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New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
NAN BLOWN IN PIECES
Dynamite Wrecks Toolbor and
Breaks Many WindO1CS.

Donati Vaneti. of Williamsbridge, an Italian
watchman for William Lipps. Williamsbridge con-
tractor was blown into fragments by an explosion
of dynamite last night in Victor-st. near Morris
Park Road. He probably was collecting tools ana
throwing them into a big toolboX alongside the
sewer excavation In which Lppss men have been
laying pipes. 1t is supposed there were dynamite
sticks in the box and that the conclusion Oh the
heavy tools exploded the sticks.
Vaneti's head and trunk were thrown seventy
five feet up the road; his arms were found hun
dred feet away in different directions and one leg
was flung into a vacant lot. hundred feet on VIM
dovs in MANY houses were shattered. Josephine
Giand. daughter of William Gilland' owning Gill
lands Hotel. at Vietor-st. and Morris Park Road.
was flung off her chair while eating supper and
her body was bruised.
The toolbox was blown apart and the tools were
picked up later broken. all about and yards away
from the box. The excavation railings and wood
work were shattered and a hole was torn In the
ground where the toobOX had been ten 1eet deep
and thirty feet in circumference.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
MAN IMPALED ON SPIKE.
Fell from Top of High Pole-Narrow
Escape from Death.

Hampstead, Long Island, July IA (SpeciaD.-
Webb Munson, a lneman of the South Shore
Telephone Company. escaped violent death
here yesterday by almost a miracle. A large
crowd of people saw the accident, and when
the man fell from the top of a high pole at
Main and Fulton SITS. it was expected that he
would be killed instantly when he struck the
81 -ewalk The lineman when he slipped on
the top of the pole turned over three times. and
when within twenty feet of the sidewalk was
impaled on one of the spikes that extend out
from the pole for a few inches.
Munson struck the spike on his elbow, and
the flesh and muscles were ripped to the bone.
The man huns, suspended in midair for several
minutes and with great pluck pulled himself
from the spike and slowly made his way TO the
ground He walked a block To the office of Dr..
II NJ Warner where twenty-five stitches were
taken in the wound He then walked from the
office and rode to FreepOrt.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
HELD FORGED UNION CARD
One of Several Who Voted by Use Of By
Tickets at Election of Sam" Para

Vincent NacCilbray. tventy-eiEht years cd
No. 12S East Fnrty-eiehth ST. was dissdaTgsd to
TOrkville court when arraigned YESTERDAY
charge of having forged card OF the 8us
Union No. ] OF the HoUSesmiths ard Bridge
Union. which he presented at the meeting =
members of the union on Monday evening 2
complainant was the secretary o. the union r.
declared that his name on the ticket was forgi
The secretary told the magistrate that SEA
men gained entrance 70 the recent meeting r
sam Parks was reelected walking delesla
means of spurious cards. and cast uheir voiss
MaCCinbrav told Magistrate MGyo ne nolsl
card for So from a man named Marks. m ii'--
whom he knew % be q member OF me unio- :
supposed it was good. MAGISTRATE Mayo q. =
MacCilbray to have his friend Marks -IGesl-~'
charge Of larceny.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
A WHOLESALE PROMOTER.
Continued from first page.

John ]. Banigan B. L. Arbeeam. ]. P. Perrin.
Charles l. Kingsley and II. B. Twombly. Mr..
Banigan is said to be the son of wealthy man
OF Providence who died leaving large estate.
The department thinks that Mr., Banigan has
not been fully informed as TO the character OF
the venture in which he embarked.
The Interstate Trust Company, according to
a report of Bank Examiner L. II. Vreden5urgh.
has handsomely appointed offices occupying the
entire second floor of the premises at No. p
Pine-st, New-York. which are subeased from
the Bankers Corporation OF New York, another
OF Mr. ImbOden'S enterprises. Mr.. Arbeeam
and Mr.. Imboden have offices in the same build
ing. In the adjoining building. No. ~ Pine-st.
of ImbOden. On that floor are the Offices of
Leonard Imboden & Co. the Bankers Corpora
tiOn of New-York and Arthur p. Weeden who
until the recent organization of the Bauden
company was a partner of Prindle. Weeden &
Co.
H. B. Twombly last night said that, as he
was Mr. Imboden's attorney he was not at
liberty to discuss the charges made in the CON-
plant. He added, however. that the Interstate
company was perfectly solvent.
pany news OF the receivership application seemed
to come as a complete surprise An Official said
"A meeting of the directors will probably be held
tomorrow soon the board be brought
together. Mr. Imboden has connection in
terest direct or indirect. in this company He has
not one dollar invested in it
Leonard Imboden & Co. have had their offices
for about two months at No. q Pine-st
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
HAD TO PAY 6 PER CENT.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and Its New
Loan-Effect on the Market.

