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New-York tribune., 1896-01-07

New Years Day complaining that he had not been
treated well by Warden Falon. and the same day the
Commissioner and the Warden went to Harmann's
cell together the prisoner telling OF hls al
legged grievances Warden Fallon interrupted him
and sad he vas a liar Hermann Immediately Re-
and even tried TO strike him. Later, Mr wright
needed cooling down a little.
Warden Fallon evidently thought ,he same way.
only So and he caused Hermann to be
where he was kept three days without food or drink
Hermann t. muscular and robust man. although
right leg sine his birth ana ne therefore walks
the least but they aroused such feeling Of revolt
a messaso 70 commissiouer Wrsht. lnfornrng lin
OF the treatment of the prisoner Mr. Wright
promptly gave orders 10 have Hermcnn taken back
to his former cell and fed and these orders
prison again later in the day and had hermann re-
moved TO another cooler even damper ana colder
the thermometer went down 20 zero.
Msst SSs pTspanSs Sen Iarges b ses
informed 81 Hcrmann's re,urn to solitary confne-
ment liz ordered the return OF the prisoner 10 a
Warden Edward O'Shes in charge Of the prison as
Wprsen aon IN e Mere c5mp ,e ana he
Will be called 70 answer tie charges to-day or to-
morrow. he said Yesterday afternoon that the
thar a he di,,pins OF The Ep,s;on re4arsn
against him regarded by Commissioner Wright
az ssniiean, and .ndeated ha ihere m%s' s D.
been needessly harsh in his treatment Of prisoners
ard suoord,nates 'narses "er" mao made @s@ihst :,
nothing Nr Wright sa.d yesterday that he thought
the conduct OF Hermann warranted some discipline.
there was a ceiT in the T'ombs called the cooler
when he made his remark 10 ;ae Warden on New
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
INSURGENTS NEAR HAVANA.
GONEZS FORCES PASSED WITHIN TWELVE
MILES OF THE CITY
THEY WE'RE MARCHING WESTWARD ANp ncnNlNG

THEY WE'RE MARCHING WESTWARD ANp HOFNiN"
ALL THE TOWNS ~ THEIR PATH-pYNAMrE
EXPLODED UNDER RAILROAD TRAIN
Madrid. Jan "a dispatch from Havana to
"The impartial" says that yesterday the rebel
forces under Gomez passed Managua, tWeNe
miles from Havana. Thy We're marching west
ward and burning al the towns IN air pa'h.
They Wore nearly ali mounted and thus were
able a. clude the Spanish Troops
dispatch from Havana to news agency say
that band oi reb,s exploded dynamite under
a train on the Nueutas Puerto line, containing
2oo passcuecrs several Of whom were injured
Troops arrived ami dispersed the rebels. vino.
the dispatch asserts. were about to massacre the
passengers
TROOPS SUEEOJNDlNG THE INSURGENTS
Havana Jan. 6-The troops which have been
ordered - proceed east from the provin" o.
santa Clara. IN order To- Join the forces in the
provinces of Havana and Piuar dei iio are az
rivine az BataDano. the southern terminus 81 IN"
Havana and Batabano Railroad. whence the>
can bc quickly transferred O., Havana or points
in Pinar del RIO. Tho insurgents stH avoid
lighting a decisive battlo with the Government
troops always retiring after exchanging Joe"
shots with the soldier ~ these arc the .arti.-
always followed by them. o. has ba'n Thought
advisable To- surround them and then gradually
to close the lines on them. dfivlne them To-
stand in the centre. orders to this eject have
beer issued and th" troops are reported ID b"
ranidly surrounding the Insurgents
The stations of ;he Nllanueva Railroad A.
Nolcna ani GuIra. y f.w miles 20 iir westward
of ou.7e-. in tul- p~,Vlnc". have t--n destroyed
nv tho insurgents VINO theu marched .u 81. tnr
f...r ,r ,u Feline. AZ thu junction Nf ft. El-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
PULSE or THE COW KINGS.
THE COLD WEATHER. MAY BRING HIGHER
PRICES

