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the the the The Brooklyn Daily Times. FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR. BROOKLYN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS. WASHINGTON GREETS THE ROYAL VISITOR Prince Henry Drives Between Lines of Troops and Sightseers.

CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT. AND THE CALL IS RETURNED AT GERMAN EMBASSY. Stop at Baltimore Signal for Enthusi-This Afternoon's Programme -Returns To-night to New York for To-morrow's Launching. WASHINGTON, Feb. this city the bald eagle of America and the black eagle of Germany are fraternizing to-day.

The standards of the Hohenzollerns and of the United States flap together in the breeze and crowds of Americans are cheering for the brother of the Kaiser. The day broke clear and though it was well known that the Pripcie's train would not reach the Pennsylvania station till after 10 o'clock, crowds began to form long 1 before that hour. Hundreds of people came from Virginia and Maryland, while Washington itself turned out en masse. Bands paraded the streets playing "Die Wacht Am Rhine," and "Ein Feste Burg Ist Unzer Gott," Interspersed with "Star Spangled Banner," "Hall Columbla," and "Dixie." There could be no mistaking the holiday character of occasion. If Prince Henry came across the water thinking to see an unmilitary people, he found much this morning to cause him to dismiss his earlier ideas for he passed from the railway station to the White House through unbroken lines of soldiers and police, thence to the German embassy In the same manner.

Sentries challenged every civilian who tried to encroach upon the pasof the scion of royalty and for a time Washington was in everything but name under martial rule. Without a pass from the State Department, the average citizen found it difficult, if not impossible, to get about to any extent. Meanwhile policemen on horse, on foot and on bikes patroled the rope-barred thoroughfares, and in the crowd circulated scores of plain clothes men. All of this was in honor of the blond-haired, blue-eyed giant, Prince Henry, of Prussia, possessor of so many decorations that should he try to wear them all at one time, his breast would not afford room. With the exception of the visit of the Infanta Eulalle during the Columbian Exposition, he is the first member of a sovereign family to visit this country, other than incognito.

Years ago, King Edward, then Prince of Wales, toured the United States, but was known and treated as a member of the British nobility, and not as heir apparent -to the throne. But Prince Henry Is sent to America on a mission, the cementing of friendship between the greatest power of the western seas and one of the greatest powers of Europe. Between the lines of guardsmen standing at attention, Prince Henry and his escort traveled along Pennsylvania avenue to the White House. Attired In the uniform of an Admiral, he sat in an open carriage with Secretary Hay. Rear Admiral Evans occupled the front seat of the carriage.

I Behind them more open carriages with members of the Prince's sulte, and Army and Navy officers in full dress uniforms. The sun shone brilliantly, the air was as balmy as a day in May. Behind the lines of soldiers there were solid masses of people extending to the building line. All windows of the bulldings were jammed with people. They were enthuslastic to very unusual degree.

Flags and handkerchiefs waved as the Prince went by. There were cheers for him all along the line of march. Lusty American hurrahs complimentary German hochs were intermingled with sharp, snappy yells of schoolboys, massed at every point along the line of march. Prince Henry enjoyed the reception 1m- mensely. His face glowed with pleasure.

There was almost a constant motion of his right arm as his hand went to the peak of his cocked hat in acknowledgment of the greetings. Meeting of President and Prince. The meeting of the Prince and President Roosevelt at the White House was notable. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, and her insular possessions, the other Albert William Henry Hohenzollern, Prince Henry, of Prussia, Vice Admiral and Chief of the First Squadron of the German Navy, Honorary General of the First Regiment Foot Guards, Honorary First Vice Admiral the Austrian Navy, PE, Actual Colonel of the Austrian Infantry, and Actual and Honorary Officer of a dozen other German and Austrian military organisations. One is a quondam cow puncher, Western rancher, politician, volunteer soldier, writer of books, temporarily Chief Executive of the Republic, and still An American citizen; the other 1s a German Prince, whom capricious fortune may set up on the throne and still is a plain sallor.

Yet the two met in the red room. Few informal remarks were exchanged and the first step of the stranger's mission had been taken. Later there was a second meeting of the two, at the German Embassy, which the President visited after lunch, to return the Prince's call. There was again A brief ceremony in order to allow Prince Henry and suite time to receive the calls of district officials and the members of the diplomatic corps. This afternoon's programme includes a visit of the Prince and his suite to the Capltol at 4 o'clock, and an official dinner at 6, at the White House.

