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New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
TERRIBLE DEATH From BLOOD POISON

NgGLECTING sLISuT WOUND IRRITATRD BY
SHIRT DYE-sPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
John Krebs was employed on the Long Island
Railroad section hand and lived at Hcksville Some
rails having become oosened January 90 Krebs went
to repair the track While driving spike the sedge
hammer struck IL glanoing blow and split 1t in two.
small fragment OF the iron flew upward and struck the
back or his right hand the wrist. 1t penetrated
deeply into the flesh and when IL drawn out small
stream OF blood followed. krebs was of strong
vitality, and looked upon the injury in the light OF pin
scratch and did pay any attention to the wound not
even by bandagng IT, He wore q blue shirt and while
swinging the sedge the shirt sleeve kept the wound irr
tated. The exertiOn caused the sweat to flow, and,
being absorbed into the shirt the dyestuR came
into contact with the wound and absorbed into
the system.
Although the wound became painful Krebs did not
seek the advice of physician. Three days after the In
jury the hand was swollen to twice its natural size. was
covered with dark red patches. and exceedingly
sore The arm also greatly swollen and the muscles
OF the back and chest puffy and Of drOpsieal
character, 80 that when pressed by the fingers the
indenaton remained. The strong constitution OF Krebs
kept him his feet until the fourth day. when his health
shattered andhis power Exhausted physi
clan pronounced IL of blood poisoning, and gave
little hope OF saving kreb-s life Despite the use OF the
most powerful antsep remedies the poison Kept up its
dread march. he arm was swollen to such an extent
tnat 1t seemed as II the muscles could not stand the
strain. The red spotted appearance gradually eX-
tended from the wound upward and by the end or the
fourth day had reached the elbow. The disease spread
rapidly and krebs gave evidence the fifth day that
the poison had stamped its impress the BRAIN His
eyes fixed and had IL His face at times
was flushed and was accompanied Dy delirium. This
condition would be followed by an ashy hue and state
OF great exhaustion.
The pam first was confined to tho right arm As the
inflammation spread the pain surface increased and when
II reached the abdominal region Krebss whole body
racked by eScrutiaing pain that powerful opates failed
to slay and relief only came when his MIND gave way
and the nseBsDliry Of derium destroyed all knowledge
OF his condition, His body, however unmisakable
evidence OF terrible physical agony. Spaslnodc
fractions of the muscles OF the neck and chest spread
the abdomen though the extremtIcs and the whole
body thrown into frightful STATE OF cOntortlOn
Last Wednesday after passing night OF great PAIN
though he slill remained unconscious, he sank into
state OF complete exhaustion He remained quiet aud
easy Tor hOurs~and his friends the first ray OF
hope. Suddenly he thrown into conyulsion OF
greater severity than he had yet had The poison had
reached vital spot The struggle OF nature TO throw
the pestlence from the terrific, but unaya
ing. The conyusIOn lasted few moments only when,
after giving short conyusiye gasp. KreDs fell upon his
pillow dead
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
HIGHER EDUCATION OF PHYSICIANS
ADDRESSES AT THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE By
DRS BARKER AND JACORI.


