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New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
MORE DEATHS FROM SMALLPOX
MULATTo. WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE
HAD THE DISEASE, WAS Wis
TIED BY MANY.

james Brown, twenty-nine years old, mulatto.
died suddenly yesterday afternoon he was being
taken from his home. the second floor of No 80
Wooster-st.. to the Reception Hospital in East
SlXteenth-st. Death may have been due in part to
smallpox. Brown employed in the stables OF
Holland & Co., No. 1893 West Broadway, and lived
with Italian woman said 10 be his wife
Several weeks ago Brown kicked in the side
by a horse. He continued to work for a few days
and was then compelled TO remain at home Dr.
Conterno on Friday night noticed that Brown
showed symptoms of having smallpox. The Board
Of Health informed. An ambulance started
with Brown TO the hospital yesterday afternoon
The driver had gone only short distance when it
noticed that the dead.
DR.. Conterno said last night that he believed
Brown contracted the disease after he had been
kicked. There other IN the neghbor
hood SO far known, but a number of people
called on Brown. The Board of Health is keeping
watch for any developments The house is to be
tumigated and Browns wife and child will be
vaccinated.
Margaret Tinto. ten years old. living the third
floor of No. pa Mott-st. was found to be suffering
from smallpox last night. DR.. Blauvelt. of the
Board of Health. sent word to the Willard Parker
Hospital have the girl removed to that institu-
ton. All those living in the tenement house were
vaccinated. and Captain Walsh, of the Eldridge-st.
station. who was in charge at Police Headquarters
last night, sent Policeman Branagan to watch the
house and TO prevent outsiders from entering it.
4 case of smallpox was reported yesterday morn
ing II that OF John MckiumlSk. twenty-eight
North Brother Island Violet Buck. sixteen months
old. of One-hundreda forty fourth-st and Wales
several DAYS ago died from the effects of smallpox
AT that place yesterday morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
BROOKWELL,
HARNESS MAKER
27 WEST THlRTIETH STREET
HARNESS MAKER
HOCKEY.
CANADIAN PLAYERS DEFEATED By ALL
NEw-YORK TEAM.
FAST WORK AND RoUGHNEss CHARACTER
IzE CLOSELY CONTESTED GAME

FAST WORK AND RoUGHNEss CHARACTER
IzE CLOSELY CONTESTED GAME
The AL New-York hockey seven defeated the
Victoria team of Montreal by a score of goals to
last evening at the ST. Nicholas Rink. The All
New-York team was made up of players from the
New-York Athletic Club. St Nicholas Skating Club
and Brooklyn Skating Club. The play was the
fastest witnessed in this vicinity in many
Captain Bowie, who plays the forward line for
the Canadian team, was hurt in the latter part of
the first half and left the ice Davidson taking his
place Bowie badly hurt that the doctor
put several stitches in his foot just below the
ankle, where skate had 1t.
The team work of the visitors seemed to lack
speed, and they went all to pieces Davidson was
not fast enough for the company of his fellow
players.
The game rough at times, and the referee
ordered Locke and Gordon off the ice That left
each team with six players. Jennison. the cover
point for the New-Yorkers was carried off the ice
just the whistle blew for the finish Of the game
the puck striking him on the head and knocking
him fiat on the ice: AT one part of the game Just
as the men were in scrimmage. hockey stick
was thrown from among the spectators into the
centre of the rink. but did no harm
Hornfeck played a fast game for the home team
and loudly cheered. Fenwtck and Howard did
we'll in lifting and passing the puck but had bad
luck in trying to shoot goals. ODonnen who
watched the cage for the home team. stopped the
| puck several times when a goal seemed sure The
passing of the puck by the Canadian forward was
feature OF the game. Hockey sticks were flying
in the air several occasions
| The game opened with the puck being rushed into
| the home teams territory. 1t had been PLAYED
around the goal post for about ten minutes, when
Bowie shot goal out Of a SCrimmage. Tne haIt
ended With the Nictorias. l; Al-New-Y York. o. In
the second half the home team tried hard 20 score
but unable until about FIVE minutes before time
was up. when Gordon shot goal from pass by
Hornfeck. This made the score Tie. On face
off Fenwick carried the puck down the rink and
passed it to Hornfeck. who shot goal ending the
Scoring in the game and giving the Al-New- York
team the victory. The lineup:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
MOTOR TRICYCLE..

