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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
SyupaTBY FOR MRS. BURGESS.

osvepo. n v. July 14.-The following dispatch
as cent TO-DAY to Mrs Edward Burgess by the os"eso
Yacht Club .h oscvego
Yacht Club among whom the life ana achle Np h ote
ths great designer have been and always VIII % Sns
fmilv appreciated, and where his wonue,t einon
vas Illustrated in the many victories OF Iie tlS tb
%rn Tender with the rest of the yachting WoTlu, to
Mere, Een Symnatby ALLEN AMES, Commodore
Club burgess and yacht ensigns will be hoWn AZ nan
mast on all the yacht clubhouses In tnis Guy anu i
vicinity out of respect for the memory OF hu"aiu
Rurress All the yachts anchored in the harpor VIII
display their ensigns at halfmast. On many nier
chant vessels also flags will be displayed at hai naSV
as an acknowledgment OF what MI burgess d0Ooii
pshed for naval architecture in the United states'
The following resolution was adopted by the boalu
~ Directors OF the United States standard steamship
owners Builders and Underwriters Association at
their meeting yesterday:
Resolved That 1t be requested that hags De placeu
n, balfmast on all steamship owners vessels ana III
ali the shpbulding yards and engine works conheceo
Win fhis association tomorrow (July 1o) out OF 70
spect TO our associate, Edward Burgess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
AN n CENDIART FIRE IN BROADWAY.

THE PRAGUE STUDIO BUILDING SUFFERS SLIGHT
DAMAGE-AN EMPTY KEROSENE CAN FOUND.
fire of ncendary origin caused some damage in
the Prague studio building, No. l,5I2 Broadway YES
tefday morning. but not permitted TO destroy the
work OF the artists who occupy most Of the rooms In
the fve-stOry structure. Worhmen employed in The
construction OF the cable road in Broadway opposite
the recently burned list Regiment armory saw smoke
issuing from the front wlIdOws at the third story Of
the studio building at a. m, and gave an alarm
The fremen trying to break into the building
few minutes later, when Charles Alexander the jani
tor opened the door for them They found the flames
on the winding stairway at tine third story and ex-
tinguished them before they had invaded any Of the
studios.
1t was then plain that some mscrant had been
busy the stairs and had made elaborate preparations
to destroy the building. AT the door OF s. W. Van
Schaicks studio the third floor were the clarred
remains Of heap of ldndling-wood. The door was
burned half through and part of the walnscOtng was
destroyed. strong smell Of kerosene noticed by
the fremen. On the fourth floor there was heap Of
kindlngwOOd, partly burned and smelling strongly Of
oil. A trail of kerosene led to the top floor where
the fremen found an empty can on the landing.
Prompt discovery Of the FIRE had enabled them to
the building, the fremen said.
AS the flames had been confined to the hallway
and stairs the damage less than 81 900 and none
of the occupants lost anything. otto Ernest OF Perth
Amboy. owns the building. The studios occupied
by Mr.. Van SchaIck, Virgllio Togettl, W. 5. Grove,
F. r. Gordon, Victor Dangon, Charles H. NilllauS
and William Stone. Mr.. Crewe was the only one OF
them in the building when the fire broke out He and
his valet asleep in his rooms the fourth floor
Finding the stairway fire they crawled through a
window into an adjoining building. Alexander the
janitor, said he asleep in the building when he
was awakened by the hremen who were pounding on
the front door. Only he and the occupants Of the
building had keys to the door, he said and he could
not understand how any outsider could have gained an
entrance TO kndle the blaze. The Fire Marshal was
asked to make an investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15

Sea Girt, y. j., July II (SpeclaD.-The State Board
Of Pardons held meeting here this afternoon at the
Governors headquarters and granted several parons.
Prominent among the cases considered and acted upon
was that Of William A. Hall, who ten years ago, while
clerk in the Controllers office at Newark, absconded
with a large amount OF the city's funds lie fled to
Canada, but was brought back on charge OF forgery,
which was made for the purpose Of securing his eX-
tradition lie tried and convicted and sentenced
to twelve years imprisonment, eleven and a half Of
which he had served. To-day the court pardoned him,
and shortly afterward he was appointed clerk in tho
state Prison at annual salary Of ~ 200
In accordance with the law recently passed by the
Legislature, called the "Tcket-Of-Leave7 or parole
law, empowering the Board Of PardOns TO parole A
prisoner If they were satisfied by his prison
conduct that he would lead upright life,
the following paroles were granted william
Haddock, OF Mercer County, convicted Of man
slaughter and sentenced 90 Ave years last December,
and Mrs Ellen Van Wettering. OF Bergen Comfy
who was sentenced TO years for assault and battery
Those pardalcd included Charles Ackcr. Of Mercer
County. who In 1859 sho, John fash In Princeton
and was serving ten years sentence James Pen
nington of Camden, an eubezzcr; Joseph YOst, Of
Middlesex who committed assault eud Henry Jones
OF Essex, who was convicted on tbs same charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
RlpID TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS MEET.

