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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
THE PORT ROYAL DIZZY DOCK.
House Learns That the Governmen
Does Not own the Land on which IL IL Located

House Learns That the Government
Does Not Own the Land on which IL IL Located.
WAaHINGToN. March 3.-The full membership
o'the House Committee on Naval Affairs to-day
considered the draft Of the Naval Appropriation
DILL as far as it has been agreed upon by tho
charged with it's preparation.
The subjects OF dry docks. armor plate. and new
oatt' eships have not been considered by the sub
committee. Action upon these. 1t was stated.
would he postponed until there was information
before the subcommittee Of the needs and con-
u'tion OF the navy in the light of the disaster to
the Maine. Tho full committee desired to be
informed OF the details respecting the proposed
new works Of the naval establishment, and Rear
Nunlral 4; q. Matthews. Chief OF tho Bureau of
natds and Docks. repeated. In the main. his
s'hlehenls 10 the subcommittee.
me OF the things the committee heard which
soh,c Of them did not know was that tho United
states did not own q clear title to the land upon
,WThiGh ne Port Royal dry dock 10 lorAted. and
snHt IL IL BY no means certain that IL will DO
ap'e 70 secure one except by exercising Its right
=, eminent domain and procuring II by condem.
tatIoh' a citizen claims title TO the property.
Tased npon a patent from tho State of South
,ook, out, under riparian rights. the entrance
s.eielo. The matter has been in litigation ivo
years and Is still undecided. In view of these
iavie some aStonishment was expressed that the
ahiteN states should have expended hundreds
y. thousands Of dollars there. and that II was
paoEosed to follow that up with additional ex-
benditnres in tho effort to make a channel to
9pItlcships could lind inRress and egress oftener
thhl once or twice "A year,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
NEW HEALTH BOARD PREsIDENT:
michael @. Murphy In Flace or Nathan 0trnus.
Resigned.

Resigned.
Nathan Straus, who was appointed President
Of tho Health Board by Mayor Van Wyck on
Jan. l, resigned the ofie yesterday afternoon on
account Of pressure of private business. Tho
resignation was accepted Immediately, and
Mayor Van Wyck appointed Col. Michael @.
Murphy, Tammany leader in the First Assem-
bly, district, to be Mr.. Strauss successor.
At the meeting of the Board of Estimate on
Monday Mayor Van wyck was outvoted on q
matter relating to the appropriation of money
to :pay tho salaries of employees in the Health
Board. The Mayor said he had not been able
TO get q trial balance from the department show.
ing its expenditures for January and February.
He sent for o trial balance. and a bookkeeper
there was none. The Mayor would not accept
The bookkeeper's statement and Mr.. Straus had
to offer an explanation himself. The interview
between.the Mayor and Mr.. Straus was not al
together satisfactory to other. but IL ~ not be-
lieved, that this fastened Mr.. Strauss ~resigna-
ton. 1t was known that he did not intend to
- Col . Murphy 2 Y. the ne oTd President Pre- bIs ix Of the h de- DE-,
the trade Of a compositor ami kept at It until
the civil war began, when he went to the front
going as a private and returning with the rank
Of Colonel. His political career began In
M 1sse; ,s whs 3 ss T sor t s1so ts1n to sse "a As .ssRl aSd .1 20
He also served in the Assembly for the terms
1ssl.2-S. He was in the Senate in 1ss4.6-o.
candidate. In 1859 he was taken i'll with q
stomach disease, which brought about O
was unable to eat and was fed through a silver
tube. Among physicians his case is consid.
cred ono Of tho most Interesting on record, In
up hia:ntersst IN politics. and no lost little Of his
taohed to him. He was an Excise Commits
Bioner until removed BY Mayor Strong.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
BoRoUeH OF
rrn-y Onsclnl ntsmissals asa OniT Tive APP
psintments-reschsru Get January ray.

