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New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
ADMITS BRUTAL MURDER.
Husband Of Woman Slain in Massa-
chuspttS arrested.

Pueblo, Col. July ia special dispatch 10 The
ChieftAin' from la Junta. Col. says that John
Schidlofska wanted at Belmont. Mass. for the
murder Of his wife last Wednesday night. was ar
rested this afternoon BY Sheriff Barr. while pass
ing through the city the Atchison. Topeka ano
Santa Fe Railroad. Schidofska confessed and gave
the full details OF the tragedy. which has been
puzzlinR the Massachusetts, police He said that
he and his wife were drinking and quarreling
Wednesday afternoon. They continued their quar-
rel Al park that night. when here taunts enraged
him 10 such extent that he cut her throat with
= knife and threw the body into gully. Then he
started for the making attempt 10 conceal
his identity The prisoner expressed his Willingness
10 return without eXtradition papers. and he viii
be held by Sheriff Barr pending the arrival OF
officers from Massachusetts.
He told ? clear story Of the tragedy. When he
married the woman. nc states she represented that
she hsd $500 and was twenty-eight years of age
Hs found sfterward thar she had 500 in money
and was more than forty years Old. The deeep-
1iOn she worked upon him was the constant cause
Of Quarrels he said. and these Quarrels had their
elimination "wednesday night.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
ALL QUIET At SAN JUAN.
The Night Of the Nightstick Is
RESPECTED.

With sixty extra patrolmen duty Captain
Cooney. of the West sSth-st. station. had things
well in hand in ard around San Juan Hill yester-
day. The police were prepared for any sort Of an
outbreak by whites blacks. and when word was
received that there q fight at No pa West
s-d-st.. the captain and his detectives went there
on the They found that a fight was going on
among the negro tenants of the house in which ten
men and a woman seemed more less interested
snd took three OF the and the woman TO the
station. where it found that the men were ali
wounded
All had been stabbed but their wounds were
found Al the Roosevelt Hospital not 10 be serious
Although weapons found on them the
men were locked up the charge of felonious
assault and the woman charged with disor-
derl% conduct. Three men from the same house
held witnesses.
There was = crowd watching the fight when the
police arrived but they scattered at the aDproa ch
Of the white men.
That the only outbreak in the district and
Captain Cooney declared that IL was the u,ietest
Sunday within his recollection.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
LIVES WITH BROKEN NECK
Farmland EUeR Walked about
Since He Was Injured.
IL rELEaRAPH 20 THE rRIBrNE.l ]

tBT TELEGRAPH TO TRlBUNE-i
Greenwich. Conn, July 16-The case OF
Christopher Jensen. Norwegian farmland, of
New-Canaan, undergoing treatment at the
Stamford Hospital, is said by the hospital
surgeon TO be one Of the most remarkable on
record For three weeks he has had a broken
neck. and his condition is so comfortable that
the surgeons hesitate TO operate They have
summoned DR.. Dawbarn, Of New-York. for con-
sultation and tomorrow they will decide
whether it is better TO trust to nature to heal
the broken bone TO operate.
Jensen Is about fifty years old. and has been
q laborer all his life. He is Ia good condition
physically although not of a build that would
attract attention. Three weeks ago he fell from
4 wagon near the farmhouse of J. L. Davenport
his employer. and broke his neck. The exact
nature OF the injury could not be diagnosed at
the time. Jensen was drunk.
Jensen suffered so much that he became vio-
lent and on two occasions he left his bed and
went about the farm threatening the people
once he remained out in the open all night. He
craved constantly for liquor and his fellow en-
pIoyes kept him supplied. Not until four days
ago did the attending physician notice symp-
toms Of a broken neck
So soon as he did he had Jensen sent to the
Stamford Hospital where a careful diagnosis
was made. and il was found that some of tho
small bones in the neck were crushed. Dr.
Tiffany, house surgeon In charge. said o-night
il was most extraordinary that Jensen could
live with an injury Of the kind. Jensen seems
TO be improving all the time. and the surgeons
fear an operation may do him more harm than
pood
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.
Freight Cars Destroyed Instead of
Passenger Coaches.
fBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
lh..lnnrn T..frr rR n-Lna 4. s.nis


