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New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
READINGS BY MISS FIELD.
HER FIRST APPEARANCE BEFORE AN IN
STITI'TE AUDIENCE.

HER FIRST APPEARANCE BEFORE AN IN
STITUTE AUDIENCE
Mary French Field. daughter OF the late Eugene
Field. read last night. In Association Hall, before
members OF the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and
Sciences from her fathers works. Miss Field has
appeared before in Brooklyn. but never 10 an In
stitute audience. Her selections included some OF
her fathers best known and most popular poems;
those dealing with children and childhood being. OF
course the ones attracting the most interest. The
reader assisted by Charles :. Phillips, tenor.
accompanied by II. +. II. Benedict Mr.. Philips
among other songs gave "A musical setting by John
Hyatt Brewer OF Fields lullaby, The Rockabyc
Lady" Mr. Brewer is "A Brooklynite, a member
OF the Institute and OF the Department OF Music,
which facts lent added interest TO the selection.
A companion song TO the lullaby was Mr.. Brewers
setting TO James Whitcomb Rieys poem, There
Ever a Song Somewhere. My Dear" This was the
whole programme: The Bow Leg Boy. Fathers
Way" jest fore Christmas tEueene fleld). MISS
Field: The Rockabye Lady" There's Ever Song
Somewhere Ny Dear" John Hyatt Brewer.
Sweetheart" "Katherines Curls' &C.. Il. Hawleyl
Mr. Phillips Little Boy Blue Mother ana
Child" Some Time" Eugene Feldl, Miss Field;
"Oh That We Two We're Mayine. In Winter
Get Up Night" (chd's song Etheihert Nexinl;
Love Token (Francis Thome), shall We'd
Thee" (Max Spcker). Mr.. Phillips; ',Caseys Table
DHote" Suppose" Picnic Time CEugene FIELD.
Miss Field
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
SUDDEN DEATH or SAMUEL DIXON.

Samuel Dixon. who was for many years a resident
OF the Eastern District. died suddenly on Friday
night at his home, No. 14l Keap-st. few seconds
before the end came he had asked his wife to pre-
pare some broth for him. and as Mrs Dixon started
TO leave the room he fell dead
Mr.. Dixon had been complaining Of feeling III for
three days. but did not take to his bed. He
born In New-York and was sixty-nve years old.
For more than forty years he lived In Brooklyn.
He was engaged In the produce commission bus-
death. About four months ago he was stricken
with heart disease, but the attack was not of
tend to business Mr. Dixon was a member Of the
tho Office Of secretary. He had made up the min
utes and books Of the church society ust before hs
+. and A. NJ, and Amaranth Council. Knights OF
Honor. A widow and four grown-up survive
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
TROLLEYS on THE SEA BEACH ROAD.
THE HEIGHTS COMPANY INTENDS TO MAKE
ITS CONNECTIONS WITH THE LINE
RY NEXT SUMNER.

Work has been begun by the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad Company for the operation OF the trolley
system on the Sea Beach road next spring. The
Brooklyn Heights company has secured an abso-
lutte title TO the Sea Beach properly. with which. by
the summer. il proposes TO make three different
connections The principal connection will be at
Sixty-ffth-st and Second-aye This connection is
entered through cut. which extends for some
West Brooklyn.
The Thrd-ave. and the Court-st lines will con-
meet with the Sea Beach road at this point.
Special facilities will also be provided for the
transportation OF passengers from the Thirty
ninth-st. ferry by means Of the Secoud-avc line
1t is also proposed 10 connect the Nostrand and
Flatbush ave lines with the newly acquired prop
erty. The work Of clearing the terminal yard at
Second-ave. and Sxty-hfth-st has also been begun.
1t is said that T. II. Flynn, president OF the
Gravesend and COney Island Railroad. will, If the
opportunity presents itself. try 10 stop the Brook
lyn Heights company from extending its lines over
the purchase.
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
RpOoKLyy BOROUGH'S PRESIDENT
WHAT EDWARD NJ. CIRCUIT WILL HAVE TO
M AND HOW HE INTENDS TO DO 1T.