prn,y Onaclni ntuunissals asa OniT Tive APP
p,,ntments-reschers Get January ray.
Deputy Commissioner Of Water Supply Moi.
fet OF tho borough Of Brooklyn yesterday made
these removals. with tho approval Of Commis
sjoper Dalton: William Chambers, bookkeeper;
Reuben O.. Caffrey. stenographer; Henry w.
Valentine, clerkA Frederick Milne, assistant
engineer; Miohasl Haggerty canister. Milne Is a
son Of Peter Milne. whose continued retention In
tho department in opposition to the wishes Of
the Democratic managers has caused such q
rumpus.
These dismissals were also made from tho
Brooklyn Health Department: DIR. William NJ.
Hutchinson and DIR. +. s. Kennedy. assistant
sanitary Inspectors; w. H.. Pendry. dairy in
spector; Thomas Pink, meat inspector. Some
drivers and iaborcrs were also dismissed.
who has been employed in tho office of the
Commissioner OF Jurors, has been appointed
Deputy Commissioner Farrell. Edward j. Nc.
LauRhlin, another Democrat, has been appoint
ed stenographor in the Court OF Special Ses-
Police Captain Kenny announced yesterday
that he would stop the boxing exhibition at tho
less he received orders from Mulberry street
Headquarters to allow 1t to go on. The license
OF tho club, received from the old city Of Brook
Kenny holds that it must be renewed by, the
present Police Commissioner.
District Court at Coney Island yesterday, an:
nounced that Justice Neu had declined to hold
court In his place as assigned to for this month.
Justice Furgueson, who 10 assigned to Justice
Goetting's Court, Brooklyn, for the month, said
he would endeavor to hold court in both places.
The Brooklyn school teachers yesterday began
to draw their first salaries since consolidation
was effected. None OF. them had. received a
dollar since Dec. "a. and yesterdays payments
were only for january. Moro than 200 teachers
met yesterday afternoon in school Is in State
street to ventilate their grievances. Principal
Walter b. Gunnison Of the Erasmus. High
School, who presided. counselled tho teachers to
go slow. He expressed his confidence that mat
tiers would soon move along smoothly under tho
new order of things. Prof. Jelleffe's suggestion,
that q committee OF seven should be appointed
to investigate tho cause OF the delay In the sal
AIRY payments, was adopted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
b. AND o. REoRGANIzATIoN.
speculation a. TO the Motives for the Bill 0
the Maryland Legislature.

speculntion a. to the Motives for the Bill In
the Maryland Legislature.
BALTIMORE, March 3.-There is q wide diff
ference Of opinion in local financial circles as
to the true object of tho bill introduced In tho
Legislature yesterday providing for the reor.
Ranization of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Company. The incorporators named IN the
bill decline to give out any information. They
refer all inquirers to Receiver John X. Cowen,
who. they say, is the only person authorized to
talk for publication. About the only thing def.
nitely known about tho measure is that 1t was
drawn UP in tho legal department of tho Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. presumably
under tho direction Of Mr.. Cowen, VINO is sui
the general counsel Of the company: -s
known to be hostile to the Baltimore reorgan1-
cation committee. and that among the lncor.
aroused keen interest in financial circles. 1t Is
known that Mr.. Cowen prefers that the properly
be be NTsorganikzeSd d. by T Spey ystte * firm d1i rS has always S"ss
opposed his policy, and is said to desire to re-
move him from tho head of the company II ~ 10
called upon to rehabilitate the property. MOT
gan & Co. are believed to favor Receiver Mur-
ray for President. n.
The statement that no plan OF Ire re sesona;dsred
must be accepted with. allowance. IL IS a foco
that q plan was formulated several months ago.
believed to be in sympathy with the New York
Reorganization Committee. Copies OF 1t We're
YORK known to DO friendly to the Now York
committee, including tho receivers. The reason
It was not formally promulgated was mat Ger
tain foreign bondholders, including those repre-
sented by the Deutsch Bank of Berlin, were OPP
posed TO pushing reorganization at that time on
the ground that the property nag not suHciont'S
demonstrated It's earning capacity.
Morgan & Co. will have to be considered In
connection with any plan Of reorgianization.
They represent the main line bondholders and q
comfortable amount of the junior securities,
and people In a position to know assert that no
plan could be made successful hat did not meet
thatr onrraual
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
THE LOUD BILL KILLED.
LAID ON THE TABLE IN THE HOUSE
BY A VOTE OF roc TO 110.

