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New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
AMONG TIE FITS,

There are prospects OF little quarrel up at the St
Georges Athletic Club over the annual election To
speak OF eectng a social man president of an attn
letic club has about the effect on the average
athlete a red flag has mad bull The two NOM
for the Office Lieutenant Cushman, u ;. Army,
and VI. j. Rawlin>on. They both popular, but the
latter has the CALI among the rank and file OF the
men. There Is a that Lieutenant cushman Is
going TO resign In favor Of the other candidate. The
work done by Mr. Rawl>ons friends has been ener-
gctic and they Of his election. The following
is the list OF nominations: President. Eugene Cish-
man. VI. J. RawsOn: vice-president, L. ". Westall'
secretary. C. \. IIerpch: assistant secretary Joseph
Rogers. II. Harris; treasurer William Foulke; financial
secretary f. Rublen captain, II. Glare, vice captain,
H. Gray: first lieutenant, j. Still; second lieutenant,
f. Chadwick; marshal. r. Won BOeckman; executive
committees. T. A. Coltt, W. G.. Lpsey, Il. McNabb (;
delegates to A. A. L., II. A. Lukeman, T. A. Collett,
W Beneke c. L. Roos proxies to A. a. IT, J. Damery.
g. Stpchr. e. ManSs.
william Burdell Johnson, the champion swimmer OF
America yesterday issued a challenge 10 swim J. j..
McGee formerly tho Instructor of the Manhattan Ath-
etic Club. 200 yatds for $3.50 o. $500 side and me
tank in the Manhattan Athletic Club at any time the
directors OF the club may designate. johnson IS CON
The opinion is aanlng ground present
Of the Amateur Athletic Union are not a. salts
factory thcy might b. In the local district the Met
opol'tan District Of the A. A. L. has been hounderng
Influential promoters Of amateur sports believe that tho
best play will be for thc union to be governed by central
body the as it before the present organization
plan was adopted. The appended dispatch which was re-
colvcd BY Secretary j. T. sullivan yesterday from Detros
shows that like feeling exists in the Wost;
"Dcar Sir: At meeting Of the Board Of Managers OF
the Central Association the Athletic Unon held
Detroit last evening the following resolution was
adopted Resolved. That the Central Association OF the
Amateur Athletic Union is in favor OF such change or
changes Of the Amateur Athletic Union
will the form Of gov1nment
and management existed before the adoption OF the
present plan Iosolved That tho secretary OF this asso-
catlon communicate with the secretary Of
the Amateur Athletic Union. notifying him Of the fore
going action OF the Board
The Jcint athletic OF the Williamsburg Athletic
Association and Company +. 47th I;ecnent VIII be held
Monday night The entry t is one OF the largest OF
the winter and excellent contests will result f. C..
Carter finished handcappng the list yesterday afternoon
IJcrtberg the mos; notabe entries In the
two.mc special Harding Is the scratch nan In the
7.yart dash and Allen the clever Yale College Splinter
will also start, These >Drners the scratch men
I'm the SoOyards run. Billings. the New-iork A. c.
runner i. the scratch the 6OOyaT handicap and
Sherman starts last In the one-milc wax.
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
S. 7. WHITE BACK IN STOCKS.
A HURRAH AT THE EXCHANGE AND LETTER OF
RECOGNITION TO HIS CREDITORS.

