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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-12

could. got all the doctors we could find.
and ran it out with d switch engine
fer there wasn't a regular engine IN the
yards. / went along. Of course. IeaV-
ing the SUPERINTENDENT 10 look after
things at the office. / wired FOR help
all along the line. and, of course, the
citizens and all the doctors at the juno
ton did ali they could. but they hadn't
much more than made beginning
when We reached the spot
We had the wreckinS car and crew
along and il took us three hours TO get
there with our old switch engine It
seemed like three centuries To me.
was pretty near crazy all the way, but
I found 50 much 10 do when l got there
that my nerves steadied at once. OF
course. the engine of the branch train
had set the coaches on fire. but the 10
cal fire department had handled the
flames pretty well.
L Won't go into details Of the wreck.
and l can't bear. TO tell of the misery
and suffering I Witnessed that day ana
the following night, for I worked all
night I saw bloody visions in my sleep
for a month afterward-see them yet.
sometines-and my wife was nearly
distracted when she heard about Il. She
wanted me to give up railroading for
ever and go on a farm for the rest of
my life. and sometimes wish / had
Il didn't know but the directors
would ask me To do so, anyhow, but,
as the accident was caused by spread
ing rails and [ had asked for money
they wouldn't let me have with which
to improve the rOadbed. they didn't
have the nerve to hold me responsible
The damage suits cost more than the
money I couldn't get for improve
ments. I'll tell you that, and some OF
the suits are pending yet
But l didn't mind the damages half
as much as did the deaths You can
paw damages somehow. but you can't
bring to life again men that have been
the support of families. Any one who
thinks a railroad manager has a SOFT
snap might think otherwise if he'd had
to go through what I had to that sum-
mar for that was only the first of
series of accidents we had that wish
could forget.
"Oh. well. let's tell fish stories now
I want TO forget the shop for a while.
I've got to go TO an indignation meet
ing about grade crossings this evening
I at the western terminal of the road IN
the morning I'm to meet a committee
| of shop men who propose TO strike II
! we don't put their wages up 10 per cent
/ It hasn't got into the papers yet, and
hone II won't. I'm afraid III have to
| give the raise to them. but I don't know
Z how i'm time the road is to pay any div
4 idendS this year if do
| You've seen my days work today.
| old man." he said. as the train pulled
! into a station at hasn't been very
| strenuous. apparently, but some OF the
! problems l had to handle in this morn
! ing's mail were pretty tough nuts to
| crack Now. about the biggest fish you
/ ever caught
! Here's a message from the master
| mechanic. taken from the wire at the
l station we Just passed" said the sec
( rotary. butting in. He says the men
/ won't wait to see you in the morning
| They want an answer tonight, an hour
| after we get in. or not a man of them
| will be in his place tomorrow"
| Copyright, 1905. by T. c. NIcClure1
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WHY THE TEARS WERE THERE.
It Was Not Emotion, but Tags Linn
burger That Made Nilsson Weep.

margaret Townsend in LippincOtt'sO
Christine Nilsson and Signor TaeIiapie-
ira. at one time co-members of The SJra-
kosch Grand Opera company al the AGA
denny Of Music. New York City, figured in
an episode a la Limburger most inappro-
PIRATE in consideration of their nation
alitisS
One evening Faust was the opera
scheduled to be given. Nilsson the Mar
guerite. the late Del Puente alternating
baritone) the Valentine and so on, so
Tagiiapietra Was off. and had invited
some Germon friends TO a small and
late at the then famous old MoTetti res
tauTant in East Fourteenth street. AS
the dinner was drawing to a close the
singer found the feast lacking in what he
considered the essential Limberger cheese
for his Teutonic guests. and ascertaining
Moretu could not supply them with IT,,
rushed forth TO an establishment in the
vicinity, where he purchased a quantity.
and was returning Herewith when he ran
into the arms OF the 1mpressario Stra-
kosch. who was tearing about distractedly
TO find him.
Come quickly, Tag Del Puente has
been taken i'll he gasped- The curtain
is up and there is no one 10 finish the
part OF Valentine.
{Renonstrance from the baritone prov
ms vain, ne WAS obliged TO hasten to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-12

