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New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
WIFE HELD FOR DOCTORS DEATH.
MRS JACOB f. MEYER. OF BUFFALO,
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

Buffalo, June 26-The inquest into the death of
DR. Jacob T.. Meyer. q well known physician Of
this city who shot through the heart while in
his office on Friday evening last, was held to-day.
Mrs Elizabeth Meyer the wife of DIR. Meyer. has
been under arrest since the night OF the tragedy
but charge has been preferred against her AT
the close of the testimony Judge Murphy who pre-
sided said that warrant charging Mrs. Meyer
with murder in the first degree would be issued
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
TOLD THE KING HE WAS UNWILLING ~
LEAVE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

London. June 2G.-Previous to making up the
list of coronation honors which was issued yes
terlay King Edward sent letter TO Sir Will
lam Vernon-Harcourt. Liberal Member OF faf-
lament offering him a peerage- Sir Nllilaii''
in his reply, expressed his appreciation ol 'iii'
offer but added that after thirty-four years III
the House of Commons he was reluctant "
change the sphere of his political work ana 'ii''
he therefore declined the honor tehaerFU'
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
4uEER's DAUGHTERS MARRIED.

Peshawur. Punjab. June 25-Advices recelSe'
here from CabuI say that the AmSer % Alsi@L-5
tan Habib uIlah Khan. early in June married 4l5 "a
daughters To six prominent chiefs. lnciINi47 '-
cOmmander-in-chief of the Afghan forces. rp,t
The Russian governor at IaSh- -tNuISsil. 'Se1f
haral has requested that he De aii9~eu - - h.
an official representative to Cabul- Ihe ahleeA
Inclined to grant the request
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
THE POPE MUCH DISTRESSED.

Rome June 26-The Pope much dis
tressed when he heard of King Edwards Illness.
and Immediately telegraphed TO Monsignor
Merry del VAL the SpeCia! Papal Envoy to CON
vey his expression of sorrow to his majesty. and
keep the PontiY fully informed 10 his con-
dition.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
A CHILDREN'S PARTY HELD.
YOUNGSTERS ENTERTAINED AT MARLBOR-
OUCH HOUSE.

London June 26.-The arrangements for the
Marlborough House entertainment Of children
were carried out to-day in spite OF the postpone
ment Of the Kings coronation. About thirteen
hundred youngsters enjoyed the dinner provided
for them by the Prince and Princess of Wales
who were present, and remained in the gardens
with their little guests for a couple of hours.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
AMERICANS VISITING EUROr

AMERICANS VISITING EUROPE THIS YEAR
will find The New-YOrk Tribune for suIe
the book stalls of the leading hotels
throughout the continent of Europe and
Great Britain. well ax the Reading
Room tables. 1t also be obtained at
the principal railroad stations.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
CHIClGO STILL TNDECLDED.

Chicago June 25.-The question of regation
of the at the University Of Chicago is still
undecided. The university senate. after a pro-
Ionged session of three hours. has adjourned with
out taking a vote and 1t stated by President
IIarDer that would be taken for time.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
The Journal" says editorially:

In the light Of London dispatches. and
of such other information appears 10 us 70 be
trustworthy, feel perfectly certain that cor
rect diagnosis was made In the Kings case AT as
Intervention well timed and conducted
the skill and prudence.
Sir Frederick Treves and his associates in the
case may rest assured that their management of
II meets with the entire approval of the leading
surgeons of the world, and go TO press the
news from London. happy to say, indicates
"a fair prospect Of the Kings recovery.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-27

Judging from the meaRre data at hand. OF
operative findings by Treves and of the post-opera
tive conditions. ! inclined to give a grave
proEnosis. II he a begGar instead of a king
judge that early operation, within twenty-four
hours of of the attack. is our rule in Chi
cago. would probably have been done. and thereby
the disease promptly robbed its danger. The
favorable features of the Kings his
mental misbodings age. reported state OF his con-
stitntiOn and late operation.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
NEW-YnRk CITY.

