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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
NETWORK CITY.

The funeral of W. J. Ehrchs formerly "c ,
80 tho firm Of Enrich Brothers, who died suuuo"i' ~
SATURDAY at his summer home on sarahao hao'
held Yesterday morning at his home, NO. LIZ "1o ,
ssventv and was largely attended Inc our ia
was at CYPRESS Hills Cemetery.
The Charles F, Bruder Republican Association OF
the XIXth Assembly District VIII have Clam DaAe
AZ New orp S. l., on August %.
The ship Jabez Howes, from San Francisco, brings
4 oe1 barrels of wine, 524 packages Of brandy, and
II VA GASES of canned fruit. The canned goods rep
resent part of the surplus of last seasons packing
Commander John S Power, of Tost No. $780, G. A. r..
Newtown l.. l., has been appointed an aide-de-caip
on the staff of Comm ander Chief Warner, of Mis-
souri,.
The subject for the public debate at Cooper Union
tonight will be Should the Hours of Labor be Short
ened and by What Means'"
The elevators of the Produce Exchange carry an
average of "a, 900 people a day, nearly 100000
year.
The sales agents of the anthracite coal producing
companies met yesterday to consider the question OF
an August advance in prices. Owing TO the opposf
ton of a prominent company, action was deferred
Another meeting will be held August ID, by which
time 1t is expected that all the companies VIII be
prepared TO order advance.
The Washington Memorial Arch Fund now amounts
TO 1896 SO.
John Ryan, who caused the death Of James NC
Kirbey In having friendly wrestling match, In which
McKirbeys skull was fractured, held at the Tombs
yesterday TO await the actoi of the Grand Jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
SHIPPING NRWs.
PORT orNEw.YoRK. JULY 80. lss
ARRIVED

fOhI Or NBW'tOhh----....--TUES DAY, JULY 80. lss9
ARRIVED.
Steamer Byzantine OBJ Grimwade Progreso days with
hemp to order vessel to John Seager Arrived
Steamer ASanta Br Cook Nonego Bay via Port Maria
Steamer Alamo RISK Galveston via Key West mdss
Ar STEAMER Excelsior Higgins Se~oans DAYS. with ma,,
Steamer Rio Grande Lewis Fernandina via Brunswick Ct.
and Port Royal days. with mdse and passengers NAL
Steamer chattahoochee Daggett days. with mas.
and passengers to R / Walker.
with mdse and passengers TO Old Dominion IS Co
Ship Great Victoria tBr Cannon Plymouth 81 days with
Bark Aradne or) Johansen Torreviea es days. with
BARK Tn sioa (Aust yeich 4s days with mdse BORDEN
schr Chas fabsns, Homer Domingo City 10 days
with ngar 10 VEIN d co. vessel 70 w smlth Co c
Island wind light sw; cloudy.
CLEARED
Steamer Abergedie (3r Murray Naturalization Bros
Steamer Alradc (Br) Cameron Liverpool via Queenstown
steamer City (Br. Lewis. Liverpool via ousnI
town-Peter Wright d Sons.
steamer Lain Ger. Hemers Bremen via Southampton
Steamer Rhynland tBeg). Griffin, Antwerp Wright
steamer Aguan DID, Adair Kingston. &c-willams Ran
Steamer Delaware Pennington Turks Island San Domingo
steamer seminole Piat Charleston and Jacksonvlewu
steamer Cleopatra, Dole West Point. va-od DOminioa
Steamer suyandOtte Kelly Norfolk and Newport News
Steamer Eldridee. BosonH DiRosk
Bark Leone QtaD. Acamposa Montevideo-Funeh. Edyed
Co. ,,, ~,
SAILED
Steamer wyoming for Liverpool; San Marcos IAguays
Turks Island; Seminole Charleston; GeyandoUe
Newport News Cleopatra. West Point Va
Ship Lydia. for Antwerp
Bark Constance, for Port Spain
Brig Harry Smi tn, for Cienteugos =.
Also saIled-Va Long Island oound-Bark MAUD scammen
for MOntevideo.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS
DYKE
Phean. from New-YOrk. -
SOUTH AMPTOS July 3OSailed steamer Hammonia Ger,
yogeIsaua frem Hamburg hence for New.York.
FAsTNET. July 1910 pm-Passed steamer Alaska (Br.
Murray from New.YOrk her way 10 Queenstown and
Liverpool - - ,-, mai,
BsEMEs July gs-Arri ved Energie tGer. Fort
ANTWERP July 29-Arrived steamer Hermann (Belgl
Meyer. New-YOrk
GIBRALTAR July SO-Passed, steamer suez (Br - from
Mediterranean ports on her way 10 New York
PERM July 2S-Passed, steamer Monmouthshire lbr)
- from China and Japan ports her New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
AN 1NAUspC1oUs OPENING OF BUSINESS.

