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The sun., 1898-02-24
THE CHINESE LOAN.
It 10 Said ENGLAND Will Take EIO. 900. 900
and Germany 36. 900. 900.
Special Cable Despatches to THE

Special Gable DesDdtches TO THE Sun.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-The precise details of the
Chinese loan are still withheld, and it is not
expected that they Will be made public be-
fore the middle Of March. Meanwhile doubts
as to the main fact arc no longer en-
tertained. There is much annoyance in
British banking circles because of the
premature dvulgence of the arrangement. 1t
is said in Berlin that English financiers will
take up 10000. 900 of the loan. and that Ger
mans will take up the remaining $4,000. 600.
The issue price, it is alleged. will be 80.
BERLIN. Feb est is creditably reported
that the security for the new loan will be the
customs duties, so far as they not pledged
already and tho likin. or irland customs.
The sun., 1898-02-24
IN MEMORY OF MISS willard.
Impressive Services Hold by Her British
Friends at Sc. John'a Church.

Special Cable DesDytch to THE sus
LONDON, Feb. 23.-Services in memory of Miss
Frances Willard, President OF the Worlds
Women's Christian Temperance Union, who
died in New York on Friday night last, were
held in st. Johns Church, Westminster. this
afternoon. The edifice was crowded with repro
sentatives of the Woman . Christian Temperance
Union. among those present being Lady Henry
Somerset. the Duchess Of Sutherland. the
Candles were burned on the altar, which was
decorated with immortelles. There was sim-
pie burial service. which included the singing
Of the hymns. The Laborer's Task is Der and
" Rock Of Ages
Canon Wilberforcc made an address in which
he eyhorted his hearers to emulate Miss Will
lard's work. The services concluded with
impromptu prayer, commencing the soul of the
deceased woman to God.
The sun., 1898-02-24
MAJOR RIVERA KILLED.
The weii-Known Spanish soldier KILLED u =
Hard Fight with tho Cusnns.

The Weh-AuoWn spanish soldier nktieu - .
HARD FiSht with tho Cusnns.
HAVANA, Feb. GA hot engagement Is just
reported to have taken place in Rosario, Pnar
del Rio province. between the combined Spanish
forces OF the battalions of Canarias and Corona
and the Cubans under Gen. Dlaz. The result is
only known through the Spanish official report,
which merely says that the Cubans had losses" 7"
The Spanish lost their renowned officer. MAJOR
Rivera, another officer. and several soldiers.
According to the official report, after severe
firing on both sides, q terrible hand.to. hand
fight took place with machetes, bayonets, and
revolvers.
Rivera found himself surrounded by Cubens,
who separated him from his forces in q terrible
charge. They intended to make him prisoner
but he resisted until the last and was finally
killed by two revolver shots.
Tho Spaniards rallied. and a second des.
perate fight took place around Rlvera's body.
the Spaniards intending to recover 1t from the
Cubans. Tho official report says that after q
long struggle the body was rescued.
Tho Spanish newspapers In Havana praise
the heroism Of Major Rivera and his men.
The sun., 1898-02-24
WREcK1sG BOATS FOE HAVAxA.
Tho !. J. merritt ana y. II. sharp Sail with
Heavy Gear TO Raise the Maine.