delay in the setting of frames is part OF plan
to do everything that be done before the boat
takes share so 70 keep under cover long as
possible whatever departures there nay be from
the line9 Of the Coumb:aS hull. Work is being
pushed in every department with great vigor- Steel
deck frames braces and straps for the inside of the
hull have been cut out in great quantities during
the last week. and long angles have been prepared
which will be used as temporary stays along the
top ends of the frames The keel plate Is securely
bolted to the lead ballast and the stern post is
sets Of steel spars will be built and the plates for
one mainmast have been cut and bent into semi
circular shape. One set OF head sails has been
completed and work second set begun. One
mainsail has been cut and is partly sewed. Never
before have the advance preparations been so COM
pIete previous to the setting up OF the frames
Mr.. Duncan. with his friend, went away BY rail
this afternoon. He would not talk newspaper
men except 10 say that satisfactory progress was
being made by the builders. although he admitted
that no frames had yet been up He said no
name had beer selected for the boat and he could
give no approximate idea as 10 the date Of the
launching. Il Is generally conceded. however that
the craft will go overheard about May J.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
GOLF.
POWERS WINS THE DOUBLEDAY CUP AT
DYKER MEADOW

Another cup in the series Of trophies with which
the Dyker Meadow golfers keeping their inter-
est alive this winter was offered yesterday when
+ y Doubleday presented handsome silver prize
for an eighteen hole bogie handicap. The courss
was scdden with the previous days rain and the
wind blew gale most of the afternoon. but while
neither the wind nor the weather kept the members
from tie course More than dozen took part IN
the contest and the cards returned ndica ted cred
taole work J. c. Powers. who had handicap OF
eight strokes. won the cup with score Of down
10 bogle, while Marvin T. Lyon and H I. Walden
tied Tor second place. each az down.
While this contest was in progress the regular
Saturday handicap for prizes offered by the club
took place, and in this also the conditions were
eighteen holes at medal play Marvin 7. Lyon was
the winner with OF 50. the handica pperS
having given him an allowance Of To- Walden and
George ". Chauncey tied for second place at s.
net, While Powers came aext at s. The club has
decided 20 keep open house throughout the winter.
and weekly handfcaps 10 take place each Sat
urday as long as the course remains free from
snow. The summary:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

superior TO that seen At any OF the shows which
before Some OF the bcyclrts Fho~ an
enamelling Of a combination Of yellow and green.
and Others Of maroon and white bat the majority
are IN single shades with thc plain bla * and bright
nIckel!lng the most popular, OF course, with the
everyday riding public
One OF the booths near the main entrance shows
what the evolution of the bicycle really is. The
BICYCLES are handsome ard. in addition two test
ing machines are shown In operation which inter-
ested thousands last night. One OF TIE machines
tests the bicycle wheels while yon look on and
wonder how such delicate looking piece Of
mechanism can withstand such treatment An
other machine is used for the thorough testing Of
the tubing of the bicycles. But II a visitor viii
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
RESULT OF HOCKEY GAMES
Six games have been played in the schedule OF
contests of the Amateur Hockey
League The teams now rank as follows:
ATHLETICS.
Io1Nr GAMES OF sEvENTY-FIRsT REGI-
MENT AND STAR ATHLETIC CLUB
FURNISH EXCITING RACES.

