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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
DOG CATCHER ABOUT.

Dog catchers, enforcing the new
law which reads that every owner Of
a dog who has not a license, must pay
a fine of SO if the animal is caught,
made their first appearance yesterday.
They had the regular dog catcher's
wagon and found a number Of dogs
loose in the streets of Tottenville and
Pleasant Plains. The owners Will
have to go to New Brighton and pay
the fine, then take out the necessary
license if they want the dogs return
ed. Many of the owners are indig-
nant and threaten to make trouble.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
New York

FLOUR-Dull and unsettled again with
out change; Minnesota patents. $4.50d4. rs;
winter s~traights, $3.5013.S; winter extras,
s.. 90G3 20: winter patents. SO. 90d4. 80.
WHEAT-Qu1et and barely steady in
line with a weaker corn market; Septem-
Der, S4AQS4 9-16c.; December, "a 15-16q
So 3-16c.
RYE-Quiet; state, 5SG59l@c., c. t.. f.,
New York; No 2 western, 5S1ac.. f. o. b.,
afloat.
CORN-Experienced a sharp break I'M
der more bearish weather and crop news;
September. 571a@57sc.; December. 57%c.
OATS-Nominai; track white, state, IS
@46c. track. white. western. 500 Acc.
PORK Easy; mess, $16Ql6.50; family.
LARD - Steady; prime western steam
Use.
BUTTER-Quiet; state dairy, 14q171hc. f;
extra 19c.
CHEESE-Quiet; state, full cream, AN
cy, small, colored. lose; small, white,
16ssc.; large, colored, lOc.; large, white,
10c.
EGGS-Strong; state and Pennsylvania
fancy mixed. zoe; state and Pennsylvania
seconds to flrsts, 16qlSc..; western extras,
19c.
TALLOW-Steady; city, 41kc. nominal;
country, 4kG4%c.
HAY-Quiet; shipping, S0GS5c.; good to
choice, $1G1.10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
WIRELESS ~TELEGRAPHY.
First international Congress Opens
at Berlin.

FIRST rnat1 Opens
at Berlin.
BERLIN, Aug. 5.-The first interna-
tional congress of wireless telegraphy,
convened by the imperial post office,
has opened here. Forty-four delegates
attended, representing Germany, Rus
STA, France, Italy, Austria-H Hungary,
Spain and the United States. The
Americans present were General A. W.
Greedy, Captain F. NJ. Barber, who was
attached to the United States embassy
in Paris for eighteen months, repre-
senting the governments interests,
studying developments in wireless te-
legraphy and buying apparatus, and J.
]. Warbury of the department of COM
merce.
The congress was called upon Ger
many's invitation, which was issued a
year ago with the avowed purpose of
agreeing on international regulations
to control the operation of wireless te-
legraphy systems and prevent any one
system getting a monopoly and render
ing the employment of other systems
impossible. The present congress does
not contemplate adopting any binding
agreements between the powers, but is
merely a preliminary discussion with a
view to clearing up the situation for
future action. 1t will perhaps be fol-
lowed later by a congress- clothed with
treaty making functions.
At the first session U~ndersecretary
for Posts Herr Sydow presid01and
Herr Kraetke, imperial minister of
posts, greeted the delegates in behalf
Of the German government. Herr Sy-
dow at the close of the session moved
that the proceedings be kept secret at
present, which proposal was unani-
mously adopted. He%.e it was .impos-
sible to get the delegates to tell what
had been done. 1t is assumed that the
congress will continue for a week or
ten days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
WAS A SUCCESS.

The festival and ice cream sale held
by the ladies of the congregation Of
the Church of the Holy Comforter at
Eltingville, last Friday night, was a
great c So far as could be
learned the ladies cleared nearly $40.
This will 90 into the church fund.
Much Of the success of the affair was
due to Mrs. Charles Metcalfe, who
was chairman Of the committee OF
arrangements. Mrs. Metcalfe worked
untiringly for the success of the
social.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05

The state of Washington proposes to
rival Oregon as a fruit-producing COM
monwealth. II has been demonstrated
that its soil is exceptionally well
ADAPTED to fruit culture and 1t is calculat-
ed that the orchard paintings of 1902
and 1908 will approximate and possibly
exceed 100000 fruit trees. THE
Northwest Corner" as the garden spot
for the hardy fruits, and California
as the citrus Eden, give the Pacific
coast a long lead as the land of luxuri-
ant orchards.-"From the Field OF
Fact" In Four-Track News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
LARGE EXCURSION.

