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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
arm ED FOR
A sfx-root Prisoner with y BiacLjsck and .
Clipping About . Crime.

Detective sergcants wciser, Rudy. and Dono-
van OF the Brooklyn Central Oficc last night ar
rested n man who gave his name as James
Brookcs, aged 20 years, Of West Ffty.ninth
street, this city. He had been seen lettering In
Broadway near Ralph avenue for several even.
ings, and last night the detectives thought II
was time for him to explain his conduct.
Brookcs is over o feet tall and weighs 200
pounds. While he was being taken to Police
Hcadq ~uartcrs on n Gates avenue car he was
seen to take something from his pocket. Dctcc-
tive weiscr grabbed Brookes's hand and found
he had a blackjack which he was trying to
throw away. He also had a steel instrument
which could be used as a saw. knife. or Jimmy.
There was also a newspaper clipping entitled,
"Drugged and Left To Die"
The clipping told OF a mar who had been found
on the night OF Feb. 8 lying on the street in front
Of l22 West Twenty-second street. He had been
were several wounds on his body. and at the base
OF the skull was a deep cut, which the surgeons
said was evidently made by a metal instrument,
The man was taken 10 the West Thirtieth street
station and sent thence to the New York Hos
This story" said Chief Reynolds, says that
the man was evidently struck with a metal In.
strument by a powerful man."
.a tho SfSis i i the s1 meta, sfP i 1nG SassalaS snd an as
Brookes Ia 8 feet high and weighs over
200 pounds. II Is evident that he could deliver a
tremendous blow. don't know that this Is the
blackjack. such an instrument as the surgeon
thought was used. and he also had the story OF
the crime in his pocket"
The police OF this city were notified. and will
Brookes, when he is arraigncd before Police JUS
tice Walsh.
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ATTACHED BRYAN,s RECEIPTS.
TIE sheriff stepped In and Took the Money
Collected In New Haven.

New HAVEN, Conn.,. Feb. 25.-Moro trouble
was in store for William J. Bryan here tonight.
It ives not caused by the Yale students this time.
They stayed away from his lecture. It was the
man who attaches box receipts. When Mr..
Bryan was delivering his lecture on "Bimetal.
lism" q sheriff stepped up and levied an attach.
mcnt on tho total receipts. The receipts were
about $500.
The claim was really against Alexander Com.
stock OF New York city. manager Of the lecture
cousre In which Mr.. Bryan was to speak for fifty
lectures. 1t was brought by J. w. Crawford Of
New York city, who has an old claim against
Mr.. Comstock. Frank J. Brown. as Crawford's
counsel, drew up the writ OF attachment.
Mr.. Bryan decided not to bother with the legal
details In the suit, but secured James u. Martin.
n local Democrat, 10 act for him. Mr.. Bryan
announced at midnight that the attachment had
been released and the claim withdrawn. He
said that this lecture had nothing to do with the
Comstock course.
The lecture was listlcss, and produced applause
only when the speakers voice struck u high
pitch. Mr.. Bryan talked about the superior ad-
v~antagcs Of silver coinage, and said the idle
holders Of wealth were against the masses. His
speech was devoid OF oratorical cffcct, and II
struck the audience something like n frost.
Mr.. Bryan feared violence from Yale students.
and was escorted from the hotel TO the theatre
by a bodyguard OF Ave policemen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
TO STRIKE.
Demands 10 Be Made for Moro Fay. and z. 1000
to 10. workers May 60 Out.


The cloakmakors. who have been organized 40
the United Brotherhood Of Cloakmakcrs. arc
preparing TO make demands next week, which. II
refused, may be followed by strikes, which. their
leaders say. will involve from 5000 to 10000
workers. A secret meeting OF tho Executive
Committee OF the brotherhood was held last
night ut las suffolk street, at which 1t was re-
solved to take decisive action.
A committee was appointed TO organize all tho
employees Of the manufacturing firms, and shop
meetings are to bc held tonight and tomorrow
for this purpose. Two shop meetings were held
last night.
NJ. Klein is the Secretary Of the Executive
Committee OF the United Brotherhood OF Cloak.
makers. He said last night:
"of the c~loakmakers 1000, are employed by
Meyer Jonasson, s Co, 1000 by Friodlander, &
Co., 800 by Friedman Brothers, and ! 200 by
Popkin & Co. All OF these, except the en-
ployces OF Meyer JOnasson Il Co.. are still to
be organized, but that will not take long. Re
sides these there are a thousand or two in about
sixty small shops. The busy season is ON now,
and instead OF making $50 a week so as TO save
money for the slack six months OF the year our
men are not averaging 80 a week. Each shop
will formulate Its own schedule of demands, and
strike separately II these are refused"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
GREECE DEFIEs THE POWERS.
Kips George and His Cabinet say Thcy Cannot
Recall Their rreep. from Crcse.

