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ROOKLYN DAILY AGTjE. FGUE O'CLOCK. STE YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1898. VOL. 58.

NO. 37. 14 PAGES. COPYRIGHT. 1S98.

BY THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. THREE CENTS. THFI "IT' WITHDRAWS HER INDORSEMENT TALLY HO CASES GO OVER. HftNAN HYPNOTIZED By BOTH WOMEN? EDWARD B. THOMAS NAMED FOR JUDG WEDDING A SECRET FOR FOUR MONTHS, COURI MARTIAL FOR LUTHER BILLINGS, I am inclined to believe that it was.

It was at this time that Mr. Hanan's friends became aware of the move that tho millionaire shoe man had decided to take. Mrs. Hanan was consulted and as I have already said the news was a great surprise to her. It was thought best to make an investigation.

It didn't take us long to discover that Hanan's eyes were blinded or that Mrs. Smith exerted some mysterious hypnotic power over him. Undisputable proofs were presented to Mr. Hanan and I thought that the blow would kill him. He was at first inclined to disbelieve, but when certain things were pointed out to him he saw the error of his way.

Mrs. Smith realized that she had lost her hold on Mr. Hanan, and, as a result, Mr. Townsend was summoned by telegraph and he was married to the woman. It is not true, therefore, as has been stated that Mr.

Hanan asked to have his presents returned, because he had been turned down by Mrs. Smith. When he learned that she had been married why, of course ho asked, upon our advice, that tho property be returned to him. Mr. Hanan gave Mrs.

Smith the diamonds, the house, tho carriages and the horses with the understanding that she was to be his future wife, and as the agreement was not carried out why it can be easily seen that she had no right to the property. I went to Newport with the party and when we first communicated with 'Mr. and Mrs. Townsend they were inclined to ignore our demand altogether. However when we threatened to make several arrests and a sensational exposure the best part of the property was returned to Mr.

Hanan." Hal Bell, former assistant district attorney in New York County, when seen by an Eagle reporter at his office in the New York Life Insurance Building to day admitted that he had been retained by Mr. Hanan to look after the latter's interests in case the Dutton suit gets into court. Mr. Bell corroborated file facts stated in the interview printed above and said that still there were other sensational facts which might, ba told. He Lady Henry Somerset's Letter to Lord George Hamilton.

London, February 7 Lady Henry Somerset has written a letter to Lord George Hamilton, the Secretary of Stato for India, to tho effect that the letter which she wrote to him early in 1897 in connection with tho repeal of tho Indian cantonments act was widely misunderstood, and sho therefore desires to withdraw her indorsement of any form or principle of state regulation of vice. SAW A STEAMER FOUNDER. Lost Vessel Believed to Be Glendower Whose Crew Was Rescued. Dartmouth, February 7 The British steamer City of Wakefield, Captain Townsend, from Port Tampa for Helsinborg. put in here to day and reports that she witnessed the foundering of a steamer on February 2 in latitude 48, lon gitudo 7.

Certain marks displayed indicated her to bo the British steamer Glendower, bound from Cartbagena for Mostyn, Wales. Her crew was rescued by a Prince line steamer, the name of which was not ascertained. The Glendower was built at Sunderland in 1883. Sho was of 1.161 tons gross, hailed from Cardiff and was owned by the Glendower SteamBhip Company. BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED.

London, February 7 The British steamer steamer Mary, last reported as haviug passed Dardanelles on January 26 from Bari for Sulina, has been wrecked near Santurce. The crew hare been landed at Bilboa. WOULD LIKE TO ABOLISH IT. The Mayor's Reported Disposition Toward the Disciplinary Training School New Managers Named. In the place of Mm.

John Byrne, wife of Dr. Byrne of 814 Clinton street. Mayor Van Wyck has appointed a man to serve on the board of managers of the Disciplinary Training School at Parkville. Mrs. Byrne's term expired on January 31.

She was much interested and earnest in the work of the school and would have liked to be reappointed. The fact that the mayor put a man in her place has been hold to be significant of his disposition toward the Question of appointment of women to official public positions, carrying with them administrative functions. Tho announcement of the appointment of Mrs. Byrne's succossor has been made public, along with that of sov ral members of the managers' board. Abraham Abraham resigned in December.

Robert J. Wilkin resigned last month. Tho term of Edward F. Keating expired when Mrs, Byrne's term expired. The vacancies thus caused have been filled by the appointment of James Hardie, Thomas B.

Corbally, John Furey and Morris Adler. Tho impression of old members of the board is that Mayor Van Wyck is hostlo to the school. He tbonght until certain provisions of law were pointed out to him that all the members of tho board went out of office when consolidation came. From remarks let fall by the mayor it has been inferred that ho would like to see the school abolished. FIRE IN ATLANTIC CLTX Academy of Music Burned and Board Walk Damaged Hotels Were Threatened.

