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The sun., 1895-03-18
GAMBLERS TOOK 10 THE ROOF
Raid In Bridgeport that LASTED Until Day.
light, with Many Captures.

BRIDGEPORT. March 17.At . o'clock this
morning the police raided tho resort kept by
James Jacques Mt the corner of Union and
Water strcots, and captured Jacques and his
partner, William Harrison and sixty five men
and women, black and white. The place is
known to the police as the worst in New Eng
land" and is visited by gamblers md crooks
from cities in this vicinity Jacques is colored.
and has grown wealthy out OF the place. The
raid this morning was made on the complaint OF
n man who visited Police Headquarters aud
said he had been assaulted there.
Sergeant Redgate and squad of police sur
rounded the place The game was nj its height,
and the police were in the room before tho
money could be taken from the tables. When
the police appeared there was n rush FOR the
doors. but every exit was guarded. even To Il Sc
cret one which il Was thought the police did not
know Of. Seeing their escape cut of. fully one
half Of the men and women took to tho roof.
The police followed. and u lively chase over the
roof and those of the adjoining buildings en-
sued. The fleeing gamblers took refuge be-
hind chimneys and in dark places, and In many
instances had to DO dslodgod by the police with
About dozen men made u vigorous effort to
escape through the secret doorway. but they
were met by police and knocked down one By
one as they appeared until they gave up.
The chase on the roof was kept up until day
light, when sixty-hve, all told. had been CAP
tured aud put in the station house.
jacques Is held under heavy bonds. Most of
the men arrested gave their residence in other
places about = dozen claiming New Haven as
their home. -
The sun., 1895-03-18
SPAIN WILLING TO SETTLE.
HER FOREIGN MINIsTER's sPEECH
ON THE ILLIANCA AFFAIR.

HE Government Has Asked for Full rnfor'
nation and Desires TO Make just SET
t,emsnt without Prejudice TO the
Dignity OF the Nntion-Secrctary Gresh.
am Lays the Facts in tho Case Before
tho President-His Course Approved.
IoSpoS, March 1.-THE 81 tdnddrd has q de-
spatch from Madrid giving this version Of the
Foreign Minister'S speech in Congress yester-
day on the Allanca incident.
at is true that Mr.. Taylor. the American
Minister. has claimed reparation from Spain on
account of the firing on the Allianca," he said.
"The United States at the same timo pre-
sented demand that American trade
with Cuba should not be interfered with.
and expressed the hope that the Allianea
affair would be equitably settled. since they
consid ored the action of our cruiser violation
Of international law. Tho Government has
asked for full information on this subject and
is willing to mako lust settlement without in
fringement on international law or prejudice to
the dignity of the nation"
The sun., 1895-03-18
NO PEACE FOR POOE ROOMS.
Tho Police ConsIdcr Them Public Resort1H
Knidnble on Sundays.

The release of Robert Kenny manager Of
Joseph Serransky's pool room at 81 Mott streea
on habeas corpus twice by Justice Ingraham
after Kenney's arrest for violation Of the Sun-
day law. made no difference to the police yester-
day. Detectives were kept watching the pool
rooms as usual In most cases. however. the
pool room keepers were cautious and despite
Judge Ingrahams decision that playing bill
lards is not one OF the acts prohibited on Sum
day, unless played in a public place." either
closed entirely closely guarded the doors.
Capt BerGhold. in whose precinct Serransky'a
pool room is, said that, in spite OF the decision,
he was having Serrnnsky's place watched. and
II it were opened the manager and players would
be arrested.
Judge Ingraham's decision doesn't affect tho
case" he said. "Of course it is offence to
play billiards in a private house or to gamble so
far as that goes. on Sunday or any other day IL
the public Ia not admitted. hut no ono can hold
that Il pool room. on the window OF which is dis
played the sign Pool at 2l1 cents the cue.' 10
anything but public place. And If any such
PLACE is opened in this precinct on Sunday 1t
will be raided."
Twenty-eight men and boys. some of them
colored. were arrested yesterday afternoon at |
Roosevelt street. which Is also ! 50 and 1875 Park
row, and locked UP ut the Oak street station. A
section of policemen had surrounded tho place.
playing pool. Several OF the men jumped
through the windows and escaped a thousand
persons gathered in tho street TO sec the whols-
Nj a
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SPANISH TROOPS DEFEATED.
Cuban Insurgents said to Have Driven the
Soldiers from the Field.


