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ld yi Jiiui MARCH 12, 1CC2. 12 WEDNESDAY. the CAFFS AND RFID AVES. HI PBS THE GI1RDSMEN FIFTEEN T1USIND INVOLVED MEM ARE: NOW I IN BOSTON STFIIKE IN PORT JEFFERSON I "i i BOARD OF ALDERMEN -HOLDS LENGTHY SESSION 7 1 Tinrir 1 -a Appointment of Physician Raises a Lively Storm Despite the Cf yV- forts of the Fusion Leader the Minority Has Its Resolution Passed The Removal ot Snow by Railroads Local Salaries r. and Appointment.

1 i ,7 i 1 1 (, Believed That Number of Strikers Will Be Largely Increased Within Twenty-four Hours Civic Federation Officers to Use Its Good i Offices to Settle Trouble Railroad Companies, However, Say There Is Nothing to Arbitrate and Will Not Take Back Striking Employes Business Very Seriously Affected. Li. A.t yesterdays meeting of the Board of Aldermen, a perfect tea-pot tempest waa over, th appointment of a physlclati for Kings County jail and much vituperation, was Indulged In before the conclusion was reached that, although Dr. A. Warner Shepard haa held office for years under many administration still, being a vet.

eran, he. waa entitled to the poeltlon. "If he waa good enough to be a doctor for hla country thirty years ago, he's good enough to be a doctor for a Jail now, eald an Alderman In explaining hls vote. In the discussion that followed, Alderman Bridges characterized a remark of Alderman Matthews aa that of a lcafer. i Alderman Alt sprung a surprise )y In.

reducing a resolution substituting the name of Dr. Frank Senior In tha place of Df. Shepard Alderman Downing moved that the resolution be referred to 1 the Committee on Offices and Salaries. There was a wordy -wrangle, during which Downing charged Alderman SteWart with slipping a piece of paper Ipto the hand of Alderman Donahue at the committee meeting, whleht substituted Dr, Shepards name in the place of Dr, Hutchinson, Alderman Harburger interrupted Alderman Downing at this point, and desired to know name of his Assembly district leader. "Michael J.

Dady, retorted and be Is as (rood a man as you are. Downing waa shaking with anger, while hls fellow members were laughing at (he unique spectacle he "Extend hls time," they cried, when the time limit was up: He finally realised that he was the laughing stock of the Board and he subsided. The motion was lost by a vote of 23 In the affirmative to 47 In the negative. The resolution itself was defeated by a vote of 64 to 16. Alderman Stewart then called up the original resolution of the committee, appointing Dr.

Shepard physician, to the Jail. Alderman Wlrth thought it was not In order, but the chair ruled agalust him. A roll call was ordered, i BOSTON, March 11-It la estimated that at least fifteen thousand men are on strike In this city to-day, and It if believed that within twenty-four hours the number will be largely Increased, In addition to the 'longshore-shoremen who went Out yesterday, the lumber 'teamsters, coal handlers and teamsters and the men who handle freight for the coastwise steamers went out this morning. President Cox. of tbs Allied Freight Transportation Council, has telegraphed Secretary liusley, of the Civic Federation, stating that the strikers Were agreeable to the Civic Federa-1 tlon's endeavoring to effect an immediate settlement.

President Compere, of the American Federation of Labor, who Is a member of the National Civic Fed tlon. has been requested to come here at once. Gov. Crane will confer with the labor representatlvesagaln to-day. President Tuttle, of the Boston ar.d Maine has Issued.

a notice giving the men twenty-four hours to return to work or get the wages due them and lose their Jobs, A special meeting of the Central La-bor Union, representing ninety labor organisations, has been called for to-mor- row evening to consider the strike situation. The Master Teamsters haye decided not to hire any non-union help today. Yesterday many of the Master 1 Teamsters drove their own teams. The Building Trades Council, representing 36,000 men In Boston and vicinity, will meet to-morrow night to consider the strike question. The merchants and manufacturers in neighboring cities aie beginning tp seriously feel the effect of the strike and the shut-down of many manufacturing plains Is threatened because of lack of stock.

