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BOLTON.-At Poughkccpsie. July r. Curtis HoT.
son OF the late Dr. Edward Clay and Fanny Reed
Bolton.
Funeral from his late residence, 100 Academy ST.,
poUghkeepsic. Friday afternoon at 40 O'Clock.
BONNER.-At his residence, x West 10th ST.,
Thursday. July u. Robert Honuer. In tho 7eth
year OF his age.
Funeral services viii be hell at the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church. 9th av and Doth st., at II
A NJ. on Saturday. July 3. Friends will kindly
refrain from scndlng flowers.
DEMPSEI.-On July 4, Jsug. Thomas Charles
Dempsey. beloved husband Of Lillian Loomls
dempsey.
Funeral services at Catholic Church OF tho Holy
Spirit, Asbnry Park, y. J. saturday morning, at
half paSt 10. Relatives amt friends respect
fully invited. Internent later at savannah. Ga.
IRISH and southern papers please copy.
ENASS.-At Rochester, n. Y, July 6. 1899. lam
heradiEc J.. Evans in her sd year.
Relatives ana friends are respectfully invited to
attend tho funeral services on Friday, July T.
1879, at 2;3u T. NJ, at the second Presbyterian
Church, HALFWAY. Nj.
KING.-on Thursday. July G, 1922. after = brief
illness, Charles l.. King. in lis 7ad year.
Relatives and friends. also relatives ~ tho late
James Elliott hs fsthrrIu-law arc invited to
attend the funeral services a. lis late residence
u West l27tn st, on Friday evening. July :. at
o'cock.
WILLISTON.-on wcdnc- lAy, july .. 1899. at
Wayne. Pa Christopher IncUln Wlliston.
Relatives and friends aye respectfully invited 70
attend services at lis late residence. ?3I
berkeley place. brooklyn. n, Y, on Friday. July
7.ats p NJ. Interment private.
A DESIRABLE rLoTin woodl.wn cemetorr, near
"a Observatory hv. fronting on WOodIawu Lake,
for sale n Close uaItnCr-hlp account. Phi" SIlI
+. A. CRIlkSHANk 4 co. al broadway.
CYPRESS HILLS CEMETERY.
Once Madison Nv, corner H3d ST.. y. Y.
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POLICEM1N O'RRIEN HELD.
Pawnticket He Tried to Get Rid OF Was
for Capt. Rhoads's Watch.

Policeman Thomas J. O'Brion Of the West
10th street station, who was suspended on
Wednesday night and accused Of rohbinG the
body of Capt G"orE" h. Ehoads Of n watch and
chain valued at $3.50. WAS arraigncd in the
Harlem Police Court yesterday morning and
held in $1,000 bail for examination. The
pawntrk"t which uErien tried to get rid II
turned ont to 10 a ticket for tho stolen watch.
which was found in the establishment of Isaac
Buchheimer at pos Third avenue.
O'Brien had nothing TO say for himself when
arragned, but Lawyer Friend, who repre-
ssntcd him. was not so reticent, and declared
that his client was the victim of a gigantic
polio" onGpiracy.' Anumb"ro Of police olilrinI+.
including Inspector Kan" and Capt. Sta.nkamp.
wer" in court and they declared that tn"r" Was
10 doubt IN the world Of O'Bricn's guilt.
Magistrate Pool refused lawyer Friends re-
quest to rcduc" tho bail To- S2.,IUu.
Mrs. Della O,Ericr. the prisoners mother,
wanted to give haiI Tor hor SON. She showed
tho MaGistrat%, d"nIs for property on Manhat-
tan avenue and on 10Th street which. she said.
was valued at $4,000. The deeds were IN her
late husbands name and Magistrate Pool told
her 3 he must give Htm some proof OF her owner
ship before he could accept her bond
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SCHOOL BOARD ENJ0INED.
WAS GOING TO REMOVE SECRETIRY
PALMER UITHOUT CHARGBS.

