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New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
YONKERS.

A bitter feeling has been engendered between the
Board of Fire Commissioners Of this city ano the
Board OF Fire Representatives, which Is the leau-
ing body Of the volunteer fremen Of Yonkers. over
@ recent decision Of the Commissioners refusing
10 allow the paid fremen to take part IN the Dis
parade at the State Firemen's Convention
The chief reason for asking that the paid De
partnent be allowed to parade Is the fact that
four Of the most prominent volunteer companies
OF the city are allied with the four paid com
panies in that they work on the paid companies
machines. These four volunteer organiZa tions are
Hope Hook and Ladder Company, Lady wash,
tngton Engine Company, Columbia HOOK ana
Ladder Company, and Palisade Engine ComppsSny;;
They declare that 10 be asked TO parade without
being permitted 10 have their machines is an out
rage. All Of the aggrieved companies have ex-
ceilent records and many prominent citizens are TO
be found In their ranks. At the meeting on Friday
night 4 unanimous resolution was passed de-
nouncing the action OF the Commissioners. They
are requested TO reconsider their decision, and II
they fail 10 do the representatives VIII con
slider It afront TO the volunteer fremen OF the
city. They openly accuse the commissioners or
not being in sympathy with those who are work
ing to make the State Convention In Yonkers a
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
THE POSITIONS REVERSED.
From The Detroit Free Press.
From The New-orleans Times Democrat.


"IW never furgit It" began the old resi- resident ,hc
graduating exercises Of his grandson you IolKs
here I'm Detroit a-hghtin over your schools. don't
Lnow nuthIn' about what trouble we used TO have
in gettin' little learnin' in them early days way
ont West A few winters In deestrck school
was the best could expect and 1t was rum
one Of them schools l graduated. | mean grad
Un UateI lest as ] speak It, fur there young
felier kim out frum the East that winter and he
etirred ne up proper. He was right up ter
date uster TO read and talk on everything there
yas in the text books and ranged 1t so that the
scholars that could pass certain eXamlnatlon at
The end OF the winter to have diplomeyS.
"Tbe thing worked so well that school was run
right along til June. There was four girls passed
and me and the son OF the richest man In the
county My folks was poorer than jobs turkey.
and when II kim to the commencement lelt
cheaper'n brass watch. fur the other chap got
ehout half n greenhouse in flowers, n damon
etud and n lot OF books with fancy blndin'. ! got
necktie my mother made herself. and a big bunch
o. Johnny Jump ups frum the girl that's now my
wife ,-.. ,,. ...
in the flush time beginnin' with 40, and kim here
Ter Detroit to enjoy IT,"
And the other man OF your class%'
"He clerked fur in Caforney. and now ]
cali him my private secetary, so he won't think
he's livin on charity"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
SING SING.

Services at the Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds
tomorrow will be under the charge OF the trustees
ot the association At 1890 praise and experience
meetings will be held, led by Rufus Brundage
afternoon service at 3. led by Thomas p. Hyatt. OF
Hrookyn at 7:S0 p a service Of song Will be held
led by Charles Noakes OF New-York, chorister
The new steamer Ossining, which on Tuesday De-
gins its regular trips between this village Nyack
Haverstraw and Rockland Lake. arrived mere last
evening from the shipyard in Newburg; large
number OF Sing Sing people took the sail down from
Newburg the invitation OF Captain JenKs' its
The annual report OF the Trustees OF the Sing
Sing Public School for the year ending July shoWs
f55 IS; teachers wages STAT 50; 1aniors and tru;
ant officers wages. $66l. leaving balance on mana
OF 81 217 12.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
WORRYING SPANS PUBLIC CREDITORS.
London correspondence OF The Birmingham Post.