DRs. BARKER AND JAcoBr.
At meeting of the Academy of Medicine last
night, the chief matters of interest were the ad.
dresses Of the retiring president, Dr. For.
dyce Barker and his successor, DR.. Jacobi. In his
address DR.. Barker dwet at length upon the gen.
eral condition OF the Academy's work. He an
nounced that the Academy now more nearly APP
preached its ayOwed aims and puI poses than ever
before. Its membership was steadily ncreas-
ing and the papers read at ITS NEE, ings
ration. thorough research and original hints He
spoke forcibly of the proper nature of scientific
discussions. which, he said, should be clear and
forcible statements Of the reasons which have led
to positive practice. In speaking of the elevation
of the standard of medical educa ton he said
The question of separating the lcencng power from
entire country. There ways by which this can
be accomplished. One involves the division OF the pro-
esson into contendng parties each Jealous 10 carry its
points not only in controlling medical societies. but In
securing legislative action All Of this would affect in
estimation OF the world. Where charters for medical
COLLEGES be easily Io rGm % sta,e Sr
ignorant unprincpled practitioners The profession has
orcise a controlling influence over those who
by law. are given the right OF granting medi.
a committee Of judclous medical men, representing the
best interests OF the profession OF colleges aud OF the
Combine the two methods so as to save the profession
from unfortunate and heated controversies and from
crude hasty and everchangng legislation.
DR.. Barker also advised the granting to the Uni
versity Regents the power to appoint the Committee
on Education Of the Academy of Mediclne a super.
yisory board OF examiners for medical In this
city,. He alluded to the excellent educational work
now being done bv the Polytechnic and the POST
Graduate Medical School The Academy future
he sketched a broad scheme involving largo
building and the most extensive facilities for re-
search and experiment, and he believed that this
ideal academy would be realized in great time.
aud that wealthy and generous people would be
glad to enable this country TO compare with
other parts of the world IN the de-
velopment Of the best fruits of medical
study. He intended to spend the rest of his profess
siona lite in putting record the results of forty
years of experience aud in adv ancing the hopes he
had anticipated for the Academy.
I'm assuming the duties of the presidency, DR..
Jacob said that the time would soon come when
the Academy would make it's presence so essential
to the city good that the president of the Board OF
ternity and no public board of charity or asylum
commissioners would be complete without assist
ance of the medical profession.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
TIE CONTEST IN ILLINOIS
WHY GENERAL BLACK wIlIIDREw-HArNys FOR
HARRISON.
lpY TELHGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL

HARRISON
iDY TELHGRAPH THz TRIBUNAL
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-The followers of Mavor
abandoning the senatorship contests but no one familiar
with the situation msgnes that the caucus action 4,
certificate that the nominee either side ia 10 receive
the Office II known that two Republicans sittg and
Rnger will absent themselves from caucus.
Haines's absence from the Democratic caucus
10 much commented on. lie IA ars,
for Harrison and second for Farwel In the o,nt as
sembly Haines will probably vote for str.et.r and
streeter for Haines streeer may vote for Merriam
but Haines viii not The outlook for Morrison "a nat
good The Haines people will prevent any unao,t,no ~
Republicans. aud IL seems impossible for the nomnee t
get the whole Democratic vote. The predico s freely
made that after weeks of fFutess ballotno Norrsnn
will be dropped and Harrison taken up though rho
nominees friends will make bitter 1g6i io
whip all into line IN u few days Morrison
Will make address the tariff question designad ~
satisfy the prOecti0nist5 who hold out agansi hin,
Upon General Blacks Withdrawal and his refusal to
combine with Harrison, 1t is said that Morrison
letter from Hendricks and Carlisle promising ,o
Morrison In securing Black good place iu the AJn,.
tratiOn II he would Withdraw In MOrrison's behalf In 4.
said that Black cxacts promise that ths shn
be exerted nrst for Cabinet place, but fnny in 'hat
for the mission 10 Mexico. Back has long had HIS 49,
on the Mexican mission. believing that n viii a,a ~
usual opportunity for personal influence and adj
ment In the next four years.
The Rep ubican caucus met this evening Senator Ma
son presiding In his address Mr Mason r"uarssJ ,a,
Republicans OF the country watching to ace hs
the Republicans of Illinois would do. III the krnuh,c.rs
could do nothing else they could least prevent the
election OF Democratic Senator until the Henuhicap
In the United states Senate. General Logan was nomi
mated by rising vote ana By acclamauOn.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
BUFFALo woMAy's MIsFoRruYEs.

