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New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
IN Ig1vE THE BROOME-ST. TABERyA Gle.

Th, Rev c. II. Tyudall. pastor OF the Broome
Street Tabernacle. has offered his resignation 10
take effect June !. AT that time he VIII 90 70
Europe with his family. TO spend a year in travel
and in study a, one of the universities DIR. Tyndal
TO this city from Michigan six years ago. and
Immediately began his labors pastor of the
Tabernacle. Until about year ago his brother
the Rev. H. NJ. Tyndale. assisted him. and then
went away TO take charge of mission in
dred-and-fourth-st. Dr. Tyndall has had
no assistant since. II was rot at home when
reporter for The Tribune called last night, but Mrs
,yndaii said II Was quite true that her husband
had resigned.
The Broome Street Tabernacle is owned by the
City missions Society. OF which the Rev Dr. A. +.
schauiier Is the president. member OF the Taber-
aacic SAID last night that Dr. Tyndalrs resignation
was not unexpected as his work had been hard and
f's health had suffered severely in consequence.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
FOR THE WATER POLO cHAMpIoysHIP.

There will probably be n contest for the water
polo championship this The NewYork
Athletic Club last night sent the following reply
TO the challenge Of the Chicago A. A.:
New York February II. 1880
f.. Walter Herrick. esq., secretary Chicago Athletic
Association. Chicago. III.
Dear Sir: In further answer TO your letter OF
January q. we beg to say as holders Of the cham
pionship in water polo In the United States we are
prepared defend this title against all and
will accept willingly challenge from your club.
reference to part full payment Of expenses OF
visiting teams, was explained TO you last year
paid the expenses of our water polo team In win
ming this championship and IL you wish to win It
il must be the same. terms.
our team is now reorganized. and we shall be
plea sed II YOU wish TO challenge for the champion
ship. to arrange date for you any time between
March q April 10; best two games In three;
will also agree to provide trophy banner for the
winning team Yours respectfully.
JOHN c. GULlCK, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
YONk Frs.

Department Commander John c. shotts received
Yesterday from Albany the semi-annual report or
Adtutant- General MacCormic from which the fol-
lowing statistics are taken: Number of posts in
the State s59: number OF members in good stand
Ing June 3O 1884, 394i: mustered in, 7l; gained by
transfer 2S7: gained by reinstatement, b4S; total
gain 15y7 The losses for the last six months were:
BY death 379: by honorable discharge. S; by sus-
pension Loss making a total loss Of LBS men ana
bringing the total of membership. January J. lSso'
to 80 2OS From the relief funds of the several posts
In the department there was spent last year the
sum of slo51ss 80.
The February meeting OF the Yonkers Young
Mems Christian Association was held on Monoay
night The report Of General Secretary Haskett
showed that during the month of January 4seo per
sons visited the gain or 2lv over tIe d. pir
vious month the Sunday afternoon meetings VII
attended by 40 men, the ATTENDANCE az tne ~ sa' IL,
nasiurn class had been 49, the daily attendance di
the rea ding room had been 100 II was annouhcseu
that George 8 Prince had become director IN .Ie
assoc don. Raffaelle cobb. Walter \. DrinRwatet,
Arthur H. ballard and Secretary Haskell were
chosen delegates TO the State Convention az S!i"-
February 1874. . co,ooY
At the meeting of the Yonkers common nnt ,ou.,,
Monday night act Amending Tue -
Water act was approved and IL Will be SEM 10 ti
Legislature for passage Ii allows the atei 90 -.
to issue water bonds the amount or S'uVHs pii
provides tha; not more than slOowV shai' oe i''"'
In any year . -, ,,., 20 Civil
Service commissioners Monday night EiwIn ~
Thomas was chosen president ana Nlihant H.
Fisher secretary.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
NETWORK CITY.

