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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-07
A DARING ENSIGN.
How a Bold American Naval Officer
Sent News From Cadiz.

1870 SENT NEWS FfTM CHuIz'
It was not until the recent publication
of the report of the bureau of navigation
that the distinguished services rendered
during the Spanish-American war by En-
sign Fl. &. Ward were made known. While
the fighting was on other officers who did
brilliant and ~valorous things afoat and
ashore received their need of praise al
most as quickly as their deeds were ac-
complished, but Ensign Ward won his
honors in the secret service, and it is easily
apparent why nothing was said or print
ed about his achievements until long after
the war was over.
In plain words. Ensign Ward acted as a
spy, and this was one of the few instances
where the naraa carries honor with it. AT
the hourly risEo of his neck. ENSIGN Weird
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-07
Dance or Rejoicing.

A dance Of rejoicing followed the close
OF the Sierra Leone rebellion, all the east
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-07
FIERCE SEA LIONS
They Come Like Torpedo
Boats Upon a Fish
ing Fleet.
BOSTON SAILORS EXPERIENCE
Blinded Sea Monster Crush
es a Boat Vulner-
able Shots.

APTAIN JERE-
MIAH STUBBS
of Boston and
some New Eng
land fishermen,
who were far away
from home, have
found out that,
contrary to the
generally accepted
opinion, sea lions
can be as Zero
cious on occasion
as the Bengal IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
BROOKLYN NEWS.
NEAR THE TROLLEY CARS.
A BROOKLYN DISTRICT FILLED WITH
PLEASANT HOMES.

HOUSES BUILT LONG AGO WITH SPACIOUS ROOMS
AND ATTRACTIVE SURROUNDINGS. EASY
OF ACCESS AND AT Low COST
one Of the most attractive and desirable places
for persons in fair or comfortable circumstances
TO make homes lies near the Greene and Gates
ave. trolley line Here are Cambridge and st
James places. Downing and Ormonde SITS and
Franklln-ave Trees are abundant and homes
beautiful in this district. In the triangle formed
by the lines Of Greene and Franklin ayes and
that of Fulton-st. there are many nne Old
fashioned houses. In those days when founda-
tons Of fortunes were laid brownstone fronts
were adopted as the correct thing. There was
little diversity In architecture in those days out
the houses were built solidly. the rooms were
made lofty and spacious and the finishing and
decorations conceived and completed in artistic
style.
In Gates-eve there are many such fine old
homes from which Il would be almost lmpos-
sIble to divorce their faithful occupants and
owners The neighborhood is quiet clean easy
OF access from the Bridge and ferries by the
Greene and Gates-ave. trolley cars and the Lex
ington-ave elevated road. which brings its pas
sengers within a block Of the best residential
districts in this section Many Of the houses IN
The houses in Greene-ave. rent for reason
able sum and are desirable for homes They
are mostly four story and basement brownstone
buildings In going up Greene-ave. the trolley
cars pass the fine granite residence OF
Bishop Charles f. Mcdonnell. with the Cathe-
dral NJ the Immaculate Virgin adjoining. no"
in course Of construction. II is remarkable, IN
deed that Brooklyn. which has such a large
Roman Catholic congregation. should not have
had a cathedral long ago. There are many me
churches in the borough. however. and they are
Loyalty supported by their respective denomina-
tons. The Tabernacle, so often visited oy hre
used To stand at Clermont and Greene aVes'
Here the Rev T. De Witt Talmage preached 10
great crowds Near by stood the Hotel Regent
which was also destroyed by fire. The late
Justice Henry A. Moore Of the County court
who sat on the bench for thirty consecutive
years. had his home in the Regent In his time
three justices sat at the same time in the Coun-
" Court Justice Moores associates we're JUS
tees Matthews and Kelly. ,,-.-,-. =
A fine type OF the homes in this district is
that Of DIT George Everson. al No. 3o4 Ireen.-
ave. II is of brownstone and is finely furnlsheu.
The doctor has a fine library and laboratory
flled with cases Of surgical instruments
The neighbOrhOod is a most attractive anu ue-
sirabie one The streets are asphaIted geneI-
allv lined with grand old trees. and, with all lts
attractions rentals and prices Of real estate ar
reasonable For the busy man who mas n9t
time to daily in the country or by the SEASIDE
Il presents many advantages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
ONE LIFE LOST IN THE FIRE.
CONEY ISLANDS BLAZE YESTERDAY MORN
ING CAUSED BETWEEN $4,000 AND
go coo DAMAGE

