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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
SECRETARY LONG sETTL Es IT.
He Designates Miss BrndIey for tho Honor 0e
Christening the Hnttleship.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Secretary Long hae
determined to relieve tho embarrassment OF
Gov. Bradley over the promised selection OF hiD
daughter, Miss Christine Bradley, to christen
the battleship Kentucky, and will himself desS
ignate Miss Bradley for the honor. Miss Brad
ley, who is attending a seminary at lexington
@ suburb of Washington. does not enjoy the
notoriety which has been given her by Misc
Rich rdson's scathing ar~raignment OF her fa-
Their, and Is willing to forego tho natural desire
OF a young woman to participate so prominently
in the exercises attending the launchlr & of the
The fact that the name of no young woman has
been suggested for the honor OF christening the
battleship Kearsarge. a sister vessel of the Ken.
lucky, has been lost sight OF In the promineno0
given to the claim OF Miss Richardson. There
| can be guided in determining the proper person
to ~christon the Kearsargc,. Under act OF Con-
| gress. battleships must be. called after the
States Of the Union. discretionery power being
given to tho Secretary OF the Navy to choose
the States; but Congress made an exception
in the case OF the Kearsarge, and named
her in the act carrying an appropriation Tor
certain that the name of the famous ship
which defeated the Confederate commences
destroyer Alabama should be- pcrpet,iated in
the new navy. In considering how The seleos
tiQn Of the sponsor for the Kcarsnrge should bO
determined. Secretary Long was Impressed with
the idea that the family OF the late Admiral
Winslow, who commanded the vessel ~ we aS,
+, he finally determined to leave the selection with
| them. He has accordingly written a letter 70
! the oldest son OF tho late Admiral Winslow.
who is an officer OF the navy. giving him author.
iy to name the sponsor. A suggestion, or Whlcn
the Secretary CHANGED to hear. that the Presi-
dent be requested TO designate one OF me Misses
the approval OF Mr.. Long. and IL Will probably
not assume definite shape.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
THREE DEAD, 4 DOZEN HURT.
a Header Collision OF Motor Cars In n valley
Near Detroit.

DETROIT, Dec. "A collision between two
motor cars on the Oakland trolley road this
afternoon resulted in the death Of three men,
tho fatal injury OF another, and the more or less
serious injury Of nearly a dozen other mon and
women. The cars were smashed into kindling
wood for more than half their length.
Tho dead arc: John Savage, superintendent
of tho road; Carl whitehead, a motorman; John
Kelley, a passenger. The injured are: Frank
McGue, motorman. who will probably die; Louis
Harneck. motorman, seriously injured; Mrs.
John Doty Of Pontiac, ribs broken and otherwise
injured internally; Oswald Z. Hempel Of De-
troit, A. f. Robertson of Walnut. Mrs. E. II.
Smith of Detroit, John Regal Of Pontiac, all cut
and bruised. Several others were injured by
flying splinters Of wood and glass.
The collision occurred in q valley between
oars coming down opposite hills. One car, that
bound for Detroit, should have waited, It is
said, at the switch at the top OF the hill
on the north side Of tho valley to let tho
car bound for Pontiac pass It; but whether
or not the motorman of the south.bound car
was running too fast to stop when he came to
tire switch, or whether there was a misunder-
standing In regard to orders will probably never
be known.
John Savage, the superintendent, was acting
as motorman for the south.bound car, which
was a special, and was the man who had given
whatever orders the north-bound motorman
a'oe. SsN q q hiiiSu II tho
cars came together, and therefore there is no
hope of knowing tho understanding he had
with the other motorman.
The cars met squarely at the point Of the v"
formed by the deep valley into which they were
both rum ng. There is no reason to believe
that the motormen did not apply the
brakes;. in fact, passengers assert that
they did SO, either at tho top OF the
hill or soon after the turn down was made.
But the rails were covered with ice. and the
brakes failed to check the speed of either. car
to any extent. The cars met at a speed Of
rifle. Every seat wns broken from Its floor
fastenings. and, with all the passengers, thrown
forward into the wreck of the coaches.
Kelly was killei instantly. and Savage died
within n few minutes, both legs having boon
cut Off and the body mangled about the chest.
Whitehead also lived but q few minutes
The injured were at once taken from the wreck
and taken to nearby farmhouses. As tho acoi-
dent occurred only three miles north of Biz
mingham, and about the same distance from
Pontiac, relief trains from both places were
very quickly on the scene, and the dead and the
injured removed to birmingham.
Those who were able to be moved were shortly
after sent home. and the others are at Birming-
ham receiving every attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
T's MURDERERsq
Two Men Arrested In Troy who Are Suspected
OF the schenectndy Murder.

