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New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
USE OF THE RAY IN MEIAhH'""'
CAS- DEFECTS ~ AKMoR PLATE AND cNS'iN"'
BE FOrND WITH IT.
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Vienna dispatch 10 The London standard
In the present high state OF operative skill anu
surgical science II - alifaIy, p"f-." .. ,,
curaieiy 10 ia the position ~ ,i'lEt r,
the living human body, esp'c'ai} pu'',. 'P..,,,S
OF metal and 50 forth anl the 3sss,ni,s ',e,,
by R1n;gcn's photographs VII 9ni} -, g., az
tions without effecilns revolution III S"'F''s ~
in medical treatment. a., .n ho,,l 49,.
seem 10 be on tac ~ very imioI iant adN ant
Hitherto # has not seen poiSo' ,S ';nfarmity o, th
structure of metalwork. a.; Tor ls.an. .i' I
case OF gun barrels. iron rails. railway wnees anu
so on. 10 distinguish AZ sfht ,ie n,,cin,, va
ric,ies OF iron and steel Al thiS II - IAN, ~ o,
nbn,ographv !, is no exaggrratOn to say thal 'n'S
would mean a complet" revolution IN many
Manufacture OF arms and such a revolution II ~
confidently expected VIII result rom tne ,,ipna
Exac, reproductions, for instance have been Oh.
iained of inscriptions or relief drawing' On r s,sne.
lions every one will agree that the thickness ot ihe
9nes cannSi M 90 q? se To-
asfonishment OF tae eXperimenters, however IL haa
heen found that the metallic objects exposed to
H6ntgen's rays show I'm the Photographic reproduc-
tIon an the Inequalities that eNHt IN thc o
,nt,b nT This duality. which theorists recognze as
being due the great sensiVrn".s OF tir , raS 90 ="
variations in thickness. has attracted tne atienlon
Of practical men who are bsyinnin&s & to "uhe
for metallurgic testsLiess which Ipnid aa1ans
only be carried out either ny chemi.a, , '".' %
or by some process other that required great eT
perience methods which all took up considerdp'e
It is now hoped that !, VIII soon be poss6e, 10
look go to speak into the very insides oi meiais AZ,
ard natalie objects OF all sorts by the use or the
rev rays lust az doctors now confidently expect
hy help OF tae sam" rays. 10 be hblc 70 iook mo
the inside OF the living human BODY Simply Dy pho-
tographing IT, -, . ,, l.,
Thc fact already mentioned. that each metal Is
Uterine. from every other metal In relation TO
R0ntgen's rays is OF the utmost Importance for the
nracticnl appllcations In View, and. indeed:
Ia not of less Importance than the constituencies or
the rays to the slightest variation IN the thickness
of the metals For all alloys or composite metals
and most OF those used In the manufacture OF arms
are composite-wlll. thanks 70 this characteristic
the nhafographlr whether
fhev are completely homogeneous throughout or
not and where and to what extent the one mrta
l,s for instance. zinc copper In the so-caNei
s,eeI-bronZe cannon) has not thoroughly amaisa-
mated with the other. owing 10 the intensity OF me
bon is readily distinguished from iron, and hence
{, viii be possible recognize In photograph the
nuaIiiv NJ the iron or Steel that has heen depicted
bv helm OF the new rays They Will also probably
furnish a simple method OF control In the Besseiner
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
HOW INSPECTORS FLOC RISHED.
TESTIMONY ABOUT THE OLD BUILDINGS DE
PARTMENT-TWO VIEWS REGARD
ING 4 LARGE HOTEL.

