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SCHLEY C4SF WENT.
Editorial Opinion From the "Arm, and
Navy Register"

W~AsHINoroN. Feb. 22-The Army and
Nary Register publishes to-day the follow
ing editorial comment on President Roose-
velt's decision in the Schley case:
The President has furnished, II il hoped,
the final contribution "a the official literature
produced as a result Of the grievOusly pro-
tracted and persistent controversy involv-
ing the names and records Of Rear Adj
mirals Sampson and Schley. The memo
randum from the White House is a docu-
ment Of spirit. dignity. candor and inn
pdrtlaltN.
cit does not go far enough in condemna-
ton Of Schley 10 please that officers critics
and II does not give him the unstinted
praise which his ardent friends have deemed
his due. But estimating the executive
comment from IN unpreiudiCed stand
point, The action and words of Mr.. kOo-e-
Welt are most fitting His distribution
Of credit j. eminently fair end IL an aniici-
patton of he estimate which calm history
il destined to bestOw on the individual
officers who participated in the naval cam
paign Of Santiago.
The most attractive part Of the Pres
ident's memorandum is liz concluding
paragraph. that in which it II recon-
mended that the turmoil, which has beset
the country on account of the putposeless
question OF command al Santiago, c-a~e."
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THE STORM CP THE STATE.
Port Jcr,is and Monticello S~nowbOund
Trains stalled Wrecks on the Erie.

PoRT JERvIs, ". Y, Feb. 22.-The worst
storm in years has been progressing here
for two days and twenty three inches of
snow il the result. The village has been
Isolated from the outside world for twenty
hours, wires being down and trains delayed
on the Erie from the East from eight to
nine hours. Freights were ndo
The Monticello road succee Died in getting
an ~opening Ivy noon, after battling with
banks of snow 100 feet in length and
ten feet deeD. Trolley service il at p stand
still and highways are impassabl". One
hundred excursiOnists to New York were
stalled for hourS on the mountain and by
two wrecks at Arden and Goshen. They
are expected home some time tomorrow
morning.
MIDDLRTowN. y. Y, Feb. 22.-Drifting
snow, which has fallen to a depth Of two
feet during the past twenty-four hours, has
tied mp through traffic completely on the
Erie road and affected all other railroads
which entire here, This city il s~nOWbound
in every sense Of the word. There has been
no communication with the outside world
except by telegraph, which has also been
more or iva, affected by the sleet storm
that has prevailed east of here. Country
roads are completely blocked.
On account of slippery rails, Erie train 81,
with two engines, running into Goshen to-
day ia the binding storm, was unable to
stop and crashed into II switch engine that
was being used on the main track in clear
ing snow from the yard. The result was
tina two locomotives were wrecked and "A
hundred or more passengers In the train
severely shaken up, Another Erie wreck,
which piled up twenty-five cars occurred.
at Arden. Trains are stalled in many
places bet ween Port Jervis and SuffeTn.
NEwBURGH, Feb. 22-The storm here lasted
about thir y-six hours and was the worst
since the 1883 blizzard Nearly three feet
of snow fell and, being moist and heavy,
are behind, the electric road is tied up COM
pletcly. and telegraph and telephone are
out OF commission. There are banks Of
snow 20 feet deep in some downtown streets.
The storm necessitated the stoppage Of
both lines Of ferryboats between Newburgh
and Eishkil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23
SONS or REIOLJT RIO BAN0JET
Red Jacket Medal SouN enirs Continental
Hat fer President Taimadse

