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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
SANTA WAS PREPARED.
Fellow Who visited the Leiderkranz Wore
a Rubber Coat.

The Leiderkranz Singing Society
had q large crowd at their Christmas
Tree entertainment. There was q
number from Sayreville, South River,
Ernston and Perth Amboy. The songs
and r~ecitations by the children were
very well rendered. The Singing
Society also rendered o number of
songs.
The tree was handsomely decorated
and a great many presents were given
out by Santa CLAUS to the children.
AS it was such q cloudy night Santa
Claus came prepared and wore q rub
Der coat, but he was q veritable Santa,
with his venerable white beard and
the children were delighted to see
him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
AMBOY
NEWS MS.

A young boy ran down stairs Christ
mas morning and embraced his grand
parents and heartily wished them q
very happy and merry Christmas and
then turned to his grandmother and
said: 81 was thinking before l got
mp this morning how we all give and
receive presents and wish each other
SO many wishes for the day, but how
little we think of the Saviour who
was born this day." There are some
ministers in that boys family and it
made me think that perhaps God had
appointed that still another IL shall
rise up and cali Him blessed. 1t also
called to my mind the lines in my ode
to Santa Claus, "Our heart just up
ward lifts, in thanks to Him, who,
born this day, brought all this joy in
life," etc, and how quickly it was ex.
emplified by that young boy on this
Christmas morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dayton and
daughter Emily, of B~ordentown ave
nue., entertained q number of guests
Christmas night.
Miss Eliza Roman. of Bordentown,
is spending the holiday vacation at
her parents home on Augusta street.
Mr.. and Mis-. Worthing. of Brook
Ign, spent Christmas with relatives
on Bordentown II
Miss Annie Disbrow, teacher in
Coleman's business College, at New
ark, is spending the holidays with her
parents on John street.
S. B. Jones is spending the holidays
at Philadelphia.
George LaForge, of Tottenville.
was n borough visitor Christmas eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Burlew, OF
David street, spent Christmas at Long
Branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stratton, OF
Augusta street, are spending q few
days at Asbury Park.
1t is said that q number of men have
been laid off on the M. & S. trolley.
Miss Elsie Stiens fell and hurt one
of her kneecaps last Sunday.
They have removed the old roots Of
trees at last on Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer, of Peril
Amboy, spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Whitworth, of George
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kreielsheimer,
of Perth Amboy, and children, were
South Amboy visitors Christmas.
Messrs. Salz and Steiner, of Perth
Amboy, attended the .Liederkranz en-
t%ertainment Christmas night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
COLON CELEBRATES
Recognition Of Panama by
Britain Joyfully Received.
"COD SAVE THE KING" SAYS COLON
COvernor MeIendez Joins the British
and Native Residents In JubiIa-
tiOn-Troopships In Readi-
ness at Frisco.

WASIIINGTON. Dec. 2G.-The state
department las been officially advised
of Tic recognition by Great Britain Of
the republic Of Panama.
\ cablegrum from Colon says Joyful
excitement has followed upon the news
that tie British government has rec
oguizcd the republic Of Panama. This
news. which was conveyed early in the
day by tie British consul at Panama
To the iunta. was received here with
great enthusiasm. as the foreign popu-
latiCu Of Colon is largely composed Of
natives of Great Britain. and the Brit-
fishers JOINED the natives in their jubi-
lation.
Governor Melendez. accompanied by
a band and a military escort. was
joined by Il great crowd of the inhabit-
ants who assembled in front of the
British consulate. where the band
played old English airs and the crowd
cheered most enthusiastically. A torch
light procession was afteYward formed,
the crowd marching through the streets
singing God Save the King" This
StJllililtIl. 0ou save tue mig, Is
now heard OH every hand.
Consul General Gudger at Panama
has transmitted TO the state depart
mcnt a report from the American con
sui at Cali, department of Cauca. stat
ing that the Colombian volunteer
forces in hat section are disbanding,
and there are no indications of an at
tack on Panama. From Cartagena
comes information of u similar charac-
ter.
Orders have been sent to the trans
port officials at San Francisco to get the
troopships Sherman and Newport in
readiness for service Immediately.
The Olympia, Admiral Coghlan's flag
ship, has been selected to bring Minis
ter Beaupre from Cartagena to Colon,
where the minister will take a passen-
ger steamer for New York.
At his request the Colombian gov
eminent furnished Mr.. Beaupre an
armed escort from Bogota to Carta-
gena.
A dispatch to the department here
says that Christmas was not allowed
to interrupt martial preparations at
the League Island navy yard, at Phila-
delphla, where the cruiser Dixie is
ready to sail for Colon with 600 ma
rines.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
NEGROES SANG AT 0 r
And Entertained French Opera Sing,
crs in the streets of New
Orleans.

