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The sun., 1897-12-25
PLUMs FOR BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS.
Several Deputy Commissioners Said TO ne
Agreed On-Presldeut CIRCUITS Secretary.

Several Deputy Commissioners said TO No
Agreed On-Presideut Grout's Secretary.
1t was stated with much positiveness ct Dem.
ocratic headquarters In Brooklyn yesterday that
Bernard ]. York was slated for the Presidency
OF tho bipartisan Police Board. and that M. @.
Murphy, the Tammany leader in the First As
sembly district, would be his Democratic asso.
ciate in the board. These appointments were
also confidently predicted:
William Brennan, Deputy Sewer Commits
sioner; Thomas r. Farrell. Deputy Highways
Commissioner; Henry Hesterberg, Deputy Street
Cleaning Commissioner, and William 8. Moore,
Deputy Fire Commissioner.
Senator Michael J. Coffey has resigned from
the committee of five which was appointed to
supervise the distribution of tho minor patron
age in the borough of Brooklyn. 1t is said that
he regarded the powers of tho committee as
shadowy. two or three outsiders being the real
dispensers of the official plums. both big and
small.
Stevenson. a political reporter on the New York
Journal, as his private secretary. Mr. Steven
son has not long been resident of Brooklyn.
but his fellow Democrats in the Shventh ward
all vouch for his fidelity to the organization.
There is no specific provision In the charter for
the salary OF the secretary of the official head Of
the borough OF Booklyn, but Mr.. Grout has
promised Mr.. Stevenson that 1t will not be less
than So, 900 year.
The sun., 1897-12-25
PAPA1 sxcYoL1CAI.
The Pepc wrttes Letter to Canadian Bishep'
on the Rasiteba seheeis.
Special Cable Despatoh to THE suS.

Special Gable Despdfoh TO THg bpN
ROME, Doc. 24.-The Osserrdtore Romano,
tho Papal organ. publishes in It's issue this
evening an encycllcal letter from the Pope ad.
dressed to the Roman Catholic Bishops OF Can
ada on the subject of the Manitoba schools.
Tho encyclical recalls the carly history
OF the Church In Canada and praises
tho educational institutions OF tho colony.
It regrets the Manitoban school laws
that wero passed seven years ago, repeating the
rights enjoyed by Catholics, and condemns un-
denominational education based on religious
neutrality. Tho Pope commonds the zeal Of
the Bishops on tho school question, but regrets
that tho leity is divided by party passion on tho
matter.
His Holiness recognizes the attempt Of the
authorities to minimize the prejudice to Cath
olics by tho education laws Of the province,
but says that this is inadequate. He ex-
horts tho faithful to continue their demand
for their rights, but says they should
not reject partial concessions which are
likely to lessen tho perils attaching to purely
secular education. II finally, he adds, they are
unable to obtain justice. they must themselves
furnish the means Of founding Catholic schools,
and. under the guidance Of the Bishops, franc o
code of instruction reconcillng revealed religion
with modern progress In science and letters.
The encyclical concludes with an exhortation
to newspapers to be mindful Of their duty, to be
decorous, and not personal. and to be respectful
and obedient to tho Bishops.
The sun., 1897-12-25
THE A1TORNEY-aENERALs.
One Omce for which the Wesf Has Not Met
with Favor In Washington.