New Orleans July 16.-What is believed by
the officials Of the Southern Pacific 20 have been
an attempt 10 wreck the through mail train from
the Pacific Coast occurred this morning at
Landry. La. 3 little station about two hundred
miles from New-Orleans. Had not the fast mail
been few moments late and through freight
been running the passenger trains time the
attempt to wreck the train would have been sue
cessful AS It was twelve cars and the engine
OF the freight train were ditched, the engineer
was instantly killed and two trainmen were
fatally injured.
After making full investigation OF the case
the Southern Pacific made the following state
inent:
The wreck was caused by a switch which had
been tamperod with for the purpose so far as
we can learn. OF wrecking the fast mail. The
lock OF the switch leading TO the siding had been
broken, the switch turned, the switch light re-
moved from the staff, extinguished and placed in
the centre OF the main tracks. we have placed
a force of special agents on the case. and viii
pursue the scoundrels until they caught. We
know OF no reason for this attempt. which might
have resulted ia the death of hundred or more
people.
The scoundrels who attempted the wreck are
being pursued by a posse Of citizens in addition
10 the officers.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
DOG FOR PEARY FOUND TOO LATE.
Police Discover 1t with Two Young Men
After Roosevelt Sailed.

Ralph Stewart Saunders. a Western merchant
who was staying at the Hotel Marie Antoinette
bought Esquimau dog for $3.50 last week and
sent Il 10 the dog store of Ernest Ohlendorf, at
No. 20 West 62d-st.. 20 be kept few days until
he coGId find time 10 give II 10 Commander Peary
Thursday ohiendorf reported 20 Mr. Saunders
that the dog had been stolen The police were in
formed and last night detectives OF the West ssth-
St station saw a dog that answered the descrIp-
ton being led by string by two young men In
front Of No. i4l Amsterdanl-ave. The men said
they had found the animal but the police locked
them up on charge of larceny and took the dog
around 10 Ohendorf He identified the dog but
has MIR. Sasnders." Saunders had left the hotel
Eaiurday and his address is uot known
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
WOMAN FOUND.
Parents BelieUed for Months That
She Had Been Slain.

After mysterious disappearance and an ab-.
sence Of fourteen months from her YoniSers
home during which II believed she had
been murdered. Mrs Catherine wildsrmuth was
found on Saturday IN a Catholic institution IN
New-York
The story Of the young woman's life and dis
appearance is probably without precedent. She
is twenty four years old. the daughter OF Ed
ward and Rose Nodine. members OF family
tracing back their genealogy 70 the early set
tiers OF Westchester County.
About six years ago Otto wildermuth secured
employment on the Nodine farm and fell in love
with Catherine The marriage took place IN
St Johns Episcopal Church. Youkers. Accord
ing 20 the parents the pair did not live together
happily and a year after their marriage they
dfsappAared. In New-Jersey. the girls father
savs she worked like slave" on farm by
dav and at night was forced to sleep In freight
cars. At the end Of four months the girl re-
turned home. She tramped all the way rom
New-Yorx to Yonkers. and staggered into the
Nodine home in an emaciated condition Her
reason was almost shattered. and IL was a long
perIod before she regained anything like her
former health.
Barely had she recovered than she again dis
appeared. Mrs Nodine received letter from
her missing daughter informing her that Cath
crime was in. Delaware. She finally found her
way back to her parents home.
In June 1904 Catherine disappeared and
search was maintained for more than year
without result The police Of YOnkers and New
work Citv worked on the case. Mrs. NOdiue.
aceompanied by Central Office detectives. visit
ed ALI the institutions and hospitals In New
York City. Private detective agencies also
toiued in the search. but all without avail. The
parents became convinced that she had been
murdered placed in madhOuse-
GATHERINGS father said yesterday that his
daughter was found in a Catholic home I'm New
York where she was being cared for By the Sis
ters. He said he was under promise not 70 re-
veal the name Of the institution The CleW
which led TO the finding of Catherine was OBJ
tained from former inmate of the place. who
for a time had been there with Mrs. Wilder
muth The latter had been. under assumed
name. and during her absence had never sent
any word her parents Of her wherea bouts.
The parents Of the young woman viii NOT per-
nit any one 10 see her at her home.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
MAKING OF FIREMEN.
A Nezc Industry on Staten Island
These Dags.

