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2 that he would not accept that post if It were offered to him. M< iRE ASSISTANTS RETIRE. M-jniCT ATTORNEY FIIILBIN CONFEHS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMIT .TEE OF FIVE AEJiT POLITE . INDICTMENTS. District Attorney Philbin has had some con ferences recently with Chairman Nixon and Mr. Platzek, of the Tammany Committee of Five, . and it is understood that they are preparing to lay before the Grand Jury gome facts that. may lead to the indictment of police officials. Mr. Nixon had another talk with Mr. Philbin yes terday, and there was a report at the Criminal Courts Building that Chief of Police Devery and tome other police officials were to be indicted in a few days. Mr. Philbin. when asked about the report, said: 'This office is not considering the advisability of indicting any police officials." His reply was said to be strictly correct, be cause tbe Taramaiy Committee of Five has not yet presented anything in the way of Proofs against any of the police officials. One familiar with the committee's work said yesterday that lbe committee had consulted with Mr. Philbin •s to the kind of evidence that would be re quired to indict certain police captains who have failed to close up disorderly houses and pool rooms in tb«;ir precincts after receiving i.otlce (rom the committee that such places were being run openly. Thus far. It is said, the committee |Rg< not obtained eucb proofs of neglect <f duty by tbe captains as would warrant indictments. It has been said at the Criminal Courts Build fog that tbe resignation of Assistant District "Attorney Unger was hastened by Information that the Tammany Committee of Five had planned to secure the indictment of police offi cial*. Mr. Unger. it was suggested, might want 'to aid in the defence of indicted police officials. The retirement of Deputy Assistant District Attorneys Maurice B. Blumenthal and Tryon H. Edwards was announced by Mr. Philbin yes terday. It was ascertained that Mr. Blumen thal refused to resign when bis resignation was &S>;ed for by Mr- Philbin. He sent to the Dis trict Attorney a sharp letter, saying he had a good record as an official and declined to resign. His letter concluded as follows: ' B. because of my connection with and loyalty to the regular Democratic party of this country. 1 am to forfeit my position in the public service, the functions of which I stand ready to perform with the same good faith and regard for duty that has heretofore characterized my incum bency. X am ready to take my place with my •ate chief and associates, relying: upon the peo ple of th* county to right the wrong if one has .been committed. Mr. Pniibin said: "Mr. Blumentbal has been removed. I have written a lett«t to that effect. His removal dates from to-day." j Regarding Mr. Blumenthal'e hint that bis re moval was because of his adherence to Tam many Hall. Mr. Philbin said: "The facts speak for themselves regarding that. I have retained j ¦on the staff a number of equally stanch Tar- j many Hall men." President York of the Police Board was asked yesterday about a statement made by Mr. Plat t eek. of the Tammany Committee of Five, that the committee had decided to ignore the Police Department because Chief Devery and Deputy Chief Cortright did not do their duty when com plains were male by tbe committee. "I don't know a thing about these complaints." •said the Commissioner, "and I cannot talk about th m." "Has the committee made any complaints to f the Commissioners?" 'It has not." It has been remarked about Police Headquar ters that neither Chalnr»a^rJ]f ixon nor any other member of his corns fine *- has gone above the ! first floor of the 1. ufqi atrttrs bulling on the : occasion of any of tbefr?vfajts. there. ¦', - ; Detectives O'Connor ans McGulre/ of the < Klfth-Kt. station, yesterday arraigned Etta De Forest on the charge or being the susifected proprietress of the "itlglfbAif orderly bouse at _ No. J7 Fi:st-Et- Though O'Connor and McGuire A.-nade the arrest, tbes^;<{£fl\(jia,b!e to swear that ¦the woman arrested was eitner the proprietress or the manager of tiialpUrce. This seemed to •tir up Magistrate Olmsted. who said;' "Every one knows the moral status of First-st., but on account of the insufficiency of tbe evidence as to proprietorship I will Lave to discbarge the prisoner.** ; Magistrate Olmsted asked the stenographer to ' take down the record of th* case so that it can j be used if wanted in any investigation. j TO FIGHT TAMMAXY NEXT FALL. REPUBLICAN AND SOUND MONEY ASSOCIA TION MAY FORM A CLUB FOR WORK IN THE CAMPAIGN. Cornelius N. Bliss, the former Secretary of the I Interior, yesterday declined the presidency of the I Business Men's Republican and Sound Money As- I •ofiatjon. which became vacant just before the re .N»nt Sound Money parade by the death of ex- Mayor William L. Strong. Tho leaders In the association are said to be con - sidering the formation of a powerful club within tbe organization for work In the next municipal campaign. It is intended to make the club a lead- Ing organisation in the fight against Tammany Hall. John Clafiia has been spoken of an the possi ble choice of the association for president, and the name of A. D. JulUlard has been mentioned in the same connection. Among the leader* In the move ment for a business men's organisation against Tammany in the coming fie-ht are K. A. Drake. <;harles F. Horuer. Charles H. Sherill. Frank Braln <>rd, William E. Webb and Eugene Conkllng. PURPOSES OF THE TIT r»FV CLUB. FREEDOM OF SPEECH TO BE THE KEY k STONE OF THE ORGANIZATION. "if we bad not bad tbe support of such men as «irover Cleveland, -Governor Hill. William C. Whitney and Daniel Lament in organizing the Tilden Club we should not have started It at all." . aaie ex-Senator Jacob A. Cantor yesterday, in re • ferric* to tbe incorporation of the new