LONDON. Feb. Gel a. MA despatch from
Athens to the Central News says that King
George and his Cabinet proclaim their resolve to
maintain their present policy. They declare
that II is impossible for them to recall the Greek
troops from Crete.
The Athens correspondent Of the Standard
telegraphs that It Is reported that Col. smolents,
Minister Of War, has renewed his offcr to resign.
Any indication Of retreat from tho Kings policy
would involve the greatest danger to the throne.
1t ia, therefore, unlikely that there will DO any
faltering in the highest quarters.
There is doubtless a grim popular determine.
ton to follow the sacrifices already made to the
bitter end. An expression Of the evaporation
fclt at tho attitude OF the powers was given to-
day. when 800 volunteers who had been pre-
vented by tho warships from landing in Creto
marched through the streets, accompanied by
military bands.
1t Is understood that the motto o. tho powers
arrived to-day and that 1t will be presented to
the Government tomorrow.
The reply will probably DO dictated by the
resolution OF the Cretans TO yield only to supo-
rior force.
The proposal Of the powers Is regarded as n
prccarious makcshift, which will not end the
crisis.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop Of Athens has
sent details of the sufferings OF the Cretans to
the Pope. praying that he use his best Offices to
procure an equitable solution OF the trouble.
The blockade Of Crcto is now being strictly
maintained. The scarcity Of provisions is begin
ming to be felt. The foreign admirals have
stopped oil communication between the Greek
w~arships and Col. vassos, the commander OF the
Greek army Of occupation. A British torpedo
boat has undertaken to convey communication
from Col. vassos to Athens.
PARIS, Feb. 25.-The Matfn says that a COL
lcctlve note will DO prepared in London and Ber-
lin to-day to be forwarded to the Government OF
Greece. Tho note, the paper says, viii announce
the autonomy OF Crete and demands the with
drawal OF Greek troops from the island and the
abandonment Of tho plans which Greece has
made for the mobilization OF her army. Tho
Porto is likewise requested to cease her warlike
preparations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
STRUCK III TWO TRAINS.
Chicago Trolley Car Pinned Betwees a.d
Three Persons Killed,

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.-A north-bound train on
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road and the
Columbia Heights race train south bound on tho
Same road simultaneously struck n Calumet
electric car ut the 1O3d street crossing this after
noon. The motorman and two passengers were
instantly killed and two other passengers were
MORALLY injured. Tho three persons killed were
SO badly mutilatod as to be unacceptable. Tho
injured arc Mrs. Mansfield, wife OF the editor Of
the Roseland M Enterprise, thrown 200 feet,
and Robert Hines. a motorman on the road.
Tho railway people say that the gates wero
down and that the motorman lost control Of his
car. which crashed through the gates. The
north-bound train and the race train meet at
this crossing at the same time every day. They
were due at the time the electric car struck tho
gates. The car was squarely in the middle Of
the tracks when the two trains struck 1t, COM
plctely demolishing It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26

An Italian Cruiser CompeIs Them to Release .
Lot or Christians.

Lot or Christians.
CASEA, Feb. 25.-on Monday last the do
spatches OF the United Associated Presses told
OF the bad faith Of the Moslcms at Hierapetra,
who. after their co-religionists near that
place had received a safe conduct to the
town on condition that the Christians in the
town DO allowed to depart unmolestcd. broke
the condition and held as hostages $50 Chris
tians. Efforts were mad to obtain their
release. but the Moslems persisted In
their refusal to let thcne leave, act
ing ON the belief that their presence would pro-
vent the Insurgents making an attack on the
town, ms the latter knew that an attack would
DO the signal for the massacre OF the helpless
captives.
Another aspect was put on the matter to-day
however, and the Moslems learned that they
were not to DO allowed to do as they pleased
under the sanction Of tho Christian powers.
The Italian cruiser Etna arrived of Hiera.
petra to-day and notified the Turkish officials
that II the Christians were not released she
would lombard the town.
Then a detachment OF armed sailors and ma
rines was landed and tho Christians were
rescued. taken on board tho warship.
and conveyed TO syria. Tho Turks are
deeply chagrined, as they evidently thought
that the foreign warships would up
hold them in anything they pleased to do against
the Christians, a belief which recent events
would seem to Justify them in entertaining.
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THE SPANISH VIEW OF IT.
SIX Days After tho Fight They Discover That
Gomez Was whipped.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Senor Depuy do LONE.
Spanish Minister, has received the following
cablo message from the Duke OF Tctuan, Span
ish Minister of Foreign Affairs:
"MApMp, Feb, 20, 1s97.-Tho brigados OF
Gems. Gasco, Ruiz, and Scgura met in succession
the forces commanded by Maxine Gomez, de-
feating them and obliging them to dispense in
retreat. Twenty dead were counted and a great
number OF tho insurgents were wounded.
-Four battal!ons occupy all the possible passes
to Matunzasa and Las Villas, and prevent the re-
treat OF Gomez TO the west. The trocha OF
Jucaro. almost completely closed, makes II very
difficult for him to retreat TO tho east. Seven
columns are operating between those lines In
pursuit Of Gomez"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
WIGW4M WAYS AND MEANS.
A New Committee Created with
William L brown Tor Chairman.

