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The oasis., 1898-03-12

buildings at Santa Fe against being struck by lightning and the scientific and thorough way in which he per formed the work, induced the author ities to give him the present con tract.
 The governor of the state of Coahui- la has granted concession to J. H. Taylor, of St. Louis, to build and equip a standard gauge railroad from Saltillo, the capital of the state to the western border, distance of about two hundred and fifty miles. This road will open up the richest mining and agricultural land in the state. There will also be built at Saltillo a large smelter to take care of the ore and will be ready for business as soon as the first sixty miles of the road are completed, thus assuring revenue to to the road from the start.
 Some days ago small boy selling papers approached Spaniard who was crossing San Francisco street in front of Peflon Turf Exchange and evidently thinking the man to be a "Gringo," said, 1.-Two Republics, Mis- ter?" He received in reply kick from the brute, which knocked him down, spilling his papers in the street. Two Mexican gentlemen who were eye witnesses to the affair fol- lowed the man down the street until a policeman was found when they made charge of assault against him for the boy, and he was taken to the police station.
 The work of constructing the new railroad from Pachuca to Tampico will be resumed immediately. Col. Richard Honey is at the head of the project and he has just secured mod ification of the concession for the proposed road under the terms of which the company must have fifty Silometers of track laid before Nov amber 26, 1899, in addition to the he twenty kilometers already com )leted, and in each two years thereafter at least fifty kilometers must be built, the entire line to be inished October IT, 1905. The line is o run from Pachuca to Tampico, with the right to build two branches, me at Zacualtipan, the other to the mining district of La Trinidad. The cad is to be standard gauge, and it 'arries subvention of s6,5OO per kill 'meter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
KILLED By An E1EVArED TRAIN.
A Laborer Run Over on the Ninth Avenue Lin,
at Ferty-second street.

A L.aborer Run Over on the Ninth Avenue Line
ut Ferty-second street.
A train had Just pulled out Of the uptown
Forty.sccond street station on the Ninth avenue
line of the elevated road at 6:37 o'clock last
evening when Dennis Donovan. the ticket chop
per on that side. saw . black object lying across
the north-bound track. perhaps ten yards from
where he stood. 1t appeared to be a human
body, SO he started toward that end of the sta
ton on the run.
On looking ahead. he saw another train ap-
preaching, less than fifty yards away. There
was no time to lift the body from the track, SO
the ticket chopper shouted with all mis- might
and pointed to the PROSTATE figure. The engi-
neer of the approaching train heard his cries.
and, peering from his cab along the rails. saw
the figure. He jumped for his lever and re-
wheels OF the engine struck the body, showed it
thirty feet and then ran over 1t, crushing 1t out
of shape.
Tho train was stopped and the body was
found Just in front OF the forward car. 1t was
in height, and clad like a laborer. 1t was taken
to tho West Thirty.seyenth street police station,
where the name Patrick Farley of 664 Ninth
avenue was found on o number OF cards. which
Indicated that the owner was q member OF tho
uS Hts;ld RoEt Sns, h9 as sqs EEns q YGa,h HniSn. ths
engineer of the train which killed the man. was
arrested. 1t Is not known how the man got on
the track. Donovan says that no one answering
his description passed through the gate. at
Forty-second street. 80 far as he can remember.
He surmises that the dead man fell from the
rear platform OF the train which pulled out Just
before he saw the figure on the track, and that
the fall stunned him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
TO FIGHT THE BRECKINRIDG Es.
Capt. Moore. Aged 10 and a Cripple. ChaI-
Ienges Col. BreckinridEe ana Els Son.