PoRr TAMPA. Fla. March 1.-THE steamship p
Olivette arrived from Cuba this afternoon bring
ing news OF a battle between the insurgents
and Government troops in which the latter
were compelled to retreat.
The leading spirit OF the movement received
letter on Friday from Gen. Maso saying that he
with 1000 troops had attacked $500 Govern
ment troops under command of Gen. Saldo
who were on their way from Mansinalls to
Bayamo. The engagement lasted two hours.
and the Government troops were compelled to
retreat into the town of Bayamo with a loss OF
800 men killed and wounded. The insurgents
loss is reported to have been less than seventy
killed and wounded.
The troops. said Gen. Maso in his letter. will
not follow up their advantage, preferrng to re-
main quietly under arms until after the crops
are harvested in June, when more general up
rising is anticipated.
a sem-oftical report current in Havana re-
Garding the firing on the Allianca by a Spanish
war vcsse! is to the effect that II steam launch
was seen to leave the A!lanca's side before the
war ship signallel her to heave to. Havana
papers are silent upon the subject.
The sun., 1895-03-18

Insane Mrs. Schwnb Killed Herself on the
Eve OF Her Home doing.

Eve OF Her Home doing.
Willie Miller. the 13-year-old son OF the
kousekeeper of the big tenement at S62 First
avenue was playing in the yard in the rear Of
the house yesterday afternoon. He happened
to look up and he saw q woman climbing ont of
window on the ffth floor. The window was
raised as high as it would go. The woman
clutched the casing and pulled herself up on
her feet on the sill. For moment she stood,
her back to tho window her face to the yard,
and then she leapcd Off into the air.
The boy stood watching her. wondering what
she was going to do until she jumped, and then
he screamed and ran toward the house. The
woman fell two stories clear and struck the fire.
escape on the third floor. Her body bounded
from that and she cn,ne down head first to the
stone pavement of the yard. She died instantly.
Young Miller's screams aroused the people In
the tenement and they crowded out into the
yard; POLICEMAN kerns heard them and lie ran
in. Not waiting to see whether the woman was
dead he telephoncd to the Flower Hospitu! for
All ambulance.
The woman was Mrs. Amelia Sahwab. tho wife
of Gustav Schwab. a locksmith. Until recently
Mrs Schwab was sa!cswOnan in the cmbroi-
derry department Of Lord d Taylor. She became
insane. She wanted to 20 to Dresden. her old
home, where she had not been for twenty years.
Three weeks ago she was in Bellevue Hospital
insane pavilion ten days. She was not danger
Gus, and her husband took her home. On tho
advice of physicians he was to have started with
alrehdy purchased tho tickets. He had been
kee. e.3tng close watch of her for week, fearing
she might njrre herself. He left her yesterday.
On ont tns of tSe MndSW VEN
lie was nearly. beside himself when he re-
turned and found her dead. He blamed himself
FOR having left her alone. The neighbors would
not let him see her.body. fearing he too mighube-
come crazy.
The sun., 1895-03-18
GOFE"S GR.fB.
Symptoms OF an Intention 10 Sneak tho Biii
Through.


