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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Quiet and steady; Minnesota
patents, $4@4.30; winter straights, $500
$50; winter extras, $2.SOQS.1O; winter pat
WHEAT-Firm and higher on crop dam
age reports, better cables and prospects
for a large visible supply decrease; July,
n 19-16Q7S 1-16c.; September, 757sq76c.
RYE-Steady; state, 56Q59c, C. /. f., New
York; No. western, 60c., f. o. b., afioat.
CORN-Dull. but steadier with wheat;
July. 57Ac.
OATS~Ruled steady. with fair trade;
track, white, state, SS@45c.; track white,
western, 3SG45c.
lily, $19
9.60c.
BUTTER Steady; state dairy, 17@21c. !;
extra creamery 22c.
fancy small, colored, old, 13G15c.; new,
12Ac; small white, old, 13lD15c.; new,
12Ac; large, colored, old, 13n1434c; new,
12Ac.; large, white old, lSQ14%c.; new,
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania,
Ice. western storage packed, 1910.
SUGAR = Raw steady; fair refining,
Q 3-16c. centrifugal, 96 test 11-16c.; re-
fined steady; crushed, 545c.; powdered,
495c.
TURPENTINE-Nomi
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, May 5.-The
mystery surrounding the disappearance
of five-year-old Lucy Conkling of this
place four years ago has been partly
solved by the discovery of the child's
skeleton on mountain near here. The
body was identified by pieces of cloth
ing. There We're two bullet holes in
the ehild's head. At the time of her
disappearance it was believed that she
had been kidnaned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

BOARDERS WANTED-A few more
boarders wanted at the Bluff Cot
tage, 80 Water street. 2504-4-21- -12t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

LORAIN. O., May 5.--NIayor King
was asked if he thought Father Wal
ser killed Miss Reichlin. He said: If
Father Walser were to have his pre-
liminary hearing now in my office and
| had to use the evidence | now pos
sess against the man, think | should
let him 60" Coroner French, Chief
Braman and Prosecutor StrOup held
like view
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
Princess Louise Has a Daughter.

LINDAU, Bavaria, May 5.-Princess
Louise, who deserted her family at
Salzburg last December and eloped
with NJ Giron. the tutor of her chill
dren, has given birth to daughter.
Royal orders have been given to bring
the baby princess to Dresden within
three weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

CANDIES MADE FRESH every hour
pure and wholesome at Raymond s,
1856 Smith street. 4-21- If
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
No word From Iesplorera.

STOCKHOLM. Sweden May b.
Anxiety is felt here that nothing has
been heard from the Nordenskjold ant
arctic expedition for some months.
Preparations are being made to send
relief expedition in September if no
news is received by that time. The
Nordenskjola expedition left Gothen-
burg, Sweden, Oct 16, 1901.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

ORANGE ICE, VANILLA, straw
berry, chocolate and neapolitan,
only 10c per plate at Raymonds, 1876
Smith street. 4-21-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

FOR SALE-High Grade 10 horse
power steam engine and boiler.
Second hand. Excellent condition.
Manufacturer, care of Evening News.
dQ-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock quotations.

Money on call steady at 21a@p2% per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5Q519 per cent.
Exchanges, 1852, ,242 100; balances, Sc, ,983, ,0S7.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

DELICIOUS TUTTI FRUTTI Bisque,
or Pistachio, only 10c. per plate at
Raymond's, 1856 Smith street.
4-91-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05