An intelligence Office for mechanics under the name
of The Public Record opened yesterday morning
a. No "a Cour-st-, and number of men applied for
situations in response 10 advertisements One of them
was Henry Horstmann, of East NewYork, who wanted
place as an engineer The young man In charge
wanted fee of SIS, which he paid with some hest
tation Blu. he was not satisfied and waind outside
until some otl,er men came out whcn he found that
they only paid fee of 81. So he returned and de-
nanded his money and under threat of Informing the
police it was relucsantj' returned - him.
He afterward INST two other men who were not
satisfied with the voluble promises of places made TO
Them and She contract which agreed TO return the
money if situation not furnished in thirty days,
and they laid the matter before the police at the
Adams-st station. Tho suspicion was entertained
that the place was run by the same men who had
charge of a place broken up by the New-fork ponce
recently. Detectve-Sergeant Chambers arrested the
young In charge OF the place on charge OF Vio-
lasing the law in not having license lie sara ne
was Henry Barrett, twenty-five. caterer OF NO.
81 Concord ST. and was held for examination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
IN Spend SOME DAYS YET on THE BOOKS.

Conenus Y bliss assignee of lewis Brothers g. Co.,
said Yesterday that he could not tell definitely now
soon the statement of the affairs of that firm would
be ready but that the work Of examining the books
boe1In last Friday could be completed within ten
bays or two weeks from that time. 1t was runored
yests day that two woollen manufacturing nrms,
FrLeppers Brothers. Of Philadelphia and Geofrey r.
p,nnis of Chester. Penn. had been forced by the
allure of Lewis Brothers Co. TO close their works
At the Office of Lewis Brothers & Co II was said that
this report was probably true but that no Official con-
6rmatioD of 1t had been received there. AT r. g. Dun
4 Co.'s Mercantile Agency yesterday afternoon IL was
learned that execution for $4,000 had Just been
levied upon Dennis, fact indicative of probable ss
pension. Scbeppers Brothers, it was said had CLOSED
their factory and at stanktil Some years ago
they failed and since then had been gradually pay M
oil their Indebtedness which they had COMPROMISE
arrangement with Lewis Brothers Co. by which the
scr furnished all the supplies n ana H&s 0 sHpper
Brothers have credit in philadelphia. and with the
failure Of Lewis Brothers Co. they necessarily
stopped business.
Philadelphia July 30.-The members OF the nrIn OF
Lewis Brothers Co. were still busily engaged In eA
aiming the books to-day. 1t is expected that MI
Bliss the assignee, will arrive here on Thursday
number ofabsud in connection with the failure
have been started. To-day there report that
$4,000 shares of Reading had been sold for the &C
count of the embarrassed firm. The story started in
New-Yok Henry Lewis said to-day that when his
father formerly the head Of the firm, went into The
not own share of Reading stock, and had 10 buy II
in the market. He bought enough TO entitle him TO
sold the stock. The firm of Lewis Brothers d Co.
did not own share of Reading; -.
Two attachments were issued by the Supreme Court
in this city yesterday against the Manvie COMPANY OF
Fey ee IN favor IN Of the Western National Bank for
B5oO1 each on pTotested notes made on January 20
Lewis Brothers & Co. The Sherif's officers served
the attachment at the store of Lewis Brothers Co,
whore the Manvie Company is said to have assigned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
VHEELsfEy,s MILEAGE RECORDS.

