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New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
SUICIDE or PROFESSOR WOOD
HE HANGS HIMSELF AT THE HOME OF
HIS BROTHER IN BROOKLYN-AT-
TRIBUTED TO OVERWORK

Clarence p. Wood a graduate OF Amherst Col
ege in the class OF 49, and an assistant professor
I'm English literature at Brown University, Provi-
dence, committed suicide by hanging himself at the
home Of his brother. Walter C. Wood, No 50
Halsey-st.. Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon. He
had been suffering from extreme melanchoiia, or
nervous debility. for several weeks 1t is believed
that his condition due TO overwork.
Mr.. Wood, who was thirty years old. was gradu-
ated from college with high honors. and at once
began postgraduate work in literature He Sc
cured Il position at Brown several years ago, and
had been promoted to the rank Of assistant pro-
fessor. When he came to Brooklyn for the holi-
days DR., Wood noticed that the young man was
much down i'm health. and was greatly de-
pressed. He seemed TO grow more cheerful how
ever and returned to Providence after the vaea-
ton, much improved in health. AS soon as he
began his teaching again the old depression and
nervous trouble returned and his friends at the
university decided to send him back to BROOKLYN.
He arrived there yesterday in the company Oh a
friend, who went 10 Providence 20 get him.
This friend says that Clarence seemed TO cheer
UP at the thought of returning home ana MS
brother not much alarmed over MS conditloh'
A part of the morning spent in transactinS
some business in Manhattan. He returned to din
ner. after which the professor excused himself and
An hour later Dr. Wood wondered why his
brother had not returned and. going up TO the
ROOM found him hanging by the neck TO the knob
a towel. DR.. Wood called in another physician. an,
and everything possible was done TO resuSclae the
young man, but it was in vain.
Professor Wood was born in Northampton. Mass.
His father is dead. and his mother. who is an IN
valid Is at a health resort in North Carolina He
unmarried Another brother lives in YER
mont.
A friend of the dead man who knew him at
Brown attributes his suicide entirely to oVerwork.
II seems that he was extremely ambitious. and
did a great deal of work outside of the regular
courses. He had in particular spent great deal
OF time in preparing series of lectures on nine
teenth century literature. which he was desrous OF
having completed by the first of the year. This
extra strain seems 10 have shattered his nerves,
and a Providence specialist, who examined the
young man, quietly told his friends that unless
they could persuade Professor Wood TO take
complete rest at there was danger OF his los
ing his mind .
This fact was not told TO Professor Wood or his
brother so bluntly. but they were made 70 under
stand that a rest was necessary. and inally ne
was persuaded 10 promise 10 go TO Brooklyn Tor
weeks.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
MEMBER'S ELECTION DISPUTED.
KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICAN GENERAL,
COMMITTEE CITED TO APPEAR
IN COURT.

The Republican General Committee of Kings
County was cited IN appear before Justice Dickey
in the Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday. to show
by what authority 1t elected George F. Elliott
member. The application made by Albert W.
S. Proctor, lawyer and member of the County
Committee. who objected to Mr. Elliott's election
the night II occurred His objections based on
the decision of the Court of Appeals in the Coffey
case, under which it declares a county committee
has no power either to elect expel member
Mr.. Proctor's objection merely of personal
Interpretation of the Coffey decision. and the mem
bers Of the committee surprised that he should
go to law over such insignificant thing. Mr.
Elliott elected 10 fill vacancy from TIE Xth
Assembly District upon the recommendation Of the
two other members from the district. There
no opposition except from Mr.. Proctor. and his
was only technical.
In his papers Mr.. Proctor says that Mr.. Elliott
was not elected or chosen at any Republican
County General Republican Committee; that at the
last primary election person elected TO
the committee by the electors, and that he re-
signed. and that the County Committee filled his
place by electing Mr.. Elliott. contrary to the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals. Counsel for the
committee asked for an adjournment until to-day,
which granted
II is not thought probable that Mr Proctor,s
contention will be upheld by the courts II II
should be. however. the decision will throw out
Clarence A. Barrows. the secretary OF the General
Committee. who elected 10 f1ll a vacancy
caused by resignation. the case being similar 20
that Of Mr.. Elliott.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
READY FOR THE SESSION.
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE AND STATE
LEADERS MEET AT TRENTON.

