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the ''SiMtMifKYWWS DISASTERS TO SHIPPING. KICKED UNTIL UNCONSCIOUS. WILL STOP A HALT IN EXCISE BUSINESS. WURSTER GAVE HIS CONSENT BRAKEMAN CRUSHEDTO DEATH, was in the 'habit' in the old country, where it was universal, of having beer on his table, who has brought the habit here, and who uses as we do tea or coffee, shall not have his beer. It seems to ine to be common sense that the habit3 of this class of citizens should he regarded, so long as their beer drinking done without drunken revelings and disturbance.

I suppose some of my prohibition friends will take Issue with me in these views, but I can't help it. It is what I believe and am not at all afraid to say it. "If I am any judge it will not be very long before there will be a law enacted making a special beer license at one haIf the rate Oompton Was Caught Between Plat form and Moving Train, WHICH HE HAD TRIED TO BOARD. His Body Then Dropped to the Street. He Had Been in the Habit of Signaling This Train, but Did Not Do So This Morning Th.e Crew of the Train Was Ignorant of the Accident.

Henry Compton, ascd 2.j years, of 254 Fifth avenue, a brakeman employed on the Brooklyn elevated railroad, was this morning crushed to death between the elevated railroad station at Navy street and a train of cars. His body, when the train had passed, dropped to the" street. How Compton came to be caught is not positively known, but it is supposed that he endeavored to board the train while the latter was in motion, and was unable to get through the gate in time to reach the station building. No body saw him on the station, although it has been his custom to board this train every morning in order to reach the Ridgewood depot, where he was employed. The train carries no passengers and runs through to Ridgewood unless signaled.

About 5:10 o'clock this moruing Daniel Ryan, who lives at 117 Navy street, was standing on the corner of Myrtle avenue. Just as he heard the train overhead pass by he saw something fall to the street with a thud. He ran to the spot and was horrified to find the mangled body of a man. Previous to this he heard no outcry. He hunted up Officer Kiely of the Fourth precinct, and tnirotllor rTiv ri'tHfl ITlo niiln tn tllp tt.

i. i ittiliv. JTLia iu.y. ir Mils 111 uuu uimikuicu, ilia Tf I Mrs. Martin condition was found to be head was bruised and cut and he was bleed serious alui aH ambulance surgeon was sum ing profusely.

It was evident to the officer moned from the Eastern District hospital. When Willis Suggested the 'Appointment of Water Detectives. A REPLY TO SECRETARY LENT. The City Works Commissioner, So His Secretary Says, Supposed That the Civil Service Certificate in Relation, to Such Positions Was in His Honor's Hands No Money for Former Clerks iTarrell and Dowden. The conflict between the civil service com misson ana neaus oi uepartnienis couuuucs.

One of the latest phases of it has grown out of City Work:) Commissioner Willis' appointments of a dozen or more "detectives" to ferret out "frauds on the water revenue of the city." The civil service commission has refused to certify the pay rolls bearing the names of these "detectives," on the ground that the men were not legally appointed. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Lent.the secretary of the commission, forwarded the following explanatory letter on the subject to Commissioner Willis: Dear sir The pay roll for the bureau of water rates for the current month is herewith returned to you for correction. The names of ten persons appear on the pay roil and their occupation is stated as detectives. March 19 is stated on the pay roll as the date of their appointment.

That is clearly an error, as the certificate that there is no eligible list for the position of detective was dated March 21, 1S, and was forwarded to his honor, the mayor, this morning. I would respectfully call your attention to the second paragraph of regulation 26 of the civil service regulations, which reads as follows: Xo temporary appointment to a position within feHjrlblo tor pernianont aphumont. excepting that chairman of the commission that there are no candidates upon an eligible list for the position, and with the appro al of the mayor, such temporary appointment may he made, and the appointee may hoM ofnce tlu.remider untl, an eligible list nrorared asQ respeclully caJ1 attentton to nnrun ra, of roc uinim, 10 which reads Pa regulation 10, which reads P3" a3 lOIIOttS. No appointment made as provided in this resu la'tioci shall 'take effect until it shall navo een certified by the ai.n.Intinit officer to the commis slon y0urs resrVtfullv E. B.

LENT, Sejreiary. This morning the following reply was sent to Secretary Lent: Dear sir Tours of March 23. addressed to Commissioner Willis, is at hand. There is no indica tion in your communication that It Is by order of the civil service commission, but In respons' to the same I have to say that the appointments of detectives made March 19 were made on the authority of his honor, the mayor, in communication dated March 17. These appointments have been made in tho same manner that similar appointments have been made for an indetlnite period.

This department has never received at any time the certificate of the chairman of the civil service commission, and it has been presumed that that certificate waB filed with is honor, the mayor, and constituted the basis of his consent to such appointments, and that this is the fact is made evident by the other fact that the certificate of the commission, dated March 21, 1596. was forwarded to his honor, the mayor, and not to this department. There may be a reason why the certificate of the chairman' of the commission was made March 21 and not forwarded to his honor, the mayor, until March 23, but it does not appear in your communication. Regulation No. 2G has been the guide of this department in all similar appointments.

Application has been made to the mayor In writing before making any appointments, and the assignment has been made in writing by the mayor, and this department has been informed of it, not through the civil service commission, but directly b5 the mayor. If a change in the formula of proceedings was determined upon, it was manifestly proper that this department should have been Informed of the same, when the action of the department would have been adjusted thereto. Paragraph 5 of Regulation No. 19, to which you refer, has no relation to this matter, as It applies distinctly and only to vacancies oc curing within any grade of any class within schedule and these were not vacancies, but new appointments. It is the desire of the commissioner that this pay roll should be passed by the civil service commission, in order that the parties interested may receive their pay at the usual time and because any defect in the formula of proceedings is technical and unintentional and will be avoided in the future.

By order of the commissioner. Respectfully, R. M. WHITING, Secretary. Mr.

Lent has also been writing to Corporation Couusel Burr abont the salary claims of two employes of the late board of super visors. Mr. Burr has made this reply: Dear sir I acknowledge the receipt of your let ter of the 19th Inquiring whether the commission can legally certify to tho accompanying payrolls, bearing the names oi Thomas F. Far rell, as clerk of the hoard of supervisors, and M. T.

