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After Taking the Oath Of Office
He Holds a Reception in
the Palace.
GREAT THINGS ARE EXPECTED.
1t Is Hoped, at Least, That the New
Leader Will Conduct Mod.
ern Warfare.

HAVANA, CUBA, Feb. 10.-The Spanish
cruiser Alfonso XIII, with General Wey-
Ter, the newly appointed captain-ge
and commander-in-chief of the Spanish
forces in Cuba, on board, arrived off Moro
Castle at O'Clock this morning and at 10
o'clock entered the harbor and steamed up
to the city. AS the warship passed Moro
Castle she was saluted by the guns of that
fortress, and as she proceeded was well
coined by thunders of artillery from the
Cabanas fortress. and the dipping of flags
and other greetings from the snips in the
harpor.
General Weyler proceeded on foot from
the landing to the palace, where he at once
took the oath of Office as captain-general
of Cuba. After this the new Governor and
commander in chief held a recep-
ton in the palace, receiving the
leading citizens of Cuba. number
of grandees of Spain, the heads of various
commercial bodies, leaders of political
parties aad the foreign Consuls. Crowds
of people in holiday attire filled the streets,
and the Plaza de Armas, In the vicinity of
the palace of the captain-general, was
packed with cheering men, women and
children, while numerous bands of music
played patriotic airs. The weather was
delightful and the enthusiasm of the popu-
lace unlimited.
1t is said that among the insurgents who
were killed in the battle which took place
last week at Candelaria, in the province of
Pinar del Rio. was young man named
Menocal, one of two brothers in the Cuban
service and cousin of Anecito 6. Menocal,
United States navy, engineer of the Mica
ragua canal.
All loyal Spaniards look to General
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THE sULTANs SAFEGUARD.
1t Is Procured for Clara Barton ana
ASSistant6.

assistants.
CONSTANTINOPLE,T TURKEY, Feb. 10.-
The representative of the United Press
learns that the Hon. W. A. Ter
rell, American Minister. has pro-
cured for Miss Clara Barton and
her assistants, who are now en- route for
this city, the Sultan's safeguard, which
will allow them to visit the six distressed
provinces of AIatolia and personally dis
tribute relief among the sufferers.
LONDON, ENG, Feb. 10.-rhe Daily
News will tomorrow publish dispatch
from ConstantinopIe, dated February 8,
which reports that an attempt has been
made by Turkish officials at Bitlis to
arrest the Rev. George P. Knapp,
one of the American missionaries
there, on q charge of sedition
ano murder based on an accusation wrung
by Turkish methods from an Armenian
prisoner. The dispatch adds that Hon. A.
w. Terrell, the American Minister, insists
to the Porte that if the charge is main
tanned Mr.. Knapp shall be brought to
Constantinople to be tried before him.
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EASILY TRACED THE NEEDLE.
First Practical Use of the Roent0en Pho
tOOrUDhu. s

First Practical Use of the Roentge,l Pho
togrdphy.
BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb. 10.-The first
practical use of the Roentgen photography
was made to-day. A poor young seam
stress, who swallowed a needle last week
was likely to lose her life.
1t was decided to take her to the Cen
trail Roentgen Photographic Association
A camera-holder containing q sensitized
plate was placed against heavy block of
wood at one side of the barred breasts of
the patient. The light was turned on.
and after five minutes the current was
cut off. -
When the plate was developed in the
dark room it showed every bone of the
upper part of the body, and the needle
was found lying point downward in the
lower right angle of the stomach.
The patient was placed under the influ-
ence of chloroform and the cause of her
sufferings, which threatened her life. was
taken from the stomach. Tonight she is
pronounced out of danger.
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the boundary question ought to be adopted
by Great Britain.
HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT.
another Portion of the Queen's Speed,
Is Given.

another Portion of the Qween's Speech
Is Gicen.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 10.-The SUMS
London correspondent says: The Queens
speech in Parliament tomorrow will prac-
tically announce the approaching settle
ment of the Venezuelan controversy.
There is no indication of this in the
forecast which was issued to the news
agencies tonight, but the speech itself,
which was furnished according to custom
this evening to the leaders of all the
parties in the House of Commons is very
different. The message will say:
The Government of the United States
has expressed wish to cooperate in
bringing to close the difficulties which
have existed for many years between my
Government and the republic of Venezu-
ella regarding the boundary between that
country and British Guiana.
have expressed my sympathy with the
desire to come to an equitable arrange
ment, and / trust that further negotia-
tions will lead to a satisfactory settle
ment.
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RUN OF THE aTEXAS FLYER.0
Tery Rapid Time Made for a Distance
of Eighty Miles.

