davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
POLTCEUAN SHOT BY BTRGLARS.
SURPRISED THEM AT WORK BLOWING CP A
SAFE ~ A COAL OFFICE-ONE
THIEF HIT. TOO

Surprised in their work Of blowing mp the safe
IN tho Office OF Leonard Brothers. coal mer-
chants having a yard at one hundred -and-thir
ty-eighth-st and Madison-ave.. late last night
burglars opened fire on four harbor policemen.
and snot Patrolman Anthony J Helfrich thirty
siv years old. OF No. ~ Prospect-ave., in the
right leg.
The harbor policemen were patrolling the
Harlem River in their launch. and when near
the Madison-ave bridge heard cries Of Help"
Help" coming from the office in the coalyard
Putting in AS quickly possible the policemen
jumped ashore and ran in the direction whence
came the cries.
Helfrch was In the lead Two men Jumped
two others who were outside on guard opened
fire on the policemen. Their fire was returned.
and many shots were exchanged Helfrich fell
With a bullet through his leg. One Of the rob
bers was heard 10 cry. My God. I'm hit"
Fe,,rch is certain that he hit some Of them.
Hie companions however. gathered about the
man. and managed TO get him away in the
darkness.
The wounded policeman was taken 10 the Har
lem Hospital. When the police examined the
ONCE they found that the side Of the safe had
been bored. and preparations made 10 blow 1t
open The burglars were caught IN the act by
the watchman and II his shouts for help
that attracted the attention Of the harhor patrol.
Several detectives from the East one hundred
and-twenty y-sxth-st. station were put on the
case but al an early hour this morning no ar
rests had been made
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
NFW-ROCHEILE.

John NJ Disney. Clarence McClelani and Ralph
1Iickok the commissioners appointed TO hear the
.s--,n,x, IN (r da mdse sUiis brought against the
village by reason OF the changes Of grade. made
TWO more awards this week one award OF $500
wa. given TO Ann Reinenberger. who sued for
6 200 and the other was TO Eliza J. Blumer. who
sued for $500 and received $50. In nearly every
case the costs have amounted TO more than the
awards and persons who have suits yet 70 he tried
have asked 10 have them adjourned pending the
consideration of a proposition ny the village 10 re
pair the damage done 10 the property. This plan
was adopted by the residents Of Frankln-ave., and
was found 10 be much more satisfactory than pro-
ceedinys brought FOR damages
The annual Installation Of officers ~ Hugurnot
lodge Free and Accepted Masons. will take place
on the evening ~ Friday. January s Warren Hg
.ey. Deputy Grand Master Of the Fourth Masonic
District: will be the installing officer.
party Of about thirty young people held dance
~ the New Rochelle Rowing Club last night.
pretty dinner WAS given by Colonel and Mrs
Eugene Kelly Austin Wednesday evening at
their new home, the Hearthstone. New Rochelle.
house. and tho dinner was given 70 celebrate the
enniversary OF their Wedding The house was
ertisiically trimmed with Christmas greens and
holly. and the table was adorned with large
funches OF pink Covers were laid for
twelve. Music was furnished by string quartet.
Mrs. Harrison 6. Durham. Mr. and Mrs. William
y Jafrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ". Shope, Miss
Peuenet. Miss Kathleen G.. Kelly and Percy
Haskell Brigham.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
TIE LAW AS TO NUISANCES.

AN INTERESTING DECISION RI THp APPELLATE
DIVISION IN A sr'rT AGAINST GAS COMPANY.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
yesterday handed down n decision relating 10 A
peculiar damage suit Louisa Rosenhemer got q
Judgment against the Standard Gas Light Com
pany for maintaining nuisance on her property
in One hundred ed-and-sixteenth-st., near Avenue A.
The company has works directly opposite where #
makes gas from naphths- The alleged nuisance
consists In offensive fumes smoke. noises. and
vibrations produced by the easworks The defend
ant contended that It had contract with the State
to sell gas at largely reduced rates. and also as
serted that its works carefully constructed
that they cannot he nuisance
The Appellate Division in opinion written by
Justice Patterson considers the law the sub
ject AT length. and decides that the principle
applies as in the action against the elevated rail
roads for damages 70 rental values. The damages
are temporary, continuing while the nuisance lasts
and can only be measured by dtminution IN rental
value. The Judgment is therefore affirmed. All
cOnCurred
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
NETWORK CITY.