The Spanish Minister OF Finance has hit upon a
slngulnrly ingenious device for worrying the for
eign creditors whose good feeling II should be
policy rather TO cultivate than destroy. When Il
was decided several months ago 10 pay the full
interest on that portion only OF the external debt
which was in foreign hands the bonds so held were
ined that all they would b. required TO do In fut-
would be TO present them when the interest fell
due for payment. They have. however. been
notified that much more complicated and trouble
some process will have TO be gone through They
are told that before they receive their interest
in full they must make declaration that their
bonds have been in their possession since they were
originally 'scaed." II need hardly be pointed out
that this new regulation is practically unworka-
BILE. seeing that huge masses OF sealed bonds
The Council OF Foreign Bondholders have just
addressed a strong protest the subject 10 the
Spanish Government. and in the mean time the
Stock Exchange has decided 10 quote the bonds ex-
coupon instead of eXdvidend. the buyer and seller
subsequently settling the value OF the coupon be-
tween themselves, according to the method of
collection that may be ultimately found practicable
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
Held ON 4 CHARGE OF MURDER.

Frank Bauer, twenty years old. Of No go
East Thirty-nfth-st.. Manhattan, was arraigned
before MAGISTRATE Smith in the police court in
Long Island City yesterday. and held for examina-
ton on a charge OF murder. The arrest was made
late Friday night by Detective Peter Kelly, OF the
Seventy-hfth Precinct, at Fortieth-st. and First
ave, Manhattan
Bauer is accused Of the murder Of Michael Kelly.
who died several weeks ago in Bellevue Hospital.
Manhattan after having been assaulted at picnic
and found unconscious one Of the Long
Island ferryboats. Two other men have been
arrested charged with causing Kelly's DEATH but
both were discharged. The detective did not make
known the exact nature Of the evidence against
Bauer but intimated that II enough to cause
him 10 be held at the examination for trial for
murder
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
PORT CHESTER

An insect supposed TO be the kissing bug has
1ust made it's appearance here. The first victim Is
Thomas NJ Kennedy. On Friday night Kennedy
while out for a walk the Boston Post Road feit
on ,nsec, hite him sharply on the lip. He brushed
n OF on the roadside and thought no more OF II
until yesterday morning when he arose. ms lace
benC Swollen twice It's natural size. His lips are so
large he can scarcely move his jaws. KENNEDY
says he feels pain from the bite, put that II Is
days. -, -, 49, .,ru.,
school meeting 10 be held in Irving Hall on Tues
day August i. One trustee is to be elected for one
wear to fiji the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Andrew j. Kirby, and one for three years to take
the place Of Miss Lavina NJ Horton VINO. siter nno
connection OF more than fifty years with the schoos
OF Port Chester and Rye, Is about to retire
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
TALUING THE NAVY YARD.
FIGURES FOR THE GOVERNMENT BEING MADE
UP-BELIEvED TO AGGREGATE
NpApI.y 500 600 900

NEARLY 500 100000.
In accordance with orders from the Department
q board consisting of Captain p c. Asserson
Lieutenant T w. Ryan, Captain II. X. Whte anu
Lieutenant H. X. Hines. OF the Marine Corps
Passed Assistant Paymaster Richard Hatton
Passed Assistant Surgeons A. r. Alfred ana NJ N
Johnson Lieutenant Walter Ball. Assistant Naval
Constructor p NJ. Watt and Civil Engineer l.. NJ
Cox has begun the work of appraising the Value
Of the naval station In Brooklyn In It's entlrey'
The last report on this subject was made In lSS5,
and the present report is to be completed by sep
tember next. In 1882 the site was valued at S'i2O-
O0O the buildings and improvements at about w.
OOOOOO and the machinery at about %OVD Ihere
has been sold since then land worth N5oo" ana
the whole yard has practically been rebuilt New
and costly buildings have been erected. two dry
docks constructed 100000 invested In sea walls
and an enormous amount Of money expended on
repairs and improvements. In 1882 the value or
navy yard sites owned by the Government was
sl7CO0OOO and the buildings. improvements ana
machinery aggregated S3. 1863. a total OF more
than 100000 The yard in Brooklyn to-day IS
believed TO represent nearly double that sum, or
almost twice the total valuation OF seventeen years
ago and land worth $500.00 has been SOLD 10
Brooklyn from the territory then occupied
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
LORD CHARLESS CHINESE COINS.
n The London News

