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spANIARD CREATES UrRoAk.
gheuts 'sviva HsDaua' 1T . sheW-.On g Ba.
vanan Shouted at . Harlen Theatre.

ghsuts ''viva Ispaua" At . shew-'.On e Ma.
vana" Shouted at . Riariem Theatre.
While . song about tho Maine disaster was
being sung at Primrose &c Vests minstrel show
at the Grand Opera House at Eighth avenue
and Twenty.third street last night. q dark.
Spanish.looking man arose from the audience
and shouted Viva Espaha." There was an In
slant uproar. and several mon made grabs for
the foreigner. until the ushers interfored and
took the man out of the building. Two or three
men followed out ON to tho sidewalk, where q
policeman held them in check until the Spaniard
could board a horse car.
down on the bills as Annie Hart created q diver
sion by singing y parody on THE Banks OF tho
Wabash with words referring TO the Spanish
Spangled Banner" Some ono In the audience
yelled On TO Havana" and everybody got onto
their feet and oheered. Quiet was restored at
the request of the singer. who continued with
less inspiring music.
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WINTERS BACKBONE BROKEN.
PFodiottons Of An Early sprinE Given by Rirdl
asd Plants IN Connecticut.

ProdiottOss OF an Early sprinE Given BY Birds
nad Plants IN Connecticut.
HARTFORD, Fob. 19.-The April.like wea ther
tho bluebirds. the pussy willows and other har-
bingers of spring. have loosened the tongue of
Clemence L~efinewell. an old New Hartford
farmer. and set him to predicting about tho
is already broken for this season and that there
will be an carly spring. with cool weather fol-
lowing. One Of the things on which he bases
his opinion is tho very early arrival of the blue
birds from tho South. These beautiful birds
arrived in large fiocks along the north shore Of
Long Island Sound on Sunday. They were re-
ported from several sections and were espe-
cially abundant about New London. where thoy
appeared amid the snowbanks, with their gay
ahead of time. "
ny north. which |. also another excellent iadics.
bound north flew over. New Haven in
ono, night carly In the week, and a
into the open water at the outlet OF Bantam
Lake and rested on Monday night. Other con.
vincing. indications Of the speedy coming OF
spring found by. Mr.. Leftngwcll are The bios.
low in very many sheltered places. the sight
OF the beautifully, shaded green cones of the
budding skunk cabbage shooting up out Of the
beautiful trailing arbutus. There has been no
cold weather OF Importance in the State this
winter. the frost being less than a foot deep in
When all these signs arc observed previous
to Washington Birthday, Mr.. Lehingwell haa
tound mat spring comes remarkably early. and
s as als 80 h hs pr tsas q Rn ae1I9 mems early spring,
one, and tho ensuing summer is always very
short. late. and hot.
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NEWARK MoU1DERs DIsoHARGED.
Mr.. Atha Declares That the Wen Were Banded
Together 10 Restrict Froductios.

Thirty.threo moulders, comprising all the union
men in the employ Of the Benjamin Atha and
Hlingworth company and the entire journey.
man force of the moulding shop were discharged
on Saturday from tho Newark Steel Works.
No other branches of the work arc under union
rule. Tho moulders belong to the National
Moulders' Union OF North America. which h as
a local branch In Newark.
The following statement was made yesterday
by Herbert Atha, the manage Of the worksi
Our, shop for some .time has been q union
shop, but We have realized that tho moulders
were combined.together to keep down tho out.
put Of work. We have tried in every way that
we have known to break up this combination
peaceably. and to increase the mouldors' work.
Finding argument Of no avail. we went SO far
as to offer them a :prGporti9natST h increase in
should DO allowed to increase his work even
crease in pay, and we further learned that they
nnod any man 1926 who shortened the time In
urdsy night we disoharsed them. Any man
Wishing to reenter tho employ Of the company
m tioS5 W WHY Be- 20 sc tes Upon rTssm seppa eaa s.'i In Hp tno "a.
tuse this will be an open shop. In which nom
The company has at present largo contracts
on hand. some of which ~are:for thesGoyerns
mont. Mr.. Atha said there would be a little
Thursday he would have q full force of mould.
ers employed. The apprentices are now ut
work. and mono Of tho hres have been extin.
guished.
The moulders say that on Feb. 8 they asked
the company for $2.75 per day, the union
wages for turning out six mouids. At that
gave the company one week in which to dc.
eide. When last Wednesday came they did
not strike, but insended to wait until William
Pcrrine, the walking delegate of the union,
should see their employers this week; Before
ther claim that according 10 the rules Of
the union, which tiIes a ten-hour day, oil
extra work should be paid for at time and a
wanted thom to work extra time at single
time" rites. Ordinarily they made six moulds
in.ten hours, and were willing to make nine
in fifteen hours with "time and a quarter"
rates.
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NO MORE TROOPS MovED.
Nething Like n war Complemont or Men in
Our Coast Defeaoes.