n
The Commissioners OF Accounts yesterday con-
tinued their investigation OF the Buildings Depart
ment under Tammany rule. and heard a nurHbe: OF
witnesses, who testified that they had paid small
bribes 10 inspectors Of buildings. II. II. Tyson.
butcher at FIfth-ave. and Forty yfourth-st had PAID
so for the privilege of erecting stand In front o,
his shop at the time OF the centennial parade. y
builder declared that he had loaned" $40 to an In
spector and had been astonished when the inspec-
tor returned the money. An archiec; declared that
his usual fee 10 Inspector who was not trouble
only s..
Albert and Frederick Fucker testified that the
southwest of the new Hotel Majestic, al
Seventy -nrst-st and Central Park West, had been
built on a foundation OF mari. and had settled sew
eral inches, and that the iron girders in the buil'
Ing not as strong as the law requires. AlDcri
fucker is an architect. and Frederick fucker was
the superintendent of construction of the hotel
They understood to declare that the building
would be unsafe. and that the building inspectors
had failed TO do their duty.
Jacob Rothschild. the owner OF the building. went
on the witness stand and declared that the testimony
given by the Fuckers was false. The hotel had not
settled an inch since II built he said.
THE building is true the day II was
built" he said "and challenge the statement made
that one of the stones the southwest corner had
become loose because II could not get good hold
in the brick wall. That's all there is TO the story
he said
The commissioners will continue the investiga-
ton on Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY
EMPLOYEES OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT
ORDERED TO TAKE 1T

The Park Board yesterday afternoon gave ont
the names Of thrty-seven employees who had been
directed 10 take leave OF absence without pay
In a number OF cases where men have received
notice to go the only official information they re-
ceived on the subject so worded. The length OF
the leave Of absence is not specified. 1t is believed
by many to absolute discharge. The men
who received the notices the following: En-
eneers in Arsenal William J. Brennan and Thomas
Rooney: engineers of Aquarium. James Murphy
and Roger Iarrison draughtsman. Ernest A.
Lewald: axemen, James McManus and Patrick
McNamee: inspectors Of masonry. W. j. DAILY and
Edward J. O'Connor inspectors Of pier buildings,
George Ryan and Frederick Douglass; inspectors
of paving. Richard w Humphrles and Robert De
Witt: teamsters. Martin Gulvin. Patrick Moriarty,
Thomas Morley and Samuel Cochrane; laborers.
James Fitzpatrick. William j. Rice. Patrick Frsw-
lev William Kennedy. Alexander Jackson. Cor
nelius Boyle James Baird. John Corbett, Michael
Lane John Jayden, Patrick Kenear, Thomas
Graney. Thomas Cassidy. Daniel Ryan. james
Murphy. Thomas Malone. Dennis Connell, Michoef
Mccullough, Jacob Freeman and A. +. Fourncr.
The discharge OF George r.. Burns. superntend-
ent Of the menagerie who had a salary OF sl,SJj
wear, also announced.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
MRS CRICHTOV GIFTS HER DUORCE

BettIna Grard. the actress figures again az a
co respondent in a divorce action in which the re-
port OF Edward l.. Patterson, the referee, was
flied yesterday in the Supreme Court
The plaintiff in the action Is Emily Augusta
CrIchton who sues her husband, William. for abb
solute divorce. The plaintiff Is the daughter OF
Warden Plllsbury OF Blackwel's Island, with
whom she IL living The husband Is said 10 be
connected with the United States Legation In
Brazil The couple married at the Windsor
Hotel or June s. 1883. and separated three years
ago
recommends that the custody of her s.x-year-old
daughter be given to her There was request
for alimony, but the plaintiff Is awarded the costs
~ he acIOn
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
Sc0US6mulsicn.

