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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
BUILr THE FIRE FOR WARMTH.
Hut IL Was II tho Cellar. and Nearly
surnea Up . Hssso Fall or People.

hut Il Was - tho Cellar. and Nearly
Burnea Up . Hssse Fall or People
Tony Troiano. who makes shoes on the ground
floor Of n four-story brick building at 24e2
Second avenue. tumbled out OF bed half asleep
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning with an uncom-
Portable feeling that come one had been choking
him. Pretty soon he awoke to the consciousness
that the room was full Of smoke. He opened the
hall door and found the smoke thicker. He
awoks his brother Joseph and sent him for n
policeman. and awoko his wife and three chill
dren to hurry them to places OF safety.
As fast as they awoke they fell to helping the
head of the house yell IRE. and In less than no
time the three other families In the house were
hrrrying TO the street. 80,
dren In the house. With so many little ones to
look after. the excitement ran high. joseph
Trolano brought back Policeman Heckmap.
He found John German. aged 65 years.. and his
the cellar. and . trc kindled from the lining Of
an old excelsior mattress and the tenants kind
ling wood In . bin on the south side of the eel.
lar. II had set trs to the wooden partition, but
man and tenants organized . bucket brigade
and extin guished the fire with but little DIM
Guilty. The Germans said they were homeless
and kinulod the tiro TO warm themselves. They
Nearing the station tho elder prisoner con-
cludcd that he did not care to go any further.
aud fought theoretically for freedom. Police
man Hickman summoned help. and both
Later they were arraigned before Magistrate
Mott. They told the Magistrate that they had
been drinking and Numbered into the cellar To
slesp OF the effects. They kindled the Are TO
trato Mott was Inclined TO believe them. but
held them In 81, 1000 bail each for examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
FLAMES IN JERSEY CITY.
A Coepernge Warehouse Nearly Destroyed
Rescue OF . Kitten.

Coopernge Warehouse Nearly Destroyed
-Ressue OF . Kitten.
A fire broke out At 3 A.. NJ. yesterday In the
Richard Grant Company's warehouse, 636 to
846 Henderson street. Jersey City. 1t was a
one-story frame building covering four city lots.
and was filled with oooperago Materials shocks.
barrel heads. hoops, DC. These made a hot and
rapid connavration. The hremon saved q por-
ton Of tho building In which largo quantities OF
tho more valuable stock wero stored.
The flames spread to = two-story frame build
ing occupied by the Pure Water Supply Com
pany, and tho upper noor was destroyed. to-
gether with = large stock OF bottles. dsmiiohns.
80. An electric apparatus downstairs was
destroyed and q rsfrigsrating car standing on
the track near the building was badly damaged.
Two tenomonts, one . four-story brick and tho
other q three-story frame building. were badly
scorched and tho windows broken by the In
tense heat
Two cats and a little black kitten were In tho
oooperagob building. and tho kitten was tho only
ono saved. She was rescued by n fireman from
the top Of u pile Of shocks. but IL took some
time to thaw her out, the spray from the water
having frozen and coated her with ice. She
didn't ike tho sprinkling she got. but she had
no place to retreat and she bad to stand II.
$40, 900. and is fully insured. The water com
pany's loss IL about $4,000 and Is partly In:
sured. The fire Is supposed TO have beer. caused
by a spark from q locomotive. The Delaware,
L~ackawannR and Western Railroad company
has a track running to the premises.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
FORCES OF GREECE AND TUkxkT.

