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New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
on II were beautiful maldens and stalwart men.
clad in gala attire.

on n were beautiful naldens and stalwart men.
clad IN gala attire.
Owing 10 the dsagreeabe weather and the
muddy streets. the bicycle part Of the demon
etration was not particularly imposing. severa.
clever trick riders gave exhibitions In 'front.' OF
the City Hall. riding up and down tne shpPsL.S
steps with little apparent EFFORT. Most Oh 'he
ordinary riders satisfied TO walk
The bicycle division consisting OF about forty
cyclists left Tcnth-st. and Broadway soon aiter
II o'clock. with the bicycle police leading the
procession on foot. The Olympic Band on
wheels followed. NJ. l.. Bridgeman acted as
grand marshal with the following aids: DR. !.
g. Leroy. T. r. Kay T. NJ. Frobisher nd W.
" Klnker Mrs. stokes was the only woman
der who took part In the parade or whse.s. S,s.
The only club represented was the Excelsior
whcclmen. There were several chainless wheels
IN the parade. and gear cases were also numerous
A. dc Julio the marshal OF the manutac'-
urers' division. Julio rode a golden wheel. IN
laid with precious gems. II looked IKE nuu
scow when IL reached the City Hall halt
dozen Of the American District MESSENGER boys
on wheels turned out under the leadership ci
g r. Vannortwick. one OF the ceVerest deco
rations was n wheclmar who represented the
BROOKLYN Fridge with the aid Of electric lights
on his wheel Ills name was Harvey Kuhlkey.
T. VI Frenchi had a float which was supposed
~ represent prosperity .
\ number Of bands. besides that with the bl-
cycle men. were In the parade. and they dis-
courscd stirring music as they went by
The police arrangements az Union square
were in charge Of Inspector Mclaughlin. and
Inspectors Thompson and Cross looked alter
things along the route To CITY Han.
WITHIN CITY HALL.
The City Hall closed to mos; applicants
early in the evening. and admission could only
be gained b. cards issued by the Aldermen and
other city officials. Almost all the Aldermen
and City Magistrates were present and watched
from the various windows the lively scene pre-
sented In and around the square.
When the end Of the procession came. all eyes
were centred upon the flagstaff OF the tower,
where II was promised the flag was To ne run
ND exactly at midnight in response TO the Signal
which would be sent across the continent from
the Mayor OF San Francisco.
At last the hands of the clock pointed 10
twelve and as the first stroke Dealed forth the
Gag vas RAPIDLY run up TO the apex OF the stan
and broken out Simultaneously the cannon IN
the SQUARE began their salute. The scene from
,he roof was a striking one. and the noise was
deafeuing.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
. CVAupJOy ATHLETE ROBBED.

IN Thursday night the homo OF Alexander A
,oraan ex-ail-around champion OF America ana eN-
cbampion hurdler and broad jumper OF Canada anu
America was entered by thieves ana aoou' nl1
NJ oI,,o hla trophies were stolen. Mr. Jordan lives
=, No ,63 East Sixty-second-st. He kept his vaiua-
hle collection of prizes the sde0oard In the am
," ~ roorn Thursday night thieves pried open the
front gate to the areaway. gaining easy access 10
the lower portion OF the house and taxing the "o
nhies which Mr.. Jordan 50 highly prized
To the thieves the prizes have very h',ie Va,ue'
w Jordan they mean a great deal. as they
90 tro,bies won by him In England, Canada ana
America. Mr. Jordan thinks there must nave oeeh
neglect on the part OF the police. for TO pry open
the gate must have made considerable noise, al r
Jordan hopes TO recover the prizes oeiore 'nes "'e
r,al cd
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
THE DELEGA ION FROM CHICAGO.