The Armstrong Transfer Company is practically tied up, and the hack slid cabmen are kept busy transferring baggage, President Eliot, of Harvard University, who Is a member of the Civic Federation Committee, Bays that. In his opinion, It Is entirely proper for the Civic Federation to Intervene In -this strike, provided the two parties to the strike request the Federation's aid. The proposition to have representatives of the Civic Federation try to put an end to the pending labor trouble is, however, not endorsed by the railroad companies, as they say there is nothing to arbitrate. If wages had been reduced or the hours of labor lengthened, or if the strike was on account of a demand for Increased compensation and a shorter day, there would be some excuse for calling the Board to Boston, but as the entire movement Is one of sympathy, there is really nothing to consider. The managements of the railroads even say that, as their men have voluntarily left their employ, ho compact exists between the companies and the strikers, as the one entered into at the time of employment had been broken without cause.

All of the roads have taken this position, which means that under no circumstances will the men who have left work be again employed. The etreett of the city to-day preeent a more deserted appearance than and the increasing trains are DEFENDS HIS il (Matter of Lively Campaign' Started for the J. Repaying of Those Thorough- fares. 1 a 1 ft Matter Discussed at Last Nights Meeting in Decorior Hail. The wretchedly had condition of Gates and Reid avenues, and the question of enlisting the attention of the officials to with 'the vlw that.

It may he' improved, wet-e discussed at a meeting last night In Deoorlor Hall, on Gates avenue, above Reid So that the Wretched state of both avenues might be well understood, photographs of the very bad spots on the two avenues were shown, i hese and others like them' will be exhibited to Redfleld the committee meets film on Thursday morning. A. Stewart Walsh called the meeting to order, and he aa nominated aa its chair, man. He directed attention to the bad pavements In. that section of Brooklyn, and bald that, in common with the Broadway Board of Trade, the Street Improvement League was doing all It could In the way of getting Reid and Gates avenuds repavea.

They were In a deplorable condition. Now waa the tlipe to have them repaved, William Tilly directed attention to the needs of Brooklyn Borough, and said It had necoma fashionable to put It alongside the Bronx when jnoney was asknl. He said that was not, fair, and he told why: In tne Bronx the total real estate valuation wae 6133,494,849. In Brooklyn It wae 8661,408,690, Jan, 1, 1991, the Bronx had 142 of paved, streets, while Brooklyn had 663 miles. The Bronx has granite, Belgian block, trap, asphalt or macadam pavements.

Ivo cobble was on any street in the Bronx, while Brooklyn had 2J1 miles two-flftha of the whole mileage. Mr. Tilly argued that Brooklyn paid too much of the cost of the consolidated city, she ought to get a million dollars of the amount appropriated tor street (lavements. But she wont get $700,000, let along a million, spoke up Mr. Walsh.

Well, she should get a million. I was talking with Mr, Redfleld recently, and he encouraged the tnougnt that we imgnt get a million. I'd be glad, indeed, if. we would," spoke up Mr. Tilley, "but It Is too good a thing to expect." Ex-Judge heu spoke next of the legal aspect of the matter.

He directed attention to the matter of paving Gatea avenue, saying It would cost $160,000, and Reid avenue something like $70,000. "It would be cheap. Indeed, as a matter of fact," said the Judge, were the work finished up now. I have suits for damages that really amount to more than that which the city will have to pay. These amount to $200,000.

Alderman William Went said ha had twice had resolutions passed directing the repairing of Gates and Held avenues passed In the old Board of Aldermen, but nothing was done In that, direction. He read from a letteV sent him by Chief Engineer Tillotson, saying that the repaving of Gates and Reid avenues might be done partly at the expense of the railroad companies. You cannot rely on the railroads, A. Stewart Walsh said. "They were to keep the space between the tracke In a wholesome shape, but they" do not pre.

tend to do It. The railroads are always willing -enough to get your 'nickel, but 0on't ask them to pay out a penny or you provoke their Mr. Walsh called attention to the wish of Commissioner Redfleld that streets in front of every schoolhouse, hospital and church. In Brooklyn be hewly repaved. Also, he had hopes to fix up all connecting links.

Where spots had been paved already, he had hopes ot connecting them, Dr. Bartholow, of the Janes M. E. Church, told of the great hope raised In hls church for the repaving of these two avenues. "Some of our people were hot Indeed In denouncing the condition of theee two avenuee," he said.

He hoped some action toward repaving would begin' soon. i It came out repeatedly during the talk that Gates avenue waa first paved In 1866 and Reid avenue In 1878. Very little has been spent on either avenue since. Resolutions asking that the resident tn the Twenty-first, Twenty-third, Twenty-fifth and Twenty-eighth wards urge the Mayor, Board of Aldermen and Commissioner, together with the Board of Estimate, to arrange for the paving of these two avenues aright away were adopted. If they don't, said Mr.

