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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04

He Thus characterized the Quay Leadership in
Pennsylvanin.

He Thus Charncterizes the Quay Leadership in
Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA. Fob. 3.-John Wanamaker
arrived home from Georgia tonight and an.
nounced that In view of the fact that he had
been SO spontaneously advocated as a Republi-
can candidate for Governor by the gathering
under the auspices of the Business Mems
League in this city yesterday he would give
tho matter careful consideration. He said he
had no desire to be a candidate for Governor,
and even II the nomination were bestowed on
him by the State Convention he believed he
would be persuaded to decline 1t. However. he
said. he entered heartily into sympathy with
the movement and the strong sentiment ex-
pressed at yesterdays gathering. and he pro-
dicted that the 400 men there assembled would
swell their numbers to 400, 600 before many
days.
Mr.. Wanamaker said:
IF there was reason for the people to rise at
the Cameron diotation of Gov. Beavers first
nomination sixteen years ago. there is sixteen
fold reason now for them to rise and overthrow
an evil that penetrates even to tho extreme
of q courtroom.
"If the Republicans of Pennsylvania cannot
get a Governor. except he BIO chosen by those
who manipulated the Legislature last winter,
1t will go hard with the Republican party OF
pennsylvania and with our people generally.
Pennsylvania Is again n slave State. The peo-
pie recognize it and talk about 1t, but weaken
In battle for fear of losing favor with those who
dictate Washington appointmonts.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
BATTLE IN 4 BowERr MoReUE.
Poiice Arrest tire ComSnsants, EiEhty-rour In
Number.

A man with his face covered with blood dashed
out of the door of the throc-cent saloon at 40
Bowery about 1890 o'clock last night and ran
plump into Capt. Stephenson Of tho Eldridge
street station. The Captain grabbed lin.
whats tho trouble r. ho asked.
"The boss soaked me" said tho man.
well. you look It." replied tho Captain. no
with his prisoner he went into the saloon.
Nearly q hundred mon were there. and every
one was fighting for dear life. Down at the far
end OF the bar there was a regular football
scramble going on, with no referees to bar slug
RinR, Legs, arms. bottles, and oaths were flying
about with oid-time Bowory freedom.
The Captain did not venture into the frny.
Ho went outside and found two of his de-
~tectives. Then no sent them to corral all the
uniformed policemen In tho vicinity. and, having
mustered a half dozen. went back into the place
with them and arrested all hands.
Patrol wagons were summoned from both the
Eldridge street and Elizabeth street ,%stations.
and the prisoners. cighty.four In number. dirty
and bloody. but more or less cNubcrant from tho
OF tho contest, were carried to the
Eldridgo street station.
The man who said tho boss had soaked him
was John Grim. He was locked mp for being
drunk, Tho boss, who was Charles Merroh. or.
dinarily known as the manager. was charged
with soaking Grim. The rest Of the eighty
four were charged with being disorderly persons.
An hour later tho saloon at 0 Bowery. the
proprietor Of which bears the ouphonious namo
Of "Peg Log" Finn, broke out. Every one there
got to lighting, and Capt. Stephenson treated
them to the Same dose.
He arrested Peg Leg and eleven others.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
SUMNER PALACE FOR MIR. PALMER.

The Chicago millionaire Buys Land on which
to BUILD y Magnificent Homo at Newport.
It was announced yesterday that Potter
Palmer. tho well.known Chicago millionaire,
has purchased o site at Newport embracing
twelve acres, on which 1t is said he will erect q
house that in size, architectural beauty. and in
terror decoration will surpass any summer
home ever built in this country. The plot is at
the corner of Bellevue avenue, near Ocean
avenue. At present there are three cottages on
It. They are known as the Train cottage, tho
Davis cottage and the Baker cottage. Tho
Train cottage has been occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. George do Forest. The Davis cottage has
been occupied for the last seven years by Mrs.
Isaac Bell OF New York. The Baker cottage has
always been occupied by its owner.
1t Is not stated how much Mr.. Palmer paid for
his now acquisition, but the estimated value of
realty in the locality is from $780, 900 to $50. 900
an acre.
Mrs. Potter Palmer. who is the sister OF Col.
Frederick D. Grants wife, had q cottage at
Newport last year, and entertained lavishly.
Now, 1t Ia said, she has determined upon becom-
ing one of the leaders in tho social set at the
fashionable watering place. and that she intends
that shall be uneaualled in this country. The
| estimated cost of Cornelius Vanderhilt's house,
1.-THE Breakers" Is 81. 800, 900. and it Is said
that the marble house built by William K. Van
derbilt cost slightly more.
,, AceS0r caa s, to reports e plans MI pl have been se1 com.
plsns involve an expenditure exceeding that for
either of the Vanderbilt mansions. 1t 10 said
that work upon the new house is to begin as
soon as the presentleases on the cottages expire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
CANAD4'S PARLIAMENT.
Lord Aberdeen Opens the sessIon with 4
speech from tho Throne.

