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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. Donelly, of Carteret, well
known in Woodbridge, is seriously ill
at his home.
Mrs. Anthony Schoder and Mrs
Freeman G.. Iced entertained thei,
friends at an afternoon tea at thei1
home on Railway avenue, on Thurs.
day.
Master Willard Pierce, who has
been ill, has recovered.
Several nights ago Mr.. Howard
Hancock had all of his grapes and
pears stolen.
On account of the storm, the "Trip
Around the World" has been post.
poned from Friday evening, October
9, to some time next week.
The Presbyterian social. which was
held at the residence of Mrs. SetI
Lockwood, of Prospect Hill, Thursday
evening, was very poorly attended.
Instead of the hundred which they
expected, only eight were there. AL
though few in number, they had 6
very pleasant time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
H TlLLMAN TRIAL.
Prisoner GivesN His Version OF the
Shooting.

Prisoner Gives His Version OF the
Shooting.
LEXINGTON, S. C., Oct. 1O.-The
examination of James Il. Tillman, who
went on he stand as. a witness in his
own behalf, was resumed when court
| convened.
Mr.. Ti"pan, in Kl@ viii a ruiilsNof
the court rendered after an hours ar
gument by counsel. was asked what
impression was made upon him by the
editorials written by Mr.. Gonzales. He
replied that they were intensely bitter.
Mr.. Tillman, giving his version of the
shooting, said he was walking down
from the state house after the adjourn
ment of the state senate Jan. 10 in.
company with Senators Talbird and
Brown, the former being on the out
side, the latter on the inside. Before
reaching the transfer station. he said.
ne noticed Mr.. Gonzales down the
street looking at him very ~intently.
He said he (~defendaHt) had ON his
overcoat, buttoned. He said he never
took his eyes from Mr.. Gonzales and
hat Gonzales did not take his eyes of
him.
He said Mr.. Gonzales had on an
overcoat, tightly buttoned, with hands
in his pockets, thumbs sticking out.
Mr.. Gonzales cut ~diagonally across in
front of him, he said. and the thumb
of his right hand disappeared in the
pocket.
He said he thought MI. Gonzales was
going to draw a weapon, and he fired,
first saying, Il got your message" The
message. he said, referred to the state
ments reported to him by Witnesses
White and HolZenbach. These state
ments were to the effect that Gonzales
had said he had made Tillman show
the white feather twice before and
would do it again. The defendant
said he did not fire a second shot, as
Mr.. Gonzales did not draw a pistol.
On cross examination the defendant
said he had reason to expect from the
moment he saw Mr.. Gonzales that he
Gonzales would shoot when they met.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
A CONDITIONS.

n. G. Dun & Co.'s Report For the
Week.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S review of trade says:
There have been no developments of
Importance in the commercial world.
AS a rule there is more caution in max
ing contracts, especially among manu-
facturers. Uneasiness regarding the
financial situation recedes as the sea
son advances without producing any
monetary pressure in connection with
crop moving. The proposed reduction
in pig iron output has been Endorsed by
all leading producers. steadying prices
just when changes in freight rates
started another reduction. Other man
ufacturing news is favorable, except
where the raw material markets are
unsettled or labor struggles cause trou-
bic. Suspension of an iron plant was
attributed to the latter cause, and the
movement of cotton at New Orleans
also suffered because of a strike. Trade
locally is quiet, preparations for cleo
ton, together with unreasonable wealth
er, having an adverse effect.
Coffee reacted from the best price,
but holds fairly firm on the strength of
gloomy cables from Brazil, although
stocks are very large.
A generally lower level of quotations
for the leading farm staples was most
encouraging. 1t indicated that sup
plies were coming freely to market and
testified to the growing confidence in
ample crops.
Failures this week numbered 239 in
the United States against 245 last year,
and II in Canada compared with u a
veal ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
HEAVY RAIN BROKE
THE RECORD YESTERDAY
WashOut Caused Much Delay and
Cellars were Flooded Warren
lowed Canal Boats.

