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DALLy EAGJNE VOL. 54. NO. 101. BROOKLYN, THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1894.

TWELVE PAGES. THREE CENTS. EIGHT PERSONS ARE MISSING. COLLISION ON THE NEW HAVEN RD.VD. OVER A MILLION MUST BE PAID A BIG SEND OFF FOR CORBETT.

MISS POLLARD'S LETTERS 40tTi)CKEDffl(l ATERRIBLE NIGHT ON THE SEA. showers upon 'longshoremen whose duties sent them there. Mrs. Mueller lives with her son Antrus Sho is old and quito feeble. She goes almost every day to collect fire wood along tho riverfront.

That is what Bhe was doing this morning. James Thornton of 441 East Eighteenth street was about a hundred foot away, when ho noticed old Mrs. Muller at tho end of the pier. Surtdtnly he heard a shriek and, turning, saw tho old woman clinging to tho string piece. The gale Beemed to havo increased all at once and.

the woman could not stand up against it. Thornton ran toward hor, but before he could reaoh her side the wind had carried her into the river. Thornton cried for help, but lost no time in giving aid. Thirty feet nway thero was tied to the dock a small lumber raft Thornton jumped on to that, cut the rope which held it, and moved it around toward the drowning woman. When he got the raft to tho end of the pier the woman was not to be seen.

Another Instant and she appeared struggling to the Burfaee. Then Thornton seized and dragged her on toe raft. The old woman won in a semi conscious condition. By this time half a dozen men had reached the end of the pier to assist Thornton. Mrs.

Mueller Was lifted onto the pier. From their she was carried to tha homo of a friend at 307 Avenue and. a physician summoned. Restoratives were given and the doctor said that because of the woman's advanced ago, he feured pneumonia might sat In. A 11(1 SION BLOWX DOWN.

During the wind storm yesterday afternoon a huge sign on the top of the five story briok building, at 93 Eulton street, we blown down. It fell into Fulton street and destroyed the top of a delivery wagon owned by the Taaffe Troy Laundry company. ANXIOUS FOR THE OBASIPCs' SAFETY. Gloucester. April 12 Tho United States fisheries' steamship Grampus, whioh left hera Inst week with a fleet of fishing vessels, has not been beard of since.

She has been out in a storm and fears are felt for her safety, ag all the vessels whioh accompanied her have reported. DAMAGE IN OBAVESEND BAX. The Long Island shores of the narrows and bay escaped the fury of tho storm. The tide was the highest, however, that has been experienced in years. The Marino and Field boat house wbicn rests on spiles in front of the club' house on Gravesend bay was seriously damaged.

The waves raised the flooring of the building loose and the loss sustained will amounted to nearly 1,000. The piers and bulkheads in front of the New Utroeht club were i strained, but the damage is slight. Some signs and small trees wore blown down in Hew Utrecht but nothing moro serious. ON LONO ISLAND. The storm which swept Long Island yesterday was disastrous to boat and shore front property owners.

Dispatches from various points on the island give details of the loss of many small boats, bathing houses and other shore property, but the amounts of damage are comparatively small, as but few of the better class of boats have as yet been put afloat. At Oyster Bay Charles Burton's oyster sloop was blown ashore at high water and left a long way up the beach. The schooner Walter B. Smith was driven high up on the meadows nt Freeport and it is feared she will prove a total loss. Sho Is owned by Raynor R.

Smith. The sloop Walter Soott, loaded with oysters and owned by Theodore Sprague Inwood, dragged anchor und was dashed to pieces against the trestle of the New York and Rock away Beach railroad. Two men were blown overboard in an attempt to save her, but were rescued. At Arverne the lailroad traoks werejflooded at high tide, but as far as can be learned the bridges have not been damaged. Bkidgehaxpton, L.

April 12 The bridge at BridgehRmpton has been cut in two by the breakers and the Shiunecook canal considerably damaged. It is feared that the next tide will undermine the state drawbridge, whioh has been swept away three times within two years. Glen Cove, L. April 12 Yesterday's storm and gale did great damage at Glen Cove, Doso ris and along the entire sound shore of Oyster Bay. At Glen Cove the tide was higher than ever before known.

Tho fires ot the furnaces of the saw mill, box shop, of the Glen Cove Starch works were extinguished and nearly tnroe feet of water covered the main floor of tho building at extreme high tide, "about 3 o'clook P. M. At Dosoris great damage was done to the two causeways leading to Mr. Charles A. Dana's West island and Mr.

Jacob's East island. Hundreds of feet of the expensive masonry of whioh the first causeway is constructed is either gone or undermined to the extent ot making travel practically impossible. On the Jacob bridge is a small dwelling house occupied by Charles Nolan and family. They were unconscious of impending danger until too late to escape unaided to the West island. The Nolan family consists of rather, mother and three small children, and but for the timely arrival of aid the drowning of the entire family would have resulted, as while walking or partly swimming in the ico cold water, through the blinding snow storm in a gale almost impossible to face, the entire party were repeatedly swept off their feet and only saved by the bridge railing.

The loss of small boats, boat houses, bath houses, sea wall and exposed lawns and shrubbery is enormous, and a long list of casualties is already reported, though at present no lives are reportod lost Nobthpobt, April 12 The storm In this vicinity has been terrifloand considerable damage has been done to vessels and small craft. The schooner Spiegle dragged ashore nt Port Eaton and is high on the beach. She has sustained little damage, however, and oan bo gottou off. Other vessels dragged anchor but by hard work were kept from going ashore. The tide rose to an unusual height and shore property was considerably damaged.

A lofty liberty polo on the main street ol the village was blown over. The historio old trough grist mill at South North port, which for years has been the delight of sketching parties of amateur artists, was leveled to the ground. Late in the afternoon the tide swept away many of the bath houses along the east Bhore of the harbor. The storm did a good deal of damage in the villages of College Point and The ferry traffic between College Point and New York was somewhat delayed. Difficulty in making the slips was the chief cause of complaint and this was due to s.

great extent to the phenomenally high tide. The surf was very ugly along the north shore of College Point. The waves broke over the dancing and bathing pavilions of Johnson fc Schreln er. At high tide all the docks were under water. The club houses of the Knickerbocker and Harlem.

yacht clubs sufferod somewhat, but were not seriously damaged. A multitude of small boats were torn from their moorings In Flushing hay and Long Island sound, washed ashore" and wrecked. Larger sailing Teasels put iu behind College Point for cover during the dav and anchored. There were many washouts along the wator front and cellars wro flooded and trees blown down. The tide was so high on the Flushing meadows that the wator flowed over the huge scone wall on the College Potnt causeway, tearing up the street and damaging the wall.