Lord Aberdeen Opens the session with .
speech from tho Throne.
OTTAWA, Feb. 3.-The Dominion Parliament
was opened this afternoon by Lord Aberdeen,
who said in his speech from the throne:
9TH action of the Imperial Government In
denounoing the treaties with Germany and Bel.
Rium affords most satisfactory evidence Of their
desire to facilitate your efforts to promote the
closest possible commercial relations between
Canada and the remainder of the empire and
will. I trust. contribute materially to the do
yelopment of imperial trade.
"The extraordinary gold discoveries recently
made upon the Yukon and its tributaries ap.
pear likely to result in an enormous influx Of
people into that region and has compelled tho
Government to take prompt action for the pres.
e~rvation OF law and order in that distant and
almost inaccessible locality. Measures will be
laid before you for that purpose.
"a contract has been entered, into. subject to
your approval, for tho completion, at tho ear.
Hest possible moment. of a system OF rail and
river communication through Canadian terri
tory with the Klondike and principal gold fields.
which 1t Is expected will secure to Canada tho
larger portion of the lucrative traffic of that
country
Reference was also made to the success Of the
recent Canadian loan. the large increase in
Canadian exports and imports, the suppression
OF the sweating system. and important public
measures. The session 10 expected 10 DO q long
and exciting one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
SAYS HE'S Il ZULU KING.
He DRANK with stranGern. Became Uncou
scious. and was Robbed.

He Drank with strangers. Became Uncou-
scious. and was Robbed.
CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Rohard J. Won Dickersohn.
said to be O Zulu King in exile. spent last night
in q cell at the Harrison street police station
after having been drugged and robbed Of $780,.
an expensive overcoat. and several railroad
passes. At $3.50 o'clock this morning Policeman
verhoven of tho Harrison street station found
Dickersohn lying in q hallway opposite the Wis
consin Central station in q dazed condition, NUT
tering something about thieves. He brought
him to tho station and locked him up, leaving
notice for Policeman Arts to explain to the
Court in the morning that he had locked the
man up for safe keeping and to liberate him.
When the temporary prisoner was searched a
number of newspaper clippings were found in
his possession telling Of his life. and all refer
ring to him as the rightful king of q large and
powerful Zulu tribe in Africa.
Diokersohn arrived yesterday from Los An
geles. he said. Meeting two apparently hospi-
table mon, he accepted an invitation TO drink
with them. After that he remembered nothing
until he regained consciousness In the station.
According to his statement, when but O nero
boy he was taken from his tribe by n family of
Hollanders. who later took him to Europe and
educated him.. He received q good education,
and 1t was there that he received his name.
Upon attaining manhood he .came to America.
height and shows marked Intelligence. He
speaks English with q decided French accent
and is employed as a "courier" on a Western
railroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
BLANoo Will MEET PANDo.
The Generals Will Confer About the Sorry
Spanish situation In East Cuba.

Tho Generals Will Confer About the Sorry
Spanish Situation in East Cubs.
HAVANA, Feb. SIT is said here to-day that
Gen. Blanco 10 at Nuevitas and that he intends
to meet Con. Pando to confer with him about
the military situation.
La Union Constitutional, tho rabid organ of
the incorporating Spaniards, prints an odi-
torial to-day on tho s~anguine hopes excited by
the eastern trip Of the Governor.Gene and
the dissatisfaction of the ~loyalist elements with
Its barrenness Of results.
while in Manzanillo," La Union says, 1T
Ia . fact that Gen. Blanoo appointed a date for
tho end Of the war. mentioning the month Of
February. But we think that his words ought
not to be taken literally, for that would be to
risk another failure in n very few weeks and to
lose hope in tho paci6cation of Cuba"
The Conservatives are very active in Havana.
1t is.announced to-day that on next Monday
they will begin to publish a newspaper called
Ell Correo in favor of Gen. Weyler and his
policy. The STAFF is composed Of Weyler's
friends.
A dynamite bomb did some damage this
morning between San Felipe and Duran, two
railroad stations near Havana city. 1t was
said at tho Palace to-day that Gen. Blanco is
expected In Havana within two days.
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TRAIN RUNS Dowx SLEIGH.
sleigh Smashed and the Tive Hsrses Killed
Marrow Escape Of Seventeen Persens.