The Prince and his party will begin the return trip to New York over the Pennsylvania road at midnight. THE PRINCE IN BALTIMORE. Told the Mayor and the Crowd It Was His "Happiest Moment." WASHINGTON, Feb. trip of Prince Henry with his staff, together with the committee of the President's delegates from New York to Baltimore, where the first stop was made, was effected without incident. A regularly appointed train, composed of eight cars, seven of which were entirely new, had been ready for occupancy since Saturday night; but it was not until midnight last night that the royal party with their escort arrived in Jersey City to occupy It.

The Prince was escorted to the Columbla, the last car on the train, and here he and President's delegates engaged in conversation until some time after the train had started on its journey to Washington. The train had hardly reached Newark before the royal party began to repair to their WEATHER AND TIDES. Partly cloudy to-night; rain to-morrow. High water to-morrow: Gravesend Bay, 9:32 A. Sandy Hook, 9:38 A.

Governor's Island, 10:04 A. Canarsie, 10:42 A. Rockaway Inlet, 9:50 A. Holland's Landing, 10:25 A. Wallabout, 10:44 A.

Hell Gate, 12 Willets Point, 1:07 A. Oyster Bay, 1:05 A. Port Jefferson, 1 A. M. staterooms for night's test.

They woke up bright and early this morning. The Prince was delighted with the train and its American appointments, and keenly alive to everything of interest. Prince Henry and his royal party arrived here at 9:10 o'clock. Union station thronged, and bridges over the tracks near the station were filled with people. Mayor Hayes and a committee of citizens, resplendent in badges, and members of the German singing societies were within the gates and welcomed the Prince as the train stopped.

made a short speech, which the Prince said: "This is the happiest moment I have experlenced since I set foot In America." He shook hands with the Mayor, German Consul Von Tingen, and President Melamet, of the German Untted Singers. After a twenty-minute stop, the train sped on to Washington. The Prince spent the time between Baltimore and Washington reading New York papers, which gave the story of his arrival by pages full. Before capltal, the Prince called the President's delegates together and said: is my desire on this trip to see as of the country as possible, and I would ask that on all occasions an open carriage be given me. This will also give many people a chance to see me as they would like." While nearing Washington the Prince's suite began to arrange their dress uniforms for full regimentals.

There were many amusing tangles between helmets and the bell cord, but no one was unhelmeted. All the way in from Bennings sprinklings of people lined the street and gave a cheer as the train passed. LAUNCHING OF METEOR. Scheduled for 10:30 A. M.

To-morrowElaborate Ceremonies PlannedNaval Militia as a Guard. Prince Henry will have accomplished the ostensible purpose of his visit to the United States when he attends the launching of the Kaiser's new yacht, Meteor, at Shooter Island, to-morrow. About 2,000 persons besides the President and Prince and members of the Prince's sulte will be permitted to witness the ceremonies of naming, the yacht and putting her into the official party, Including President Roosevelt, and the Prince, travel Washington tonight and will leave Jersey City for the 1s- land some time after 8 o'clock to-morrow morning spectal Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboat. The hour of their departure Jersey City will be timed 80 that they will land at Shooter Island not later than 10 o'clock. The guests of the shipbuilders, the Townsend-Downey Company, who are not bers of either the President's or Prince's party, will leave the foot of Whitehall street by a Staten Island ferryboat at 8:50 o'clock.

Those who will accompany President Roosevelt will include Mrs. and Miss Alice Roosevelt, Commander and Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Root and Miss Root. Miss Roosevelt.

upon whom the honor of naming the Meteor has been conferred by the Kaiser, will wear a dark blue velvet walking costume. No one will be allowed on Shooter Island to-morrow but those who have been invited to attend the launching. The Naval Militia and the police will do sentry duty along Its shores from 8 o'clock in the morning until after the President and Prince Henry leave for this city. The first and Second Battalions of the Naval Militia will furnish the guard details and also the escort for the Prince. These battalions will assemble at their respective headquarters in Manhattan and Brooklyn early to-morrow morning and will go to Shooter Island on board the transport Favorite.

The Second Battalion will take along with it four one-pound guns with which is to fire the salutes. Two Navy tugs, manned by members of the Naval Militia, and a police boat, will patrol the waterway from Staten Island to Shooter Island. The guests of the shipbuilding company who will start from the Battery will rea.h Shooter Island about a half-hour ahead of the party from Washington. Rear Admiral Evans will be in charge of the ferryboat which will convey the President and Prince to the launching place. A Navy tug will take forty men and several officers from the Hohenzollern to Shooter Island and another tug will convey a number of officers from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to and from the shipyards.

