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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
PARROT SAVED FROM FLAMES.
Mrs. Hnrue Moro Anxious on Her Pets Ac.
count Than on Her Own.

count Than on Her Own.
A lighted match and "A bottle of furniture
polish caused u 81, 200 fire yesterday afternoon
at l27 West Fifty-sixth street. The house
where the fire occurred is owned by Mrs. Lii
liam Hartjc, who occupies the third and fourth
floors and rents the rest OF the rooms.
About 4:30 o'clock Mrs. Hartjc had occasion
TO go to a closet in the rear Of the third floor.
While searching for some household article
Mrs. Hartje upset a bottle Of furniture polish.
which rolled from the shelf to the floor. The
closet was dark and she lighted IA match TO find
out what had fallen. She put the match near
the furniture polish and an explosion fol-
lowed. In a few moments the flames had
spread over the rear room, and Mrs. Hartje ran
screaming to the front room, where her pet
parrot was uttering shrill cries.
with the her n"s to the widow. s%wfissinE the IiSS asse IN IN
her hand she cried, Fire! Firc!'" as loud as
fhS could Pdor While Tn,ISr i the pd p",r0t sh nd e NC Sr Poor
Of tho West Forty-sevcnth street station heard
the cutlery and he rang an alarm. Then he ran
pants of the house had made a hasty exit to the
street in the meantime, and Mrs. Hartie and tho
parrot were left alone on the third floor,
Policeman OGrady ran upstairs to tho scene
in her excitement. She ran back to the rear
to tho hall. When the policeman tried to get
her 10 leave the house she remembered the par
Save my parrot" she cried to O'Grady.
where's tho birdi, asked the policeman.
81 don't know" replied Mrs. Hartje, who was
O'Grady looked around, but could find no
trace of the missing parrot. He was about to
give up the search when the parrot shrieked out
Poor Polly! Poor Polly!"
The policeman got the parrot and then Mrs.
Hartje'went willingly downstairs. After the fire
Mrs. Hartie and the parrot held a levee in the
basement Of tho house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
I'M soroLoNGo SET FREE.
Tho Cuban Woman who WAS Tortured and
Kept In Prison Nearly Two Years.

The Cuban Woman who Was Tortured and
Kept In Prison Nearly Two Years.
HAVANA. Oct. 9.-Ana Sotolongo, the Cuban
woman who has suffered so much at the Casa
de Recogidas, in Havana, in which she was
locked up nearly two years ago charged with
conspiracy against the Spanish Government,
has been released, as no proofs Of her guilt
could be obtained by the Military Attorney.
Ana Sotolongo is the first woman who escaped
from the Casa dc Recogidas. though she was
rccaptured later and locked up again. She e.
capped six months ago, with the aid of q Cuban
agent named Miguel Bcato, who broke a win
dow of the cell in which she was confined
and drove her in a carriage to a house in Ami
stad street, whore he kept her concealed for
several days. Beato had no money TO send her
to II foreign port. He applied to the Cubans in
Havana. who sympathize with the revolution
asking them for means to send her to a place
OF safety. But. justly or unjustly, Beato
was believed by all the Cubans to DO
trying to .cntice them into a trap. They re-
fused all aid, and the Spanish police, it is said.
on information supplied by Beato himself,
rnidcd the house and recaptured the poor
woman.
A few days later Bcato was caught by the
Cuban leader Baldomero Acosta in the neigh
borhood Of Havana and hanged. The story of
Ana Sotolongo and of the %tortures inflicted upon
her in prison was printed in THE Sun in Sop
TENDER last.
Senior Gustavo J. de los Reyes Morales, ar
rested here a month ago and falsely charged
by the Spanish with sending Rnti-Spanish news
TO THE Sun. has also been set free.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
YARN 4BOUT THE HOLLAND BOAE
a False Report That the CrArt Had sunk sud
denly AT NiXon's shIpyArd.

EIIzABETu. n. j., Oct. li.-It was reported to.
day that the Holland submarine torpedo boat
Holland had sunk of the dock OF Lewis NiXon's
Crescent Shipyard at an early hour this morn
ing. The boat has been in the water nearly four
months. and since its launch has been in course
ofcomp!etion. According TO tho story a work
man employed at the yards said the Holland
was moved TO a dock last night and suddenly
lost its huoyancy between 3 and 4 o'clock this
morning and sank in fifteen feot of water. Capt.
Solely, managing constructor nj the ehipyHrd.
said hi afternoon that there Was no truth l'
this story. The Holland had been lying ON tho
mud bet wCCn two docks for nearly two months
and could not sink. The boat had been prac.
tically beaChed in order to permit a number OF eN-
mechanism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
PRICE TWO CENTS.
STARVING IN HAVANA CITY.
4 BOUT TTENTr-FITE PACIFIcoS
DIE DALLY IN THE CAPITxL,