Atlantic City. N. February 7 A firo which originated in the Academy of Music this morning destroyed that building, entailing a loss of about $65,000. The origin of the fire is a mystery. Before the engines arrived the academy was enveloped in flames.

The fire spread to LapreB' confectionery store and there communicated to the rear of the Biyn Mawr Hotel. The flames quickly spread to several stores and for a time it looked as though the Berkley Hotel, tho largest hostelry on Kentucky avenue, would bo destroyed. The rear of the hotel adjoined tho burned buildings and a stiff westerly wind fanned tho dames toward tho big house. S6v eral lines of hoso were run out of tho hotel windows and the side of th building and Bur rounding property was thoroughly drenched. Tho guests in the Berkley Hotel hurriedly packed their clothing and prepared for a hasty exit, but the wind shifted and this alons saved the building.

The tioor of the big board walk for a distance of half a square was so badly damaged that it will have to be entirely rebuilt. RAILROAD BUBBLE BURST. Lower Prices Follow Denial of a Deal Between Local Companies. Recent rumors of a deal between the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, controlling the Brooklyn Heights and Queens County and Suburban railroads, and the Coney Island and Brooklyn and Brooklyn City and Newtown Railroad Companies, was followed by a spurt in the securities of thes companies. Coney Island and Brooklyn and Brooklyn City and Newtown stock last week an advance of about fifteen points, and there was an active demand for the stock.

The bottom has apparently dropped out of this boom with the denial of any such deal by the interests concerned and tho stock is now offered at. 190, at which price tbere were many bids last weeS" without any buyers in sight. NOTICES SENT OUT. Speculation as to Probable Changes in the Board of Education on Wednesday Night. Thero was sent out to day by President J.

Edward Swanstrom of the Board of Education the notification of the organization meeting which is to be held on Wednesday, the day after to morrow, at 4 o'clock. As has already been stated in these columns tho personnel of the board of Brooklyn will not be changed, wtaen the members assemble on Wednesday, but in the arrangement of the committees and in the officers thero is likely to be a great change. The president must be re elected or a new man placed In the chair and all the committees muet be reappointed or rearranged. Politics takes a hand in affairs at present and, though every member vigorously denies the fact, a slate has been prepared the only difference between this slate and that of any organization in the city being that It Is more liable to change from circumstances that may ariee and cannot be counted upon to stand like a Tammany or a Willoughby street slate might. Two names on the slate, however, art pretty certain to stand and they are Henry W.

Maxwell and John McNamee. These men arc likely to represent Brooklyn in the delegation to setn to the central board at the mewing February '1. in Manhattan. Horace Dresser seems to be a strong favorite for one of the places and the other chances are now scattered between Messrs. Piper and Thompson of the Eastern District, Frank L.

Babbott, Adolph Kiendl. John Y. Culyer, Henry McLean. Edward L. Collier and Richard Young with about fifteen other members who occupy the position of would lies.

Messrs, Piper and Thompson an' having a pretty fight, in the Eastern District and each claim supremacy with reassuring confidence to their constituents. In the meantime the fifteen or twenty other candidates are making things interesting by a personal convass of tho board. Justice Maddox Prefers to Await Appellate Court's Ruling. Tho trials of the cases of Pashley and Stewart against the Long Island Railroad Com pany for damages in the tally ho collision on last Decoration Day were to have been begun this morning in the Supreme Court, but ou application of Lawyers William J. Kelly and General B.

F. Tracy, for the corporation. they were marked off for the term. Frank Harvey Field, for the plaintiff Pashley, objected strenuously to the postponement, but Justice Maddox, before whom the cases were called, in Part decided that inasmuch as the Lewis case was now in the Appellate Court, and as many of tho points at issue were the same in the cases at issue it would be a matter of economy to the county and to the litigants to have the Lewis case decided before going to trial in the Pashley and Stewart cases. DISASTROUS FIRE IN MANILA.

Madrid, February 7 Dispatches just received from Manila, capital of the Philippine Islands, announce that 200 buildings, some of them of importance, have been destroyed by firo. ADOLPH SUTR0 INSANE. Builder of a Famous Tunnel and ex Mayor of San Francisco Declared Mentally Incompetent. San Francisco, February 7 Adolph Sutro, former mayor of San Francisco and builder of the famous Sutro tunnel, has been adjudged mentally incompetent by Superior Judge Belcher. His daughter.

Dr. Emma Sutro Merritt, who has been in constant pro ADOI.ITI StTTItn. Ex Mayor of San Francisco. Who Has Ik en Adjudged Mentally Incompetent. fessional attendance on her father for many months past, has been appointed guardian of his person and estate, her bond being fixed at $100,000.

