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New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
LEGISLATION NEEDED AT ONCE.
PAssAIC VALLEY POLLUTION DISCUSSED AT
MEETING OF NEWARK BOARD OF TRADE.


Citizens of the Passaic Valley urged Governor
Voorhees,. at the Board of Trade meeting in New
ark last night. to call special session OF the
legislature for the purpose of considering the poll
luton Of the Passaic River and adopting bill for
remedying the matter. Governor Voorhees, was
present the meeting.
Joseph Coult, the framer Of the anti-p pollution
bill. was the first speaker After reviewing the
work Of previous commissions he said that po
litcal necessity should sunk into insigniicance
Questions of expense convenience were not to
be considered. The valley was face face with
a great danger, and prudence required prompt and
vigorous action.
Letters read from prominent manufacturers
along the banks of the stream. and Watts
Campbell Il Co.. employing 250 men,, said they
would have to abandon their present location Ii
nothing done. George Brown & Co. said that
stone, The Clark Thread Company wrote that
suit if the conditions We're not remeded r. G;
1snknson formerly president of the Board n3 Of
medately the Passaic Valley would have an cpl
In letter Senator Hudspeth of Hudson County.
said that the pollution of the river had resulted in
of dollars. and being forced to secure another at
great cost. Essex County had slept late; and Hud-
amelioration of the pollution. Hudson County was
not opposed to such legislation, but did not wish
to act blindy in the matter.
Mayor n, Edward kinney Of East Newark said that
President Ballard of the Board Of Works re:
marked that if n special session would not
result in relief 1t would at least result In the
voters being able to put their fingers the men
who opposed the anti-poution bill. A. c. Courier
said that so far as Newark is concerned health
was greater than dollars and cents. He con-
cuded by saying: IF could get you on the river
in rowboat. my dear Governor, you'd make up
your mind in short order
State Senator Thomas n. McCarter, of Essex
County, made vigorous speech Among other
things he said the situation now was different,
and that the bill would be introduced in such a
way take from Hudson County every pretext
of opposition If the bill failed the responsibility
could be fixed
The Republican County Committee tonight
passed a resolution urging the Governor to call an
extra session 1t handed to him personally at
the Board of Trade.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
SAYS INcENDIARIEs BURNED CAR SHOPS.
DESTROYED. AND SUPERINTENDENT
MAKES CHARGES.

Rochester, N Y. April B-The New-York Cen
trail car shops Atlantic and Anderson ayes
East Rochester. were destroyed by fire of mystic
rious origin early this morning. Besides the shops
between fifty and sixty freight cars, some loaded
telegraph poles and nearby outbudings were de-
stroyed. The loss is about s50.000. with insurance
about half that
AS to the origin OF the fire, Superintendent West
crvclt said: Evidently set fire.
The night watchman said that when he was maxi
ing his midnight round he found window on the
north side Of the buildings open, and that shortly
afterward the Are broke out.
For the last two weeks the car shops had been
idle. because of strike ong the It's employees
who made demand for an Increase of wages.
One OF the employees this morning said conferences
between committees OF the East Rochester shops
union and committees of the Buffalo repair shops
held Tuesday at Buffalo, and yesterday In
this city, and 1t practically settled to call out
the Buffalo next Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
SAY PRISONER is BRODIE'S- son.

Michael O'Connor saioonkeeper AT No. lol East
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS y-frst-st.. appeared before
Magistrate Hogan in the Harlem police court, yes
terday morning complainant against man. who
gave his name as George Richardson The detec-
ttves say he Is Steve Brodie. son OF the bridge
Jumper.
Fster vere in his place last Saturday. u hile they
were there he had occasion 70 go into the next
room and as he did So closed the door of safe
behind the har containing about 81 but did not lock
r. When he returned the two young men had
gone so had the money.
Richardson said that Senator Tim SulilNen was
his guardian. He held FOR examination TINS
morning
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
SAYS SKOOG is NOT DEAD.
PHYSICIAN DECLARES THAT THE BODY
OF THE MAN WHO SHOT HIMSELF
is NOT THAT OF THE COUN-
TERFEITER.