Making hremen is the latest Staten Island in
dustry Within the last few weeks hundreds %
members have been enrolled in the volunteer fire.
department and the cry is still they come Boat
loads Of business and professional men are landed
every evening. and the ferry house attendants ara
having the time of their lives directing them 70 the
various companies.
Naturally people are iuquiring the cause of this
rush for membership in a department which will
probably be disbanded in September and no one
has yet been able TO give lucid explanation The
fact is that an exempt fireman is entitled 10 certairr
advantages in the Civil Service. fireman is also
exempt from jury duty
But there has been trouble in the camp. Thers,
are two classes of companies on the island sons
were organized under special statute. and their
membership is unlimited and may be drawn from
any city town or village IN the State. OthsrH ara
limited and can take in only resident members Ths
knowledge and constant evidence that the former
were enrolling members by wholesale and gather
ing in dollars galore were as gall and NORWOOD
"a the latter. and they were piqued. A few OF
them got together and asked Attorney General
Mayors opinion the legality Of the business
This is what he said;
Except in extraordinary eases. where companies
are organized under special statute. fireman must
serve five years before he o5tains the privileges oc
as granting exempt certificates otherwise and in
the case OF nonresident any certificate issued
would be null and void. To say that a resdeEg
of The Bronx is genuine fireman on Staten Island
Is. OF course. absurd
The sOrehesds We're delighted and AZ once s--
papers printed il. thinking IL applied 10 all the
companies on the island. Led by Tompkus Hose
Company. the unlimited companies sought advice
with the object OF clearing themselves o. aav
fraudulent intent, and found that they come under
the head of extraordinary cases and were there
fore acting strictly according TO the law
organized under special statute. their charter
carries all It's advantage and by "au act amend
the civil Service law relative TO veterans passed
March Il, 1902. Chapter 20 Section 2I ANY one
who shall have been member of the volunteer
hTe department at the time OF disbandnent there
Of IS entitled to the civil Service advantage
These are non-dismissaI for anything except in
competency and misconduct. shown after a hear
ing due notice and "a guaranteed position de-
spite all changes
In direct opposition to Mr.. Mayors ruling con
corning the noE-genuineness OF non-resideut fire
men is the decision rendered by Supreme -ou-r
Justice WimOt NJ Smith I'm a test case last July
in which he ruled that these companies bv their
charter. had power 10 enroll members from any
where IN The state. and that such members were
bona hde drenen and entitled To rh. sar,s -,-+,-i
IeEes as resident members A-'''
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
CANNOT ENFORCE WAGE RULES.
Non-observanee of Prevailing Rate Ordi-
nance Explained to Union.

letter was received yesterday by the Central
Federated Union from Thomas Hassett assistant
secretary TO the Mayor. In reply to inquiry why
sbilful men were not put to work on union con
dttons TO do paving and opening up OF streets In
accordance with city ordinance. The letter in
closed opinion OF Corporation Counsel John j
Delany In reply 10 the question. The Central
Federated Union asked that none but skilled men
be employed and none but the prevailing rate of
wages paid.
The letter stated that the first part OF the REQUEST
had been conformed to- and that tn city o-tsinanc
still held good but that the Mayor had told the
President OF the Borough of Manhattan that the
provision IN the ordinance relating to the prevail-
not enforceable,
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
THE AUTOPSY ON PAUL Jones