About four hundred Sons OF the Revoln-
tion i'm the State OF New York celebrated
the one hundred aud seventeen anniyer-
sarv Of the birthday of George Washington
bv a banquet at Delmonico's last evening.
The souvenirs of the evening were repro
ductions of the Red Jacket Medal which
was presented by George Washington TO
Red Jacket in Philadelphia in 1892. The
original medal il now in the possessiono OF
the Buffalo Historical Society.
During the dinner a Continental hat.
a counterpart of one worn 10y George WASH
ing.on. was presented to President Fred
erick =. Talmadge. and baskets OF roses
sen, bv the Colonlal Danes of America
and the Daughters Of the Revolution were
presented 10 the society. A drum and fts
corps dressed in the costume Of Revolu-
tiouary DAYS was present.
The Hon. Edmond Wetmore responded
10 the toast George Washington; the state
Historian. Hugh Hastings, spoke on George
Clinton; and State Comptroller y. l.. Miller
told OF The deeds of Philip Livingston.
Among those present were; r. j. de
Pevster, Smith Ely, the Rev. Percy 5.
Grant, Commander Hubbard, U. =. n,
j. Murray Mitchell, Robert Olyphant.
Oliver Hazard Perry, Philip R~hinelander,
Henry G.. sanford, rush Taggart, Paul
q. Tiebaud, Gen. II. f.. Tremain, Admiral
j. X. Tryon, |. =. n, and +. A. Treat.
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Cars were operated upon a heightened
Roadway because Of the failure OF the brakes
to stop the wheels on the slippery tracks
and the consequent fear OF collision. Men
the Ice from the rails In the conduits.
One OF h peculiar features Of the storm
was the stoppage Of most Of the large open,
air clocks. The big time-tellers In h tall
office buildings downtown were put out OF
business. The City Hall clock was started
many In the vicinity that was working.
The railroad and ferry companies re-
ported an unprecedented falling on OF
holiday traffic. There seemed to be an
inclination on the part Of every one lucky
enough to be in a position to do so to spend
the day at homo. Except in the principal
arteries OF traffic the streets Of h city
were deserted
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ID. l.. ". Use SHARP TAM.
Mrs. Mclean u the President. Mrs
Fairbanks. Have n TIT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The heavy storm
prevailing in Washington kept most of
the delegates away from to-day's session
of the Eleventh Continental Congress of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
Only 200 delegates were present when the
roll was called this morning. Mrs. Fee Of
Chicago offered a resolution providing
for the presentation Of a testimonial OF
$500 to Mrs. Darwin, the retiring Treasurer
General. which was amended by II resolu-
ton OF MIR. Swift of Illinois, increasing
the gift TO $1,000. The amendment was
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Donald Mclean of New York offered
a resolution providing hat no site be Sc
leuted a. vet for the proposed Continental
Hail, but that a committee be appointed
To confer with the members Of the Park
Commission. and that the site Ice selected
in Joint conference of these bodies. This
resolution provoked a long discussion,
during the course of which Mrs. Mclean
remarked that IL was not her intention to
stir up the feelings Of the Chair. Mrs.
Fairbanks, the President-General and pre-
siding officer. remarked with some asperity
The Chair. madam, has no feelings to
stir up
The resolution offered by Mr.. Mclean
was finally laid on the table.
III NlOubifN Ol NdlItn 7 lldDltI III NlDIl-
mouth, ~, were then aired through the
report of the investigating committee.
Mrs. Nash, the chairman of the committee,
severely scored the majority members
Of the chapter who had declared the chapter
disbanded and had e~ndeavored 10 oun
another under a different name. The
report Of the committee held that the
minority members of the chapter were in
the right, that Warren Chapter still eH-
listed and hat the majority members had
forfeited their right TO hold Office under
the ID. A. X. II was recommended that
the charter of the Warren Chapter be can
celled 10y the national body and that two
new chapters be founded in Monmouth.
There was an acrimonious discussion of
the report, a number of the delegates hold
ing that the findings of the committee
were not based on fact. Delegates from
all over the house tried TO talk al the saine
time, and there was much confusion until
the parliamentarian was obliged To give
the delegates TO the congress n lecture
on the proper behavior OF legislative bodies.
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FIVE KILLED IN PHILADELPHIA
Live wires Cause Deaths in the streets
Trolley Trnfne stopped.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-This city has
been cut of from telegraphic and tele-
phonic commun' cation with the outside
world since 0 o'clock last night. The dam
age by the storm has been great and every
part Of the city shows evidence OF II. Five
men lost their lives by coming in contact
with live electric light wires hat were
broken by the weight of ice. Thirty-two
horses were killed in the same manner.
The public squares and Paramount Park
lost many OF their noblest trees. Trolley
lines stopped completely last night md
man of them will not be able to resume
service until tomorrow. TIL Schuylkill
River is rising rapidly and the mill district
OF Manayunk. Norristown and territory
all along the banks Of the stream will be
flooded.
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Hawiey Garrison Ineligible 10 appointment
In the Army.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Hawley Garri-
son Of New York. who some time g passed
an examination for a Lieutenancy in the
army, will be unable to secure his commits
sion. Mr.. Garrison was formerly an EN-
ployee Of the New York Custom House.
and is a member Of the New York National
was given by President Mckinley, but. when
il came to his appointment on the favor
able recommendation of the examiners II
was found that he was over the age limit
imposed by law. He said that since ms
commission was to date from Feb; l, 1901,
he could still be appointed, az ON that date
he was not beyond the & limit. Ihe Sec
rotary OF War having no discretion, has been
compelled 10 notify Mr.. Garrison that he
cannot appoint him to the Regular army,
He may be appointed to either the Porto
Rico or Philippine provisional service
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ARM APPROPRIATION BILL.
II Carries q Total Of sol .s6s .OSA. Against
Estimates OF sIOl, 5o7 .O0O.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The provisions
of the ARMY Apnronriation bill. which was
recently completed by the HOUSE No"-
mittee ON Military Affairs, but which, owing
10 the absence OF chairman nun III io"a'
looking after his political fences. Is not TO
10 ronorod 20 tho uo,,aa until some time
oO iePoi'0u ''' io' mn
In March. have just become known Inc
hill On rries N total ~apnropriation of S9i 1877 ,O54
the total estimate OF the War department
being slOl 1902 900. Among the more import
-. s.-I..in.o,a r,aJ. h,, ,ba hiIj ara
the following.
For axnenses NJ tho s;onal servioe OF the
~. r. =, aa,In,no,, war
army LOT the purchass OF euuiPiheh'' ""'
balloons. telephone ana Telegraph appa-
ratus, &c, $40. 900: for the purchase. install
lation operation and maintenance Of the
"'''
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ROOSEVELT BOI At HOME.
Reaches the white House la Better Comb.
tIon Than When lie Let Groton.