An old buiiding on tho causeway, whioh was recently condemned by the health authorities ot College Point, was partially wrecked and the root oarried away. The farmers in Flushing town sufferod a good deal of damage. WHAT WEATHEB PROPHET DUNN BAYS. According to Weather Forecaster Dunn the big storm which has provailed for tho past The Ocean Liner Majestio Was Unable to Enter Port. CIRCLED ABOUT TDE LIGHT SHIP TILL MORNING Her Captain Says He Never faw Such a Storm Before in 47 Years' Experience The Fnry of the Gale Rendered Anchorage Impossible.

Devastation by the Wind and Waves on the Lonp: Island Coast Three Yachting Parties IMsslng. The White Star lino steamship Majestic, Captain Parsell, arrived in port this inoralng, after an exceptionally good run for this season of the year over tha long sonthprly course, and considering the weather she hag experienced. She reached Sandy Hook lightship at 6il2 P. M. yesterday, having made the voyage from Queenstown in 6 days, 10 hours and 20 minutes.

Tho heavy gale which raged outsldo all night, fcowover, prevented her from coming up to Quarantine, which point was reached at 6:24 A. 31. to day. Captain Parsell is a typical salt of the old school and has spent forty seven years of his life as a mariner, yet he declares that in all that period ho nevor experienced such a storm as that of last night. Every phone of the olementa Wasropresentod.

A wind hi mous sens, snow, rain, hail, sloet and mist were encountered. He says the wind must certainly have been howling through tho shrouds at the rata of eighty to eighty five miles an hour. The passengers, he said, with a few exceptions, behaved well. Some of the more hardy and venturesome came on deck and clung to" some stationary object, that they might watch tho mag nifisent fury of a real Btorni at sea. "We had a very fair passage after leaving said the captain, "until the morning of the 8th when the wind began to freshen, and by 0 o'clock in tho morning was blowing a strong gale.

It continued to increase in force and we were compelled to slow down and run for ten hours at reduced speed. The gale lasted throughout the night, but spent its fury during the following morning and ended in the afternoon in fine weather, whioh lasted up to yesterday morning. "it was then tho terrific storm of yesterday struck us. Fortunately, tho wind was aft and wo were able to run before it and mate the lightship. It was too rough at this point to proceed further, and we remained with headway oil all tho time and spent the night oiroling the lightship.

It was useless to attempt to come to an anchor, as even our heavy cables could not possibly have held against a raging sea and wind, and would in all probability have parted and left us to drift ashore. This morning at 4:85 o'clock the wind abated some and we proceeded to quarantine. Among those on board were the Rev. W. Ad ler, Dr.

Bailhache, the Rov. E. Braislin, Captain Jacob Brown, the Rev. Thomas Cooper, M. W.

Elphinstoae, Mr. and Mrs. Devereux iJm met, Mr. and Sirs. W.

A. do Frece. Alderman E. Routledge, J. Mrs.

Nellie Grant Sartoris and child and Captain E. Finchan. In the second oabin was Captain Cranfleld and twenty of the crew of the British cutter Valkyrie. They have come over to take tho yacht back to England. She will return jury rigged and carry a jigger aft to keep her up to the wind.

Captain Cranfleld will proceed to Baltimore to day. The steamship Elbe, Hamburg American line, Captain Von Goessel, which left Bremen on March 31 and reached the bar at 5 A. M. yester jJayalso had a very rough time of it She yras compelled to lay outside all day on account of the heavy northeast gale and did not reach her dock until late last evening. A heavy sea broke ovor her, which wet the captain, who was standing on the oridge at the time.

AT COfT ISlAJfD. Coney Island was damaged less by yesterday's storm than by previous attacks of wind and Wave. The waves caused the greater harm. Although tho wind came from the northeast, the tides were exceptionally high and the breakers rolled in with crushing loroe, sending tons of water far upon the land. The meadows were flooded and it looked as though the water had out a passage dear through Into Sheeps head bay.

Such was not the fact, however. At Brighton Beach comparatively little damoge was done. Colonel Lnngford said this morning: "Wo were better" prepared than heretofore, and consequently our property on the island was not much Injured. Tho music stand not only was not carried away as at first reported, but was not even undermined as was stated later. A small wooden building south of the fcotol, which was used last summer as a restaurant in connection with the hotel, was destroyed by the waves.

This building stood on spiles and had been raised pending removal. In two or three day3 would have been out of danger. We were filling in the space behind the bulkheads in front of tho hotel and considerable of the dirt was washed away. The water did not come within 160 feet of the hotel. That was never for an instant in the slightest danger.

The temporary railway built to' run the cars to the dumping place was submerged." It was reported that the plant walk loading to the marine railway was carried away; also that the waves broke over the bulkheads which protect this road, and washed out considerable of the ballast. The ground in front of the Manhattan Beach and Oriental hotels was well drenched with spray, but no damage was doue. At West Brighton the big elephant almost Shook the howdah off his baok and a concert hall, known as tho Baby Elephant, was blown down. In the casino a number of windows were brokon by the wind. The board walks and' bathing pavilions suffered considerably.

THE WILD WEST BUEUDIXO BLOWN DOWK. The four story briok building in course of construction at Thirty seventh street and Third avenue, which was blown down at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was unoocupiea. The walls bad been carried almost to completion and were nearly ready to receive the roof. Luckily no person was nt work on the structure at the time of the collapse. Charles Hart, a contractor who lives at Fourth avenue and Bo grow street, was the owner and builder.

The house was intended to serve, it is said, as a boarding house for the employes of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which is to be located in the vicinity. It was 25 feet wide and 98 feet long. Tho foundation was laid only seven weeks ago by the firm of Flynn Quinn. masons. The framework was done by Seifred Son.