PROM The london NeWs.
The interesting collection illustrating the coin
age and currency OF the Chinese Empire. brought
home by Lord Charles Beresford from his recent
mission to China has been generously lent by him
10 the Victoria and Albert Museum. South Ken
sington This collection includes a series OF silver
taes OF various sizes In the form OF cast ingots in
the rough. with pair OF scales. with brass and
ivory weights. for estimating the value and some
fragments used as small change. There Is a set OF
dollars OF different nationalities which pass IN
China among them being the new British dollar.
first issued I'm 1895 and coined IN India Among the
orrer coinage is collection of 10 0OO cash strung
together ia bundles hy means % thc cen'ral hole
which is a Characterize Of Chinese copper coins.
representing n in English money This exhibit has
been placed in the Chinese section I'm the Cross
Gallery, behind the Imperial Institute. The en-
trance to this gallery Ia through the Indian section,
Victoria and Albert Museum.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
PEEKSKILL

The manufacturing departments OF the Peekskil
Hat Factory have started UP. and never since the
factory was opened here have there been SO many
orders on tho books.
The managers from the town OF Cortlandt OF the
westchester County Bible Society have met and
entered q minute in regard to the late Morris r.
Clinton. who one OF the managers Tor the Iast
ten years The Cortlandt managers who signed the
record are Robert MacKellar, James 4. Gregory
William Mabie. Alos {. Requa and j. NJ Snipley
Columbian Engine Company No. !, ColumDlan
Hose Company No. ! and Centennial Hose Com
many No 1 have all accepted invitations 10 go TO
Yonkers on August IS and take part in the parade
of the New-York State Volunteer Firemens Asso-
citation Convention.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
BENTZHOFFS WOUNDS WERE FATAL.

Randolph Bentzhoff. forty-two years DID, Of No.
43 Sumner-ave., Brooklyn, died at an early hour
Yesterday In ST. Johns Hospital. Long Island City,
as a result Of wounds received on Sunday night in
Maurice Woods Maspeth He found badly IN
jured in an unconscious condition. and never re-
covered consciousness The police say that there
is practically no doubt that the man met death by
foul play and that several murders have been
committed in those woods. They sort Of
public picnic ground, and are under the care OF no
one In particular No arrests have as yet been
made but the detectives who working the
case hope in short time TO have in custody two
or three men who are supposed 10 know some
thing as to how BentZhof received his injuries
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
NEW-ROCHELLE.

A special meeting of the Common Council VIII be
Aeld tomorrow night in the City Hall to discuss
the plans for a system Of street improvements II
IA expeced that the cost will be at least $3.50 0o and
the Aldermen already have that amount IN hand
the result OF their recent bond sales me , IeSo
ing question to be decided tomorrow night Is VIVA.
Is the best material to adopt. Yesterday the boar1
OF Trade flooded the city with the recent fepqr, oi
sts Street Paving Committee. This report Is based
upon examinations OF paving made IN various ri
cities In the State, and recommends aspnait poch
paving as the best material for the principal seets
AZ put down under a fifteen year guarantee
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
THE LADY OR TIE GROCER?
rom The Atchison Globe.

From The AtchisOn Globe.
A sensational lawsuit will shortly be commenced
in Atchson Six months ago a prominent woman
appeared at a grocery store where she traded and
said that her husband had given her the money 10
pay months bi then due but that she was
greatly in need Of the. money and requested the
grocer 10 receipt the bill saying she would pay the
amount in three different instalments. The con
versation took place in the presence OF three wit
nesses, the grocer his bookkeeper and head clerk
The woman paid no further attention to the mat
ter, and when appealed 10 three months later said
she had paid the bin and had the receip, The
husband was drawn into the controversy and stood
by his wife. The grocer now says he will sue for
the money. and prove by his own testimony and
two OF his employees that the woman Is deliberately
trying To defraud him. ------------ -
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
A GREEK INTERPRETER RESIGNS.

Barsus X. Moscopoulos, who for half dozen
years or more has been the Greek Interpreter In
the Immigrant Depot at the Barge ONCE. handed
his resignation to immigration Commissioner
Flchie yesterday afternoon. Moscopoulos re-
turned from his vacation recently and 1t was
charged. In a complaint made against him. tha'
soon after he got back he insulted one OF the
matrons at the Barge Office. He denies that ne
did anything of the kind. but as he was sus-
pended and his dismissal suggested. he re-
eip I'D
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
cr,rt-t, FOR VALENTINES DEFICIT.
PERTH AMBoY sAvINGs BANK PRhsiDE''i Of'
crJxEs AS YET TO ACCEPT 1T.