Democratic ..organization. "We have, assurances from the men named that they wiU be at the opening reception of the club, :cm« time in February." A call will be Issued on Monday neat for a meet ins to be held some night next week at the Sher man Square Hotel to organise the club. Th» In cerparalloa papers were amended yesterday, chang ing tbe came of the club from tbe Samuel J. TiMen Club to simply the Tilden Club. Henry D. THE GHOST Of our boyhood resolved itself into un old tree ¦when we had cccrcge to examine it; Manhood ha* its ghosts, which, "-0 the man who has courage to con front them, prove to be as harmless as the ghosts of boyhood. One of the ghost* which scars a great many people :s the gaost of lung disease. But ex peritnee shows this ghost to be very harmleas. In cases almost innumerable "weak' lungs have been made strong, obstinate coughs stopped, and bron« chial affections cured by the use of Doctor Fierce* Golden Medical Discovery, And these cures have be.n wrought in many cases after the doctor had said: "There is no help for you." Don't give in to the super stition of a pj.it age. Give the "Golden Medical Discovery" a fair a.nd faithful trial. It always helps. It almost always cares. '.' "When 1 c_— .n;cj-cci taVinji: your medicine eighteen ¦ months hi-- my fcra'th was completely broken cewn," wrijts Mrs. Cora L Sucitr'.and of Cheneyvi'.le. Calvert Co., >!«- "At times I could not <:v«n walk across the room with out p»ni» is uiy chr-T The rioctcr who altcndr<i me «id I had ; _n;- tr' j V and that : would never be well «Kain, At It*' I conCuied to try t>r. Pjerc<:'» raedicipes, I bought a bj'.tie '¦'¦ i'i'-l<ien Xcdlcal Discovery," took it, and soon com ic.V": 19 /ctl a liule better: then you direct«-d Die to take both the G .'.•i<-:: Medical Discovery' »';-i the 'Favorite jt^t. ¦,!'¦¦ 'in which ! ''id Altogether I have taken eighteen bott'.ts of ' Golden Mc'.xal Divcovcrv/ '.wrH-e of the Favor ite Prtscri^'.ion ' ar.; five via.* of 4 Pe'.leU.» I am now a.:co". •.r.Ui'-.y well, and do all mv work without any paia wht'e. er, i"dcca run with more case than I could formerly ttZt*. m '¦ Dr. Pierre's Mejlical Adviser in paper covers, it 6»iit frei or. receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay . exr^ns* of nuiiicg only. Address Dr. P.. V. Pierce, Bu£ilo, N. V. . . -. :.;„- Hotcbkiss, one of the Incorporates, was one of Richard Croker's closest, friends two years ago. and was chairman of the Law Committee of Tam many Hall. "At the meeting next week," said Mr. Cantor yes terday, "we shall elect officer*, select a headquar ter* and issue an address to the public. It is a mistake to call the club an anti-Tammany organiza tion. There are conditions under which the club would support Tammany Hall candidates, and then, again, there are conditions under which we would fight Tammany. Perhaps the distinguishing char acteristic of the new club will be its insistence upon freedom of speech. If any member sees fit to attack or defend Bryan, that will be his right, and the same can be «aid of 'Other well known Democrats before the public. By open-bandedness and fair ness we hop* to do our part in reorganizing, re vivifying and resuscitating the Democratic party in the city. State «nd Nation. We shall rent head quarters temporal and furnish them comfortably. The clubhouse will be large enough to accommo date a large membership. Two or three places have '•" offered us in th,- neighborhood of Seventy* Becond-st. and Broadway." DEVERY MARKS* EARLY MORNING VISIT. HAS LONG CONFERENCE WITH CAPTAIN DEAN, IN WHOSE PRECINCT ARE SAID TO BE GAMBLING HOUSES. Chief Devery at 1:30 o'clock this morning walked into the East One-hundred-and-twenty sixth-st. police station and asked for Captain Dean. Sergeant Delaney. who was 00 duty. In formed the Chief that tbe Captain had retired, but immediately sent a patrolman to awaken him. Captain Dean and the Chief were in con sultation for some time, but the nature of their conference could not be learned. It is said that a number of gambling houses exfet in Captain Dean's precinct, and tha the conference may hive been in relation to these. ONE POLICEMAN RETIRED OX PENSION. Polico Commissioner Sexton was ayay from Police Headquarters yesterday, and it was- said he was ill with a cold. The three other Commissioners bad a meeting- lit* in the afternoon, end retired one policeman on a pension. It is said that they will not make any promotions of roundsmen before Monday at the earliest. TO OPPOSE CAXAL IMPROVEMENT. PLAN OF CERTAIN INFLUENTIAL REPUBLI CANS TO WORK UP SENTIMENT AGAINST THE PROJECT. Influential Republicans close to Governor Odell In the State organization are working up a sen timent against any extended improvement of the Erie Canal, and it is probable that within two weeks a number of arguments will be ex ploited about the State urging no action with reference to improving the canals for some years to coojr. Governor OdeU's message, advocating radical retrenchment and the abolishing of certain commissions which seem superfluous to Governor Odelland his advisers, have inspired certain Republicans living in the naturally anti canal co«ntl«s to start a movement against im proving thest waterways. The argument, it was said, will be that it ill becomes the Republican organization at *hls time to embarrass Governor Odell with a proposition to begin spending $63,000,000 (the sum in round numbers esti mated by the Canal Commission for improving the canals), and that unless the National Gov ernment can be induced to assist in the enter prise of making a deep waterway across the State the whole project would better be laid aside for the present. The friends of the canals apparently expect something done after Governor Odell sends his special canal message to tbe Legislature next month. The hearing given to the friends of the canals by Mr. Odell at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last month demonstrated that powerful inter ests are at work to secure large improvements for them, and those who are against canal im provement were brought to a realization of the fact then that something would have to be done £?.