Mr. Frederick Seifred, one of the llrni, is reported to have said that bad workmanship as wall as the high wind was responsible for tho collapse of tho structure. The loss is about $4,000. Plan Clerk Howell of the building department said this morning that the plans as filed in his office showed proper strength of walls for such a building. The Btructure was under the supervision of LaBpector Walter Long, who is to dy making an examination of tho ruins, a.

A short while before Mr. Hart's building fell 2E0 feet of at aflolding used for tringing the scenery for Buffalo Bill's show, on Thirty third street, between Sooond and Third avenues, was blown down. The damage was 8800. IN UPTOWN DISTRICTS. One peculiar result of the storm was apparent in the uptown districts of tho city.

The police in that quarter did not effect a single arrest and for the first time in several years the Seventeenth, Fourteenth, Twelfth, Twentieth and Ninth precincts sent no prisoners to the Gates avenue police court The unfinished four story building on Patohen nvenue, near Jefferson, whioh was severely strained by tho gale, is still standing and measures are hin it anfflnlontlv II Is Feared Tlicy Were Canglit nt Sea in Their stoat and Drowned. Three men from Rockville Center are supposed to have perished in tho storm. Thoy are Thomas Mack, a wealthy plumber, of 52 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn; Carl Ayres, wholesale plumber, of 217 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, wno lives hero with bis six months' bride, and Captain James Hutchinson of the yacht Sudiose. The party left here on the yacht on Friday last for Hempstead bay and Long Beach. Jones inlet is the outlet from the bay.

It has been tho scene of many wreoks. Another outlet is at East Uoekaway. A searching party was organized, but could find no trace of the party along the shoro. None of the life saving stations had heard of them. It is believed that thoir boat capsized and that all are drowned.

Another searching party will go out to day. Daniel DeMett, superintendent of the sawmills at East Koskaway, and his son Robert, who sailed ocoanward in the yacht Joseph before the storm began, are missing. It is thought that they wore caught outside by the gale and that both have bson drowned. The boat is owned by Thomas Davidson of' Pear Balls. Three duck hunters startod out on Monday afternoon from Freeport and have not been heard from since.

It is believed that they have been drowned. It is reportod that a largo sloop yacht was sunk in the storm in the sound, near Deuglas ton. The float and boathouso of the Douglas ton Yacht club were badly damaged by the wind and waves. VIRUS AT HALF A DOLLAR This Is the Strangest of Church Fair Novelties. One Way of Raising Money Enough to Boy a Carpet Vaccinations at Reduced Rates.

How to Escape Smallpox at the Same Time Help Along a Worthy Undertaking. There Is a missionary band in possession of the Twenty fifth ward to day and the Baptists are being shaken to the very foundatious of their faith. It is just the kind ot a band that makes conquests not the tall, loan, Ballow visaged exhorters, bat bright, plump and pretty girls, who affeot the latest fashions and aren't afraid to approach a young man and tell bim something that is good for his religious and physical welfare. Their way of doing missionary work is quiet but apparently more effective than that of the evangelist. For example let it be supposed that two missionaries of the new type meet a young man.

As he nears them they shoot a few of the most dazzling beams from clear, liquid eyes, glvo him a cordial recognition and then pause for a very short discussion of the weather. When the young man thinks he is going to hear the latest aooial gossip they suddenly hold him up with the exclamation: "Are you vaoelnated The young man is dumfounded. Ho stammers by way of wondering all the while what has got into those girls. He very quickly learns, for when they leave him ho has promised, to visit the Trinity Baptist ohureb, of which they are members, to bo vaocinated for his own good as well as to benefit a worthy religious object This missionary work in the Twenty fifth ward has a very peculiar origin. The women of Trinity church, of which the worthy and eloquent H.

M. Gallaher is pastor, got tired not long ago of looking at the shabby carpet ot the church, and decided to get up a fair and make enough on it to buy a now one. They opened their fair a day or two ago, and have been doing very well. It wa3 nearly 10 o'clock last nlfht when Dr. Gallahor, with a good hnmared fAnn MH.nnfnrArl nn fhn nte.

ti maat I his pnrishionsrs. As ho neared the pulpit, xuumas jrauie, ins ounaay scnooi superintendent, approached him and whispered something in his ear that made the good man laugh heartily. The concregation looked on and wondered. Immediately Dr. Gallaher turned and peered nt tha old fashioned gallery in the roar of the ohuroh, where a red curtain was agitatod continuallv, as If a nor'westor was sighing in the vicinity.

After It had ceased to flap, there came down tho little gallery stairs two of tho most dashing young women of the congregation, two staid matrons, a police officer with a kicking youngster in each hand, and last, a sober faced man in somber attire, who may have been a judge. The universal vaccinator had been at work. Dr. Ashley had vaccinated five of the congregation at half price to help along the fair. Ho will vaccinate to morrow night and Friday night.

"Come and be vaccinated," said the pastor, "and escape the smallpox. Fresh points only are used. Don't be afraid of the virus." The young girls and the sober ohaperons and the policeman and the kicking youngsters and the man who looked like a judge, but was really Dr. Ashley, all burst out Into laugher at this point and Eaid that it was a pleasure to be vaccinated. To day the girls tiro drumming up trade and to night the young men will pay their half dollars.

THREE LITTLE BOYS FROM BROWNSVILLE Tobogganed on a Snnd Heap and Inspected tho City's Tool Shod. Christopher street, one ot Brown svillo's fashionable avenues, is being extended. Just where it touches New Lots road there is a pile of sand. This belongs to the city. A hundred yards beyond the sand, in tho middle of a vacant lot, is something that looks like a good sized packing box.

Tho city owns this, too, and uses it as a tool shed. Two days ago Irving Huntly. Alexander Me Dickin and George Miller three little Doys who live In the neighborhood, discovered the heap of sand and. so they say, began Bliding down it on a board. Then they spied tho packing bx and found a hole in its side.