Her tw brothers and her sister, who reside in this city, became sureties on the bond. Mr. Sutro is more than SO years of age and the loss of his mental faculties is attributed to the weight of years, combined with the effects of two strokes of apoplexy which he has suffered within the past few months. The petition to have his daughter appointed guardian was made by Colonel Little, manager of the Sutro properties, after the members of the family, and their attorneys had decided that such a step was necessary. Mr.

Sutro is a Hebrew and a native of Aix la Chappelle, Prussia. His father was a manufacturer. Young Sutro came to this country two years after the Revolution of 1848, when be was 20 years old. His mother and several brothers and sisters accompanied him. The family first settled in Baltimore, but came to New York in 1S73.

with tho exception of Adolph. who had gone to California, during the gold excitement. In 1SG5 he organized the Sutro Tunnel Company, in Nevada, and in 1878, after many vicissitudes, he opened the famous tunnel into the Comstock ledge. The entrance is at Sutro. a village in the Carson River Valley.

It Is said that Mr. Sutro owns one tenth of San Francisco County. In 18St he was elected mayor of San Francisco. ADMIRAL BRAINE'S WILL. Practically All the Testator's Property Left to His Widow Estate Said to Be Large.

The will of the latp Rear Admiral Daniel Lawrence Braine. who died on January la si. at his home, 67 First place, was Hied for probate this morning in office or the Surrogate. The testator practically l. aves all of his property to his widow.

Elizabeth for Ihe teim of her natural life. To his daughter, He loise de Glay Uraine. he Kive jr.o week, payable in quarterly installment, and also the bouse at. li? First plan', on the dearh of her mother. The admiral provides that his sons.

Lawrence ''liiiton 10. and Bancroft G. Braine, shall receive sueli income from estate as their mother may deem wise to allow them. Lawrence Uraine gets the firsL choice of his father's collection of pictures, the oil painting, the United States battleship Moii lieello. and also his larfcer battle Hag and sword.

To his son. Clinton K. Braine, be leaves the oil painting of the I'nited Stores steamship Vick. hurg. while to Bancroft.

(1. Braine he gives the oil painting of the State steamship 1'iquoi and hi.s line library. Mrs. Braine, the widow, receives the admiral's gold watch and chain. The tesia or to Emily Fulton, a sister in law.

a month for term of her natural life. At the death of her last surviving son or daughu the estate to equally divided between the grandchildren. The executors are Mary Elizabeth Uraine. the widow; Lawrence F. a tnd Ileloise de Clay, a daughter.

It. is though: that ihe testator left larg' estate, but no schedule was filed with the will. MR. WELLES' CONDITION. (Special to the Eagle.) Pluiufield.

N. February 7 Dr. J. F. Cooley, at whose private sanitarium on Vi'ev tervelt avenue, former Police CouiminHioner Leonard It.

Welles of firooklyn has been a patient for the past four weeks states that Mr. Welles is improring as rapidly could bo expected, considering how debilitntcd bis pystom was when he came to tho sanitarium. The doctor say it will bo some timo before Mr. Welles will be in a condition to resume business. After leaving the mnitarium Mr.

Welles will probably tnUr an extended trip. A LABORER KILLED. A man supposed to le Patrick Uice, a steam titter employed in th" new Hyiuli. at Building, on Park row, Manhattan, fell troiu the sixth floor to the cellar fhortly niter noon to day and was instantly Lilb d. It im said that liice was knocked by the hod elevator iu its descent.

INSTITUTE ALLOWANCE. Secretary Smith of the Park Department informed tho directoi of the Brooklyn Institute thi morning thnl the Board of has allowed to the Mn um of Art and S' b. nces an appropriation of for iiiuuitunauce, as provided for in tie charter. BIG BEET SUGAR COMPANY. Albany, N.

February 7 'I he Buffalo Beet Sugar Company of Brant, lirie County, whs incorporated to day with u. capital stock of 2000,000 to mariuiacturo uud refine bcot sugar. Planned to Secure a Divorce From His Wife IN ORDER TO WED MRS. SMITH. Sensational Developments in the Millionaire Shoe Manufacturer's Love Affairs Hanan's Lawyer Says That His Client Worshiped Mrs.

Smith and That He Would Have Broken Up His Home and Married Her Had It Not Been for the Remonstrances of His Friends Mrs. Dutton's Suit for 150,000. There is every reason to believe that the trial of Mrs. Beulah M. Dutton's action to recover $150,000 damages from John H.

Hanan, the militmaire shoe manufacturer, will be unusually interesting, providing the case ever gets into the courts'. Mr. Hanan's friends are now beginning to admit the truth of some of the stories published about the Brooklyn millionaire, and they assert that he has been the willing victim of two designing women. They say, however, that he has learned a good lesson and that he has resolved to be content In the 'future with the pleasures of his home and the ordinary comforts 'to be obtained by a man of leisure and wealth. It was said by Mr.