Nothing Like n war Complement or h1ea In
Our Coast Defe1oea.
There were no further transfers of troops or
ammunition ordered from Governors Island
either on Sunday or yesterday. Tho fighting
branch Of the army takes charge of all guns as
soon as the engineers turn them over to 1t.
and the orders under which the recent transfers
have boon made have been extapt, Gen. Merritt
said yesterday. for some time. Gen. Merritt
pointed out that q sufficient answer to the abb
surd construction put upon these transfers by
the lunstic press was to be found in the fact
that only q gun detachment was sent to each
place.
'It would require three times as many men
to each gun in time Of hostiNtieg," he said. "as
we have sent to take care Of all the guns."
Aside from the fact that the engineers turn
over tho guns and works as soon as ready. In
the regular course of events, It would be com.
mon prudence on the part Of tho General Of tho
army. 1t 10 pointed out. to protect the guns at q
time when there is some agitation IN the ooun.
by cranks or other irrosponsiblos.
A the Same time it 10 to be understood that
tho army considers itself ready for whatever
may be expected Of 1t in emergency.
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FOOLISH .MIss1vE TO EULArE.
one or Our Pervsrts ssndn Isle seraper rJran
ris, 70 Htus with = Tin Pie.

one or OR Pervsrts sends isle sernper Tyran.
nisp 70 Hirs with a Tin Pie.
In the frst mail delivered at tho Spanish
Consulate yesterday morning was a package adj
dressed to Capt. Antonio Eulate, commander
spanish varship vizoaya, New York city
Tho package was about two inches long. 1t
was done up in writing paper. When the wrap
per was removed this was found written on the
inside Of II: "Sic Semper T%vrdnntsf"
Tho package was opened by Senior suarez, tho
venerable secretary Of the consulate. When the
old gentleman read the writing on tho inside, of
tho. wrapper, he handled the package very gin.
rerly, Tho wrapper of n small wooden box was
disclosed. The cover Of the box was sealed:
Senior Suareg broke the seal carefully and found
nsioe a small metal coffin, painted green. On
the iop of tho coffin was n cross. Inside the COZ
I'm was u tin pig. having tied to It 9 piece OF pa
por ON which was written, Capt. Eulate.'
In the head, end of the coffin was a spring, By
pressing which one might have the happiness Of
running the point OF q needle into his thumb.
When this device was shown to Capt. Eulate he
laughed and said "Ah.' which means the rame
In Spanish as ia English.
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HURnYIxa WORK At NORFOLK.
Orders Received to Keep the Yara Heroe nc
Their Tasks To-day.

Their Tasks To-day.
NORFOLK. Va, Feb. 21.-Tho Norfolk Navy
Yard will be in operation all day tomorrow.
Notwithstanding that 1t 10 q legal holiday. This
10 unusual. Orders were received this morning
to have the Terror ready for sea service in forty.
eight hours. Where she is ordered to is not now
known, but it 10 not believed that the orders
sending her to Hampton Roads have boon
changed. 1t 10 thought she is intended for Koy
West, but this is q surmise and cannot be sub
stantiated. The Terror's complement of men
has been completed and she was coaled to-day.
She has been completely overhauled and 10 now
practically ready fol. duty.
The work of overhauling the Puritan 10 also
being pushed. The torpedo boat Winslow is In
dry dock undergoing general rcpairs., Commo-
dore Faro uhar, in charge Of the yard. says he
does not think the repairs to the Newark can DO
completed under six months, as her guns are In
Washington being converted to raptd.hre guns.
The Puritan and Terror are both shipping re-
cruits to take the place Of the men killed on the
Maine.
day night that a riotous demonstration was
made against the Spanish Vice Consulate here.
A number OF young mon In Q spirit OF fun
gathered In front OF tho Office, but were orderly.
Two policemen stood by Watching the crowd.
but mado no attempt to Interfere. 40 there was
no need. The Spanish Consul here 10 q native
born American.
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ORDERS FOR SUDDEN DUTY.