-]"£* elt the movement. They apparently held their peace, not knowing how to go to work until Governor Odell's message aavocatlng re trenchment gave them an opening. Now they are determined that In some way the project of Spending a large sum on the canals shall be sidetracked. A part of the plan is understood to be to appeal to Congress again to have the canal matter made a National question. The Idea of those who want the canal question side tracked is that if a fight is begun in Congress there will be sufficient delay so that the nec»s !&'™(nrtr?endlnsr any part of the Proposed 563.000,000 may not appear while Governor Odell ie in office. PRESWEXT ELIOT NOT TO RESIGX. OFFICERS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY SAY THE RUMOR 18 ABSURD. Cambridge. Mass.. Jan. 4 —Harvard of ficials were kept busy to-day denying a rumor which was reported to have been printed In Cali fornia papers, and which obtained persistent cir culation here, to the effect that President Charles W. Eliot was about to resign his position as presi dent of Harvard, and that Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, had been selected to nil his place. The fact that President Eliot is absent in Ber puda. where he is making up the vacation which the session of the Cuban school in Cambridge deprived Uim of last summer. gave color to the fictitious reports and made them harder to deny. One of the officers who was seen cited President Eliot's trip to Egypt seven years ago to snow that President Eliot ml£ht leave Cambridge without Intending to sever permanently his connection with the univer sity. Dr. H*-nrv Pickering WaJcott, who is acting president of Harvard during President Eliot's absence, when seen to-night, said: "President Eliot has not the slightest Intention or resigning, and the corporation has not the slightest Intention of accepting his resignation, even If lie should wish to do so. The member* of the cor poration regard him as goad for the place for many years to come." When asked whether he. had heard from Presi dent Eliot recently Dr. Walcott showed a letter which be had received to-day, it was dated from Bermuda. December -J3. and expressed great re gret over the death of ex-Governor Wolcott. but said nothing about resigning. "I guess « he were going to resign he would tell me about it." said Dr. Walcott. "He cer ofilst h tnt-ntlOn ° resi nll « on th »th Apropos o; this discussion, some remarks of President Eliot's own are in point. At the Har yard commencement exercises two years ago when Charles rrar.eisi Adams okinglv challenged him to beat the record of President Holyoke. wno filled his post for thirty-two years, ho replied: 'I accept tbe challenge. I will do my best to beat that record. I wish to 'ewtfy. out of the experience ot the last thirty years, that the long terra ot «er vioe is of great advantage to an administrator, whatever .... field ot action, and that the fruits of one industrious administration accumulate with time, the fi •« its of long service multiply as the DENIES THAT HE IS TO SUCCEED ELIOT. PRESIDENT WHEELER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS NO IDEA OF GOING TO HARVARD. Benjamin Ide Wheeler. president of the University of California, who is now etaying at the Waldorf ; Astoria, vas reported yesterday, according to dis patches from San Francisco, as having been men none-! for the presidency of Harvard, to succeed ;-l J r«ident Eliot. When g«*n last night President : Wh«l«r denied the report emphatically a! ! added: ! It is really painful to h*ar euch etorie; This one ib utterly baselesy," President Wheeler said that the architect had not ! yet been chosen for the new School of Mines of ; the unlverelty. although be nad been in consulta ; tion with many in the city yesterday. : In the course of the day ho visited Columbia, University, if* ? w fn leave this city for iho Wen next Tnur^Say In speaking further of »h<» information 'he had obtained concerning the death of Aiyuinaldo. as printed in The Tribune yesien3 a y, he said "l understand that, according to the 'belief of ihs*« llke'.y to know, this chief tain, fcavi-4 been woundid. withdrew to tbe mountains of Northern Luzon. wh<rre: he died about s:\ w£"!cs a^o" TO ATTEyD LIEUT. CRJUMINSra WEDDiyG. John D. Crimmins announced yesterday that several members cr his family would soon start for California to be present y at. the marriag? or hts ton. Lieutenant Martin L Crlmtnlns, to JlJss Mar .garet Cole, of Han Francisco. The wedding will take place on January 16 in San Francisco The engagement ot MiM Col« to Lieutenant' CrimriiliiV after an acquaintance, It is said, of only ten days' -was announced In San Francisco last Sunday cislu' XEW-YOHr. T'AILY TRIBUNE, V VTT"RT>AY. -TANT ART T->. 