Through tHis aperture they posed thoir heads and whilo inspecting tho interior of tho placo they wore caught by Watchman Clark. This morning they were arraigned in tho Gates avonuo police court on charges of attempted burglary and larceny, the aomplaints alleging that they made vigorous efforts to purloin the sand and rifle tho tool shed. Justice Connelly held Huntly and DicKiu under bonds pending examination. Miller was paroled. GENERAL SLOCUM BfcTTER.

A marked Improvement in the Condi tlon at the Old Soldier. General Slocum passed a more comfortable night last night. He slept woll and awoke this morning stronger and better. His breathing was easier and Dr. Bollows, tho attending physician, said that he was as woll as he was on Tuesday morning and that now he felt much encouraged at tho prospects of recovory.

At 2:30 o'clook this afternoon General Slocum was resting comfortably, and the improvement reported this morning was maintained. He is still, however, very weak. THE SUGAIt TKCST COMMISSION'S. White Plainb, N. April 12 In tho Foj Loonard suit against Frank O.

Matthiessen for commissions amounting to $550,000 lor services in the purchaso of sugar relinorios for tho American Sugar Itefiuins: company the jury was out all night and this morning notified Judge Dyk man that they were unable to aaree. The judce's charge was again read to tho jury at the request of two of them. Judge Dykman would not discharge the jury and they returned to tho jury room for further deliberation. It is reported that they stand 10 to 2 in the defendant's favor. YAHUBfiK HINTS Itf MRS.

HOOD. Some valuablo hints wore Kiven to day retarding commercial paper at tho law lectures to womon. given by Mrs. Cornelia K. Hood, in tho art rooms, 174 Montaguo street.

Promissory notes, checks, letters of credit and bills of exchange were discussed by those present and tho essentials to an intelligent understanding of thoir business use was fully explained. Tho next lecture will be on "Agency." The Wnsltincton Kxpro Rnn Into a Freight Train at IOr PonTcnESTEn, N. April 12 Tho Washington express on tho New Haven railroad, due hero at 8:30, ran into a freight train standing in tho freight yard early this morning. The switchman sot tho wrong switch for the express, which was running at a high rate of speed, to pass. The locomotive crashod into the freight train and in a few minutes flames burst from tho wreck.

Throe of tho freight cars wero burned. Conductor St. Clair and Brako mnn Kennody of the freight train wore injurod. The passengers on board of tho express train received a lively shaking up, but none of them was injured. Those in the sleepers ran out of the cars without waiting to dress.

Finding that there was no immediato danger they returned to the sleopers and dressed themselros. The villngo fire companies confined the flro to the three freight ours. It was the hot cools from tho furnace of the wrecked locomotive of tho express that set flro to the freight cars. The engineer and fireman had a miraculous escape and came out of tho wreok with a tow bruises. The damage to the rolling stock is estimated at several thousand dollars.

The switchman who caused the accident has been suspended. Between 5 and o'clock the express train was in order and proceeded on its way to lsos ton. Conductor St. Clair of the freight train was very seriously injured, being crushed about tho body. Ho was taken to the hospital.

Brake man Kennody of the freight train was injured about the head, though not sufficiently seriously to necessitate going to tho hospital. DOES MR. SNYDER SMOKE? Some Conflicting Allegations in a Suit for Separation. Mr. Snyder is Said to Have a Good Many Friends and Minnie, Liliie, Carrie, EfBr.

Dura, i'hebe and Anita Arc Declared to Be Among the Nnniber. This morning application was made to Justice Pratt of tho supreme court for counsel foe and alimony in tho suit for separation brought by Margaret Snyder against John W. Snyder. The wife's counsel is Frank P. Martin.

Mr. Snyder is a son of John H. Suydor, with whom he is engaged in the undertaking business at 517 Grand street Father and son also run a livery stable at 12 to 1G Powers street. Tho complaint, presented on the motion, contains a long list of llegationB of cruel und inhuman trdatmont. Mrs.

Snyder says that as far Lack as 187 the defendant tnreatened to kill hor with a curving knile and then struck her in the eye with his fist. The allegations ot cruelty ar Supplemented by one to the elfeet that on one ocasion the defendant took a woman named Ida lo a hotel at Fairhaven, X. whom he represented as his wile's sister. MrB. Snyder says also that while she was spending the summer out of town her husband wrote to her begging that she would conspire with him to 60t a divorce.

In January, 1889, the defendant presented a diamond locket to another woman, the plaintiff says. When she met him on the street and remonstrated with him ho struck her. There are many more allegations one to the effect that the defendant on one occasion throw a child's iron safe at her. There are moro women referred to also, for, Mrs. Snyder says, her husband has boon in the habit of assoolating with womon Known as aunnio.

UlUla, JSffle, Carrie, Dora, Phebe and Aneta. Mrs. Snyder declares that her husband has an income of $100 a week, and that ho drives fast horses, goes camping ana has a yaeht in summer upon which he entertains his friends, while she and her children are left to oeoupy a garret reom at 517 Grand street. In strange centrosl is tho affidavit whioh tho defendant makes. He denies the charges of cruelty and improper conduct.

Instead of 8100 per week he says he is simply a clerk for his lather on a salary of S10 per week. The only yacht he has is a little suiiboat, which his father owns. He deolaret that his wire has stayed out very late on several occasions and that when he spoke of her conduct sho replied by throwing hot coffee or onps and saucers at him. Sho has even struck him with her fist, he says, and his life was anything but a pleasant one with her. He deposes that when he married he provided his wife with a good home, but she insisted on smoking cigarettes and disgracing him before his friends and millers.

On one occasion, he says, she tore bis clothes from his back and umuaeti herself by outtlng up a dozen pairs of his socke. In three years, ho declares, she has not even ottempted to mend his olethes. He invited some friends to lib house on one occasion in March, 1801. ne soys, but his wife would not help entertain tnem. Instead sho went upstairs, smoked cigarettes and moved a sowing machine into the hall, which sho ran so hurd that the noiso was plainly heard down in tho parlor.

Judge Pratt reserved decision on tho motion, whieh was opposed by Ayres fc Walker as attorneys for tho defendants. AN ALIBI MAY BE PROVED. IVarniche, the Alleged Oorrts Burglar, BCeld for the Jury. Olaf J. Warniche of 351 Thirteenth was arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the assault on William A.

