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THE BBOOKLTO DAILY EAGLE. NEW YOKE, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898. TO TEST WAR TAX LAW. 10 PAY HEW BRIDGE DEBTS, CARROLL MAY BE COLONEL 47TH MAY GO TD PORTO RICO FOUR PRIZE VESSELS NO YELLDW FEVER ABOARD THE TRANSPORT SENECA. him out into the sunlight of liberty, fitting him with a new suit of clothes and sending him back to the old country and to his mother.

Dr. Hodge with a few members of his church in Nassau street started the Washington Avenue Baptist Church in this city, of which he was the happy and prosperous minister for many years. He filled several ether prominent pulpits in New York and vicinity and finally became the pastor of the Mariners' Temple, a mission church for seamen, on the corner of Oliver and Henry streets. New York. Perhaps it was here that he did the most splendid work of his life.

With his big heart and kindly niagetism, he took a strong hold upon the sailors and they flocked in crowds to hear him preach. The mission was heavily in debt when he Identified himself with it, but by his personal efforts, he raised the debt and secured to the Baptists a property worth over $70,000. His work brought him in contact with many of the public mon of his time and their strong friendship for him attested their appreciation of his unselfish labors. He enjoyed the life long confidence of President Arthur, and often when petitioning favor for some friend, Mr. Arthur would say: "Doctor, why is it that you never ask any Of.

the First Regiment of Artillery, N. N. Y. HOW HE HAS EARNED THE PLtAOE. If the Volunteer Batteries Now Being Raised Are Not Distanded the State Will Need Only One More to Complete Regimental Organization General Tillinghast in New York.

Trooper Kimball a Lieutenant. There is talk to day that the three batteries of volunteers now organizing in this state may not be disbanded when the war is over; also that another may be raised and the eight combined into a regiment, with General Howard Carroll as colonel. For many years the desirability of an artillery regiment as part ot the military force of the state has been acknowledged. But until General Carroill became chief of artillery, this branch of the service received all too little attention. It is only giving him the credit due to say that since Governor Morton appointed General Carroll to his present place the batteries ot New York have been better treated than in many years before.

Each of the four has been newly equipped wholly or in part. The General has certainly taken a great interes'L in every detail of their organization. He likes the artillery and, according to those who know form best, would like to continue indefinitely his rel'a'tlon to them. Of course, if a Democrat is elected governor In the fall, as now seems most likely, General Carroll, as a member of Governor Black's staff, would go out of office. Even if some otner Repuoaoan were nominated and elected the General would no't be sure of reappointment.

As colonel of an artillery regiment, appointed before January 1, the General could hold on for life. Said a prominent officer in the National Guard to an Eagle reporter to day "The Governor could have called on three of the four batteries of the state for service in the "Volunteer Army. They are all in condition for service and, as it is, a majority of the men in two of them are going into the new commands. By raising three new organizations, of which two you will notice take the members of disbanded guard batteries and the third one above the highest now in the service, the state will have when the war is over only what it ought to have. Then why disband them? No one will question the wisdom of continuing them in existence.

This done it would be very natural for the Governor to make his chief of artillery colonel of New York's First Regiment of Artillery. See if this is not what is done." Reoruiting was continued 'this moraine at the Second Battery Armory, Thirty third street ana rarK aveivue, Manhattan, for the Fourth and Fifth Batteries, under the Preui denit's second call. A hundred and sax men are needed for each battery and each hats now atout thirty five men. Few men are thrown out because of physical shortcoming's, the standard ot applicants being very high. Dr.

Li. K. Graves of the Two Hundred and First Regiment Is examining the men. Adjutant General Tillinghast left the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Manhattan, about 10 o'clock this morning to attend a conference about the state armories at the Ordnance BuHding, Thirty fifth" street and Seventh avenue. He refused to tell more than this, not caring to say with whom he was to confer.

It was thought he was to meet the members of the armory board. Forts Schuyler, Slocum and Willetts Point were visited yesterday afternoon by the Gen eral, who declared that he found the guardsmen in them in the best possible condition physically. At the Twelfth Regiment Armory this morning. Company was mustered into the United States service by Lieutenant Irwin of the Fifth United States ArcMlery. Company was ajlso to have been mustered in this morning, but owing to some mistake in rolls this was deferred.

Major H. DeWitt Hamilton and Lieutenant Colonel E. P. Cot tile of 'tlhe Two Hundred and First Regiment were also mustered in and will accompany Company to Camp Black. Company will probably be mustered in this evening.

At the Twenty second Regiment Armory Companies and of the Two Huntlred and Third Regiment were mustered in and will depart at once for Camp Blaek. Lieutenant Irwin of the Fifth United States Artillery was the mustering officer. Trooper Walter C. Kimball Made Second Lieutenant of Engineers. The President has appointed to be a second lieutenant of engineers AValter C.

Kim oau ot Brooklyn. He was a member of Troop and was highly recommended for the place by Captain B. T. Clayton of that troop; by George W. Plympton, professor of physical science and engineering in the Brooklyn Polytechnic; by Congressman Charles G.

Bennett; by Senator T. C. Piatt and by other citizens of this state, most of them from this borough. He is a bachelor of science by graduation from the Polytechnic Institute, through which he went with high honors, and in the practice of his profession as a civil engineer he has made an excellent record. He Is a nephew of Dr.

David H. Cochran, the president of the college of which he is an alumnus, and the doctor that account, is naturally much gratified by his appointment, though, because of the relationship between them, he could only submit the prosecution of young Kimball's desire for a place, where he could best Berve the government, to the record which Kimball has made and to the commendation of his friends. Adjutant Gener Corbin filed the appointment at the personal request of the President, but also heartily indorsed it himself. TWO GAMES TO DAY. Brooklyn and Louisville at Battle on the Washington Park Diamond.

