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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
TWO ARTILLERY REGIMENTS.
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House upfsre Eriday-Democratic Opposition.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
ACTORS ON TRIAL.
Troubles or tho .'Binck Crook" Company
Under Arrest In Montreal.

Troubles or tho ..Binck Crook" Company
Under Arrest In Montreal.
MONTREAL. Feb. 2s~.-Jermon's BLACK Crook
Extravaganza Company. nineteen In number.
appeared before the Recorder this morning for
trial on the charge of giving an immoral exhibi-
ton at the Theatre Royal last week.
The arrests were made on Saturday afternoon
during the performance. and $3.50 was de-
manded for the release Of each ono of the CON-
pany. The money was put up. They showed on
Saturday night and twice on Sunday at Sohmer
Park.
The city was not ready with their witnesses
this morning and wanted to remand the case
for a woek. but finally consented to go ahead
morning. The company should be
at Troy this afternoon, but it is likely they will
have to cancel this week.
The action of the city in picking out this or
ganiZation has been very much criticised. as tho
show was mild when compared with some of
the performances that have been given in tho
Royal this season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
S0UNDSTEAMER SET AFIRE.
PASSENG Err STARTS 4 BBAzE Iy
ONE OF THE SThTERoOMS.

Climbed In the window, started the fire. ana
Climbed Out-rassenEers sent 10 Their B,sa
and Onicers and Crew Kept an AIi-Nirhs
ViEii-The Incendiary Has Not Bsen Fouua.
SToNINGToN, Conn.,. Feb. 2s.-Although few
OF the $50 passengers on board tho StoninRton
line steamer New Hampshire realized tho fact,
an attempt to burn the boat was made on tho
trip from New York to Stonington on Saturday
night.
Some one smashed In tho shutter Of an unoo-
cupied stateroom on the starboard side OF the
vessel, raised the window, which was unlocked,
crawled In and set tho mattresses and blankets
In the upper berth on fire.
Tho fire was discovered about s:45 o'clock,
when tho vessel was of the lower Connecticut
shore. At that timo the odor of smoke attracted
the attention OF the portcrs and officers. 1t was
traced to this stateroom. but an attcmpt to I'M
lock the door showed that 1t was fastened on
the inside.
Tho bolt had been slipped to prevent entrance.
The officers and crow then gained an entrance
through the window. The mattress was then
well burned ana tho woodwork OF the berth and
the statcroom had been charred. Tho fire was
put out with water and by tho use OF fire ex-
tinguishers.
While this danger was then over. there was
still danger that tho person who had attempted
to destroy the boat might ronow his work In
some other quarter. The Saturday night travel
is always small, and q number of the staterooms
were unoccupicd. The same thing might DO at
tempted in another room. To prevent this the
officers and porters sent every passenger on
board the boat TO bed.
Those who had staterooms were requested
politely, but firmly. to occupy them. Those who
had berths were sent to them, while those who
had neither staterooms nor berths had their
choice OF one or the other. Tho saloons, smok-
ing room and other rooms on board were cleared
Of passengers and no one was allowed to remain
up.
For the rest of the night every member Of the
crew, including all the officers, did patrol duty.
There was no other attempt to do any damage.
Every passenger was closely scrutinizcd when
leaving the boat at the dock at StoninRton, bub
no arrests were made and the identity OF the
criminal remains n mystery.
Even after the passengers went on board the
train the boat officers walked through. looking
sharply at every one. But so far as known
there 10 no clue to the 1rebug.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
ANOTHER POLITICAL MURDERq
John II. Freeman Killed to Keep Him from
Becoming n Postmaster.

H0COWTUK u FUut"Nht6Ts
MACON, Ga. Feb. 2S.-The assassination Of
John r. Freeman at Ada. near here last week.
is said to have been another political murder.
Freeman had just been appointed Postmaster at
Ada. When the notification of the appoint
ment came. Freeman. who is well.to-do. easily
made a bond and forwarded it to the Post Office
Department. He was in this city at that time,
and said that threats had been made that he
would never be able to avail himself Of the APP
pointment. He returned home. and that night
some men in his store attempted to draw him
into a controversy, his friends say, with the in
tention OF killing him, but they failed.
The next night as Freeman was entering his
residence he was shot in the back and killed.
His friends declare that they have evidence to
convict certain persons of the crime. They de-
clare that the authorities refused to prosecute
the case. Tho Federal officials will probably
make an In vestigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
Contract. to uu,ia the n,us.., or soAoousrs.