The guests of honor will be landed at the pier on the southeast corner of the island. Near the end of this pier a stand has been bulit for the Naval Militia band and behind the stand a guard of honor will be drawn up. As soon as the Pennsylvania ferryboat touches land Wallace Downey Cary Smith, as representatives of the builders, will board it. When the President and Prince Henry step ashore, the guard will present arms, the colors will be dipped and the band will strike up "The Star Spangled Banner." The American national air will be followed by the German "Hell Dir 'm Siegeskranz." The first note from the band will be the signal for a salute of twenty-one gung from the guns of the Second Battalion. Eleven officers of the Naval Militia, headed by Commander Miller, will move as flankers on either side of the party as they pAss from the landing to the launching stand.

The launching ceremonies are scheduled to take place at 10:30 o'clock to-morrow morning, and the President will take luncheon on the Hohenzollern as the guest of Prince Henry at 1 o'clock. Afterward the Hohenzollern will leave her pier at the foot of West Thirty-fourth street, and proceed to the Custom House wharf at the Battery, where the Prince will land at 3:30 o'clock, and where he will be received by a military escort and proceed up Broadway to the City Hall, to return the call which Mayor Low made upon him yesterday. At 4 o'clock he will formally receive the freedom of the city. The Mayor's dinner to the Prince will take place at the Metropolitan Club at 6:30 o'clock, and later the royal visitor will nttend the gala performance at the Metropolltan Opera House. Prior to this the Prince will review the torch-light procession of the German societies from the Arion Club House.

AT THE NAVY YARD. Prince Henry Made a Most Favorable Impression. Prince Henry made an excellent Impression at his visit to the Navy Yard yesterday afternoon. The officers and men of the guard were talking this about his unassuming bearing and affability. Rear Admiral A.

S. Barker, Commandant (Continued on tenth page.) MAY PAY FOR BRIDGE LAND NEXT SUMMER Property Owners, After a Long Delay, Get a Brand New Promise. MIGHT HAVE SAVED $2,000,000. COM. LINDENTHAL QUOTES A PERSON IN AUTHORITY.

Tammany's Board of Estimate, However, Insisted on Appointment of a Commission, With the Consequent Red Tape. News developed this morning for those persons whose property has been condemned for the Brooklyn approaches to the New East River Bridge. It was learned that they will probably receive payment for their property about the middle of July or the beginning of August. The Commissioners of Estimate, David Manning, Ezra Bushnell and Otto F. Struse, expect to finish up the case of the property owners next week, and then the city's case will be heard.

This will probably take about two months. The Commissioners will then make up a report and submit it to the court. It may take about a month to get up the report, possibly longer, but the 1 indications are that the report will be in the hands of the court In the early part of July. The court will then confirm the estimates, and when this is done the property owners will get payment for the lands that the city has taken. All this does not apply to the proposed plaza.

Authority to begin condemnation proceedings for the acquirement of this land hag not yet been obtained from the Board of Estimate. The district which the proceedings are nearly completed is bounded approximately by Kent avenue, Driggs avenue, South Fifth street Broadway. In this area there are one hundred and twenty parcels of land and the Commisioners have already heard the arguments on one hundred and seventeen of them. It is expected that the other three will be disposed of during the coming week. The Commisstoners of Estimate have been holding three long sessions every week, and the practise will be continued until the matter is finally adjusted.

In the eight blocks on which the one hundred and twenty parcels of property are situated, there are several storekeepers and they householders had, and the whose property condemnation was about proceedings, all which are clothed in a good deal of legal formality, all of which takes time to overcome, have worked hardship among them. It is stated that many of them have been reduced to actual hardship, and they have been clamoring to know when they would get their money from the city. They recelve interest for the time they have to wait, and while this will be very acceptable, when the money is finally paid, it is rather empty satisfaction just The old East River Bridge "Commission acquired many parcels of property by private sale, but the Van Wyck Board of Estimate, apparently under the impression that there was a deal in the sales, passed A resolution which made it necessary for the land to be acquired by condemnation proceedings. Those who sold their property to the ctly by private sale, received their money as soon as the city acquired title to the lands, but the action of the old Board of Estimate has practically held up the rest of the money for more than one year. Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal said this morning that he was doing all he could to hurry the matter along.