Tho !. J. Merritt ana v. II. sharp Sail with
Heavy Gear to Raise the Maine.
The Merritt-C Chapman Wrecking Compapy's
station at Stapieton was u scene OF great hustle
last eveIing. Preparations were being made to
despatch at midnight the powerful wrecking
tug /. j. Merritt and the barge +. II. Sharp to
Havana to assist In raising the Maine. The
expedition will take some OF the most powerful
gear and the largest complement or pumps that
has been carried in some years. The Merritt and
Sharp were loaded with gear and stores during
the afternoon and evening. The crew shipped
for the work consists of about forty trained
wreckers Tho greater number of them are
Staten Islanders who have assisted in the work
The Merritt is commanded by Capt. David
Wolcott, but tho head OF tho expedition will be
wreckers in the country. 1t is understood that
he will take charge OF the executive work OF the
The Merritt W will take With her r. as divers Edward
ii ckman and Henry Dwycr who Will join the
men who preceded them by rail. Both are ex.
pert divers used TO deep-sea work. Tho Sharp
will carry double SGT OF gear. which consists OF
the finest cables TO be had and quantity, of
thirteen, including seven 2Oinch pumps, capa-
BILE OF dischnrging eighty barrels Of water min
ute; two 5.inch pumps and four 8-inch pumps.
The largest OF the hawscrs measures sixteen
inches The crew is engaged for an indefinite
II is expected that the Merritt will reach Hn-
vana within week il tho weather Is good. No
stop VIII be made ON the way unless accident
conlpols it, Superintendent Charles Andrews of
the wrecknG station was keeping sharp eye
our last evening for rstowawnysrepr"senling the
yellow journals. Some OF the representatives of
these papers offered to serve on the boats II nj.
lowed to go. Their services were declined, and
the last thing that was done was to search the
Merritt mud Sharp for hidden rRscals.
The derrick Monarch one OF the most power,
ful lifting machines in American waters, will
leave for Havana in "a few DAYS. Some doubt
has been expressed as 10 the ability OF the
Monarch to raise tho turret and guns OF the
Maine The Monarchs lifting power Is equal
10 raising 95O tons The combined weight of
the turTet and guns 10 100 tons.
Sending Telegraph Operators TO hrS Wos'.
The Western Union Telegraph Company has
ordered large force of newspaper teegraphers
10 Key West To handle news from Cubs. Seven
men loft this city for the south last night, and
days ago.
The sun., 1898-02-24
Tho vestmaLcr.' strike Ended.

The strike Of the vestmakers was declared of
yesterday. all the contractors having agreed to
pay the union scale of wages. All tho strikers
are back at work with the exception of about
800 employed by several large contractors.
These contractors are willing to pay tho union
wages, but want TO employ the vcstmakers and
pay them in teams. each team to consist Of an
operator, presser, flnisher bushellcr baster. and
feller. The union wants each worker TO be paid
individually. The dispute will be settled AMIGA
hly
The sun., 1898-02-24
PRoHIBIrIoxIsr As a JUROR.
He Held Out Alone for ths Convicrisn OF g
saloon Keeper.

In Part I'LL. of the Court of General Sessions
Prohibitionist got on a jury in the trial of
liquor case yesterday. The man on trial was
Frederick Lpport OF SO Goerck street. He was
charged with giving liquor to a minor. The
jury had been locked up for about an hour when
one of the jurymen sent note out to Judge
Newburger He said he was ~ Knight Tempiar
and believed in prohibition. He had got into a n
argument with the other jurors, who maintained
that a Prohibitionist had no right to do jury
duty IN an excise case.
Judge Newburger sent word back that he
could pay no attention TO such notes and that
the jury had the case under consideration. Ten
foreman announced that they could not agree
on a verdict. The jury stood eleven for ac-
yictiop
The sun., 1898-02-24

The contest would then bo only naval one.
Rnt with their capital only eighty miles from
Key West, and sixty from Dry Tortugns, which
would probably be the centre Of our naval
operations, is It reasonable to suppose that the
Spaniards could relieve Havana either by
stealth or by forcei In q few days the proud
Spanish stronghold, with Its Cabana fortress
and its MORO Castle, with Its mined bay and It's
famous torpedoes. would be at our mercy, and
not very much blood would be shed.
The sun., 1898-02-24
LADIES, WA1srMAxERs, STRIKE.
leO Girls Go Out to Get Feur Discharged Girls
Reinstnted.

Reinstnted.
One hundred and seventy-flve ladies' waist
makers, OF whom 100 are girls. who wero en-
ployed by Wolf & Schaatman. 56s Broadway,
are on strike to compel the reinstatement of
four girls who were discharged. The girls went
out on strike first and the fifteen men struck in
sympathy.
was q meeting of the employees at 109 Henry
street to talk over grievances against the firm.
Early this week the four girls were discharged
and the strike followed.
The strikers allcge that an employee named
Morris Lieberman, who attended tho meeting.
was there to watch out for his employers in
terests and that it was through Lieberman that
the four girls were discharged, The strikers
belong to the Loyal Workers Associat tion. but
say they do not want the association to do any
thing about this strike as it Is not o strike
which calls for outside interference.
The sun., 1898-02-24

Mrs. Mary Costello died at the Brooklyn
Hospital yesterday from the effects of poison
taken at her homo. 100 Hudson avenue. on Mon.
day night. with suicidal intent. She had buried
three husbands. and grief over the death OF tho
last is said to have driven her to the act, She
was SO years old.
The sun., 1898-02-24
SALISBURY on VEST AFRICA.
He Sees No Reason why There should Not he
an AmieabIe settlement with France.

