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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
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BRIDES HOME.
Miss Irene Holmes Became the
Wife of Joseph SkidmOre
Last Night.
PRETTY DECORATIONS.
Ceremony Performed in Presence of ReIa-
tives and Friends, Wedding Supper Fol-
lowed and Congratulations We're Re-
ceived--Both are Well Known In this
City.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Holmes, of Washington street, was
prettily decorated last night with
Christmas greens and flowers in honor
of the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Irene Holmes, to Joseph Skid
more, of Mark ct street. The ceremony
was performed at 30 O'Clock by Rev.
Percy Ferris, pastor of the First Bap-
tlst church. The bridesmaid was
Miss Sarah Holmes. sister of the
bride, and the best man, John Skid
more, brother of the groom. The
bride wore a dress Of white silk with
white trimmings, and carried white
roses. The bridesmaid was also dress
ed in white and carried white roses.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Skidmore and all of their friends sat
down to wedding supper.
Many beautiful and useful presents
were received. Both the young people
are we'll known in Ferth Amboy.
They did not go on wedding trip,
but commenced housekeeping at 211
Market street this morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
SCHOOL CHILDREN
CELEBRATE THE DAY.
Sing Songs kecite and Hear Stories About Santa
Caus--Many Have Christmas Trees and Pretty
Programs Have Been Arranged.

The public schools closed today fo1
the Christmas Holidays. They will
reopen January 4. AS usual, this
afternoon was devoted mainly to
Christmas exercises in which the
children reclted and heard stories
about the wonderful Santa Claus and
sang pretty Christmas carols This is
always pleasing feature IN the school
year and today was no exception.
In most of the schools two or more
rooms united for the exercises. Some
lad little Christmas trees and attrao-
tive little gifts were distributed among
the pupils. Some of the teachers
worked hard in preparing the pro-
grams and short cantatas were ar
ranged. The children always delight
in these
At School No. they have Mr.. and
Mrs. Santa Claus, who visited each
room much to the delight of the
scholars. At School No. 2 little
sketch in which fourteen children
took part, was given by Grade 8. 1t
was entitled, "Mother Gcose's Wants
for Christmas. - At School A every
room has Christmas tree, all prettlly
decorated. AT No. there are three
trees Rooms Nos. 1 and 2. and A
and B and 6 unite for the occasion.
At school 6 there are Christmas trees
and attractive programs. Appropriate
exercises were held by the students IN
the High School building. 1t is a
very merry Christmas for all and all
the children were delighted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
BAPTISTS HAD
MERRY TIME.
Sunday Scholars Had Their
Christmas Entertainment
Last Night.
PRESENTS FOR ALL.
Each Scholar Received Gift and the
Teachers Fared as WeII-A Handsome
Table for Pastor Ferris Study Was
re-Entertainmen was Fine and a
Great Delight to All.

The Baptist Sunday School held
their Christmas entertainment last
night. and everything was carried out
as given in the program published in
the Evening News yesterday. All the
pupils had been we'll trained by the
instructors, aid they carried out the
program without q single mistake.
At the end of the entertainment
each Sunday School pupil received a
present and all of the teachers re-
ceived presents from their pupils.
The pastor, Rev Percy R. Ferris, was
presented with a handsome table for
use in his study by the pupils and
teachers, and Mrs. Ferris received a
beautiful taborette. The chapel was
we'll filled with the manv friends of
both teachers and pupils. and they
were all delighted with the evening s
entertainment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
District Court News.

Most all of the cases in the District
court this morning we're postpone d
for another week. The case of the
Cannon Furniture Company and Fred
Tyrrell, was put off for week from
today, so that both sides could get
ready.
Edward Gross secured Judgment
against Nathan Robinson, the present
owner of Dewey Park, State street,
for bill for liquor 10 the amount of
Sl25.21.
Adolf Cans, in his suit against
Louis Schloss, was awarded Sl66, 30.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
WAS FALSE ALARM.
Policeman Heard that Man was About to
Fang Himself.

While Policeman Tunnison was
making his rounds last night, Paul
Peder Larsen ran up to him and said
a neighbor, Adam Kornish, who lives
at Sayre avenue and Stedman place,
was going to hang himself. Tunnison
telephonea to Police headquarters and
was told to investigate the case. 1t
was found that Kornish had had a
little trouble with his wife, but that
life was still too sweet to part with
and he told the officer that the alarm
was false one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
PRISONERS
PLEAD TODAY.
Judge SChenCk of Somerset Sal
for Judge Strong this
Morning.
LOCAL CASES HEARD
Plead Not Guilty and Dates Set for Trial
Local Lawyers Named to Defend Ac
cused-Duel Case Comes Up and Bott
Men We're Fined $25-0ther Court
Matters.
Sprctai to tie E9enfHg Ne7VS.