The annual meeting Of the New-York Historical
| Society will he held on Tuesday at $50 p m at
Second-ave and Eleventh-st.
Union services OF prayer. under the auspices OF
the Evangelical Alliance. will be held In the 'ol-
,eriate Reformed Church. Fifth-ave. and twenty
n,n,h-st at D. m each day from January 10
January Z
The president Joseph Howard. jr. presents MS
commitments 10 the members OF the New-foFk
Press Club and wishing them Happy New year.
will he pleased 10 greet them and their friends in
the club parIors tonight. from to l2 O'clock
The Merchants and Manufacturers Board or
Trade intends 10 make its coming annual dinner
striking success. The affair will be held at tne
HOFFMAN House on February 22 Prominent pohu-
cal sneakers have already been secured. G. C.
Shaync the president OF the Board. says tnat ne
has seldom seen such advance enthusiasm TOT AT
occasion OF the kind. r. NJ. Walters is chairman
Of the Dinner Committee.
pr Russell H. Conwel will deliver his lecture on
"Afres Of Diamonds az the Baptist Church OF the
Epiphany. Madison-ave. and Sixty-fonr'h-s' on
TUESDAY at Sis p. m. The lecture rs unner 'he
ausp,ces Of the young people Of the church. and
the proceeds will 90 toward enlarging the gym
nasium of the Boys Club.
The Department Of the Interior has issued nne
wall map Of the United States. prepared under the
direction OF the Commissioner OF the General Lana
Office The map. among other things. shows by
distinct boundaries the acquisitions OF territory hF
the Government determined by the most re-
cent and most careful Investigations seventy
copies have been laid aside for the public schools
OF this city twenty Of them TO go 10 the public
schools OF Brooklyn.
The BOARD OF Directors OF the Commercial Trav-
ellers National League will meet at o'clock this
afternoon in the Imperial Hotel Many important
measures are 10 be acted upon
John Kavanagh thirty-one years old. coal
passer Of No. 81 Highest. Brooklyn. who says ne
was on the battle-ship Maine when she was blown
UP in Havana Harbor, was removed TO Bellevue
Hospital Yesterday. He has been sick since Thurs
day afternoon. and he went TO the hospital at the
suggestion OF friends.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
NO\ Frs.

On Thursday evening tho society people Of Yonk-
ers out In fur force. when The Charity Bail
took place al The Park I'm Country Club house
About the te adjoining the clubhouse electric
1.rh,. were aced adding 10 the ttractiveness Of
the scene TEE interior OF the clubhouse was deco
rated with yrgreens. giving holiday appearance
10 the scene There were not many out of-town
people present. Alexander Smith Cochran was
chairman Of the Floor Committee. tAt midnight an
elaborate supper served. Andrew Deyo was
chairman ~ the Committee OF Arrangements. and
s. IL expected that when the returns all in St.
Johns Riverside Hospital will receive substsn-
tal sum.
Al the special meeting OF the Common Council on
Thursday nigh, George H. Lowerre confirmed
as Health Commissioner In place Of William D.
Horne whose term of office had expired
The children OF the First Unitarian Sunday-school
were entertained Thursday afternoon by the
Rev. Or. James T. Bixoy. pastor Of the church. az
his home. Hudson Terrace. There was a Christ
mas play in which Jules Breuchaud took promi-
Yenf part. with Mrs. l.. j. Schlessnger.
At a Joint meeting OF the committees OF the Lin
coin Legion and the YNuna Mems Republican Club
Il was resolved 10 hold the annual Lincoln dinner
on Monday evening. February ~
a reunion cf the members OF Camp Haskett
held on Thursday night atthe Young Mems Chris
tan Association.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
HOT WORDS SCHOOL BOARD.
NEW COMMISSIONERS DENOUNCE JACOB
w MACK

