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New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
OBITUARY..
DR. HENRY FOSTER.

Clifton Springs. n. ". Jan. is (SpeciaD-Dr.
Henry Foster. founder of the sanatorium here died
suddenly to-day from heart disease. He was IN his
eightieth year. Henry Foster. physician and
philanthropst was born in Norwich, VT. January
IS, 1921 He of Colonial stock his mother
having had six brothers who served in the Revo-
lutionary Army. DR.. Foster was graduated from
academy in Milan, Ohio Later he was gradu-
ated at d medical college in Cleveland. In 1850 he
came to Clifton Springs. and in a small way
founded the sanatorium of which he was the head.
DR.. Foster of a deeply religious character
and kept himself in touch with all great move
ments for the dissemination of Christianity and
moral principles in this and other lands. His prop
erty, including parks, sanatorium buildings ana
appliances now standing as a monument to his
energy and success, and amounting to more than
$500 in value he transferred few years ago
to a board of thirteen trustees, representing seven
evangelical denominations, who are to manage tne
property in such way that 1t may ultimately
become free health resort for ciergymen. MISSION
aries and religious workers in good stanQlns.
About thirty years ago DR.. Foster married Miss
Mary Edwards, of Brooklyn descendant OF Joha-
than Edwards. who survives him.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
NEW VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
BISHOP POTTER'S PLAN FOR A BIG ONE
BEING CARRIED OUT.
MAY HAVE FIVE THOUSAND MEMBERS
MESSRS. BALDWIN. SPRAGUE AND MOSS
THINK 1T INADvISABLE.

1t became known yesterday that Bishop Pot
ters original idea of forming large vigilance
committee, advocated by him in his memo
rabe address God and the City. at ST.
Paul's Chapel, has by no means been abandoned,
but that friends of the Bishop have been work
ing quietly this plan ever since. In fact
vigilance committee has really been organized
and will Re ready to enter the field of reform
in a few days. While it will not be numerically
strong the one in San Francisco, to which
the Bishop made reference in his address. it Is
said that it will probably contain five thousand
members.
AS indication of the secrecy with which this
plan has been pursued, it may be said that even
members of the Committee of Fifteen were un-
aware Of the steps already taken. Professor
Charles Sprague Smith, chairman Of its sub
Committee Cooperation. declared that he
had heard nothing about it. Neither had Chair
man William II. Baldwin. To Professor Smith
all offers of cooperation which reach the Com
mittee of Fifteen are referred.
The new vigilance committee. it is understood,
will be composed of citizens Of good standing
from different parts of the city. SO situated
financially that they will he able to give con-
siderable time to the work without pay. Thus
organized. observation of conditions prevailing
in every part of the city and the in
which the guardians of the peace fulfil their
duty would be easy" said citizen yesterday.
Wherever bad conditions prevail or where OFF,
fail in their duty ii can be reported to the
Committee of Fifteen some kindred reform
organization, that can take action"
Professor Smith said he was not In favor
of the plan. on the ground that in such
a committee there would necessarily be a
number of young men. whom. he thought.
observation Of vice close this work
would require would undoubtedly contain
mate. Mr.. Baldwin said in substance that he
thought the plan bad. In a committee large
as FIVE thousand men. he said, there would nee
essarily be a great number of young who
might push their zeal too far and get themselves
into trouble MFR Baldwin believed there would
be those who would be only too anxious to see
the vigilants get into trouble, and who would
take every opportunity to entrap them. The
publicity that would follow any such incident in
the work of the vigilants, Mr.. Baldwin thought,
would be detrimental to the entire reform move
ment.
Frank Moss concurred in the views expressed
by Messrs. Baldwin and Sprague.
Bishop Potter said he was not concerned him.
self in forming the committee, but he
names, however He thought Mr.. Baldwins
criticisms of the plan must have been purely
theoretical and made without knowledge OF the
ideas of the committee. which, the Bishop
said, would not be composed entirely Of young
men. He thought il would be wiser for op
ponents of the plan not to moraliZe upon it until
they of the facts
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
PHILIP V. r. VAN WICK.