They Arc Huddicd Together in the Heart or
the CitJ-Thc BODIES or the Dead Are buried
Mt NiEht-A spanish Omccr Protests Strong
~ Against This Crying Disgrace 20 sp,,,.
HAVANA, via Key West, Oct. li.-Twenty.nye
persons, among them twelve women and Ave
children, died yesterday Of hunger In Havana.
They wcro crowded into the place called Los
Fosos, where the Spanish police hero
huddlc the pacilcos who have been
driven by the troops into tho capital
from the neighboring country. Many
thousands of these haplcss persons are now
starving TO death in Los Fosos, and ! have been
informed by trustworthy persons that since Oct
l about twenty-five of them have died every
day Of their privations. The Spanish authorities
conceal the facts, and the black Maria comes in
the night to take away under cover of darkness
the bodies, which are buried In the Cemetery OF
Colon.
The horrible facts concerning the situation In
Los Fosos were made public by the Spanish off,
Ger. Capt. Daniel Villnlobos, who went on Tues
day morning to that place to make inquiries
about two Spanish soldiers who wcro re-
ported 10 have been confined by mistake
with the pacitlcos. Nillalobos did not find tho
soldiers. but the sight of the poor people diving
there from hunger shocked him so greatly thai
he immediate y made a report to the Governo.
and publicly expressed his opinion that such an
awful spectacle in the very centre OF Havana was
n disgrace to the Spanish Government. villalo-
hos he's been advised by his supcriors to mind
his own business and not interfere In the af-
fairs Of the administration.
The war continues ficrCcly in Havana prov.
ince. 4 Spanish column, surrounded in the town
OF Santiago de- las Vegas by the insurgents. 10
unable to leave the place on account OF the SUI
pcrior Cuban forces which control oil the roads-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
DIDN'T MAKE DAYTON PosrMAsTER.
Croker HAD Nothing to DO with It-HIis Man
was Hoiahau for Collector.

Croker Had Nothing to DO with It-His Man
was Hoiahan for Collector.
Richard Croker has said that Charles W. Day
ton thought him a very nico man when he, Mr..
Croker. went to Washington and asked for Mr..
Dayton's appointment as Postmaster OF New
York. The facts are that Richard Croker never
asked for Mr.. Dayton's appointment as Post
master OF New York. Grover Cleveland himself
picked out Mr.. Dayton to be Postmaster of New
York, and sent his name to the Senate without
tho slightest advocacy from Mr.. Croker. In
order to hide Mr.. Croker's chagrin in the matter.
Grover Cleveland allowed the appointment to be
credited to Tammany Hall. Richard Croker went
to Washington to have Maurice +. Holahan
made Collector Of the Port of New York. He
said at the time that he would be satisfied with
that appointment. Grover Cleveland's appoint
Inent Of Mr.. Dayton to be Postmaster was en-
tirely n personal matter, and Richard Croker
did not like it. In order to smooth him down
Cleveland made John McCarty United States
Marshal. Richard Croker had no more to do
with making Mr.. Dayton Postmaster Of New
York than he had of making the Prince of
Wales the heir apparent to the English throne.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
VOTE FOR sCOTTs GUESS MOI.
W~iEwamites Will Even struggle with Thei
Ballots to Get Square with Him.

VIE Will Even btruEEte WIN Ineir
Ballots to Get square with Him.
Tammany Hall is in open revolt over the nom.
ination Of Francis VI. Scott to DO Supreme Court
Justice. Mr.. Scott. as ex-Mayor William II.
Grace's chief Lieutenant, worked like thunder
in 1894 to defeat Tammany Hall. and for a rec
ompense for his labors was made Corporation
Counsel by Mayor Strong. Mr.. Scott on a hun
dred platforms has denounced Richard Croker
and has described Tammany Hall to be 'the home
of thugs and political highwaymen." Mr.. Scott
and his fellow oficeseekers of the Grace Democ-
racy have been kicked out OF half a dozen Dem.
ocratic State conventions at the request Of the
Tammany delegates. Now the Tammany Indi.
ans do not understand why Mr.. Croker turns
down Charles w. Dayton when twenty-seven
out of the thirty-fve Assembly district leaders
voted to make him tho candidate OF the Demo
Gratis for Mayor OF Greater New York and yet
takes Mr.. Scott to his bosom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
CIMDEN,S MURDER MYSTERY.
Mrs. Znne's Nephew Clears Himself OF the sns.
picion OF Guilt.