The storm of Yesterday did so much
damage to Staten Island that it will
be a long time before the people fully
recover. The washout on the Rapid
Transit Railroad at Richmond Valley,
which was caused by the heavy rain
of Thursday night, is still unrepaired.
Although the railroad company had
fifty men out all day yesterday, as
fast as theJ laid the tracks the food
of water was SO heavy that they were
washed away again.
At $50 o'clock the operator at the
Tottenville end of the line received
word that another washout had
occurred at Eltingville. The people
who came over from Perth Amboy.
expecting to go to New York, not
knowing of the washout, were up in
arms against the ferry people for not
telling them before crossing.
The ferry boat Warren also had her
own trouble during the storm. No
schedule was used but as soon as
there were sufficient passengers, the
boat left. On the II O'Clock grip from
Perth Amboy to T~ottenville, Captain
Raymond Ellis found that he could
not land at the Tottenville slip be-
cause three barges had broken away
from the tug which was pulling them
and were hard and fast against the
slip. Captain Ellis got a line aboard
the barge and lowed the mup the sound
until the tug got control of them
again.
The rain came down so fast at II
O'Clock in the morning that nearly
every store on Main street and all of
the cellars of private houses on Bent
ly street and Amboy emf were
soon flooded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.
TIE Theatres.

n show scheduled as the attrae-
tlon at Proctor's Twenty third street
Theatre next week will be worthy of
a visit from any lover of good, refined
vaudeville. For the head liner Mr..
Proctor has secured the services of the
famous Marshall P. Wilder, who
quantity styles himself prince of
Entertainers and Entertainer of
Princes"
At Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre
this coming week a special revival
will be made of Mark Twain's famous
dramatization of his book of the same
name, "Pudd 'nhead Wilson, " q strong
comedy in four acts and five scenes,
which ran at the Herald Square
Theatre for many weeks some years
ago, with Frank Mayo in the title
role. Next week will be it's first re-
vival by a stock company in several
years.
Next week at Proctor's One Hun
dred and Twenty-Fifth street Theatre
Harlem will have it's first chance in
many seasons to see 1.-The Two Or
phans," that famous tear-compelling
melodrama with it's record of a quart
er of a century of success.
Proctor's Newark Theatre next week
will have another headline bill, head
ed by Mckee Rankin & Co., in q little
Southern romance, entitled "Ole
Virginia in 1872" Fisher and Car
roll, Americas cleverest opponents of
Irish comedy; the -Four Rianos, in a
sensational accrobatic comedy sketch,
entitled I'm Africa" Halfrey and
Hilton, novelty cyclists; the Avon
Comedy -Four, presenting 1.-THE New
Tutor" Baker and Lynn, Offering
"The Electric Boy" and fifteen other
novel and comic specialties will COM
plete a genuinely good all around
vaudeville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
RAIN WAS A
Easements Flooded and Water has Soaked
Throu h Everywhere.

A number of Easements along Broad
way have hao considerable water flow
into them during this storm and also
some houses in David street. They
have had to pump some Of them out.
Almost all of the houses in the Dor
ough have sprung a leak. Some OF
them are in a bad condition indeed
and keeps some of the house wives
busy trying to catch the water as it
drips through the ceilings. The rain
forced an entrance through almost
any place and side walls as we'll as
ceilings have caught it, as weather
boards are not on 1t when the storm
king comes around, any more. Where
the plastering is poor the rain again
shows its power by sending it down
to the floor. The wind howled SO last
night that it made one think of winter
and empty coal bins, top coats, etc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
By Agreement Will Try to Prevent
War In the Far East.

war In tne Far East.
LONDON, Oct. 10.-In addition to
the settlement of an Anglo-French ar
bitration treaty an important under
standing exists between the govern
ments of she two countries in connec-
ton with the far east.
When the French foreign minister
NJ. Delcasse, accompanied President
Loubet to London recently he dis
cussed with Lord LansdOwne the pos.
sibility of a Russo-Japanese war, with
the result that both foreign ministers
agreed to exert the utmost possible
pressure to prevent their respective
far eastern allies. Russia and Japan
from coming to hostilities. 1t was
frankly recognized that any such wal
would seriously endanger. the entente
which is now having practical results
in an Anglo-F French arbitration treaty.
as some reckless action by either Rus
STA or Japan might involve France and
England in hostilities.
To avert this a private understand
ing was arrived at that Minister Del
casse should urge pacific measures at
st. Petersburg. while Lord Lansdowne
should use every endeavor TO keep ia
pan in check. This understanding is
the most important factor looking to
peace in the far east and. taken in con-
junction with the Japanese assurances
to Russia with regard to the evacua-
ton of Manchuria and the generally
pacific tone adopted by the japanese
government and its representatives
abroad. it goes far to explain the feel
ing of security exhibited in London and
several other European capitals in con
nection with the alarming reports ema.
mating from China and elsewhere.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Frank Roman, Of Augusta street,
was to celebrate the tenth anniversary
of his birthday last night. A large
number of invitations were sent out,
some said fifty, while others said one
hundred. All were going VINO re-
ceived them, it was said, and they
had been searching the town for suit
able presents for a boy. 1t was so
much harder to suit a boy than a girl.
So many spoke of getting him a pen
knife, that it was reckoned that he
would have enough of them to last
for some time. Some of the grown
up children were going to attend the
party, too. We hope on Monday to
be able to give a full account of how
the lads and lassies enjoyed the even
ing ana all about the presents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
THE GAME WARDEN.

