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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25
BABYLON


The First Presbyterian Church is being 49,.
and steel ceiling is being put up Recon, '1p
have been held In the lecture room. On Nav -.
parish clubhouse will open In rooms ~ . ns
church formerly occupied by D. Sandman. I, ~ ss
be under the direction OF the Brotherbood ~ w
drew and Philip the active members Of which h.a'
formed an organization called the lothian sr., "a's
II has symbolic signs and coors reIatin, :. ~.
early church One of the rooms will be fitted =, We ~
a reading room. Later another will BE- ,r,..
as a gymnasium.
Mr. Goodchlld and his family. OF Brool,v,
have hired the Fleet house In Deer Park.srm. wno
a year will occupy 1t next week. Tor
The wardens OF the Babylon Fire Departm...
elected John " Baldwin, treasurer: D ssrxs ave
collector and James Barber, secretary. A mssss.t
OF the companies will be called for the purposs y
considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF having densr,w.W
parade on Decoration Day.
Babylon Lodge. No, ,93 F. and 4. NJ. gave tvs
candidates the third degree on Wednesday eysassus
Many brethren from out OF town were presss
RI. Wor Wright Pownall. OF NewYork assiS.S
in comforting the degrees After the cereuoS,ss
the home lodge gave a supper IN Larneds ss
The cafe was charmIng.y decorated with cut doS
ers About seyenty-hve attended the banquet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25
UEMPSTEAD TOWNSHIP.

RAYMOND j. Ramsbottom. the two-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ramsboitom. OF Free
port. was found drowned on Thursday evening In
small stream that runs close TO the home or his
parents The boy had been missing all day. and
searching party looked for him. AS they were about
TO give up one of the party suggested that the
stream be looked 1t was followed for short
distance and the body Of the boy was found partly
fastened under bridge. 1t is believed that he was
PLAYING on the bank OF the stream. when he lost his
balance and fell into the water.
number OF friends of Miss Clara Dalton. of
Freeport. gave her surprise party ON Thursday.
Among those present were the Misses Fannie Ash
down, Addie De Mott Mamie Lewis. Hannah Bow
ers. Grace Powers. Olive smith. Lizzie Patterson.
Lizzie Post cara Dalton Messrs Wallace Post
Walter Nichols Willard Colder. Alva J. Pearssll
and Merwn NJ Raynor.
The first entertainment of the Young Peoples
Guild OF All Saints Church. Great Neck. was given
on Thursday night the rectory The
host, and assisted by several OF the young
ladies' A tempting supper was served by the young
ladies. Games were played and the Committee on
Amusement acted TWO charadcs They were pre-
s Mrs George gers skdmore Miss j. @ Mrs X
Hurke. Miss l.. Adams. Messrs. H. A. Baxter. John
weqs well done and to add to the excitement the
gas suddenly went out while one OF the scenes was
being PREPARED Lamps We're however, speedily I%, nC
of easily The total receipts were about $40 The
All Saints. The next entertainment Will be given
George scott. Editor OF The New-York Witness"
political life OF Abraham Lincoln. in the Bethany
Church. of East Rockaway Mr. Scott was on the
editorial stan of The Tribune when Lincoln was
assasslna ted In his lecture he spoke of taking the
copy OF l.ncoln's assassination to the composing
room In the old Tribune Building. and when he was
returning he noticed that the hallway was full OF
smoke Before he could sound the fire alarm the
engines arrived As soon he reached the ground
he said to the captain (who held speaking trumpet
in his hand), Lincoln has been assassnated" The
captain looked at him and said. IF that's lie.
will break this speaking trumpet on your head"
After the lecture Mr. Scott proposed that collection
should be taken. so that he could put dollar in the
basket As soon as the collection had been taken he
said he was sorry that he could not put that dollar
IN The basket because he left his money at home In
another pocket but he promised he would send 1t
down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25

s Sl ceav w the h ,s visitors to and from
Episcopal Church. and among the ness., aeasd
me KEY. George c. Peck. Of that Church ~. W y
Rev e. H. Mead, field secretary Of the No ssa o.
The following officers will be IN ch.-
letic games to be played at the Oakwoodd ne stA-
Park. lslip. to-day, between the memhers - viytne
NJ Hunt, OF the IslIp school, and cis,t.n nncips6
OF the Bay shore school and Dr. John LawreocDsu S.
see. IslP; starter Edwin b. UnderhIll Raw -.
Bay Shore; referee, Fred r. Whitman is,r, Su!f
schools will compete on this occasion 10, p' The
some silver cup. 'o' hand,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
THE MONEY SITUATION.