He was asked it he knew why the old Board of Estimate has made it mandatory for the city to acquire title by condemnation proceedings. The Commissioner said he did not care to express any opinion as to that, and added: "I have been informed by one of the gentlemen intimately connected with the matter that the city could have saved something like two million dollars, if it had acquired all the land at private sale." The Commissioner would not name the man. In acquiring title by condemnation, the city has to pay interest to the property owners during the time that the Commissioners of Estimtae are considering the facts and listening to the arguments. In this case it is something more than a year, and the bill for interest will be a large one. One of the officials in the Law Department said this morning that several restdents of the Eastern District had appeared stated that while their property is in process of being condemned, they are unable to get any return for it at all, and there have been anxious inquiries as to how soon they might expect the money.

stated in the beginning of this story, they may now expect it about the Arst of August. In the meantime, the official sold, the people can probably get loans on the property from some savings banks to carry them over. He said that most of the parcels were mortgaged, and, as the mortgagee also receives Interest, there need not be any worry about that. By presenting evidence that the city has taken the property. the ownerg can get ready money.

for the city's money is good, even if it is a long time coming, and the bank will probably be willing to accept it as security. Concerning the proposed plaza between Roebling and Havemeyer streets, the official said that nothing could be done toward acquiring title to the lands until the present Board of Estimate authorizes the Corporation Counsel to go ahead with the work of condemnation. Last November the East River Bridge Commission started to get this land by purchasing parcels of property at private sale, but after several had been purchased In this manner, the old Board of Estimate called a halt on the proceedings, and never authorized the acquirement of the lands in any other way; so matter 1s now at a standstill, awaiting the sanction of the Board of Estimate. THE LATE J. J.

M'GARRY: Funeral Services Will Be Held at St. Agnes' Church on Wednesday. The funeral of the late Councilman John J. McGarry, who died suddenly at his country home at Lawrence, L. early Saturday morning, will take place on Wednesday morning.

A solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated by the Rev. Monsieur James F. Duffy, at St. Agnes Church, corner of Sackett and High streets. A large number of clergymen and personal friends of the deceased will be present and the funeral will probably be one of the largest ever seen in Brooklyn.

BARCELONA QUIETS DOWN. Newspapers Resume Publication, and There's No Further Rioting. BARCELONA, Feb. 19 quiet here to-day. The newspapers, which were compelled to suspend publication dur1ng the rioting by the striking workmen, reappeared this morning.

Many of the employers have paid their men for the whole of last week, but have threatened to dismiss them if they do not return to work to-day. A dynamite bomb was exploded in the convent here yesterday, but no one was injured. The police investigated the affair, arrested two men who wert suspected of being implicated in the explosion. The strikers attempted to rescue the men, but the police drove them off" with revolvers, killing and wounding several. 2,599 CHRISTIAN MURDERS.

The Ghastly Record of One Year in Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. report compiled by Russian consular agents in Turkey and published to-day shows that during 1901, 2,599 Christians were murdered by the Turks, an average of six murders dally. In only sixty-one cases were the murderers punished. The longest term Imprisonment imposed for the murders was four years, and the shortest term four weeks.

MISS STONE'S RELEASE. Missionary's Family First Heard Good News Last Night. CHELSEA, Feb. was happiness at the Stone residence last night when it was learned that Miss Stone, the missionary, had been released. The first news the family had of the release was when Dr.

Judson Smith, one of the members of the American Board, called at the home of Mrs. Stone, the missionary's aged mother, carrying a cablegram dated Salonica, February 23, and contalning the one word, "Safe." This was signed "Haskell." Mr. Edward B. Haskell is a missionary of the American Board, stationed at Salonica. During many weary weeks they had waited for cheering news from the captive, their hopes being alternately raised and depressed by false rumors and stories.

They retained their faith in the ultimate release of their loved one, however, and the aged mother has borne up remarkably well during the terrible strain. BURGLAR NOT AT WEDDING. But He Replenished His Wardrobe from Menges' Home, While the Corks Popped. Morris O. Menges.

the Sheepshead Bay turfman and father-in-law of Halsey Corwin, was robbed soine time between last Thursday and Friday evening. His daughter Roberta WAS married last Thursday to Corwin. A spectacular feast wedding followed at the Clarendon Hotel. It began at sundown that day and lasted until far in the next day. The Menges family journeyed into Brooklyn to attend the feast, leaving their house on Voorhies avenue, Sheepshead Bay, in charge of the servants until Friday evening.

A burglar got into the house and carried off a raglan coat and a pair of tan gloves. WIRES STILL DOWN. New York Can Only Hear from Washington Through Chicago. The effects of the great storm of last Friday night are still felt here to-day. Teleare in bad telegraph companies graph and wires in all directions telephone, have a limited number of wires working to phia, Baltimore Washington connections New England anda the West, but Philadelare completely cut off and news and commercial business is received from those points by way of Chicago.