The largest excursion from Staten
Island every year is that of the Ancient
Order of H~ibernians. This morning
they left st. George for a trip up the
Hudson. The committee in charge,
profiting by past experience, procured
extra boats. Two steamboats, and
three barges took the crowd away.
They returned late last night, a little
wet from the rain, but happy and
merry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05

Mrs. Frances DeBoise, who died at
her home in Pleasant Plains, of can.
GER. on Monday morning, was buried
from her late residence at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. The flowers were
some of the h~andsomest ever seer in
Pleasant Plains.
Mrs. DeBoise had many friends
throughout Staten Island. She was
seventy-three years of age and Lived
at Pleasant Flains all her life. Rev.
DR.. Jones, of st. Marks church,
Pleasant Plains, oficiated. Interment
was made in Bethel M. E. cemetery,
Amboy avenue, Tottenville. I. P.
Bedell & Son, of Amboy avenue, were
the undertakers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
A PLEASANT EVENING.

Despite the rain and bad weather,
the musical entertainment given at
Princess Bay last night was we'll
attended. A very interesting program
had been arranged and they thorough
ly enjoyed themselves. Those who
took part were, Professor E. O. Herr
man, Miss Lesley M. Guest, Mrs.
Walters, and Messrs. Driscoll and
Page.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
Sherwood Pleads Not Guilty.

HARTFORD. Conn, Aug. 5.-Oliver
T. Sherwood. the cashier of the South
port National bank, who is charged
with ~embezzling funds of the bank to
the amount of 100000, was arraigned
before Judge Plat in the United States
district court on a bench warrant.
Through his counsel he entered a plea
of not guilty and was bound under
bonds of $50. 100.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
LADIES B0WLED.

Yesterday afternoon the ladies of
Woodbridge had a bowling match in
the Woodbridge Athletic Association
club house. Mrs. W. L. Harmed won
the prize, a cut glass cologne bottle
with ~a:silver top. There were twenty
seven ladies present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
Woman Arrested For Postal FIR

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-For sew
months the postal authorities have
ceived complaints of a systematic rais
ing of postal notes by a woman operat1
ing under the names of Annie Sharp,
Charlotte Cross, A. Thompson and
many other aliases. The notes, it was
found, were invariably issued by n
of the smaller post offices between
Philadelphia and New York, usually
for 25 cents, and aided by acids raised
to sums ranging from $50 to 500 each.
A number of futile efforts were made
to find and %apprehend the woman, and
at last the detective arrested Annie E.
Sharpley, who admitted she had been
raising postal notes since May last.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Helmie AhIfos, who died at
her home in Pleasant Plains last
Thursday evening, was buried Mon
day afternoon in Bethel M. E. ceme-
terry, Amboy avenue, T~ottenville.
Rev. Mr.. Meachem, pastor of Bethel
M. e. church, was the minister in
charge. The undertakers were I. P.
Bedell & Son, of Amboy avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
MEETING WELL ATTENDED.

The meeting Of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, held Monday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Van
Name, was we'll attended by all the
members. After the regular business
was transacted, refreshments were
served,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
Rough on the Doctor.

Doctor think there is poison of one
kind or another in your system.
PATIENT wouldn't be a bit surprised.
What was in the last bottle of medicine
You gave?-Der Dorfbarbier.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
VILE

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 Network papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
PURCHASED THE BUILDING.

The property of the North American
Fireproof Plaster Company on Broad.
wav, next to the Atlantic Terra Gotta
works, has just been purchased by
that firm. The sale was made through
Benjamin Williams. real estate dealer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
HAS A NEW MAST.

During a heavy storm of n day
last week, the sailing yacht Florence,
owned by the Cuny boys, of Main
street, lost her mast. Yesterday the
boys had a new mast made and put
on. The old one was of white ash
and not very good, but the new n is
of spruce and will last for years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
Indians Never Numerous.

