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New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
1OcAL BTSJNESS COMPLICATIONS.

Ferdinand Hayman doing business as Hayman
BROTHERS dealer in sponges. chamois and shells
AZ No 81 Ferry-st., made an assignment yesterday
70 David Wallach Hayman without preference. He
,s one OF the Oldest dealers in this line in the
ctv having been in business since 1863. and has
haen sole owner since December 81 1857. when his
brother retired from the firm. Vincent Victory
his attorney said that the liabilities would not
exceed 81 900 and the assets about $1,000. The
failure is ascribed the general depression in bus
ness for the last year.
Seth H. Robinson has been appointed receiver In
supplementary proceedings for Charles s Faulkner
who formerly did business at No. 10 East Fiji
teenth-st under the style Of the New-York Paper
Sunnlv Company, by Judge Conan, Of the City
Court on the application Of the Remington Paper
Company. ,.
,erday against David Gordon cloak manufacturer
at No j3 DivsiOn-st. from Herman Joseph. for
sooT Epstein Brothers, for 81 1G3, and GrubeX &
Ronvngr for S273. The Sheriff repevined about
s5oO worth OF goods which had been taken To the
Nadison-st police station Ii stated that the
noIjce found men removing goods from Mr.. Cor
don's store early yesterday morning. The truck
man Was arrested and the goods were removed to
the station. IL afterward stated that Mr..
Gordon had given bill of sale TO his brother and
that the goods being removed under the bill
of sale All the stock has been taken out of the
store and some workmen were there Yesterday
afternoon clamorine for their money. Mr. Gordon
merly of Danziger Gordon from which nrm he
withdrew In December. 1880. He used the style
of the Globe Cloak and Suit Company. His la
>ilalss are reported TO be 5000.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
WESTCHEsTER COUNTY.
SING SING.

vos,ora.v after the big attendance OF Sunday.
uas rather an off day at the Sing Sing camp-meet-
ing grounds All the services. however were at
tended by fair audiences. those OF the ai'erhoon
and evening being large and indicating coh''h"eu
interest in the camp-mee;ing that VIII 'heivase
throughout this the last week OF the session. les
terday morning the Rev rnus Samuel Hr HE Maioney
i l. the nastor OF the Sing Sing Coored MethodlIst
Church. and is an able and eloquent la'hc Sreone ne
Countv' delivered an excellent sermon ana 10 ,ns
evening the services at the circle Were Wission
BY 6 RTmme Crs,endent or he n assOca
tion reports the finances in excellent conuo % oo
provemens to the GROUNDS ia,,s here was 81 500
IN me treasury The remaining $500 was raised eg
subscription on that day To-day W1'' the ne Rev E.
lewis of New-York city will preach al nrc,ses ,nc of
The afternoon will be devoted 10 nrs .s and children
from sunday schools in westchester SouhSSs u, S nres
York City and elsewhere are eNPvc P, promnent Sun
en ana WORKERS and there will be singing cl ama
rectations by the children Inc ce nd the exercises
grated wh % be interesting and pleasant; ,bn bn
the evening the SERMON WI W1rI Ge CPtv'
The Young Mems Christian Association Smrsday Ti,
a moonlight excursion up the ryea ptaoT T'
evening on the steamer LeGs y Miller of the Second
Snster SenoSl District. will hold examna1ooumd and
Commissoners certificates Of ,ions ae for admission
na ru Schools at the Park School IN .t,ent,on s is
next Thursday and Friday rssrraminations will be
Saied SH m 70 MANY applicants have the idea '""'
Will Will be held at White Plains nix reports its
The sing IN fota s,nS of amount due dep0S
i,ors 81 soS g: surplus TilsS Tilrsct ~ potters man
Is being erected north Of hstamse ,ns Of hc
stopped working YESTERDAY MO- workmen There are
employment OF en on the job and the presence
of one non-union man cau'' ~
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
NETWORK CITY.