| Tnmmany Man Named Ellis Had Picked
Out the $4,000 Job of Secretary of tho
Board Of Education for IIimscif-Sur-
prised When the Incumbent Objected.
The New York City Board Of Education held
special meeting yesterday afternoon which
lasted about five minutes. The reason II didr I
last longer was that A. Emerson Palmer. tho
Secretary Of the board. served an Injunction
restraining the 1amBlany men on the board
from doing what they had intended to do
remove him from office and appoint In his
stead William J. Ellis. Tammany man. now
contract clerk In the Finance Department. As
clork in the Finance Department. EllIs's
salary is S2,4OO; "a Secretary Of the Board OF
Education II would be $1,000. Secretary Pal
mcr says that. under the charter he can be
removed only for cause; President Joseph j.
Little says That. under the bylaws. the Sec
rotary holds Office at tho.pleasure Of the board.
Both sides have engaged LAWYERS and they arc
going ic Aght it out in the courts.
Ellis. who appeared at tho board meeting In
companylwth President Little. eX pectng 10 re-
ceive tho appointment. was surprised whsn a
copy.cf tho Injunction was served upon Mr.
Little lie had talked very freely OF his can
dilarv.
When I got my place in the Finance De.
partment." he said. II thought l was to have
more than $1,000 year. So / looked around
for better Job. The position Of Secretary OF
the Board Of Education. | discovered. was u
place which would suit mo exceedingly well.
at once asked the Commissioners for tho
place. am on friendly terms with many OF
them. ana have many friends outside"
some wears ago Ellis was i'll newspaper work.
serving for several years as Albany cOrrespon-
dent for the Mai amt Express. For three
years he was assistant clerk OF the Assembly.
re was Mayor Eiroy's secretary. Although
Ihmillnny Hall man. he refused 70 supnOrt
Bryan and ramraigncd for Daniel Griffin. the
gold democratic candidate for Governor.
Palmer is y ReuuDcau and was on the edi
ed to his present place a year ago last Fehru.
airy. Three weeks ago President Little told
nun no had better resign.
AT the time Mayor strong removed some of
US" Mr.. Little told him. some Of us felt that
he did not act the pnr' of gentleman. be-
slLn. want To- say 10 YOU. as ono genie
to another. that there are going to he some
changes here. and To- give you an opportunity
to to resign II YOU wish TO- say from tine first OF
Are there any charges against me2" asked
None at ALL" answered the President.
:, Commi7soner RICHARDSON told Secretary
Palmer on "Wednesday that ia" board was
going TO remove him the next day. Mr..
Little wants some man as Secretary with
whom he can have more conf IGutial reln-
tons. Mr.. lt"hnrdsou explained
tanners lawyers. Stckney. Suencer u Ord
way. wont to Justics Lambert in Brooklyn
ing the board from removing he Secretary sx:
cett for cause. and then only by y vote OF
three-fuurths Of all the members. The order
Is rsturnab'e TUESDAY morning, 1t was
before the meeting. and rs a result the board
Il
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FLOATING HospIriL ErCURsIoNs.
Season Opened lestcrday-Two Bonts Run
Every Week bay SOW.

The floating hospital excursions Of sc. Johns
Guild were begun for the season yesterday.
The service was made dOubly effective by the
addition OF the handsome and complete new
boat. the Helen C. Juiliarl. named after its
donor. The new boat was nut into service on
the east side The Emma Abbott will do SER
vice on the west side.
Every Monday Tuesday. Thursday and Fri
day the Emma Abbott will leave tho foot Of
West Fifticth street at X \. W., stopping 1T
Thrty-fourth and Tenth streets On Wedne4-
days and Saturdays She will leave from the
loot OF West l2sth street stopping at Thirty
fourth and Tenth streets. The Helen c. JUL
lard will make trips on Mondays. Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from the foot ot
East twenty fourth street. stopping at Third
and Market streets. On Tuesdays and Fridays
she will start from tho foot OF East 18th street.
making stops at Market street. North llfth
street. Williamsburg. aud Dock street. Brook
lyn. she will stop every sailing day Mt tho
Liberty Island pier at the Battery. For the
benefit of those who cannot get away for u
whole day at n time. the society's tug makes u
trip from the. Liberty island lpier at $50 each
afternoon. going both 10 tho floating hospitals
and TO the Seaside Hospital.
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SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS OPEN.
An Interesting Test of the Demand for
Good Music at Low Prices.

