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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-09
A DRUGGIST ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Hts Wife Cpbraided Him for HIS Incon-
stancy and He Swallowed Belladonna.

Hts wife Upbraided Him for His Incon-
stancy and He Swallowed Belladonna.
CORTLAND. Oct. 8.-Mr Bosworth druggist
Of Marathon. and widely known throughout
Cortland county. attempted suicide at noon to-
day. He swallowed sufficient belladonna to kill
three ordinary men. but powerful emetics have
been administered to him and may save his
lifo. His suicidal act was due to domestic
trouble. Bosworth was formerly q resident Of
this village. where he married remarkably
handsome woman. When they moved to
Marathon he opened drug store and
did fourishing business. Last spring
his wife had reasons to believe that
he was not as faithful to her as he should be.
and her Investigations revealed an escapade
in which his name figured with that OF q
woman in tho village who did not enjoy the
and not until to-day did 1t return. when she
found a letter from a woman in one OF his
pockets. The terms were SO endearing and
the wording such rs to leave no doubt as to
her husbands unfaithfulness. Angered and
jealous she hastened to her husband. and tell
ing him Of her discovery. severely upraided
him and threatened to shoot the woman as
soon as she saw her. Bosworth. went directly
TO his room. and. locking the door. swallowed
became alarmed at his absence. and. bursting
open the door OF his room. found him lying on
the floor unconscious and evidently dying.
Physicians were sent for and did all possible
for him. This evening he Is still unconscious.
and is not expected to live.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-09
OTERRUN By CARP.
Shallow Waters Near San Franeaseo IN.
Tested by the So-called Water Hogs.

Shallow Waters Near San Franeaseo IN.
Fested by tho so-called Water Hogs.
The introduction OF carp into the waters near
San Francisco by the California Fish Commits
sioners has not been productive Of good re-
suits. The newcomers are called water hogs.
and are considered a scourge in many ways.
The demand for them in the market stalls did
not last long. and when the demand ceased the
breeders quit the industry and turned the flsh
into tho nearest water courses. where they
fiourished. and thence spread until now they
infest all Of the tide sloughs adjacent to San
the marshes and left them landlocked. They
have multiplied so largely that they may spoil
the sport for the members of shooting clubs
that haye preserves reserves. Of natural water and
The carp have bred by thousands In the
ponds. and have almost destroyed the grasses.
In the Suisun marsh myriads Of fish have de-
stroyed the feed. In the tue swamps up the
bay and along the San Joaquin and Sacra-
mento rivers vast shoals OF carp may be seen.
One club is considering the advisability Of
draining it's ponds and keeping them dry for Q
season to kill the fish.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-09
STEPPED ON A BROKEN WIRE
Rlectrlc Shocks XIII Three Horses on the
Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad.

broken trolley wire on tho Brooklyn and
Jamaica Electric Railroad was responsible for
the killing OF three horses on Wednesday
night. Tho accident occurred near the Brook.
lyn terminus OF the road. at Broadway and
Fulton street. ut about Tx o'clock. William
Grlmms. n Woodhaven farmer. was on his way
to market In his wagon. to which two fine
horses wero attached. Just MS they were cross
ing tho railroad track both horses suddenly
staggered and fell to the ground side by side
Mr.. Grimms jumped of tho wagon and was
about to disentangle the entangled harness
when he discovered that u broken electric
wiro had come In contact with the animals and
was discharging its deadly current into their
ing to disengage tho wagon from the PROSTATE
horses. a. one-horse car on the Cypress Hi!
road. which uses portion Of the same trucks
horse attached to It shared the fate OF tho two
others. 1t touched tho broken electric wre
and fell as II 1t had boon struck by lightning.
There wero only few passengers on tho car.
They made haste to get out Of tho way Of tho
loose wire.
turned of. 1t WINS then found that the three
horses had been killed outright Mr.. Grimms
valued his horses at $3.50 and will sue the COM
papy for their loss. Tho car horse was worth
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FRLENDLESS IN HIS RELIGION.
A ChristInnlzed Jew Escapes by Suicide
From His Loneliness.