AND ftON he IN isNpS ~ III II.
pv tho provisions of the charter by which the
greater city will be governed. the duties OF the
borouqh president are specifically stated. While
tho office is nomnally inferior in its scope and
Limitation 10 that OF Mayor, the incumbent Will
bava almost as extensive a field In which to exer-
else power for the material advancement OF the
citv os that bestowed upon its chief executive. IT
may tbus be apparent that much will be required
of the men to whom have been nrusied the duties
NJ tho presidents of the five boroughs which VIII
copetitute Greater Ncw-Iork.
Edward NJ Grout the president-eect OF the i'or-
ough OF Brooklyn. has even thus early given posi-
two assurance that he will bring to the conduct OF
tho office the dignity and d!sntercstedness when
,t warrants He has spoken of il as being or no
LOGS importance than that of Mayor. and II his
administration be in accordance with his promises
q standard hardly admissible OF censure VIII be
established.
Each Of the five borou6hs by the provisions OF
tho charter is TO have Il president elected with the
Navor and to serve for the same period-four
wears Tho presidents Of the boroughs OF Man.
haitian Brooklyn and The Bronx are TO receive an
pual salaries Of 5000: those OF the boroughs OF
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
THINK LIGHTNING KILLED THEM.

MEN WHO PERIsHED ~ AN OPEN BoAr DID NOT
1T Is THOUGHT. DIE FROM EXPOSURE
Residents Of Riverhead are much Interested In
tho discussion as to whether Andrew Policy and
william Wells, who died on Tuesday, were Killed
by a stroke OF lightning. Several physicians OF
Eastern Suffolk think II improbable that the men
could haze died as a result OF exposure In tenn
peratIre of thirty y-nne degrees. There wGs thun-
der and lightning on Tuesday night
Dr Il. O. Cornwell OF Jamesport said that he
had no doubt that the men. who were IN ooat
bogte who is Poley's fatherin-law, Is OF the same
opinion. as there were marks on the mems bodies bodies.
In the boat as II steering, when he was killed
The mast was broken and the deck torn up, and
there were other indications OF lightning.
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
TO EXTEND THE INSTITUTES WORK.
PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE HAN.
OVER CLUB TOMORROW NIGHT

OVER CLUB TOMORROW NIGHT.
An effort is being made to extend the winter lect-
ures OF tho Brooklyn Institute to the Eastern Dis
trict by number OF the prominent residents In
that section OF the city. Three churches have Of
fered the use OF their buildings. and a public meet
ing will be held tomorrow night In the Hanover
club. Bedford-ave. and Rodney-st. TO try and
bring about a satisfactory result.
At recent meeting n committee composed OF
Mayor Frederick W. Wurster. Herbert +. Gunnson.
George II. Fisher the Rev. DR.. John Coleman
Adams the Rev DR.. J. II. Darlington, Daniel T.
Wilson. Henry c. Wright. Walter B. Gunnison.
George d. Hamn. tho Rev. Or. J. ID. Wells the
Rev. Dr. j. r. Duryea, Thomas u. Peters, William
C.. Bryant the Rev. Sylvester Malone. Andrew ID.
Baird, James ID. Bell Herman Mundhenk. the Rev.
Or. j. T.. Adams Louis Francis. the Rev John ID.
Clark and the Rev. s. G. Weiskotten were appoint
ed TO arrange for public meeting to discuss the
subject. A circular was also issued and mailed to
a large number OF Eastern District residents.
Mayor Wurster will preside at the meeting. and
Professor Franklin w. Hooper. the director OF the
Institute. will make an address There Will also be
addresses by a number of clergymen
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
MRS MEYER DECLARED NOT INSANE
SUPERINTENDENT ELLIOTT SAYS SHE Is A BET
TER SUBJECT FOR AN ALMsHoUsE
THAN AN ASYLUM.

Superintendent Elliott OF the Long Island State
Hospital for the Insane Friday Informed Super
intendent Duryea OF the Fatbush asylum that
Catherine Meyer. who recently committed to
that institution. had been placed under careful
surveillance. and that she q better subject for
the amshouse or the Flatbush hospital The let
ter stated that DR., Dewing. the general superin-
tendent had concurred In the opinion, and that
the not insane under the interpreta-
ton OF the law. and that she would be dismissed
as the Commissioners were ready TO take
her.
The Charities Commissioners yesterday told Su-
perintendent Murray Of the Amshouse to maxi ke
ready 10 receive the woman. He said he had had
no experience with her, but would do the best he
could. Many are OF the opinion that Mrs Never
rightly belongs In the insane asylum, and that The
only solution Of the problem now Is through egis.
lation The Commissioners refused to discuss tho
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
OBITUARY..
HENRY HOLDEN.