NarroW hsfhpb OF beVenteen EeFbenb'
John X. Torrens, a coal dealer Of $40 West
147th street. invited q number OF his friends to
take q sleigh ride last night. The party, seven
teen in number. got into one conveyance. drawn
by q team OF horses and driven by John Drew.
They started about 0 o'clock for Yonkors.
They reached Klngsbridge shortly before 10
o'clock. While crossing the Central tracks
at Old Broadway one of tho horses
slipped and fell. The driver got of the
sleigh to help tho horse up. There
was difficulty in doing It, and Mr.. Torrens and
Frank Lott, one Of his guests. got down to
assist him.
while thoy were working over the animal.
the headlight OF AN engine appeared to tho
north. "A train is coming" some one shouted.
and in n second the men and women In the
sleigh became panic-strioken.
The women screamed and floundered about
helplessly, while tho train. which was the En-
pire State express. came on with tremendous
speed.
The men did the best they could to help thom
out, but Mrs. George Hardy and her daughter.
Hannah, tainted and fell to the bottom Of the
sleigh. They were hurriedly caught III and nj
most thrown out into the snow.
1t was not q time to DO gentle, for the next in
slant the train struck the horses. killing Thorn
both. The front end Of tho sleigh was on the
track, so that 1t was smashed into splinters.
Had the women been in it they would surely
have been killed.
The express slowed up after the accident. but
finding that no one was hurt went on. Tho
sleighers went back to their homes on . local
train.
Mr.. Torren said last niRht that he would sue
the railroad. He blamed the gatemen sta
toned at the crossing for the accident.
He said that the man waved q white
lantern instead of q red one. Still he admitted
that there was ample time to get across had the
horse not fallen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
ENGLANDS OFFER TOCHINA
PEKIN rs NOT DISPOSED TO AC-
CEPT THE LOAN.

The London Timep Deprecates tho Popular
Distrast or Lord sniisbury's Action-A Re-
port THAT Many british warships Are to
Make Ready 20 Sail fer the Orient.
Special Cable Dcsputoh to THE Sun.
LONDON. Feb. 3.-The Times on Tuesday pub
lished a despatch from st. Petersburg saying
there was reason to believe that II the Russo
German loan TO China had not yet been
accomplished It was on the point of
being settled, an almost certain indication
of the fact being that tho Minister of Fl.
nance had ordered the suspension Of oil sales of
stock on the market. The same correspondent
teleGraphed to-day that he was still unable to
confirm the reports that the loan had been con-
cluded, but that rumors to that effect continue
TO DO circulated.
On tho other hand. China, 1t is said. Is no
longer inclined to accept any loan unless by SO
doing she IL enabled to play of Russia against
England. It 10 rumored that one of the Chinese
excuses for now declining a loan Is that the
Japanese have refused or will refuse to quit
Wei Hal Wei before the stipulated time. even
though the war contribution be paid by China.
The Times says editorially on the subject:
"If 1t 10 true that China 10 indisposcd to accept
any loan. wo should not have much cause to
grove. No British interest would be deeply
prejudiced II China failed to pay the indemnity
and Japan remained at Wei Hal Wei"
The paper donounces the eager haste with
which the press and public have put
the worst possible Interpretation upon
the Talienwan matter. 1t charactorizes
tho outcry as inconsistent and ungen-
erous, and says hat the portentous
vision of surrender and scuttle which the jim.
goes have conjured up is merely the result Of
inference based upon q quito indecisive incident
in the course of long and delicate negotiations.
A despatch to the Central News from Shang-
hal says that tho reported Russian occupation
Of Manchuria and the arrival of q large body of
Russian troops at Kirin IL untrue.
A despatch from Shanghai says the China
Gazette asserts that Great Britain's Indian.
Australian and Pacific squadrons have
been ordered to DO in readiness to re-
inforce the feet in Chinese waters.
The paper also says that IL Russia
hoists her flag on the forts at Port Arthur
England will hoist hers at Chusan. The Japan
ESQ feet. the Gazette adds, will ascend the
Yangtse Kiang as soon as tho river rises.
None of the foregoing Is confirmed in London,
where tho only fresh Chinese news is the semi.
official suggestion that France has refused to
materially support Russia in floating q Chinese
loan.
A despatch from Kiao Chou Bay says that the
murderer of Schultz, the German sentry who
was killed while guarding an outpost q few
days ago, has been executed after trial by a
Chinese court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04