Capt. moore. Aged 10 and n Cripple. Chal-
ienEes Col. BrecLInridEe ana Els Son.
LEXINGTON. KY. Feb. 9.-Desha Breckenridge.
editor and manager OF the Lexington Herald,
and his father, Col. W. c. p. Breckenridge.
who writes the editorial articles. were chal-
lenged to a duel to-day by Capt. 7. 4. Moore.
Shawhan. KY. in a card published to-day. Capt.
Moore is about 20 years old. his right arm is
paralyzed from q gunshot wound received whilo
fighting for the Confederacy. and he is known to
be q man of undaunted courage. AS Chairman
of the Democratic Congress Committee he re-
moved Col. Breckinridge's friends from the
various county committees In the district, sub
shutting for them ultra silver men. who, by call
ing n convention instead Of q primary, made 1t
impossible for Col. Breckinridge TO be returned
10 Congress and forced him 10 accept the Repub-
lican nomination.
Capt. Moore also opposed the Colonel In his
memorable campaign four years hRo by Joining
the preachers and women In their fight on Col.
Breckinridgo because OF the Pollard scandal.
The Herald has printed numerous articles re.
fiecting on Capt. Moore, and last week printed
one saying, in substance, that. he was lifted for
Penitcntiary Commissioners In his card Capt.
Moore says:
ITO place myself on equal terms with my ira.
ducors, ! waive age. My nssallhnts can place
themselves on on, equal footing win me by
in my right arm. This 10 u matter be-
tween, tho responsible party ana myself.
and yin arra mSst m sRf PSGimr'y w 4ISnS; nH@ eoaSss
may DO necessary and satisfactory 20 both par
ties. 10, thisSend l Invite private correspond
ence. This controversy bias not been OF my seek
ing. This is the, only reply have made 10 the
spreading in the Journals matters in which they
Desha BreckInridge, being out of town. could
not be seen. His father laughed at the Cap
tS IA the S1t Captain ssisn Vas : s SftsS DsSSa and tSsss
would be no bloooAhods
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
POWER FOR THE UNDER TROLLEY
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dollar Electric Plant
Ordered for This City.

Ordered for This City.
Tho Metropolitan Street Railway Company
has ordered O NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
electric plant from the General Electric Com
pany. The plant 10 to DO installed in the new
power house now being built at the foot of East
NinetysiIth street. on the East River. This
power house is eventually to be capable of pro-
ducing 10000 horse power and of furnishing
tho power for driving every car operated in this
city by the Metropolitan company. including
the Broadway, Columbus avenue. and Licking.
ton avenue cable lines. which are to be changed
to use the under trolley system.
President vreeland said last night that.
although no contracts had yet been signed. all
the preliminaries had been completed and the or
der for the first part of the electrical equipment
had been placed with the General Electric Com
pany. The equipment will be of sufficient
| capacity to operate all the under trolley roads
of the company now built or under way. AS
others arc got ready the power equipment will
be enlarged to meet their needs. The ultimate
capacity of the power house will BIO within
5000 horse power of the amount which 1t 10
estimated will be needed to operate the elevated
railroads.
The plant which has been ordered will cost
about 5000, 900. 1t consists OF five 1000 horse
power electric generators, or dynamos, and even
this part Of the installment win make the power
house the biggest of its kind constructed for
traction purposes In the world. Each dynamo
will also be larger than any now used for street
car purposes.
One OF the most interesting features of the
new power plant will BIO the use OF the three
phase, high tension electric current instead of
the direct current as at present. This high ten
sion current can be sent out for distribution to
the various sections of the lines over wires of
very much smaller size than those used for the
direct current. and this makes it practicable to
have one power house for the whole system
without q probibitive cost for copper or a great
loss OF power in transmission. AS all the motors
on the cars must have a direct current OF low
voltage to operate them. the high tension three
| phase current will be transformed into a direct.
bOO-volt current at convenient stations by
I means of rotary converters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
CHANCELLOR DAY SUED AGAIN.
Mr. Rockwell Demands $4,000 from Him
ana s2S. o from DIR. Buckley.

auu . VT
SYRACUSE. Feb. 9.-The summons and com.
plant in an action brought by the Rev. William
D. Rockwell against James NJ. Buckley Of New
York and Chancellor James r.. Day OF Syracuse
University were served to-day. Charles 8.
Kent is the plaintiffs attorney. This is the
second action brought by Mr.. Rockwell against
Chancellor Day.
Tho complaint alleges that the defendants
wronRfully. maliciously, and wickedly conspir-
ing together on the Gath and 25th days OF De-
cember 1897. in the city of New York, wrote
and caused TO be published in THE NEW YoRK
SUN an article over tho signature of tho said
Day, which was false. scandalous, malicious,
defamatory. and libellous. The article in THE
SUN was then given in full.
For a second and separate cause of action Mr..
Rockwell alleges that the defendants wickedly,
wrongfully, and maliciously conspiring togeth-
er. with intent thereby to injure plaintiff. on
Jan. o, 1903. published an article In the Chris
tidn AdrOcdte. q religious weekly paper of New
York city, of which the defendant Buckley is
editor. a false. malicious. scandalous, and de-
famatory article concerning tho plaintiff. The
plaintiff demands judgment In the sum of $685.
900, 10000 against Day and $25. 900 against
Buckley, besides the costs of the action.
Mr.. Rockwell was installed as pastor Of the
East Solvay NJ. f. Church last Sunday. and
among those who spoke .at the services was
Dean j. B. Brooks of the College of Law. SYRIA
cuse University. a stanch supporter of Chancel-
lor Day in the Peck controversy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
OUIGG WILL VISIT BLACK.
The Hare Announcement Dumf0unds Mug
wumps ana Republican DIsturbers.