Troy. Dec. 4.-Detective Ksensky to-day ar
rested two men, who may be the slayers of
George Il. Blodgett of Schenectady. The men
gave their names as Gus Jacobs and Thomas
Brennan Il d were arrested in this city this
morning on n charge of highway robbery. Jacobs
10 accused OF snatching a watch from Farmer
Isaac Travis of Half Moon in a saloon on River
street.
Brennan is known in Watervliet as a bad
man, but nothing is known OF Jacobs.
Detective Ksensky learned late this afternoon
that the men drove down the schenectady road
to Waterford on Friday evening, arriving there
at about 7 o'clock. They left their horse and car.
riage in Lavery'S livery stable, where IL is now.
They boarded an electric car to come To Troy, but
when Glen avenue was reached they got out OF
the car and entered a saloon, whore they had
several drinks. Thy seemed to have plenty Of
money. They made their way downtown on
foot aud visited several other resorts in the
central part Of the city. Jacobs Wears, q 6Is
shoe, one OF the robbers who shot Mr.. Blodgett
left a No. q slipper behind. The detective hopes
10 Obtain further information which may con.
meet The prisoners with tho murder. jacob
says his home Is in Station IsiaAds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
AGAINST CAPT. DREYFUS.
ms GUILT AFFIRMED BIZ 4 VOTE
IN THE CHAMBER.

A Vote Also Taken Against FrosecutiuE Army
omcers for Hts Crime-The Debate Results
in = ChniienEe-Esterhauy TO ne Court
martinlied FOR the Letters re Wrote.
PARIS. Dec. Ain tho Chamber to-day Count
Nun demanded that an end be put to the cam
paign against officers of the army apropos of the
Dreyfus affair. NM. Meline and Blllot declared
that Dreyfus was guilty and Justly condemned.
and eulogized the work Of Gen. Saussier and
Con. Pellieux in repairing the damage to the
national defence done by Dreyfus.
The Chamber voted the order of the day, asso-
ciating itself with the homage rendered the
army by the Minister of War, Gen. Billot-
Afterward. by q vote Of 154 to "a, 1t passed an
order denouncing the conductors of the odious
campaign against army officers, which, 1t was
declared. was undertaken for the purpose Of
troubling tho public conscience.
The Chamber also voted an order confirming
the authority Of the judgment already given In
the Dreyfus case.
The sitting was excited throughout. There
was one scene between NJ. Joseph Reinach. q
Republican Deputy. and NJ. Millerand, q Social
list, which resulted in NJ. Reinach sending
seconds to NJ. Millcrand with a challenge to
fight a duel. The latter accepted, and chose
pistols as the weapons to DO used. The meet
ing will take place tomorrow.
Gen. Saussier. military Governor of Paris, has
decided that the charges against Count Ester
hazy Of having been implicated in tho betrayal
Of French military secrets. for which crime
Capt. Dreyfus is now serving q life sentence,
shall be investigated by o court-martial. This
decision is presumably based upon the report
made to Gen. Saussier by Gen. Pellieux, who
has been conducting an inquiry into the charges
made against Count Esterhazy by Matthew
Dreyfus. Capt. Dreyfus's brother.
1t was only q day or two ago that Esterhazy
petitioned Gen. Pellieux to order q trial of tho
charges against him by c~ourt-martial.
The further announcement Is made this after
noon that Count Esterhazy is to be prosecuted
for forgery. The trial by court-martial which
has been ordered in Esterhazy's case has no
reference to the crimes for which Capt. Dreyfus
is now undergoing punishment, but relates to
the unpatriotio letters alleged to have been
written by him, Of which the Figaro published
fac SMILES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
ENGLAND AND THE ORIENT.
0ho Nay Make . Naval Demonstration in
Chinese waters.