Hanan's legal adviser to day that Mr. Hanan until a few weeks ago was Ann in his decision to secure a divorce from Mrs. Hanan and marry Mrs. Charles T. Smith who recently wedded Joseph H.

Townsend, a New York lawyer. At the last moment it is claimed that Hanan was persuaded not to marry her although it is contended that he would have done so had it not been for the interference of close friends of the Hanan family. One man who has watched Mr. Hanan's movements ever since he met Mrs. Dutten and during ihe time that he visited Mrs.

Smith, is of the firm belief that he was hypnotised by the women. Mrs. Smith, it appears, had great influence over Hanan. In Mrs, Dutton's case It is not known that be ever seriously considered the advisability of marrying her, although it is admitted by his lawyer that he brought her on from Cincinnati and installed her in a fashionable house at 39 St. Marks avenue, only few blocks from his own home.

Another Important point made public for the. first time to day is that, during the several years that Mr. Hanan has been friendly with Mrs. Dutton and Mrs. Smith, their existence was never known to Mrs.

Hanan, who during all those years lived quietly and happily in. the Hanan. mansion at Eighth avenue and Carroll street. In fact, Mrs. Hanan.

never knew that her husband was acquainted with Mrs. Dutton or that he had decided to marry Mrs. Smith until early in January when she was approached by friends of the family who in as kind a manner as possible informed her of tho true condition of affairs. The news was of course a great shock to Mrs. Hanan, for she had never seen her 'husband in company with other women and to think that he had resolved to leave her and marry the unknown Mrs.

Smith was really more than she could hear. Mrs. Hanan consulted with her friends, however, and according to Mr. Hanan's lawyer, the fact that the shoe manufacturer did not marry Mrs. Smith is perhaps due more to Mrs.

Hanan's philosophical disposition than to anything else. Now, as already Indicated, the Hanans are happy and Mrs. Hanan, it is said, has forgiven her husband. One of John H. Hanan's advisers, who declared 'that he was familiar with every phase of 'the case, talked at considerable length to an Eagle reporter to day.

He uid that there were many things about Mr. Hanan's strange infatuation for the women, which he couldn't understand. "It is almost remarkable," he began. "Mr. Hanan, as we all know, is a man of great wealth.

He is worth a million and perhaps considerable more 'Jban that amount. His palatial home ait 118 Eighth avenue has always been a happy one. He has a loving wife and family, who regard him as one of the best men that ever lived. He is a royal entertainer, as all who have been aboard his yacht must admit. Well, I don't care to say just where Mr.

Hanan met Mrs. Dutton and it is sufficient for me to state that he was responsible for her stay at 39 St. Marks avenue in Brooklyn. He did a great deal for Mrs. Dutton we must admit, although perhaps he didn't furnish the home or provide the carriages which she drove.

Finally Mr. Hainan met Mrs. Smith. I believe that she was one of a party invited to cruise on Mr. Hanan's yacht.

Mrs. Smith has since said that she fell in love with Mr. Hanan. However thart may be she exerted a powerful influence over him. Ait the same time Mr.

Hanan gave Mrs. Dutton 525,000 in cash and suggested that she move away from Brooklyn. Mrs. Dutton was reconciled to the plan and she sold 'the St. Marks avenue house and took up her residence in Chicago.

"From that time on Mr. Hanan seemed to be under the control of Mrs. Smith, who, by the way, spent the best part of every year at Newport. He lavished money on her in a way that was really wasteful. Nothing was too good for Mrs.

Smith. Everything that money could buy was at her command. Her every wish was gratified. Tho wardrobe he fur Hished her was the most stylish and expensive and her house furnishings were the most luxurious to be found in any of the big stores of the world. Hanan, I am free to say, spent considerable time with the woman and I believe she traveled with him occasionally about the country.

To him (Hanan) Mrs. Smith was the only woman in the world and he was ready to sacrifice fortune aUd position and, in fact, everything dear in life to be with her! They became engaged after Mr. Hanan has promised Mrs. Smith that he would get a divorce from his wife. I do not know whether or not the date was set for the wedding, but He Will Succeed the Late Mr.

Tenney in the Federal Court, HIS NAME SENT TO SENATE. Mr. Thomas Is a Graduate of Yale and Has Attained Prominence in Legal and Political Circles Was a Senator From Chenango for Two Terms Voted With the Garfield Republicans in the Deadlock Arising Out of the Quarrel Between Conkling and Garfield He Was the Choice of President McKinley for the Position to Which He Has Been Appointed. Washington, D. C.

February 7 The President to day sent the nomination of Edward B. Thomas of New York to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York to the Senate. Edward B. Thomas was born in Cortland, N. in ISiS.

He graduated from Yale Uun versity in 1870. In 1871 he moved to Norwich, Chenango County, where ho attained prominence in legal and political circles. He represented his district in the Senate in 1881 and two years later was returned. He was a member of the Senate during the deadlock arising out of the quarrel between Conkling and Garfield and the resignation of Piatt E. B.