CAMDEN. y. j.. Oct. 1I.-Charles H.. Hig-
gins. n nephew of Mrs. Emma Zane. revea'ed
himself to-day as the relative upon whom the
police had cast u shadow of suspicion of the
double murder. lie lives in Philadelphia
and he surrendered himself to tho Chief of
Detectives of that city, fortified with ample
evidence as to his whereabouts when the muir
der occurred. Prosecutor jenkins decided
that there was no possible reason to detain
him.
William Stein, a gunsmith, TO whom the two
~futtened bullets taken from the skulls OF the
murdered women were given by Coroner Lippin-
colt for expert examination, reported this
morning that they are of 81 calibre und from
Ccntre.tlrec cartridges.
The will of Mrs. Emma Zane was examined
by the authorities to-day. II bequcathed all
her property TO her daughter. Mrs. Sarah Shaw,
the second victim Of the tragedy, and on the
death of her daughter to her grandson, Eli
Shaw,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
ARE THEY POST OFFICE RoBBERs9
Man ana woman Arrested In Boston for
ALLEGED ThieNery In New York CITY.

BOSTON. Oct. l4.-An arrest was made by tho
police this afternoon OF n man and woman, the
facts relating to which are being guarded care
fully and information about 1t withheld. 1t is
alleged that the man and woman are concerned
in a Post Office robbery in New York city and are
members Of gang who have been ~looting the
Post Office Department until in the neighbor-
hood OF $75, 900 has been stolen.
The chief member Of tho gang, another man,
Is still at large, and instructions for his arrest
have been sent TO tho New \ Ork police.
The inspectors have carefully screened their
prisoners from observation,
The man is described ms short, OF dark com.
pleXion, and about 80 years old. Tho woman is
small and OF dark complexion and quite good
looking.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
HURT by RUNAWAY WHEELS.
Man Thrown Through n PIate-GIass window
Woman freaks n Leg.

Boston. Oct. l4.-Whilc riding down Somerset
street, on Beacon Hill, this morning. Charles
Peterson lost control of his bicycle. The descent
is steep at that point. and tho rider was whirled
down and across Howard street ut n pace that
made it impossible for him to make n turn. He
ran plump into q plate.glass window in II store
at 20 Howard street, and was thrown completely
through it. His right leg was broken and he
narrowly escaped a fractured skull. as he struck
head first with terrific force. He will probably
recover.
This is the second accident of the kind at this
place within n few days.
PlTTSFIELD. Oct. l4.-Miss Charlotte Draper
OF New York. who il visiting In this city, mot
with u serious bicycle accident here to-day.
Miss Drapor WAS descending Devall Hill out
way down her wheel struck a rut in the road
and she was thrown violently into the gutter,
fracturing her left leg. She was found uncon.
scious by n passing wheelman and taken to tho
House of Mercy for treatment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
low BOOMERS BEArEx AGAIN.
The New Amsterdam Republican Club votes for
Tracy Two TO one.


Tho Gifts have been completely routed from
their last stronghold on tho west side. They
have been Boosting for several weeks that thcy
owned the New Amsterdam Republican Club
body, soul and spirit.
Tho Chairman OF its Board OF Directors 10
William NJ. Bennett, the Cts nominee for As
semblyman from the Twcnty.tirst district, who
was nominated on n petition signed largely
by Tammany men for tho express purpose OF de-
fcating George &. Austin, tho present Repub'
lican Assomblyman from that district, and OF
putting the Tammany candidate in his place.
Another member of the Board OF Directors ID
Frank c. Langley. n brilliant star In the cts
constellation, who recently declared at a meet
ing of tho club that the Citizens Union was
organized to save tho Republican party from
ITSELF"
At the regular meeting OF tho club held last
Friday night n resolution to indorsc the Rcpub-
licnn ticket was tabled. This meant an indorsc-
mont for Low, as the next regular meeting
would fall after the election.
A special meeting was held last night at tho
clubhouse, 50 West Nincty.siNth street, called
by several of the Republican members for tho
purpose of ~ratifying the Republican State and
local ticket. Over two hundred members were
present. The Cts had rallied their forces, and
were sure of success.
The President, Senator John Ford, yielded
the chair to Assistant District Attorney David
Mitchell that he might lead the or
ganization forces on the floor. James
s. Lehmaicr, still smarting under his
defeat at the West side Republican
Club on Tuesday nirht. was again tho spokes-
man for the Gifts. In vain. After n heated dc.
bate tho resolutions r~atifying the Republican
ticket were adopted. and tho cts once more de-
feated by a vote Of two to one. Upon the an
nouncement of the vote alargc portrait Of Gen.
Tracy was unveiled amid ringing cheers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
100000 FIRE IN DURHAM, n. @.
a District or Eight Acres Burued yer-Tobacco
Factories Destroyed.