william L. brown for Chair~an.
Tammany Hall has q new committees 20 be
known Ms the COMMITTEES on Ways md Means.
This is the fourth new committed created within
the organization this year. Tammany has had
very few public places In the past three years
with which to crafty the ambitions OF certain
members Of the organization, and It has been
deemed necessary 10 create a lot OF places of
honor within tho organization to satisfy them.
To this end the Executive Committee has been
swelled from about forty to nearly 100, and
places for nearly thirty men have been found on
three new standing committees. The Committee
on Ways and Means was created yesterday.
when the seven standing committees met In
Tammany Hall and united as one body by elect
ing William L. Brown Chairman and Rollin NJ.
Morgan Secretary.
Just what the province OF this new committee
Is and the part 1t is TO play In the Tammany
scheme OF organization nobody seems to know.
II MAS always supposed that the Chairman Of
organization. devised all the ways and saw 10 II
that all the means were furnished. IL is not be-
licved that the new Committee on Ways and
Means will usurp any OF the. rights and func-
tions OF Mr.. Sheohan, who holds the Chairman
ship OF the Finance Committee.
The Tammany Society will meet on next Mon
day night, when eN.Licut. Gov. William F.. Shec-
han win be initiated into membership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
VRECKED BIZ AN EXPLOSION.
Gas Biew Up Under Goettner's saloon and
Smashed Things 70 Pieces GENERALLY.

For the last few days the employees OF n gas
company have been placing the 25-cent slot
machine meters In tho cellar OF the building ut
2l7 Avenue c, where Conrad Goettner has a
saloon. When they left. Mrs. Gocttner, who is
looking after her husbands business, as he Is
sick, noticed a smell OF gas In the build
ing, and yesterday II became so bad as
to compel her to open tho doors and windows.
Her brother. John Chaloupka, who now and
then tends bar for her husband, was In the store
during tho afternoon and also noticed tho smell
of gas, and notified tho company to look after
the matter.
Shortly before o o'clock. while Mrs. Goettner
was behind tho bar. tho building was shaken by
q terrific explosion. which seemed to come
directly from under where she was standing.
The force OF the explosion threw her over the
bar and into the front Of the saloon.
1t also broke every glass and bottle In the
place and tore up the flooring WHERE Mrs. Hrs Goett,
OF gas through the hole in tho
floor. a piece OF glass struck Chaloppka.
giving sdUn 9. him III r,s 2 ssye wsaf sS had On b anS .SrehG Se ,o OK
the money from the cash drawer and picking his
sister up carried her into the street, where she
was taken care OF by neighbors.
the street. but upon learning that there was no
danger from the explosion, returned to their
apartments. where several Of them found that
their windows wero broken.
some OF the woodwork In the hallway, but did
little damage and was put out without the as
sistance Of tho fremen.
Mrs. Gocttner, II was found. had not been in.
jured further than several scratches caused by
the falling OF broken glass, but her husbands
saloon Is a complete wreck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
ACUNA ROBBED OF $4,000.
JEWELS AND CASH TAKEN FROM
THE SPANISH VICE-CONsUL.

