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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26
FEAR WATER MAY
BE MADE SHALLOW.
Owners of Launches do not Like
the Way Oyster Shells are
Thrown into the Water.

A number of launch owners have
lately been complaining about the
way the local oysterman are throwing
the shells of the culled oysters in the
sound. They claim that the oyster
shells will gradually fill up the sound.
A number of oystermen told a News
reporter this morning that when the
shells are thrown into the water, the
tide soon washes them away and the
water is just as deep now as it was
many years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26

Pianos-Cheap for cash at the old
stand, Peder Olsen, Sc Smith st.
3526.9- -19-2t-e. W. tt
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26
LACK OF INTEREST
IN ATHLETIC MEET.

The Athletic Association held
short meeting yesterday afternoon to
discuss the proposed meet on October
Is. As only a few boys have turned
out to practice and to repair the tkack
it is apparent that no meet can Abe
held unless more active interest is|
taken. After talking the matter over,
it was decided to give the boys one
more chance to come out. This will
be Monday afternoon. If they do not
turn out in force then, the meet wills
be abandoned.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26
WILL VISIT CARTERET.

The Perth Amboy Independent Fife
and Drum Corps will leave this city
on the 6. 40 Central railroad train to-
night, for Carteret, where they will
be guests of the Carteret Fife and
Drum Corps, who are giving a dance
in their club house.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26

Sewing machines for sale by Peder
Olsen, Sc Smith st.
3526a-9- 9-2t-e. W. tt
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26

For real estate see page 2.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.

The members of the Central Labor
Union will hold meeting at O'Clock
tonight in their rooms in the Adelaide
building, 1873 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-26

FL. LARKIN, 357 STATE Str eet,
Will do plumbing, steam, hot water
and hot air heating on monthly pay
ments.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
She Swung Out Over the Audience on Wire
So Placed as to Prevent Cur
tain's Descent
Theatrical Men Think There Was Care1essness
in Placing Arc Light Too Near
the Scenery.

Chicago anming''
m considered the of the disaster explained to-day
the which the aee ballet flew the audience
the second act held the asbestos place and prevented from
being lowered
inspector which spec
u feature the practically caused the holocaust
Chicago 3Among theatrical employed the other
hearing
There would have he d M had been
for safety The plant not II what
wasop operating the
ASBESTOS CURTAIN NEVER WORKED WELL.
trouble with the asbestos curtain The stage is always recognized the
h n % % men declare M @ hs curtain nsa at
been repaired.
s2oooo
that @ e os t 1 He
the the the auditorium
failure Of the asbestos curtain to properly.
A
journal Chicago
] and s9 rsa @ m s sza % @
similar provision the Chicago Auditorium
FIREPRooFING
The method balcony and gallery also declared by
buildings this m buried buckng this
- that qne @ % @ else en contractors a s n been ah party
built usual
best p nssens @ Of the e @ sns to-day what would
they y the
that there nothing in the world at least nothing
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
PRINCIPAL OF A
FARGO SCHOOL
\ -. = :sfs:
Miss Toinette G. Peterson, One of
the Dead, Had Taught There for
Eleven Years.
G. e. wins1ow, Who Was Also Killed,
a Business Man of Thief River
Falls.
Both Were in the East to Make Holi-
day Visits upon Their
Relatives.

Special to The Journal
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 81. - Miss
Toinette G. Peterson, who was one of
the victims of the great fire in Chi
cago, was principal Of the Central
school building in this city. She had
taught in the Fargo schools for eleven
years, a great part of which she was
in of the grades of the Lincoln
building
Miss Peterson was popular and very
competent. She was about 35 and her
former home was Rushford, Mimi.
She was born in Fillmore county, Min
neSOta.
At the close of the schools for the
holidays she went to Chicago to visit
her sister, Mrs. James Maloney, at sos
Washington avenue. They attended
the matinee yesterday and We're both
killed. A brother wired here that he
had found the body of his married
sister, but had been unable to locate
that of Miss Peterson. He was
notified at which morgue the remains
were and later sent word that he had
found both bodies.
1t is presumed that Miss Peterson's S
body was not burned, as Identification
was evidently made from her card
case, and Fargo was notified last
night by the undertaken.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31