Colonels Score First. Mandamus Against the Clerk of New York County Issued. A writ of peremptory mandamus was granted by Justice Mac Lean in the Supreme Court to day to compel the county clerk of New York to receive and place on file in his office an undertaking given in an action brought by the people against Herbert J. Linder and Robert J. Macdonald, as directors of the Imperial Electric Company.

The county clerk refused to file the document unless a 30 cent war tax stamp was affixed to it. The relator contended that the undertaking was a document "required to be used in legal proceedings" and was, therefore, exempt from taxation. The county clerk conceded that this was the law, but said that a 10 cent stamp should be attached to the certificate of the notary attached to the undertaking. He also contended that the moving papers were radically defective as they were addressed to "The County Clerk of New York." He argued that a writ of mandamus could not run against an office, but only against the incumbent of the office. RACING AT BRIGHTON.

Santiago Handicap and Distaff Stakes the Features at the Track This Afternoon To morrow's Entries. Brighton Beach Race Track, July 21 The Santiago Handicap, at a mile and an eighth, promises to be the event on to day's card, and, barring scratches, should he a great race. Ogden, Peep o' Day. Dr. Catlett, Semper Ego, Briar Sweet and Our Johnny are the nominations, and, as the handicapping seems to have been cleverly clone, there is no reason why they should not all go to the post.

The Distaff, for 2 year old fillies, is the other stake event and has brought out a large field of good horses. Ogden was scratched for the Santiago Handicap this afternoon because he was sick. Juno, with Doggett up, was made favorite in the first at 7 to 5: Marito. James up, sold at 4 to 1: Prince Auckland, McCue, to Ida J. O'Leary, 40 to Decide.

Hamilton. 5 to Ruby Lips, Matter, 5 to Tinkler, O'Connor, 50 to 1. Juno won by half a length. Ruby Lips second, a half length in front of Marito. Time, i.

To morrow's Entries. The entries for to morrow are as follows: 3rirst race For 3 year olds irul upward that have run and not won jr0" sirace June 16: Belling. By subscription of S10 eneh. with $30(1 added, of whieh 75 to the second and st'j to the third. One mile.

Name. Xm. Whl. Ynuinen tal ll5 I Songsc er i'v Kndeavor VIZ Tinkler race For maiden 2 year old fillies that have run at the meeting: selling. By subscription uf Sl'l each, with SiHHl added, of which to the see.md and $25 to the third.

Five furlongs. Wlu. Xme. Wht. K.

telfekri 203 Loiter cV tiuina 'Watvr Girl It!) Country Dance tiy Anita 99 Third rue.1 For maiden 2 year old fXl 1 i that haw run the meeting: exiling. By subscription of f.lu eneli. with S.Wt adiU tl. of which $75 to the second to the third. Five furlongs.

Wht. Nine. Wht. Helen Thomas 109 Skyscraper May Gadfly Incar.de. eer.t Morning Jt.1) Fourth race Highweiirlu handicap: for 3 year olds and upward, with Sl.cOi) added, of which S2(j0 to the second and $100 to the third.

Six furlongs. Name. Cl xphus Trolley Lt r.aup Tubotire Marian IVhi. 134 bio 121 121 1.10 Xme. Berfren Premier LV ciii Field Lark Wht.

112 112 110 110 Fifth race For 2 year olds; selling, with $600 aiKli il. which $100 to the second and $50 to the thirtl. Six furlongs. X.mw. Win.

Ben Viking 110 Ki iiu Hurricane 1:0 Xme. IMmlnutive Al Ke eves "Wine Pros'3 Wht. 107 107 107 110 I race For 3 year olds and upward: sell Ins, with stiOO added, of which $75 to the second ami to the third. One mile. Vhi Nine.

Wht. 103 103 Itl t'l Ben Honald Rotterdam Dosrcu Decl er Charentus l' 108 103 I'M 103 Di'hride Fltzpibbons General ilaceo Songster MORGAN E. HOLT SAILS On His Yacht Yolande Disappearance of Mrs. Redgate and Family. Two singular cases of disappearance were reported at the local police headquarters this morning.

The relatives of Morgan B. Holt, a Canadian, 42 years old, who lived happily with his wife at 179 Twenty ninth street, asked the police to try and find some trace of Holt and his fifty foot sloop yacht Yolande, which disappeared together from the foot of Thirty ninth street on the 27th ult. Mr. Holt, who is well known in the tile trade, owned a yacht, which is valued at $2,000. On the day of his disappearance he left home saying that lie was gc'ing out for a sail, but he did not indicate that he in'ttnded to be long awaj When he did not return in a day or two his relatives were unconcerned, for 'he had been in the habit of going off on short cruises several days at a time.

They did not worry about hint until weeks had elapsed and then they began making inquirie among his nautical friends. Nobody hud seen anytilrag of him and to day the friends decided to appeal to the police for assistance in the search. Mr. Holt is stout of build, about 5 feeti inches in height and was well dressed. Wife and Two Children Disappear.

The other ease of disappearance is quite as peculiar. John E. Redgate, a carpenter, has been vainly looking for his wife and two children, who left their home at 4Sft Herkimer street, on Monday last. Mrs. Redgate is 26 years old and has been married about six years, Mr.

Redgate says that his wife has been away on former occasions, but not for such a long time. On Monday, when he went away to work in the morning she gave no hint of her intention to leave him, but seem ed to be as affectionate as usual. When he returned borne at night hiu wife was missing and so were his two children, Arthur, aged months, and Edward, aged 3 years. He questioned the neighbors and one of them, Mrs. Hudson, said that Mrs.

Redgate had gone, away with the babies early in the forenoon. She told Mrs. Hudson when she went away that she expected to be gone about an hour. Mrs. Hudson described to the frantic husband how her attention had been attract i ed to Mrs.