Dowden, as deputy clerk and cashier of the same board. In reply I would state that I have not passed upon any questions arising under the civil service laws. I am of opinion, however, and so advise you, that neither Mr. Kan ell nor Mr. Dowden now holds a position la connection with either the city or county government and has not since the first day of January, 1S96.

On that date the board of supervisors of the county of Kings ceased to exist and necessarily any officers of that body no longer hold any official lposition. The effect of the resolution ot the board of supervisors ot May 20, 1S95, referred to in connection with Mr. Dowden's case, and referred to in Mr. Farrell's letter, has been passed upon i by the supreme court in an application on be ot McGinnis, in a mandamus to compel i 'he payment of his salary, and the court then helaPUmt hls offlclaJ term ceaseii on tne flrst day of January last. Because.

In my opinion, neither of the persons named is a person in the employ of city. I advise that the pay rolls should not be certified. Yours respectfully. JOSEPH A. BURR, Corporation Counsel.

Commissioner Willis proposes to appoint a superintendent of sewers and pumping sta tions, a newly created position. There are eligible lists of sewer superintendents and of engineers at pumping stations, but they do not seem to cover the piace created Dy Mr. Willis. It looks as if a new eligible list 1 must be made up and meanwhile Mr. Willis can make his appointment.

WEALTHY COAL MAN ARRESTED BECAUSE OF THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A GIRL. Philadelphia, March 24 Samuel P. Langden, a wealthy coal operator, was arrest ianguen, a wean, ed to day on suspicion of knowing something MRS. MARTIN MAY DIE BECAUSE OP HER INTERNAL INJURIES. William H.

Martin, a furniture mover, 32 440 Marcy thiis morn ing, and after beating and kicking his wife until she wis unconscious, tried to shoot Peter Connors, a tenant, and Miss Julia 11c Ardle, who was collecting rents in the house at the time. Connors succeeded In taking the revolver from Martin and he was locked up. Mrs. Martin is in the hospit.il and may die. Martin lives on the third floor and Connors occupies the opposite flat.

According to the neighbors, Martin has been drinking heavily for the past week. Last uight he raised a row in the flat house and then went out and did not return until 10 o'clock this morn ing. He had some difficulty getting up to his own flat, and, after smashing in the door, he began to abuse his wife. Mrs. Martin became frightened and tried to leave the flat.

Martin, it is alleged, pounced upon her and kicked her several times. Then he struck her in the face and heat her until she faint ted. Connors heard the screams of the woman and he ran into Martin's apartments and tried to overp iwer the latter. drew a revolver and threatened to shoot Connors, who ran into an adjoining room and shut the door. About this time Miss MeArdle happened along.

She was collecting the rents in the house an 3 asked Martin, whom she met in tho hall, if he was ready to pay. "I don't pay any rent in this house," he said as he shoved the revolver in Miss Me trdle's face. Miss MeArdle didn't stop to argue with Martin. She just ran downstairs, screaming as loud as she could. Connors, who had been watching Martiu through a crack in the door, i again appeared on the scene, and.

approach Ing Martin from the back, jumped upon him and succeeded in getting the revolver. The whole flat house was aroused by this time, aaid several people were in the windows shouting "Police," and "Murder." Detectives Dolan and Hayes of the Sixteenth precinct, who were in the neighborhood, heard the cries and they arrived just as Connors ran out of the house with the revolver. He tried to explain to the officers what had happened but they rushed past him, and when Mania was. pointed out as tho author of all the disturbance he was placed undr arrest uu uu wuma.i, faiu mai. anc an mjuicu minuauv uu might die.

He removed her to St. Cather Ine nospno.1. Martin was arraiguod In the Lee avenue nnlinu orvnrt i (torn nn onH this afternoon and held 1 charges oi assault and threatening to kill. aeiaui. oi i.uuu Dau.

avery tuaoiwt aii the revolv. ON TRIAL FOR HERESY. THE REV. AY. H.

BROWN'S EXAMINATION BEGUN AT MADISON, CONN. Madison, "March 24 At 9 o'clock this morning the clergy consociation of the Congregational church, assembled in council at the Madison Congregational church to hear the evidence for and against the Rev. W. II. Brown, pastor of that church, on the charge of heresy.

The counts in the charge are five in number. The first four are: 1. The Rev. William H. Brown does not hold the doctrine of the atonement as it is taught in the Bl.ripturos and as It is commonly held by Evan iTL ucal Longrejrational churches.

2. He does not accept the doctrine of the incarnation as taught by the Bible and as commonly held by Evangelical Congregational churches. 3. He seems to deny the doctrine of the Trinity as Evangelical Congregational churches hold it and understand tha scriptures to teach it. 4.

He minimizes, if he does not deny, the authority of the Bible as Evangelical Congregational churches hold it. The fifth count includes expressions attributed to Mr. Brown, which tend to lead men to think lightly of the religiun of the Bible and of Christ as the Saviour. The text of the fifth count is not given out on the ground that i tcontaius the evidence of the prosecution and cannot, therefore, be made public. The accused pastor is Hj graduate of the Yale divinity school, havng received Ms diploma two years ago.

He was pastor of a churchi in New Bedford for sometime, and was installed as pastor of the Congregational church here about a year ago. He is 33 years of age. Among the prominent Congregationalists present were the Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth of New Haven, Professor Lewis O.

Brastow, Professor Frank C. Porter of Yale university and Mr. Simeon E. Baldwin, associate justice of the supreme court of Connecticut. The formal preliminaries having been completed the consiociation began taking evidence, and Dr.

D. S. Scranton, one of the most prominent men In Madison, was called. Dr. Scranton stated that on December 19 the Rev.

Mr. Brown said: "Christ is In no sense a substitute for us; neither did he make an atonement." The witness clung to this point tenaciously, but was ccmpelled, when asked If Mr. Brown had in any way modified this statement, to admit that the accused pastor had said that the central idea for religious life was to live the life of Christ. The next witness called was Miss Charlotte Moore, who affirmed that Mr. Brown had said in the course of a sermon: "We are not saved by Christ's blood, but by His life.

