New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
NETWORK CITY.

rIumnbrev Monaghan hfty-fve years old. en-
ployed by the Knickerbocker Ice Company, fell
from one of the company's wagons on whlch ne
was riding n short time after noon yesterday IN
Park Row and. striking the pavement on MS heau'
was instantly killed.
The unusual sight of n Chinese flag flying from
n vessel lying at a pier at South Brooklyn was
seen Yesterday. II trailed from the main peak OF
the four-masted British ship Drumellan, which Is
ready to sail for Shanghai, her hailing port with
a cargo of case oil The black dragon on yellow
BACKGROUND attracted great attention
John Ryan the burglar who was captured by
Mrs Rosa Mayer Of No l.32S First-ave on Thurs
dav night after he had looted her fat, was held
for trial Yesterday in $3.50 bail In Yorkville Police
Court
AT a meeting OF the directors OF the German'a
Bank Of the City OF New-York yesterday the 1ol-
lowing officers reelected for the ensuing
wear: Edward G. Schaefer, president; Henry w.
Schmidt first president; Charles A. King, sec
ond y,ce-president and j. A. Morschauser, cashier
Pierre Jaw was yesterday elected president Of the
Second Avenue Railroad Company in place OF John
d. Crimmins who had held the office temporarily
since the purchase Of control Of the company by
Metropolitan Traction interests.
Central Office detectives yesterday arrested
Guernsey CatIin A venerable-looking man, whom
they accused of posing as n detective and trying
to obtain money for alleged attempts TO recover
STOLEN property The detectives said that Catlin
had watched the newspapers for advertisements
inserted by persons who had lost money or eweiry.
and had many victims.
Letters Of administration on the estate of Dean
w Richmond were grated by the Surrogate yes
terday to the widow, Caroline A Richmond Mr..
Richmond died in the st. Cloud Hotel on MONDAY
morning, as the result of n fall
A loving-cup was presented TO Foster Coates Mt
the Press Club yesterday afternoon by number
~ friends Mr. Coates sails for Europe this morn
ing and a number gathered yesterday to bid him
goodby. The presentation speech was made by
Major Cloves and Mr.. Coates responded.
Charles Snyder. a German waiter employed at tho
Hotel st. Cloud, asphyxiated by escaping gas
in a room at No. 100 East Thirty-hrst-st on Thurs
day night and his dead body was discovered yes
terday 1t was supposed at first that he had COM
,nitted suicide but nothing was discovered TO sup
port this theory
Policeman Henry Woodley, of the West One-hun-
dredth-st station. who is charged with having ac-
ccpted q bribe from Gustav Stolf, saloonkeeper
OF No l0i East One hundred-and- ninth-st.. last
January was held for trial in the Harlem Police
Court Yesterday. Woodley's case is pending before
the Police Board, and he waived examination on
the plea that to go on with the hearing might
prejudice the Boards decision
The Postofiice authorities Mt Washington have
revoked the fraud order issued several weeks ago
against Hoyt & Co, OF No. 81 Broad-st. Tho
grounds upon which the order was rescinded arc
not mentioned
The annual contest for the prize and honorable
mention IN defamation took place yesterday after
noon I'm the gymnasium of Columbia Grammar
School The ten competitors showed the value OF
the special training by their Instructor. Townsend
Southwick and the efforts Of the young speakers
were highly commended by Dean Van Amringe, OF
Columbia on behalf of the Judges Thomas Dud-
ley O'Brien carried of the prize. while Stanton
rboypn and nhp ~
IIank,nson IT, received honorable mention, In the
named