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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
WHERE THE SICK AND DECREPIT REST.

The Home for Aged and lnfirm Hebrews started
by women about twenty years ago hrst occup'eu
house OF small dimensions at No. 20 West seven
feminist Prospecting. II moved 10 Avenue ana
Eighty-seventh-st and still continuing 10 prosper
II moved afterward 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IFS
nresent site where Il erected arge building ac-
Communicating 300 inmates With the enlargement OF
the institution and increasing duties devolvlng on
the management the constitution was amended so
s "a make the Board OF Trustees consist OF fifteen
nm and ton women. as now constituted. As years
sped on. TO make provision for the sick ana de-
creplt hospital wards were added as an annex 10
the main building thus not only heiping the SICK
and decrepit. but giving additional room Tor more
onnrcations The increased demands upon the IN
stiiution and necessitous cases nave required lhe
management TO erect another building Tor the ac-
nommodation OF 100 more inmates, which i now
wholly completed. With the new building the
Home can accommodate about 800 persons
The annual Purim reception Will take place al the
ram. ,ndav and sunday when the Board Of
Trustees will be assisted in receiving by the JUNIOR
association lately organized. and now numbering
about a hundred members. All are invited TO IN
spect the new buildings hre-es'a9es ana electric
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
DIED.

Br'NN--In Hackensack, ". j. on wednesday. March II.
1897. Rebeccs Ann Williams. widow Of Martin y Bum.
her 10th year.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited 70 attend
the funeral Saturday. March 20. 1897. from the
Mansion House. Hackensack. ~ J., at II 30 O'Clock
Intermenf AZ Greenwood Cemetery.
Train boat leaves York Pennsylvania Railroad fsr.
at 1899 a m. Via susqushanna Railroad.
COLT-A, Brick Church y. J.. Wednesday morning.
March Il, William H. Colt. ION OF the late Arson T.
md Mary Tomllnson Colt.
Funeral services viii be held at his late residence. No q
Evergreen Place. Friday, J3th. arrival Of
the 23O D. m. train Delaware. IScknwanna and West
Railroad from New York.
r.E;ACHAt Park Ridge y. j.. March IL. 1897, James
sadler Leach. aged 20 years months.
Funeral services at the Congregational church. on Thur
day. March N. ~ o.
Train Erie Depot. $40 9
IEE-On Tuesday March 10 Louise 9. Lee widow Of D.
Edward T.. Lee. OF Newburg y. Y.
Funeral services at her lar" residence ~ East 2lse
Thursday March IS II A. Relatives ard frieno
respectfully Invited
sHACKFoRD-At Mountain Station, y. j. On March ~.
lingering Illness. Josephine NJ wife Of Captain
William q. Shackford
Notice Of funeral hereafter
Portsmouth q and Boston CNsss) papers please cnpy.
WALTON The 18th Inst Mary Vail. in her sih year.
Funeral Saturday the both Inst AZ ocloek
her late residence at Locust Grove y J.
WIDDLETON-On Tuesday. March To- Wilsonetta Cham
berlan. wife Of the late william J. W.ddls,on.
Funeral services her late residence. Il East <3tS.
Thursday. the 18th. at 1880 a m.
WRIGHT-On Tuesday. March 49, 1891. Clark Wright,
NJ -. only fiarrie, sherman ard the Clara
Wright. NJ. D.
Funeral from his late residence No i6J West s5th-0,
Thursday March j, NJ II a m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
THE FRIENDS OF IRELAND DINE.