God saves those who take Christ as a teacher." Mr. Brown here said: "Did you not ask if Jesus saves us as a teacher?" "Yes, sir," replied Miss Moore. Mr. Brown retorted: "I answered vou in the negative. Nine other witnesses followed, one of them stating that Mr.

Brown once said that a book by George Eliot was better than the Bible. OBITUARY. Alexander T. Kent, who was well known on 1 a race tracks and was once editor ot a sporting newpaper, died at the home of his sister, at 3G5 President street, from gastric catarrh. He was born in, this city in 1356, and began his journalistic career as a reporter for Wood's Household Magazine.

When he left that pub lication he devoted himself to the business of reporting horse races. In 1884 ho was secre tary of the Rockaway Hunt club at Cedar hurst. L. I. Ill health overtook him a few years ago.

Henry Jackson of 99 Decatur street died athia home on Sunday morning at the age of 68. He was born in Loudon, England, but was brought io country wuun an imam, ami iikb ms father, conducted a bonded warehouse in New lork. I he iuneral will take place to morrow from his late home. George Victor Harman. brother of lteciater Granville W.

Harman. died from apoplexv yesterday afternoon at his homo, 1.237 Dean rttreet. He was born in Anhland, in 1850, and came to Now York with his lather in 1805. He went to the IJaciiic coast in 1875. but three years later returned to the metropolis, and shortly afterward once more went to the Pacific, each time in tho employ of the Pacific Steamship company.

When he finally in tjw iui in icini. oti Decame casnier of the Southeru Pacific railroad. Mr. Harman was not married. Mrs.

Mary A. Cunningham of 23 Verona place, died on Saturday after an illness of several months. For many years she had been a resident of this city and was connected with St. Bartholomew's church. She leaves a hus band, Andrew J.

Cunningham, and one daugh ubu i THREE VESSELS IN PORT PARTLY OR WHOLLY DISABLED. Halifax, N. March 24 The four masted American schooner Viking, with coal from Newport News, February 24, for Fall River, was towed in here this morning by the oil tank steamer Potomac from New York for London. The schooner's rudder is gone, her sails are blown away and the crew were in the act of abandoning the vessel when the Potomac hove view. The steamer took off the Viking's crew and then put a prize crew under the second officer in charge of the schooner and sent a line aboard and took her in tow.

Cape May, N. March 24 The three masted schooner Charles L. Mitchell, Captain George w. Forst of Boston, from Port of Spain, Trinidad, for New York, went ashore on Cold Spring inlet bar during the snow storm of last night. She Is 800 ton register and loaded with asphaltum.

Captain Sooy and the crew of the life saving station went to the i rescue at the risk of their lives and were com pelled to stay on the schooner until 2 o'clock this morning, when they brought the captain and crew to shore. The schooner has 7 foet of water in the hold and is leaking. A tug has been sent for and she may he pulled off at high tide. Meanwhile, she is la a dangerous position. San Francisco, March 24 The British bark Alexandria was towed into port last night in a burning condition.

She left Newcastle, New South Wales, on December 27, 1S95. for Port Angeles. On March 19, in latitude 34.42 north and longitude 124.56 west, smoke was discovered issuing from her hold. She met. the schooner Helen N.

Kimball, bound from Port Harford for Tacoma, the next day, and the captain of the schooner agreed to stay with the burning vessel if her captain would put into San Francisco. The stores and baggage of tie burning vessel were transferred to the schooner and her head turned toward this port. She was picked up by a tug near the Faralloues last night and towed to the mud fiats, where she was beached. The damage is not known at present. Erie March 24 The big car ferries She nango Nos.

1 and 2 failed to get Into Con neaut harbor and they are both now fast In the Ice on the north shore of the peninsula off this port. The two steamers got near to Con neaut harbor, but on account of the heavy ice could not get in. They lie close to the peninsula, and It is believed that they are both hard aground on the sand beach and in bad shape. Caps Henry, March 24 The three masted schooner Warren Adams of Bath, from New York for Norfolk, dragged anchor this morning during the northerly winds and grounded on Cape Henry beach, near Lynn Haven inlet, five miles north of the weather bureau office. The vessel is lying almost head on and about 200 yards off shore.

She appears to be resting easy. Tug boat assistance will be needed to float the vessel. The crew of nine men is safe. CONLIN MAKES APPPOINTMENTS AND NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONERS HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. Chief Conlin showed to the New York police commissioners to day he was boss when it came to detailing men to fill positions on the force.

He filled tho vacancies on the staff of inspectors and appointed several acting captains and sergeants. The chief reported to the board that he had appointed three men as acting in spectors, three men as acting captains, three as acting sergeants and several others to min or positions. Inspector Cortwright will have command of the First Inspection district which takes in the Church street, city hall, Elizabeth street, Mac Dougal street, Charles street, Mulberry street, Mercer street stations, the Harbor patrol, the squads at the Criminal court building, the sanitary squad and all the other squads in the district. Acting Inspector John M. O'Keefe, formerly of the Macdougal street station, will have charge of the Second inspection district, which takes in the Old slip, Oak street, Madison street, Eldridge street, Delancey street, Union market and East Fifth street stations and the Essex market police court squad.

Acting Inspector Nicholas Brooks will have charge of tho Third inspection district, which takes in the East Twenty second street. East Thirty fifth street, Grand Central depot. East Fifty first street, East Sixty seventh street and East Eighty eighth street stations and the Yorkville court squad. Acting Inspector John J. Harley, captain of the East Fifth street station, will have charge ot the fourth inspection district, which takes in the West Twentieth street.

West Thirtieth street, West Thirty seventh street, West Forty seventh street. West Sixty eighth street and West One Hundredth street stations. Acting Inspector Walter Thompson, formerly cantain of the Oak street station, will have charge of the Fifth inspection district, which takes in the East One Hundred and Fourth street. East One Hundred and Twenty sixth street. West One Hundred and Twenty fifth street, West One Hundred and Fifty second street, and Highbridge stations and the Harlem police court squad.