They. were just passing a string of
freight cars standing on a siding
where there was no station. and out OF
each car a stove pipe was sticking
sam called the c. NJ. 10 his secre-
tary, come here a minute. Do you see
any smoke coming out of those stove
pipes? Mop Neither do l. Get mes
sage about it ali ready TO drop off at
the next station.
Then. turning to his guest, the G. NJ
explained: The cars were loaded with
potatoes and the stove pipes were at
tAched to little stoves inside the cars.
Fires should be kept going constantly
to prevent the potatoes from freezing
and the absence OF smoke might mean
a bSence of fire for said the General
Manager, this is away out in the
| country, you know; wood is cheaper
than coal for some things, and wood is
| burned in the potato car stoves"
We meet No here" the G. M ex-
! planned, as the train began to slow
down for the next stop. land if she is
late well have to wait awhile. Let's
stretch our legs! Here. Sam. III take
that potato car message and if any
J thing has been wired from the office
! Give me what letters and dispatches
you have ready and I'll put em on No.
! and the wire myself. You needn't
stop work to get off here"
So. with his hands full of envelopes.
] the q. NJ tumbled off the car. his guest
! following Six or seven kilograms were
| waiting which the G. NJ. tore open.
/ read and wrote answers to in the ten
| or fifteen minutes wait before No. :
appeared.
! u see why she's late" growIed the
| general manager. as the train hove in
I sight Engine % is pulling her. and
| engine % isn't i'm condition TO make
! steam. I'll have good many less
| troubles when this road gets rich
| enough to put the motive power into
/ good shape. But then with a grin.
/ troubles were made to be laughed at
/ and I'm not the only railroad man with
/ few of them. | guess.
Hullo. CeTcoran.' to No. IS bag
/ @aGeuaster. anything for me on r J.
/ B-2-R. r. b. is railroad business, 90
| he explained to the guest. and Ia
+ better get whatever there is here. tCr. i
/ let il go on to the office. 7 won't see it
before tomorrow taking a bunch OF
/ dtnSy brown envelopes from the bag
! gageman's hand. as No. : pulled out.
By the time the G. NJ. and his guest
: had swung themselves onto the rear
< platform of the car" No. was ready
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academy where. depOsiting the cheese
in a corner of his dressing room. ne
donned his costume; and dispatching a
note TO his friends at the restaurant to
keep il up until he was dead. when he
would rejoin them he answered his
cali and went on the stage
Before appearing for his death scene
TagIiapietra bethOUght him Of his pur-
chase and. to his dismay, discovered that
members of the chorus had demolished
half of it during his absence from the
room.
At white heat of anger over the inert
he seized what remained but before ne
could find a safe hiding place for il his
call came. So jamming the Li1nburger
within the breast of his doublet, he rushed
ION "
During his death agonies Marguerite
throws herself prone across her brother $
body bending over frantically To kiss
him. The audience said Nilsson had never
acted the part so realistically. httte
dreaming when she raised herself so sud
denly and faced them that the Mortified
expression and tedr-streaming eyes which
they naturally ascribed TO passion of re-
morse were merely due TO a too close
contact with the baritone's Linburser
cheese
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He SympaGhiges With
The Car.

UMPH," calculated the
:. =: ;: ]:
whole earth jumping
E/4NZ1 on the poor little car
E1MHI because at a critical
moment he found he
wasn't born with the spunk ne needed
IN his business. Instead of sympathiz-
ing with the unhappy little chap for
failing TO act his part as he ought to
have done, he is hammered from one
end Of the earth to the other. and there
isn't a good word for him from Maine
10 California. For my part I'm sorry
Tor him. The way people act now
adays you'd think he'd applied for his
job the way Roosevelt and Cleveland
applied for theirs. You'd suppose that
a week or two before his parents were
picked out for him he went to the DOW
ers that be and said, See. here. gentle
men, next time you are looking about
for an heir 10 the Russian throne, I'm
the fellow you want to keep your eye
on. I'm the stuff they make czars out
Of down on that little ball they call
earth, and you can bet your immortal
lives that if you elect me to the most
exalted office I'm all the Russias I'll
turn out a hummer. I'll be a Teddy
Roosevelt, an Emperor William and a
Carrie Nation all rolled into one. I'll
give that blooming oligarchy of Grand
Dukeskis and PrinceOVitches an upper
cut they won't forget in a hurry. and
when it comes to the peepul you'll find
I'm a three-ply Moses that viii lead
them out of borSage so quick Wen be
arrested for ex sEasSd Limit.
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Slow.
Cleveland LeaderA

Cleveland LEADER
1T seems as if. - the maid exclaimed
Wed been a very long time Wed
"Eh. why2" the bashful wOOer cried
You never kiss me, sir. she said.
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By John Kemdlrick

'-W5ll-the car needs Intelligence. "
Tetorted The Knocker. IF one, why not
the other?"
Copyright. 1905. by K. H. Holmes.
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Mhy Not.

