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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
MIG FIRE IN SCHENECTADY.
seven Firms and Five Buildings Burned
Out-The Loss sI5O.Ooo.

SCHENECTADY y. !. Feb. L. The most
DISASTROUS fire that has occurred in Sohe-
nectady since the big conhagratlon OF 1891
started at 4;i5 O'Clock this morning in the
George Cassidy Music Company's store at
?io and "a State street. in the heart of the
business district : saac WeatherwaK, who
seeps in the store. was awakened at that
hour by the smell Of smoke. He fastened
TO nearby hose house in the block below and
was back in less than five minutes, but by
that time the store was 40 filed with smoke
and flames it was impossible for him or the
firemen 10 enter An alarm was turned
in. and afterward the entire department
was called ont BY this time the fire had
spread along the rear wooden additions to
the brick blocks which face state street
all the way from $40 to 2ei. The flames
quickly communicated to the brick build
ings. which we're all three stories in height
and in an Incredibly short space OF time
all the buildings were a mass Of flames.
The fire ragged for four hours before the
flremen got II under control In that time
fully $3.50 COO damage had been done. The
ont. The Cnssedy Music Company, the
Oriental Rug Company and a NJ. Young
4 Son, jewellers in the Countermine build
ing j l.. Dawson Il son, clothlers, IN their
own building. Fred {. HowelFs FURNITURE
store in the Adam Dillenbeck building
known az the Colonnade; Uneda Lunch
Room in the " II. Marsden building
Fred c. Whites cafe and Louis Levy's hat
store in the Abraham Levy building
Nothing was saved from any OF these
buildings with the exception Of some OF the
lunch room furniture. This was not m
sured but all the other stocks and all the
buildings were insured.
In Mrs. lane Clowes's lodging and board
ing house above the Howell furniture store,
the dodgers barely escaped with what little
clothing thew could pick NJ rs they ran.
The Nicholaus Hotel on the east and the
Dobermnnn restaurant on the west Of the
may be ascribed their escape from destruc-
ton The burned section ou's ont nearly
one-haf of the business BLOCK be- "nen
Ferry street and the canal on the souta
side of the street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
HE WAS roo sELF-ImPoRTANT.
The White House Negro Messenger Trans
ferrcd to the Interior Department.

The NhltO House NeEro hesScnBer Irens-
ferrcd to the Interior Department.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Arthur Simmons,
a negro messenger. who has been employed
at the White House almost continuously
since President Grants administration,
was transferred to-day TO the Interior
Department. he received n salary Of
81, 200 a year az the White House, but his
transfer 10 the Interior Department re-
ducos his bay 10 $40.
Simmons became known TO nearly all
the prominent men connected with the
Government during the last thirty years,
but on account OF n growing self-importance,
many complaints have recently been made
against him by visitors TO the Presidents
offices.
Similar complaints caused his transfer
to the Treasury Department In the Harri-
son Administration. but he was restored
TO duty at the White House through the
influence of Secretary Of War Daniel S.
Lamont early in President Cleveland's
second term His downfall has been pre-
dicted for n long time by many Of those
who have had business TO transact with the
esident's secretary. Matters came 10 a
head Yesterday when Simmons refused to
take To Secretary Loeb the card Of a former
schoolmate OF Mr. Loeb's.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
CREATES TWO VICE-ADMIRALs.
Bln Making Changes in the Personnel
or tho Navy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA bill prepared
by the General Naval Board and designed
to increase the efficiency of tho personnel
of tho feet OF the United States was intro
duced In the House to-day by Chairman
Foss OF the Naval Committee. II creates a
list OF officers for shore duty TO DO oom-
posed OF Captains who have rea ohed the
age OF 90 and Commanders at 55 years. to-
gether with all engineer ofiicers who have
reached the latter grade These transfers
are to create vacancies Ia the active list
TO be filed by promotion.
The bill also u yes the rank OF Woe Admiral
TO tho command ers of the North Atlantic
and the Asiato fleets. Nine additional
Rear Admirals are provided by filing the
vacancies caused by the retremepts Of
that number now carried as extra numbers.
Increases in the lower grades are provided.
raising the number of Captains to six per
cent Of the whole number OF line officers:
Commanders TO Sper cent; Lieutenant Com
anders 10 l6 per cent; Lieutensnts TO
80 per cent. and Junior LieuteuRnts and
EnSigns combined n 80 per cent.
Ten additional medical inspectors, ten pay
directors, nine puymasters and fortv-Dine
assistant raymasters ara also provided.
To furnish the additional line officers. the
course at the Naval Academy until 1912
is reduced to three years, and after one
years cruise graduates are to be commits
stoned as ensigns. The age OF cadets en-
tering ia fixed at between 10 and II years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
NO RUSH FOR FREE BREAKFAST
zoo YOUNGSTERS, MOSTLY NOT
HUNGRY LOOKING, APPLY.
As to 10000 school Children Goins Break
fastlcss 10 School Daily. Much Doubt
II Expressed-Salvation Army Had .
stations Open Yesterday! To-day.