1t has frequently been said In recent seasons
that there Is demand in this city for summer
concerts. There Is believed TO be public here
longing for good music at low prices on sum-
mer nights. Those to whom the frivolities OF
roof garden programmes do not appeal have
been supposed to want just such al entertain
ment M that offered last night at the St Nicho-
las Rink in West Sixty nth street. An orchestra
offorty musicians, under the direction of Franz
kaltcnborn. gave the first OF a series OF con-
place selected Is exceIIcntly adapted to this
purpose. The rink has been decorated with
greencry aud bunting and is cheerful audi.
,SsGm t. ns eye Ths can be
hall Is moreover of medium size and the Vastly
depths OF the last place used for such an cN-
pertinent cannot exert their depressing inilu-
ence. so far as the quarters OF the summer
Night Concert Association. are concerned. the
experiment is deserving of success
The musical rhrt OF the proceedings seem To
he equally satisfactory. Mr. Kaltenhorp is a
capable conductor and his orchestra is admira-
bly, ADAPTED TO the purpose. Visitors to these
concerts VIII not fail to hear tn" good music
promised. and. Judging from last nights pro-
TASTE. The prices Of admission are so mpler-
ate that IL can be fairly said that New Workers
never had the opportunity to hear better music
under such circumstances.
MIR. haltenbOrn programme last night iu-
Guided numbers by Wagner strauss. Rubin
stein. Nicoal Rossni. List and Brahms Tho
periormnnce of them all showed that the con-
OF excellence II there Is a demand
for such concerts fl New York these
ought To he prosperous There was never
the quality Of the performance. the low prices
and the purposes OF the organization ought to
appeal 70 those persons who assert that such n
form OF entertainment Is demanded hero in
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4 JUDGE rEVERsEs HIMSELF.
A Western Union Suit for Damages Done by
tho Elevated Dismissed.

tho Elevated Dismissed.
When the Western Union Telegram Com
pany sold in June. 1883. its property at 30 to
80 Trinity place TO George Waite Tubbs who
Immediately conveyed it to Jefferson NJ. Levy
and l.. Napoleon Levy. tho deed stated that
slams for damages TO the property by the con-
etruction and operation OF the elevated roads
were not conveyed. but rem NAMED III the Wes:-
ern Union Telegraph Contrary. The urup-
erty changed hands several times thereafter
but In March. 1882. It fell into the possession
of Augustus D. Shepard. who began an action
against the elevated roads for damages to tho
property. as II there had been no reservation
in his dead.
Finding that the reservation would not
stand In law and that It had lost the right Of
action against the ele sated roads. the Western
Union Telegraph COMPANY brought an action
in euuity making all persons who had held the
property and Russell Sage. who has purchase
monev mortgage of $S5. on It. defendant
declaring that all the transfers were impressed
with a trust 40 that the Wes.ern MON Tele.
graph COMPANY should have any damages that
might be recovered against the elevated roads
The matter vas close Ques.ion OF law. and
Justice Mattice. before whom the case was
tried. made q decision IN March In favor Of the
Western Union Com pany. and Yesterday hand!
ed down another decision reversing himself
and Diminishing the complaint on the ground
that admitting all the facts set forth by the
plaintiff no trust was established.
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SUMMER SOCIIL STATISTICS.
Some Interesting Comparisons Drawn from
the social Register"

OF the 1884 New York, Philadelphia. Boston.
Washington. Chicago and Baltimore families
who have registered their summer addresses
In the Social Register" 3.1OS are in the
mountains and / $40 are at the seashore. OF
these. 435 families are at Newport and on tho
shores of Narrngansett BAY. 227 ara Mt Far
Harhor 10 are NJ the three Hnmpt"ns and
51t more are on the north and south Shores OF
Long Island At IeuOE there are ~ families
Six hundred and eleven families have gone
TO uer cent over the number last wear. nni
only ia families have returned. There are
S:!j fam lies spending the summer on the other
pcrsons have married. so mon and 81 women
have died and 15 families have no other ad-
dress but their yachts.
The growing popularity OF steam yachts is
indicataa bv = yachting feature which for the
first time is added TO tho summer Soc al
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HOUSE WRECKED BY LIGHTNING.
Roof Partly Torn of. Windows Broken and
PlasterinR Removed from the Walls.