Philip V. r, Van Wyck died at his home, No 100
West Eighty-seventh-st. yesterday from apoplexy,
following grip. He had been III for week with
grip and was convaescing when he had stroke
OF apoplexy, followed by paralysis, and a second
stroke later caused his death
Mr. Van Wyck born in Nashville. Tenn, in
1925. He the son of Abram Van Wyck and
Juliet Cantre Van Wyck. About ten years prior
to the beginning of the Civi. War he went to
Washington and became clerk in the Treasury
Department, where he remained until 1861 when he
to New-York In NewYork Mr.. Van Wyck
assistant to his cousin, Pierre C Van Wyck
who was Collector of Internal Revenue. About
1862 Mr.. Van Wyck published The Internal Rev
enue Record" which later sold TO Colonel
William c. Church. OF The Army and Navy
Journal
In 1867 he married to Salvadora Mclaughlin
daughter of Commodore John T. Mclaughlin
Meade In the same year he was graduated from
practice OF law. which he had since continued
without interruption. at the time of his death
being associated with ex-Judge w. NJ. + Olcott
in the prosecution of Police Captain Herlihy.
tics. and for many years was leader of the I'D
Assembly District, and represented that district
in the Republican County Committee. \ few
years ago he moved into the X&Ist Assembly Dis
trct and became partisan of Abraham Gruber.
Four sons. of whom Is ir the hospital corps
in the Philippines. and two daughters survive him
The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 a. at
the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, at Eighty second
ST. and Amsterdam-eVe-. ana the burial, which
will be private. will be at Short Hills. n. j.. on
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
FOREIGN TRADE.

The tonnage of freight carried during the year
are available for the great waterways OF the
world is follows: -, ,,,,... ,bo,,o
Sioux City, 230r tons below Sioux City. including
sand 263.l14 Freight carried on the Mononga-
Ohio Ohio 'y River i52S7s freight carried the
Hudson River local. 500 SOc. through 100000;
River between Lakes Superior and Huron, A.554.-
55s freight carried through Deroit River (approx-
The tonnage TRANSPORTED over this waterway
sbn ada To ali the f6rsn commerce Of
Liverpool about three-fourths that of London,
about three-ffths that of New-York, about three
Philadelphia, about five times that of Puget
Sound about fogTftas that Of the Hudson iv Riysr
nearly equal to that of the Ohio River nearly one
fourth that Of Detroit River and two million tons
more than that passing through the Suez Canal
upon this great shipping thoroughfare notwith-
standing the fact that the Government has been
& fd m 10 sa and out aye y mpch m % soe6 so s a6 m
excluding much shipping which is being carried in
sgT erb 0 M his 4o1 ba4 S nj
appropria tion OF $696O00 is wise one. and
II will require only 5000 a year for maintenance
when the work shall have been completed?
We must not forget that this stretch OF water
every citizen of the United States and. especially
man from Iowa lir ItbIIr[ nd;I ne ME
cism OF the appropriation for New-York Harbor.
the vessels Of the greatest draught Would he say
to the transportation world! III you desire 10
enter New-YoriI Harbor. you must come with craft
Of ancient make, for we do not propose 10 keep
apace with the tIme?" Let remember that
among the cities of the world and will soon he
first In population. first in commerce and first in
the future the bills Of exchange the whole world
round VIII soon be drawn on New-York and not
on london; in dollars and cents and not in pounds
will be negotiated on this side of the Atlantic
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
DEATH OF ADA REH4N-s MOTHER.