Mystery was added to the suicide Of John Albert
Skoog the counterfeiter. who died In Bellevue Hos
pital on Wednesday morning, when on the night OF
that day Swede appeared at the morgue and
after examining the body. declared that 1t was not
that OF Skoog. Jensen, the counter1elter.
The man said he was a physician. and that he
knew skoog we'll He declared that six months
ago Skoog received an injury to his rGht Knee so
serious that operation had to be performed 4 ne
doctor performed the operation successfully. Inc
knife he asserted. had left scar on the rght
knee.
When the physician looked at the right knee OK
the body at the morgue he said:
THAT isn't Skoog's body
John Ross the attendant said: Everybody says
1t is
1T is not. I knew Skoog well and saw him
often" Ross SAYS the doctor declared Il operated
on that right knee and there should be a scar
there If that were Skoogs body. You don't see
any there. do you?'
Ross admitted he could not see scar there. and
the man said the body certainly not that OF
the counterfeiter. He went away without appear
ing further interested.
Chief Hazen declared there could be no mistake
in the identity of the dead man. and that the body
was beyond doubt that of John Albert Skoog. the
counterfeiter. In company with Ernest Lunogren'
a Swedish lawyer. Chief Hazen yesterday visited
the morgue and again examined the BODY, COM
pairing identifying marks on it with those set forth
In prison record just received from the Chief of
Police of Stockholm. Sweden. and from a prison
where Skoog had served a sentence OF SIX years.
description in the record fitted the body TO the
In addition to this, Chief Hazen made known
that Skoog in an interval of consciousness before
he died admitted his identity to Lundgren he
admitted that he was John Albert Skoog. and that
he rad made the counterfeit 1co-kroner notes on
the Bank of Sweden and the 5O-kroner notes on
':s skoogs % sister Mrs. Gustave Carlson. of Elm:
H. called at p the sod I the last ea dgn msn a
that of her brother.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
THE PILLOWCASE HIS SAFE.
A HUSBANDS CARELESS PLACE OF DEPOSIT FOR
TIDY SUM EMPTIED INTO AIR
SHAFT BY HIS WIFE.

Henry Brulatour. speculator who lives in an
apartment house No. 100 West observation-disclosures
flrst-st.. placed 500 in bills in pillowcase on
Tuesday night He forgot to tell his wife. and the
morning Mrs. Brulatour shook the pillowcase
out of window which opens upon an airFhaft
By the time her husband recalled the money II had
disappeared from the Tagging of the airshaft where
IL had fallen.
Brulatour questioned the janitor, James h. Butler
Butler said he noticed small boy running out of
the basement In the morning. but could not identify
him. The janitor sent his helper. Thomas Francis,
a mulatto boy, to Police Headquarters TO make a
complaint Francis wore clothes. new oxford
ties and pearl colored derby hat Detective-Ser-
geants Wakefield and Burke remarked these un-
usual evidences of prosperity. and. after seeing
Brulatour. the policemen began searching inquiry.
at the close OF which Butler and Francis confessed
20 having appropriated the money. Francis ad-
mitted that his spring rament represented part of
the s27G The detectives searched the cellar and
found si5 jammed into the cracks of the airshaft
walls and $50 In old trunk. These sums. together
with what found In the pockets of the man and
boy. made total OF s242 recovered. At the Centre
ST. court yesterday Butler and Francis were held
for trial.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
A GRATUITOUS POLITICAL ArrAcr
COMMENT BY FRIENDS AND OPPONENTS r,o~
ITS UTTER ABSJRDIrY

