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money. shot the banker and then himself. Mr. TIL
ford has been acting president
President Tilford Is popular. and his election yes
terday was highly approved by bankers. He was
born in h. city IN 1852 and is the youngest son OF
the late John VI. rford of the founders of the
grocery firm OF Park & Tilford. Mr.. T!lford has
been ar active member Of this house.
He served as director Of the Sixth National Bank
for a rumber Of years Twenty years ago he became
member Of the Real Estate Exchange HIS opera,
tions in uptown real estate were extensive and
profitable.
In 1855 he was elected a director OF the North
River Savings Bank. Four years later he wSs asso-
clated with G. g. Ravens in organizing the BANK
OF w-Amsterdam, and served continuously as
vice-presdent of that institution.
The Bank Of New-Amsterdam was established to
meet the growing demand among business men up
town for financial institution which would be more
convenient than those downtown.
At the meeting Of directors Yesterday. r. X Moore.
the cashier, elected vice. rcsident: Mr. Moore
is a banker whose ability Is known 10 business in
teress Of the city, and his election is commended on
all sides. ,., -.
No action taken in regard to electing cash
ier and Vice Presidcnt Moore Will h that place
temporarily until the directors make selection IL
Is expected that the Board will decide upon the new
cashier within q week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-08
PTLE-DRITING UNDER DIFFICCLIlES.
HARD BOTTOM OFF WEST ELEvENTH-sT.--A
WEARY WILLIE" CREATES DIVERSION.

HARD HOrTOM OFF WEST ELEvENTH-sT.-A
WEARY WILLIE" CREATES DIVERSION.
The Department OF Docks is experimenting with
one Of the new steam p'e-drivers IN the work
which is being done of West Eeventh-st. The
machine was built by the Vulcan Iron Works. OF
Chicago 1t has been equipped for the use OF the
men this work only snort time, ana Is saiu
TO be giving satisfactory results.
TIE driving off West Eleventh-st. Is unusually
hard and 200 blows to a pile are required the
plunger OF the pile-driver weighs more than 4'oU
pounds 1t has stroke OF forty-two inches' ana
hits a blow every second Of time.
The old style OF pile-drvcrs used by the Depart
ment worked on the fall and drop hammer
principle. With the new machine 1t Is found tnat
double the amount OF work can be done In the
same length of time and with the same number OF
men,
While a Tribune reporter was present weary
Willie" who had fallen asleep near the edge OF
the water. slipped of his perch and fell in with
tremendous splash
The unfortunate man raised great cutlery he
kicked and splashed and tried his best to swim.
Several men ran 10 his assistance and ne was
rescued When he had been brought on shor,,
every man In the crowd with a system for bring
ing the drowned back to life was permitted TO
try Il on the tramp and II Is safe to say that
willie had not experienced so much exercise m
years. ,,..., -.
evolent individual. thinking willie might be IA
tgued after his fight for life took him over 70 q
nearby saloon ana pougnt a drink Oh "HShes io'
The whiskey disappeared at a gulf. and the
dripping and bedraggled son Of rest stood blinking
at the ceiling and smacking his lips.
How do you feel now?' inquired the benevolent
"Fust rate Say boss for another drink I'll fall
again.
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ruryACHT THELMA BURNED
AND MRS. MOLI.ENHAUER AND THE
CREW HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE.
r x,puruA SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN

~,puruA SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
,o>,,rrn-ruE YACHT TOTAL. WRECK
s,,o vacb, Thslra. owned by j. Adolph
ns.rer the sugar rsfner Of Brooklyn whose
.,.r home is az Day Shore, Long isiano' was
s-,ed "a the waters edge on Huntington h"'Do,
...rl,v morning. She is believed 10 DC .o'a
49, and n q not thought that she Will be raised
:. ,,ysr w,u make survey of he- and report oh
N,ard the yacht nj the time were MT anu MIS-
.,u.,hauer and four men, who compose the crew
:, tho Yacht ], looked a; first they say. az 'ousn
ell would perish In the water, % which II appSa'e'
,hev might have to take TO escape from 'he ha'ies
THO hoa, was sailing along. when there WAS 'ui ~
-, sore aft and In a few minutes the whole stern
,,.s aaamc 1t Is supposed some OF the connexions
,,h the naphtha tank leaked and the napntha pour
trv ont was snited The tank contained between
ao and coo gallons OF naphtha and was feared
this would explode
There was tug in sigh; at the time ana 'he
Northpor; which plies between New-fork and
Northport. not far away. the crew under the
direction OF Captain Hendrckson. lowered the TWO
boats OF the Thema and made reaay 10 leave me
Yacht, The tug bore down on the doomed craft. ana
two members Of the crew. with Mr.. and Mrs. Mol
lenhauer in the first boat. rowed toward the tug
The tug took on board Mr.. and Mrs Mollenhauer
The two members of the crew put back to Join their
comrades who had put of from the burning vessel
toward the Norhport. The steamer took the two
boats IN tow and started for New-York. The tug
the and his wife left the Thelma the naphtha
tank blew up. The yacht sank in few minutes
bu the naphtha on the water continued to burn for
some time after the hull went down. On reaching
New-York Mr. and Mrs Moenhauer started at
once for their home at Bay Shore The crew reported
TO Mr.. Moenhauer's brother In the refinery in
Brooklyn.
The burned yacht was valued at and insured for
$500. bat this will not cover the loss. There
on board the yacht lot of wearing apparel be-
longing 10 Mr.. and Mrs. MOllenhauer and the out
fits of the crew. Captain Hendrickson IT would
be dangerous - try TO save anything and nothing
taken There were on board valuable set OF
silver and a china outfit. together with a consider
able stock Of provisions. The Thelma was attached
10 the Atlantic Yacht Club fleet She was built this
year and went into commission In May last. She
inches. She was schooner rugged. She was hand
eomey fitted up. and gave far more for the
owner and his guests than a steam yacht Of the
same size owing to the comparatively small space
taken up by the motive power. The saloon was
finished in White and gold and the other rooms in
mahogany. The yacht had accommodations for
twelve persons in addition TO the crew.
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COURT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

ApreIlate Di,ision-supreme Court-Recess
Supreme Court-Speciai Term-Part ITefore Lawrence
J:-court opens at II a M No 1 Mesiure ast smith;
tel: 10 T. Reuter- agt. Reuter-: No: s. Hamel Rem
ner. No. O. Stein agt stein; No :. Col, Colt No
S People etc. agt. National Mutual Insurance CO.. No.
iItchcock no H. the II. Rothschid Sons Co agt Jar
kovsky; No II. Carcantonio ag Consolidated Gas Co.
No u.s. Wolfe agt Star Co: No IL. People. ETC..
barnett No IL. People. etc. agt Muller No H. Terry
ag Moore: No. II, Arkenburgh agt Arkenburgh; No Is
20 Seabrooke agt seabrooke No a. Shapiro Prince
No 90 Evans agt. lsbell: No. a. Browne Browne
40. ~ Coppell agt. Iollins; No. %. Matthews agt
Thornton No 90 Long Island Mutual Fire Insurance Co
axt McCausand No. q. Reed sgt stcirhardt; No. IS
ag vanderpooren; No, 80 matter OF sloan No 81. mat
ter Of Dohnett: NO 80 McGraw agt. Fiske: No ~
People ex rel Ford agt. Collins No "a. Berks agt Hoch-
kiss No. 49, somers ast Guides; No 81. Frohman agt
Railway CO.. No. 3s S7oehrer agt. Manhattan Railway
Co; No. 49, matter OF Conway; No. 40 matter OF Won
No matter OF Nygren; No ~ matter OF Engert. Con
Co.: No. 43. Ludlow agt Mccarthy; No ~ Morris
~ People. etc, agt. Madison No A. Franklin Ma
tonal Hank art Wlilougtiby. no. -. Weissman ag
Posen: No. ~. matter Of Peekamoee Fishing Club.
Supreme Court-speciai Term-Part TI-Dcfore Slower
supreme Court-special Term-Part III-Adtourned FOR
the term.
supreme Cour-Appella,e Term-Adjourued until Mon
day. July ~.
Court opens At 1880 =. m. No day calendar.
surrosates Court hambers--Before Fitzeerald S.
Case on: No 1897 will Mary r. Baker. 1880 a. IN
No ia9. viii OF Margaret T. Mlirum. 1870 a.
nneiIi Henrette G. Becker. John u. sheriff. McGn-
lev A. 10 30 A. m; Samuel r. Baxter. at D. m.
c'ity ccurt-specia Term-Beforc Conian. J-Court
opens at 10 q. m Motions at 1890 a. m
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AN INCENDIARY ~ A PLAYHOUSE.