Al but Ten Democrats vote 'AEninst the MIL
asa Arc Joiped ny Forty-six Republican,.
including HInEham, DinEiey and suiioway.
WARRINGTON, March 3.-Champ Clark did It.
With his speech of yesterday, rallying the
Democratic, Populist, and free silver forces
solidly, he sounded the knell OF the Loud bill
to regulate socond.class mail matter, and when
q vote was taken this afternoon, after three
days discussion. IL was laid on the table by .
vote Of 182 TO 119. On Jan. o, 1897, substan-
TALLY the same measure passed the House
144 to 1o4. In the division to-day all but ten
Democrats-Messrs. Allen, Davey. Fleming.
Hinrichsen. Howard Of Georgia, Love, Ogden,
Taylor of Alabama. Underwood and Young of
virginia-voted against the bill. and the fol-
lowing Republicans Joined with them: Messrs.
Baker of Maryland. Barney, Barrett, Beach,
Bingham, Boutelle, Broderick, Brown, Brown
low. Brumm, Bull, Burleigh. Capron. Codding,
Cooper of Wisconsin, Curtis Of Kansas, Dav-
export, Davidson Of Wisconsin, Dayton. Ding
ley, Dovener, Gibson, Hopkins, Howell. Hurley,
Kerr, Kirkpatrick. Knox, Kulp. Linney, Mo.
Evan. olmsted Pitney, Powers, Pugh, Rob.
bins, Russell. Sauerhering, Southwick. Stow
!; SSr.0SWSS6ll White 'S Of 9erth Gcs %roHf .. william;
Of Pennsylvania, and WILDER.
House %nsp Po.a ,s' MF bill HaY wns tS bsm. " Mo- In mot ssi
an amendment to except publications intended
for the use Of schools and colleges from the
operations Of the bill. He asserted. that
former Postmaster.G General Wilson would be in
sympathy with his amendment II he had been
consulted. to which Mr.. Loud responded that
Mr.. Wilson, more than any other man in. the
country, was responsible for the bill.
After further discussion the amendment was
rejected-47 to ~.
Efforts to amend the bill In tho interests Of
the sample copy" privilege occupied nearly
two hours, and finally resulted, in an agree
ment to give to publishers the right to circulate
1000 sample copies at the pound rates. II mailed
at the Same Time and place as the regular edition
Of the paper.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Quigg (Rep.,
N. W was rejected, which would retain tho
provision of the present law permitting news
agents to return unsold copies of periodicals
at the pound rate. Amendments were, also re-
jected to exclude publications of medical 30.
cieties and business colleges from the bill.
When the hour "a o'clock) for taking a vote
arrived Mr.. Richardson Dem.. TENN moved
that tho bin be laid upon the table. On q
division the motion was agreed to. 1875 to 101.
A vote of yeas and nays was ordered. resulting
yeas, 1859; nays, 119. The announcement
was'received with applause.
The House thon adjourned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
PROPOSED NEW CABINET orF1oE.
a Eli to Establish tho Department or Gem.
merce and Industries.