Greece Hss . Smaller Amy. bat Her Navy
h In Better fightinG Trim
The army Of Greece IL small when compared
with that Of Turkey. but her navy, although
also small. IL In much better fighting shape.
The total peace strength OF the Greek army
10 estimated at R2,002 mon. ~ follows: In
fautry. 1<.7oo; cavalry. 2.o<s; artillery. 3.+2o;
engineers, &c, 1884. In the nrst reserve there
are so. 800 men. and In the second reserve 49,
600. making In all . total war strength OF land
forces Of 2oo. AGA.
The total peace strength Of tho Tur-
kish army 10 estimated at l4&.3oo men.
divided a. follows: Infantry. 10000; cav
airy, $4,000; artillery. 1o.b0o: engineers,
&C.. 5000. In tho nrst reserve there
5000 officers and 295. 900 men. and in the SEQ
ond reserve 81 $50 officers ana o 1000 men.
making 4 total war strength of 8o7. 800 men.
The navy Of Greece consists Of i've armorolad
vessels. The oldest. built In 1867 and 1860. are
the Baslleus GeorRios. ITO tons. carrying two
lotion Krupp guns on the upper deck. four light
and two machine Guns with . speed Of twelve
1900 tons, carrying four tston and two al
Ton ksaIp fans; VIZ : pee son 81 and iodf 1S. slate. .es
France In 1880 30, Each 10 protected BY an
oysI:.ji steel bel, q ii;s inches e. q:
thick. Each carries. three lo.e.inoh and four
b.p.inch guns. besides ssven 6-pounders ana
are Seventeen torpedo boats Over. SO feet 10
length. one torpedo depot and two Nordenfeidt
The unpro,so.sd vessels consist of Two cor
vettss l.3oo and l.s00, tonsl. two cruisers
s rUSS ss' '.,s built IN issi.s4i. and thres rev.
euus vessels. Ths navy 10 manned By le5
Officers and cadets, a47 empioysss. Ss! petty
The navy of Turkey lie in . vsry weak eopdi.
ships havs been .old 10 other powers. There
arc but three vessels which can DO regarded as
'' fss osh. r@ are o. such Sdh n .lnslI displacement. o.
arc 90 old as to BE- only NJ Tor SSnyoy,ng
navy looks formidable In numbers, most OF the
vessels would DO useless In . marine engage
Tho best vessel In the navy is the Abdul
armored with l4.inch plates and earring ten
po.siSls . sse ~" Of o = Ino nt0P Rh s%n' is "as1 i:
the Hamidiyeh; built IN lssS q; zoo ,onsI;
S San. II, lon a ec;a,,T' s., Sea i sna c :S..S 81 ft tSFH
$500 tons, twslye,inch armor, carrying TO- ,en.
sister SarSs,tsd cruisers. knisiyeb. M.ho.
Of %'s s.46c IONS Ds@ c.rryins , S"s li.inch, sisi. SO:
inch. and .iI 3. s-ineh Krupp guns, With : speed
Il Gs ssss' II. .p x.:.r. T .sssii ns. .Sa Ns. SjTs . GIsls y
i hs.' 't one s;'' S.iS aSs' . .Sd FOUR .7.iSsS' Arn:
f issSsnG thu sSn; xi..a a.Ii ' 1880 tons. SaiIs
Inch Krupp guns, with q speed Of Is knots: the
Hufzi.t-R shman built in 1868. Of $500 tons
carrying two o-ineh, two 7-lnch Armstrong
Feth-i- Boulend. built In 1870. of 2.I20 tons.
with four 8-inch Armstrong guns. and q speed
of IA knots. -
Tho navy 10 manned by O ~vice-Admirals. IL
Rear Admirnls. 20s Captains. 2s8 Commanders.
226 Lieutenants. 1877 ensigns. and $4,000 sail
ors, besides Q. 1000 marines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
SMASH IN THIRD AVENUE.
CABLE can HITS TR rex AND rs mr.
ny ANOTHER CAR.
Truck Deliver Thrown TO tho street by the.
shock nnd Ran Over by His Track
Gable Car Passengers Cat By Broks~
G~iass-siippery Tracks tho Trouble.

Third avenue In tho neighborhood Of Fifty
seventh street was crowded with pedestrians
yesterday afternoon shortly after l o'clock. when
an accident which caused considerable excite
ment occurred at the corner OF FIfty-seventh
street.
The avenue runs down ut . considerable
grade there. and as the tracks were very slip
perry on account OF the snow, It was dinlcult to
stop the cable cars. Car 90 was coming down
town at tho usual rate. The car was we'll
allied with passengers. q large proportion
OF whom were women. As the car APP
preached Fifty-soventh street tho grlpman,
James Heating Of 1G1 East Seventy
eighth street, saw q large trnck be-
longing to Matthew Baird. q contractor. and
driver by Peter Wood Of 1898 Second avenue.
coming across the street from the east side. lie
rang his bell and put on his brake, but the truck
could not clear the track In time, and the car
struck the back OF tho wagon. throwing Wood
to the ground. The wagon passed over him. the
front wheel over his neck and the rear wheel
over his body.
Several Of tho women In the car saw the mar
fall and screamed. and when they saw the
wagon pass over him one OF them tainted and
was carried into q ne.ghborlnG drug store. Ths
horses started to ron toward Lexington avenue.
and went half way up the BLOCK before they
A policeman sent in an ambulance call and
was waiting for the ambulance car 80 came
into sight on the same track, and. although tho
Gripman tried hard TO stop IL and shouted To pull
80 out OF tho way, his car crashed into the rear
OF 80, throwing the occupants of both cars to
the floor and breaking several panos Of glass
In so.
Several Of the passengers were cut about the
hands and face by the broken glass.
An ambulance from Flower Hospital arrived
In the meantime. and Wood was removed TO the
hospital, where II was found that he had re-
ceived q severe scalp wound, ana the wheel GO
ing over his body had brok en- three ribs. His
condition IL not thought to DO critical. however.
Both of the rripmen said that the accident
was due to the slippery tracks. Heating was
locked up in tho East Fifty-hrst street police
station. and will be arraigned In Yorkvillo Court
this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
PIrSTER SMITHS MONEY.
After Its Loosely Death Over $4,000 IL
Feuss Among Hts Esects.