The autopsy on John Paul Jones. which Dr.
Louis Captain performed in Paris and ~ Dbt.A
General Porter made mention when bs s-,,,..,t
mere last week. is described in the pbvsiciaD.s
own words, in the current number Of The In
dependent" Dr. Captain says:
When the lead coffin was opened = f,,,r, 49,.
soaked I9Io In an alcoholic liquid A % orflo rIfPl9FouEh
IDENTIFY been used for rs PsT OF ne con had ev
" "1Cm br nae ESCAPED at much later period fbr6,,S
sraylsh brown presents stiil 3 Oof Slw vas a
u@ess @ OF the teguments. The skin bsir ,ttt-e
presSrvatI ALL, IN word Is in wonderSul state ot
immediately proceeded TO an anator,o-,.,e.
showed any traces of the diseases vhicb A5,,'-tt
lie IL is an established fact tbat Se f rs ms
% oad cough before falling into the decline vb-h sr
,, s1ed mI1 OF and which pTOduced very r,sri,e-i,
FHog SFwSning OF the lower limbs ana puimo9sr, nv
So. en- April is last made The autspsv t,. A..
vsar Pssh9ps that such thing has been done llS
strongly impreEnated Win The s1SIF nSF' 3nd lungs
me hver and noticed that it stII Contained pie
small The hI1~S ,rsre e1ii - We're sonleWh har
bodies resembling tubercuIar noduies The sk.n 81
tne lower members also contained analogous gan
ulauOns. The intestlnes we're very nI,c6 r@S~s.ts5
IN thc lower part of the lilac region
Professor COrnil who ms with SO much distinc-
Medical School. examined the visceraa Ne found
the heart normal, the liver scarcely affected. and
showing un9uestiouable evidence of a cured attacs
tbt th No pneumonia We concluded. theresoce
thtt the Cody before uS had suffered from serious
pulmonary complications 10 Is known that such
was the case with Paul Jones
AN examination OF the Kidneys made 10 pOSsiois
Tor PROFESSOR COruil To formulate what we're
sure would be the ease, the diagnosis OF chronic IN
uamM6ttun OF those organs frequently accompanied
hN the swelling OF the lower limbs. especially, and
other related phenomena. all OF which Jones was
known 10 be subjected Here fresh and
curious proof Of various pathological troubles cor
respondlpg exactly to the different morbid diseases
rom which ne suffered through life. THESE racts
Joined with those furnished from other sources.
oner another irrefutable argument in favor of our
contention that the body which We examined 60
De none other than that Of John Paul Jones'
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
TO BUILD THEIR OWN ARMORY
Company L. of Greenwich. Will EndeavOr to
Raise Funds
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Greenwich. Conn. July 16.-Because the Con-
necticut Legislature refused TO pass bill appro-
priating 2OOOO build armOry in Greenwich for
Company L. Sd Connecticut Volunteers. the mem
bers of the company have decided TO raise the
money themselves. IL possible The only reason
the Legislature gave for refusing pass the bill
was that companies in other towns would want the
State 20 provide armOries. Company l. is the most
recently organized military company in the State.
but II has already become the third In point Of
excellence F. c. c. Smith Is captain and Seaman
Mead first lieutenant Both service in the
Cuban Arthur Tod is second lieutenant.
The first step toward raising the money will be
a country circus. 10 take place three nights and
afternoon. the latter part OF this month
Wealthy residents will also be requested to give
money for the purpose. Members of the company
say that unless armory Is secured they will
drill.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
SUNDAY CRUSH.
WOmeR and Children damned on
Platform al I49th-St.