Redgate by se eing her wheeli'ng out the baby carriage. Then she took the I baby out, tucked it comfortably in the perambulator and. holding the older boy by the han.l. started off with them. As far as the husband knows that is the last that has been seen of thc m.

Redgate started out to find some trace if possible of the missing ones, but so far has failed. Hi's wife has not called on any of her acquaintances as far as is known, and she has not met with any accident, for the police records have been searched without success. Redgate declares that there had been no quarrel and be knows uo reason why she should leave him and take away the children. According to the description given to the police. Mrs.

Redgate is 20 years old, stout of build, 5 feet tall and when she went away woro a black skirt, a green sack, a light shirt waist and a brown sailor hat. She has a very prominent nose. The baby wore a ycl ljw dress and the older boy had tan leather shoos, a blue striped outing suit and a tan leather sailor cap. Redgate says that he has appealed to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children about the case, but the only satisfaction he got there was to learn that no children answering the description of his babies had been abused as far as is known. He was also told that a wife has a perfect right to leave her husband with her babies and that It is not a criminal offense ns far as tho present Inw stands.

NERVOUS WORSEN. Horsford's Acid Phosphate quiets the nerves, and. in duces sleep. Sold only In bottles. i Money Raised by Bond Issue Must Be Used at Once.

LITTLE HOPE FOR, THE FUTURE. Secretary lane of the New East River Bridge Issues a Statement in Which He Points Out That $2,487,000 Will Be Wiped Out Before Octpher Commissioners Awaiting Court's Decision in Reinstatement Case. The big bond issue of voted by the Board of Estimate for the New East River Bridge will not even serve to pay tho debts now existing and if the work is to proceed with the rapidity which the interests of the hundreds of thousands of Brooklyn people who will use it demand, a large additional sum of money will have to be raised by the city in the near future. The serious situation of the commission even with almost $2,500,000 in its hands was shown by Secretary Smith E. Lane of the commission to day in a financial statement, which he presented to the board.

This statement showed that on November 1 next the entire amount of the present authorized bond issue will he eaten up and the commission will be confronted by a deficiency of over $150,000, and this without the authorization of a stogie cent's worth of new work. Mr. Lane's statement is as follows: FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Jun.1 F.alance due bv Controller on Julv 7 Audit vouchers fi'. i 14 Audit sheet, voucher filed 84.353.29 July 21 Audit sheet.

vouchers filed Pi reil rom.missi.mers Juiy. ISflS 1.50O.OO P.iV roll ofllcers and appointees for July, 1S9S Amount audited $387,712.53 Liabilities. Balance due c.tn'trac tors on' toaver foundations and anchorages, partly wtlmosed $1,731,965.58 American Sup.io Rsflnir.g Company property 350.000.00 Aimerleati Suirar Refining Company pr inertv, in te afoou': William Dick, balance purchase of property $10,000.00 Appraisers of property, borough of Hrr.oklyn 12.000.CO Frank P. Pavey. lawyer, sundry hills l.SSS.

Frank Sperry. lawyer ulO.CO Amount required to pay for property in possession of commissioners, to "be arijuired bv condemnation proceedings now pending, estimated about. 160.000.00 In addition there wtll also be the current payrolls ami sundry small purchases. for supplies, for three months, say August. September and October, 1S0S.

at about $7,000 per month 21.O00.C0 Liabilities partly estimated $2,233,005.10 Total liabilities, partly estimated at November 1. 1SI 2,040.777.68 Amount of bonds ordered for sale to be placed to the credit of the commission to meet above 2,487.823.65 P.a.'.ance require by commission to meet above blig atlons, as of November 1, 1SHS S152.954.02 The commfe'S 'ioner expects a deci in the suit now pending before 'tiie Appellate Division of the 'Supreme Court in Kings County to be Tiandetl down either to morrow or Monday. If the Appellate Court sustains Justice Gairretson in tho decision that the old commiesioners were illeg'ally removed the old commissioners will probably as'k at once for the vacation ot the stay of proceedings gran'ted after thejtrial in the Supreme Court. If the stay is vacated it will scve to oust Mayor Van "Wyck's appointees. Should such a stay be granted Seoretary Lane will call an emergency meeting of the pretseot board to determine whether be and his colleagues shall march, out with the honors of war or wait until Torced to capitulate.

Meanwhile Controller Coler Is preparing to hand over to the present eomrarsstanens the proceeds of the bonds sold for the bridge's benefit. Beyond securing and considering Mt. Lane's sratement and hearing Engineer Buck's weekly report the board tranmcted only routine business. NEW SUBURBAN LAND DFALS. Transactions Aggregating Over $400, 000 Completed To day Farms Taken by Syndicates.

Following close upon the large real estate deals reported in "Wednesday's Eagle are several other to day which involve considera tions in excess of the major part be ing in suburban farm lands that will soon be developed tato city lots. With the purchase of the farms involved very littte of such prop erty in the borough of Brooklyn remains in I the hands of original holders, and the rapid ity with which this outlying property is be ing bought up shows that the value of it is appreciated by capitalists who look ahead. Frank A. Barnaby of Montague street is again the broker through whom these trana i actions were completed, and in the disposition of about 240 acres of land he lias brought two I active syndicates of capitalists tato the mar I ket. The first of th'ese sales comprehends the purchase by Brooklyn men of 176 acres of land in the Thirty second Ward for an average price of $1,500 an acre.

This prop ty lies south of and adjoining the Qermauia Improvement Company's Vanderveer Park and includes the Garret Cowenhoven farm of 30 acres, the W. H. Algeo farm of 71 acres, 1 the Williamson farm of 35 acres and the J. H. Kerning estate of 40 acres.