The French opera singers were specta-
tors of a picturesque street scene a night
Or two ago lin the vicinity of the ole
French opera house, says the New Or
leans Times-Demoerat. Bourbon street
vas being paved with asphalt, and the
work was being FASTENED so as to havt
hat portion of tine street near the operf
house accessible for carriages by the
cime of the opening of the French OPP
ara season.
On this account an unusually large
force Of workmen were engaged, and in
order to push the work to an early com
pletion the men worked at night, huge
torches being used. In one block, be-
tween St. Louis and Toulouse streets
moro than 100 men were working.
Every one familiar with the negro
dnows that, in so far as he is able, he
sets his work to music. 1t is a fact often
marveled at that the negro, when he is
singing or chanting in a sort of rhythmic
mood, works with more ardorthan under
different conditions. And ii an extra de-
mand is made on the negro workman he
sings or chants the louder.
The members of the French opera, or
at least many of them, heard for the first
time the real melody of the negro voice
hat night. 1t was that swishful, poetic
thing caricatured in the ragtilne of the
stage, a certain subtle, in%definable some
thing which no composer has ever been
able to fit to the Eell-measured octaves
Of musical arrangements. 1t was the
tuneful, heaving call of the levee, the
mellow sunset. cry Of the cotton fields.
The flaring torch, the bustlins hither and
thithor, the heavy fall of the implements
Of toil-all those things gave exquisite
tone to the setting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
PHILEMON SOCIETY.
Programs for Meetings 10 be Reid--For
January IL.

The Philemon Literary Society will
hold a meeting in the Knights of
Pythias Hall. Amboy avenue, Monday
afternoon. The following is the pro-
gram:
Music. Selected.
Lecture, Astronomy, Rev. Juno, of
Huguenot, S. l..
Music. Selected.
The society is preparing for an elab-
crate time January II, when the fol
lowing program will be given:
John Greenleaf Whittier.
Life. Miss Carolyn Palmer.
Music, Selected.
Reading, Snowbound, by Mrs. @.
H. Higbee.
Reading, Selected, Miss VanNamo.
Music, Selected.
Reading, Selected, Mrs. Fl. G.
Stiles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
A HOME PARTY.

There was a house party at Justice
Mason's .house yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Mason and son and uauell.
ter of Broad way, Mr.. Mason's assist
ant, Edward, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Perkins and son Raymond, of DAVID
street, and Miss Elizabeth Selover, Of
First street.
The dining room was very prettily
decorated with laurels and pine. A
sumptuous dinner was served and q
very enjoyable time was had by all.
Mrs. Mason was surprised by her sou
Elias presenting her with a large viii.
low rocking chair on the occasion.
Master Robbie Mason received a
new violin from his Christmas from
his grandfather, Justice Mason. Rob
bic plays the violin very nicely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
KEASBEY.

Claus and Matthew Lund are recov.
ering from the diphtheria.
Mrs. Samuel Demjen is sick with
scarlet fever.
Mrs. John Schilcox has recovered
from her illness.
The Keasbey Sunday school held
their Christmas exercises in the school
house Saturday afternoon.
The Keasbey school closed Wednes-
day for the Christmas holidays with
singing and Rotations and a general
gUod time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Another KishineR Massacre.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The following
dispatch from the Worlds special cor
respondent at Kishinetf, southern Rus
sia, has been received: 81 can state
with grim and gloomy certainty that
unless the government at st. Peters
burg entirely reverses its attitude, I'M
less the expressed Indignation of the
civilized world prevents another massa-
ere, the horrors of last April will be
repeated on the Russian Christmas
day, Jan. T."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
BAPTIST Entertainment.