Tho cortidcate of incorporation OF the Associn-
tion Of Exempt Ffremen OF the city OF New-i ork
was filed Yesterday in the Office OF the Surrogate.
7, ,s organized to render charitable assistance TO
members.
william s Chester the organist OF st George 8
Church will give an organ recital at 81 Matthew
Church in West iehty-fourth-st. near Central
Park West tomorrow evening at S;l5 O'clock
1rha nrorramme will include +. de la Tombelles S
..Ararche Pontifcale" the war March OF the
Priests" from Mendelssohn's "Athalie, and ex-
cerpts from ''Lohengrin' and ''Tannhauser
The East side Chapel is to receive the proceeds
of the reading to be given by Locke Richardson at
sherrys tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
The Metropolitan Museum OF Art is open free TO
the public from 10 a. m. to sunset on tuesdays
Wedncsiays Thursdays and Saturdays; on Sunday
afternoons from o'clock TO sunset. and on the
evenings OF Mondays and Fridays On Mondays
and FRIDAYS from 10 o'clock until sunset co2yists
art students and members OF the Museum only are
admitted free: others have TO pay an entrance Zee
OF o cents these two days
The Museum OF Natural History is open on week
days from to ; o'clock ON Tuesday and satur-
dav evenings from to 10 o'clock the public Is ad-
r,it,ed free on Sundays IT Is open from TO .
o'clock Admission is charged on Mondays and
Tuesdays
The Coroner's Office will be the leading topic OF
discussion at the Medico-Legai society's meeting
tonight at the Academy OF Medicine Dr. \. 7.
Weston Coroner's physician. will read a paper on
the subject and the pending legislation and pro-
posed reforms will be discussed. The discussion
will he opencd by Clark Bell. Ex-Coroner E!linscr
ard others will speak
A concert will be given at the Teachers college
West One hundred and wentc,h-st. near the Bou-
leyard to-day at =. m. In which CaTlotta
Dcsvgncs contralto and Arthur Friedhcim pianist.
will appear, tickets II.
The Rev. Dr. &. II. Parkhurst. r. J. Hare. Frank
Moss and w f.. Knox 10 be among the speak
ers at the mass-meeiing 10 bc held tomorrow
evening AT the Church Of the Puritans. one hun
dred and thirteth-st., near Fifth-ave, under the
auspices OF the city Vigilance League o, the
XXVIlIth Assembly District
The first subscription concert % the Calvary
Choral club Ia TO be given tomorrow evening ia
the chapel OF Calvary Baptist Church, In West
FIfiy-seyenth-st
Rapid transit the National finances. telephone
LEGISLATION and consular reform be considered
this afternoon by the New-York Board q Trade
and Transportation AT its meeting at No. -G Broad
way.
Bloomlnsdale Brothers. Third-ave. Ffty-ninth
and sixtieth sts are stirring up the hvcicst kind
OF business nowadays with their assignee sale Of
the O'Donoghue purchase. They announce the Of
fering OF over twenty thousand items IN this special
sale and give samples OF reduced rates calculated
TO compel the attention OF all money saving house
wives.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
DUCHESS sTANA PETRovITcH.
Cettinie Feb 12-The Duchess Stana Petrovltch,
mother OF the Prince OF Montenegro. is dead.
OBITUARY NOTES.