An unincorporated association known as "The
Friends Of ireland" held its seventeenth annual
celebration Of ST. Patrick's Dav al Rogers's. in
Park Place last evening by giving an enjoyable
and largely attended dinner. There were about
$50 covers laid and the dinlngroom and tables were
Handsomely decorated with flags and flowers. This
guests were cordially received by General James X.
O'Beirne president: NJ. W. Ravens and Daniel L.
Delevan vlce-presidents; Captain NJ f. Flaherty.
secretary and II. /. Joyce treasurer Among
those present were John J. Deany. formerly Of the
CORPORATION Counsels office: Congressman Lemuel
+ Ouigg Police Commissioner Roosevelt, ex-As-
sistant Dis,rict-Attorneys Mcintyre and O'Hare
Civil Justice James A O'Gorman, Congressman
lanes + Covert OF Queens County. Assemblyman
Iohn r. Nugent and Patrick F. Tranor; Recorder
Golf. Civil Justice Wauhope Lynn, District-Attor-
nev NJ w X Olcott President Jerooman OF the
Board of Aldermen: ex-Quarantine Commissioner
Jenkins ex-Police Justice Bernard +. Martin; ex-
Accomplishment Victor J. Bowling Thomas Costi-
gan and Joseph W. O'Brien.
General O'Berne presided and acted as toast
master The toasts were: The Day We Celebrate
the Great ST. Patrick. Apostle Guardian, G1iae
and Father" responded 10 by Mt. Delany. The
United States, our Country, responded 10 Dy on,
gressman Ougg; "Our city. whether consolidated
Sth lis sisters or not destined TO be the metropo-
rse - Inc world responded TO by Commissioner
ROOSEVELT; THE Irish-American ever loyal 10 MS
tive Ia nd not fOrgetful Of the land OF his ances-
Tors responded 10 by Mr.. O'Hare; The law. echo
ensyars Awe awe responded 20 by District
Atfornev Olcott; "Our State-First and Greatest
- 0rr Union" responded 10 by Mr.. Mc!ntyre,
end "Woman-Earths Nobiest Thing: a Woman
perrac,ed . responded 20 by Mr.. Covert.
Tho dinner was enlivened by orchestral music
"a tho ioasts were interpersed with songs by
C'bauncev Olcott and others
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
DISPENSING DRUGGISTS ORGANIZE.
THEY PERFECT An ALLIANCE FOR THE PRoTEc-
TON OF THEIR TRADE.

THEY PERFECT AN ALLIANCE FOR THE PRoTEc-
TON OF THEIR TRADE.
meeting was held In the American tract 30
ciety Building Tuesday afternoon for the purpose
OF perfectng the organization Of cooperative as
soca,ion among the dispensing druggists OF this
country and Canada. OF whom there are more 'han
thirty-av. thousand. for their mutual aid ana pro-
tccton II will be known the Druggists ALI
ance OF America, and largely PATTERNED ai'e' ~,
alliance formed by the jewellers Much ue'"'i
work has already been done In forN' fen"-
svlvania and New-Jersey, and nearly Hi vi t"e
druggists called on approved OF the association
offering their co-oberatlon. general committee
on organization was appointed several weeks aso'
II ia comnosed OF more than one hundred repre-
sentative dispensing druggists In this city n'ooh
lyn Jersey city Boston and other large clues ""u
commercial centres. The officers OF the co'''
nre: General chairman. John F. Morr'ssey' j." "
BROOKLYN; vce-chairman, George H. "Hl'e' VI
Jersey City; second vice-chairman' H"s"'
Drescher Of Newark: treasurer, ID. Master, j.
BROOKLYN; secretary. Judson D. Russell OF Ne"
yors. assistant secretary IT, y. Young, or BROOK
lvn The Committee on Constitution Is COMPOSE
OF Adrian Paradis. Of Brooklyn. cha Hian. "a
g. Stone, Charles ilolzhsuer. ChaI n, ~ Kie,n A.
Earl Il Silyers. Paul {. Klein. or raw ~ 80 ,, or
Co Boston IL the chairman or tue '"i""'i''' vs.
Promotion in Massachusetts - tho alliance
are 70 create and maintain a fund by ssse , n
the members and TO re- mburse from t,ls nnatary
member OF the association for any dllect aodi
Ices nm 10 n certain sum and under such conuI-
lions as may be agreed upon, tnat dnaS nistaIe
,ained by rea son Of any actual or aiegeu
or error made in the co npoundns OF prescI
or in putting mp selling any arllcs lI' rL are
,,s x,htle the member or hs registered cierks ar
u,,-v,ng their business as dispensing drusgisls.
Besides the association VIII deiend ~ IN ras sor
~ any ris,eke or error actual alleged ana ~
-, Su Snurags he comp1unding OF prescriptions
VIII @ oeie 81 articles FOR medicinal use in other
Irffy Gfn
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22d Regiment in the same year ana three inoi.n9
1a,.- won the Aspinwall Medal. presented by the
regiment 70 the best-drilled man. In the orange
r,o,s in 1871. he commanded Company A, I'D Res!-
ment. In January, three years later. ne organ
lied Company X. which became the largest ana
best-drillAd body In the regiment He resigned ms
com mission i'm 1877 but continued 10 serve as, q
private until every member who had joined uhuer
him had completed his term of service After com
p.eting seventeen years or duty IN the regiment 40
took his discharge in March. lss2 co. -
Mr. Ciriggs al Creedmoor. in September 800 won
tbs AdfItant- Generals prize for the highest IN
diyidua score among the State troops In the MS
Interstate shooting match he not only won a nrst
nrize bu. took the prize for the highest score IN
The team He was elected colone! or the "a hsgl-
mert Veteran Corps in 1885, and has continued 20
serve in that capacity up 10 the present utne'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
yET OFFICERS FOR THE Old doAhD'

