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New-York tribune., 1902-08-04

Snow started down with the car. AS he reacned
the second floor he startled by cfaSn
against the roof of the elevator Looking up ne
saw the unccnsci. Us and bleeding form OF the poy
living on thf i-on work. ~
Snow stopped the car and cried for assistance.
The boys father had Just come to the eleVatol
shaft to call Paul. and. hearing SHOWS cries, Ts.
Queen assisted by others, removed the iaq; ne
was unconscious, but still breathing. Dr. BroWh1e
H Foreman OF No. 1884 Seventh-ave., the fanny
physician was called. He found the lad sunerIns
from shock internal injuries and severe contuSoIs
bout the head and hands He died at Q 'clock
II is the opinion of Mr.. Mcqueen and the elevator
boy that after leaving the car the lad manassu
in some way to open the door of the elevator smart
and while watching the descending car leaned out
too far, lost his balance and fell
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04

midday TO turn on the 1s1ts; Us
The darkness this morning was NOT cue y III.
Thunderstorm entirely. but also TO the tnch' he9'S
afnosnhere of fog and smoke comblneo- -.
II Eae probably not dark OUTSIDE OF Ine S.Ss,
out of the way OF smoke and fog. We nOttC-u me
same thing other cities when heaNy lIIt nun ~
storm came up. the darkness being cauSeo aISo -
city smoke and fog When you nave ILllch a. o.
rnosphere end q thunderstorm comoineo you ie g.
darEness-that Is the and substance OF 'ne
matter. ,- - 49,, IN
In 70 q m. this morning there had peen no
thS5n16erstorr here to speak of this summer but
al rresen1 the conditions are favorable lor tIuh-
1ere4o~rns oTar this section of the country The
southeast winds kept the temperatur Gown tnis
morning hut the humidity was high. almost 70
satureffor before the storm. At S a. m. the hu-
yntdi-y was 93 and a temperature Of =. degrees
made II very oppressive This is the hlghesl hu-
rnidjfy we have had for some time
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
SANDWICHES SAVE THE DAY.
CoNEY ISLAND AS OPEN AS EVER-No
THIRST UNSLAKED.

CoNEY ISLAND AS OPEN AS EvER-No
THIRST UNSLAKED.
The perennial sandwich worked overtime in
Coney Island yesterday. 1t Captain hnipe's
first Sunday. and in compliance with custom the
fat had gone forth that the island must be closed
tight" Therefore the old sandwiches. with a few
new ones, were impressed and did their duty noby
They of the kind rendered familiar by long
acquaintance rolls and frankfurters.' hot roast
beef with all variations of ham and cheese
The storm In the forenoon caused predictions
that the day would be dull. but the hot weather
following the rain people out of the city, so
Coney Island presented its usual plethoric erect
AS 10 It's quietness ignorant OF the fact that Il
officially declared CLOSED tight would have
said It open" usual The Bowery was
crowded with pleasure seekers pianos ground out
eXecrable raEtime; fddles squealed and comets
bared: "barkers" the alert 10 entrap the
unwary into the shows-in short, Coney Island was
doing business at the old stand,
The drinking places were as busy as usual,
though not many persons danced last night, per-
haps because OF the heat. In places the
sandwiches which constituted the meal with
the drinks rer-oiued the tables through many
changes of --upants others, they were re-
moved with the empty glasses. The walters were
kept busy, ard trade was reported to be In -four
ishinE condition.
At the police station II said arrests had
been made for violations Of the excise law
No every one is serving meals with the drinks.
Nothing doing, said the man at the desk
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
NEWEyGLAHD coTToy HEN TO FIGHT

OPPOSING RAILROADS PLAN TO DISCONTINUE
THROUGH TARIFFS FROM THE SOUTH.
Boston, Aug 3-The cotton brokers have united
with the cotton manufacturers OF New England to
fight the action Of the Boston and Maine and New
York New-Haven and Hartford railroads IN their
plan 10 discontinue the through freight tariffs on
all-raH cotton from Southern points TO New
England mills. call is about to be issued for
meeting of the brokers and mill men for the pur-
pose OF preparing case to be laid before the In
terstate Commerce Commission. The mill as
sert that the railroads have right deprive
them of transportation facilities long available
that the per diem claim of the roads-namely,
that they cannot pay % a day for the use
of foreign because cotton traffic bockades
the cars the mills-is not borne out by facts and
that the object of the roads is compel shipment
of cotton by water in order that they may simply
handle cotton from the wharves the mills, OBJ
tanning their own rates for the business instead
of only a part of the tariff all-rail business.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
BOMBS WORK DISASTER
FOUR SPECTATORS AT ITALIAN Crrp
BRATIoN SERIOUSLY INJURED.