CAMDEN. Me-. Fob. 29.-Capt. Crowell OF Toms
River. n. j.. has contracted with Shipbuilder
II. NJ. Bean OF this place to construct for him .
fve-masted schooner that will exceed in tonnage
anything ahoat in the fore'and'nft class. The
exact tonnage OF the new craft is not stated, but
IL Will be considerably in excess Of that OF the
/ $50 tons of the Ive-inasLer Gov. Ames or the
1881 tons Of the present champion. OF the
schoOner class, the Frank \. Palmer. which was
built in Bath last year by N. i. Palmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
INCREASE OF THE NArA1 FORCE
BoutoIIe Says the Naval sub-COmmittee Has
Already Decided 70 Fix II ut 1850.

ScetNht 'NJ t"o -~''h s@"N
Already Decided 70 Fix II mt 1850.
tinued to-day to refuse to admit that any letter
had been received from Mr.. Roosevelt. by tho
Committee on Naval Affairs. asking for authori-
ty to enlist ] 800 additional mon In the navy.
He did consent to discuss the general PROPOSE
ton Of the increase of the navy force and to say
what had been 80 far done In that regard.
1.-THE Secretary OF tho Navy had. he said. "in
his annual report last December. asked that the
force of the navy be increased by 800 men and
300 boys. This was based upon the assumption
that all the vessels to be completed within tho
next two years would be In commission. Tho
committee knows that all the vessels of the
navy are never In commission at once. except
under extraordinary and highly improbable CON-
ditlons, and therefore. In providing for the In
crease of the force OF enlisted men IN
the bill-still In tho hands Of the sub
committee. by the way-it decided to nix that
increase at 300 men and $50 boys. That would
mako the total authorized force OF enlisted
men, including 1000 boys. $4,000. 1t is now
1880"
Without saying 30 In explicit terms, Mr.. Bou-
telle gave the impression that. II there was such
a letter from Assistant Secretary Roosevelt as
the papers talked of. 1t contained only a repe-
tltion OF Secretary Longs request In his annual
report of last December.
winchester Arms Company Working ga Hours
n Day on Government Orders.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. 2s.-The Winchester
Repeating Arms Company to-day received q
visit from a Government inspector, who looked
up the prospects for handling quick Orders. Tho
company are making arrangements to manufac-
ture 5000, 900 cartridges daily. They have
stopped making sporting guns and are running
twenty'four hours = day to keep up TO their Gov.
eminent orders for navy rifles and cartridges.
Por Families OF BrsOLISn's Dsnd Maine sAilSrs.
A special presentation OF Conterno's Bat
ties of Our Nation was given last night at the
Brooklyn Academy OF Music for the benefit OF
the families OF the dead sailors of tho Maine in
that borough. All the performers volunteered
their services. and all the money realized will
go to the eighteen afflicted families. There
was Q big audience. and there were frequent
patriotic outbursts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
ARE WE BUYING HARSHIPS9

A Report That We Will Purchase Two Vessels
Vow Building in Great Britain.
Special Gable Dsspateh to THE SUN.
LONDON, Feb. est Is reported that arrange
ments have been almost completed by an agent
Of the United States Government for the pur-
chase of two warships that are now building In
Great Britain. No details of the purchase arc
given,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
ACrIVITY AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
Orders TO Rush the s1iantonomoh and Katah-
din Into Commission.

utu hht
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S.-The militant activity
at LeagueIsland kept up its pace to-day. There
has not been such u scurry OF mechanics and
laborcrs since the yard was opened. The Navy
Department has ordered the Miantonomoh into
commission BY Wednesday, and there Is just as
much activity among the naval stevedores who
are filling her bunkers with coal as among the
swarm OF workmen who are rigging her ammu-
milton hoists, erecting gun mounts and water
guards, and trimming her batteries.
Gun mounts forc and aft and fighting graf
ings wero put in position on tho Katahdin
yesterday. Hotchkiss six-pounders point from
both ends of her today. The fighting gratings
are to give her rapid fire crews a foothold on
her arched deck. The engines of both vessels
and the revolving turrets OF the Miantono-
mob had satisfactory trials to-day under steam.
A copious supply Of lubricants was also put
into the motive machinery Of the old iron-clad
monitors OF the war. moored In the back chan
mel. with the prospect of reviv.ng them under q
little steam pressure In a few days. Men have
already swabbed out the rust from their
smooth bore Dahlgren guns to see II they might
hold a little powder. II these old-timers were
ever needed for service, tho Dahlgren guns
would bo abandoned and breechloaders put in
the turrets.
The mechanical activity was supplemented
to-day by the clerical activity of enlisting mon.
There Is an underlined belief at the island that
the recruiting officers have orders to proceed
with their task without Limitation for the pres.
ent. The vessels going into commission need
seamen, first rate and ordinary, landsr:en. ma.
chinists, coal passers, fremen, yeomen, and
messmen TO serve rs walters. besides apothe-
carries. painters, plumbers. and boiler and copper
smiths.
\ batch Of fifty seamen for the Minneapolis
arrived to-day from the brooklyn Navy Yard In
charge OF a naval officer. The Minneapolis 10
taking I'm coal, and a feet of barges will DO
kept busy Mt the island for a week TO come.
4 requiem mass for the dead sailors OF tho
Maine was said this morning in st. Monica's
Roman Catholic Church, which includes League
Island in its parochial boundaries.
The Model or tho Maine Not 10 Ne Exhibited
at the Commercial Travellers FHir.
w~AsHISGToN. Feb. 2s.-Secretary Long has
declined TO grant a request OF the committee In
charge OF the Commercial Travellers Fair. 10
be held In Madison Square Garden, to exhibit
the miniatuEe, model Of the battleship Maine.
now on exhibition in the main corridor Of the
Navy Department.. The Secretary says In his
letter to the fair that the model 10
too great an object OF interest to ~viaitOrS just
now TO Justify It's removal from Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
CAN THE MAINE RE RAIsEDS
SIR Edward james Reed says tic believes This
May Probably he Demo.
Special Gable Drspatch to THE SUI