The mileage record Of the ten leading men OF The Ions
Island Whcelmcn TO date IS as follows: l. II. Wise,
3,I25 miles William schmld, 1853; a. p. Topping,
1880 w. J. Gnfl1en 1901; E. F. Beecher, 1,623
f. S. Blake. 1,437; C. G. Tellor, 1884 f. E. Bogart
1.42O; William Schumacher, 1909, aud O. l. Healy,
11O6. The records for June are a. P. TopplnG s,
J58 miles; G.. c.. Tclor SOB; W. J. Gilfellen. 42O
r. Evans 426: f. F. Beecher, 416; C. L. Healy,
800; W. r. Smith, 359 and l. Isaacsen, 342' Century
runs-1OO miles in fourteen hOurs-have been made
nv G. G. Telor L. H. Wise G. c. Alden, o. T.
Parker william Schmid. Robert Evans, William
Schumacher and W. r. Campononi -,
To morrow the Kings Count Wheelmen will
have n run 10 Compton, \. j.. and fhe following
SUNDAY a large party viii go 70 Canarse. where they
will have a sail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
DID 4 TRAMP START THE BLAZE'
THEORIES ABOUT THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
observation-disclosures HEAVY LOSERS.

THEORIES ABOUT THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
AssoCIATIoN-soME HEAVY LOSERS.
The work of clearing up the ruin caused by the
fire IN the Young Mems Christian Association was
steadily pushed forward all day yesterday me
artists who had studios the fourth and NTH noofs
are the heaviest losers while Mr.. Brazier who, with
his family lived on the top floor, has lost somo
valuable carpets and large quantity OF clothing
besides large part Of his furniture ETC. X. H.
NcRtuney the general secretary Of the association
has lost a fine collection Of brc-abrac and DOCKS
The occupants of the different rooms presented woe
becone appearance as they wandered about tho rooms
with umbrellas over their heads inspecting their
soaked and fire stained possessions There are
q number of theories as TO the origin OF the nre' IL
was at first thought that caused by spontaneous
combustion while one or two expressed the opinion
that the fire was started by some spiterl person.
but Miss BraZier told Tribune reporter yesterday
that neither of these theories was probable.
a know Of no one who would be likely 10 SET
fire 70 the building purposely and the storeroom where
the fire started is opened too OFTEN 10 maze soii,
taneous combustion possible" she said thhk IL
was set accidentally by a tramp. Inc hIe star~u d
duty and often tramps have slipped INTO the DuiluhB
and rot into this stOrerOOm 10 Sleep IL Is pIODaDle
ina. A tramp got in and either llghed pipe theIe
ar left one burning when he went out Every once
IN while the night Waterman has TO bounce one OF
those men The fire could not have started IN the
engine. room as there no one there and no lire
Is kept In tho sumner ,rA- 20 49,. ossocio +iop
Dd he LARGE nine organ in Association Hall were un
SnT r The artists who lose most heavily are
Hilary Bell Miss wrght A. G T SNTSc The g. IUs
was well insured but the property Oh the aruStS was
cot and their losses are hcaVy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
v.p1ors NEW.JERsEY TOWNS.

