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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
NEWS TIE MS.

After a weeks visit spent with
friends, at Delaware Water Gap, Miss
Jennie Piroth has returned to her
home in Pleasant Plains.
FRANK Ellis and family, of Phila-
delphia, has returned home after a
pleasant visit with Carrot Ellis, of
Pleasant Plains.
J.F. Naylor and Joseph Bailey, of
the New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone Companys' office in West Brigh-
ton, were Tottenville visitors yester-
day.
James Graham, of Pleasant Plains,
has just completed repairing aud
painting his house.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
NEWS iTE MS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lockwood and
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l. Perry dined with
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Edgar Brown, on
Wednesday night.
Mrs. George Valentine is visiting
her sister.
Miss Marie Solace is visiting friends
out of town.
The schools of Woodbridge town
ship will open on September 9th.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
The POpe's Titles.

The official designation of the head of
the hierarchy of the Catholic church is
as follows: His holiness, the pope, bish-
op of Rome and vicar of Jesus Christ,
successor of st. Peter, prince ofthe apos-
ties; supreme pontifi CT the universal
church, patriarch of the west, primate
of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan of
the Roman province, sovereign of the.
temporal dominions Of the holy Roman
church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
K. OF C. ENTERTAlNM EMIT.

The members of Richmond Council,
No. 351 Knights of Columbus, will
hold an entertainment at Union Op.
era House on Broadway, West Brigh-
ton, Saturday, September /. The State
Deputy Frances D. Thrall, of Brook
Ign, and the State secretary, Michael
l. Clarkson, of New York, will be
present and address the people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04

1t is proposed to use currents of cleo
tricity in place of anaesthetics for opera
lions on the teeth. One pole is connect
ed to an electrOde nodded to fit the tooth
and lined with wet asbestos to counter
act any heating effect on the tooth it,
self. Five minutes sufices to render in
sensible a tooth with a single fang.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
SMALL FIRE.

An alarm of fire was sounded from
box 45 this morning shortly before 8
O'Clock. 1t proved to be a small fire
in a house occupied by CharlesK oyen,
on Pine avenue between Henry and
David streets. 1t was only a fire in
the chimney of the house and it was
extinguished before the firemen ar
.rlved there, although they made good
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04

rs your friend Skinner a Boston
mani"
No; Oshkosh, Why?"
He uses SO many long words in this
telegram"
oh, Skinner believes in always get
ting his moneys worth. It doesn't
cost any more to send a long word
than short one,--Kansas City Journal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
ENGINE WAS WE0GED.

While trying to get off the turntable
in the TottenviIle yard of the Staten
Island Railroad, engine No. 4, be-
came wedged between the rails in
such a way that it took over two
hours to get her loose. The crew who
generally use No. 4, were compelled
to take engine 1853 ont he 800 train to
st. George.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
Heated Clothing.

Clothing heated by electricity will be
worn by the duke of Abruzzi during his
next polar excursion. The heat will pass
through a network of asbestos-covered
wire arranged in the lining of his ap-
parel. His bedding viii be warmed in
the same way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
WAS FINED SIS.

Richard Waller, of Tottenville, who
was arrested by Policeman Boehn on
Wednesday afternoon, charged with
being drunk and d~isorderly, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Croak, at
Stapleton yesterday morning. He
was fined S.,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
z 7 E r E T
CAPTAIN DROWNED.
Fill overheard from His Boat at Port Read
ing Wednesday Night.

Captain William Dayton, of the
barge William Renter, was drowned
at the Port Reading docks Wednes-
day night. The captain was forty
five years old. How he fell overheard
is not known. All day yesterday men
were graphing for the body, but up
until last night it had not been found.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
TO HOLD AN OUTING.

At a meeting of the iremen of Eur
eka Engine Company No. 3, of Totem
vile, held in their rooms on Wednes-
day night it vas decided to hold an
outing one day during this month.
Where they will go, and on what day
will be decided at a later meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
REGIMENT CAMPS HERE

The 18th Regiment National Guard,
of New York, will camp on the Real
ty Trust Company's property at the
of Amboy avenue and Main
street for one week, commencing Sat
urday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
Cause for joy.