Henry Holden, one Of Brooklyn's oldest resdentA
died Friday morning from heart disease at his
home, No 76l Washington-ave.
Mr. Holden was born in Beckley. Sussex County,
England January lS, 1886 and came 10 Brooklyn
forty-eight years ago. Soon after his arrival In
America he became engaged in the trucking busi-
ness. The enterprise was successful, and In Q
short time he accumulated competence.
In 1867 Mr.. Holden became connected with tho
Perkins Goodwin Paper Company, and remained
with this concern up TO he time OF mis- death.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 1
o'clock. The Rev. Charles L. Goodell pastor Of
the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church.
will oniciate. a widow. one daughter and three
survive him. Burial will be In the family plot
In Greenwood Cemetery tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
GOOD NEWS WAS FATAL.
MRS HARBoN DIED FROM EXCITEMENT CAUSED
BY GREAT JOY.

MRS. HARBoN DIED FROM EXCITEMENT CAUSED
BY GREAT JOY.
Excessive Joy seldom kills. but something closely
akin 10 Il was the cause OF tho sudden death yes
terday morning. at No. I'D Cleveand-st.' OF Mrs.
Nellie Harbon wife OF Charles J. Harbon, sailor
,o,.Iv returned to Brooklyn from a cruise which
kept him away from his young wife for two years
Harbon had just told his wife that he had made
his plans to resign from the Navy and stay home
with her She was overjoyed. and showed II. En-
hracing his wife Harbon kissed her on the fore
head ,, :. ,. .,Lo o.,v Oh.
terrihle pain In my head" said she. And then she
turned pale clasped her hands to her head and
would have fallen TO the floor but for her nus
hs nds support Harbon was frightened as ne saw
his wife's eyes close. and laying her on lounge
rushed 10 the Office Of DR. Frank Senior, AT NO
ga Ar,,ny,on-aye "A short distance away. The
physician, as soon ne looked at Mrs; Harhon'
dccared her dead Coroner Mason held an IN
nuest late Yesterday afternoon. ana round that
death had resulted from the rupture OF blood yes
sci in the brain, probably caused by undue excite
man
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS.

Charles w. Thomas member OF Troop @. was
buried yesterday in Greenwood Cemetery. The
Sd Platoon sent escort to the funeral procession
The detachment wore caps. blouses. overcoats rid
ing breeches and boots. carriage. containing tho
pailbearers and members Of the troops, followed
then the hearse. after which was the troopers
horse. saddled. and bearing his dead masters sabre
and friend; formed The rss. Ar. Of M procession;
Friday evening at 2 o'clock. Many msmbsrs Of the
&rooD Woyo prN6epk
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
INJURED By 4 SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE.

As a result Of the parting Of the boards In
scafYold used in the erection Of the new Bedford
Presbyterian Church at Dean.st. and Bedford ava.
three OF the workmen were thrown 10 the ground.
a distance OF about thirty feet and two had to DO
removed to the hospital. Lawrence Smith, the
foreman. who lives at No. l2 Fulton-st. sustained
a fracture OF the ribs and was removed 10 MS
home. Gustave Wagner, helper. who is forty
years old. and lives at Ellington. ~ T., received =
fracture OF the arm and taken to ST. Jonns
Hospital James A. Walker stone-cutter Ntad tTeni
iacerated wounds of the face and shoulders ana
was also taken TO st. Johns Hospital Three otn@
men who were on the scsfroid at the time oeoAe
escaped injury
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
THEY WILL BE CITY ILLUSTRATES.
BRooKLYN POLICE JUSTICES TO CHANGE THEIR
TITLES oN JANUARY J.

When the new charter goes into effect on Janu-
ary l. the eight Police Justices OF Brooklyn Will
change their titles 10 city Magistrates. and two
Magistrates additional TO those now on the bench
will be appointed. No Magistrate will be assigned
to a court permanently. but wlll In his turn. make
the circuit OF the city.
To famlllarlze themselves with the law
blanks that will come into use. and TO talk over
the situation generally Justices TcaIe, Brcnner
Kramer, Worth. Lemon aud HIistow had a session
yesterday afternoon In Judge BrcnncTs Court, In
Adams-st The absentce8 were Justices Steers. OF
Flatbush, and Nostrand, OF Coney Island, Justice
Tcalc said there was no politCa; significance TO
be attached TO the meeting. Those present simply
examined the 2i legal forms that VIII be In use
when the new year begins.
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
BURNED BY EXPLODING GASOLINE.