a ELL to Rstablish tho Department or Gene
merce and Iudustries.
WASHINGTON. March 3.-A hearing was given
merce in relation to the bill introduced by its
Chairman. Senator Frye of Maine. to establish
the Department OF Commerce and Industries.
The bill provides for this new executive depart
mont of the Government, with q Secretary at its
head, who is to have q seat in the Cabinet and
to receive q salary Of $4,000. The Assistant
Secretary is to have q salary of $4,000. The de-
paRtment 10 to have general jurisdiction over the
foreign and internal commerce of tho United
States, except as to the collection OF the revenue
and the administration of the customs and in
ternal revenue laws: over all matters relating
to manufacturing interests. including the eI-
tension of foreign markets and the increase of
trade and trade facilities with foreign countries.
It shall also have control Of the life.saying scr;
service, the Bureau Of Steam boat Inspection, the
Bureau Of Navigation. the United States Ship
ping Commissioners the Coast and Geodetic
The bill also transfers to this new department
the consular system. except so far as it 10 con.
nected with Diplomatic matters. 1t mekes II
the duty Of tho Secretary OF the new depart
mont to make annual reports to Congress OF all
acts done by him In promoting and facilitating
the development OF American. and
manufactures and extending foreign and do
Arguments in favor of the bill wero presented
by Charles s.. Hamlin. formerly Assistant secre,
Administration Alden Speare of Boston, Chair
man Of the Transportation OF tho
National Board of Trade: Edward II. HaskiD Of
the American Paper Makers Association;
Francis Z. Thurber Of New York, Ferdinand W.
Peck of Chicago, President Of the National
Business League. and John w. Ella OF Chicago,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
HEMPsTEAD's TRAMP BILLS.
Justice oarretson Forbids the Payment Z
Claims Amounting 20 $4,000.

Justice oarretson Forbids the Payment Of
Claims Amounting to Sls,ooO
HEMPsTEAD. L. l.. March 3.-The committee
appointed to investigate bills against the town
of Hampstead by town officials has made o re-
port. and Justice Garretson of tho Supreme
Court has approved of the findings OF the COM
mittee and granted an order restraining the
Supervisor or any other disbursing officer of tho
town from paying any of the claims named In
the report
item is the bill of Supervisor Martin V. Wood
for percentages amounting to $9.7l3.9l. Other
claims are those Of Justice L.. II. Wheeler.
1865 80, Justice g.. w; Smith, sl .067.55;
Taylor, $500. rs; supervisor George, W. Smith.
percentages. 81. 1892. The other claims range
from rs cents to $3.50, The Investigation was
the result OF a complaint of enormous fees
charged for the arrest and arraignment of
tramps in local courts. The county jail at Long
Island City was filled with prisoners sent from
the town of Hempstead, and, in some cases
deputies and constables charged up nearly 300
fees in one day for transporting tramps between
the local courts and the Jail.
1t is understood that the claimants will appeal
to the Appellate Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
CHEAP FAREs o CHARTER DAY.
The Railroads ana Steamboat Lines to Help
the Celebration AIoBE.

The Railroads and Steamboat Lines to Help
the Celebration AIoBE.
The Railroads and Transportation Committee
Of the Charter Day Celebration Committee has
received assurances from q number of railroads
that special rates will DO allowed to New York
and return for visitors and military during
tho week of May 4, when tho celebration
will be held. The water lines to this city have
also told the committee that they will make re-
auctions in their rates. Tho owners of tho
Patten line have offered their boats to the COM
mittee for the three days of the celebration to
be used free of charge for the accommodation
of distinguished guests.
Col. John J. Garnett, Secretary of tho Gen.
eral Committee. has designed Q letter head for
the official stationery, which has been unani-
mously adopted. 1t depicts Two scenes in tho
history of Now York. One is the purchase of
Manhattan Island from the Indians by Peter
Minuit for 1874 in 1926. The other Is a birds
eye view of the present city, taken from the
Palisades. and showing all tho boroughs The
seal of the city is printed between the pho
lures.
Henry w. Cannon, President of tho Chase
National Bank. who has served as Treasurer
of the since It's organization, has
been ordered South by his physician. and In
view of this has resigned. Mr. Cannon was
I'll Of the grip last fall, and he has not been In
his usual good health since. Richard Delafeld,
Vice-President Of the National Park Bank, was
elected Treasurer In Mr.. Cannon's place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
New York C~ou,..,sa EIec,,ss Cases.