"A Snf1ou0nlze0 Jew Escapes Oy SuAcl00
From His Loneliness.
II. NJ Wilson. an insurance agent, hired q
room in the Grand Central Hotel on Wednes-
day afternoon. When Mary OConnor n cham
bcrmaid went to it to put 1t in order at about
3 A. NJ. yesterday. he luy dead on tho bed with
O revolver in his right hand. Blood had coag-
ulnted on his mouth. whore he shot himself.
On sheet OF the hotel paper were these words:
Tired OF life. No friends. no nothing. Plant
mo anywhere you please. My judge will Judge
S1oPM" 49, '"
On another sheet was: Send for tho Cor
oner." A pawnticket for $40 lent on q seal
skin sacque. and dated Oct. z. and $1O.75 were
found in his clothes.
Wilson was formerly the agent Of the PEG;
pies Mutual Ltfo Insurance Company and
other insurance concerns. but subsequently he
held only small commission from tho United
States Mutual Accident Association. About
vasser for Rosenberg Il Reibstein. cloakmukers
at 1876 East Broadway. but was discharged at
the end of two days. ostensibly for using
threats because his salary was withheld as no
had taken no orders He Is said to have brought
suit and recovered SIS.
Wilson was once q jew, but had become q
convert to Christianity. The lack Of friends al
luded to in the note explaining his suicide.
him. and no Christians took their places Tho
loss Of his vito three months ago added to his
Coroner MESSENGER ordered the body to be
sent to the Morgue preparatory to burial In
paupers grave.
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SPLENDID NORTHERN LIGHTS.
Some Recent Displays OF Aurora Borealis
In the Far Northwest.

EDMONTON. N. W. T.. Sept. 26.-The northern
| lights have been uncommonly fine and bright
| here for some weeks and tho wise ones say
| that we shall have q long, sharp winter.
| others hold that the aurora dances only when
| cold spell is breaking UP In the north and
| that wo may expect mild weather 30 long as
| they arc active. But whether the prophets
| say warm or cold. tho people arc saving wood
| Just the same and arc not taking any chances.
Last winter the mercury dropped to 4O' below
zero and we don't propose to DO left out In the
cold in consequence Of any northern lights.
On the night OF Aug. 80 there was remark
able outburst Of polar lights that intensified
| until. at 2 o'clock next morning. more than
| half OF the sky was filled with them. pccul-
iarity Of this display was that the arch was
| lifted 30 high and tilted. on our side Of the
| EARTH so far southwark that 1t was soon not to
| be an arch but an immense circle. girdling the
northern hemisphere. with its axis somewhere
along the Mackenzie In other words. tho
electrical core or magnetic pole. seemed to
have shifted down until 1t was comparatively
near us. good many people imagine tho
north pole and the magnetic pole to be tho
same. but this is not the case: and IN this
now is oseiilating westward again. whctherit
BEEN repoteI Ths View s' embrneoa not only
the half CIRCLE that forms an arch In our lnti
tude. but 20 degrees or 20 degrees Of tho other
three: iolrths Of the eiree we're visible This
slowly changed. however. as II the ring Of
until at length the band OF streamers passed
overhead and moved u little SOUTH. 80 that 1t
must have bcen wrapped around the globe at
latitude SO degrees or 30. Surprising It to have
have given the ring q circumference OF 1900
miles. but It was doubtless larger. for 1t
seemed Of an immense height. the pulslng fires
appea.rinE almost t. leap up to or to rain down
heaven for q time the band broke into clouds
and reced ed toward the north.
A few nights ago an uncommonly brilliant
s6Sy urs 1ss fly sr Ss
the night and on the following evening were
still there, sh9wing themselves before the
wS se was daES WneTe the rays them
fed. and the still forest stood out against It In
black silhouette. These rays frequently shot
TO the zenith and. az thcy rolled together.
ty s iDaeed thattSe spear y. of odin
end the clubs Of the frost giants were bran
dished above the domes Of Walhalla in despair
Il the fires Of mundane destruction were
glow at the northern horizon. glare as Il tho
Ing lava was surging out Fol. q time during
the display portions Of q double, orch were
seen, two segments. Of pole fire pushing out be-
the main arch and eft being ABB
miles long and hundred Of miles high. spang!ed
with stars. its green and blue and golden
and tossed and rolled from side to Side d in the
ed sail Of the earth ship neutrality-suspicious.
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VIEW THROUGH THE pAR1oRs.