Through.
The Goff GraO-al bill has Iecn made the spe-
cinl order in the Senate, Mt Albany. for to-mor-
row. The Republicans have been little shy OF
this bill and have permittcd 1t to slumber. Mr..
Platt has said that he had no interest in the bill,
ana that he believed that it would never become
a law. Louis +. Payn, who is in Albany good
deal, declined yesterday TO speak Of tho bill or
the possibility Of its becoming n law. Others
said that possibly tho bill may DO passed in tho
Senate and eventually killed in the Assembly
The Democrats at tho Hoffman House said
that such programme indicated an intent to
sneak the bill through. This bill. If it becomes
n law. would make Recorder GoF the Car of
the Special Sessions and the Grand Juries 1t
has been said nll along that Senator Lexow and
Senator Robertson to have half of the
patronage OF the court If tho bill becomes a law,
The patronage OF tho court amounts to about
100000 year. Senator Cantor will fight the
bill to tho last. lie thinks certain Republicans
are willing TO help.
The sun., 1895-03-18
A SEW.IRK BOYS PLIGHT.
Although lie Has 81 900. He Snys He Has
No Place to SlecD.

Frederick Prcster, IL years old. Is n Newark
boy who possesses 81 900 and yet has no place
TO sleep Until two weeks ago he lived with his
sister, Mrs. Charles Kastner of 81 Wuverley
place. Newark, and when Mr.. kastncr bought
out a saloon and moved from tho apartment
house in which they lived they told the boz to
shift for himself.
Fred's father died eight years ago nnd his
mother remarked. She died in S9l and left
the boy 81 800 in the hands Of Adam Berg of 0o
Littleton avenue, Newark, us trustee Fred
SAYS that when he lost his job in shoo factory
mud could no longer pay his sister board sis
turned him out. Since they moved he says ho
has slept in 4 closet in the vacant apartments
and one night his feet and face were frcst bitten.
lie also says that Mr.. Berg refuses to give him
any money until ne gets employment.
Kastner says that tho boy would not pay
board. and he turned him out because he could
not afford TO keep and feed him for nothing. Ho
says that Fred is II bad boy and viii not work.
and that Mr.. Berg " II not pay anything for his
board and vii! not let tho boy spend the re-
maindGr of his inheritance.
Tie Children's Aid Society is taking care of
the boy pending an examination into his affairs.
The sun., 1895-03-18
sHoT THE MAN VINO uH0NG ED MN
The Act OF n Frenzied slpn Whose wire's
Pcrndy Had CONC 70 Light.

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DENVER, March l'.-GcorSe u. kroning,
clerk in the auditors office of the Denver and
pio c-.ndo Royro,l ,y,s ,h,t AVID ,,or,,,,,
nv u'"uN "%'''ou' % ""' 80, 80 "''u ',"''y
wounded this afterneep by Nilliem X. Peck ut
room G2S, Equitable buifding Peck, UP to two
vears.qo ,vas c,,v n,sscnc,,r oyont NJ tho Rocl
s".S so' "", wy So. VI 'iv wv"
lslRnd ROAD hronlhgs wire optNihed adiHOrce
from him several weeks ago on the ground that
La L,d hoor ir.;mo,o Win Nrs pal ,yifo ~
,,u i"'' wv" u'i'i"'o W '''' e'N' wiz VI
tho man who did tho SMOOTHING
shortly after the trial OF tho divorce cnsc
The sun., 1895-03-18
Nv COMMAND or JApAS.s ARMrEs.
Mnrsha, rr,nco Komntsu Going to the
Front ss Commapd-r-in-Caicc

1.oNboN. March 1.-THE Central News cor
respondent in Toxic says: Marshal Prince
komatsu has been ordered to proceed Mt once to
tile front ms CommGnder-in.Chie OF all tho ia
pancse armies.
Premier Count Ito will proceed to Simon
N'cki tomorrow to prepare for tho reception of
the Chinese peace ENJOYS. Mr.. MItsu. Minister
OF Foreign Affairs is already there"
Tho Central News correspondent In Toxic
says that Count MatsuEatn has been appointed
Minister or FiHaNce TO replace MIR. Watanahe,
who las been made Minister OF Roads. Rail-
waya and Tccgraphs.
Count kurodn whose portfolio has been given
to Mr Watanahc, Las been named President of
tho Privy Council, although remaining n men,
bcr OF tho Cabinet
The Times correspondent in ST. Petersburg
says it is announced in naval circles that tho
Russian squadron in the Mediterranean will go
to the Pacific TO cooperate with England in any
necessary demonstration regarding tho Jap
ancsc demands upon China.
The sun., 1895-03-18
EXPLOSION or 4 BOILER.
The Boiler. Weighing Thirty Tons. Driven
Clear Across the STREET.