They Disappeared simultaneeusly with His
Private Secretary, q Young spaniard whom
ne nad Observation-Disclosures Were Mostly
His wife's. and wers valuable ~ Heiriooms.
Jose Acuna. Spanish Vice. Consul In this city.
who lives At 10 West Ninety-ninth street. was
robbed of s20.o 600 IN Jewels and money on
Monday night The greater part of the Jewels
belonged to Mrs. Acuna and we're heirlooms.
The man who is accusod.of being the thief in
troduced himself to Senior Acuns as Bias lba-
nez. He said that he was the son Of n we'll
known restaurant keeper IN Valencia. which 10
The native city of senor Acuna. He told the
Consul that he had lost all his money In Mex
leo. but that he had made his way to Washing
ton and thence to New York.
Senior Acuna supplied the. plausible span-
lard With funds from time to time until about
three weeks AFRO. when he took Itanez into his
household in the capacity OF private secretary.
Last Monday night. washinyton's Birthday.
senior Acuna and his wife went TO the opera.
Ibanez was left At the house. The only other
person there was n colored servant. q spanish
woman who had been In the Of ploy Of Senior
Acuna In Spain. and who was above suspicion.
Ibanez had. of usse. fee access to all parts
OF the 1nt.
When Senior Acuna and his wife returned
from the opera Ibanez was conc. They
thought no had zone nut 10 visit friends and at
up - wait for him. but he did not return. and
ut 4 o'clock in the morning Senior Acuna began
% II vertisate. There wa. no disorder, and the
furniture had not been disturbed. but IL took
senior Acrna only n short time TO discover the
robbery. His wife's jewelry and a large sum
OF money were kept In n Jewel case In ono OF
the bureau drawers. The drawer was un-
locked and the Jewel case was -nipty. Be-
sides tho Jewels taken. $4,000 In cash was gone.
also q collection OF Greek. Roman. and other an
cient coins valued at about $4,000. and a lace
mantilia valued ut 81 900. three diamond
studded watches. \ pair Of diamond studs, q
pair OF handsome diamond earrinvs valued at
500, n number of dia mond rings. one valued
ut $500. another At $500, and numerous pieces
81 lad les 1ewelry. including necklaces. brooch es
bracelets. and rare gems. were among the
Jewels taken.
Senior Asuna ~ once went round TO the West
Tooth street rolice station and notified Capt.
Brown. All the precinct detectives were i'm
medistely p aced on the case To tra,k lbanez.
and the Detective Bureau Mt Police Headauar.
ters was notified. The police. FROM o desnrio-
ton, believe the man Ibanez To be a notorious
adventurer and thief and think he lad q care
full plot tn rob tho Spanish Nice-Consnl. Tho
police believe that they are on the trail Of the
thief and will soon be able To locate him.
Senior Acuna said last niaht that he did rot
blame the man verv much for stealirg property
so convenient 10 his hands. II was his own
fault that he tempted lbanez too much. the
Nico-Consul said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
PANAMA CANAL PICKIy9s.

Excitmenet In the Chamber Over Artou's Pro-
posed Confession.
PARIS. Feb. 25.-At the Seine Assizes to-day
was heard the appeal OF Emile Arton from the
scntenoe OF two years imprisonment imposed on
him for bribery in connection with the Panama
Canal scandal. Arton promised TO explain com.
pletely the distribution OF 1000, 600 francs
among members OF the Chamber OF Deputies
who were bribed 10 support the projects OF the
canal company. There was much excitement
in the Chamber Of Deputies when it was learned
that Arton proposed TO make a full confession OF
his dealings with certain OF the members.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
MRS. GEoRGEW W. ABELL WEBS AGAIN.
The Rich widow OF Baltimore Mnrries HeI
Formor bicycle Instructor.


BALTIMORE, Feb. ga oourtship begun on
the wheel eliminated to-day In the marriage Of
Mrs. Jennie +. Abel. widow OF George w. Abel,
one OF the former millionaire proprietors OF the
Baltimore Sun, to William Bernard Duke, a
bicycle dealer. The bride Ia twenty years older
than tho bridegroom. She Is past 40, but does
not look TO be over 80.
At o o'clock this morning tho bridal party
assembled In the Catholic Sisters chapel at
Towson, close by the magnificent country estate
OF the bride. The chapel was prettily decorated.
Miss Jennie Abel, daughter OF the bride. was the
only member OF the Abel family present. Sew
eral women friends also witnessed the ceremony
which was performed by tho Rev. Father o Keefc
In a Nuptial macs.
II appears that Mrs. Abel first met Duke
about u year ago at II bicycle riding academy
where he was AN instructor. He taught her how
TO ride tho wheel. MIR. Dukc last winter won't
into business. and now has IA large bicycle CstGb-
lishment. He comes from nn Old family OF
southern Maryland. His father was In the Con
fedorate army.
The estate OF tho lato George Abcll belongs
principally TO his children, but his widow has II
large income for life from II, and is also wealthy
In her own right.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
4 TALK WITH KING GEORGE.
his GRIEF That the Powers Fired on . Christial
People Fighting TOR Liberty.