-u .aorsor and Oliver w. Mink. recev-
ers OF the Union Pacific Railway. nave re'uineu "
New-York after trip over the SYSTEM e~'e"u'"e
as far as Salt Lake CITY
William " Carolin. formerly manager Oh ''e
Now-York Stock Exchange Clearing House Is
noe,ed for membership in the New-YorK Mihins
Exchange.
1obr Re,senweber. Republican leader In the
xIXth Assembly District yesterday opened the
restaurant in the Custom House whlch was ioi
merIv conducted by Tom" Campbell. brother Oh
Tim" Campbell. ex-member OF Congress
Entry papers for two horses belonging to Ricnard
Croker were filed in the Custom House yes'eroay'
They were of trotting stock and not thoroushpieus
They arrived bv the steamship George which ie''
J,vernool on July 80 and were consigned to Cen
eral w. H. Jackson.
Holmes ACnew the man who arrested al
BROADWAY and Thirty .sxth-st Sunday night 1o'
begging was discharged in the Jefferson Marke'
Police Court yesterday
Annie Sporer the thirteen-year-old girl VINO re-
turned last Thursday from two weeks trip 10 the
country to learn that her parents had disappeared
has found them again Her mother called at the
office of the Gerry Society yesterday and took the
girl away with her Annie had been sent TO the
country by the Hope Chapel people, and when she
went away her parents were living at No. 2S East
Houston-st They are very poor and while 'he
child was away they were dispossessed. No one
out to find them. A policeman picked her up IN
most distressed condition Saturday night The
present address Of the family was withheid at the
Office Of the society
The astonishing growth Of the membership OF
the League Of American Wheelmen Is particularly
pleasing to those who are interested In cycling
and good roads. Men well known In the social
business and political worlds are sending IN thelr
names to become members of the association. which
now has a membership of one hundred thousand.
The name Of Louis c. Tiffany appears In The
League of American Wheemen Bulletin" this week
as a candidate for admission to the League.
1t was reported yesterday that Robert Bonner
had been taken suddenly Ill and had been prough'
to his town house, In West Fifty-sixth-st, for
medical treatment. Mr.. Bonner. however, Is In MS
usual good health. The report resulted from the
fact that his son Robert f. Bonner. who injured
his knee several weeks ago while boarding a ferry
boat at East Thirty-fourth-st, was brought to his
fathers house yesterday for the first time since
his injury. He is convalescent, and his ply
scian DR.. A. A. Smith, anticipates his speedy re-
covery.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
STATEN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

The residents of New-Dorp are suffering from
water famine due to a breakdown in the machlh-
cry Of the South Shore Water COMPANY "'ic"
supplies the village. Few OF the houses nave U.s.
n, or u,aIls IN condition to use, and those which
h,,o M, are compelled to haul water for all pur-
noses in barrels few favored residents on the
levels get a meagre supply by tapping the pipes
in the cellar - 49,, oh,uorce cun of
,bn Eew-York State Chess Association VIII pt coi-
tinued tomorrow evening at the roous ,9!,,, Ti
c,aten Gland Club The contestants VIII pe main
St"intz representing the local club ana LlPSc"e'~
of the Manhattan Chess Clup ,.... 81 Mics
clara l.. Taylor, OF West Brighton. Will take place
on 1L Roa rd Of Supervisors OF Richmond County
,uthorzed District Attorney George M Plnney, 2r,
1esterdav 10 offer reward of 500 Tor intormdiiiou
tSo arrest of Decano Aditrizo. ar italian
rnurderor Aditrizo stabbed fellow-countryman
named Petrizzio in the neart ae'e"'s' "''' my
nod ouarrellcd over a card game.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
KATONAH.