The property lies between Troy avenue and East Fifty sixth street and Avenues and L. Utica avenue runs through the center of it. Oils of the first features of the develop ment and improvement of this tract will be I the opening of Utica avenue, which la im proved up to this property, and the running I of cars through if by the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company. Utica avenue is now open ed and graded to this property and the city intends to continue the improvement up to I Flatbush avenue. Avenue which runs through this property is opened to Troy avenue and maps have been filed with the city for the extension of the work.

Active work I on the development of this large holding will be begun at once so that as soon as the trol i ley ears run through it it will be furnished with all necessary improvement for residence I purposes. Mr. Barnaby also reports the sale to another i Brooklyn syndicate of the B. I. Ryder farm.

which contains about sixty five acres or land, at an acre. This property extends from Nostrnnd avenue to East Twenty sixth street, between Avenues and U. Avenue is macadamized throughout its length, and as soon as Xostrand avenue is opened the Brooklyn Heights trolley ears will be extended through it to the ocean. This valuable tract of land adjoins the large purchase recently completed I by Desmond Dunn and W. G.

Gilmore, which is being fully developed. Leonard Moody of 26 Court street has sold for Mrs. I. H. Frothingham, to Dr.

Prender gast. for 14S Sixth avenue, corner of St. Johns place, four story brown stone front i house. 2.1x50x100. Also for Mrs.

H. A. Allin, to Emily A. Kerrigan, for $3,000, 422 Carlton avenue, two story frame house, lot 25x100. Also, for Emily L.

Gilbert, to Joseph H. Bauland of the dry goods house cm Fulton street. 409 Bridge street, adjoining the store property, thiee story brick house, lot 25x100. He exchanged for James Shay, 317 Bridge street, two story frame house, lot 25x100, with Potts Partridge, for 446 and 448 St. Marks avenue, two four story brick double apartment bouses, 2.ri.Gox90.

The total considerations were Mr. Moody has also leased for a term of years the two upper floors of the Rothschild Building, corner of Fulton and Jay streets, to the Brooklyn Art School, which is the art de i partmcnt of the Brookljm Institute of Arts and Sciences. These floors will be fitted up as ttie studio center of Brooklyn and several of the well known artists of Brooklyn have spoken for apartments with the Brooklyn Art SchooL ARRIVE IN SAFETY The Miguel Jover, Catalina, Guide? and Buena Ventura. FIRST CAPTURES OF THE The Catalonia and the Miguel Jovery "Which Lie Outside the Breakwaters at Erie Basin, Are Two of the Finest Steamers "Which Ever Carried thl Spanish Flag Incidents of the Voy age From Key West Told bv tha Marshals in Charge Prisoners GaW Their Captors No Trouble. Lying just inside the breakwater of the Basin are two of the most valuablepr ize captured by Uncle Sam's ships which form; the blockading squadron off Havana.

Thesi ships aro the Miguel Jover of Barcelona aaj the Catalina of Cadiz. The story of their cap ture has been told repeatedly and the Eagl described in a jteneral wav vpBtnMav th! voyage northward from Key "West, under tha chaperonage of the gunboat Newport, But there were some interesting Incidents in con nection with that. voyage which have not yet! been made public and as yet no very clea idea has been, given of the appearance an 4 general character of the ships themselvea. The Catalina and the Miguel Jover slipped into the Erie Basin at about 8 o'clock thl morning under 'their own steam, the Guido an4 the Buena Ventura, the other two prizes' brought North by the Newport, having gona to the Mallory line dock last evening. An Eagle reporter was given the freedom; this morning of the the two steamers in thj basin and was told much concerning the crad by the deputy marshals who were in charge.

Both vessels are. In the main wel equipped throughout, about the only serJoua shortcoming being the lack of electrio lights on both ships and hardly sufficiently strong engines on the Catalina. But the general fitting of both ships, aside from these particulars, is sufficiently complete to meet alt the wants of Transatlantic passenger trade, and though the vessels are not so elaborately palatial as are some of the great greyhounds which sail from this port, they could be used at once and with entire comfort to passengers for service of that kind. The reporter had hardly stepped over the gang plank of the Catalina when he was accosted by a short, wiry and thoroughly tanned man, who promptly and courteously consented to display the ship and talk about the voyage. This man proved to ibe Deputy Marshal Georga E.

McDonald of Key West. He at once escorted the visitor to the poop deck and there, Eeated under the canopies, he and Deputy Marshal B.ryson, also of Key West, talked most interestingly of the charge and of tha voyage to this port. "We had a perfect voyage and a beautiful formation which we maintained from the first," said Mr. Bryson. "The four prizes were kept in the form of a square, with not more than a mile between them at any time.

In the center of thin square was the little Newport, with every gun run out and loaded. bless you, this wasn't in the least necessary, for a more orderly and well behaved lot than were the Spaniards, officers and men, whom we brought North, one couldn't hope to find. At the hear of this sailing square were the Buena Ventura and the Guido. The Buena has a speed of ahout eight knot3 and the Guido about 14 knots. The last three ships were the Jover.

speed about 14 knots, and the Catalino, speed 13 knots. The New port has a speed of about 12 knots, but she has a lot of s.bring aJboard which could travel considerably faster than tlaait, and not once did any one of the prizes got beyond range of her guns. "The first night out of Key West we had a surprise which kept us guessing for quite while, for suddenly there flashed upon us'out of the darkness, and only a little way astern, a powerful search light. From one vessel to the other that light passed, taking plenty of time and apparently scrutinizing every Inch of the decks. We were under this inspection, for nearly an hour without a word of explanation from our pursuer.

Then, as quickly as It had come, the light disappeared and we were steaming along in darkness again. But about an hour later, flash! and then it was again a dazzlng stream of light passing from one ship to the other. Our friend had come back to make sure about who we wera and how we were getting along. We have learned since that this searchlight came from the cruiser Cincinnati. She probably followed us all that night but we never got a glimpse of her.