of Cod-liver Oil, with Hypophos-
phiteS, gives immediate aid by
smoothing the cough and supply
ing tonic remedies to the weakened
system. 1t prevents consumption
by promptly curing these colds and
supplying the preventive power by
which the system can withstand
disease.
SCOTS EMELsfOy has bern sndorssd by the medical
prOfssson csafy wars ffsk docor) THIS
cd0ss 10 GlIdys paidtdbis diwaDs nnorn-dLay1
fains the pursa Norusgfan todiirer OF and Hypophos
phfns.
Put UP In so cent and sl0O sirss The smdu may be
enough 10 cure your cough or help your baby
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04

lsh walnuls which had meyer been op"n''' w. w.
exposed AMI splendid view OF ~. "7rh',r IT,, p9
-, 1;ha .xnarinert- were Carried on Ia open
a. virh, ~. ulatc- - course. being KEEP; from
the sun ~ pn ordinary holder. . ,,,.,.,.,,, q,
PROBABLY me most lni. resting n Mt Hnn
experiments wcr" those with animals ro' 9 t,''9
r,irnos. h.. used a fish. "A m0usr anu ii't 49,
~. rsu,I exp,surc IN. backbone of the Nsh Wa
easily dlsingu!shahle. and another opAHrS, Hr 49,,
c,,nc. evidently the swimming bladder Ihr H"h
ntr,u,c displays a portion of the skeleton Nith
more or less vlydncss the planest parts Dolhk "
leg bones The mos; diStnc' piIt Vl W. ,,,"d .i,t
sLole,on was the skull which could b" tta''u WIN
iiue difculy The t,le heshy nose OF me h nous o
M % ,o bone AMI his fact Is the mos. use'ui result
NJ the eypermsnts.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
IN THE CYCLING WORLD
A CYCLE SHOW TO BE HELD IN bHoon-
LYN NEXT MONTH.

TIE BRAKE BILL TO HAVE HEARiN" oN "''
DAy-pr.sHwIcK wIIEELMEN PASS REso'''
TJoNs-TIrE AMPHIoN wHEELMEN. OF
yoRKvILrE. ORGANIZE NOTES AND
COMMENTS OF INTEREST TO
RIDERS OF THE WHEEL
vvhuo there is little chance OF cessation or cycie
,u., tbe chances are that the shows of the tui"re
.ul no rim on entirely different plans than those OF
tho mast The exhibition OF the future may be more
or q social function than was the case WIN the
recen, shows In Chicago and in this city The ex-
.,,,i,,ons this year were remarkably successiui
rron, every standpoint. and the character or tne
,aonIe present would have compared favoraply WIN
r. Tendance at any other exhibitions ever held
St,l some OF the thinking men OF the cycling worid
seer, TO believe that there was too much business
,bout tho shows and that N the iuturr @ @inere
sbould h, more OF social SIDE 10 me eHnlpHions,
and loss business. Howard f. RAYMOND Voicen
,hese sentiments the other day ana he said ne
thought that there would he II change Detore an
oiber big show was to be held. His Idea Is 10 nave
thn shows held later In tho seasor THIS VIII
ahle The manufacturers and dealers to have their
business the fixed up and further OarterinS
VII he dispensed with in favor OF sociaDiIly. IN
o,hcr words the big exhibitions next year may De
conducted more after the plan Of the Horse snow
The first effort in this direction will he made in
BROOKLYN In March when cycle show Will be
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
SUDDEN DEATH or 4 CLERGlWAN.
THE REV JOHN W. TRIMBLE SEIZED WITH
APOPLEXY on AN ELEVATED TRAIN.