The Rapid Transit Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon In their rooms at No. % WilliamSt. Com
missoners nman and spencer had been called out Of
town on business and 50 could not be present. Owing
TO their absence, not much business was transacted
The principal subject for discussion the West side
route The engineers have made borings every second
block from SOuthst. to Thirtethst. along Broadway.
At the meeting yesterday they produced drawing
showing the distance TO bedrock at each point Of
boring. The greatest depth of earth was found at
Duanest where the rock is 163 feot below the sur
face The first boring, at FrOntst., showed rock at q
depth of twenty feet and the last boring. al lhr-
tethst struck rock fifteen and seven-tenths feet be-
low the surface. The Commissioners adjourned until
Friday al 40 p. m. 1t Is expected that they viii
then give out the plans they have formed for rapid
transit on the East Side.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
THE COURTS.
A BIG VICTORY FOR MR.. EDISON.
MS CLAIM TO BEING THE INVENTOR OF THE
INCANDESCENT LAMP SUSTAINED.

HIS CLAIM TO BEING THE INVENTOR OF THE
INcANDESCENT LAMP SUSTAINED
The Edison Electric Light Company won most I'M
portant victory yesterday when Judge Niih'' ..
wallace I'm the United states Circuit Court ha'ucu
down a decision In It's favor In It's SUIT asanso "e
| limited states Electric Lighting Company. Inc sun
was brought to stop an alleged Infringement OF the
oto,t for an incandescent lamp obtained by IhomaS
:, Fdison in 1880 and for an accounting OF the
roets occruing 10 the United states Company from ts
manufacture Of the lamps The defendants aiieee'
,h,, Mr. Edison was not the inventor Of the lamp
Tho emit has been In the courts for six years ana o'ooo
u,css OF testimony taken In 1t. Inc at'orneSs
for The Edison Company we're Eaton d Lewis,
Grosvenor r. Lowrey Clarence a. seward and kchaiu
| ~ nvcr. those for the defendants Kerr q CuruS'
General c A. Duncan Edward Wctnore Frederic H.
Betts and Leonard +. Curtis
About 5O00O ncandescent lamps are maue u'iS III
ibls eountry the Edison factories manufacturing o'e'
oro.bolf Of them The United States Company Is Only
on, ~ those walcn have been making uhe lamps "s
suit will be brought against the rest MAJOR H'Vo %
Faion G. Lewis said yesterday that the Ehisoh ooni
nonv v,ouh gain 81 100000 year until It's patent
a, out in 1897 by the decision, and w0ull Oesi'c'
obtain large sums from the companies "nlon nv
been manufacturing the lamps hlthcfIo' luz 80
will be appealed to the United states CHcui'
n Appeals and will probably come up next "A''o''
Judge Walaces decision says: o,od
Two caims OF letters patent No. 223oOo' s ro,,
Thomas A. Edison January ~, 1880, Tor an IN nit
ment in electric lamp art in c0ntroVeisS Nv intends
These are claims one and two. the ptlhtil of
that these claims are for fundamental ~, nvIirh
great merit and entitled 10 cuhtinr CON
every ncandescent lamp for electric IgiIns, her.
,.tiyr essentially of Elementary carbon Dnro., iJn
mctjcslIy sealed in glass vacuum chamber oS tne
Iii terms The defendant contends that uIlleoSs
e ill., limited - narrow inventions, not emploSC
by the defendant they invalid for W S t Oh OBJECT
able novelty. The specification sues ina Tanns giving
of the invention is 10 produce eeculS have hich
light by ncandescence, which lamps shall . msSg
resstace so as to Of the practlcal ccnm-
S ,So ,iecric light What Edison actualy "oeJt
psed was unite the characteristics n WIN IN car
slIoc, ,nor NV making 1t in form CT extreme V0 IN
DG out Of any such materials are msmHneG i he
his specification, carbonl1ng It, ana h,rner in an
SG bulb made wholly Of glass and Seeeg gres
points including taoi i6e w cSs The usual decree
CIV an Injunction and accounting is ordered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15