Because Of the extra Sunday rush OF travel yes
terday and the confusion incident 10 the transfer
OF Messengers from the elevated road 10 the sub
way at ls9th-st and 2d-pve there was i'm
rrense lam OF men. women and children AT the
transfer point from $50 10 after 20 O'Clock p. m.
The ascending ard descending crowds met the
narrow stafr-yrv f tre ele, led station and as
there werc NJ fofrr 81 hefa tfi. CROWD the cpnfu-
sion became every minute
Women Wsrs crerlrd in fLa fsu and became hys-
terical, while rf.u fought tneir way u1 apd aoTn
Incoming ffl.rE ue-n unable 80 lrt reSFef F+F :
the alree1y over -HwdCd platform ana many
persons were carried He.0uG trciT destiuatcn. II
was nearly two hours r"t-rr the crowd began 10
diminish. No was seriously injured.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
ELEPHANT NEARLY KILLS MAN.
Whirls Him Aloft and Then Dashes Him to
the Ground.

Perth Ambcy y. J.. July I'D s. Rankin.
trainer with the SautelleWelsh circus. almost
killed by an elephant here early this morning.
while the circus leaving the cars. The brute
caught the around the waist, whrled him
around its head and dashed him TO the ground.
Rankin was picked up before he trampled
and hurried to the Perth Amboy Hospital 1t Is
said he has only slight chance Of recovery. lie
has concussion OF the brain and several broken
hons
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
GENERAL WOODS COUSIN KILLED.
Shotgun, Loaded for Stray Cats, Blows
Owners Head Off

Weston. Mass. July 1.-THE medical examiner
Of this district was informed to-day OF a fatal
shooting accident which occurred here during the
night.
By the discharge OF a shotgun which he had
loaded for the purpose OF shooting stray cats
Thomas L. Hagar, a farmer instantly killed.
Hsgsrs family had been away. and when they. re-
turned home about midnight Hagars body
found lying just outside a rear door The top OF
his head had been blown of.
HaEar "A cousin Of General Leonard Wood
He fifty years old. and is survived by widow
and three children.
A Miss Phelps. of Boston committed suicide on
glaRar's farm weeks ago by shooting.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
vARDAMAN WOULD BE SENATOR
Will Work for Repeal of Fifteenth Amend.
ment if Elected.
lsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Meridian Miss, July l6-Csovernor VardaD1an
said tonight that he did not believe that Senator
Money would be a candidate for reelection to the
Senate. The Governor said he would himself be
a candidate for the place. He said his platform
would be the repeal OF the Fifteenth Amendment
and 81 elected he would devote all his energies TO
scuring this undertaking campaign Of educa-
ton in that behalf before Northern audiences
cheerfully yielding, IL necessary. reduction in
representation in Congress and the Electoral Col
lege that might follow from that elimination of
the neg-= vote.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
BROKERS' LOST FATHER SEEN

Manuel Agezio, jr.. the Syracuse broker who re-
ported on Saturday that, while taking his father
20 n steamer for Porto Rico. the father who had
just been taken from sanatOrium had escaped
from him. learned last night that the old man had
been seen in company with a stranger AZ l4th-st
and Broadway on Saturday night. The news was
brought to Mr.. Agezio by Porto Rican school
teacher who knew the fathsg and the police are
investigating the case.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
TWO OF A BARK's CREW SAVED.
Collision on the Grand Banks-Fate Of
French Vessel Unknown.