Tilly, "they won't have a moments peace. It ought to have been done five years ago." A committee of ten wae appointed to call on Commissioner Redfleld to nresem the wishes of the meeting. They'll have other meetings in case no positive action toward Gates and Reid avenues is taken. 1 THIEVES FOUND. GUILTY i Cawthorn Sentenced to Two Years Other Conspirators Get Eleven Months.

The trial Of Johri B. Cawthorn, Edwin William Joralemon and John Merecheimer, charged' with 'conspiracy against' the Government, and removing copper from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was concluded before Judge Thomas In the United States District Court yesterday afternoon. Poynter and Merecheimer were all found guilty, while was discharged. Cawthorn was sentenced to two years In Sing Slug, while. Poynter and Mer-scheimer were given eleven months In the Penitentiary, and each was lined $1,000.

TRIAL March Littleton W. T. Waller, the wife of the officer of the Marine Corps who Is to bo tried by court-martial for certain alleged misdemeanors growing out of. the march of the American marines under his command across the Island of Samar, has received from her husband a cablegram which say: reports. Am all right." Secretary Root and Secretary Long are still In ignorance as to the exact chargee made against Major Waller and Lieut.

Day, but the 'ureas dispatches In the matter arc credence. It Is generally believed among rets of the army and navy bereft kiajor.wlll bo i. '-t Thieves Mak 'Clean- Haul While Deputy Sheriff Caretaker Is ,7. Take Solid Silver, but Leave the Ware. 1 Thieves made the country house of Thomas In Port Jefferson, look as It he and hla family had moved for all time.

The looting of the house occurred some time last week, and It was only discovered last Sunday, when the caretaker, Deputy Sheriff 'Petty, returned last Sunday from a trip to Riv-erhead. He notified Mr. Morch, president of the Port Jefferson Realty Company, who resides at 886 Jefferson avenue during the winter season, and the latter went down to his country home yesterday to find what the amount of the damage was. He discovered that, the thieves had entered through the 'library window, and had taken almost everything of value In the house. They had shown discrimination In their crime, as was proven by their having left all the (plated ware, taking only the aolld silver, most of It being wedding presents.

This may lead to the arrest of the thieves, aa It Is all marked: J. E. M. and M. In other re.

spects the thieves showed that they had thought of being detected, a they were careful about cutting off the maker's tags from the mattresses. Mr. Morch. when seen, said that It looked to him as If the thleveB had taken everything that was not nailed, and had rejoiced to find they had left the house and hla deep driven well on the premises. He added that he cSld not detail Just what had been taken, but that he and hts wife would go down tomorrow.

when she would compare what was left with a list of their chattels which she had. He did know that the thieves had taken his wifes wedding trousseau and all the playthings of their 4-year-old daughter, Dorothy, Mr. Morch was formerly private secretary to George W. Vanderbilt. President Burllhgham, of the Board of Education, yesterday announced the assignment of members of the Board of Education to the local School Boards in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens as follows: This completes the membership of the local Boards.

The assignments are as follows: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN. Dlt. Dirt, lit N. Francoltni 12th B. Connery.

2d C. C. Burlingham. 13th Abraham Stern, 8d Felix M- Warburg. 14th Henry A.

Roger. 4th A. W. Brunner. 15th John P.

Kelly. 5th A. Leo Everltt. lflth Collier. (1th Louie Haupt.

18th Mllea M. OBrien. 7 th E. Van Ingen. 19th A.

Rodenetem. 8th N. Barrett. 2ftth F. p.

Cunnlon. 9th R. Harrison, 21at H. Adams, loth A. B.

Frisaell. 22d Chas. L. Guy. lltb Jacob W.

Mack. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN. Diet Diet 37th A. McDonald. 84th Geo.

D. Hamlin, 28th M. Kennedy, 1 85th B. Donnelly. 2tlth Wm, Harhnees.

86th Geo. W. Wingate, 80th L. Babbott. 87th John Greene.

him John C. Kelley. 88th Jamee Weir. Jr. R2d N.

D. Jonas. 811th F. H. Field.

83d J. W. Schaedle, 40tb Adolph Klendl, BOROUGH OF QUEBN8. Wat Dirt. 4tet Qeo.

E. Payne. 48,1 E. V. W.

Roeelter 4M G. A. vandenjioff. 44lh Arllck H. Man.