Landger's Sentence Cancelled.
SOLINGEN, Rhenish Prussia, May
5.-The sentence of the court imposed
on United States Consul Landger for
disorderly conduct in the court room
here has teer Cancelled.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-31

larger It will be many years before the improve
nent can be completed" Colonel Stickney, his
successor indorses this recommendation
The Harlem River is separated from Long
Island Sound by a shallow waterway between
RandalTs Island and The Bronx, known as the
Bronx Kills At low tide the rock Of the bed
protrudes and a barefoot boy can run from
shore to shore. At high tide rOwboats can pass
through, but at imminent risk OF crashing
on half submerged rocks. Charles Stoughton
started an agitation in 1874 to dredge out this
passageway. and the feasibility was shown by
General Newton. According to this engineer,
the cost of blasting out the rock for a channel
twenty feet deep would be $4,000 600. This would
enable all vessels between the Sound and the
Hudson River to avoid the dangerous passage of
Hell Gate, and save the present three mile de-
tour around Randall and Ward islands.
channel through the Bronx Kills. according
to Congressman Goulden. who is making earnest
efforts at Washington for the Improvement OF
the Harlem waterways, would afford a short
to Europe for vessels bound thither from this
port BY means of the Sound route the largest
steamers could load at Port Morris, where the
depth of water offshore is more than sixty feet,
and where freight could be brought in lighters
through the Bronx Kills from the Hudson, the
Harlem and the East River. The Great Eastern
anchored off Port Morris because of the inter
Vention of He'll Gate.
Tt would seem advisable said Congressman
GouIden to a Tribune reporter recently, "for the
government to begin the improvement Of the
Harlem waterways with appropriation of
sav $500 600 and continue the amount
YEARLY until completed, thus giving a channel
navigable for vessels Of the largest draught
New-York tribune., 1903-05-31
RITER TR4FFIC
Confined from ninth page.

Mr. Wells who has made special stuoy OF
this whole subject, the amount annually raised
bv the city by taxation 70 pay interest on the
cost of these bridges is nine and one-halt tunes
the average annual amount appropriated oS
Congress for the canal since 1874
Despite the neglected condition Of the Harlem
Shin Canal its traffic has grown tremendously.
According 10 statistics obtained by MI WeHs,
the traffic of the canal in 1887 was 2524, Ioo
TONS In 1895 it was :. .533 594 tons. This year
if is estimated that il will aggregate Z2Jto'ooo
IONS The merchandise carried on the eSn5d IN
1890 was valued at $115,50G,i2o; IN 1899 at
So02 7O7 37G. and this year, according TO esu-
mates if Will amount 20 more than H4ouooo'VVo-
II is through DC. lack Of interest on the part
of the government engineers that the completion
If the Harlem ship Canal is so far from
ACCOMPLISHMENT In most instances they nave
o,riad out the parcel pieces of work at less cost
tban was originally estimated. These ehgl-
naers Furthermore, are unanimous IN urging the
ranid completion Of the original plan Of i'm
ncovement as the cheapest proposition IN the
end Colonel S M. Mansfield who was in charge
of the work until February of this year, said IN
his last report:
Unless the amount appropriated is made
New-York tribune., 1903-05-31

Hello" said the friend. pointing to the books
Il thought you carried all that stuff III your
SO do" returned young Pennypacker
These are for the judges"
New-York tribune., 1903-05-31
UHY HE CARRIED Law BOOKS.

When Samuel W. PennypackeT' the GOV
o-,or Of Pennsylvania a young Philadel-
phia lawyer. a friend met hln one uaS sr-l.9
-, C,baetnut-st. with 4 number OF big law
hooks under each arm
New-York tribune., 1903-05-31
Committed TO the Deep.
BY A. ST. JOHN ADCOCk.

To me if is. I didn't sc out just because To
got the gold fever. It's out to the klon-
| dyke I've been, doctor: away beyond Dawson
city, up the fukon-Lord' it's the kind of coun-
| try you see IN nightmares I've heen seeing il
over and over in Nightmares ever since I've been
! i'll"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