NEW COMMISSIONERS DENOUNCE JACOB
W. MACK.
For the last time for the present year the
School Board Of Manhattan and The Bronx CON
vened Yesterday afternoon. hut II not a meet
ing in which goodwill was plain with handshakes
and good wishes between the departing and ncom-
ing members. on the contrary. 1t was the liveest
meeting Of tine Roa ri that has he@n held for som"
time and It was plainly evident that the incoming
members have widely different view of how TO
run the educational affairs II New-York than their
brethren. Little business WAS transacted
An interview with Commissioner Mack published
hv "A morning paper caused the trouble. When the
business of the meeting was ~ an end. Commits
sioner Thaddeus Moriarty. one Of the appolntees
bat who served the School Board before the
reform administration. arose and requested the
chairman Commissioner Taft. to have the inter
view read. The Commissioner said he asked this
as privilege due N citizen. Commissioner Bur
ingham who defea ted Mr.. Moriartv as delegate
to the Central Board. Immediately objected hut the
chairman consented to read the article In 1t Com
missioner Mack reported as saying: "lf they
nhe now Commssioners) are such Mr.
OBrien and Mr.. Moriary would not care to
make a prediction to the future. Those two men
were put IN for political purposes and ends only.
and they doinc that for which they were ap-
pointed"
After the article had been read Commissioner
Morariy angrily protested against the utterances
contained I'm il. appealing 10 his record from 1873
TO the time when he left the Board. some years
ago and submitting a number Of resolutions pre-
sented 10 him by various committees and teachers
on his retirement.
'If the man who gave out that interview were
present ! would not stay here. said the Commits
sioner ut would call from me such contempt
that ! would not sit tho same Board win nlm
Ask the teachers what they think Of me-
Commissioner O Brien. the other new member
spoke in the same manner. He WAS followed by
Commissioner Agar. who defended Mr. Mack, in
the latter's absence. ,,.
Commissioner Mack was seen later IN the night
at his home. No. l29 West Seventy-hfth-st Mhtn
told hat had occurred n the meeting IN the aiter-
noon he said holly: Tho ~ nt.r,sT W !, So en,InIx @
ooY romrissioners Worisrfy aud OBrion during
their last membership on the School Board rather
thar thls term did say and repeat II. that II
bers 10 the Board. and the words that were spoken
by these Two school Commissioners this afternoon
are such as would emanate from two such men
You cannot get anything else than pork from
hog" -, .
Mr.. Mack said he was not present at the meet
ing because he was detained by business.
What do YOU think would happen II YOU were
there" he wH= asked. - . g.,
L don't know have exhibitions given by
n,on with names like the TWO commissioners fur-
tnor down in tho city. where inkweils played very
Important part IN tho settlement OF the argument
vas the Commissioners reply
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
TO TEST A NEW TELEGRApH INSTRUMENT.
TO BE SENT At oNCE-PROFEsSOR
ROWLAND'S INVENTION