HALIFAX N. 8., March Is reported here that the Allan line steamer Huronlan, which left Glasgow for St. John, N. Feb. 11, and has not since been heard from, has been wrecked on Sable Island.

No definite Information Is available, as there has been no communication with the island since Christmas. A steamer which passed close to Sable Island a day or two ago reported a large vessel, supposed to be a steamer, on the bar. This may be the ship Crofton Hall, which has been hanging on the Northeast Bar for several years, and has frequently been reported. The Canadian Department of Marine, however, evidently believes that a wreck has occurred, for laat evening the officials Instructed the government steamer Aberdeen to proceed at pnee to Sable Island. OF ESCAPING CAS PERU, Ind.

March distinct explosions, which shook the entire city, wrecked two, big puddings and Injured six people, one probably fatally, bccur-red here at 4 o'clock this morning. The Injured are Frank Klley, Sr, cut and bruised, may die; Frank Klley, Jr, James Kiley, Miss Bridget Klley, Mrs. John Hays and her baby, all cut and bruised, or burned. A building occupied by Newton Sarver, a butcher, blew up first, Mrs. Hays and her baby were asleep on the second floor.

The Klley family, groused by the explosion, were standing on a veranda when their brick house blew up. They were' thrown into the yard and bricks were plied upon them. It is supposed that an accumulation of natural gas cause the explosions. FIVE MEN HURT.DY Nl CHESTER. Yt, March 12.rFlve, mn were Injured, two 'probably by an explosion at the quarries of the Union Soapstone Company here yesterday.

Thirteen men were at work when David Morris struck with hls pick a dynamite cartridge, which exploded. Four men were burled lp the debris, and Morris was hurled sixty feet. Both hls eyre were torn ut end hie akuH fractured. George Moore was badly crushed, and may die. The others escaped with flesh wounds and bruises.

i Takes His First Review of the Second Linej by Red, White and Blue Battalion, REMARKABLY GOOD HE SAYS; Prominent: Civic 'and Military Officials. Witness Drill. Tba and "blue battalion" was laat night reviewed Capt- Joseph B. Coghlan, U. how on duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, The Second Naval Battalion, the regimental' band, the field music of the regiment, nod Company were the 1 participants and the' display made was undoubtedly one of-the moet spectacular wltneseed at the Sumner Avenue Armory this season.

The beautiful decorations of thb hall, the varied colora worn by the fair friends of the men and The white uniforms of the Jacklea shaded off by the blue and red of the artillerymen made a combination particularly pleasing to the Three thousand spectators were present Preceding the eventrtg'g ceremonies In the big drill hall, Capt. Coghlan was entertained In the officers', mess roonn Capt. Sydney Grant; the commanding officer of Company which by the way, Is considered the star organization Tn the regiment, presided. There waa, one long table tn the shape of a U. in the center sat Capt.

Grant. 'On hls right were Capt Joseph B. Coghlan, Col. David E. Austen, J.

L. Wells, Tax Commissioner; J. J. Klrwln, ex-Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Buildings, Lighting and Supplies; Capt. R.

Major Charles O. Davis, A. B. Fry; Major William E. C.

Mayer, Capt James T. Ashley, Lieut. Kingsley, L. Martin, Lieut. C.

0, Dewey and- Paymaster A. H. Pardtngton. On hls left were Gen. James McLeer, C.

V. Fornes, president of the Board of Aldermen; Capt William H. Stayton, Col. Edward Earl Britton, Assistant Adjutant General on the Second Brigade ittaft. W.

G. Ford, Jacob L. Greatslnger, president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company; 'McDonald Craven, Capt. Thomas R. Fleming, regimental adjutant; Lieut E.

N. Harmon, and Lieut. E. J. Reilly.

When coffee had been passed and Cigars lighted, Capt. Grant, who throughout the evening was a central figure, arose and said that It was the custom of the regiment at such dinners to dispense with speech making as they were only Informal affairs and plenty of work had to follow. In this Instance, however, he said that the custom would be set aside and he Invited Capt. Coghlan to tell of his hard work at Manila. 1 Capt Coghlan arose, thanking those Id charge for the "review and said he waa glad to see the old Navy Academy boys taking so much Interest tn the National Guard.

He then told the atory of Manila Bay and the part he had In It Throughout hls remarks there- ran the vein of humor, which' on one Occasion made him prominent Capt Coghlan then repaired to the drill ihadL The programme began with concert of four numbers by the regimental led W. 8. Mygrent, physical drill by Company D. followed. Lieut E.