or the 10000 school children who Robert
Hunter Of the University Settlement SAYS
are hungry only about 200 turned UP
yesterday to accept the Salvation Army
free breakfast The meal was served from
5 TO 4. NJ nj os Cherry street, 10 Fourth
avenue aud ls Chatham Square The sta
ton at Carlisle street was not ready for
bu,iness, but 1t viii be ready to day "a well
as tho stations at i4t Third avenue. Charles
and Bleecker streets and Lexington avenue
and l25th street
Yesterdays breakfasts vera OF bread
and coffee. but hereafter bread and soup
will be the fare. The army has had tickets
printed good for breakfast al any OF
these places. and these tickets will be dis
tr1buted by the army workers. in the dis
tHcts where poverty ~ supposed 20 be
so great that parents send their children
10 school with empty stomaohs. II was
said at 9s Cherry street that the tickets
would be put in the hands OF school teach
ers, but Col Cox. who ia running the limo
walton for Eva Booth. the army's new
commander, said that permission had not
been asked of the School Department
I'VE would be willing to let the teachers
give out the tickets he said. but l do not
think they can do IL without the permission
Of their superiors. The idea has not yet
had fnir trial but seven stations will be
open tomorrow. and then We shall have
better idea of the need. Miss Booth
will visit some OF the stations, beginning
at A. VI. TO morrow
The first boy to apply at Cherry street
said that his father and mother went TO
work early. and that no usually had nothing
to eat until supper time. so you see there
are cases Of real hunger
What Of the moral e1ect2" Col Cox was
asked.
oh. ! don't think the plan will pauperize
any one We are simply recognizing a need
and attending to 1t II Is only a temporary
measure
What viii prevent it from being persna-
nentf'
That's problem for some one to work
out"
Col. Cox added that the Salvation Army
would like TO establish the breakfast rooms
nearer the schools. but has been unable to
get halls or empty stores at reasonable
prices. He would be glad II some one with
an empty store on his hands would lend It
TO the army.
II there are 70 900 hungry schoolchildren
in New York, il Is surprising that the Cherry
street station did not hive more than forty
callers Tor breakfast yesterday. Thousands
of children attend the schools in Oliver,
Henry. Roosevelt, Vandewater and James
streets Tho forty. with a few exceptions.
did not look hungry or unhealthy.
Edward Phillips who has lived on the
Fast Side for the last fifteen years and mas
served on a school board in the most crowded
and poorest district said yesterday that
he felt DR. Hunter estimate to be untrue
Such conditions do not exist except in
the minds of some philanthropists. said
Mr. Phillips The people who are supposed
dren are still unable TO see, or even 20
imagine. 10000 hungry children going every
morning to school
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
NOT A P0oR STARVING Roy.
Young Footpad. Whom Girl Han Down
Has Record.

Poor little fellow; I'm sorry Tor him, y
exclaimed Miss May Duchemin when she
appeared in the CAildren's Court, yesterday,
against young William Buckley, who got
away with her purse in a crowd on Broad
wav on Monday night and was caught after
a sprint 10y her sister
jus, then Officer Henry Wolf OF tho
Children's Court came in and cast look
Of satisfaction on the young prisoner.
We'll. I've got him az last, he sighed
Been hunting him for days with this bench
warrant"
Supt jenkins OF the Gerry society told
Justice Deuel. some Of the things he knew
about young Buckley
Hes a plausible little chap. said
Jenkins He got about 81 from me before
/ tumbled. He was convicted while ago
for getting drunk He had no home
then too. We found his mother at 800
Eighth avenue. He has room all 70 him
self there, but that's not enough. ! got
him n place 10 work once. he worked
three days and quit. He came TO me and
said he wanted to he a good boy and had
decided to 90 TO the Children's Aid Society
farm az Kensico and await his chance TO
no sent 20 a Western ranch. He seemed
sincere end I had him sent up there on
parole He stayed couple Of days and
then broke his parole. We've been after
him since with bench warrant
Buckley was mt 10 the House Of Refuge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
BON DAvISs son IN Jan,
Win Two Others. Tor Contempt In sunday
baseball Case.