SpFctaI to the k0eHfHyg Ae70S.
New Brunswick, Dec. 24:-Judge
Schenck, of Somerset county, held
court this morning in place of Judge
Strong, who is Ill. Some of the men
indicted by the last Grand Jury were
brought In to plead.
John Metro, of Woodbridge. accused
of attempting to clean out hotel in
that place on December 4, was SEN
fenced to three months in the county
Jail.
christopher Jensen, accused of
stealing a gold watch from Hans Pet
erson, pleaded not guilty. Lawyer
Stephen Somogyi, of Perth Amboy,
will defend him.
Alexander Mirosh, accused of assault
and battery on Joseph Jensen, pleaded
not guilty. Mr.. Somogyi will also
defend him.
G. Yanders and Peter Skvlock, who
fought the duel with knife and fork
in North Amboy, had each other in
dicted and both were fined $25.
:iWalter Vineski, fifteen years old,
accused of assault and battery Oh
Andrew Sampin by striking him with
stone, pleaded not guilty. Lawyer
Plechner will defend him.
Steve Mark, of South Amboy, &C.
cnsed Of stealing coal, got off with a
su uspension of sentence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
STORES BURNED FOR
THE SECOND Time.
The Palmer Building in Smith Street Badly DAM
aged Again Last Night--Were Burned Out
Last Febuary

Fire partly destroyed the stores at
l04 and 106 Smith street, owned by
Frank Palmer. of Gordon street.
shortly before l O'Clock last night.
The stores were occupied by David
Dobbs, who kept the Paris Millinery,
and Nicholas Economus, who conduct
ed confectionery store. The total
loss of the merchants is about 50, 700,
of this 81 800 is Dobbs' loss, no in
surance, and the 81 200 is Economus'
oss with 5000 insurance. it is under
stood. The damage to the building is
only partial, the millinery store being
completely Quilted. This is the second
time within year that these stores
have been partly destroyed by fire,
the previous fire being Sunday night,
February /, 1903.
At II. 30 O'Clock last night Thomas
Lyons, George Evans and another
young man were going down Smith
street. AS they passed the store kept
bv Dobbs their attention was attract
ed by a glare from inside They
stopped and discovered small blaze.
They ran to the Vensel lunch wagon
where they found Arthur A. Quinn,
of Gordon street. The facts were told
seH Quinn ran to box 81 at Smith and
State streets, and sounded the alarm.
The firemen responded quickly, but
tta
furnace inside and the firemen turned
their attention to saving the adjoining
places, which tor the time were
threatened with destruction.
The Lincol2 Hose boYssalere the.
first on the scene and they had & line
of hose playing in short order. Pro-
lection Hook and Ladder and Wash
ington Hose also responded.
The water was at the best pressure
1t has ever been. 1t was so strong in
fact. that it was all three firemen
could do to hold the nozzle.
When the alarm was turned in
Policeman Lawrence Long was at
High and Smith streets. He started
running up to the fire on the opposite
side of the street. As he was about
to cross the street the heat caused an
explosion and the windows upstairs in
the front part of the millinery shop
were blown out. The falling glass
caught the policeman on the top of his
helmet, making big cash.
The fire was under control at g. 80
O'Clock and at O'Clock the return
taps were sounded. The cause of the
fire is not known, but it is said to
have been defective fiue in the rear
of the millinery store. Little damage
was done to any other buildings. al
though the store occupied by Jacob
Weinberg was at one time threatened.
The outside was badly scorched.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
CHRISTMAS VACATION.

