New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03

Aggregate 10 date 'Zoo'--'o
The transfer of the subscription of 10000 OF
Rogers Peet & Co. from the list of pledges to the
regular books leaves total of 10000 still pledged
but unsubscrbcd and makes the aggregate OF pledges
and subscriptions S2,220.22o.
OF Yesterdays subscriptions the larger amounts
were secured as follows BY Jordan L. MOTH Se'ooo
W. R. II. Martin $4,000; f l.. Merriheid' Sl2ooo
j. j. Little $3.50; John ID CrmmlnS, SA,loo
1enry L. Hog,let, $500; r. p. Flower
$4,000. Twelfth ward Bank, $4,000; Fred
erck Mohr. $1,000; II. :. Mcndelson, $500
T. 4. Kursheedt $64OO; John Clatin, $4,000; New
York Jewellers Association. s35, 673. Accompanying
the subscriptions from the association was ho'e a.
follows: The New York Jewellers Association Is me
medium through which al Subscriptions rom Jewellers
retail manufacturers aud importers should ne Sent
We are hustiing and hope for great results Inc
Jewellers Board of Trade is also hustlng ana Secre
tary Condit has sent out circulars soliciting suoscrp
tons from the trade throughout the United States"
The following pointed letter from John Canin &C
companied the LIST of subscriptions forwarded by hin
10 secretary wilson, OF the Finance Committed
The names that reported Yesterday and to-day are
of firms that Will not be benefited any considerable
extent, many of them not at all, by the great FAR
sy mieTes eS9 b ws Of SnH on C
tie great real estate owners Of This island should
conty7bute amounts Commensurate with those interest
there would be difficulty in raising the Guarantee
Fund but il is a difficult matter 10 persuade men VIII,
10 The fund when those who will reap great advantage:
from II are unwilling 10 come 10 the front
Mr.. Clafn has already, by personal effort, secured
slbscr ptons 10 the amount of over 100000 from
The wholesale dry goods houses in the vicinity of the
establishment Of ii. b. Clafn d Co.
Colonel 5. V. II. CrIger Informed the Mayor by
letter yesterday thai owing 10 his Ill health he would
not be able TO serve on the General Committee
He has not recovered from the effects of his labor;
In connection wi1h the centennial celebration las
April. he wrote and therefore felt that he mus
ask that his resignation TO take effect Immediately b'
accepted
orlando 3. Potter also resigned from the commit'e'
Yesterday Among other things. he wrote as follows
.,aS, an decidedly opposed to the conclusions a
S ninh ms committee have far arrived. mus
~, o 70 act with Il. and mos respectfully reques
Man, y name be dropped from the rolls as a mehoer
viii ~ nss nearly all OF the important committees
crn.vS, ntu 1is week The Committee on fSrhaheh
- 90 ss nh Will meet Wednesday al y. M
I'D H. S 1 aud buildings on Thursday at . y. M
- az az Heheial Committee Friday at the same
A H. AZ 'no Vooanel Chamber ar the City Hall;
p.rrne,ao4 ICsNe Committee of the Committee on
90 LA Sc, "IsatizatiOn met Friday. and decided
TSer III IN" n'ore names 10 the General Committee.
,na,, VIII pe reported an the General Committee
" tbe req u Line and " r. Grace 4 Co., yester-
aay were ne result Of meeting of South American
,ra1e interests beid the ONCE of W r. Grace
70 fnlaer Subscriptions from these interests
IN response 70 the recent circulars of the Committee
v;,5 c ao buiolngs The following owners OF properly
-n ue sIle ale4 nave offered their lands reason