THE REV. JOHN W. TRlMBLE SEIZED WITH
APOPLEXY on AN ELEVATED TRAIN
The Rev John W. rrim3le Protestant Eplscopai
clergyman died suddenly In the uptown station oi
the Sxth-ave e.evated railroad, AZ Twenty -thrd--'
shortly before 6 o'clock last evening Mr.. Irimole
lived at No IS East Tenth-st., and was supply
clergyman for the diocese Of New-iork lie had
his office at the See House. No 2S Lafayette Place
At o'clock Yesterday re was apparently In periect
health. He left his office in company with the
Rev Ralph II. Baldwin. who Is Bishop Potter
chapIain 10 dine with him at his home. No. ~ Wcsi
Eighty -sevcnth-st They boarded an uptown train
at Sixth-ave. and Eighth-st. Shortly before reach-
ing Twenty-thrj-s.. Mr. Trimble complained or feel
ing ILL., and suddenly became unconscious. lie was
carried into the watng-rOOm. where he died pc
fore the ambulance of the New-York Hospital which
had been summoned could arrive The dead man
face was flushed, and Il was evident that death was
due to apopleXy. ~
Mr. Trnble was about forty-fve years old He
born In this CITY. and wac educated at Kenyon
College. Gambler. Ohio. He vas ordained soon aftsr
graduating His last charge was at Tuckahoe, ~
Y. He had been in New-York for the last SIX
sister and two brothers. al, of this city
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
FANNIE MILLS'S BLOOD STAINED HISTORY

Sacramento. Cal. Feb. 3.-Cafornia to-day con-
tribu,ed a tragic chapter TO the eventful history oe
Miss Fannie Nils. who recently died in New-Or-
leans leaving a large fortune. C. C. Brown a
brother OF the deceased woman. who went from this
city 10 New-Orleans few days ago to claim his
share Of the estate. has found several other claim.
ants who viii contend with him for IL. In response
TO his request for Information concerning his SIS
ters career IN California. the files OF "The Sacre-
inento Union" have been ransacked II has been
found that on the night of December 90 1852. Fan
ME Mills or Fannie Smith. as she was then known.
shot and killed a stage driver named Albert Put
nam in n dive kept by her Second-st A crown
Of fulnam's friends surrounded the resort. ana
threatened TO lynch the murderess. The city mar
shal and his deputies had desperate battle with
the mob. and finally succeeded In placing their prs-
oner board OF barge on the river. where sne
was secreted for some time until the excitement
subsided. She had a preliminary examins tion; and
was released on 5000 bail. which she forfeited and
disappeared. The incident was forgotten until re-
called nv ths of her death few weeks ago.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
CONVICTED or ROBBING MRS. PHIPPS.

Nathan Herzberg who Is accused OF being one OF
the men who attacked and robbed Mrs. Mildred A.
Phlpps In the hallway Of her home No 5S5 East
Seventy second-st January IS. placed on
trial yesterday in Part III Of the General Sessions
Mrs Phipps Identified Herzberg as her assailant
and described the assault. the details OF which
have already been published. Mrs. Anderson, jan
,tress OF the hathouse in which Mrs Phpps lives.
testified that she had seen the prisoner about the
hallway earlier In the day. Several other witnesses
testified that they saw the accused man In that
nelghborhood on the day OF the assault begging
from the tenants.
The case was given to the Jury. which. after
celebrating for two hours. returned verdict OF
guilty OF robbery In the third degree. Judge New
burger sentenced Herzberg to the Elmra Reform
afn
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
NEW PHOTOGRAPHY AT YALE.
SUCCESSFUL. EXPERIMENTS MADE By AN
INSTRUCTOR.
COINS AND OTHER OuE'Ts AND THE BONES OF
LIVING ANIMALS PICTURED BY
frY TELrGRAPH TO THE TRrpUSE.1


THE RoENTGEN PROCESS
fnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.]
New-Hiven Feb. 3-Photography by means OF
the cathode rays is becoming absorbing passion
among the Yale instructors and students in optics
and chemistry. Professor a. W. Wrights expert
ments last week have just been supplemented ny
a remarkably successful series by Henry a. Bum
stead one OF the Instructors in the Sheffield Scien-
tifc School He laid his sensitive Photographic
plate horizontally in wooden box. placed the OBJ
iect 10 be experimental with on top OF the box,
and suspended his Crookss tube above them both
He then turned the electric current, which
generated the newly discovered rays In the tube,
which. ir turn. threw them upon the objects be-
low
In the first experiment Mr. Bnnstead nSed
leather pockabook containing several coins lie
thus photographed the coins. the rays going COM
pletey through the leather. the resistance or
which was ,rifng compared with what 1t would
have Offered to light; lie also photographed IN
the same way n pair Of eyeglasses In then case
The result showed that the glasses wer@ photo-
graphed. while the case was scarcely visible a
lead pencil was experimental on ana the result
was an excellen, picture of the lead. win the
wooden portion dimly outlined. a couple OF Eng
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
SUSPENSION or JESSE HOYT.