sharp rise in sterling at Paris indicates that
Paris rather than London. may be the European
centre which will be drawn upon for gold by the
United States In the future. In fact, there is
some reason to believe there may be shipments Of
considerable size from Paris to New-York the latter
part Of this week. cable dispatch says large
amounts Of money have been loaned In London on
American account. If this information is correct 1t
probably means that credits which were to have
been turned into gold be forwarded to this coun
try have instead been utilized In demand loans.
When the money market in London rclaxes. the
loans will probably be called and the amount Of
them will be taken In gold to be shipped to New
York. -
Kuhn Loeb e. Co were yesterday advised that
100000 in gold would be forwarded 10 them by the
Normannia, which will sail from Hamburg on
Thursday and touch Southampton on Friday,
DEPOSITS Of gold yesterday IN the Sub Treasury
In exchange for greenbacks were StVW0 by the
agency of the Bank of Montreal and 100000 by tbs
American Exchange National Bank
Topographic transfers of currency through the
Sub-Treasury yesterday were N2oWO 10 New-Or-
leans and $4,000 to other points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
DEATH or Az OLD ScHOOLMASTER.

The funeral Of John MacMuen took place yester-
day at the Church Of the Interccssion, One-hun-
drcd-and-hfty -eghih-st and the Boulevard. His
death. which was due Old age. occurred on
Monday At his HON No. 81 West One-hundred-
and sixty -frst-st. He native Of this city.
and vas born I'm lsis Graduated from Columbia
College In 1851. he devoted nearly half century
teaching After being In the faculty OF a Western
college. he opened school for boys in this city.
which he conducted until 1893 Many Innovations
which he introduced have since been widely adopt
ed one Of these was the giving OF his pupils
share In the government cf the school lie also
had military drill. manual training md 4 business
course. Among his pupils were Nicholas FISH
Abihm y. Hewitt. w. Bayard Cutting. Alfred H.
Conkling. James a. Roosevelt and William Waldorf
Aston
The last few years of his lie Mr. MacMullen
spent compiling old records OF Columbia. a wife
and three children survive him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
NONARCHS or 4 BANANA ISLAND.
POSTMASTER DAYTON AND T. +. STEERS THE
JOINT SOVEREIGNS.

POSTMASTER DAYTON AND E. =. STEERS THE
JOINT SOVEREIGNs.
To be monarch of all ole surveys is something
for which a great many people fondly long. but
without much hope of success. There few who
ever attain to the dignity and independence that
come with such a position. and even then. when
success seems 10 be within their grasp the prize
fades away and the emnence that might have
been dwindles into IAN iridescent dream" A better
fate may await the monarcbs of a Bahama
island. which is to be Joint principality. They
are Postmaster Dayton and Edward L. Steers,
president OF the Twelfth Ward bank. Both OF these
men were I'm the Bananas last winter. enjoying the
balmy breezes that blow over Nassau They had
many a delightful sail together among the many
islands not far from the capital. On one of these
voyages they came upon Salt Cay. about half an
hours sail Nassau. 1t is beautiful spot The
island Is IA small one, only about l40 acres In
tent but on it are many cocoanut groves and
altogether II seemed a most attractive haven for
those who were wearied with the toll and hustle of
the metropolis
The idea did not come all at n grew. But
the end OF II that Salt Cay is the property
OF Mr. Steers and Postmaster Dayton. There, In the
years 10 come when sush and scet make New
York the home OF pneumonia, these two happy NOR
tails may enjoy the bracing but warm salt air and
think with pity OF those whose lot is cast in places
not so pleasant.
Postmaster Dayton, when seen at the Federal
Yes Mr. Steers and have made small pur-
chase there | believe that Nassau IL ultimately
destined TO become the Riviera for the people OF
this country. Salt Cay Is only half hours sail
from Nassau. and II Is "A beautiful spot. What We
shall do with II cannot say now. hut II ever am
old and rich enough to have u launch and all the
other requisites. | may build bungalow down
there We not going into the cocoanut export
ing business for the island. as said before Is only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
DOWN BEFORE HER DOOR,
A CHILD DIES FROM a BLOW-A WHoi'Li
UNWARRANTED ATTACK-AN Az
REST MADE.

