New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

! George s. Edge. who was elected second vice
president OF the Long Island Railroad Company al
special meeting of the Soard of Directors held on
Tuesday, is president of the Manhattan Beach I'm
proveinent Company. and will represent the estate
of the late Austin Corbin whose son-in-law he was
in both companies lie IS graduate OF Dartmouth
College and has been since 1890 treasurer OF the
Long Island Railroad Company. The executive
committee Of the Board OF Directors which has been
increased from three to five. now contains Charles
NJ Pratt George 5. Edgen, J.. c. Ledyard Dumon,
Clarke and Daniel Lord. The presidency Of the
road will probably remain vacant for some tiiae. "a
the directors intend 10 make haste in fll.Hs the
place but walt until they get one OF the best
railroad men in the country for H.
BERNARD Fowler. chief clerk of the City Works
Department, Is confined in his home nursing a sor,
foot. While attempting to pick up document from
a table in his Office on Tuesday he pulled ten
pound paper weight off the table and II fell,
corner first upon his instep Mr.. Fowler didn't say
A word-that be printed lie expects to be out
in a day or two.
The biggest Republican jubllation since the nom-
nations of Mckinley and Hobart were made Will be
held by the Brooklyn Republican Club in ITS head
onarters in Pierrepont- tonight. The occasion
j. TO be reception to the delegates and alternates
/ 1t Will begin at $50 p. m. There will be number
OF good speakers present including OF the more
eloquent of the delegates and alternates
The civil Service Commission yesterday sent word
the Charities Commissioners t1dt hereafter thrlr
appointments must be made under civil Service
! rule A request for the roll OF employee OF the
Department was made.
The PhlIatelic Society Of Long Island met at No
40 Sackett-st Tuesday night promote the inter
ests OF postage-stamp collectors on Long Island. g.
Moffett exhibited OF the most complete collec
tons that there is In the United States. Other MEM
hers had some remarkable collections present.
Police Commissioner Welles took away the shields
riax.. Pat ro1r1an ns,or p..
OIIamiltan Of the Fourth Precinct, for creating a
disturbance in q Shaepshead Bay Hotel Bridge
Keeper Patrick O'Neil, Third Precinct for leaving
his post and Patrolman William Brickerhon Tenth
Precinct who has had seven charges against him in
five months service. Sergeant Wilson. Eighteenth
and John A. Dunton Seventeenth Sub were fined for
minor offences.
Private Charles Muecke. Of the 22d Regiment, has
yielded to his thirst for gore and to Cuba There
he has been commissioned captain in the insurgent
army He did notify his wife and family Of his
intention to leave. for fear they would stop him.
Fire Commissioner William c. Bryant while in
London will be a guest the banque, TO be given
by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
of Boston. The Prince Of Wales Is to preside The
company sails from Boston Monday
Robert Dean fifty years old, OF Webster and
4, New York ayes. was driving down Inc Boulevard
Tuesday evening, when his horse became frightened
and ran away. At Church Lane Mr.. Dean
thrown out and badly bruised. He removed
! to the homeopathic Hospital The horse
injured but the wagon brought up against tree
and was demolished.
The three special agents OF the Excise Depart
( ment who passed tho non-compettive examina-
ton received their first salary yesterday
( from The State Controller. Though they have thus
been recognized az employees they propose to take
no chances OF being thrown out OF their places
and yesterday entered into the State examination
which was held in the Criminal Court, Nev-York
! Assistant Clerk William II. Baker. OF the Grant
Street Police CoIr-. badly Injured white getting
off a Fifth-ave trolley Atantic-ave about
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. MIR Barker is a we'll
known veteran. and of the pallbearers at
the funeral Of General Grant. He was carried into
a drugstore and recovered in about hour suf-
fcienty 10 be taken home in a carriage