Alfred Worden who lives In State-st.. near Court
st. and George Brown, twenty-five years old, OK
Webster-ave., near First-st Windsor Terrace. were
badly burned by tho explosion OF gasoline tank
yesterday afternoon in a shed in Pains fireworks
factory Coney Island-ave.. and Avenue S. The men
were working in o shed used drying ROOM near
a tank hed with gasoline. when there was an ex-
hands and faces, The fire soon out but the mon
were nearly crazy with the pain from their burns
before Dr. II. S. Forman got 10 them They were
taken to the Methodist Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
CATHERINE M'BRIDE WILDER.

Mrs. Catherine Mcbride Wilder. wife OF Dr. r.
c. Wilder. died yesterday morning from heart dis
ease at her home No 80 Fort Greene Place.
Mrs. Wilder was born in Cold Spring. Long
Island. In December. 1882 and came TO Brooklyn
twenty years ago. The Rev. Mr.. Goodell will con-
duct the funeral, and he burial VIII be in the
family plot In Greenwood Cemetery tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
np aRBOTT TO PREACH IN ST. PAUL.

Tho Rev Or Lyman Abbott OF Plymouth Chureh.
will this evening begin series of Sunday evening
d,scourses on "The Life and Epistes Of Paul
There Is as much interest manifested In this
series OF sermons as there was year ago OH moss
concernlng the Bible az literature DR.. Abbott said
Yesterday that the lectures would continue unui
after Easter and that the system OF questioning that
nrevaIed In last winters course Will be followed up
-
New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
YERSIN'S ANTI-PLAGUE SERUM.
Medical Record.

From The New YORK MeuIcaI NtCUru
II Is reported from Bombay that Yerstn has had
much success with his anti-plague serum, the only
"a ses not amenable to treatment being those which
were seen too late, the disease having already be-
come firmly established and the patient being prac-
ticay morbund
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-06-17

back into their old classes in Kansas
City Oh arriving in April and passed
their examinations for promotion just
tho same as if they had been there all
the year. This reflects credit on our
little Soottsdsle school and tescher and
trustees are not slow to sppreclass Is.
Last Sunday afternoon q Christian
Endesvor Society was organized here.
We have over twenty-five young people
among Us that make necessary this or
geniza alton. The Junior c. E society
that has been in operation for several
months has been dropped for the time
because of the new society.
Dt.Clefin and Prot Davol were around
looking after the sugar beet crop this
week. They had some foe specimens
With them and expressed satisfaction
over the progress msds since their lest
visit
Our people have been looking for
some protest against the reproduction
of prize fights aud kindred exhibitions
such as have bsen lately at the Pnoe-
nix Park. Perhaps such protest has
been made. Certainly our young peo
pie should be protected from such de-
grading iufluences. A. K. b
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-06-17

The jury met again this morning.
when witnesses of the accident we're
examined and they returned the follow
ing verdict.
ave, the jury, find that deceased.
Miguel L. Bsrbs, native OF Arizona,
aged 26 years, came to bis death by
coming in oontsct with telegraph post
while leaning from of the lower sseps
CT car OF rapidly moving railroad
train. sbout three miles west of Mesa
City, at about 5:45 p. NJ, Sunday, June
l3. 1897"
Deceased was a very bright young
man, having been court Interpreter az
Tucson before coming to Phoenix. The
funeral took place this afternoon at
o'clock, from the Catholic church, and
was attended by q large number OF
friends.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-06-17
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
No Important Action in Con-
temptation
FOR THE PRESENT.
The Minister to Madrid to Be Named
Before Action is
Taken.
FOR THE PRESENT.