Park Policeman August II. Kassing arraigned in
the yorkvil,e Police Court yesterday morning
Pa trick GoCqns an employe of the Swift Construc-
ton Company twenty-five years old, who liVes 81
No 2il East Fourteenth-st. short anldaVlt "ds
taken against him, charging him with causing me
death of e-year-old Mary b. Bryan, OF NO "i'
East Eighteenth-st. Magistrate Flammcr ADJOURNED
rho hearing OF the case until tomorrow at O'CLOCK
In the afternoon.
II appears that Mary upon reaching nome from the
Epjphany School which she attended, on MONDAY
afternoon. stood in front of her own door talking
with a friend named Rosie Flynn when Goggins
came along and struck her a powerful Dlow on the
mouth The girl was knocked down and several or
her teeth fell out. She was picked up III an uhcoh-
sclous condition and carried into the house. she
never regained her senses, and died at ciocA yes
terday morning. DR. a. T. Swan Of No. 81 East
Elghteenth-st. who attended her. said that death
was caused by fracture OF the SKULL lie reporter
her death the Coroner's office.
Charles Wichman. coal dealer, Of No. 299 Avenue
4 told the police that ne saw Goggins running
away and the girl lying senseless on the Sidewalk
A man whom Wichman said he could Identity told
him that ne saw the actual assault The police are
looking for this The motive for the attack IL
believed TO be a small gold watch and chain when
the gill carried at ner waiS' loy,eS bv
number OF citizens, and WAS arrested there by Fafk
Policeman Raising, VINO locked MIN up III the EdsI
Goggins is a man of medium height and Of intelll-
gent appearance He IL well dressed for mecnanic'
When questioned he denied an EaO%aHss o ' n
Monday and had 10 recollection OF any 'nlls ma
had occurred Goggns was locked up In the ork-
Vile prison Mrs. Riley, the grandinolher OF tne
dad girl and an aunt were present in court, much
offected They were unable to give any evidence az
70 the assault as they mad been in the house at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
FISCHER HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
MORE SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES DISCOVERED
IN THE DEATH OF THE INSURANCE
AGENTS. WIFE

Joseph NJ Fischer, of No. $40 East tighty-sev-
enth-st who was arrested yesterday on suspicion
of beng responsible for the death of his VIE. was
orr,Irned before Coroner Hoeber yesterday and
committed to the Tombs without bail until an in
quest can be held Fischer burst into tears as he
stood before the Coroner and exclaimed l am H.
nooent, | am innocent"
He implored the Coroner 10 do what he could 10
nrotect him. He started to mako a statement to
the Coroner though the latter advised him that he
had better see a lawyer before he said anything
Bernard Rosenthal has given 10 the Coroner some
business cards which Fischer formerly used.
Fischer denied to Coroner Hoeber last Friday
when he was arrested that ne was medical grad
nate but the cards read IT NJ Fisher NJ d.,
General Agent Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assocla-
lion Room 3Ol Mutual Reserve Building NO; T9
broadway" Fischer. l. has been learned, mad ms
wife examined for insurance in the Cosmopolitan
odco Sons OF Judah as recently AS September /.
hut She died before the policy was issued. coroner
Uoeber said that he has evidence that there was
about $3.50 Insurance on Mrs. Fischers life in
various lodges and with one insurance company.
DR. Levine Of No l26 Hcnry-st., reported to the
Coroner Yesterday that ne had made a second test
OF the blood OF Mrs Fischer, and again found the
presence Of Illuminating gas. DR.. NJ Landesman
also told the Coroner about finding Mrs FISCHER
under the influence Of poison two months ago..
The date of the inquest has not yet been ilNed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
OTHER BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

Judgment was obtained here yesterday against
the Empire Jewelry Company. OF Seattle wash
and s f Myers e. Co.. wholesale jewellers OF NO
AZ Maiden Lane for $isl6. In favor OF the Mer-
chants Exchange National Bank, on TWO notes oi
the company which were Endorsed by 5. f. Myers
& Co 49,,
The Sheriff yesterday received an execution
against Albert b. Hilton, as Hilton. hughes N o.
drvgoods merchants at Broadway ana Nlhth-st'
for 81 2 I'm favor OF the Ballman- liugenoers |oW-
pany Of Cincinnati for furniture sold to MN.
The Sheriff has received replevin for. %V"
against Joseph Robinson In favor Of Henry Gottset-
rem as assignee Of julius NJ Lyon diamond iner-
chant OF No. 20 Maiden Lane, who was robbed oil
n large amount OF jewelry by an cmpoye Inc
sherry received quantity of loose diamonds from
Mr. Robinson, who asserts that he had lent WV
ON them Mr. Gottgetren said yesterday that these
stones were a part Of those stolen from Mr. Lyo
and that Mr. Robinson should not have made the
advances on them, they were stolen goods. MT
Robinson was arrested In connection with the case.
Judgment for SIS DID was entered yesterday against
the Hudson Tunnel Railway Company In favor OF
John r. Dos PassOs. the lawyer, for his account
due September q, 1892
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
PANIC AT Az UPTOWN HOTEL.
A WORKMAN INJURED AND SEVERAL
GUESTS FRUSTRATED BY A BOILER
EXPLOsION-THE POLICE RE-
OFT