"Another feature cf the trip which we did not know of until we got off the Jersey coast was that we were being followed night and day by the little Porter. We didn't get a glimpse of her either and hadn't any idea she was after us. But she was, just the same. She was close by us at night, probably within easy gun shot, but as soon as it began to get light she would slide off in shore, just far enough away to be out of sight but not out of hearing, in case anything should happen. I have told you, nothing did happen, but it seems that we were even better protected than we guessed." "Ves, sir," added Mr.

McDonald, "we had less than no trouble with the Spaniards. Captain Edward Fano of the Catalina la as fine a man aB you could wish to meet. Ha had no thought of getting mixed up in the war in any way and says now that all he wants is to be set free, so he can get back to navigating again. Every member of the crew proved equally well behaved and we never had to ask them twice to do a thing. There are about 120 Spaniards aboard this vessel, and the only guard we had was a corporal and three marines, six blue jackets to attend to the signals and an ensign." Deputy Marshal McDonald then guided the reporter about the Catalina and the tour proved his statement that she was a first class vessel.

She Is about 425 feet long and40 feet beam and has a carrying capacity of 10,920 tons. She Is said to be the largest ship of this class that has ever sailed under the Spanish flag and she is practically new, having been built ou the Clyde, in Scotland, only about four years ago. She can carry comfortably and give first class cabin accommodations to about fifty passengers and stow away a deal of freight. At present she is loaded with 7,000 bales oi cotton and 300.000 staves, a part ot the prlza cargo, the perishable goods having been disposed of at Key West. Her engines are capable of producing 2,600 horse power, which Is rather small for a sloop of her size.

The staterooms, many of which the reporter glanced into, are much larger than are those of 'the ordinary liner. All of them are well furni sihed, and several have private baths and lavatories. The dining saloon Is large and finely furnished 1 ndark woods and at the tables are seats for about fifty. The Miguei Jover Is a smaller ship, but eh is even more elaborately furnished, her dln Ing saloon being finished in marble, with pan els, columns and moldings ornately wrought and she can give comfortable accommodation to about 100 passengers and has the appean ance of a very steady and sea worthy craft If the Supreme Court decides that tho Unite States haev the right to hold these vessels, it will be strange if Uncle Sam cannot them for a good round sum to one of th trans Atlantic companies. Standing about in little groups of from three to half a dozen or more on both vessel were the Spanish sailors, and whatever may be said of their brethren in Cuba, these men certainly looked harmless and good natured.

Nor did more than one or two cf them appear to be at all exercised by the appearance of stranger on board. Despite their somewhat shabby garments, almost every one of them was more or less picturesque, as he leaned agaiinst a railing or lolled comfortably under an awning, nd some of them were distinctly artistic. One thing was noticeable. Almost everything in the way of a toat was being worn, but whether it was the wreck of a yachting cap or a big straw sombrero, it was always set at an artistically rakish angle, and the black eyes and brown face under it were often of the kind which one pauses to look et a second time. 7th ARTILLERY MEN GO SOUTH.

rn rr. 1 1 VJUUIUIU J.O 1U UUU BflVPnCT ITlBTl TITlm Hnf Adams, all of the Seventh Artillery, reached Jfow l'ork this morning ori a Foil Biver boat. They took a train forXSttpajthiB.rfternoofc ft. Order for Departure Reported to Have Been Received. TO LEAVE FOR TAMPA TUESDAY.

While the Officers iRefr.se to Say Definitely Whether or Not the Regiment Has Been Ordered From Fort Adams the Men Feel Positive That Final Instructions Have Been Received From Washington. (Special to the Eagle.) Newport, R. July 21 Everything is in readiness at Fort Adams and the men are cheerful at the news that they will probably start for Tampa on Tuesday. Their ultimate destination, they say, is Porto Rico. The young recruits have been chafing at the delay and some even went so far as to take French leave.

Even the terror of the guard house has not deterred the men in their determination to find freedom. Some of the members who are now absent are in Brooklyn enjoying their holiday, but they will return to their camp immediately because their orders are understood 'to he positive. They are now fully equipped, their uniforms having been received yesterday. The recruits have been enrolled and only wait to pass the physical examination which will take place to day. The enrolled men are about four times as many as are needed to bring each regiment iip to its full strength 106.

A new phase has been added to the recent mail robberies that have occurred at Fort Adams. The men under arrest are members of Battery of the artillery from Boston. They were caught by Jacob Svoboda, chief cook of Company C. It was late Saturday night, after the men had retired, that Svoboda ran across the mail thieves in the fort. He was feeling his way when he heard a shuffling of feet and a subdued Whisper of voices.

Wich revolver in hand he proceeded to investigate and striking a match saw three or four men crouching against the wall. On the ground were heaped about 200 letters, opened and unopened. The men made a dash and escaped before help could arrive to Svdboda. The cook picked up the letters and carried them to his kitchen. There he informed Captain Fish of the regiment what had occurred.

They examined the opened envelopes. One of them contained a money order for $10 sent by E. Shea of Company to his mother in Brooklyn. Another contained a money order for $S6 belonging to Lieutenant Bennett of Company D. Every letter contained some cash, money order or stamps.

It was evident that the thieves had just made the haul and were preparing to extract the contents of the envelopes when discovered. The thieves were not in uniform but in civWian garb, having just arrived a day or two previous from Boston. It was after midnight when Captain Fish and the cook separated, the former taking the recovered mall. About 2 o'efock in the morning, Svoboda awoke. Something bothered him.

He turned over on the other side to sleep. The hissing sounds of a whispered conversation reached Iris ears and he became wide awake and listened. His cot was against the wall which runs from the tunnel entrance around the outer works of the fort. The speakers were bent on no good purpose for one of them said: "We must get that cook's money to night. He's got about Svoboda reached for his revolver and feigned sleep.