Wesley Bennett n Waterman at the dance nall
and restaurant OF Henry Roster, which was de-
stroyed b. fire early yesterday morning found at
noon the body Of Albert Sam, porter in the place
The body which was badly burned. was found on
the second floor where the porter evidently had
gone 10 sleep It was not known until the dis
covery by Bennett that life had been lost In the FIRE
Bennett and others, including the policemen OF
the Coney Island station. were searching all day
for other bodies they believed from the as
coyery OF Sans that It was possible that other
persons may have persisted in the flames Particu-
lar attention was paid along the three-story ex-
tension which is practically In ruins. and which
was filed with sleeping apartments. Up TO late
hour last night however. nearly everybody that
had been In the place al the time was accounted
for and It IS not believed that any more bodies
will be found
Rosters concert hail was In the Bowery near
Jones's Walk There were nearly twenty SOU
brettes in the concert hall when the alarm of fire
was given and they at once rushed 70 their rooms
70 get their clothing. Mr.. Rosters loss is the
hea West OF all William Jacobs. who kept small
place adjoining estimates his damage TO fixtures
and furniture at 800. Antonio CarbelO who kept
a restaurant near by. says that his loss will be
800 while that in the restaurant on the other side
probably between $4,000 and $4,000. There was no
Insurance on any OF the buildings as insurance
companies will rot take risks property below
Surf-ave. on account OF the difficulty IN reaching
the buildings with fire apparatus. Water IS scarce
I'm this district. and the hremen are compelled TO
run their hose from hydrants IN Surf-ave
Mr. Roster has idea how the fire started He
will rebuild al once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
AGAINST PORTO RICAy TARIFF.

Zeno Gaudia and J. julius Henna, who were
chosen by some OF the people of Porto Rico 10
visit Washington for the purpose of having the
rnitted long statement 10 the New-York Chamber
OF Commerce IN regard 10 the Customs laws which
are in force in the is.and at the present time by
act Of President Mckinley. and which they think
are not aiding the prosperity Of The island. The
Commissioners ask in their statement the follow
ing questions: Had the President any legal au-
thorty 10 enact such lawsY' Are those laws con-
s;tUtional?'' is il not in the interests OF both
he United States and Porto Rico that those laws
be al once repealed?'
The principal contention made by the Commits
sioners In reply to the question 10 the legal
rights Of the President enact such laws is that
under the peace protocol % August II. 1895 Spain
screed 20 cede the island Of Porto Rico 70 the
United States and that intention to cede cannot
be Interpreted BY any method whatever into an
rent the President enacted and promulgated a
customs tariff and rules for tho collection OF duties
etc. for the island OF Porto Rico and other Gus
TONS laws and rules for the island on January -
the supposition that the island was no. then
an integral part OF the United States and that
President Slckinley had no authority subsequent
20 the PRONUNCIATION Of the Treaty OF Peace on
Apru II last when the state or war ceased and
Torto E.eo ocean: de lure an Integral part OF
customs tariff for the island which he had caused
20 be orugated.
IRE Commissioners also say that many OF the
people Of Porto Rico are destitute md they are o.
the opinion that II free trade between Porto Rico
and the United States established happiness
you'd prevail the ISLAND and impetus would
be given 10 business there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
THRONGS AT THE GOSPEL TENT.
A SERMON on THE LOVE OF GOD BY THE
REV J. II ELLIOTT