THOMAS. and Conkling. He voted steadily with the conservative or Garfield Republicans, then called the half breeds. In 1885, when the Republican state conven 1 tion was under the control of the conservatives he was nominated for attorney general on the ticket headed by Ira Davenport for governor. David B.

Hill carried the stage on his first election for governor and Mr. Taber of Buffalo was elected attorney general. 'Mr. Thomas then moved to this borough, where he lives, at 83 Remsen street. He has been a practicing lawyer ever since 1886.

He is not a member of any club, although he has been elected' to several and has always declined. He is a writer of law books and is of a quiet, retiring disposition. Mr. Thomas was tho choice of President MoKiniey himself after the President had successively declined to appoint John J. Allen, David Butcher, Mr.

Waldo of Flaitbutb. William J. Youngs of Queens County and others who had been one by one recommended to him either by 'the local Brooklyn organization or by the state organization in New York. Therefore, when tie President selected h'im and proposed him to the machines, the machines made tiaste 'to adopt "that selection, and they made him their choice at the suggestion of the President, and not according to 'their own 'inclination at all, because 'ae had net been known to them at all. A JUDGE'S DENUNCIATION.

Threatens to Bar Out Representatives of Sensational Newspapers in the Lattimer Riot Trial. Wilkesbarre, February 7 Hundreds of persons, anxious to hear what action Judge Woodward would tako in reference to the sensational outbreak on Sa urday between Attorneys Garman and Len.ihau, opposing counsel in the Lattimer Hhooting case, thronged tho court room to day. So great was the crush that the court officers had difficulty in checking the stream of people and closing the doors. Judge Woodward, as Boon as all tho attorneys had assembled, spoke of tho incident of Saturday, Baying that alter ho bad left the bench just before court adjourned an altercation bad arisen between two of tho lawyerB engaged in the Martin trial which the court did not fully hear, nor realize the wordB uttered until they were seen in the newspapers. "Had we heard," said tho judge, "what was said, we should have dealt with the lawyers in a summary manner, as the affair so deserved, and if there is a repetition of it wo shall punish the guilty parties tor contempt of court." He went on to say that tho attorneys were officers of the court and it was necessary to preserve the dignity of this tribunal.

Then camo a severe denunciation of certain sensational newspapers which, as tho court said, endeavored to prevent justice by an exaggeration of the facts and the incidents of the trial. Ho would, he said, not mention any names at present, but if the misrepresentations continue representatives of those papers will find the door of the court closed to them. "This is a court of justice," continued the judge, "which is engaged in tho trial of a case dealing with the life or death of a number of men and it is not a concert or a political convention. Tho dignity of the court must and will be preserved." Tho first witness to be called to day was SilaR Jones. Justice of tho Peace of West Hazleton.

He statorl that he had seen the meeting of tho deputies and strikers at West Hazleton and had then followed the deputies to Lattimer. As tho strikers approached he saw Sheriff Martin advance toward them with a paper in his hand. Some of thorn surrounded him and an 'altercation occurred, but the witnesB could not seo exactly who the sheriff was engaged with, how tho altercation commenced, or how it terminated, lie hoard a couple of shots and then a volley and saw Beveral men fall. Two who fell near him were dead. He was asked what tho spectators said after tne Bhootinc.

Tho defense objected to thiB on the ground that tho evidence vas not relevant. The argument on this lasted about an hour. After listening to all tho arguments the court sustained the objection, thus shutting out the evidence. This is regarded as an important point gained for the defense. Just before, cho noon adjournment, the court accepted bail for all the accused deputies and tho sheriff in the amount of 56,000 in each case, making $402,000 In all.

CAPTAIN HAXTUN VERY ILL. Captain Millon Haxtun, retired. United States Navy, who is serioutdy ill wtib pneu monia at his residence. fG St. Felix streot.

has not gained in health as was expected, but remains in the same condition. His condition is thought to be very precarious. Philip A. Snyder and Frances Esquirol Surprise Flathush. MARRIAGE JUST ANNOUNCED.

The Bride's Friends Had Recently Been Pressing Her to Learn What Day Would Be Set for the Nuptials The Young Couple Were to Have Been Participants in a Double Wedding Families of Both Are Wealthy and Prominent in Flatbush Snyder Formerly a Lieutenant in the Thirteenth Regiment. and Miss Frances A. Esquirol were married fftUr Tnnnth arm will mnnli ciirnrico ill I Flatbush, where both of the young people are very well known. Even their most intimate friends were not aware that they were married, and a few days ago, when Miss Esquirol was asked by her friends when the wedding was to. be, she is said to have answered, with a smile: "Oh, some day in the future.