The entertainment given by the
Baptist church Thursday evening was
very highly praised. The children
with their dollies were particularly
pleasing and the motion song was O
pleasing feature also. The children
received their presents of dolls. books,
games, fruit and candy. Rev. J. Y.
Irwin received a present of $12 and
Mrs. Irwin a silk umbrella. Mr..
Reynolds also received q present. A
handsome. clock was presented to Mrs.
Charles Campbell, tho organist of the
church
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Detective and Lawyer.

During odd moments when not en-
gagged in his duties as a plain clothes
detective Patrolman Robert H. HibbaFt
of New York city, found time to stud
law with such success that he retire,
from the force recently and will at ono.
take up the practice of his profession
Hubbard is an Ii. b., having complete
courses in the New York university Law
school and the New York Law school
He was admitted to the bar in July
after serving eight years as a police mar
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Newport womnn's Body Found.

NEWPORT, Il. l., Dec. 20. The
body of Il woman has been found on
the rocky shore under Viewpoints cliffs.
1t was that of Mrs. Sophia Engstrom,
who disappeared from her home here.
Friends who were searching found the
body, resting face downward, on the
rocks, with an ugly cash in the left
temple. 1t is supposed that she WAS
temporarily insane when she went to
the cliffs and threw herself over.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Held on Murder Charge.

BAYONNE, n. j., Dec. 26.-Harry
Edmund and John Hoffman are I'M
der arrest here for burglary. AS a
result of a talk with Edmund Chief of
Police Wagner communicated by tele.
phone with Chief of Police Milliken of
Cincinnati, who asked that Edmund
be held on a charge of murder. He
said q Cincinnati detective would leave
for Bayonne with eXtradition papers
at once.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
ENTERTAINED HER CLASS.

Miss Ethel Rogers, of johnson ave-
une, a Sunday school teacher in ST..
Stephens church, entertained her
class at her homo last night. A
Christmas tree, loaded down with
many pretty things, had been prepared
and each Of the scholars were made
happy with a present. They had all
the candy and oranges they could eat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Three Butchers Killed by Gas.

BALTIMORE, Dee. 26. William
Goebel. twenty years old; Frederick
Haberstraw, thirty-two years old, and
William Jeckheusser, thirty-eight years
old, were found dead in their room.
The men were all butchers and retired
late. 1t is supposed they neglected to
turn off the flow of gas and were as
phyXiated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26

LONDON, Dee. %. Baron Roths-
child presided at a joint meeting of
the foreign committee and the board
of deputies of the Anglo-Jewlsh asso-
citation. which was attended by the
Rev. DIR. Hermann Adler, chief rabbi
of the United Hebrew Congregations
of the British Empire, and other promi-
nent Jews.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Smallpox mt a Dance.

BUFFALO, Dec. 26.-Nine persons
suffering from smallpox were taken to
the quarantine hospital. Six of the
cases were discovered at Il dance hall
in Broadway, where a large number of
persons were exposed to infection. The
health authorities are working hard
to stamp out the disease. Two build
ings have been ~quarantined and placed
under q strong police guard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Menomincc was Hclpless.

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Aftcr drift
ing hclplessly ut sea for five days. in
which death almost constantly stared
them in the face, thirteen shipwrecked
passengers from the Atlantic Trans
port steamer Menominee were rescued
and brought to this port by the White
Star liner Cedric.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
CHRISTMAS JUBILEE.

The members of st. Paul's NJ. F..
church, Amboy avenue, held q Christ
mas jubilee in the church parlors last
night. A pleasing entertainment was
given. Miss Hazel Slaight, Miss Lima
Dorsey, Miss Fredia Size and Miss
Flossie Anderson, recited. F. W.
Slaight made an address. All of the
children received candy and Christmas
presens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
HAD NOTHING But PRAISE.