Waterbury. Conn. Feb. 12-lsrael Holmes. sew
enty-two years Old one of the most prominent cti-
zens OF Waterbury for the last half century. died
at $40 o'clock this morning. He was director OF
the Benedict & Burnham Company. the Waterbury
Watch Company. the Waterbury Clock Company.
the Oakville Pin Company and the Coe Brass Com
pany. OF Harrington. He also senior partner In
the banking firm Of Holmes & Parsons. He served
several terms In the General Assembly.
Newburg. " Y. Feb 12.-Sidney Scofed. leading
business man OF Fshk Landing died last night.
aged ffty-eght years. He was a son OF the late
General Jacob l.. Scofield.
Terre Haute. Ind. Feb. IL (SpecaD.-The Rev.
Norvett Baldwin. o. VI. c. died at the hospital here
to-day under the surgeons knife. He assistant
pastor OF ST. Josephs Roman Catholic Church. this
city. His home at Hoboken. ~ j.
Rochester. Feb. u SPECIALIZATION H. Gordon. OF
this city. died to-day, aged flfty-four years. Mr.
Gordon and brother. who associated with him
In business patented the first combined reaper and
seif-blnder and received royalties from nearly all
the binder manufacturers In this country.
Alliance. Ohio. Feb 12-Dr. L. c. Rose, a prom-
nent physician and inventor OF the Rose long-iis-
tance telephone, died at his home at Palmyra to-
day. from pneumonia. He was forty.1ye Year, Of
ege. ana leaves widow.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
DISCUSSING THE CITT'S UFALTH.

vs. y IvINs ANp PROFESSOR II. GIDplNGs
BEFORE THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CLUB
wealth OF New-York' was the subject discussed
before the Nineteenth Century Club last night at
shcrry's DR. Albert Shaw 10 be one OF the
spcakers but he was detained by Illness. and his
Mace v,s taken by Professor Franklin H. Giddings
" Columbia College. Walter H. Page VINO pre-
sided over the discussion introduced William NJ
WINS as the FIRST speaker. Mr.. WINS said that In
~. last ten years SOooo0o had been expended In
the clty's government and he declared that New
York was the largest and most important business
corporation In the world He showed how the reve-
nues of Paris London and other European cities
we're large,, for national purposes while those OF
New-Ycrk were strictly for municipal affairs In
iSl he said. New lorks police force consisted OF
twenty-elght !lcn and captain. while the total
cost OF maintaining the department was only Scu
A year ard In contrast w!;h that. he said that the
present police force of New-York consisted Of 5000
men and tn. total cost Oi maintaining the depart
ment WAS &,.l.5C0O. Mr.. WINS showed how The eX.
pcnsDs II the United states Government IN lSo. not
counting the expenses of war. were only Np""""
II. said that commission 10 ascertain IN" NAlue
of the city's property In 49, reported II 10 ne W.
000o while similar commission In 1873 made u
ss0pspO. Mr.. WINS said that New-lork city had
negotiated It's bonds for the best terms OF all the
cities IN he World and ci'ei he s"" 9 aGqeuuSt bsI
sold for j.. per cent premium Ihf takaDe vaIue o,
New-York property to-day he sad was IN round
the financial system or lack OF IL, In the manage
ment of New-iorks property. lie declared that
there no financial system In ne city depart
ments. In which respect we were far behind Eu.
ropean cities and that II railroad or steamboat
company was conducted on such basis 1t would
fail.
Professor Gddings showed how NewYork
pended almost the same amount OF money on It's
iheatres and churches 10000 being spent on each
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

The city n victory yesterday. when the GEN.
era Term OF the Supreme Court handed down de-
cisions denying motions in proceeding 10 reduce
assessments The properties involved were the
Bijou Theatre and those of Joseph Wuesu, Robin
sons Stores estate of jeremiah p Robinson Will
lam Brasher and Frederick Marx. The total re-
duction sought through the courts was s22O9N
Fifteen families made homeless by the fire
In FYfth-ave between Twelfth and Thirteenth SITS.
on Friday night. OF which an account appeared IN
The Tribune A relief committee consisting of
W. j. Maxwell, II. V. Monahan and c. l.. Nichol-
son. all OF whom live In the neighborhood where
the fire occurred IL soliciting subscriptions for the
benefit OF the sufferers
The suit OF John Adamson to have the franchises
OF the Nassau Electric Railway and the Kings
County Railway declared forfeited came up In
Special Term yesterday before Judge Smith. Ten
OF the "Cold Thirteen" the Aldermen who granted
the franchises. appeared in court. The case viii
probably occupy four days Foster L. Backus ap-
peared for ex-Mayor Boody and the Aldermen.
Elihu Root James q Church. Samuel Il. Clark
and John j. Allen appeared for the railroad COM
panies Jesse johnson and Edward II. Grout rep
resented Mr.. Adamson
f. NJ Bowman, professor OF music at Nassar
College, has been engaged as musical director or
the new Baptist Temple. now in course OF erection
at Third-ave. and Schermerhornst He expects 10
organize a choir OF i50 voices
Among the decisions OF the last General Term
handed down in the County Courthouse yesterday
was one disposing OF the long litigation over the
will OF Myra Clark Gaines. the appeal OF which Is
dismissed and the Surrogates decision is affirmed.
The twenty -Afth anniversary OF the Veteran As
sociation OF the I'D Regiment will be held at the
Union League Club Friday evening. There will
he music and supper
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
OBITUARY J.
RORERT L. PIkSSON.