Methuselah was asked if time did
not hang heavily on his hands.
Not at all" he replied. Il do sc
enjoy watching my relatives wait to
come into my money"
Making a new will he went off to
board with his great great-great-grand
nephew.-N. Y. Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
Sensitive Instrument.

The electrc-0weter is so acutelyi
sensitive that it will detect in one min
ute an amount of matter which must
accumulate for 1000, 900 years before
there is enough of il to affect the most
sensitive chemical balance. o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
scheme That Failed.

Say" exclaimed the man in a
hoarse whisper, as he met his wife at
the depot, didn't | telegraph you
not to bring your mother?"
YES" answered she, but she
opened the message, and insisted on
coming along to investigate. Chi
cago Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04

Il believe that policeman is LEADING
an upright life
It's encouraging to think there are
such men on the force"
Yes. He sleeps so much on his feet
that it doesn't seem as if he could pos
sibly want to ever lie down to rest"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
FOG WAS HEAVY.

The captain of the ferry boat War
rem, of the Staten Island Rapid Trans
it has his own trouble early Yesterday
morning when the fog was heavy. On
the first trip to Amboy, the boat
struck near the steamboat dock, and
it was fully 20 minutes before they
got into the ferry slip.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04

Sparticus-I notice some scientist is
writing about the educated oyster.
Smarticus-I didn't know they were
ever educated, but knew they were adj
mitted often to the very best families
Baltimore American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04

The Evening News is on sale at Ost-
burgs' Al Main street, and at John
Boss Hotel, -ormerly John Kall's
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
COMPLETING SEWERS.

After a long delay on the part of
the officials Of New York, the work
of completing the sewers of Totem
vile, has now been commenced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04

Three-seyenths oftheTotaI coloniaIte ter
ritory of the world, Egypt and the Sou
dan included, belongs to Great Brit
ain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
Rank.

Higgins-Why do you encourage per-
ons to call you colonel?
Wiggins-Because if folks called me
by my army rank of major, people would
think | was only a captain.-Boston.
Transcript.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-04
Food for Thought.

(Heard in the choir LOFT
Soprano (anXiously-How did YOU
like my substitutes voice last Sunday.
professor?
Cnoirmaster enthusiastically 1t
was a treat!-N. Z. Herald.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-03
VENEZUELAN REBELS DEFEATED
EVsvusted Barquisimeto After Losing
112 Men Killed and 325 Wounded.

EVsvusted sarquisimeto After Losing
112 Men Killed and a25 Wounded.
Caracas. Dec. -Barquisimeto. cap
ital Of the state OF Lara, which for
some time past has been in the pos
session of the Venezuelan revolution
lists, has been recaptured BY govern
ment forces. The towns of San Carlos
and TinaGuillo have also been re-occu-
pied by the government The revolu-
tionists at Barquisimeto were under
the command of Generals Solagnie
and Penaloza. They evacuated the
town after losing 112 men killed and
1925 wounded. There was hard fight
ing In the streets and suburbs OF Bar
quisimeto for two days. The govern
ment forces were commanded by Gen
eral Ceferino Castillo.
1t now transpires that President Cas-
tro's recent visit to La Victoria was
not OF q social nature, as reported
here, but for the purpose OF conduct
Ing personally by telegraph the oper-
atoms of his forces at Barquisimeto
This victory for the government an
pears to be a direct result of the presf
dents initiative. It has been a most
severe blow for the revolutionists.
Threatens to Bombard Maracalbo.
London. Dec. 3i.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from WiIlemstad, Curacao
dated yesterday. says: THE postmas
ter Of Maracaibo, Venezuela, having
detained correspondence belonging &c
German merchants. the German cruis
er Fake threatens in consequence ~
lombard the town"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-03
He'd 70 Millions pvInn In nnsnItaI

~ . "''''IV'IS DJTIY VI FFCspItdI.
Providence. r. l., Dec. 31.--Malcolm
NJ Mcdonald, a carpenter. is at the
Rhode Island Hospital in a dying con-
dition as the result OF an assault
made upon him on the street by I'M
known assailants on Christmas. He
claims to be heir to a fortune OF sew.
eral millions in a Scotland bank, and
be has been offering proof of his iden-
tity in order to get the money.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-03
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Hundreds Of Vessels Wreeked.