Lawyer Howard Grifnths. president Of
the company owning the Jersey City East
ern League Baseball Club. Capt. Benjamin
t. Haagenson. n Pennsylvania Railroad
ferry pilot, and William j. Davis, son Of
Bob Davis, Democratic leader OF Hudson
county, y. D., whom Chancellor Magic
fined for contempt Of court. surrendered
themselves to the Sheriff Of Hudson county
at $50 o'clock yesterday morning. and an
nounced their readiness TO 60 to jail in
preference TO paying fine.
Griffiths and Haagenson had been ordered
to pay $1,000 and Davis $3.50, costs being
imposed in each case The Sheriff had the
warrants in his possession and he promptly
served them. Then the trio went TO the
county jail az civil prisoners.
Warden Sullivan invited them TO make
themselves comfortable In his apartments
and at noon they dined at the warden
table, Miss Rose Murray, the matron, acting
as hostess.
Lawyer Warren Dixon went 10 Newark
10 apply TO Justice Swayze for writ OF
habeas corpus. and ex-State Senator Robert
s. Hudspeth started for Trenton 10 see
Judge Lanning Of the United States District
Court on a similar mission
Mr.. Dixon returned to the Sail at clock
in the afternoon and reported that Justice
Swayze had refused his application He
said he was confident that his clients would
not be obliged 10 remain in prison over
night,
The contempt charges arose from con-
Trajectory affldavits fled by August Sea-
stream, an ashman on a Brooklyn Annex
farrvboat in "a suit brought IN an ipin tha
baseball club from playing Sunday base
ball games at Bayonne. Scastrenn went
into the case as u complainant and later
appeared as an advocate of Sunday games
An investigation disclosed the fact that
he signed an affidavit in the presence of
Grifflths. Haageneon and William Davis
recanting everything he had alleged in
his original affidavit
He told the Court that the second affidavit
was untrue and said no signed II because
he was afraid he would lose his job by
continuing his opposition to Sunday base
ball Seastresm was fined SO without
costs by tho Chancellor He paid his fine
yesterday.
Grifiths. Haagenson and Davis spent last
night in the Hudson county jail. Ex-State
Senator Hudspeth returned to Jersey City
from Trenton last night with wrlts. which
had been granted by Judge Lonnng He
served the writs on Sheriff Zeller last night.
The writs commanded the sheriff to pro-
duce the three prisoners before Judge +,
Lanning in Trenton at O'Clock this morn
ing. Sheriff zcller remained At tho jail
last night and entertained the baseball
men until late hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
CHEF CROKER's 4UTO WRECKED.
switching car Ran In Front OF it-Nar-
rowrSt sort OF Escape Tor Three


Chief Croker of the Fro Department
was in street car, delivery wagon. auto
mobile smash-up Yesterday forenoon which
turned his fast red auto into "a tange OF
wreckage
There were three OF VS. in the auto
mobile said the Chief. telling about it,
Capt Rush tho driver, William Ellen
beck. and myself We were going up
Madison avenue At pretty good clip on
our way 70 three alarm fire IN The Bronx.
We we're on the cast OF uptown, car track.
at Eghty-sixth street by the car barns
there ~ a switch and car was comm K
down on lho west, or southbond track.
Just as We were approaching the spot, the
motorman OF tho car deliberately took tho
switch and ran his car right in front of US,
and we were into It with smash in an
instant
The automobile was put out of business
altogether Not one Of us, however, was
thrown ont u It by the shock. and none
Of US was in the least hurt-a case of sheer
good luck
"'rhe collision was due solely to the stu
piditv of the mOtorman Our bell was
ringing all the time as loudly and IA fast
as we could make IL 20. The motorinan
admitted that he heard the bell and saw
us coming yet he deliberately ran his
car out on the switch Just IN front OF ue.
~
other motormen are doing every day
The law requires that they bring their cars
To a full stop whenever piece of fire ap-
paratus /. approaching, yet they go right
along
For some reason il does not seem to do
auv good 20 have one of them arrested.
When they are taken to court the Magls-
trate discharges them
The motorman who was running the car
that caused the smash was Michael Ma
roney He said that he did not stop lls
car because he thought the automoohe,
would turn ont OF the track and go around
him as soon as its driver saw he was on the
switch
The automobile struck the car glancing
blow and caromed of against a delivery
wagon that stood by the sidewalk. slew
ing the wagon around and knocking the
horse down.
Maroney was suspended from work
pending Investigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
WIFE W0ULDN'T FEED MS BIRDS
Husbands Explanation In Court AZ TO Why
He Heat Her.