Tho home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Palmer, at
prowster " v was ransacked by thieves be
tween 10 a. m. and p. m. on Sunday, while Mr. and
Mrs Palmer were out for visit. All their silver
ware and cut glass and Il gold watch and chain
y.ore taken and a demljohn of whskey brought
f,orn Inc cellar and left empued IN one or the
rooms There Is clue as yet TO the burglars.
Th;s a-,rniug the Junior o. L. A. NJ, Muscoot
councu No 73 will hold It's fourth annual picnic
,n The Ashbee Grove. opposite the station.
IT. morrow evening a feast OF nations, presided
ovay Nv The women of the Katonah Presbyterian
church will be held in the cnurch pariors sale
III Ge held i'm connection with II.
large number Of tickets haye been sold for
SVyih an Thursday evening. under the auspices
of the Village Improve ment Association.
"a ''on Thursday afternoon there VIII be a meeting
IN 'ndiesi Aid Society Of The Methodist Epis-
copai Churcn 70 maxi nna arrhhngemen,s hI for the
Sh melting VIII be ncld al the home OF the presi-
-, Nfiss Matilda Hoyt
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
ESCAPED FROM THE REFCub.
FIVE RANpAIIis ISLAND INMATES CLIMB HIGH
WALL. AND GET AWAY.

FIVE RANDALLs ISLAND INMATES Chi"n mum
WALL AND GET AWAY
r,,,,, hoys escaped from the House or Retuge on
Randall's Island yesterday morning ny ' ciiip,le
IN the ton OF the playground wall "h'ch Is '''''
ave feet high and jumping OF. None OF ,hem ap
narently were injured and all have so far e'uuea 'e
nolice Another inmate OF the INSTITUTION ','eo ~
follow the missing boys, but was seen oy heepe'
when he got to the top OF the wall ~
rhe missing boys are Thomas Brady. OF NO. 3fS
East Thirty-frst-st. the leader VINO mas uieu 80
hoforo N escape but was captured each time: James
0,Corror of No ll5 Monroe-st.: George Davis. OF
vo AL East Thrty-first-st.: William Kelly OF NO
oso co,,nbia-st Brooklyn. and John Chimney OF NO
800 East Eightyseventh-st. Inc po!s "e'' e
from thirteen years 10 sixteen
Each day the boys in the Refuge are allowed IN
Tho playground at o'clock and they are not close
i, ,,,tched as the high wall all sides OF them Is
ba,iovad to he A sufficient barrier to Keep them
u,ithin hounds In the playground yesterday morn
ing were about three hundred boys Brady ana MS
.onnanions had agreed to make desperate at
.empt TO scale the wall to gain their liberty mere
{, uaternipe running to the top OF the wall Up
his BRADY and his five companions chnDea. ,rt q
~ them mad jumped to the ground ana plu.se ~
the river at a point off the isiand & nhoTl i ih,nr a.
Rronx Kills before the sixth had nnshed Sh, M, G
The river IS exceedingly narrow AT ,he nia.' ' so
for the greater part ot me rocks resting on its
S oro,rude TWO or three feet above the water
owing 10 these rocks and the narro"Ies2 VI ~ 10.
river the lads were witnln T." - noarod y, the
site hank when the Keepers VINO nau u.s. u,ooO N'NN ~
how on top of the wall, reached the river , horL
The keepers shouted 10 persons aions ltde ne ,ban %
opposite the island. In the hope tnat So,e U thn
VIM Ennn ~ the persons however. made an effort
TO stop the fleeing boys.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
RLOUJNG Up THE SUNKEN 4TLSA.

Considerable progress was made yesterday In the
work of demolishing by dynamite the wreck of the
Atlas Line steamer Ailsa. which has lain in the
mud off Fort Hamilton for a year and half The
Merritt Chapman Wrecklng Company took the con-
tract OF destroying and removing the wreck after
two concerns had made fruitess attempts and
.nent much money In trying 10 raise 1t. The
u.r.cklng company has now been at work on the
,.ssel for several months. removing all the super
structure possible Many charges OF dynamite have
beon exploded in the sunken hull, breaking Off
rorts Weighing hfty tons or more. Yesterday
-, rye was exploded that tore out piece OF the
- oveighing bout one hundred and ten tons.
The brokcn-on pieces are raised and towed to the
,u,reckjnC company's pier at Staten island TO be
Stsoosed OF probably junk. 1t will likely take
,irsI weeks 10 complete the work. the Ailsa Is
surk 10 a depth Of sixteen feet
IN. companv Is also at work the Alvena also
., ,he Atlas Line which lies sunk OF Sandy Hook.
She will also be blown up piece py piece Win oyha-
mite
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
WHITE PLAINS.