MURDERED MAN'S WIFE HELD. Together With Man Who Lived in Same House--Killing Was Ghastly One. Detective Lynch, from Mount Vernon, Westchester County, visited the Flushing Avenue Police Station, in this borough, yesterday morning, and consulted with Precinct Detectives Ansbro and Solan, with relation to the supposed murder of Martin Connors, of 24 Clermont avenue, on Saturday night. Connors was found dying in the street, at Mount Vernon, near New Rochelle. yesterday.

He expired soon afterwards. He had a gash in his head which looked as if it had been caused by a blow from an ax. He had also number of knift wounds in his a a body. Detective Lynch went out with Ansbro and Solan. They visited the house on Clermont avenue, and found Mrs.

Connors, the wife of the murdered man, and Andrew Pitre, who has a banana stand in the Wallabout Market. Pitre lived in the rear ond floor, with his fourteen-year-old sister, and ten-year-old brother, whom he has been supporting. Connors and his wife had the front room. The two families lived as one, having access to each other's rooms. Mrs.

Connors and Andrew Pitre were put under arrest. When Connors was first found, he said he had been in the company of Pitre. Pitre denied that he had been out of the house on Saturday night, and Mrs. Connors was particularly positive in her confirmation of this statement. The Italian and the murdered man's wife had whispered conversations whenever they got the chance, while they were in the custody of the detectives.

Connors was at the Clermont avenue house at midnight on Saturday. When Mrs. Connors woke up yesterday morning, the first thing said was "Where is my hushand? He is not in bed." When Mrs. Connors got up yesterday morning, she declares that Pitre was still in bed. She says she is sure he mained at the Clermont avenue house all night.

Detective Ansbro said this morning that so far as he knew the woman's reputation was good. She and her husband, moved about a great deal from place place. They had lived only, a few months at the Clermont avenue house, and had lived at five differnet places very recently. They formerly lived at 168 Columbia street, with the Pitres. The latter family mover away to Clermont avenue a long time before the Connors moved.

Campbell-Bannerman Cheered. LONDON, Feb. Henry CampbellBannerman. Liberal leader, was loudly cheered by the entire Liberal party on entering the House of Commons to-day. Lord Rosebery'8 chance of supplanting CampbellBannerman in the leadership of the party is fast dwindling, and the indications are that there will be no change, for the present, at least.

LOCKED IN TROLLEY WITH THE SMALLPOX Prompt and Radical Measures Taken to Prevent Infection From Victim. ALL PASSENGERS VACCINATED AND LODGING HOUSE, WHERE HE LIVED, QUARANTINED. General Inoculation and Fumigation Follows Discovery of Man in Car Suffering from the ScourgeDr. Murry Discovered It. Dr.

James Slavin, of the Health Department, visited the lodging house at 302 Bedford avenue at an early hour this morning, and Informed the clerk that he had been ordered to vaccinate all of the lodgers. None was to escape, he said. There were about sixty men In the house at the time, and before they were awakened the doctor got his instrument in condition. The men then filed into a large room one by one with their arms bared. There was little or no excitement.

The lodgers realized that they were saving a doctor's fee by the visit of Dr. Slavin. This wholesale vaccination was made necessary by the appearance of a smalipox patient In a Crosstown car, which reached the corner of Grand atreec and Bedford avenue a few minutes before midnight last night. Dr. Murray, of the Health Department, was on the car.

In some way he suspected that one of the passengers was suffering from the dread disease, and, informing the conductor of this fact, ordered him to keep the door locked. The doctor then told the passengers of his fears. pointed out Charles Hansen, and said he was sufindie fering from smallpox. Hansen was sitting beside a rather fat woman, and the latter, as soon as the announcement was made, the seat. She realized, howtumped.from would be better to do what the doctor told her.

The motorman was to take the car to the Bedford Avenue Stacion, which he did. Hansen was then taken Into the station house and into rear yard. An ambulance was summoned from the Kingsland Avenue Hospital, and Hansen was taken to that institution. During all this time the door of the car had been kept locked. The motorman was Instructed by the doctor 10 take the car to Greenpoint, which was done.

At the terminal of the road a number of dectors were in waiting for the passengers, and all were vaccinated. Then they were allowed to go on their way. It was believed at first that Hansen lived on Nassau avenue, in the Greenpoint Avenue Station; but an Investigation by the police showed that he was a lodger at the Bedford avenue house. When this fact became known, the health authorities were communicated with, and the order to Dr. Slavin.

followed. No signs of smallpox have appeared at the lodging house. It is conducted In an exceedIngly clean manner, but despite this fact the house was quarantined. Hensen, It was learned, had been staying there for some months. He did not complain of feeling ill, and the announcement that he had smallpox was a surprise to the other lodgers.