-
An explosion which shook the Imperial Hotel nj
Thirty-second-st. and Broadway occurred shortly
before II o'clock yesterday morning. For nearly
half an hour afterward Broadway In the neighbor-
hood Of Greeley Square crowded with frightened
and curious people Traffic was blocked, ana IL
was not until the reserves from the West Thrteth-
St police station called out to disperse the
crowd that clear passage along Broadway was
again OPEN
The explosion occurred In the basement Of the
hotel and simultaneously the entire building was
enveloped In steam. Many OF the guests became
greatly excited. A serious panic was averted by
the GOODNESS Of the hotel employees. who went about
telling the frightened people that there was no
danger Several OF the guests in their excitement.
however scrambled out the fire escapes and be-
gan to shout for help.
Policeman McCabe. who in Broadway at the
time stationed a young man at the nearest fire
alarm box to prevent any excited person from send
ing In an alarm. and then rang in a call for an
ambulance Some one else went to the police sta
ton for the reserves, and By them the crowd was
dispersed.
All that the hotel people would say about the ex-
posion that II was In boiler No. In the en-
pine-room The cause could not be learned. Frank
LawloT, Of Woodside. Long Island, one OF the men
at work near the boiler received several cuts about
the face, but he refused medical attendance when
eral women who were in the dining-room. directly
the boer-room, it Is said. were overcome BY
the heat and steam. At the hotel office all details
about this were refused.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
NO CONSOLIDATION INTENDED.
GARDINER G. HUBBARD TALKS ABOUT THE FCT-
IRE RELATIONS or BELL TELEPHONE
AND WESTERN UNION.

GARDINER G. HUBBARD TALKS ABOUT THE FCT-
IRE RELATIONS or BELL TELEPHONE
AND WESTERN UNION.
The contract under which the Bell Telephone
COMPANY and the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have worked since the organization OF the
former will expire in November, and there have
been various reports to the footing on which the
companies Will transact business hereafter
Under the present contract the Bell Telephone Com
pany agrees not to establish Geographic connections
and the Western Union Company agrees not TO
compete with the Bell Telephone Company in the
tclephoning field
Gardner c. Hubbard. of Washington. a director
OF the Bell Company. ard one OF Its largest stock
holders, has been lately staying at the Gilsey
House but he leaves the hotel to-day. Mr. Hub
bard told Tribune reporter yesterday that while
ne could not say positively whether OF not the con-
tract would be renewed. IT Was his personal opn-
ion that II would not be I'VE were Il weak COM
pany when that agreement formed" said he.
and the Western Union Telegraph Company a
strong one. We were the gamers by ii at first. al
though we have had TO pay royalty OF about NOVVo
$4,000 year for 1t. We will not pay this royalty
tract AFFORDED then The Western Union people
have been the gamers by IT during the last years
however. The agreement has restricted us III our
work IL has prevented delivering messages,
which would be considered encroaching on the held
OF telegraphing. We Will be free from that re-
strction hereafter II has been especially irksome
In short distance transactions. ., A..
The Bell Telephone Company, continued MI.
Hubbard, lis largely connected now, ana reacheS
about IS per cent of the people OF TINS country,
think In New England. where four-tifths OF our
stock Is held and whore our offices are most thickiy
distributed We reach fully as many points as do the
Western Union people. ard probably more What
footing we will continue on cannot say ut present.
n viii probably be a friendly agreement to COM
pete with each other little as possible but with
40 restrictions The rumoi that we VIII eater into
llrect and violent competition with each other IL
entirely without foundation SO Is the report that
the He'll Company Will consolidate with the West
ern Union Company. That subject has not been
discussed on either side There are about 5000 stock
holders In the Bell Telephone Company. with an
average holding OF only thirty nine shares apiece.
II would be difficult for any one to buy up the con-
trolling interest IN the stock, and bring about a
I'LL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
THE PHILADELPHIA FAILURE.
NO STATEMENT YET OF ASSETS oi' LA"
BILITIES-THE ASSIGNMENT or
IL 6 HENRY.