PRICES.
Despite -he decentralization said 20 h. exis,in, I'm
the coal trade, accordance with dispatches from
various parts ~ the country the biz coal companies
hero keep up brave 'front.' and some Of them c,.n
declare that the present cold weather means . -tf-
fcnng ~ prccs. Some y them aver that there is
q scarcity Of coal
However. Vice President Holden OF tho Delaware
and Iackawanna Railroad Company. had this 10
say. "There is 10 change whatever in tho situation.
There Is no change in prices Tho coal companies
viii continue to GO olt al the coal that cin be
sold"
u T. impossible set idea of the relative ton
mage output 81 present compared with that 4
year ago since the companies have ceased publish
Ing the monthly tonnage. Thore are those VINO hold
shat this has boou done with pnrpos4 so thet mo
fellow can hnd out" whether 'hcrc is elut of coal
ar not or this. Mr.. Holden said:
There bureau Of statistics on tho output.
but It seems TO have iirri Of iis labors arl Las
gone ONT Of existence 80. that is Of TO special
II tie Pennsylvanla Coal Conpany's oeIcs II was
said that the company closed its works f,f four
iays. and then resumed. T. was averrc,l tfat jan
uary was dun coal month. anyway. owing TO the
ciosc of Internal navigation. 80 chang, In prize.
vas Ia -igh'; II va sid. An officer OF the com
actually At loss and ihe best WAY on, OF II would
bo to close altogether"
r. NJ Eggplant. of ;he Delaware aud Hudson coal
viii make prices firm II not higher Decornher was
W, W ,n,,s,,,i month ami q ilI one FOR - 49, Thnre
member of fh" firm Of Jeremiah Skfdnore's
60 Ia, "It Ii Impossible for arv rrt1il,r -. Tn,v,
stsn,poin; OF the big companies which supply il
Tn custom has been for many years for in 80
MAI We could know something about the situation.
That ha. been discontinued since last June II wa
ro,nnanes 20 advance prices being made This
may be significant and It may not"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07

snf government have been paid by the Christian
sunlecls Or the Porte Now II the Government
Inp'S 10 cOiiect its taxes from the Turkish pop
.aS.on IN We" or the impovcrshment OF the Ar
p , ~, No. 'cns,!ion Devotion 70 the House Of Osman
- hot carrie1 among the Mahometans TO the pon,
Oi submitting 10 taxation The pcasantry IS
sfr,nef, rt,, accHstomed 20 war and Is already dis
nnJ an1Iiel, o. M2reover; no troops that the Sultan
Iurklsh villagers who have been enthusa stically
rAldmg Armenian villages consider 1t quite an
otner dnaIr Whcn Turks are to he raded. Ii is
oertalh tnat rather than submit. 70 taxation suf-
mclenE E 70 SUPPORT the Government. the MosIcms
would nsht or lake To The mountains.
me proDao.e resort Of the Government Will be
"iohe me Ola lines. as Tar Is possible. In the
Pf"N'H''H mat nave not been devastated. tho
SCREW Viii be applied. Ey Intimidation. ignpris-
ohm' ~ am murder. considerable sum can still
,oaS provinces; Hanging by the thumbs the
oastnado and the "lcvi.s dance" are WONDERFULLY
'-S'n, ~.Sinerts f1r eXiort!nC the concealed
Ntai'h oi 'hriSiian dogs. Then. TOO. the Govern
1It,u- may ht a".e 20 sell some mOnopoies TO
ntuIopeaH capitalists. ana reap some hundreds of
ther" always remain The plothorir old pachas VINO
nave fditenci on Inc country for years and VINO
are now dainty mo"~"is. At a pinch. ihoy may
n' 1iSgra>ef ana incir property confsoated.
\eN"rtbt less. in spite ~ all these Ingenious
methods that are found in tho Turkish statosman's
Is critical. The country is poor. trade is ruirei
agriculture IS paraiyzet. ana war l. approa ing:
ana the amount of wcalt, tina; can be realized by
oonnScauon ana eXtortion i'm an impoverished
cpnniry - after al NOT very great; and then. too
there is the possibility tha, severe a pressure
WIN too large a lis Of murders au1 hurnucs WIFI
produce that "pto.orabe situation" that VIII move
even tardy Europe TO action.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
HORE IIORDS or GOODUILL.
BRITISH COMMERCIAL BODIES RESPOND TO
SENTIMENTS FOR PEACE