The Rev Eugene 81. Benson ~ Santa cara
cal has beer appointed chaplain ~ - Ambrose
chanel al Prince and Thompson sts.- by the New
YORK Protestant Episcopal CITY Mission society
which has long conducted services mere M
BENSON has come East N the solicitation of bishop
Nichols. ~ the diocese ~ California, {" get an
rsi,bt into the work Of the church IN this region
Mails from Melbourne. September II. aydneS'
Seutsrrh her IS. Auckland. September 49, ana mono
lulu september 80. reached san Frarclsc' on 'ns
Sierra. and were dispatched eas, on "ctooer
AT o m They are due in New-fork on the
morning Of SATURDAY October Il Mails Tor Aus
traIia Nev-Zea land and Hawaii will close az u"
General PostohIce. this city. as advertised
The fall term Of the New-York school OF IN
r.re-siou No 3lS West Fifty-seventh-st. r Io"hs-
end southwick and Genevieve Stebbins' principals
opens to-day.
MANY amateur photographer assembled AT u"e
residence of L. NJ Fisher, No. a East one-huh-
red-a nj twenty -eighthst. on Sunday aI'eilLoon
for the purpose Of organizing the NeN-i'iN
Can,era club After session lasting an houf' IL
was decided 10 call special meeting al the same
address on Sunday October T. at p. m "hrn
n permanent organization will be forned ana "ili-
GERS chosen. All those who are az all Interested III
photography should attend this meeting Anna
teurs (maIesl twenty three years old or over can
ioin Application blanks can he obtained from 'ne
organizer on request.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
CAPTAIN ALLAIRE RETIRED.
DEFECTIVE VISION GIVEN AS THE
Cause.-The WAS \ RRlGADIER
GENERAL N CIVIL WAR.

Pon-e Captain Anthony ! Aualre. lately IN com
mand Of the steamboat squad. vas retired by Police
Commissioner Partridg. yesterday FOR detective
vision. Captain AJaire was one 81 tho oldest mem
hers % the force. both Ga respect % service and
in point % axe He ho-n in Cirs-ruati. Ohio. ou
February I7. 1sz+ lie brought to Nsv-York
when three years of axe. ON August g. lS" Dc
Joined the police force hut shortly aftsrvard re-
signed and became a member 90 the Volunteer Fire
Department. az tiue heuE assistant foreman
% Engine Company ~. ~. known as The old
Stag"
when the war broke out AIlire was one % rhe
first 90 ioiu n regiment made up % policemen He
was made "a captain in me 1891 NeV-York Vorun-
teers. The second police regiment formed He wa-
made succassive'y major Lieutenant colonel and
nrigadier general. the latter for assisting IN the
building o. a dam IN tho Red River. enabling Ad-
miral Porter sail ships up tho river
on June g. lSS. Allejre was mustered out ~ the
army. and a month later 20 Joined the police force
a patrolman. Four days later he was made
rounisman. IN another four days he was made
sergeant. and on May - Ia5-. Jess than Two years
after joining the force. ne was appointed captain
which rank he has held ever since For "a great
many years Captain Aliaire was IN command of the
precinct which includes what has lately been do
"a Well 20 DO.
They have retired me for defective vision brt
my heart and lungs are ali right hs said y,ster-
daE. II was seventeen months on night duty al
headquarters longer period than any othe- rap-
TAN vas ever there. and 70 was there my .vesight
At rhe head Of the eligible Ilsr last r-erared
stands Sergeant John r Gardner. the FISf-i-ixtF
Freciuct: BROOKLYN the station of which Is an De
Kalo and Classou aves II Commissioner Partridge
follows Dts usual practice Sergeant Gardner WifI
if'it' iir vacant CAP filffN-
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
DEPEW IN HIS old DISTRICT
HE SPEAKS IN CONVENTION WHICH
SENT HIM To ASSEMBLY FORTY
YEARS Ago