HIS NAME NOW POSTED on THE PRODUCE
EXCHANGE
Jesse Ioyt posted on the Produce Exchange
Yesterday for failure TO settle transaction with r.
r. Cuthbert & Co.. involving about 5000, 1t was
said he had a habit of forgetting his trades lie
was suspended from the Exchange January for
nOn-payment of gratuity fund assessments. Mr.
Hoyt is wealthy man. He lives al No. 2ol west
SeVentv-thlrd-st He is a Of Jesse Hoyt. who
was famous a grain operator. and left fortune
OF several million dollars. over which there was
considerable litigation
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
HE COTLD Not SAVE MS BOYS.

Providence. Feb. 3-Two boys, Denison and Fred
Spencer, Ave and the other eight years DID,
children of Charles ID. Spencer of Davisve. were
drowned yesterday forenoon while at pay the Ice
back of their fathers house. They broke through
the Ice with their sled. Their father heard their
cries. but before ne could reach them life was ex-
tnct. In rescuing their bodies from the water Mr.
Spencer became chilled. and but for the Timely aid
OF his brother he. too. might have been drowned
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
THE AWARD TO YALE WITHHELD.

New wHaven. Feb at Is stated here that State
Treasurer Hodge has declined for the present pay
to Yale the money awarded by the terms OF the
Storrs arbitration decision. amounting to $54.0N Mr..
Hodge says that the terms OF 80 lcs PASSED by
the Legislature" los: Year. authorizing the appoint
mept c. tne commission. were ambiguous In nature.
and ne thinks II his duty to refer the entire matter
10 the next Legislature before paying the amount
to Yale The Yale corporation will make another
effort 10 collect the money.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
TIINENS or IL. q. ,JEDEE.

Fort Wayne. Ind. Feb. 3W Q. Judge. presidents
OF the American Theosophical Society. who has been
here for some tire under the care OF DR.. A. f.
Buchanan, a specialist in bronchial diseases and
prominent Thaosophst left here for his home In the
East last night accompanied by his wife. NJ;
Judge IL In serious condition, owing 10 bronchiai
trouble OF long standing.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
TO CHANGE THE TROTTING RULES.

Lexington Feb. (SpeciaD.-Major Johnston pres'-
dent OF the National Tro;tng Association mas ap-
pointed the following Committee on huies anu 'e
oues,ed II TO meet next Monday night at O'Clock IN
,,e Murray Hill Hotel New-York City: r. l.. Allen,
Illinois Joseph Carn simpson, CALIFORNIA; George
" Archer and ". B Fasig New; ioTS Si,o ~ rd. a.
ua1I 4 Tipton Kentucky. The committee IS eS-
,.n..d ~ make many important changes in trottns
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
NovRARs SELLS FOR $3.50.

ro,,rr,or Ky Feb. (Spec.aD -Seventy-fou
haa, q, ,r,,,ers were sold here to-day by Woodard
6 shankn for A total OF N2,5oo. The sale was at
tended by honsemcn from all sections OF the country
and nres generally were satisfactory The best sales
were as follows Monbars ?llN), Dix u b'' r :; os y
Co. Richmond. Ky. s.5o , =, Na,hrino
Jipe b G.. ?. by Allen Wilkes Dam ny .sS Ma"o'"o
patchen - John +. Payne. OF lexington syp
Nntevar, b. m. C. by Antevo. dam Hamoletonan'
to John r. Madden. OF Lexington sS5o
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04