A suit for the conlscatlOn of ten cases Of marble,
marble statuary aud aabaster ornaments worth $1,000
N,as begun BIZ the Government in the United states
district Court Yesterday. The articles were imported
from Lcghorn, Italy, by Baldwin Bros. a Co. on the
OLYMPIA on August 10, 1890. The goods were in
voiced as being worth les than $500 but they were
appraised at ~ 200. and were therefore seized.
Judge TuaX. OF the Supreme Court, has given per-
mission 10 Temple Beth-E l at Fifthave and seventy
slxth-st to mortgage Its property to the Manhattan
Life Insurance Company for S35o,o00. The five ex-
sting mortgages amounting to S24O,OOO, arc to be
cancelled By the new mortgage. The additional money
will be used in finishing the building.
An action brought in the supreme Court yesterday
will recall other days to old New Workers. Louisa
d. Kane according to the will Of her grandfather, John
Jacob Aston, which WIS admitted to probate in lS4s,
received the rents from certain real estate. William
r. A5tor, Daniel Lord Washington Irving. James
Galatln and John Jacob Aston were the Trustees u
The estate The trustees dead, however, and Mrs.
Kane Yesterday pettl0ned Judge 1ruax, OF the SUI
prcmc Court to appoint substitutes The court ap-
POINTED the New-lork Life Insurance and Trust Com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
THE LEARY RIFT ARRIVES IN sIFETY.

The longexpected Leary raft arrived here yesterday
in tow of the tugs Luckenbach and Ocean King
II IS the sixth raft that Mr.. Leary has successfully
brought to this port from st. John. v. h. The raft is
sixty feet long, forty feet BEAM nineteen feet deep and
draws thirteen feet OF water. II contains 35Oo0OC
feet of lumber At one time in the trip three sections
of the raft broke loose but were secured again.
The raft was stOrmbound in Dutch Island Harbor
in Narragansett Bay. for q week. when the raft ar
rived at Flushing Bay two extra tugs were sent 10 help
tow il through Hell Gate. The raft was taken TO
Newtown Creek where 1t will be broken up. The tugs
Luckenbach and storm King got $1,000 for towing u
morning when the raft arrived at City Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
LncKLIH CiNSRS HIS DELHI

Keenc y. H. July 14-Georgc W. Crocker. age
twenty two. died this morning Of locldaw resulting
from injuries received the night before the Fourth
Three young fellows Lewis f. Banyea. GEORGE Anger
and Lawrence GilbO, who were celebrating undertook
10 remove some carriages from the Premises Of
CrocEcr's father. Young Croker. who was a stont
fellow. fought them vigorously but finally over.
come and while held down received kicks and a bloN
upon the head from club. The wound bled profuseIv
at first. but was not dressed by physician III Tues
day, when CrOckcr went 10 Dr. Illls Office ON
SATURDAY. DR.. I found him suffering with svmntors
Of ockjaw, ana h. confined 90 grew worse ,u do.,,
occurred this morning. lunyCa wa held this sfter.
noon for mansaGshtcr. aud Gilb0 aud Amer f,s
assault Croker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
NAVY CIVIL SERglCE EXAMINATIONS
EVERY BRANCH OF THE YARD TO BE INVEST
GATED.


The Navy Civil Service Board OF which Captain
F. NJ. Bunce Is chairman, met In building No. at the
Navy Yard yesterday The duties Of this board are not
limited 10 the examination Of quarermen and other
leading men In charge OF gangs OF mechanics 10 deter
mine their fitness, but II win also investigate every
separate branch department in the Navy Yard as
to the business relations existing between each other
and much other information, with the view Of read
tustng many regulations which now conflict with the
administration Of affairs. OF the specific subjects
Of Investigation Is that which has to do with the So
called general storekeeper's department, a scheme
which was adopted by Secretary Whitney, but one
which has mover worked satisfactorily nor economically
Inc board has ordered description OF the organize
tlon OF each department; list OF foremen quarter
men and other men in charge list OF persons engaged
IN clerical work, including clerks, senographers
writer's typewrters telegraph operators and skilled
laboers those detailed as caretaers messengers en-
Sheenders, hremen, regular storekeepers shlpkeepes
WIN rating, pay and duties of each the average total
dal number OF employees per year for the fiscal years
Oh lool 1880 and 1852 exclusive Of foremen dTaughs-
men ana clerical force also the total value Of material
expended during these years.
Inc BOARD VIII also arrange for the appointment and
uues Oh the permanent registration board which will
PROBABLY consist OF representative from each of the
departments at the Yard. Every applicant for en-
ployient VIII be required TO file his application with
slS board, which viii be accompanied With evidence
OF citizenship and certificates from previous employers
OF character habits OF industry and sobrety and skill
au experience III conducting the kind OF work sought
APPlcdnts VIII receive employ ment In the order Of
IesistauOn and after trial for period Of probation
ai!ef the necessary test OF proficiency they will be
unHaeH graded or discharged according to their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15