One of the influences contributing to the depres-
sion of the stock market yesterday was the news
that the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Company had recently sold $5.OO00O0 of its notes
maturing March at 5la per cent interest. plus
Il per cent commission the fact that this prosper
Gus company had had to pay per cent for its loan
being taken to indicate that money market strin-
gency might be expected. The proceeds of these
notes will be used mainly for improvements now
under way The company has available for this
purpose considerable part of Its 0O00 bond is
sue Of 1889. which bonds under the mortgage secur-
ing them bear interest at not exceeding 3
per cent 1t is understood that the management is
unwilling to issue any of these bonds at rate
higher than ga per cent, and. finding that it could
in the present condition of the market sell 312s only
at price regarded by it too low to be accepted
decided instead to raise the necessary funds by
temporary loan at the best terms which could be
had. believing that money will be easier by the
time the notes mature next spring. Part of these
notes have been placed abroad.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
NAY FORM NEW UV,o,.
Probable -Aciion Of Men F,.n
Opposition to PARK,

me BOARD or governors of the R,ss,
empowers Association viii hold s..-ss Ia.
TINS afternoon at No. LIB Broadwa,. ns.r,
the question % dxlns on a dav vs.a eta eoass
nave 70 De resumed generally on bp,,s.- "ors -
the unions have accepted its plan - --.s ssss
not II was thought yesterday tba, 'lay,s
given as the time limit week III
This proposition is the -es,.i, -
ve'oped by the faction OF the Boa-s essns,a A
Trades led by sam Parks of.+s1 % B1as,
and Bridgemens' Union. which "a. --.'ss'sesct,
Monday 70 bring about the exquisite, - .e q a.
which had signed the arbitratto, ~ ~,
Whether the Board OF Governors ~ - ssf7s-,
Association VIII decide al the s,-,,-.@-a'll,.
time hmit II II cannot get enough me-, q.
vacancies with non-union men or r,.,,. y " q
agreements with union men could hi, sI. s1l'.
yesterday. % ll,
II was admitted that Parks exertsd
OF influence in delaying matters Ns
TIInce' chairman OF the press committ.~ ].
Employers Association. said vestar4,-' q
Parks must come to the end of ~.
are willing 10 give him rope enough - -
he will hang himself nicely We bavo - - "
thing we could DO TO show the unions 49,. 49, ~
acting IN good faith. and feel perfsc.r- e'e
that before next Monday the rnaio-,,- ~
unions will have signed the plan. ana -. = .
fOurths of the buildings will have 49, - N
on Monday" y
II was learned thar many OF the r,.-,
the HousesmIths and Bridgemen's Vrlo, -
ious to return to work. and that thew -, - -
a union OF their own. Robert z Nsl,ia9 -
dent or the union, Is the leader OF this f.ss ~
The mean time plans are being couside-s5 - Z
a separate board of building trades Unss.~ y ~
name. composed of unions which have - as
arbitration agreement The mOvemenf 80 q
take definite form until il is known 10 -. -. =
that the great majority of the unions vl1 -
the agreement. The influence OF Parks IL ~, .
mitted by members of other unions 10 bs ~ "
y prominent representative OF the Brofhs-bls.st
Carpenters said last evening ~-
The situation is lust this. We all va,s .
hack TO work. but Parks and hts union "a,
up on many buildings as long as the snsr..
their union allows them 70 remain Idle
James j. Daily. president OF the Trs -,
Union. which has been expelled By the b.
Building Trades. and may be the frst union - i
proposed new board said.
We Will return every compliments that D..
and his kind may give The lines vii -.
tightly drawn until the end Of this week w.
have such good company then that We will n III
to forget about Parks and MS crowd
A general meeting OF the PlaSterers' Tnic- =.
held last evening in BrevOOrt Hall. Fifty-fouT's, !,
near Third-ave., at which the signing of tbs -
tratiOn agreement by representatives OF the ~
on Monday was indOTsed- IL is thought th.i ~
will result in the expulsion of the union fre- 4.
Board of Building Trades to-day.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
LARGE INCREASE IN EARNINGS.