Tho ioint games OF Company I. list Regiment,
and the Star Athletic Club held at the list Regl-
ment Armory. were successful IN every way iasr
night The weather was good, the attendance
large the contests exciting and the list OF com
petitors one Of the largest Of the season IN the
two-nne bicycle race. handicap. when the riders
were punched at one of the turns several OF them
went down. r. BloIin was thrown against one OF
the radiators and received d scalp wound
In the ,4o-yard novice race ". Losee who came
in h-st. was disqualified for fouling and first place
was given TO D. McCogue, the winner OF second
place -, so., ,,o-7 r,,, bandjcap
which was won by h Valdes, Following are Tue
summaries:
Company 5lsi RegimeTt W Ieetah" tsIrd rTimeGSO7ss IN
ons 4 ZsnleT S9,d by 4 BuTnsas a
sse % Dssaf2 sd Regiment m IT. az esn ,hrd
Eight HUNDRED ana eighty yard run (haGeiG2R1"RSn S
3 3aT4s, Arn2 second 2 &5cs6s I G ss yards
'AT -Four hunired and forty yard oyics Seaieh-W0n BY
D MScoS3s s \ X |srr 4 = star < c. third Tune-ioi.
Eight hundred and eighty yard regmentalI"6T 6, 9y
9omPanS S0inGls' as yaTds W Taylor company
III Two mile by C. va5s BTpSy :San y 4 3 3
q$o yards T. = Ass eco yards, third Ti,neIoO04s
One mile bicycle handSaP open % N1{o1@, Gt GS i5
SDyFt .r5.1 4SS1 rank s,h Regiment ssonS Q
aawg ; i2;h nSS 8Ss%s4 sg 40 T. McGahin us, regiment Is
XaTd:s CS1gsnx MaTRsT I i efpfn RegenS third
heat BY %.6asr g aNts @ ifa Rs@Sa thd
Two mile run tlandicap-Firs! heat wen by & @, Lug
wig 18th Regiment C45 y2rds; J. W9rNe's 30 s,s,
"a fOo vard~ second; c Murphy. E & = oV yartS -;
tSrd Time 5:55i5. Second heat won BY q n Eng oSo
Fred wanner 23I Reg,meG $50 yards s9.Fd m R.vmeni T
Sscratchl e Martin. second; O. Ludwig l-th Regiment
'h, TSr bnndred yard run (handcaplwon BY H Naiaes
GA vards1: r f Fraser B. !, c ca YARDS.
"a Y c QT yardsl thru Ttnle 0:5a
Running high jump 'hanaeap&lrwo9 NV fSs, SS i inches;
: E.b,u : A c Q2 inches). second actueI IutlH;
feet e. kshn inches ;Dan Rsuss h A c IS nchss third
actual Jump. feet II inches
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
r,rrs Urys 4 HOT MOTOR PACED RACE.

BOSTON. Jan. 12-Harry Elkes' Of Giens Falts,
N Y. added another victory 70 MS long nSs oS
e ~ motor paced race run the pursuit
Nan AT park Square Garden tonight. In 2'A0 20
He led by nearly half lap at the end OF the race,
The event was exciting from start to nnisn' Even
the oldest hands at the game held their oreath
when in the third mile the TWO Os llo'ois W. W.
49, behind them raced side by side around
tha oval The Elkes motor finally succeeded In
nassing but Harry was unable 70 nold the pace
saca su he had only about one-fourth OF lap lead
He increased this lead in the nnaI mile 70 apnSSt &
mnior mStt behind Ross The race was pronounced oy
EXPERTS as one OF the best motor paced races ever
fnd0
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