Baltimore. Dec 20 (specian Professor Henry A.
ing 70 make line test Of his new multiplex telc-
and Jersey city. II is wonderful machine. and
Dr. Rowland expects II 10 revoutionize the present
system OF teleeraphv.
In the line sending and one receiving
instrument will he placed in each city. and the
way. or eight messages in ALL simultaneously over
one wire. Professor Rowland thinks that much
greater number Of messages may be sent over one
wire at the same time by means of his instrument
but At present he has developed # only to the
point NJ eicht. Experiments being conducted
in of the physical laboratory Of the
University.
Two young senders are in one room. op-
Grating instruments that resemble the keyboa rds
OF typewriting machines. In the other room is the
receiver. most ingenious device The number of
sending machines must correspond with the num-
her OF messages 10 be sent but each receiver takes
four messages at the time. Any one able 10
operate the simple keyboard Of typewriter can
send a message. and the only attention the re-
ceiver needs Is TO keep II supplied with paper.
The letters OF the alphabet placed about a
small wheel This wheel is whirled around by the
electric current. and the letter wanted IL stamped
on the paper. In this way the message Is spelled
out In plain letters without any need ~ a skilled
operator
The principal feature OF the invention Is the de-
vice Tor separating the messages and having each
properly received This T. done by small brass
wheel. about which reyolves nange having on IL
several cone-shaDed projections This simple look
Ing apparatus does The work but Just hov f. oP
course secret with Professor Rowland Messages
from different points thus increasing tho COM
mercial value Of the device.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
INCORPORATED AT ALBANY.

Albany. Dec a-The following stock companies
were Incorporated to-day:
Manhattan Hygeia Ice Company ~ New YORK
CIV. capital $4,000 Directors-Henrv Hencken
rohn Albert Stadtlander and +. j. DAMN
Fuller Pure Food Company, of Ne"-fork 'i'V
capifal 10000. Directors-Rolph worms Jonn H.
vurnhv G. NJ Brooke r &. Crickton and j. r.
Fuller. ~
Egg Rak,ng Powder Company. OF New-fork city
canltal. 800 900 Directors-J c Butler. c. b. Town.
send Bernard Naumberg. william Dougherty ana
".tias Mining and Trading Company, Of New-fork
ci,y" canifal $4,000 Directors-E. {. bartlett, a.
peeyyerI, smith John Neder and Charles j. NC
I
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEW YORK FRIDAY DECEMBER ~ 1874
ARRIVED.