Ethnologists are of the opinion that
when America was discovered there
were not on the contiEent of North
America any more Indians than exist
now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
Mere superstition.

Customer (angrily)-You said that
hair r~estorer you sold me a couple of
weeks ago would work like a charm.
and it didn't do any good at all.
Druggist-But, my dear sir. no one
In this enlightened age believes in the
efficiency of charms.-Chieago Daily
News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
He Had No Reason.

"Oh. John. You never used such LAM
guage in my presence before we were
married"
"Of course not. | didn't have TO pay
your dressmakeE's bills then."-Chica-
go American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05

CATTLE-Market slow; choice. s.. 200
$50; prime, SOS Is: good. $49Oa5.1 10; veal
calves, $6.5017.
HOGS-Higher; prime heavy, s5.5065. 6O1
mediums, 5.S0@5. 90; heavy Workers, $6f
light Workers, s6.10Q6.2 20; pigs, $6.2Od6.25%
|roughs, $4G5. |
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Dull; best weth-|
ers. S494.20; culls and common. $1,000;
yearlings, s304.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Quotations.

Money on call steady at 2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5%@6 per cent
Exchanges, $22S, 963, S33; balances, SIS, S24,-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-05
NEWS ITEMS.

Rev. J. Y. Irwin pft town for Long
land Saturday AFTERNOON. Just be-
pre starting he married a couple from
atavan. Rev. William Baker, who
Lyi4ting his parents on Broadway,
one of the witnesses.
unday morning about 2 O'Clock,
Fian Straub, son of Mr.. Chris
raub, was delivering orders for his
her and leaving the horse standing
Plle he stepped into a house on
gusta street, the animal became
stless and turned the wagon around
towards Broadway and stapsed on a
run. The contents of the wagon,
meat, etc., was strewn over the street.
The horse proceeded to run up Broad
way to Bordentown avenue, where he
was finally caught.
Mrs. Joanna Mundy and daughter,
Mrs. William Moore, of Catherine
rect, have returned home from their
sit at Franklin Park.
Mrs. Anna DeGraw, of Princeton,
lie a flying visit to friends in town
pday.
he Lady Foresters are making
ngements for holding a fair some
} in September.
he presiding officer, Mrs. John
ard, stated that 6he had made a
|~lista9e in giving out the date for the
Installation of officers of Lady Forest
: ers, and would like it corrected. That
it would take place on the 18th instead
of the 9th of August.
Oscar Lambertson has returned home
from a visit with relatives at Malta
wan. =
nadjas Elizabeth Adams, of Brons-
who has been the guest of Miss
Pearse, of Main street, will
to her home Wednesday. Miss
Pearse will accompany her
II a visit.
forget that the L~eiderkranz
Id a picnic in Swan Hill,
9th. That the Star of Jersey
has a moonlight excursion,
18th. That CORN Lodge No.
i. A. will hold a picnic ON
I'LL, August 18th, and that the
and M. E. and M. P, Sunday
have their excursion to Ocean
pm August 10th,
Ind Mira. I. Turner spent Sun
it'll friends in New York City.
we're accompanied home by a
Q of Mr.. Turner's, J. M. Grams,
York. AS they arrived at
Amboy at half past eleven, p.
re wasn't any boat to bring
YER, but some party who owned
il. lying at Perth Amboy, and
pdly brought them and Mr..
over and landed them at
dock.
fannie Hardy. of Broadway,
ing Mrs. Lewis Bastedo of
Iphia.
hannah Vented, of Mechanics
s%ojourning at AllenhUrst,
and.
ney, of Augusta street, spent
lat Greenpoint, Long Island.
CONSTANT Kerr, of Broadway,
rned home after a pleasant
Newark.
parrie DeWorth, of Trenton,
pg MI. and Mrs. Sprague, Of
street.
Graham, of Vineland, N. j.,
to her home after a visit with
Mrs, Selb, of Broadway, 4
Est Behne, of Stevens avenue
his sidewalk filed in. !
double house on Main street,
ID BY the Oomptons and VII
|oks very cozy and comfortable
Q front porches enclosed with
Emmeline Learned and daugh-
ired, who are visiting Mrs.
rs father, Mr.. Charles Thomas,
bnd street., will spend about
eks at Yardville and Trebtcn
their return will Leave for
ONE in Railway.
Orans's house, in David street,
beived a coat of paint,
Mont Willett, of George street,
ne to New Providence, n. j.,
geek 3 visit.
Simon and children, of Broad
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
The District Court.