r,o announcement is made that the fepuon'am an
cI,,n,,' Committee will meet in this V'ase
Nondav morning. August 23 at which tle '.'e 80 ~
Hon,n,tee on Reapportonment of Delegates ~
Coun,v convention will make Its report "'N
dato for holding the convention hxed' ,,ab tho
Tho town assessors report tha'' ~ ~a''n - .his
ossassmonts for real and personal prope',' -. ~,
CO.., were greatly increased. they nave hea'u ~
~ ooronIant A certain amount OF personal ass, 20
ment will be quietly sworn on. put '".a me- ,nwrs
nv tromh,e such as has prevailed in other .oM"r
~ ~ ,he county. The case is cited of one taHpa!e,
whose personal assessment Of SoV" waS 5,nnan, S
h orror from the published list who was sa who
al thus being seemingly car ~
are seeking TO evade pay s,ocLboders of the
The annual meeting OF the o stoc Tpieins Electric
halfway has been called for " Medhtsuayii ne Hiyiiage
The village authorities propose TO e,u ,uaets nv hi
cvclists and have caused large % %huipe and renuir-
~ he nosted up forbiddng fast rdine, anu =, nght
Ing bells TO be carried, also hghted ap n loss than
nnder a penalty Of not more than 80 Sn,,s nui 90 The
So for each offence Riding on the siaeWss W. ss This
yi,isee is prohibited under penalIy oi .. Si Gears
las-named sum it is said was @ tSsd Sst narrowly
ago bv a Village Father who hau Jusi ~ n Nv q
ascaned serious injury by being run ooMn oerts ny
90 reless bicycle rider. who preferred 'he Pa'e
TO the dusty roadway.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
PEEKSKILL.

The fourteenth annual excursion OF cor,'anu,
Iodoe No 6 I O. of o. F.. 10 Coney lsiahd anu
Rockaway will take place to-day A steamboat VIII
leave the lower pier at o'clock. and VIII stop al
vernIancks and Yonkers. There will be two nands
~ music aboard one a strnged band Tor dahcIls
The Committee of Arrangements are foper' D.
wright and John Holden. of Croton; Wiihan "
Non.ross Max Soloman Charles II. Martin. VIII
ian1 p seymour and w. Horton. ,,. Iii,
'"Ihe nIcnic of the First PRESBYTERIAN Churcn VII
no held al Iona Island to-day If the "edtn, PGi
mits. Already the picnic has been postponed TWICE
o' The contest in the will of Charlotte Tate News
has heen decided by Surrogate Silkman against the
contestants and he has admitted the VIII ~ P''
hate Rachel Cole is the executrix. , ..., st,
cantain lanes b. Ten Eyck has returned from ms
,isit to Worcester where he took part IN the re-
ception and festivities held for his grandI0n, Ea ni
ward Uanlon Ten Eyck, the winner OF the DIAMOND
SOULS Captain Ten Eyck himself came III lor
Great deal of notice and attention. ,,-
Cornelius C. Pugsley. vice-pres!dent ana cash.i
NJ he Westchester County Natona. BANK, Is N o.
John y r. where he will spend two weeks OF nIs
Vacation His family are at the prospect houSe'
Nvack for the summer months, ,,.. -. .ho
iacoh r Decatur the venerable president or lne
pc@kskilI Board of Trade. whose picture appearei
- Tbn Trihune of June Is 1896. has retired from
business He has been Ill for some time ana. thousn
imnroying II will probably be many weeks before
he viii he able TO he and about as ne IS pas
his threescore years and ten lie has given ms m
terest in his business the firm OF Jacob X Decaiur
e SON 10 his son. Jay r. Decatur in CONSIDERATION
~ faithful service and fllal attention Ior many
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
PORT CHESTER AND RYE.