J. Reilly commanded and the movements of the men were as one. The artillery drill of which Lieut E. M. Harmon had command proved to be the most interesting and exciting part of the evening's ceremonies.

The movements were gone through simultaneously by four divisions of sixteen flies and evoked hearty One of the features of the drill was the forming of a hollow square. Four one pound guns were 'placed In position and when the command fire waa given, the revolvers of every Jackie went off together making a deafening report -Afterward the red, white and blue battalion was reviewed In line and passage. Capt, took- the review. During the 'eveptng parade Commander E. G.

of the Naval Militia, had command. After taps had been sounded and the usual lowering of the flag took a sailor caught the flag aa It was gradually lowered by two artillerymen on either side of him. Before the regiment waa dismissed, Capt: Coghlan accompanied by Martin and Ford and Paymaster Pard-ington, who acted as hls staff throughout the evening, were escorted to the centre of the floor, Capt. Coghlan made a brief speech to the battalion complimenting the men on the manner tn which the movements had been executed and declaied they had done remarkably well. It Is the first time I have had the honor to review a i National Guard organisation, he said, and I can hardly express my satisfaction.

To The Standard Union representative he epoke of the admiration he had for Guard" -and eatd he thought the exhibition remarkably good. Gen. McLeer was also well Dancing' followed' the review. vThe committees In charge were as follows; Entertainment Committee. Naval Battery Bo'sns Mate A.

W. Cohen, Bo'sn's Mate H. P. Hamilton, Bosns Mate A. S.

Havllsnd, Bosn's Mate H. A. Kellum. Company D. Sergeant Hadley C.

Case, Corporal W. O. Fricke, Private Gustave E. Swahn, Private William G. Viemelster.

TO TENEMENT LAWS At a meeting Of the Board of of the Seventeenth Ward, held last night at the Qreenpolnt corner of Manhattan and Meserole avenues, the amendments to the Tenement House laws were explained. George W. Palmer was In the chair and William P. Jones acted as secretary. The Tenement House laws, as they are now on the statute, are a hardship to the landowners In the Green-point district, as a twenty-five foot lot Is actually of no other use there than to build a private which' would not be a paying Investment.

The amendments, It was explained, would remedy this difficulty, and they were therefore heartily endorsed. MORE HORSES FOR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. 1 1 ((-, The' Fire Department lij Brooklyn Is to have some new horses. Fire Commissioner Sturgis advertised this morning for eighty horse, more or less, for the department In Brooklyn and Queens Hid wit! -be the headquarter of the Fire Department, 16? and 169 East pev-nty-a -'b street, Manhattan, At 10 A. M.

on i u. idsy, March THE DUTY AND VALUE OF RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA There were a number of Fuslonlsta nho Voted with the Democrats, among them being Aldermen Oatman and Stewart. Aldermen Haller and Goodman were excused. Alderman Tlbbltt said that he wbuld have to vote for Dr. Shepard, as they werp In the same regiment during the Civil War.

When Alderman Downing arose and began one of hie usual lengthy explanations of hls vote, Alderman Dowling interrupt-ecfwilm by saying: 1 am surprised that a man of Downing! age should seek advice from his daddy" (meaning Dady), AlArman Malone announced that he wnsjnat bound to any Fusion Ideas or pollfies, but that he was a free lance. Ha wasVeudly cheered. f. The resolution was adopted by a vote Of 49 to 16, and Dr. Shepard was an.

nopnoed aa physlelan to th'e Kings County Jail. Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury appeared before the Board and asked permission to effect an arrangement with thb street car companies In Manhattan and Brooklyn for the removal of snow, these companies having great facilities 4n 'the way of vehicles, power and They are required by law to remove the snow from the middle of tha streets. Dr, Woodbury said while doing that they could also remove thb snow from the entire sidewalks of the main thoroughfares. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 44 to 8, 1 The following salaries of employe were fixed: A deputy Commissioner of Street Cleaning' for Brooklyn, Bronx, Water Register, Brooklyn, $2,500. The following appointments were approved: Gilbert J.

Murtagh and David F. Moore, special Inspectors In the Bureau of Buildings tn President Swan-stroms office, $1,750 each A resolution of Alderman Marks, providing that all privileges for bootblack Stands and newspaper stands within the stoop lines shall be granted by. the Aldermen of the district In they arb situated, was adopted. About 6 oclock the Boartf adjourned, after a session of live hours, at -which they accomplished next to nothing. wise kept there.