He lay There about ten minutes "when he saw a hand and then a face peering into his kitchen tent. "Halt!" he exclaimed. The man ran like a deer toward the barber shop, around the tent to the tunnel, with the cook in pursuit. The corporal and the guards were at their posts. They had heaird 'the scufHe.

The intruder, however, succeeded In escaping. The whole affair was explained to Colonel Eddy on Sunday morning. The colonel had the whole battery lined up in the drill yard. Every man was in citizen's clothes. Svoboda marched along the line and unhesitatingly packed out one man, six feet tall.

The man was put back in his place and Colonel Callahan, who was held up in the street Saturday night by one of tho men, identified the big Bcwtonlan as the alleged highwayman. The man admitted having been impertinent and disobedient to the sergeant, but denied having held him up. With two others of the same battery he was placed in the guard house. They were court martialed Tuesday but nothing was done because the chief witness, Svoboda, was in Brooklyn. He will return to Fort Adams to day and appear against the prisoners.

DEATH OF DR. JAMES L. HODGE. A Distinguished Clergyman and Philanthropist Passes Out of the Life of Brooklyn. The Rev.

Dr. James L. Hodge, a notable figure In the Baptist Church, died on Tuesday evening at his home, 66 Hanson place, aged 86 years. With the death of Dr. Hodge, a unique and stalwart flgurt in the church and public life of Brooklyn, passes out ot sight.

He belongs to the past, rather than the present, and was prominent In the benevolent and evangelistic movements of fifty years ago. When Mr Beecher was called to Plymouth Church Dr! Hodge was his neighbor in the First Baptist Church in Nassau street and an intimacy sprang up between them then which ended only with death. It was when Brooklyn stopped at the City Hall and the outlying dstrlcts were farms and meadows that Dr. Hodge was at the zenith of his usefulness his whole heart and strength given not only to the Baptists but to humanity. A Scotchman by birth, he brought to his adoDted land that granite THE LATE DR.

JAMES L. HODGE. Integrity and broad sympathy characteristic of his clan, and a cause had only to be just and in distress to find in hm a champion. Perhaps there is no one now who remembers an inci 1 dent which illustrates this trait, During one of his visits to the city prison, Dr. Hodge found a young sailor under sen i tence of death for complicity in a mutiny at sea.

tjonvincea 01 tne innocence ot the bov nr. Hodge set himself the herculean task of establishing it and saving the lad. For months he labored unremittingly; working up public opinion by daily contributions to the press and meeting judges and lawyers with his unflinching Scotch logic. Three times he went to Washington to plead with the President arrjied with a petition signed by thousands of the citizens of Brooklyn. The President 'finally consented to grant a pardon.

Thiei the doctor spurned, with the characteristic) question, "How can you pardon a crime iiever committed?" The doctor won tho dayTand had the satisfaction of reading to theWlsoner his discharge, leading Health Officer Doty Now Believes His Fears Were Groundless. ONE CASE UNDER SUSPICION. Senaca lies Just Oft Quarantine, but No One Is Permitted to Coininuni cate With the Men on the Vessel, The Turkish Attaches May Be Per mitted to Go to Washing ton To night There Were No Regular Ar my Surgeons on Board the Seneca. Condition of the Wounded. I Dr.

Doty, tfce Halta Officer of the port, Bfated to Eagle reporter this morning Lliat tie did not believe the lately arrived tracts port Xo. 5, IVrmeriy the Senaca. had any yellow fever abja.r.1. as bad bea feared. He had just returned from SHvlniburue and Hoffman islands, where the passengers and wounded soldiers who were suspects are now being kept and said that only one man now re mains wtio ct uM bo said to bave symptoms of the dreaded disease, and he was kept apart from t'aeo ther passengers and would i be until the doctor had a ctiar.ee to give Siis case ac lose examination tiris afternoon.

The transport lies just off quarantine, but no one is permitted to board her or to communicate with any of her men so thai it is impossible to gain an idea of just what condition the vessel is in. Many complaints have reached the shore, however, of a miserable state of affairs ou board and it is likely now that these complaints will lead to an official investigation. The Seneca w.is never muen as a passenger vessel and did more business I in the freighting line. The soldiers, therefore, had poor aecemmo I datica on the trip up ami with a full complement: of passengers took on board nearly a hundred soldiers who were suffering freni either wounds or sickness. This, it is said, was in the face of protest from the representatives of the Red Cross Society, and Jennings, one of the Red Cress women, who was on board personally managed to bring abroad a small supply of food for the sick when she found the soldiers were to go, tco.

The trip from has been described by these who can manage ge': a message ashore, as one of horror, as no. only the accommodations were entirely inadequate for the soldiers and passengers, but no provision had been made hardly to care for t'oem, and water was scarce before the ship had gone any distance whatever. Through the willingness of the passengers 'to give up their staterooms and the great work done bv Miss nings and the wo men on board, the wounded I were relieved to a slight degree! but even I with the self sacrifice thc.va by t'ne men and women who had taken pa ssage on the ship i because it was the only chance for ihem to leave San'tiago for sometime, the suffering i was terrible. Dr. Doty when seen this morning said: "I have just come from the lower quarantine is! ands and I am inclined to think that I can permit many of the passengers to leave this i evening or early co :nr.rrjw morning at the latest.

All the cases of fever on board with the exception cf one. are plainly malarial fever. William Paley. the photographer for the Edison Kiuetoscope Company, is the only! man who is still under suspicion and I will have to examine him again this afternoon. i "This evening I believe I will permit the Turkish attaches to go to Washington," said Dr.

Doty. "They are the only passengers who appear to be anxious to leave at once, and do not believe there is auv dancer in their doing so. The other passengers will oe brought up to the Battery to morrow at 7 o'clock and there permitted to go. To day the Seneca and all passengers must be considered in quarantine, and I cannot permit them to come ashore or others to see them aboard or at the islands." When asked if he had noticed the condition of the ship and would give his opinion of it from a sanitary standpoint. Dr.