the chamber Of Commerce received yesterday
the following cab., dispatch from the London
Chamber Of Commerce:
London. January s. 1896
A special meeting the Council - the Lon
don Chamber of Commerce. held al the chamber
this afternoon. unanimously passed the following
resolution: That the Council Of the London
Chamber - Commerce heartily appreciates and
reriprocates the pacific spirit Of the New-York
Chamber of Commerce in the interests Of peace.
goodwill and trade between kindred peoples
MURRAY.
Secretary London Chamber of Commerce."
In answer to the friendly greetings Of thu New
York Cotton Exchange. the following cable dis
patch from Liverpool was received yesterday:
ITO the President New-Yorll Cotton Exchange.
The members OF tine Liverpool Cotton Associ-
alton assembled at banquet In celebration II the
opening Of their new Exchange return their cor
dial thanks to the members Of the New-YOTk
Cotton Exchange for their welcome message q.
congra tulation and goodwill, and beg to assure
them that their expression Of confidence In the
continuance II friendly relations meets with the
heartiest response
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
WILLIAM II. TSi4rS ~ COTRT.

William NJ Isaacs OF No - East Sixty-ninth-st..
was arralgned before Magistrate Mott In the York.
Vile Police Court yesterday afternoon He was
charged with having. while drunk. run into and
Lrocked down Park Policeman John Flaherty on
New Years day.
According TO the policeman. who has been in the
Presbyterian Hospital since that time, he was GO
ing north on his beat In the West Drive, Central
Park when at Seventy-sevcnth-st Mr.. lsaacs cana
along driving the wrong side OF the way.
Flaherty motioned to him TO turn TO the other side
but Mr. Isaacs is alleged to have kept on hitting
and knocking down the policeman who was badly
hurt
Mr. Isaacs was arrested at the time and was
paroed. Yesterday afternoon when Flaherty pre-
scented his case, Magistrate Mott decided that II was
one fer civil procedure DR.. Macarthur, of Calvary
Baptist Church. and Ex-Governor Lounsbury, OF
II necessary.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
NEu- ASSISTANT 81 ERINTENDENTS.

Among the appointments to be made by the
Committee on Teachers of the Board OF Education
are three now assistant supernendents or SCHOOLS
Heretofore the assistant superintendent nave oeeh
ten I'm uumh,r J. out the Roard of Estimate and APP
portionment has allowed the Increase or their mum
ber 70 Twelve The death OF Assistant Superntend-
enr Norman a Calkins makes the only vacancy In
tn list as il stands at present These three appoint
ments will not be made until after the reorsa "a
ION OF he Board OF Education tomorrow AFTER
noon \ week later the new consolidated coinni.t-
tees OF the BOARD VIII be announced anu the ne"
assistant superintendents appointed .
\ candidate who is !avorably regarded Dy tne re-
firing committee on Teachers IS Albert /. Marble.
who for twenty-five years was superintendent or
schools at Worcester, Mass
The present list OF assistant superintendent IS as
follows: James Goodwin. George ). Davis. Edward
u Farrell Henry ". Jameson. Henry NJ I.ep-
zlver lanes Lee Eugene d. Bagen. Alfred I.
Schauffier and Gusave Straubenmi.ler.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
GIfTS 10 7HE INIIERSITY.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. OF THE rNIvERsfrY
OF TIE CITY or NEw-YORK