Special Gable DeSpdfch 10 THE sun.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Slr Edward James Reed,
formerly Chief Constructor OF tho British Navy,
has written a sympathetic letter to the Times
on the loss OF the Maine.
He says no is convinced that the vessel can DO
prohtably raised. and that Its recovery would
add to the already high reputation OF the United
States Navy for soaInanship and resource.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
ROW AT MARRY MINERS THEATRE.
twenty-five Men Attack the Special Policeman
when Asked 10 Keep Quiet.

TWENTY-FIVE men in a body attended Harry
Miners Theatre on the Bowery yesterday after
noon. and created a disturbance during the per-
formance that greatly delighted the entire
audience. Tho twenty two men were asked to
keep quiet twice. The second time they as
saulted Louis Schonck. the special policeman.
who preferred the request, They punched him,
kicked him. and hit him with chairs, he says,
while he stood up against the balcony railing
and used one of the men as q sort of shield.
and three prisoners were secured. They do
scribed themselves as Jacob Speis, n prize
fighter known as Yankee Spcis OF LAP Division
street; Abraham Davis of 30 Henry street, and
John HibGerd OF 6l6 Water street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
FIRE Nv ~HILLIAMSBURG.
Several Persons Reported Injured In q rene-
mont Iiouae Blnne.

mont HOUSE BInHe.
Fire was discovered in the fourstory double
frame tenement house at Harrison avenue and
Wallabout street, Williamsburg, at 1910
o'clock this morning.
Four alarms were sent in and two ambulance
calls to attend to several persons who were in
jured in making their escape from the house.
Some of the injured persons were carried to
Winters Hall, a block away from the fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
MORE nROOKLrN FEnHrBoArs,
A New ViIIia mSburg Iioat Arrives. and Two
Moro for GreenpoLnt arc COMING This YeaT.

Moro Tor GreeupoInt Are Coming This Year.
The Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company
is to add another boat TO its fleet. The Joseph j.
O'Donohue, named after the late President Of
tho company. arrived in Williamsburg yoster-
day from its builders, the Della ware Iron and
Engine Company OF Chester, Pa. When tho
electrical apparatus and steam steering gear il
put in tho boat will 90 into service ON tho
Twenty-tLird street line.
At the office OF the GreenpoinL Ferry Company
Yesterday IL was said that before the end OF the
year thai company will have two new boats in
service, each 10 cost Sl2o DOC.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
Col. Hay Returning to London.

Special Gable Dsspatoh to THE Sun.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Col. John Hay. the AmeF6
can Ambassador. who has been visiting Egypt
is now returning to London. He is expected -
arrive here on March 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
T",tle.A,p re1a. at ur, Tortusas.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-The battleship Texas
Is reported as having arrived ut Dry Tortugas
rom galveston. 1t is likely that she will soon
proceed TO Key West to Join the squadron. Tho
8to.lgoinery and the Nashville arrived at Key
WI est on Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
PLYING hIpERs WITn QUESTIONS
Hut They Are Not Telling Everybody what
They Saw In the Maine.

hEf WEST. Fla. Feb. 2S.-The Court OF In
qu'Fy Is now holding a session hero after having
taken the testimony OF several survivors of tho
Maine, The greatest secrecy prevails as to all
The proceedings OF the court.
Inc people here are in the greatest excite.
h''nt. The wharycs are crowded aud tho divers
from lt,nnyana are greeted with vOliies OF ques.
SGGlau flags wave. over nearly all the houses.
i no tonl;mastcd schooner Isaac Hart arrived
lO,doy WIN a cargo Of coal for the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
Go,uns Ready &" KAnsA. for Active Service.