St. Mary's parochlal school closed
for Christmas vacation on Monday
when each child received his bag of
candy and little Christmas card A
very pretty gold heart was presented
to the winners of the spelling match
es. Among those who received them
were Joseph Maloney, Matilda Camp
bell, Frank Darcy, Mary Shean, Mary
Reilly, Thomas Feeney, James Lewis,
John Gleison, Elizabeth Fitzgerald
and Rhoda Weingardt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
TURKEYS ARE
PLEN T|FUL.
All the Local Shops are Well Sup
piled but the Prices a.e
High.
HAVE FINE APPEARANCE

Turkeys are said to be very plentiful
this year, more so than in many years,
yet the price per pound is high. In
most places twentv-three cents per
pound is asked, while still other deal
ers ask as high as 25 cents a pound.
1t is said that because some of the
Western farmers held out so long for
prices, the birds did not arrive in
New York until Tuesday morning,
when a special train from Buffalo
brought in 10000 of them.
The local stores are we'll supplied.
Turkeys and chickens hang IN row
after row in all the butcher shops and
they look fine. While the present
price keeps up, however, the mer-
chants have little lropes of selling out.
Does he smoke? Sexton has i9st
the cigar for $1.9S box.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
JUDGE STRONG WILL
HEAR THE CASES.
Sbecfal to tie EVeniNg Ne7VS.

New Brunswick, Dec. 24:-Justice
Fort signed an order yesterday upon
his completing the work for the term
here authorizing Judge Strong to hear
cases in the Circuit Court which were
down for trial before Justice Fort and
which have been referred by consent
of council to Judge Strong for trial.
These cases include none from Perth
Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
.BRACA HAD HER FINAL
REHEARSAL LAST NIGHT.

Braga Singing Society held their
final rehearsal for the play, "A Little
Daughter. which is to be given in
Braga Hall, Saturday night. The
doors were open for the public and
there was a small audience. All pro-
nounced the play fine and well worth
the price. 1t is up to Braga's usual
standard and that stamps it first class.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

Don't give q cheap box of candy
get the best made. Huylers genuine
sold exclusively at Sexton's Drug
Store. 1914 -tf-adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

Huylers Christmas candy at Sexton i
makes an appropriate present.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

Writing paper assorted colors in
fancy boxes as Christmas gifts at Sex.
tons 12-14-t adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24
A TURKEY FREE

to every house owner who takes
out fire insurance policy of not
less than $4,000 90 from one of our
strong companies, before Jan. I,
1904, our rates are as low as the
lowest. Nielsen Bros. 1922 Smith st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

A bottle of perfume at Sexton s
Drug Store makes nice present.
12-14-tf adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

Pianos. Cash or time at the old
stand. Peder Olsen, 96 Smith st.
5526-9- 9-19.2t-e. W If
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

Sewing machines for sale by Peder
Olsen, SO Smith st.
3526a g. 19-2t-e. W. If
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

Latest thing in perfume atomizers
at Sections S. No rubber bulb to get
out of order. Take a look.
12-14-tf-adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-24

Christmas boxes of writing paper at
Sexton's. 12-l4-tf- adv
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
oil INSPECTION Law
PROVES BENEFICIAL
Much Improvement Noticed in
Gasoline and Kerosene in
South Dakota.
THE PRICE WAS RAISED
But People Generally Believe Better
Quality More Than Makes Good
the Measure and Are Willing
to Pay 1t.

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 5.-R. E.
Grimshaw, state Oil inspector for the
western part Of South Dakota, says
there has been a decided improvement
In the quality Of oil sold in the Black
Hills since the new law went into eff
feet with the first of the last month
and has very gratifying reports from
all oil and gasoline He has
had no trouble with any of the oil
shippers and the only consignment
brought to his knowledge that boarded
on the dangerous was one carload of
case goods that was shipped in about
seven days after the new law went into
effect. This consignment barely passed
inspection. The law requires that kero-
sene stand a flash test of los degrees.
This car load Of Oil flashed at log. The
law requires a gravity test Of Is and
this oil just got through at At.
Consumers of gasoline report a great
improvement in the quality of thai
article over what they had before the
new law became effective. One man
says thirty gallons q month suffice now
where he required forty gallons be-
fore. All the assayers who use gasoz
lns note the same thing. There has
been a slight increase in the price of
gasoline and kerosene, Out in view of
the improved quality that is given the
people are altogether satisfied. There
is no water in the gasoline under the
new law and are discovering
that 1t burns with much greater eff
<iency.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
is IN Sal SHAPE.
cornerins of Cotton Makes Trouble
for Textile Industry.