A HURRAH AT THE EXCHANGE AND LETTER OF
RECOGNITION TO HIS CREDITORS.
It was what IS commonly called an "ovauon'
which greeted stephen V. White when he went on tho
floor Of the Stock Exchange yesterday at little after
1 O'Clock. when formal announcement was made thas
his firm had been restored to good standing without
dissenting vote. Mr.. White overwhelmed by the
rush of friends who hastened TO grasp his hand ana no
could hardly struggle from stock crowd to another
to execute his orders. The settlement made by his
creditors in releasing all obligations, on his simple
promise to pay in full when he could, showed the
sentiment of Wall Street as Mr. Whites integrity
Of purpose and the honesty OF his dealings with his
fellow men er 70 say nothing Of his generosity In
many instances.
After Mr.. White had been relieved Of the pressure OF
enthusiastic friends he settled down TO business, an1
cooking his souch hat the back Of his head. while
standing in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
crowd he bid IA 3S for few hundred shares OF the
stock. lie did not stay long in the Boad Room. but
at the end OF the day Lachawanna had gone up about
per cent At his ofce Mr. White received numbers
OF congratuatory and when asked what
he had 10 say respecting the reinstatement Of his firm
in GOOD standing he referred nqurers to the following
draft OF letter that had been sent 10 all his creditors:
word OF recognition unparalleled forb arsnce and
kindness Of creditors Of ). v White Co. is due you
and a. embarrassment 70 firm personal act.
personal from seems To b. most appropriate.
The legal release Indebtedness which you heve
given imposes fourfold debt in that Jurisprudence where
honor issues her decrces.
write 70 say about IN be returned shall
la accented a. trust be admnitd under that sacred
code which honor imposes and II life Is spared. have
fear OF your ultimate loss.
And So with thanks beyond expression, with humility too
profound to be- removed bv the peerless and priceless
compliment your continued confidence take up my
work anew dct rnnation conduct IL that
when the summons come pay debt Of nature N
shall BE- the only debt remaining unpaid
IL is understood that f. ". Hopkins, who Is Mr..
Whites partner. will retire from the firm, leaving Mr.
White to work out the rehabilitation Of his finances with
out involving Mr.. Hopkins who is popular and we'll
known in any OF the results of the liquidation OF
what Mr.. White regards an estate Tie vigor
in Lackawanna excrted decided influence on the
general market and Wall street expressed its graft
fcation the return OF plucSy and honored operator
who had often helped TO make business.
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
JESTICE BRADLEY'S SUCCESSOR.
REASONS WHY THE PEOPLE OF NEw-JERSEY HOPE
HE WILL COME FROM THAT STATE.

REASONS WHY THE PEOPLE OF NEw-JERsEY HOPE
HE WILL COME FROM THAT STATE.
Trenton, " j., Feb. 4 (speclaD.-The topic OF great
est interest here since the reappOintment OF Chief JUS
tce Beasey and the choice of senator I'll the
place made vacant by the death Of Judge Knapp is the
probable successor of Justice Bradley of the United
states supreme Court II is assumed that the selec
ton VIII be made from this circuit which embraces the
States Of Delaware Pennsy lvania and New Jersey and
there good reason to hope that the honor will fan to
@ Jefseyman. Pennsylvania already has two Circuit
Judges and two District Judges, not to speak Of
retired Justice Of the supreme Court The appoint
ment Of Judge Dallas. too, is recent that Pennsyl
vanla would seem to be amply represented In the
United States courts. During the last century only
two OF tie Judges of the supreme Court have been
taken from NewJerSey and her citizens feel that she
has some claim on the place when locality is taken
into consideration. so far has been heard here, no
one in Pennsylvania has been suggested for the place.
except gentleman in Ptsburc WHO has been indorsed
by the members of the bar Of that city.
The man most prominently spoken OF here IS the
Hon. John W. Griggs, who is still young man, al
though he has been in public life for nearly quarter OF
century. He served in tl,e House OF Assembly in
1875 and 1876, and elected to the senate for
two successive terms OF three years 1880
and 1855. lie was President Of the Senate
in 1856 and was a deegatcatlarge to the convention
which nominated President Harrison. Mr.. Griggs
has always been ardent and unHinchng Repub-
lcan, but he has such reputation for fairness and
honesty that the Democratic papers of this state have
uniformly expressed the highest qualification at the
probability Of his appointment since the publication
Of the dispatch from Washington making known the
fact that his had been presented to the President
BY General Sewel and Mr. Hobart The legal attain
ments Of Mr.. Griggs Of the highest order and his
temperament is eminently judicial lie is close
student, profound thinker, and untes in unusual
degree sound practical judgment with the acuteness
which is needed 20 unravel legal subtletes. lie is
man of pure life, of integrity beyond suspicion, and
being sull in the vigOr' Of growing manhood. could
not fail to take rank among the foremost 1urists OF
the country.
The name Of Vice Chancellor Van Fleet has also
been mentioned and he. TOO. Is admirably htted by
character and requirement for the high position III
6cd his Intention Of selecting further removed
from the nfrmities which with approaching age
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
TROUBLES or BUSINESS MEN.
DID THE FAMOUS ORANGE DIAMOND BRING BAD
LUCK To NR lARROLI.