WELLsvILLE, Feb. (SpecidD.-A handsome
and evidently welleducated young lady appeared In
scio In January, In search OF one William l. Stewart
she went 90 the home OF Mrs. Knight the mother Of
Stewart but met with u cold reception The young
lady found shelter In the home OF Judson II.
Clark for tho two or three days OF her
stay In sco ehe said that her Olivia Tolne,
age twenty and that abe lived IN Buffalo. She had be-
come ncquainted with stewart at Buffalo, and her family
objected her receiving his attentions but she per
siefrd. About January ! lac Induced her 10 follow
him TO Rochester ostensibly TO marry her but
really. she says. to rob ana desert her
get minister. She has not seen hlm since that time
After two three days. being convinced that she
abandoned by stewart -ho sold her Aalskin cloak aud
with the money she obtained for went 10 Sco in pur
suit OF stewart. Her brother who vengeance on
Stewart came FOR her and took her home to Buffalo with
him.
The unfortunate young woman and her brother have
both frequently appeared Ia concerts In buffalo and
nclghboring cities Her brother IA pianist OF moro than
Ior rem alton.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
TWO SORTS OF OBJECTIONS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIN. The Republican enrolment this

SIR. The Republican enrolment this year
Is q failure, not IN numbers. but In so
far as II reflects real Republican sentiment II
Is n failure because the plan Is too loose The
questions Did you vote for Blaine and Logan y and
Do you promise to take part In any caucus OF any
other party r. etc. are only laughed at by the gang
There are men enough the rolls Of the XYlth XVIIth
and XXIId Assembly Districts alone, who voted for
Cleveland who II they had voted for Blaine would have
changed tho electoral OF this state and then Blaine
would be inauQurated President next month IL the
local and their henchmen had been half active
In securing for the electoral ticket last fall as they
have been to put gangs on The rolls the banner OF the
r before the Rebel yels there abundant evidence
TO prove The district rolls will reflect Republican
henment uutil the plan Is made as comprehensive as
that registration before general election and every
or honest object II idle to think, with the
facilities for fraud given under the present plan. ana
with the rolls often hidden away by untrustworthy en-
rolling officers, that there be proper Investigation
the XVTIth District alone TO get a proper roll it Is
necessary 10 in nvestgate about 800 cases. iepuDchs
have submitted 10 this business long enough Especially
this when they the banner OF their party
trailing In tho dust OF defeat as result thereof
NcD- York, Feb 2, 1850. CHRIS PULLMAN
[Mr. Pullman. whose vehement anti-machine
Republicansm nobody will question, objects to tha
enrolment as being too loose and including too
MANY who voted the Democratic ticket in the last
contest. when the two National parties were
sauarely arraysd against each other. Our charm
Ing friends tho ugwuNps. object toit as beng too
strict. aud not including enough who then voted
tho Democratic ticket.-Edl
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
OPPOSING READING REORGANIZATION

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 (SpeciaD Henry W.
Barto of the Reading mortgage bondhoIders
to-day issued circular calling upon the holders of those
securities to meet Wednesday for the purpose
ganizing an opposition to the new reorganization
scheme. The circular bitterly denouuces the schema
and declares that the general mortgage bond.
holders have been triaed with for years, until
S700O.000 Of securities have been wrongfufy
thrust I'm ahead of those bonds The following additional
signatures have been obtained the circular omrnd
Ing the reorganization scheme the features of way.
ing the several NOR gage sinking funds: Z. w. Clark
Co., W. W. Kurtz d Co., Dehayen & Townsend, IT, I.
Cav * Co., p II. Price & Co.. Drexel & Co., Charles
Wister. Edward g. Whelen Philadelphia National Bank
by b. B. Comegys, president; A. Heaton Joseph T. Tenn.
pe Philadelphia Savings Fund Society by G. Cope pres.
ident; and J. T. Salagnac The collateral trust loan
scheme for funding the floating debt Of Reading again
agitated.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
RAILROAD INTERESTS
DIsCHARGING POOL EMPLoYEs