WEBSTER Mass March l7-An explosion in
the South Village mill OF the slater Woolen
Company took place at noon to-day. A sixty
horse power Allen boiler burst, but no one was
killed or even seriously injured. 1t 10
thought that there was no water in the boiler.
Joseph Chninsky, Pole. who had charge OF the
boiler room today. was at home eating his din
ner nj the time of the explosion.
The boiler was driven out OF its building, which
stands ten feet or more below Main street,
through the basement and tho parlor up, stairs
of the corporation tenement occupied by the
Domi family, and across Main street striking
the Stone foundation OF the Old Tavern where
IL lodged. Rosa Domi was sitting in the psrlor
at tho time. and she WAS precipltatsd into the
basement but was not injured beyond a severe
shaking NJ.
Tho boiler weighed about thirty tons. IL
struck the Old Tavern with fOrcecnough to bore
large hole in the stone underpinniug and then
turned itself completely around at a distance of
about forty feet from It's bed. The engine house
and the drying ROOM OF brick. are completely
ruined Tie wool in the latter took fire. but tho
Are alarm could not be pulled in. as tho large
gong OF the system. which was on the engine
house. was destroyed The mill is crippled
that work cannot be resumed in q month.
The sun., 1895-03-18
D1PnTHERrA AMONG NEwsDoTs
Two Cases nt the Home In Duane Strect
and One Death.

Lawrence smith, II years old, an inmate OF the
Newsboys' Lodging House, 8 Duane street, died
tlcrc early yesterday morning from diphtheria.
Smith. who WIS an orphan came from Phila-
delphia two weeks ago. lie first complained of
feeling III on Saturday afternoon. A doctor was
summoned, and said tho boy had diphthcria
When Tic wa:chnan vas going his rounds
shortly after G O'Clock yesterday morning. and
rCilcLcd Smiths he'd. he lOund that the boy was
dead. Frank Connolly. another inmate Of the
home. also complained of being Ill. and when he
was examined by Dr. shannon II was found he
also had diphthera. He was removed yester-
day to the Riverside Hospital.
There arc 1870 boys In tho home at present.
and they were all examined last evening by
physicians. The place was fumigated, and Su-
pcrntendent Hyde says there Is no fear OF the
disease spreading.
A collection was taken up yesterday morning
by the boys of tho home to help defray the ex-
penses OF young Smiths funeral. They col
lected about So.
The sun., 1895-03-18
CORRoBORATEs CROsSMAN.
Tho Surgeon OF the Alliance Says They
Were Fired On.

BRIDGEPORT. March 1T.-Dr. Edward i. King
man. who is q surgeon on the Alliance, which
was fired at by Spanish war ship Off Cuba is
in this city. and he says tho facts in the
these:
"Wewere passing through the straits between
Cuba and Hayti making as we always do for
Cape Maysi's light. when a Spanish man. of-war
which was off the cape fired mt u.s. At the time
we were fully FIVE miles off tho Cuban coast.
We take this trip twice IA month. and hm sure
that we were at least mile further OFF from the
shore than is our custom to go. OF course they
did not come anywhere near hitting us.
THE Spaniards are poor marksmen. There is
not tho slightest doubt that they fired solid
shot at us. our first officer saw the shot skip
ping over the water. The Spaniards fired half
course gave chase. but had no show to catch us"
DR.. kingman Is u recent graduate OF the Yale
Medical School. lie received the appointment
to his present place in last December.
The sun., 1895-03-18