LUCK TO Mr.. JARROLL.
Bad luck seems to have again followed the noted
orange diamond" Joseph W. Carroll. photographer
and manufacturer Of advertising novelties at No. 80
Duane st. who gained considerable notoriety in con-
ncct!on with the diamond ease lat spring maze an
assignment Yesterday to Arthur smith without pre-
erencc The diamond however. was not the can'e Oh
Mr. CAROLS assignment as lie that egot ont all
the money that lie put in it. and the gem Is no" Ni''
to be In London, but the assignment l. ooNeu "Poh q"
aroher case Of bad luck to those who have ever had
anything to do with that stone The immediate causc
Of the assignment Mr. Carroll said, was lack oil money
and indorsing accommodation paper for friends who
allowed it to 60 to protest. The assignee Sald ne
oould not give any definite figures a to LIABILITIES or
as-'t< until saturday, when he expected 10 nave Il
statement ready. In the trade the estimate OF the
liabilities is about $4,000. including about ffo'ooo
due 10 Mrs. Carroll Tor money advanced by her' ~
said that Mr. Carroll had lost money in the en-
bos,nc business ard his capital was largely tied up IN
machinery.
Ezia i. Tuttlc. of 40. Beekman-st., has been ap-
pointed receiver for jeremiah GoldStcin, dealer IN
clothing. No BaXtcr-st. who failed last October Tor
10000 In supplementary proceedings brought by
Harris samilson.
The sheriff Yesterday received an attachment for
$500 against arr', Wcnstcn. manufacturer of cloahs
at no 30 Markets.. in favor Of ;. j. Iiumbcrs' ou'
could find anything to levy upon. as all the stock
had been removed and Gle sheriff could not find MF
Wcnscin lie has been in business about three years
on his own account and in May last he took in Louis
bernstein as partner, who, it was said. contributed
81 800 cash capital and acted as salesman: Mr; nn
Wcnsein wa, rep ltcd to own the h"nse 80 80 ooo
Market 4 valued at @2-. 200. mOrgagtd or flo'VoV,
Fayman 4 >prtCuo 1csSecs Of the Hfand 'chtal
Hotel Yesterday allowed judgment against them Tor
$262}s in favor Of Eugene Higgins for rent oi thc
hotel for ihc months of September october, November
and December last
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
cOOD IyORK FOR yOTNG WOMEN.

The Young WJmcn's Christian Association f THIS
city began new raum Of is work lat night by
formally opening the nr,t branch II the ASSOCIATION a
40 500 Broadway. The building. which IS larg"
four story house. has been handsomely fitted mp with
sleeping apartments. rooms for cooking and gymna'uc
cla--,~ paior- AMI a reading room and library. The
wori, l. designed aid cl supporting girls and women
under thirty years old Al the cNcrci>eS last night
j. NJ Cornwall. the president of the advisory boar of
the association. presided, and made the address Inc
Rev Mr. Sturgs irad the scripture lesson and the Rev
Mr. Durtrc Offcfrd th" PRAYER A"r the singing Of
The Doxoogy the building was thrown open for In
-upg
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
Br0rEsrs no The REFORMED CHURCH.