The circulation OF the story that Frank,, ~.
phy IN the event Of his being elected C,ov.r,o- :.
->e"-Jersey, mas onered to pay the sro Aoo .
year salary OF the Office to the Republican s,.,.
committee. more than likely will have ,ba ar..
emphasizing the beliefHn its utter absurdisr ~
ertheless IL is one OF those gratuitous sa,da,. -
private character and integrity which reson.N,
cans 1or 1usuncation OF or apology for ira Nv.
mugaton- The natural questions. after read;ns ~.
story, are Where did this falsehood coma 80.
and, Who is its author? Certain it il ,b,. ~.
Murphy would be unable to answer either o,ss,ioa
and no one who knows him will believe tina, n. -.
ever made the offer which is attributed "a ,,
In Newark yesterday Mr. Murphy's partisan ,-,-s
expressed unreserved Indignation at this sss3z,
and unsustained attack upon him. and a nurh.- IS
his Democratic opponents did not hesitate 70 49,
known their regret that any member Of their nar,
should resort TO political tactics which 70 saw ~
ieast' We're reprehensihle. 1t is significant thar No
member of either political party could be found -
would acknowledge that he believed the story ~
fact. the PRONUNCIATION of il afforded a number =,
reputable men in both political parties the onno-
tunity TO speak earnestly of Mr. Murphy's sterl,n,
reputation as an individual and OF the manIin.ss
which has marked his political career
For instance, Republican who is in close touc,
with the political situation in Essex County as well
as IN all parts of the State. said that such attacks
as that mentioned above would have no effect wha,
ever upon the opinion OF respectable citizens any
Essex County. he said. would at the proper time
Wheei INTO a solid line in the State convention fo-
MI. Murphy for Governor Naturally a man who
had peen so conspicuous in political life and as a
party manager as Mr.. Murphy had been could not
IAN 10 arouse some antagoniSm in his party hrIt
~ was remarkable that there had been so little NJ
IT, and in the end, If Mr.. Murphy should be nomi
mated Tor Governor II would be found that he had
received more Democratic votes than Republican
scratches, II was entirely safe to say that every
tning IN the Republican party in Essex County was
running smoothly. and the news from South Jersey
-Wnere 1t has been said there disaffection-as
well as from every part Of the State favora Die
10 the nomination of Franklin Murphy for Governor
Another Republican, after expressing his indigns
tlon IN terms and saying that man who knew
Mr Murphy would believe that ne had made any
such offer as that attributed him said that after
this he would be surprised to see a story nt,h
lished to the effect that Mr. Murphy had offered in
case OF his election to have the State Capitol cur
up into sptnters and TO present them to those who
voted for him souvenirs that he had pledged
himself TO take the revenues from the corporations
from the State treasury and give them to the
Morris Canal. ~
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
SAYS SHE HAD HIN ARRESTED FALSELY.
BOARDING HOUSE MISTRESS wITHDRAws CHARGE
OF THEFT AGAINST HER MANAGER.

BOARDING HOUSE MISTRESS wITHDRAws CHARGE
OF THEFT AGAINST HER MANAGER
William Buck twenty three years old. formerly
valet In the employ of Craig w. Wadsworth, was
held in s5oo bail by Magistrate Zeller In the
Yorkville Court yesterday morning The charge
against Buck grand larceny. The complain
ant was Mrs. Marie Davioud, who keeps a boarding
house at No. 10 East Twenty-seventh-st SIX
weeks ago she employed Buck as her manager
She alleged that April l6 Buck took four trunks
containing her wardrobe
Mr.. Davloud in the afternoon told Elias j. Levy
a lawyer that she had made false complaint
against Buck. She said that the man had not
taken the trunks away surreptitiously, but that
she had given him permission to take them because
she had been threatened with dispossess proceed
ings Mr. Levy took the woman to court again
and led her before Magistrate Zelcr. The latter
said. after hearing the story: ,
Why madam. you are deliberate perturer
You ought 20. be sent TO prison Think OF the the
position in which you have caused an innocent
man be placed, You could be locked up Tor
having him falsely imprisoned rms is OUT
raEsouS,'
Buck was discharged. He made no protest
against the conduct OF the woman and would not
press a complaint against her Mrs. oaVioud was
much crestfallen she walked out OF court
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
HORSEWHIPPED BY YOUNG WOMAN.
FLORIDA PosTMIsTREss REsENTs AsPERsIoNs
4 SALESMAN.