Perth Amboy, " j., July % (speciaD.-Edwaru
e. counsel for Robert and Mulford Valentine
so.har and uncle OF George NJ. Valentine, the de-
fauIt,ng cashier OF the Mddlesex County baha' W
Aav rendered 20 President T. X flerce Vi 'io
Perth Amboy Savings Institution 90
-. e. ooo 70 make good Valentines shortage as
treasurer. l.. -oaot,o tho check without
consultation with the banks attorhey; y; again ar on
cso agreed 10 come TO Perth AmDoy aSaIu o ,h
ndav SavaEe The check was for the amount wnich
Valentine says he took from the pans PANS the offer
s thn check was made with the statement 'nae .h
onv additional shortage up to the amour. uo,Id he
nromptly paid
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
A TRAVELLER AT 105 YEARS.

AFTER SPENDING SIXTY YEARS IN THIS CoUN-
TRY. MISS MMAHoN WILL AGAIN MAKE
HER HOME IN IRELAND.
Miss Alice McMahon, who is 1o5 years old sailed
from here the Umbria yesterday Her home in
this city Is at No 73 Second-ave. where she lived
with her niece, Julia, who is with her her trip
TO Ireland They are going to Corne Carew. County
Monaghan, where Miss Alice will make her home
with her brother. Patrick Joseph Mcmahon. who
is sixty years old.
Miss Mcmahon came TO this country sixty years
ago. For time she worked at dressmaking. and
for seventeen years she housekeeper for Will
lam Livingston, in East Seventeenth-st. She said
yesterday that he built at her suggestion, st. Jo-
Sephs Church, in F1rst-ave., near Seventeenth-st.
There are two livery stables there now, but
they used TO call It Alice McMahons church." she
said yesterday
Miss Mcmahon says she Is cousin Of former
Judge Patrick G. Duffy and niece Of the late
Canon McMahon, OF Danninine. Ireland.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
A CONFESSED THIEF AND LIAR.
EEw-RoCHEILE HAS A YOUNG CoLORED PRIs-
oNER WHO Is KEEPING THE PO-
LICE GUESSING.

colored boy. who Is scarcely larger than
midget. is detained at the NewRochelle police sta
tion on the charge OF grand larceny. The boy says
that he is Clarence Cuyer seven years old. He has
confessed TO having gone into the shoe store OF
Mrs. Brencher In Mechanic-st, and stolen a gold
watch and chain and ring valued at $50. He says
he took the articles because they looked $50 shiny
Captain Timmons is holding the boy and trying TO
find out from him what he did with the stolen
property He has told the captain OF twenty diff
ferent people TO whom he gave It, but they have all
denied that they 1t. and say that they do
not even know the boy.
Yesterday afternoon Detective Cody decided to
make an extra effort TO find out what had been
done with the property. There a circus IN
town and he took the boy up to the tent and offered
10 pay his way In IL he would tell what he had
done with his plunder. The youngster eagerly ac-
cepted the offer, and in exchange for the circus
ticket told the officer the name OF a boy to whom
ne had given tho Jewel. Detective Cody permitted
him 10 enjoy the circus. but afterward learned that
1he story was only another hoax.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
STROKE OF APOPLEXY FATAL.

puseeu A. Dennson. said to be an inventor sew
sntv-nve years old, and who Is also SAID 10 nave
beon interested in the promotion OF the au,oihopie
died in Hudson Street Hospital last evening ~ ion
uieu - =, onoplexv He appeared to have been
- -, roenement and education. the hospital au-
,hor,,,es said last night and lived at No. ia PARK
Row. He was taken suddenly I'll In his once at AT
No At Iiberty-st. yesterday morning at n'0o
o'clock and was at removed 10 the nosPsS Scos
ue gradually sank. and dld not Ie0Of''
ness diving at 4:l5 O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
SING SINGS ART SCHOOL ABOLISHED.