Dorris, collector for tho Kings County Trust company, at the liousj of tho latter early on the morning of March 24, plended not guilty boforo Justice Tighe in the Butler Btrot court this morning and was held fsr tho grand jury. Mr. Dorris, who has so far rocevered from the effects of the pistol wound in his thiirh, whkm he received from the burglar, as to walk with the aid ot a cane, told the story of the assault. His daughter also testified. Detective Sergeant Peter McCormick told how he came to arrest the prisoner.

John A. Anderson, counsel for Warnloke, waived examination. Ho is entirely confident of the innocence of hfs client and will, he says, prove that Warnioke was sleeping peacefully in his homo when tho assault on Mr. Dorris took place. Bail was reduced from vo.OOO to $3,000 by Justice Tighe.

THE CHICAGO LOCK OCT. Ciiicaoo. 111., April iu The lockout of tho building trades which occurred to day was not so general as was expected, not more than ten thousand men being thrown uut of wort. Tho boss builders claimed thai 00,000 employes would be affectt'd. but tlioro was a lack of harmony among tho employers and the lookout was not general.

Tho workmen olaim that the move meat is a complete failure and many of the boss builders are of tho bame opinion, butothors say that tho lockout will become general before the week is over. DIED SCnilKNLY TIIK SIGHT. Mrs. Laura Wells, wife of Cloment Wells of Fetiimore street, Flatbush. died suddenly at o'clock this morning.

Mrs. Wells retired at 10:30 last in upparont sood health. Sho awoke her husband after midnight by her loud moaning, ami before medical help could bo summoned she expired. Mrs. Wells was tho daughter of the late Stephen Halstead of Linden boulevard, and wafc heiress to a largo fortune.

The coroner bus been notiliod. COLLECTED A KKW KICKS. Aaron and Isidore Ileismann conduct a clothing store nt 107 Grand street. Bsnjamin Wax man of 3or First avenue. New York, callnd on tho brothers to colloct a bill for six overcoats, and he claims ho was kicked out of the placo.

The brothers were arraignod beforo Justice Goetting in the Loe avenue police court this morning, on a charae of assault and held for examination. KIVK SKW CAKIHXALS. Rome. April 1 a Tho archbishops of Bologna, Milan and Ferrari, as well as Mgr. Segno.

assessor of the congregation of tha holy office, and Father Stelnhubor, tho distinguished Bavarian member of the Society of Jesus, havo received official notification that they will receive tho red hats of cardinals at the next consistory. OrErooklyn Will Lose the Wallabout Lands, THE GOVERNMENT CAN WAIT NO LONGER. President Cleveland, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Navy Say That if the Purchase Money Is Not at Onoe Forthcoming the Sale Will Bo Declared Off A Consultation In Washington Yesterday A Situation Which Embarrasses the City. Special to the Eagle. Washington, D.

April 12 The City of Brooklyn must pay 1,206,000 spot oash down to the seoretary of the navy, and it must do it In short order or lose the Wallabout market lands, the right to purchase which waspnly acquired after a long struggle in congress and after a great deal ot hard work on the part of Congressman William J. Coombs, who took personal 'charge of tho negotiations at the beginning. This final decision was arrived at late yesterday afternoon by the President, the seoretary of the navy and the. attorney general of the United States after a long consultation at tho White House. After Corporation Council Albert G.

McDonald returned to Brooklyn, Seoretary Herbert sent for the judge advocate general of th navy and informed him that the city of Brooklyn was willing to pay 25 per cent, of the purohase money of the Wailabout market lands in a month and the remainder of the money due on the same in about a year, and he asked whether in the opinion of the judee ad voeate ho (the secretary) could legally accept this offer. Judge Lemley, after considering the matter, advised Mr. Herbert to consult Attorney General Olney. Secretary Herbert notified Mr. Olney to meet hlmut the White House this afternoon, and in the presence of President Cleveland the whole matter was gone ovor.

Mr. Olney was asked for an opinion. The attorney general, somewhat to Secretary Herbert's surprise informed him that he had no legal right to accept part payment on the property unless congress passed a special act giving him power to do so. Ho said that the entire purchase money must be paid at once, as the mattor now stood. Both tho President and the secretary of the navy agreed with the attorney general in his view of the mattor.

Secretary Herbert, on returning to the navy department, sent for Congressman Coombs and notified him of the now phase placed upon tne negotiations by the attorney general's decision. He offered to draft a bill oovbring the matter, ond huve it Introduced in congress if Congressman Coombs thought best. Mr. Coombs informed tho secretary that although he believed he could get by his personal influence such a bill through oongress, he thought it would be difficult to havo it passed the senate, and he did not think it would be wise to take any chances at this time and run the risk of having the sale fall through. Secretary Herbert then said that the matter had reached such a point that action of some sort must be taken at once, or otherwise he would bo compelled to declare the 6ale off.

He said, however, that if tho city would pay the whole purchase money at once he stood ready to hand over a deed for the land to the City of Brooklyn. At Mr. Coombs' earnest personal request the secretary agreed to lot the matter remain open until he oould communicate with Corporation Counsel McDonald on Saturday next, when he (Mr. Coombs) expects to be in Brooklyn. Congressman Coombs is fully alive to the critical situation of affairs, in regard to tne Wallabout lands.

He feels that the navy department has made up its mind to have the mat tor settled one way or the other now, and that the secretary will not tolerate any further delay. He understands, as the Eaole has frequently stated, that there are influences at the navy department adverse to the sale of the land and that the long delay In paying for it has been severely crltlqised. It is certainly an embarrassing situation for a great municipality like the city of Brooklyn to find Itself asking for time to pay a debt incurred months ago, and it would seem that the best thing for the authorities there to do now is to get the money at once and pay for the land, for it is safe to say it will never have another opportunity to purohase it Ex Secretary Tracy, who was always kindly disposed toward Brooklyn, and knowing that tho city needs this land, iavored the sale, otherwise it would never have been even considered by the department. A FLATBUSH SEWER MUDDLE. The Town TjlIieJy to Be Celt Without Board to Act.