Commissioner Fink manifested the Same -
Iuctsncc yesterday to discuss the subject Of his rss
ment from the trunk line pool that he showed ts
before He admitted, however, that he had PLACED ~
resignation In the hands Of the presidents four
ago. and that he had arranged to take trip which vou
keep him away from the city for about three monhs M
purposes 10 leave the city about the beginning OF Mo-.
and VIII proceed to NewOrieans, thence TO Terss q
Mexico and to San Francisco. returning home By
chicago Inc Commissioner says that his trip nendS
The importance of Mr.. Flnks present position is III.
UNDERWOOD determination to insist that he shall be n
lieved from his office and the probability that the ys ~
machinery OF his Office win he abandoned Already thsss
mas been large reduction Of the pool working force ihs
disc harges OF clerks In tho last few days anounfs ~
about 15O As these clerks have been engaged In ths
work OF compiling statistics, which necessary when
rates are cut when they the dschares
can be explained other ground than thatsthe pc
system Is to be abandoned suspended for tmo
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
REDUCING YEw.JERsEY ASSESSMENTS.

TRENTON, Feb. 3 [SpecidU.-Ih he State Board
OF Assessors several more returns to Controller
Anderson to-day. One concerning the Camden and At
lantic Railroad shows reduction In the tax, $685.
The valuation Of the personal property Of the Pennya
MIA Railroad is reduced fIom $5575473 to 351 1885,
making difference in the cOmpanys tax of 81 l2I Tho
tax OF the Philadelphia and Long Branch Company
duced $1,000. The tax Of the swedesboro Railroad was
Sl2l4 According to the revision Ii Is 1904 The tax
OF the United New-Jersey Railroad and Canal Company
Is reduced Sl,l03. The valuation of the West jersey
Railroad Is reduced from 426 to 1896 670 and
the tax from 81 ,239 to $l79i5.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
OBITUARY NOTES.

Captain william p Hitchcock, pilot OF tho Hudson
River steamboat Albany, died In this city OF heart dis
easc on Wednesday night. Io was nttytwo years old,
and had been pilot on nearly oil the Albany steanl-
boats. -
SAN Francisco. Feb. 5.-General Joel l..
Urager Mexican officer under Maximillian who fought
in the War OF ls49 against the United states, and was
exiled when the Mexican Republic declared, died
here last night
ALLENTOWN, Penn, Feb 5.--Dr. John Romig, who In
1896 established the North American Academy OF
Homeopathy died this morning age eightyono. IL was
the first Homeopathic School In America
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
SHOF by DISCARDED SWEETHE1 RT

SHARPsvILLE, Feb. 8. (Special.)-A shooting
affair. occurred last night which will probably result
fatally. The victim was young about thirty years
OF age. named Edward Sche. who Is employed rs an
engineer on the Eric ana rittsburg Railroad. His
sssalant was young woman named Kttie Reid She Is
about eighteen years old 1t appears that Sohell haa
been paying attontons Misc Reid aud 1t was generally
supposed that the two were to be married IL Is sa lot
some tlmo past there had coldness between the
two and that Miss Reid insisted that schell should
marry ber which no repeatedly refused to do, Last
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
LETTER ATTRIBUTED TO MR.. FoLGER.
THE ALLEGED MIssIvE TO HUGH HASTINGS MOI