Acting Inspector John McCullaugh will have charge of the Sixth inspection Jis trict, which will comprise the Morrisania, Tremont, Kingsbridge and Westchester stations and the Morrisania police court squad. To fill the places made vacant by the appointment of the captains to the positions of acting inspectors, Chief Conlin sent Sergeant John McKirvey to take command of the East Fifth street station, Sergeant George F.Titus of Morrisania to take command of the MacDougal street station, and Sergeant John Ryan of Old Slip to take command of the Oak street station. Roundsman James Ryan of MacDougal street was made acting sergeant and transferred to Old Slip. Roundsman Henry Rel yea will be sent from the Central office" to act as sergeant in the Delancy street station, and Roundsman William M. Ferdon of Westchester will act as sergeant in the Morrisania station.

None of the commissioners had anything whatever to say concerning the details and transfers made by the Chief, and no comment or discussion whatever took place between them. JAMESON'S TRIAL CONTINUED. SERGEANT WHITE GIVES TESTIMONY DAMAGING TO THE DEFENSE. London, March 24 The trial of Dr. L.

S. Jameson and his fellow prisonere, the Trans vaal raiders, was resumed at the Bow street police court this morning. Sergeant White of tho Bechuanalnnd mounted police testified to having refused, to join Dr. Jameson's expedition and added that Colonel Grev questioned tho troopers prior to starting and informed them they were not going to fight for the queen but for the supremacy ol the British flag in South Africa: that Commissioner Newton dispatched him from Mafoking, on December 30, in pursuit of Jameson 8 colullln, telling him to catch the anvoat wit.nBO I ell your eoiiimandinn officer that tho dispatcher; have been received and will bo attended to." The column, Sergeant White also said, then proceeded hi the direction of Johannesburg. Uower.

a clerk in the office of General oubert. the commander in chief of tho forces of the South African republic, deposed to having delivered th'j message of Sir J. A. De AVett, the British agent at Pretoria, to the commanders of the Jameson expedition and he stated that the reply to it, which was read in court, stated that the supplies the column 11 were cxaauHteu ana mat it must proceed to Krugersdorp or Johannesburg. The case was again adjourned.

NO DAMAGES FOR RYAN. A jury in the supreme court to day found for Hubert Conboy. a livery stable keeper of 87 and S3 Stfabcii who was sued by Thomas R. Ryau fir jo.OOf) damages for as sault. The latter baid that ho hired a horse and carriaee from the defendant and returned it at 1 o'clock in the morning by a boy.

When ho went around the next day Conboy assaulted him, he said. WANTS $5,000 FOR A COLLISION. I Mrs. Rose Lynch and her daughter, Mr, rLKiiiiey, were urivir.g in tioiy ori.ss cemetery when Undertaker Farrell wagon collided with their carriage. Mrs.

Kenney's suit for damages Is now on. She wants S5.000 damages. The defense is that plaintiff caused the collision. I Mayor Wurster's Determination Se garding Bridge Expendatures, ELECTRIC POWER HOUSE PLAN'S. Trustees, He Said, Would Have RJnshec Them Through, Giving the General, Electric Company the Contract, "Had He Not Stopped Them The Bridge a Burden to the City Instead of a Source of Revenue.

i Mayor Wurster, when told of a claim madi) by the "Westinghouse company that they had! been unfairly treated, said, "All this happenedV before I became a member of the boaxd, but asked the chief engineer at ystrterday'a meeting if there had been competition and oa' his reply thait there had been, I had nothing further to say. I stopped them trying to do away with thalt bond of the Phoenix brddga compajny and in regard to the new power (house. I aim ascertainlns if other meChods and cheaper ones than an outlay of cannot be found to furnish The necessary power. "Do you think the trustees would have rail roaded the whole report of the executive com inittee through, giving the General Electric. company the contract for the new power house, as well as 'for the equipment of the new cars? the mayor was asked.

Yes, I do, he replied, but I stopped that by offering the resolutions for plans and specifications to be prepared. About this controversy I know nothing, but when the board comes to spend I want to know all about it and I think the necessary power could be supplied at less cost. Thousands after thousands have been spent on this bridge and instead of bring a revenue to the city it id just hte other way. It Is time it was William S. Zimmerman, the general Eastern agent of the Westinghouse has attended to all the negotiations between.

his company and the bridge trustees in re lation to the adoption of electric motors on the bridge railroad, and when seen this morning at the company's office in the Equitably building. New York, said: "When I was called upon by President Howell at yesterday's meetig of the board ot trustees, to say something in regard to the equipment of the power house, I was greatly tempted to say several sharp and nasn ty things in relation to the giving of the, contract for the new motors to the General Electric company. But I refrained on account of the public nature of the meeting and perhaps it is ust as well that I did, as no good could come from it. At the same time, however. I am of the.

opinion that this company has been unfairly treated, for what reason I do not care to say, and in favor of the General Electric company. "In the first place I do not think the trustees went about the matter in a business like manner, and for these reasons: When the. subject was first broached, the trustees visited our plant, among several others, and afterward they invited us, with the General Electric people to fit up a car, entirely at our own expense and with nothing said ia regard to compensation. This we naturally declined to do, as we had no guananty that, after we had gone to the expense oi three or four thousand dollars, the trustees might not say to us 'We have decided not to adopt the motor system after and we would have been out just so much money. The proper way and a business like way.

es pecially in a public work, would have been to have the necessary plans and specifications prepared and then to have invited bids from, all the companies which desired to compete for the work, in that case we would have been glad to have submitted our bids with, others, and if ours was the lowest we were prepared to put up the needed guaranty that the motor we would put on the car would do the work required. "I see tiat at yesterday meeting of the board and at the suggestion of Mayor Wurster, who, by the way, is the most business like man on the board, they are going to have the specifications and plans for the new power house prepared then submitted. tot bids. This is "what should have done in regard to tne electric motors and would have been done by any business conw cern In the country. I will add that If this' had been done the bridge railroad would have been supplied with electric motors at a muchs.

lower price than it will now." SPANISH TROOP'S MISTAKE. TWO PARTIES ATTACK EACH OTHER. IN? CUBAN CANE FIELDS. Havana, March 24 Another mistake, attend ed with loss of life. and resulting in many.

soldiers being wounded, has occurred. Two columns of Spanish troops opened fire upon each other at midday. Acording to the few details received here the columns of troops' commanded by General Godoy and Colonel Hol guin, at the Santa Rosa plantation, near Es peranza province of Santa Clara, mutually mistook each other for insurgent forces, owing it is said tne tnickness of the sugar Each detachment opened fire upon the other and for ten minutes shots were exchanced. resulting in the killing of seventeen soldiers, among them being Lieutenant Colonel Fuen mayor of the navas battalion. In addition five other officers and eighty four soldiers were wounded.

