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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
No FOOD. No Tuei, No MONEY, No Work.

Valentine Schlegel. q laborer of 1898 Greene
avenue, Brooklyn. hae been sick and out of
work since early in November. and his family
are on the verge of starvation. Schlegel was
employed last by a bicycle tube factory. He
caught cold because OF insufficient clothing. and
WAS severely Ill with pleuro-pneumonla about
Thanksgiving time. Since then he has been un-
able to do anything but the highest kind OF
work, and has TO remain indoors most OF the
time. His wife takes In washing hen she can,
but has beer, unable to ind work lately. There
Bpeetively. Yesterday there was no food in tho
house. except a little raw cabbage; no fuel, en-.
TO buy moro OF either. The family has received
some aid from tho police Of the Hamburg ave-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
As TO RELIEF FOR CUBA.
The Hitch Relative to tho Landing or Supplies
Relieved TO Ilnvo Beon Overcome.

The Hitch Relative to tho Landing or Supplies
Relieved TO Have Bccn Overcome.
J. A. Hickman, Chairman of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Board of Trade Of this city,
has received the following letter from Second
Assistant Secretary OF State Adce:
"SIR: l am directed by the Secretary to &C
knowledge your letter Of yesterdays date. in
which you refer to a report appearing in yea.
terday's New YoRK SUN, to the effect that the
order admitting free Of duty clothing. food. SC.
for destitute Cubans has been revoked.
"The report in question appears to have had
Its origin in tho inability to land supplies in
Cuba until a storage warehouse for their recep-
ton should be agreed upon: The department 10
informed by the Spanish Minister that In con-
sequence OF Gen. Lee objocting to tho ware
house Mt first selected another has becn desig-
mated which IT Is hoped will be satisfactory.
"As you will readily understand. goods FREQ
OF duty are subjected to customs formalities for
the Profession of the revenue, and among these
Is the requirement of an invoice OF the contents
OF. all the packages. Regularity In this regard
VIII go far to prevent any confusion or delay In
the admission Of such, supplies az your board
may send to Cuba for the relief Of the needy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
All ITS MORTG AG Es ATz e CENT.
EmIGrnut Savings Bank Reduces the Rate on
02s. 900. 900 OF Loans.


III O 900 of Loans.
The trustees of the Emigrant Industrial Saw
ings Bank passed yesterday a resolution reduc-
ing the rate of interest on real estate mortgage
loans from Az per cent. to 4 per cont, the re-
duction to take effect from Jan. i of the pres
ent year. This action affects not only future
loans, but also reduces the interest on all exist
ing mortgages held by the bank, tho amount
OF which is about $2s, 200, 900. President
James Mcmahon said to a reporter OF THE Sun:
1T is only q question of time, in my opinion,
when 4 per cent. will be the general rate on
good mortgage loans, and all savings banks will
be forced to make loans at that rate. Our ex-
listing loans amount to very nearly $2S, 00O, 900,
made on gilt.cdge real estate securities. The
action we took to-day WAS anticipated some
months ago. when we reduced our rate Of in
terest to depositors from 4 per cent. to 80 per
cent. Consequently, we can well afford to give
our patrons what they have been asking for for
some months past; IT,, we believe IN keeping pp
arguments that they could get loans at 4 per
cent. from other savings banks, VIC promised TO
reduce cur rate on loans Just rs soon as posi-
drawn from our institution and placed with
other banks at a lower rate of interest. So we
decided 1t was time for MS to reduce our rate,
and we did 1t, making the reduction uniform, so
We have always maintained n uniform rate OF
interest to patrons. We loan $500 TO a Door
mansat tho same rate OF interest as we would
loan $500 Oo0.to a wealthy man. Our invest
real estate mortgage loans are much better at a
4 per cent. rate of interest than any other of our
legal Investments. United States bonds. State
and municipal bonds. are so dear Ut present,
that the interest on such Investments will aver
age littio better than 8 per cent"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
DIR. WILMARTH'S CAREER.
What Utica People Know OF the Young Man
Mho L. Nnnteh In Texas.