Judge Stewart convened Court
Tuesday morning pursuant to his
adjournment. The first case was
that of State of Idaho VS.. James
Ouarles. 1t will be remembered
that after base ball game at Nam
pa, Sunday, May "a, several fights
occurred. Officer Grogan was shot
and seriously wounded. The jury
brought in a verdict of guilt of as
sault with a deadly weapon, but re-
commended leniency and that the
defendant be given the lightest pos
sible sentence. Judge Stewart fined
Ouarles $3.50, which was promptly
paid. Henry Willsams, implicated
in the affair plead guilty to assault
and was fined $1,000. Messrs w.
A. Stone and Walter Grif:iths ably
conducted the prosecution in the
Ouarles cases and Hon. J. H. Hawley
represented the defendants.
The case of Frank Kipp, charged
with breaking into the city pound
and extracting therefrom, one COW
was tried Thursday afternoon. At
torney H. E. Wallace conducted the
prosecution while Mr.. Kipp defend
ell himself and won. Mr.. Kipl
very ably conducted the case. Z
few of the attorneys volunteered ad
vice now and again, but the advic
was not needed by Mr.. Kipp.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
Youthful Robbers.

Walter Rickson aged IS and Clar-
ence Roush aged II, were arrested
IN boise Thursday, on the charge of
burglary. The boys broke into Clar-
ence Frost's home near Star and
''ole SI. so which was in one of the
.n'loren's bank. They then got in
W j. +. Speilman's home, but we
sou'o not learn what was taken.
1--WE dollars was stolen from w. 7.
E,eason's place. Mr.. McMillan's
paee was also entered and Charley
9AAers house was also broken in
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
r. Farrar Agt.

People would not imagine that deer
would come within three miles of Emmett
but they sometimes do. During the stormy
weather a number OF days ago three deer
were seen on the bench going in the direc-
tion of Snake river. Old timers say that
every fall immense bands of deer USED 10
mass down the valley on the road to SNAKE
river where they would winter. they are
verv timid now and keep mostly IN 'he
hills.-Index.
r R Brace returned home from Cantor
MIA the first of the week in excellent tsplr''s'
having made a rich find Of radium some, me-
where in California. He reported 'ne
weather had during his whole trip anu anu
seems glad to get back again. he stoPPeu ;a
off in Portland to see his daughter miSs
Helen, who is attending seminary 'ne's
tbis winter, and found her comtortao'e d aio ~
happv and advancing rapidly in her S'uuieS
-Nampa Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
Big Irrigation Enterprise.

Application was made in the Of
flee of the state engineer last Friday
bye. W. Moore and Peter Soma
Of Boise; Jacob Plowhead, Middle
ton; J. H. Lowell, Roswell; Frank
Steunenberg. Caldwell; H. A. Par
fridge, Nampa; E. M. kirkpatrick,
Parma; E. K. Hayes and Edward
Allen, Emmett; and w. A. Cough
amour, Payette, for the diversion OF
24oo cubic feet of water per second
from the Payette river at a point in
the Black Rock canon, 6 miles a.
bOve Emmett, and 5000 cubic feet
Of water per second from the Boise
river at points near the head of
Eagle island and the headgate OF
the New York ditch;
The application was made in be-
halt of the land owners in the Boise
and Payette valleys with the inten e
ton Of assigning the same to the
honorable secretary of the interior
with the expectation of having the
works described in the application
constructed under the provisions oi
the national reclamation act.
Should the land owners, who have
to foot all the bills in the end and
who are most vitality interested IN
the irrigation question, succeed II
inducing the government to tax
up the project, the result will b.
the reclamation of an additiona
"S,ooo acres of rich land in tn
Boise and Payette valleys which cat
never be reclaimed without govern
ment aid, excepting in scattered sec
lions where private enterprise ca
operate at profit.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
ANSWER TO
The CHARGE,
Accused Of Opposing Or
ganization.

