New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-26
NETWORK CITY.

Representatives OF the fre-insurance companies
and associations doing business in this city met
at the rooms OF the New-Yorli Board Of Fire Tn
derwrlters. in the Mutual Life Building yesterday
afternoon. ard decided TO sustain the fire patrol
for the ensuing two years.
Guy Roche, who on April shot Benjamin Levy
in Clanceys saloon. at Twenty ninth-st. and Sixth
ave. was yesterday sentenced TO nine years in
Sing Sing Prison by Judge Newhurger. in the
Court Of General Sessions.
This weeks number of School, contains por
traits OF the members of the Board Of Education
and n map OF the Greater New-York appears on
the cover.
An interesting ceremony will take place ut the
Metropolitan Temple. seventh-ave. and Four
feminist. tomorrow morning when tho memorial
erected to the Rev. ". W. Alexander IS to be I'M
yelled by ]. NJ Cornell. The Rev F. ". Dayen-
port will deliver the eulogy. and Dr. Cadman will
accept the window behalf of the Temple. Mr.
Alexander died last March He was assistant
pastor to Dr. Cadman. The window was built by
J. e. r. Lamb. OF this city.
It is announced that the price Of anthracite coal
IL to be advanced % cents ton July l.
The new Recreation Pier. Mt East Thrd-st will
be dedicated this afternoon by Mayor Strong.
Joyce's Military Band Will furnish the music
giving afternoon and evening concerts Saturdays
and Sundays, and also five evenings each week
OF the season.
Good Government Club will give dinner at
No. I26 Fifth-ave. the evening OF Tuesday, June
90 for members OF tie Executive Committee OF the
Citizens Union.
The Rev DR.. Ensign McChesney. pastor Of Cal
vary Methodist Episcopal Church. One-hundred-
and-twenty- ninth-st. and Seventh-ave. breaches
tomorrow morning and evening. The subject for
the evening will be. Escape from Temptation"
The Rev. Albert Swift. assistant pastor. returned
from a two months trip TO Europe on Thursday
last.
The Rev DR.. Charles L. Thompson will preach
on Good Government in Greater New-York" in
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. Fifty
third-st., tomorrow evening
The list OF arrivals at the Produce Elk
change yesterday included the pathetic incident of
one carload consigned to The India famine suf-
ferers"
THE Highest Citizenship will be the subject
of an address by Joseph McTnnes at a meeting to
be held for men at the Harlem Branch. Young
Mems Christian Association. tomorrow at 40
p. m.
Samuel 1echmann. thrty-one years old. of No
3i6 East Fiftcenth-st. died in the passenger ele
vator Of Bellevue Hospital yesterday afternoon
while he was being taken to ward He was suf-
fering from consumption. a moment before he
had been drinking ice-water. and It is supposed
that the shock caused by the cold water affected
his heart.
The last Sunday meeting until the autumn VIII
take place at the Railroad Rranch OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. No SGl Madison-ave..
tomorrow afternoon at 4l5 o'clock. George \.
Warburton general secretary OF the Branch, will
preside The exercises will consist of singing,
Bible study and short talks by railroad men.
H. H. Rogers. Of the Standard oil Company said
yesterday regarding recent rumors In which his
name had figured II know nothing about n Bay
state Gas deal | have attended no conferences,
and I think reports OF settlement are all moon
shine. | know nothing about the rumored con-
solldatlon OF NewYork City gas companies"
Great interest is shown by railroad men at the
Grand Central Station In the two baseball games
TO be played at Van Cortandt Park at p. m to-
dav The first game will be by teams from the
Office Of the auditor of freight accounts and the
finance department. and promises TO be exciting.
as this will be the first game these two teams
have played together this season. The second
game will be between teams from the Office Of the
auditor Of disbursements and accounts.