President Quigg of tho New York Republi-
can County Committee. 1t was announced last
night, will. on his return from Washington to-
day or tomorrow. journey to Albany andsdis-
cuss with Gov. Black the proposed new pri.
mary law and other matters concerning Re.
publican affairs.
A lot of chaps in the Mugwump and anti.Ro-
publican camps, 1t was predicted, will turn
red, white and blue at the hardihood of Presi-
dent Quigg discussing with Gov. Black or with
any other Republican at Albany the proposed
new primary law or any other matter OF con-
tcmporaneous interest to the Republican party.
Leader William Brookfeld Of tho Fifty.three,
In the estimation of the aforesaid Mugwumps
and Republican disturbers. had a perfect right
to visit Albany and discuss these matters with
Gov. Black, but for President Quigg to under
take such an GRAND! Whew! All who talked
about President Quigg's prospective visit were
quite confident that the Mugwumps and Dis.
~turbers would regard his trip as the Crime OF
%.
In like manner, IL was remarked. Is IL a fine
thing for George H.. Matthews OF Buffalo and
his friends to denounCe daily Senator Plat of
Owego for meeting his Republican friends in
the State at the Firth Avenue Hotel. yet the
Mugwumps and Disturbers are not called upon
to denOunce Mr.. Matthews of Buffalo for hold
ing conferences with his friends at the Hotel
Manhattan on Forty,second street. But, IL
was recalled. "a foolish consistency is the hob.
goblin of little minds, adored by little states
men and philosophers and d~iyines."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
NO Dooxs ron BArrn EsH1rs.
Secretary I.onG Points Out Our Iseipicsuness In
Case ar war.

WASHINGTON, Feb. e.-An emphatic decla-
ration was made by Secretary Long to-day that
should the country DO forced to war there was
not n single dry dock on the Atlantic seaboard
in which one OF the battleships now In commits.
sion could be taken. The new Port Royal dock,
built at the cost of over half a million dollars.
the Secretary said, was practically valueless.
with regard to tho dock now undergoing repairs
at the New York Navy Yard, 1t was seriously
questioned whether II would ever be OF much
use, and even IL completed there would always
be apprehension of its collapse whenever a
big ship was placed in It. He therefore re.
garded the want Of docks as one of the most
important things TO tho navy. moro so now than
the building of battleships or the settlement OF
As to the question before Congress- whether
az Ss' sSis' Session. 10 " S MI. q Long T said he " would oaEiG advo.
S Sas h sas 'G 9Rss SoiS would 81 q Be SsG ssc;u S,sao0sh nc
lust SIT move ws sh SS .s, g. ,! e wSr Britain Misa a i sin prsss p0TeE
neutrality, would refuse us the Use Of the docks
at Halifax where the Indiana was dockcd. and
In case Of tho slightest damage to one Of the
bic on this coast where she could be repaired.
The uso OF the ship would be at once lost and
perhaps the fate Of . battle might turn upon
temporarily disabled, but which could be sont to
sea again promptly had we adequate docking IA
build at least ono hrst-class dock, and I shall REQ
that ground is selected where there cannot DO
the slightest possibility of the bottom tum-
bling out of the dock.
"Boston is, i believe, the most advantageous
site, owing to the fine navy yard plant there, its
commodious hnrbor. and the ample protection
that will bio afforded by the new Qualifications
1t Is unfortunate that the navy should be IN the
present p~redicament and that we should be ut
terly without n dock where any Of the battle
ships now In Southern waters could be ACCOM-
modated. Even If the new dock at New York
can be repaired. which is questioned, it cannot
possibly be ready for use under four months.
Several OF the battleships will soon require
docking, and IL will probably DO necessary to
send them all to Halifax.
The dry dock subject Is now under considera.
ton by the House Naval Commit tee, sbofore
which Mr.. Long will appear again to urge an
immediate appropriation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
STEEL RAIL MEN AGREE.
A Return 70 Conditions Similar 20 Those BE.
listing Before the Pooi Collapsed.