The northwest corner OF Fifty-s.xth-st. and
Broadway was crowded at 7:45 o'clock last even
ing with people endeavoring TO find seats in tho
great tent behind the high board fence BY S
o'clock every chair was taken and many people
were standing around the edges OF the cloth house.
After a service Of song and a solo by B. F. Butts
the speaker OF the evening. the Rev J. II. Elliott.
State president OF the Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor and pastor OF the Thirty
fourth Street Reformed Church, chose this text
for his discourse: For God loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son. that WHOSE
ever believeth IN Him should not perish but have
everlasting life" The sermon was in part as fol-
lows:
Herein Is contained the whole Gospel. The text
enfolda within itself much truth that ten ser
mons could not fully express It's meaning. An
English evangelist. Harry Morehouse, preached
every evening for week on this subject, and his
congregation increased every night.
THE first truth OF the text Is the love OF God.
That is the truth that want 10 know. You
need not tell them that the wages Of sin is death
They know that. What the convict and the out
law are dying to learn is that God loves them.
The second great truth OF the text is fhe gift OF
eternal life. given by God to All that can
do is to ask you tc receive it. How many men try
10 live their life without this fundamental blessing!
When they stop 10 consider whittier they are drift
ing what is beyond the present struggle. they see
how incomplete are their selfish purposes.
Without this gift men are lost There Is nothing
beyond the grave TO save them.
Last OF all and greatest OF oil IS the invitation
extended to mankind. whatsoever beieveth.' The
gift OF God is every human being 1t is TO the
whole world
At the close OF the Rev Mr.. Eiliotts sermon
thirty raised their hands for prayer More than
half the congregation remained for the second
meeting
Mr. Pratt said in closing that he had received
numerous letters from people unable to attend the
meeting. All asked him 10 pray for them. one
from a man In Bellevue Hospital who had
read the reports Of the meetings ne lay in his
cot The enthusiasm manifested by those present
intense. and after the meeting many pressed
forward to shake the evangest's hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
Ex.ALDERuAY PARKS ACQUITTED.
HIS LAWYER ASKS THE COURT WHY GAMBLING
is NOT STOPPED AT LONG BRANCH.

HIS LAWYER ASKS THE COURT WHY GAMBLING
is NOT STOPPED AT LONG BRANCH
Asbury Park June q (specian.-The second trial
OF Charles Parks a former Alderman OF NeW-forK
City for maintaining gambling house here IN the
summer Of 1894. took place in the county court d.
Freehold to-day. and resulted in an acquittaL
Parks was tried in 1894 and sentenced by Judge
Conover TO six months in jail and to pay me OF
$500 He insisted that he was IN no way connected
with the gambling place. although he owned the
property in which gambling was done, and carried
the case to the Court OF Errors and Appeals. IN
1897 the judgment OF the lower court was set ASIDE
and new trial ordered
Parks's lawyer. Edmund Wilson. blamed the
court officials in addressing the jury to-day for
permitting gambling IN the clubhouses at Long
Branch. The effort 70 suppress gambling at AS
bury Park" Mr. Wilson said is 70 be commended,
and when the County Court officials started the
crusade against this evil II thought the war
fare would be carried further UP the coast. ana
that the gamblers who hourished beneath silded
domes and Haunting flags al Long Branch would
be driven out OF the county; but for some reason
the crusade began and ended al Asbury PARK
much the surprise Of law-abding citizens who
had hoped Long Branch would be forever nd OF
the gambling evil"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
CIVIL ENGINEERS AT CAPE WAY.

Cane May June % (specaD-The thirty-frst an
nusl convention of the American Society Of Civil
Engineers opened at 10 o'clock this morning at me
s,ock,on Hotel with five hundred members pres
emf The annual address delivered by the pres
dsnt Desmond Fitzgerald. Of Boston IL was de-
yotsd chiefly 10 a historical review OF the condi-
ION OF engineering IN the early decades OF the
f-ni,ed states Elmer L. Corthell. OF New-York
tben talked upon the International Navigation
Congress az Brussels last year and presented
plans for the International Engineering Congress
AZ the Paris Exposition In 1900. The secretary re-
norted that by the viii OF Herbert Stewart the
Society would get 81 600 for It's library fund and his
technical books.
THE afternoon was devoted to discussing papers
read I'm previous meetings Should the use OF
The method OF wheel concentration be discontinued
IN Alternating the stresses IN railway bridges and
IN view OF the present knowledge OF the effect OF
repeated application Of load. and should fatigue
formulas be used In bridge design? Those who
TOOK part in the discussion were George 5, Nor
rfson II. B. Seaman, Gustavus Lindenthal, OF New
York Walter l.. Cowles. OF Pittsourg. E. 81. Soho
field. of Youngstown. Ohio and Professor Palmer
C. Ricketts,. Of Troy.
This evening Colonel Charles ". Raymond gave
illustrated lecture on the building or the DeIa-
BreakNater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
IN FAVOR OF COUNTESS WALDERsEE.
THE WIFE OF THE GERMAN COMMANDER SEEKS