Mremen Sullivan and Coleman. each armed
Ge p the Steps ana cot
TIC small balcony III front Of tho pqrler Win.
dows. In the mean time tho woman had taken
MSss* ,sE s ss S M
Capt. Shay shouted to her to work her way
to the very edge q tho Tind9W and nd t. cling
ana Caught m te ms
bS u sfs 9on
window abo.SyS "gt Of which tn. Az was iaiTiy
vent and Caught tho woan. who Ieoked as
had followed. and he took the women when lis
te whero stood an the
As M s9ko? asy sha Hs stSS sr ar1s
MI Van to ken Sse n
XnSie e Grans. Mrs: Bel %onta maid. was also
S %as hS ss F ss sas
cut eI e Hs. hair
tered. but she wasn't badly hurt All tho other
servants ,wero in tho basement except tho
nurse giri: who was out with the two children
Mrs belmont was In her room In the 9, rear on
the second HOOr. -Wnen Fno saw SMOKE curl
loading e the fail and q gust q hsme CON
bpt not I before her R hair had been
the window OF her room. and got out upon the
r9R
Pierreponts house. which adjoins the Cutting
the window q that house and hurried out TO
time tim T to get q wrap to Throw about her.
Two alarms had been sent In for the fire. and
there wore any number Of engines pumping
there were no more persons In the house they
began TO lug lines OF hose into the building:
the two adjoining buildings. and in half an
hour after the alarm had been sent In tho fire
had been drowned out.
When Mrs belmont learned that every ono
had escaped she began to think OF the valua-
bies, which she lad been forced to leave be- s;
hind. A small safe In her room contained all
her iewelry. worth half q million dollars or
more. At a quarter past IL she asked TO be al
lowed to enter the house. being unable to bear
Tho any SnEs assss s w e.. ~
Thirtieth street station led the way. 2rs.
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LILLIAN sCoF1ELD As LANDLADY.


Her Tenants Say that She Takes Their
Money and Then Eersecntes Then.
Mrs. Lillian Scofleld. at whose house at Sixth
avenue and Twentieth street Broker Hatch
lost his life. has again become subject Of
police attention.
Mrs. scoheld. under tho name Of Mrs. Aims
worth. hired the house at 12O West Fortieth
street some months ago. and lets It out in
suites Of furnished apartments BY the month.
Capt Reilly's attention has been invited sew
eral times to her queer methods by persons
who have hired apartments from her. The
complaints wero that Mrs. Scofleld always got
her rcnt in advance. and then adopted tactics
that forced tho tenants to leave.
Tho complaining tenants said that Il virtu-
ally amounted to a swindlo. After they had
been in the house few days. they said. Mrs.
Scofleld would fasten the front door so that
they could not get in at night. She refused to
give them night keys. The hot water would
be mysteriously cut of when it was most
needed. and the gas wouldn't burn properly.
A lot OF other petty annoyances would ensue.
SuPns pnht that rendered seep mpes
sibe. The tenants insisted that all these an
noyaneSss We're Part Ct .. , deliberate plan to
tenants to leave before the month was up.
Mrs. Scofeld always refused, to, return any Of
the rent money and haughtily declined to
The tenants begged Capt Reilly to assist
them to got their rent money back. He told
them that 1t was not a case for police inter-
out OF the precinct. but he cannot. She insists
that there is no foundation for the complaints.
perfectly respectable and legal way. Those
who have gone to tho police with. stories. she
thinks. have been actuated by malice.
About Q year ago. when Mrs. scoleld lived in
a fiat in Capt Cross's precinct, she complained
to the police that the, other tenants were max
ing her life unbearable by prosecutions. She
said they made all sorts OF noises late at night
over her head. SO that she could not sleep. and
shouted down the air shaft repeatedly. WHO
hard time Of 1t until she moved away.
The last complaint against Mrs. Scoield was
made to Sergeant Sheldon few days ago by q
man and wife who moved to the st. Cloud
Hotel They stuck the month out, rather than
give up the S65 they had paid in advance. They
unpleasant experiences as were crowded into
that tumultuouS month.
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Another Big Yankee Clipper.

There are now three giant Yankee clipper
ships afioat that beat any foreign craft
moulded in wood. The last and smallest Of
the trio. the Susquehanna. arrived here In bal
last on Wednesday from Bath. where she was
launched from the ship yard Of Arthur seweu
AGO. on Sept. II. Tho SusQuehanna measures
2744 tons, Is 2734 feet long. 49, feet beam.
Like her sister ships the Rappahannoek and
the Shenandoah. she is named after an Ameri-
can, river. She will load with 1000 tons Of gem
eral cargo for San Francisco. The Shenan-
donh is the largest sailing vessel. except the
fve:masted steel French ship France. In the
on her way from San Francisco to Havre Tho
Rappahnnnock measures 1904 tone She Lett
Liverpool for San Francisco on July 70.
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RAILROAD SMASH-UP.
F1fty.Ave Cars Wrecked on tho Albany anA
Susquehanna-An Engineer Killed.