Trenton jan (SpsciaD.-The usual number of
politicians &c this city the eve OF the OPEN
ing of the l25th session Of the NeS-Jersey Legis-
lature. but the interest manifesto was hardly
equal to that of former years. While Senators and
Assenblymen the predonlnating factors IN
groups about the corridors Of the State House and
the hotels. there also represe ltation OF other
State leaders.
Governor Voorhees, arrived at the State House
at o'clock tonight, md Immediately sur
rounded by number of lawmakers eager 70 pay
their respects. introd their friends. who were
on hand to see them sworn into office tomorrow
afternoon. TO discuss politics and the coming
session The State House was ablaze with hshts'
and the Senate and Assembly chambers. the GOV
ernor's reception room and the corridors had an
been profusely decorated with palms and poi'eo
During g the evening United States Senator John
publican state COMMITTEES. held an informal reeep.-
ton at one of the hotels, ard it was here , tnat
who is to preside over the Senate. and Assembly y
Fan Hass sry aT bSt ho bre s e nd Tscsd eongratu
from all sides Senator Pitney completed Lhe ,,isl
has h '' not yet competed that task and may not De
ready to announce the complete list until next
owing to the Iateness Of the srriyals the nsl
were postponed until tomorrow morning. The DEM
ocratic members. of whom there were only a hand.
caucus in the morning. While il is generally an an
a. Clark '. for United STATES Senator not little
opposition has developed among the Democratic
ppntlcldilS 10 SlNlng MIN the compulnehtdAS We
and Il is possible that determined effort will be
made TO nominate some one else. on the ground
that he has not manifested sufficient partisanship
The steering committee appointed by the Senate
Republican caucus tonight announced the follow
ing distribution Of the minor offices among the
counties named: Bergen. clerk 70 Committee on Re
vision of Laws and cloakroom keeper Burlington.
doorkeeper and page; Camden. committee clerk and
page; Cape May. clerk 70 ComnAttse ON Judiciary;
Cumberland two doorkeepers; Gloucester door
keeper and page: Mercer clerk. page and cloakrOom
keeper; Nliddlesex. clerk and doorkeeper; Salems
page; Somerset. clerk TO COMMITTEES on ApprOpria-
tfons; Union. clerk
The contest over the appointment of an assist
ant journal clerk OF the House, which was appOr-
toned TO Passaic will not be decided until the full
delegation arrives tomorrow. William j. kamerer
is believed TO have the best prospect OF being
selected. Robert A. Waterbury. OF Elizabeth will
be made journal clerk OF the House, instead Of
Palmer II. Charlock Of the same city.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
NAVY YARD NOTES.

Captain Peter c. Asserson chief of the Depart
nlent Of Yards and Docks at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard was formally retired on Saturday, as he had
reached the retiring age OF sixty-two years, but
yesterday pressed into service for at least SIX
months more. Advantage taken by Secretary
Lsag Of the Personne, BILL passed last year by
Congress. whereby q retired naval officer may be
retained in active service twelve years more if the
Secretary OF the Navy considers It necessary 10
do so
The largest travelling electric crane in New-York
put up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday
II has a capacity of forty tons There other
cranes on hand ready TO be Installed, one of twen-
ty-ige capacity and another of ten tons. The
cost OF all the cranes is about $4,000.
orders have been received by Civil Engineer
Leonard NJ Cox, assistant Of Captain Assersor, de-
taching him from the Navy Yard and ordering him
10 SAIL from san Francisco for Guam on February l.
IL is understood that he viii be put in charge OF
the construction OF the 1000 600 yard which is
TO be established at Guam by the Navy Depart
ment.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
VACCINATION AND TUBERCULOSIS.
VIEWS OF THE EFFECT OF VACCINE VIRUS ON
THE SYSTEMS or coNsUMPTIvE PATIENTS.