Copenhagen, Dec. 31-Many Swedish
towns, especially Malmo, Halmstead
and Marstrand. have been severely
damaged by the recent storms. Many
persons have been drowned. Three
Russian and hundreds of Scandinavian
vessels have been wrecked.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
Without Risking a Penny
They write for my book-and fsend it
| Supply them my help on trial,
They take it a month at my risk.
Tits is How I do il.

have spent q lifetime in learning how
to strengthen inside nerves. l have learned
how to bring back the only power that
operates tho vital organs.
don't doctor the weak organ itself.
might as we'll doctor a weak engine to mako
s.4o.E. | give the organ more power
r7oro nerve power. I give 1t the strength to
do its duty,
My Restorative does that always, and
there is nothing more that medicine can do.
unless there is a cause like cancer my Re.
storative will cure. And conditions that Il
cant cure are beyond the reach Of medi.
cine
When you are cured you will keep my Re
storatiye in the house for little troubles, and
to prevent these serious troubles hereafter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
eoorRAclNn FRattrs-
East Texans Are Said to FIRE Lost very
Heavily on Iheu,.

East Texans Are Said to FIRE Lost Very
Heavily on fher7.
Tlvlrssten. Texas Fehrrsry The
habeas corpus trini NJ l. F. +1Inss,p to re-
duce bond on a charge by Indictment for
conspiracy to swindle came up today before
Hon. l. g. Higlttower Judge Of the Ninth
judicial dlstrlct the state being repre-
scnted by Hon. s. A. Mccall, district at
torney, and applicant by r n. Rowe Esq,
Of this place ana Mcssrs. ] A. Mooney Of
woodvine, Gordon Bullet Of san Antonio
and Rabb Stevenson and r. c. Hen.ey of
0roveton. After presentation OF the "a.
diCtment and evidence In the case the
court nxed bond 10 one case at $1,000 and
dismissed the other
The bond was made. but affidavit hay
Ing been made charging grand larceny N
the State of Arkansas Mr., johnson was
held to await requisitlon from the COVER
nor.
This case II ows out Of the noted foot
races held In Colorado and Arkansas dur.
ing the last few months. The testimony
disclosed a novel but successful scheme for
defrauding the unwary. The COLORADO
Springs club" with president an1 general
manager secretary and treasurer. mad a
number Of strikers whose business was %
( look up friends" with liberal supply oil
/ ready cash, induce them to take pnrt In
| proposed race, fleece them Of all Of such
/ cash as they could he induced TO BET, OF
( put up for some one else to bet wnen
! such amounts would be divided Mp betwecn
! said club and lts said strikers ono man N
/ this county was worked for 91C0D. OF
[ whose evidence these prosecutions were n
( stituted One man IN TYLER comfy ioS
$500, one IN Beaumont $4,000. ana oth"f.
are reported 20 have lost heavily. amount;
not certain MIR. Johnson has family nnr
nome AZ Woodvile TYLER county, woere b
has lived quite while,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
MOXEY ON THE STAND.
Witness Was Subjected to a Saaref'
Ing Cross Examination.
LUMBER COMPANY COZ NO BsGfIl
From the Paper Which Was Held BY tho
tyler Bank at the Time OF
the Failure.