1901. iuwnnus case in court. POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL CONTROL OF REPUBLIC INVOLVED. The suit of the Honduras Company of Georgia against a corporation known as the Honduras | Syndicate of New-Jersey, which was' begun in ! the Jersey Chancery Court several months ; ago by the tiling of a bill, and subsequently of the answer thereto, came up in the Vice Chan cellor's Court at Newark yesterday. The defendant company Is charged with tak ing the benefit of a violated confidence by th« New. York law firm of Stetson." Tracy. Jennings & Russell, and thereby securing a contract with Honduras which virtually belonged to the Geor gia company, and which the law firm, aE the legal representative of the Georgia company, had been delegated to obtain. The answer by the New-Jersey Syndicate company denies these charges and asserts that the contract secured was rightfully made to it. The contract in question includes virtually the political as well as commercial control of the Honduras Republic. The company agree* to fund the debt of $80,000,000 in return tor which enormous privileges aft given. The bill If the plaintiff company recites that the stockholders of the company were attracted by the oppor tunities tor immense profits presented in Hon duras waiting to be developed. It was ascer tained that those in charge of the Government were disposed to deal liberally with capitalists who would extricate them from bonded indebt edness. Negotiations were opened, and th* Geor gia company was organized by members of the Contractors' Association of Georgia and char tered on December 4, 1895. The matter was kept private. Negotiations with the Honduras Government were continued, and in January, 1596, the company retained as counsel the law firm of Stetson, Tracy, Jennings & Russell, as being allied with and having the confidence of leading capitalists in New-York. The company also engaged the services of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy as special counsel. To these lawyers, the bill says, the company laid bare its plans and its reason to believe that a great contract was within reach. The law firm was so impressed by the magnitude of the opportunity, the bill goes on to say. that it de clined a retainer, preferring compensation in connection with the development of the com pany's plans. Frederick B. Jennings, of the firm, actually subscribed for one-eighth Of the company's stock. Such men as H. Walter Webb. John G. McCullough, Washington 8. Valentine and George S. Scott became Interested. It was proposed by Mr. Jennings to organize a bank to finance the company's projects and assist in funding the debt of Honduras, and the Com mercial Bank of Honduras was organised on August 5. ISOB. with a capitalisation of $1,000,000, and with these men as directors: George S. Scott. Silas P. Dutcber. Jacob Bale. Samuel P. JlcConnieo, Jacob B. Shipheard. Frederick B. Jennings, Benjamin F. Tracy. Frank Loomis, Washington S. Valentine and Samuel M. Taylor. The bill proceeds to pay that certain auxiliary companies were formed under the laws of Georgia, and that of the second, seventh and eighth of these companies Benjamin F. Tracy was elected counsel. The preliminaries for a contract were all arranged with the Honduras Government, and the commissioners were to go to Honduras to complete the contract, all of which was with the knowledge and approval of the lawyers engaged. In the latter part of ISOf.. the bill declares: That your -orator suddenly discovered thai »aid firm of Stctsoa. Tracy. Jennings, Ru«.vll and Ben jamin F. Tracy, in direct violation of their duty to your crator and in fraud of Its ri«M». had con spired with Ohauncey M. Depcw, H. Walter Webb, \V. *ard Webb. John Jacob Amor. John O. Mf- Cullouffh. George 8. Scott. Wa*hlneton 8. Valen- ; tine. Nathaniel A. Premiss. D. C. McMlllun. Mcl- | ville K. T:ife-.il>. jr.. Charles w. MaeVt«ich and , others unkr.ovrn to your orator, to »ecur« for them selves and- for a company they procured to he , formed tor the purpose, and to wrest from your : orator all the benelit and advantage to be derived j from so favorable a contract with the republic of Honduras, and that, taking advantage of the knowledge and Information th/y nad derived from ( jour orator, they had abandoned your orator, and bad sent said Washington 8. Valentine and Henry S. Sprapue to Honduras tor the express purpose of procuring a contract (rom its government in ] their own interests and In the interests of the de fendant herein, and without regard to your orator or to the rights of your orator. The bill then continues: The said company, the Honduras By«dtc*t«. waa ' a mere subterfuge, and that each ami nil of its ', officers, directors and stockholders knew that said ' plan bad emanated from your orator and belonged j to your orator, and your orator charges that the attempt of said lawyer* and others Interested thus ! to ignore your orator and to seek to appropriate to their own life the knowledge, benefits and ad- ' vantages belonging to your orator In violation of their duty as counsel of and aj> associates with your orator was fraudulent. Inequitable and void. It is then recited in the bill that Washington S. Valentine and Henry L. Sprague. on April 0. 1807. made a contract on behalf of the New- Jersey and Honduras Syndicate Company, organ ized In November. 1890. with the Honduras Gov. ernment, by which the syndicate was ceded rail road, banking and other privileges. The agree. ments of the Georgia company bad included the funding of the debt, an interoceanio railway, the collection of the customs revenues, and the col onisation of several hundred thousand immi grants, all of which were duplicated and incor porated in the syndicate's plans. A duplicate bank was also organized, known as the Commer cial Bank of Honduras, and a dependent com pany has since made arrangements to carry out the terms of the contract. These proceedings, the bill declares, actually and completely defeated and superseded the. Georgia Company's negotia tions, and made of no acount all of Its labors, expenses and investments. The contract made Is for twenty-five years. Th* bin concludes with the petition that the defendant corporation may be adjudged to hold the contracts referred to as trustee for the bene fit of the Georgia company; that it be required to make an accounting of profits and to transfer to the Georgia company every beneficial interest In the contract. McCarter, Williamson ft McCarter. of Newark. appeared for the Georgia Company, and Charles H. Corbin. of Jersey City, and John G. Johnson, of Philadelphia, for the defendant company. The only witness examined yesterday was Jacob B. Shipheard, the organiser of the Georgia com pany and a Philadelphia