: ELLIS BRIGGS FORMERLY or THE --O N'''-
MEyr. ELECTED MAJOR
The Old Guard held ts regular meeting III ',ie
Armory. Fi,th-ave. and Fourteen'n-s,' ''s1 e 90
., o,oo, ossoars for the year beginning April =
w. Thomas T. sloan declined a renominatio1
and Ellis Briggs was elected as MAJOR sloan
successor The following officers were also eec'eu
Company A-Charles II. Covell. captain Ionh ~
Quincy arst lieutenant and Frank H. ole"e"'
second lieutenant. Company B-James +. VIENNA
ca plain; James Kent Mason, FIRST lieutenant anu
william II Seaich second lieutenant captain
r,,,os /, ,yeruan was elected treasurer. and Cap
tain Edward p Moore was reelected secretary
Major s Ellis Briggs received his military educa-
lion at the White Plains Military Academy anu WAS
graduated on June g. 1865, after serving as cap
tain 81 the cadets for two years He )oined the
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

YEsrERDAY's RECORD AND To-DAYs FORECAST.
Washington March 1.-THE barometer has fallen in
all districts east OF the Rocky Mountains IL Is highest on
the North Carolina Coast and IL is relatively low In the
Upper Mississippi Valley but lowest northwest OF Mon
tana n much in the central valleys and the
lake region and from Texas northward Nebraska Rain
has ravael in the central valleys and the lake regions
today and local in the southern States The
rainfall has been heavy Arkansas Kentucky and West
Tennessee The weather continues Gear tonight in New
England is generally Gear from Texas northward
over IN. Dakotas The Indications that VIII pre-
vail on the Atlantic Coast. and from the region
southward 10 the Gulf States, and the weather Will bs
generally fair IN the Missouri Valley and thence
ward 10 Texas The temperature Will rise from Newfng
land and Middle Atlantic states westward over the
onto Valley and lower lake region and southwark
North Carolina.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
HOMES ALONG THE LEHIGH ROAD.

handsome booklet. Suburban Homes is Is
sued by the Lehigh Valley Railroad company 70
place before workers in Greater New-York the ad-
vartages of home sites along the line OF that roai
There are Illustrations OF attractive houses sur
rounded with trees and flowers. that must appeal
strongly to the imagination OF the city
The regions described lie about Newark ana Eliza
beth In Roselle South Crawford South Plalnneld
New Market, West Dunellen. Bound Brook rem
lion ia given about Communication rates, Inc com,
uany has appointed shreve Ackey its INDUSTRIAL
aaga12, Ills once is No go Broadway and he VIII
Give his personal attention 10 persons contenl-
niatlng the purchase OF home along the Lehign
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
BrCKET-SHOP PRISONERS HELD.

The nineteen arrested in the raids made
simultaneously on Tuesday the bucket-shops
Of the "New-York Commission Company" at Nos
y and 70 Broadway and al No ~ West Twenty
ninth-st.. were ARA Aligned in the jefferson Market
Court yesterday morning before Magistrate Cor
nell They were held IN $50 bail each for examna-
ton to-day. Bail was furnished for them by Ar
Adams All Of the employees OF the company ar
rested were charged with being accessories TO the
conducting and maintaining OF a gambling house,
and William : Fender. VINO is alleged 10 be one OF
the partners OF the Arm as being principal. one
OF the attorneys for the men announced that Wal
ter d Valentine would surrender to-day. war
rant for his arrest has been Issued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
GEORGE H. GOES

Boston, March H.-George II. Goes the old time
minstrel. died at his home in Cambridge yester-
day He had been a sufferer for many years from
an attack Of paralysis lie was born in Providence
IN lS-s In 1852 he went to California. where he
met Backus. and together they formed the famous
Backus Minstrels. He next went TO New-York and
prayed IN minstrel shows, subsequently reOrganiZ-
ing the Backus Mnstrels who made trip TO
china: In ISL he became assc clated with Luke
Schooicraft, and they played together for many
years MT. Coes's home had been I'm Cambridge
since 1874 His old partner Schoocraft. lived IN a
adjoining house up 10 the time OF his death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
THE GOTH OBSERVES THE DAY.