UhO nay MAKO . naval REORGANIZATION IN
Chineso waters.
Special Cable Dsspateh to THE sun.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Cabinet Council at the
Foreign Office to-day was originally arranged
solely to consider the business of the coming
session Of Parliament, but there are good rea-
sons for the belief that the main topic Of dis
cussion had perforce to be the menacing for
eign situation. as, indeed. was the case also at
the st Council. There have been plenty Of
more or less fantastic rumors this week respect
ing affairs in the far East, but apart from
these, there is no doubt that there 10 good cause
for anxiety II not alarm.
A part of the British Government statement
cablsd q week ago respecting the cession Of
Chinese territory in order that the defences of
Hong KonR maybe improved was published on
the London newspapers on Wednesday. and an
il-informed news agency sent out Q denial In
the following day. but the facts are as they
were printed in THE Sun. The small terri
torial concessions at Hong Kong are not for q
moment considered as q set-off against the Cor
man occupation of Kiao Chou, or the French
Russian acquisitions elsewhere. England means
to bestir herself, and as an earnest Of this win
next week probably, despatch two more cruisers
to Chinese waters as a hint to the German Gov.
eminent, which Is at present laboriously fitting
out reinforcements for the same part Of the
world.
Meanwhile the British Admiralty, this week.
placed orders in the South Wales collieries for
An immediate supply of 100, 900 tons of the best
Welsh steam coal for the warship. The coal
owners have been privately informed that big
ger orders will follow very shortly. The owners,
indeed, are making arrangements based upon
the assumption that their pits will be fully
worked for three months to come. This is not
q nero coincidence. 1t Is a sign that the Brit
fish Navy will have work to do this winter II 1t
be merely by way OF a peaceful demonstra,
tion of its vast latent strength.
The Chinese Legation in London is almost
ludicrously anxious. The anxiety Of its Of
ncers is due partly to the fact that they know
little that is going on behind the scenes. The
Chinese Minister here, apparently. is not re-
Rarded as sufficiently high class to be intrusted
with important work. He has TO refer every
thing to the Minister at Berlin, even matters
relating to A~nglo-Chinese affairs. He knows
nothing of the Hong Kong negotiations. because
they are being conducted at Pekin. The lega-
tion people freely declare that tho outlook is
very bad. Whether that fear Is shared by the
bettor informed Minister at Berlin remains to
DO seen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
FLoUR
It sesns Less Liable to Injury when Pressed
Into Bricks.
s0setal cabrs DsspateA to TIE SUE.

Special cabIe Despa$eh to TIE SUE.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-Both the British Admiralty
and tho War Department are testing under
various climatic conditions tho new method Of
conserving -four. One objection to the estab-
lishment of national granaries has been the
difficulty of storing wheat for any length of
time. The grain terminates and is ruined, and
to keep vast quantities in q sound condition
has been pronounced by the Royal Commission
impracticable.
Experiments are being made with q system of
compression into bricks by hydraulic pressure.
Tho trials show that -four SO treated is not
affected by damp even under unfavorable con-
ditions, il free from mold. and is sweet ana
wholesome. Moreover, compression destroys
all forms of larval life, and flour is thereby
rendered safe from tho attacks of insects. The
saving in storage 10 enormous. as tho cubic
space occupied by 100 pounds Of loose flour will
hold moro than 800 pounds Of the compressed
article.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
EARTHQUAKE IN THE oR1ENE.
The severest Shock and Greatest Tidal Wavt
or Recent Years-Mnny Killed.

The govorest Shock and Greatest Tidal Wave
OF Recent Years-Many Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. A.-The China steamer
which arrived to-day brings the first details of
the greatest earthquake and tidal wave Of re-
cent years, which did enormous damage in the
Sulu Archipelago. The shock alarmed resi-.
dents of Sandahan. British North Bornco. but
the seismic wave originated in the Sulu Archi-
pelago.
Seamboangan. the penal settlement of Min
danao. o we'll laid out town with stone and brick
buildings, has been levelled to the ground. The
loss of life was slight. Port Isabella, the Span
ish naval station. Jared much worse. The tidal
wave. estimated as thirty-hve feet high, swept
over the settlement, demclishing houses, crack
Ing tho walls Of the forts, and causing tho deaths
Of a large number of persons. No detailed &C
eounte have yet been received.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
0ABLE CAR HITS HORSE CAR.
The Horse-Car Conductor Knocked Uncou-
Arrested.