W~AsHISGToS. Feb. % Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr., In the care of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Dir. Rixey and Miss Alice Roosevelt, ar
rived AT the White House at 2:iO O'Clock
this afternoon, the train on which the sick
boy was brought from Gro'on having
been delayed several hours 10y the storm.
The statement was given out immediately
after the arrival that young Roosevelt
had not only endured the journey very
well. hut was better thar when lac left the
infrmary in Groton yesterday.
The boy was driven from the railroad
station TO the White House In the Presi-
dents carriage, wrapped in blankets and
shaNls. and nor arrival there was carried
from the carriage to his room in the arms
of one OF the White House guards.
The President had felt some slight
anxiety on account Of the delay caused
by the storm and the lack OF telegraphic
communication. 1t il expected that the
boy will improve rapidly from his Illness.
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PRINCETON'S OLD ELMS RUINED.
Historic Trees on College campus sborn
Of branches b., the storm.

PRINCETON, n. j. Feb. 22.-The storm
has left Princeton campus n wreck The
venerable elms we're shorn of their branches
and are mere skeletons Of their former
selves.
Tne front campus this morning was
strewn so thlckly with debris that it was
impossible to get through the paths. The
deans yard was Uttered with the big limbs
from The historic trees that stand there.
These are the oldest on the campus. They
were planted in 1870 TO commemorate. " II
said, the repeal of the Stamp Act. Other
trees which date back to the Revolutionary
period are ruined.
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STORM KEPT BALL GOING.
Dancers Narooncd az Coney Island Tripped
u TIL Breakfast.

The annual ball OF the Eks Society was
held in Stauch's pavilion in the Coney
Island Bowery on Friday night and 1900
persons attended. At 3 O'Clock Yesterday
morning il was announced on the ball
room floor that no trolley cars were run
ming to or from Brooklyn and the dancers
decided TO make a night Of il.
A few who had to get home paid as high
as t25 a piece for cabs TO the Park Circle,
from which point the trolley cars were
running. The band played until after
! o'clock yesterday morning. The hotel
keepers at the West End provided meals
for the large crowd, which was unable to
get to Brooklyn until late in the afternoon.
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LAWTON'S LETTER VERIFIED.
Mrs. Lawton Afirms That u Il Also.
lutely Genuine.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-At the New Eng
land dinner in New York on Dec. %, 1899,
John Barrett, former Minister to Siam.
quoted from a letter he had received from
Gen. | awton, written just before his death,
in which the soldier-hero blamed the anti
imperialists Of the United States for the
continuation of the instruction in the Phil
ippine Islands. The authenticity of the
letter was questioned by Senator Hoar in
speeches and by the other anti.imperial-
lists, and Mr.. Barrett has therefore had
both the signature and sentiments of the
letter verified by Mrs. Iawton. the widow
OF the dead General.
MIR. Barrett has heretofore declined TO
make public the entire letter, because of
the complimentary references Of Gen
Iawton to him, but at the request of Sena-
tor Spooner he permitted the latter to
Incorporate it in the speech he delivered
in the Senate yesterday. The text of the
letter and the affidavit of Mrs Iawton
TnllaW.
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WOMEN TEACHERS STORMBOJND.
Miss Van \rsdale and Miss Began spend
a Night In a Power House.