tomatoes shipped to New York and Chi cago than from any point in Florida and this includes tho payment of duty. There Is good money in sugar cane and tobacco. and when the market holds high for d few weeks. as it did year before. last. there is large profit in growing egg plants and sweet peppers.
 Land can he leased from the Spanish and Cuban landowners at yearly rental Of $225 a cabalerias, which is composed of about 8 19 acres. This land can be Sub-let To negroes for sugar raising at rate of $500 cabalerias, or for one-third of the yield of sugar delivered in the su- gar house, sacked for shipping. The land leases from the owners are drawn up by notary public who is under a bond of about $5OW. If there is any flaw in the tltle he Is responsible and in case of dis nosesston because of a defective title dam ages in full may be obtained. The penal " Tor not paying a damage claim that is allowed by law consists of term of inn prisonment in the carcel or penitentiary. The number of worthless and unprinci- pied men who come down from the States have caused the Cubans to distrust all Americans
 There Is big field for the right sort or young Americans, even without capital. remember young chap named Roberts who landed in Havana winter before last with 25O In his pocket. He managed to secure a piece of ground and planted heavily in egg plants. He had run of si%ty days on this commodity and during the tune the run lasted received more than A crate net Another man went to Guines with s capital. He arrived there December 1. 1900. rented ten acres. and left in June following with $1,SOo clear profit in his possession"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
He Dwells Upon Condition of Treasury and Urges Law makers to be Careful of Appropriation
 Bills.

Governor Jelks yesterday sent a mes sage to the Legislature in which he gave in detail the condition of the State Treasury and made some pointed obser- vations on expenditures.
 The message in full Is as follows: To the Legislature.
 Gentlemen:
 There seems to be considerable doubt and misconception in the public mind. and perhaps in the legislative mind in respect to the possibilities of the State Treasury. In pursuance of the duty which. under the constitution. devolves upon me, herewith furnish you state ment of the present conoItion of the treasury and some figures which may lead you to a conclusion as to It's flu ture prospects. I am led to this because my message on your recent assembling was perhaps too brief to convey fully to your mind the things about which you ought to be informed.
 The condition of the treasury at its flood time may not specially interest you. What you want to know and what Is valuable for you to know. is it's imme- diate and future low-water marks. As long as the warrants properly issued are easily met, the treasury need not dis turb you speaking merely from a point of its daily balances. You and I par ticularly desire to avoid the necessity of having the States warrants discred- ited.
 Makes Some Comparisons. There was on hand Sept. $, 1901. $764, 55S03. which was reduced to s53. .1S406 by Dec. g. thereby abundantly Justifying the precaution taken by the Legislature of the March before in providing for pro rata bill to protect the treasury from the possibility of an absolute deficit. As | will be seen, the administration in De- cember of 1901 was face to face with an empty cash box. It will be seen. too
 that the cash balance of $764, 4,55s.03 of Sep tember was diminished by the net dis
 bursement of over $700.0o0 in three months.
 We will take the next year. The Treas. ury balance Sept 6. 1902. was $s91 ,971 91 which. on Nov. 26, had been reduced tc $225. .f75.39, a falling of from the sait Sept. of more than s65O.000. This brings us to the present condition of the Treasury. On Sept. G. of thi. year. the Treasury began business witl $1, ,124. .77674. The Treasury balance in No
 vember or December. taking the figure.
 of the above year as basis, under lik,
 conditions with those of the last year
 will fall as low as $450,00O As matter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
A Marvellous Accomplishment.

A noted New York chef, in speaking on the subject a few days ago, said:
 Did you ever stop to think what it means to serve from fifty to 125 people a meal in a dining car? The necessarily small space in which the meal must be prepared, the rapid manner in which 1t must be served. the fact that all the time the train is running at high rate of speed, and that the diners are moving in and out of the dining car, in the very limited space allotted for the walters to serve the meal, all add materially to the difficulty of the situation.
 Tn looking over dinner menu in use on the New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited, I was surprised to find that this dinner would cost, at any first class hotel in New York, between $4 and $5 Of course. all of the dishes on the menu would not likely be ordered by any one person. but the fact that each patron has the entire menu to order from is the foundation for my estimate of what the dinner would cost in New York.
 Among the dishes served on the day I examined the menu were green turtle soup, shad, fresh mushrooms, spring lamb, teal duck, fresh tomatoes. straw berry shortcake, etc, etc. From The Brooklyn Standard Union.. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
GOVERNOR APPEALS TO LEGISL AZURE
 TO BE CONSERVATIVE WITH STATES MONEY