Tylor. 1cxes February Up0n the
opening n court lh.s moruioE lars" crowd
~ bnsnces mon mud mouy lpdies we're
present 10 hour the examination ~ p j.
Mo1py expect bank accountant, upon whose
q stiutauy the government mnlul' relies
Mr. Maxey testimony wBs in the nature
OF u reorganization Of the testimony OF th"
facts brought out by the other witnesses
tIe showed the amount az tho ovcrdrnft
o. the Tyler Car and Lumber company OF
the date ct the 6rst count I'm the indict
ment March ., 1896 TO have been s1t.0o
rul the amount Of paper OF the lumber CON
luuy held by the bank on the same dute
10 have been $4,000. He also showed that
at the time Of the suspension Of the First
National bank, November 80, 1900, the over.
draft OF the lumber company WIS Sl5,0ol
and the paper OF the lumber company held
by the bank $4,000, This shows a de-
crease IN the amount Of the Indebtedness
between the date OF tho first transaction
In the indictment aud the fHilure Of the
bank Of several thousand dollars, but the
witness conteuded th1t this decrease was
more than made up by the paper OF other
persons and concerns which the lumber
/ company had discounted with the bank dut'
| ting this period and that the increase IN
! Lhs way Was several thousand dollars
I Here the government turned the witness
/ over 70 the defense for cross examination,
] His examination was most thorough ana
( searching. Judge John NJ. Duncan Inter
rogated Mr.. Mickey closely with reference
! 10 his own business Affairs, bringing out
! tho fact that he was the head ~ the hr1
| OF Bond. MoNey & 90 OF Philadelphia nnt
/ New York Judge Duncan then asked Nj
Aluxcy II he had not failed or gone through
bankruptcy with liabilities Of over SALOON
| aud assets OF $1,000 thus paying ON thel
Indebtedness less than ] cent on the dollar
! Moxey asked what year. was meant uu
before Judge Duncan could reply the DIS
/ trict attorney objected ana the court sus
tanned the objection
tx senator Cone Johnson then took M
the crossexumnution OF the witness, askini
him with reference to certain notes Wa III
bank at the time OF it's suspension whicl
he charged against the Tyler Car aud Lum
Der company, and whether or not rs % mat
ter OF fact the proceeds Of these notes hj'
gone TO the benefit Of the lumber con-
pHuy or to the benefit Of the drawce
MoGey admitted that the. proceeds Of tn
/ original notes went to tho drHwee ana no
to the credit Of the lumber company, d
he had stated on direct examination
Mr. johnson during the cross-eNnminati
Of MoNey had him put down figures In
tabunted form which cOnCluslvely Shove
2 that the Tyler Car and Lumber compan
. got absolutely no hcncht out Of these note,
. Nothing IS being talked OF on tnc stree
b. aud Mt places Of congregation except th
, II rrinc cross examination Of this witnes'
, Court adjourned at p. m. to meet Moudu
u morning, wien Moxey will again tnke til
8 stand
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
BRENNAN BUDGET.
Cotton Mil Machinery Is 20 Be shppcd
In Few Days.

Cotton MN Machinery ~ 70 DO S'"Ff~N
In a Few Days.
Brenham. Texas. February The ma.
chincry Tor the BRENNAN cotton mile VIII
he shipped within the next few weeks and
there Is considerable rivalry as TO which
road Il viii he routed over As a result
OF this rivalry as 10 the route the ma.
chinery IS TO be shipped, the following
freight agents have been here this week
10 solicit this business: Richard Hnushton.
contracting agent Of the Biz -Four ronte'
With headquarters at Dallas: Fnnl hirF
patrick travelling freight agent ~ the Mis-
souri,. Kansas mud Texas halfway COMPANY
with headquarters ia Houston Charles y
Goldlnr. commercial agent Of the Gr'at
Rock Island route. with headquarters ia
Houston; G. waldo division freight agent
Of the Houston and Texas CrutGal railway
g. s. THOMPSON, commercial agent of inc
Illinois CenttaN G. W. Andrews, CONNER
cal agent OF the Chicago, Burlington nnd
The Washington County Truck Growers
association will meet at . y. m. Monday
noxt 10 further ascertain how much broom
corn will be planted IN this section IN nddi
ton to the 600 aclNs or moro ALREADY
pledged II there ID enough planted mere
q broom factory Is on assured industry To-
MI Mr.. s. Evans Of genvnle has moved her,
with a big stock q dry goods and opened
There has been II OF m inch rainfall &
/ the INST two days and yet some pcopl
/ are talking about hard rainfall
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
Palnstire Nntes