Robert l.. PRISON died at his home, NJ. - West
Sixty-sixth-st.. on Sunday last Some three weeks
ago he had bad attack Of grip, whch was folio we'd
by maaral fever. and finally perItonitis which was
the immediate OF his death set In. Mr.. PRISON
was born IN this city on February s. 1875. lie WAS
the son OF James Prison. who was ono ~ the
pioneers In the plano business In this city When
a young man he went with his parents 70 Charles
ton S c., where he educated At the -ut0reak
OF the war the family came back to this city. and
Robert Prison afterward Joined the iinsdale.
Doyle Granite Company. subsequently dons the
artistic work In the granite monumental works OF
H. Q. French. lie left there and formed the general
stone-dealing firm OF Prison & Rcnwick. No. 10
Park Place and connected with that firm up
the time OF his death Nearly eighteen years ago
he married Elizabeth Brevoort a great -granddaugh-
ter OF Henry Brcvoort. She. with two daughters
and one brother +. VI. Prison, survive him. James
W. Prison. architect o. the Navarro and other large
fla thouses, also a brother. Mr.. Prison a
member Of the Architectural League. the Sketch
Club OF New-York. and member Of the Mechanics
and Traders Exchange. The funeral will take place
at the Church of Zion and ST. Timothy. Fifty
seventh-st between Eighth and Ninth aves., at $3.50
a. to-day. The burial viii be In Milburn, y. j.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
THE YUENG CLING -HOLMES ASSAULT CASE.

FRIENDS or THE TWO MEN TELL ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT THE AFFAIR.
The examination the charge OF assault pre-
ferred by Thomas s. Holmes. the banker. OF No
CT broadway. who lives at No. - West Thirty
nfth-st against Frederick Yuengling member
of the d. G. Yuengllng Brewing Company was to
have taken place yesterday afternoon before Jus
tce Deuel. In the Yorkvc Police Court. on ac-
count OF the absence of the stenographer the case
was adjourned until Friday afternoon at . o. clock
The following statement was made by friend
OF Mr.. Holmes. with the lattcr's sanction and for
him: ION the night OF January 4. at 2:30 o'clock
took lunch In Burnss restaurant. Thirty NTH
st. and SiXth-ave.. with some friends On leaving
my friends at the door started down the street
10 get n cab. with my hands In my pockets. The
first / knew was struck from behind and
knocked senseless. When | recovered | found
that my nose and two teeth had been broken 1
was assisted to a cab by Herman Cohen and other
friends. and taken to Wilson's drugstore at
Thirty-fourth-st. and Sixth-ave where | was at
tended by Drs. Burnett and McCloy. and then
taken home; was confined to my bed for several
days. did not know for two days who It was
This statement was given by a friend of Mr.
1uenglng: ON the morning IN question Yueng-
lng win party OF friends. including several
women. were lunchlng In Burns's restaurant
Holmes and party, were at another tablc lie
named Pieyal lie asked Pleyal who the women
mere with Ynsngling; and intimated that he would
ike 10 JON them. He was not, however, Invited,
The Yuengling party then left the restaurant A
young man In the street made some Insulting re-
marks to Yuengng about the lady They had
some conversation and fixed the matter up when
Holmes came along and asked: why didn't YOU lick
him? and called him vile name. Yuengling put
the lady In a cab and returned to Holmes There
squabbe. and the next knew I saw Holmes
lying on the sidewalk. / did not see Yuengiing
strike him"
Harry Naege said that Yuengling had a perfect
defence
why" h. said. "the young man was attacked
by an intoxicated man who had been looking FOR
a fight. and he simply defended himself as any gen
teman OF any spirit would have done '' 90
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
FOR RAPID TRANSIT ABOVE THE HA RLKM