Doty said very decidedly that he would not comment upon that subject. He declarer it would not do for him to say whether the ship was sanitary or mot as his duty was to attend merely to the persons and see whether they were affected by disease or not. His denial, however, was of a character that rather tended to rnnfirm the stories of the ship's bad state and he invariably evaded any question pertaining to it. AVhen asked where the stories of suffering on board could have come from, he said there were a num ber ot correspondents on board and he could not prevent them telephoning what they pleased from quarantine. Mi is Ann Jos.

ecrr ry of the War Relief Association of this city, was at quar amine and alu tided to the sending of a num tier of things to the soldiers on the islands. Among other things she forwarded two dozen i night shirts, two dozen sets of underclothing, two dozen pairs or socks, two dozen shirts and a big supply of handkerchiefs, stationery and i tobacco. It is said that on board the Seneca there "were no regular Army surgeons. It raerelv 1 happened that two physicians. Doctors Bird and Hicks, were aboard or there would have 1 been no medical attendance for the nun.

They had no experience with fevers of the variety the men suffered but helped in everv way possible. Some of the wounded suffered for want of medicine, and ther were no antiseptic dress I ings. not even bandages aboard to replace 1 those placed upon the men at Siboney. In i faot, the ship was in no way prepared to care for the wounded and had little nough provision for the well. At Fortress Monroe, where they were not permitted to land, the passengers were supplied with fresh provisions and for the first time tasted decent water.

The officers at quarantine speak in high terms of the way in which most of the passengers acted, but for the Turkish attaches, including Genera! H. Enver Pacha, the military representative of the Sultan, they have fused to give up their cabins to the wounded men and gave as an excuse that one of their party was sick, but declined to permit him to be attended by the doctors on lxard. The disposition of the passengers toward them probably accounts for their wish to depart as early as possible. Wounded Soldiers in Brooklyn Hospitals Rapidly Recovering. Broklyn is receiving her share of the Wounded soldiers and aiicrs.

St. Peter's and the Long Island Cclicge Hospitals are now caring for 1ii4 from the Olivette, Which arrived here Saturday night, and now the Marine He ai on Flushing avenue has fifty sick snd wound. sailors from Key West, brought up hy gunboat Newport. They are from the having been sent over from in the dispatch boat. and gunboats that left occasionally Key k.

Lieutenant A. T. Marix of the Marine Corps, is one of those brought North by the Newport. Me Is suffering from intermittent fever. AH of the men ar" doing well and rapidly recovering their health.

The list of sailors is as follow: H. As ti Ahr rn. F. A. '11 0:1 Her rt Hru T.

.1. 21 1 Conyben William T. pt ral l. tu "William arc muni lli' Wllllrt.ni G. Hiyi s.

I twrit, F. II. Lyon. M. L.

Mmn A. Willi. V. II ir 1 Xd.v:i:in, 6. nneni in.

1 llvnn. T. H. F. Slevo.

Hi: 4 in. im Hnyes. n. K. Ku'Iii l.aihr Mali Fr A.

MtMit. I n. i t.ri iv Jirt .1 su: 'I' a iirn St. Catharine's Hospital i now ready to receive its share cf the wnun.lr.ii soldiers and it is expected that a numbt wii! bo sent there from a transport to arrive in a The nurses and doctors of th ir.F.tltmion have anxious to do all they can 'o heip the heroes of Santiago. At St.

Peter's and the Island College hospitals this morning it was repnr otd that the majorily of the men tvciv progressing rapidly toward health. There ar a number of the wound 1 men who are aln.o entirely recovered from their injuries, thanks to the cleanness of Mauser wounds. Two or three ca ses are causing anxiety, hut oven these are no; expected to die rhough fever which often follows serious wounds, aao retarded their convalescence. thing for yourself?" It was in appreciation of tnis modesty that Mr. Arthur secured for him a government position at a time when he was preaching to the sailors without salary.

This position he held to the last, preaching on Sun aays as long as ne was able and attending to his government duties during the week. The bent but sturdy form of the old man, with genial face and silver hair, plodding slowly along on his crutches, has been a familiar picture to the dwellers on the Hill these many years. The doctor was a delightful companion, always full of interesting remin iscences ana prignt runny stories. He was a powerful agitator for antl slavery and stumped tne state ot auring ADrainam Lincoln's first campaign. He numbered statesmen and scholars among his friends, but the humble sailor held an equal place In his affection.

A great heart is still and a llbpral hand has dropped, but by those who knew and lovea mm ur. noage will not soon be forgotten. The funeral will take place from the Washington Avenue Baptist Churoa to morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The church is one of the several which Dr. Hodge founded in the present boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

OBITUARY. Edmund W. Morris, a life long resident of the town of Gravesend and a former treasurer of the town, died at his home at the foot of Hubbard street, in the old Gravesend section of the city at 2 o'clock this morning. Death was due to cancer of the stomach. Mr.

Morris fell ill early in May. For the last four or five days he has been partly unconscious and the end came without pain. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made, but it is probable that the services 'will be held in the Cropsey Avenue Methodist Church, of which both Mr. and Mrs. Morris have been members since its BDMUSTD W.

MORRIS. "Well Known (Resident of Gravesend, Who Died This Morning. organization. The interment will probably be in the old Gravesend town cemetery, in Beach lane, near Gravesend avenue. Edmund' W.

Morris was one of the well known residents ot Gravesend. For the twenty five years just previous to the consolidation of that town with the City of Brooklyn he was the town treasurer and he always took an active interest in ail the affairs of the town. He was born on November 24, 1834, in the old Morris homestead, which stood on what is now the site of Ulmer Park. For many years his residence has been in a quaint old house just below Ulmer Park, on Hubbard street, right on the shore of Gravesend Bay, with a full view of the bay, Norton's Point and the Staten Island shore opposite. Mr.