Mrs. Harriet Crehan mother of Miss Ada Rehan.
died yesterday at her home, No 165 Coffey-st,
Brooklyn She born in Limerick, Ireland,
enty-seven years ago and came to America, with
her husband, Thomas Crehan shipping merchant
.irty-ive years ago. AT that time they had eight
cdren, three OF whom Iving-Ada Rehan,
Miss Hattie Russell, the actress. and Mrs Oliver
Doud Byron. A son. Arthur Rehan. the theatrical
manager, died about year ago Two grandsons,
Arthur W. Byron, member of the John Drew
company. and Fulton Russell. both the
stage There is one great -grandchild Byron Fulton
Russell Thomas Crehan died several years ago
The funeral will take place tomorrow the Cof-
fey-st house at p. m.- Mrs. Crehan's death
was caused by bronchitis. with which she had been
sick for week.
Mary Burke, eighty-six years old. who had been
a servant Of the Crehan family for hfty-eight years
and nursed all the children, overcome when
she heard on Monday night, that Mrs Crehan
would not live that she became unconscious. Last
night she had not recovered consciousness. and 1t
thought that she would die from the shock.
Miss Rehan has been sick with grip for several
days The Knickerbocker Theatre where she has
been playing in Sweet Nell of Old Drury"
closed on Monday night and last night. 1t is an
nounced that she will resume acting Friday
night
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
-ARMY ORDERS.

Washington. Jan. 15.-The following Army orders
have been issued:
The Lea sys Of absence ssnsd GaDtan bUcUs POLK
The leave Of absence granted Second Lieutenant JAMES
c. REEA. 9TH Cavalry, is extended days.
The FIJI sef my eTyss softetSs 1t eRa Ga4eas
ter's Department, is announced.
The following officers report the examining
board aPPonted to meet E9It Myer for examination
a and GEoRGE a. scoTT R e taEa ''h cav
The following officers will report before the examining
inatiQn Tor promotion captain WILILAM 7: WOOD.
h Inan5Ty and JAMEs m mMfAR1fy fnfant4S
GEORGE NJ BRooKE. 9TH Infantry ''' ''''>' anu
The following officers will report before the examining
9P PoT0itS2 5f%S2o T GF T TEHFS e
ELL. 5th Cavalry: Second Lieutenants PERCY W.
8N9FP f64 and agaFaT dE6KsE k c 81 caaa HAMILTON
Captain FRED W FOSTER 9th Cali @ is detailed for
and al daty to 'A4
board of officers @ m sDR0ned to meet at IT. the Military
Detail so I0 he s ESSei L
M5T ToHN q Sass caPnn list Gsus
GEORGE F3E r. SANDS r5 eth Cavalry and CHARLES
MoA ATK6 6Axs knP q Rsss qa4as and RICH
Board appointed in orders OF This to at
Ton HILL ff5 RARNU% RsSm2
" Ss5 '3S !I5sfSSs "'n ESN1Ep S2Esf
aIaf zAaT5s e. c!S s9SEs Gsya2s ~
4oN C. o ahlIM aa "a ana Gaya Second
FRANCIS H. POPE. 2d Cavalry GEORGE =
MITCHELL. and PIERCE 4 MURPHY 7th Cayalry:
HENRY C. sMITHER. LIST Cavalry. LEON b.
KRONER 10th Cavalry.
Captain MAXWELL 5. SIMPSON assistant surgeon
squadron Philippine cavalry. having rendered his
resignation. Is honorably discharged service
Of the trifed
seeoPa IBs Lsu,snspt s1ssTsS Z, HUGH ToUNc 2h
IRON the service Of the United
Second Lieutenant CLIFTON r. BERRY signal officer ;x
nonoraniy discharged from the service the United
| The leave Of absence granted Major JOHN A HULL.
/ judge advocate, is extended days @
The board of officers appointed examine officers ar
| fort sheridan for promotion is dissolved -
new board of officers is appointed 10 meet a, I-o,
| sheridan for the examination OF officers for nror1n
non Detail of the Board; observation-disclosures MOTT
| HOoIoN, 9th Infantry; Major GEORGE w Ar f5
| surgeon: Major THEODORE F. FORBES 9Th IN
1 fsntry; Captain FRANK THORP 5th Artier%yt w AZ
| ing Assistant Surgeon SAMUEL. s. TURNER ana
| First Lieutenant JOHN NJ. CAMPBELL. 5fh In In
| fantry. recorder. A"-
The following officers viii the examng boar.
appointed 10 meet at Fort Sheridan nafion
for promotion: Captain LEVI p HUNT 10th Cavalrv.
| Captain cUNLIFFE II. MURRAY 4th Cavalry. FIrst
| Lieutenant CLAUDE d SWEEZEY. sth Cavalry
| and First Lieutenant EDWARD X nGLAcHI,IN
Jr.. 5th Artillery
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
RIVER AND HARBOR DEBATE
TANCE OF NEW-YORK HARBOR
IMPROVEMENTS
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE YRIBUNE.I