The terrific dynamite explosion which occurr.s
at II 80 O'Clock Saturday night while the Ts,I-
Ians of Mount Vernon and vicinity were ,sl.
brating the feast of Madonna Del Arco with
brilliant display of fireworks, seriously ini,rs5
four spectators and badly frightened three thoD-
sand more who were assembled on grandstand
in North Third-ave. In the crowd on the grand
stand were Mayor Fiske the aldermen and man.,
citizens and their families. invited to witness
the fireworks as guests Of honor The injurs6
were:
Nevs-York iiveryman shoulder and breast sadly nn
HENRY BERG oS tse sa yse4S sad q sS6uS o5 DO . Pearl
DR.. e s NEWELL consGltinE -9 psySieiq1 from Nouns
a piece Of the bomb.
GEORGE RE1DEEs eight & years I'D old son of Ressr
noG; Gi0fDf6 both legs e broken ''''-n' ssr-
arms. hands and face burned
The injured persons are now in the Mount
Vernon Hospital 1t is feared by the physicians
at the hospital that they may have to arnputate
one of the legs of each OF the boys The other
patients are doing nicely
The accident was caused by the prematurs
explosion of large dynamite bomb filed with
colored figures which Sepanto, who was in
charge oS the fireworks, was about TO send into
the sky The makers had timed the fuse TO ex-
plode the bomb at an altitude OF IUU reet. but
il exploded inside of the iron mortar instead
and sent fra gInents flying in the crowd A score
of people who were close to the mortar were
Knocked from their feet and hurled in all direc-
tions.
Sepanto was picked up about thirty feet from
where he was standing when the explosion oc-
Cured The other victims were struck by fy-
ing pieces Of the mortar, which was made OF
heavy iron sewer pipe partly imbedded in the
ground. The fragments nearly severed the legs OF
the two boys. The report Of the explosion shook
the grandStGnd and was heard for miles The GEL
ebratfon broke up in pandernoniun Detective
AtweIl and a squad of police who were on duty
had all they could do TO prevent stampede.
They held the crowd in allegiance with their
nightsticks until the injured were taken out
and sent to the hospital
The committee in charge Of the display
ranged a competition between two firms Of fire.
works manufacturers. It was said yesterday
that one firm, in order to Outdo the other. made
a bomb too large and in consequence it stuck
in the mortar and went of there instead OF ex-
ploding as it was timed to do. in the air The
italians declare that they are not responsible
for the injuries of the spectators They say that
those who were hurt were warned not TO stand
so close.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
REDLSCOHERY OF EROS

Denver Aug 3-Eros. of the small planets or
asteroids of the solar system. was rediscovered
yesterday morning by Professor G.. ]. Lying who
operating the telescope in Chamberlain Oh
servatory. at University Park. Eros was first dis
covered from an impression on photographic
plate exposed by Witt Berlin In 1899 In October
1860. the planet came close enough to the earth So
that II could be observed OFFICIALLY and was visible
for observation until June of last year. when N
again became invisible The temperance OF the
planet has been awaited with much interest bv
astronomers on account of variations in its bright.
desired to explain. ~ was
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
HONE TORN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,
WOMAN UNCONSCIOUS FROM SHOCK
CHURCH LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE SER
VICE Is PROCEEDING.

Plainfeld N J., Aug. S.-A brief, but vigorous
storm visited PIainfeld this morning. A bolt of
lightning struck the home of George Studer,
No. aS5 Arlington-ave, badly shocking Mrs
Studer and doing considerable damage TO prop
erty Mrs Studer was unconscious for some
time after the shock and is still in serious
condition The house was torn from roof to eel
lar and filed with sulphur smoke, but there was
no fire.
Edgar Brokov who was closing a window in
the Park Avenue Baptist Church, near by on
Park-ave. was thrown down He suffered con-
siderably from the shock All the lights IN the
church went out and the building was plunged
An 6orl,nass In the middle of the service The
storm was accompanied by heavy clouds whlcn
made it very dark. The rainfall was great
temporarily flooding the streets.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
TO TRY TO ARBITRATE THE TROUBLE
FIGHT BETWEEN PAINTERS UNIONS BROUGHT
UP AT C F. L. MEETING-DELAYING