KEROSENE SOAKED FLOORS on FIRE ~ A VACANT
APARTMENr-A MAN SEEN RUNNING AWAY
An attempt was made shortly after O'Clock yes
,ordav morning 70 burn the forr-sory ana oase-
~ ont brownstonc fla .houee No ISL East One-nun-
Observation-Disclosures. and had II not been FOR the
early discovery OF the fire serious loss OF lie might
have resulted
The Are was k,nded by the incendary In vacant
.rar,1ent consisting OF Ave rooms. which run In
line along the second floor. 1t was discovered by
william Miller who lives with mis- wife and four
children on the floor above. and was extinguished
u,t, n few pals OF water Miller. on smelling smoke
ran downstairs 10 look for its origin. AS he IA 30
he saw man. whom he knows well. run GU OF
the vacant fat and hasten downstairs into the street
In the room which the man left filler found
match OF flame about two feet in diameter burning
hr.sky in the middle OF the floor. In the adjacent
room 10 the rear there similar patch OF IRE
There WAS a panic In the nathouse when the fire
was discovered, but the flames were - soon ex-
,inguished that the occupants fears were soon Al
layed A., ,,. A,
An examination OF the rooms by the police as
closed the fact that at least two gallons OF Kerosene
had been poured the floors. ana that large
number OF matches had been scattered around AS
IL was learned that the man whom Miller had seen
an hour before the fire occurred. an order was
issued by the Fire Marshal for his arrest The man
motive for setting the fire. II no id set IT, cannot be
ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-08
RETURNS FROM THE NEW LIQUOR TAI.

Troy y. Y. July State Excise Commissioners
Lyman says the total revenues received under the
Ranes Liquor Tax law to July 8. with twenty Ave
interior counties not reporting for the week ended
on July 8, amount TO $l0407, i2s 49, besides $10.050
which has been received for the issuance OF licenses
70 common carriers. Kings County paid 81 0S. 43b;
07E,02z
Two hundred claims for rebate have been so far
nled with Controller Fitch by Equor-dealers whose
esd licenses extended originally beyond July /.
The Raines law vitiated all the old forms OF
aeenses On July l. 1t also provided that In cases
~nere the old licenses extended beyond July the
eolder should be entitled TO a return Of his license
.se IN proportion to the non-expired period. When
~ une Claims have been flied al least s5OC.0U Will he
ssequlreo 10 pay them. The Raines law. however
,oes not provide as 10 the manner OF payment OF
come Wv ' 1850
Controller Fitch is in a auandary as TO the proper
acron 10 take. lie said to be Of the opinion that
s n,.nue bonds will have TO be issued to meet the
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HIS GRAVE IS THE ATLANTIC.
A FORMER sALooNK EEPER OF JERSEY CITY
BURIED AT SEA.