Special Cable DssBdfch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON Feb 23-Lord Salisbury received to-
day an important deputation OF merchants who
called to express their views upon the relations
OF France and Great Britain in West Africa.
The Premier promised TO bear in mind the
yiews expressed and the facts furnished by tho
deputation and declared that he saw no reason
why a perfectly aInicable settlement of the
situation should not be reached
The sun., 1898-02-24
Au.ua..aaer pauncero,e 10 Retire Thl. Year.

WARRINGTON. Feb. 23 A report was cir
culatod about tho Capitol to-day that Sir Julian
Pauncototc the British Ambassador. was about
to leave Washington. and some excitement was
occasioned by connecting the report with the
present international troubles. The report prob
ably originated in a knowledge OF the fact that
Sir Julian is expected to retire from the dipo-
matte service this year. under the operation OF
the age limit. Tho exact date Of his retirement
cannot be given, AS the officials mere are not in
formed, and the British Blue Book does not
The sun., 1898-02-24
An Invalld KiIIs Heraeir with Poison.

Kate Haberman. "a years old. OF 1887 Amster-
dam avenue. committed suicide yesterday after
noon by drinking carbolic acid. She had been
sick in bed for five weeks. When left alone she
crawIed to the nantelpiece and drank the con.
tents of the bottle OF poison which was on 1t.
She was dead VIXEN found by her sister.
The sun., 1898-02-24
Cts Elect Rar. Won nrisses Teup srapy Chair

The Citizens Union Central City Committee
held its first meeting last evening and elected
Arthur Won Briesen temporary Chairman. The
committeeman were in executive session until a
late hour and talked the political situation over
thoroughly. They said that all they had done
was TO adopt a resolution empowering Mr.. Won
Briescn To name a committee OF Ave. which
The sun., 1898-02-24
%. 900 H,a for the RAM Alarn..

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23-The highest of four
bids that were made to the Navy Department
for the purchase OF tho ram Alarm at the New
York Navy Yard is 81. 900. She was appraised
at $500, and the officials are naturally surprised
her. Her total cost to the Government has
been over 100000. She never did any effective
work. and was a failure from the beginning.
The sun., 1898-02-24
purthsr Deellas ia s,aaaara on.

Another very material decline was registered
by Standard Oil Trust liluidating certificates
yesterday. They opened at $780, against $50,
the closing price on Monday, and sold down 10
$40. which was the price at which tho final
transactions OF the day were made. representing
. decline since Feb. 10 Of 76 points.
The sun., 1898-02-24
secretary AlGer ON DutJ 1ea!n.

WAsHISGToN. Feb. 23.-Secretary Alger re-
turned TO Washington this morning from Fort
Monroe. He has completely recovered from his
long spell Of illness. Ho went to the White
House In the forenoon and spent a short time at
his desk In the War Department.
The sun., 1898-02-24
Mis-. yyIllafd,. Rody L,e, IN sta,e.

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-The remains of Miss Fran
ces f. Willard arrived in Chicago at o'clock
this morning. At $3.50 the funeral cortege ar
rived at the Woman's Temple building. Tho
body lay in state from 10 o'clock until Ibis at
tcrnoon. This evening the casket will be taken
to Evanston, where the funeral will occur to-
morrow.
The sun., 1898-02-24
CAPE j. d. HART GOES TO JAI1.

Ftlibusterins Expeditien.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-Capt. John ID. Hart,
convicted q year ago and sentenced to two
years imprisonment for violating the neutral.
ity laws in carrying filibustering expedition
to Cuba on tho steamship Laurada surrendered
himself in the United States District Court to-
day, and was committed to tho Eastern Peni-
tentiary to serve his sentence. A 6ne of $500
is also attached to tho penalty.
Since his conviction Capt. Hart has beon at
liberty under $1,000 bail. pending tho decision
Of the United States Court OF Appeals, which
recently confirmed the verdict In the lower court.
The sun., 1898-02-24
MRS. wHITN EI'S INJURIES.
Dr. Bun says she Is suRsrInz from CsneussIo.
OF ibe spine.

AIKEN, S. c.. Feb. o3.-The condition OF Mrs.
W. C. Whitney remains unchanged DIR. Bull Of
New York. who arrived by special train at
o'clock this morning. says that she Is suffering
and seriousness Of her injury he u unable yet 10
determine
The sun., 1898-02-24
ANOTHER A1AskANsHIp, WRECKED.
Tramp Steamship Resembling the oliver
WoIcott-Crew Probably I.ost.