'
ported nsfe"t o'spnn'sh Troops In '"b".
LONDON March IT, Tho United Press cor
RESPONDENT in Madrid telecraphs late this
evening that the whole Sagastn Cabinet has
resigned, and Gen Martinez dc Cnmpos has
been appointed Captain General of Madrid
Cen Campos will take command of the t,oops
md nrobably will be tho next Premier AS there
~ n general feeling that n strong hand in the
Government Is an imperative necessity lust now
During the final council of the Sagasta Cab
met a committee of officers went to the council
room and asked for the Premier. They do
manded that he SUPPRESS the Restnen. which
had published reflections upon the courage of
tho officers corps. md propose to Parliament
severely reprcssiye press laws
The Premier declined to make any such con-
cessions lie reported the officers demands to
tho Council. and. after a brief discussion. the
Ministers decided to resign The upset was due
primarily to the III feeling reused between the
civil and military authorities by tho military
raids on the newspnuer Offices Yesterday The
present colonial conpications also added to the
difficulties of the Ministry,
Gen. Cnmpos has Just ordered back to their
barracks all the officers who at this moment
u1:l5 y. NJ stand in groups in the streets.
Officers Of the provincial garrisons have begun
telegraphing expressions OF congratulation and
svmpathy to their comrades In the capital
In addressing Congress last evening during
the debate on the military excesses. the Minis
ter of War tried to palliate the conduct of the
riotous officers. lie accused the Spanish press
of criticslng the army and its Generals more
severely than was customary with tho press OF
any other country.
His plea for the rioters caused a considerable
disturbance in the Chamber. The reporters
began murmuring when he made his first ex-
cuses, and gradually increased their protest
until tho President threatened to have the press
gallery cleared
The reporters held a basty consultation. then
rose and left the House in body. The editors
and directors of the whole Madrid press met an
hour Inter. MANY of them are IDENTITIES or Sem
ators. and they left their seats in the Cor,es to
stt.nd the meeting. Tho sneakers criticised
severely the inaction of the Government during
the riots Some OF the speeches were 80 bitter
that no reports OF them can be published.
The Governments failure to interfere with
tho riotinc officers WAS not due however en-
tirely to disinclipation TO act The Ministers
and local officials could count only upon the
police to execute their orders. and the civil
guard refused to proceed against the officers.
The citv has been in n ferment of excitement
all dny. Crowds filled the streets and p,aces of
public resort.
Such o. conflict between the army and the
civilians has not been known before since the
restoration. The progress of events is watched
with the keepes. ;nterest from the palace. The
The sun., 1895-03-18
Preached In the Original IRISH.

For the second time IN twenty-five years a
sermon in the Irish language was delivered last
n!ght from Roman Catholic pulpi. in New
York. The preacher was the Rev. Peter !.
CunnifTe. and he spoke in It. Alphonsns
Church. South Fifth avenue and Grand street
His subject WAS, "St. Patrick and the Lasting
Fruits OF His Mission Among tho Irish" Not
many of the congregation seemed to understand
the sonorous tongue Of their native land but
there were few graybeards scattered through
the church whose faces lighted UP when they
heard the familiar sounds.
The sun., 1895-03-18
He Warned SPECTATORS.
A Chicago Eonrd OF Trade Man Commit o
Suicide and Leaves Advice.

CHICAGO. March 17.-Frank NJ. McFarlln,
member of the Board of Trade. committed sui
eide this morning in South Park by shooting
himself in the head.
Tho body was found by two policemen. Four
letters addressed to friends were found in his
pockets and the following notice was discovered
pinned to the tree. under which the body lay;
Let my death be a warning TO all honest
men to keep away from the Board of Trade"
Recent unfortunate speculations are said to
have been the cause.
The sun., 1895-03-18
T'owed In n Disabled schooner.

The steamship Banan OF the New York ard
Porto Rico line. from Porto Rico, brought in
yesterday the schooner La Plata. British. which
lost her foremost and her mi22entop and main
topnlasts in hard Squall about "j0miles south
east OF Sandy Hook on March l.. Tho schooner
was bound from Bonaiie for Providence with Il
cargo OF salt. Several OF her men were hurt by
falling wreckage in ths squail. On Friday tho
Banan hove in sight. and Capt sloane OF La
platn hailed her and asEgl to DO towed in,
The sun., 1895-03-18
BRITOSs MUST RE PROJECTED.