" 'HlnNGTnN. March SELECTIONS COMMITTEES
90 = to which was referred the contests grow
my out OF tho elections in New York. have prac-
I'a.!y finished their work. The contest of Ben
H. fairchild against William L. Ward from the
n'\ieenth New York district. in which Eairchild
claims that he was the regular Republican nom.
t"re IN place OF Ward, and that bis name should
t.,y" Hevn placed on the official ballots, has beer
r. 81. against his contentious. The case OF
'I,ein \. Ryan against Henry c. Brewster OF
i'9.hcsior district will be heard on Satur
pr. Ryan alleges that tho election was
,"'-al "ccamsc OF the Use OF ballot counting
=. h!its. Tho committee are little inclined Il
SEeWster keep his seat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
The Reindeer from Laplana to ne so,d.

WASHINGTON. March 3.-The Senate Commit
tee on Military Affairs has agreed upon q bill
directing the sale of the reindeer and supplies
purchased by the War Department for the re-
lief of the miners in the Klondike who were
supposed to be starving. The bill has not yet
been drawn up. but an agreement has been
reached on Its general provisions and 1t will be
reported to the Senate shortly. Tho decision
was reached after a thorough Investigation of
the subject, and Is In line with the opinions of
the Secretary OF War and Generals Merriam
and Rucker. commanding the departments hav-
ing the matter in charge. and OF persons who
have returned from the Klondike.. to the effect
that no danger from starvation exists now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
THE WAR OF THE R0sESBERGs.
They Heat schaefer and His Painter ana Oao
Was Arrested.

Samuel Rosenberg and Otto Schaefer have.
rival hotels on the Fresh Kill road in Richmond.
Staten Island. Both are well known for miles
around the country. A few weeks ago Schaefer
started to erect a barn between his hotel and
that OF Rosenberg. Rosenberg objected on the
ground that the barn was unsightly aud inter-
fered with the light in his rooms. The objec-
lions cut no figure with Schaefer and he kept on.
with the barn. Al.
On Wednesday evening Schacfer told his hired
man to take n can of paint and u ladder and coab
the side nearest RoscnEcrg'S place when he go o.
a chance. The hired man raised q ladder against
the side of the barn, hut the angle was such thnt
he WAS required TO place the cud of IL in the
Rosenberg yard. Before he had progressed very
far with the ]pninting Mrs. Rosenberg appeared
and ordered him Off the ~Dlace-paint pots, ladder.
and person, lie refused TO move, and Mrs.
Rosenberg charged upon MIN. Before he knew
what happened him he WAS fOundering on the
ground III u pool of paint. The ladder had been
yanked from beneath him. The workman
started TO trouncc Mrs. Rosenberg, but she
twincd her fingers In his beard. and he retreated
with howls of pain. Iicinforcencnts arrived
in the persons of Rosenberg and Schacfer. and
Schaefcr that Rosenberg threw n rock at him
and hit him on the head. lie received a bad
scalp wound and was unconscious for aboub
three hours. The doctors at the Smith Inc
Urinary scwed mp the wound and pronounced his
injuries not serious.
Yesterday morning Rosenberg and SchaefeR
went before Magistrate Marsh nj Stapletons ]
each hot after u warrant for tho other. SchRcfe4f
won. and Rosenberg's case will be tried later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
ConErossmen Make Application or the Chap
lain'0 Prayer.

wAsH1NaToN. March 3.-Tho Rev. O. I.
stengle. chaplain of the Delaware House of Del
egates. made the opening prayer in the House
of Representatives to-day. He went somewhat
out of the beaten path, praying, as some of tho
members said. for tho Committee on Rules.
when he asked aid in the connecting, Of
schemes and for the Speaker when he asked
that his decisions might 30 in accordance with
the rulings of the Almighty, and all his acts
approved by Him. This. an irreverent listener
remarked, would tend to deprive the Speaker Of
the power of making selection in recognizing
members, for the Almighty was no respecter
of personD."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
DvoRcED FROM WALTON sToRN'