DURHAM, N. c.. Oct. IA destructive fire
occurred here to-day in which $500, 900 worth
of property was destroyed. At II :25 o'clock
this morning fire was discovered In ii. j. Bass &
Co.'s prizery, on Morgan street, and for two
hours it seemed as IL the town would be enyel.
oped in flames.
The following are the buildings destroyed:
Two prize rooms belonging to b.. l.. Duke, occu.
pied by II. ]. Bass & Co. two belonging to @, w.
Waits on Fuller street, occupied by the Ameri.
can Tobacco Company: one ON Randolph street
owned by Manning & Morgan, occupied by tho
American Tobacco Company; one owned by w.
Duke, occupied by the American Tobacco Com
pany; one dwelling owned by w. Duke, W be.
longing to William Newton, IA prize room occu.
pied by the Blackwell Durham Smoking Tobacco
Company, three dwellings owned by l.. w, Wise,
and two owned by Is. l.. Duke.
W. I. CarrlngtOnh I'd about 300, q hounds of
tobacco in danger. lie carried 200, 900 lnsuT-
ance on II, and about one hundred hOgshcads OF
il were saved. several Of The frcmen came near
being overcome by the heat. A special train
wit relief from Raleigh was sent over 10 help
fight the fire, but the flames were under con-
troll when they arrived. Tho water supply Was
exceedingly low ana Of little use in lighting the
flames. The burned district covers eight acres.
AiiSopp's October Ale.
JuAt arrived ON draWght nearly syery where.-Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
CHIMNEY FIRE IN THE MAJESTIC.
A small BinIe Causes . slight FURRY in tho
Hotel Just Berore Midnight.

A chimney in the southeast corner OF tho
Hotel Majestic, Central Park West, between
Seventy-first and Seventy-second streets, got
ahre at IL AS o'clock last night and sent out
sparks and smoke. Tho hotel fireman discov-
cred the fire, and had Park Policeman Kavanagh
ring an alarm.
The fire caused some excitement in the hotel.
and a score or more guests who had not gone TO
bed gathered in the lobby. There were 400
guests in the house last night.
The fire burst through the chimney nuo into
the kitchen before the fremen arrived. Some
of the employees of the hotel ran up to the roof
and poured salt down the chimney.
Tho fircmen made short shrift OF the fire when
they got started, and in a few minutes IL was
out and all was peaceful as before. The damage
Is about 5000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
MIR. FREEMAN,s PICNIC.
The Way II" Enrlchcs III. Family In che Cause
OF Education.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. ~14.-Statc Superintendent
Strykcr discovered to-day that thousands of
dollars belonging to the State school funds are
annually suuandcrcd by the scattering residents
OF the plains OF western Kansas.
lie received information that w. II. Free
mans family arc the only residents OF n school
district in Logan county. Ills wife,, his son, and
himself annually elect themselves members of
the school Board, vote n six months school at
S3oa month, and employ the daughter as teach.
er, her brother being the only scholar. Thou
sands ofGollars are annually wasted in this way.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
struck by an Express Train and Tossed Int
Morris Canal.

Patrick Ryan, AZ years old. OF III Bidwel
avenue, Jersey City. was overtaken by a fast
express train last night while walking ON the
New Jersey Central Railroad bridge over tho
Morris Canal In Grcenville and WAS tossed into
the canal. The train was stopped and some OF
the crew went back TO look for the man but
could not find him. The body was pulled up ny
means OF n drcdge about TWO hours later and
taken to tho MOrgue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
PEFEER COULDN'T GET A DRINK.
Though lie Tried TO Hide His Whlskcrr. the
LinrLccpcr kneM Him.

TorEKA, Kan, Oct. IA. Ex.Unitcd States
Senator PETER, who is leading the light here
against v~iolntors OF the prohibitory law. failed
last night in an attempt to purchase n drink.
As he entered n woll.known resort he wrapped
his long whiskcrs about his neck, tucking
them under his collar, to disguise himself. The
bartender knew him and refused to sell liquor
to him. When he got ontsids the place he took
down his whiskcrs and returned to his home.
He wanted to secure evidence to use against the
saloon keeper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
Two TO ONE AGAINST Low.
And These Odds Are Given That Tracy Leads
Him In the Poll.