with Favor In waahinGtons
There is no lack, dearth. shortage, or insult
cheney of lawyers, some litigants say. in the
broad and expansive regions Of the wild and
wooly West; but for some reason or other
Presidents of the United States have. as a rule.
found it either inexpcdient or unwise to 60 to
the West for their Attorney. Generals.
The Office Of AttorneyGenerai is now moro
than hundred years old. and the first incum.
bent of it was. like George Washington. the
President who appointed him, resident of the
State of Virginia. This Attorney.General was
Edmund Randolph, and when he went out of
office Pennsylvanian succeeded him. and then
another Virginian. Charles Lee. and then the
first Attorney General from Massachusetts,
Theophius Parsons the distinguished lawbook
writer and jurist, who was the legal adviser of
President Adams. also q Massao Iusetts man.
Jefferson had four Attorney Generals from Mas.
sachusetts, Maryland. Kentucky, and Delaware.
He did not have ono from his own State.
eiawSri sen With A. Attorney Generals Monroe Went
TO Virginia, MS Washington had done.
jackson to Georgia. Maryland. and New York
Van Buren, TO New York. Tennessee. and Penn.
sylvania, and Harrison to Kentucky, and Tyler
Polk chose an Attorney: General from Virsi MA.
but later in his administration went TO New
then to Connecticut. President Taylor got his
legal adviser from Maryland, President Fillmore
| from Kentucky. President Pierce-he was New
| Hampshire man-from Massachusetts. and Blu
! chanan had two ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from Penn.
sylyania and Ohio-Jeremiah g. Black and Ed
win NJ. stanton. President Lincoln had for three
| years Missouri Attorney General and for tho
| balance of his term an Attorney. C eneral from
| kentucky. President johnson had Attorney
| Generals from Kentucky and New York, while
| President Grant first went to Massachusetts,
TO and Gay to oRo @ Hayes 70 o
Massachusetts President Garfield to Pennsyl-
| vania, President Arthur to Pennsylvania. Presi
| dent Cleveland to Arkansas.
| Thus during nearly 1OOy years Of national life
| tho great group of States, including Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa Wisconsin Michigan. Mime:
representation by an Attorney G neral in the
Cabinets Of any of the American Presidents
| President Harrison was the first TO break what
might be called the record. II not the rule for he
appointed his law partner. Mr.. Miller. the At
torney Ii enerRl to serve for four years-the only
Indiana man to hold that Office since the founda.
| tion of the Government. President Cleveland. In
| his second term. went to Massachusetts for his
| Attorney-General and President Mckinley has
gone to California, with the right OF succession,
| 30 to speak, to New Jersey.
The sun., 1897-12-25
LOCOMOTIVES IN COLLISION.
One Man seaIded to Death, -Four Injured, in
tho jersey Centrai Yards.

One Man seaIded to Death, -Four Injured, in
tho Jersey Centrai Yards.
In a collision duo to misunderstanding Of
signals in the freight yard Of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey ut Communipaw. yesterday
morning, Henry Heycock. brakeman. was
scaIded to death and Christopher Murtha, an
engineer. received internal injuries which will
probably prove fatal. John Higgins fireman.
was badly scalded; Brakeman Hickey sustained
o fracture Of the right leg and right arm. and
Brakeman Snyder received severe spinal in
juries.
At o'clock Engineer Murtha started from
the western end of the yard with his train crew
on q switch engine. Three-quarters of mile
from the ferry is o cross.over track from tho
southern to the northern tracks of the yard.
and when the switchman in tower signalled
that the cross-over was cloar as far as track
Murtha proceeded to track 8. and not receiving
the signal to go ahead, stopped.
motives on the road. in charge of Engineer
Hartzell, was making the cross-over to track u
on its way to tho round house. According to
the stories OF several spectators, HartZells en-
gine did not reduce its, speed until it crashed
into the small fiat car which is used as tender
for the switch engine. The car was forced up
ward until 1t closed on the cab like a jackknife.
All the occupants of the cab jumped out with
the exception of Heycock. who was pinned be-
tween the cab and the wrecked car. One of the
valves was ripped from steam feed pipe and
before assistance reached him Heycock had been
scalded to death.
Engineer Murtha was sent to ST. Michaels
Hospital in Newark. The other injured men
taken to his home in Jersey City. A widow
and two young children survive him.
The sun., 1897-12-25
FAD Moxbr, BUrLITED ON cHARIrr
Mrs. Nose Toid Her NsiGhbors she YVES Peor,
hut Ler 90. 700.