Mary M. Steele 10 the First Woman Commis-
sioner or Deeds in New Jersey.

SoMERvILLE, N. j., Feb. 3.-Miss Mary M.
Steele, the first woman Commissioner of Deeds
In New Jersey and the second woman admitted
to practice law in the State, opened an office In
the Thompson building to-day. Miss Steele Is
the daughter OF former Congressman w. w.
Steele and the sister OF ex-Prosecutor william
V. Steele. For six years she has been a stu
dent in the law offices of former Congressman
Alvah A. Clark. In 1891 Miss Steele induced
the Legislature to pass IA bill permitting wo-
men to be appointed commissioners OF Deeds
i " Ely SiIT' ' In is1s S a Similar nDoe Bin r Was pass aS S bnt
Gov. Werts refused 10 sign 1t. Miss Steele per.
severed, and in 1905 the bill was again passed
Wcrts, who appointed Miss Steele the first
Commissioner OF Deeds under tho new law.
Miss Steele afterward passed n legal cxamina-
tion and received her certificate as an attorney
at law~and has since been appointed Master In
Chancery. While MT in active practice, she
has appeared in several important cases in tho
local courts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
srRIKE At CENTRAL STATION.
The Reconstruction Work Interrupted -
MalkInE DeIeGnte Thrashed.

The ReconstructIon Work Interrupted II
walking Delegate Thrauhod.
The Board of Walking Delegates ordered q
general strike yesterday at the Grand Central
Station, and, according to the delegates, 400
mon in fourteen different trades quit work.
The strike is another ratification Of tho House.
smiths and Bridsemen.s Union. trouble LSsge-
raj days ago the housesmiths complained about
the employment Of some motal fathers who arc
Knights of Labor. They were doing work con-
nected with the reconstruction Of the station
building. and the housesmiths claimed that this
work properly. belonged to them. Tho metal
fathers were discharged.
After a day or two Brown g. Ketcham. the
contractors, found that the housesmiths did not
do the work so well as tho metal fathers, and
they re6nRaged the latter. The strike followed.
The metal fathers went to q small building
where the architect keeps his plans, and Walk
ing Delegate Parks Of the Housesmiths' Union
followed tp, have a talk with them. As he had
cost them their jobs, they were angry. and told
him that they would have nothing whatever to
do with him. He resented their insult. and q
fight began. Parks. VINO is q powerful man,
knocked two of the fathers down, and some OF
the h~ousesmiths ran to his support, and a free
fight was in progress when several policemen
arrived. There were no arrests. Parks was
badly used up.
1t Is thought that the strike will bo settled in
some way to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
THREE VAR VESSELS At LISBON.
The San Francisco and Bancroft TO Join the
Helena at That Port.

HloIeu ut lunt FOFG
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-For some reason yet to
be explained tho Navy Department is contem-
plating the concentration of three vessels at
Lisbon, Portugal. The gunboat Helena ID al
ready there on waiting orders. She was directed
to proceed to tho Asiatio station by way of the
Mediterranean, but when she reached Lisbon
her commander found orders there to remain
until directed to resume the voyage. He has
been there about two weeks. The vessels to Join
the Helena are the flagship San Francisco and
the little cruiser Bancroft, built as a practice
ship for naval cadets. but assigned to Turkish
waters when American interests in that coun-
try were in jeopardy.
When tho Helena arrived at Lisbon 1t was the
gossip In the naval circles that her presence
there had some bearing on the political situa-
tion in Spain and Cuba. The only EXPLANATION
offered of this seemingly far-fetched conclusion
was that the Administrations was afraid that
some, indignity might, DO offered to Minister
Woodward which would make 1t necessary for
him to take refuge on an American ship. Lisbon
Is the port most available to Spanish territory:
An explanation Of why two other vessels should
be sent there could not be obtained to-day, nor
could 1t be ascertained definitely that the con-
centration plan would be adhered to.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
WOMAN KILL ED BY SMOKE.
Her Husband Tried to Rescue Her. but Was
Driven Back by Flame.