A petition was filed with the Surrogate Of Queens
Comfy Yesterday asking for the probate CT the will OF
Elias l. Iiendrlckson. who died 4 month ago at Hollis.
l. / By the will several thousand dollars left for
religious purposes. Among the bequests are $4,000
10 the General synod Of the Reformed Church. for The
support Of INDECENT young men sudyng for the min
i,try: $4,000 to the Board of Dcmc-tic Missions Of
the Reformed Church: 1000 10 the Oad OF Foreign
Missions Of the Church: Sl5 900 to the Reformed
Church OF Queens the to be invested in real estate
The Allen Methodist Episcopal Church receives 300,
and the Reformed Church receives 500 10 be used
In pantlng and repairing The remainder OF the estate
il divided among his friends and relatives. The
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
THE CONEMACGH VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Johnstown. Penn. Feb. 4.-Thc dedication OF the
COnemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital took place I'm
this city to-day. Among those present were eX-Ad
jutantGeneral ID. H. Hastings. OF Beefcntc Professor
Forbes of the Philadelphia jefferson Medical College; ;
professor Pancoast Judge A. V. Barker, OF Ebensburc,
and James &. scott. Of Pttsburg. After prayer by
the Rev. DR.. W. +. Conner, General Hastings made
the opening address In which he spoke Of the appalling
deSolation consequent upon the flood and paid high
tribute to the energy OF the people Of Johnstown As
shown In the rapid rebuilding Of the city. He was
followed by James b. Scott who presented the budin.
to the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital AssOcia
ton on behalf Of the state Flood Commission. Nd
dresses OF acceptance Of the gift made 10y 4. V
Barker, Of Ebensburg. and W. Horace Rose. Mayor of
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
SMALLPOX IN 4 HOSPITAL
a CHILD TAKEN TO A DIsPENsARY CAUSES con.

AhiLD IhhEN 10 A DlSPENSARY CArSrS CoV.
STERNATIoN
ANTONIO Mama, an italian child not n wear old
caused CONSERVATION at the free dSpensary attached 70
the Roosevelt Hospital. In West Fifty-nintbs ye,4r
day morning. He was taken to the dspensarv lay his
parents and when The other persons who were waiting
there saw that his skin covered with an eIpt,on
they made haste to get away from his presence Th.
dspensary doctors looked at the child and saw that he
was suffering from smallpox. A message nv teephone
called two OF Dr. Cyrus Edsons assistants IN the di,
pensAry, and the child sent 10 the hosrital ON
North Brother Island. Then the sanitary inspectors
went to the tenementho No. 455 West Forty
slXtll-st.. where the Miamas lived and there found
Rosa MaHfn an ltahan woman, twenty nine years
OLD, SICK with smallpox. She was also sent 10 the
Island 1t was said that Italian who had caught
the disease in Newark had been in the house three
weeks ago The house fumigated Yesterday and
the inmates were vaccinated. A close watch will be
kept on the place by sanitary officers for two or
three weeks.
Peter Schmidt, a smallpox patient who was sent
to North Brother Island from the infected house. NO
l4l Sulllvan-S last week, died in the hospital vester.
day DR.. Edison said that Schmidt was the first
pauent to de from the disease, although twenty
sufferers had been sent to the hospital within three
weeks.
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
Ntpr1Sr SOlTAL UNION LADIES' REPETITION.

The usual nidwinter 'ladie, reception anu annual
ctt,c f the Baptist Social Union held last night
a. Dclmonico,. The guest Of the evening was 'har"'
Duuley warner who after the dinner spoke on PRISON
prform" st the business meetng L. y tiihfh VINO was
a yicc.prc.ident l0t year. was 'l'c"u IrNu",' ~ :,
@ho,ov and w d. Murphy vice presidents; Dr.. James T..
xcSconb secretary. and w ID. Morse, troslfcf'
Some Of those present were the rev d. Mac'inu''
Professor and Mr.. A. Bickmoc' James L. 'oi9dt' to
u.,, ~ n - Fauncc the Rev. w NJ Walker, Mr.. and
a., ,yWi,m uul- James Iylr, Mr.. and Mrs. H"id
Mitchell Mr.. and Mr,. Eugene Paddock MI ana Mf'.
g q Dolb. Mr. and Mr.. james H. shaw Dr. ana MIS-
II r. Hssnks Theodore NJ Banta, Dr. j. H. cunning
~ n Isaacs John Beaver and Henry c. Vaudeville
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD.
THE STEAMER BUTTONS TRIALS.
CAPTAIN AND SIX OF THE CREW DEAD AND