Washington. Jan. i5.-The progress OF the River
asperatngly tedious account of the futile at
tempts of various members to insert small appro-
priations for insignificant streams, and especially
the protracted efforts to have the upper missouri
made navigable for sand scowS at the expense OF
improvements of National Importance AFTER three
days debate the bill unchanged. and the over
whelming votes by which the committee scnedules
are repeatedly sustained proves that 1T Will pass
the House as it was reported. The final vote VIII
be reached tomorrow, in all proba oity, although
at one time to-day IT seemed on the point of being
taken
The monotony of the proceedings to-day on
amendments under the five minute rule was re-
leved to some extent by Mr.. Fowler. of New
mittee schedules to which more attention was
paid by the House than most of the speeches
secure presented some instructive figures showing
the great Importance OF New-York Harbor. He
said:
The growth of our commerce overleaps and chal-
lengeS the imagination of the most enthusiastic
and hopeful American. AS one illustration-on that
little waterway known the Arthur Kill. or
Staten Island Sound, which connects the PaSsalc
and Hackensack rivers, we'll as New-York Har-
Dor, with Raritan Bay and the Delaware ana
Raritan Canal TO Philadelphia. there was trans
ported in 1899 II 311 991 valued at $1657l6Ol6
That the Importance of this waterway may be ap-
precated | desire to call attention to a compari-
great cities and waterways of the world
TONNAGE OF PRINCIPAL EUROPEAN AND AMEFI-
CAN PORTS ENTERED AND CLEARED IN THE
FOREIGN TRADE.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
FAREWELL TO OLD CLUBH0USE.
NETWORK YACHT CLUB HOLDS LAST
MEETING IN HOME 1T HAS OCCUPIED
FOR TWELVE YEARS.

The New-York Yacht Club said farewell to its old
clubhouse at No O. Madison-ave. last night, when
the last meeting OF the club was held there. At
O'Clock next Saturday morning the colors of the
club will be run up the new clubhouse, IN West
Forty-fourth-st.. and the club will of1cially take
possession OF the house
Last nights meeting one of the largest ever
held in the history of the organization there being
nearly two hundred members present The two
cups presented by the navy members Of the club
were accepted
Secretary Oddie presented statistics showing that
the club had started in 1S45 with its home in Ho-
bOken. In 1916 it had 122 members and ten yachts.
In 1883 IL had 159 members and fourteen yachts In
1861. when the broke out, its membership had
increased to ass members. The club then had seven
ty-five schooners and twenty-five sloopS. In June
1858 the club moved to Clifton, Staten Island with
21S members and forty-two boats. In 1871 the club
again moved this time to Twenty-seVenth-st. and
Madison-ave IT then had 452 members. thrty-seven
schooners, II sloops and eight steamers. 1t in
1854 that the club moved into No. ST Nadsou-ave
the house IL Is deserving. In the seventeen
years the cl4h has been there its membership has
grown from $50 10 1885. Instead of total OF 1GS
boats Of all descriptions, the club now has S95
After the meeting there was music, a supper and
a general good time
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
JUDGE FL0Gs OFFENDING LAWYER.