FoUND-CAPTAIN LEwIs's OPINION.
GENEVA, Feb. 5 (SpecidD There has been
much discussion to-day concerning the letter said
have been written 10y Secretary Foger to Hugh Hast
ings In which he gave some important Information In
relation to his for Governor In 1892 The gen
eral mpresslon Il that Mr.. Foger did write such let
aud that Senator Conking knows its contents Cap
tain Joseph Lewis. however. who was a most intimate
friend Of Mr. Folgcr. and with him constantly In
his hours. said tonight that while he had conycTsed
with Mir. Foyer many times as 10 the State
campaign OF 1852 he never heard him say anything
having put paper any facts In relation 10 that
contest lie does not believe that the Secretary wrote
any more than ordinary letter To Hugh Hastings, and
he believe that II ever returned 10 him.
Captain Lewis has accurate knowledge 70 what papers
and documents Of public and private importance were
left by Mr.. foseE He says thar y such letter rs
Coukug has limited nj aud Mr Griifcn described was
among the effects OF the Secretary he would know OF IL
positive that Mr. Foser would have referred to II
I'm hi- long Illness.
= H. Verpnnck OF Geneva who has charge OF all the
papers Mr. FoEer could bo found here tonight.
but Lis private secretary that Mr. Verplanck has
not found the letter referred 20. although he has eN-
amincd nearly al the papers IN his carefully
of the opinion that II the Secretary did write suoh
u letter IL n now In New York.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06

services the young woman. who had been waiting for
him to emerge from the church, approached him. and
TIE Two wslted along together she insisted snas ae
she drew revolver and shot him in the abdomen The
man and removed him to his homo. Miss Reid ives
arrested Immediately after the shooting She says that
she became acquainted with schcl In june 1889. ana
he drugged and assaulted her. She told him the that
n he would not marry her within year she would klu
him. She has secured ball. and says that she Will give
Sohel chance,
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
ACCIDENT TO A mCsKRAT.HUNTER.

HLLsDALE, Feb. 5.-David Minkter, who
shoots and traps small game for living in the winter
months, met with serious accident Sunday morning
In a trap which he had set in rayine on Lyon Hill he
found largo muskrnt which had gnawed of ono OF his
forecgs and chewing vigorously the other one
both OF them having been caught In the trap. The
mskrat had nearly freed ITSELF and Mnkter, fearing
that might got away made rush for it and fell face
downs upon his quarry. In his efforts to keep his
throat from the muskras teeth, Minkters left hand
in contact with Ia mouth. II caught him in the
arm Just above the vrsOint aud bit through the cords
aud artery. After tearing the muskrBts teeth loose
Minktrr tried 10 check the How OF blood by holding
and ice his nrn but without success Binding IL up
strip of cloth torn from his coat, Mnkter, weak and
faint loss OF blood started foot for his home
which seven miles Before going half OF that
distance he became unconscious and dropped down In
road. II so long before he found that he
severely frozen and nearly dead II Is said that
he cannot recover.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
BEST OF THE SUNDAY P1PRRS.
TIE Edttor rOt The Tribune,

To TIE Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR looked over all the Sunday papers this
morning and. thorough Democrat though be, walked
OF with THE TRIBUNE my choieoi for you take the
cake" with your sunday paper. IL you could only see
Democracy its true light. aud borrow little OF the
chic Brother Pulitzer THE TRIBUNE would be booming
along into universal patronage Truly
BERNARD SCHULuAFER.
l23l Thtrdars. Jan. lS, 1888.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
ERIE's MATURING INTEREST.

After the regular monthly meeting of thu
Executive Committee Of the New-York, Lake Erie ana
Western Railroad Company yesterday, President John
King said in reply to Inquiries about the companys az
fairs: "The March interest has been already provided
for and will be paid at maturity. Any reports to tha
contrary without foundation" Another member OF
the committee said that the meeting was devoted Ia
routine matters that that default would be
made the first consolidated bonds on March were
merely street rumors designed to affect the stock
market.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
THROUGH NEW-YORK STATE.
TIE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
OFFICERS CHosEN-MEMBgRs PLEASED WITH THE

IFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, Feb. 5.-The New-YOrk State
Medical Society closed ts annual session to-day by the
election Of officers for the ensuing year The meeting OF
the society has been pleasant and profitable one To It's
members An unusually large number or valuable papers
were presented only few Of which were read but all OF
which will be published In the transactions Of the society
The officers arc:
President, Albert vanderveer, Albany ylcepresdent
Albert C. Post. New-York; secretary. William Manus
sn dse H. Fox Dnd
OF NewYork County eastern district Joseph Lewis and
id t. g. ASnn ds hIy
Frnser, Camden; Western district Theodore dor, Dimon
teri censor of college of medicine, Syracuse University
j. N. Gof, Cazenovia.
Drs: s. B. Ward Albany VS. Ely Rochester FL e; L.
HycneDrs Il E. @ soddard %" R"cGeste M s' Curtis
Albany A. N Bell Brooklyn g. j. Fi,her iIn sing sIng
E4wsd E4sypH a@S% Wa III Bfsy Is%. and
F. r. 5. Drake. Sew. York $ Is. Ward, Albany, Ethics
DrooElyni j. W, whithcd. Rochester: Prize Essay
". v. Potter and II; r. Hopkins Buffalo w. s. Ely, Ely,
Rochester Publicatons-William VI. Smith and Alfred
Meran, Syracuse; G. II. Porter. Albany.
The following were chosen permanent members
William Carpenter. J. p, Warner and John $. Curtis
,H GamBRe weSGaester aGhssS IL + ko%aR %R
srGisi fniior. Herkimer; i'o George Seymour Oneida;
u
Cayuga Peter Falling. Niagara: II. X. Hopkins, Erie
The following were elected honorary members: Drs
J. /. Cabell Virginia; j. i. Whitaker, ONO; f. q.
Wormby, Philadelphia, and +. 8. Clouston, Edinburgh
Scotland.
The following delega elected: To the Massa
chusctts Medical soclety-Drs. NJ L. Bates t. +. sher
nan. Frank p Foster. Peter Falling and John Germ To
the Canadian Medical SOcety-Drs. j. o. Roe ana ..
Germ. To the Ncw-Jerscy Medical Socety-Drs. W.
Gn Wylie. New York. and J. p. Creyeng. 10 the on
tario Medical Society-Dr Lucien Home. or Buffalo
Delegate 90 German Association OF Naturasts and Phy-
sclans Dr. Charles H. Starr Rochester To other state
lfg.l gt.ftaG -nr V.
Pennsylvania. DR. C. Merrill. OF Albany to Vermont. Dr
Henry Marsh OF Albany. To Connecticut
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
RUMORED CHARGES AGAINST MR. THoRyE
There WA a rIImor at Police Headauarten

Yesterday that recent raid by Inspector Byrnes upoo
the gamblers in the Twenty ninth Precinct would co'ns
against Inspector ThorRe well against CaptaiQ
Williams One OF the Commissioners told o TRIBUNE ~
porter that the trial OF Captain Williams might deyeS
facts against Inspector Thorne and that charges mse
be made against the Inspector report that tho Cota
had already decided TO make charges ags1
the Inspector cOntradioted II probably spfau4
from recent statement by Mr.. Thorne that no w.
equally responsible with Captain Williams for the suV
nreasion OF gambling in the Twenty th Preolnee
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.--The following figures are
from the advance sheets Of the report OF the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railroad for the six months ending DC.
cember 81, 1884 The gross earnings 1857.
operating expenses and interest, sos, 1853; surplus
Sl49,299.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 5-The General Western Freight
Agents Association have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year President E. b. Ripley vice.
president, j. f. Goddart treasurer, George NJ Boguey
secretary, L. French.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
4 WINTER RESORT AT HOME.

To the Edftor OF The Tribune.
SIR Among your list of Winter Resorts !
see no mention made OF Downtown Some OF the
sgo Offices kept ut heat equal to anything In the
Southern States while the atmosphere breathed and
breathed by number OF persons is thick that IL
almost be cut. Our tenement houses are not as bad
How grown live they don't thrive on this Is
boy ond my comprchonsiOn Yours. ATHLETIC DUDE.
Neto- York, Dec. 80, 1884