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF TIE UNIVERSITY
OF TIE CITY or NEw-YoRK
The Council Of tho University Of the CITY Of New
York held It's regular January meeting IN tho Chan
ccllors room At the University Building in Wash
ington Square yesterday afternoon. Charles But
lor who has been member the Council for sixty
years. presiding. ". D. Hartley signiied his ac-
ceptance OF his election 10 membership IN the Uni
ycrsity Council
II was announced that the University School %
Engineering had received number OF the most
valuable gifts OF apparatus that have come TO Il
since its opening thirty years ago. one sift
il the largest most expensive single piece Of ap
paratus required by school OF engineering. II f.
a large and complete testing machine of the mort
up-to-date character. II has capacity of 2"~"
pounds.
william f. Hevcmoyer has made a welcome pres
ent to the chemical labora tory IN the shape Of
valuable polariscopce be used in determining the
actual quantity Of sugar in commercial prod
ucts.
For the illustration of physics and engineering, +
o. Matthiesscn. president Of III" Western Electrical
multiple series standard condenser, Il queens Ar
sonva galvanometer. GIark 5 standard cell. Il
Wilson Allen Butter, AS executor OF the viii of the
late Professor Vincenzo Botta. anIounced that a
settlement had been agreed upon by the legatees
whereby the university would receive $1,000
1t was reported that the first contract FOR the
versity Heights had been signed. It cahs FOR the
building Of the terrace or museum wall winch Is to
is pink Milford granite The hid VAS $1,000
friend Of the university has yHs' pl'S"n'ed 10 ~
Morse Vase" The piece executed In Rom"
bv Horatio Stone forty YEAR ago, and seven
trating the progress Of electrical science from
Franklin TO NIorsc. who madc bis great discovery
in the University of the City OF NeW-lork
IN
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
she HtD WAITED on WASHINGTON.

MILE TUNNEL. 'OLoREp. DIED on SUNDAY IN
IAMAlCA-SEE WAS SAID TO BE III YEARS OLD.
Mlie Tunne, colored. died on Sunday at her
home IN Jamaica. Long Island. from old age. She
i said 10 have been III years old. and was the oldest
rosident on Long island Up to a few years ago
Gin. could thread "A needle as we'll as any one About
a vear ago she began to decline. Sh" had lost the
sioh, of one eye and had also become deaf She
had lived IN Jamaica for sixty years. The woman
vas a slave and got her name Tunnel from her
ovner Henry Tunnel. a wealthy planter Of Acco-
mac County. Virginia. The woman used TO tell about
how, sin. waited on General Washington when he
visited the estate Of her mother She was married
while a slave. and Martha. her oldest daughter, had
been keeping her in Jamaica
When funnel died. few years before the war. he
set all his slaves AT liberty Mrs. Tunnel and her
family lived in the South for while. b.t coming
Norfh settled in Jamaica. The funeral will pe he'd
to-day and the burial will be in Maple Grove Gene
terry
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
I BlBy'S DEtTH FROM ST4RT4TTON

Dr Henry r. Bang. OF No. l3s West Eleventh-st
sent ~ the Coroners office yesterday the dea tn
certificate OF a child seven months old. that died
from starvation No. leS West Eleventh-st TIE
name OF the child Schuyler Bruckma The in
fant died on Saturday. \ woman named Nelson
taking care OF ii for it's father. who Is n bar
tender in a saloon al Third-ave and Flfteenth-st.
Dr Bangs said yesterday that ne was called last
ly emacated. He unable to tell whether the
child suffering from starvation resulting from
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
IN nE MAnE rrnlIc ro-DAY.