UTICA, Jan. 20.-Ctica people were surprised
by reading in THE l. the account of the es-
capadc of DR.. Robert Irving Wilmarth at Dallas,
Tex, by which adventure the doctor Is sup
posed to have secured $I5 900. Wilmarth'0
home was on n farm near tho Horatio Seymour
homestead in Deerfield, two miles north of this
city. His training was strictly religious,
though n dozen years ago his father, now do
ceased, whoswns prominent in church circles,
drew 10000 from the Louisiana lottery, where
upon the country home was fitted up In city
style, with baths, lights, &c. Young Wilmarth
was at that time preparing for the ministry, but
the suddenly acquired wealth seemed to inspire
him for other work. He studied medicine and
was al one time on the ambulance staff at Belle
vue. Later he prncticed medicine in Edmeston,
Otsego county. His mother became involved in
some financial difficulties with him and since
that time he has not been seen hcreabouts. A
few weeks ago the supreme Court gave his wife
an absolute divorce, az there had been no
answer put in. He is about ~ years of age and
never resided in Rome, MS he evidently repre-
sented at Dallas.
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oUshss


uis Entiro Force or omeers and Mes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Gothic Spanish Minister
tonight gave out for publication this tele-
gram, which he received from Captain-G General
Blaneo:
HAVANA. Jan. 20. 4:3o p. M.-The civil
Governor OF Santa Clara, Marcos Garcia, tele-
graphs from Fomento as follows:
"'Still under the impression Of the solemn
and far.rcaching act, Just verified. / inform
your Excelloncy that the insurgent General.
Juan Mnsso PARA, has surrendered himself,
with the force of his command, composed Of
Lieut.. Coils. Augusta Feria and jose del Carmen
Hernandez, Commanders Feliciano Qucsada.
SRturnino Leon, and Victoriano Gomez; Capt.
santiago Cabrera, five l~ioutenants. and. 40
soldiers, all well armed and with plenty of am
munition.
"'Tho act Of surrender has been very i'm.
pressivc. Our Colonel OF the general stan,
Chacon, went to their encampment and brought
them to the presence of the military authority,
Cons. Aguirre and Tomine. When In our pres
ence the insurgent force fell in line and deliv-
with, military regulations. Afterward Gen.
AEuirro addressed them. and I followed him.
finishing with "vivas" to the Queen Regent,
Spain, Cuba always Spanish. and autonomy.
The form of the surrender has been 30 hon.
orable and dignitlcd that 1t can servo rs q model
for those succeeding. The rank Of Juan Masso.
his close Family connection with Bartolome
lic, and the military character and the rom.
plcteness Of the capitulRtion give great i'm
portance and great transcendance to tho act
"BLANCO."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
BOROUGH OF QUEENS.
A Rush or Taapayers-Many object 20 the
ArrearnGe Penalty.

n hunh OF G0Npoyoru-MUny OuJecg 70 thO
ArrearnGo Penalty.
John ]. Rogers. Collector OF Arrears Of Taxes
for the borough of Queens. opened Office at
Jamaica yesterday. The clerical force was not
equal to receiving all the money offered. The
rush was duo to the fact that n penalty Of 2 per
cent. will be added to unpaid taxes after to-day.
Tho thirty days specified in tho tax warrant
issued to former Collector Haviland expires to-
day. Out of q total tax levy of 1891. 900 only
$57. 900 has been paid. It is expected that
many Of the largest taxpayers will contest any
effort to impose the . per cent. penalty. 1t is
asserted that as tho office was closed eleven
days out Of the thirty tho penalty cannot DO i'm
posed until the office has been open and pre-
pared to receive taxes for the thirty days.
In Long Island City the failure of the former
local authorities to prepare a legal tax budget
has seriously complicated matters. The police
ployees of the old city Government have not
been paid for several months
President Baldwin of the Long Island Rail.
road Company had a conference with the local
board yesterday in reference to the black smoke
nuisance caused by tho company's locomotives.
Mr.. Baldwin told tho board that the Company's
contract for soft coal expired on April /. and
that after that date they would burn soft coal
and small hard coal mixed. which would reduce
while tho engines were standing, In the train
yards coke instead of soft coal would be burned.
Borough President Eowley hns notified the
contractors for cleaning the streets in Long
Island City that they must comply with tho
terms of their contracts OF there will be trouble.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
WITNESS PEACHES ON COUNSEL.
A Lawyers Kisses Figure In tho Trial or the
Nicholson Divorce Case.