Two of the latter have since died, six others are mortally wounded and thirty two are seriously injured. Because the engagement took place at midday, the explanation furnished by the Spanish commanders is considered unsatisfactory and court martial will follow. Maximo Gomez has returned westward frora the Province of Santa Clare and was encamped yesterday at the plantation of Moralito, neaH Union De Reyes, Province of Matanzes. Antonio Maceo Is supposed to be at San Diego de los Bajos, Province of Pirer del Rio. Enrique Porro Mata, an insurgent leader, has surrendered to the police of Cardenas, Province of Matanzas.

The authorities' oi Cardenas have captured Rafael Torayo and Caslmiro Ponce, who have been accused oj conspiring against the government The explanation given for the capture of the three boats loaded with arms and ammunition at Varadero, near Cardenas, is that Coliazo, who is understood to have commanded the expedition, mistook the landing place and went ashore at Varadero instead of at the San Aw ton canal. THE CONGREGATIONAL' CLUB. The March meeting ot the Congregational club was held at the new Johnston building last night It was one of the most interesting in the club's history, although the attendance was not large, owing to the storm. Dinner was served at 6 o'clock, after a short business session. The address of the evening was made by the Rev.

Dr. Merrill E. Gates, president of Amherst college, who treated in an eloquent manner the life, character and achievements ot Sidney Lanier, the poet and, artist. Grant of Holy Trinity chofcj sang a number of selections. AN INDICTED MAN GOES FREE.

George Debrau, a negro. Indicted for assaulti In the second degree, was released by Judge Aspinall this morning, the district attorney consenting. Debrau is ill, not yet having recovered from the effects of appendicitis. as the complainant against him. has gone South it was declared to be almost impossible to convict him.

TESTIMONY IN THE ELLIS WILE CASE. The Ellis will case was before the surro gate again to day and for the contestants, English relatives, who allege that the testatrix was incapable of making a will. Dr. William H. Sanford testified that he bad at tended Mrs.

Ellis for year, and that during all that time she was drunk. DIED IN A DRUG STORE. Ann O'Brien, 72 years old, of 606 Myrtle avenue, died suddenly in France's drug store at 616 Myrtle avenue, at 11:10 o'clock yeBterday morning. She was taken siok on the street and entered the drug store to obtain roliof where she died a few moments later. Heart disease is said to bo the cause.

DR. KAYSER HAS NOT RESIGNED. Berlin, March 24 There is no foundation for the report circulated In the United States by a news agency that Dr. Kayser director of the colonial department, has resigned. Continued From Page 1.

go at it. In case the present excise board refuses to renew licenses which expire between now and April 30, we shall of course apply to the courts for a mandamus or a writ of certiorari. We claim that there is a provision in the law which authorizes the excise commissioners to renew their licenses which expire between now and April 30." Commissioner Harburger said at noon that Mr: Mayer's opinion would probably be furnished to morrow, so that the board could take some action, which would relieve the suspense of the saloon keepers and others who are directly affected by the Raines law. Local Brewers Are in a Very Uncertain Frame of Mind. William C.

Gluck is head of the Claus Llp sius Brewing company. He gives steady em ployment to 100 men in all departments. He said, Of course, it is a bad measure, and you will find the same opinion all 'round among the brewers. The small saloons that now pay $200 for a license can't afford to pay $650 at all. The Raines bill will wipe out at lea3t half of them.

Most of our trade Is there, and. of coure, I expect that we will be affected as well as the rest of the brewers." "Will you raise the price of beer on account of the bill?" asked the reporter, "or cut down the number of your employes?" "I can't tell you anything about that," replied Mr. Gluck, "until I see the effect of the bill." Asked if the Brewers' association, of which he is a member, would take any concerted action in connection with the hill, Mr. Gluck replied that most likely it would, although he had not heard of any steps being taken yet. A member of the firm of S.

Liebmann Sons, who employ about 135 men In all the departments of their brewery, said: "This is a bad measure, and I think it will cut down our business considerably. It will affect the little places more than anything else. What object to most of all Is the report of the governor yesterday, which is altogether wrong." Will the hill oblige you to raise the price of beer or cut down the number of your employes," asked the reporter? "Naturally," replied Mr. Liebmann, "if we sell half the amount of berr under the bill that we are selling now, we will employ fewer men to make it. But we are not talking of raising the price.

We have not considered that at all." Mr. Obermeyer, one of the firm of Oher meyer Liebmann, which employs seventy five men. said that the effect of the bill was problematical. "It is not going to have a good effect," he added. "Of course, we know what the Raines bill is.

but I cannot say just now how it will affect us or the saloons, because the whole thing is an experiment. Of course if we sell less beer we will have to cut down our employes." Milford B. Streeter, one of the members of the firm of Streeter Denison, ale and porter brewers, said: "The Raines bill is a cruel heartless and barbarous law. Any man who is in any way responsible for it ought to be politically buried forever." Mr. Burger of the Burger Brewing company and the Congress Brewing company, did not care to express an opinion on the bill.

Brewers' Exchange Will Contest the Bill in the Courts. A. E. Seifert, secretary of the Brewers' exchange, told the Eagle reporter this afternoon, when asked if any action was contemplated by the exchange: "You can say that the whole bill will be contested In court as to its constitutionality. That is all.

The preliminary steps have not yet been taken." Lyman Abbott and Other Leading Citizens Interviewed When Dr. Lyman AUbott was seen this morning in regard to the new Raines law, he said: "I am in favor of it. I wrote a letter to Governor Morton recommending him to sign it, but I did not keep a copy of it. The general reasons for my approval of the bill were given in the last number of the Out look, as follows: This is not an ideal measure. The machinery created for its execution may be used for parti san purposes.

