New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
NETWORK CITY.

NEW-fORk ClI1.
An attraction at the Cuban Fair. which ia TO be
held May $3.50 in the Madison Square Garden. VIII
be flag that has an interesting history. The nag,
a silken one with Its staff topped by eagle OF
gold belonged to the I'D Ohio Volunteers. II was
captured By the Confederates at Shiloh. and was
given by General Lee TO General Jordan. whose
daughter has offered II 10 the fair TO help the
cause OF Cuban freedom. II will be the prize OF a
voting contest lasting through the week. and Sat
urday night the flag will be awarded TO the g. A H.
post receiving the highest number OF votes.
The METROPOLITAN Museum OF Art Is open free to
the public from 10 a. m. to sunset on Tuesdays.
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; on Sunday
afternoons from ! o'clock TO sunset. and on tho
evenings OF Mondays and Fridays. On Mondays
and Fridays from 10 o'clock until sunset copyists.
art students and members OF the Museum only are
admitted free; others have to pay an entrance rec
Of q cents on these two days
The Museum OF Natural History Is open week
DAYS from TO o'clock. On Tuesday and Saturday
evenings from to 10 o'clock the public Is admitted
free. On Sundays II II open from to o'clock
Admission is charged on Mondays and Tuesdays.
The Board Of Aldermen met in the City Hall yes
terday afternoon. The only business performed
outside Of the passage OF genera! orders was the
Introduction Of an ordinance providing that hence
forth no society organization except those at
tached TO churches and benevolent societies be al
lowed to place transparenc.es on any OF the city's
lamps The matter was referred TO the Law Com
m.ttee
d. W. sends s. to The Tribune for the Armenian
Fund.
Tho Rev A. ". Mann, general missionary In
charge OF the Deaf Mute Mission work In the
Middle Western States. will take part In the service
at St AIMS Church. In West Eleventh-st.. on Sun
day at 3 p m. In twenty years OF missionary
labor Mr. Mann has established missions In all
the leading cities between the Alleghanies and the
| Missouri River.
Robert Rave ffty-fv. years old. OF No. "a Riv-
ington-st. was found dead In bed In his room yes
| terday morning, having committed suicide by gas
asphyxlation The man was machinst. He lived
with his married sister. who is the wife OF Police
man Popp of the Oak-st. station He had little
| money saved some time ago. but lost It all In
speculatiors Ever since he had been Respondent
The United States cruiser Newark. which arrived
Monday from Hampton Roads and anchored OF
Tompk,nsyille Staten Island left her anchorage
Yesterday morning and went to the Navy Yari.
The Republicans OF East Harlem are to hoid n
rally this evening under the auspices OF the Robert
j. Wright Republican Club at their rooms. NO 2."s
: Second-ave Prominent speakers have been Invited
| IN attend Among those expected Mayor W. T."
| Strong H. c. Robinson. Congressman J. Murray
! Mitchell Quigg and Low. Assemblyman Andrews
| Aldermen Wines and Goodwin. and Commissioners
of Charities O'Beirne and Croft. The officers OF the
Max vice-president: II. II. Berry. second vice
| president; Louis p. DUR. recording secretary
Charles f. Shields. corresponding secretary; Albert
| Goodwin financial secretary; Valentine Diehl
| treasurer.
| The annual meeting OF the Jewellers Security
Alliance was held at its office yesterday at p m
The following officers were elected: President. J.
Bowden; Vice presdent. Henry Hayes: second Vice
president. David Untermeyer; third vice-president
~ H. White; treasurer. Bernard Karsch: secre
tary. George II. Hodenpyl.
The Rev. DR.. A. F. Schauffier. vtce-presdent Of
the New-York City Missions will deliver lecture
on his travels in Egypt and Palestine. illustrated
by more than one hundred stereopticon views. tc
the Sunday school teachers and church workers Of
North New-York embracing fifty churches and
schools, tomorrow at 8:15 p. m, In the chapel Of
the Bethany Presbyterian Church. One-hundred
and-th.rty- seventh-st.. east OF Wills-ave.. under
the auspices of the Sunday School Association o.
the church.
Telephone and Telegraph Company reelected
Yesterday as follows: Charles +. Cutler. Joseph p
Davis Thomas T. Eckert. William A. Forbes
George ]. Gould. Edward J. Hall. John f. Hudson
John Jameson. James Merrihew Charles A. Tinker
John Van Horne William II. wolvcrton and Johr
II. Cahill
Notice was received at the Custom House yes
terday that horses to be admitted to Austria mus
be examined the same as hogs and cattle befor
their shipment from America and must be &C
compan.ed by a certificate that they are free from
disease.
The members OF the Architectural Iron Workers
| Union and their employees have made agreemen
| advantageous to the Outside workers vii
hereafter work only eight hours q day. and insid
! factory men nine hours. The workers will be di
vided into three classes ana will be paid a. fol