The editor of the Citizen asks
"Where is the Game Warden" and
then goes on to relate that a resident
of Main street has found two wounded
and dead robins in his yard within q
week, etc.. adding it would be well
for the game warden to keep q sharp
lookout for such violators of the law.
In reply l will remind the editor
that I have not been wearing an in
visible coat and that he has met me
several times of late. I hope his
memory is not failing so early in life.
AS for the robins, it would have been
better for the Main street resident to
have sent me word, so that I could
have watched and found out who was
doing the shooting, instead of having
it published in the papers and thereby
warning the law breakers.
1t Is we'll known in this borough
and elsewhere, that l am always ready
to attend to any case brought to my
notice, which is the usual thing for
parties to do who know that people
are breaking the law as a game war
den is not supposed to be in two places
at one time any more than any other
persons, nor has he eyes to enable him
to see what is going on in the bor-
ough, woods and field at all times.
G. M. CHURCH.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Packard Resignation Accepted.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Oct. 10
Yielding to the pressure of public opin-
ion, the trustees of the Greenfield Saw
ings bank at a meeting received and
accepted the resignation of Treasurer
William G. Packard. Mr.. Packard was
president of the Packard National
bank, which recently suspended, and,
while there has been no official criti-
cism of his capacity as an official of
the savings bank, so many rumors
have arisen causing some u~neasiness
among many depositors that the trus-
tees felt that the interests of the insti-
tuition would be served by his resigna-
tion..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Called the Governor a Liar.

3 LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 10.-Gov-
ernor Davis, Judge c. ID. Wood and A.
f. V~andeventer, candidates for govern
or, met in the senate chamber to ar
range appointments for a joint can
vass. Governor Davis objected to Mr..
Vandeventer's presence, stating that
Vendeventer was not i'm the race for
any good purpose. Governor Davis,
you are a contemplate liar, and you
know itv' said Vandeventer. Each
grabbed a chair, but before any harm
could be done Judge Wood and Gov
ernor Davis private secretary We're be-
tween the men. and peace was restored.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
No Trade Prospects at Win.

LONDON. Oct. 10.-The Tokyo CORE
spondent of the Times says that NJ
Pavloff, the Russian agent in Korea
replying to Korea's proposal to open
VIII to foreign trade and close Yon.
gampho, objected that there was an en-
tire absence of trade prospects at Win
as compared with PyOngyang. n. Paw
loft also declared that the unsettled
state of Manchuria rendered the open
ing of Win dangerous.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
CHURCHES.
South Baptist.

The morning subject tomorrow will
be Paul the Preacher and WRITER
evening subject, "The Fruitless Tree,
or Nothing but Leaves Preaching
services 10. 30 a. M, and 7.30 p. m.
Sunday school at 2.30; Y. P. S. 9. E.
at g. As; Midweek prayer meeting on
Wednesday at 8 O'Clock, led bv Rev.
w. H. Gardner, followed by the
monthly business meeting of the
church. The annual meeting of the
Southern New York baptist Associa-
tion will meet with the Baptist
church, Warburton avenue, Yonkers,
N. Y, October 10 to 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Two round Death In Hood.