arise
bodies of the victims of the disaster lay There the heads families
SORROW IN GUNSAULUS HOME.
who'll
age a h He was
his Mr. Mcaughns home is in
at
condition all invitations the
and a nephew of Fanny
Bloomfield Zeisler p1aniste
of years
+ Q
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

that Mrs. Mills and Miss Mills were
lost. He took the train at once for the
city and telephoned home this morn
ing that in the crush to get out Of the
theater his brother had been separated
from his wife and sister and showed
out with the crowd. The women were
not seen again and it is certain they
perished.
Two Ioxyans Killed.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 31.-Jo Ohm
Holland, Of the firm of Holland and
New, wall paper and paints, and
daughter Lillian, aged 35, were both
killed in the Chicago fire yesterday.
Telegrams to that effect were received
here this morning. Mr.. Holland and
his daughter went to Chicago two
weeks ago to spend the holidays.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
LEFT WIFE AND SON

C. e. Wins1ow was in Lumber Business
at Thief River Falls.
Special to Tho Journal.
Thief River Falls, Mimi, Dec. 81
G.. E. Winslow Of this place, who lost
his life in the destruction of the Iro-
quois theater in Chicago. was whole
sale salesman for the Thief River Falls
Lumber company and was a we'll
known and very popular citizen.
The day before Christmas he left
his home to- visit his mother and a
sister in Milwaukee and later con-
tinued his trip to Chicago where mat
ters of business required his presence.
He was about 40 and is survived by
his wife and one son. News of his
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
w. N. MILLS BEREAVED

Menonlinee Attorney Lost Sister and
Sister-in-LaW.
Special to The Journal
Menomlnee, Mich, Dec. 31.-Attor-
ney W. N. Mills, of this city, lost his
sister Isabel Mills. age TO-, and sister,
in-law, Mrs. Ward Mills, In the IrO-
quois theater fire in Chicago yesterday
His brother, Ward Mills was badly
burned about the face and arms and is
in a hospital. The, bodies OF the
women were not recovered.
w. N. Mills received a telegram last
night from his brother, telling him
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

The struggle e frghtu
the stronger the living floor Of the weaker enzd made
their feWit
but elemental law there must have been The
these heroes who helped others and sacrificed their
who placed their too the Then there the feproo
failed
charged that had worked we'll The quickly
we'll organized
Hundreds
while men policemen and volunteers yeoman will
time to identify all the dead and
will be
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
HORRORS OF H0L LIDAy HOLOCAUST
IN CHtCAG0'S finest THEATER
Out Of 1900 Barely 500 Escaped uninjured.

am dupHf nnye nmnl& &MnMed:
at ng& nrbh ter
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
Dread List of Casualties Summed Up Thus: Dead
564; Missing 314; Injured (of Whom a
t@.3 Third Will Die 157.
Scenes at the Horror Haunted Morgue Are Such
as to Appal the Hardest Heart--The Search
..as.-ss..a- for Missing Relatives Still
Goes On.

yesterdays
theaerhr will runov s
at Is
injured probably onethrd cannot live
overwhelming tragedy which enacted the which housed
THE sORROW-HAUNTED MORGUE
giant OF
marked II as a -
By ithut sdecded
decree, which distributed broadcast:
the at the
Of
dertak
on
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