kDJoURNs COURT wrHES STRUCK OK THE Sosr
AND ELECTS HIS AssAILANT IN NEw-HAvEN.
->eN maven Noiii-, Jan 10 tSpec:a).-James p.
Martin, chairman of the Democratic Town Con-,
mitee. raised such noise in Justice court va.
terday that Justice Louis Jacobs adjourned co,r,
and proceeded to thrash the offending LAWYER
Martin arguing small case of replevin
Justice Jacobs started interfere in the 6isnute
with calming words when Martin il is said
turned him with: Jacobs. you don't know any
thing: you're liar. The lawyer followed this ,r
with a right fist the Justices nose TrstIcs
Jacobs Immediately adjourned court descended
from his stand and sailed into Martin, landing =
couple of blows on his nose. and finally kicked him
out OF the courtroom. Martin made his escape
from the building.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
ANOTHER ROAD FOR MORGAN.
EDWARD LAUTERBACH NEGOTIATING FOR
CONTROL OF THE WESTERN MARYLAND.

Baltimore, jan Is (SpeciaD-The report that
New-York parties said to be connected with j.
Pierpont Morgans railroad interests seeking
to control the Western Maryland Railroad, with a
view making it a tidewater outlet here for
another road to the West in connection with the
Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad. is partly con-
firmed by the receipt by the Mayor and Finance
Commissioners of a direct offer from Edward
Lauterbach, acting in conjunction with the Man
haitian Trust Company, to buy the road. When
asked by city directors in the company what he
would be willing to pay for the property Mr.: Lau-
terbach said about 0O0 Representatives of the
Manhattan Trust Company have had several m
terviews with the city authorities in the last week
Surveys being made for a terminal lne
around the city from the Western Maryland and
Baltimore and Lehigh railroads to tldewater, az
Canton. Mr.. Lauterbaeh was prominent IN the re-
pany II has been suggested that the move mas
scme connection with the recent ReadlnS-Jersey
1929 for the requirement of the ctys interest IN the
Western Maryland Railroad John l. waterbury,
president of the Manhattan Trust company, was
an active spirit EXamina tions were MADE pE eN+
pert accountants The intended purchasers at that
time offered the amount of the principal OF me He9t @
due the city without interest placed at $44eoVOU,
and agreed to liquidate the floating debt TO an
amount not exceeding $4,000 but opposition arose,
and the deal fell through. During the nesouauoils
LAWYERS on the two sides TO the legal procedure
for acquiring the property.
Efforts were made last night to get information
from officers and directors of the Manhattan Trust
Company regarding the reported railroad deal but
the only one who could be found at home was W.
North Duane the treasurer of the company. Mr..
l have knowledge of such reported nesoua-
lions
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
SHAFT OF LIGHT FROM WARS.

LOWELL ORSERVAToRYS nTSCOVFRY
STARTED A STORY OF CoINII- -NICATIoN.
Cambridge Mass Jan 15-Professor Picker
Sng Of the Harvard Observatory. to-day said:
Early in December were received from the
Lowell Observatory in Arizona telegram that
a shaft Of light had been seen 10 project from
Mars (the Lowell Observatory makes q spe
cialty of Mars) lasting seventy minutes.
I wired these facts to Europe. and sent out
necessary copies through this country. The OBJ
server there is careful. reliable man, and there
IS no reason TO doubt that the light existed.
II was given as from wall known geographi-
cal point Of Mars That was ali. Now, the
story has gone The world over. In Europe it is
stated that I have been IN communication with
Mars and all sorts IF exaEgerations have
sprung up.
Whatever the light was We have no means Of
knowing. Whether it had Intelligence or not no
one can say. It is absolutely ineXplicabie.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
ELECTORAL FoTFS APRTTJyG
SENATOR FRYE BEGINS TO RECEIVE THE
RETURNS FROM STATES