CATSKILL, N. Y, Oct. D.-During
the most destructive freshet seen here
in thirty years a brick barge broke
from its f~astenings and crashed into
the lower bridge. carrying away the
longest span. Five men we're seen to
20 down with the mass of iron. Two
of them, Captain Michael Moran and
William Dwyer, were drowned. The
others were swept ashore and escaped.
The village is without eleckic lights,
and the trolley road is tied Up owing
to the freshet having put OIL the fires
at the electric light station.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
WILLIAM M. RICE MURDER,
Patrick, Under Sentence of Death
May Escape.


May Escape.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 10.-The post
ponement until Monday of argument in
the Rice will case, in which Albert T.
Patrick, awaiting death in Sing Sing
prison for the murder of William NJ.
Rice, led to the discovery Of a remark
able chain of circumstances by which
Patrick may escape the electric chair,
not through a reversal by the court of
appeals of his conviction and death sen
tence, but through an amazing tangle
of legal technicalities. AS the case
stands Patrick is a condemned prisoner
in the death cell at Sing Sing prison.
Nearly eighteen months have passed
since the week in which he was to have
died for the murder of Millionaire Will
liam Nj. Rice, his execution being
stayed ostensibly by an appeal to the
court of appeals, but the records of the
court show no such appeal in existence.
The legal time for the filing of such
appeal elapsed six months ago, and a
legal problem which may prove exceed
ingly troublesome lies behind the ques-
ton as to how the death sentence may
again be imposed upon hint
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Woo DB
CHURCHES.
Methodist.


On Sunday morning Kew. M. W.
Womer's subject will be Measured
by a False Tape" At 6.45 p. m. the
Epworth League will meet. At 100
there will be a song service and an
illustrated sermon.
The Bible Study Circle Will meet
Wednesday evening at 8.15 in the
church parlors.
The prayer meeting will be held on
Wednesday evening at 7.30, until
further announced.
All persons expecting to take part
in Jed Bassett's entertainment will
meet Friday afternoon, October Is, at
8. 80 in the church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
SOUTH AMBOY
NEWS ITEMS.

hour Thursday morning to get Mr..
Shepherds yacht out and into its
winter quarters.
1t was fine to have the electric lights
burning brightly Thursday evening.
They have been out so often the past
few months whenever there was a
r%ainstorm, that one can fully appre-
ciate the benefit of them, especially
in trying to cross over the gutter
canals.
The lawns with their beds of fall
flowers are very attractive just now.
The many showers have kept the grass
from drying up and made it a beauti.
full green. q
Mr.. Lerner, a iunkman, had a fuss
with some school boys and got his
face scratched. He says he will have
the boys arrested If they do not stor
molesting him.
Orlando Perrine, of Broadway, has
had the front of his grocery store
painted and it looks fine.
Miss Sarah Scully, of Augusta
street, is said to be seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gaub, of Err.
ston, spent Thursday Ill New York.
A number of parties in the borough
enjoyed eating part of the drum fish
caught in Mundy's seine. 1t was cut
into steaks and sold and those who
partook of it pronounced it good 'eat-
ing and would like to have more of it.
The bowling alleys, OF the South
Amboy Yacht club, have been over
hauled and put in good shape bv Dick
Furman, who has ~charge--of them.
The "Troubedorsz" came to town
Thursday afternoon and performed at
K. o P. Hall, in the evening. Owing
to bad weather, they had a very small
attendance.
FL. @. Perrine and party have re-
turned home from their trip up the
Hudson on Mr.. Perrine's yacht, the
Hadassah.
1t is rumored that Miss frankie
Mulholland and Mr.. Duree VanDorn
were married at Perth Amboy, Mon
day afternoon, and Miss Mulholland
does not deny it.
Quite a number enjoyed the We'd
nesday night dance at the yacht club
and it was kept up until the wee sma'
hours.
Oscar Mundy has Chris Straub Jr. s
new slaughter house and factory, on
David street, nearly finished. 1t is
said to be up to date in every partic-
ular and that the machinery will be
run by electricity.
The Central Railroad Company paid
their men on the fifth instead of the
seventh, as usual, this month.
The section boss of the Central rail-
road had men out watching the tracks
at the cove Thursday evening on
account of the heavy storm.
Miss Sallie Manion, of Felter street,
entertained DIR. @. Gallagher, of
Wilkesbarre, on Tuesday last.
Joseph A. Sections launch Glance,
has peen put away for the winter.
Inspector of Board of Health, O.
Buckalew, reports that Mr.. Kings
children are doing nicely. DR.. AL
bright used anti toxin at n
Justice Mason was a New York
visitor yesterday. On his return trip
to this borough, he saw three houses
at Railway with water up to within
six or eight inches of the first floor
windows and thought there must have
been from two to three feet of water
in the houses. 1t was owing to the
river having overiowed the place, it
was said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
westa-p Miners May strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 10.EA'
strike of coal miners in Colorado, New
Mexico and Utah will follow failure to
adjust differences within a week, ae-
cording to a statement issued by Presi-
dent Mitchell and Secretary Wilson OF
the United Mine Workers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Christiancy's Resignation Accepted.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The post
master general has accepted the resig'
nation of G. A. G. Christiancy, assist
ant attorney in the office of the assist
ant attorney general for the post office
department. Christiancy was acting
attorney general of the post office de-
partment for a time, until in April OF
this year Charles X. Robb was appoint
ed and replaced him. When a~ninvestiga-
ton was made of the riting of a safe
in the office of the attorney general by
the w;fe of General James n. Tyner
of papers wanted in connection with
the post office investigation it was al
legged that it was Christiancy's neglect
that permitted her to obtain the docu-
mentS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Nxack Nam drowned.

