New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-29
NETWORK CITY.

Oelrchs Co. yesterday received cable dis
patch from Bremen saying that the North German
Lloyd steamship Scale. provided with new engines
and boilers increasing her power, her saloons en-
larged and with various other improvements had
made on her trial trip yesterday nineteen knots ar
hour average. with $500 horse power The engines
worked we'll.
The State Board Of Charities has established a
sub-ofice in the United Charities Building In this
city The office will be opened on MAY l. The
Board will hold its first meeting in that office on
May 10.
There was disappointed crowd OF passengers on
the White Star Line steamship Britannia when
they were Informed yesterday morning that the
vessel would not sail until a. m to-day cast
ing required TO repair slight accident to her steer
ing gear had MOI arrived at the pier as the COM
pany had expected. and consequently the sailing
had TO be delayed beyond tho hour set noon until
the tide served again Some Of the woud-be pas
sengers went ashore again 10 spend the day.
As large cabin contingent Of passengers as often
leaves this port Is booked to sail to-day for Plym.
outh Cherbourg and Hamburg the Hamburg
American Line steamship Normannla from Ho-
boken There are nearly five hundred OF them
among whom are Colonel Samuel Bell David
Bispham, Henry Iden. Mrs. Levi p. Morton and the
Misses Edith Lena. Helen and Alice Morton; Miss
Mary Morton. oswald Ottendorfer, Dr. Otto A. j
Ulman. w. X. Wardner. DR. Max Werder. Dr. G.
Wr-inG and +. Tiffany Dyer.
Justice Bcekman In the Supreme Court yesterday
appointed George L. Rives guardian OF Maude G.
King and Philip w. r. King who live In Newport
In proceedings brought by Edith McCaeg against
them and other defendants for an adjudication 8
to their rights In the estate OF the late William
King who died in santarlum A partition OF
Kings real estate IL asked for
Lewis l.. Dcaleld appointed referee by Jus
tce Beckmar In the Supreme Court yesterday to
take testimony In divorce proceedings Instituted by
Walker Winston against his wife Lille Winston
names james NJ. T.udden OF No. 2t3 West One hun
drcd-a wentiethst.. as correspondent. Mrs Win
ston denies her husbands charges and makes
counter charges. She also says she obtained an
Oklahoma divorce six months ago.
The Rev. John Mcneil. who is known as The
Scottish spurgeon." arrived last night on the White
help the Rev. DR. a. G. Dixon in his evangelstic
work Mr. Mcneil Will preach his nrst sermon at
the Hanson Place baptist Church. In Brooklyn, to-
morrow evening. on Sunday at p. he will
preach at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Tho trial OF Nelson NJ. Weeks who is charged
with mnns'nughter in having been implicated in
the death OF Aimee Smith has been set down for
this morning before Justice Gegerich In tho Grim
inal Branch OF the Supreme Court.
Nils Gustav Flygt. private In the Royal Swedish
Jcmtlanas Fusileer Regiment. posted at Ostersund.
pleaded guilty charge OF forgery before United
States Commissioner Alexander yesterday, and was
committed for extradition On April last he OBJ
tanned payment a forged note for L. 200 crowns.
Fleeing this country. he was arrested on the
steamship Berlin.
Three cases OF smallpox were reported to the Blu
gcau OF Contagious Diseases yesterday morning.