VIEWS OF THE EFFECT OF VACCINE VIRUS ON
THE SYSTEMS or CoNsUMPTTvE PATIENTS
The following letter was received yesterday by
The Tribune from DR.. c. c. Carroll. of No. 81
Fifth-ave.:
While at the present time health boards, legis-
ing some practical way of staying the ongong tide
of tuberculosis with one hand, are they not, on
and compulsory indiscrfminate vaccination? OF
this result there is imminent danger. OF the three
Ways of tubercuoTs " eG6ned Sy i fbc
most positive and certain and most easy OF Demon
stration.
cine virus ply their trade in every possible way
and food the market with vaccine matter often
Of a very questionable character, and frequently
produced from subjects human and animal, in
fected with tuberculosis disease many fold more
S-irgIe fnslfotie and destructive than smallpox.
-. ~ -. t,,ss eorcf,,eior ,- ohservinr in the
last few DAYS that consumptive patients, whose
tuberculous process was either quieseent or dis
appearing before vaccination have taken on an
active form after vaccination, similar 20 that
which follows the application of tuberculin serum,
attended with increase of temperature pulse and
respiration with all the positive symptoms or a
rapidly progressive form of tubercuoss II Is my
through your va1uab bic columns. hoping that the
attention Of the medical and other investigating
minds will give to this suggestion the fhoosht ana
consideration that 1t merits
Or. Frederick H. Dillingham;. assistant sanitary
inspector of the Board Of Health, asked yes
terday by a Tribune reporteS If vaccine virus
injurious TO persons suffering with tuberculosis
He said that il might stimulate the pulse and in
crease the temperature OF the person for day,
that he had never heard of case where per-
son suffering from tuberculosis had died from being
used bv the Board of Health Is taken from human
beings The virus Is taken from selected calves.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
WAR ON CHICAGO BUCKET SHOPS.
PRESIDENT WARREN OF THE BOARD OF
TRADE UNANIMOUSLY REELECTED
ON THAT ISSUE.

Chicago IAN 7-Willian S. Warren was to-day
unanimously reelected president of the Board OK
Trade for the ensuing year. This means a con-
tnuance Of the aggressive attitude of the Board in
it's fight against bucket shops and the resulting
controversy with the telegraph companies over the
distribution of it's quotations In accepting the re-
nomination Mr. Warren made this the issue. Its
opponents were not numerous enough to nominate
a candidate
Shortly after his election year ago Mr.. Warren
started the fight on bucket shops by refusing to
give quotations 20 the telegraph companies unless
they would agree not to furnish them TO such in
sttutions Injunction suits followed in which the
Board was successful and the telegraph companies
were deprived Of access to the Exchange floor. The
contest does not to be on the price TO be paid
for the quotations. but the question Of their dis
trbution in Chicago. The Board regards this as
the key to the bucket shop fight. Before August /,
when the old telegraph companies were supplying
this field with quotations, there were, it is said,
twenty-five bucket shops in Chicago running on
the Boards quotations. Since the Cleveland COM
pany, which acts in complete harmony with the
Board has the sole distributor here, all these
concerns have been eliminated except which is
temporarily protected by injunction. This im-
provement In the local bucket shop situation, and
the the % on ne tS With respeet to the
distribution OF It's quotations. LED the boaru 20 re-
fuse fuse ,6 to aew & the old telegraph companies 10 enter
The controversy does not seem to have affected
Clearing House reports since August have shown
a larger aggregate than for the corresponding
months Of the preceding year There has been Ian an
increase in the value Of individual memberships
from sS5S 81 $50. which means an increase OF
S20OO000 in the aggregate value Of all member
ships.
The Federal courts of Chicago and Milwaukee
have decided that the Board has property right
in its quotations. which the courts viii protect
against purloiners
Edward s. Adams was chosen vics-president. and
in the minor offices five directors. five members OF
an arbitration committee and five members OF an
with President Warren The election is consid-
cred by members OF the Board OF Trade as one OF
the most important ever held by the organization.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
Not INSTIG4TED. BE SAYS.
YOUNG MAN SENTENCED IN BROOKLYN FOR
ATTEMPTED BLACKMAII TAKES
SOLE RESPONSIBILITY.