Morris Is a lineal descendant of Robert Morris, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of Gouv erneur Morris, one of the framers of the Constitution of the United States. His father, was William Morris and his mother was Katharine Williams, who was also of colonial descent and whose family had lived for many years in Gravesend. In 1856 Mr. Morris married Cornelia Fair child of 'Manhattan. The marriage occurred in Morton street, at that time one of tho fashionable thoroughfares of New York.

Mrs. Morris is also cf historic ancestry. Her mother's cousin was Stephen Allen, Mayor of New York from 1821 to 1824. On her father's side she is descended from the French Huguenots. Immediately after their marriage Mr.

and Mrs. Morris moved to Hubbard street. Four children have been "born to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Charles Edmund, for a number of years secretary of the Gravesend Excise Board; Morton; Cora, who is now Mrs.

George Lynch, of St. Marks avenue, and Julia, now Mrs. John Tripp, of Gra vesend. Mr. and Mrs.

Morris were among the founders of the Cropsey Avenue Methodist Church, in which are two memorial windows in their honor, as well as a window to William Morris, for many years the superintendent of the Sunday school. They have also a pew in the Gravesend Methodist Church, which they have always kept, because so many of their friends are members of that church. Mr. Morris was a Democrat and had voted that ticket at all elections, both state and national, until the fall of 1896, when he voted the Republican ticket. Mr.

Morris was an Odd Fellow and a Mason. He joined Woods Lodge of Odd Fellows when he was 21 years old a.nd soon after became a member ot Kedron Lodge of Masons, Bath Beach. Michael E. Moore, a veteran of the Civil War, was buried yesterday afternoon. The funeral was held at his late home, at 30 QUincy street, where he had lived for twenty years.

He had been ill for more than a year. Mr. Moore came from Ireland fifty years ago and when the Civil War began, being then a resident of Brooklyn, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty eighth New York Volunteers. He was employed as an. experienced mechanic in the Navy Yard at the time of his death.

Henry Louis PeterB died at his home, 123 Court street, yesterday in his Gist year, of anemia. He had been for thirty six years a resident of the Fourth Ward. Thirty two years ago he married Louise Peters, who now survives him. Of their twelve children six are now living. The deceased's eldest daughter is the wife of Carl Naesser, the leading tenor of the Stadt Theater in Berlin, and is now in Europe.

Mr. Peters was a member of Palestine Encampment, Knights of St. John and Malta, and of Long Island Lodge of Free Masons. His funeral will be held to morrow from his house, at 2:30 P. M.

Mrs. Walter B. Chambers, daughter of the late Peter Notman of 136 Joralemon street, died at her husband's home, 115 East Seventy second street, Manhattan, on Tuesday last. The funeral will be held at her late home to morrow. Her brothers, John, Charles, Clyde and Grant, are all well known cluhmen In this borough.

DEPUTY TAX COMMISSIONERS. The Commissiomerg of Taxos and Assessments yesterday mado six more appointments in Brooklyn. The following Deputy Tax Commissioners woro chosen: John Echliemann. 263 Franklin avonuo, John Dunne, 64 Amitv street, 82.500; James M. MoNamara, 01 Lawrence street, Theodore C.

Madden, 261 Sixth David B. Hutton, 192 Schermerhorn street, S1.250; Leo J. Mills, 1,050 Lafayette avenije, This completes the hst of deputies lor Brooklyn. There ore now sixteen of themAinoluding the oHf ajty in. charge, Robert Bj.

Lee Howe. To give the Western players a chance to get back to the home grounds by Saturday, all of the Eastern clubs scheduled two games of ball to day. The New York team engages the Pirates, while at Washington Park the Colonels cross bats with the local players. The fact that this Is ladies' day here helped swell the crowd and the Interest. The teams lined up as follows: Brooklyn Smith, rlfjht field; Jones, center flold Sheckanl.

Ifft Held; UxC'hance, flrfit l.ase; Hull man, second base; Shindle, third ba6e; Maeoon short stop: Grim, catcher: Kennedy, pitcher Louisville Clarke, left field; Hoy. center Held Dexter, right Held; IVasncr. third base; Davis' first base: Ritchie, second base: ClinRm. in. short stop; KutrldKC catcher: Frascr, pitcher Umpires Messrs.

Lynch and Andrews. First inning LaChance took Clark's hot grounder. Hoy, biase on balls. Dexter singled. made a nice stop of Wagner's grounder.

Uavis out, Hallman to LaChance. No runs. For Brooklyn, Smith was fielded out by Frazer. Jones beat out a grounder to Ritchie. Sheckard Wagner to Davis.

LaChance flew cut to Davis. No runs. Second inning Ritchie fielded out by Hall man. Clingman fouled to Grim. Kitridge out on Hallman's sharp fielding.

No runs. For Brooklyn, Hallman hit safely to center. Shindle, base on balls. Magoon forced Hallman at third. Grim struck out.

Kennedy, base on balls. With the bases full Smith lifted a fly to right, on which Ritchie made a star catch. Third inning LaChance took Frazer's liner. Clark singled Hoy hit safely to center and on Jones' fumble Clark scored. Dexter's out advanced Hoy to third.

Jones took Wagner's fly. One run. In Brooklyn's half, Jones out. Ritchie to Davis. Sheckard and LaChance both struck out.

No runs. Fourth struck LaChance took Ric'ities' bounder. Clingman out, Ma goon to LaChance. No runs. For Brooklyn, Hallman was safe cn Ritchie's fumble and Shindle hit safely, Hallman taking third.

Jones flied to Dexter and Hallman was doubled at the plate. Clarke muffed Grim's fly, Kennedy out, Ritchie to Davs. Tforuns..