John BulI Takes Steps to Assure the
Safety OF His Subjects at New Orleans.
LONDON. March 17.-Lord Kimberley. Secre-
tary Of the Foreign Office, answered yesterday
the request Of the Liverpool Chamber of Com
merce that Sir Julian Peuncefoto be instructed
by cable to secure the protection OF British sub
jects in New Orleans The shooting Of the
steamship Engineers purser during the recent
riots gave rise to the request
Lord Kimberley said that he had communl-
Gated with Mr.. Gresham. Secretary of State,
who on the ! 5th had received assurances from
tho Governor OF Louisiana that the lives and
property OF foreigners would te protected and
that the crews of foreign steamers were in no
danger. The Governor remarked. Lord Kimbor-
ley added, that the identity of the Engineers
purser was in doubt when he was shot.
The sun., 1895-03-18
TZNAGA DIVORCE.
The Wife Eeputed TO 30 Qualifying to Sue
in South Dakota.

II was reported yesterday that Mrs. Fernando
fznaga formerly Miss Mabel Wright, and her
father, George Curtis Wright. had joined the
divorce colony in YenEton. S. D. Mr..
Wrights niece, Mrs. Gates, and nephew Of
Milwaukee are with them. IL is said Mrs
fznaga will try 10 secure n divorce from her
husband on tho grounds Of cruelty and failure
TO provide support, and that Mr.. Wright and
his relatives will remain in Yank ton until tho
case Is settled. Mr.; Yznaga was divorced from
his first wife, who is a sister of Mrs. William X.
Vanderbilt. The Wrghts still have an apart
ment IN the Gerard In this city, but II was said
Yesterday that Mrs. Wright had not been there
since FRIDAY. and 1t was supposed that she was
out Of town.
The sun., 1895-03-18
REPRIEVED JUST IN TIME.
An Indian About to Ke Shot When the
Good News Came.

CADDo. 7. T., March l7.-Johnson Jacob. the
Choctaw, was sentenced to be shot ut Pushma-
taha Court Grounds. thirty miles east OF here
on Friday for the murder OF his wife last fall.
jacob had pulled Off his coat and boots.
painted a spot over his heart on his left breast,
and taken his seat to await the firing of the
Sheriif's Winchester. when q courier arrived
with reprieve. granting q hearing before the
Supreme Court.
The sun., 1895-03-18
WREcKAGE COMING Ashore.
1t IL Believed to Como from tho Missing
Cruiser Reinn Regente.

MADRID. March Much wreckage has
como ashore near Tarifa in the last thirty-six
hours. The supposition is that it came from tho
missing cruiser Reina Regents. Tho Alfonso
XII, which sent out to search for the
cruiser. has reported from Tanger that she has
found no trace OF her. Many steamers passing
eastward and westward through tho straits
have made similar reports. Tho Government
does not credit the report that the Reina Re-
gente was seen disabled during the storm.
The sun., 1895-03-18
F,rem.u In N. M,Kay Twombly'. uou.s.

Smoke came out OF one of the bedrooms on tho
third floor OF Hamilton Mckay Twombly's
house al Gs4 Fifth avenue at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. A servant notified a policemen, and
when q engine reached the house the servants
and tho policeman had put out the fire, which
was in a foul chimney. The iremen made
careful examination OF the wood work about tho
chimney aflerward and found otning damaged.
The sun., 1895-03-18

Long ISLAND CITY, March 1T.-John Coylc, q
well-known young man here and collector for
the Abbott-Katz Brewing Company OF Brook
lyn. was arrested last evening by Detectives
Kelly and sheridan on warrant charging him
with the embez2lcment OF about 500 from his
employers.
Coylc said his arrest was persecution on The
pnrt OF his employers. lie admitted having
shortage in his accounts, but said that any
shortage WIS -prut In The iateresL uf hGildinE
NY his cmlluycrs' uUsiuc,F.