Tho cantata of the III. E. church
last night was a success in every par
t%icular. There was only IL vacant
seat in the large X. of P. Hall where
it was held. Those who saw it give
great praise to those who took part in
it. Everything passed off we'll and q
most enjoyable evening vas spent By
the spectators.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
BlIOU WHIST CLUB.

On Thursday afternoon tho Bijou
Whist Club met at the home of Miss
Virginia Lowell, T~ottenville. A lady's
and gentleman's prize was awarded to
the winners. Next week they will
visit at the home OF Mrs. Saddle Van
Dusen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
HUs 81 RT7-HEIRAT.

Miss Frances Heirat, of Huguenot,
was married to Samuel Hubbert, OF
Princess Bay, November 28, by Rev.
J.. q. Howard, D. D., of Stapleton.
They are residing in Princess Bay,
where the groom is an architect.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
SEELERS-H HOPPING

Thursday night Miss Violet Nina
Hopping, of Amboy avenue, Totten-
Vile, and Abel Seelers. of Philadel-
phia, were quietly married Mt the par
sonage of st. Paul's NJ. E. church,
Amboy avenue, by the pastor, Rev.
MIR. Kinsey. The ceremony was wit
messed by the family and only a few
friends. nc
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
COMPANY A is the designation of the

Company A is the designation of the
dets chment which left the navy yard.
1t was commanded by Captain George
@. Reid of the Charlestown barracks
and Lieutenant Davis B. Willis. who
came from Washington on Thursday
to join the company. Most Of the nine
ty-siX men composing the battalion
company enlisted from Boston or neigh
boring cities and towns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
EVENING WHIST CLU'.

Wednesday night the Evening Whist
Club, of T%ottenville, will meet at the
home of Miss Della Van Name. Three
prizes and a hooby prize are to go to
the lucky players.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
TO REPAIR THE FURNACE.

While Public school No. /, OF Tot
tenville, is closed during the holidays,
the Board of Education of New York
City, will have plumbers clean and
repair the furnaces. The furnaces are
in a very bad condition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26

Mamma" said the little seven-year
old girl in a North side flower garden
do you know what the flowers are?'
What do you think they are, dear?'
"Why, when God breaks up a rainbow
he throws down the pieces and they light
on the bushes!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
RECOMMENDATION Pence Treaty.

PARIS, Dec. 26.-The treaty of arbi-
tration between France and Italy has
been signed here by Foreign Minister
Delcasse and Signor Tornielli. ltaliar
ambassador. The treaty is identical
with that between France and Great
Britain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
CLOSED F0a HOLIDAYS.

The s. s. White Dental Works, at
Princess Bay, and the Atlantic Terra
Gotta Works, of T~ottenville, have both
closed down for the holidays. The
fire alarm whistle at the terra Gotta
factory will therefore be out of com
mission during that time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
THIS MAN GOT THREE

A man won three turkeys, one
weighing twenty-nine pounds, and the
others about sixteen pounds each, at
the Ryan's Central Hotel on Broad
way, Christmas Eve. There were
about three hundred people after the
birds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
JAMES HODGE WON.

The billiard tournament between
the members of the A%quahonga Club
ended Thursday night. 1t was won
by James Hodge, who won twelve
straight games. The prize was a
handsome billiard cue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Los Angeles Earthquake.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. ga
severe earthquake shock, lasting about
eight seconds, occurred here yesterday.
The big buildings in the business cen
ter swayed for an instant as though
they would fall, and people rushed into
the streets, thinking some explosion had
occurred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26

The Evening News is on sale at Ost-
burgs' "A Main street, and at John
Boss Hotel, formerly John Kall's
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Preeocious Children,

John Stuart Mill was studying Greek
at three, had practically mastered tn.
language at seven, and a year later was
acting as schoolmaster TO his younger
brothers and sisters. John Ruskin ac-
tually produced a manuscript work in
three volumes before he reached his sew.
enth birthday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Speed.

| found the motornan an intelligent
and courteous fellow.
Would you like to drive a car at the
rate of a hundred miles an hour?"
asked.
Not unless l were passing people whit
wsre signalling nc to stop" he replied
Detroit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
ThouGh fful.