These two bodies of men would probably amount to from 800 to 1,200 men, Including a small force of permanent men, Veterans who are no longer available for sea would be charged with keeping the station In a condition of nceXnen. "The position of this island would cause It to become a depository of flags, trophies and various interesting relics and would make it the (national site for monuments Or other naval memorials. regard this feature aa moet Important for the navy, while it could not fail to bo of great Interest to the people of NeW York, which, as the foremost maritime city In the world, would welcome such an ornament In Its river, especially when substituted for the penal Institutions and Insane asylums, which are In view of, the crowded community, now lining both sides of the river. There waa no meeting of 'the Committee on Organisation -of the Brooklyn Democracy last night At the headquarters In the Temple Bsr Building only one of the members of the Executive Committee was present He said that he knew of no meeting. i Tax Commissioner Rufus L.

Scott one of the committee, said- to-day that the committee had postponed Its session until later, "Nothing har been done, said Mr. Scott. The Executive Committee will hold Its regular meeting on Friday evening. At that session the committees may be appointed. The work of organisation will go on surely.

Is our aim sound organization. The Committee on Organization Is composed of the following members: Surrogate J. C. Church, Tax ComTnissloner Rufus L. Scott, Michael J.

Kennedy, secretary of the Executive Committee; Otto Kempner, Deputy Commissioner of Public Works: Gottfried -Westemacher, of the 1 Nineteenth Assembly District; Warden Patrick Hayes, of the Kins County- Penitentiary, and E. J. of the Third, Assembly District. -t- STRUCK HIS WIFE; PAYS William Madaus struck hls wife tn tha face last evening and she stabbed him In tlte left breast with a potato knife, which she as using at the moment. He died an hour later in the Presbyterian Hospital She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, a she was prostrated.

He was a printer employed at the Hotel Savoy, and with his wife and five children resided In East Seventy-fourth street, Manhattan. Two of the children witnessed the occurrence. ceremony, but It Is deemed wise to have the young King Jake it soon, In case the coronation does not come off. In the meantime the revolutionary bodies throughout the country are reported as most active. -The resignation of the Ministers Is no surprise.

There has been much dissatisfaction over the policy of Senor 8a-gasta and hls colleagues during the troubles In Spain- The members of Sagasta's Cabinet arc: President of Council, Senor Stgasta; Minister of War. Gen. Weyler; Minister of Marine, Duke de Veragua; Minister of Interior, Senor Alfonso Gonxales; Minister of Finance, Senor Angel Irsair, Minister of Justice, Marquis de Teverya; Minister -of For a A ---a, -knnodover; tic -r Re oic 'u' "or I i i 3 v. bringing many grocers add tradespeople from the suburbs and outlying districts, who are-obllged to act as their own expressmen In the transportation of some of the necessaries of life. The effects of the strike are becoming noticeable In many of the eastern Massachusetts cities which depend upon Boston for supplies, and It is believed that the strike will soon spread to many of them.

At Lynn last night the local teamsters union met to consider matters relative to the strike. Enthusiasm ran high. The proposition to oruer a general Btrlae of the teamsters and freight handlers Was discussed, and definite action was postponed until to-night, when another meeting will be held. The sentiment of the union members was practically unanimous for a strike. Four shoe manufacturers in Lynn announced last night that they were ready to close their iarfotles until the strike Is over.

About three thousand rases of shoes are accumulating dally. The cutters In, some of the shoe factories have been laid off, as the manufacturers are unable to secure stock. If the strike continues a great many factories will be unable to. At Brockton somd of the shoe manufacturers who have orders to till at Once have employed teams to take the cases over the road to Boston to-day, and others are piling up goods. Reports from Providence say that the fish dealers are feeling the strike very much, and the market will go short at unusually high prices this week.

Meat prices are also higher, and there Is a dearth In the market At Gloucester two fish concerns have closed because they could not send their goods away. Both fresh and salt fish merchants are affected. Over a thousand freight clerks and freight handlers employed bv the Boston Maine Railroad are out this morning, the order to strike affecting all divisions of that road. The company Is hiring ull the men It can get to take the places of the strikers, and is readily handling the little outward bound freight that Is being offered. WILL TRY ToTsETTLE STRIKE.