Warden Johnson. of Sing Sing Prison. has aboi-
ished the art school which Warden Sage TOOK
such pride In organizing. Warden Johnson THINKS
It waste Of money to provide this large gang Oh
men with materials and have them loaf away
,he,r t,me when they can be doing productive
work in some other department in the prison;
He will accordingly put the men 10 Work a.
something else and make them carry out nterally
their Sentence "at hard labor In Sing sing frlson
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
DUTIES OF AN ENGLISH Al. +.
HE HAS AS HARD TIME AS A MEMBER OF
THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
From The washington Star.

THE AMERICAN SONSrr>'S
From The Washington Star
Mr. Ascroft NJ p. who has just died, was not
particularly brilliant man, but a desGrlpuon ne
gave Of a member OF Parliaments duties may De
ennreciated by many a member OF Congress VINO
viii probably find that the description with certain
verbal changes will apply to labors Congressional
as well Parliamentary. =, .. ,., ~
ii member" Mr. Ascroft said, must always De
IN the House and at the same time never away
from his constituency; he must support every re-
ligious philanthropc and charitable OBJECT assist
cricket football. swimming, athletic CLUBS, patron
ize ali theatres and concerts; be ready TO open
every bazaar and sale Of work; must be ready TO
ZION: must be able to prophesy every change that
will occur In the next twenty years, ard vote ac-
cordnRly and must be able to obtain interviews
for his constituents with every public department
whenever the same had been refused. On foreign
questions he must advocate free trade and abolish
foreign prohibtive tariffs: iTust know every town,
river port canal and railway, whether constructed
or in course of construction. in Europe Asia, Africa
or America and every treaty or concession affect
ing the same; he must read every act OF Parla-
ment blue book and official document published
and be able TO answer and explain all questions
He must pay his election expenses, and keep
himself while in Parliament. not giving offence by
omitting to answer letters. never make an enemy
be more popular when retiring than when elected,
and not be surprised 10 find that stranger
captures his seat at the next contest"
On the Links.-"The idoms OF the game have
their limitations"
Yes; when a man misses stroke he talks Just
the same az II he had hit his thumb with ham
mer."-(Puck.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
mr. LEONARD J. GORDON RETIRES.

w. roor.rd 7 Gordon who employed Tor a
,.,,or,er or n century as chemist and manager AT
GoriIards tobacco factory, Jersey CITY, mas ten
dered his resignation. He was Instrumental III :,
tobl,sh,ng the evening school for employees
hrarv and n gymnasium. His retirement Is az
.r'm,oo to tho withdrawal OF the Lorllards from
w active management OF the plant Wnlch - no"
Ine @ ,rroied NV the Continental Tobacco COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
rssEy TROOPS MARCH OVER.

THE Essex Troop OF Newark returned nome
Yesterday afternoon after an eight days prac,
t,ce march through the northern sec.Vh ~
New-Jersey. All the troopers are In goon hea,sn ,
and are well Drowned by their outdoor ou Vii take
sea son OF drills being over, the uooP''' "
their vacations until September
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
FOREVARNED is FOREARMED.
From Judy.


He was small six year old. and he was stretched
across his fathers knee in the attitude traditional
for generations In the prevention OF sparing the rod
Papa" he asked in the moment Of silence before
the slipper fell, ARE you going 10 spank me?"
"Wen. suppose am. Why do you ask?
Because. papa" he replied with all the dignity
possible under the circumstances II do not wish
to he
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
HONE NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ASTORIA l.. Bagnell of Yokohama, and the
Rev J. f. Lancelef Of Toronto. FIFTH AVE
NUE-Nicholas S. Acea. OF Cienfuegos. CUBA
HOFFMAN-Irving NJ. Jordan. Of Philadelphia
Linderman Of South Bethie-
hem Penn MANHATTAN-D. n. Demonstrates
and ]. B. Coykendall Of Knoxville. NEIHEh-
LAND-A vivance. Of Mexico WALDORF-D. N
Mccarthy. Of Syracuse.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
DEATH OF A. L. SEAMAN.

Rockville Centre Long Island, July 2.-Afer an
Illness Of six weeks. a j. Seaman, thirty years
Old eldest of L. w. Seaman jr.. Of Brooklyn.
died at his fathers country home in this village
to-day. Mr.. Seaman in partnership with his
father for the last ten years. He was member
personal friends His widow and one child survive
him.