death was telegraphed to his relatives
and friends here to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
People of Laporte Approve Action of
City Legislators Voting Against
the Mayor.
BIG GAS GUSHER STRUCK
CAPITALISTS OF SEYMOUR ORGAN.
lied FOR MILLION DOLLARS.
Bridge Works Crowded with Orders,
but Short on DISQUALIFICATION
ments I'm Oil Territory.
to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Nov. A.-The Council
passed over the veto of Mayor barrow,
by vote of to /, an ordinance granting
the Northern Traction Company of Indiana
a franchise on Main street through the
city. Not since the Council four years ago
refused to grant a franchise to the In
diana Railway Company, Of South Bend,
has there been such a traction war waged
in this city as the one just closed, with
decisive victory for the company. Early
in the fall the company, which is projecting
an interurban line from South Bend to
Hammond, asked the Council for a fran
chise through Laporte. An ordinance was
framed and passed but 1t did not suit the
company, which wanted exclusive rights
to Main street for two years. The ordinance
changed and at meeting from which
Mayor Darrow was absent, was unani-
mousy passed. The provisions requiring
cash forfeiture of $1,000 and a payment
of 5000 for the use of the streets were
acceptable to the company. Mayor barrow
vetoed the ordinance on the ground that
he was opposed to the taking up of a street
for two years. He also opposed the use of
'T' rails, saying that groove rails only
should be allowed. The members of the
Council, although of the same political
faith as the mayor, claimed the latter OPP
posed the new company because he is
stakeholder and director in the Chicago &
South Shore Company, which operates a
line between Laporte and Michigan City
and is DESTROYS of building to South Bend.
Alderman Julius G. Travis, Republican, was
the only councilman who stood by the
mayor. The action of the Council is gen.
orally approved by the people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
WILL MANUFACTURE PUMPS.
Company Organized with $4,000 Cap
ital-COmpIete List of the Officers.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 24.-The Roth
Manufacturing Company was organized
here this morning and will engage In the
manufacturing and marketing of the Roth
pitless pump, the invention of j. G.. Roth,
of this city. The company win have
capital stock of $4,000, and articles of in
corporation will likely be filed with the
secretary of state tomorrow. The officers
of the new company are as follows: II. NJ
Campbell, president: ]. G. Roth. vice pres
ident; II. II. Bassett, secretary and VIII
lam G. Irwin, treasurer. These officers,
together with Joseph /. Irwin, will COM
prise the board of directors.
The pump which the new company ex-
poets TO exploit is the invention of j. G.
Roth. of this city, and is intended espe-
cIally for the Texas rice fields, where lrri-
cation is one of the essentials and where
il has been tested with great success. For
the present the pumps will be made on
contract, but the future development OF the
Industry means that Columbus will have
another factory managed by some OF the
most successful business men in this COM
munity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
SIR JOHN MAPLE DEAD
FAMOUS ENGLISH SPORTING MAN A
VICTIM OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE.
Country Squire Who Made a Success
ON the Turf, I'm Business and as
Member of Parliament.

LONDON, Nov. A.-Sir John Blundell
Maple, bart, is dead He was born in
1S45. For long time he had been suffering
from Bright's disease and heart trouble.
Sir John was typical figure in this busy
age. He was with equal success a business
man, race-horse owner, country squire and
member of Parliament. At the age Of six
teen he commenced business in his fathers
small furniture shop. which gradually de-
veloped into its present huge proportions.
His title was a reward for political sserv-
ices to the Unionists. Hardly one election
has been held in the metropolis for many
years without Sir John driving voters per-
sonally to the polls in a four-horse coach.
His exposure of the remount scandals in
the South African war was one of the
earliest movements toward the reform of
the War Office. Few men played a more
prominent part in the racing world than Sir
John Maple in the last two decades. He
headed the list of winning owners in 1902.
and had the largest racing stud In the
United Kingdom. but the aristocratic jockey
club persistently denied him admittance,
presumably on account of his connection
with business until last September, when
be fatal.
Sir John gave large sums in benefactions,
notably 100000 to the University College
Hospital His only child is the wife of
Baron Won Eckhardstein, first secretary Of
the German embassy in London.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
Features That VIII Please the WOmer
and Children i'm the Journals
COlOred Supplements Next