listing Before the Fool Collapsed.
As the result of meetings held in this city re
Gently the first definite agreement has been
reached between the steel rail interests of the
country since tho collapse q year ago of the
steel rail pool. All the steel rail companies
have agreed to stand by a schedule of $ls q ton
for 3Ofoot standard "T'' rails and $50 q ton for
6O-foot rails at the PittsburR mills. At Chicago
these prices are W more. or $50 for 30-foot and
$22 for 60-foot rails.
The companies affected include the Carnegie
Steel Company. the Cambria Iron Company. the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company. the Penn
sylvania Steel Company. and the Illinois Steel
Company.
When the old steel rail pool collapsed last
February the schedule price was 1875 a ton. In
1896 it was $2s a ton. Following the abandon.
ment OF the pool there was q rapid decline In
prices, which finally reached the lowest in the
history of the steel industry in this country.
Sales were rumored to have been made as low
as $l5 a ton. A number Of railroad companies
took advantage OF the market to load up with
rails at cheap rates.
The excessively low prices, however. did not
continue long, and. although the companies
failed to again come together, the quotations
gradually rallied. Recently there has been a
has been In the neighborhood of $3.50 a ton
for 3O-foot rails at Pittsburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
A STATEMENT BY MORALES.
IL 10 RepOFted That He Has Been Called q
the Presidency or Guatemala.

VI u ID hAobOFteo huAt u hh1b nOoh t1llcu 10
the Presidency or Guatemala.
MEXICO. Feb. 1O.-News has reached here
that Gen. Prospero Morales. formerly Secre.
tary of War under Barrios and later
head Of tho unsuccessful rebellion against
the Dictator. has been declared President
Of Guatemala. Gen. Morales Is preparing to
leave at once for Guatemala. and tonight he
gave out the following statement to the Trio
Republics. newspaper.
II have this day received telegraphic news
from Guatemala relative to the death of Gen.
Barrios. President of Guatemala. AS n citizen
of Guatemala and a member of the Republican
party OF that country. ! sincerely regret his
tragic end"
The honor of the country Is stained by n
crime. AS a loyal opponent of Gen. Barrios. l
would have preferred 10 have met him in fair
fight and defeated him on the field OF battle.
Nevertheless, as this IL an inevitable fact.
much to my regret, the responsible parties only
arc those who. with their anti.patriotic senti-
ments. contributed to blind the man who has
now passed away.
"As vet l have not heard how Gen. Bsrrlos
met his death. l was a personal friend
Of Gen. Barrios, and, although after
ward / was his political opponent.
would have preferred many times TO have seen
him do on the field of battle fighting for the
liberty OF Guatemala"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
WALKING ON THE MIssoUR1,s BED.
A Part or the River Drained for n Time by .
Dam Just Completed.

A Part or tho River Drained for n Time by q
Dam Just Completed.
HELENA, Mon. Feb. 9.-The upper Missouri,
or hat part of 1t below Canyon Ferry. is dry on
account Of the dam which was completed yes
terday by the Helena Water and Electric
Power Company, seventeen miles north Of
here. Although the river ut that point runs
more than 1000 cubic feet per second. accord
ing to the Government surveys it will take tho
river two days to raise its level the five feet now
remaining before 1t will flow over the dam.
A lake is being formed by the backwater Of
the dam. which extends seven miles up the
river and covers six square miles. Meantime
the river below the dam Is practically dry, a
child being able to ford 1t without danger.
Men are prospecting in the river bed for
gold, while others have taken out large catches
Of trout and other fish that have been left in the
pools formed in the river bed.
The dam is thirty-four feet high and has been
built at a cost of $45O.00O. In a few weeks it
will be furnishing electrical power to this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
SHOT THE HACK DRYER.

CHIEF or Police Keller. Brother or Commits
sioner Keller, MortalIy Wounds n Man.
DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 9.-Joseph Keller. Chief of
Police Of Terrell, Tex. is q prisoner in the Dallas
City Jail. and Is likely to have to answer to q
charge of murder. At 10 o'clock tonight he
shot and. it Is believed. mortally wounded
James Salmops. o hack driver, in O dispute oyer
a hack bill. salmons is shot through tho body
over the heart.
Keller is a brother of John w. Keller, tho
Commissioner Of Charities in New York. Keller
came from Terrell to-day to attend the funeral
Of the late Chief of Police Arnold of Dallas, and,
after the funeral. drank heavily and went out
for q drive in q hack. Witnesses to the shooting
declare Salmons was also intoxicated and used
insulting language to Keller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
CAsIN Fits FROM CALIFORNIA.
Tho saiyadorean RHiie Leaves $50. OO0 In
Debts Behind Him.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 9.-Manuel Casin, the
ire-eating revolutionist. who was forced to flee
from Salvador about the time that tho Ezeta
administration was overthrow. has now de-
parted from San Francisco. Casin left quietly
on the steamer Sanblas for tho south yesterday
under the name OF ]. Gonzales. and the fact was
not known until the steamer was on her way to
Central America. 1t Is believed Casin will not
20 further south than Mexico, for the Central
American republics are not inviting his pres
ence. and II discovered there he would probably
go 10 jail.
Chsin's departure was hurried by legal meas.
ures taken by his creditors. He left debts
Marion Wells. the sculptor. whose acquaintance
with Casin cost him " 900. Wells WAS in.
duced 10 loan money TO Casin and to help outfit
Gen. Antonio EaetI in his .tlibustering cxpedi.
ton that ended in a tZzle, and tho death OF
Ezeta at Panama or yellow fever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
GIFT FROM MIR. ROCKEFELLER.