The Board of Conciliation of the National Civic Federation will do all possible to settle the Boston strike. Secretary Easley, of the Civic Federation, has telegraphed from Manhattan to the Conciliation Committee to meet If possible to. night or to-morrow. The Federation will probably ask both sides to call the strike off Immediately and submit the questions for a settlement to the Federation. HOPE $25,000 DAMAGE SUIT IS DISMISSED.

With the consent of both parties to the action, the suit of Florence A. Hope against Emetine Salmon and Richard A. Neely, for (25,030 damages for Injuries received in a collision In Bedford avenue, near Gates, has been dismissed. Miss Hope was on a bicycle at the time of the accident, and claimed the defendants, who were In a carriage, rode her down. miles.

Her productions are mainly sugar, tobacco and tropical fruits. She has deposits of iron, but they are comparatively unworked. She ha no manufactures whatever. All that she sells she must raise from her soil. She must buy most that her people eat, all that they wear, and practically every manufactured article that they use.

Hers la our natural market for flour, meat, and all that we manufacture and she can afford to use. What she needs and we do rot furnish 'she wtlj Imy trom foreign lands. If we want outside markets, hers lies at our door. Farmers, manufacturers and business men can reason out this problem pf mutual trade for themselves. Porto Rico has free trade with us to-duy because Porto Rico belongs to us.

Sugar and tobacco come to us from Porto Rico without paying dilty. Our products enter Porto Rico without duty. Porto Rico Is prosperous because we took her and made her our. Ie it fair. Just or wise to leave after we have made her free, In worse, condlton than Porto Rico? Good business sense would seem to In dicate that such reciprocal trade and tar-in arrangements should be made between Cuba and ua as will give her a good market with us and give ua practical ceutrii over her market What Is our political necessity? Cuba must maintain efficient systems of sunl tation or we shall be compelled again to Intervene, Sanitation -means large expenditure, and Cuba must be sufficiently prosperous to maintain that sanitation.

An impoverished people will be discontented. A discontented people will drift towards practical anarchy. Disorder long continued and wide-spread would endanger Independence and again require Am erican Intervention. We compel Cuba to maintain stable anf free government We should therefore give the people of Cuba fair and full chance to support themselves and provide for themselves the means of self-government Cuba Is a natural earthwork lying alpng 'our Southern coast Should war ever come between us and any great foreign power, we would be compelled to occupy and fortify Cuba so as to prevent our enemy from setting the Island, and using It as base of operations against ua The probable construction of an Isthmian canal emphasises this necessity. The Interests of business and 'the necessities of National welware thus Join hands in urging us to deal wisely and liberally with Cuba.

But I pass these questions of elf- Hunuuna Ul seil-ln terest. I cast our action upon honor and duty. We gave freedom to Cuba. We exacted large concessions from her sovereignty. We have thus assumed serious obligations to her, to ourselves, and the world.

We must give her the fullest and fairest chance, not merely to II re, but to be prosperous, i We may not, we ought not to haggle over rales of duty. We should promptly, heartily and effectively do all In our power to encourage her production, develop her Industries and give her large and full opportunity, tor self-support and reel Independence. Our honor seems to be more at stake than even the welfare of Cuba. Vv hat we should do, let us do at once." Gen. Stewart Woodford Shows That the Interests of Business and the Necessities of National Welfare Join Hands in Urging Us to Deal Wiselv and Liberally With Cuba The United States Cubas Natural Market.

(. In the lobbies of hotels In Manhattan In which politicians gather, tt Is said that In the estimation ot Mayor Low and Controller Grout the name of Borough Presdent Jacob Cantor was figuring too milch in the question of the "transformation" of Blackwells Island. President Cantor ha taken a vital Interest In hls bill, which proposes that the city of New York shall sell to the Federal Government the whole' of Blackwells Island for a national park, a drill ground, and a naval recruiting station. -He hak seen t)ie Governor at Albany and fihe President at the capital, and has also felt the pulse of hls constituents, and as it was said at the City Hall this forenoon, no man Is better posted on the subject or understands better the current of pub.ia sentiment, -i The bill empowers thb Sinking FunJ Commissioners and the President of the Borough of Manhattan to transfer the Island to the Government'' It Is now said that the power is to rest solely with the Sinking Fund Commissioners, and that. the words "President of the Borough ot Manhattan are to be ellmlq Dated.