About three years ago Mrs. Josephine Bose.
the widow OF a veteran, moved into two rear
rooms on the top floor Of o threc.story frame
tenement house at Al Spencer street. Brooklyn.
Sho led hor nerhbors 10 believe that she was
very poor. She told the butcher with whom she
traded that her only income was pension OF
Ss a month. The butcher charged her less for
meat than any other customer.
Mrs. Bosc told tho same story TO her grocer.
and he occasionally presented her with pail of
coal, and NIL her groceries were sold TO her at
cost price. SO It was with her neighbors They
pitied her and frequently sent her food.
Mrs Bssu sometimes called on her neighbors.
She spont an hour with Mrs. Schroeder on
Thursday night, and before leaving she said to
Heaven only knows where. my Christmas
dinner is coming fromi It's terrible to DO poor"
der waSw NV rS Bose BY tene her that
would provide her with a Christmas dinner.
The widow was profuso In her thanks, and on
ing was seen OF her again until 8 A. NJ. yester-
day, when Mrs Sallie Doyle met her In the hall
near the hydrant. They greeted each other.
an hour later Mrs. Doyle stepped across the
hall and raped at the widows kitchen door.
T ne 70 5o @ an n Mr sso os oand ns sSS
widow lying on her face in the edroom. She
was dead. An ambulance surgeon said she had
A few hours later the poiice searched the
rooms. In II trunk was found novel, between
tho leaves Of which was 1884 In bills. There
were also two savings bank pass books Ono on
the Brooklyn Savings Bank showed deposits
aggregating 81 500 and the other, on the Ger
man Sayings Bank shoTed Ss deposits to ths
The police took charge. of the woman's effects
Know o 1DS nothing % Of the woman's reiatives. She
was go years old.
The sun., 1897-12-25
WHEAT MUST BE CONTRACT GRADE
Letter Will Accept None or His Purchases
Until Inspected by state OmcIaIs.

Leiter Will Accept Mono or His Purchases
Until Inspected by State OniciaIs.
CHICAGO. Dec 24.-Joseph Letter demands
that every bushel of wheat he has purchased
shall be of the right quality. Before accept.
ing the grain from elevators 1t must be
proved Of contract grade, or it will not
be accepted. And, what is more, Mr. Letter is
In position to enforce his demands. Behind
him, 1t is said. Is tho State Of Illinois. for
Mr. Letter is Colonel on Gov. Tanners staff.
In consequence of this declared policy interest
in the wheat situation has been transferred to
the inspection department. and mover in Chica-
go's history has there been such a rigid scrutiny
OF the grain delivered as at present.
Specula tors in grain hail the change MS move
in the right direction. and p edict that loose
methods can never again prevail.
The wheat market wAs uneventful to-day, the
principal feature being The discussion of tho re-
ported alliance between Armour and Letter In a
May wheat corner.
Letter, 1t Is said, Is to take 5000 900 bushels
of tho wheat delivered on December contracts,
and Armour tho balance. about much more.
The VIII at Is to remain in the Armour elevators
until spring or until sold.
The sun., 1897-12-25
BIG FILIBUSTER EXPEDITION.
Tbe Treasury Depar Has News That Ono
Is Preparing to start for Cuba.