PlasterinR Removed from the Walls.
M1DpLErowN y. Y. July 6.-LiGhtning
struck half a dozen places in this cl.y last night
and made wreck Of the homo Of Theodore
Bull. salesman for a musical house. Mrs,
Bull who was the only one at hUne. was peel
ing POTATOES on the rear stoop. Her rocker
was Just out Of range OF tho window and this
savod her life. The bolt which tore through
the house passed from a chimney hol. into the
dining room and thence crashed through the
window beside her. the flying glass cutting her
right hand. The fash seemed all centred for o
moment about the knife,she held. and thsn few
to the ground. tearing It UP for a distance Of
ten feet..and disappeared In tho we'll. Other
DARTS OF The bolt tore the leader of tho house
and dsnppcared in the cistern. tearing the
bottom out OF IT,.
Mrs George Brooks. who lives next door.
saw what had happened and hurried to the
scene She found Mrs. Bull in tho yard spin
able to stop herself. Mrs Brooks caught.ber
and took her TO her own house where shs sank
then hurried back to the house and found that
the fire on the roof of the stoop had been ex-
tinguishcd-hy the rain. The holy. which en-
foot wide from ridge pole to gutter on the
lortherly side Both ridge boards were ripped
OF and many shingles on the TOP LAYER, Heavy
chimney caps. hrOkon in pieces lay In the gar
ret, together with many bricks; The rafters
and beams were hndy spllntered. The south
y %f was Hed f9 fSs nSssS at The SHyss
floor the the Iixhtqins had run, through and
particle of plaster from the walls. The three
bedrooms were barred of ceiling plaster Win
dows were broken In the gnrret and on all the
floors. the tin roof on the rear stoOp was
broken and twisted and piece OF tin from it
was found 300 yards away.
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PRIMARY POLICE STUDIES.
sTORE LOOTED UNDER TINE NOSES
or carr. CHdPMdN'S CLASS.