THE AMERIcNS CrP COMMlTTE REPORT
MAY BE MADE PUBLIC TODAY
There is no sign of a report from the committee
which was appointed by the New-York Yacht club
10 INVESTIGATE the charges mace by the Earl Of
Dunrdven against the Defender syndicate. ana
while the members Of the c'ub and Others who are
interested in the outcome Of the investigation are
Whiting. speculation continues as to the nature Of
the repor.
Il al thos- who took part in the four sessions
held in tAe molcl-room tad departed Immediately
after the hearing to some remote planet. the Sc
OF ih" Investigation could not have been KEEP;
more perfectly Every person VINO was In any way
connected WITH the hearing has thus far given the
same dnsMr" To- questions as TO the case: Nothing
20 say" There the eX-Muister. the former
mc.nb,r ~ the Cabinet tie banker ana hnancier.
the celebrated naval officer and the former State
Department official al a. allen; as the rough-an1-
'y sailors. the shipbuildcr the skipper the
cluDmen Who ,aiicl ia the cup winner all an
willing say ID word The subject.
Whatever may Doe IN" outcome - the hearing
most members OF The yacht club believe that the
friendly relations winch exist between the New
Yl:h Yacht club anl the Royal Yacht squadron
VII uo. nc affected. II, ls Dunraven's fight" said
1t member. and not the Yacht Squadron's" The
correspondence between 'ho TWO clubs would show
tar ihe member was reh. The Ncv-York Yacht
CLUB protc.
J." :ics Of 4e srayf m s mpgta2n 2 ,hgs msde by
an intcrn.tonal race between Two srea, yacht
clubs. 'ae New-fork Yacht club feels that the most
aul 81 Tie chsi ges against the representatives. of
~" N"N-lork Nacaf club should bs promptly be
E'u. D. - 0nr iurpos" to conduct such invcstisa-
f.n -o az fp s,i.y every far-m.nied man eft '"r
-'t" OF th" Atlantic, and 10 tnat end W have ali
aii requested h- presence IN acrorilur" Ni-h The
offer male 5t Dim.
rh" squadron ansNcred by ,abl,.
d. lt.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
FUNERAL or ALFRED ELY BEACH.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT TUE SERVICES TIE
WIDOW ARRIVES PROM EUROPE JUST ~
TINE TO EE PRESENT

TINE 70 re PRESENT
rho funeral Of Alfred Ely Beach took place yes
,,d.,. rnorr'nr Al his home No. Vest Twentieth
=, The c&crcises were conducted in thc drawing
o,,s on the INST hoos The house was crowded
.,,b relatives and friends 81 the dead man. The
p,y DR. Charlcs H. parkhurst. of the Madison
co,,,ro PRESBYTERIAN Church. Ohiciatcd Th" Madi-
m souaro church quartet. con setting Of Mrs. J. II.
,osslvn Miss Gertrude Nay Stein Barclay Dun
. .,, and p,irlon Robinson. sang the hymns Lead.
,-t,dl,. Light and crossing thc Bar
,r,o widow Of Nj Beach WAS present at tn" ser
,cos having arrived from Europe an hour before
t,. r.ar, bogun She came on The steamship Gas
IN I'm, nf The French Line. and met at the
r i, her grandson Stanley \. Beach Ms
p.'. .ailcd for Europe in juno and was expected
PC, i, Tho family about this time. She cab.o
oaacn. ION davs ago that she would return on me
h'' h.'e,rf This few days after MT bedcn
'ar' ..Icr nj She knew nothing of her HUSBAND :
v"s anil Inc news told TO her at the pier
by heI N".re no pallbcarers. The body is To be
nj IN ,he Union Cemetery. at stamford. Conn,
Dui~n nn tir Beach passed many Years oI his HE
Nh"i' vas conveyed there on the l.n- train over
me >.'yorE ~ and New-iiaven road yesterday al
terlloor,ee those who attended the services were
Anl'"s,,unn = Anl"ns, Salem II. Wales Mr.. and Mrs VIII
|hh I,,cb I,n Nir and Mrs. Charles Beach, MI ana
iani PIN, Root Mr. and Mrs Henry y. Mum
Mt. 'titnrr,,i Henry Day Benjamin Day Joseph
=, nnoo"h lirs Elizabeth Goodwin .hilcs y
r,.T j. FREDERICK Grindc wheeler ana MIS- a IL.
1'layeI.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
so,.S urScoyDrcr CAUSES SruJDE

casuer Bassemr. a German shoemaker sixty-two
v.ars old committed suicide by hanging yesterday
IN his shop in the basement of No II I.eona rd- st
uo was induced commit the act. his sons and
doupht.rs say by greving over the misconduct Of
his son John who T. now In the pen.tentiary on
,ieckyel,'s island. where he sent for commit
ing a feionouf assault upon his father and mother
,yhiIe intoxicated This son tried in Special
sassous two weeks ago and was sentenced 70 the
noncfent.art for eleven months and fined $3.50
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
YHF CHEEIFRS SIZED FOR BOiRD
AN ACTION AGAINST THE BROTHERS ny THE
HOTEL BRI -NSWICk.