come. This was from licenses. The new license code resulted in an increase over last year in ten and one-half months of something over $23, 900. The figures are taken from the Auditors books.
 As we have seen on 8 basis of last years assessment, the reduction in ad valorem and fertilizer taxes we would be one million in debt in four years, be- ginning with sl50.ooo to the treasury's credit. To pay this sum, however. we would have:
 First-An increased sum of money from the Convict Department, on which we have before realised in part for one year and in full for one. Indeed &Oo.ooo Of this S450000 minimum balance in the treasury represents the, increase in two years from the Convict Department over the average for other and previous years.
 Second-The resale of the bonds which may not be effective in two years.
 Third-The increase in licenses under the new law, $23.0O0 each year, the pos sibllity of which increase for the year Is perhaps already exhausted
 Fourth-The added income from the ad valorem tax growing out of increased as- sessment, on which for the next nscai year. we will collect something like slo'- ooo.
 These four items, as may be seen, Will be called upon to indulge in some actiVity if they care for the million apparent ana otherv.se possible deficit.
 0ther Burdens On Treasury.
 But there are other burdens for the treasury. You added during the first part of your present session, S3oS,So2.zz to the States obligations for four years. In- cluded In this large amount was A;z'o year representing the increases In salaries of some officers and clerks at the capitoi' You had other bills on your respective calendars when you returned from your recess, calling for over $600.O00 in the Tour years, and since your return there nave been possibly added to these sums auite A number of small or large items.
 In the two years from November. 1901, to that month in this year. the State will have gathered together s2Oo.oW each year more than 1t has disbursed. This accu- mutation was made possible by the un- common prosperity of the State which during this time has been unequailed in its history. We may not hope for four years more of such an era.
 When the State Constitutional Conven- ton discussed the matter of reduction of the tax limit. complained that 1t was dangerous movement 1 recalled that not many years before and for a number of years the State was greatly embarrass- ed by an unfortunate difference between its income and It's disbursement, growing out of the reduction of the tax rate. It being out of your power to raise the tax rate. 1t Is more necessary and incumbent upon you to control the disbursements. submit these figures to your judgment and for the guidance of those who will trust them, praying that you provide al least for only such appropriations as will leave a dollar in the treasury to pay tc the utmost an insistent warrant.
 W. D. Jelks, Governor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
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Nashville-Chemical works; s100.000 coal mining company to operate near South Pittsburg.
 Mountain City-Planing mill. Golddust-cotton gin; saw mill and stave factory.
 Raymond-s25.0O development company. Midlothian-$6,0OO cotton gin. La Porte-$25.0 .0O0 mining company. Houston--$14O,00 900 rice and irrigation com pany.
 Austin-slCo 600 laundry and hotel com pany. coo hardware company. 900 mining and manufac- turing company.
 Sour Lake-s1s.O0O oil company. Wichita Falls-$40,0O0 oil and tanking company.
 Amarillo-s1oo.ooo water. light and power company.
 Timpson-Planing mill. Fort worth-$10.oO0 furniture company.
 Virginia. Lunenburg-Telephone company.
 West Virginia. Morgantown-s5.Oo 900 oil fand gas com. pany, Phiiippi-sl5 900 tobacco factory. Godfrey-S2O 900 coal and coke company Marlinton--$10.OOO telephone company. wheeling-$5O.0O 900 plumbing. heating and construction company. Raieigh-Extensive lumber company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
A Bright and Bustling Town That
 Suggests Paris