FIIZABETH-Ground has been broken for the
erection OF the new Metropolitan Gas WORKS. Inc
works will be situated the Elizabeth River near the
long Branch Railroad and It IS said that the COM
many will make an outlay of 100000 on the plant
John Kane farmer Of Union Township
while intoxicated drove on the railway track in front
Of an approaching train Monday night he ana
his horse were pulled from the track oy olhcer
Eckert Kane when intoxicated has mapS lor
driving on the railroad tracks and racing win trains
canoelst Of the New-Jersey Athletic Cmo
capsiged his boat In Staten Island Sound on Monday
u;s cries for help were heard by George Lloyd an
emnoye of the Singer factory, who was standing on
the factory pier, half mile distant. Lloyd pro-
,red boat and pulled CALAMITY to the rescue, reach
ing tho drowning man in time to save his me-
The Union County Board Of Frceholders yes
terday opened the bids for the construction OF 81
Georgeave the first Of the county roads to be Duilt
and which runs from Railway to Elizabeth. W. H..
Adams OF New-York, the lowest bidder al
sa6 Aob The Government has awarded b
Captain Thomas II. Benton the contract for dredging
staten Island Sound channel, at the entrance 10 the
mort The channel Is eleven feet deep at low
water and Will be dredged to the depth OF thirteen feet
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the Sparks Will
was being heard yesterday several of the lawyers
nearly came to blows. The trouble was the result
NJ q massage at words between Messrs. Schenck and
Beekman. The latter had informed the former that
he was growing old and feeble minded and wac in
turn told that he impudent PUPPY. Judge
Patterson stepped between the two lawyers
PAsSAIC.-Detectives Brown and Havins, Of the
Eric Railway have arrested Henry Brunster Thomas
munster, Clarence E. Morris and Eugene Ha'heimer,
all young men. They charged with png stones
on the track Of the Erie Road near Passaic EngL
peer Black saw the distractions in time to stop his
train.
HOBOKEN-Nicolas GazaHa, the twelve yea-old
xrho a
mad dog on Monday, is suffering great agony at his
homo.
ORANGE VALLEY.-Benno Leimer, 1r.. halter,
was overcome by the heat in F. Berg & Co.'s shop
Yesterday morning. lie was taken 10 the Memorial
HOSPITAL where lie lies In a critical condition.
WEST ORANGE.-A mad dog was killed in the yard
Of E. NJ Condts house yesterday, after 1t had bitten
a young lad IN Forest-st.
EAST ORANGE.-The Board of Education has Sc
lected lot in Main-st., opposite Halstead-st as the
site for the new high school building. The LOT is 125
fee. wide and $40 feet deep. The township commit
tee will finally act op the question on August H.
SOUTH ORANGE-A new pOstOfilce has been es-
tablshed at Maplewood, halfway between South
Orange and Milburn, the line Of the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad Henry s. Baker
has been appointed postmaster.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
BOSS IS NOT FOB SALE.

FROM Inc Iniidlclpuld IIcas'
W. S. Wells, OF Wilkesbarre, Penn is the possesoi
OF a beautiful black and white cocker spaniel which
for Intelligence perhaps Is not surpassed by dog
In the State Every morning. " Boss
hears his master stirring ne brings ms slippers after
paper always being CAREFUL 10 close the door after
him. Boss7 never thinks OF retiring for the night
without first saving his prayers He places his fOni
feet upon chair bows his head reverently, closes
his eyes aud nothing but Amen pronounced by his
master Will induce him TO cease his devotiOns
one evening last week as Mr.. Wells was closing the
house for the night, Boss" came in with what his
master supposed tO be q bone. but when ordered ou
with IL refused obey, and Insisted upon delivering
10 Mr.. Wells what he held IN his mouth. Upon eX-
animation Mr.. Wells found, 10 his great SURPRISE mol
a bone, but his spectacles and that he had
dropped BY accident In tho barn while attending Ills
horse, u Bosss u not for sale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
TO ABOLISH YARIOUs NUISANOES.