He Prosents . Plot OF Ground Worth $50. 600
TO the City or Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 9.-President Mcbride of the
Park Board announced this afternoon at a meet
ing Of that body that John ID. Rockefeller had
given property worth $4,000 to the city for
park purposes. 1t consists Of land at the juno
ton Of Euclid avenue and Paramount street, In
tho aristocratic parto of the city. The land is not
large In area, but furnishes a connecting link,
which will BIO mado by means of a circle. be.
tween two large parts Of the park system.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
LUETG ERT FOUND GUILTY.
The Sausage Maker Convicted-Lire Hnrpriser
meut the Paunlty.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Luetgert, the sausage
maker, was found guilty at 11:30 o'clock to-
night Of the murder Of his wife. Punishment
was fixed at imprisonment for life. He took
the verdict calmly and appeared to DO satisfied
to have escaped tho gallows. He was conRratu-
lated by his attorneys and friends. His lawyers
regard the verdict as more Of q victory than o
defeat.
States Attorney Deneen did not finish his
concluding address to the jury until 3 o'clock.
although he had announced that he would not
talk later than the noon adjournment hour.
Judge Gary at once read his instructions to the
jury. They did not seem as favorable to Luet-
CERT as did those given by Judge Tuthill at the
former trial. and the case was then given TO tho
jury. Luetgert was most confident Of acquittal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
LOTS OF GOLD IN ALAsKA.
Behnson Picked UD $50. DOC In One Day o.
Easy a. Rolling on q Log.

VANCOUVER. British Columbia. Feb. GA big
gold find is reported to-day on an unknown
creek on the American side in the Yukon terri
tory. Fritz Behnson of Victoria writes to his
brother Karl: I'VE have struck it rich on an
unknown creek across the border never before
seen by man. In the crevices of the rocks in
one day we picked up $780, 900 in coarse gold.
"Sell your business or give 1t away and como
quick with ten men,
The Behnsons have largo business interests
here and are thoroughly reliable. The news
has spread like wild6re and will result in q
stampede to the American side as soon as the
locality of the find can be ascertained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
SAN Juan RETAKEN.
The NIcaraEuan Arm, Gusts the tebemIous
EyileS.

y. BOiet-Perazn. Consul General OF the Greater
Republic OF Central America. received yesterday
at the Consulate, los Fulton street, the follow
ing despatch from Emiliano j. Herrara, General
Chief Of the Expedition Army of Nicaragua:
SAN JUAH DEL SUR, Feb. ., 1898.
Government forces in my omman have
occupied this port. Revolution 10 defeated.
Constitutional Government rules the whole
country. Peace will soon DO restored"
The Consul-General thus explained the de-
spatoh: "A short time ago NicAraRuan exiles
70 Costa hica took Ban Juan del Sur by storm.
erAnSAthAs driven thsm out That u ~"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
PrOhIbnloa HlI Killed In south Carolina.

COLUMBIA. s.. c.. Feb. 9.-Bya vote OF SO to
80 the House Of Representatives to-day killed
the Childs Prohibition bill after refusing TO
substitute an original package measure by q
vote OF 81 TO SO. The House agreed TO take up
referring tho question Of prohibition. dispen-
sary, or high license TO poPui1r vote In each
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
a Hls Rlserrlo Plant for the Rast side.

The Edison Electric Illuminating Company
has purchased from William l.. and benjamin
Peck tho block Of twenty-five lots bounded by
Thirty eighth and 1hirty.ninth streets, First
avenue, and the river for $3l5.O0O The trans.
action was negotiated by Is. W. Williams, Jr.
plot the finest and largest electric plant in the