FLORIDA POSTMISTRESS RESENTS ASPERS1ONS
By SALESMAN
Seville. Fla. April II (SpeciaD.-D. Kahnweiler.
travelling SALESMAN for Savannah house has
been publicly horsewhpped here by Miss Juanita
Prevatt postmistress at this place. and comely
and much respected young woman. The affair has
created tremendous stir. not alone from the
prominence of the parties. but on account of the
sensational manner in which the whipping was ad
mnistered. Kahnwsller while in Seville last year,
is alleged TO have made a disrespectful remark
a bout Miss Prcvatt After his departure she was
tnid Of the remark, and quietly determined that
she would personally punish him for his offence,
and awaited her opportunity.
On Monday Kahnweiler arrived here She kept
him shadowed until Tuesday. when he began to
call on houses in his trade Shortly after noon he
went into store of J. C. Robinson and began
showing his samples. Miss Prevatt walked into
the store and Selling a convenient buggy whip.
began to rain blows upon his shoulders. face ana
neck. bringing the blood. The startled VICTIM
finally wrenched the whip from her grasp. Miss
Prevatt then coolly informed him Of the remark
and when he denied his guilt she called witness
who was near. The young salesman lied from the
town by foot. ordering team to oVertake him on
the road with his sample cases
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
BODY OF MISSING NAN FOUND.
HE MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED FROM
ELIzABErHPoRT ON FEBRUARY o.

dore F. Crowell, a veteran of the Civil War, was
found this afternoon tightly wedged between the
piles that support Pier of the Jersey Central
Railroad coal wharf at Elizabethport.
Crowell, who WIS carpenter. employed at Lewis
Nixon's shipyard. strangely disappeared on Feb
ruary % last. There rumors at the time of
foul play. and the police arrested William Cron
a watchman at the New-Jersey company's dry
dock, who had been In Crowelrs company IT
said. the day he disappeared Cron, the
police were informed had said he saw Crowell
jump overheard. but he denied this statement
After being locked up for some days CTon was re-
leased. and is still attending TO his duties
Crowelrs body taken to Schmidts morgue
Elzabethport where examination OF II Will De
made by County Physician WeStcOtt The dead
sixty years old. and member OF DahI-
gren Post No. 25. G. A. r.. of this city He nVed
at No 1863 I.ivingston-st and leaves a widow. two
and daughter
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
HEINzEs NAY GO TO COURT.
REPORTED PLAN TO ENJoIN THE PROPOSED COP
PER COMBINATION.

Amagamated Copper decidedly weak yes
terday on reports that the Heinzes might appeal
to the courts to restrain the company from pro-
c-eding with the plan take over the Boston
and Montana and the Butte and Boston Ihe
stock sold az low as 12lA, and closed at l2S1s a
net loss for the day of ss per cent. Arthur Z.
Heinze was quoted yesterday saying that the
report that the with which he is identified
would ask for an Injunction was premature, al
though he and his associates. who are interested
in all three of the companies proposed TO be com
bined were considering what action TO take IN
the matter If they decide to oppose the consoli-
dation. il is said they will probably adopt the
same general plan of action that pursued by
the minority stockholders Of the American Smelt
ing and Refining Company when they enJoined the
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
CHANGE IN EXPOSITION OPENING.