The. Health Board yesterday received report from
Sanitary Inspector Nevins that the side railroad tnn
nels in Fourth ave, between Fifty eighth and Ninety
seventh sts, were unhealthy BY reason OF improper
ventilatioa. Gas from the locomotives fills the DARK
tunnels and penetrates the Of the Harlem local
trains even when the doors and windows closed
The Board yesterday ordered the railroad company
TO provide better ventilation for the tunnels
Members of the Ladies' Health Protective Associa1
ton were present urge the Board 10 compel stable
keepers in the city remove horse manure IN bales
instead of In carts The Board adopted amendment
to the Sanitary Code prohibiting the accumulation oi
manure in stables unless IL was pressed III paies.
President r. NJ. c. Graham, OF the Equitable Gas
Company told the Board that his company would take
all reasonable measures 10 stop unwloiesome smells
at the gas works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
a BooKKEEPER TAKES POISON AND DIES.

George Parker. bookkeeper employed by
the Consolidated Gas Company, died from the
effects Of poison yesterday morning on
the top floor of the house No. 1913 East
Forty frstst whore he had lived with his four daugh
ters He was Englishman by birth His wife died
several years ago when he was past middle age. and
since then he had drank too much liquor at times.
He was sober when he went home on Monday night,
but at a late hour he heard grooming in bod His
Oldest daughter found him doubled up with violent
pains IN the stomach and she prepared some cholera
mixture but he refused 10 take the medicine and said
all he needed was rest. Early yesterday morning.
when he was suffering greatly and evidently was dying
,l,a dangbters ran about the peghborhood searching
for a physician. They rang the doorbels OF several
doctors who were out of town or were unwilling 70
Tes,ond AT length they found a physician a mile
away from the house, but IL was too late to save
Parker's life. He died al q M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
IMPORTING THE H4RBOR or CALAIS
EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY CHANGES TO AccoMo-
DATE INCREASED COMMERCE.


DATE INCREASED COMMERCE.
The improvements Of the harbor at Calais France
for which forty millions of francs have boon disbursed
are nearly completed Tho entrance, formerly 100
metres has been enlarged to 135 mctres and by NOV
ing back the old pier and dredging the channel up 10
the entrance OF the tidal basin, there have been Cd
tanned thirty feet OF water at high water spring
tides and twenty-nn feet six inches at high water
ncap tides The area OF locks covers twenty-n
acres, with quays $500 feet long. Over the lattf
there are $40 feet Of sheds 100 feet In width. The
quays are fully supplied with electric lights, railroads.
travelling hydraulic cranes and jlggers. Vessels OF
twenty-six feet draught pass at once into the
docks instead OF remaining in the roads for favorable
rise of wator-formery frequent detention to pas
scngers and goods. At the east end OF the floating
dock drydock 500 feet loCS has been constructed in
tie interest OF the Increased steamer traffic expected
to follow the extensive improvements Of the harbor.
The new docks communicate with the tidal basin
by the two locks 90 feet inches wide, the other
40 feet inches The basin IS sos feet Wide It's north
quay & 1900 feet long. and frs south one $50 feet
The comfort OF passengers has been specially con,
-dered in tho arrangements. For the general
security of vessels and freight at the new locations
the old dock is TO be Isolated and devoted 10 the man
agement Of hazardous cargoes, including oil and pc
frole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
.n,NpoyEp HER BRorHER,s CHILDREN.

The two "lostS boys who had been IN Natron
webbs caro- at Police Headquarters since SATURDAY
night were recognized on Monday night by Mrs. Re-
Gina Norris of No. 90 Ptt-st. She said they were
Leo Meyer, four years DID, and hts brother Max age
two years. Their mother Mrs. Morns's cousin, died
recently and their father. Louis Meyer, left them
in the care Of Mrs. Morris, and he paid their board
until two weeks ago, when he disappeared On sat
uriay Mrs Morris took the boys TO the homo OF
Meyers sister, Mrs Emma Aronoish' a. NO 10
west Fortteth-st Mrs Aronofski unwilling TO
keen the boys but Mrs Morris walked out Of the house
alone. In the evening Mrs Aronofsh took the chill
dren TO the East Fifty hrsts police station. and SAID
she had found them in front Of No. 100 West forueth
st. She pretended not TO know their names or where
,h.r heIon0ed Inspector Steers ordered Mrs.
Aronofsk arrest and sent her 10 the Jefferson Mar
tet Police Court with the boys justice German as
charged the woman, and sent the children " Tue
Hebrew Children's Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
NOT TO INVESTIGATE MRS. BEoE's DEATH.