Charles S Meen, president of the Northern
Pacific Railway Company, who arrived here
day two ago from the West. says of the crop
outlook IN the territory traversed by his road:
Crop prospects upon the west end of the North
ern Pacific are about 20 per cent off as compared
with last year The crop is now being harvested
and may be said to be out of reach of further
damage.
Upon the east end of the line especially in the
Red River Valley, the situation is of compared
with last year. The crop was affected BY the
drouth to eXtent-the recent rains did not
wholly relieve the damage. The crop therefore,
is yet secure, and later reports may show still
further damage l should estimate the North
Dakota wheat crop from present advices about Is
per cent off from last year
Notwithstanding the reduction in wheat ton
mage TO be moved. the general development upon
the line is such that there will be large Increase
in earnings both gross and net for the year ending
June. 1904 the year just closed"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
ONLY THIRTY NOW IN ARMY.
Mother" Jones Says $1,000 Has Been Sent
to Textile Workers Because of Efforts

Railway, July 14.-"Mother' Jones and her
army" reached here tonight New-Brunswics
LEFT behind this morning and a midday rest
was taken at Metuchen. where a meeting was held
and money raised. The march to this CITY
not impressive The army has dwindled down
about thirty. The experience last night with
mosquitoes at New Brunswick was too much for
of those who had stuck TO Mother" Jones
and this morning they went home by train The
camp tonight is near the Railway Inn
There a meeting this evening which
Mother" Jones addressed. making her usual an
peal and speaking against child labor. 4 consid-
erabIe amount was raised. II is said that thus
far the trip about $500 in aSh has been raised
Mother Jones says il has been a success and
that direct result of the trip fully s. OO0 has
been sent to the textile workers in PhiladeIphis
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
WOULD RATHER NOT TRADE HERE
Consul Baehr Says Spaniards in Cienfuegos
Send Business to Other Countries.

NJ J. Baehr, United States Consul at Cienfuegos.
arrived here from Havana yesterday on the
steamer Mexico. He will he at the Hotel Imperial
for a dav or two and will then go to his home in
Nebraska for a sixty DAYS vacation.
MY post is one of the pleasantest in the consular
service" he said, while the customs met, were
stamping his trunks with the customary franks
exempting them from examina ton. The people
are very pleasant and have done everything in
their power to aid me in securing any information
desired by our government. I was astonished to
find so young a republic show such a ready
adaptabiIity to carry out all the affairs of state
$50 far as business is concerned, that is almost
entirely in the hands of Spanards in Cienfueges.
and of course they prefer to send it some place
other than to this country But If get reel
procity I think they Will be glad TO give us our
share OF their export business and to buy from
OlIr market
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
TO BREAK KIDD WILL.
Under a Verbal Contract Mss Kidd
Lays Claim to Estate.
PROPERTY is VALUED AT $1,000, 900


Miss Grace Georgette Kidd. it was found last
night through a notice of lis pendens is at
tempting to break the will of George w. Kidd
and to secure possession of an estate valued at
about s10O0.OOO. She is suing for his entire
estate basing her claim verbal contract
with her mother Her attorneys are Steele &
Otis. No - Broac-st.
Miss Kidd. who is twenty -eight years old is
the daughter of Mrs. Annie E. Kidd by her first
husband, Mr. Slocum. Some time after Mr..
Socum's death Mrs. Slocum married George w.
Kidd, a wealthy Kentucky distiller and 1t is
alleged by Miss Kidd's attorneys that in a pre-
nuptial agreement he promised Mrs. SlocI m that
if her daughter would take his name he would
make her heir to his entire estate.
Mr.. Kidd died on December 5, 1901. Charles
II. Otis Miss Kidds attorney, said last night
that il was only after considerable trouble that
a will was found, and that II showed Mr.. Kidd
had no5 adhered to his contract. but had dis
tributed the estate among twenty-five heirs.
Miss Kidd, he said. according TO the terms of the
will. was receive only 5l2 per cent of the
residuary estate. amounting TO about SSOOOOO.
This would give he- about $4,000. An executor
of the will is W. Morton Garden, a brother OF
Miss Kidd's mother.
The lis pendens which disclosed the attack on
the will is brought against W. Morton Garden to
establish the rightful ownership OF Miss Kidd
to No S53 Fifth-ave., property in Brooklyn ana
a property at Newport. altogether valued at
house. Previous to her marriage 10 MI
Socum she was Annie Z. Garden. Several
brothers and sisters of Mr.. Kidd are mentioned
in the will heirs.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
LEFT PRISON WITH S. 81.