lawyer. Mr. Shin heard descrlred the organization of his company, and presented documents and. exhibits. It was developed by his testimony that the Honduras Company of Georgia was organized out of the Contractors' Association of Georgia and assumed the charter rights Of th- associa tion. Mr. Bblpheard said he was a director •••f the association. He described the negotiations with the Honduras Government, which were con ducted through Consul-General jr» ;i ta In New- York. Prime Minister Dr. Juan A. Avals of Honduras came to New-York after Mr Ship heard had held several conferences with the Consul-General, and met Mr. Shipheard who Introduced him to Warner Miller and' others. Warner Miller and other capitalists named were astonished when told of the opportunities in Honduras, and told the witness to draw on them for their cheeks when the negotiations were completed. Ex-President Cleveland, it: is Raid examined the charter of the Honduras Company of Georgia, and found it all right. Th- heartni was adjourned to January 18. F. B. Jennings, a member of the lan firm- of Stetson. Tracy, Jennings & Russell, said last evening that he did not care to make any state ment for publication In explanation of the charges contained in the bill presented to the court. "The casa was in the newspapers several months ago." he said. "Now, we are trying the case in. the court, not in the newspapers." An effort was made to see General Tracy, Mr Stetson and Other members of their law firm last night, but they could not be seen. Effort* to sea .-..»•: Depev.', Mr. Astor, J. G. McCul lough, S. B. Dutcher and others mentioned in connection with th« case were' equally unsu-- i Ci&t.'ul. • ,-..'';• JUDGE GHAT a >..v/r//.«0.v/.i.v XECEyT. Washington. Jan. 4.— ln the Senate to-day a joint resolution was adopted appointing George Gray, of Delaware-, a member. of the. Board of Regents , or the '¦• Smithsonian 'Institution to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William L. Wilson. ••-•-• FRUITLESS MEETTXGS IX PFKIXC. FOREIGN MINISTERS CONTINUE DISCUS SION or PEACE DETAILS. . . Peking, Jan. 3.— Tho foreign Ministers meet almost daily, but nothing has been decided yet regarding the discussion of details of the de mands of tho joint note with the Chinese pleni potentiaries It is probable that the first meet- Ing between the Ministers and the Chinese en voys will be held at the Spanish Legation Colonel Tulloch, with a force of Baluchi*, a detachment of Australians and a company of Japanese, is about to etart on a punitive expe dition to Kao-Li-Ying. from which place shots were fired, at a patrol, the officials sending in suiting messages to the allies, on December 15. The sending of the expedition is looked upon as the correct thing, despite the acceptance of the joint note by the Chin.,- Sir Ernest Satow. the British Minister, is con valescent, and hopes to resume his duties In a short time. London. Jan s.—"l\uss!a," says the Peking correspondent of The Dally Mall." "will de mand a huge Indemnity for the damage to the Manchurian railway." ; . A BATCH OF SHANGHAI RUMORS. INDEMNITY CLAIMS PAID WITH RAISED BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES. Shanghai, Jan. -The French Intend to senrt a force overland from Tonquln to Chsn-Tu, should the Chinese Court go there.. "It is reported on the best authority," says the Chinese newspaper 'Chung- Wei- Jth-Pao.** "that a foreign Power, probably the British, will resort to force. first seising Chu-Ran. un less the persons guilty of the massacre of Chris tians at Chue-Now are beheaded." It is considered possible that Sir Ernest Mason Setow. British Minister to China, Is moving in the Chue-Now affair. Among the banknotes which the Chinese paid to the foreign consuls as Indemnity for the mis sions destroyed at She-Klung were £5 notes that had been raised to £15 notes, and £10 notes that had been raised to £100 notes. ATTEMPTS TO SHOOT HIS CAPTOR. MAX CHASED BY A BIG CROTTD AFTER HE ATTEMPTS TO ENTER A GROCERY. . Eugene Olsen. who »s known as the "Terrible Swede" and is a candidate for the police force, and Fred Metz, an acrobat and Juggler, living at No. 333 East Onc-hundred-and-ninth-st, a little before midnight last night captured Mar tin Davis, twenty-three years eld, who says he is a shoe lastor. living at No. 222 West Sixty flrst-st. There was a hard struggle, in which Davis fired a shot from a revolver. The bullet narrowly missed striking Metz in the head. Cornelius Drlscoll. who lives at No. 1,031 Thlrd-ave.. saw a man trying to enter the grocery of Andrew Davey, in Third-aye. " He yelled, and the man ran up Third -a to One hundred-and-ssventh-st. and turned east. A large crowd was in pursuit. Olsen and Unit headed th* man off, and Metz had caught him by the waist when the shot was fired. At the station Davis said he formerly lived at Poughkeepsi*. When searched a bunch of keys, a "jimmy." the revolver and several pieces of jewelry and pawn tickets were found In his possession. GEX. POSTLET DJES SUDMr.LY HE SUCCUMBS TO HEART TROUBLE ON HIS WAT DOWNTOWN IS AN ELECTRIC CAB. General Brooke Postley d.ed suddenly from heart trouble yesterday morning In a Flfty-'nJnth-st crosstown car. General Postley left his '.-home at No. 817 Fifth-are, at about balf past 10 o'clock to go downtown. It Is supposed that he walked west. for he bearded the car in which he died at Eiehth avt-. The (ooducLas.s&Ul that he uoticeJ the..