FIGHT BETWEEN PAINTERS UNIONS BROUGHT
UP AT C. F. U. MEETING-DELAYING
wADLEIGH HIGH SCHOOL WORK
The question of doing something to stop the fight
between the Amalgamated Painters Society and
the Brotherhood Of Painters which has tied up
work many buildings IN this city, brought
up before the Central Federated Union yesterday
by School Commissioner Samuel B. Donnelly, dele
gate OF Typographical Union No. G. Mr.. Donnelly
said that the fight injuring the cause of labor
here similar fights of unions had done in other
cities.
The public" said Mr.. Donnelly, rs strongly in
te-ested in the state of affairs at the Wadleigh
High School, where all work is tied up by fight
between the two unions of painters Every effort
made to bind the contractors to have the
school finished by September g. 1t viii not be fin
ished by that time and the plans for finding
commodation for three thousand school pupils VIII
be upset"
Mr.. DonneIly said he spoke to one Of the dele
gates of painters union involved In the dispute.
He told by this delegate that the dispute.
whatever ii was would have to be Fought out II
twelve thousand children were deprived OF school
accommodation. -, .., -.
'It must be remembered continued Mr.. Don
nelly that the building committee of the School
Board is cheesepsring concern II has always
After some discussion it was decided on the
vice of Mr.. Donnelly that the Amalgamated
Painters Society," the BrotheThoou oi falhters ana
the Building Trades Council should be requested
10 appoint conmittee to arbitrate the trouble In
the interest of ORGANIZED labor II was also decided
that Sheriff o. f3rien former president Of the Cen
tral Federated Union should be asked to be the
bearer OF the request for arbitration-
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
cAyADA-cAPE TOWN LINE PLANNED.

FORMER GOVERNMENT MAY SUBSCRIBE MONEY
TO FOSTER TRADE WITH AFRICA.
johannesburg Aug. 3-While giving testi-
mony before the Trade Commission, Mr.. Jardine,
Commissioner of the Canadian Government. said
Canadian traders could not compete successfully
in South Africa until such time as q direct
steamship line between South Africa and Can
ada is established. Mr.. Jardine said that If his
report on trade prospects in South Africa was
satisfactory the Canadian government would
be willing TO devote money 10 such purpose
and that he hoped to have a steamship line
running from Halifax to South Africa within
six months.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
HEAT VICTIMS LEAP TO STREET.
CRAZED BY HUMIDITY, MAN KILLS HIMSELF
ANOTHER BADLY INJURED

GRAZED BY HUMIDITY, MAN KILLS HIMSELF
ANOTHER BADLY INJURED.
Unable TO sleep. and. as believed. crazed by
the heat two in different parts of Brooklyn
got up from their beds and jumped out of the
window early yesterday morning. One was
killed INSTANTLY. The other taken to the
Seney Hospital and is in a dangerous condition
James Clark. twenty-eight years old. waiter
Of Stamford, Conn, was sleeping on the fourth
floor OF the Mission Lodging House. No l6 Til
lary-st. Other men in the same room heard
him complaining of the heat, and talking inco-
herently during the night. About D O'Clock he
got UP and went 10 the window and, after stand
ing there few minutes, climbed out on the fire
escape and leaped to the street. IL was a fall
Of seventy feet and when the ambulance sur
eeon arrived Clark was dead. His skull had
been smashed like an eggshell
Patrick Manning, forty years old, jumped
from the second story window Of his home at
No 44o Twentieth-st,, about o'clock He had
been overcome with the heat on Saturday after
noon, and was taken to his home. He began to
moan toward morning, and his wife got up 10
get him some ice water. While she was out OF
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
DARKNESS RECALLS MURDER.

ON DAY LIKE YESTERDAY NJ. c D. ROR-
DEN's BUTLER WAS SHOT.
The intense darkness of yesterday recalls the
mysterious murder that was perpetrated at the
house of NJ. c. D. Borden, of No. 25 West Fifty
sixth-st- during a similar period of darkness
May %. 1895.
At about 130 p. m. that day, when the city
was still darkened result of a violent rain
storm, Ferdinand Harris, a negro butler in Mr.
Bordens home. shot by two unknown men
in the long narrow hall leading from the kitch-
en- to the basement entrance. He had gone to
answer the bell
Four shots were fired and the servant died in
q few minutes. The murderers were never
caught, nor was it ever determined what the
motive of the crime was The darkness made
their escape easy
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
CHOLERA IN PHILIPPINES.
MANY DEATHS IN THE PROvINCES-ToTAL
CASES PLACED AT TwENTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND.

Manila Aug 3.-While cholera is decreasing
in Manila, the reports received from the prov
inces show large number of cases and deaths
Last Saturday there were 60o cases and 90
deaths from cholera in the provinces Since the
outbreak of the epidemic there have been
throughout the archipelago a total of 21,4OS
cases of cholera and 161O5 deaths. 1t is be-
lieved that many cases were not reported. and
the total number of cases is estimated at 2S.OOo-
Forty-eight Americans and eighteen Europeans
have died in Manila since the outbreak.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
WIRES SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.