The XXIXth Assembly District Council OF the
City Vigilance League held the first OF series
Of meetings in the Bethany Presbyterian Chnrcn'
Onehundred- and thirty -seventh-s and WiIlis-ave'
last night for the purpose OF discussing the topics
OF Importance TO the people OF the North side.
Rapid transit the topic OF discussion last
night Charles H. Broas called the meeting TO
order and introduced the first speaker Louis
L. Delaneid secretary OF the Rapid Transit Com
mission. who spoke at some length on municipal
control OF rapid transit against Individual con-
troll arguing in favor OF the former. lie was FOL
lowed by William Is. Parsons, consulting engineer
on the mechanical construction OF the road as pro-
posed. and illustrated his lecture with stereopticon
views.
The meeting closed with speech by Chairman
Broas In which he announced another meeting to
take place In the Second Church OF the Disciples.
al One hundred and sixty ninth-st. and Franklin
ave- tomorrow night, at which Dr. Parkhurst
and Frank Moss will speak.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Committee OF Seventy meeting. Chamber OF COM
merce, noon.
park and Aqueduct Commissioners meetings.
ped n, Trade and Transportation. 3:3o p m.
American Authors Guild, Bible House. p. m
Newyork Cooking School, United Charities
Building p m.
Medico-Legal Society. No. H West forty-third-
St. p IN. -, -.
Good Government Club OF Xth District No. ST.
Marks Place. p. m.
Good Government Club F. No. "a Hudsoh-st' .
D. m. ,,, ,,,.,,
Crockery Board OF Trade dinner haru"are Ci'o
p m
sunday law billiard test case. Court OF oyer and
Terminer.
Trial of ex-Captan Doherty, Court Of oyer and
Terminer.
Lecture by President Gunton' no 81 Union
Square, p. m. 49, ,
Manhattan Alumni Society. No. loS West Fifty
rinth-st. p. m.
St Francis Xavier Alumni Association 8 p m
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
PRIZES FOR SEvEyrYFlRsr REGIMENT MI

The second battalion OF the list Regiment. Major
Clinton II. Smith commanding paraded for review
last night in full dress regimentai uniform at the
armory, Thirty -fourth-st. and Park-ave. There
many visitors present In the galleries and
the evolutions OF the four commands Of sixteen
files each were frequently applauded. Quarter
master Olyphant, Assistant Surgeon Erdmann. In
spector OF Rife Practice Austin, Quartermaster-
Sergeant Taller, Commissar Sergeant Stein, Ordi-
nance e-Sergeant Hunter and Color Bearer Bruford
acted as staff and non-commssoned star.
Lieutenant-Colonel stephen II. Olin Assistant
Adjutant-G General OF the First Brigade, reviewed
the men and md then presented the field and stan
prizes for 1894 Company received both prizes,
one for having the highest State fgure of merit
IN the regiment ana The other for showing the
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
MOUNT VERNON.