The members Of the Chicago delegation that
came to the city assist In celebrating the al
vent OF the greater city arrived 80 o'clock yes
terday morning by the New-York Central Rail-
road. They came IN private Wagner car at
fached 10 the train whcA left Chicago at 2:SO
O'Clock Thursday morning Mayor Harrison OF
Chicago was unable TO come There are twenty
ia tho party. including Corporation Counsel Charles
= Thornton Aldermen Charles +. Gunther. Charles
Allen. jr., William II. Lyman ana william L. May
pole. -. b. Rodgers. of the Scnool Board r H.
Herhald OF the Library Board: {. X. q. Billings.
Of The Chicago Athletic Club, George H. Jenny.
Marquette Club; W. B. McCuer. University CLUB;
Martin Emerich Standard Club: John Valentine.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTORS MEET
AN ASSOCIATION FORMED AT THE KNICKEy-
BOOKER ATHLETIC CLUB

AN ASSOCIATION FORMED AT THE KNICKLp-
BOOKER ATHLETIC CLUB.
A meeting Of the physical directors OF number
Of the leading universities and colleges of the
United States held yesterday afternoon at the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club house. Madison-ave
and Forty-ffth-st., to form association. There
were present DR.. Jay w. Seaver and DR.. w 7.
Anderson. Of Yale DR.. c. p. Linehart. Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio; DR.. Dudley A. Sar-
gent Howard b. II. Cam. New-York University:
Dr. Casper II. Miller. University OF Pennsylvania; {;
George b. velte, Trinity College. Hartford; George
Goldle, Princeton; DR.. Edward Hitchcock, Am
herst; DR.. ]. b. Crenshaw, Johns Hopkins Uni
versity; Lieutenant II. l. Koehler, West Point; DR..
W. A. lambeth University OF Virginia; DIR. Wat
son L. Savage OF Columbia: DR.. f. II. Dodge, OF
Rutgers and DR.. e. H. Carlton. Dartmouth.
constitution and bylaws were adopted. provic-
ing that no man shall be a member OF the asso-
ciat!on unless he is physical director or trainer
in a college and a member Of the American Asso-
c,ation FOR the Advancement Of Physical Education
The following officers We're elected: President.
Dr Seaver Of Yale; vlce-president. Dr. Llnenart'
ohio State University: secretary and treasurer
DIR Savage Columbia: these and Dr. sargent,
Harvard and Professor Cam, New-York UnlVer-
city 10 constitute the council. . -.
Tr Sargent read a paper on strength rests,
tIa "a chairman OF n committee TO devise a stand
ard method Of strength tests. A paper on IeFmi-
nology" was read by DR.. Anderson OF iaie-
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
FLOWERS INVITATION TO ChohEN
URGED HIM TO MAKE THE DEMOCRATIC 'hOD
HIS HEADQUARTERS.


5.ys before he left the city for Watertown
snora the Christmas holidays. Ex-Governor
t71ou,er presdent of the Democratic Clup' wrote "
,..r n Richard Croker, inviting him 20 rene" MS
,ct,va connection with the cluD OF Which Tic "au
hoor nomInally member for seVeta years az"
"a make the clubhouse his polltlcai nome es.Ao
,ishIrg his headquarters there. Mr. Croker replied
as,n, bis Measure at the invitation. and on
ct,,n,os nav az everybody knows in company
,,, rheodore W Myers Jefferson NJ Levy ana
sorgeant Cram he visited the CLUB. and' al'ef
S,nootirg the building and going over the ac-
counts promptly decided to do his utmost 10 ounu
I'm tho railing fortunes Of the organization
up .',- ,ar,or Flower is quoted having COM
- ~ follows upon his motive in extending
his invitation to Mr.. Croker
I'VE had to do something TO improve the IMAM
ciol condition Of the club or give up our spiehuu
ho,na and move into a side street Now we uluii
want to do that and so l just threw the aoo'S
oren and asked Tammany to come IN Ana lam
norv "a coming Before long the club member
ht, v,u grow from less than four hundred 10
- than one thousand. This will mean that we
loan our property, and won't have TO sell II al
sacrifice. - u .
"ur Croker will have a suite OF rooms all 10
himself and he Will see his friends IN tneH'' anu
cot rid of all the tiresome detail, which can sun
- ~, caro- of at Tammany Hall It's great
,ht,g for him. and it's great thing for US. Oh
1oruarv 10 we will hold meeting to discuss tle
question of increasing tho initiation fee to 'lO' ana
Tho annual dues TO $50. This scheme VIII De adopt
od ard the larger amount will be gladly paid.
"Now Won see. this coming Of Croker TO tho club
sor,,ea two ends-it helps the club and 1t brings
two different sorts of Democrats closer together
II may result; in a solid Democracy next year ana
an easy Democratic victory thr9ughoqit the & STATE
Oh no don't believe any member Will resign.
~ don't believe there is anything in these stories
oho,,t Crolser going into the State 10 fight Hil:
ncver reckoned that the men were ever particu-
larry warm friends. Anyway yroker onyy, oyy, eX, So
65iSnst consider f, i'm as the state leader"
1t will be seen that when Mr. Croker denounced
Se could not have had in mind tho classification OF
anti Bryan men as MugwuvM 81 f1r there was no no
in this city in the campaign Of 1895 thamthe present
11ation declared against free silver by decisive
ma toritv Already one hundred new members have
heen secured by the Democratic Club and fresh
appIcations are coming in every day.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
THE NUPTIALS.
nY wAI.1.ACE nRrcE