The fashion article next week will deal
with the Wardrobe of the Debutante -
AS the writer says. "a debutante is not
necessarily the daughter of a millionaire
nor Is her wardrobe always collection
of very costly imported gowns" but her
gowns should be pretty and. If she is of
moderate means, chosen with special ref
erence to their durability.
In the article in the Journals color supple
ment next Sunday, this has been specially
borne in mind and the result is sure to
from posed photographs, adds wonderfully
10 the value of the text. AS usual, they
are printed In four colors. In such a way
than could possibly be shown by half-tone
pictures in one color. The titles are as
Fancy Striped vesting, with new belt
effect of braid and fringe
Ball Gown of chiffon. with ruchings and
Marechal Mel rose garlands.
Evening Frock of grey green crepe deco
rated with Valenciennes medallions.
Dinner Dress of pastel pink Sicilienne,
with Eidelweiss trimmings
A Street Costume in seal brown zibeline
and garnet velvet.
A Luncheon Gown of pearl gray cloth
embroidered in roses and foliage.
White felt Walking Hat stitched in black,
with Jacqueminot velvet trimmings.
WHEN THE ELEPHANT GOES ON
STRIKE.
The first page is fine example of color
when the Elephant Goes On Strike" is
timely, in view of the almost constant
strikes now going on in every part of the
country. besides being full of general inter-
est and instruction. There are five photo
graphs.
FOR THE CHILDREN
The children's page is full of things to
please the little ones For instance. there
is Miss Ling Loo-s Puzzle" which is just
about hard enough and not too hard and
takes up the greater part of the pages
upper half
On the lower half the dominant feature
is THE Spinning Maiden and Cowherd. -
beautiful Chinese fairy tale, delicately
illustrated in two ,colors, while without
pictures are found the following:
Oceanic Leather Producers"
Sea G-lls on the Great Lakes"
"A Land of Awful Baths
Our Fellow-American, the Sponge"
There Will also be. of course. the solution
of last Sundays Alphabetical Puzzle.
"a BIT Of THE OLD SOUTH IN
JAMAICA"
This is most interesting article from
the pen OF Henry Aberdeen. dealing with
the fact that the conditions In Jamaica
the relations existing between the whites
and blacks IN the island province OF Great
Britain named, at present are almost ex-
in our Southern States "befoh de wah.
There are four handsome photographs.
FOLKS WHO ARE UPPERMOST"
All the world likes to read about the
folks who are uppermost In mundane af-
fairs and 10 suit this taste there are shor,
articles about Mrs Livermore's Repartee'
'Clara Barton's Memory" Lord Kelvin
and His Dislike for Electric Light .
Ralph Dun1y Lae Se,a and How He Rose
ResiGes these illustrated features men
toned above there is a variety OF shorter
articles without pictures that cannot fai
TO interest and amuse.
For the children there viii be the usual
four pages Of comics In color.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
Mr.. Gavin's Reply.

The silence that followed the conclusion
OF the speech was rather oppressive. 1t
was broken by President Gavin in smiling
urbanity. mo matter how some of US may
differ from Mr.. Bookwalter." he said. II
am sure all Of us are agreed in recognizing
his ability, and in the belief that he is the
best OF good fellows. 1 am sure, too, that
there was never a time In Mr.. Bookwalter's
life when he had more friends than he has
to-day" Mr.. Gavin paused perforce. The
handclapping and applause was thunderous.
There is one thing. however," he re-
sumed, which must be placed in the po-
sition OF criticising. 1 cannot agree with
Mr.. Bookwalter that the Commercial Club
has ever been used as the tool Of any one.
Its function has always been to secure the
best for the citizens OF Indianapolis. 1t
has stood as the representative of public
opinion. to get more for the people than
they asked themselves. 1t has never gone
out OF it's way to further the interests of
great public questions have been to the
front the Commercial Club has unhesitat-
ingly expressed its opinion; as, for in
stance. on the letting OF the water contract
some years ago, and more recently the
letting of the traction franchises.
II have heard that Ii was said have
CaugnI some lQdl the commercial
Club had been taken advantage OF by in
terested persons, but | have sought in vain
to obtain any evidence of the truth of these
rumors An article was printed expressing
about this same thing. When / challenged
the man who printed IL TO furnish me in
stances where these things had been said
he promised TO supply them, but / have
never heard from him upon that subject
IL may be true that the Commercial Club
has not always done its full duty, but
deny that ii has ever been subverted from
tust and honorable uses. / would consider
myself unworthy to remain at the head of
this organization should / believe these
stories to be true.
A HAPPY CONCLUSION.
THE business of the Commercial Club,
In all it's career. has been to stand up for
Indianapolis The happy conclusion OF
Mr.. Gavins speech was greeted with cheers
and laughter, in which Mr.. Bookwalter
joined heartily.
The dynamic incidents OF the evening
were not discussed openly during the re-
mainder of the smoker. but occasionally
soft-voiced comments were heard which
testified el0quently 10 the suppressed ex-
element they had caused.
The smoker last night was successful
that a series will be given this winter. Al
frequent intervals addresses by well-knowI
men and vaudeville programmes will be
held.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25