GALEsBURG. ILL, Feb. 1O.-On the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy road, yes
terday evening, between here and Men,
lota, distance of eighty miles, was made
The fastest time ever made on that system,
beating even the mile-a-minute record be-
tween the same points several months ago.
The run was made by the Texas Flyer
with four cars, which left here at 1904
o'clock and arrived at the station in Men,
dota at 1 :321S. Frank Bullard was engi-
neer, w. J. Main fireman and Scott Dewey
conductor. The run was steady one, the
speed being uniformly maintained the
whole distance. Four stops were made,
averaging two minutes each, which makes
the actual running time for the eighty
miles Ill 80.
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IN 4 DANGEROUS CONDITION.
Portion of Santa Crtz's Netc Courthouse
Mast BE Rebuilt

Mast BE Rebuilt.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Feb. 10.-Work-
men on the new courthouse were to-day
called off by Contractor McCabe because
of dangerous defect in construction. Ar
chitect Comstock's specifications provided
for, and there were placed, fonr,iron pillars
to support the two walls of the tower.
which extends above the two walls of the
main corridor. These tower walls set
clear of the corridor, and being very heavy
caused one of the iron pillars to bend until
the walls settled into dangerous condi-
ton. Evidently this offset of the tower
walls was made to accommodate doorways
from the upper corridors to rooms on the
second floor. These pillars have been in
plain view all the time, but their weakness
was not noticeable until this morning.
The foreman of the Western Iron Works
of San Francisco joined Contractor Nc
Cabe in refusing to put on the roof until
these walls shall be strengthened and made
safe. The work will require delay, but
is is hoped it will not prevent the occu-
pancy Of the building by the time required
by law, in April.
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WRECK OF 4 PAssENGEs TRAIN

The Baggage Ma ster Killed aud Eioht
Others Injured.
GAINESVILLE, OHIO, Feb. 1O.-A pas
senger train on the Cincinnati and Mus
kingum Valley Railroad was wrecked near
Crooksvile this morning.
Thomas Fisher, the baggage-mast ter, was
instantly killed and eight others were in
jured, two of whom, Alonzo ShrigIey, the
engineer, and CAPTAIN John Bell, the mail
agent, will probably die.
The accident was caused by misplaced
switch, which had been left partially
open by a section-man who had been clean
ing away snow and ice from around the
switch
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PROJECTION AGAINST FIRE.
Santa Cruc UiU Build a Sab RESERVOIR
the City Water Forks.


SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Feb. 25.-The City
Council tonight adopted resolution to
build sub-reseryoir for the City Water
Works, to cost about $1,000. This matter
had hung fire in the Council for the past
year or more. 1t is claimed by two Coun-
cilmen, who voted for the resolution, that
the conhagration of one year ago, burning
a block of buildings and the Courthouse,
could have been controlled had the reser-
voir been built before. The two Council
men who voted against it did so because of
lack of funds. Mayor Effey voted to settle
the tie, adopting the resolution.
The Council also Strengthened out the
bicycle ordinance, so that will not conflict
with the charter, thus avoiding the trouble
that occurred when Benjamin Martin,
Deputy County Clerk. tested the validity
OF the law, which provided penalty of
fine and Imprisonment. The penalty will
now be fine and imprisonment.
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Thomas seaton Decltne....

LONDON, ENG. Feb. 10..-Thomas Sex
ton, M. P. for the North division of Kerry,
who was unanimously requested by the
anti-Parnellite section of the Irish party to
accept the leadership of that party in
place of Justin Mccarthy, resigned, has
finally declined to accept the position. In
his letter of declination he says he is con-
vinced that no public advantage would be
gained by the party under his leadership.
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Coupeved to Bre,ne en-.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb 10.-Tke body
of Hon. Theodore Runyon, late United
States ambassador to Germany, was re-
moved from the vault where it has rested
since the funeral services and conveyed to
Bremen, where it will be placed on board
the steamer Havel, which sails for New
York tomorrow.
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Kruger Is Cautious.

PRETORIA. SOUTH AFRICA, Feb. TO-
President Kruger has informed Sir Hercu-
les Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony,
that he is willing to go to England in re-
sponse to the invitation extended to him
by Mr.. Cham beriain on condition that the
subjects to be discussed by himself and
Mr.. Chamberlain shall be specified before
IL
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KiIled by a Boiler Erplosion.