NOT TO INVESTIGATE MRS. BECK'S DEATH.
Coroner Levy prepared yesterday to institute
thorough Investigation into the death OF Mrs Beck.
who died at her home, No. IesteTst after she had
been struck by cat thrown at her 10y small boy,
when he discovered that the woman had been buried
two DAYS The prisoner, Abraham Adesky, thirteen
years old who lived in the house with the dead woman
was brought from the Eleventh Precinct police station
where he had been confined all night, and auaigned
before Coroner Levy. The husband of the dead
woman was called, and he surprised everybody by
saving his wife buried on Sunday morning. His
family physician had granted death certificate The
old man said he did not think 10 necessary TO Inform
the Coroner, and now that she was buried he did
not want his wife's body eXhumed. Coroner Levy
then said that ended the case and he discharged young
Adesky
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
roprsT FIRES IN COLORADO.

c,enwood Springs, COL July Gothic forest fire
which has been raging in this vicinity for several days
was started over week ago by some sportSmen In
No Name Canon, whereby j. Brown' MS FAMILY ana
-. ~, Iodcs narrowly escaped death. only csc ap ug
bv wading through creek for nearly two miles on
,ho.r hands and knees The fire now covers an area
~ over ten square miles. Reports from Red Clf'
Ieadvtlle. Aspen and NewCasl report tho sun com
1917, nbscIircd The sight from Glcnwood In the
P'cni1p Is magnificent the entire face OF No Name
S ttI,ziv Mountains are one mass OF fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
THEY SAY TILE REPORT IS NOT TRUE.

A san Francisco dispatch yesterday said that Thee
dore Cramp, of the welknown Philadelphia shipbuild
ing firm, was In the former city seeking TO complete
a pool Of American shipbuilders 20 buy the British
navy yard EsqumaUlt, Vancouver Island. and thAt
the syndicate already comprised most OF the great
shpbuiding firms in the East, and had capital Of
"A 900 1000. The syndicate, 1t was added. would
make extensive alterations IN the navy yard. and would
enter upon the business OF shpbutlding there a
gigantic scale, in direct competition with the British
builders
George W. Quintard, OF the owners OF the
Qulntard Iron Works, and George f. Weei president
OF the Morgan Iron Works. smiled at the story yester
day and said that there absolutely no foundation
for It beyond the fact that Theodore Cramp was in
ali
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE COMPROMISE.

James II. Sullivan the contractor, whose claim LOT
regulating and grading sevcnth-ave.. between One
and tenth and hunt o l-ald-fort; seventh
sts, about twenty years ago, was supposed TO be
compromised with the Board Of Estimate for
$40 1923 90 called at the Controllers Office yesterday
and refused 10 accept this in full settlement OF
the same. He said that the alleged compromise had
been entered into by his counsel John W. sranahan,
without his consent and that he intended 10 have the
case recon idered. Controller Myers made formal
offer OF the amount, which had been settled upon by
resol don Of The Board Of Estimate but Mr. Sullivan
wanted all his money none He claims about
s149 600 or $4,000 more than his counsel agreed TO
tai
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-31
Jersey CITY.

The Board of Finance. after prolonged session.
Yesterday fixed the appropriations for the hsca year
beginning December l. There IS slight increase o'er
the appropriations Of last year for the majority Vi
the departments but in all cases the amounts appro
prated are much less than the estimated amount
Tho concentrations are as follows: Street and Water
Commissioners, s52 400; Aldermen, s44,loo'
Police Commissioners, $3.50 173 IS; Fire Com
missioners. s1O4, 800; Boaid Of Educauon'
s2ss.45O Board of Finance. S934,67S "a; sinking
Fund Commissioners, $500 Tax Commissioners,
So 900; Free Library 10000; total, Sl,799o o2 3o