Failing to show any palliation for his offence by
naming or bringing forward anybody who had in
stigated his actions. John Hanna, nineteen years
old, who attempted TO blackma Louis Stutz, the
wealthy wholesale meat man in the Eastern Dis
trict, was sentenced yesterday, In the Brooklyn
Court OF Special Sessions. to serve year in the
Kings County Penitentiary and to pay fine of $500
A. C. Cowan, lawyer for the young man, made a
strenuous effort to postpone the sentence. He
asked for more time. and wanted an order for an
examination of the mental condition OF his client,
saying the latter did not know the people
who brought the charges.
we certainly do not intend TO postpone sentence
in this case" said Judge Courtney. 'If Hanna was
not the prime mover in the attempt at blackma
produced in court"
The Judge then asked the boy who had told him
TO write the letters and who gave him the state
ments he made therein. The answer TO both ques-
tlons was, Nobody. Sentence was then pro-
nounced.
After he was sentenced yesterday the young man
said that he alone in the attempt to get $4,000
from Mr.; Stutz by threatening to circulate certain
stories about his daughter He also said that he
mad no idea that he could be sent to jail for it.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
TAWMANY PLAN FOR LOW TAX RATE
INCREASE IN ASSESSMENTS FOR PERSONAL
PROPERTY LIKELY TO REACH
ENORMOUS FIGURES.

The assertion Of President Feitner OF the Tax
Department the other day. that the increase OF
81 10000 in the budget would raise the tax rate
twenty points unless there could be large increase
of assessed valuations this year created consterna-
ton among the Tammang leaders. They wanted
TO know II the instructions TO the Tax Commits
eioners 10 increase the assessments for personal
property IN the city had been disregarded II came
ott that the Commissioners had been directed to
make the rich Of the city pay more personal tax,
and By that reduce the tax rate on real estate
When he was taken 20 task by the Tammany
leaders Mr.. Feitner explained that he had been
rnleurdersfood about the and that the
increase in the assessed valuations Of personal
property would have the effect TO lower the rate
for 1851. in spite Of the enormous budget and the
increased cost Of municipal government under the
Tammsny administration.
Mr. Feitner has told the Tammany leaders that
there wiil be increase in the assessments for
personal property amounting 20 s.cD0oo0 600
or more The increase indicated by the
work Of the assessors is about s2 COO 900, but
is IS understood that many OF the men assessed
for personal property vii be able TO off their
personal taxes or compel the Commissioners TO
reduce them greatly How much OF the 81 900 oeD
viii be left when the swearing off process is
nnsshed. no one can tell az present. Il is under
Stood however. that the Commissioners will do all
in their power 10 keep the personal assessments
high Last year the assessments for personal
properly amounted % only about $50 oco0o9
vsiuatons fn the city last year. and & s expected
that the total increase in real estate assessments
this year Rill fall short OF Slooee0000 The total
Variations last year including the franchise valua-
tons, amounted 10 ssi6s577c5 The Commissioners
nd0n " they could succeed in doing that, they
rAte OF iasf year and thus make Tamrnanv cam
raisn argument for the coming municipal cam
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
AN OBNOXIOUS CITY ORDINANCE.
PUBLIC AGITATION AGAINST THE NEw-oRIEAN:
MARKET MONOPOLY.