PROVIDENCE. R. l., Feb. 10.-The
boiler in the Ann and Hope mills at Lones-
dale, owned by the Goddards, exploded
this morning. Patrick McConnon was
killed and Hugh McClaren will probably
die. Three or four others were badly
injured. The cause of the explosion is
unknown yet.
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DR.. SANFORD Hmnt Dead,

CINCINNATI, ONO, Feb. 1o.-Dr. San
ford Hunt, DID,, aged 20, senior agent of
the Methodist Book Concern, died to-day
of apoplexy.
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spicer Berry Loses ss 0 By the Tia.
Rox and Three-Card Trick.

CORNING, N. ", Nov. cas-. Spicer Berry. q
retired business man and n large real estate
owner, was the victim Of an old-tlme swindlo of
the tin box and three-card trick to-day. For
several days . well-dressed man has boon here
trying to arrange for the purchase of one of
Berry's farms. which are in Cation, q few miles
from this city. To-day the supposed land pur-
chaser and Berry started to drive to see tho
farm. On the way they met q poorly dressed
fellow who said no was from the South, and
that he had lost q sum of money at cards In this
place last night. The Southerner did not mourn
his loss much, as he displayed a large roll Of
bills and had money in every pocket. He began
to show the three-card trick, at which he lost
his money last evening. The well-dressed
former bet S. with the second stranger, which
he won.
Then he suggested TO Berry that they play for
n stake OF $4,000, of which the well-dressed
stranger was to furnish So, 200 and Berry
30. 500. Berry consented. aud came TO this city
and drew tho money from the bank. They re-
turned and found the poorly dressed stranger
waiting for them. Tho money was placed In n
tin box, and the swindler said he would have to
go TO Elmira to get the $4,000. Both the
swindlers consented to allow Berry. to take caro-
of tho box, and they started Oft. Whom Berry
opened the box he found IL contained nothing
caped. and there is not the slightest clue to
their whereabouts. Barry IL at an advanced
age. and made most Of his money digging gold
In California.
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GRATED AREAS ARE TdULTS.
Must Pay . Permit Zee or % n Square
Foot TO the City.

EoOt 10 tho lily.
Commissioner Coils has decided to enforce
rigidly section 1874 of article 10. chapter 9 of the
revised ordinances of 1880. and count as q vault
every covered opening in front of q building.
whether q store or q private dwelling. He ex-
poets to add thereby about S250,00O to tho
annual revenue of the city. The ordinance pro-
vides that no one shall build q vault without q
permit from tho Public Works Department,
and without paying Sc n square foot for tho
privilege.
Several days ago Charles Buck, a contractor
who is building q row of stores and fats at AM
sterdam avenue and Eighty first street, was
stopped by an inspector of tho Public Works
Department while laying an open bar grating
over the area between the building and tho
sidewalk because he had no permit to build q
vault. When Mr.. Buck protested the section of
the ordinance referred to was shown TO him.
He protested in writing to Gen. Coils, saying
that 1t had been the invariable rule of the de-
partment for years to interpret section 194 Of
the ordinance as not applying to areas covered
with open barred Rratings. Gen. Coils In his
reply said that he would not recognize the
abuses Of power and omissions of duty under
former administration rs presidents for the
non-enforcement of the law. and that g~ratings
are covers within the meaning of the ordinance.
Builders say that the average additional
charge under Con. Collis's construction of tho
ordinance will be from $3.50 to 500 for each
building.
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ARMY AND SATY ORDERS.
Changes In tho StatIons and Duties or Oi
observation-disclosures for Pronotion.