(PhiladelDhia Press-l
THAT widow that Dumley married has
six children of assorted ages They re
lust like steps when they're lined UP.
''Of course; they're his stepehiidren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
LAWMAKERS ELECTION.
P. Axen Is Chief Haymaker-Ar-
ranging for the installation.

AT the meeting of Pc Ambo Tribe
65 ", lawmakers Association, in
the Jefferson building last night, Of
ficers we're elected and arrangements
were made for the installation which
takes place at the next meeting.
The new officers ire: Chief hay
maker, j. P. Axen; past chief hay
maker, James j. Flynn, assistant
haymaker, Augustus %Farlander; ov-
erseer, Joseph Wilbur; boss driver,
Rassmus Lund; guard of hayloft, H.
p. Jensen; guard of barn door, Otto
Olsen. The collector of straws,
Henry AXen, and the keeper of bun
dies, Fred Slater, have another year
to serve. Hans Smith was elected
steward, and Thomas Smith, horn
blower.
The installation will take place
the first meeting night in January.
A number of out-of-town Haymakers
will be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
~THoMPsoN's DEATH.
Negro Confessed to the Murder Afterwards
Committed Suicide.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-A coroner's
jury held an inquest into the death of
j. II. Thompson, an editor on the New
York Times, found dead in his room
some time ago at the st. James hotel
A verdict of murder at the hands of
II. II. Hamilton was found. Hamilton
was a negro elevator man in the hotel
and committed suicide some weeks
ago.
The principal witness at the inquest
was a negro woman, who, when ar
rested some time ago in a petty case
which involved Hamilton, told the pc.
lice the negro had confessed to her thai
he had murdered the aged editor. She
said Hamilton had several hundred
dollars in his possession the day fol
lowing the finding of Mr.. Thompson's
body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
MARRIED BEFORE GOING.
Trenton Negro Youth Sentenced to Railway
Takes a Wife.

TRENTON, Dec. 16:-On the eve
of being taken to the ~reformatory at
Railway, Elmer Davidson, of Tren-
ton, who was sentenced last Friday
in Mercer county to Railway, was
married Wednesday afternoon to
Miss Elizabeth Jackson, his sweet
heart. The ceremony took place in
the warden's Office at the county Jail,
and was performed by Justice of the
Peace Matheson.
Davidson was found guilty a few
days ago of cutting another negro
with a razor. He was to be taken to
the reformatory Thursday morning,
and he requested the officials to al
low him to marry his sweetheart in
the Jail, as the wedding had been set
for December Is.
After Squire Matheson pronounced
the couple mar and wife Davidson
kissed his bride and then was led
back to his cell.
The bridegroom started on his
wedding tour yesterday morning
at Z o'clock, in charge of Constable
William Judson. The bride did not
accompany him,
Davidson will have to serve at
least a year in the reformatory, but
will be allowed freedom when his
time expires if his conduct is such as
to warrant his discharge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
REAL ESTATE NEWS.
New Jersey Terra Gotta Buying
Property Near Its Plant.