Suggests Paris.
 A wide. smiling valley and far beyond. the steep incline of an endless mountain range, the Vitosch chain, still snow-cap- ped when we saw it, against a bright blue sky. while nearer the earth was clad with cloak of the softest verduse lush green seeming to round the contours of outline here and there. Such, says The Pail Mall Gazette, was the first impress sion of the panoramic setting within which we found enshrned Sofia, the Bull garian capital, as bright and modern looking little town as. say, Baden-Ba- den, and, indeed, more reminiscent of some small German "Residenz stadt" in style and structure than anything one generally associates mentally with the near East. Two days are of course not much in which to judge of any place. It is merely the obvious then that strikes the visitors eye and Is retained upon his mental retina, and, therefore. to our mind the name of Sofia is lastingly associated with sundry broad and shady streets; boulevards, beneath which we watched with untiring interest the constant flow of traffic, the coming and going of soldiers mondaines, peasantry, and curious semi Oriental figures, very evidently dwellers beyond that towering range, whom a de- sire to barter, or-who knows ?-possibly even the ever-present miasma of in trigue in these Balkan principalities, had brought hther.
 |. It was late spring and the suns heat had something of the coming summer in It, yet these stolid, slowly moving figures wore their fur caps and long skin coats, of which the sheep's wool turned inward forms the lining. Most of them led their oxen harnessed to cumbrous carts, while again near these the smart electric trans whizZed by-a strange and incongrous mixture of the East and West. The most picturesque element in the street traffic was the peasant woman, many of the girls | being quite beautiful, their garments gay with red and blue embroideries, and their persons leaded with Misunderstanding sill yer ornaments. silver coins even glnting here and there amid their long. thick. raven plaits. Another touch of color was given to this scene by the numerous diff ferent uniforms which distinguished lt mllltaire the general appearance of which reminds one of the Russian military dress. | although the men seemed of a better l physique, generally speaking Toward evening this picture became even moro animated, for the inhabitants of Sofia love the open air; the cafes and restau- rants then assume the aspect of some lesser Paris, pretty faces. elegant toi. lettes, music and laughter dominating the scene in the smartest town quarter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09

of fact. the Treasury balance will in all probability go below s450.0O0, because we are paying this year, as we did not pay in the same time of either of the other two years, expenses of Legislature and some immediate appropriations growing out of its session. There Is no reason for assuming that in November or De- cember. the balance will not run below si50. COG.
 But assuming that we have $450,0O0 to begin with and to the good, let's see what would be the Treasury's possible condition in four years time.
 Reduction of Receipts.
 You have already levied a total tax of 6k mills. Four mills go to schools and soldiers, leaving for general purposes 2h mills. This reduction of one mill will cost the Treasury. on a basis of this years assessment, s296. In addition. the reduction in the fertilizer tax will cost the Treasury, on d basis of this years tons of guano sold. s40.o00. Here Is a reduction, in possible receipts, of 'S336,0O0 year. If we went no further. this sum running through four years would leave the Treasury. on a basis of last fiscal years disbufsements. about s1,- oo0.Ooo short, at the end of that time.
 But 1t Is argued that the State is now making so much more on convicts that this increased amount will take care of additional disbursements the complain ing person not remembering that we are already enjoying to the fullest the ut most present possibilities of that depart ment. and that it's proceeds this year made possible the low cash balance of s450 GOO. instead of s250.0co, as 1t would have been otherwise.
 Increased Assessment.
 Cop,e hopefttl ponn'a dicfapad tho Audit or's abstract at will and begin too early to enjoy the tax returns therefrom. It may surprise some of you to know that the Auditors estimate of this year is that the assessment will not run over s3O2 0oc, ,00O an increase of only $6.0O 900. which at the 2 1-2 mill tax-rate, availa- ble. will put in the treasury, after ex- penses of the collection have been paid. less than s15.00o a year.
 There will be, too, a saving from the State. bonds. The Constitution. wisely. or unwisely. provided that the Governor. in his discretion, should fund the bonds. am Of the opinion that this is not the proper time to make disposition of the old for new bonds. A proper time to sell them and proper price for them may not come in two years. and any saving from such sale may be ineffective for much of the time which shall elapse before you shall convene again. When issued, they will bear interest for many years. and the difference of so much as a half cent ! in interest would result in a saving of an expense to the State of over 100000 in | fifty years. The necessity, then, for selecting proper time and agreeing upon proper price will be seen. They can not be lightly disposed of. J.
 Another Source of Income. l There is one other source which this year brought in an appreciable larger in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
MODERN SOFIA.

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