The expiration of the terms of the sewer commissioners of the town of Flutbush, which takes place on the 17th of this month, is causing some anxiety among the proporty owners of the town. Nearly a million dollars have been spent for the construction of the sewer and when the commissioners leave office there will be no one left to complete the improvement. Under the bill passed tor the building of the sower the terms of tho commissioners were to expire on April 17. 1894. Their retirement is at hand, yet nearly two years' work is before them.

The present commissioners gave Assemblyman Finnigan at the beginning of the present legislative session a bill authorizing the appointment of a new board. For some unknown reason the bill has been delayed, and has had only one reading. If the bill does not pass before thu retirement of the present board, there will be nobody to pay the interest on the bondi, or to look after the completion of the work. SAYS HE ACTED I SELF DEFENSE. A Von ii ITIu.it charged With Thrash.

inS Father. James J. O'Toole, who was charged by his father, John with assaulting him in thestable, 1,081 Atlantic avenus, on the evening of April 4, was put on trial In the Myrtle avenue police court this morning. The defendant claimed that ha acted in self defense and that he had a right to shoot his tathor as a trespasser. Justice Haggerty anneunoed that he would read over the evidence in the case and announce his decision next Thursday.

Trial of young O'Toole. on charge of stoaling his father's watch, was adjournod until that time. ACCUSED OF A DIAMOND B0BBKRY. San Fhanoisco. April 12 Sigmund Jaoobs, also well known as Harry Howard, who arrived here from the East about ten months ago, is locked up in the city prison here.

Ho is wanted in Now York, where, it is allecred, lio stole about worth of diamonds from a diamond merchant, by whom he was employed as salesman. Requisition papers are now on tho way for his return and a detective will take him back to New York. DIlKSis KKKOKM IK DKXVKft. Denver, CoL.April 12 Tho progressive women here have adopted a pattern for dress reform and when one hundred pledges shall huve been sooured they will appear on the atroot clad in new garments. The moveintnt is spreadinc more rapidly than was expected.

The dreus consists of bloomers reaching to the ankles and any kind of waist the wearer may prefer. OYSTER COMPASIKS CONSOLIDATE. Tho Brooklyn Oyster company, located at Patchoirue, at its annual meeting yesterday passed a resolution to consolidate thoir interests with those of the Patchocue Blue Point Oyster company. The consolidated companies will be known as tho Patohoguo and Blue Point Oyster company. IiADT SOMKBSE1 A.TD TIIK SALOOSS.

London, April 12 Tho trustoes of the estates of Lady Henry Somerset, tho leader of the women's Christian tomporance movement in Entrlaud, are petitioning the courts for an injunction to rostrain her from closing all the saloons on her estates. Choice railc of. JLehlcrh Coal at Ceea Than cost. Stove and Nut at $4.40. Egg and Brokea K.HLBKX Louqiuon, 7 Atlantio ar.

Thousands See the Champion Start for Europe. EXCITING SCENES AT THE WHARF TO DAY. The Crowd Was so Tense That the Tarty Had Difficulty In Reaching the Boat Hundreds or Women Jnln In the Cheering A Floral Emblem Inscribed "Champion of Champions" Among: the Offerings From the Big Callfor nlan's Friends. Persons who think James 3. Corbett has failed to take the place of John L.

Sullivan in the warm affections of that portion of the American public who poy attention to boxing matters would have had their mind largely disabused of that idea had they been on tho dock of the Hamburg Amerioan lino o( steamers, in Hoboken, this morning. Not only was the big pier choked with a throng of people so dense that many passengers who drove ovor to the steamer Fuerst Bismarck were obliged to leave thoir carriages at tho entrance to the company's yard, because tho polloe would not permit the drivers to proceed further. Put the deoks of tho steamer itself were jammod with a crowd which enmo eariy, and thus was enabled to pass the guards at tho gangways. It was lesB of what may be termed a sporting crowd than was to huve been expected. Few of tho old time sports were on hand.

The gathering was made up of a newer and younger element, so f.r as the sporting part of it went, but the majority of the men comprised business looking people. Tho number ot men, however, was augmented by half a thousand women, young, middle and older, who amply represented the beauty and stylishness of nn American gathering. They were plainly eager as the male contingent to see the champion and, when it came to giving a send off, while they didn't make as much noise, they made up an excellent average of enthusiasm by waving tneir handkerohiofs and murmurlnc wishes for good luck in tones that could not have been mistaken for anything but sincere. When Corbett llrst drove to the Dier and alighted at tho gangway, about 10 o'clock, the cruwu gave sneir nrsc cnoor. xne seventy nrst regiment bnnd, which had been engaged by Al.

Smith. Harry Mhter ond others to so down the bay on a tug aud play farewell nlrs, had been stationed on the dook for somo timo and was entertaining the people. It happened mat iney nau reacned the "Bed, White and Blue" on their programme when Corbett's carriage rolled up. The crowd oaucht on to the coincidence immediately, and after they got through this first cheer for Corbett thoy gave ferth another for the band. Corbett jumpt out ot the cab and assisted his wife and his mother and father to slep out, and with his wife led the way up tho gangway.

He had not taken two steps before the people set up another shout It was net tne result of any "Three cheers for Corbett" or anything of that kind. It was purely a spontaneous outburst, at tho man's appearance, and It lasted for nearly hn'lf a minute. Corbott was really affected by it, fer his color turned a little palo as he stopped and turned to tee populace. He raised his brown derby hat in a grateful manner. Mrs.

Corbett let her head fall a little, aud when sho finally roashed tho steamer's deck, there were tears in hor eyes. The crowd was now well under way in the cheering business, and from one end of the long wharf to the other, oven away out on the end beyond the sheds, where men and women stood in the cold rain and northeast Wind, because thoy could get no nearer to the champion, cheers of the heartiest kind were poured eut until Corbett had been lost to sight in the masses on deok. Corbett had much trouble in making his way to (saloon No. 14, in whioh be will make his trip to Southampton. Dozens of persons, including many women, begged to be allowed to shake hands with tho champion and wish him godspeed.