Cornerjng of Cotton Makes Trouble
for Textile Industry.
Boston, Aug. An cotton manufac-
turing circles in this city it is expect
ed that more han 1000, 900 spindlea
will be idle throughout the north dur
Ing the month Of August, due mainly
to the high prices in the cotton mar
ket and the hesitancy of purchasers
Of goods to agree to any marked ad-
vance while any OF the raw material
purchased before the rise remain In
storehouses.
Attempts have been made to inducs
all cotton manufacturers to enter q
general agreement to shut down for a
stated period or on certain days OF
each week, but owing to the Large
number Of unfinished contracts an
dron-clad agreement is deemed mex.
S9edient at this time.
Conditions in the cotton market haya
caused much Inconvenience in Fat
River, the textile center Of North
America. About one-third OF the so, oot
operatives there have been idle thif
week. and of 100000 spindles TOO, oe(
will not be working next week. Thl
mills in several New England textile
cities will shut down for two weeks
There is a confident feeling in some
cotton mill circles that aftex September
is well advanced a general improve
ment in market conditions viii OCCUR
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
CURSED THE PRESIDENT
Resident OF Oyster Bay Used Offensive
Language to Roosevelt on His
Nav RI CbpnoL
Way to Church,


Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 4.-Profane.
and abusive language was directed
TOWARD President Roosevelt and HIS
talnify yesterday as they were driving
up TO church here to attend the morn
nag service. The offender was a resi-
Kent OF Oyster Bay named Mccain. He
was hustled away from the church I'M
tremendously by the secret service
operatives. $500
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and
TWO OF their children, the president had
driven to The village from Saeamore
Hi! to attend church service, as is
their custom on Sunday mornings.
Directly In front Of Christ church the
man Mccain was walking along the
adside pushing a bicycle. AS the
presidents carriage was about to turn
Into h driveway leading to the
CHURCH grounds it passed McCann
without provocation the man with an
'fEensfVe oath, demanded to know
whether they wanted the whole road
This was followed by abusive and nro-
lane AS the carriage stopped
az the church door the president, great
~ annoyed at the Insult to Mrs. Roose-
velt and the children, alighted and d.
ceceeo pae Of the secret SER
wee ohicefs TO the man and ordered
enae ne De compelled to leave the yicin-
ity of the church. Mccain hesitate
when ordered to move on. but as an
officer was about to stimulate his move
ments he sprang on his wheel and rode
away rapidly.
While h incident was annoyine to
the president and his family, it is his
aeslre that no action be taken against
the man.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
SEEKS
Canada Will Build Great Railroad to
Make Il Free Ernm Ii. 8


Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 4-Prelnier Laurier
made some strong references Co American
threats Of withdrawing the bonding priv,
ilege in his speech announcing the gov
ernment's transcontine1ttal railway pol
icy today.
Among the reasons why the proposed
new government rpad from Quebec to
Moncton is considered necessary" he
said, lis the dependence of Canada upon
American good will for railway commu-
nicaEon with ocean ports. Canada has
ports as free from ice as the ports o" the
United States, but has not the railways
to carry the traffic to them on competing
terms. Because Canada has refused to
make the fishery treaty concessions de-
manded by the United States and on 9th
er occasions, she has been threatened
with the wal OF the bonding priv
ilegeS.
What would happen if q time Of ex-
element should arise in which such
threats were made again and carried into
effect under Canada's present railway
conditions? The only answer is to build
the new short sat government railway
across New Brunswick. =
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
ROOSEVELT AND GAR.
The London Spectators Comments on
the kishinef incident.

New York, Aug. 3.-Under the caption
President Roosevelt and the Gear" the
London Spectator says: The conero-
!versy between President Roosevelt and
the Russian government as to the right
tof the former to forward a petition to
the czer signed by all American Jews pro-
testing against. the massacre Of Kishi-
!nef is interesting from man points OF
tview. In the first place, it marks unmis-
itakabfy the great increase in Jewish in
huence on American politics. In the sec
ond place, the incident threatens to in
crease the growing cleavage between the
pubic opinion of Russia, or rather Of the
Russian bureaucracy, and America For
a hundred years there has been an I'M
preston in the United States that the
Russian empire and the government Of
the great republic, owing, as we have
said before, to the yastness of their ter
r1tories and something Indefinite In the
possible grandeur Of their futures, were
bound to be allies. Recently, however,
the friendship aalways perhaps moro ap-
parent than r&i, has died away, with al
most startling rapidity. Events in China
nav convinced American statesmen that
their policy in the Pacific and that OF
Russia annot be made to harnoniza"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
CALAMITY JANE IS
DEAD NEAR TERRY
Famous Frontier Character
Psssed Away Yesterday
After Eventful Life.
HUSBAND is STILL LIVING
He Had Left Her and Her Last Wish
10 That She Be Buried by the Side
Of wild Bill" Hickok, Who
Died With His Boots On.