when Justice Sweeney in tho Fourth
precinct police court. Newark. yesterday
asked Joseph Germaine Of 1875 West street
what he had 10 say concerning his wife,
charge that he had beaten her repeatedly,
Gerinaine said that she had not fed his
canaries.
The Germaincs occupy n four room apart
ment and two of tho rooms are given over
to the yellow feathered songsters, which
GerInaine explained he raised as side
issue 10 his regular occupation, that OF a
HITTER. He said that when he married he
explained TO his wife that a part of the
agreement they then aud there entered
into was that she was 10 feed the birds
when he was away.
The wife declined 10 answer the charge
of failure to feed the birds, simply saying
that he had beaten her and that she would
not live with him unless he agreed 70 stop
It, Germaiue finally agreed not TO lay hands
on his wife hereafter she did not agree to
feed the birds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
TITUSS AsSATLANTs CONFESS.
Two Negroes Admit Knocking Down and
RobbInE Resign Merchant.

RosIYT. l.. l.. Feb Chester Peters
and Harry Lyons. negroes. were arrested
in Hampstead to-day on suspicion of being
concerned in the assault on Willet Titus
who was knocked down and robbed while
on his way home from hrs store Monday
night. Titus Is not expected to recover.
Under pressure Lyons and Peters adj
mitted that they were the assailants. Lyons
was the first 10 say that Peters struck Titus
with an iron bar and that he LYONS riHed
the old mans pcckets. securing 4 watch
and some chcnce. The men we're arraigned
before lustico Of tho Peace Rens"n pleaded
guilty. and vera held 10 await the 7c'ion
Of the Grand jury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02

Of this action but none was forthcoming,
and he threatened TO sue the jockey clubs
but did not do so.
shaw was reinstated last year and Phil
received notice last fall that he might race
his horses again this spring il he 80 wished
Smiths betting operations continued in
1903 on large scale, but then his health
began 10 fail and it became known that no
had consumption He was in bad shape
physically last year and was seen only few
times Mt the racetiacks. On these occa-
sions It was noticed that his bets were small
and he remarked 20 his friends that his
plunging days were about over Toward
the end Of the season he disapI cared and
II was said that he was at sanitarium In
the South. 1t was pretty well known then
that his recovery was despaired Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
ExCEEDS CONTRACr SPEED.
Onicial Report OF the Trial Trip or the
Cruiser MARYLAND.

WASHINGTON, Feb. The Navy De-
partment has received the report Of the
official trial trip Of the cruiser Maryland,
showing that the vessel developed a speed
Of % tO3 knots an hour for four consecutive
hours. exceeding by 400 OF knot the con-
tract speed requirement. The Maryland
failed 10 equal the record OF 22.436 made
by the Pennsylvania. She exceeded. how
ever. the record made by the Colorado
and the West Virginia, vessels Of the same
type as the Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The four vessels will compose a cruiser
squadron. the command Of which will
probably be given IN Capt. ", II. Brown
son. now Superintendent Of the Naval
ACADEMY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
OrR JOB on THE ISTHWUS.
House Committee Says u WIN Take 40
Years TO DIG sea Level Canal.

WASHINGTON. Feb Representative
Mann Of Illinois, author Of the bill placing
all the civil. military and judicial powers
of the United States in the hands OF the
President for the government Of the Canal
Zone and the construction Of the CANA,
to-day made the report on the bill from
the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee
The report says the time needed for the
completion Of the canal depends entirely
upon the years taken 10 dig the Culehra cut
Ii is estimated that it viii take ten years
10 make the excavation for "A canal on
ninety foot level twelve years for a sixty
foot leyel, fifteen years for thirty foot
level and twenty wears for a sea level canal
requiring only ono loci, to equalize the diff
ference between the high tide Of the Pacific
and the high tide Of the Atlantic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
BROKEN TO DEiTH on WREEL,
Engineers bod, Found Shattcred-His
Clothing Probably Caughi.

William Ehrhardt. A. years old an cngi-
ncer employed ut the marble cutting works
of Barr. Thaw & Fraser. at Thirteenth
and Adams streets Hobobcn was whirlod
to death ON the fywhecl OF mis- engine last
night He was alone at tho time and no
one knows how the accident happc ned
Employees who entered the engine room
saw the engineers body revolving with the
big wheel One log had been torn of
The engine was stopped aud the body re-
leased il l. believed that Ehrhardt's
clothing caught whila he was oiing some
part Of the machinery
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
TO UNDO ODELES WORK.
Rli TO Restore state Institutions to Local
Rnards OF NIanaEcrs.