«>U! man getting on the car. which was crowded, and •*cured a seat (or htm: he appeared to have a chill, as be trembled and pulled his coat collar dose about his throat. At Maolson-ave. many of the passenger* trans ferred to the. Madisrn-ave. line, and General Post ley was left sitting unsupported on either side. When the car started ht fell sideways on the seat, a doctor who was on the car. after calling to tbe conductor to «top, made an examination and called to Policeman McGulre. of the East Flfty-flrst-st. station to send .or an ambulance. Dr. Phillips, who responded to the call with an ambulance from the Flo-.ve. Hospital, pronounced General Postley dead, and the body was taken to the East Fifty-flrst-st. station house. The dead man was Identified by a passenger on one of the other cars that had bteu stalled during tbe wait tor the ambulance, and word was cent to Clare:ic« A. PoatU-y. General Poatl#y'e son. with whom he made his home. The body was left in th* station house, until a permit could bo se cured "for removal to the home. The presence of two revolvers, found in the dead man's pockets, was explained by his son. who said that bis father wa» very fond of going to the theatre, and for that reason had obtained a permit to carry, a revolver, as he was often mat 'ate. He supposed that his father had put th* second revolver in bis pocket, forgetting that he already bad one. General Postley was born In New- York in Feb. ruary. 1813. Ho was the son of Charles Postley, an officer In the War of 1812. and Margaret Fairfax Postjoy. His grandfather was an officer In the Revolutionary War, General Postley was educate 1 at King's College, now Columbia University, and afterward studied law, being admitted to the bar about 1939. In IMS he was married to Agnes 11. Kain. He was active In municipal affairs and Re publican politic*, and In ISOO was grand marshal of the "Wide Awaken." an organization which was prominent in the support of Abraham Lincoln. New-York State Militia affairs also . occupied much of his time. He. was. a member of the militia from the time he was twenty yea, a. ©Id, and after ward became colonel of the 3d New-York Cavalry. In l>A<' he organized and became commander of the First Cavalry Brigade of the New-York Militia, which wax known as the Hussar Brigade. General Postley continued active service with the militia until he retired from the practice of law, twenty or twenty-nve years ago. Since then he had not actively participated In business or military af fairs. He was a member of th* New- York and the l«archmont Yacht club* and the owner of the yacht Colon la. which was built to enter the Cup races some years a»o- A widow and one son, Lieutenant Clarence A. Postley. U. S. A., retired, survive him. The funeral will be held at the sun's homo on Monday and the burial will be at Greenwood. TBE BIXGARUS PEAS AST BALL. NATIVE VILLAGE CT3TOMS ADD TO THE IN TEREST AT THE MADISON' BQVARS GARDEN. There was a Hungarian Peasant Call at Mad ison Square Garden last night. In addition to the dancing there was a parade of soldiers, a charge of mounted buxsars, a bridal procession and a wed ding. Following the wedding came a dance, which the Hungarians call •Tar*algo." and which visa engaged In by the bride and bridegroom and a bridal party. Afterward other dances followed. The Garden had been made by means of painted canvass nd lines of artificial flowers to resemble a Hungarian hamlet, with a town, hall, 'a court house a church and -a .Jail. , The parade of sentinels In dark uniform was for the purpose of quieting any insurrection, for it was supposed to bs election time in (be village. Th« bride and. her bridesmaids were dressed In vests of gorgeous red or purple, with short skirts also of •striking tints and red stocktnss'nnd sllnhfri-- t-.. men wore, costumed as elaborately as tli* women They won rod vests, with ir,.u brasi button"! Tomi. ;• • !'¦ ilowlns "leaves, tight ntiinV irouaer* After tha first few dances,' when the" rmh'li jolnod in the festivities, there was considerable kissing. A man In costume mlzlu Infiulsa in th pastime with Impunity. >.) , in other eppare! how ever, had to pay n forfeit O f 25 cents teefi time hat he was caught kissing. " Ul Th- ball did not begin until 1X:SO p. m.. and | i until almost daybreak this morntn j. * FIRST SEA PO ST OFFICE ESTABLISHED. Beginning to-day, the m.it! carried between ihl* port and Porto Rico will be sorted e:l route. I A postal clerk will sail on the atcaiticr San Juajt to-day. Mail for Porto Rico will be sorted : by po«tofli.-r» for quick dispatch. • an.l on the return trip the. postal clerk will ort the mall for the United States, paying particular attention to N'eu york-CHy. Tins Is the first, sea poitoftlL-e to o<i established between the United States ana any or its new possessions. •"¦•.• •— •- --- ¦ -.-—. :..V: ..V .. For Mayor of New-York. First Choice . , , Second 'Choice . , ; _ ;-- Voter's Name— i ¦ . . : Address — ~ — __ TRIBUNE POPULAR BALLOT. 'Sot T&a^or o^ XewA^orV. Plcare cut out the ballot and forward it to Ths Tribune, naming both your first and second choice fur the nomination for .Mayor of New-York. Vote for anybody whom you may think fit and worthy, hmakesno difference what his politics mjv Toadd :-i:-r est to the plan, it is desired that each person shall select both a first and second choice. The names and addresses of voters are asked as a guarantee or good faith and to insure value for the result of the voting as a true expression of public opinion, but ins names will not be published and will be treated as strictly confidential. Address all ballots and nominations to RIYORILTif CIMPIieX, Tribim - Offies, Hew-YorV. PEOPLE AND MAYOR. A REFRESHING KXPKrssiON OF PUBLIC OPINION IN THE TRIBUNE'S COLUMNS. . The letters on the Mayoralty question which The Tribune is printing from day to day, af ford an Interesting view of popular opinion on a matter Of the utmost moment These letters come from all classes of the people, and there II a refreshing threshing out of good, bad a: .i Indifferent ideas in them. There is much plain talk in some of them, notably in that of Henry Dexter, the former president of the American News Company, yesterday. The enormous power of the people, when aroused upon any political question, has been exhibited many times in American affairs. Ap pearances now Indicate