ne WINS LecturinE on Thieves while They
Wcio Giving nm object Lesson which
lie and His Pupil Missed - Mulberry
aud Mercer streets on IN" hr"n" Grim
Frank Witts tells the story. Mulberry street
and Mercer street wear foot wide grns in con-
sequence Wtts ia all engineer at SO Greene
street, That's not far from tho corner Of
Wooster and Third streets. where Helm Il
ToVs store is II was Fourth OF July morning.
Nnte and his son went out walking at 10
orlock. At the same time four men and red
covered wagon drove IN to Helm 4 FoH's store.
tarkct their wagon up 10 the curb. lumped
d1vn. orened the store door and went inside.
A, tho same time, again, Cant Chairman left
tue Neiee' s''Vc' ''"'''" "''V''''"''e' W u
Iuui'.
tVo" lii ht',h b" ro 'Jn"u y" "I'
superors and one Of their ambitions is to grow
mora r,lIcemen like him 40 the Captain
.,,,,,' ,. in, or mora ,'',,,iIs ~, ni. hnrds
J. was with one of these that the Captain
t,,,,. .,,rk
on n'I'N "o,N
nal Third streets and tho CAPTAIN and his
INN. walked toward tina, corner. As already
,,a,.l III. four mon and the red wagon were
there The four men had fallen to work like
,,aycr, and they were literally tearing the in.
svI.s out Of things and loading the STUFF in
M. .re,l.tnu wagon. A policeman strolled hv.
,r,r'-o, ,t. fonr mon nodJed:,, iim Us
~" .,, mI, ,,.., - w'... ,'n'
model back ana passed on. Nitte and Nilsson
g 70 the store before Chapman and hi, pupil.
N,.,,i,.w ,h. man ,v,,, ,,,,,,ii,. ,,,, .I.i, 49,,
n'.' N,,." .,'e ,,,r' WHY usma, wo'Nou''n inc
store lhese Tour were strangers.
They're thieves" :sald White to himself.
49, lash Tar ~, CON 7"
J., ',"A 'of 10Y
A. tins moment the other party hove In
sIsht. Can't Chapman as tile story runs was
d"Ir,. MI. tu}l dutv ,ovorI hi. nuniI
ount Ms '"t uH'' ,o""iu ms pun.'
SOW sal" the cHptain' THIS is the Fourth
.f,,., M. ,his rni. 1. , ,r,r.,.. ,rn,i,,,
Il, "a seras ara i,se HII. Il, -, ettnos
hat chance. The captain and his mupIl wsr.
,a. liz re wo,,n 20 ,hi s" , ,S ,fp'' Tete
nss'aT e and dTTe NO Ito, to- sors laid t tss
,t',r "'''o anu INV W. w 'o''' '''u INC
'H"!rrsaI, Can" said Vita here or,bnine ,bs
Cn.tHinis nrpi II saw Cnn iust n Minute
NV "'t't ~ snail m rcun "'' just H''"u'e' l
way sniS f'ant Ghnnr,n
~: imp0rt All :" sail Vita. .,nst n n,inuta
Csrtsin '' - N'o'
save eomy arm, said the CaptaI, st.rnIv
70 so. mo come to The station md AK Tor rr ms
oronsrIv AMI Tho Cnpt,In and his Emil IL NV, ,o
ceehsd '' Wv anu nv yum ''O-
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FOLLOWED HIM FROM RUSSIA.
Mrs. Morris Silbermau Says Her Husband
Eloped aud Took Her Money.

Mrs. Morris Siibermau Says Her Husband
Eloped aud Took Her Money.
Morris SIlbcrman. Russian tailor OF %
Cook street Williamsburg. left his wife In
Russia in the summer Of 1897 after they had
been married for nearly two years. She says
he took along 1000 roublss which had been
left to her at tho death OF her mothor and that
he was accompanied by a young widow. Last
March a friend wrote her letter from New
York telling her thats Slberman had been
seei In Williamsburg. NeiGhbors contributed
enough money to enable her to come to Amer
June and stayed with friends ut 141 Essex
street. Manhattan. She succesdel on We'd
nesdav night In locating her hush in the
Cook street house. and she saws hs ordered
her away. Mrs. SIherman went to the Even
Street Police Court yesterday and asked for a
warrant for abandonment. She was referred
to tho Charities Commissioner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
RICHARDSON ESTATE $1,000. 900.
Widow OF the Man Who Died In Spite House
Made Administrators.

Surrogate Fitzgerald yesterday appointed
BENJAMIN Nicol administrator and Emma ].
Richardson administrators. with tho will an
neXed OF her husband. Joseph Richardson.
who died in Spite House" and whose will was
recently admitted to probate otter long con-
test. In her petition Mrs Richardson puts
the value Of the estate at IL 100000. and she
and Mr. Nico rave bond in the sum Of
S3OOU.OOO Of the United states Fidelity and
Guaranty COMPANY. otherwise known as the
Croker Freedman COMPANY.
Tho arpOintrent OF these persons super
sedes the appointment Of j, Jarred But er. who
was made Temporary admtniStrqtor; Mr.. But
ler'had di0lcuty.in getting hod-of any of the
estate which was nearly all in rersonal prop
cry, and was supposed to be In part in the
hands OF George Rtchardson and Della Rich
nrdson. children Of the testat3r. and Emily
estate was valued all tho way from "A minus
quantity uu 10 S3O.OOOOOO Mira. Richardson
sayg that after a careful examination. she be-
iieves that her husbands pronerty viii not ey-
ceed.S 100000. Tho will gives $4,000 to the
Rev. Henry NJ Warren pastor Of the Central
Park BAPTIST Church. ard Sl75OO to tho
church, Tho rest OF his estate was pequeuthed
to his son. daughter and widow.
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Are there any charges against me2" asked
THE .iC7TON ar Y.iRRTTOWy.