Wallace pruce's poem THE Nuptials," printed
a, she Great bridge Number OF Harper s
Weekly" In 1876 anticipated the wedding ceremony
of tho two cities. Mr. Bruce was prophet as
well as a poet. except IN the spelling OF the con-
meeting Ink Il would be bit OF pardonaoie rear
ism 10 make steel more accurately rhyme WIN
.rcai." Otherwise his hundred wires and goi-
A. ,,c0,' and "trlple steel arc quite complete.
Tho nup,al-knot at las, 4. nrmly ted
A hundred bells ring out merry chime
A hundred wires proclaim 10 every cline
xo,battan takes fair BROOKLYN for his bride
In strength aaG beauty growing side by side
,s,is- betrothei. you waited vigorous prime
IN. ,,eaasast lovers Of the oden time.
y-s greed and gain early faith dened
w. wish you jos: 30 longer twain. but one,
Forever bound In llnkS Of triple steel.
You need no marriage ritual 10 rehearre.
which Venice chan,ed 10 brigh, Adra won;
No golden ring. the service now is real
''Eacn other take for better or Tor worse.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
THE REPUBLICAN REFORMATION

General Wager swayne chairman OF the COM
mittee OF Fitty-three's subcommittee on Consutu-
ton said yesterday afternoon that his committee
which has met on several successive evenings th's
week. had practically completed It's task ana tha'
the constitution which It had drafted haa peeh
intrusted TO a special committee anu "ou'u W ~
-, -, roso,tsa early next week TO the Com
To-. =; Elttv-three for consideration by that
hodv Tho Enrolment Committee. OF when D.
po,ar, packus is chairman. will also probably
make report to the COMMITTEES Of Fl,y,hre,e ynro,,nr AZ
t,as w. sam, III he Assembly districts is going on
sineeiy and the general enrolment Of AL hepuo
i,can.I ppc,ed to the methods OK tue fi@'' Suiss
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
KILLED AT A NEW YEARS PARTf.
THE NOISE MADE BY THE MERRYMAKERs CAUSES
A QUARREL. WHICH RESULTS IN MURDER

THE NOISE MADE BY THE MERRYMAKERs CAUSES
A QUARREL. WHICH RESULTS IN A MURDER
Orange. ~ j.. Dec si (speciaD.-A New Years $
trina Coppolo in Whte-st.. West Orange. tonight.
and about a dozen OF her friends were gathered
there. They had music and dancing. and all was
merry and joyous. Among the guests was feter
Christiano, who lives in Mount Pleasant-ave. near
the O. Rourke quarry About O'Clock MISS martina
Hennesey OF North Jefferson-st.. the owner Of the
house came TO collect her rent She first went 10
Grustno Corbo who lives the lower floor with
his family He paid his rent. and then bitterly
complained OF the noise and dancing on inc HoO'
above where the Coppolo family lived
When Miss Hennessy went upstairs to collect
her rent from the Coppolo family. Corbo tohoweu
her and met Peter Christiano on the landing OF
the second floor Corbo insisted that the hShts
should be turned out and the noise stop MISS
Uennessy said that they could not be, ana Chrls-
tiano took n hand In the quarrel Flnaily MISS
Hennessy after getting her rent started 10 'ne
,inner floor TO collect there, and Chrlstiaho an"
Corbo entered the Coppolo apartments "hcie 'iey
,ontinued their fight. Corbo became ilurld'eu'
and whining out dirk knife. plunged IL hto ''io
side OF Chrlstiano. just above the heart IN an
instant all WAS confusion, and the screams OIL the
women attracted the attention OF Policeman NC
Cpirk who sent In a hurry call for the ambulance
Ra.ore Christiano could be taken TO tho orange
Memorial Hospital he died from heunO -, 30 1vcst
In the mean time. Corbo ran down 70 tne Ncs9 ri
Orangn nolice station and told Captain lsamior1
that n murder had been committed, anu asNsu
that officers be sent out 10 mo tne n tn onn
pointed out Corbo as the r urderer, and he was a'
once locked up.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
CAPTAIN TRASK TO RESIGN SOON.
A STATEN ENT THAT HE WILL RETIRE Al
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
BOARD. ON JANUARY I.