Edward J. Smith, aged 80 years. . painter.
who lived alone on the nrst floor of the three
story tenement house at 172 Butler street,
Brooklyn. was found dead on the floor OF his
bedroom by q friend. Robert Speerman. yoster-
day morning. Smith had not been seen since
Thursday. and Mr.. Speermnn became convinced
that something was wrong. He visited the
house yesterday morning and knocked at
Smiths door. Receiving no response. he said to
. nsiehbor:
There is something wrong and I intend to
ind out what 10 the trouble"
He thsn visited the Butler street police station
and communicated his fears to tho sergeant.
who sent two policemen to the house. spcorman
burst In the door end found his friend lying on
the floor 10 front Of the bod. 1t IL thought that
he had been dead since Thursday night Cor
onsr Coombs gave Undertaken Thomas Doran
of 210 Hoyt street permission to prepare the
body for burial.
Smith was . ~recluse. and had very few friends
He was o regular attendant At Ct. Agnss's Cath
olio Church ct Hoyt and Saokett streets. and
was . member OF the Holy Name Society at
tached TO the church. The Rev. J. 8. Duffy. the
pastor. frequently called on Smith. but outside
Of Father Duffy and Mr.. speernan. there were
no visitors. Smith had told speerman two or
money, and had even told him whsrs no had ii
concealed.
As the police we're about to leave tho. house
SpeermAn said they had better hunt for the
Money!" exclaimed one of the policemen.
why. Smith had no .meney. He was never
seen, 70 spend any. aud i guess he USED MP all
the little monsy. he earned at his trade"
- and fn9 ,n, he 70 f ssa %cn'''" said spe'rmAn'
spesrman looked in the old lounge. and after
afew seconds hunt found concealed In the ex-
celsior with which IL was stuffed. bank notes
The Flight Into Egypt" were found, nvs bank
and one eaoh on tho Germania. Fulton. and
brooklyn CITY banks. The book. reprssoptsd
books were taken charge Of BY the police.
Smith had no brothers or sisters. He had tive
cousins, one Of whom lives on Navy street,
Brooklyn, and the other. the Rev. Z. J. Smith,
ned OF his death. Smith. It was found, also
owned the three story house in which he lived,
II 10 valued ct 81. 800.
Undsrtaksr Dorsn 10 . member Of the Holy
and Yesterday, afternoon The society held II,
regular monthly meeting: Mr.. Doran ATTENDED
the meeting and informed Father Duty Of their
fellow members solitary death. Father Duty
then delivered . short address on the lie q ths
faithful members OF the parish.
Resolutions were adopted on the death OF MT
Smith, and Just before the meeting adjourned
Father Ouify called upon all the members 70 &c
With him to the house OF death. They reediiy
consented. and . procession of about 200 youns
men, led by Father Dufy himself. walked from
the church to the house on Butler street: Ar
irving At the house, Father Duny read the htanJ
Of the Holy Name Society and offered . prayer
Tho funeral services Will take place from 81
Agnes's Church tomorrow morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
Frs, T-Ai. over III. New Dr.wsr,ds..

Tho nrst train over the new elevated structure
and Harlem drawbrldge OF the New York Gem
trail will be the newspaper train, which leaves
tho Grand Central Depot at 4;35 O'Clock this
morning. Trains after that will be run alto
gsther over tho new track.
The connection with the old track at Mott
Haven aud In Yorkville was made at midnight.
Tho signals had already been set and
lit and the block stations manned at that
hour. The old Harlem station underneath
Park avenue. at l25th street, was q thing OF TIA"
furniture and apparatus having been moved M
to the elevated station after the passage Of the
last local train, q few minutes after midnight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
POTTER STICKS 10 HIS CASTLE.
Writes q Piess and Hsa IL Read In - Near
BIZ Palpit. but Did Not Sally Ont.