A Lawyers Kisses Figure In tho Trial or the
Nicholson Divorce Case.
The second trial of Lillian f. Nicholson's suit
for an absolute divorce from Charles Frederick
Nicholson was continued in the Supreme Court
In Brooklyn yesterday. The plaintiff is a
daughter of William A. Campbell. principal of
Public School A. The defendant WAS at one
time a leading member of the Florence Dramat.
10 Society. On a former trial the jury dis
agreed. Mrs. Laura Wiliin Is named as the CO.
respondent.
A Mrs. Mertz testified yesterday that she
lived next door to Mrs. Willin's house In
Hoboken, and that on one occasion she heard
Mrs. Willin and Mr.. Nicholson quarrelling, and
Mrs. Willin said she would not go out any more
with Nicholson because he went with other
women.
Annie Barsos of 110 Park avenue. Hoboken,
testified that her husband was arrested for
blackmail on a charge made by Nicholson. and
that on tho day of the arrest she went TO court
with Lawyer Lorin Andrews, who represents
the defendant. and that Mr.. Andrews subse.
quently took her to his Office. where he asked
her q lot Of questions and made her so nervous
that abe began to cry. Then, she swore, Mr.,
Andrews patted her on the back and kissed her
and said that II would be all right and he would
keep her name out OF the case. She said that
Mr.. Andrews wanted her to make q statement
that she knew nothing about Nicholson's rela-
tions with Mrs. Willin. The case will DO CON
tinued to-day.
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The storm, which was reported TO be moving
northeast from the Gulf coast on Wednesday, became
very severe on rca hing tho lake regions, where 10
was central yesterday. All along Its path In tho CEN
trail States and ohio Valley the rainfall was heavy
and high winds prevailed in the central states ana
the lake region.
The fog on this coast was very dense. The winds
began TO brisk up along the coast toward night. blow.
ing on shore, and with the fog made navigation dan
gerous.
There was an indication OF colder weather coming
down from the north OF the Dakotas.
In this city there was rain and dense fog all day
after A. NJ. 1t was extremely thick over the water.
Average humidity. G6 per cent wind northeast.
average velocity 4 miles an hour; highest Official
tcmperature 40'. lowest 81 barometer, corrected
TO read to sea level, at s A. NJ. 0.Oi. 3 j. NJ. 1887.
The Thermometer at the United States Weather Blu.
reau registered tho temperature yesterday as follower
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
OBITUARY..

Eugene r. Leland, Treasurer of the Southern
Trust Company ut 80 Broadway, died yesterday
afternoon at his home. 80 West Twelfth street.
He had been i'll since the middle Of Decembcr.
An operation was performed and he seemed to
DO recovering, but q relapse followed owing to
his exhausted vitality. Mr.. Leland was born in
New York city in 1884. When he was IA years
the boy went into a bank, and after a time he
opened a private bank in milwaukee,. Later
he became associated with the firm Of
tho lumber business in Decatur and Eau
Claire. In 1876 no came to New York
Youmans. editor OF tho Popular Science
Monthly. in the publication OF that journal; and
~c elsS On saf p"TeP Pr ths a 1he nop%il In 1879 s?isn he
was elected an officer, of the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad, and q short time thereafter
~latter's various business operations. He main
tanned this coPp S up to his death; NJ hT;;
city In 1884. His widow. a son and two daugh-
ters survive him.
John f.. Bouden. for twenty-five years clerk of
home l04 West lesth street. Mr., Bouden was
o. years Of age and was one Of the 6est.known
1Sisl f ias + s IN the hsG fGSS ssn con ms SAs ,o taken ks b ~ IN
life as q haliboy in the old Western Hotel in
the hotel, leaving it to start the Doolittle House
in OsweRo. ,Ho gave up this hotel. In 1876 and
became clerk at the AStOr House. Death was
due TO an ancurism. Mr.. Bouden leaves q
widow and four children.
Miss Cordelia Hall, daughter OF Ernest Hall,
ex.Judge OF the Marine Court, died yesterday Mt
the home OF her parents, 1887 Boston avenue, OF
appendicitis. She was "a years old. Her brother,
Arthur II. Hall. was the Republican candidate
for the Assembly last fall In the Thirteenth As.
sembly district.
Henry Welty. q well-known hotel man, died
on Wednesday at his home on the Ocean Park.
member OF tho Coney Island Volunteer Fire
Department and of many benevolent organiza-
lions.
David billiard, ~ years old, died at his home
fruit business In this city. and had lived In HO-
boken for over forty years. Two children sur
vive him.
Robert Rankin. a leading merchant In tho
Anglo-American trade. died at Liverpool yes
terdRy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
HE1oELBERz PLEADS INSANITY.
McsorIey's Slayer Testines IN MIA own Defence
at Richmond. .. 4.