A FORMER sALOONKEEPER OF JERSEY CITY
BURIED AT SEA.
The steamship Tallahassee. OF the Ocean Steam
chip Company. OF Savannah arrived at this port
yesterday morning. bringing wori Of the death and
burial at sea OF George p. Doerr. Doerr left New
York last Thursday In the Kansas City. arriving In
Savannah late Saturday night He Immediately
boarded the Tallahassee AMI sailed for New-York
Just after midnight Sunday morning He was m
toxicafed at the hour Of sailing. says the mate Of
the steamer. and soon afterward II became evident
that he suffering from derium tremen. He
violent and tied in his BERTH while watch
ers left with him. Everything possible was
done for him. but at 40 p. m. he died Decomp'-
siton Sc, IN almost al once, ami II was necessary
to bury him at sea Sunday evening
Doerr apparently about thirty.hve years OF
age heavily built. and In his clothes were found
a silver watch and $50 In cash. At the office OF the
owners Of the Tallahassee and the Kansas City yes
terday 1t was said that the man was not on the
passenger list OF the Kansas City. and that ne must
have paid his passage aboard or have had scalp
ers ticket.
In the mans pocket was also found pencil
stamped with two addresses. No. 926 Summit lave
ana No. &c Avenue Il. New-York City. At the latter
address last evening a reporter found Paul Doerr,
who said the dead was his son. but ne refused
10 say anything more From a neignborlng mer-
chant II was learned that George y: Doerr had
saloon In Jersey City and leaves wife and son.
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A RECEIVER FOR Mr.. BLISS.
THE MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE
cpANrED-THE DEPENDANT IN A RAGE
THE ya~fTN ATroy

THE MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE
cpA1rED-rHE DEFENDANT IN A RAGE
AT THE EXAMINATION.
Henry H. Bliss. stepfather Of Mrs Mary Alice
AImont Livingston Fleming was examined again
yesterday in supplementary procedures IN Fart H.
~ the CITY Court by Edward A. Scott. The ex-
animation was held at the instance OF John O. May
nard. who has judgment against Mr. Bliss and
James o. Kane for s243 ".
"Haye YOU plenty of money!" asked Mr.. Scott
M bur I will have" exclaimed Mr.. Bliss. II
have deal on to sell the Aston House and II goes
,hroueh I will have lots Of money" Mr. Bliss Is a
real estate broker.
Now" said Mr.. Scott. as to the indebtedness
between you and Mrs. F1emlng?"
Now, that will do" yelled Mr. Bliss I won't
answer anything about Mrs. Fleming.
rs Mrs Fleming indebted to your" asked Mr..
Scott.
Mr. Bliss Jumped to his feet and shouted: You
Cd me all those questions BEFORE. Why don't
Won find out what you are doing before you come
hore " He then turned on Mr. Scott and shouted ::
Are Won trying 10 get newspaper notoriety out Of
this thing?'
IRE quiet. Mr. Bliss" said Mr. Kellogg
For Gods sake" yelled Bliss. cant you hnd
.omcthing better 10 do than TO so into this bust
ness?' ., o., 49,, -,
DO you refuse to answer my question: said Mr.
~ Do" shouted Bliss 81 do refuse to go into such
damned nonsense 1t is an outrage TO hound a man
Mr. Scott said he would ask that Bliss be pun
,heJ fDr contempt OF court'for refusing 10 answer
certain questions. After recess Judge Conlan de-
carsa the me moiom made BY NJ Scott for the
pontment Of a receiver for Bliss The receiver will
be named to-day.
mark about selling the Asior House was only
little Joke TO tease MIR. Scott.
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THE VICTIM WAS INTOXICATED AND MADE NO
RESISTANCE.