Nevertheless it is a great improvement on the present system. And for the following reasons: It abolishes the excise boards, with their political and personal favoritism. It reduces the number or saloons by raising the tax upon them. In so far as. It permits local option, it makes possible local prohibition the only prohibition that is either practicable or Just.

It protects residential portions of our cities from new saloons far more effectively than the license system did or could. It gives a power of enforcing the law to individual complainants. It makes illegal selling more difficult and dangerous. "To the Raines bill three objections have been made: First, fiat it gives a part ot the tax derived from the cities to the state. Since a part of the burden imposed by the liquor traffic is borne by the state in sustaining prisons, lunatic asylums, courts of criminal jurisprudence, and since the expense of enforcing the law is put upon the state, it does not seem to me unjust that the state should have part of the proceeds of the liquor tax.

"The second objection is that the bill creates a state machine for the enforcement of the law. But in doing so it substitutes one state machine for a great number of local machines. On the whole it seems probable that the personal influence and favoritism which obstructs the enforcement of the law now will be lessened, not in erased, by transferring the enforcement of the law from local to state authority. The whole state will have a right to hold responsible for the enforcement of the law thie one commissioner of excise and the governor who appoints him, and concentrated responsibility in administration is always safer than divided responsibility. "The third objection is that Mr.

Piatt favors the bill. Mr. Piatt's approval does not carry weight with me. But I am not prepared to oppose any measure which seems to me intrinsically gocd if the only objection to it is that someone else, whom I distrust, favors the measure. If Governor Morton is wise to perceive and strong to seize the opportunity given him and appoint as excise commissioner a man of practical wisdom and inflexible integrity, who will use the powers conferred upon him in the public interest and for the public welfare, I am greatly mistaken if the people of the state do not recognize in a year from this time that the Raines bill is a great improvement on the old license system." The Rev.

Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall said: "I think the bill itself a remarkable mixt ure of good and evil, of justice and injustice. Some of its provisions bring help to the cause of those who have been working and are intending to continue to work in Brooklyn for the enforcement of law. The Raines bill gives us what we want in reference to side doors and the exposure of the bars oiv Sunday. But.

cn the other hand, the bill is embarrassed by colossal unfairness and I view the future under the Raines bill with more apprehension than hope. "But the contents of the Raines hill, good or bad, are to me of almost secondary importance compared wiht the larger fact of the circumstances attending the passing and signing of the bill. My interest in the bill itself is practically swept away by my indignation at the course pursued in crowding the bill through the legislature at Albany, and my disappointment is extreme in witnessing the signature of the governor fixed to any measure that has been passed in a manner that, is an Insult, to the people at large. As a citizen of New York state I feel humiliated and In sulted by the conduct of the men who hae uen sent b' the citizens of the state to repre u.JciriB OTirt T' am in HflmUnct in sent heir wishes, and I am in heartiest accord with the sentiments expressed by Dr. Parkhurst at Plymouth church last evening.

I feel that the time Is ripening fast for such a public uprising in the state against the legislature as will produce a cleaning out there on a scale proportionate with the cleaning out in New York city two years ago I Dr. A. J. F. Behrends, pastor of the Central Congregational church, said: "I consider the Raines bill the best of the excise legislation i we have so far had.

Of course it will not please everybody. No bill ever did. We cannot expect the liquor interest to give their approval to anything that hurts their business. It is only natural that they should want to retain all that they have. I)bjections to the bill.

I have felt myself that the Snie of malt and distilled liquors should I be separated. I do not use either an every man were like myself there would no need of beer saloons or brandy shops. it does not seem to me that we have Any right to make a law that says a German, 1 Vf Iny jvho is I I charged for liquor licenses. The danger in this lies, however, in the fear that the man who has only a beer license will have a black bottle and sell liquor sub rosa. But if such a bill is Introduced it ought to be with severe penalties attached, and the evidence so easily obtained, that if a man who has only the right to sell beer is discovered selling strong liquors or wines, even light wines, he should have his license revoked and the punishment so extended that he can never obtain the right to open a saloon of any kind again, his stock having been first confiscated.

"I do not believe in sumptuary laws. Temperance laws are not sumptuary. They are aimed to prevent disturbance and all sort of evils for which the saloon is well known to be the Then, too, as I said before, you might with just as much reason legislate sauerkraut from a German's table and do not see what he even wants of that as to legislate that he must not have his beer. I do not believe In domestic excise boards. They are vicious in principle and vicious in results, take no stock in the cry of home rule.

It is said that the bill will tend to make a Republican machine. It will just as much tend to make a Democratic machine if a Democratic governor is elected and it comes his turn to appoint an excise commissioner. To put the sale of liquor under state indorsement is one of the good features of the bill." The Rev. J. Douglas Adam, pastor of the Reformed Church on the Heights, had not sufficiently studied the bill to give a public expression of opinion.

The Rev. Dr. A. J. Lyman also declined to talk for publication.

The Rov. J. W. Gilland of the Westminster Presbyterian church said he had not read the bill carefully. One thing in.

its favor, he thought, was the divided sentiment with regard to it. Particularly was this true because the liquor men so generally opposed it. "Gathering my ideas from the opinions of others," he said, "I should say the divided opinion was a healthy sign. Governor Morton does not say it is an ideal measure, but suggests that it may need amendment. It is a step looking to the revolutionizing of the liquor traffic in the state.

The same effect may become apparent here as I noticed was the result of high license in Pennsylvania, the monopolizing of the sale of liquor and a decrease in the number of saloons." James McKeen, president of the Hamilton club, said in regard to the Raines bill: "I think that the general principle of the Raines bill is a correct one. The substitute of law for the discretion of local boards of excise think proper: but I think the measure is full of errors. Of course it Is a great injustice as far as social clubs are concerned to make the law applicable to them. It Is a great mistake to characterize them as traffickers in liquors, subject to espionage of the state. They do not engage in any traffic to the profit of any individual any more than a church does.