Below are found a list of recent
real estate transfers in this city. The
most notable features are the numer-
Gus lots which are being bought by
the New Jersey Terra Gotta Company
near their works on Catharine street,
and Joseph E. Stricker's several pur-
chases. He has acquired a number
of parcels on lands formerly owned
by the late Rev. Peter l.. Connolly,
in the vicinity of plant No. 2 of the
r. & R. Chemical Works.
Recent transfers are: John T.
Dunn, executor of estate of late Rev.
Peter L.. Connolly, to Joseph E.
Stricken, eight lots on DeKalb ave-
nue.; lot 207 being bounded by High
street, DeKalb avenue, Mechanic
street and Buckingham emu Lots
3, 6, Z, s, 8, 10, II and IL in block
2O7.
Jessie NJ. Stevens and Charles K.
Stevens to James F. Burns, lot on
northerly side of Jefferson street.
30x130 feet.
w. C. Arnold to John Seaman, lot
on Penn street, lot 10 in block 2SS.
S. J.. Watson to New Jersey Terra
Gotta Company, lot on Cortlandt
street; lot 20 in block 276.
X. Mathiasen to New Jersey Terra
Gotta Company, lot on Catharine
street, lot 5 in block 1853.
Israel Benevolent Society to Lena
Miller, lot "a, block "K." on Arnold
tract.
Soren Madsen and Mary Madsen
to Hans A. Dinesen, lot On MiddleseX
Land Company tract, n%ortherly half
of lot 10 on said tract.
Edwin Nelson and wife and Albert
Nelson to John Yatsko and wife, lots
1876 and 1876 on Kelly & McAlinden
tract.
T~herkelsen G. Brown Company to
James Morrissey, lot on Park avenue,
lot 23 in block 81.
Marie Ducey to Jens P. Wester-
/ gard, lot on Mechanic street, lot G
in block POI.
Marie Ducey to Anton Ksenzake-
vic, lot on Mechanic street, lot Is in
block 200.
William C. Arnold to Nellie So
field, two lots on Smith street, lots
four and five in block 1870.
J.. Goldberger to Stanislaw Jurgel-
aky, lot on Fox Hill road, lot IA in
block 1880.
Peter Swenson to Albert Moncrief,
lot on Brighton avenue 1872 feet north
of Gordon street, 2Sx90 feet.
Emma Nelson and Care j. Nelson
to Emil A. Lindbaum, lot on Kearny
avenue.
Harry l.. Wolff to Annie Wolff,
lot on Smith street, ia feet north
west of Grove Hill road, 34x74 feet.
William Carman, sheriff, to the
Frank Brewery, lot 25x150 feet, on
Watson avenue, 400 feet from Smith
street.
Adolph Greenbaum and wife to
Frank Huda and Mary Huda, lot OF
Division street, 125X150 feet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
FATE UNDECIDED.
Dismissal of Court Martial Faces Ethe Two
Middies.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 16.-"Whether
the superintendent of the Naval acade-
my or the secretary of the navy, or
both CONFORMITY. have the power sum-
marily to dismiss from the Naval acad-
envy without trial by court martial a
midshipman guilty of hazing' and
whether such action, if taken, would
prove IA bar to proceedings in the
civil courts for assault or other Grim
inal elements involved in the o~ffense,"
are two questions on which the attor-
ney general, at the request of the secre-
tary of the navy, will render an opinion
today.
The character of this opinion will
shape the future action of the navy
department on the recommendation of
Rear Admiral James H. Sands, super
intendent of the Naval academy, for
the summary dismissal of Midshimnan
Trenmor Coffin, Jr., for hazing and of
Midshipman Warren A. Vandeveer
for countenancing the practice. III At
torney General Moody rules that the
secretary has such power these mid
shipmen will be summarily dismissed
from The academy. If such power is
lacking their immediate trial by court
martial will be ordered. Otherwise
Secretary Bonaparte will direct that
action be brought against the dismissed
midshipmen in the courts of Maryland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
MORSE o STORY.
District Attorney at New York Outlines
Charges Against Hummel.

NEW YORK. De-. Ii. 49, Assistant
District Attorney Rand opened the pro
secution in the trial of Abraham II.
Hummel, the noted lawyer, charged
with conspiracy in the Dodge-Morse
divorce tangle. and delivered a forceful
address, in which he denounced the de-
PENDANT, declaring that he QHummel)
had lied repeatedly to G. w. Morse and
had paid $1,000 to c. +. Dodge to swear
to a false affidavit. Hummel told
Morse, according to the prosecutor,
that he was not looking for money. yet
he had $4,000 in his pocket at the
time, the amount, it is declared, which
was paid by Morse's uncle to inyalidate
the marriage of his nephew to Mrs.
Dodge.
A. II. Koffenburg, nephew of Mr..
Hummel, was the first witness called
by the prosecution.
Koffenburg refused to answer ques-
tons relating to his communications
with Hummel while he Qhe witness)
was in Texas.
called as the star witness for the state.
When he takes the stand he will make
q clean breast of everything, Rand
said, and the jury will hear him tell
the things which Kaffenburg and Co
hen declined to tell on the ground that
their answers might tend to convict
them of a crime.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
JURY GETS 100000
SUIT AGAINST VALLEY