Changes In tho Stations aud Duties or Of
observation-disclosures for PronouOn-
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-These army and
navy orders have been issued:
Ensign @. C. Dawson has been detached from the
castine and ordered TO the Cushing.
Ensign R. Jackson is detached from the Cushing
and ordered to tho Puritan.
Commander Thomas Nelson IL detached from the
Portsmouth. N. H., Navy Yard and placed on the
retired list.
Leave until Jan. 5 is granted Capt. Robert K.
Evans, Twelfth Infantry.
Second Lieut.. William T. Johnston. Tenth Caval-
~, Is detailed at wlllets Point for instruction In
torpedo service during the term commencing De.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph T. Haskell. Seventeenth In.
board convened At Fort LeaSenworth. TO relieve
lieut.. Col. Lloyd Wheaton, Twentieth Infantry.
dent OF the examining board appointed TO meet at
Fort Leavenworth for examination as TO their Mt
isen,h Infantry CAPT. Eli I. Higgins, Second
oapt, Jacob 4. Augur. Firth Cavalry; Capt. John S.
Loud: Ninth Cavalry; Capt. BENJAMIN H. Rogers,
T infsn!yyi Can't lnff 8 2 w Gsp.' f s1sPhs In haasr; s asas
Charles Keller, Second Infantry.
A board ia appointed to meet at the Preside OF
as may be ordered before it 10 determine their nj,
ness for promotion. Detail for the Board; Cot.
u %i'i B.. NJ Y 2"%as.' Fourth errsi ipc5 cavalry; Lieut.. Col. 9f Ea
ward b. williston. Third Artillery; Major Robert
II. White, Surgeon; Capt. Guy l.. Eadie. Assistant
Surgeon; First Lieut., John A: Lockwood. Fourth
Cavalry. recorder. The following onnc.rs will re
port 10 the Board: Capt. Allen Smith. Fourth Cav
airy; Capt. James Chester, Third Artillery Capt.
Frank W; Hess. Third Artillery.
First Lieut.. George o. Squier. Third Artillery.
Will proceed from Fort Monroe TO New York city
on or1cial business pertaining to tho electrical de-
partment or the United States Artillery School.
Lieut.. Col. Reuben +. Bernard. United States
army, is selected by the President TO DO deputy
Governor or the Soldiers Home.
Leave for two months. to take effect Dec. 10. is
granted Second Lieut.. John W. Craig, Fifth Cav
airy.
from duty At Fort Reno, is granted First Lieut..
Francis L. Lacev, Jr., First Infantry.
Leave for two months, to take effect Dec. 10, Is
granted Second Lieut.. samuel Hor. Sixth Cavalry.
Second Lieut.. oren b. Meyer. Second Cavalry, Is
detailed as professor OF military science and tao
ties at Austin College, Sherman, Tex.
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Plans for the new penitentiary on Blackwells
Island were submitted to the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment by Commissioner Wright
yesterday. Lispenard Stewart. who appeared
for the Prison Association. protested against the
small size OF the cells proposed, which were 7
feet long and 4 feet wide. He wanted tho plans
altered so that the cells would DO 4 feet 8 inches
by 4 feet.
Corporation Counsel Scott objected to the
making the prison too comfortable for convicts.
Warden Pilisbury and John r. Thomas. the su-
pervising architect, spoke In favor OF the
change advocated by Mr.. Stewart. and the
Board fixed the size of the cells at A feet &
inches by 3 feet. They will be 2 feet high. The
new prison will cost In the neighborhood of
$325. 900. and IL will have accommodations for
1857 mon and 100 women prisoners.
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Hearing on the Motion to Remove Admin
istrntor Josiah j. White.

istrntor Josiah u. White.
Josiah ]. White of Columbia Heights was in
tho Surrogate's Court, Brooklyn. yesterday, to
show cause why he should not DO removed as
the administrator of tho estate of his wife,
Eliza I. White. The motion was made by ].
w. Swanstrom, who was appointed by Surro-
gate Abbott to begin such . proceeding. Mr..
White was arrested some time ago In connec-
ton with the litigation, and is under $4,000
bonds. He is accused of having filed q state
ment that his wife's estate amounted To $685.
4e6. while the family alleEe that tho estate 10
valued at 5000. 900.
Counsel for Mr. White argued that the Sur
rogate was without jurisdiction. for the reason
that no petition had been presented. The Sur
rosate held that a certified afhdayit could take
tho place OF Tho petition. Mr.. hite's counsel
commended that tho SURROGATE had no right to
appoint Mr.. Swanstrom to begin the action on
his own motion. and the Surrogate reserved
decision as TO whether he could appoint him to
act In tho capacity of q friond OF tho Court
Tho Surrogate ordered Mr.. White to die his
accounting within two weeks.
Tho estate was left in trust for the thirteen
year-old son Of Mr.. White, and the, special
guardian. T. Elicit Hodglin. alleges that Mr..
White 10 not a ft person to act as administrator
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MRS. cARrRIeHz's MONEY CONE.
PlaiuAeId Police After YounE Louis Mill.
gan for Stealing It.


