions, renewed it He said that he regretted very much to be obliged to differ with his frieod, the Ohalrin an cf the foreign affairs committee, but on a matter of such smavity he must insist on deliberation, there was loud cries of "regular order." The temper of the house was Indicated by its manner towards Mr. Boutelle. The debate was ordered, 175 to 19.

Mr. Bailey asked unanimous consent thait the debate be extended to five o'clock. "No" caime in chorus and Mr. Marsh, Ills.) objected. At Mr.

Hitt's request, however, 35 minutes were allowed on a side. The speaker rapped the house to order and Mr. Hitt took the floor and opened the debate in a ten minute speech. The resolutions had been considered with great care by the committee, he said, and matured and ripened after weeks of deliberation. They presented (the committee thought) the best possible action.

As to the senate resolutions, for hieTi these were offered a substitute first was practically Identical with the first of Kie house resolutions, 'the second suntae resolution directing the President to use his good offices with Spain tor the recogn i'ton of Cuba's indep'endence was unwise In his (Hitt's) opinion. How long would Gfeoi Britain or any other country, he asked, tolerate a request that she recognize the independence of one of her It would be accepted as Insolent Interfernce. As to the fact that a state of war existed to Cuba there was no question. Our consular reports proved it. The Cubans were desperate and unconquerable.

There was no time In the ten year's war when they were in such a strong posllon as they are now. Spain held but one third, possibly but one fourth of the island. If we "were neutrals as between the belllgernts the Cubans. Mr. Hitt said, could purchase in our markets as well as the Spanish.

At present we were bound to exercise diligence to prevent Cuban expeditions from leaving our ports. Our cruisers had pursued the Hawkins and the Bermuda only the other day had been taken In New York harbor. He argued that Spain could take no offense. Spain recognized 'the confederacy before the battle of Battle Run. Belligerency, he said, would give Spain the right to search American vessels.

They could carry men, but not munltons of war. Mr. Mc Crea ry, Ky.) who followed gave the resolution hearty endorsement and expressed the opinion that wo should use our power to give independence to the Cuban patriots who were struggling for independence against a cruel despotism. Mr. Adams, Pa.) said the time had unquestionably come for action.

The most Illustrious Spanish general had failed to put down the revolution and General Weyler, the butcher, had been sent to annihilate them. The patriots of Cuba called on the mother of republics. We should not hesitate. Mr. Sulzer.

N. who said he took a deep Interest in the Cuban cause said that belligerency was a Pact which the United States could determine as well as Spain. The Cubans had a government; theymalntalned 40,000 troops in the field an had won decisive bafttles. We did not knew what was going on because Spain had established a censor Ship of the press and cable that was an insult 'to the civilized world. Mr.

Tucker, Va.) who controlled the time in opposlton to the resolutions, yielded a few minutes to Mr. Turner, Ga.) who protested aginst the brief time allowed for debate. He called attention to tho fact that i no facts were given by the committee in support of the resolutions. The correspondence from the slate department, he charac I torlzed as a "dreary record of mutual incen dlarlsm and outrage." The precedents cited for the granting of belligerence were unfortunate. When the conf djracy was recognized said Mr.

Turner the confederacy had posses i si'on of every part outih of the Potomac and I In the field an army against which the combined legions of Caesar and Napoleon uld have been unavailable. When the inde of Mexico was recognized the battles San Jacinto and Santa Anna had been I 'light. He was amazed, he saiiJ, that men i vere trying to do in this country what had I b.oa done in Barcelona yesterday arouse tho mob tplrit. In this connection spoke cf the fact that Spain had hastened to disavow the i act of yesterday. The Spanish might be a not neaue people DUt tney were animated by a spirit of chivalry.

He denounced the current stories og General Weyier's 'cruelty and brutallily during 'the last revolution. He characterized them as Incredible. Atrocl ties might have been committed. Stories of dynamite and assassin mlgfht be true but tho slaughter of the insurrection was not Suit to Enforce a Sweeping Civil Service Eeform. 143 POSITIONS ARE THREATENED.

A Recent Decision of the Court of Appeals Relied Upon to Abolish the Non Competitive Class Civil Service Commissioners, It Is Said, Will Support the Movement Willis' Appointments To Be Included in the Change. As a result of a recent decision of the court of appeals, suit will be brought In this clty to require a most rigid enforcement of the civil service clause In the new. constitution. This suit will be aimed directly at the majority of the 143 officeholders under the city government whose places have been heretofore non competitive. Three decisions of the court of appeals have declared that under the new constitution all civil positions, where it Is practicable, must be filled by men who have undergone competitive examinations.