Cantaln G. d. s. Trask. governor OF the Sailors
srue Harbor will Offer his resignation 10 tne
BOARD Of Trustees at the meeting on January 81
This information comes from one OF his most s'ahci
friends IN the Board.
,Iovorder + Orr one of the trustees, said that
,o had nothing new to give out as 10 the situation.
The Board by a majority or votes. had decided on
IFS nresent action, and expected the resignation OF
there is a possibility Of special meeting iqt me
Roard prior 10 the time of the regular Lnee'ns t,b -
Ganta1 Trasks resignation IS rot at once ~ "
connr The result OF this special meeting WI, 20
n demand for the resignation, II was sad. i.o ~ ~.
viii ha aDnoned governor OF the Harpor, IN pahsi
~ cantain Trask is not yet known. Dut a c6npasto
oan Is heng considered by members or the Doa'u'
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
FEAR WEYLER MEANS MISCHIEF.
DINNER PARTY OF GENERALS AT sENoF
RoBLEDo's EXcITEs COMMENT.

A
RoBLEDo's EXCITEs COMMENT,
Madrid, Dec 31.-General Weyler and other
Generals were the guests OF Sehor Robledo to-
night The newspapers comment upon this and
hint at possible Ill results
The Impartial" calls upon the Government.
TO "repel every action Of the United States saw
oring Of intervention In Cuba" and adds:
There exists widespread sentiment against
the conduct Of the United States bu;, we do not
think General Weyler is the most acceptable
exponent thereof"
Continuing, the paper mentioned criticises the
Government for stopping kilograms referring to
the Generals protest to the Queen Regent
against the wording of President McKinley's
Message to Congress. and expresses the opinion
that it would have been to the Governments in
terest not 10 hinder its publication.
The "Tlempo" is Of sthe opinion that General
Weyler's protest demonstrates lack Of discipline
in the Spanish Army.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
RECOUNT ORDERED IN THE XExTh.
THE APPELLATE DIVISION REvERsES THE
LOWER COURT IN THE CASES OF STEW


The Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court
Yesterday handed down a decision reversing the
order Of Justice Andrews who refused recoun;
NJ the votes OF the XIXth Assembly Dstric, en- the
application OF F. " Stewart, the Citizens Union
candidate for Asser:Slyman. and Howard z. Okie
the Citizens Union candidate for Alderman. The
decision awards the application for an order for
recount OF the votes The opinion OF the COURT was
written by Justice Ingraham, who says that when
tho Roard of County Canvassers learned that the
original and certified copy submitted by the In
specors Of election certified to different number
Of votes from that contaiTied in the tally Sheet
II was apparent that there had been clerical error
II was then their duty ~ summon the inspectors
before them and il would in turn nave become me
4ntv of the inspectors to make such corrections as
the facts of the case required -, -....,,
The Court issues an order 10 compeI, me CouLhy
Canvassers 10 summon tho inspectors before tnen
to take such action may be required ana 20
compel the inspectors 10 correct any errors thsy
Y have made.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
HALF MILLION PERISH IN CUBA.
AWFUL. SUFFERING IN THE UNHAPPY ISLAND
NEED OF RELIEF.