PORT or NEW YORK. FRIDAY. DECEMBER ~ 1894
ARRIVED.
k0snt ssas 70 bs sSppns cpny
Arrived at the Bar at i2.3 m . , ,.n.-.ba~ ,
FsmarsnF : legal O. Port said December l. As,ere ,
anl Delaware BreakWaier are & ~ WIN sugar T" ns"'''"
steamer cTa9erhi Gir wisey' sourabsya oGcher q;
% Gibraltar December ana Delaware BrsskEster ~
with sugar Barber 4 60. Arrived At the bar ~
Capr Gs EsmS9.h . ~ F'2 Fun Jsp'e % Ear. ps'sS r.
AFNSd a. s"nrs tHs af Peynoids Vera Cruz Decenhe r.
Progreso q. Havana 2s with mdsN and Il passeSnse'
to James Ward Co Arryd al the ,rt s5 e@r si News
with rdse and passengers 10 Old Dominion IS c. Nj,
steamer Alamo, HIN Boston. m ballast - c II Nal
SANDY Hook y ], Dec so $50 m-wind southwest
light. cloudy.
Paula Gen 70, T"sh,ns ks0.'' ,.o. M sy Kss @
ss'0 ,ds s el So % samana s
settles etc. Roland Ger. Bremen; ornoso ,Br .sro.
comanehs Charleston Jacksonville; coIoraio Bran'
wick Kansas city, savannah; Benefactor Phiiad'iph'@
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS
London Dec so-sailed steamer Hawkes. Bay 'Rr), Fe-
sIs1 soa,6smpton Dee ao-Arrived steamer st Paul.
Jsmtron. Sew York. -,. M,
eaS ScT ps 7or for rSip6 steamer '''' w
oMeHsstown. Dec So-Arriyci steamer Lucsnia PH
McKav New York tor Liverpool Csnd proceeded. .
Liverpool Dec 3o-saled. steamer cymrc 'br' iAn''
Bo,ef. Dec So-Psssed Bulgaria GER schmidt
Hamburg t9r sS he steamer Rotterdam
,b1trb van der Zee Rotterdam for New York ..
Shields. Dec 2a-saei. steamer St Giles dr'' f0''F'
Hui be 2e-Arr,ed steamer Verona 'Br. Hutchinson
Avonmonlh. De- s"-sailed steamer Pr'"a' 'D''
Inard be- Passed steamers Geors,qs s.,i Dan G.
s9% ..,s S'% y9Fs t'f for nlisfp' An'%ep
prsvle Point 30-Passed steamer ~ h'''''''
'T ponresass resn Dec sS-Psssed steamer Raoum Br'
Ryder NeT ia psc opPassei steamer Pennsylysni'
oGerc Splied New-york for Hamburg ,., o.s.,
Portland Bill. Dec ~ Passed s'e e
copenhagen pee 2s-sailed. steamer Island 'pa''
Swinemundc Dec 27-Arrived steamer peke Rickm'r'
Ger, Ruhle New-york via Copenhagen . ,.s,.
melbourne Dec 30 Arrived previously steamer N'
M, H,,mSnrx Ms Dec 2a-saled Bulgaria Ger
Ijsbon. Dee 2t~ssied steamer Vega Porn' ''~""
New-Yoik- , ,.-,.- non. Mari, ,pors)
Trieste Dec 27-Arri,ei. steamer Vienna lAusil ns
,,cb Nsw YORK via Marsee-. etc 2+th. sailed steamer
ponaabrrtss ,3r, lanes N~w-York - .. .,,
AIri.rs Dec 27-ArriNed steamer Ssndhin 'bt). WIZ
ens baltimore via York for BOMBAY etc Nor coan
GENOA. 2T-saiied. steamer Ai'A"a 'Br. "a'nA
Napie, Dec 3o-sailed steamer Ems Ger, H.rras'c-
~iz urom Genoal. New-york for Gibraltar. -
Mlrhaeis. Dec Asphoce 'fr'
steamer oTcmatis ,Brl. Bulman New York
Kobe Dec 30 Arrived steamer Infrani OBJ T''''"7'
New YORK. via sinsspors s'r .,.., x.,roo,. ,p,,.
Fills New-York via Singapore for Yokohama
santos o. Sailed steamer 'Nlvier tBr, ouinfon
N--yors arrived steamer Bellucis ds'. Neri-on N""
York -.
barbados. Dec 2s-sailsd, steamer Hidebrand lBD.
Thompson New-York.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
PRESENT TO THE PRODTCE EYCHAVGF

portrait Of Henry y McCord. president ~
the Produce Exchange. WIS presented the En-
change Yesterday afternoon. The exercises we're
held the floor OF the Exchange. the presentation
address being made by Wilbur Huntington and the
speech OF acceptance by Elliot r Rarrowg the
vice president Of the Exchange The portrait
which is three-qparter Asure. and which il re-
carded a excellent likeness was painted bv !
Augustus Page on a comm ssion from friends of
Mr.. McCord. and is said to have cost 81 2co
i he Produce Exchange will he the only one OF the
downtown exchanges to be opened today for
business. and then only until noon, s US ia on
Saturdays. From 10 o. m. the members and
their guests will enjoy promenade concert on the
floor Of the Exchange. The music will he furnished
ny the I'D Regiment Rand. and there will be also
vaudeville entertainment In the course OF the after
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
POBEPT KNIGHT N CONTROL.

CHANGE IN THE GREAT HOUSE OF r. p. r.
KNIGHT.
Providence r. /. Dec. 3o.-After negotiations eH-
tending over several months, Robert Knight has
practically obtained control Of r. r. & K knleht
the largest manufacturing frm in the world
The transaction Will be finished this week, and VIII
involve the transfer Of fifteen mills situated In
eleven villages in this State and four In Massa
chusetts fifteen mill villages with about seventeen
hundred tenement houses occupied by opera tves.
company stores and farming property and also the
mercantile interests OF the Arm. which disposes or
its entire product 10 the trade without the medium
OF commission houces, having principal store In
New-York with rsnches in Boston. Philadelphia,
Baltimore and other cities, and headquarters in
Providence. The mills employ about five thousand
orAor
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
CHARLES WHITNEY ASSAULTED