TSc1ton. y J., July H-Thonas C. Barker, be-
fcra leaving the prison to-day. shook hands with
"a Earden and other officials and thanked them
for their kindness. lac went straight from the
.tisol to the Pennsylvania Railroad station max
ing close connections with the 1888 eastbound TRAN
for Newark. Barker said his wife was anxious 10
come 10 Trenton and be with hi1a when the prison
doors closed be hind him but he feared the excite
would affect her seriously, and he advised her
90 stay home and await his coming. When
Barker left the prison he took with him s. 81 the
amount OF money taken from him when he entered
The institution This is all the money I have 10
begin life again he said with smile, but /
have good friends, health, youth and ambition.
also have honorable employment waiting for me.
ln these respects ] rich compared to good
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
BARKER NEVER LOST CITIzEYEB
Assault Not One of the Grimes That Dsrrt-,
Man of It.
LBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuSz.l

Trenton. n. J.. July 1.-THE wish expressed :
Thomas G. Barker that he might be rss,,s =
fun citizenship by obtaining par1On was appEsss
based upon a mistaken belief The popular a.
ion. shared by Barker himself, that be =,
deprived of his citizenship by his term IN prsr
Though he was prevented for the tine IN
exercising the privileges Of a citizen. he vas e
deprived of citizenship. The constitution Of b
State adopted in 1874 provided that any pay
convicted of crime which would incapacitsis Z,
a that time from testifytug in court should A.
mis- citizenship and this could only be restolsi =
a pardon. There were eleven crimes IN this ar
CORY. including murder, arson. rape, burglary, tg
Way robbery and grand larceny. but no such 8
qualification existed in the case OF an assault l
ever exaggerated or whatever the intent with VII,
IL was committed.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
CONFESSION OF AN AGED FLIRT.
Said It Was Diverting to Tell of His Wealth
to Foolish Women.

Samuel Adams sixty-seven years old. Of No. IS
East Sixty-sixth-st. was a prisoner before Mags-
trate Mayo the Yorkvlle court yesterday charged
with disorderly conduct in Central Park. Detectives
Kahl and O'Loughlin, who appeared against him,
said he was an inveterate fiirt. Miss Anna Stein,
forty-four years old, dressmakor. met Adams in
the park Sunday, and was to have met him
again Monday at which time he was to show
his hankbooks to prove his wealth, but he ar
rested.
What do you do this for?" Adams was asked In
court Yesterday.
For fun he replied.
''Why?'
MY wife is sick and while-away my time with
these foolish women. 1t is very diverting.
Adams promised to refrain from flirting with
women in the future, and on his promise Magis-
trate Mayo discharged him
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
YOUNG PRESIDENT IN FAVOR.
A. S. Cochran, Who Inherited Large Fort
une, Reduces Hours of Employees.

ate who at the recent death of Warren B. Smith
fell heir to large fortune already has put himself
in great favor with the seven hundred employees Of
the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company in
Yonkers OF which he is president Soon after Mr.
Cochran became the head of the carpet factories
the operatives received half holiday each Sat
urday OF the year. Previously they had enjoyed
this weekly half holiday in June. July and August
only.
The operatives are now the recipients Of another
benefit. A change in the hours of labor has gone
into effect which decreases the working time and
leaves the rate of remuneration the here
tofOre. Under the conditions toll the fac
tories ends at $50 p m, instead Of o'clock as
formerly. On Saturdays. however, the time to cease
labor for the day is fixed at 12:l5 Previously 12
o'clock the hour at which work STOPPED
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
IMBODEN IN EX-CONVICT
SerUed Terms for Embez@Iement IN
Kansas and Teras.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO rHE TRIBUNE.

st. Louis July 14-The records of the Police
Department show that Leonard Imboden was
arrested in this city on August s. 1898 on in
formation received from the Chief of Police of
Kansas City. Mo. that Imboden was charged
there with the theft of gold watch. chain and
charm from Louis Marks When arrested I'M
boden said that he had come here with view
to engaging in the banking business i'm East
st. Louis III. An officer came from Kansas
City and took Imboden back with him. What
disposition was made of his case is not known
here.
At the time of his arrest in this city Imboden
was an ex-convct having served term in the
Texas penitentiary for ernbezzlement.
In 1890 ImbOden was banker at Fort Worth
The books of his institution showed shortage
of 100000 The banker was arrested on the
charge of embezzlement. tried. convicted and
sentenced TO a term i'm State prison.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
JOB WAITING FOR BARKER.
Commercial Cable Company Ready to Take
Him Back TO It's Employ.