Tho trial Of Conrad Heicelberzf for the murder
of Thomas McSorley, which has been in progress
in Richmond, S. l., since Monday, was continued
yesterday, tho defence taking the entire day en-
deavoring TO prove the accused man mentally
incompetent and subject to fits Of insanity. A
large number of witnesses were called.to show
that he was eccentric at times.
Tho Rev. W. w. Gillies of the Forsyth Street
Presbyterian Church, this city, said he thought
that Heicelberz was eccentric, but considered
him harmless. He said he knew him to be of
good character. Jacob Latus. the prisoners
uncle. with whom he lived, said the gun with
which McSorley.had. been killed was kept in the
house to shoot crows. He said that his nephew
WAS crazy and that he spent two hours one af-
ternoon hunting an imaginary rat under a wood
pile.
Heicelberz was put on the stand In the after
noon. He said that he was injured in the head
in n fight in Germany when he was 10. Later
he was kicked in the left temple and in the back
of his head by a horse. Several bones were
taken out. A few years ago he was hit on tho
head with an empty barrel and badly injured.
He said he did not remember having shot Nc
Sorley, but that McSorley had attacked him and
cut him. On cross-cxaminntion. by District
Attorney Pinney he testified that he had said to
DIR. Carlos Macdonald that he could tell a
straight story, but that his counsel had told
him not to Say anything.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
vA1uE OF TOES AND FINGERS.
Determinea In Two suits Against Trolley Com
pnniea In jersey City.

pnnies In JerAey City.
A suit OF Alexander F. Bliss to recover $780,
900 from the Bergen County Traction Company
for the loss of two toes from each foot and for
other injuries received in a collision on March
3, 1897, was tried in the Supreme Court in Jer-
sey City yesterday. Bliss was employed by the
company as a motorman. The road has a sin
gle track, with switches at regular intervals.
When a car passes a switch 1t sets an automatic
signal at the next switch, and the car going In
the opposite direction remains at tho second
switch until the other car arrives. On the day
of the accident the automatic signals failed
to work. The jury awarded $4,000 to the
plaintiff.
Harry Speicher, Ia year sold, son of John
Speicher, superintendent of the fire alarm sys.
tenn in Jersey City, got a Judgment against The
Consolidated, Traction Company for $500
yesterday for tho loss of two fingers of his
right hand. On March ], 1897, the boy was
standing at Erie and First streets with one
hand resting on top of a fire hydrant. A truck
which was going along the street was struck
by a trolley car. The horses were swung around
toward the sidewalk, and the pole of the truck
crushed the boy s hand. Speicher's father sued
the Consolidated Traction Company for $4,000.
Lawyer Otto Grouse, for the plaintiff, and for.
mer Judge GarIettsOn, for the defendant, agreed
upon u compromise verdict for ~, 300, and the
jury gave Judgment for that amount by direc-
ton of The Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
xERoHAxrs orrosE rosrA1 CUE
a p1s.. Meeting to Ne Isela Nero Ns1t Hgenaay
EVENING.

EVENING".
The Merchants Association 10 perfecting plans
for q mass meeting, to DO held In this city, to
protest against the ourtailment OF the postal
facilities OF this city. rs proposed In the recent
order Of the PostmasterG General. Owing TO a
deficiency in the Post Office Appropriation bill
passed at the last session OF Congress, tho Post
ofico Department at Washington deems 1t
necessary to make up that deficiency before the
end OF the current fiscal year by apportioning It
among the large Post Offices Of the country.
where the local operations of the respective
offices show n profit. Congress was asked to
mako this deficiency good. but refused. New
York city, therefore, H. about to lose n large
number OF It's letter carriers.
According to the reports OF the last Postmas-
ter of New York. and Of the present Postmaster.
The th,or WORK. n and S am insspoS Ssrr of The nG force 90 b y b y
asked for. To deprive New York of any car
riors at all would cripple the free delivery sys;
not only cripple the service. but would entail
great loss to the business community.
The Merchants Association has protested
vigorously against this policy OF the Govern
ment. II. has demanded n herring before Con-
Eress. and now It PROPOSES TO hold old u mass meet
trial Palace has been. engaged for next Monday
night. Gen. Thomas I. lanes, an OK. Postmaster
President Garfield. will preside.
The proposition to cut down the number Of
carrier service by about ffty men called forth a
vigorous protest from n large audience at the
brooklyn Academy Of Music last night. On the
stage were seated Surrogate Abbott, Dick 8.
Ramsey. Col. n. 7. Sprague. Julian d. Faircbild.
+. +. Linton, John Byrne; n. u. Clement, WI.
1is% asfFF r. f ffieey Tenfsi n Ma M 4; Gn s & m S1l;
other influential business and professional men.
Former Congressman William c. Wallace, who
presided, said there was no Justification or ex-
cuse on the part Of Congress to take any such
action MS proposed. The people Of Brooklyn .wero
entitled not only to that which they already re.
ceived in the way of postal facilities, but should
be given greater facilities.
Resolutions were adopted protesting against
tho proposed postal curtailment. which was char
acterized rs the ..quintessence OF folly and in
justice" especially as Brooklyn had paid into
the National Treasury last year q surplus of
over 1898, 900, which Is likely to roach $500. 900
this year. Similar resolutions adopted by tho
read. The resolutions will be forwarded to tho
Brooklyn congressman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
SUICIDES BODY JOLTED TRAIN.
Chicago Man Found Decnpi,ated on tho Track
In Park Avenue.