B1NaHAMToN. Oct S.-A fatal wreck occurred
on the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad.
shortly before 1 o'clock this morning. at what
is known as Dyes Switch. twelve miles east OF
this city. The road at this point makes a sharp
curve into cut Tho second section Of train
No. 49, local freight made up at Oneonta.
was coming east in charge Of Conductor Peter
Harrison. and was making this curve at the
rate Of about twenty miles an hour. When the
train reached the switch the locomotive jump
ed the track. Engineer James Patterson Of
Oneonta blew the signal for down brakes.
Fireman George Bowers OF Oneonta jumped
and sustained a fracture Of the left leg ut tho
ankle. Ho was also cut about the face and
body: The engineer remained in the cab and
was killed.
Joseph Lynch OF this city. a brakeman on the
pusher. had been dropped off his engine a
to this city. He jumped. after the fireman:
His right leg was broken below tho knee and
he was also cut and bruised about the face and
to the throttle and gave the sigma! for down
brakes but the cars kept crcwding into the en-
CINE. Patterson's mangled body was pulled
from under his engine some hours after the
accident. Both TRACKS were blocked. Fifty
Ave cars were mixed up in the wreck. The
damage will amount to over $150.OOO
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A Cable Car D..he. Into . Crowd.

KANSAS CITY. No.. Oct 8-The carnival OF
tho Priests Of Pallas. which began last night
with procession Of illuminated floats. was
marrcd by an accident at Tenth and Main
streets. whore thousands Of people were as
sembled to witness the parade. A Tenth street
cable car became unmanageable and ran
OF Troop /. First Cavalry. from Fort Leayen-
worth. had his left side crushed. and is IN u
negro. sustained fatal fracture Of the skull !;
Richard Wooden. Ordnance Sergeant, Troop I,
First Cavalry Fort Leavenworth. had his right
leg broken: Private A. L. Lewis OF the same
troop had his shoulder fractured. and Corporal
Norlan. Of tho Same troop received serious in
broken. and twenty others were more or less
seriously injured.
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MRS. BELMONT BURNED OUT.
SHE ESCAPES ny AN EXTENSION INTO
a NEIGHBOHS WINDOW

Her Jewel Snre Spared ny the Flames That
Wrecked Mrs. Hayward Cuttings House
"A Servant Girl tIings 20 window Cor.
nsce Until Taken Down by Ftrensen.
When Mr.. August Belmont and his family
returned to tho city for tho wintor from their
Long Island summer home they went to live
in tho house Mt 10l Fifth avenue. which Mr..
Belmont Ind leased from Mrs. Hayward Cut
ting already furnished Tho house had stood
vacant ever since 1t was remodelled and re-
furnished a year ago. It Is three story and
basement brown stone. between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. It has q frontage OF
25 feet on Fifth avenue and depth OF 90 foot
On the first floor are the parlors, three in num-
Der. with the dining room in the extension In
the rear. The middle. or pink parlor as It is
called, is lighted by skylight which opens
into an airshaft that extends from the roof
down to the parlor ceiling. with windows on
every floor.
The Bclmonts took possession on Sept 1.
All that they brought with them for the house
we're few paintings their plate and personal
effects. Shortly after taking possession Mr..
Belmont went South. leaving Mrs. Belmont
and the two children. Raymond. aged z. and
August. Jr.. aged s. There were nine servants
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MADISON Wis. Oct a-Detective Nolan OF
Albany. N. u. has arrived with extraditon pa
pors for tho transfer to New York State OF
George W. Post, alias George W. Stone. George
W. Hill. W. II. Baker. md W. C. Baker. who is
wanted in several parts OF the country for
confidence operations. This is tho man who
cont =. Richardson Of Jacksonville. H.. WAS
robbed Of $1,000 in May. 1881 He will be
turned over. however. 70 tho New York author
out of S10,OOO. Post has been throwing money
n every direction. and was very popular with
Madson and PS Post Will be keld Until i he FP ps
turns.
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THE YORKTOWN SETS SAIL.
or for Chill, It Il Said, without Her Fail
Complement OF Men.