Writes . Piece and Has IL Read In - Near
By Paipit. but Did Net Sally out.
The only demonstration yesterday at the resi-
dence of tho Rev. DR.. ID. @. Potter, next to the
BAPTIST Tabernacle. In Second avenue. took
place about 10 o'clock in the morning, whom .
fov members OF DIR. Pottor's congregation
assembled In the street In front OF the house
and looked up at the library window In the
hope of seeing their troubled pastor. Upon the
outside all was quiet, and but for the regular
sppearance Of the tomAtoc can on . string bear
ing written communications nobody would
have suspected that there was life within. DIR.
Potter did not preach at the Welsh ConErega-
tional Church, in Eleventh street. but no sont .
long letter. which was read by the Rev. @. NJ.
yuncorllp, who occupied the pulpit at the
morning service. The letter says;
IT have brought out pictures OF the old for
tresses Of Europe and tried to think l was fast
in some hoary old tower. This has not boon
dinicult, for in tho silent night these mnrce-
naries have tramped up and down the stone
paved halls giving uttorance to their cries and
strikinG their signals to let each other know
that their prisoners had not escaped. They have
talked 90 loud and made 30 much needless
noise that am sure 1t was TO keep their courage
up and allay their fears OF ghosts. The church
Sracs and tho shadows Of honored names. I do
NOT Know how all this Ia TO end, for / think
mine is an experience without n parallel. There
are no proceed ents." a.,
Then Dr. Potter tells about the letters which
he continues to receive from all parts OF tha
United states imploring him 70 be silent. to
"sufer the loss" and endure the wrong" for
the sake OF the Baptist denomination, which,
his correspondents nay, has suffered too much
toward the Baptist Mission Society. DR.. Potter
added that no had been silent for I'VE years and
that now he proposed to talk whilo he was In 4
~position TO no heard. He also communicated
tho cheerful Intelligence that the battle had
only Just begun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
AssAILANTs OF WOMEN.
The Penalty That VIII ne r.aietsa Upoa
Then By Kansas Law.

TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 1.-THE House Commit
tee on Public Health will tomorrow make =
favorable report on Botkin's bill, which does
away with q penitentiary sentence for men con-
victed OF assaulting women. and substitutes
weeks tho Social Purity League of Topeka,
composed Of some OF the most respected women
OF this city, have been urging the passage Of this
bill. Mrs. Lucio o.. Case. the President and
Miss Eva Harding. . physician. have been
especially active. They claim enough votes In
both houses TO pass the law. and have secured
the.promiss of Gov. Lecdy's signature. They
say Il 10 = measure In tho interest Of moral
ten other States will have the same law at the
next session Of their Legislatures.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
CORREcTIoN OFFICE IFIRE.
Prisoners fro. Jsisekwei's Island Bre sGh
Over TO Make Repairs.

Prisoners from Black weh's Island Drought
Over TO Mako Repairs.
An ovsrhested furnace In the cellar Of tho
building at las East Twentieth street. the cen
trail once OF the Department Of Correction, set
nrc TO the basement floor yesterday morning.
Tho building 10 q three-story and basement
structure. formerly . dwelling. and Janitor
James MoGrath and his family live on the top
floor. They were aroused by the smoke. and
were compelled to run TO the street half clad.
BY the time the nremen csme the Are had spread
considerably. but they succeeded In combining It
TO the basement and nrst floor. Tit damage
amounted 70 about S2. 200.
Commissioner Robert J. Wright and Warden
John Kerr were summoned by Janitor McGrath
and they At once set TO work TO arrange
tho place 80 that It. might be used to-day.
Being Sunday IL was impossible TO secure tho
servtoss Of regular workmen, 30 Commits
sioner Wright supmoned a dozen convict car
pentors and plumbers from the Workhouss on
BLACK Wells fsland. They came 10 the city in
charge OF Keepers Brady. Delaney. and Murray.
and were kept busy At work all dav making
temporary repairs-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
Tn. M~ax,.tr.te Killed HIS Man,

SpuRIISoToN, Ky, Feb. l4.-Kelly Boules
and wille Gilpin fought a duel with pistols on
the street last evening. Bowles WAS shot in tho
breast and instantly killed, and GnpIn wa
severely wounded IN tho hin and arm,
Gilpin, who Ia q Magistrate and membrr NJ
the fiscal Court OF the county, had fined bowles
x3 for an assault. Bowles. at that time hred NJ
He was sued for damages. and compromised FOR
$500. Last evenings shooting was u result Of
tie sutI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
ESGLAND,s ~PROPosALs.
she Advises the Joiat Naval Occupation or
Cretan Ports.