Washington, Jan. Is (SpecaD.-OfictaI messengers
with the electoral votes OF the began to ar
rive in Washington this morning and for. the next
week or ten days Mr. Frye, the president pro
tempore OF the Senate will be kept busy receiving
the various State delegations in Congress whose
members escort the messengers of their respective
commemorative his office where formal re-
ceipts are given for the ballots. these receipts
being useful to each messenger in drawing the
mileage so generously allowed by the National
Government.
Under the statutes two copies Of the certificate
or electoral votes OF each State transmitted TO
the presiding officer of the Senate-one by mail
ana the other by messenger. The messengers are
paid by the National Government at the rate of 81
cents mile by the route most usually travelled
from the place OF meeting of the electors 10 Wash
ington' and, under an appropriation made last
week by Congress the forty-fve messengers this
year will get total of s127o0. The messenger
from Olympia Wash. under this law will pocket
the neat sum of Sl,00 mileage and the one from
Portland, Ore, $3.50, while the from Sacra-
mento. CAL will get $500; the one from Austin
Tex, Si20 the one from Talahasse>. Fla. $215 and
the one from Augusta. Me-. a5S. A messenger so
far forgetting himself and his Importance as TO fail
in the performance of his mission renders himself
liable a fine of 81 600.
The first electoral reach Senator Frye
to-day that the State of Maryland The
electoral messenger was S. j. Dowell, Of Balti-
more, who arrived at the Capitol shortly after
/ O'Clock. He at reported the Maryland
in a body the Senate. The delegation included
Senators Wellington and McComas and Represent
atives Kerr Baker, Wachter. Mudd and Pearre
A messenger sent into the Senate Chamber
and when MIR. Frye reached his he found
the delegation awaiting him. Mr.. Dowell presented
the electoral vote. and congratulated by Mr.
Frye being the first arrival. After informal
chat the ceremony ended by the messenger
curing the following noncommittal receipt on a
printed form:
Vice Presidents Chamber, United States Senate
Washington. January l5, 1901.
Received of 5. j. Dowell. claiming to be
senger TO deliver the same. sealed package pur-
porting 10 contain certificate OF the votes given
for President and Vice-PresiQcnt OF the United
States by the Electors of the State of Maryland
alleged to have been elected November 6, 1900.
WILLIAM p. FRYE.
President pro tempore United States Senate.
Three States were heard from to-day by messen-
ger and six by mail The three reporting by
messenger were Maryland, New Jersey and Vir-
gnia The The. mail returns were from Massae ehusetts.
vania and Delaware. The vote Of New-York is
expected Tomorrow. The certificates will be kept
in the safe in the Vice Presidents room until
on
New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
TO PREFENT H4TRTHONY.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THEoLOGUEs FORM
AN NANTI-MATRIMoNIAL ASSOCIATION.

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Chicago Jan. Is (SpeciaD.-Matrimonial aspira-
tions OF students Of the University of Chicago are
10 be checked in future by an association just
formed by thirteen theologues at the Midway lpst-
1ution termed the Anti-Ma trimonial Association.
An epidemic Of marriage has been raging among
divinity students say promoters of the society. and
has caused more than one who has won a scholar
ship to forfeit it. owing 70 strict faculty rules
against welded bliss. The most recent case of for
feiture that w Bailey. and it is to preclude
the possibility of such affair that the
Gay. Organization of the association has been
fully completed a constitution and bylaws adopted
and officers elected The president Of the associa-
fion is II. p. Woolston. who is also member of
the Good Government Club Organization Commit
strong man. and member Of Stages football
of last season. is treasurer Among the rules
and regulations Ct The organization which has
placed ban matrimonial alliances until the
uniVersitys diploma ~ graduation has been re-
ceiVeG is the provision that the lrst get
members of the association and pay a fine OF SO
Most OF the members Of this organiza ton belong
the class and graduation those who
have followed closely tire rules they have sworn
will divide themselves the fund supplied
by those Eho unable to Withstand Cupid's
darts. a year a divinity student named Gray
received a scholarship 10 20 with Professor R. F.
Before sailing, however. he vas married and for
time President Harper seriously considered
revokng the scholarship. This and the Bailey case
led 10 the bachelors self-protcctive step.