John Ross sixty-one years old, veteran OF the
-qd Regiment of the Second Fire Zouaves. and ex-
nrss0ent of the Veterans Exempt and Veterans
Firenocn's Sons Association. of New-iork City.
died at his home. in Port Chester. on Saturday He
,.,.os q widow and one son, Charles Ross. The
T,reral ,yill be conducted al the home this morn
10 bv the Rev +. T.. Towers. OF the Summerheld
Nts,budst Episcopal Church. and the Rev. W. II.
I'a,t,eu Of ihc BAPTIST Church. Burial VIII be In
Cyuress Hills Cemetery - ,,. ,.,, -, -
o,,ti,r and a good time at Rye yesterday. ending
me d9v's Sport with game OF baseball with the
-, ~ The Home Of St. Benedict the Moor
The Rye Protective Association which was
formed Il few months ago to prevent ihe deface-
oan, of the walls and rocks. viii probably turn
n attcntion TO the assessors. The association has
as members nearly all the wel-known summer
residents OF the village.
The delayed sxcursqP Of nn, @ Sk MethoGs Sast
inmorrow Preparations have been made TO en-
terfair 800 children.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
NOUENTOTS CONFERtNCE.

nr,rc,rrs FROM VARIOUS peoples OR
CARNATIONS TO HAVE THEIR SAY
rbore ls to be a conference at No. l,lN> bedtoIu-
ave Rrook.vn tomorrow evening. at which dele
ca,es from tho Peoples League the Double stand
ard League the Peoples party and the ant-Iam-
may element of the Democratic Progressive League
will be present and it is expected that rs
'ha coming political campaign In Greater New
York The plan is TO force Tammany Ha 20 oT
sgsinst il in the municipal contest. The munlcIpai
ownership Of all street rarqadS dcs i dsG ~ Df te
lie adoptcd by the organizations represented at the
conference - l., 81, - ho tho n, 4 n
,be orea nzations want as candidate for Mayor OF
Greater New-York.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
MOUNT VERNON.

The annual festivities and concert of the West
chester County singing societies yesterday drew
on immense throng TO Bron- River Park and was
one Of the most successful festivals ever held The
street parade in the morning was more than haf
q mile long and consisted % the Quartet Club the
Terein Of Mount Vernon: Westche ter County
Sacnrerbund. Yonkcrs Teutonia Wliiiams65ridse
il5crkronz New-Rochelle COnCordia, woodstock
iieGo orkranZ Westchester Maennerchor, and other
smaller organizations. accompanied by three bands
,rbe narad, was headed by the grand marshal.
Frcderick johnson. and his assistants, A. Foerst-
,rann and w Frederick. Following the parade
,ha ~ ~societies we're addressed by Mayor Edwin ".
Fjske and the afternoon and evening were de-
voted TO the concert and dancing.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
WORK OF THE CITIZENS UNION.

John c. Clark, the secretary OF the citizens
Union. said yesterday that he was preparing
abatement about the work of the organization.
which he might offer TO the newspapers to-day
The statement will deal with the details OF the or
ganization's recent work. and contain facts and
figures in relation TO the canvass which has been
made TO secure signatures in support OF the candi-
dacy of Seth Low. The membership lists Of the
organization would he open to public inspection he
said probably about September l.
Mr. Clark said that there was no truth in the
report that three hundred signatures to the pc
had been procured in Wall Street for three cents
SIGNATURE The canvassers In the pay Of the CHI
zens Union he said received sl2 week. and they
turned in from 80 to 800 signatures a day each.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10