Chicago Man Found Decnpitated on tho Track
In Park Avenue.
Engineer George Henry of the accommodation
train on tho New York Central which arrives
at the Grand Central Station at 9:2O p. NJ, re-
ported at the trackmaster's office last night that
something was wrong with the track at Ninety
eighth street and Park avenue. He had noticed
a jolt ut that point. and thought a rail was
misplaced. Trackmaster James A. Hopper went
up there in q hurry. The first thing he saw was
tho head Of a man lying between, the rails;
Twenty feet beyond he saw The body crushed
out Of shape. The Jolt which Henry had felt
had been caused by the body.
Hopper the police. and the body
was taken to the East 104th street station. lii
tho mans pockets were found papers in
dicating that he WAS Hans Rodcsiebcn Of
Chicago. He was a member of tho Anal.
gamatcd WoOdworkcrs' Council Of Chi
CaRo and of the Socialistic Maennerchor
also Of that city. He had no money. but had
ono share of stock in the Arbciter Zeitung Pub
fishing Company Of Chicago. He was about SO
years old. The. police think he threw himself on
the track. seeking the death he met. His body
was sent to the Harlem Morgue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
HE HUNeERED o BR1LL1ANr1NE.
A Thieviah Negro Outwitted by q storekeeper's
Wife.

Alexander Smith, a negro. who says he lives
at Demarest, N. j., went into Solomon Schei-
kowitz's store at 425 Grove street, Jersey City,
yesterday, and said he wanted to buy some
coat lining. The proprietor had none on hand.
and Smith went out, but returned in a few
minutes and asked for some farmers satin.
There was none Of that in stock, either, and
Smith went out again. A few minutes after
ward Annie Scheikowitz. the proprietor's wife,
missed a bolt OF b%rilliantine worth $40. Tell
ing her husband to look out for the store. she
started after the negro, and overlook him at
Fourth street. Mrs. Scheikowitz diplomatic
cally informed smith that they had found some
farmers satin in the store, and invited him to go
back, Smith declined the invitation, but Mrs:
Sc~heikowitZ, who IL big and muscular, seized
him by tho collar. and marched him back.
When they reached the store. she closed the
door and accused him of stealing the brillian-
tine. Smith denied it. Mrs. scheikowitz then
marched him to tho Seventh street police sta
ton, and made 2 complaint against him. Two
peanut stand at Fourth and Grove streets.
When arraigned before acting Police Justice
Mccormick the prisoner admitted that he had
stolen the goods, and said that he was out Of
work and hungry. He was committed to await
the action Of the Grand Jury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
SPREE ENDED IN MURDER.
Robert Quail Got In tho Wrong House and
Killed Aged Michael Lynch.

Robert Quail, who killed Michael Lynch on
Wednesday night in Mrs. Margaret Murtha's
house, 6 Van Horne street, Jersey City. was ar
raigned In the Second Criminal Court yesterday
morning on a charge of murder. Tho prisoner
had not recovered from the effect of a pro-
traoted spree. Lynch, who was rs years old.
boarded with Mrs. Murtha. He occupied a
small room on tho second floor. Quail, who is
81 years old and q big, stalwart fellow, lived
with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ellen Quail. at .
Van Horne street. The houses are two Of tell
two.story franc buildings which are known as
Irish row, and are numbered consecutively.
Their interior arrangement Is all alike. Quail,
who had been drinking ali the afternoon and
evening, and was very drunk when he started
for home, got into Mrs. Murtha's house IN,
stead of his own. He staggered upstairs and
into Lynchs room, surprising 1t to be his own.
Lynch was lying asleep on the bed. Quail
picked him up bodily, carried him out to the
hallway, and flung him over the railing to the
bottom OF the stairs. Then he went down and
jumped on tho PROSTATE man: Lynch died in
the ambulance on the way to the City Hospital.
Four policemen had oil they could do to ar
rest Quail.
Quail was committed to await the action of
the Grand Jury.