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j.. Feb. 22.-Miss
May Began of Hamilton street and Miss
Estelle Van Arsdale Of Division street,
this city, left South River, Ave miles away.
where they teach school, about 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in a trolley car. They
accomplished half their journey in about
three hours. Al Midtown the car was
able 10 go no further, the trolley wires being
down. The last train on the Raritan River
Railroad had left Midtown for this city,
so the teachers wei obliged to spend the
night in the power house Of the trolley
company. This morning they took the
first train to this city and were taken to
their homes in an express company's sleigh.
They reached home abou S O'Clock, sixteen
hours after they started from South River,
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CtPSIZED.
Was One Hundrcd and Twenty-Five Feet
Long and Palnted Black.

A two-masted schooner. about l25 feet
In length and painted black, was reported
TO the police Of the Coney Island station
yesterday as having capsiled of the At
lantic Yacht Club, Norton's Point, about
II o'clock in the morning Patrolman
Nolan said he had received this informa-
tion from Capt Walker of the Government
tug Scout, which was a mile of the shore
al the time. Capt. Walker said the last
he had seen OF the vessel was when she
was drifting down toward R~ockaway Beach.
Capt. Mcfarland subsequently, told the
police that he had seen u derelict passing
the old Iron Pier at 3 O'Clock In the after
noon heading for R~ockaway.
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CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TIED Up,
No Trains on the Western Division The
sick In Danger.

WINsTED, Conn. Feb. 22.-Not a wheel
Is turning on the Western Division OF the
Central New England Railroad between
Millerton, y. Y, and May Brook, \. l..
which il completely tied up as a result Of
the heavy snowstorm which has been rag
ing since yesterday noon All passenger
and freight trains on hat division have
been annulled On the Eastern DIVISION
passenger trains are running, but n
siderably behind schedule time.
No trains had arrived here overthe Nauea-
tuck Division OF the New York. New haven
and Hartford Railroad this afternoon,
Electric cars nave been obliged 70 stop
running between T~orrington and Wins,e1'
The roads leading north are blockaded,
and physicians attending John II. heIly
and a boy In Sandisfeld, Mass, both oi
whom are critically i'll, cannot reach them.
Kelly. who il an elderly man. is suffering
with pneumonia. The boy, who refuses
TO disclose his name. was found ID 'ne
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WRECK AND RUIN ny THE STORM.
Many Towns In Icy TanEie- Trains Held
vp- Rivers Overfiowing.

Broken and icebound wires tied up troll
ley lines, telephone, fire N electric light
| systems In Brooklyn yesterday. Most or
the trolley cars were run on a random
schedule and there were no elevated trains
to Coney Island or Bath Beach until after
10 o'clock in the morning. The trolley
cars were not sent across the Bridge, be-
cause the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany could not furnish sufficient power TO
operate them.
The Police and Fire Department wires
were down in all directions. Many alarm
boxes were out Of service, but Deputy
Commissioner Laimbeer had men stationed
at each Of these boxes in case Of n
fire alarm. The streets were in the
worst condition they have been In Tor
years.
A score OF horses were killed by broken
wires. W. W. Rudd. a livery stable keeper
at Putnam avenue and Ormond place, lost
one team valued at $500:
The same sort of conditions existed in
Long Island City and all over Long Island.
The early eastbound rains on the Long
Island Railroad were preceded by men
sent out TO clear wires and trees from the
tracks. There was great damage to trees
and s%hrubbery all over the island. .,
Reports from Westchester county tell
the same story: The Bronx River
W. W WI nv mn INV 10
bridge has become swollen to twice
its size and il flooding the Bronx
Valley. Several houses near the river
AZ West Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe and
Woodlawn are surrounded by water and
the inmates are using rowboats to reach
dry land.
II is feared tina the Hood will cause
thousands Of dollars damage to cottages
in the valley. Many cellars are already
filed with water. On Friday night 40
many electric light wires at Mount Vernon
were blown down that the company shut
on its power, leaving the city In darkness.
Mount Vernon will be without electric
lights until all the broken circuits can be
replaced. .
In New Jersey trains we're stalled and
all kinds of wires are down all over the
State. In Hoboken bridges had to he
improviSed over nearly all the street
crossings in the meadow section.
The damage to peach trees will amount to
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars.
MAN KILLED by BROKEN WIRE.
horses were killed in Jersey City by live
wires. which were brought down by the
storm.
The train dispatcher Of the Erie Railroad
system moved his Office to Paterson yes
terday afternoon, because all the Western
Union wires bet ween Paterson and New
York were down and the terminus OF the
Eastern division was thus cut of from
the rest of the main line. He brought a
corps of operators with him and took up
his quarters in the depots. Telephones
were used to despatch trains from Jersey
Civ
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FOR 4 NEW FORT HAMILTON,
secretar, Roots Plan TO Reconstruct the
Important Garrison.