Charles Whitney a son OF Charles 6 Whitney
the well-known broker. ir confined TO his home in
BROOKLYN with a severe injury TO the eve Early on
Thursday morning as Mr. Whitney was returning
home 10 Brooklyn he the victim Of an unex-
pected and unprovoked assault in front Of the
Metropole Hotel He struck IN the eve with
the rough end OF The wound is not con-
sidered dangerous. and is mrndins rapidly. Mr.
Whitney IL we'll known both IN Brooklyn and Man
haitian. and is officer OF the 7th Regiment Tn
fortunately his assaiIant made mis- escape in the
excitement
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
WHITE PLAINS.

Elijah Washburn. a carpenter engaged In the
construction OF 4 building fell yesterday from a
high soanolding 30 the ground breaking couple
OF ribs and dislocatng one Of his shoulders he
was taken 10 his home. where doctor set the dis
locations and no serious results are anticipated
The ice dealers OF Westchester County have al
ready housed a large quantity OF ice from their
The ice already housed is OF good quality
The official term Of Justice J o Dykman expires
midnight tonight. He expects TO be reappointed
Tor special term work. he has been for several
years retired from hir regular term on the age dis
qualification.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
DOCK BOARD YIELDS TIRE AVE.

The Commissioners OF Docks and Ferries held
their last regular weekly meeting for the year in
the OF the Board. Pier A. Yesterday
Routine business occupied the time OF the meeting
FOR greater part OF the afternoon In executive
session the Board welded the official axe and II
WAS said that result hundred and ffty
heads O! subordinates and employees were chopped
off Secretary Burke said that those affected were
men who had been carried the payrolls for some
time and who. II was discovered were NOT doing
any work
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
STOLE FROM THE W4LDORF-ASTOPT

oliver T. Boser, who says he lives at No. 81 West
Twenty -hfth-st. and AZ No % West Twenty fourth
ST.. because hc is moving from place 10 the
other. arrested yesterday for stealing silver
and table linen from the Waldorf-Astora Hotel
and from the restaurant OF r. NJ. Haan. AT Seven
ty-ffth-st. and Columbus ave. Boyer n check
~ food in Hams restaurant. Silver and IA ole
linen being missed and he traced and
caught. Detective West. who the case
a~o succeeded in connecting him with the Wal
dorf- Astoria thefts and Boyer said he had stolen
articles from the hotel. He held in n,nO ba II
for trial by Magistrate Crane.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
JUSTICES sELF-RErERSAL rpHELD.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
Yesterday handed down decision affirming ~ or
der Of Justice Cohen vacating previous order
made ny himself In the first order Justice Cohen
committed Mrs. Julia II Egan. alleged lunatc.
to the Long Island Home the petition Of her
husband James Egan. Subsequently habeas corpus
proceedings were instituted. and Justice Cohen
vacated his own order. the ground that ma tArial
facts had been suppressed In the first application
The Appellate Division holds tha. the Justice did
New-York tribune., 1898-12-31
BOARD OF ESTIMATE CLOSES FOR YEAR

The Board Of Estimate and Apportonment held
It's fral meeting for the year yesterda, In ,h.
ONCE OF the Mayor. The Board allowed Board ~
Education bonos amounting 10 si' 0ss. authorized
the transfer OF uheNpehdeh balances amounting 20
F5'si from me premium account OF bonds already
sold, and unexp"nded balances amounting n t92 -
s1e, the total amounting 10 S63 40. This was ali
that the Board OF Education asked for
Controller COler remarked that every re1ulsltion
IoJ uolsonpg 20 pIsoa sgl 90 pslusssId Ssucu loi
the year hsd been honored rne Board allowed
N5,Tn FOR paths in the new Botanical Garden and
rfscinded the resolution passed the last meet
ing approprating 10000 FOR snow removal in an
ucipation OF snowsiorm that dd mo, como.