ask one of the manufacturers what the real
of the twentieth century bicycle is he will tell
you that II is a wheel OF the lightest possible
weight compatible with safety and strength. That
means that the majority of wheels exhibition
weigh from twenty-one to twenty-three pounds
This may not appear light weight to those who
have given close study to the industry in the
course of the last two three years, but 1t will
mean much to the man or woman who has been
plugging over all sorts or roads on wheels WeiSh-
ing from twenty-five TO thrty-two pounds one
particularly handsome model IN quiet black Is
Of the building which weighs twenty-one pounds It
is of the chain sort. and lists at $50 The tubing is
of one inch, and the whole presents about neat
looking bicycle as has been seen in this section
AS no two people ever ride a bicycle alike. there
are wheels to be found to suit all kinds of TEN,
rather sell his light wheel to man weighing io0
at lao pounds. He will tell you that the heavier
man Is careful, while the chances are that the
other viii ride oyer every brckbat and cobblestone
that he may find In front of him. The bulky rider
fears a tumble the athlete laughs at possible
Three taking features at the show will be the
coaster brake the cushion frame and the chainless
upon with suspicion the exhibit last year but
the last season has demonstrated the utility of
There are an sorts of coaster brakes and almost
chan@ss Wheel Which seems e9 to hav stood the test
is the one Of the bevel gear sort and the coaster
brake which has demonstrated its feasibility and
strength is the which applies the brake 10 the
hub direct. One new brake shows a split expanding
rInS II the hub, for which many nice things are
sf akr SR S IN 5aers fb Is an & zgn9a m r Peff5 f which @ he
exhibit illustrates that there is limit TO the hi-
cycle industry, and that the business to-day ap-
pears to be in good hands; The makers think that
the demand for cheap and shOddy wheels has died
out and that there will be trouble this year In
disposing of good bicycles for a good price.
Those who enjoy spin a motor bicycle or tri-
cycle can be accommodated by taking trip into
the basement. The automobiles displayed
around where the arena boxes to be found
generally. and several new ideas are shown. One
electric device is shown which will propel an auto
mobile las miles without being recharged. Protrud-
iEg handebar heads are TO be found in plenty and
while the makers have words of praise for this
device they explain its presence by saying
riders demanded il and II IS there. The display in
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
PERCY r. TODD WITH HEW-HAVEy ROAD

Hew-Haven. Conn. Jan. Fan official announce
nent made this afternoon that at the meeting
OF the Board Of Directors Of the New-York New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company held in
New-York to-day. Percy r. Todd was elected second
vce-president Of the company. He will have gen
eral charge Of the traffic department of the road
and perform the duties formerly exercised by c. s.
MeIlen.
Mr. Todd was born December 4. 1859. He be-
gan his railroad career with the St Lawrence
and Ottawa Railroad in Canada. part OF the
Canadian Pacific Railroad. Afterward he con-
nected with the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
Railroad for four years for three years was located
IN Chicago with the National Dispatch Line, three
years With the Canada Atlantic Railway in Canada
and for the last ten years with the West Shore
Railroad. His present office Is traihc manager OF
the West Shore Railroad
Mr. Todd viii assume his duties Feb
/
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

which will continue until next Saturday night,
this being a DAY ot uterIaissioI-. was apparently
just as popular as ever. The decorations are more
elaborate and picturesque than OF old and the
distribution of coors and the general artistic
effect is better than az previous exhibitions of this
And while 1t is a bicycle show, the exhibits
confined vehicles to be propelled ty wind
and muscle. Motor bicycles motor tricycles, quad
rlcycIes and automobiles are shown as we'll
a wealth of mechanical ingenuity has been dis
played not alone in the character Of the exhibits
but the general furnishings OF the booths end IN
the lighting effects. The bicycles and the me
chanical vehicles shown In all of the colors
of tho rainbow. and while an occasional inartstic
effect is seen the exhibit as a whole is probably
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
YACHTING.
HERREsHoFF BOAT WELL UNDER WAY

Bristol, R l., Jan. u (SpeciaD.-The expected
visit Of Captain Rhodes to Bristol did not take
place this week, but to-day w. Butler Duncan. jr.,
the manager of the yacht now being built by Nat
Herreshoff accompanied by a friend of yachting
proclivties, in town and made survey of the
work in hand They were met at the station by the
Herreshoff carriage, and Captain Nat" the de-
signer, waiting for them at the office of the
company, where private conference held.
Mr. Duncan and his friend. accompanied by the
designer, then made tour of the works. visiting
the sail loft, the machine shops. the blacksmths S
shop and the construction shop. where the lead keel
rests on the cradle which will carry the American
boat into the The ban of secrecy is very
closely drawn about the details of yacht building
Herreshoff's. but 1t is known that the seeming
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
SURETY COMPANY FOR LONDON.
FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT OF MARYLAND TO
ESTABLISH A BRANCH IN ENGLAND.