Driven Back by Flame.
Mrs. Mary Eigenbrodt, who lodged in an attic
room in a two-story dwelling at a. Rivington
street, was asphyxiated by the smoke of a fire
which started on the second floor Of the house
about 8 o'clock last night.
Eigenbrodt, while going out, smelled smoke
when at tho head of the first flight Of stairs.
Somebody must be cooking" he said to
Peter Kessler, another tenant. who was COM
ing up the stairs. The two men went
back to the end of the hall and tried TO
open the door OF the room occupied by q couple
named Wilson. The door was locked. As
smoke was coming from beneath, 1t Eigenbrodt
burst in the door. Flames leapod at him and
drove him back. Before he had time to think
the flames were climbing vi" TIT staircase
toward the attic room where his wife was. He
made ID rush for the top Of the stairs, but stag.
gered back with his hair and eyebrows singed
Off. Unable to face tho flames. he ran to the
street, shouting "Fire!' and the fremen came.
After they had put out the blaze they went to
the attic room.
The door was open. Across the bed. fully
dressed. lay Mrs. Eigenbrodt. She was dead.
Her face and hair were burned. although no fire
had reached the room. She had evidently tried
TO get down the stairs and been forced back to
her room, where the smoke choked her to death.
The damage by the fire amounted to about
$500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04

Az Unpieasant Discovery CONCERNING n Part
OF Our Artillery supplies.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3.-In the tests Of the
shrapnel shells by Lieut.. Il. Babbitt of the
Benicia Arsenal at Preside yesterday 80 per
cent were found to be worthless. This Door
shrapnel was supplied by an ordnance com
pany of Washington.
Some time ago ii was reported that the shrap-
mel was defective, but the company asserted
that the fault was due to electric welding, and
Lieut.. Babbitt therefore excluded all shells
fused by electricity. Twenty-siX rounds were
discharged and fully 80 per cent. was defec.
tive.
The defective shells burst near the muzzle
of the gun and scattered the Enclosed bullets
and fragments In the water a few, yards from
the premature explosion was tho thinness OF
the wall of the shell. The wall was made thin
In order to give room inside for a heavy charge
OF explosive material. II was clear that the
wall was not OF sufficient thickness TO resist the
force OF the propelling charge OF powder. The
shell was practically shattered before 1t left
the bore Of the cannon.
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FORTY HURT IN A WRECK.
An Express Train Dashos Ento tho Rear or 4
Local Asar Boston.

Local Aoar Boston.
BOSTON. Feb. 3.-Forty persons were injured,
one probably MORALLY, by o railroad collision at
Wiutor Hill this morning on the southern
division of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Two cars were smashed and n locomotive partly
wrecked. Train No. 20. a local, was Just start
ing from Winter Hill when No. 10. a passenger
express from Arlington. crashed into the rear OF
the local, demolishing the last car of the train
and telescopinR its own forward car. There
would probably have been great loss OF life had
II not been that tho last car on the local train
was q combination with the baggage compart-
ment In the rear. By the time the locomotive
had p%loughed through the baggage room 1t had
spent Its force.
Most Of the people injured were in tho for.
ward car Of tho express. C. w. Rugg Of Somer-
vile was In the baggage car and WAS injured
internally. and. il is feared. fatally. Three 9th.
ers Ind broken legs. Others were crushed and
bruised. but at the hospitals and homes of the
injured II was reported that all except Mr.. ltugg
would probably recover.
The railroad officials lay the blame for tho nc.
cident to the fact that the block signal system.
dcmoraliZed by the storm. did not work. Tho
engineer of tho express. which was running
about ten miles an hour when the collision
came. says he could not soc the train ahead OF
him because of The storm and the smoke under
a bridge over the track Just north OF the station.