I will tell you in duo time." Philip A. Snyder was not at his place of business, 765 Flatbush avenue, this afternoon when an Eagle reporter called. His father, J. J. Snyder, was behind the counter and attending to wants of customers.

Mr. Snyder was asked if the report was true that his son Philip was married to Miss Esquirol, and he said that it was. When asked where his son was he said: "You will find him at the Esquirol home, 127 Woodruff avenue." Several rings at the door bell of that number brought no response. A neighbor said that he had heard that Philip Snyder had been making his home at the Esquirol residence for several days past. Next door to the Esquirol residence is a recently completed house of modern design which, it is said, will be occupied by Mr.

and Mrs. Snyder. In fact the mother of the bride informed an Eagle reporter several weeks ago that when her daughter became the wife of Mr. Snyder she would present to him a new house near her own. The first announcement of the engagement was made in the Eagle early last summer.

At that time it was stated by Mrs. Esquirol, mother of tho bride, that there would be a double wedding early in the fall. This plan was soon changed, for. according to to day's announcement, Mr. Snyder and Miss Esquirol soon after proceeded a short distance to the home of the Rev.

Mr. Smith and requested him to make them man and wife. Tfoe original plain was to have a double wedding of a brilliant character. Young Mr. Snyder was to be married to Miss Esquirol and Daniel L.

Esquirol, brother of Mrs. Snyder, was to marry Miss Nellie Snyder, sister of Mr. Snyder. The latter couple were quietly married several weeks ago at the heme of her parents, at 234 East Twenty first street, Flatbush. Both families are wealthy.

The Esquirols live in a fine home at 127 Woodruff avenue, a short distance from Prospect Park, and the Snydors reside in a modern new house on Twenty first street. J. J. Snyder is tbe head of the Twenty first street home and Joseph Esquirol of the oth'er household. Philip Snyder won notoriety two years ago through an action brought by Miss Florence Louise Robinson, before Justice Osborne in the Supreme Court, to recover $25,000.

She claimed that her heart and prospects had been damaged to that extent, owing to Philip Snyder's failure to keep his promise to marry her. It was in August. 1895, that Flatbush society first began to talk of the expected marriage. Snyder was at one time a lieutenant in the Thirteenth Regiment. SUICIDE BY HANGING.

John O. Hordes, "G'2 year old, committed suicido this morning by hanging at hiH home, 27 Cornelia strcot, Manhattan. Ho was Baid to be dementod. MRS. LANE'S CONDITION.

Washington, D. February 7 Tho condition of Mrs. Lane, the daughter of ex Senator Blackburn, is reportod to be improved to day. NO WORD FROM WOODFORD. Nothing of Importance in Our Negotiations Believed to Have Transpired.

Austrian Cruiser at Havana. Washingten. D. February 7 Inquiry at the State Department develops the fact that no instructions additional to those under which ho was acting, in relation to the termination of tho war in Cuba, have been sent to Minister Woodward, so that if ho presented an additional note to tho Spanish foreign oflico last Saturday, fts has been reported, he was simply carrying out tho instructions frnfn the President, of which tho latter gave an nlntrnct in his message to Congress when it assembled in December last. It is not believed that there, have been any steps of great importance in the negotiations, or that Scimr Sagasta lias made any important communication in answer to Minister Woodford, else the hitter would have cabled the lact to the State Departmeii and Ho lar.

it is said, nothing of thu sort bus been received Irani bini. Havana, February 7 A dispatch from Santiago do Cuba announces the nrrival there of tho Austrian third clasB cruiser Donaii, of about tons displacement. The insurgents have wrecked a train with dynamite between lioniato and San Vicente, frovidencc of Santiago de Cuba, destroying a first clasR paHsonger car and another car loadod with cuttle. Five passengers were killed and twenty seven were wounded. The Spanish Torsion of the affair adds that the insurgents afterwards attacked tho train, but wore repulsed by the fire of the escort until the arrival of reinlurcemcuts.

Acocrding to information from Spanish sources, a column of troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Horvas has been engaged with an Insurgent force at Canada la VU ja. After inllkti ing some loss on the enemy, the' Spaniards, it is added, followed the Insurgents iu the direction of Arroye Hondo, and later became engaged with six hundred insurgent infantry ami sixty insurgent cavalrymen, who occupied an intrenched position, commanded by Alejandro Rodliguoz Esterlin, Naya Victor and Machado. The Spaniards, it is claimed, after some lively firing, dislodged the insurgents, who re treated with a loss of 27 men killed and leaving one woundol prisoner and 28 fire arms. i a quantity of ammunition and medicines, one dynamite cannon, tw.i box of dynamite i ari I ridges and number of documents I in the hands ef tile troops. The loss of the bpaniurds pror oum to be inslgnitl' ant.

TOWN THREATENED BY FIRE. Lincoln. February 7 Tho town of Kxeter. forty live miles west of Lincoln, is threatened with almost iotal destruction by a fire. Kxeter lias nearly one thousand inhabitants, but has no tire lighting apptiratus.