E. b. Talcott. on the New York Stock Ex.
change yesterday, bot 81 900 to $500 tput up by
Henry G. Tunstall OF the firm Of Norton & Tun-
STALL that Low would not be elected Mayor. An
offer was made on the Exchange OF 5000 to
81 900 that Van Wyck would not DO elected.
Mr.. Talcott continued to offer bets OF 81 900 to
300 that Van Wyck will win. Henry Tobin, u
trader in the outside brokerage crowd which
has its meeting place at the entrance to the
Mills building, made n bet OF 500 to 800 that
Tracy would poll moro votes than Low.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15

lie Didn't Fay sis Rent HIn ana Ignored an
Oruer OF Court.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. l4.-Gcn. Carlos Ezcta,
eX.Prcsidcnt Of Salvador, was arrested to-day
on n bench warrant for ignoring an order Of
court to show cause why he did not pay a rent
bill for $3j. EHcta paid no attention to the
legal and the Judge to-day issued a
warrant.
When Eaeta was brought to court and under
stood that he was under arrest he grew livid
with rage. but he was forced to remain two
hours.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
800 indictments Against Ono Man.

WHEELING. W. Va, Oct. l4.-The Marshall
County Grand Jury, which completed its
labors to-day. broke the record in the matter of
liquor indictments. Michael Callahan. who con-
ducts a saloon near this city, sold liquor without
"A state or county license. To-day the Grand
Jury found 800 Indictments against him. All
were based upon the testimony OF one man, who
day for "A year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15

Mayor Strong presided last night at the regu'
lar meeting OF tho Union League Club. No
resolution bearing on the local political situa.
ton was offered, and the meeting adjourned
after attending TO some routine club business.
Among the new melnbtr chosen were senator
Marcus A. Hanna OF Ohio, Charles Emory Smith
OF Philadelphia and Fire Commissioners James
IL ShnfInlI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
su,, for sss 600 for Kmllas a Man.

san ANToNIo. Tex. oct. li.-Thomas Adair
Of this city, who shot and killed Paul Williams
while attending church ia FHycitu county on
last Sunday. Was sued to-day for $4,000 dain'
ages hy the parents Of tho murdered man. lhey
uilcge that The killing Mas done wlIiully.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15

Special Cable Despatch TO THE sun.
MADRID. Oct. lit is said that, in pursuance
OF the Cuban policy of the now Ministry, 1t 10
tho intention OF Schor Morct, Minister Of the
Colonies, to offer the principal political admin
istrutive posts in the island TO Cubans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15

SAN ANToNIo, Tcv., Oct. IL Passengers who
arrived here to-day on tho southern Pacific
train from the West report that they passed
through a snOHstOrm near Alpine, Tex, sbOet
800 miles west vi here, SesterdGy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
MERCIFUL SPAIN.
he Cabinet Decides to Pardon All tho Cusan

The Cabinet Decides to Pardon All tho Cuban
Exlics.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE sUS.
MADRID, Oct. li.-The Cabinet has decided to
suspend the severe DEGREES recently issued
against political associations in the Philippine
Islands.
1t has also decided to pardon all Cuban exiles
who were not included in previous amnesties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
s,s.ooo G,n 10 tn. Yale Law school.

NEW HAVEN. oct. li.-Another gift OF $751;
900 has been announced for the Yale Law
School. The donor is John " llendrie OF South
tuition,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
MADE MOBILES by THE GEAR.
Jean ana Edounrh ne Rc.ILc Receive This
Mark OF Distinction.

Special cable Dcspdtch to TIE sUS.
ST PETEIsBCEG, Oct. 14.-Jcan and Edouard
do lscs2kc, tho distinguished opera singers.
have been made mobiles by the Gar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
Tried to rart Too nuch ana Died.

BINGHAMToN, Oct. li.-Frank ii. Smith. n
farmer living near C%ortl,ni, died suddenly yes.
terday. ms Il result of lifting too much. He was
loading buck wheat on n wagon, and in trying To
throw a bag containing three bushels he foil
uYcr. and in q few mlmmLU5 was doAd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15

AliE"pp's October Ale.
JuIt arrived, On draught nearly every where.-Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15

Tammany Hall turned out its old crowd last
night. but they came with empty guns. They
lacked the ginger and the snap that the old
Tammany crowd had, but, as one man put 1t,
What tell can yer expect; dye tink we can
veil on empty stomachsF T. Whether 1t was
empty stomachs or not, the crowd didn't yell
with tho old.time enthusiasm. Even when the
band played "ltoxiana Doolcy" and drumined
out the fact that