With these favorable decisions! from the court of appeals, the taxpayers who are to bring this suit are confident that a sweeping reform, unprecedented In the history of any municipality, will be effected. The most recent decision handed down by the court of appeals was In the case of McClelland, an employe In the office of canal statistics, against Controller Roberts. The court decided that It was practicable to fill the position held by the relator by competitive examination and that, therefore, the controller could not pay the man's salary without violating article 5, section 9, of the constitution, which reads as follows: Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state, and of all the civil divisions thereof, Including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, so far as praotioable, shall be competitive, provided, however, that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and navy of the United Stajtes In the late civil war who are citizens and residents of the stafe shall be entitled to preference in appointment and promotion, without regard to Oieir standing on any list from which such appointment or promotion may be made. Laws shall be ade to provide for the enforcement of this section. That opinion treats the subiect exhaustive ly and may make interesting reading for the office holders who are threatened by it and for the friends of civil service reform.

The opinion is printed in full on the second page of to day's Eagle. On Saturday City Works Commissioner Willis announced twelve appointments, eleven of which were to positions that had never been heard of before. The civil service commissioners were questioned and they said the positions were new, and ex City Works Commissioner White paid they did not exist when he was at the head of the department. Mayor Wurster said he had added a few po to the non competi tlvo list but did not know whether the eleven new positions were the ones. Commissioner Willis could not be found to give his opinion until this afternoon.

He said: "Eleven new positions were added to schedule making them non competitive. How else oould I make the Appointments? That Is in accordance wlth the civil service regulations." To demonstrate to Mr. Willis and others who hold the opinion that the mayor has discretionary power to add to the non competitive list as many positions as he choose, the suit referred to will be brought. The case is now nearly In shape for presentation to the court. The decision of the court of appeals states: "If the legislature should repeal all existing statutes and regulations on the subject of appointments in the civil service, the mandate of the constitution would still remain, and would so far execute Itself as to require the court In a proper case to pronounce appointments made without compliance with Its requirements illegal.

It is, therefore, apparent that a new principle, far reaching in Its scope and effects, has been firmly embedded in the constitution." Acting on that interpretation of the constitution the men who are now preparing the suit will seek to have the courts declare it practicable to nil most of the 143 positions in the noncompetitive class, with candidates who have undergone examinations according to the rules prescribed by the civil service commission. The civil service commissioners, it is said, will lend all their aid to this movement to extend the application of their regulations. If they do, the strongest political pressure, it is predicted will be brought to bear upon them. The civil service commissioners under Mayor Schieren contended that he had no right to add positions to the non competitive class. The mayor did not agree with his commissioners at the time and added forty positions to the non competlitlve class.

The commissioners argued that he hal no discretionary power, that under the act of 1SS4 the only officers to be exempted from examination were (1) officers elected by the people; (2) their subordinates, for whoee errors they are financially responsible; (3) the heads of departments; (4) persons In the educational department; (5) those who have personal custody of public moneys or public securities. The constitutional clause, however, has been held to nullify aJl statutes In conflict with it and the fifth exception under the statute of 1S84 is not considered valid. It will be contended tihat the custody of public moneys and securities can be entrusted to men whose character and ability has been determiued by examinations held by the civil service commissioners. The existence of a non competitive list to which the mayor, could add at his discretion has always been regarded by civil service reformers as the chief evil against which they had to fight. Political pressure on 'the mayor might lead him to ease up at any time on the rigid enforcement of the regulations by transferring positions to the non competitive list.

Mayor Boody took 200 names from that list and won the sincere admiration of the friends of civil service. The constitutional provision Is the very thing that George William Curtis, the first great civil service reformer, labored inde fatlgably to secure. J. Warren Greene, who was a civil service commissioner under Mayor Schieren, said: "My opinion is and has been that even under the statute of 18S4, and especially since the adoption of the new constitution, that the mayor is unauthorized to use his discretionary powers In making appointments to schedule It Is likely that the Civil Service Reform association of Brooklyn will take some action to enforce the provisions of the constitution. The men who are interester in the suit about to bo brought are anxious that their names be wlthehld for the present.

Commissioner Willis has already reconsidered a pas of 'the action he took Saturday 1n dismissing eighty one men. Friends of many of the men removed on Saturday are at work with the commissioner to secure their reinstatement. Some of them have succeeded, for the records to day showed that the following had been restored to their places: Julius K. K'ilnge. foreman repair yard, sewer bureau.

Patrick McCauley, oiler, Rldgewood engln? house. John assistant eng.neer. RWgewood. Mlofoael O'Neill. Urenwn.

Kldgewood. Thomas Muleuhy. blacksmith, and Charles Williams, carpenter. Referred. Here are some removals which escaped publication Saturday: Joseph H.

Wilson and William H. Fahy, Inspectors of reservoirs. R. W. Blix hell.

Inspector local Improvements. J. Morrison, assistant engineer. Mount Prospect station. John MvDermott, coal insitector.