NYACK, n. Y. Oct. 10. Edward
Smith. ! brother of Postmaster David
Smith OF West Nyack, was DIR Nned
while crossing a bridge over HasAen-
sack creek. The flood upset his hsSgy
md threw him into the creek.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
GREAT SUCCESS.

The reception which the Richmond
Lodge No. 80, Knights of Pythias,
members gave to their lady friends
last Monday night, must have been a
great success from the glowing
accounts which the ladies who attend
ed, give.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Panic on Chicago O."

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Harry Jacobs,
nineteen years old, a painter, rushed
through the smoker of an elevated
train, his clothing enveloped in flames,
causing a panic among the passengers
and sustaining painful injuries. ia
cobs' clothes, which were saturated
with benzine, became ignited from a
cigarette which he held in his hand.
A policeman extinguished the blaze by
throwing his overcoat about the man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
SURPRISE IN STORE.

The committee in charge of the ball
and reception. which is to be given
in the Knights of Pythias Hall, Tot.
tenvil.e, Monday, November 2, by
Court ~Tottenville No. Alb, Foresters
of America, claim that they will have
a number of surprises in store for all
who attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
FAIR CLOSED.

The fair which the Ladies Aid
Society of Rossville Reformed church,
was holding at Rossville, closed
Thursday evening after three very
successful nights. The ladies worked
hard and faithfully and they are hop
ing that the fair was a great C
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
LECTURE POSTPONED.

The lecture which was to have been
given III the Knights of Pythias Hall,
Amboy avenue, Tottenville, Thursday
night, by DIR. Curtis Hidden Page, of
Columbia College, New York, did not
take place. The lecturer got as far as
Richmond Valley and the washout on
the railroad hindered further progress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
LARGE ATTENDANCE.

The Tottenville night school, which
is held every night in the week except
Saturday, is so we'll attended that the
superintendent finds it almost i'm
possible to get room enough for all
the pupils. At the present time 11S
pupils are registered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
WORK DELAYED D.

The work of building the new fire
house on Hillside avenue, Giffords,
for Giffords Hose Company No. l.,
has been delayed the last few days
because of the bad weather. AS soon
as the weather permits work will be
resumed and things rushed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
Asylum Attendants Acquitted.

TOPEKA. Kan. Oct. 10.-Earl Noil
and j. NJ. Peterson, the young men
who were attendants at the State liz
sane asylum and who were charged
with the murder of a. B. L. Maxwell,
one of the patients. We're acquitted in
the district court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
x All The News From Surrounding Towns. y
TQTTEN WILLIE.

The Evening News is on sale at Ost-
burgs' A Main street, and at John
Boss Hotel, formerly John KalI's
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
OBITUARY..

HART-Richard B., Friday, October
g.. Funeral service at late residence
on Edgar's Hill, Woodbridge, N. j.,
on Monday afternoon, October IL,
at 2 O'Clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-10
MASQUERADE BALL.

The Star Pleasure Club, of Totem
vile, gave a masquerade ball to a
number of their friends last night.