PUBLIC AGITATION AGAINST THE NEw-oRLEANs
MARKET MONOPOLY.
New-orleans. Jan. (speciaD.-The market ordi-
nance made it necessary to-day to give additional
police protection TO the City Hall The ordinance
In question is one which gave the public markets
a practical monopoly OF the meat game and vege-
table business of the city, destroying both pealers
and private markets. AS a result of its enforce
nnent the stalls in the markets have put up their
prices and have worked hardships the people
purchasing and also upon the merchants and COM
mission men. Quantities of provisions rotting
I'm Poydras-st.. and apples selling at 20 cents
barrel. The protest of the public has been grow
ing daily more bitter and tonight meeting was
held and an organized demand made on the Mayor
and City Council The matter submitted 10
committee of the Council. and that body then adj
journed.
city that stands of had been carried 70 the
civ Hall and that the police had been Stationed
there the Mayor having declared that he would
use force TO prevent the popular protest.
Many OF the vegetable dealers thrown out of
business by the act are Italians. and experience
in the past has made New-orleans suspicious OF
italian anger The Mayor denied that guns had
been taken into the Mayors parlors but a search
showed two rifles. taken there by the Mayors chief
clerk. There will be a protest mass meeting to-
mo
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
ARRESTED AS DESERTERS.

THREE BROOKLYN AND NEw-JERsEY BoYs
LOCKED UP AT LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY YARD
Philadelphia, Jan. 7.-When the tramp steamer
Sheppy Allison reached her dock in the Delaware
River to-day the troubles that had followed three
stowaways on the ship-Albert Foohue eighteen
years old. and John Corrigan. nineteen years old.
both OF Brooklyn and John Davis twenty-one
years old. OF Harrison N. lever since they left
Monte Carlo were brought to a climax hv the,r
arrest as deserters from the United States NAVY
They were taken TO the League Island Navy Yard
where they locked up On September 27 fbe,,
entered the Navy, shipping from Brooklyn as
landsmen on the training ship Topeka When the
Topeka tied up at Villefranche. in the South Of
france the crew received forty-eight hours shore
visited visited Monte 2 Carlo lost al their money and
turned they found the ship had sailed for Genoa
steamer. 80 s'e 'iathP
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
RETIRED DENTIST DECLARED SANE.
DR. ROBERTS ASKS FOR AN EXAMINATION AT
PoUGHKEEpsTE.

PoughKeepsie. Jan. 7.-Dr. Charles H. Roberts
the wealthy retired dentist OF oakes opposite this
city, whose daughter Frances has begun proceed
ings TO have her father declared incompetent and
a committee appointed to manage his property
came to POughkeepsle to-day and called at the
office of his lawyer. Frank B. LOwn. He sent for
DIR. Charles w. Pilgrim, superintendent of the
Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane and
three practising physicians of PoughkeepsIe.
AT his request the doctors gave him long exam
inatlon' and expressed a willingness TO testify to
his sanity and competency. although he is eighty
years Old Miss Frances Roberts said to-day that
her only motive in tnstitutng the proceedings was
20 nave her fathers estate protected as she be-
heves that he is mentally unht TO manage IT, Her
Drothers and sisters take her part In the contro-
versy The case will come before Sherirf's Jury
In kingston the latter part OF this month.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
sTETsOy WILL CONTEST NoN-SUIrEp
PLAINTIFF WILLING THAT SUCH ACTION BE
TAKEN BY BOSTON COURT