ESTABLISH A BRANCH IN ENGLAND.
1T is true that the Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany OF Maryland has taken steps toward estab-
fishing a branch in England" said Henry B. Platt
at his home. No. 303 West Seventy -siXth-st., last
night Mr.. Platt is vice-president of the company
and represents ii in this city at No. 35 Wall-st.
Edwin WarfeId. the president. has informed me. -
continued Mr. Platt, that he will leave for Lon
don on February !. He has studied the general
situation IN England. and I convinced that he
will establish Office in that city. The English
are slow 10 accept innovations. but we feel
sured OF final success. There already a
Der of American insurance companies doing bust
ness in England. but believe that none Of these
companies working along lines.
The business Of bonding and insuring contracts
has been well developed in this country. We have
extended operations Hawaii. Cuba and Alaska
Two years ago Cuba and established a
branch OF the Fidelity and Deposit Company there
There is every reason 10 believe that business
viii flourish there the Cubans more
fully grasp American methods. We have man In
Sitka and at the gold fields in the klondike.
and we receive favorable reports from them.
These steps have followed the establishment of
Offices in every county in the Union. Now we pro
pose to reach out still further. I believe shall
be the first American surety company 10 enter
Great Britain"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
FOUR DAYS POULTRY SHOW AT GARDEN,

There will be only four days of this years Poultry
Show at Madison Square Garden. 1t will be the
twelfth annual exhibition by the New-York Poul-
try Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. and 1t Will
open on Wednesday morning. January %. and close
on Saturday night January 26. From the entries
filed the poultry classes VIII De hleo with inc
finest birds in me country and competition will be
close Pigeons will show UP nicely, and there VIII
be more incubators and brooders than usual In
the pet stock department many prize winning cats
will be entered, and the rabbits and Belgian mares
will be shown I'm great numbers canary and
cage bird section has distinct place IN the SNOW
All the club meetings Will be held In the course OF
the show
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
STEAMER TILL4uOOK WRECKED.
HOW SHE WENT ASHORE NEAR KADIAK
ISLAND. ALAsKA-NO ONE LOST.

Port Townsend. Wash. Jan. l2-The steamer
Senator which arrived to-day from Alaska. brought
news of the loss of the steamer Tfllamook. On
Thanksgiving Day about o'clock in the after
noon with the sea perfectly calm and the captain
and both pilots the bridge. TIE TilamOok was
run high and dry the north end of Wood Island.
lust south OF Kadiak Island. Her fifteen passen-
gers and were all safely landed, together
with their baggage and the steamers freight.
Everything was taken in small boats to Kadiak.
While on the beach at WOOD Island il neces-
sary TO post armed guards over the baggage and
freight TO prevent the crew from stealing every
thing of value. The passengers we're compelled 10
remain kSdiak for twenty-nine days. The
steamer Aloha picked UP The passengers. crew and
freight of the TillamoOk at kadiak and brought
them TO Juneau. arriving there January T. The
Senator brought down the officers and crew or the
TamOOk
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
FOOD SHORTAGE on THE LOWER YUKON

Victoria B. c. Jan. 1z-The stranded Alaskan
passenger steamer City Of Topeka was successfully
raised on the night of January 8 The steamer
Danube which has arrived from Skagway with
a hole three feet square stove IN her DOW TWO
blates broken ard two ribs fractured as a result
OF her collision with floating ice. passed the 10,
peka on January in Berners Bay being to"ea
10 Juneau for repairs
According TO kilograms which reached sKasWay
prior TO the sailing of the steamer DANUBE. tnsrs
Is a food shortage at Circle City and on the lower
Yukon amounting almost 70 a. famine u cersatn
commodities Flour is held at SO a sack, ana -
nurcha be only from men with outfits, the stores
having run out Potatoes. bacon. sugar and rice
are not Obtainable at any price
There has been great rush OF miners 10 Clear
Creek, where seven hundred claims nave arsaay
been recorded. There is also a stampede fron,
Dawson to Forty Mile Creek, where 1t IS reporte0
quartz Is being taken out paying S4o 70 the ton-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
SUICIDE OF A sTUDIoUs YOUNG MAN.