that the city of New- York is being slowly prodded Into a lively In terest in the Mayoralty question— not by Tbe Tribune alone, by any means, but by many good citizens, acting In committees and other wise, and The Tribune. There is much to show i that The Tribune has set the town to thinking | on this one special question; and it is of the ut most Importance that every one who is think ing shall express his opinion in the vote below. Not every one Is aware of the fact, but every straw which blows, at present, indicates that the winner of the Mayoralty nomination is named j epraewhere in tbe table of votes below, possi bly the nominees on both sides. The Tribune will not indicate its own belief yet as to who the men are. There is ample time, however, for | the people to affect the result of the canvass by piling up % good vote for the best men. all things considered, for the anti-Tammany nomination. : A correspondent writes to The Tribune: • - I If every voto means one vote, then your list means something. If not. then we must eliminate j with care and discretion. Lots of men in your list ; 1 never heard of, but such men as Low, Schleren. i Straus. White. Bliss. Hewitt and their compeers I are worthy and desirable. The Tribune is taking every pains to make each vote below represent one man. and a dif ferent man each time. We receive from time to time small lota of votes signed by one man; in such cases, the lots are counted merely as one vote. As for the fact that some of the men In the list of "candidates" have never been heard of by our correspondent, be may rest assured that there are more things In heaven and earth, and more good men in this city, than his philosophy ever dreamed of. and that many "unknown" men are sound, useful and influen tial citizens. Ml names nt« now omitted from the pub lislied list e.\ce»t those tor ivhi.li at lea-it 5 hallol* Imve been cast .mm! c»w.*<- "Inch appear la tbe canvass for the first time. A ,<. li I.- record «ill It kei»t. however, ami nil names «ill ¦"•• srnietteil as soon M they hitve received 5 ballot*. MAYORALTY VOTE BY EVENING OF JANUARY 4. The following table shows, the results of the balloting so far. i? i? " if || ' .SMI r. gj Thxtr Cb.l*. fi... T - i Lairobe«r. *"• U... '"•» "~~t~ Ah*n Eawd. V. - SiLamont. D^ntel &. C 3 » Allen J. N. C. — l» LAUterbach. Edir. » 13 Aliman. UenJ.... 8 14 Levy, Jefr»r«>i» M.. COS » Aad«r«on. J.JT.Jr. 2S b Lockwan, , \\».... ~ 33 Api.eton. It. Ro»» 27 1 j Unr, *th.... '»! 2.361 Aipinall, J05...... COS KLrmtn, B. 51..... — II Baldwin W.ii..jr 5 lIMcOll. John A.. — • Kasnrf. M — 15O| JlcCarren. P. 11... — *- Barber. Marshall. * -- ; McCarroll. Wm... 6B 13 Barnes. E. F.... 24 — t MeCUntock. T. L. ... 1« U«ldcn. J. J S — • McCook. Ansoa O. W. 150 B^well. O«o. 8.. W WjMeKelway. bt. C. «l 1«- . Ulaiichard. J. A. J« 2* McKesson. John.. )1 59 Bliss, C. N » V> Math***. Jos — JS Block. Philip —.; S Ufrrtin, A- 1.... 1 18 Ikiwrrs Geo. P.. V — Morton. Levl P. .. I -9 Branmrd. Frank. 31 i Moore. Mohclas... » - Br»niff. Toes, A. — «f; Morrla.Jßoti. C T T BrookHeUl. Wra.. 1.031 »TJMo«s. Frank 0«) ICO Brcwn. vernonC. 15 - MuUoon. Owen... — 6 Uurh Chas. G... 10 — I Murray. Cha*. H. •— > Biiti*m*id, Dan • 14 1 1 Myers. Theo. w. . 11 » Carrlnston. O. a- 3 Sfchoi*. Wm. IX.. * I Carter. Jai. C... - » Ntcoll. Da Lancejr. — ft Cannon. James C. 5 —I Kilts. Wm. A.... IS -» Chcate. Jo». H • I •' Nugent. F........ — 10 Claflin, John 3T StiOatmao. Joseph... — I Clark. Cyrus » J*;OOrten. Mil*. 11. US 13 Clarke. /. proctor — OJiOUett. J. V. Vj.. — tt Clifford. J. D... § — oicott. W. m. k.. « *« Col«r. BIM6 S»5 I.3"T!Onr. Alexaaier E. LOS 514 Co'eman. J. C... 5 6!Ovead«n. Mark.... 22S SI O)iii». C. 11. T. .. «3 2: Pas*. J. Bayer. . . 3 10 Con*. Cl>a». H... — 12iPaikhurst.Rev.CK * I Coßklla. A. R... 5 3i Karons. Herbert.. — M Courtney, John... 42 — ; Partridge. J. Jt.., It 5 Co^an"jameV J. 13 1 Peohham. W. It.. T IT. Craa#. Uroy 8. . 717 H4!Oui?7. I* Gly •¦• 1 # Crawford, J. TV.. — IS2|ltee4. Thoe. 9. ... • 3 Crimmtn*. Jno. D. 178 S3»i Rhoades. J. Hariri it SB Cromwtu. Geor« ?«> 7, Rivet. George L.. 10 S Cutting, Robt. F. I Rob*. J. Hamp&a SB 0 Cu'l«y. T. P — B|lU)Mre. Beld«n J. — IS Oakin J. B — - 3 Roosevelt. U. 8... 0 — Dady. M. J — I" Root. EMhu — IB Dayton. Chi?- W. 10 1» Sarstnt. Gso- H.. 2.107 . M Defaneia. J. 1.... 48 I ! SchTeren. Cbe*. A- 07* 1.175 Donald, Jaa. M . 1 — Schlff. Jac0b...... « 31 DrcsMi'. H. 8... V* l;Seabui7, Ceo. J... SSI 39 Earl*. F#r>t P... S3 — |el!a!aj»n. I. X... » a E»»an. Thus. V.. — , 5 Shaypt. C. C..... IS \ Ellison. Wm. 8. 2.047 S'«»eehan. John C.. SB 5 Rasliah The». IS. — SljSh«tt«i4. Jaa. ft. . • 27 && "it. jSS i».: S3 '°s}'l p , aril V K -,¥^- Ji W r.»tes. Ctni — Slgleklta. Davlcl 8.. 47 -- KaiwWM. a 5... 2CU C??|Siif«!. Fran«...... •— 42 Fanchcr. C. 11... 21 2 Simon. Jacob £... P O Peure. John V... IB S9 Slnnsiene, J. I.dv. « to Field. Jacob 0 — Slocum. Thgs, W. . 38 S Fitch. Aihbel P.. Cl 21 Smith. C. Stewart. a 34 FonJ. J0hn....... & , *7i3mUt». Jo»Uh..--. *; » Tex. AuswnO... — T4!»»hmer. Wm. **.. — 3 Fuller. W. 8.... — 62|^p«lr. IvmU T..,.. — <s Oavnor. Wm, i . . 48 49; Startn. John — — tJ Ocerg*. Henry. ir 1 SlSteele. A M •43 12 Co<i ( i.jri3, V. X... SM 80 Sterne. Simon..... v I Corf. John W.... — 8 Stlllman. James... IS •— iid m«n, Cltai.-. 13 8 Str*u«, Nathan.. 3 S Grant; Hugh J. .. 7 1- Straus. Isldor I i r, r »-a*. Mij. C.T. — ? 7 Strop*. Chns. H... — 'S*. t9 GrtirM, tin.V.V. 7J lSe Satro, Th'^o. C «— Grout. K!v 1t... 6 — Sw.tyne, Wafer :2 ?i? C.ruber. ' Abraham . 13S TagMabur, C j... . 3 »v-•» v • Gufgtnhelm'r, Jt. S5 70 Tacr^n. Fred. l>.. — 11 Hacker. J. C... — • 0 T»xi«r, Mtnrv.... — ? ¦JUrvier. Krneit.. Tt-"- $i Tea!* Clus, X.... 5 — Harriot, y. C.... •.» —-1 '1...-.- ' Samuel.. 7 8 . IfawKet, M.-Doua, — 1: TiUoTJ, Pms*...: $Td — Htn«lr)x, i.-:. C.. ' 4 8 TW»ey. WlUlttß)., 1 6 H^Jsef, J.