John II. Sweitzer who says he Is sixty -eght
years old. and a resident of Utica n. Y. the
victim OF bod highway robbery at Catharine-st.
and the Bowery yesterday afternoon about o'clock
John Long. we-dressed young man. who gave
his address as No. 10 Oak-st., was arrested by
Detective Cahill OF tho Oakst station, on suspicion
of being connected with the affair.
According to the story OF Sweitzer who was
under the influence Of liquor wf.n the robbery &C.
CURED. he walking along Catharne-st., and. as
he got to the Bowery. two men came up and by
force took about $40 from his pockets. He was
unable. owing to his condition. TO furnish any de-
scription OF the robbers.
The matter was reported to the police. who
learned from Charles Hessler, fifteen years old. OF
No. 20 East Seventh-st. that after committing the
robbery the two men boarded a Second-ave car.
while the third who had been In their
pany disappeared. With the boy Detective Cahill
l>oas as the man whom he had seen standing to
one side while the robbery was committed. The
other two men could not be found.
When arraiSned In the Centre Street Court Long
said he was bartender. and knew absolutely MOTH
ing OF the affair On the affidavit CT young Hess
Ter, Magistrate Deuel. committed Long 70 the Tombs
ined. In the mean time Mr. Sweitzer. the COM
plainant. was also locked up on charge Of In
toxlcatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-08
BARNARD COLLEGES HOME.
THE PLANS FILED FOR THE NEW BUILD
INGs ON MORNINGsIDE HEIGHTS.


INGs ON MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS
Lamb & Rich. architects. have filed a. the Build
ing Department the plans for the new Barnard Col
lese buildings which are 70 be erected near the
Columbia University grounds. on Mornings'de
Heights. A main buliing and two wings are to be
built around three sides OF court about one hum
dred feet square in the block bounded by the Bou.e
ward. One-hundred-a nd nineteenfh-st.. Clsremont-
ave. and One hundred and -twent!eth-st. Excava-
tons for the foundations Of the buildings are al
ready In progress.
The main building. M.lbank Hail. will be ninety
three feet long and sxty-nve feet deep. 1t VIII
have it's main entrance from the court and its rear
facade will be forty feet from Onehundred and
twentieth-s,. walk will from the entrance
Of the building through the middle Of the court 10
One-hundrcd and n.neteenth-st. The east wing VIII
be known as Brinckerhoff Hall. II will extend
along the Boulevard distance Of 16l feet. and VIII
have an average depth Of about 30 feet The
west wing will not be built for some time after the
main building and east wing are occupied. The
main building and the wings will be OF the same
height. four stories
In the main building there will be on the hrst
floor a large hail. with grand staircase leading
to the upper floors. a receptionroom. administration
offices and four c,ass-rooms The library and sew
eral lecture-rooms will be on the second floor. A
large assembly room and some small class-rooms
will be on the third floor On the top floor VIII
be a kitchen a restaurant and more classrooms.
In the One-hundred- "A nd eteenth-st end OF
Brnckerhof Hall viii be assembly theatre ex-
tending through two stories and having a movable
stage A college museum. hboratoTies classrooms,
naming space above the basement. in which there
will be gymnasium, dressing rooms and place
the buildings bull Will be p mixture CT the italian Rem
Nuisance and Colonial. The materials fer the
facades viii be India limestone, terra-cotta and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-08
A RAID on AN ALLEGED POOLROoM.

ACTING INSPECTOR HARLEY ARRESTS MEMBER
OF A FIRM DOING REPUTED COM
MISSION BUSINESS.
Acting Inspector Harley and Detectives Costgan
and Forster. Of his Office yesterday made raid on
the alleged commission merchants Office at No. 10
West Twenty-sixth-st. and arrested one OF the hrm
and the firms boob keeper a charge OF violating
the pool law The prisoners are Joseph f. unman.
Of Ullman Rankin. and Frederick Fisher. The
Acting Inspector charges them with taking bets on
the Sheepshead Bay races.
The place opened about two weeks ago. The
drm occupies the entire ground floor OF the building
It is expensiveiy furnished and has the appearance
OF a brokers' office. The Acting Inspector says ne
learned that instead Of doing legitimate commits
sion business the nrm were taking bets on the
races The detectives named succeeded in getting
the necessary evidence which MAGISTRATE F!am-
Iner issued warrants. and Ulman and his book
keeper were arrested The police seized the firms
books and stack Of betting sheets. Cllman ae1
his bookkeeper were arraigned In Jefferson Marie,
Court and held in 1900 bail. The firm say they
simply accept commissions and send the money 10
the track. Acting Inspector Harley detailed 9
policeman In front OF the door TO prevent any viola
ton Of tho law.
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NOT STRICTLY SLEEPING ROOMS.