AdIi. Gen. Dalton OF Massachusetts Prepares
fer Active Service Work.
BOSTON, Fob. 21.-The following order has
been issued by Addiction. Dalton:
brigade and Cadet Corps commanders will
prepare and issue to their commands before
March Is. 1898. instructions for preparing for
active service on sudden call. Tho uniform and
equipment will be fully described in detail for q
service Of at least forty-ciGht hours at the pros
emit season OF the year. Instructions will also
be ISSUED by the above-nan1ed commanders pro-
s sGrdG rasio sme b %e she vs ~ puSe oompa niics'P0f'"'i0a
In explanation, Gen. Dalton says that armory
inspection will take place between now and May
/, and he wanted tho military to DO prepared for
It. Ho denied that orders had been issued for
tho actual moving of any troops.
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STRIKE OYER IN FAIL RIVER.
Tho spinners At the King Phillip MILLS Go Back
without Concessions.

without Conoessions.
TAI RIVER, Mass, Feb. 21.-The strike at
the King Philip Mills is over. In accordance
with their action at tho meeting on Saturday.
when they voted to return to work. the spinncrs
entered the mills this morning and the mules
were once more put into operation. The result
shows that 1t was q victory for the mill men.
They consented to confer with the operatives.
but at no timo since the trouble began wens
gates were always open and the places of the
strikers wero not hi!ed. but no inducement was
offered to The spinners to come back.
Agent Chase said when first asked-to restore
wages, that he could not because OF his agree
ment with the manufacturers. Later he guar
cent. and that he would adjus the schedule
for every style Of worE. He remained firm. md
same. The strike cost the operatives in wages
S25 900. 1t cost the mill less. and most OF The
loss Was made up by the Manufacturers As
With the ending of the King Philip strike the
labor troubles in this city arc over for the pres
At . more opportuno time. but it is believed that
the mill men will return to the old scale before
any strike is started. In the opinion of many it
will not be long before conditions warrant an
New BEDFORD. Mass, Feb. 21.-There are In.
dications that the cotton mill strike 10 approach.
Cqnnane Of the JOINT Strike Committee shows
falling of in receipts for the strikers. The
weekly pay roll OF the idle operatives was $75,.
600. Secretary Ross estimated that the strike
could be conducted on q basis of $4,000. YET
the weekly contributions have not reached
81 900, those OF the past week amounting 10
but 1883.
President Brownell of the Board Of Trade
called the Arbitration Committee together TO
talk over the situation this evening. The COM
mittee has done nothing since tho strike reg IN.
five weeks ago. The week preceding the strike
they met several times. and finally framed a
request addressed 10 the manufacturers asking
O postponement of the cutdown till they could
make further efforts at compromise, but the
manufacturers took no notice Of 1t and the conf
mittoe has done nothing since.
At a meeting OF tho JOINT COMMITTEES on Arbi.
tration of the City Council and the Board Of
Trade this evening II was voted to communicaio
with the State Board of Arbitration, asking the
State Board to pay another visit TO this city and
TO hold a meeting In this city every week until
the labor difficulty is adjusted and the mills are
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RECRUITING At THE NAVE YARD.

Large Numbers or Men and Boys Oner Them
selves for the Vacant Places.
The o~nlistinR officers on the training ship ver-
mont at the navy yard in Brooklyn, including
Lieut.. Purcell. Surgeon John NJ. Edgar and As
sistant Surgeon Dunbar, had n busy day yester-
day. Word came from Washington on satur-
day that Lieut.. Purcell should take on 20 lands
men. 20 coal passers. Q machinists of the sec.
oud class. 8 ~shipwrights, and 40 apprentices Of
tho third class. On the opening Of the gate at
the navy yard yesterday morning there were
nearly 100 mon and boys eager to have them-
than half of them were eligible, and these alone
were passed forward to tho Vermont for exami-
nation. During the day there were constant
fresh arrivals, and before giving up work Lieut..
Purcell had his list almostc complete.
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a Task or ssn CLANS.

A newly arranged tank at tho Aquarium Is
ono devoted to tho familiar soft clam. There
arc clans here Of various sizes. big and little.
In nature soft CLANS live In the mud and in sand,
and perhaps In q G~raVelly bottom. They bury
themselves. 1t may be. TO q depth of a foot,
working themselves up and down to and from
the top OF the mud. The tank at the Aquarium
Is covered on the bottom with sand to the depth
of a few inches only: in sand deep enough for
the big CLAIMS tho little ones would bury them.
selves out OF sight; Asit is. tho larger clans
lie scattered about In tho tank, while the smaller
may he seen dotting the bottom here and there.
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aysaa MAN Aao.r h saa,.s's sl,..,.r.