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. TO-
The jury in the 100000 damage
suit of John H. Dodd against the Lee
high Valley railroad and Public Ser
vice Corporation was charged by the
Judge this noon without taking any
recess.
According to the testimony taken
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Dodd is
not in a condition beyond recovery.
At least two of the doctors said
he was suffering from a form of hys-
terra which made him think he was
a victim of paralysis when, as a mat
ter of fact, he was not.
HE is suffering from h~ysteria, "
said DR.. James NJ. Green, of Eliza
beth, which makes one unconscious
ly and unwillingly feign a disease.
He is hypnotized into the belief that
he has something when he has not.
Dr.. Victor Marlack, of Elizabeth,
conceded with this view.
Six doctors gave testimony in the
case. two for the plaintiff and four
for the defendant and while they
were testifying the jury had their at
tention directed to any number of
medical terms. They were told
about hysteria in its various forms
as applicable to this case, about an
~aesthesia, hyperaesthesia, neurosis,
ETC., all of which the doctors had to
explain for the benefit of the non-
medical jury.
DR.. Joseph X. Mcconnell. of Gran
ford, told of attending the plaintiff
there and in this city as did DR.. F.
M. Donohue. Both were of the opin-
ion that the man was partially para
lyzed and had little chance of recov-
cry therefrom, if any at all. He had
been in this condition for a year and
more.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
MARIAN A. C. BALL.
Delightful Evening Spent in Braga
Hall Last Niuht.

Although the weather was not as
good as it could have been, a large
number attended the first annual ball
and reception of the Marian Athletic
Club, in Braga Hall, last night.
The march was led by John Lam
gan and Miss Alice Donnelly, of New
Brunswick. They were followed by
about seventy-flve couples.
The music for dancing was furn-
ished by Prof. Nelson's orchestra.
At II O'Clock supper was served
after which dancing was resumed
and kept up until early this morn
ing.
The committee was composed of
the following young men: Floor
manager. John Langan; assistants,
Leo Nation and John Speck; arrange
ment committee: John Bird, chair
man; Cleveland Mulligan, John
Speck, George Smith, Frank McNal-
ly, Thomas McGreal and Matthew
Jago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16
CITY BRIEFS


#Workmen in the employ of the
water department have been at work
for a few days on the water mains al
Marsh Point on the other side of the
river
policeman A Jensen was detail
ed to go to the home. of J H. Greg
ory, in High street, last night, as a
complaint had been received that an
intoxicated Hun was causing annoy
ance by ringing the doorbell. He
disappeared before the officer ar
rived.
"A complaint has been received
of an attempt to criminally assault a
woman somewhat advanced in age.
Am officer was called last night
to quiet a woman who was in a con-
dition, at her home, which has fire.
quently placed her in jail.
-Patrolman Chris Hanson had his
monthly night off from duty last
night.
The steamer Mancunia is due
here from Mexico tomorrow after
noon for the American Smelling &
Refining Works.
A number of people of this city
have received invitations to be pres
ent at the reception of the Vigilant
Field Club, of Tottenville, next Fri
day night, in the Knights of Pythias
Hall.
Henderson Bros, masons and
builders of this city, who are putting
up the foundation for the new pump
at Runyon, which is to be built by
Donehue & Leavy, hope to have it
oomuIafod nv January
City Clerk Macmillan was in
New Brunswick today.
Chief Burke made a flying trip
to Newark this afternoon.
An effort is being made here to
locate the young son of John Naugh-
ton, of Port Monmouth, who has
been missing for several days and is
thought likely to be in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-16

TRENTON, Dec. 16:-Governor
Stokes took official action yesterday
to bring about an investigation by
the naval authorities at Washington
of the case of Warren A. Vanderveer
OF MT. Holly, the naval cadet, before
Vanderveer is dismissed from the
naval academy at Annapolis, under
orders OF Rear Admiral James H.
Sands, superintendent of the acad-
envy. The governor telegraphed
Charles J. Bonaparte, secretary of
the navy, and then wrote to United
States Senator Dryden, asking his in
tervention.