There are certain recognized water
rights, acquired by purchase and
perfected by use; certain rights,
acquired by purchase but vitiated
by failure to use, and certain al
legged rights of very questionable
authenticity.
The committee having ir charge
the preliminary work of surveying
boundaries, making maps and esti-
mates, and preparing petitions, GER
tainly have sufficient authority to
inquire into and. in general way,
classify those rights and get from
the people an expression of the
manner in which they would dis
pose OF them. Have those righte,
or any of them, a substantial value?
If not, then, clearly, they should
not be recognized in any manner
whatever after organization. II
they, or any of them, have a sub
stantial value, in what manner are
the owners to be compensated?
Shall it be by giving such owners
superior water privileges, or by
purchase for the benefit of the whole
district? 1t seems to US that the
wishes of the people touching these
matters could be readily ascertained,
and having been ascertained could
be incorporated in preliminary plans
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12
HIS LIFE WAS
ATTEMPTED
Police Judge Bennett Has
Narrow Escape.

Friday an attempt was made to as
sassinate o. I. Bennett, police judge
of Caldwell. When seen by a rep
resentative of THE TRIBUNE Mr..
Bennett said: Friday afternoon I
went into the Commercial bank in
Caldwell and drew $3.50 with the
object of purchasing Mrs. Wilker.
sons place two or three miles north
of town. After getting the money
I went into Tompkin's second hand
store and got my bicycle. I met
Mr.. Jesse Harmon just afterwards
and stopped TO talk with him 20
minutes or half an hour. 1 then
started. When I got about a mile
and a half out of town was startled
by the discharge of a gun and in
simultaneously thrown from my
wheel. The ball cut the front tire
OF the bicycle. The fall hurt me a
little but III ten or fifteen seconds I
started to get up and look around.
I had barely got on my knees when
saw the head and shoulders of a
man with a gun pointed at me and
another shot was fired, missing me
about 3 feet. By this time I was
pretty badly frightened and more
so as third shot was Immediately
fired. crawled about half or three
quarters of a mile dragging my
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

It has come to the writer from
.,r;ous sources that he is accused
# ooposing the organization OF an
;,r;aation district under the Riden-
h.rgb canal 1t hardly seems worth
.,bile making a formal denial to
sncb an absurd charge. 1t can
have no basis except in an unreas-
,,.h1e fear of candid discussion.
We have at no time ever hinted
that the district ought not to be Or
oauized; we have suggested no
reason against organization. The
vprv utmost that we have advised
is the adjustment, before organiza-
tiou, of some matters which we
think are likely to breed trouble
within the district after organiza-
tiou, 1t is contended in private
statements and published articlesthat
those things can not be adjusted be-
fore organization, because there no
where exists an authoritative body
to act in the premises, and because
any agreement entered into prior to
organization could be entirely an
uulled afterwards. In our opinion
that is not the right way to look at
tbe business. AS we understand it,
the conditions confronting the peo-
pie under the Ridenbaugh, in re-
spect of those things, are these:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

to. They secured $40 and gold
watch at the latter place. Several
other houses between Nampa and
Star were entered and robbed by the
youthful criminals. 1t is said the
boys broke into Boise houses also.
They were Appended at that place.
The boys live in Nampa. In Star
precinct most of the men were away
from home attending a road over e
seer election, these af6ording them
are excellent opportunity to enter
the farm house unmolested.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-12

wheel with me-" The judge could
figure out no reason for the coward
ly attempt on his life except through
revenge or for robbery. AS the
would-be assassin was about $50
feet away and came no nearer, the
latter cause is looked upon as the
more reasonable by Mr.. Bennett.
He suspects person living close
by but would not divulge his name
at present, saying, II may be mis-
taken in the man and as 1 intend to
quietly but thoroughly investigate,
no good would come of expressing
my suspicious at present" 1t was
cowardly attempt and the officers of
the law should investigate. 1t is
thought by some that the guilty
person might be some one whom
the judge had offended in his official
capacity as police judge.
This is the second narrow escape
for Mr.. Bennett. When a child of
IL or IS years of age a lunatic met
him and younger brother short
distance from home and after order
ing them to kneel down, leveled a
gun at the Judges head, cooked
the gun and was taking aim when
couple of neighbors saw what was
going on and rushed upon the man,
knocking the gun out of his hand,
the discharge going into the air.