WAsHINeroN, June Is All members
of the Cabinet were present when the
meeting hour arrived and ss 1t was the
tirst session for q week there were many
matters of routine business that requir
ed attention today. The meeting, how
ever, did not last sn unueually long
time.
The matters OF public interest under
discussion were the proj acted enuexs-
ton of Hawaii and the state of sffairs
n Oube Is can be stated unequivo-
cally that as result OF todey's Cabinet
meeting that no important action Felat~
ing to Cuba will be taken by the admin
ietrsti q until the new Minister to
Madrid has been chosen and is at his
post ready for the duties OF his mission.
The ficulty of fading "a 10 N satist8ct-
Dry to the President to fiIl the post at
Madrid delays cotton. The delay is
somewhat vexstious to the sdministra-
tiou, which is anxious to begin neRotis-
tious with Spain looking so the smelio-
ration in some form OF the condition OF
fairs in Cuba as speedily as possible.
Several names were talked over today
but the discussion was fruitlees.
The Hawaiian annexation treaty, of
course, is still subject to insl change
and perhaps Will be reviewed at another
Cabinet meeting, but the chances are
that the present draft will go through
with little alteration. The Presidents is
going over it again very thoroughly.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-06-17
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Miguel BarbR Killed While Return
ing From Yesterdays
Picnic.

The train which left Mesa City yes
terdgy afternoon about 5 o'clock was
loaded with picnicers returning from
the firemen's picnic to this city. Among
those on board was Miguel Bsrb9, a
young man who has lived in this city
for the past three or four years with his
mother. As the train pulled out of
Mesa City be spreug onto the platform
of the combinstio car immediately IN
the rear of the engine. As the train
rushed along, making good tims toward
Cemps,hs stepped onto the lower step OF
the car and taking hold OF the guard
rail with one hand leaned as far out os
possible and attempted to catch a hand
full of suu flowers. He continued to
lean out and catch at the flowers for
some time and when the train was
about three miles from Mesa City he
again leaned out and attempted to
catch some flowers, when, it is elaine l.,
his head came in contact with one of
the telegraph poles which dot the road
alongside the track. He struck some
thing with such force as to break
the jaw and cheek bones oD
one side OF the face and crush
in the skull on the side OF the head.
The unfortunate man fell from the
train into ditch which borders the
track and as soon ss possible the train
was stopped and backed up to where he
lay.
He was found unconscious, though
still breathing, and continued to breathe
for nearly au: hour, though he did not
again regain consciousness. end died
without knowledge Of what had hap
pened to him.
Toe body wss brought to Phoenix
and Justice Johnstone .empRnpeled 6
Coroner's jury who viewed the remains,
which we're taken to the undertaking
establishment of Messrs. Rsndal d
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-06-17

ARIZONA is being well advertised as &
not place politically, in the east. The
gubsrnstorisl contest taken up by the
New York World has walked up Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago and other papers
'hFoughous the east. The result will
probably be to deter eastern officeseekere
who Imagine that all they have to
DO will be 80 come out there. announced
to the bsnighted ckwoodsmen of Ari-
zona that they are from the east and
'spsble of being a judge, marshal or
something, to get the place.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-06-17

p STATEMENT prepared at the Treas
ury Department shows thst the total
circulation OF United States money
June 1st was $l,659, ,733. 1896. an increase
OF 5138, 1862 over the amount OF
money in circulation on the same date
of 1896. The per capita circulation ct
she present time, the population of the
United States being estimated by the
department. at y, ,SO7, 900, is 522 80. On
July 1st of iaeG year The per capita cir
,ulation was S2I 10. showing consider
4bIs increase during the year The in
crease in the national bank circulation
during the year wes only S9,0OO,O0O.
There was en ircreses OF S32. 100000 in
currency certificates issued under the
act of June s, 1872, of $4,000 900 in
Uoited States notee, Of S26 100000 n
silver certiticgtes, AID Of S65 oo0COO 10
gold coin.
Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-06-17

WHILE the progress on the teFiff bill
in the Senate is not altogether as repid
as r 4pu 6licaps would like it to be, it is,
oircum stances considered, satisfactory.
More so, in fact. than many had ex-
pected it to be, just as the bill is being
made better than many Republicans
expected it would be when the amend
I'd bill was reported to the Senate. The
original Dingley bill was far more setis
factory to Repu blicane of the rank and
file than the bill as amended by the
Senate Com N ttee, and shey are CORES
bonding pleased ct the tendency of the
steering committee Of the Senate to
restore the House schedules, or at least
to make 10 come nearer them than to
the schudels OF the amended bill. While
it cannot be announced that the sugar
schedule of tie original bill will be re-
stored, it seems to be almost certain
shat the d ngley schedule will be made
the basis for tbs sugar schedule that
will be inserted in piece OF the one pre-
pared By the Senate Finance Committee
which many Republicans considered
one of the most Objectionable to the
amended bill