HOTEL Rt'NSWTCk
Char.ss A. Cheever and John D. Cheever are de-
PENDANTS In a suit brought by the HOte. Brunswick
10 recover money due for board. John H. Cheever is
a large stockholder in the York Betting and
Pscking COMPANY with offices at No 10 Park Row.
Charles \. Choever his brother. is known among
his asso olate- as commodore" John -. once
known as an al.-rOund sportsman and being
fond Of riding to the hounds. His brother one
II those VINO first introduced the telephone into
New York
John - Cheever. 50 It is said. owes the ho-el
Sly and his brother IL debtor To the hote.. it
sad To the amount OF $40 Manager SWEET said yes
tordlv at the Iiorel Brunswick.
There Is nothing sensational in this case The
two brothers lived mere for some time aud then
moved away. When a bill was sent It ignOr L.
They have refused To pay. and the hotel Is simply
trving to recover what is due 10 II. The case IL
nov I'm the Sherfs hands.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07

Inflammation of the intestnes whether the lat
ter condition had been caused by starvation. Dr
Bang said he had no reason to doubt that Mrs
Nelson had taken proper care OF the infant but
he inclined to think that its father had neg
ected It.
Mrs Nelson said tta; the father of the child had
done everything possible for II. He had sent for
doctor in Harlem and had supposed that the lat
ter attending the infant. Bruckma believes
that messenger he sent for Harlem doctor ra'leo
to perform his errand.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
TUESDAY,,
JANUARY z, 1896.
WARDEN FALLON SUSPENDED
CHARGED WITH CRUEL TREATMENT OF a
PRISONER

THE MAN KEPT FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN COLD
DAMP CELL-TIiE KEEPERS MAKE
COMPLAINTS ABOUT r..
Robert J. Wright, the Commissioner Of Correo'
ton. yesterday suspended Warden John J. Fallon.
OF the Tombs, from duty pending the investisation
OF serious charges which were made by number
OF the keepers. The charges grew out OF the cruel
treatment OF Louis Hermann. who has been pris-
IN the Tombs since July is. awaiting trial for
the murder OF his wife.
Hermann is vicious and vind.ctivc man, whose
luarrelsome habits and violent temper have made
him an exceedingly troublesome Prisoner. Commis-
sioner Wright received a letter from the man en-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
THE COJLECTJON or TAXES.

Colonel Austen. Receiver Of Taxes. made the fol'
lowing comparative statement to the Controller
Yesterday Of collections OF cty taxes in the last
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07

no REPORT as YET.
CONTINUED RETICENCE ABOUT THE DUN
RAVEN AFFAIR

THE INVEsTIGATING COMMITTEE GIVES so SIGN
THE AMERICAS cr'P COMMITTEE REPORT
New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
COTTON KEEPS STEADY.
AFFECTED BUT LITTLE BY FINANCIAL
TROUBLES

SMALL. RECEIPTS AT THE PORTs-H. ". NEILLs
FORECAST OF THE FUTURE SHORTAGE
CONSUMPTION AND SUPPLY
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-09-09

vacation visits in adjoining counties, and has
resumed teaching in the Valley Seminary.
Miss Flora Grove, of Luray, Va, is stopping
with her sister, Mrs John W. Ellison, OF
Wayne Avenue.
The few cold or disagreeable days which We
have had served to drive away q few of our
city visitors. Summer boarders, as a rule.
can't stand many Northeast Winds
Miss Sallie w. Jones, who has been visiting
relatives in Madison county for some weeks
returned to her home in Basic on Saturday.
Mrs. George A. Gulley, of Fishersville spent
last Sabbath with friends in this place.
DR.. J. w. Henson and mother, of Rich
mond, Va, were guests this week of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Frank Templeton.
Mr.. James Winston left last Friday for
Romney, W. Va, where be will teach this
winter
Mr.. Gordon Houston left Tuesday for Wash
ington and Lee University, which he will at
tend this session.
The Valley Seminary opened last Thursday
Ord with aflattering number of young ladies.
More are coming in daily, and large attend
ance is confidently expected.
The Fishburne Military School will open on
the 18th. An increased patronage over last
year is assured
Mr.. Amiss, of North Carolina will be one
of the instructors THISTLE.