He finally got there, however, and found nearly a score of things in flowers, whioh had been sent by well wishers. Several young men who are now in the East, but who were members of the Olympio A. of San Franoiseo, when Corbett was its boxing instructor, sent a belt of laurel, inscribed "Champion of Champions." The actors' fund sent a handsome vase of various colors, Harry Minor sent a basket full of champagne, flowers amd fruit, and thoir were other smaller pieces that occupied many feet of space. Corbett was much moved over the demonstrations of friendship, but he soon gathered himself and talked happily to those about him. To an Associated Pross reporter he said that ho could not say how long ho would remain abroad, but expected to visit Paris, Rome, Florence and Belgium before coming homo, and might go to other places also.

"I wish you would say for me" said he, "that I am profoundly grateful for tha good will of my fellow people as it has boon manifested to day. It assures me that I go away with the best feolings of those whose friendship is best to me." He was not inclined to say anything about his match with Jackson. "I am not in the mood to talk light, just now," he remarked, with a happy smile. "Tha matoh is sure to come off. The money on both sides is going up right along and it will be all right.

I am sure. Don't lot us say anything moro about it." As to his prospects abroad, he spoke with confidence. have reason to believe," ho continued, "from what I have neard from Mr. Brady, that the trip will bo successful. Of course it is a venturo but I am satisfied with tho outlook." Whether ho would appear in any other country than England he was not sure.

He could tell bettor about that alter looking ovor the field on the other side. When it came to bidding goodbye, Corbett did bo with an honest shako of the hand, and a few words of thanks for the presence of Mb friends. Then Mrs. Corbott. who will remain in New York fora few weeks to furnish the house which her husband presented to her, day before yesterday, accompanied by Miss Blanche Howard, tho actress, left the steamship.

As she walked ashore tlri crowd clapped their hands, much to the little woman's emonrrnssmeat, and she hurried away. Corbett presently appeared on deck again, and there was another wutburst of cheers und more waiving of handkerchiefs. He took a position at tho rail near the plor, una from that momont unti! the steamship hauiod out into tho stream, a period of over a quarter of an hour, there wero rounds and rounds of applause that came so fast as to seem aimost continuous. Sometimes the people would break out togetner, at others the wavu would begin at one end of the dock and roll to tho other, gaining supporters at every inch of its progress. Whon the ship did finally leave the pier, tlie oxcitement reached its apex.

Men yolled and womon waved. Persons who have seen a good many such things said thoy had nevor witnessed moro enthusiasm on a similar occasion. The Inst seen of Corbett was whon ha was still bowing a return to the ovation. The champion woe escorted down the bay bv a party on tho tug E. Evarts.

On board wero several Californians. including It. Mitcnoll, Frank Boleher, Frederick Burt, W. W. Biissard.

Jaok Hayden, Frederick W. Burke, J. Toa cock, M. Cohen, B. Martin and William Barrett.

Others on board were E. A. Lake, Corbett's father in law; W. W. Fleisnhmunn, Johnny Eckhardt and J.

E. Fox. Some of those on the pier were A). Smith, Arthur Moore of tho New York A. C.

Referee John Kellv, Teddy Foley, Jack Adler, Rod. McMnhon, Atllla, tho strong man: Uus Tuthill, Frank Stevenson, Stove Bro dio, Maurice Daly and Andy Kellv. MAYOB GIL ROY IlKTURNS KKOSI ALBANY. Mayor Gilroy of New York roturned from his sojourn in Albany last ovonins, where ho went to look after the New York bills now before the legislature, especially tho chamber of commerce bill for rapid transit. The mayor was at his office to day, where he expressed the opinion that the latter bill would not becoino a law.

A BHAKKSXAN SEltloUSI.Y INJL'UKD. Patrick Powers, a brakemun on tho Loni; Island railroad, about 28 years old. while iiyinR some froight cars loaded with ties at Parkvillo this morning, was seriously injured by tho cars coming into collision. Ho was talton to the Norwegian hospital Do Yeu Iike Jl Dry Champagne 1 Xiy Cook's Exziul Dux Ihvkmxu Adv. Engaged the Attention of Major But terworth This Morning.

IIER MOTHER HAVE EXPLAINED THINGS Cat She Was Not Called on Eclmlf of tha Plaintiff to folve tho Mystery of the JIIsstTo Which the Young Weman Says Wus Forged, Tho Works of Irving The End of I ho Celebrated Trial Is Sot Far A way Colonel Ireckinridge Will Run Again for Congress. Wasiuxgtoit. D. April 12 Major Benjamin Butterworth had the floor again when the Pol lard Brockinrldge case was resumed to day. Ha began with the consideration of Miss Pollard's letters to James Rhodes, which he said wero tho foundation of the cose.

He did not care anything about the top, he said, if there was no foundation for it to rest upon. After reading some of those letters at length he came to tho ones which wore dated in New Orleans and which Bhe had said were written in Cincinnati and sent to her mother to mail to him. He laid groat stress on these transactions, deolaring that there was a great mystory surrounding tho letters and oxolaimed: "There Is one human being olive and woll who could clear up tha mystery of those letters, that is the mother who gave birth to this woman, and she is not called. That woman is alive and well in Kentucky and sho la not called. They may ask why wo did not call her but wo do not go into the enemy's, camp for soldiers and ammunition." Ho dealt particularly on the plaintiff's de munds for money lrom Rhodes, und when ha came to sn allusion in one of the lettors to her great enjoyment nt reading Washington Irving, Mr.

Wilson said: "Give mo that Washington Irvington letter, please. In addition to reading the letters, Mr. Butter worth went over the testimony of Miss Pollard from the record and pointed out a few discrepancies on minor points. Ho commented sharply upon the failure of the sisters at Norwood eonvont to Identify Miss Pollard, the failure to discover that any such person as Louise Wilson haa ever been thera and tho Information that Mrs. Burgoyne had been in tho place years ntter Miss Pollard claimed to have boon there.

In talking about ths finding of the Christmas oard in the book thers he uoquitted Attorney Carlisle of the suspicion of having been implicated in any chioanery. He pointed out, however, to snow the fallibility of unman testimony, tbut Mr. Carlisle had sworn that nothing had been said about the card until he found it, while Mr. Johnson, his colleague, had said that Miss Pollard suggested that it was in the book before It was found. There was a little passage between the speaker and Mr.