ACCOMPANIED ~ MANY CITY OFFICIALS ITS
MEMBERS TURN OFT ~ UNIFORM
The Observance Of s. Patricls Day in this city
yesterday a greater scale than usual. and
the parade unusually large Nearly @.ooo
in line and thousands Of people were
the sidewalks along the Inc OF march 20 watch
and applaud Clear weather aided to make the
display more imposing
According TO It's custom. the oeth Regiment
marched from It's armOry to -. Patricks Cathe-
dral before Il a. m. Colonel George Moore Smith
was In command and the regiment was preceded
by Bayne's resimental band. The men IN uniform
occupied the centre OF the nave OF the Cathedral
while the friends OF the regiment crowded the
sides and aisles Archbishop Correon sang the
pontihoal mass. After the service the regiment
marched down Madison-ave 10 Forty-fourth-st..
and the men RECALLED themselves with sandwiches
before taking part in the regular parade.
When the parade started up Fifth-ave from
Forty-second-st. at go p m, the order of the
procession was follows:
Grand Marshal Timothy N. Moriar,y, and aids
Colonel George Moore smith ara stan
S 's'R hsR iils,ee,o sSo b @f5
2,,J Invited guests in carriages.
- special oias. from NE division n the A. O. H.
> a'' ssme-.d a'a Tah 54o"H'''
County President John f. Sullivan.
County Delegate Patrick Cafsery.
York County.
4. O. H., Jersey C.fy divisions.
g. O.. n Wes-cregtcr divisions.
4 O. H.. Queens County division.
Miscellaneous county examinations
Among those who accepted President sulvan's
invitation 20 ride in the parade ASyor Strong
and many members Of the Board Of Aldermen. Con-
troller Fitch. Recorder Golf. Justice Smyth County
Clerk Henry D. Purroy ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant.
Superintendent Stevenson Constable eX-City Cham
berlaiR Thomas g. T. Grain. City Justice John Fl.
Mccarthy, Father !. G. Cannon. Of Letterkenny,
Ireland ex-School Commissioner Thaddeus Mort
srty. Civil Justice Joseph i. Stner. Lawrence G.
GOuldinC. Civil Justice GOdfcgle eX-C0ngressman
John quinn and cx-Alderman Patrick Farley.
From One-hundred- a nd-seVe nteenth-st the parade
went north through Second-ave and turned east
through One-hundr d. twenty -seyenth-st 70
Suffers Harlem River Park arriving there about
p
At O'Clock an Informal dinner was served 70 the
paraders including 300 members Of the Ancient
Order of Hibernans at Suffers Harlem River
PARK. Dancing began as early a. Z O'Clock. and
continued until midnight. Somersets and Burrs's
bands furnished the music. 1t estimated that
10000 persons were in ATTENDANCE during me even
ing The officers OF the evening were Martin j.
Kane floor manager; James commerford and Pat
rick Fox. assistant floor managers; Patrick Cas-
serly and John f. sullivan. charmen OF the Recep-
ton Committee. and William Malley. chairman OF
the Committee Of Arrangements
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Speriai Notlees.


o,>o>>>Yo>~~~~.~1>~~~Y~>Y~~
"Beautiful Products of Eastern Looms,~
AMERICAN ART GALLERIE&
MADISON covARE SOUTH, NETWORK.
Public Sale Free from Limit,
This Thursday and Friday Afternoons
at 2:3O o'clock.
First Quality
ORIENTAL RUGS
ORIENTAL CARPETS.
PROPERTY OF
=. b. DONCHIAN, Importer.
HARTFORD Conn.
Exceptionally fine in design and color
schemes, perfect in texture. straight
clean and inoth-proof-
THOMAS f. KIRBY. ACCTIoNEER,
AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION. MANAGERA
Eas, 23a 81, Madison Square South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
,,,st1 vor1-NTEERs' CELEBRATION.

Tho Grand Central Palace was crowded 70 the
doors last night at the demonstration OF Irish
soc,eties and the lst Regiment. Irish Volunteers
On honor OF St. Pa,rick's Day A concert was given
nv Professor somersets irish Volunteer Band
consisting OF seven numbers. The parade ana re-
view OF the volunteers followed. There was also
a narsde Of the women OF county organizations
-. .~,o,ic songs were sung by the women. led by
NJ cer,rIde Gallagher and Miss Jennie CampDeI
Keough Edward o,Mahony sang COO sac re Ire re
80" and this ended the musical part or the
eyeTc,ses The hoor was then cleared ana dancing
ILL r...A
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dan