Messrs Martin, Converse and Treat, the ]uh'oi
partners of Coffin, Altemus & Co.. drygoooS COIL
mission merchants. of Nos. 10 and 81 " o''n-
and in Philadelphia, returned from that Guy anu
were at their Office all day yesterday MANY "e'
chants and other friends called upon the" "
exnress sympathy and to give them assistance 80
that the firm might speedily resume pusineSS
There was a report in the drygoods Uaue ina. a.
-oreements were on foot looking to immediate
resumption but the report was regarded as uoup'
full Mr. Martin said that he could give ITO "u
ditional particulars as the newspapers had pup
,ishod obout evorvthing that known now
regarding the assignment. He could give no esu-
mate of the liabilities. as the financiai heauquai
ters were in Philadelphia, and the assignee "ou'u
have to make up his statement before ahy'''i"s
definite could be known regarding 'her co"-
dition . r.
When asked about the assignment OF H. -
Honrv cotton and woollen goods manufacturer,
Of Philadelpha who had suspended on account oi
the failure of Coffin. Altemus a Co. MT MAJ '.'i
said that Mr. Henrys assignment would DE o"iy
temporary and that It was made Tor pro'ec'ion'
a. he was unable to meet something coming due
/ He has large assets. in the trade IL was sdiu
that Mr. Henry has carried on the business since
rho death of his father In 1873; was supposed 10
have made considerable money In the last lie"
wears and was regarded as worth S2oOo In al
diton to this business. he was Interested III ras-
inc h,oodod stock and owned several valuable
| horses. A., 49, o~,oo.od
IT, Mr. Treat said yesterday that the firm expected
N nav It's creditors 100 cents on the dollar lie
added: our loss due 10 the fact that we coul
not realize money outside investments wmch
were principally in real estate. We owned almost
an entire town at Devon. The advances when we
I'd ~ make TO the mills did not cripple US. nor 90
attribute our failure any causes connected Win
! "A large stock of prints. cottons and other dry,
goods is now in the Worth-s house wnr r. S sa ~
course Included In the assignment. Mr Ircat salo
tSat he was unable to give any idea or their vaiu,
brfore the assgnee's statement OF the lrn Affairs
{ II Greene IL Sons, calico printers, peachSi ,
dvcra and 0nishers. of Providence ana KlNeipoInt
X L. who reported to have gone mo 'n ratinn,
,,ith Coffin Altemus & Co. for many years, actins
AS their agents They consigned their pr0uuc' ,h =.
goods and obtain discounts on the acceptahcIs a.
Tho hanks II is currently reported that they N.Y.
$4,000 of the acccptances OF Coiii' A''e'"1'
! on discount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
THINKS Y RAYS ARE AFTER HIM.
A CRANK PAYS A VISIT TO JOB HEDGES AND GRE
ATEs A DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE
MAyOR'S OFFICE


The latest form OF crank called at the Mayors
Office yesterday. lie a short blond German,
with a struggling beard. He declared that a man
in FOrsyth-st. had thrown ray into him
about n month ago, and that ever since he has
been trying dodge the ray. He said that he had
gone to see Magistrate Mott to secure warrant
for the X ray projectors arrest. but he found Mr.
Mott under the same mans baleful influence, and
the warrant refused him.
Next he visited Recorder Gon but he had hardly
entered the Recorders office. he said. when he saw
the same ray piercing the judicial Uranium, and he
left in disgust Secretary Job Il. Hedges. in the
Mayors Office was much Interested In the mans
story and begged him to let him have the name Of
the man who was projecting the rays.
Hist said the X-raycd man. II feel the ray
approaching With wild-eyed terror he pointed
to the picture OF old Peter Stuyvesant that
hung over Mr.. Hcdges's head. Here II comes"
he yelled following the imaginary ray In Its move
ment until 1t reached Mr.. Hedges head.
Then n look Of disgust overspread his features
and turning to leave the office. he cried "Ach,
Himmel, you got 1t. too"
He left the City Hall shooing the rays he
would pesky files lie said the city Hail was the
sorry tones that everybody there was X-rayed by
his enemy
The man said he was Joseph Bamberger. drug
gist who lived at No. AS East Fourth-st He
promised seek aid from his friend. Coroner