The school COMMISSIONS and the Assembly CON.
eniorS Of the IIId Assembly District OF the county
Of WeStchester were held AT Croton Dam yesterday
George H. Cov,y. o. katouah. the present incum-
hsut was nominated for school commissioner by
ex-Judee Nathan PIatt Bushnell of PeekskilI. and
the nomination was seconded 10y Robert r. White.
of North salem one vote Nas east for Mr.. Covey-
he was brought before the convention and made "a
speech.
David Wiley Travis. who is the Ncstor of the bar
and OF the Republicans iu tho district was maGe
chairman of th, Assembly convention. which to-
lowed Assemhlymau james K ApEar was re-
nominated for the sixth time and made am address
Resolutions commencing his course u the past Were
adopted. Both conventions were what are known
as mass conventions. the officers standing ON the
hotel stoop and the delegates ON the laHn and
square facing the hotel
Senator Chauursy NJ DepeW. who I'm past years
often attended the conventions and was nominated
for the Assembly there two score years ago. Wa
introduced. n. presented ou behalf OF the ltcpUu-
li-au County CoInmittes % James Hopkins an en-
Hupkius's lOuE service on the county committee
BE was appointed I'm lS5, ON the first practical
has served continuously ever since and for the last
ten wears as It's treasurer Mr.. Hopkins accepted
the stft IN a short. but sincere. speech
Senator DepcW then made an interesting address,
the first part % which was reminiscent and told
of early politicians and politics In the county The
IId Assembly District had in national conventions,
been only tweuty-three Presidents This Assembly
district had done pretty well. He th'u launched
ticket and the Republican policies IN the State and
nation. Senator Isaac y. Mills also made q speech.
commiSsioner OF Jurors Of the county Nas presented
loving cup iu recognition ~ his services chair
man - the district Committee "t me iili district
Tor thirty-rhree years ID. " Travis made the
Dre@.ufati1r Srserh.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08

WICKEnEST MAN N NEw-YORK~ NAV
HAVE TO 60 To A sANATORurN

Friends of The" Allen IN this city said vestsr-
day that h was $" critically ill an hts summer
nome ~ Rapport Long Island. that there VAS tax
ot sending him 10 a sauatorium. He was sHior.4
Win nervous pr"stration. they said. and he had
been kept in he'd three weeks
Allen rs nearly seventy years old and Ia no.,
gained a wide reputation among the aara5rir.. ..
terniiy in this city as the most reqleriI- ar-s4
man alNe Who has never been convicted p..-.1.
he made calculation that ne had been arrast.,
SlNfy-eisht times He ha. been irgtfa5 -.
hi'ts. lo" but indictments. like arrests have ,,
u'uoied MN long he has been called the
"Wlckeoest ran m New-York" Years ago Do 80.
gambling house in Broadway near BIee.t.r-s,
hiS partner In the place looked into the barrel .,
load"d pistol IN Aliens hands ana the br,re, -.
tnT"lsn me man brain and killed him Tbs, "glt @
tHF AtldI1 1tl"n Allen gave when he sr--+,z va,
ilill-,ti, ana SAID the shooting was arcf9er,
his explanation accented -i4'itdl' and
LATER Amen Kept a dance hall i'm Rres.L-- .
~ ~ nom broad~ay II was uotorious rIosso iol
INal "i marry Hills, block aRav in Eit',.tt.h
81 IN recent wears the police have n. rsi, on
4lLssllns .-A-len on the charge of runrfD- . u ~
room m siXth-ave. near Eierth-st kUo5 Ia a. p"2l-
NenoHs on the police charges '-aplHB CON
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
Loss or SALARY HIS F>,,.,-z,

i'"'enan Michael J. McManus. Of the w..
- = se' SH,H-sI station. was arraigned again
Yesterday before the Court OF Special ssssio,s -
[ mar se OF falling TO pay for the support of his
-. ,,bi,so @ie IA an Institution in the care of
ioI 'helr support that he vas sent 10 the penter-
- i1S' year After his release he was called N,
nel're bevery On the charge OF being abssn, v-,,t
oll s, isa'e out Devery heard that Justice Jerome
island and he declared that no tin sol5,o.. ~
o1 Gn ,F ne ,SGepartment and McManus resumed duty
ros. r-ias - Ia McAianus's counsel. Mr. Ring
lIna hra ~ - - nov mat the policeman had been
cause he bs5 lst the support Of his children be-
tb. 49, .''sl mat McManus had received paw for
seis -srL - Vas IN the penitentiary. the LAWYER
tsi,[., sat money went 10 his counsel / have
WsV rec OF N.oO from this in the same
~1eAianus was found guilty. but was paroled until
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
u,yg4TT4v Transit TUNNEL.