Among tho members of the Names crew who
are missing is James o'Connor Of Bayonns. N. J.
He had been In the navy for moro than nine
years. and had risen to the place of chief boat
swain's mato. On the day when tho Maine was
destroyed a letter from O'Connor dated at
Havana was received by his sister. Mrs. Thomas
Fitzpatrick OF 1924 Avenue ID. Bayonne. In this
letter 0'Connor expressed regret ut his inability
TO attend the funeral of his father. who died In
Bayonno about a month ago. Accompanying
undertaken who buried his father. Mrs. Farrell
OF 90 West Tenth street, Bayonne, Is also a sis
ter Of OConnor. He leaves another sister In
Newark and q brother In New YORK.
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READY TO FIGHT SPAIN.

WaistcsAt Makers and TaiIors Who Are In
Bynpathy with the Cubans.
Leopold Debnitz. the walking delegate of the
vestmakers' Union. wants to enroll . corps OF
members of tho union in case of war.
There arc q great many young mon among
tho vestmakers," he said last evening. "who
want to be enrolled. ! am ready to lead them
to Cuba myself when war is declared against
A number of members of the Brotherhood Of
Tailors are also anxious to 90 to Cuba and fight
the Spaniards. They say they arc in sympathy
with tho Cubans because the latter are strug-
Cling for their liberty. ,r
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one Victor, Vet ol.,nsa by Spain.

HAVANA, Fob. 2l.-Lat advices received in
this city say that an engagement between the
Spanish battalion Of Arapiles and q rebel force
under GARLIC and Napolos was fought last
week at tho Iona dol Purgatorio. Sancti Spir.
titus. The Spanish had eleven soldiers killed
and twenty-five wounded. The rebel loss could
not DO determined.
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soBnA1 ESCAPES D1sM1ssA1.
The spaniah Charge d'AnAires Says He was
Relieved as Naval Attacho on Jan. "a.

The Spanish Charge d'A Says He was
Relieved ~ Naval Attacho on Jan. "a.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 21.-Lieut.- Commander
Jos6 G. Sobral has had a narrow escape from
the fate of his departed chief. Senior Enrique
Dupuy de ONE. Asst was. he managed to avoid
an embarrassing experience on q mere techni-
cality. As told in THE Sun. tho State Depart
ment, at the instance of Secretary Long. In
quired of Senior Du Bose, the Charge d'AffAires
of tho Spanish Legation, whether Lieut.. Com
mander Sobral was responsible for tho objoo-
tionable sentiments attributed to him in o
newspaper interview. To-day Senior Du Boac
called on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pay and made an
statement given to the press:
THE Departmental State learns from the Span
ish Charg6;d' Affaires that Lieut.. sobral, to whom
piine Of the United States Navy had been ro-
Gently attributed in q newspaper article, was
t snsnisa q Ie sa a RSs'fii IN ts rs n TniteS d't STATES 10 SOME sne
mon Carranza y Regura, having been appointed
Although the flct is not admitted IL 10 prob
able that Lieut.. Commander Sobral ma 1e a dis.
claimer OF the utteranceB quoted in his name.
for the State and Navy departments have dc.
clared the incident" ended, and do not now rec
ognize the Spanish officer as the sttache Of his
made by the Navy Department, to-day to as.
certain whether naval attache' had been at
In the telegram. of sympathy which he sent to
Secretary Long in reference to the Maine dis
aster. The hlo clerk of the department was alb
sent. however, and tho telegram could not be
found.
1t is not probable shat. even Il sobral did sign
himself as naval attRche, any further notice of
his reported interview will be taken. The Gov.
eminent does not want TO make an issue Of the
matter. 1t is satisfied to let things stand as
they arc.
sobral. however. is not yet out of the:woods,
as far as the United States are concerned OFF,
sally. He has been active as the naval attaohe
OF the Spanish Legation in securing information
about Notifications in this country, and the sus-
plcion Is entertained here that he 10 continuing
his work in that connection. While officially
Lieutenant-Co Commander Sobral to keep his Gov.
ernnicnt informed of the progress In naval and
military matters in this country. All the United
States naval and military attaches abroad send
whatever they learn of that character about tho
countries to which they are accredited. But as
an officer OF the Spanish navy, not having any
diplomatic status, acknowledgements
Sohral cannot continue TO keep up his inycsti-
CATION without mourning the in-win. of this
Government, II he were discovered in an at
tempt TO draw plans or inspect coast defences
he would DO considered as a spy and treated ac-
cordtngly. Unless SObrAl follows his former
chief across the Atlantic II Is likely that he will
sc invited to cepart from the country.
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BreoLIya Royal Arcanum May ysrm . Iabo
bureau.