George B. Stoddard. E. M. Crofton and Daniel UngEr.

clerks in water registrar's office. Commissioner Willis said this morning: "I reiterate what I said on Saturday, that in removing the men I did it simply with the Idea, of saving to the city a large amount In salaries. When I stated that the sum saved was $70,000 a year. In round figures, I said so advisedly. The present saving amounts to over $100,000, but some of the places vacated will have to be filled during the summer months.

In tho two years of my term the saving wil be $140,000. I have kept In mind the civil service, laws as they exist to the barbarities perpetrated on others. These set forth that the wife of Gomez had received a letter from him written In his blood shortly before he died in the Spanish penal colony in Africa. The senator declared that Americana serving in the Cuban army were being shot to death without trial. He declared that the rocent action of the senate should be supplemented by steps to secure humane treatment of prisoners taken by the Spanish troops.

Mr. Sherman moved to refer the resolution to the foreign relations committee: The first measure passed by the senate was an important one. for the increase of the navy. It provides for the enlistment of 1,000 additional men, at a cost of annually. The bill further provides that whenever an exigency may exist, which, in the judgment of the President renders their services necessary, the secretary of the navy is further authorized to enlist for a period of two years, unless sooner discharged, such of the naval militia and other men as may be required for the purpose of manning vessels of the navy not having full crews, and such other ships as under laws now existing or under tht authority conferred by section 4 of this act, the President may decide to call Into service; provided that men so enlisted shall be discharged whenever, in the judgment of the President, the emergency under which they were required has expired.

MEDALS FOR FIREMEN. COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE MATTER. Fire Commissioner William C. Bryant had a conference with a committee from the Booth Dramatic society to day and arrangements were completed for the production of "A Still Alarm," by the Booth at the Criterion, the latter part of this month. The proceeds will be devoted to the purchase of medals which will be presented to firemen for heroic deeds the same as the Bennett and Stevenson medals In New York.

The following committee of citizens was appointed to take charge' of the matter: Fire Commissioner William C. Bryant, chairman; William Berri, Thomas J. Kenna, George F. Dobson, ei Senator William H. Reynolds, Register Granville W.

Harmon, County Clerk Henry C. Saffen, George Price, Coroner Edward B. Coombs, Controller George W. Palmer, Sheriff William J. Buttling, Samuel S.

Whitehouse, George H. Rowe, Colonel John N. Partridge, Charles Cooper, Commissioner Jackson Wallace, Surrogate George B. Abbott, Arthur Hoffman, Alonzo Brymer, Colonel John L. Burleigh.

ex Fire Commissioners John Ennls and Chester B. Lawrence, Mayor Frederick W. Wurster, Deputy Fire Commissioner Clarence A. Barrow, George P. Jacobs, Robert P.

Lethbrldge DR. GRIFFIN WANTS $20,000.. THE FORMER HEALTH COMMISSIONER'S SUIT AGAINST THE CITY. Former Health Commissioner Dr. John Griffin was plaintiff in Justice Smith's court, supreme court.

Part III, this morning, against the City of Brooklyn in a suit to recover $20, 000. Dr. Griffin was driving in a sleigh behind a horse on McDonough street, near Saratoga avenue at 9 o'clock in the evening on February 10, 1894, when the sleigh ran up on a big pile of stones In the street. The doctor was thrown out and his right arm and shoulder were severely bruised, so that he was for some time unable to attend to his patients. He presented a claim to the controller, he says, for but no notice was taken of it.

He claims through Counselor Charles J. Patterson that the city was negligent through its employes. Albert G. McDonald for the city sets up the defense that the city is not to blame in this case through Its agents. ASKS LIQUOR DEALERS' HELP IN RUNNING DOWN MAKERS OF MOONSHINE WHISKY.

Revenue Collector Kelley would like to have the local liquor dealers co operate with him in enforcing the law against illicit distillers. Any information given will, of course, be regarded as confidential. Mr. Kelley believes that a very large majority of the dealers in his district are on the side of the law and would like to see the illegal manufacture of spirits stopped. As It is now the people who are willing to handle the moonshine liquor are enabled to make very much larger profits than the honest dealers.

Hence, the collector thinks the latter should be willing to help him in his efforts to suppress the traffic. TO GO TO ALBANY. The studies committee of tho board of education met Senator Wray at the Hamilton club on Saturday afternoon, as planned, and had a pleasant conference regarding tho scientific temperance bill proposed as a compromise for tho Ainsworth law. It was decided that the committee should go to Albany and bo heard by the joint committee on education. STORM KEPT PLATT IN DOORS.

Ex Senator Thomas C. Piatt, who has discarded the use of walking canes, did not venture to leave his handsomely equipped apartments in the Fifth avenue hotel. New York, to day, owing to the storm. He was expected in his office at 49 Broadway to day, but sent word that he would not come down town until to morrow. SUICIDE IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL.