The west side of Main street has already becu swept nearly clear. Inspector General of Navy Pay Corps to Answer Charges. SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS MADE. A Notice in Army and Navy Register Stated That Billings Was President of a Newly Organized Compressed Food Company and That He Was the Inventor of the Food Which Would Be Adopted for Emergency Services in the Army and Navy Secretary Long Questioned Mr. Billings, Who Denied That He Was a Stockholder and Demanded an Immediate Trial Notable Group of Officers to Compose Court Martial.

(Special to tne Eagle.) Washington, L). February 7 Tho mojt sonsaitional thing that has occurred in navul circles for a long time was the official announcement made this morning ihai Secretary John D. Long had jus: signed the pupera ordering the convening of a court martial in this city for tho tKal on Wednesday next of Inspector General Lu'ther Q. Billings ot the pay corps of the Navy. General Billings was for some 'jime a resident of New York and was in charge of the most important business of the pay corps at that great purchasing center.

The announcement camo like 'thunderbolt out of the clear sky, for no man In the Navy stands higher than Inspector General Billings. He has a magnificent war record, having seen tho heaviest sort of service during tha Rebellion and having been a prisoner for nearly two years. He has bis credit a long and honorable service in tho pay department of the Navy. The allegations against, tho Inspector General are most serious and some idea of their Importance may be gained from the statement that an active rear admiral, three commodores, three paymasters and the esslstant judge advo. ate of the navy have been appointed membc ra of tho court that in to try hlra.

The nature of the charges that Mr. Billings will have to face Wednesday next may bo best understood by tho following statement, of tho facts in tho case, made to the correspondent of tho Eagle to day by a. high naval official. He said: "Inspector General Billings has for a long time made a special study of the subject of emergency, or compressed, food for use of tho navy and the army. Some time ago ho called the attention of the Secretary to what be belieed to be the great possibilities of food of this description and requested the Secretary to permit him to continue his exporiuieiits.

This permission waa granted and a few months since General Billings brought on to Washington some specimens of compressed food that he claimed, filled the bill and would prove of great value as au emergency ration for the navy. Tho Secretary tasted the food, made a few joking remarks regarding it. and promised to consider it. further. This he did and tho result was that at General Billings' suggestion he instructed the Inspector General to order some lino pounds of the rations for trial purposes'.

"He thought no more of the nialter until a few days ago when his attention was called to a notice in the Army and Navy Register of December 23, wherein it was stated that under the laws of tho Stata of New Jersey a company called the American Compressed Food Company of New Jersey had been incorporated and tbat In spoctor General LuUher G. Billings was president of tho company ami a large stockholder of ihe same or something to this effect. Tho notice then went, on to say that General Billings was tho inve.ntorof the compressed food the company prnpoyed to manufacture, that it had been approved by Navy Department and would be adopted for emergency purposes In the service. "You may well imagine, that the secretary was surprised to read this statement. He at once sent for General Hillings and demanded an explanation from him.

Whether on account of his unexpected to appear before, the secretary or for other reasons General Billings confuted and tiia answers failed to satisfy the He, however, file department uud' r. uands, denied that, be wa.s a stockholder of the American. Compressed Food Company. The secretary made fut th'f inv. Nttgation and obtained information wh: foree 1 htm, to believe tba'.

Billings did ou st.r in i ho company. When this was brought to Geti eral B.llirlg.s' attention h.i satd thai if he was on the books of the as a. stoekholder. tile stock was Wilbolll. his knowledge.

lie said that th' matter had gott he felt. upon to ask for trial and court martial. Tie Saturday grant his repi' t. iveii to htm fu rt h' rmoro so far max tin serr, ary on. ud i 'Iay ho appoint.ed th' dlieers as mi mb' rs of tie i 'jitn marti.tl: Aeting lt.

a.i Admiral 'r ieli V. Me.Nairo. who rc' ntly returned from his command of th' Astatic pri i'h nt Cimmo I ores G' oige commandant of the Navy Yard at I'ort. cnou Norman H. Farqu har, commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard, and Albert Kant, comma nda of ihe naval st.at;on at.

Newport Pay 1 lor.s Charlea II. Eldridge of th naval pay office Norfolk; E.lwars! of the naval pay ollice at Boston, and Kufus Park. of the naval pay ollice. at Philadelphia. Th lg gt neral of the com: is Assistant Judg Advocate General Chii.i II.

L.iti' The above ts pr 'babiy the 'st. nota'oift group of nava' olllrrrs mat lias hi ti selected i for many years to coir: mar.ial. But the se. re.ary wis. regard.

this trial us of great, muiio I There nas laf tntireiy I talk of navai men wbtie a i.v being tdoniitied v. i ii r.ain l.us.ti rv.ee. in uch erv.co onto in cerus and dur.ng toe arm vestigat. ins r' was a i.ei d. a.

e. ni nieiu here because thts had h' by the department. It nigiu b. dehtiji'iy settied j.ist wha. r.

a. an officer nnecetl with tie rnil. of our vera men an hav. v. hosincss firms who maiiufa ture hait.I h.s ventions.