VICTORIA, b. c., Feb. o3.-From Battery
Point, five miles from SkaRway, another steamer
is reported by the Coleman to have been wrecked
near the Sandspit light. The unlucky craft is
described tramp steamer closely resembling
the Oliver Wolcott. She appeared to he utterly
deserted. 1t Is concluded that her crew either
perished or escaped in the boats. the latter con-
tingency being improbable
The sun., 1898-02-24
New BEDFORD Min Owners to Hold Ont.

New BEDFORD. Mass. Feb. 23.-The hope Of
compromise and speedy settlement Of the cotton
mill strike situation faded to-day when the
manufacturers announced that they would not
entertain any idea Of compromise. and will only
open their gates when the operatives are will
ing to return to work under the wage reduction.
The sun., 1898-02-24
VAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Costa Riea Intends TO Fight Nicaragua Withou
Delay.

Delay.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE sun
Colon Colombia, Feb 22.-The President of
Costa Rica announced at q public audience at
San jose on Sunday that war with Nicaragua
was inevitable. and that preparations for it had
been made
1t was reported when the foregoing news was
dispatched here that war was to be declared on
"Wednesday to-day
Two British warships at Port Limon. and
the United States gunboat Newport is at Grey
town.
The sun., 1898-02-24
The NIlnneapoIls 10 ne Rena, To.pa,.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. 23.-The force of
thirty painters put to work on last Monday on
the cruiser Minneapolis at the League Island
dry dock was reinforced today by ten additional
painters, and orders were issued that the vessel
must be ready to float at high tide tomorrow.
Tho painters worked overtime tonight and will
resume at daylight tomorrow. The orders are
The sun., 1898-02-24
sixteen nr,t,.h Coast Guard. Drowned.
Special cable Dsspqtch TO the srx.

VWVIt IIFT wv
LONDON, Feb. 23.-A Norwich coast guard
boat capszed off Wells, Norfolk, to-day. Five
of her crew were drowned.
Another coast guard boat conveying stores
from Government cutter capsiLed off Wells in
"a heavy gale. and eleven men were drowned.
The sun., 1898-02-24

More sIeiiian Rioters Killed In Fights with
the Police.
Special Gable Despatch to THE Sun.

Special Cable Despdfch TO THE Sun.
ROME, Feb. 23.-Grave disturbances have oc-
CURED at Modica. Sicily. where crowd OF a
thousand or more workngmcn and peasants
organized demonstration, parading the streets
clamoring for bread and work.
The crowd attacked the quarters Of the gen
darmes and broke the windows OF many houses
in the town. Tho troops were called out and
charged upon the mob. killing two and injurinR
several others.
The disturbances grew ont of the scarcity Of
food and employment which prevails In Sicily.
and similar demonstrations have occurred in
various other places in that island.
The sun., 1898-02-24
x-Ra,s rs n Cure for EIsphantiasis.
Special Cable Dsspateh TO THE sus.

PARIS Feb. 23.-Dr. Sorel OF Havre has COM
municated TO the Academy of Medicine the par.
ticulars OF a cure of elephantiasis OF the hand.
the patient being exposed TO the N-rays. DIR.
Sorel asserts that the cure was effected in three
sittngs.
The sun., 1898-02-24
sENoR eoTIv DENIES m.
ne says ne Dta Net write TIE Letter That mas
EEcitea the Havana Press.

'V'o'''F GUT, I7t'pu'uF To II "H 'V"' = :
HAVANA, Feb. 23.-sehor Gown, Cuban Min
lister Of tho Interior denies that he wrote the
letter published in Madrid yesterday, which led
some Of the newspapers of that city to accuse
him OF being traitor TO Spain.
The sun., 1898-02-24

Edward Andelln, an unemployed goldsmith of
z Prince street. killed himself yesterday In his
room with carboic acid.
The sun., 1898-02-24

warren and Broadway.
Prince and Broadway.
Thirty.second and Broadway.
The sun., 1898-02-24
seudIus Telegraph Operators to Ne, wo.,.

The Western Union Telegraph Company has
ordered a large force of newspaper tclegraphers
10 Key West TO handle news from Cubs. Seven
men loft this city for the south last night, and
three were sent from here 70 Key West several
days ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-09-17
WOULD LIKELY FAIL.
Army Onhcers Claim that Civilian Com
mission Could Not Compel Witnesses tc
Give Testimony Desired in Investigating
the War Department.