THE WIFE OF THE GERMAN COMMANDER SEEKS
TO RECOVER s9e5aa FROM Mr.. LEE.
The Sheriff received an execution yesterday for
s3s 533 against David =. Lee. al the Union Club.
F'fth-ave and Twenty frst-st.. In favor Of Coun-
tess Mary Walderslee. claim for money lent
to him on September u. 1885. in Germany. which.
IT is alleged has never been repaid. The amount
lent was $1,000. and the interest is f6,5i3
A Tribune reporter was told. when he called at
the Union Club last night that such person as
David p Lee was a member Of the club David B.
Lee was a member Of the club. the informant said.
but Mr. Lee did not live there was he at the
club when the reporter called.
The Countess Wsldersee Is the wife Of General
Count Won Waldersee, OF the best-known COM
manders In the German Army She was the daugh-
ter of David Lee Cor Lea. a wholesale grocer OF
this city. and was born in 1885 She was first mar
RED 10 Prince Frederick Emile August Of Schles-
wig-Holsten. becoming the Princess Won Noer.
the Prince giving up the former title. He lived
only a few months and left large fortune 70 his
young widow.
The Princess settled first in Vienna. where she
won the esteem OF the Austrian Emperor. Ia 1856.
after refusing many offers, she became the wife ~
Count Won Waldersee. The young couple moved
to Berlin where both have always played prom
inent part socially and politically.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
CHURCH DAMAGED BY FIRE.
FLAMES IN THE CHURCH OF THE INTER
CESSION, ONE-HUNDRED-AND-
FIFTY EIGHTH-S
FIFTY-EIGHTH-ST.

Fire last evening damaged the Church OF the m
tercesson. at One hundred and and
Broadway. TO tho extent OF go GO. The Rev Ben
nett II. Schwab Is the rector OF the church. and
the Rev q. A. Barlow Is the curate. The i'm
mediate cause OF the FIRE is unknown. but the fire
believe it was due TO spontaneous combustion.
The flames were seen TO from one OF the
windows at about 10 O'Clock. and alarm was
Immediately turned in. but by the time the fremen
responded the flames had got such Roadway that
a second alarm was sent In. The hremen soon
afterward got the flames under control and ex-
tingushed the blaze.
The blaze started under the pipe organ In the
basement and made It's way TO the main nave.
The instrument was wrecked. the pulpit was con-
siderably damaged and the nave was damaged by
water
annual church excursion. which to have been
held on July II TO ROTOR Point was TO be held IN
the church last evening. The chairman OF the com
mttee. B. NJ. Cromwell, was on hts way TO the
meeting and was in front OF the home OF the late
Colonel John p. Fellows. near One-hundred-and-
hfty-second-st, when he noticed the flames coming
out OF the windows OF the building. Accompanied
by Mrs Fellows, who happened 70 be standing In
front Of her house he ran 10 the church, and with
Policemen Goetz, Grow. Mullor, Alphman and
Becker they made their way inside.
The Communion service, vestments. Bible ana
cross were ca rried 10 the street.
Many Of the handsome colored windows In the
edifce were broken by the heat and water and
SEQ 600 which is fully covered by insurance. The
organ was a large one. and was valued AT SpD
for me wedding Of Or J. p. Lyon and Miss Grace
Hamilton Jones. which was 20 be celebrated to-day
that the building had been damaged 20 such an
extent that the ceremony could not take place II
Lukes Church. Convent-sve. and One-hunared-
and forty -hrst-st. at the appointed hour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
MAJOR TATE WINS HIS CASE.
HE GETS A MANDAMUs REINsTATING HIM
IN HIS OLD OFFICE

IN HIS ODD OFflNE.
Major Augustus C. Tate won a victory yesterday
in the Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court.
The Court affirmed the decision Of the Special Term
granting a pcremptory writ OF mandamus against
William Dalton the Commissioner Of Water Sup
ply. and his local deputy. James Moffett directing
the respondents 10 reinstate Mr.. Tate as Water
Register in Brooklyn. The applicant was removed
from his place few months after consolidation, In
January. 1905. He ls a veteran and by the
charter provisions able 10 prove through MS
counsel that the place Of Water Register Is not a
confidential one.
The first mandamus Major Tate applied for was
denied and this decision affirmed by the APP
pellate Division. which held that Major Tate's place
was q public Office and that the proper procedure
through quo warranto proceedings. The case
was then brought before the Court Of Appeals
which while It affirmed the opinion OF the Appel
late Division. decided that the proceedings should
have been against the Deputy Commissioner for
Brooklyn as after consolidation Brooklyn had lost
its character as separate municipality, ana that
therefore the Water Register had simply become
an employe Of the greater city OF New-York. Man.
ifestly. then the Court decided that Major Tate
should take action against Deputy Commissioner
Mofrett the appointing power for Brooklyn.
The Major promptly began such proceeding and
yesterday the Appellate Division. through the writ
ten opinion Of Justice Cullen decided that by the
opinion Of Justice Hatch In the former appeal Mr..
late Is entitled 10 reStoEdAioH uhlc90 '''N
strictly confidential in the meaning of the veteran
law.
The relator Justice Cullen maintains must IN
the correct Interpretation OF this law, hold s'ricty
confidential relations with his appointing po"e t.
and nothing in the REALTORS duties appears ~
make his position strictly confidential 10 me DeP
uty Commissioner Of Water supply ior BIoOnti{ , y,
unless the latter can be held pecuniary respohsoIe
for the misconduct defalcati ton OF the te1 1
which cannot be in the opinion OF the Appellate
Division go - ., .-..
The mandamus was granted with $40 in costs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
BROKERS AND THE REVENUE TAX
COMMISSIONER WILSON SENDS INsTRuc-
TIONs TO COLLECTOR TREAT