G : Drummond. president OF the mammalian
Transit Company. received cable message Ses-
mterday morning from r Diesel the inventor 'i
the Diesel engine that the Russian Government
hd ordar,d dfty Diesel engines Of 100 horsepower.
for the ntmpine stations Of the petroleum pipe
lines At Baku-Bstum Mr.. Drummond said ne had
offered To supply the power to the manhattan
Elevated Railway from the Diesel enSlnes' anu
h. believed al a much less cost thdI any other
power and that the Manhattan transit 'uhlpahy
will be delivering. within two weeks one Dlesei
engine a week. r.-.-- ,,,t,t.t-- l..
MT Drummond sailed on the kaiser Mllhelm Ger
Crosse for London. but will return ~ thLye Meehs
In tha mean time work on the NFW-n oTh ana
Hro0kivn tunnel will be begun at once as the hIst
pa yment has been made on rear estate Ior 'he
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
DFHIyDS BIGGAR CASE INQUIRY.
u-sTIcE FORT INsTRUCTs THE MONMOUTH
COUNTY GRAND JURY AT FREEHOLD

Freehold y j.. oct (SpeciaD.-The Monmouth
County grand jury convened here to-day for the
October term. and Justice Fort i'm his charge al
Tudsi i'm strong terms To the alleged conspiracy
r1la,l. to obtain the wealth left by Henry NJ Ben
n.tt of FarmiugdaIe. RE charged the grand jury
to thoroughly investigate the alleged conspiracy
and fuI indictments if warranted. Tie said that
ro settlement should be permitted by which the
conspiracy charges would De dropped by the com
.rI.ln.Irt- upon Miss BisEar giving up any part
,f rss uequ,sts left 10 her lie urged the grand
iur, 10 nrd speedy indictments and 10 exert
every effort To- get at the bottom of the ease. In
case indictments were found he asked that all con-
seru.I Ue indicted
Justice Fort asked investigation into the affairs
.f mo Mercantile cooperative Bank Of \~w-Jer-
-.y which IL now iu a receivers hands, and which
has branches iu Monmouth County. He declared
fF.r fl, bank officials guilty of gross mis-
management II not fraud. and said that II any
ono WAS indicted 10 should be the president Of the
.rur,ru HI demanded that the railroad accident
sf F.Irra- last summer by which persons lost
lives be thoroughly looked into. and indiCt-
rl.ut- found where warranted
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
II A TANGLE OVER JrpGEsHrPs
PROTEST AGAINST THE sIDETRACKING OF
KNON-HEBREWS WANT A CANDIDATE.

Herman Ridder made strong protest 10 Charles
p Murphy yesterday about the proposed sideJTaCk-
ing Of Charles H. Knox for a supreme Court Judge
ship nomination Mr R.dder told Mr. Murphy that
Nr Knox underwent heavy expense in the cam
paisn last fall and that IL was not right or Just.
now that il seemed better wear for Tammany. %
lightly turn him aside and choose another man
A. the time draws near for the selection OF the
Tammany nominees. there is greater bitterness ev-
hibited by the contestants. Opponents Of r. p.
Mccall attacked him savaEely yesterday. asserting
that he had had insufficient experience 10 quality
him for a scat on the Supreme Court bench.
Murphy and sullivan had their hands full 40
Tammany Han yesterday listening 10 arguments on
the judgeshIp situation.
A delegation Of about one hundred and FIFTY
Hebrews, headed by Gustave T.. Levy, waited on
Mr. Murphy in order 10 advocate tho nomination Of
Court bench. Mr Levy argued thar the treatment
of Nathan Straqs at the saratoga convention would
4, TEe - - 80 ii-s ~ sfi'I,i6 H1 -,
said would be 10 have o Hebrew candidate
After the departure of The Hebrew delegation 10
was said that Hebrew certainly would b. selected
me- ne E-, S@' n ~, m m - froy, now bogs ~ rlg
President Hafen urged THAI candidate h. taken
f 5I i -T 1i@s ~ H ~ & IN M ~ ,o m ,5 "a a.
former Commissioner Of Taxes The Haneuites
said thar I'M order 10 have the ticket well balanced
Mccall. a Hebrew like Nr Green. and German.
LAST nisft At the HOFFMAN House = Tamuauy
Wag who was tired ~ tho iudgesh'1 talk re-
''The whole thing IS going 70 he settles A. Tam
many Hall tomorrow an O'Clock when Charlie
Murphy viii open sealed bids
mittee 0f the Liberal DemocTatlg party 90 wait
ON Justices steckler. Hall and Keener 70 inform
tice on the Liberal Democrauc ticket. viii make
The notification tomorrow az $50 O'Clock al The
Lawyers club.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
OPEN SPLIT IL CoNNECTIcrT
SILVER MEN TO NAME INDEPENDENT
TICKET-TYPlCAL BRYAN PLAT
FORM ADOPTED