Army Ofhcers Claim that a Civilian Com
mission Could Not Compel Witnesses te
Give Testimony Desired In Investigating
the War Department
Washington, Sept. 14.-The difficulty
which is being experienced in the con-
struction of the proposed commission
for investigating the conduct of the
staff branches of the army during the
war with Spain has excited some dis
cussion in military circles as to the
possibility of the practical failure of
an investigation by a commission.
There is a decided disapproval among
army officers of the proposition to have
the conduct of the war investigated by
civil commission which cannot be
clothed with any judicial authority.
The objection is not on account of any
prejudice against civil authorities in
terfering in military matters, but is
due to the fact that testimony before
a commission not possessing Judicial
authority would be in manner volun-
tary and would, it is said, put officers
in the attitude of gratuitously giving
testimony which might be damaging
to individuals or to the administration
of the war department..
Army officers say it would be no
trouble to get all the information
there is concerning the campaign at
Santiago, the management of the war
through the operations of the medical,
quartermaster's and commissary de-
partments, if a tribunal or board was
organized with authority to compel tes-
timony, but that officers will not
ieopardize their own interests nor put
themselves in the attitude of being
voluntary informers when the compo-
sition of the commission making the
inquiry is not such as to make it com
pulsory upon them to tell what they
know. They say it will be impossible
for a commission not having the power
to compel the testimony to get at the
facts.
Most officers they say, will make it
point of honor, as well as a matter
of self-interest to decline to give testi-
mony of any Importance unless com
PEELED to- If the commission could
compel testimony an officer giving tes-
timony which might be damaging
would have the excuse that he had nc
choice but to tell what he knew. In
the absence of authority to compel
testimony the witness would have q
right to conceal or decline to disclose
any facts in his possession.
Two of the gentlemen selected by
the president TO be members of the
commission to investigate the conduct
of the war have practically accepted
Mr.. Sexton and Mr.. Gilman. Favor
able responses are looked for from Mr.
Dodge and Mr.. Keen, thus insuring
| four members of the body.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-09-17
MUST STAY IN.
All Efforts to Have More Troops Mustered
Out VIII FaIl.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Tremendous
pressure is still being brought to bear
on the war department to have more
troops mustered out of the service.
Efforts in this direction, however, are
of no avail. 1t was announced yes
terday with increased emphasis that
there will be no more troops mustered
out. The situation does not admit of
any further reduction in the army,
and efforts are being made to put
those volunteers who are retained in
the service as near as possible on the
footing of the regulars in the matter
of drill and discipline.
An effort is being made to eradicate
the amateurish idea of independence
among the troops, and to bring them
down to the strictest discipline. The
purpose at the outset when the muster
out began was to muster out 100000
volunteers. A little over $4,000 have
already been mustered out, and it is
announced positively that there will be
no more mustered out, no matter
what influence is brought to bear.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-09-17
THE LATEST WONDER
Wireless Explosion of Powerful.
Submarine Mines.
A New and Curious Application OF
Electricity to Purposes of War
fare Recently Exhibited
mt London.

The latest wonder of wireless teleg-
graphy, says the Golden Penny of
London, is the explosion of a subma-
rine mine by electrical waves from a
transmitter used in wireless teleg-
raphy In a showcase in one part of
u building is placed an automatic
transmitter, which is insulated. A.
storage battery of four cells is placed.
in the lower part of the case, which
feeds the primary of n four-inch spark
coil, the current from the battery first
passing through an automatic circuit.
breaker.
This automatic circuit breaker is so
arranged that it will make and break
the circuit in the same manner as
telegraph operator would when manip-
ulating his Morse key in the act of
calling. In this way it will be seen
that the sparks from the secondary
of the coil are intermittent, and their
duration is governed by the length Of
time during which the automatic cir
cult breaker allows the circuit to be
closed while making the dots and
dashes. Immediately in front of the
iiuuSlioh Soll 10 piaSSu 'hS AihPloNeu
oscillator, which consists of two solid
brass balls about four inches in di-
ameter, as shown in our illustration,
mounted so that the distance between
them is adjustable.
Outside these balls are placed two
smaller balls about an inch and half
in diameter attached to sliding brass
rods, on the outer end of which are
other balls one inch in diameter, so
that the distance between the large
and the small balls can be easily ad-
iusted. The secondary terminals of
the coil are connected to binding posts
on the base of the oscillator The dis
tance between the balls being properly
adjusted and the current turned on
from the battery, the sound of the sec