fLAANtlfF WILLING THAT SUCH ACTION BE
TAKEN BY BOSTON COURT.
Boston, Jan. 7-Another chapter of the famous
Stetson will case ended this afternoon when
Colonel William A. Castor appeared in the Grand
Jury session OF the Superior Court and moved that
the action brought in the OF Mrs. Adah
Richmond Stetson against John stetson for dover
rights in the estate be non-suited. Mr. CASTOR ex-
planned that the involved the question of
whether Adah Richmond the widow of John
stetson. which had already been decided in the
negative by Judge Morgan. of the Massachusetts
Supreme Court, and a reopening of the case had
finally been assigned for trial this day. He said
that he had witnesses present. and was prepared
10 try the case. but he held i'm his hand a letter
received a few days ago from Mr.. Grover one az
the counsel for the plaintiff, in which he said ne
was willing the case should become non-suited
Mr.. CASTOR then moved that the case be non-slifed
as neither the plaintiff nor her representatives
were present.
The court crier called upon Mrs. Adah stetson 10
appear in court TO prosecute her case or be de-
faulted. There was no response. Judge Richardson
simply nodded his head, and the clerk entered the
non-stiit the records
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
MAN WHO ASSAULTED PATERSON nArRrMAx ;.
STILL AT LARGE

Paterson. JAM (SpeciaD.-Jacoh Reufsnh.-,
htty-eisht years old. dairyman of No II Wa,
son-sts died to-day from the effects of fnjurissr -
ceived on New Years Day. Reutenbers and hi,
brother went into the saloon kept bv ~ r vs.
deninden. at No North Brfdze-st ana h..
drink They were talking TO the saloonkeeoer 80 !
DIS Vile, when a man. partly under the fra,.rri riu
or hauor entered the harroom- On seeing Pan,.es
seIs ne said something about having seen mir, N
fores but Rentenberg denied that he had ever r. ss @
the Sf~A seen
time giving Rsutenherg a push which sent ~, aans
slGng along the bar until he lost his balanca am
ZEN heutenberg struck against the end ~ l +n
iron loot rail in front OF the bar Tha salooon9 on9
Keeper hustled the stranger into the street
pers an once complained of sharp pains in ms s4s
He went home. and a physician called uba
u was learned that Reutenherg had threa -iS AZ,
orokens and that he injured internally ~
ponce are hunting for the man who conanit,as
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
FUNERAL OF COLONEL JAc5SON.......

The funeral ot Huntington WolcOtt Jackson. for-
rerly president OF the Chicago Bar Association and
an officer in the Civil War; held Newark
yesterday. the services taking place at the Jack
SON homestead. No SO EIigh-st.. and being con-
Quoted By the Rev. Simon ]. Mcpherson. Of Prince
ton College. assisted by the Rev. Lyman Whitney
Allen OF the South Park Presbyterian Church The
honorary pallbearers included Robert T. Lincoln.
who was detained in NeW-YOrR by illness: members
Of the Loyal LegiOn. the Board Of Directors OF
the Crsvar Library, in Chicago, and delegations
M Thomas Post OF Chicago. and the Chicago
Bar Association Other honorary pallbearers were
wayns Parker, Of the With Nsw-Jerseg District:
Chancellor John R. Emery. James B. Vreden-
berg OF Jersey City. and Leroy H Anderson of
Princeton. The casket was borne by 4Ir. Jackson's
neQheWs.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
GEORGE Il CONKLING Dian

Georse E Conklins. who on October was over.
come by gas at Mckeever's Hotel, in NsU-Yorx
died this morning at his mothers home. in Rail
road-ave. He was thirty-eisht years old. He was
first taken TO ST. Vincsnts Hospital where he re-
msined three weeks before he recovered suflcisnfy
20 be removed TO this place For a time il was
thought that he would get well. but the gas had
penetrated all parts Of his system. causing other
diseases to develop. COnklnS a son OF zx-
ASSemolyman Oscar C0nalinS. and was associated
with Washington b. Wtll1ams IN the practice Of
the law at Jersey City. He was graduated frOr,
the Columbia Law School. and was the legal ad-
wiser of the Sterling silk Company He WAS an
active Eepuhlcan. but had never accenfeH oelca-