Plymouth. judy ls.-Thc Norwegian bark Aljuca
Captain Gundersen from Dalhousie, y. B., ar
rived here to-day having board two OF the crew
of the fishing bark Para. % Fecamp. France on
June o. in latitude fs degrees north. longitude 81
egrees west. when crossing the Grand Banks OF
Newfoundland. Tire AijEca in a dense fog was in
collision Ritn lac Para. Two sailors from the fish
ing bark Jumped aboard the Aljuca. and he YES
seis separated. The Aljuca more Of the
French vessel. although she remained ia the Vi
cintH some time. The Aliuca was damaged on her
slarboard bow and had 10 jettison her deckload or
m
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
@EcHANTCs ASK HALF HOLIDAYS
.iAv. c=gd Fmp:oycs - Send Committee to
sec Tie President.

r-as ainstou. July 16.-Four hundred mechanics Of
the soveILIcent navy yard here met to-day and
appointed = committee OF two 50 confer with the
Eresiden- st Oyster Bay looking 10 obtaining from,
MIN an oder allowing The Ilavy yard employees
Saturday half holidays during the summer as in
The case of employees in the executive departments.
telegram Nas sept the President asking when he
would see them. President Gompers and Vice
Eresioenf Duncan Of the American Federation OF
labor wiz be invited 70 accompany the delegates
s1c take pnrt IN the conference.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
WANTS MORE WHITES IN SOUTH
IRT TELEGRAPH 10 TIE mi

lRE TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
Memphis. Tenn July Ie-Charles Scott a PLANTER
viii soon sal FOR Europe 20 establish bureaus in
the varous countries 10 encourage the agricultural
classes 20 make their homes IN the South MI
Scott says ;hat the South has more negroes and
less workers every year. He hopes TO dispIace the
coloro1 men with industrious whites
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
THE STANLEY DOLLAR SAILS AT LAST

Honolulu, July l6.-The steamer Stanley Dollar
left here last night for Victoria r. g. taking fo,l~
hundred japanese. The vessel got a passenger
Incense after an examination BY Inspector Rfrn,i,~
ham. who came here on the Manchlria The s.,
ley Dollar gave bond OF SS6 0O0 in her libel cases
captain Br;te was acquitted on a charge of cheat
ing prospective passengers by selling them tickets
lC SeattIe when the vessel ana Bile fIarsrF
similar charge will be tried next week -''
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
GEN. sKIDDY HAS BArHER ARRESTED.
lsE TELEGRAPH 70 THE rRIBUxE.l

tsT TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUSEl
GreenRich. Conn, July l6.-General w W
skidoy Of New-York, has recently built and f.
occupying summer home Pound Rocks SIAM
ford. Conn Pound Rocks and It's vicinity has been
favorite public bathing place. General skiddy OH
jecteo 70 the bathing and compained 20 the police
An ofneeT wss stationed there to-day. and he ar
rested Louis Malin. Of Stamford stamford people
are fast being deprived Of "a public bathing place
ana are wrought Up over the matter.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
CAVALRY SERGEANT DROWNED.

Clayton. n. Y. July 1G-Sergeant Sylvester
Farrell. Troop F. Sth United States Cavalry
was drowned to-day near Maple Island in the
St. Lawrence River. While reaching for his hat
which had blown from the launch I'm which he
was sailing, he fell overheard and sank i'm
mediately His body was recovered later
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
FELL TO DEATH IN HIS SLEEP

Patrick MoNulty, who lived with Patrick Hon
kiHs at No 3ii East 6lst-st.. was found dead M
the the foot Of the airshaft Of the house early yes
building II was found that the man had gone 10
the roof 10 seep. and II Is believed that he rolled
on tue rooI into the arshaft. failing five stories
New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
ATE PARIS GREEN FOR DINNER.
Veteran Of Boer War, Tired of LIES Battle,
SurrenderS TO Death

V.neland. Jaly ls tspeciaD.-Tired OF life. Joshua
Hacshcy thiTly-hve years old. half pound o.
pas green For dinner Saturday. He wrihed in
agony alone until tie return OF mis- brot her lust
before midnight. dying soon afterward. Neighbors
Saw him hanging ont OF the window. but thought
he was seeking fresh air.
Haugheg. who came here from New-York City
Eas soldier IN The British army for eighteen
years. taking part IN he war IA South Africa
where be MAS captured and ros time held pris-
Uuer by lac Beers