New Haven. conn. oct THE refusal - the
Democratic State Convention. held m this civ re-
GENTLY, ~ indorse the Kansas city platform ana
William jennings Bryan has brought = snlu In IN /.
Democratic ranks. and it is now she purpose ~
the dissatisfied faction 20 place an indepepdart
ucket IN the held- The leaders are 10 confer with
The state Economic League on candidates tbs
latter organization also having been sighted IA,
the convention platform adopted ana
plank therein demands that the government hllv
as soon az possible. the coal be6s toeetber ,s,h
railroad and telegraph facilities President I2oCss
ce.t rs cal!ed 0Ron 70 summon an extra session OF
congress 10 taFe action The coal striRa 80
also 10 instruct Attorney General Knox - rrt,--
criminal proceedings against the coal Gonna ri.S
nncer the AEti-Irlst law. II Is the ulrnose "a II
silver men 70 defeat the regular nerocratic ticket
a. the cost ~ Republican victory "
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
LOOKING TO THE MATORALTT.
OBJECT OF THE sHEEHAN MEN IL MAKING
TNDEPENDENT NONINATiONS

TNDEpENDENT NoNINATioNS
The advisory committee of the Greater New
York Democracy. az meeting yesterday after
noon al the office n William Hepburn Russell,
decided 10 serve notice on Tammany Hall that
the organization viii not support any so-called
''yeow dog" judiciary ticket put up 10y Tam
many BY unanimous vote the executive COM
mittee told in The Tribune Yesterday decid-
ID 20 run candidates for the Assembly in every
district in the city. and the advisory committee
Is 10 decide to-day with reference TO the wisdom
~ running Independent Congress. Senate and
judiciary candidates n was practically deter
mined Yesterday 10 indorse number Of Tam
ananv Senators. 30 that ex-senator Till cannot
later on charge the Sheehan men with jeopardiz-
sng the prospect - electinE a Democratic United
States Senator. just why the same position is
not of force I'm The case Of Assemblymen was
not explained. The Assemblymen elected This
sall viii vote on candidate 20 succeed Senator
Plat
There is p possibility that Justice Steckler Will
be indorsed 10y the Greater New- York Democ-
rscy men computation II the vote a. the
recent primaries shows that the organization
poTed about fifteen thousand votes Twenty
i've canvassers started upstate yesterday 10
circulate the petitions necessary u order 10 give
the Greater New York Democracy the right TO a
column on the State ticket This fall The can
Nassers have until Friday noon 10 get fftv sig
natures IN each county. For their strictly local
petitions the Sheehan men viii have five days
more. ana by that time they expect 10 have
everything In shape Tor a showing against Tam
many Hal. II they pol more than Ten fbou-
sand votes they viii be bile o run AN iu5e-
penoen, MayOralty ticket text fan. This Il the
object for which they viii work with am fheir
might IL they poll the necessary ten thousand
votes. u VIII he notice 20 Tammauy Han tbst
the older organization must make peace v-itb
them or he opposed 10y them. The action 81 NJ
leaders or the younger organization IN deri5ir,
40 stand Up and be counted has a direct bas7ir,.S
Therefore, on tho Mayoralty election next ram
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
SAILED
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER:
FOREIGN PORTS.