fear Of being run down by incoming or outgoing
vessels. -
When the fog finally lifted late In the afternoon
Ferguson discovered that he had been rowing arounl
in a circle. The nearest land was Coney lsiana q
Point, and he made for that and the party anne 10
this city. Won Meers and his wife have ielt the
service OF Superintendent Arnold and are now al
NO 3l5 West Twenty-sxth-st. None or the thres
suffered any III effects from their pro'racied ana
disagrcedble voyage.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
. crI,cAGo CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Toronto ont Feb 3-The Sailing Committee OF
the Royal Canadian Yacht Club OF this city. mas
decided to accept the chaenge OF the Lincoln farK
hc,yoon Yachts representing the two clubs.
syndicate composed OF member. OF the Roya-
Canadian Club viii build boat 10 meet the cna'
l.nver II
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
,ppoWN,s FOOTBALL COACH.

New-Haven. Feb. 3-William II s. Moy.e. OF th's
city has signed as coach for the 'ro"h '''''s',
,,,,u o,avep pext season Mr Moyle has coached
two Brown University teams The manager oi we
Brown team IL John u. Rockefelier Jr' so' VI '''e
president OF the Standard OH Company
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
NOT DROWNED AFTER ALL.

<HE PARTY OF THREE THOUGHT To HAVE BEEN
LOST IN THE UPPER BAY TURN
UP ALL RIGHT.
The two men ard woman who left Swinburne
Island in a. rowboat on SATURDAY In the FOG and
ohio II was feared. had been down swept
out to sea- have been accounted for. The party
consisting OF Louis Won Meers. butler. and his
wife Mary. cook both'in the employ OF superin-
sendent Arnold OF Swnburne Island, and a boat
man named John NJ. Ferguson. left the island about
noon Soon after leaving II Ferguson lost his bear
srgs IN the fog and rowed around all the afternoon
without knowing where he and in momentary
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
W&(Q(M

The man with the tattoo marks
on his skin would be foolish to at
tempt to wear them off by hard
work. The person with a severe
cough or cold is about as unWiSe
to attempt to wear that off. This
"wear off" idea has cost many a
life
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB MEETING.


TIE Nominating Committee OF the Atlantic facht
Cub has presented the following ticket 10 De 'o'eo
for at the annual meeting. which will take pace al
the Hotel Wa dorf February 10:
Con,modore George j. Could. steamer AtaIanta.
Vlce-commodore. Frederick ]. Adams, schoohe'
Sacrem - ., .....o- Er,h,a
Rear-commOdore, John II. Hanan steaiher n'"''''
Secretary. David T.. Austen
T'rea sIrer George II. Churcn . , c,o,
Membership Committee. Louis r Jachso"' 'pe"-
cor swain. Henry w. Banks. jr. r.,.. uonr,,
icpart, Committed John l.. Il :ss, Henry j.
G'.i5w David f. Austen, w. L. Gerrish, George
w McNuty , ,rs u,xvau
Thomas L. Arnold, Alexander +. ketchuii' D.
FREDERICK Alderman. Thomas J.. watson
An amendment 20 the bylaws. proposed oy DAVid
T. Austen will be acted upon. II provides ior
general meetings OF the club on the second Mon
days OF February April. June and SepteInoeF. .ne
February meeting being the annual one impot I'M
changes in the racing rules have also been pro
rosel by John l.. Bliss. chairman OF tne Neea.ta
Committee. which W.! be acted upon az lne NEE,
ing on Monday evening seVera' canu'uateS h'o
proposed for membership.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04

RESTRICTING GAMBLING IN KENTUCKY.
rrankfort Kv.. Feb 3.-The House this morning
,assel the GrazlnnIa bill which makes poohielilng
outside OF racecOurses felony.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
EVERYONE Is AWARE

OF the high merit Of Fnts Fine Furniture selling
below manufacturing price, make for new Eood@
- West 2sd Street