THE PROPRIETOR OF A RAINEs LAW HOTEL HELD
FOR A TECHNICAL VIOLATION.
The examination IN the case Of Simon Buttner a
proprietor If Raines law hotel at No. IS Third-st.
who was charged with violating the provisions Of
the law in having only eight rooms in his hotel.
when the law requires ten. was continued in the
Essex Market Court yesterday.
Patrolman McMullen, of the East Fifth-st. sta
tion testified that he found upstairs In
the house nd two rooms downstairs. which were
used as dining rooms. Thomas Osborne, the de-
PENDANTS counsel contended that there were eight
rooms upstairs and that the two rooms downstairs
had all the accessories Of sleeping apartments
Magistrate Simms sent Court officer Fay to the
place The latter reported chat McMullen was
wrong and tina; there eight rooms upstairs.
The Magistrate held. however. that the two down.
held Buttner for technical violation Of the law In
81 900 bail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-08
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

q, william Corbtt grocer. at No. 6l5 ElevenA-ave.
on an execution for 1916 in favor OF James h
Corbitt but found a man already In possession
under a bill OF sale The store was started over
forty years ago by his father John Corb.tt who
died in 1884, and since then it has been carried on
by William Corbitt. The claim OF James r. corbitt
Ia for services and money lent on which judgment
was allowed.
The sheriff yesterday received an execution for
and Fifth SITS, in favor, OF the Eastern Brewing
note made by him He has kept the place for sew
eral years. .
in supplementary proceedings for John b. Cole In
the suit Of Thomas Smith en- July 2, has been va
a,ed by Judge Conlan, OF the City Court.
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ALL FOUR HELD TO ANSWER.
,sTs IN TIE CASE OF THE

TWO ADDITIONAL ARRESTS IN TIE CASE OF THE
THEFT OF PAvING-s STONES FROM THE PARK
When the case OF Michael Warren and Edward
Carey charged with stealing paving-stones from
Central Park last week. came nefore "Asis'In'e
N,,, IN yorkvi,le Court yesterday morning. Detec-
tIves Savage and McGin,y had two add tional pris-
op,rs They were Thomas Altman. nifty Ave years
od. Of No sii East Seventy -ffth-st. who paid the
ren $40 for the stones procured. and John Dunn.
The foreman who lives In fremont.
ny r,ton s. Clark the Park purchasing agent,
ado the complaint declaring that he saw the men
;.ayine the premises with the some. that ne Ioi-
,osn made no specific statement IN the way OF de-
S"rre and all four were held In $500 ball 10 answer
IN n Court OF Special Sessions
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Sta TEMEyT or THE HOME COMPANY.

The Home Insurance Company, OF New-York.
which has it's office at No. is Broadway. has issued
its eighty sixth sem-annual statement from whioh
II appears that the company has cash IN oanks'
$500 $751; ca sh in nis OF agents In course OF COL
,.c,,on se2s GIG 57 real estate 81. 1856 400 o. loans on
stocks si97 GO; loans bonds and mortgages w.
k2 ST. interest due and accrued. s5sls2 H. and bonds
and stocks of the market value OF @ss6'lssw w. Inc
company has each capital OF 1OOoo reserve
..I,,,n fund of sAsS4,SOs unpaid Iorses amounting
y ~ - ~ unnaid reineairance, commission on uh,
vsoo,icct:z .r:3rSS and ether elaine. $50 g. ana
re- eSfE 49, "a ~ S6csny are Daniel A. Head.