.) Prseldent Cantor said this morning that the measure was now before the Sinking-Fund Commission, and that tne only reason hls name had figured so conspicuously in the matter la that It had first been considered by hls predecessor. He'added: "The bill 'will certainly pass, and I do not think that the name of Blackwells Island will be changed." Do you not consider the name of Blackwells Island a stigma upon the fair name of Greater New York? The name Is too cloeely Identified with a convict settlement, is it not? he was asked. "Oh, no; that remembrance will soon die out. The name of Blackwell Is an old and honorable ohe, and the fact that of late years It has been a convict eet-tlement will be forgotten before long. Mr, Cantor to-day received a letter from Herbert L.

Satterlee. president of the Naval Reserve Association of the State of New York, In which Mr. Satterlee says: Owing to the short notice It was Impossible for our association to he represented at Albany to-day on the hearing of the bill (Blaokwell's Island bill) but I wrote to Chairman Stranahan, of the Senate Committee on the Affairs of Cities, yesterday afternoon, and urged the passage of the bill. It seems to me that any lease of Blackwell's 'Island to the Navy Department should provide that th State Naval militia should have the right to drill and exercise there, under such proper rules as the Navy Department might make. President Cantor also made public the following memorandum as to Blackwells Island made by Rear Admiral H.

G. Taylor: i The lease of this Island to -the navy appears expedient both for the navy and, the city. The Island would be useful to, the navy as a receiving depot for sea-, men and marines. It would probably be ured not so much for recruits and green hands as for men of already considerable length of service who re-enllst and who would await there their detail to eome; ship, their drill and Instruction continuing during their sojourn on the Island: A force of marines would doubtless be like-. Gen.

Stewart L. Woodford, ex-Minls-Jer to Spain, has written the following timely article upon the desirability of reciprocal tariff relations with Cuba, for the United States Press Bureau: Cuba asks a substantial reduction of tariff duties by us upon our Imports from Cuba Into the United; States. She offers In exchange Ilka reduction on exports from the United States into Cuba. Her people and our military authorities, who are now In command of Cuba, alike Insist that such substantial reduction Is necessary to the well-being and industrial development and progress of the Island, Is It our duty to grant this reduction? We are certainly responsible for the Independence of Cuba. What we did In the spring of 1393 accomplished this result.

We are also responsible for the limitations placed on that Independence by the Platt amendment to the Army bill passed In March. 1991. limitations forbid any treaty between Cuba and any foreign power whereby the Independence of Cuba shall be impaired, or any foreign power obtain lodgement In Cuba for military or naval purposes. They abridge the right of Cuba to contract debts. They require Cuba to maintain such sanitary system as shall prefect our Southern coast from contagious disease.

They concede to the United States the right to intervene by force- tr the- Internal administration of Cuba whenever such intervention shall be necessary to maintain free and stable government They also compel Cuba to sell to us suitable naval and coaling stations on the liland. These limitations go very closely to the marrow of sovereignty, and all of them have been accepted by Cuba and written Into her constitution. Do these things Impose any duty upon us? If so, what Is this duty? believe that the American people, without regard to party, will say, and are saying, that It Is our duty to so deal with Cuba aa that she may have full and fair opportunities to be free, prosperous and contented. If wt do not give her this chance, and she shall fall In her attempt at self-government, we are and must be responsible. If we do give her full opportunity, and she shall fail, then the responsibility Is and must be hers and hers alone, 1 What Is our self-interest In this matter? The President of Cuba has been elected.

Congress has been chosen, The new republic will assume control of Its own aafflrs somewhere about the first of May next. Cuba must then provide the means for local government. Her expense will of necessity be larr.c. Her revenue will probably be derived mainly from cuetoms duties, hhe Is so completely within the sone of our influence that she must Inevitably follow our example of raising her revenue by the Imposition of tariff duties upon her Imports. The -natural market of Cuba Is with this country.

She stretches along our Southern coast, and the distance between nearest points Is only some eighty LABOR TROUBLES CAUSE THE SPANISH! CABINET TO RESIGN MADRID, March 12. It was announced this morning that the Cabinet would later In the -day place their resignations In the hands of the Queen Regent, who would probably entrust Senor Montero with the formation of a new CablnaL The now body. It was announced, will Include Oen. Weyief, the present Minister of War; Senor Canaleja and the Marquis 1 It -ls Yecognlzed that Weyler Is Indispensable to the formation of any Cb-Inet, and It is said In political circles that lie gains with every crisis. II many more crises occur the General will proD-ably be dictator.

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