Two men had fallen out Of the sixty
fifth story. AS they proceeded down
ward n OF them yelled.
why do you yeli?" asked his com
panion.
In order that people msy catch II
with their cameras" replied the other
-Detoit Free Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Buchanan Mt Panama.

PANAMA, Dec. 26.-W. /. Buchanan
has presented his credentials as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States TO the repub-
lie of Panama.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Marincs For the Isthmns.

BOSTON, Dec. 90. Thousands Of
persons at the south terminals station
hist night cheered the c.
rines which left for Philadelphia. from
which city they will sail on Monday
on the United States steamer Dixie
as a portion of the marine battalion
which will go to Panama with General
Elliott
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Torpedo Destroyer Knocked Out.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2G-The navy
department has been advised that the
torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence was
disabled in a storm off Hatteras while
on her recent run with the second tor
pedo fotilla from Hampton Roads &c
Eay UaSt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
Drowned In Lake winnepesaukee.

TACOMA, y. H.. Dee. 2G-G. A. San
ders. secretary and treasurer and chief
owner of the Pepper Manufacturing
company. was drowned in Lake Win
n~epesaukee near Glundale. He broke
) through the ice while fishing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26

The broom will last twice as long
if dipped in boiling water when new
and left to stand in it until the water
is cold. Hang by slipping the brush
part between two nails close enough
together to crowd the broom straws.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26
which tol Choose.

OF two evils choose the less; of tw.
goods, choose the greater.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26

no Sunday Trains In Brazil.
In Brazil 1t is not customary to run
railway trains on Sundays.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-26

The Rhine feet consists of 1874 yes
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-10
GUILTY ONES ARE hURDERERS
That is What DR. Hirschmann
Says Of Certain Students

They Worked the Degree on the Medi-
cal Student He Was Found Dead
After the Second One and His Chum.
Who Received Only the First, is IN a
} Serious Condition.
New York, Nov 1O.-Dr Leopold
Hrschmann. of this city, cousin Of
Martin Loew, a medical student whose
death occurred recently at Baltimore
seem after his initiation into a Greek
letter fraternity, says he has received
details of the affair from a fellow stu
dent The letter declared that when
Loew went to the fraternity hall to
take the first degree he was met by
twenty-five men. He was told to un-
dress and after doing so was blind
folded and taken into a room. where
he@was laid upon a cake of Ice. He
was then carried up stairs to the bal
cony and thrown over the rail, a drop
Of twenty-five feet. On the floor be-
meath stood number of students
holding sheet.
when Loew fell into this" said the
doctor. She was tossed UP and down
until he was unconscious. After being
revived he was beaten until his body
was mass of bruises.
''That night he was In such wretch
ed condition that his roommate stayed
up all night with him. Whiskey and
quinine were given to him during the
night. and in the morning he felt re-
lieved.
''The following Saturday he took the
second degree. In the morning he
was found dead, and his chum, who
had just taken the first degree. was In
a serious condition. The guilty ones
should be sent to the gallows. They
are murderers.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-10
MANY LABOR LEADERS.
In Attendance at the Convention at
BOSTON

Boston, Nov 10.-Haying on yester-
day got the machinery of their meet
ing well started the delegates to the
twenty-third annual meeting of the
American Federation of Labor to-day
re-assembled for deliberation on sub
jects, the important nature of which
has drawn to Boston labor leaders
from all parts of the country. Presi-
dent Gompers' address and the reports
of Secretary Morrison and Treasurer
Lennon We're presented yesterday, SO
that the principal item of routine as
arranged for to-day was to be the re-
port of the executive council of the
federation.
Then it was ex. ted that many re-
commendations contained in President
Gompers' address would be acted upon
by. the convention. His emphatic
declaration that the great danger
which confronts the federation is the
internecine strife between affiliated
unions over the Jurisdiction of trades
has been the chief topic of discussion
among the delegates IN
Itwas generally accepted that some
decided action on this matter would
be taken before many days If not i'm
mediately. Shortly after 9 o'clock
President Gompers called the dele
gates to order.