LONDON. Feb. 15.-The Times prints . de-
spatch from Canea saying that George Bero-
witch Pasha, the Christian Governor OF Crete,
took refuge on the flagship Of the Russian Ad-
mirAl. and that the entire force OF Montsnegrin
Gendarmerle. who have hitherto been employed
in guarding tho Governors residence. have
been Transferred to the Russian wArships.
The Russian and French Admirals, the do
spatoh says. have received Identical instruo-
lions, but the nature of their orders Is not
known.
Tho diplomats at Constantinople have ac-
cepted Great Brltain's proposals for q joint
naval occupation Of Canea. Retimo. and Hera-
kllon, the removal from Cretan waters OF tho
Greek feet and the forbiddance OF the despatch
to Crete OF Turkish rel~nforcements, and Il 10
thought probable that the orders OF tho French
and Russian Admirals are In accordance with
the programme.
Tho refugees who sought shelter at the Greek
! Consulate have been placed under the protec-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
Rolled tho stove Ont OF Her Galley.

The British tramp steamship oberon, which
arrived yesterday from Cardiff. had lots Of I'M
comfortable weather on her long voyage.
While she was rolling In a mighty sea on Feo. o
tho stove IN her galley was wrenched from Its
fastenings and pitched through the galley door,
tumbling into the sea. The weather was rough
sandy Hook. Her cook used an oil stove that
was not good for much. and tho officers and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
Tho Behr,.r Sc. Coma,..ior.

NIAGARA FALLS. ". V, Feb. IA Several OF
the most prominent members OF the Behring
Sea Commission were here to-day. Among them
were Mr.. Justice King of the supreme Court OF
the Dominion OF Canada and Robert Lansing,
counsel OF the United states, members Of .ths
CoInmIssion. In an interview Mr.. Lansing said
I'VE do not expect to have to pay all THAI
Great Britain demands by any means. There
are twenty-siX claims, aggreRating. with IN
t.rest about 81. 600. 900, We have proved that
in several cases tho vessels seized were the
property OF American citizens, and In their
eases, OF course, Great Britain cannot recover
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
Tree Goes TO Sea.

The French liner La Bourgogne. which arrived
yesterday from Havre, passed. on Tuesday last.
when three days ont, or about In midocean, a
leafess tree about hfty feot long, with n trunk
eighteen inches in diameter. The tree probably
mas been drifting on the current of the gulf
Stream for n month or more: apd may hSye 6eon
originally growing on one Of tho West India or
Bafama Islands. Tho tree was FREQ of barnacles,
and looked as II 1t had been only a short time
aArtff
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
EURoPE,s WAR FORCES.

10. 0oO Cossaeks Will Mass at Odessa
Three British Gaaboats Leave for Crete.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Daily Telegraph to-
morrow will publish . despatch from St Peters,
burg saying that the military division ofodessa
will concentrate 80. 600 CosSaoks with q view
to being in readiness to meet any emergency
that may arise.
malta. Fob. IA. Three British Eunboats
sailed hence for Crete to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
PRoHIBITI0N Nv KANsAs.
IL IL Certai~ to Ne R~ssssmittsd to tho
Voters Next Ysar.

TOPEKA. Kan. Feb. 14.-0pponents Of tho
prohibitory liquor law say tonight that the
resolution providing for . resubmission Of the
constitutional amendment, which is made .
special order in the House for next Tuesday,
will pass that body with the necessary two
thirds majority.
II will pass the Senate. This will make the
prohibitory liquor question the leading issuo in
the Kansas campaign in 1898.
Heretofore tho Republican party has defended
prohibition, but now National Committeeman
Leland and other leaders are against II, and de-
clare the operation OF the law . farce and a
sham.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
LETTER FROM EINa GEORGE.

ereees's Aetis. Wa Necessary fer the
SAFETY or Ms Govsr..enG
BERLIN. Feb. 14.-In . letter from the King OF
Greece to the Gar the King explains that the
action Of Greece in sending . iotilla to Crste
was necessary for the safety of his own Gov
srnmsnt and the preservation of internal order.
The King says no 10 willing to trust to the
powers to do Justice in respect Of the de-
mands Of Greece In Crsts.