BERLIN, Nov. 2i.-Bishop Won Amer,
who died to-day at Rome, was for twenty
four years a missionary in China, where
he attained great influence among the ma
tives. He adopted the costume of the Chi
nese and followed many of their customs.
Bishop Won Amer held confidential rela-
lions with the German government. Com
ing TO Berlin before the Boxer uprising,
he warned the government that serious
troubles were impending for foreigners.
After the Boxer movement was suppressed
the Chinese government conferred upon him
the button of the first rank for his serv-
ices in maintaining good relations between
the Christians and the Chinese. Emperor
William raised Bishop Won Amer to the
nobility prior to the Boxer movement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
Countess of Euston.

LONDON, Nov 24.-The Countess Of Eus-
ton died in London of bronchitis to-day.
The countess, who on the variety stage
when she was married, in 1871, successfully
fought a suit to nullify her marriage,
brought by the Earl of Euston in 1884. The
case was regarded as one of the most ex-
traordinary ever heard in the District
Court The earl petitioned for a declara-
ton of nullity OF his marriage on the
ground that when he married Kate Walsh
she had husband named Cooke alive. The
successful defense of the countess was that
the man with whom she had gone through
the ceremony of marriage before she mar
ried the Earl of Euston already had a wife
living, that she free to marry the
earl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
BAPTISTS LOSE $2S0,O00.


LOUISVILLE. Nov. A-By an agreement
reached to-day between attorneys repre-
senting the legatees the estate of the late
Capt w. F. Norton will be divided accord
ing to the law of California. Captain Nor
ton, before his death, became a citizen of
California, and his will was drawn there.
BY his will nearly the whole of the estate
was left to the Baptist Orphans Home of
this city. The point was raised that the
California law prohibited the distribution
of more than one-third of testator's es-
tate among charitable institutions. The
attorney for the Baptist Orphans Home
admitted at the conference to-day that the
California statute governed. The Orphans
Home will accordingly receive but s120, 900,
instead of $500 900, as the will devised. The
remainder will be divided among Captain
NOrtons next Of kin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
RUSHING THE DRILL.
Great Oil Well Came In Yesterday
at Mills Corner.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Nov. 24.-Well No
on the farm Of the Harry heirs, at Mills
Corner, was drilled and shot to-day. The
well is one OF the best ever drilled in in
that section of the field. The first well
drilled on that farm was good one. start
ing off at about sixty barrels per day, but
this one is far better than that. The we'll is
owned by the Birmingham Oil Company,
who nave several leases in this field and
have secured some exceptionally good
wells.
While drilling this well in the fluid raised
in the hole to a height of 500 feet, and when
the drill was but twenty-five feet in the
hole was filled full of oil. Another screw
was drilled and the well started flowing
and flowed over the casing for several min
utes. This well will make at the least $50
barrels per day. This same company is
making arrangements to drill two addi-
tional wells on the WEIGH farm, in Wabash
township. The new wells will be Nos. and
on that farm, all the others drilled having
been good producers.