Appropriate exercises took place in the several
scbools of Mount Vernon yesterday in memory OF
the anniversary of the birthday of Abraham LIN
coin At School No. !. Miss Gernon the principal
had arranged a special programme The large pct
ure OF Mr. Lincoln. at the left or the piauorm' Ia
the assembly ROOM was encircled with two Amerl-
can flags and after the color-guard had marched
in with the American flag and 1t had been saluteG
bv the pupils, there an address by a memDer ot
The hoard of Educaton the reading OF sketch o.
Mr. Iinco,ns life by OF the girls and patrlotlc
songs, Similar exercises TOOK place at me o'her
schools. ,,.......
There was an exhibition with detailed description
of the working of the Myers automatic voting ma
chine in the presence of Mayor Lewis. the common
Council and the citizens of Mount Vernon IN the
Council Chamber on Monday night. Intense interest,"
was shown by those present. They gave much atten,
ton 10 studying the charts which were dlstriDuteo
and which explained the manner or learning the
names of the candida ties of each party ana the way
OF voting for them by pressing the KNOBS
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
NEW-JERSEY.
PATTERSON.

Miss Elizabeth Laird twenty-three years oid,
teacher in Public School No. Q. in the suburb OF
Paterson. ~ j.. known as Lakeview. near the
southern limit of the CITY, was struck ana instantly
killed yesterday afternoon by freight tram wni'e
attempting to cross the Erie railway tracks Miss
Laird with two of her felowteachers. the Misses
Harriet Amiraux and Caroline Van Wrinkle. was re-
turning from school 1t was their custom 10 go
across lots over the Erie tracks to take trolley
car for the central part of the city. The place
where they were accustomed to cross Is near Niich
igan-aye Miss Laird who was in advance OF the
other two stepped into a large snowdrift just as
she reached the tracks. way freight tram was
approaching. and as she struggled in the drlit she
either slipped or stepped on the rails just as the
locomotive reached her The pilot struck her on the
head before the eyes OF her horror-stricken COM
panions. When she was reached she was oeao'
Miss Laird lived at No. 80 Prnce-st.
The consolidation of the Paterson. Passaic and
Rutherford the Jersey City. Hoboken and Ruther-
ford and the Paterson Central Electric Railway COM
panies with three other companies. into the New
Jersey Electric Railway Company. and the ming OF
$500 900 mortgage with the clerks of Bergen, Hud
son and Passaic counties merely indicate the adop-
ton of a single name and one set OF books for the
different nominal divisions OF system that have
been practically one with the same stockholders and
officers ever since they organized 1t is known
the Morrisse system, and runs from Sngac, ABOVE
Little Falls on the north, through Paterson to
ersew Is cy by way Of Hoboken by April
i. the lines through Hudson County being almost ts
complete now The mortgage Is eXecnted to me
Mercantile Trust Company of New-York as trustee
10 secure the issue of bonds bearing five per cent
interest and running fifty years. The company with
the proceeds will buy more cars and improve the
already fire equipment. large power-house with
1900 horsepower engine is under construction at
Secaucus. on the meadows The officers OF the com
pany are Charles A. Johnson. of New-York. presi-
dent: Thomas d. Jordan. of New-lork vice-presi-
dent James A. Morrisse, OF Paterson; second vice
president and treasurer John J; Seaman; Of Pater-
son secretary Among the other principal stock
holders are Henry b. Hyde. General Louis Fitzgerald
and Colonel F.. K. Hain Of New-York. and r. {.
Van Dyk, Of Paterson.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
NEWARK.

In the Newark courts yesterday Judge Depue
granted a rule to show cause why new trial
should not be granted to Henry Kohl convicted
of the murder of Joseph Prienel. his cousin. Coun-
sci for Kohl produced affdavits purporting to
show that at the time the murder was committed
Kohl was az a considerable distance from the scene
of murder. 1t also came out in The proceedings
that two of the States witnesses had decorated
their houses when Kohl was convicted. Judge
Depue remarked that the performance was shock
ing w., .,
Two young men. who gave their names as Wright
and said they were nephews of Margaret Hunter,
fhe eccentric recuse who died in squalor last week
leaving considerable deposits in savings banks,
visited the morgue where the woman's body was
yet appeared.