At the Western Union office last evening it was
said that there had been q slight damage TO the
wires between Jamaica and Babylon in the Storm
but all offices had been reached at the usual sun
day hours between and 6 o'clock. There was also
a little break between Port Chester and Bridgeport
on the Eastern line. Outside of that no damage
was done. There storm UP the stare.
At the Postal Telegraph Cable Company the Ilsnt
wire chief said the wires were IN a PAD stldPe
around Baltimore, where there had been severe
storm The company, however. had comInunlca-
wise by the storm
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
DOMINION CONPANT At WORK.
NEw-YoRK MEN LIKELY TO OBTAIN SUBSIDIES
FROM CANADA.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE.

iBY TELEGRAPH TO IHE TRIBUNE
Halifax, Aug. 3.-James G. Cannon. president OF
the Fourth National Bank; Samuel Woolverton.
Thomas Ewing and W. Porter. all OF New-York
who compose the reorganization committee Of the
Dominion Securities Company. arrived in Sydney
by a special train Saturday afternoon They
proceeded TO Louisburg TO examine the terminals
of the Cape Breton Railway Mr. Cannon stated
that the affairs of the company had been salts
factorily settled They examined part of the Cape
Breton Railway. and found everything as repre-
sented He also said: II have documents
purporting TO contain the subsidies from the Do
minion Government, and 1 have not the slightest
doubt that We Will get such subsidies" The party
leaves here for Quebec tomorrow The impression
here is that both the provincial and federal sub
sides in all S. 400 a mile Will be voted to the
pany in view of the rapid construction OF the new
line.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
KILLED IN APARTMENT HOUSE.
BOY LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED ON
TOP OF ELEVATOR

Paul Mcqueen. nine years old. living with his
parents on the fourth floor of the apartment house
at No 2400 SeVenth-ave.. was fatally injured yes
terday by a fall from the fourth floor to the top
of the elevator cage which stood two floors below
According TO the story Of the elevator boy John
Snow Paul got in the elevator on the ground floor
about / o'clock and taken up to the fourth
floor where his parents live. The boy got off. and
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04

BROOKLYN WOMAN COMPLAINS OF MAN
WHO SCATTERED WINE AT DINNER

Mrs. Elizabet Strobel. of No. 37S Van Buren-st
Brooklyn. while dining with her husband at No Al
West Twenty-eghth-st. last night had some wine
spilled her dress. She caused the arrest of one
of three men sitting her. He described him
self John ]. Kelly. of No. 36s West Sde-ave
Brooklyn. The police say there is such avenue
in that borough. The woman manager of the res
taurant says she thinks the three young men are
Wall Street brokers' All three were in evening
dress. They sat Mr.. and Mrs. StrobeI and
had red wine and coffee The young man
who gave his Kelly jokingly spattered
went her dress, and she says she complained to
Kelly who. however, kept with what he con
sidered a joke and did the thing with the
wine Mrs Strobel's dress front was soiled and
she then declared that that "a too much, and her
husband into the street and told Policeman
Mel .oughlin of the West Thirtieth-st station
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
wINDsToRM DOES MUCH DAMAGE.

Niagara Falls. N Y, Aug. 3-A windstorm
struck ST GATHERINGS. Canada, about O'Clock to-
day and did considerable damage, but, so far as
known did nc, case any fatalities. 1t destroyed
a one story house in Lake-st-. blew out one end
of the brick parn Of the Niagara Falls st. Cath-
crimes and Toronto Railroad. picked up freight.
car bodily and dropped it twenty feet from tne
track and scattered telegraph and telephone wire3
about the streets. Several houses were removed
from their founda tions
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
THOMAS KING DEAD.

Elizabeth. y. ] Aug (SpeciaD.-Thomas King
for many years well known dealer in paints at
No. 3S West Thirteenth-st.. New-York died to-
day at his residence, No. 40 Westminister-ave
Elizabeth, after brief Illness He was eighty
three years old He retired from business some
years ago The firm is conducted by his only son.
Thomas L. King. Mr. King was one OF ths
pioneer members CT the Westminster Presbyterian n
Church. of this city.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
J0HANNsOg DEH4NDs INQUIRY.
MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE CRUISE OF THE
BALDWIN-ZIEGLER EXPEDITION