NEED OF RELIEF.
Havana, via Key West, Dec. 31.-Details Just re-
celved here from Spanish sources Of the con-
spiracy against Spanish rule said to have been
discovered in the Province of Pinar del Rio. show
that fifteen hundred men, employed In the fields OF
Clay Brock e. Co.. tobacco growers. and who had
been disarmed consplred to join the insurgents
Their leaders have been imprisoned In MORO
Castle.
on Christmas night there were riots. similar TO
those which occurred in Havana, at Matanzas and
other towns. The demonstrations were directed
against autonomy. At Matanzas crowds cheered
for the United States President Mckinley and an
neXation.
! letter from important insurgent chief says
that about l0oeJ insurgents and reconcentrado5
also expresses regret at the suffering endured by
III insurgents in the field.
DR.. pcliln calls attention In the "Diario de la
Marina TO the necessity for sending about nifty
physicians into the interior OF the Island provided
says, is to save from certain death innumerablc
human beings who are dying in most terrible
state Of abandonment pr Deliin adds that over oyer
lie explains that they were mostly women and
children For those who have survived something
near future. Ii is advisable. the Spanish say,
to intrust the distribution of food ana money TO
Besides the pangs OF famine. the reconcentrados
are suffering from smallpox dysentery, malaria.
etc which threaten to eXtermnate them; there
fore II is necessary to send medicines with the
food and physicians. by sending about nifty phy-
s!cans TO the towns most anected, innumerabie
human beings can be rescued from death. Il Is
esn1a ted that over oco reconcenrados starry
ing, sick unto death and in need OF shelter
Cured lasi Monday in the Muata Mountains,
Province Of pinar del Rio, ard that large numbers
wss cultured and brought TO Havapa. where ne IS
iuDrisoncd incommuncado.
A ma iority az the Conservative Mayors have been
removed from towns in the Interior. They repre-
sent 70 per cent of the taxpayers
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
TO PAY THE HITCHCOCR CRHDiIOHS'
A PLAN TO REALIZE ON THE AssFfs AND MEET
ALL LIABILITIES

ALL LIABILITIES
William Nelson Cromwell counsel for the asslsneo
=, Uolcome G. Hitchcock 81 co., SILK mercha",s'
who failed recently has prepared plan @ ,or .''
settlement Of the affairs Of the concern ine no
hu,,,os are placed at possibly. S,5O@o. ana MI
~rornu,ou eavs that forced sale OF the assets
ouId Weld not more than 35 per cent OF the ooi'-
rations Mr.. Cromwell says:
about six years ago NIr Hitchcock began al. an
lnSestneWn' ~ EWaov-York W in Westchester County, be-
tween Scarsdae and White Flt!ns on tdv tr,,.,wo
Wi, and Harlem Railroad, and wltnin i0ry-'wo
Jr,,es aTr c. Of the Grand Central Station Piece Dy
nace the best properties were aCqulieu u'fl, u.
Etchcock at the failure, was probably the IarSes.
pver fourteen hundred connectcd acres :, ga
SWeyor SnW ~ involved a cash outlay OF half million
dollars and lookup OF capIa win t"stment S11 or
triDn.Hg vas made with the view OF realizing largo
nrofits from the sale OF the lands lor Villas Touy &
TesIaerSsesb ,be % raSe 10 capitalize and develop this
large and hopeful investment ana reaii~s "s iD''
value. x . H.,
Now Mr. Cromwell proposes the transfer TO him.
90 reorganization trustee, and James G.. Cannon,
Warner Van Norden and Edmund {. Converse as
committed "of all claims OF creditors and AL
eonities OF assignors and other parties tnereto'
with adequate powers 10 ehec"'ey oea' VIZ"
every question that may arise under the gen.
oral assignments and the plan and agreement
and necessary TO the prompt consummaton OF the
nr,r This IS to secure concentration OF ownership
"a unity OF action. Under this arrangement there
are 20 be full releases to Welcome C.. ffitcheoch q
Co. and tho adjustment release apd te'Hha'io',
or all pendlng and impending suits disputes ana
questions between any parties 10 tle asl
Mr. Cromwell calculates that & y e recsye az psr
cent In cash. about Il per cent ~ lhe & per con
debentures notes Of the John husIs " usaSehI
panv maturing July |, 1892 WIN interest pa!aoIs
pami, pni anrnuav and 81 per cent in the . per cent
general mortgage bonds Of tne Erea,gr h snd con
Land and Development Company as 'he 'ana CUM
8
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
spect, even though he b