Cleveland July I4-Cleveland outplayed the Giants at
all points to-day. Young pitched magnificent g'lle
and only Ave HIS made oil HIS delivery up 10 tne
ninth inning. Most OF the Giants errors resulted IN
runs and the Eases on balls were generally costly Ewing
caught for the first time in weeks, but did not tnro"
well. The attendance was LOO
The first thing wclch did when the game started was TO
send McAieer TO first called balls 1t is singular
fact that this kind Of start never results IN victory
for Giants and todays no exception 70 inc
general rule After McAeer had reached first he started
for second. Ewing made good throw, but whistler
muGed the ball. McKeans out at first put MeAleef Oh
third and he scored sacrifice by Davis
Welch's curves were batted freely in the second
inning and three went TO Clevelands score
Tebeau made q hit and SO did Virtue zmmef sent
fly to eft-fed, but the got in O'ourkes eyes ana
could see the ball. Tebeau scored aud thinner
got to secoLd Youngs hit 70 Richardson retired Virtue
at the home plate. McAeer then made two-Oase MT
scoring thinner and Young.
The Giants did their only effective work IN the atter
part INNING and scored their only runs Common
got first on wild throw by Childs, and o'kourhe
hit safely to centre Each player stole base and both
scored Ewing's hit to rghtheld.
The home players made in the fourth inning
without hit Virtue went to first called balls, ana
stole to second. Ternan mufed Zimmer's fly, allowing
Virtue reach third whence he scored on Houngs sacf'
at first.
hit the record for the fifth inning
Mexican hit safely TO centre field, and Davis got 10 hfst
by Bassett Chlds sent to first on caileo
balls thus filling the bases johnson sent long ny 70
Tiernan and Mexican scored, while Davis got home on
Tebeau's fly to ORourke.
In the sixth inning more run went TO CleNelahus
record, and it apparent that the Giants were nope
lessy beaten. With two out McAeer was sent to first
on called balls and he Immediately stole second. He
scored McKeans hit to left field In the seventh Two
more runs made hit Chds and johnson were
sent to first on called balls TO start with Tebeau hO
safely to centre-held, and Chds scored On virtue
drive which retired Tebeau second, johnson scored
Tho score WAS follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
THE DIXIE D,lUFY APPEARS IN COURT.

The Duke and Duchess d'Auxy appeared in the
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday in answer to
summons that had been served on the Duke by Nile.
Ferrlere the young woman who had been employed AS
maid by the Duchess and who alleges that she was
assaulted By the Duke When the case was called
Mile FerreIe attempted TO tell her story OF tile assault
In English but failed. officer SCHUYLER of Mr. Gerrys
society called upon to act as Interpreter. The
maid said that the Duchess had purchased dog which
she kept in her apartments in the New YORK Hotel.
The Duke does not like dogs, and when he learned
that the Duchess had purchased he became angry
and discharged her for not telling him what the
Duchess had done. Mile. FerieTe further said that
when she went to the Dukes room TO demand an ex-
PLANTATION the Duke knocked her down and beat her.
Duke d'Auxy denied the charge and said that he dis
charged the maid because she mpudent that after
he had discharged her she entered his room while he
was dressing and scratched his face, and that he simply
took her by the shoulder and put her out OF the roo
The Dukes assertion was corroborated by tho Duchess
and by Count dAuxy. Justice Kelly dismissed the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
A CLEAR CASE OF USURY.
or, urvnprn PER CENT INTEREST WAS THE
MonrsT DEMAND OF THIS COMPANY