Coroner Hoeber received a letter at o'clock last night which announced the Buicide yesterday of a young woman in Dr. ICnapp's privnto hospital at 46 East Twelfth strcot. She nud jumped over a balustrade. The woman was being treated for a cataract of the oyo. Deputy Coroner Schultzo will make an investigation.

THREE BOMBS FOUND AT A DOORSTEP. New Haven, Conn. March 2 Three dynamite bombs were round this afternoon on the dcrstep of the residence of John Gardiner, superintendent of the cartridge department at Winchstr's armory. Fuses were attached and the bombs wero made up of considerable mechanism. There is no clue.

SOROSIS SOCIETY MEETING. The annual meeting of the Sorosis society was held to day in the banquet hall of the Waldorf hctel. New York. The session Is a private It began at 10 A. M.

Officers will be elected and ether business transacted. About two hundred members were present. HOTEL GUEST DIES SUDDENLY. A man who registered as Charles Brown of Scotland, yesterday, at the Hoffman house in New Ycrk was found dead In his room this morning. Death was evidently due to natural causes.

I have been washed out. A large force of laborers Is at work clearing away the ice and repairlng the damage, but It will probably ba three days before trains can be run between. Hudson and Albany. The railroad company Is sending most of Its through trains to and from the West over the Harlem branch and the Boston and Albany road via Chatham. The Empire express went up on the Hudson division this morning, taking the Hudson branch of the B.

A. to Chatham and thence to Albany. Other trains are run by the same arrangement. Local trains for New York are being made up at Hudson and Poughkeepsie. The railroad will continue this arrangement until the damage is repaired.

All the Ice in the river is on the move. Navigation between Poughkeepsie and New York will be opened by the J. L. Hasbrouck to night. The ferries at Kingston, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie are running with difficulty.

Albany, N. March 2 The freshet In the Hudson, which was last night within two Inches of the very high waters of 1893, began to abate this morning. The jam of ice at Stuyvesant gave way a trifle this morning anda slight cold snap assisted the waters in slowly receding. If the weather continues to grow cold with any rapidity the unprecedented condition will be presented of skating being possible all along the lower streets. All the trains this morning on both the Delaware and Hudson canal company and New York Central are delayed many hours by the high waters.

Hundreds of families are driven from their homes by the water, and the damage to property is extensive. Three people had a narrow escape from death during the first rush of the rapidly rising waters. Police officers heard cries for help proceeding from a partially submerged dwelling house on South Ferry street. They found five persons in the basement of the house in imminent danger of drowning. They were Mrs.

Mangle, her daughter in law, Mrs. Kaak, Mrs. Burns, two children, one 3 years old and the other a 5 weeks' old boy. The latter was in Its crib Heating around the front basement In five feet of water. Mrs.

Mangle was in the back basement, standing in the ice cold water and holding on to the window to keep from drowning. The women in the front basement were upon a bed, also floating. The officers rescued the occupants of the basement and conducted them to a neighboring housie. They then went to the back basement where Mrs. Mangle was taken out through the window.

The New York Central is running its trains on the Hudson River division, via the Boston and Albany, from four to five hours late. The Delaware and Hudson is landing its passengers outside of the city and using; carriages. Some idea of the flooded area can be ob tained when it is known that a strip of th business and living portion of the city, two miles long and from a quarter to a half mila wide, is submerged from one to twelve fee Among the partially submerged buildings are the post office. St. John church, two school houses, an express office, the Stanwlx hotel, the electric railway power ho and three small hotels.

In Greenbush. just opposite Albany, the electric light plant is submerged and the village was without light last night. Saratoga, N. March 2 A cold wave and snow flurry has succeeded the heavy rain In the upper Hudson valley and has checked the freshet. Montlcello.

N. March 2 The storm of Saturday and Sunday did much damage throughout Sullivan county. The Beaver ville and Neverslnk rivers overflowed their banks and carried away property and drowned stock. The old stone bridge, built at Falls burgh forty years ago at a cost of many thousands of dnliars, was carried away. Eugene Mattison of Mongatip valley was struck by lightening and seriously Injured.

The Storm and Floods Do Damage ia New England. Haverhill, March 2 The Merrlmao river is still rising here this morning and is filled with ice and wreckige of every description. Half a dozen engine rooms along tho river are flooded and the fires extinguished, over three thousand persons being thereby thrown out of employment. Several other power stations are running with two feet of water In the engine rooms. The basement In the new post office is Hooded and badly damaged.

Kennebunk, March 2 The water in Mousam river has reached the highest point In eighteen years. The drawbridge at Kennebunk was carried away last night, one side of the iron bridge over the river here has given way and the entire structure Is In danger. Part of the factory of tha Continued on Pace 4.