SHOOTS HIMSELF TWICE AFTER HIS MOTHER
cH1DEs HIM FOR LOSING HIS PLACE.
Thomas Walsh twenty years old, OF No. rs East
One-hundred- nd -fourteenth-st. a studious young
nan. given to reading religious and historical
works shot himself twice and killed himself last
night in the Park Hotel No 1870 Park-ave. His
mother had chided him for losing his place, The
suicide was the second OF the week in the hotel
Walsh lost his place clerk two weeks ago.
His mother told him things he did not Ike
He passing along One-hundred-and-ifteent
ST. little after o'clock last night. when he met
a chum. who greeted him Walsh walked on say
ing:
Hello, Walteri Goodby."
Whats the matter? Where are you going?'
asked the friend.
Never mind replied Walsh.
He went TO the hotel and registered IN his own
After he had been in his about half
an hour clerk sent waiter to see II Walsh
sponse: Walsh was found on the floor, partly un-
dressed and dead He had shot himself in the left
breast and in the head.
Ada Lennon, young woman who had QuarTeIled
with her mother and been engaged TO two men at
the time, shot and killed herself in the hotel
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
SALT AND WATER CURED A BABY.

Chicago jan p CSpecaD.-By injections Of a So
luton of common table salt and water Dr. A c.
Cotton OF the College Of Physicians and Surgeons
has saved the life the infant daughter Of Michael
Sullivan. a policeman of the MaxwelI-st station
The child was afflicted with disease Of the stom-
ach and had been given up by several physicians
who treated her. DR.. Cotton recommended the salt
cure. At first the parents objected. thinking it
merely an experiment. AS last resort however,
they yielded. A pint of the solution was injected
into the infants stomach. Another injection was
made in the neighborhood Of the heart The con-
dion of the ba by rapidly improved and she is now
z-arf~1
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
NETWORK UNIVERSITY ATHLETES BUSY

Athletes are busy now at New-fork CnlveESItS
o,iDy % the announcement made by the manage
r,apt of the university track team TO the eHec'
that an indoor will be selected 10 coihpee ~ ~
- LoI5 In the gymnasium and the members OF the
tean will be chosen the basis Of the w2rS G3ns
IN these contests. Manager MetGade - S''"''s'"o
~ ~ - oI,r,her OF meets in the spring ,,.. A..
The Executiye Committee CT bocie1 sSf fea as
Giaso & tba nrevaiIing opinion that four large teams
va enClgh
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
BoGIE HANDICAP.
DYKER MEADOWS ANNUAL. pINNER.

The BILL OF FARE LAID OUT IN FORM OF CLUB
GOLF LINK-oFFICERs ELECTED
The Dyker Meadow Golf Club held IT'S annual
meeting at the Oxford Club Brooklyn, last evening.
the sixth annual dinner preceding the meeting. The
bin OF fare represented the club links. each course
coming in a certain tee or hole.
Among the speakers were General 6. W Wingate,
General William c. Wallace W. H. Wallace the
Rev D. d Mcconnell, E. L. Kalbheisch. Norman S.
Dixie and Judge Abbott Daniel Chauncey, preSi-
dent OF the club. presided and Jolly party Of from
eighty TO one hundred and twenty were seated at
the tables
At the business meeting F. B Studweu and : v.
Beckwith were elected members Of the Board OF
Governors from which the officers and committee
men of 1901 will be selected,