London OF Arrived. steamer Mnnehaha tBr' Robin
HUI Oct G-Sailed ship Alice Ger,. KuhImann. New
Dunnet Head Oct Passed WIlSommen Ger.
Schall. from New York.
Kinsae oct Passed steamer Canadian CBr) Hii New
swansea. oct s-sailed Lord Downshire (Brl.
Magiii Baltimore: 9Th. Bristol City tBr'. sendelL
Barry. oct sailed steamer Thords oNor GulrKsen.
NeW-York
Antwerp. Oct s-Arrlysd steamer British Trader Csr'.
Marsetles. 4~saied. steamer Burgundia err. Buhe
New-York
Amsterdam. Oct 3-Sailed steamer Ocean Dutchl Boy
sen. New York
Bordeaux. oct ARRIVED. steamer Pacific CBr. sapp
New-York and Baltimore.
Naples OCT 4saiIed Cita di NapoH Utah, for
New-Yo
Cape sparei Oct 6-Passed. steamer Iabuan CBr,
Para: Oct S-saiied steamer Hilary (Brl. Pope. New
Barbados 2-sailed. Maranhense CBr Casey
from Parai. NewYork
Melbourne. oct ARRIVED previously. Queen
Nilhelmina Gr). Husband New York via ST Vim
sydney. n 5 w. Oct Arrived previously. steamer
Queen Alexandra CBrl, Harris. New-York via 81 Vim
New Zealand Port. Oct Arrived previously,
Ripley tBr'. Leitch. New-YorE via Melbourne etc for
St Thomas. Oct ARRIVED. steamer Korona CBr Carey
ST Vincent. c " Sept 21-sailsd steamer Lexington
Bahia, OCT 4~salled steamer Egyptian Prince CBr,.
Boulogns aier. Oct T. a m-Arrived steamer Rot
terdam Dutch. stenser New-York for Rotterdam
Palermo. oct 4ssed scian Prince CRr,, from
SINGAPORE Oct 6Saed steamer Dennlghshire (Brl Davis
Orom Yokohama. Cebu. etcl. New-York
Perim. Oct T-Passsed. IndramayO (Br Price,
scilIy Oct 7-Pnssed steamer Mannheim (GerJ ockel-
mann. New-4ork Tor Rotterdam>
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
DJNA ENTERS 4 PROTEST.
OBJECTS To ENDORSEMENT or CJNNEEN
BY THE PRoWBITIONISTs.

OBJECTS To ENDORSEMENT or CJNNEEN
BY THE PROHIBITIONISTS
Albany. oct. Ispecian-A protest a-aiust th"
acceptance of tho nomination of John Cunueen. "i
Buffalo. Tor Attorney General toy a comuitts' 't
the Prohibition party. after NJ had already been
nominated for that Office by the Democrat parity
was filed with the Secretary of state to-day 0y
George N. Dunn, chairman of the Republican
State Committee, and also hy J 3d. pUrkes- oi
Rochester chairman of The Prohibition State Com
mttee.
AR Dunn SAYS that AIr. Cunnoen is the candidate
of tho Democratic party Tor Attorney General aHd
that the statutes of the state ot New-Nork oa
not authorize committee 10 nominate a candi-
date for amy office, and particularly the office ~
Attorney General IN cases whore party conven-
tiou has been held which such nominations
might have been made, and tho same WAS left va
cant 10y such convention. IN the form and manner
as attempted Doe done in This instance And also
upon the ground that the action of said alleged
committee nm making or attempting 60 make such
nomination h. iu violation of the provisions ~
Subdivision of Section fs Of the Election law. Mr.
Durkoc writes.
Nv grounds Of objection are these. First. as a
member OF said committee. did not receive l"iee
~ their meeting iu time 10 attend H. Second said
candidate ~ another party. The committee vas
appointed with Tho fun understanding taal - cam
and the committee instructed and pledged
Secretary of state McDouou-h has Informed Sir
Dunn and MI Durkee that he would listen further
20 their objections o. the certificate upon Friday
morning next
Nr. Cuuueen is reported a. have said he would
not accept this nomination Of tho Prohibition PARTY
II 81 ~ will make opposition 10 Nr Dunn and
Mr Durkee I'm thcir effort 20 prevent tho acceptance
Of no t.vT ffsaf
New-York tribune., 1902-10-08
gJNrORJc4L SOCIETY'S LOSS.

The Nev-York Historical Society since its meet
ing in June has lost by death Dean Eugene A
Hoffman. its president: Nicholas Fish second vice
president and the Rev. DR.. Thomas Gallaudet.
AT the first regular meeting OF tne SEASON "eIu @
Ias, venting ~ the society's building, No. I70
Second-ave resolutions were passed expressing
the sense OF loss OF the society at the death or
tbs-s members Out Of respect for the dead tho
usual reading OF paper on some historlCaI su1Ject
omitted. and the meeting adJouiSa W ~i'ISa, ISt
further exercises. Announcement was MADE Ihat
ground had been broken for the socIe S,st,' ne
building in Central Park West, oet"eeh SeNenty
sixth and Seventy-seventh sts, ana c2IIIacts Hau
been let for the foundation up 10 the oasehleut'