o,,,, ,rrNnpED PER CENT INTEREST WAS IhH
MODEST DEMAND OF THIS CoMPANf'
decision of Judge McAdam, OF inc oup'i'''
Court handed down yesterday afternoon ueal9
,oo,,r bIov, 10 the business of certain loan as9o'
ttons in This city, The decision restraints JON" o
Forcotston. who conducted a loan agency hhO"" -
tbo lincoln Loan and Guarantee Company hun, ~
closing a mortgage on the chattes OF MIS- N0''"'
rhgtt nendng her action to set the mortgage a''u'
According to the complaint, Mrs. EhrsoV' oo'lo
5000 from Forgotston TO be repaid IN ihS'ai'h''.''
She gave two notes, one for 500 ana uie o'"ot -
s1oo and n chattel mortgage for S4oo on her i"i
as security The notes were to run 1our iioie'7
A. tbcv wore not paid at the end Of that ume' for
potston began a suit 10 foreclose the mortgage mrs
Ebrrott obtained a temporary injunction against 'io
,oroclcsnre several weeks ago, on the grouiu Vi
usnry In continuing the injunction the Judge says
There are circumstances In this case sshI"c"nny
strong which cnttle the plaintiff to the tehpor~y
ooritab,a relief she seeks The sum charged was
ceonslv excessive; the defendant was imposeu
ron advantage was taken of her circumstances ana
her worldly goods mortgagGd TO MAKE SURF t9
navment of over 100 per cent INTEREST," ~ a. Icnin
- rncinoi There Is no such entity as the LlHCon
ian and Guarantee Company lr Is hGl'lIer -"
rornorotlon nor Joint stock company ~ noS,
Forgot ,tOn nothing else. Inc mOrledsec ldcinle
no Local existence Is MYTHICAL cannot lesely otV
L. - mortgage or authorize Others TO f0IeciOse II.
To dissolve the Injunction might Imply thaI tle Co
look with favor upon 100 per cent loan ana stG
nfccs when they are In fact growing eVllS, car
~ make the poor poorer by engulfng them III DEBT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
EDITING pAPERS THEIR PASTIME.

Philadelphia July ii CSpecia-The sixteenth annual
convention Of the National Amateur reSS AsSociaVo
oo,nosod ~ amateur editors from all over the United
states and Canada began its sessions at the Hotel
LAFAYETTE to-day. There were present about TWO
hundred including many young women. The DAY
was spent chiefly in examining applications for mem
bershp. in hearing the reports of committees ana IN
eectng temporary officers. The convention VIII last
about four DAYS and will elect its officers tomorrow
The leading candidates for president are Dr. EWn b..
Sweat of Cincinnati; John l.. Tomlinson Of CMcago'
and Frank f. schermerhorn, OF Philadelphia the
editors are chiefly young men and women rom ABOUT
sixteen 10 twenty five years OF age
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
yyG1rsHMEx BUY OUT THE GLUCOSE TRUST.

Chicago July 14.-American glucose VIII hereafter
no controlled by an English syndicate. The contract
nv which the principal glucose houses were purchased
was closed to-day The syndicate will attempt 10 con-
troll The American glucose market and TO compete, II
Is said with the starch combination and invade uhe
territory Of the whiskey trust For several days last
week a party Of Englishmen with Colonel ii. Cooper
Gladow at It's head was IN chicago when they iei'
snv carried with them proposition for the sale Of the
nants formerly controlled by the glucose trust The
syndicate telegraphed Levi Mayer today, who repre-
SCENTS the old trust, accepting the proposition.
The glucose trust, which has been dead only IN
name was composed Of the companies controlling the
factories in Buffalo and Glen Cove, n. y; Davenport
and Marshalltown, Iowa; waukegan, WIS East ST.
Louis, Peoria and Chicago. The coninheo capacity
- ,oso fscor,es s from 10000 to 10000 bushels of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
TESTIMONY ABOUT THE HEISER ESTATES CLAIM

City Assessors Gion, Cahill. Rafferty, and Wendt
were engaged yesterday in nearing testimony relating
to the claim of the Heser estate for S1oOOOO damages
resulting from the change in tie grade OF Eigthave
at ety-third-st fifteen years ago. Frederick D.
Ieiser Of the Wall-st banking frn owned handsome
home and property at the intersection OF these streets
When tile grade established the Heiser dom
ce was left ten feet above the street. The Board OF
Assessors fixed the damages at $4,000, which was re-
fused and suit was begun against the city in the
courts. The Court Of Appeals recently decided that
the old award Of the Assessors was void, no proper
hearing having been given the plaintiff On the death
Ct the original plaintiff. the case was carried on by
his estate Testimony was taken yesterday with a
view TO fixing the real damages sustained in the
change OF grade. II. NJ. Whitehead represented The
estate and Assistant Corporation Counsel Ward ap
pearcd for the city.