WAsHINoToN. Dec. 24-Information was re-
oeived at the Treasury Department this morn
ing that big flibuster expedition has been
planned to leave certain points on the Florida
coast tomorrow or Sunday. The tug Daunt-
less, which arrived at Jacksonville yesterday
41Ger suspicious absence Of several days. is
aid to be the vessel selected to convey tho cx-
pedition. dozen kilograms were received by
Assistant Secretary Spaulding this morning
from Government officials in Florida. and as
many kilograms were sent thther from here.
Tho navy officials sent hurried instructions to
the naval vessels on patrol duty. urging OK.
traordinAry vigilance. The reports received at
the Treasury and Navy Departments indicate
that the expedition is one OF the largest which
has left Florida for a long time
kilograms from Tampa and Jacksonville indi-
cate that parties OF men, who to 40 on the
expedition, are assembled at two points, the 10.
cations OF which have been communicated to
the Treasury Department A store of arms and
ammunition has also been discovered at third
point. and the Florida officials who give the in
tails of tho plan by which the three noints are 10
figure In one expedition OF the Dauntless to
Cuba.
Tho Deputy Collector OF Customs at Jackson
vile reported this morning that he had been on
board the Dtuntless, now lying in that port
but after thorough examination. had dscoy
cred nothing suspicious. The port officials have
been instructed to detain the Dauntless unit
further orders.
The sun., 1897-12-25
THE ALBANY ASSEMBLY.
Third Elected Under tho Present Apportion.
ment-some or Ita Members.


The third Assembly elected under the present
apportionment, and ono hundred and thirteenth
in tho political history of the State, will convene
In January. and the political divisions in 1t will
DO closer than In any of its predecessors. There
has not, indeed. been close Assembly for n
number OF years. but tho Assembly-elect will
be as close as is conformable to political COM
fort for the ma1ority-a little closer, perhaps
and unlike its predecessors in recent years,
its membership will be subject to sundry minor
subdivisions. To start with, there will
be 7s straightout, unconditional. thorough
going, caucus, organization Republicans,
7s in legislative body which. having
$50 members, requires 76 to constitute
majority. The Republicans. therefore. on the
organization of the Assembly will have but two
votes to spare. There is one serious case of con-
test In the Nineteenth New York city district
but one which, whatever Its outcome, cannot
affect the result, the member returned as
elected Is q Tammany man. and the contestant
is q Citizens Union Mugwump. There are
sixty.nine organization Democrats returned as
elected to tho next Assembly. two Citizens
Union Mugwumps. and one Cleveland Mug
wump; also q Citizens Union man in the
Twenty.ninth Assembly district. of which Mr.. {.
Cleveland was resident when elected Presi-
dent in 1892.
luc total UemUerSnlp VI Uuo Assembly unuer
the division established by tho new Constitution
is $50, and of those elected for service, begin
ming in January, eighty members. n clear ma
jority are chosen from among lawyers and farm
sented by Republican. Cortland. one OF
the strongest Republican counties In the
State. is represented BY Democrat Al
has been Republican since the strong
Democratic townships were cut from it in
cratic county. has a Republican representative.
Two Of the three representatives of Rensselaer,
Rensselaer, is the only county having grocers as
representatives. The Gloversvillc district is
represented appropriately by a manufacturer of
Democratic delegation from Kings. Ten mem.
bers-elect of the Legislature give their business
real estate, and appears in the official list
as hotel keeper. There is one civil engineer
and one coal dealer and one Justice or the Peace.
The sun., 1897-12-25
HE HAD HER PARCELS.
Mr.. Jones Get the Police to Care for Them-He
Was Rohbed OF $50 Later.

A small man with gold-rimmed spectacles, q
jag and an armful of parcels. stepped into the
West Thirteth street police station carly yes.
terday morning. and. after bracing up against
the railing In front of the station-house desk,
said to Sergeant Tins:
"Sargc, Is she heref'
"Who 2" asked Sergeant Tins.
my lady FRIEND" said tho stranger,
Whats her name o. asked che Sergeant.
Don't know" said the man with jag; but
she's lady, and don't you forget it."
I've haven't any ladies here" said the police
man.
"Well, my friend is lady, and want to find
her." continued tho stranger. This here stuff
I'm carrying is all hers. / lost her and don't
know whero to find her. And say, what mn 1
going to do with this stuff / want to give 1t to
my lady friend. My name is Jones OF the Erie
Railroad, and I'm on the level."
Jones finally insisted on Sergeant Tins TAX
ing charge of his parcels and giving them to his
friend when she appeared ut tho station. The
bundles contained women 5 stockin and under
friend to claim them. Jones left tha station
house after the bundles were examined. but
returned again in tho afternoon. and said he
had been robbed of $50. He didn't know where
he had been robbed, and was unable to tell
where he had spent the time since he was last
at tho police station. He seemed to have for
gotten his earlier visit, and went away without
speaking of his lady friend after tho police had
promised to try tn find his money.
The sun., 1897-12-25
How Three seamen EscaDed from the TraininI
ship Alliance.

