New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
NEW YORK CITY.

The police force Of this city will give com
p,:mentary concert Saturday night next al the
Metropolitan Temple. Severth-ave. and Fourteehth-
81 The programme which has been arranged by
T. w Radcliffe will include contributions from
Dr Nice. violinist Professor Speck' barytone
comic songs Miss Cora Gardner, soprano Johh
W. Gangloff. story-teller: Miss Laura Blackwell
soprano: William C~Weeden. tenor: Professor G.
f. Weiss cornetist: Miss J. Howell and professor
J. Beaumont,
The shin Charmer has arrived here Win -''ioV
bags Of dried Lima beans l2O bags OF mustard
seed. $3.50 barrels OK 'aHlorhh "'"e an" '''
pieces of redwood
Virginia continues to send big invoices of water
melons; yesterdays steamers landed 5000 me
hotel and restaurant demand. added 10 ia''
groce.y trade keeps watermelons moving at % W
sl2 a hundred wholesale. These are low hSures'
but these melons run smaller than the nhe "eo's'"
varieties now out OF date.
An attraction that is likely TO prove extremely
Interesting AT tho sixty-six,h fair Of the Amer-
can Institute at Madison Square Garden from
septemher % to November g. will be an exhibition
Of the work Of amateur photographers. Ne'F
known artists will act as Judges
A. H. Hepburn. vce-president Of the Natiohal
CITY Bank and j. r Mills. jr.. cashier OF the Chase
National Bank. left here yesterday TOT uee'
hunting trip in the Adirondacks.
Secretary Gage has. in a complimentary letter
the Secret Service Department. OF his promotion
10 the place of chief operative in this district
The letter states that his promotion was mane
because Of extraordinary services rendered ny
him Mr. Hazcn entered the Secret Service IN ls'i
and has had temporary charge Of the bureau IN
,bte cr.v since March last. During that time he
has brought about the arrest OF number OF
counterfeiters.
Colonel Louis NJ Hamburger. Of Chicago, has
opened an office in Room No. rs Of the Bowling
Green Building in this city. for the purpose o'
promoting American interests at the Paris Norli
Fair Of 1901 Colonel Hamburger started ior 'hi-
ago yesterday to arrange his private affairs nut
will return in about TWO weeks and assume charge
Of tho Eastern headquarters OF the Commission
purrs snvor & co (corporation). manufacturers
of cabire, hardware Of No. 80 cortlandt-st and
bridgeport Conn. applied To the supreme court
Yesterday for the voluntary dissolution OF the com
pany and the order "a show cause was SET "o"n
for Septemher 30 The company Is New-lorK
state corporation with capital stock OF N"""
rcorizod IN 1886 II is being succeeded by n com
many Of the same name and having the same
amount Of capital but organized under Connecticut
laws The change is made because the company
At present has to pay taxes In both States
A recepton was held yesterday on the new
steamship Rotterdam. Of the Holland-Amer'ah
Line which arrived AT her pier in Hobokcn OH
Saturday after her maiden voyage Everybody
who visited the steamship yesterday admired and
praised her highly She Is the largest ana fas'es'
| Of the company's steamships. a2d is hand
| somelv fitted up. The decorations ofthe women :
| cabin are particularly worthy ~ mention
The steamship Leon. which arrived from f"r'
| Antonio Jamaica. yesterday. reported passing
| ,wo-masted schooner sunk I'm about four fathoms
| of water of fuckers Reach.
rrotest was received by tho Park Board yes
| tnrday from c. Turni. the sculptor of the BoiVar
statue which was have been presented by inc
,,o,o,uoIon Government 70 this city but which
| was disapproved 10y the National Sculpture Soci''y
| Mr. Turini asked for a chance 10 prove that MS
work has artistic merit. and the Board referred
the communication to the National Sculpture 30
| ciety.