Complement OF Men.
The United States cruiser Yorktown sailed
away from her moorings at the foot OF East
Twenty sixth street shortly after O clook yes
terday afternoon. She is fitted for three
years cruise. and her destination is valparai-
80. Chill. The first stop will be made at 81.
Thomas Island. which Commander Evans ex-
poets to reach in five days. The trip to VAL
paradise will probably occupy forty-five or fifty
days.
:. 1t was learned yesterday afternoon that tho
Yorktown left with twenty-five men short.
That was the statement one Of the sailors
Wednesday night reporter talked with sew
eral Of the seamen and one OF them said theY
were waiting then for more mon. He said
eight had come from the Vermont on Wednes-
day and fourteen more were expected yester-
day from the Minnesota.
!, The policemen on duty at the the pier stated
that he had not seen any body Of new men ar
rive. yesterday. He. saw q machinist waiting
on the pier, who, had just arrived from New
London. This Is the man who Commander
Evans said he was waiting for:
About half an hour aftor the Yorktown got
away IN employee of Lord Il Taylor's came
running do IN to tho pier with two large pack:
when informed that the vessel had gone.
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Alta meeting OF the Board OF Fire Commits
sioners yesterday the following delinquent
fremen were fined: George Gausmsnn Of
Hook and Ladder 3. for being absent without
leave on Oct. 3. and Peter J. Wrenn Of Engine
Company 40: for falling to appear On the appa-
fined five days each: Michael B. Koran and
John McGarrick. both Of Hook and Ladder il.
were fined two days each for neglect OF dutyS
William II. Wooley OF Engine 20 was fined tho
same amount for being absent without !eav4
on Oct. 4. and Edward Gallagher Of Engine q
leave for three hours on Sept ~. =
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in the house. but they were all women.
Yesterday morning the parlor maid went into
the middle or pink pnrlor to clean the chande-
liers. The gauze which had been hung
to prevent the rough finished walls from
collecting dust was still hanging. She
lighted a gas Jet In the south wall. A
little after IL o'clock she was called from
the room. moment later the house
was roaring furnace. Nobody knows exact
ly how 1t all happened. but Fire Marshal
Mitchell thinks that when the servant left the
room gust Of wind entered. blowing the
gauze on tho wall into the burning gas jet.
The rest then was inevitable. owing to the M
ture OF the furnishings. The flames envel-
oped the three parlors. burst through the sky
light and went soaring up the airshaft quicker
than 1t takes to tell it, spreading upon the two
upper stories.
At :25 o'clock a passer by'noticed smoke
pouring from third story window. He ran
to the corner OF Eighteenth street and sent
in an alarm. and when Engine IA got around
the corner from Eighteenth street smoke was
pouring out in clouds; woman had her
ep her knees sa and esnns
black smoke Capt; Shay shouted to Firemen
their scaling ladders. but before his men could
get of the engine the woman had been forced
HH h shs s ts H to
Jump: Then. to make doubly sure. he ordered
the life net to be spread.
swarmed In Fifth avenue and gazed at tho
SseH on nF Ps eF re all ss pssP Ss
the rattle q the Are apparatus and the thick
t black smoke. Broadway. far above Twenty
clans OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel deserted their
comfortable seats and dashed down to the fire.
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A Ciereymau's House Robbed.

NYAcK. Oct. ga bold robbery was COM
mitted at Sparkill last evening at the house OF
the Rev. DR.. Church. Secretary OF the New
York State Temperance Society. While the
Doctor and his family We're enjoying the even
ing quietly In the sitting room some ono en-
tered the upper, apartmcnts by msans OF the
valuable gold watch. costly diamond ring. q
mosaic pin manufactured expressly for her In
Venice. and other valuables amounting TO q
horse from, the premises. All this occurred
before clock.
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co1oRED DELEGA TIES COMPLAIN,
Impossible for Them to Obtain Hotel or Res
taurnnt Accommodations.


WASHINGTON. Oct 8.-The colored delegates
to tho Methodist Ecumenical Conference are
making indignant charges against the restau-
rant keepers Of Washington for refusing to
provide for them on account OF their color.
Tho fact that some OF the colored brethren had
been compelled to go hungry yesterday after-
noon was not generally known in the Confer
ence until toward noon.
I'VE ought to have had a resolution on the
outrage" snid one Of her Majesty's subjects to
ono of the colored delegates who suffered from
hunger. I'D leave my hotel or eating house
where they'd treat you SO: I'd sleep in the
street before they should have penny OF my
Ho expressed the unanimous sentiment Of
tho foreign representatives.
Bishop Foster did not care to discuss tho
subject ct this time. but no remarked to re-
porter. We all feel the iniIuity of it."
Friends OF the colorcd delegates comment
hotel Keepers and restaurant proprietors failed
to mako my dist inction between men. save
TINT OF color. They put them all in O bng.
Bishops and criminals. the Lords .auOlnted
ind tho gamblers. shake them up and say they
Whether tho conference will take any action
will depend on tho Business Committee.
through which all matters not on the pro-
not tnlkntivc. so no one can prophesy what they
may do in case u resolution OF censur8 on the
hotel keepers comes up.
To-day most OF tho colored representatives
tool, their MONDAY rofreshmont ut railroad
restayxant. 4 few satlsned their !a.ppetitss
ers whose business IL conducted on street
corners.