Wilson when tne former expressed doubt whether the books had over belonged to Miss Pellard. Wilson suggested that since Mr. Butterworth would not have a chance to reply to him ii9 might answer a question which would be asked, why Miss Hoyt and Miss Ketehatn had not beea given a chance to identify the books. This Butterworth answered, after tho Yankee fashion, by another question, namelv. why Miss Pollard had not described the books belore they were unsealed and why Miss Pollard had not gone before the sisters for identification when she was within the twinkling of bell.

'That shows all you know about it," replied Mr. Wilson. "She was not there, and neither wus Mr. Breckinridge." "Tho attorneys for the other side would claim," Mr. Butterworth the woman was dominated by a stronger mind.

They would say that she was a moral potentiality, a pawn on a moral chess board." Acoording to Miss Lowell, the capitol typewriter, and to Miss Pollard herBolf, Colonel Breckinridge had endeavored to conceal his letters to her in 1886 by first writing them in his) own hand, taking them to a woman to copy on house of representative paper and then signing his name to them in lead pencil. When noon oamo Mr. Butterworth was just working up to the coming of Madeline Pollard to Washington. She had testified that Colonel Breckinridge insisted upon her coming. "Oh.

they will say, but he did it," exclaimed the lawyer dramatically. "That is a cowardly surrender of womanly qualities, a base betrayal of womanly eourage to say that ho did it." Soon afterward, as the lawyer was speaking of the child born in Washington, Colonel Breckinridge leaned forward over the table and corrected him. 'You are mistaken," the eolonel said, I did not know she had a living child until Miss Pollard testified." Then Mr. Butterworth portrayed the opportunities to elevate norsel! here in Washington whieh Miss Pollard had before her if she had only been minded to embrace them, how sha should have shrunk from continuing a life ot shame with a man with wife and family. Ho told next a dramatic incident of how a man had met him on the street the day before and had talked with him about the ease.

Frankfout, April 12 A letter to a personal friend In this city received from Colonel Breckinridge yesterday states positively that be will mako the raee for congress at all hazards. The following extract from the letter will show the tenor of the epistle: "I see from statement's soing around through, the papers that in the event of an adverse ver diet hero I would withdraw lrom the race for congress. I am in this congressional race to the bitter end. I nm not going to be on tho defensive, but am going to make an aggrossivs) fight." INDIANA PliKSBTTKRI.VNS ON liltKCKISBIBGE. New Albany, April 12 Tho New Albanr presbytery, which has just adjourned, took action in tho Breckinridge Folia rd scandal and adopted, resolutions to bo presented at the general assom bly.

which meets at Saratotra next May, asking that men of dissolute and immoral habits bs oxcludod from the national councils. BOARDING HOUSE PLEASURES. Itrady Didn't Ills Snpp or and Qbe Icctoil With Chair. Patrick Brady, who is employed in tho Tuttl Bailey Iron works, was bofore Justice Goafr ting in the Loo avenue police court, this morning, on tho charge of assaulting Mrs. Mary Reilly.

who conducts tho boarding house at 94 North Third street, whore Brady resides. "He a very hot tempered brute," sobbed Mrs. Roilly. "On Sunday uiht he objected to the supper I had provided, broko all the dishes on the table with a chair and then beat me witlx the same pmco of furniture." Brady, on the other hand, olaims that Mrs. Reiily was the assailant.

He says she threw cups, saucers, a lighted lamp and a coalscuttle, until finally ho "had to run away in self defense," to quote his own words. Justice Goefc ting held Brady for trial. MOTOKJIAX AltKKriTKD FOR ASSAULT. Georjjo F. Robinson of 989 St.

Marks avenue, a motorman on the Butler street trolley line, was errested last night on a charce of assault mads) by Bonis Kane of 20 Pirk row. New York, who was knocked down by Robinson's car nt Furmaa and Joralomon streets and received a scalo wouud. Captain Dotibara of tho Fifteenth polico crecinct, before whom Robinson was taken, discharged tho prisoner, as it was not shown that was responsible for the necident. A KCSH FOB STODDAItll TICKKTS. The tickets for tho enminu Stoddard lectures went on sale at 8 o'clock this inorninjr at Chandler's.

People began to Rather about tho doors last night and at daylight this morning the line reached far up Fulton street. The sale was tho quickest on record. Few seats were sold to single purchaser and ticket speculators formed but a small part of the buyers. NKWSDEAI.KR QCIN.VS CLOSK CALL. Policeman Nicholas Siggins, whilo passing tho news stand on Flaibnsh avenue, near Atlantic, jioticed smoke issuing from the cracks between hoards.

He burst the door open and found the owner, Johu Quinn, lying on the floor and almost suffocated by coal gas from a stove in the place. Quinn recovered in uboout ten minutes and was sent homo. iut iy Bi(jm noura win soon oe out a memory under the blue skies and warm sun whioh. as he intimated this morning, would probably appear before the day was out "The storm," said ho, "has gone out to sea, and is traveling dirsctly In the line of tho ocean steamship routes. The rain of this morning is only a local drizzle, and it will be fair this afternoon, with stationary temperature and slightly warmer to morrow." Reports are for generally fair weather through the West, with the temperature ranging from a to 10 degrees above the freezing point Mr.

Dunn said that the weather was unusually cold for the Southern states and that light frosts were reported in Georgin. Light rains nrs falling in New England, but it is clearing and will bo fair. Along the Atlantic const the wind has deoreasod its gait to from 20 to 28 miles an hour. In the neighborhood of Philadelphia tho wind is blowing 18 to 24 miles au hour. One and two touths inches is the total fall of rain, sleet and snow hero dur ho storm.

In this elty tht: wind is blowing 1 18 miles aa hour, while off Hatteras is 28. FEET OF SKOW IX ROCKLAND COUSTY. tcK, N. April 12 The snow in the west ar. of Rockland county this morning is two deep and many milkmen in tho country obliged to dig their way out to the roads they could start on their routes.

fiHouwetiold Effcccn, 'ae Koada, sliver Htorad et reasonable rates in eproof building of tha Eaole Wauehoubi: and (JOMtiSV, Brooklf a. jLde. ij it..