Eight New Cases Reported Within Last Forty-eight Hours. During the past -eight hours, eight cases of smallpox have been reported at the Brooklyn Health office. They are as follows: Theodore Hensen, 48 years old, of 302 Bedford avenue; Agnes Blydenburgh, 25 years, old (colored), of 100 Gwinnett street; Joseph Schaffenburger, 7 years old, of 170 Hamburg avenue; Mary Anderson, 32 years old, of 132 Dikeman street; George Wilson, 58 years old, of 1,427 Fifth avenue; William Brown, 39 years old, a patient In the Flatbush Hospital; George Schad, 47 years old, an inmate of the almshouse, and Nellie Fallon, 32 years old, of 144 Butler street. The woman was employed as a cleaner at the Hamilton Club, on Remsen street, but she hag not been at work there in two weeks. All of the above were removed to the Kingston Avenue Hospital.

HEAVY THAW DELAYS TROLLEYS Travel Was Slow Early To-day, but All Cars Are Moving Now-Snow Removed Yesterday. Broken wires, fallen trees and water and slush in some places two feet deep, interfered with the operation of trolley cars in and about Brooklyn yesterday. On the Bridge also there was considerable trouble, due to broken wires. The emergency crews were kept busy the entire day repairing breaks in the wires, and It was not until the heavy coating of ice and sleet had been thawed out by the sun that the trouble was checked and cars were run with any degree of regularity. All the lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company were open to-day, including the Sea Beach and Sea Gate lines, the operation of which was resumed yesterday for the first time since the big snow of Monday last.

The cars were considerably delayed today by heavy trucks, and wagons, which were driven on the trolley tracks, the only part of the main thoroughfares generally that was clear of snow. On Metropolitan avenue to-day, water from melted snow serlously Interfered with the running of cars. Snow Inspector W. S. Clark announced this morning that 19,77 loads of snow were removed from Brooklyn streets yesterday.

For the landing of Prince Henry, the snow was to-day removed from the Battery Landing. Barge Office, Whitehall street, Bowlto ing Green, and some portions of Battery Park. This completes the entire removal of snow along the route his Royal Highness will pursue. "So far as the Borough of Brooklyn is concerned," said Inspector Clark, "we are folout the schedule of streets already cleaned, with twenty-five miles additional which will be cleaned up to-night." To Attack Philadelphia and Chicago. AMSTERDAM, Feb.

Wolmarans the Boer European delegates, during their stay in America will centre their efforts in Philadelphia and Chicago, believing, that those cittes are the headquarters anti'-British sentiment. The delegates started for America In response to the urgings of Webster Davis, former United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior, who has 50 earnestly upheld the Bocr cause in the United States. ASSAY OFFICES DYNAMITED. Sheer Lawlessness in Cripple Creek and Victor, Col. VICTOR, Feb.

assay offices In this district, two in this city, one in Cripple Creek and two in Gold Field, were destroyed by powder explosions, causing heavy property damage and jeopardizing many lives. The work of the dynamiters is believed to be due a preconcerted movement to rid the district of all or purchasing institutions. In every the destruction grade of the offices, with their fine equipment of delicate balances, was accomplished. Men, women and children asleep in the buildings in which the offices yere located were hurled from their beds by the explosions, and several were seriously Injured. A miner was badly cut about the face by debris.

He may lose his sight. The Davenport Vanderwalk, Morgan Wells offices, in this city, were the first to be destroyed. The occurred at 2 o'clock. The Cripple Creek explosions, and Gold Field followed in quick succession. The entire district was thrown into a semi-panic state.

FOR COUNTY OFFICES. Eligible Lists Furnished to Sheriff, Register and County Clerk by Civil Service Board. (Special to the Brooklyn Times.) ALCANY, Feb. was announced this morning at the State Civil Service Commissionets Department that a complete list had now been prepared of all candidates who passed the competitive examinations conducted lately for places in the several Kings departments. The list gives the following as the names of those who passed for appointment to the offices Indicated: For keepers of the Kings County Jail, Henry J.

Hardy, 100 Troutman street; Ernest Block, 259 Rutledge street; J. Rush, 88 Steuben street; John Peter Carney, 141 Duffleld street; Charles W. Donnelly, 222 Warren street; Patrick H. Coleman, 107 Boerum place; Charles J. Larkins, 313 Franklin avenue; Thomas J.

McAneny. 2 Sullivan street; William L. Brosnam, 253 Fifth avenue. For matron, Kings County Jail, certified to Sheriff, Betsy A. Gillis, Jamaica avenue and Enfield street; Ellen A.