WAsHiSoroH, Feb. az Plans have been
drawn for the econstructio OF Fort Hamil-
ton. New York Hnrbor, and Secretary Roo
has asked Congress To appropriate and
make Immediately available for his work
the sum Of $500, 900. Fort Hamilton's garri-
son al this tim consists Of one band, four
companies of Coast Artillery and one bat
terry OF Field Artillery. Ii is also the head
quarters of the Southern Artillery district
Of New York,
Thu present accommodations are made
ouate. IL is intended 10 acquire about
fort v acres Of land adjoining the
present reservation and to const rnct new
Quarters and barracks with all necessary
nnI hnildings
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HICYCLE cor SAVES 4 LIFE.
horst Pulls out OF North River a snow
cart DrI, or.

Bicycle Policeman Daniel T.. BorNt, Who
had already saved six lives Al dlH"reut
times, saved another last night.
Borst had been detailed at the N'0o't
Cleaning Departments snow dump a'tdnal
street and the North River. On" Of ne
drivers there, Louis Carrano Of n tr'-hy
street. had trouble in getting his load ~
snow to dump into the river and iu order %
increase the weight on the tail Of ih" wagon
went out on the rear of the cart.
The cart dumped sooner than b" ih''is't
IL would and CarVano was thrown mt" ING
river with his load OF snow. BnrSi lInll''i
in, caught the driver 10y the collar and p'i''l
him to the surface. Somebody ihr"" nun
"A rope. which Borst tied 20 IA" 'fi.'l :
belt and Carvano was pulled up h''H'
was drawn up "A moment after.
An ambulance surgeon gay" me INV,
and bluecoat something TO warm ''"'L -
inside and they were taken 90 Their 20 HiH'
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C~ONFERRING on CUB4.
The President Talks with Members Of the
Ns,. and Means Committee.

WAsHISoroS Feb. Representatives
G~rosvenor, Dalzell and Russell of the Ways
and Means Committee had a conference
with the President to-day in regard TO tho
proposed legislation in hehalf OF Cuba.
The various propositions which have been
were discussed fully at the Conference
None OF the members would make any
ststement regarding the details of he
meeting with the President. but one Of
ham said that the situation regarding
Sshan legislation had been cleared IN -
.o,ns extent by the exchange Of views.
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GIN. GROSIENOR HINSED.
some sons ~ the Re, olui Ion Objected to
His "a, Ing 'Ihe " lar Of the Rebellion"

WAsHINGToN, Feb. ,? At the Sons Of
the Revolutions celebration of Washing
tons Birthday in the National Theatre
to-day Representative Grosvenor Of Ohio.
who delivered the Grafton. was Missed for
his reference To the Civil War a. the War
of the X 'belliun." This was the statement
hat an gered part Of Gen. Grosvenor's
audience:
1T Is told Us that We must not call il the
War of the Rebellion any more; that II must
Ice known as the Civil War, or the war be-
tween the States. But with my latest
breath | shall say the War of the X abellion. "
A great many IN the audience, however,
loudly applauded.
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Scandals ~ INDIAN SCHOOI.
Former Indian Inspector Mcconnell Ex-
Dected To he Inv oil, rd.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 22-The Secretary
Of the Interior has secured informatio on
which is expected to involve former In
spcctor Mcconnell in the scandals con-
nected with the Fort Totten indian school
Secretary Hitchcock and Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Jones had a conference
with the President about the matter to-
day. II il said by officials Of the Interior
Department that sensational charges
against Mcconnell will he made public
when the investigation ordered by the
senate begins. The charges Of mis-
management 10y the present authorities
himself.