spec even though he be slightly inieflot neh'ay'o
the weak nervous man. While no medicine III the
world will add inch to mans stature, there is one
famous medicine that will I'LL the veins and arteries
with the rich, red bounding blood OF perfect health.
II Is DR.. Picfce's Golden Medical Discovery 1t IL
the great blood d-nlaker and bood-puriher When the
blood pure and rich and red and plenty, and filed
with the ie.givng elements that nourish every ts-
sue of the body II is impossible for man to suffer
from ill.heah of any description When every little
bloodvessel in the lungs quiyers with the rush of
healthy blood, it il impossible to have unhealthy
lungs. When the walls OF the stomach are nourished
with healthy blood. dyspepsia and indigestion are
impossbties When the liver is supplied with
healthy blood it is bound TO be active. The skin
,ha, is nouIished with healthy blood will be clear
and fresh and glow with health Discovery" is
sold by druggists.
Mr Isaac 4. Downs, Of Spring Valley. Rockland Co,
n y wes For three years suffered from that terrible
disease consumption had wasted away to skeleton. To-
day tip the scales at 1877 aud well and strong The
Golden Medical Discovery cured me"
pr. Peree's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
4 PORTER'S LAST SPREE.

The last spree OF Michael Layton took place yes;
,erdav and ended by his falling down m elevator
sban at No Cocnties slip. and breaking his neck.
Layton Is forty years DID, ana hVea al 40 %
ror,y-s,x,h-st Brooklyn. with his wife and two
children Yesterday. being the last day OF the
year he began to celebrate early. and soon after
his employer. Mr. Golden. OF the firm OF Courties'
Golden & Co.. by whom he was employed as n
porter reached The store yesterday morning, ne
found the man intoxicated ana promptly discharged
him Layton was supposed to aave left the store
then for he was not again until nearly 4
o'clock in the afternoon. when his body fell down
through the hatchway and landed on the hrst hoor
Ho was picked up dead.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
GUESTS AT THE EMPIRE.

Among the guests at the Hotel Empire, Boule-
ward and Sixty-third-st.. New-York, are: From
Buralo-alrs f. L. Danforth, a. G. Waliermino.
Miss Danforth. Miss Francis, Mr.. and Mrs C..
y. Leonard. Miss A. Graybiel. Raymond Foster
From Boston-E. Boyd Smith, Miss T. Van Bnaen.
Miss X. Van Baalen. From New-York-C: W.
Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Gray Latham. j. 4. Wulf,
Miss Lange From Eneiand-J. Draper. a. w.
Tomlnson From Philadephia-Mrs. Lemon. J. X.
Marvin Miss McBlair. Ii Frank, From Baltimore
"A H. Charges. From Hartford-J G.. Austin.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
NEWS TO LORD HEREFORD.

Toronto Ont Dec GA cable dispatch from
London 10 THE Evening Telegram says Lord
Hertford knows nothing whatever Of any intention
OF the Imperial authorities 10 appoint him Lord
Aberdeen's successor.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
Colgate's
Soaps, Perfumes,
five pocket Calendars r. Q Oh appiica i'n. Seho
address o postal to 5S John St., N. Y.

Onwentsia Club c. g. Babcock Jeffersonian Sluo'
Frank Crozier Hamilton Club; William j. wilson
illinois Club {. Frederick Kimball; Chicago club
iroquois Club; A. NJ Day, Stock Exchange, and
f. II. Van Hamm .
The party was met at the train by representa-,
tive of ''The New-York Journal" and was escorted
TO the Everett House a colorbearer carried the
official flag Of Chicago
New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
NO PRESIDENT OF RICHMOND.
JUSTICE VAN wYcK DOES NOT INTERFERE IN
THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

Justice Van Wyck. Of the Supreme Court. yes
terday afternoon refused 70 vacatc or modify tho
stay a'' Of proceedings apl lied for by counsel of
George Geo. Cromwell, the epubllcan candidate for
President of the Borough Of Richmond. In the
contest with Dr. John l.. Feeney pending deci-
sion OF the contested election by the Court or APP
noals Had he vacated the stay Mr. Cromwsll
could. It ls thought have taken his seat. The ar
gument by the opposing counsel was long and
loud, but the Court saw III 20 leave the matter
entirely TO the Court OF Appeals; AS result, the
borough Of Richmond will to-day DO without
President