Usaughter) i ~
stopped few days In n rural England
,owh iast summer where several abandoned farms
nau oeen taken up by the Irish and made to pay
! sad 20 Mayfower descendant In the village OF
the town: How are politics up here?' well"
ne said we have six offices In this village-the
resident OF the Village the Justice OF the Peace.
the Tax Collector the Village Clerk and con-
s,aoes-and they are all Allied by Irishmen." said
How many Irish voters nave you in the village"
ana he said Six" daughter
Well my friends. may ! meet you IN full vigor,
health and hilarity for a quarter OF a century TO
come. as have for a quarter OF q century past.
ON each recurring st. Patrick's Day Never for
kettng the old SOD. YOU are always loyal 10 the
land or you- adoption. BY the drop OF Irish blood
IN my veins. which comes through OF my great
grandfaihers. ana by the common tie OF human IN
terest In that which deserves prosperity ana sue
cess, 'oln YOU IN the sentiment. God bless ana
prosper ireland"
Among the remaining speakers were Simeon u
stone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
rur Hr4RryG on FREIGHT RATES

The Interstate Commerce Commission sat again
Yesterday morning in the rooms Of 'he r'ouuoo
,,a- a,d continued the investigation Of the
1n.as rrsfnrred against the forty-four railroads
cor,nrisine the Joint Traffic Association that they
MAINTAIN from Western points 10 the Atlantic sea-
board various rates Of freight knSwn as the
,pois y-bich are arbitrary and Nitrate asdnlst nc
llais ss..."York IN favor OF Philadelphia. Dos
ton. Baltimore and Newport Ne|s deTfoWy
T T Henry r. Herbert. Yale Kneeland. Nj fo"lei'
- l+dy.isr f3rothers and Louis ii. Spence
'rbe hea ring Will 20 to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
MR. CRAFTS COMPANY WILL SING HERE

cb,ca9o March lit was decided to-day that the
Metropolitan Opera Company will give four perform
arces In New-York before leaving there for London
The repertory is follows: April T. Faust with
Calve Manell., the two De Reszkes and l-assalle
April a. "Segfried' April Is, Carmen; FOR me
final performance. Saturday afternoon April H. no
opera has yet been selected The company VIII start
for ST. Louis Sunday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
RUBBER TRUST SCHEDULE OF DISCOUNTS

The new schedule OF discounts accorded by the
United States Rubber Company Rubber Truso to
the trade arc; First grade OF goods. discount OF
%. 5. and per cent. as compared with the old
discount OF Is, and per cent; second grade OF
goods. discount. 70 ). 10. and per cent as COM
pared with 81 y. and per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18

The cup challenger valkyrie III will be con-
spicuous figure in English yachting circles during
the coming Lord Dunraven Is having her
ntted for racing work and she will be entered In
all the contests where the recognized snglestcker
giants will look for new glory. II is believed by
many that Dunravens boat Will prove a Formidable
rival 10 the Britannia and that the owners OF the
Ntkir Satanita and Ailsa see sharp contests ahead
American yachtsmen will watch the races with
much interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
OLIVER OPTIC AT THE POINT or DEATH.

Boston, March 17.-William T. Adams. the author
widely known as oliver optic is very Ill at his
residence in Dorchester and his physicians express
the oninion that he can live only day or two He
has heart and kidney troubles. He came two weeks
ago from Jamaica. where he mad oeen tor ms ms
health and the severe temperature mere caused MS
tinn He Is In bis seveniy-tfth year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
SIR EDWARD FRENEZER KAY

London, March 1.-THE Right Hon. Sir Edward
Ebenezer Kay Lord Justice Of Appeal, Is dead.
He was born in 1922 From 1881 10 1891 he a
Judge or the High Court of Justice. Chancery Di-
vision and In the latter year was made a Lord
Justice OF Appeal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
COMPARATIVELY Low RATES.
The PHILADELPHIA Press.

Compared with past protective tariffs the rates
a re low. nor could they have been lower and have
carried out the protective principle. With the ex-
ception Of wool wOollens and Injuries. like liquors
and tobacco the changes made In OF the
most moderate character, and in these articles the
new duties follow the policy OF the past. The
"a rirr will be approved by all who approve the pro-
fective principle wise. judicious and conserva-
tl- mos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
REVIEWED BY BLACK AND WOODRUFF.

Albany March l7-Governor Black and Lieuten-
ant-Governor Woodruff this afternoon reviewed
from stand AZ the Westinghouse. entrance Of
the Capitol the 81. Patricks Day parade under
the auspices OF societies OF this and neighboring
cities whose membership Is Of Irish origin Both
these officials carried out their determination 10
review the procession, Notwithstanding that they
had been requested by the local branch OF the
American Protective Association not 10 do so. The
pa rade was OF the largest held in this city In
MANY