Christiania. Aug. "a dispatch to the Nor
genbladet' from Troms6e, Norway. says that
Captain Johannson. of the America, which ar
rived at Honningsvaag, Norway, on August l.
with Evelyn B. Baldwin, the Arctic explorer.
on board, has asked to be exa mined before
maritime court concerning incidents which oc-
CURED on board the America on the voyage Of
the Baldwin-Ziegler arctic expedition. To this
dispatch the "Morgenbladet' adds that there are
sensational reports in circulation. being TO
the effect that Captain Johannson deprived
Of his command the voyage.
Another dispatch received here from Trons0e
SAYS the pilot of the America has demanded an
inquiry into several mysterious deaths among
those on board the vessel
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04

NEW TRIAL N SNOW BIRD NINE CASE.
Butte Mont. Aug "a dispatch from Helena
saws the Supreme Court yesterday handed down a
decision in the suit OF the Anaconda Copper Com
pany against F. A. Heinze and the Montana Ore
Purchasing Company, in which the plalnti11 sought
to recover title to the Snow Bird Mine. in Butte.
The Supreme Court sustained the contention Of
the Anaconda company and ordered a new trial
In the decision rendered i is held that the lower
court erred in refusing TO allow the plaintiff TO
submit testimony in rebuttal
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
SpIRTTUALISTS AT LAKE PLEASANT

Lake Pleasant. Mass. Aug. 3.-The New England
Spirituast Association opened thirty days ses-
sion here to-day with Il. H. Daley of BROOKLYN
presidng 4 lecture wal given by Albert P Blinn
of Boston, on Immortality and an address by
Mrs Tillie Reynolds, of Troy n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
TREES SUFFER IN BROOKLYN.
MARCoNI POLE STRUCK AT NAVY YARD
SEVERAL WASHOCTS.

MARCONI POLE STRUCK AT NAVY YARD
SEVERAL. WASHOUTS.
Although yesterdays storm in Brooklyn was
the most threatening and severe, from spec
tacuIar point Of view this summer. the damage
done was comparatively slight.
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard the tall mast
which has just been erected a part of the
Marconi system attracted the lightning, and
fifteen feet Of the top pole was broken off.
The electrical apparatus had not yet been put
II place
The fagpole the armory of Troop c. in
North Portland-ave.. was struck and destroyed.
There were washouts at Sixtieth-st and
Eighth-aVe. South Brooklyn, and in Harmon
st. between Knickerbocker and Irving aves-, in
the Eastern District.
Twenty or thirty trees n various parts Of the
city Were struck by lightning and blown down.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
SAY NO UNION MAN HAS RETURNED TO
WORK

shamokin, Penn. Aug Sat a meeting OF the
executive board Of the United Mine Workers held
here reports were received from every local in the
district to the effect that not one member OF the
union has returned TO work since the strike. and
furthermore that they have no intention or doing
officers
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
DANGEROUS MOSQUITO BITES.
FEAR FOR LIFE OF MAN sTI
ON NOSE BY INSECTS.

Perth Amboy, \. j, Aug. 3.-Christian Jensen, a
policeman Of this place is suffering from mosquito
bites. which, physicians fear. will prove serious 1t
was first thought that two bos had gathered on
his nose but the attending doctor diagnosed the
case poison from mosquito bites. Jensen's nose
is three times its natural size fiery red in color
and he suffers great pain.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04

the room Manning jumped out of the front win
dow He was taken to the Seney Rospllal.
where il was said that he was suffering Iron
hraj in
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
CALLED TO PREsBYTERIAN CHrRcH.

South Orange. Aug. (SpeciaD.-A call has been
offered TO the Rev. Robert Hastings Nichols of
Unadilla, N Y. by the congregation Trinity
Presbyterian Church, South Orange. The Rev
ASA Wynkoop resigned the pastorate a year ago
to go abroad for his health.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
TWO DEATHS FROM HUDSON WRECK.

INJURED PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL DOING
WELL
Hudson, n. Y. Aug 3--The people who were in
jured in the collision the Albany and Hudson
Electric Railway last night and are now in the
Hudson Hospital doing well as can be ex-
pected. Marjorie Hoysradt who was killed died in
sight of her mother Miss Hoysradt the ap-
preaching electric car from the rear vestibuIe of
the detained car. which she was a passenger
but caught in the wreck before she could lump
Edward Doyle, a hve-year-old child died in his
fathers arms after being fatally crushed Thou
sands of people visited the wreck to-day.
Miss Hoysradt had number of relatives in this
city Her brother, Sanford G. Hoysradt started
for Hudson early yesterday morning Miss Hovs-
radt. who was seventeen years old. was grand
daughter of the late General Jacob Hoysradt OF
Hudson. and daughter of the late Major Albert
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