But so far as a general theory of the law, which is an application of tho Ohioan principle, is concerned, I have always been in favor of It. I think the law works injustice and considerable hardship, of course, to some small deal ers, particularly dealers in beer. When there is a local and constant demand it Is different than when the demand is only on special oc casions, and the law should take consideration of this fact where patronage Is Infrequent and depending on excursions, etc. That is one of the things to be provided for by supplementary legislation. Raines Bill Prevents the United Singers' Picnic on Sunday.

The Raines bill was the principal topic ot last night's meeting of the music committee and arrangement committee of the United Singers, held at 864 Broadway; First Vice President Aug. H. Thleman presided. With regard to the said bill it was resolved to hold the intended singing festival on Monday, June 22, at XJlmer Park, instead of Sunday, June 21, provided that no injunction is obtained against said law. The special committee, con slsting of Messrs.

Aug. H. Thieman, Louis Chevalier and John Hummel, appointed to make arrangements with, regard to the judges for the singing contests, reported that they have seen Messrs. Mat Spicker.Heinrich Bauer and Julius Lorenz and that said men have agreed to act as judges. All further business was laid over until the next meting of the del egates.

Governor Morton Thanked and Abused for Signing the Bill. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, N. March 24 Governor Morton had many callers to day who sought him out for the express purpose of thanking him for having signed the Raines liquor tax bill. In the morning's mail were several letters congratulating the governor for his action in the matter. There were also three com munications abusing him for having approved the measure.

They were anonymous. The Eagle correspondent asked Governor Morton to day whether he wished to say anything aDout nis course toward the bill. "I think not," he replied. "It seems me I said enough on that subject in my memorandum yesterday" (this with a smile) When asked if he cared to give any intima tion of his views regarding the probability of the passage of a supplemental excise bill reducing by half the tax for all ale and beer licenses, Governor Morton said he preferred not to discuss that matter. He added that he knew nothing about the reception such a bill was likely to meet with in the legislature and had heard but little talk on the subject, Assemblyman Bondy of Syracuse, who last week introduced the supplemental excise bill, is quoted as having declared that he was as sured of ninety six votes in the house in its support.

The legislative leaders view the bill with disfavor, however, and have no hesi tation in saying that there Is little probability of the passage of any more excise legislation during the present session. RAPID TRANSIT IN COURT. ARGUING AGAINST THE REPORT OP THE COUDERT COMMISSION. The entire session of the appellate divi sion of the New York supreme court with presiding Justice Van Brunt and a full bench to day was devoted to argument on the rapid transit report of the Coudert commission There were many lawyers present, most of them to show for what reasons, on law points, the report should not be accepted There was some discussion at first as to the order of procedure and it was finally ended by Congressman Franklin Bartlett leading off. Mr.

Bartlett cited several constitutional questions to be considered in the matter. There was no public demand for rapid transit, he said, and no great political party had ever advocated it. The Socialistic labor party and the People's party had demanded it, but the Democratic and Republican parties had never made it an Issue. Among the lawyers present were: Elihu Root, E. Shepphard, Mr.

Boardman of Tracy, Boardman Piatt, and Mr. Zabrlski, who ap pears as the representative of a number of Broadway property owners who have arrayed themselves against the proposed scheme for rapid transit, TROLLEY CAR OFF THE TRACK. At 7 o'clock this morning trolley car No, 2, 1 iS of the Greenpoint line ran off the track and into a telegraph pole at North Thirteenth street and Kent avenue. The pole was broken and the wires fell down. The car was not damaged to any extent, and traffic was only delayed fifteen minutes.

ALIMONY FOR MRS. COX. In the case of Mrs. Louise Y. Cox, who is suing for a divorce, Justice Van Wyck to day granted flue petitioner $50 counsel fee and $3 a week alimony pending the trial of the suit.

yMAY MORTGAGE THEIR CHURCH. Justice Van Wyck to day gave leave to the Evangelical Church of the Redeemer, in the eastern district, to mortgage their prop ty for $40,000. The Easter Eagle. The Easter Eagle will be published on Easter Sunday, April 5. Many special features.

Tinted 32 pages.A remarka oiy nne number. Order, ahead. 1 mat tne man was ueau, anu worn was sent to tne station nouse, wnere tne oouy was re moved. The man had on arailroad uniform and the officer, concluding that he was a sta tion hand, inquired at the ticket office above. a 1 him.

In fact, it was stated no man had been dul idiiuu at in m. lu imui aiiiimus seen on tne pianorm. wnen tne ooay searched a memorandum book was found, riving his name and address. It was then learned that Compton was in the habit of getting off the Fifth avenue train at the turn at Myrtle and Hudson avenues every morning and of walking along teh tracks a short distance to the Navy street station. The engineer on the Fifth avenue train accommodated him by slowing up enough to permit him to alight at this place.

This saved him the necessity of going to the Bridge street station, and then being ccmpelled to walk back five or six blocks. This it was necessary for Compton to do to get the Ridgewood train, "which comes up Hudson avenue from the ferry. Compton, as usual left the Fifth avenue train at 'this point. That was the last seen him alive. The Ridgewood train was in charge of Engineer Herman Fessendorf of 1,33 Brcadway.

It was what is called a lay up trajin, auu leaves uiuun itji uuuu: ciociv every morning and runs directly to Ridgewood unless signalled, and then the only passengers taken aboard are employes of the road on their way to work. It has been Compton's custom to signal the train with a lantern 'here; but this morning Engineer Fessendorf claims no signal was displayed. In fact, he says thai he saw nobody on the station as the train passed. The n3t he knew that a man had been killed was when word to that effect was received at Ridgcv. ocd from the Navy street ticket agent shortly after he arrived there.