COMMISSIONER WILSON SENDS INsTRuC-
TIONs TO COLLECTOR TREAT.
Charles H. Treat. the Collector OF Internal Rev
enue for the I'D District OF New-York yes
terday received from J. W. Wilson. the Commits
siouer of Internal Revenue at Washington. an off,
cial letter regarding the collection of the 80 tax
from brokers The letter says. In part
The law clearly requires that every person whose
business II is to negotiate purchases or sales OF
exchange" shall be required, as broker; 10 pay
BIT in order TO warrant the assessment and
collection OF a special tax from any person as a
must be clearly estaAshed First that bIs ne se Us
exchange second 5ha a'oras wb n bSsi8ss. IL
is" are controlling words in the definition OF A
broker s0na ibs oc ee rs determne what con-
stitutes the business thus referred to. IL mas sc
EXCHANGE from time 10 time does Of itself in
volve the person selling in special tax Liability as
broker but that in order to hold him to such
liability n must be shown that in addition to such
sales or purchases he has. by advertisement or
heads, or cards. or otherwise. held himself before
the public ready TO engage in such sales or pur-
chases. Where these facts are shown whether n
the case of steamship agents or any other person.
this office has but one duty IN the premises, ana
that IS TO require the payment OF the special tax
which the statute imposes.
Commissioner Wilson. however decides that there
is doubt as 10 authority 70 collect the tax from
ticket agents OF steamship companies who receive
money for transmission abroad II Is explained
that the agents receive cnechs Slsneu Oy COHl-
panies and drawn upon foreign banks. and deliver
them 10 persons desiring them. Mr.. Wilson's let
ter therefore. makes the following order:
There u.s. in the opinion of this office great doubt
whether the steamship agents who thus receive
and transmit money can be regarded as engaged
in selling exchange" within the meaning OF the
word Exchange" as Il IS found in the statutory
definition OF brokers. Collectors are therefore
hereby Instructed 10 take action looking 10 the
exaction OF special tax from any OF these agents
on account Of the transactions herein described
until they shall have been otherwise directed by
this Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28
SCHOOL OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY
ONE WILL BE ESTABLISHED IF c. y. CHAD
WICKs IDEAS ARE CARRIED OUT

ONE WILL BE ESIABLlSt1E@l) IT - - ~'i+'-0
WICKs IDEAS ARE CARRIED OUT.
At an adjourned meeting Of the Brooklyn school
Board yesterday a report was received from COM
,nittee which had been appointed to investigate
the causes Of young girls leaving school charles
y Chadwick the chairman Of the committee. safn
that he had sent out circulars 10 the principals
asking for information and opinions. From what
ne rad learned Mr. Chadwick said that he believed
that there was little truancy among girls, but tnat
many girls left the schools at an early age III
order that they might earn their living
Mr. Chadwick said that as result OF their IN
vestigations the committee had decided 10 recon-
mend that a special school Of domestic economy
and household science be established exclusively for
girls. The committee gave i long list OF the things
that they would teach In the proposed school.
They ranged from breadmaking and gardening
and hen-rasing TO the art OF sa ing fuel in kitchen
stoves The list nlso included number OF the
simpler manual arts. such as making paper boxes
and other light foctory occupations Mr.; chad
wck would have a suitable building erected for his
proposed school and would have plenty OF ground
sroind II for the practice OF gardening norucult-
ure and the raising Of hens.
The report OF the committee ordered put on