WICHITA. Kan, Feb. 2s.-The Captain OF
Company A Of the Kansas National Guards has
received orders from the Colonel commanding
tho regiment TO discharge laRgards. overhaul
the ordnance stores, recruit sixty men. and
place the company In readiness for active
service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
The Bovio Breaks Mer stem.

Special Gable Dsspdtch to THE Sun.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2S.-Tho White Star steam
ship Bowie, at this port from New York. col
lided with a quay. breaking her stem and stav.
lug several of her bow plates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01

Special Gable Drspdtoh 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, Feb. 29.-The House of Commoas.
without a division. tonight adopted tho army
estimates. covering tho increase asked for By
the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
Tho IALs shore Limited.

Afternoon 2A-hour train TO Chicago. via New York
Central,LAke shore route. Leaves New York 81. u.
every day; arrives Chicago 4P. N. next dag. 4eos
I~uxurtouI train in TIT WJrld--A Ada
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
MRS. wnl,noy's GOV Expected.

COLUMBIA. s. O.. Feb. 2s.-Aithough Mrs. w.
c. Whitney may DO on the sick list for two
months, 1t is believed by her physicians that.
barring accidents. Lor complete recovery II
,prTain
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
Tho Tender sIea, OF Da,r,-Yod

fat young porksrs. dAlntily seasoned with selected
spices. iS used In Deerfoot Farm S~auSaReB. Try u two
round package. and beware inlitAtionS.-AdU.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
Poland water i. 70. Purity

and medicinal power. Received daily from
MAine's famous spring, Circulars lgrAtiSI. N.
Y. Depot, 3 Park pl.-AdU.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
MANr sPAxIsH TROOPS KILLED.
spaniards say Recent EiEures Are Higher Thar
Ever BEFORE In This war.


MADRID, Feb. 2s.-Recent official kilograms
have shown q marked increase in the number of
Spanish troops killed and wounded in the fight
ing In Cuba.
1t Is very doubtful whether the figures have
been 90 high since the outbreak Of the rebellion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01

Climbed In the window, started the Fire. ana
Climbed Ont-PasscnEers sent to Their Bsas
and Officers and Crow Kep, an AIi.Nisht
viEii-Tho Incendiary Has Not Been Fouua.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Proclamation by the Governor

Whereas by the tenth section of an act to provide for the publication and distri- button of the Code of Alabama 1t is made the duty of the governor upon the delivery of seven thousand copies of said code to the Secretary of State to issue his proclama- tion announcing that fact and designating day on which said Code shall go into ef- feet:
 And, whereas, the Hon. J. K Jackson, Secretary of State, has certified to me that the requisite number of the copies of said code has been delivered to him:
 Now, therefore I, Joseph F. Johnston, Governor of the State of Alabama, in com pliance with the statutes adopting and pro- viding for the publication and distribution of the Code of Alabama, do hereby declare that the requisite number of copies of said code has been delivered to the Secre- tary of State. and I hereby do fix. desig- nate and appoint the 17th day of February, 1898, as the day upon which said code shall go into effect, and thereupon said code having been duly adopted by the General Assembly of Alabama shall become opera tive. and full faith and credit shall be given the same.
 In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at the Capitol in the City of Montgomery on this the 17th day of January A. D.. 1S9S
 JOSEPH r. JOHNSTON, By the governor: Governor.
 J. K. JACKSON, Secretary of State. 1-o3-Su-3t
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
The Tyrant of the House.

Eva Lovett in the Independent.
 While baby sleeps We cannot jump, or dance, or sing Play jolly games or do a thing To make a noise. The floor might creak If we. should walk We scaScely speak, Or breathe, while baby takes a nap, Lest we should wake the little chap! A strict watch Nursie always keeps
 When baby sleeps!
 When baby. wakes But little gratitude he shows When other people want to doze! At night, when folks have gone to bed, He rousles them all up instead, To wait on him. Ma lights the lamp And warns milk for the little scamp! Pa walks him up and down the foor Sometimes two hours and sometimes more! And nurse comes running, In stew, To see what she, for him, can do! And Will and Harry, at the row, Gall: What's the matter with him now?'' And I'm walked up at all the chatter To wonder what on earth's the matter! Such uproar in the house he makes,
 When baby wakes So if asleep or if awake The house exists but for his sake, And such tiny fellow-he, To be boss of this family!