u1sHAps ON THE WAY TO A FIRE.
LIVELY TIMES IN BROADWAY AS THE RESULT OF
AN ALARM FOR AN EXTREMELY
TRIVIAL. BLAZE

TRIVIAL BLAZE
fire alarm was Yesterday morning sent in
from Box No &C. at Broadway and Thomas-
st. that had a sequel a series OF acoi
dents that were followed by miraculous es
capes from injury on the part OF iai &c
number of persons The fire broke out on the Ill 81
floor of threestory frame structure in the rear OIL
No so Thomas-st. The building is occupied oy ~
Meredith G. Co. and is used as factory tor 'he
manufacture Of packing boxes. citizen pare
headed ran I'D Thomas-st. shouting Fire! ana
"Police." Seeing officer. he went TO the ooA a'
Broadway and Thomas-st and sent In the alarm
himself About this time Policeman Malone aP-
peared.
In resnonding to the call Fire-engine No 81 had
an accident at Leonard and Elm SIS AS ''e
driver Daniel Rice held in his horses to make the
turn the right front wheel Of the engine got fast-
ened in switch Of the Fourth-ave surface roai
that runs through Elm-st. Rice drove MS nor
sharply at right angles. and the wheel causht III
the switch and snapped. and the axle par'eu, ie. -
ting the engine down side Fortunately II
did not turn over Engineer Walsh and captain
Martin were on the rear of the engine. ana poth
were thrown down. but neither was hurt ASIDE
frcm n few bruises.
The hosecart driven by Patrick Coyle, in the
mean time went tearing up Worth-st Al " VI it"-'''
and Broadway 1t into a light spring deliver!
wagon owned by L. B. Barton, of No Nf west
Fifty-eighth-st. On the seat OF the carriage was
John Reardon, the driver, and colored coihPa'
ion named Jim" The wagon was demolished ana
Reardon and Jim were thrown 10 the siou''u'
but miraculously escaped injury. Inc ho'Se at
tached TO the express carriage ran away anu
started up en- the crowded sidewalk and was ABOUT
to dash into throng of men and women wheh
Joseph schulum the private secretary OF Congress
man r J. Bradley. grasped the animal by tE Sme
checkrein and averted serious aoClue"S Soh,,,,,n
Iim's coat was torn and his hat broken. Schraa Schulu
was very modest about it. and the crowd cheereu
his brave act Justify. ~ - oil ,hic
M In the mean time the fire. the cause OF all tnis,
had been extinguished by the employees anu 'i'e
damage amounted to only about >oo'
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
NE\V-ROCHELLE.

The third subscription concert OF the Larchfhoh'
Casino will take place tomorrow night. under the
diraction of William r. Chapman. Many OF the
wen-knovm people of the Manor are subscribers
TO the entertainment. A., -
ARRANGEMENTS ere being made TO open the new
dents Of the Manor on September |. In the large
mansion of +. w. Flint. The school VIII be IN
nharoe Of Miss NJ F. Perrin and an Advisory
BOARD. consisting Of the Rev. Richard Cobden. L;
s. Kncvas. Z. T. Beddall. II. W. Et0n' KGhard
o,Gorman J. Il. Glider Oliver Adams. w. {. hunt
ing. William Murray. Joseph Bird and Jennings
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
TARRYTOWN.

Union Hook and Ladder company oil white
p,o,n, has accepted the invitation OF Conqueror
Hook and Ladder Company 10 take part in the fire
mems parade TO BE- held in this village next month.
The festival OF the new parish Of the church OF
onr ADV If Mount Carmel, OF whch Father
S,on,bweIi IL rector will be- celebrated In the tenn
porary chapel. in broadway; on sunday next The
service- will begin at 10 o'clock with high mass,
Al which several priests from New-lork city VIII
assist The sermon will be preached by priest Cf
the Carrnelite order. and Guimants mass Will be
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
NONSENSE ABOUT MIR. DEPEw.

Among the candidates prominently mentioned FOR
the nomination for Mayor of Greater New-1orK
bv the Republican party. Chauncey NJ Depews
name has cropped up frequently of late His name
las been brought into prominence by those VINO
spond their time theorizing. Mr. Depew has no de-
sira n enter the campaign as "A candidate. and. 10
use the phrase % friend has not turned a
wheel He is now at Newport. resting and riding
wheel lie has only one answer for all VINO
make injuries and that Is that he is not candi-
date and has no idea Of becoming one
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
, nov STARVING IN THE STREET.

An eighteen-year-od boy, who gave his name as
Frank Harper, found apparently dying from
starvation early yesterday morning at houston
-, ,,oroor az. nv a policeman of the Mercer-st.
station. The sergeant at the desk put food before
him but he was too weak even to lift a slice OF
nread 10 his mouth. He swallowed niue coHee
H., Iis stomach was In such a condition that he
Gould not keep anything on it. He was taken to
81 Vincent's Hospital and later transferred TO
Bellevue.