O'Grady, 100 Underavenue; Mrs. Rose A. Heany, 742 Washington avenue; Julia M. Armstrong, KingAvenue Hospital, Flatbush. For custodian messenger, veteran, certifled to County Clerk, Jeremiah Costello, Baltic street; Walter J.

Clough, 79 Maujer street; James M. Sarles, 202 Rodney street; Lawrence O'Reilly, 39 Buffalo avenue; certified to Register, the above and John H. Thomas, street; John Orr, 107 Bedford avenue; James M. Forrest, 390 Manhattan avenue. All are veterans.

Veteran driver, Kings County Jail, certifled to Sheriff, T. Joseph Kelly, 706 Bedford avenue; Ira F. Bessey, 114 Lawrence street; John L. Mohr, 87 Diamond street; William J. Butler, 100 Stockton street; Timothy L.

Sullivan, 172 Prospect avenue: James F. McAuliffe, 101 Buffalo avenue! Louis Doscher, 179 Eleventh street. THE BELL MURDER VERDICT. Judge Crane Has No Comment to Make -No Surprise Sprung on Plaintiff's Counsel. The result of the trial for murder of John Bell, the Scotchman, who was acquitted in the Councy Court on Friday last of the murder of his wife, Margaret, has given rise to public comment on the failure of the jury to bring in the verdict popularly expected of them.

As a matter of fact, everybody who heard any part of the evidence belleved that the case had gone overwhelmingly against the defendant, and that a conviction was sure. The verdict of acquittal was so unexpected that immediately after it had been rendered and the jury had been discharged by -County Judge Frederick E. Crane, it began to be rumored that the case had been carelessly tried by the District Attorney's office, and that J. Stewart Ross, one of the counsel for Bell, had fooled the District Attorney's representative (Assistant Attorney Frank X. McCaffry) into conducting the prosecution on the theory that the defense he would have to meet and prepare for was insanky, and not accidental shooting.

With a view to ascertaining whether there was anything in the conduct of the trial of the case for the prosecution deserving of criticism, a Times reporter asked County Judge Crane this morning 15 give of opinion as to whether the verdict acquitting Bell was a miscarriage of justice and whether in his opinion the trial was properly conducted on the side of the District Attorney. Judge Crane declined to criticize In any manner whatever the action of the jury. on the ground that it would be manifestly Improper for him to do so, but consented to be quoted to the following extent for publication: "The trial," he said, "was ably conducted by counsel for both sides. Comment would be improper on my part. The jury are the sole judges." The trial of Bell terminated after five days on Friday.

was ably conducted from beginning end by Assistant District Attorney McCaffry, who had made a careful study of the evidence submitted to the District Attorney by the police, and was prepared on all sides to meet the tactics of counsel for the defense. During the progress of the case for the prosecution, Lawyer Ross' cross-examination of the witnesses led the spectators to suppose that his defense of Bell would be a plea of some form of insanity--probably of the emotional kind. When the prosecution's case had been Anlahed as complete a chain of evidence as WaS ever weaved in a capital case wa3 there for the defense to break, If counsel could do it. Lawyer Ross dropped his apparent defense of insanity, and boldly admitted that Mrs. Bell had been killed by her husband, but that Bell did accidentally while she was endeavoring to wrest from him a revolver with which he had tried or was about to try to commit suicide.

The Assistant District Attorney, although the people in the courtroom who had watched the trial from the beginning were amazed at the turn in the case, had evidently made preparation to meet the theory of accidental shooting. He made a very careful examination of Bell when his counsel had finished the direct examination of the defendant, and his summing up at the close was a very clear and able presentation of the facts. The jury, however, apparently discredited the testimony of the police officers and detectives who had charge of the case after Bell had surrendered on the night of the killing, and refused to believe any one of them. In addition to the formal verdict of not guilty, they emphasized their disbellet in the police end of the casa by signing their names to the following declaration in Bell's favor: "We, the jurors impaneled in the County the Court of Kings County to try John Bell for crime of murder in the first dezr.v. do unanimously And the said John Bell Innocent of the crime of murder in any gree whatever TILLMAN IS BARRED FROM WHITE HOUSE Cannot Attend To-night's Banquet in Prince Henry's Honor.

SOUTHERN SENATOR DISGRACED MAY EVEN BE EXPELLED FROM THE UPPER HOUSE. Blamed More Than McLaurin for Saturday's Senatorial Prize FightBoth Combatants Show Signs of Conflict. WASHINGTON, Feb. TIllman's fistic encounter with his colleague, Senator McLaurin, in the Senate, Saturday, will prevent the Senator from being present at President Roosevelt's dinner to Prince Henry to-night. Had Senator McLaurin been invited, he also would have been barred from breaking bread with the Prince.