PLAINFIELp. n. j.. Nov. 23.-Last Wednesday
Louis MilllEan, the 15-year-old son of Mrs. 9.
w. Milligan Of West Fourth street. was seen to
leave the front door of William CartriGht's
house on West Fifth street. and hurry into the
back yard. stopping in an clubhouse for a minute.
Then he hurried out to New street and ran to
Fourth street. He jumped aboard o trolley car
and disappeared. Soon afterward Mrs. Cart
right missed a bag left in her bedroom contain
ing several hundred dollars in cash and n mum Der
of certificates OF deposit, in all valued at about
$1,000. She supposed that she had mislaid It,
but . careful search failed to Ina It, Then her
neighbors told her of how Louis MilliRan had
been seen going out OF the door. and suspicion
rested upon him. The clubhouse was examined.
and there tho bag, minus its contents. was
found. The case was not reported to tho police
till Saturday. and to-day word was sent
throughout The country In the endsavor to APP.
prehend Milligan. Charles Wilson. another
l5-year-old boy. who was Mllligan's playmate.
Is missing also. and he Is supposed to have gone
with the former.
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Movements OF Oar ships In TurkiSh
Waters.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-The cruiser Mime
apolis. from which Admiral Seltridge trans
ferred his flag TO the San Francisco last week,
left smyrna this morning for Moraine. several
Pile than she has been the past SIX weeks. When
the turkish situAtion was more threatening last
August Admiral Sslfrldge. With the hinneapo-
buried down To the Mediterranean, under
orders from the department., Just at tho time
Join tho squadron. The Minneapolis arrived NJ
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Smyrna, the nearest available port TO Constan.
tinople, on Dot. z, the San Francisco. Cincinnati.
Marblehead, and Bancroft following him q few
days later. The troubles In Constantinople
blehead left for homo, but tho entire squadron
has ever since remained At anchor In Smyrna
barbor until to-day. II matters remain quiet,
tho Admiral, who is constantly in communica.
tion with Minister Terrell, will let HIS other
ships cruise about, remaining always within
easy call.
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THE KILLING OF sALvA1oR sIERo
A Plot or the Dreaded MAZDA Society Said
to Have MiscArrIed.

Antonio C~incotta, Vincenzo Procida, and
Giuseppe de Salvo were placed on trial in the
County Court, Brooklyn. before Justice Hurd
yesterday on the charge OF murder in the first
degree for the killing of Salvador Siero in the
saloon at 92 Union street on May 20 last. II is
said the shooting was done by order of tho Malta
Society, and That Cincotta was to have been
killed for Informing ON II fellow Italian in Bos-
ton, but that during tho fight Siero was shot by
Cincotta. The latter will appear as a witness
for the prosecution. The story Of the murder
new facts were brought out. The three men are
defended by former District Attorney Ridgway.
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Immigration Commissioner watching flor
an EiOpiAE Couple.

The Mayor OF Lyons, France, recently notified
the French Consul ut this port to DO on the look
out for Jean Peillon. n painter, and Mrs. Henri
Gorsse, who, he said, had eloped and sailed for
America. The Consul notified Immigration
Commissioner Senner, who said yesterday that
II the couple came here they would be sent back.
Gascogne. which arrived on Sunday, but appar-
entity had taken instead the boat that sailed from
Naples ON Wednesday last.
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Tea Years In Prison for Three HAbitual
Criminals.

In the County Court, Brooklyn. yesterday,
Judge Hurd disposed OF three prisoners who
were convicted under the habitual criminal
act. Charles Is. Cook OF st. Louis q pick
pocket. followed William jennings Bryan on
his Eastern trip. and got a quantity, OF jewelry
SS"iH on Convicted e of forrpef nhA and u uSsrles
Williams, for burglary, were the other prison.
ers. They each received a sentence OF ten years
In the Kings county penitentiary.
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AFFAIRS IN THE NAVY YARD.
The Court OF Iaquiry on the Accident to
the Taraa CIoaaA.

The Court OF Iaquiry or the Accident to
the Texas Closed.
Tho Court OF Inquiry which has boon investi-
eating the recent mishap to the battle ship
Texas at thu Navy Yard In Brooklyn has been
abruptly adjourned sine die and the findings
will be forwarded at once to Washington. The
members OF tho court all refused to indicate tho
result OF tho IT, vestigation.
A slight leak has been discovered In tho pipes
of the cruiser New York. connecting tho CON-
denser and the ont-board delivery, and the vessel
All work at the Navy Yard will be suspended
on Thanksgiving day.
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FACTS ABE FACTS.
We carry the largest stocE
and sell more meme gloves
InSn any house In the United States.
Oar Dl.EO glove - uaeSuAIlod.
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FLINT's FINE FURNITURE.

a wide Ch0Ies,
Fron GAe slmplest Colonial q rIehsat RSn-
aISOaAee designs.