The only other people on the train at the time of the accident were John Imhoff. a brakeman, who was on the platform of the last car, and Henry BraiEted, a conductor, who was on his way to work. Neither were aware of the accident until they were told ratthe same time that the engineer was informed. The only evidence of the way on Compton was killed is from the fact that as the train was passing the Navy street station a pane of glass was broken in the second car. Braisted, who was in the first car, heard the breaking of the glass and so informed the brakeman, but no cause was found and nothing further was done until the train arrived at Ridgewood and report of the accident was received.

ah examination of the car was made and from the condition of the second and third cars, which were very much scratched, it was elea. that the unfortunate man had been held against the end of the station while these cars passed by and then had dropped to the street below before the founh car reached him. Compton evidently attempted tc board the second car and doing so was tsruck by the guard rail on the station and thrown against the car window, breaking it. Before he had time to release his hold or pass through the gate of the train, he was, in all probability, caught by the small guard rail, which prevents passengers from passing along the side of the building, and crushed. Compton was a married man and lived with his wife and tw at the Fifth avenue address.

He had been employed by the railroad company for some time. Up to two weeks ago he worked on tha East New York branch, but was at that time transferred to the Ridgewood branch. He was a member of the Society of the Sons of Veterans. MR. STRANAHAN'S CONDITION.

HE HAS BEEN CONFINED TO HIS HOUSE FOR OVER A YEAR. James S. T. Strananhan, the venerable ex park commissioner and bridge trustee, who has been confined to his home. 2G'J Union street, since February.

1895, was said to be resting comfortably when a reporter called at the fami'ly residence this morning. Mr. Stran arhan is 87 vLrs old. and althouffh his health has necessitated Tils retirement from the ac tlve interest which he formerly took in ques tions of public import, his mind is as clear as ever. Both Mr.

and Mrs. Stranahan have been Invalids together for some time past. Dr. H. C.

Turner, the family physician, said to day that Mr. Stranahau's condition was favorable and that there was no indication of any dangerous symptoms. He added that Mrs. Strang aihan was as well as she has been for some time past. TROLLEY WIRES FELL.

AN ACCIDF.KT AFTF.I". WHICH A HOP.SE rr rr ii TTTun 1U a lLLLU. Trolley wires a net work them fell this morning at the corner oi' (Irahnm avenue and Grand street and struck a coach owned by J. scblitz, undertaker, and driven by John Reg ncr. who was slightly buriu d.

The two horses harnessed to the coach ran away. At the corner of Graham avenue and Mclvibbtn street one of Ilium fell and broke his leg. The poliri' had to shoot him. At the liini; thi wirci fell. Fred JJ'tV tmectntors ot the lin nl'.

and, or Keener we dicanient. In trying to sav; the driver from i injury he caught, hold of thr win ntul one of his haiuls was burned. The accident to the coach drew a crowd of thousands to the place when it happened. NEW PENITENTIARY BATHS FORMALLY OPENED FOR INSPECTION THIS AFTERNOON. The new baths recently built in tho Kings county penitentiary for the use of the convicts were formally opened this afternoon in the presence of the charities eommission rs aiin a uumuei ot inviieu guests.

rne baths are of the spray variety, fortv in nun ber, and are handsomely and conveniently fitted up. They render the penitentiary's sanitary system far better than it has ever been before. li A VXOlt TO TRY' ClU.HINAI.S. Justice Guvnor will next week pre. ide at the trial of cases in the snpr.

me court. These ea. es nru on the calendar: John Morrisey, lerceny: Herman lie; i'ei Mnivu 31. James Williams, pry Smith, John Comer, gambling: Henry Harrison. Straus.

Adolph I'ischel, conspiracy. April 1, Daniel CroKsmann. ijraiKl larceny, pril 2, Miehacl Carroll ali.is Caul fiehl, burglary. in i I i i i about the death of Annie McGrath, who was up with tho "column he handed his despatches found lying dead on her bed in the house i to Colonel Gray, who ordered him to give them 9 ft96 Girard avenue last night. Langden is to Sir John Wilioughby.

who in turn told Ser 54 years old and the giri was Although be "tM KM has a residence at 3,400 Powelton avenue he Willoughb.v. who finally distributed them, and the girl had been living in the Girard The witueBB diti not See any of the despatches avenue house for about a montn. The only gjvon to Ur jamegon 1 other occupant was a colored servant. lf willmnrhlw UNDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW ccstly suite of offices in the DeKalb building, employs a large force of clerks and is reputed PERRY H. WILSON SUES SALOONKEEPER t0 be oue of wealthiest coal operators in v.

x'n i the state. He is also financially interested in LORD MOHRMA.NN. a number of Southern railroads. Before Supreme Court Justice Gavnor this moring was brough: t. trial under "the civil SPANIARDS DO NOT ANSWER, rights law the suit of Perry H.

Wilson.colored Washington, D. March 24 Consul Gen agaist Ccrd Mohrman, a saloonkeeper at Ful I eral Williams at Havana has telegraphed the ton street and Hudson avenue. On June 20, I state department that he has made two ap l.Sfto, bought a glass of beer thore I plications to the governor general of Cuba for he char ed 10 cents. The for information as to the case of Walter The body was discovered at ciocK Dy the servant. There were no roams oi vwieuco on it.

but the physicians saia sue nau ueen dead twenty four hours. Langden is well Dygart, a citizen ot Illinois, arrestee tue Spanish officials for complicity in the rebellion. So far he has received no response to his applications. WILLIS DISCHARGES MEN. Commissioner Willis has discharged twenty inspectors of resurvey whom he appointed a few weeks They had finished their work which was to maKe measurements in the Thirtieth ward in order to enable the author ities to establish a system ol water oaarges.

The Easter Ea'gle. Tho Easter Eagle will be published on Easter Sundav, April 5. Many special features. Tinted cover; 32 pages. A remarkably fine number.

Order ahead. uarkeeiM. him tha; was the nrirr rho prop. ietcr directed him tn charge colored peo pie. Planum sues for sCOO.

that boini; the penalty the law for its vioiationfl A motion to dismiss the complain; was denied by Justice Gay nor. This is said to be the first case to come to trial on this state under the civil rights who DIED IN A DRUG STORE. Mrs. Annie O'Brien. 72 years old, lived in the rear of the small tobacco store which she conducted at 60K Myrtle avenue, died suddenly at 11:30 olcloek last night in the drug store at 610 Myrtle avenue.

Mrs. O'Brien was taken ill in the street and went into the drug store fur treatment. Two minutes after she entered she dropped. dead..