Tho Eu-AIderman's WIZ Gets n Decree Abss-
MacLay Correspondent.
Mrs. Leila s.. Storm has obtained a decree Of
absolute divorce against Walton Storm from
Justice Kellogg of tho Supreme Court. Storm
was formerly an Alderman. Subway Commits
sioner. and Assistant District Attorney. He be-
came involved in financial difficulties, which his
wife saws were due TO his expenditure for u
as correspondent. Storm H. IA graduate or Column
ba College. He married the plaintiff In 1888 n
the South. and they have IA son ~ years old,
wife says she has learned In an Indirect way that
he is in New Orleans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
DANCE FOR POLITICIANS.

All the Republicans Who Could wont to tho
AdministrAtiOn Ball.
All tho Republican statesmen and politicians
who could get time. and most of them arranged
things 30 that they could. went to the Admins
tration ball given by the Republican Club of the
Twenty-eighth Assembly district at Lenox
Lyceum. Fifty.ninth street and Madison ave-
nue.. last night. The New York city Repu5lican
ruff, Speaker O'Grady. Senators Ford, and
LeIow, the Hon. Edward Lauterbach. Collector
George II. Bidwell. all the district leaders and
most of tho County Committeeman were pres
emit. The Lyceum was crowded, Early in tho
evening the Lincoln Pioneers, under Major Van
Colt. gave an exhibition drill, and special dances
we're Introduced frequently. The ball was the
most successful in the history of the CLUB.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
W. 8. PYLE's FUR ROBE STOLEN
Taken from His Carriage when II was at IN
Waldorf. AntOriA.

Taken from His Carriage when Ii Was at the
waldorf. Astoria.
A Russian sable fur robe belonging to W.S.
Pyle of 8 East Fifty-third street was stolen from
his carriage while it was in front of the Waldorf
Astoria on the night Of Feb. %.
Central Office Detectives Boyle and Charlton
traced the robe to the fur store of Henry Hahnel
at 72l Sixth avenue and arrested the proprietor
for receiving stolen goods. They also arrested
Ernest Fitzpatrick. % years old. OF Ut West
Twenty.sixth street, and Harry Johnson "a
years old, of 3l2 West Forty-scventh street.
Hahnel told Magistrate Deuel. in jefferson
Market Court yesterday that he had bought the
rug from the other two prisoners for $40, as they
said they had been sent to him by. q woman
whom he know, and he was discharged. The two
othors were remanded to Police Headquarters.
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W~AsHINoToH. March 3.-The President sent
tho following nominations to the Senate to-day;
Osgood c. blaney. to DO Assistant Appraiser OF
Merchandise FOR Boston and Charlestown, Mass.
Edwin II. Durham. United States Marshal for the
Western d lstriCt Of Missouri.
PostmasterS-Jamcs A. HowRrth. New Haven.
Conn: Charles X. Hunt. Winsted. Conn; Lorenzo b.
Hill, Togus, Mo; Thomas X. Hill, Amherst, Mass.
William s. Greene. Fall River. Mass. George W. Hal
lett. Hy Annis. Mess. Benjamin y. Martin. Marbl
head, Mass; William y. Darby, North Adams, Mass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
A cs.,e.ar,a. wLs was Forty Years = slave.

KINGSTON. March Slew Childs. . colored
barber OF this city. will tomorrow celebrate his
Tooth birthday. He was a slave forty years. and
before the war purchased his own freedom.
paying $1,000. having accumulated the money
by working overtime and OIL sundays. His nine
sons served in the war of the Union. but, being
too old himself, he joined an independents col
ored company. Mr.. Childs is living with his
fifth wife, whom he married since tho war In
Massachusetts. He is the father of eighteen
children and tho stepfather of seven others. He
10 q large. hno-looking man. with hair sprinklod
with gray, and looks many years younger than
he actually 10.