CAPTAIN AND SIX OF THE CHhw DEAD AND
OTHERS SUFFERING.
Tho steams,Ap Button, which arrived here yesterday
49,, so,,o. and other Brazilian ports, reported her
on,au and six OF her dead from yellow fever and
ho y, the crow in hospital sick with the same dis.
oso All EXCEPT one OF the deaths occurred In santos
na ,,o t.rr men left in hospital put ashore in
Ya,ia Caprin Giaspooe died al 10 p. on Decem-
"a . and was buried shore at Santos He was
,,rontr eight wears oh and native Of England. That
e n,p,,t william Baker, the fourth officer died. The
r., Deaths at santos Firemen James Leabey
ho died on November %; James Heaney who died on
n.oerber H. and John Brennan. who died on the
came day and the second steward Austin Hubbard,
,rho died on November 3. All these men died in the
bosp,tal at santos after few days of sickness
The Button sailed nom santos on December 90 for
pahja Before che reached Bahia there was another
death board, that OF an Austrian fireman named Franz
Baunan. He died January 3 and WAS buried at
sea II seemed II enough would not be left
alive to get the ship North Three of the crew left
alive John R,bert> fireman. Ernest Whitley, mess
room steward, and Albert Hobbs sailor. were sick
with the fever "A the vessel arrived at Bahia
they were sent to the hospital there New men were
shipped Bahia, and the Buon started north on Janu-
ary 9. No more cases of fever occurred. The steamer
touched 81 Lucia for coal January ID and then
came on TO NcwYork.
II is not thought by the officers OF the Button that
the men left in hospital at Bahia recovered the
fever. az they were in almost hopeless condition
when the vessel left that port The condition of things
in santos reported 10 be horrible by the officers Of
the Button. The yellow fever raging. and the
mortality among the of ships in the harbor
great. The Button detained at Quarantine when
te arrived Yesterday. and will be thoroughly fumiaed
before she comes up TO the city. She has cargo Of
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
LILLY sAw SLIP ARANnONEp BY HER cREW.

ri. bark r. J. Palmer. which arrived here yesterday
barbados where she put in for water on her Noyag"
t Eav Rosario this port. reports that on January
oo and 27 on the southern edge OF the Gun Stream ue
h, violent hurricane from west-northwest to hof'h'
!, ,,as accoranlcd by high and confused seas fuIl'
= ou,rs Of snow and rain. The steamer Pldss'' rom
I,e,,ool had succession Of heavy southwest TO hor.
.s, roes nearlv all the way over On January 81 cue
80 = Norwegian ship nying signals Of distress Inc
4, ballast and a tramp steamer with yellow
,nnoI ,yos standing bv. After while the tramp ro'
having apparently taken on the ere" ol '"e
chin az she began 10 yaw about as II abandoned
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
iTlLRATLROAD ACCIDENTS.

Wheeling. ". Va, Feb a. dispatch from i1eu"'oh'
saws that last night freight train ran away "'' "'
seventeenmilc grade and ran down the mountain.
At the stone bridge eighteen ears left the TRACK "o
plunged into the Potomac River fifty feet DcI"" "''
trainmcn went down with the wreck but ohiy Mo ION
neil the fireman. was killed. His body Is an tnc
ruins. The loss IS heavy.
Lincoln Neb Feb 1.-A freight train on the 'hl''iso
burlington and Quincy Railroad was wrecked mere
Yesterday. The train struck broken ,Wltch anu anu
;iIed mn cars engine and tender. Lewis r. PchhhSlph
~ Wynore the engineer, killed. The fireman ana
brakeman escaped.
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
OMAHA SHAKEN BY An EARTHQUAKE.