Terry. S. D.. Aug. Mrs. Jane
Burke. better and more widely known
as Calamity Jane, died here yesterday
afternoon OF Inflammation of the
bowels. She has been in failing health
for some time.
The was perhaps the mos
famous Of the women of the west in
Att days. She was widely known
IN u Dakota and Montana, and her
reputation was almost International.
her wild and romantic life furnishing
abundant material for stories OF
frontier life.
Her last request was hat she be
buried in Mt. Moriah cemetery at
Deadwood, by the side of wild Bill"
H1ckok. who passed away with his
boots on by the pistol route in 1876.
Calamity and Wild Bill were good
friends in those days, and she wanted
her last resting place to be near her
old friend.
She has a husband living in Denver.
u he Is much OUNCE and has O
lived with her for some time. She also
a a daughter in North Dakota, but
refused to divIuge her name or allow
her to be notified. Initiating that she
had 1uarrelled with her.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
SIGNING ROSEBUD TREATY..
Major Mclaughlin Working Toward
Cession Of Indian Lands.

N'sh5 a ~
Cession Of Indian Lands.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 5.-Major
James Mclaughlin, inspector of the
Indian bureau at Washington, who
Is now at Rosebud agency for the pur-
pose Of securing the signatures of the
Indians to an amended treaty for the
opening to settlement of 416, 600 acres
of their reservation in Gregory county.
Is meeting with good success and will
complete the work Of obtaining the
signatures within a few days.
United States Senator Gamble, who
has taken q personal interest In the
efforts to secure the opening of the land
to settlement, while in Sioux Falls
stated that he was confident the treaty
now being negotiated by Major Nc
Laughlin will be ratified by congress,
either at the coming special session or
duEing h regular session.
There will be no free homes provision
to the bill which Will be presented to
congress. h bill will provide for the
sale of the land by the Indians at $40
per acre-the highest price, It is be-
ieved, ever paid the Indians by the
government for land surrendered by
them.
This is made payable at SO cents per
acre when the land is filed on by white
Eettlers, and an additional SO cents
each year until the full amount is
paid. The entire sum thus secured
from the land will be turned over to
the Indians entitled to the same.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
THE N
Catholic Bishop Of Cork Declined tc
Bless CoIors He Was PRESENTING.


Cork. Aug. THE firing of a royal sa-
lutte and enthusiastic cheering welcomed
King Edward and Queen Alexandria on
their arrival in Cork this morning on
board the royal yacht. The lord mayor
and corporation OF Cork welcomed the
visitors when they landed and their mai
estes drove through decorated streets
which were lined with troops and blue
jackets TO the race course. where the king
presented the colors to two Irish reri.
ments. The Catholic bishop of Cork was
invited to assist at the ceremony, blessing
the colors, most of the men being Catho.
lies, but refused to be associated with a
protestant chaplain.
Their majesties subsequently, re-
urned to Queenstown and their visit
to Ireland was brought to a successf,Il
close. When they reassembled on the
royal yacht for Cowes strains of Come
Back to Erin" mingled with the salute
of guns and vociferous cheering by the
DeOnle,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-07
FATAL COLLISION.
two Are Fatally Hurt and Thirty In
jured Near Indianapolis,

. JAtS~ tSSos "a.
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 4-Beh1nd
time and running at a high rate OF
speed car No. 10, southbound on the
Indianapolis and Martisville ~interurban
road, crashed into a northbound car
three miles south of Mooresvil1e sun
day, injuring over thirty people, two
OF whom will probably die. Both cars
We're specials and met on a curve. The
fatally injured are:
Frank yesterday, motorman, indian
apohs.
Mrs. Mary Strawburn, M~artinsville.
The injuries of the others range from
cuts n bruises to sprains of back
and limbs. None of them is seriously
hurt.
The accident happened in a grove
remote from town or farm house and 1t
vas impossible to ecure aid until an
other al arrived from M~artinsville,
when the injured We're removed to
Bethany bark and medical aid sum-
moned.
Bethany park is the su1nmer assem-
bly, Of the Christian church and the
passengers were going to the park to
attend services. The cause of the accl-
dent, it is said. was due to the tele-
phone system not being in good work
ing order and the crew not being able
to get orders.