His Grief That the Powers Fired on . Chrtstiau
People Fighting FOR Liberty.
LONDON. Feb. 25.-The Chronicle will publish
an interview with King George OF Greece. His
Majesty declared that no was unable to express
his profound establishment and grief that
the representatives of the Christian powers
had permitted the Turks to employ as
a military base a place In which they
had taken protection. and that for the
purpose Of imposing neutrality and peace
also they had caused cannons to be fred on a
Christian people who had been driven by outrage
and massacre into a struggle for life and liberty.
The Chronicles correspondent says he is au-
thorized to state that Greece Is prepared to
pledge herself to fully accept the decision Of the
Cretans II the question Of the union of Crete
with Greece be submitted to a plebiscite.
The correspondent further says that the ru-
mors OF a Ministerial crisis are untrue, though
the War Minister, Col. smolentz, viii probably
retire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
THE POWERS DEFIED.
Lord Salisbury's Statement
of Europe's Policy.
GREECE WILL NOT ACCEPT.
She Will Stand by Crete in Yield.
ing Only to Superior Force.

a. Programme. According 10 Salisbury. IL to
Give Crete Autonomy but Keep Her /.
turkish Province, but the Powers
nave Not Agreed when TO Garry Out
me schcme-The Greeks Grfniy Con-
,.mplate Fighting Europe r the At
,.mpt O. Made to Carry u on at All
crete Doesn't want turkey nor Astonony
King Georges Throne IN Danger uniess
lie Pushes On ror creek and Cretan Cnios-
ne Wa. Profoundly Grieved By the Bonn
ssrdment Mt ~Canea-British Liberals Fear
ts Policy or the Powers Way rnvoivc
the srnvcst Dassers 90 European Peace.
Special Cabi, De.pafch TO THE sus.
IoypoS. Feb. 25.-The boosted agreement Of
the powers with regard TO Crete was announced
B, Lord Salisbury in the House OF Lords this
evening. 1t is a sad disappointment because
here is, as yet. no agreement for Its enforcement.
lord Salisbury confessed, with evident regret,
that II Is. so far. IN agreement in theory only. In
,ther words. IL means no more than the concert
o, the powers has meant for months past. The
announcement Is simply h the English policy
!. and England believes 1t is In accordance
with the views Of her allies: First, that the
establishment OF administrative autonomy In
crete Is, in their Judgment, u necessary
termination OF the international occupation
pcond, that, subject to the above provision,
Crete ought, in their Judgment. to remain
q portion OF the Turkish empire; third. that
Turkey and Greece should he informed by tho
powers Of this resolution; fourth. that II either
Turkey or Greece persistently refuse. when re-
,ulred to withdraw their naval and military
urces from the island. the powers should i'm.
pose their decision by force upon the State re-
hs.ng."
his statement, II made without comment or
publication. would have given, on the whole.
ucat satisfaction in this country. But Lord
Salisbury. when he had read It. vent on to call
attention to tho words "whcn required" in the
sst clause, and to say in effect that neither
Turkey nor Greece would be required to with.
lr1w her forces Just yet, and no did not know
when they would be. The powers had reached
&c decision on that point. This, he added apollo
~pt.cally. was one OF the necessary conse-
iusnces Of acting in concert"
Tie might have gone on to say. II the latest re
prts In diplomatic circles DO true. that there Is
10 immediate prospect Of any decision by the
overs to act upon their academic agreement.
In fact there is only too good reason to fear that
h. mysterious factor In tho situation which
socks all decisive action still exists. The con.
*rt OF Europe is still more or less q sham.
Many suspect Germany OF being the negative
~ahuence In tho way. but the shrcwder Judgment
snow moro inclined to look further cast. II
Rasd, is not the guilty party she will soon be
lorvd To declare her hand
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-26
LOST THE CAMBRIAN TWICE.
She Was Rolling In the Trough OF tho Sec
when tho Asayrinn saw hcr Last.

HALIFAX, n. s., Feb, e5.-Tho Allan line
steamer Assyrian, which arrived this morning
from Glasgow and Liverpool, reports that she
picked up the disabled steamer Cambrian. from
London for New York, ON the morning OF Feb.
10. in latitude AS 81, longitude i0' 20. The
tow line broke that evening and ngain during tho
storm Of the 18th. After the hawscr parted the
second time the Assyrion lost sight Of the Cam.
brian, and though she searched for her three
days she could not tnd her. When last seen the
Cnmbrian was rolling heavily in the trough Of
the sea, with her rails under water. Il, was
night, and very dark AT the Time. On the Goth,
In latitude Iio 20, longitude 42' To-, the As.
syrian passed the Norwegian bark Persia, aban.
duned and partly dismastcd.