The Horae-Car Conductor knocked Uncou-
acIous-Gripman Arrested.
the rear platform of a west-bound Christopher
street horse car at Stuyvesant street at IL
o'clock last evening. The horse car was knocked
from the tracks and slowed around 80 that tho
rear end fell into the excavation for the Second
avenue underground trolley.
The horse car hung on the edge of the ditch.
and the dozen or more passengers in it were
thrown TO the rear end of the car. None OF them
was hurt.
Samuel Rosenfcld, % years old. of 226 Ell
bridge street, the horse car conductor, was
thrown from the platform of the car to the
ground. He was rendered unconscious, hut re-
yived at Bellevue Hospital. and as he was not
injured he went home.
Thomas Hughes, the driver of the car. was
thrown off the platform, but was not hurt. The
car was righted and finished the trip. The cable
car Rripman was arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
An ASTORIA HOTEL BANK.
Astor Interests Control It and It VIII No tn
Astor National.

Astor Interests Control 1t and It Will No the
Astor National.
Permission has been granted by Comptroller
Eckels for the organization of a new bank In
this city, to be called the Astor National Bank,
which will conduct its business in the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. The organizers of the bank are
John Jacob Aston, George f. Baker. President
of the First National Bank; Charles A. Peabody.
Jr., who represents William. Waldorf, Astor;
the law firm OF Peabody, Baker & Peabody, who
is also a director Of the First National Bank, and
Henry B. Ely, who represents John Jacob Aston.
The bank is an enterprise of the combined Aston
interests and the interests identified with the
900. 1t is intended 10 begin business early in
the coming year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
JUMPED OR FELL BEFORE Il CAH.
Nellie Whelnn Says &c Was an Accidental
witness Says She Tried Suicide.

Nellie Whelnn Says &c Was an Accidental
Witness Says She Tried Suicide.
Jacob z. Carlson of 155 Lenox avenue ran up
to Policeman Palmer at Ninety-seventh street
and Columbus avenue last evening, and told
him that II woman had just attempted suicide
by throwing herself in front Of a Columbus
avenue cable car at Ninety.sixth street.
Palmer found a young woman, supported by a
young man, leaning against an elevated rail.
road pillar. She said she had tried to get on the
front platform of a car and that it started while
one OF her feet was on the ground. throwing her
against the pillar. She said she was Nellie
Whelan.
The young man who was with her, who said
he was Harry n. Strong of 100 West lO6th
street, told the same story. The woman said
the accident was due partly to the high heels on
her shoes.
Carlson said he saw the woman run out from
the curb ana Jump in front OF the car. the mum
ber of which was 235. The woman was taken
TO the West Forty-seventh street police station
on n charge OF attempting suicide. She refused
to give her address.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
Mexican Tra,a Seized by Customs omeers.

Ell PAso. Texas. Dec. 4. - Customs officers
seized the Mexican Central train from Mexico
City last night and arrested the train crew.
Their action was caused by Engineer Motifs
refusal TO stop and permit the United States In.
~spectors to board the cars.
The engineer was kept in jail till this morn
ing, when he made a sworn statement that he
did not see the officers signal him TO stop at tho
with a severe reprimRnd. He also released the
train, which had been hold at the Santa F6
depot all night Notwithstanding the efforts O,
the Mexican Central officials to secure its dis
charge,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS DROPPED
rho Boston REFORM Club snickered whse n
Heard He HADN'T Paid lnis Dues.

BOSTON. Dec. 4.-George Fred Williams. lately
democratic candidate for Governor Of Massa-
enusetts, has been expelled by the Massachu-
sottS reform Club for non.payment Of dues.
NO particular action was taken by tho club as
a whole, but 1t was announced in the regular
course Of business atstho annual meeting to-
night by Secretary Warren that Mr.. williams.
together with former President Herbert 8. Car
ruth OF the Board of Aldermen, had been ex-
PEELED by constitutional process.
Inc annual meeting and banquet Of the Re
form Club was held at Young's tonight. Mr..
Williams was formerly a shining light in tho
organization and a favored speaker. When the
secretary announced the fashion Of his taking
on a general smoker went around tho board
and then the reformers turned their attention
70 other things. The annuald dues of the Reform
Club are So.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
H~ypno,i.m as = Cure for MiceouEhs.

BIHoHAMToN. Dec. 4.-Mrs. Mary Wilbur.
who resides near this city. has for the past two
years been afflicted with hiccouGhs. About
everything has been tried to relieve tho young
lady, without success. Last week her father.
George Wilbur. who is a wellto'farmer. read
OF the cure of a young ladYjnf Gloyersyille, who
was similarly. affected.'by hypnotic influence.
Yesterday Miss Wilbur received the same treat.
out OF . hypnotic state she Las not bees
troubled. The hiccoughS seem TO ave sntirel1
diSaDDeAred
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
MISS PARDEE POINTED a PISTOL.
Electric Light Linemen Prevented from Mutt
latinE Fine Old Shade Trees.