The Royal Arcanum Of Brooklyn is consider
ing a plan for the formation of an employment
bureau to provide work for its members. A
meeting was held last week at the Johnston
building, In Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, at
which n number OF local lodges were repre-
sentcd, to discuss the subject. a committee
was appointed to form n plan OF organization.
and another meeting wifi be called when the
committee Is ready to report.
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About 800 cloakmNkers went on strike yesteT-
day In the shops OF several small manufacturers
to enforce the now waGe schedule. The en-
ployees OF Bradley Il Carton. II. MarkovitE. and
,ue umpire Cloak Comp my, numbering about
their demand.
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Defensive Operations at Newport.

NEWPORT. Feb. 2I.-Unassemblod parts Of the
mortar carriages for the mortar battery at Fort
Adams. now rapidly nearing completion. have
been sent back TO the arsenal for improved at
tachments. large amount Of ammunition has
os1h sosnsSa ~ sts y ,1 ~ rre 6nhSGItoh piSnt
put TO the torpedo station. where 1t is used for
torpedo warheads.
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,H. HAnrn1NFr Il LYING ToRon.

His Belr-Appiiea Remedy Ter Neuralgia Cost
Him Mts Hair.
william +. Hartranfto of eo2 Pavonia avenue.
Jersey City. who 10 subject to violent attacks Of
neuralgia, wasginformed that a vigorous appli.
cation Of alcohol to tho scalp WAS q sure pre-
~ventive. Ho tried the remedy on Sunday night
to ward on tho threatened attack. As no I'm
ishod rubbing his head with the fluid his hair
got In contact with the gas jot and he became a
living torch. He wrapped a bath towel around
his head and eXtinguished tho flames, but not
before nearly all his hair had been burned OF
and his scalp badly blistcred.
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ORGANIZING TO FIGHT SPAIN.

%. Louis Men EnFollinE Volunteers TOR the
First RHiss0uri Regiment.
81. LOUIS. Feb. 21.-Walter vrooman's office
in the Wainwright building was crowded all Of
to-day by enthusiastic mon who signed the re-
cruitinE list of tho First Regiment. Missouri
Volunteers, in process of organization to whip
Spain. A committee is busily at work arrang-
Ing for a hall in which the regiment is to drill
until such time as war is declared.
H. p. Talbot. George Kammitter. w. Fl.
taken to organize q volunteer squadron of
cavalry in conjunction with Vrooman's In
fantry. BaGhelupio is in the liquor business at
cruits' list 10 being signed there.
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men got into temporary trouble With the Gusrdss
but mono was finally detained az n prisoner. -.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 21,-Secretary Long saia
this evening that ho mad heard OF no REQUEST
from the commander Of the NiEcAyn to have the
poIico patrol withdrawn from around his ship.
An approximate response has been returned 70
O telegram OF sympathy sent BY Capt. huiato 70
Secretary Long.
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struoh Against . wage Reduotlou.

BELLAIRE, o.. Feb. 2l.-The big plant o the
Wheeling Iron and Steel Company, Benwood,
w. Va. across tho Ohio River from this city. 10
closed down tonight on account of a strike of
wages. Tho company had notices posted aiout
one month ago that the new scale adopted was
10 60 into effect today. The men insist on III"
continuance OF the old scale, and will not recog'
niZe the new scale.
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strong Men Join The c. I. u.

The Hercules Labor Club. composed OF land
ringers and safe and machinery movers. has
Joined tho Central Labor Union. 1t is n Knight
OF Labor organization, and In selecting a name
followed an old custom OF the knights that
0riginatcd at n time when 1t was held 10 be de-
siranlo 70 conceal the identity OF Knights OF La
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-22
WEST GETTING I'M OAsH.
a Call Unusual Ter tho Season Upos Dspssit.
In New York.

Several local banks report that banks In tho
West have boon drawing out their deposits here
to an amount unusual at this time Of the year,
and evidently with expectations of some dc.
mand upon themselves by their local customers.
1t Is surmised here that tho desire Of these
Western banks to have their cash at hand may
be a result OF tho talk of possible war with
Spain.
Shipments OF cash to the West by local banks
were estimated to have aggregated not less than
$1,000, 900 yesterday. A considerable amount
went to ST. Louis.
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Masses In BrssLiyl Churchss TOR the AlAiaess
Dead.

A requiem mass will DO held this morning at
the Church of the Sacred Heart. in Clermont
avenue. Brooklyn. for tho Maine victims. The
church will bo draped In mourning emblems,
and q catRfalquew will be placed IN the main aisle
In front Of the altar. Father Reanoy, Chaplain
OF the navy yard. will be tho celebTant OF tho
mass.
A similar service will be held in st. AIMS
Catholic Church at Front and Gold streets.