Three seamen on tho corvette Alliance. who
were confined in the brig. escaped early on
Thursday morning through the conniyance of
some fellow seamen and the aid of two persons
who are thought to be Battery bostmen. Tho
Alliance ia at anchor OF Tompkinsville. s. /.
She on board a squad of naval apprentices
The escaped mon are Seamen Schultz. Larsen.
and Williams. They were under sentence for
iniractions of discipline. Williams, a coored
man. was to be sent to prison for assaulting an
officer.
Early on Thursday morning boat containing
three men pulled alongsi the Alliance ON the
starboard side. a ladder was placed against the
ships side and down it ser. .mbled the three
men. The boat was rowed ashore and the fuSi-
tives boarded the sand schooner Jane. Schultz.
who had been unable, unaided. to relieve him
self OF his irons. succeeded in getting them off
with the assistance of his companions and u cold
chisel. The three men changed their clothing
and rowed to the ferry house at ST. George and
then boarded an early boat ior this city.
Lieut.. Truesdale of tho Alliance. while on his
way TO the Cortlandt street ferry last night. saw
Seaman Williams.
The Lieutenant gave chase. and Policeman
Sexton OF the Church street station stopped the
heeing negro, who was locked up to await Of
ncers TO claim htm.
The sun., 1897-12-25
CUBANS ARE DYING FAST.
LATEST FIG UREs SNOW 1o0, 900 MORE
DEATHS THAN BIRTHS.
epauish savaGcry RerpeusIbio Tor . Great Fart
er the Nlortaiity-Other Thousands Arc
starvins-Ths Paciacos Are stili Herded
Around the Towns-Mors Hospital Murders.

Spanish savaEcry Rerpeusibie Tor Great Fart
er the Mortaiity-Other Thousands Arc
stnrvins-The Paciacos Are stiii Herded
Around the Towns-Mere Hospital Murders
HAVANA, Dec. 22-The population Of Cuba Is
% rapidly disappearing that tho latest statis'
tics show 100000 more deaths than births on
tho island, Tho concentrates furnish most Of
the victims. Tho causes Of so many deaths arc
starvation, beri.beri, an awful mnlady caused
by hunger; smali.pox and above oil, tho cruelty
of tho Spanish troops. Such brutal commanders
m Gems Molina and Moroto and Col. Fons-
deviella, who made themselves Infamous In tho
days OF Gen. Wcyler, have not been recalled
from tho field by Gen. Blanco and they con-
tinue tho wanton butchery Of non.combatants
exactly as they did under the regime of the
former Captain. General. Tho conduct OF tho
war has merely changed some Of Its aspects in
tho Cities but in tho country the military opera
tions are carried on with the same barbarity.
In tho province OF Matanzas Gen. Molina 10
devastating the country and herding the pacif-
cos around the towns. In fact, tho non-com.
batants arc still huddled together. In spite OF
all tho DEGREES OF Blnnco, tho pacifcos are kept
within the lines called the zones of cultiva-
tion," which are Immediately around the towns
controlled by the Spanish columns.
Hero 10 a list OF pacincos murdered by tho
column OF Gen. Molina near the Cumbre. within
sight OF MatanEab, DetNeou Doc. Ia hhu 10.
Juan Pacheco 90 years old. father of ve children;
Luis Vega 45 years old. found starving by the
column and macheted; Andres Cueto. 20 years old,
and formerly employed on q sugar estate in tho
province; Luis vaguero 81 years old; Ygnacio Var.
gas, 20 years old Lulsa and ner sons. Andres
Pablo and Ramiro the oldest IL years old This poor
woman and her chased like wild beasts
and nnaily cut to pieces with machetes.
These are victims whose names arc known.
Gen. Molina daily massacres ten or twelve de-
fenceless pacihcos and then reports an engage
ment with the insurgent forces OF Gen. Betan-
court. in which. he says. many killed were
left on tho field by the insurgents.
Gen. Bernal is no less cruel in Pinar del Rio
province. Two miles from Artemisa he found,
on Dec. Is, Cuban hospital, and massacred
over torty sick and wounded insurgents and
two women. Near the hospital he found the
Office Of q Cuban Prefecto. which 10 the
namo given to tho civil employees of the
Government of the Republic Of Cuba. This
official was in charge of tho hospitals and Of
the women and children. The Prefecto, named
Gonzalez, was living In o hut, and In four larger
huts were twelve women with their children.
Tho huts were burned and shots were fired at
the women az they were running to the woods.
Ten women escaped. somo wounded, and two
were killed. Tho Prefecto, Damian Gonzalez,
was hanged. THE SUN correspondent has all
this information from tho most trustworthy
oouroo.
The sun., 1897-12-25
LIES ABOUT COL. RULES DEATH.
BrfG. -Geu. arrangements Brothor Rcfutes the
Moro GlnriuE OF Them.