HAzLEToN, Pa, Dec. Am attempt OF some
Hnemen Of the West End Electric Light Com.
pany to mutilate fine shade trees in front Of the
Pardee residence, in West Broad street. this
morning was efectually checked by Miss Edith
Psrdee. These trees are especially dear to tho
Pardee family because they were planted forty
years ago by Ario Pardec, the founder of Pardeo
Hall at Lafayette College.
Some OF the branches were In tho way of the
wires and the mon began to cut them. Whom
Miss Pardee perceived this she called out to
them from a sccond-story window to stop. They
refused to do SO, but the next moment the line
man who had made the refusal found himself
looking into the barrel of a email pearl.handled
pistol held by Miss Pardee.
stop cutting those trees at once" said Miss
Pardee, "or you'll get hurt!"
o certainly" replied tho lineman, and he
slid down from his perch in a hurry. At last
accounts no further spoliation Of the trees had
been attempted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
SERIOUS JOKE ON 4 YALE STUDENT:
Other Students Convinced tho Police That He
Was Inanne and lie Was Taken In Custody.

Was Insane and Ic Was Taken In Custody.
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 4.-Harry Otis johnson, q
sophomore of Yale. passed through a very un.
pleasant experience this afternoon. He comes
from Machias. Me-, and is working his way
through college. He is a carver In q stu
dents boarding house at ll9 Wall street.
The students who board at tho house have
been playing jokes on him, and to-day some Of
them played a joke that is liable to get them
into trouble. They circulated tho story that
johnson was insane. and the landlady, believing
1t, the police, who believed 1t also,
and took johnson into custody; Ho was taken
insane ward. Afterward, Drs. Foster and
Daggett were sent out to the aim house to ex-
ported TO President Dwight that johnson was
President Dwight took immediate steps to no.
lease the injured man, and he was let go at
once. The college authorities will investigate
the case, and II is probable that the jokers will
DO severely punished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
a SAN FRANCISCO ROMANCE.
Business, Divorce, ana Marriage Features OF
Mr.. Babcock's weatern Trip.

Buninesn, DIVORCE, ana Marriage Features or
MIR. Babcock's weatern Trip.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-Fred Babcock of New
York will be married soon in Chicago to Mrs.
o.. F. Wiley Of San Francisco. who recently So
cured a divorce from her husband on the ground
of desertion. Wiley for years was one of the
largest dealers in carriages and harness in this
city. enjoying the trade of 1.-THE rich mining stock
brokers; but last year he became involved, and
Babcock was sent out to adjust matters. Bah
cock lived at the Savoy Hotel with the Willeys,
and paid the wife much attention.
Finally Wiley and his wife separated and she
secured a divorce. Babcock is u widower of
40. When Mrs. Wiley left here on Thanks
giving Day for the East, she told her intimate
friends that she would soon be married to Bah
cock in Chicago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
Yell slnrvLng In tho street.

Charles Hulshin, 40 years old, a carpenter,
who came from Albany, was picked up yester-
day at Barrow street and Ncwar avenue.
Jersey City, suffering from starvation.
His cheeks were sunken and his eyes
hollow, and he said that he had
not tasted food for nearly two days: He had
up. Hulshin Was removed to the City Hospital,
where nourishment was given him and he soon
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
WATER IN THE DESERT.

The British Are FINDING an Anpio Supply
wherever They Sink Wells.
Special Cable Despatoh to THE Sun.
LONDON, Dec. 4-The first well sunk upon the
Berber-Suakim road, newly reopened. yields an
abundant supply of water. Thus the experience
gained in tho desert near the Nile Is confirmed
In the eastern wilderness.
The water 10 sweet. Wherever tho engineers
dug along the advancing railroad they found
water. Now the first attempt far east has boon
equally successful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
sena,or Hanna About Again.

CLEvELAND, Dec. 4.-Senator Hanna was very
much better to-day. and tho weather being
pleasant he took II short drive. He has prac-
ticaIly recovered from his illness, and will leave
here for Washington to morrow. He will be
accompanied by Major Dick, Secretary OF the
National Executive Committee.