Omaha Neb Feb 4.-There was slight shock oil
oor,houoba fe,t here about 10 80 last night lasting
for a few seconds Pictures were thrown from the
wall and crockery and glass were smashed III SOM
places large bank of earth cavcd H. crushing III
a two-story frame house, No. 1,43l JOhes'st' ana
burying P H. Green and his wife ana TWO ch''u'c"
IN tho debris The woman and children luckily
escaped unhurt but Green was not 80 io''"l"'' Nv
Was caught beneath some mbers and received severe
informal nturies The shock had peculiar mpt0i,
seeming to extend from east to west fOf "ne ~
created considerable excitement
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
STOBNY- JORDANsS TROrBIFD LIFE.

Chicago. Feb. Am Ottumwa, Iowa, dispatch says :
stormy Jordans troubles have again set in and Iowa
notorious saoonkceper is moro in the county Jail
stOrmy'S career ha> been unique one. lie has
been fined and again for contempt OF court
till there Is more than 100000 accumulated against
him, all Of which he proposes 10 board out IN jail
unless relief is given To- him by the conrts. petition
for writ OF hahcas corpus has been filed before Judge
WOoson. of the United states District Court"
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
FpHRiIM PINE 4 HARMLESS CRANE.

Camden, y. j., Feb. A.-EphIaim Pine. she crank
from Milve, y. j., who visited the Western Union
Telegraph once In New York yesterday and frightened
the people there while waiting for Jay Gould, cam"
TO Camden from hilvillc this morning. Pine carried
a small sachcl across his shoulder and said he was
going over 10 Philadelphia. When lie got to the
ferry he changed his mind and walked up Federal
ST. Then he suddenly turned into a side street and
all trace of him lost. Pine j. regarded a q
harmless crank in this part Of the country. The
people here don't believe he intended 20 harm Jay
s.,t1d
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
WILL SOME ONE BE ASKED TO REsIGNf

Boston. Feb 4.-Mayor Matthews today caileu Il
snecal meeting of the Board Of Aldermen for oo'ch
10 morrow afternoon presumably TO act upon INC Doc'
Island troubles 1t = understood that the Mayor COZ"
terminates the removal OF one OF the Board OF Die''oS
Of Public Institutions, and good authority has IL 'a'
mo member who will be asked TO resign IS Dr. otS NJ
Newell whose place it is said. will be filled by fdWih
piusburv now Of the Board Of Health. TINS VIII
pace "A Republican in the directory. which Is now al
Democratic
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
SELLING III, Bols F. HlSBRorcH's PAINTINGS.

The sale of paintings y Du BoN T. li"sbiouck began
last evening at the Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms. Tho
bidding was SLOW and the prices realized were far below
the ra value Of the pictures offered -Four lots had 70
he withdrawn n. no OF at al could be obtained The
i,t,, ,o,,vthreo brought a total Of 81 2S2 30 Only
eight wcr, sold for 40 and They were winter In
the catsklls sy7,. "a December Morning" $40; "a
Dlus,.rv Day in the Forcst $40 "October Afternoon"
$50; "Iorvcst Time In e"'JefS'y' f'Vi ~ r thn
s,ov C,vcrJ Ulus 80 -, 30 ~ Pool IN the Woods -
s0o so and od Hoop Shsny in the tatsk'' $50. The
sale viii be continued evening. aud the withdrawn
lot, will be offered again.
New-York tribune., 1892-02-05
Ur WANTED TO KILL EVERYBODY q.

TROY. Feb 4 (specian.-JameS MoCauley. Insane, an
inmate Of the Marshall Infrmary, escaped several
davs ago and was not heard Of again untll TINS ai'r
noon when he walked into Morris "mic IaES'"p' III
Willam-st and hit White on the head with an hA".
rho blov was a clancinc one and not dangerous. Nc
C.n,ev also attacked Morris Vermont and slightly IN
h,rcd him. Detectives Ford and spotten rc>ponh'd
10 a call for help and arrested McCaulcy. lie fought
the officers and knocked Ford down before he was
lodged in Jail. McCauley expressed ueS"c ~ MI"
everybody he saw.