In this i onne. i that Genera! B.ii.ttgs has patent hi i.pt simpiy appii' ll si say tved a il baa li.i.ings ni tha .1. II. a itig the greatly bo.h in in ihe serv. i lie ab.e to iiarges for h' splendid re.

gr. a. war and persona: i endeared him h.s the line and staff. Inspector Gi'ti' tai ii anil nked in He be.ongs te a nitlnt I and his fri nds v. ii, uat.

it ins. is v. i titt.l New York. pi oiu.U' iit i iuljs sarpr.se and regret of fits incu.ty. tbo onico of the Niivv Dcpartmen in tho Stewart Building.

2s(i Broadway. Manhattan, this afternoon, was said, that Mr. Billings whs in Washington an 1 would not be back to i day. Whether or not he had gone there in answer to summon from Secretary Long, thu official interviewed could not "tfcll tllu Kaglo reporter. declined, howevvr, to explain Just what be meant by the last statement.

"Mrs. Dutton's suit was to he sure unex pected," said Mr. Bell, "for Mr. Hanan be lieved that he had settled with her for good When she left Brooklyn. It seems, however, that when Mrs.

Dutton heard that Mr. Hanan had broken off with Mrs. Smith she at once suggested that he return to her. Mr. Ha nan didn't care to do anything of that kind and I am in a position to say that he told her as much in so many words.

Then Mrs. Dutton intimated that the story would make good newspaper reading and as Mr. Hanan made no reply, to her lost letter the story was made public. The papers have not as yet been served in the case, but we anticipate that we will bear something about the action in a day or two. Mr.

Hanan will of course fight the suit In court, for he doesn't propose to allow a judgment of that amount to be taken against him without cause. I am sorry that there has been so much talk In the newspapers about the case, but then I suppose it can't, be helped. Mr. Hanan is in town, at least, he was here the other day. "Whatever you say about the case, don't neglect to state that Mr.

Hanan is a perfect genltleman and a royal good fellow." MORE BRIDGE TROLLEY CARS. Schedule Reduced to Five Minutes Sys by February 17. The headway on the Flushing and Graham avenue trolley line crossing the bridge was reduced this morning to five minutes. Heretofore it has been a car every fifteen minutes and the increase in the number of cars has been made to meet the demands put upon the system. Tbe popularity of the bridge route has been amply demonstrated and a bigger business has been done on the Flushing avenue trolley line, since it crossed the bridge than ever before.

The receipts from this line on Saturday last ran some $400 above the usual average and yesterday 2,000 passengers were carried to Manhattan, while 2,600 rode from that end of the bridge to this borough. No settled date has been made as yet when all the various local trolley lines will either operate or transfer to routes that run across the bridge. The five minute headway is expected to result in greatly increased business, but until all the work in the Manhattan terminal of the bridge is completed no other trolley line will be allowed to cross the structure. According to the estimate of Engineer Martin of the bridge and of the Railroad company's engineer, it will take another ten days to complete the work at this point. According to Superintendent MeCormack of the Heights system iJbe through transit bridge troiley system will be in full operation on February 17.

Schedules tor the operation of the cars of all the companies have been prepared and submitted to the bridge' engineers for approval. In rush hours it is expected to run the cars on less than a minute headway. BRIDGE APPOINTMENTS. Samuel Probasco Mentioned for the Position of Chief Engineer To Draw on Civil Service Lists. Now that the appropriation for the Depart ment of BridgeB has been made by tho Board of Estimate it is expected that Commissioner Shea will follow his programme, previously announced, of appointing his office staff.

This will consist of on engineering, as well as a clerical force, which i to be stationed in the department headquarters in the Stewart building, Manhattan borough. A fine suite of rooms has been placed at the diiposal of the commissioner, and up te date all the work has been done by employes of the former administration. No appointments were made to day by the commissioner, but it was learned that the name of Assistant Engineer Samuel R. Probarco. of the Brooklyn Bridge, is being considered by Commissioner Shea for tho position ot chief engineer of the Department of Bridges.

ft Engineer Probasco haB been one of the as sistant engineers on tho bridgo for many years and is an organization Democr at. His son, Samuel K. Probasco. was recently appointed chief clerk in tho Corporation Counsel's office of this borough. At tho bridge oflico nothing definino could bo learned in regard to Mr.

Probneco's appointment as chief engineer. As to tho other appointments it was said nothing ould bo done until the Civil Service Commission had been board from, as most of the men would have to be taken x'rom the civil aervico lists..