Buffalo. April 1s.-A change in the programme of
the opening ceremonies of the Pan-American Expo
sition has been announced. due the fact that it
will be necessary for President Mckinley TO touch
the button which will set the exposition machinery
In motion half an hour earlier than heretofore
nounced. On May at 1890 p. m. central time the
President will be In Jsckson. Miss. and at that
hour q 20 p m. Buffalo time) he will touch the
electric button starting the machinery and will
ns1 on,,ion fsna on message the public through the
II WAS announced to-day that Lieutena t-C,ov
esnc. woodruff OF New York Will be present on the
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
GIRLS DID NOT GO TO WORK IN SILK MILL
CAME FROM SCRANTON TO PATTERSON LOOKING
FOR EMPLOYMENT

Paterson. April IS (SpeciaD.-Nineteen girls ar
rived in this city this morning expecting TO to
work at Frank & Dugans silk mill. where strike
is in progress. They from Scranton in
charge of Joseph Dcher. They understood that
the strike here had been settled and as they were
out OF work being on strike themselves. they con-
cluded to take advantage of the offer made by
Frank & Dugan.
The pckets at the mill met the girls from Scran-
ton and told them that the strike was still on.
The girls said that they had been deceived They
left for New-York the next train. They said
that fifty girls from Scranton were preparing
TO follow them. A telegram sent to Scranton
warning these fifty that the strike is still on in
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
FOR AND AGAINST HARLEM TUNNEL.
SOME BRONX PROPERTY OWNERS DESIRE IT.
OTHERS DON'T.

The Rapid Transit Commission yesterday after
noon gave the second hearing In week 70 Bronx
property owners who spoke for and against pro-
posed change in the plans of the board from
tunnel under the Harlem River at One-hundred-
and forty -hrstst. and Lenox-ave. 10 bridge ana
an elevated railroad to the east side Of The Bronx
About one hundred and hfty business men and
property owners OF the East Side were present
The petition change the plans Of the Rapid
Transit Board in that part Of the city recies that
the Rapid Transit Commission by building
bridge instead Of a tunnel at One-hundred and
forty-frst-st. and Lenox-aye.. and prolonsng this
the other side OF the Harlem by an elevated
structure through One-hundred- CON
Meeting with existing elevated lines on the East
Side can save 10000 which could be devoted TO
extending the city's elevated road along Jerome
Fordham Road Those present appeared to
be equally divided for and against the petition
G.. II Huss said that he doubted, even In case
the scheme met with the approval of the com
mission, whether the Secretary of War would grant
permission for another bridge to be thrown across
the Harlem River to the one proposed
for One-hundred- a nd-forty -ninth-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
DEyEcTrrE MILLS NAN AT TRENTON.
HE WAS RUNNING AWAY WHEN THE OFFICER
FIRED AT HIM.

Trenton. April IS (SpeciaD.-John NJ. Gomblow-
ski. alias Joe Smith, of Philadelphia. was ac-
cidentaly shot and killed here this afternoon by
Detective John j. Clancy, of the Trenton police
force. Gomblowsk running away from the de-
tectve escape arrest when the officer fired three
shots to frighten him. One of the bullets struck
Gombowski in the leg and severed an artery: The
detective summoned ambulance and had the in
jured man sent to St. Francis's Hospital Death
from loss of blood resulted in less than half an hour
Clancy says he did shoot with the intention of
hitting Ciomblowski. and was firing at the ground.
Chief of Police Hiner said tonight that he
satisfied that the killing of Gomblowski
cidental, and that the detective would be exon
Grated
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
THE STEAMSHIP MONTEREY LAUNCHED

Philadelphia. April 1s.-The twin screw steamship
Monterey, built for the New-York and Cuba Mail
Steamship Company, was launched to-day at
Crs mps' shipyards. Miss Dorothy Cramp. the ten
year-old daughter of Edwin g. Cramp. named tho
vessel Onicials OF the steamship company wit
messed the launch The Monterey is a sister ship
of the Esperanza. launched two months ago. The
length OF the Monterey the water line is 2l feet
She has a f-foot beam and light draught OF IS
feet with capacity OF 300 tons.
The steamship will have accommodations for
eevensy fret class forty second ca bin and seventy
hve et@ers&c passengers. All the stateroorrs are
above the deck.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
LACK or COMPLAINT FREES EY-CONTICT