-.b K. . " I'J Tracy, Benj. F... & ¦ i-, H«wut. Aljr»ni «. M 127 TreaiJu#;t, W C. »•„,- ,s Hlr.dlr.; John 11. • — 7 • i<-m.».i.. Il*nry E — 7 H.->!m*j. Tho*. S. H — Van Celt. C...... 17 2 Horatr. Ch»s. i". - -** . 2 Van W'crner, J. U' 15 — • Hepp*r. Isiac A.2.01>i SO WalM. SBljni H.. $ 5 ""How*.- J»mes n;. 1 . .10 W*ls!i, I"]- 1 , — *i> Hurley. Wm. S.; ¦ •'« . ¦-•« WarnVr J. D^W. . — n Riueey. Thos. V. — Ie Wmtaa*. William.. — Nx ;I- I**-". n Vl *tob?M '- 10!Wf«k*. John A... — 5 -Jqtinsten.4-tobi.il, ¦— . l.'lVWlls. James 1... -13 " JulUUrd, A. Q,. l!i •• I^l U'hite. Al.'reJ T.. 14 S^ KMriiv Hugo... i- l.C9oj^"hltney. Wm.' C. «>^ 13 Ktarny. H. 5...'.- .- W; — Jwitcox. '¦ Wm. R.. 23 Keating.'. Tbo«. F. AS 89} Wilds, Howard P. Ss 1* Ki°ne. James — *»».«•« — I Keller. John W.. 8 71 Woodward. Jos. T. — i ¦atley. Joan C . 28 Mi Womer. rrea. f. I j Kohlmann-Jna. D. — gg *MlsoaUea*OMs ... z:\ S.i Knig'r. Wm...,. — fa Langiso. Wi. li U Totals :Q.8O; ~ •Under "y—Csssf— *• are am—it th* mm** at n;a jT»l<3eni9 wfco iiave bC4a- ve:ed for. vcies t«r men «siriy Ineligible far Mayer for various lessen*. a*4 votta tit meo wh* save iac*tv*t lass law t»* ia all JOHN D. CRIMMINS THE EIGHT MA!*, To Hi mam c: The Trtbttne. ¦ Sir: I beg leave to suggest that John D. flMsji wins seems tob- » ps| bjbsj candidate far the ssssi of Mayor ef this great city. Thar* la a fsai:rs ' that h- would execute »rd administer ths clly gov. MM for the interests of ell classes, as he .-.is done so much to build 119. beautify awl Unpram New-York. No man understands the need* of this town more than he: no man knows mer* of the evil- and abuses that •*!»«. I have) known Mr. Crimmtas «!nce I?S3. when r. o '-¦¦ = - -a::.e a ©» tractor and mad* bis tret fwmsiita B real estate. He owes bis success in life Dot only to fe!s marvellous industry and enegy. but to bis unawsrv- Ing faith In the prosperity of Manhattan Island. He held on to his real estate when others were dis couraged by th* high taxes and ralHns prices. No on« understands th* true taterata of real BSJBBj owners and taxpayers more than Mr. CrUnm.r.* ana it may to said that as a, contractor be knows all the abuses, and as Mayor would prevent aB frauds and leakages In contract' work- As on* at the builders and constructors of th* Metropolitan Street Railway Company he baa given to th* city and our people th* benefits of this aaargy and ex perience. so that this system of traction toads now is quite near perfection in clockwork pre cision and 1 steady service. His experience tn th« construction of roads will enable him as Mayor to see that the underground tunnel to constructed with due -egard, to the rights of property own*** and pushed without delay to its compietioau As a citlsen. ail those who lave th* welfare qT. tie city at heart wu» not deny that he Is public spirited, enthusiastic and genet out*. He has the best In terests of th* city at heart in a practical -^ay; far be i-s » larae holiier of real estate. In a word, he Is a One type ot a Xew-Yorfc«r. and ha» »h*-r*frar ¦' and respect of th* whole community, of ail class** and religions and nationalities. If be is nominated I shall be proud to aid his election ia-my tsehlfe * way. if nominated be is Quite certain to he elected. ¦ Mr. Crlmmlns know? our people from h!she»t to the! low«st, and were ha no: a citizen atFw- ork might be called a citizen of the wortf. And they know him. He la a ccsraopottte. He knows all the wot kings of th* d*»*rtm«{sts of tbe city gove'nnr.ertt. and under Ms r#glme there would be less fay rlt'sm and s»«r* honesty. Were he Mayor we should not have such revelations as the Belle vue horror*. As vice-pr*sideni of th* City Trust Company and trust** of many benevolent institu tions he Is a busy man. He is a large investor In certain stocks, and he- would bring about reforms in trust management. Hi* vast experience in busi ness In this city ought to make him the best Mayor we have had since Arrant S. Hewitt. He knows New-York, and our citizens may be certain that under his admtnhnration vice will not be licensed ar<3 protected, wnile even th* poorest and moot degraded will be *iv«n a chance to live, and not be driven to the- wall. EUGE.VK BLOODGOO3 EEEB3. Xew-Yorfc, "Jan. S. 1001. v ELUBON FEARLESSLY HONEST. To the Editor of The Tribune: Sir: I Inclose herewith cay ballot far W. B. sVsV* son as first choice te the Mayoralty nomination. I have known Mr. Ellison a number of years, and voted for him when he was elected from tv I XXIIId Assembly District to tbe Legislature of I this State. His action as a member of th* same : was commended by the best people In the- district, and wouid win him votes in that district should a* ' be nominated for Mayor of the city. I believe Mr. ' Ellison to be fearlessly and acsr«i3>lvely honest. His legal and business training would eminent qualify him to give this city a clean and buMness liVe administration. T. O. 31 GOVERN. New- York, Dec. 31, 1001. 319 Broadway is at . the corner of Broad v ar. Thomas street and Is the New York freight and passaager off..-* or th« Chicago Great Western Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis: to Dn ilolaas. Su JcserU *s3 Kansas City. Fcr . full lr.rorau'lS3 epply ta any rsU>cid ar?z:. call on or aWres* V Jl. JSN'KI>S. "c.ty Fjii«s?r A?;at. SlJ> Broadway. JC«w Y«rfc. or F. H. LORD, Central Passenger A^jer.t. Cuirago Great Western Railway. Chicago. — — rrrr. FREE ELECTRIC BELT OFFER «^iigflafc**ifc2teJsiU W'TM SFS££W£A»!NO P*2?w? AIMCST NOTHING carop.ire.l with nsrxt ill rthfr c~»tir. :•.!, iurr» whr» all ot».r .M. tH« ton* .PUM.O.,. „.¦.... i,,./..l QUICK 6U31 for m.>ruit*n3ja»:.-^«utii. u-ii-l si lit 1 1 11K lor d.. ucr».«J di.-.. v-^n wrakn?*»e* nn.l iltM>nlem. for oomp!etrt >-3:.M( I cr.i!J."i;u' . ("i!ulf.":i>, ruiiM* oo t >..i Bantam. ' SCARS.5 C ARS. RO=BUCK * CO.. Chloaeo. G>mxvs \o \\ve demand \ot space u\ td\W cotv^&t a qT©av $awr \»^ i ...... A