Tablet Commemorative of II to BE Tn
N"iIcd on Saturday OF Next week.
The Sons Of the Revolution are going to COM
memorate.the action at Tarrytown next week
by placing bronze tablet on the walls Of the
railroad station at Tarrytown. n nd that town Is
going u have the higgest celebration II has
ever seen in honor az the event. The action
at Tar:ytown took place July l.. 1881. On
the evening OF July 3. that year. Washington
and his army had marched through the town
on the way TO New York to invest tho city.
The army was encampsd on GrcsnhurGh lIllls.
Tarrytovn was at the time the PRINCIPAL la s
OF Supplies fOr,the patriot army. t1mnunicl-
ton with this base of supplies was seriously
threatened bv two British frigates aud other
YORK.
ON the 18th. when supplies were to he landed.
there was light. Some Of the boats carry ing
tho supplies were set on fire. In the end the
was an IMPORTANT victory for Washington, aud
was acknp vile dyed as such BY him in letters
Of commentator 10 the men who had taken
part in il. ON the face Of the tablet which tho
oNlhe IuscriutIOn:
This tablet erected by the Sons Of the
Revolutiou and citizens OF this vicinity, on
July II. l&E,. commemoratss the action at
july H.. isl. and also tho heroism OF Col:
Sheldon and Cant. liurlhut OF the Second
Regiment Of Dragons. Capt. Lieut. Miles Of
the artillery. and Lieut.. Shayor 81 the Fourth
ticuiar thanks " ten. Washington. I'm the pub
Ii" orders Of the army. for their gallant he-
havior and spirited eNcrtion,' on that orca-
sion"
Great prenaratlons are being made for tho
unveling ceremony. which will take place Il. 3
o'clock. Saturday. July 10.
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RIGHT no B4ILEr,S BEACH.
City Solicitor of Newport Advises tho Coun-
Gil to Tnke Pohsessinn of the Place.

ell to Take Possession of the Place.
NEWPORT. K / July 8-At the meeting Of the
City Council this evening an opinion from City
Solicitor Brown on tho rights Of the city to
access TO Baiieys Beach and the stone wall
placed across Bellevue avenue at the bath
houses Of the Scouting Rock Beach Association
was read. The opinion said that in 1852
Bellevue avenue was laid out by Commits
sinners regularly appointed by tho city. 1t
extended from Dickson street to tho end Of
what is now known as Baleys Beach. This
made Bellevue avenue extend TO the shore
or high water mark on Baiey's Bench. The
stone wall now across the roadway is charnc-
terized ms a nuisance. According to the opin-
ION the citizens on foot have the right to pass
through tho gateway in the wall to the beach.
but carriage drivers cannot knock down the
wall to allow their vehicles to pass. The re-
i"Gai manner T" apd the CITY soigitor rccom
mrHded that the Committee on Streets and
stems W action was taken by the Council to-
night other than to receive the opinion.
bought the he Properly there was a val across across
bellevue avenue whore the present wall stands.
the roadway not being butt 10 the beach. After
Il erected a handsome bathhouse to replace
the several smaller private houses on the east
ern end OF the beach. assigning. compartments
in this house To the owners OF the old houses.
s ther od pch 's IN WITH
eral estates. When the pavilion was built an
attempt was made 10 keen the public of the
beach and some citizens. becoming stirred up
over the matter. looked up the records and
found that the public could not bo barred. The
association also learned that II had not bought
oil the beach. and that some Of the present bath
houses arc directly on the public way.
The association then abandoned it's attempt
to make use OF lIalley's Beach exclusively for
fashionable hathers and built road to the
beach west OF the houses. This season citizens
have again been ordered otf the beach. hence
the opinion Of the City Solicitor The summer
residents have spent thousands of dollars i'm
proving the beach with the idea Of using it
eNclusNelY.