William a. Perry, alias George Weeks an ex-
convict who ESCAPED from the Huntsville Tex.)
prison in 1892 and who arrested last week on
a charge Of passing worthless $40 check on Mrs
Annie Debcice a boarding house keeper. of No. 452
Eighth-ave was discharged In the forkviiie court
Yesterday morning by Magistrate Zeller. the
woman refused TO press the complaint. TWO women
ca of whom said she Perry's wife, who ap-
peared I'm court on Saturday. were not present yes
terday Magistrate Zeller told Perry to leave the
State
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
PRINCETON DEBATERS SELECTED.

Princeton April is (SpeciaD.-R S. Steen. Of
Philadelphia W. E Hope. OF New-York, and w.
a Babson. of New-Jcrsey. were chosen the
team OF Princeton debaters which will meet Har-
ward in a forensic contest May 10. To the first
named the Spencer Trask prize OF $50 was awarded.
With the exception of W. A. Babson the team is
the same as that which recently defeated Yale in
debate.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
NEWARK WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.

Minnie Breuninger. twenty-three years DID, COM
mitted suicide at her home, No 13 Lawrence
Newark, by swallowing carbolic acid, early yester-
day morning, dying IN the police ambulance which
was taking her TO ST. James's Hospital Until
year ago she employed in the badge factory of
Whitehead & Hoag. Her right hand was caught in
of the stamping machines and two fingers were
badly crushed that amputatton was necessary.
Her friends in the factory contributed 500 toward
her support and her brothers and friends gave
her money. Because of her crippled hand she was
not able 10 get employment, and her suicide fol-
lnWed
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
CHILD BADLY BURNED AT BOGOT4.

Hackensack. April 1S.-Mary Coulson. six years
old. of Bogota. near this place. was seriously
burned to-day by her skirts catching fire from
bonfire around which she playing her
home. When her clothing took fire she ran 10 the
house of Mrs. Mary Walsh. short distance away.
Mrs Walsh saw coming. and. taking rug from
the floor out to meet her. She eXtinguiShed the
flames with the rug, but the child was fearfully
burned. and may not recover. Mrs. Walsh had her
hands burned In the efforts extinsuish the fire.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
CANDIDATE SELECTS CHAIRMAN

Speaking of the choice of chairman OF the Re
publican State Committee. a Paterson Republican
yesterday requested The Tribune to emphasize
the fact that the selection of chairman was in
variaSly made at the suggestion OF the Republican
candidate for Governor. that privilege being ac-
corded to the nominee of the State convention as
much matter of right s matter of courtesy
AS The Tribune has said the ming of candidates
for the chairmanship is wholly speculative and is
part of the political talk incident an approach
ipyr oicp
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
rHrPcH CORNERSTONE LAYING.

The cornerstone of the Manhattan Congregational
Church. az Broadway and Seventy-sxth-st., is to
he laid with impressive public services on Monday
afternoon at o'clock The walls. except the front
one. are already M about thirty feet but the
front has been held back waiting for the cut
stone II is be of handsomely dressed and carved
white Indiana limestone. The main floor is laid.
and there will he accommodation for large as
semhly. In of rain the exercises will be on
TUESDAY. the hour.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
FIRE DESTROYS JAIL AND CHURCH.

jamestown. N. T.. April 1s-A disastrous fire oc-
CURED Mayville. the county seat Of Chautauqua
County. this morning. The county Jail was de-
stroyed, but the thirty prisoners rescued The
business blocks between the Jail and the Mayville
House were all destroyed, including ST. Paul's
Episcopal Church The total loss will reach SIS 600
the principal business part of the village having
been destroyed.