When the President learned that the Senators had come together with somewhat disastrous results to their dignity, well as their countenances, Senator Tillman was given timation that his regrets would save a deal of trouble. It is hinted that, had the Senator refused, the President would have called the state dinner off rather than have Mr. Tillman present. In case, the Prince would probably have been entertalned privately by the President. Senator McLaurin was not invited to the dinner, so that the President's displeasure cannot be visited upon him through this dinner.

As a regult of the disgraceful scene on the floor of the Senate, Saturday, there is a swollen lump over McLaurin's right eye, and Tillman has a swollen nose and bruised knuckle on his left had. It is not true that arrangements have been made for a duel between Senators McLaurin and Tillman. Friends of both, however, fear that if Tillman and McLaurin meet again either here or In South Carolina, there will be another personal encounter, with a gun play or a cutting affray. Both of the Senators remain in contempt and neither will be allowed to speak or vote, or take any part In the proceedings of the Senate until they have been relleved of the odium under which they now rest. It is predicted that they will remain in contempt for several weeks.

In the meantime the State of South Carolina will be without representation in the Senate. It will have no voice in the final disposition of the Philippine Tariff bill this afternoon. The question as to whether one or both shall be expelled, or what action shall be taken towards punishing them for their disorderly conduct, has been referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, which will probably meet to-morrow. understood there will be a lengthy investigation of the charge made by Tillman that his colleague's vote for the ratification of the peace treaty was Influenced by considerations of official patronage. The Investigation may take a month or more.

Tillman will, of course, have difficulty in proving his charge, as the evidence is merely circumstantial. COLUMBIA, S. Feb. McSweeney says if Tillman and a McLaurin are expelled, he wIll carry out the wishes of the people In promptly appointing other men in their places. He regrets he did not accept the resignations last spring, and save South Carolina this latest disgrace.

The Governor says McLaurin and his friends repeatedly charged Tillman with stealing tens of thousands of whiskey rebate money. Tillman repeatedly charged McLaurin with selling out for Federal patronage. BANKRUPT THROUGH LOVE. Breach of Promise Verdict Knocks Out Schlick's Financial Standing Completely. Louis Schlick, of 240 Central avenue, has fled a petition in bankruptcy with the clerk of the U.

S. District Court, in which he schedules liabilities amounting to assets, $55. This statement in itself is not of special Importance, but behind it all is an interesting story. The liabilities, for the most part, consist of a judgment for $16,763.42, obtained against the petitioner by Agnes Schuessler, of 94 Bleecker street, for breach of promise of marrlage. On January 16, 1891, the latter obtained judgment against Schlick, in the City Court, Brooklyn, for $10,492.

This judgnot satisfied, and was renewed ten years later, or In January. 1901, the claim them amounting to $16.763.42, with interest. To offset these liabilities, Schlick says he has only a gold-filled watch, two suits of clothes, necessary underwear and other apparel, and a $5 bIll, valued at $55 in all. It has been decided by the U. S.

Court that where judgment for breach of promise is obtained a petitioner in bankruptcy is not released, and the judgment holds good. Schlick's petition has been referred to Waldo E. Ballard, referee in bankruptcy, NOT ENTIRELY OUT. Employees of the Board of Education Retained; Some at Reduced Salaries. A large number of the employees in the old Brooklyn Borough Board of Education have been continued in the employ of the new Board of Education for the present and asisgned to duty mostly in this borough.

They are: George G. Brown, Secretary of the old Brooklyn Board, $6,000. Fred H. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, transferred to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Board of Education, $3,000 per annum. William J.

Guy, clerk in the office of Secretary Brown, at $800 per annum. Francis Underhill, bookkeeper in Secretary Brown's office, at a salary of $1,650 per num, to take effect February 20. His salary was $2,750. Fred D. Chambers, clerk, $1,500.

Reina V. Gans, typewriter in the office of the Borough Superintendent of Schools, $800 per annum. Rufus J. Suits, clerk in the office of the Secretary, $1,200. His salary was $1,800.

9. Ella Terrel, typewriter in the Secretary's office, formerly $1,400. Ephraim J. Whitlock, clerk in the Secretary's office, formerly $2,500. John H.

Kelly, junior clerk in the Secretary's office, $400. M. J. Cunningham, clerk in the office of the Borough Superintendent, $100 per month. Historian Gardiner Dead.

LONDON, Feb. Rawson Gar- diner, the famous historian, is dead..