DPfG. -Gen. AranEuren'a Brothor Rcfutos the
Moro GlnrinE or Them.
Senior Gustavo Aranguren, elder brother of
Brig. Gen. Nestor Aranguren Of the Cuban
army, said last night that the NeD York Herald
had published many falsehoods with regard to
his brother in connection with the shooting Of
Col. Ruiz and that he desired to make public
protest.
II brand as absolutely false" said Sen or
Aranguren, ''the statement that tho late Col.
Ruiz contributed at any time in any way what
ever to the maintenance of my family or any of
its members. The report printed In the Herald
that at the request of my brother Nestor, Col.
Ruiz had sent $50 to my mother from Havana
ing my brother appear to have been ungrate-
ful toward the man whom he executed In COM
phance with his military duty. The purpose of
favorng the cause of Spain is clear in that state
mont. My father, mother, two sisters, and q
small brother are living now in Key West. sup
ported by their own efforts. They were forced
to fee from Havana through fear Of Spanish re-
yenge. which respects neither age nor sex.
Those who now are shouting outrage merely
because my brother carried out law of Gen.
Gomez, his Commander-in.Chef under which
member what the slaniards, within fiii the walls
OF their fortified cities have done to defenceless
women, children, and old men;
1T is also grossly false that an intimate
friendship existed between my brother and Col.
Ruiz They had met often 1t is true, in Ha-
vana, when Col. Ruiz was an inspecting engi-
neer for the municipality on the Nento water
works and my brother was an employee of the
American company which built tho water
works, but no such thing as an intimate
friendship ever existed between them. Col.
Ruiz wen knew my brothers upright character
and strict obedience of the law. If Ruiz was
ordered on his mission by superior officers,
then his death Is on their heads; il he went OF
his own volition-after having received ample
warning-ho knew that he was committing sui.
eide.
"If roy father or myself had approached my
brother with the offers made to him by Col
Ruiz, he would have carried out the edict OF
Gen. Gomez, furnishing us as he punished the
Spanish officer, even il he had to kill himself az
terward; Duty is my brothers watchword.
Another falsebood printed in the Herald II
the allegation that there is i'll feeling between
Gen. Rafael de Cardenas and my brother. Or
the contrary. they hold each other in high es
teem; there has never been the slightest mis-
understanding between them. They both ar,
devoting their lives to the cause of thei
country's freedom"
Senior Aranguren added that the Herald wa
misinformed in the statement that his brothe
had been promoted to the rank Of Brigadier
General on the death of Ruiz. He was mad
Brtgadier-G General at least month ago, &C
cording to letters received from the insurgen
camp.