Palestine Texas, February According
10 the circular Issued from the general
managers office all Of the international
aud Great Northern general office men In
the main building Of the general offices
were 7acclnnted but the vaccine points
run out before the men in the sheds were
reached, and they were not vaccnated.
m4ch 10 the iov OF some Of them.
NJ. CheshorouGh, assistant general mas.
Senger agent Of the Naudalia lines, with
he9dquarters IN st Louis was In the city
today and called at the international an
Great Northern general offices,
II. ., Kilsore, travelling passenger arep.
OF the Nandalia system, Is In the city and
was visitor at the international and
Great Northern offices today.
travelling Passenger Agent Morris wont
10 san Antonio last night.
Elk Passenger Conductor T S Denlson.
one OF the most popular railroad man In
IeSas, has returned from Austin. where h.
mas heen as witness In a railroad case
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
KILLING AT sEEvlLLe.
Charles Shaeffer Dead and Homer Powell
Is In Jail.

Charles Shaeffer Dead and Homer Powell
Is In Jail,
Beeyllc Texas, February Homer
Powell shot and instantly killed Churles
shaener here this evening at 6 o'clock.
Both barrels Of a No 10 shotgun loaded
with buckshot were used, sixteen of the
bullets taking effect in the body of de-
ceased Tho killing took place on the San
Antonio aud Arkansas Pass railroad track
one block south of the Southern Pacific
crossing. shaeffer was engine wiper for
the Southern Paciac and was on ahis way
/ from the Magnolia hotel, where he boards,
10 his engine, lie was about % years OF
age and came here from Victoria where his
father and mother live, about a month age.
Immediately after the shooting Powell went
to Sherin Wilson and surrendered When
seen hy a reporter soon after the killing,
he said "Shaefer wrote two insulting notes
90 my wife and | killed him for that
for writing them and he refused saying
/ ing on the switch waiting for a friend wher
| Shae0er came up the railroad track, lie
! kept turning his head from side TO side az
| though watching for some one, When
stepped out from between freight car apt
/ warehouse he saw me and threw his hand
| behind him. | bred and he fell, and theI
shot the other barrel at him.
Powell Is young man, born and raised
here. lie has alays borne good reputation
being Of quiet and peaceablo disposition
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
CENTRAL TEXAS FAIR.
Next One ls 10 Be Hold In the Middle
OF August

Next One ls 10 Be Held In the Middle
OF August.
Bryan Te1us February 7.-'rhe directors
OF the Central Texas Fair association held
II meeting last night and fixed the date n
holding the next fair on August Is, 10, 20
and 81,
President Howell announced the follow
ing standing committees:
Program and Amuscmcnt.-Law, Berger
and Carnes-
Exhibits. wipprecht Buchanan. Searcy
Buildings and Grounds Webb, Bradley
ana Whitman.
Adyertis6ig. -waldrop, Dyer and winters
Catalogue and Premiums Johnston
seurcy, BHrger and Webb.
Trnck and Racing .--Butler, Winters and
rriyhegSs. Bradley, waidrop aud John
Transpmtntion.-Ca and Butler On
motion President Howell was made chair.
| man OF this committee.
/ Resolutions buchanan, Law and Dyer.
! The directors appointed the following vice
presidents BrazOs county pr. David r.
! Houston, Or. A. ]. white, r. p. Hall, j.
| II White and A. l.. Mcleod; Dallas eoun
/ ty, Prot. ] II. Cornell: Robertson county
| Charles Briggs, T. a. Sims, T. /. Hooper
John II Garrett j. n. Collier and J, Feltor
Lane; Fulls county, I q. Fountain; Grine'
county, J. ", Leak, R; A.. Patout; a A
county county W L. turner. b W Ford, W n
Mcbride and A. j Searcy; Burlcson coun
Nv. Tolar oliver aud Dr Sparks; Leol
county, T. O. Bogss and Judge W j
Moore.
the catalogue viii be gotten ont and dis
tributcd at once, and all the committee
will get right 10 work, so as to have every
thing in readiness In ample time.