John O. Stevens. sccretarv OF the Postal Tele-
graph Company and assistant secretary of the
Commercial Gable Company. told Tribune re-
porter yesterday that Thomas c. Barker would
certainly be re-eInploycd by the Commercial Gable
Company The Governor ana the Board Of Par
doas of New-Jerses had been So assured b. the
company he added.
Mr.. Barker saiG NJ Stevens was in the
employ OF the Commercial Gable Company for six
teen years and my assistant transfer clerk
for ten years. Whether not he will be employed
IN my department remains 10 be seen. He won
come here unUl tn officials have determined
whether t. employ him here elsewhere. In our
petition BoarG of PardonS said that Mr..
RaTker's long service here had beer Of honor
,nd.rredit 10 himself As he Is mar of such ex-
ctIient Characte. took extraordinary inter
in his case. We All knew When he committed
thai violent that II have beer done under
strong pToyoca tiou. on the trial evidence to
troVoCatiOn admitted
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
FALLS OVER PRECIPICE.
WOMAN DROPS 500 FEET
Strikes a NqyToY Ledge IN Yosemite
Rescued 4ftcr Fifteen Hours.

Yosemite Valley. Cal. July l4-Mrs A. E. Johns.
II New-York who has been staying in the valley
for few days was found this morning in steep
crevasse back of Sentinel Dome Yesterday she
started from Glacier Point Hotel to walk to Fis-
sUres two miles from the hotel and did not
return last night. Early this morning searching
parties started out. and. far down the Sentinel
Fissure whose creyasses drop in some places for
thousands of feet a ledge that iutted out from
the steep side. Ms. Johns discovered by Mr..
Potter. a hotel clerk. She was too weak TO speak.
but was able by feeble signs to make Mr.. Potter
know that she stiu lived.
After trying in vain to work his wa to her.
.!r- Potter went 10 the hotel for help. Provided
with plenty OF ropes. and carrying stretcher, a
party of eight made its way back 20 the crevasse.
Dr. Maurice a Brown of Alameda. accompanied
them.
The party found Mrs Johns's position to be critl-
c2l IN the extreme. Her escape from frightful
deatA had been nothing less than miraculous She
hae fallen a distance Of three hundred feet from
the crevasse walls and had partly broken her ran
by catching at juniper bushes and scrub trees as
she plunged through their branches When the
ropes were lowered Mr.. Potter descended to ex-
amine the ground and TO get Mrs Johns from her
Feriious position
She lay on q ledge only two feet wide, with her
clothing torn to tatters and her flesh scratched
and bruised She weak from exhaustion ana
lack Of food and benumbed by the frosty night
With difficulty the rope secured around ner
waist and effort made TO help her TO the rim
above This proved futile because o. NliS' 'oii'
weight
BY leaning out the precpice Mr Potter
could discern another and larger ledge a hundred
seet below. from which sheer drop OF nun
dreds OF feet. Giving the order to those apoVe 10
lower the rope. Mr.. Potter swung the inanmate
form of Mrs Johns out from the tiny strip OF rock
on which she had braced herself for fifteen hours
and. by swinging the rope to and fro was able to
lodge her the larger ledge
He then descended himself. Calling to one OF the
mountain guides above. Mr. Potter had the man
descend TO the ledge on which MI Potter and Mrs.
Johns were resting. Then the two men picked up
Mrs Johns and made their difficult way around
dangerous ledges and over yawning precipices IN
I'll, almost worn out they finally reached the rim
once more.
Mrs. Johns is suffering much from nervous shock
but, as no bones fractured, she will recover
Mrs Johns is well known in Nev~York. where
her husband is now She expected to start soon for
Japan. Mr.. and Mrs Quinte. of Los Angeles
friends Of Mrs Johns who accompanied her here
returned home few days ago.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
NO EVIDENCE THAT THEY UPSET BOAT.
The Five Men Arrested in Connection with
the Far Rockaway Drowning Discharged.

The five men who were arrested on Monday at
Far Rockaway in connection with the drowning of
William Black. of Nostrand-ave. and Stockton st.
Brooklyn. discharged when brought before
Magistrate Healy yesterday. The police had been
unable to find any evidence on which they could
be held. The James Nolan, Daniel Berry,
James lockwood and James Plmet. of Rockaway
Beach. and John Mckay of Brooklyn. They and
Black got a small boat. 1t only twelve feet
Tong. and it was badly overcrowded When some
distance from shore il capsized. Black, who could
swim, drowned. A report that the five
men, some of them. had deliberately upset the
boat caused their arrest. but the police found moth
ing SubStautiate