ALBANT. Feb. Honor Folks II tho
State Charities Aid Association has pre-
pared a bill for introduction Tomorrow
after a conference with Gov Higgins,
carrying out the pledges made by the Gov
ernor on the stump last fall to restore
the administration Of the state insane
hospitals as It existed before the Odell
regime. This means that local boards Of
managers are 10 be reestablished for zach
institution. with full powers Of supe rvision
and control. aside from administer ring the
finances Of the institutions. which will be
taken care Of. as now. from Albany
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
DENIAL ny THE PRESIDENT
That He Directed Use for sectariRn Schools
or Funds Appropriate for Indian schools,

or Funds Appropriated for Indian schools
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1T was officially
denied at the White House to-day that the
President ever directed the Use for sectar-
ian schools of any funds appropriated by
Congress for Indian schools. The denial
was called forth by statements made by
Senator Bard OF California and others to
the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Yesterday 1t was said that some Of the
funds appropriated by Congress- had been
diverted for tine use OF Catholic and other
sectaran schools. although this was for
bidden by act of Congress several years
ago
What appears TO be the fact, according
to stat emeuts made by members OF the
Indian Rights Association. IL that contracts
we're made to pay out Of trust funds held
in 'hs United States Treasury for certain
Indians Sa8, 100 for the benefit Of the Indian
schools managed 10y tho Immaculate Con-
oeption Mission OF the Catholic Church.
and .l,32O for the benefit of Lutheran
school. This money. it Is explained, was
segregated from the funds held in trust by
the Government for the Indians on petition
OF the Indians themselves. The arrange
ment was made with the approval of the
President, after he had consulted tho Al
toTuey- General.
BALTIMORE. Feb The following state
ment was given out by Cardinal Gibbons
to-day regarding tho allegations Of Senator
Bard made 10 the Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs yesterday:
"In view Of certain statements made by
Senator Bard before the Committee on
Indian Affairs Of tho Senate. as reported
in the public press, / deem it proper TO
state that the Catholic Church has no
political agent at Washington or any
where elso, that Prof E. H. Soharf who Ia
referred to in Senator Bards statement,
is not an agent OF the Catholic Church or
of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
and has never been employed by the Church
or the Catholic Indian bureau in any way
siNnf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
Retired Al EmploYccs Over 20.

TERRE HAurE. Ind, Feb. Every man
in the employment Of the Vandalia Rail-
road who has reached the age Of 20 years
was retired on life pension to-day. The
order applies 10 all lines operated by the
Vandalia In this city there are twenty
two men who have been in the company's
service for forty-five 20 fifty years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
WON'T LET AHEARN ~.
II. r. Board Thinks the Aldermen WIN
Consent TO the shopping Tunnel Anyway.

The Rapid Transit Commission at its
meeting to-day will reject the proposal
NJ the Aldermen 10 include Borough Presi-
dent Ahearn in the supervisory powers over
the construction of the sixth avenue and
Ninth street extensions Of the New York and
Jersey Railroad Company tunnel. The
commissioners believe that there is some
thing more behind the suggestion that Mr..
ahearT's name should he inserted in the
contract than that he could facilitate the
onening and closing 81 streets Several
e ,be commissioners said yesterday that
Mr. khearn already had full power in this
respact under the Charter To-day they
viii return tho franchise 70 the Aldermen
ri,bout the amendment recommended.
one Of the members said yesterday that
tho commissioners were determined not to
submit 10 interference with their reoPa-
lives by Aldermen because p'ihlc opinion
and Inc ir fuonce Of tine hiC properly owners
in The shopping district would compel the
Aldermen 10 approve the franchise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
MCINTYRE Gets n Habeas Corpus.

A writ Of habeas corpus was sued out
yesterday in behalf Of Philip McIntyre
who was arrested on Saturday on landing
from the steamship Monterey. charged with
passing n worthless draft for $500 in the
City OF Mexico He il now in the Tombs
awaiting examination before a Magistrate
The writ ia retunable before Supreme
Court Justice Scott to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-02
MAYOR Going TO Roston.

Mayor Mcclellan will leave the city on
Friday to visit friends in Boston He will
be away until Tuesday. In Boston he will
give a day 10 examining the water supply
pnnt