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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
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A fine baby boy came to the home
of Mike Olauss, Sunday morning.
Mr.. Glass baby is ill with pneu-
monia. =" u pp
Mr.. Brady's children are 'sfck with
the measles. There are several cases
reported in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armour have
returned from d visit to Chester, Pa.
Mr.. Clifford Hilton spent Friday
night in Brooklyn.
Miss Mary Cramp,er spent Saturday
and Sunday in Fairfield.
Leo Smith, of Elizabethport, was n
visitor in town on Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Miners, strike viii Continue.

TRINIDAD, Colo, March 26. The
'oal miners strike in District -, Unit
Il Mine Workers of America, consist
,ng of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
lrd Wyoming, will be continued to
The bitter end. according to a unani-
nous vote of Delegates of the several
unions in convention assembled here.
rhc troops have arrested several men
and captured 100 rifles and Il quantity
If dynamite from the strikers at Sc
ruulO.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Mt S. VAN DuSEMS FUNERAL

The funeral of Mrs. David Van
Dnsen took place from her daughters
Mrs. Charles Bogart, Of George street,
Thursday afternoon and was we'll at
tended. Rev. W. n. Nev.ul 0ficia I'D.
Cemetery. She leaves a husi and,
two daughters and one son. Tneo-
dore Quackenboss had charge of the
funeral.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
NEVER FAIL POCKET LAMP.

"a At last we canNA
III rive it to you I'M
SJust what you
have been looking for.
Asthorouehly reliable
Plectr c lamp that fits
in he vest ocket.
IL you wish to find q
house numb r at
rig ht;if you wish to
hnd an article you
have gro PEI, il you
wish tn AVOID da ger
ors pieces in dark
streets, ''ju t pre- s
The button and YOU
hjve an ins ant bril-
liant light. viii sive
eli ht thousand II 81 es
~ ILL., naA hn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
AFTERNOON WHIST.

The Friday Afternoon Whist Club
met at the homo of Mrs. @. M. wi
nant, Amloy avenue, yesterday after
noon, where they played o game OF
whist for prizes. AT 3 O'Clock refresh
ments ware served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
PRESBYTERIANS WILL
OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY.
Will Hold Services in their Church
at 7.45 p. M. in the
Evening.

Ono OF the lady members Of tho Pres
bvtt ri IN church in a conversation with
the News correspondent, expressed til
thought that her church ought to have
services on Good Friday, but that they
never did. 1t appears that nhe pastor
Rev. w. N. Ncviu> is Of the some opinion
as a scrvlcc viii be held rStiv.
Of III day at IA NJ.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
SOUTH AMBOY
NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Catherine Dill, of Second, Is
very i'll.
They nre digging a sort of canal in
Second street. Some one said THY
thought thoy were lowering tho water
pipes there, but others thought it was
on account of so many breaks in tho
pipes, as one place after another
breaks as fast as they are fixed. 1t
appears to be the same way on Bor-
deDtown avenue. There Was another
break there Tuesday. The water is
running in Roses cottages, but the
drain pipe is still frozen.
Miss Mabel Maxield, her brother
| George of the Heights, and friend,
Will Hillmnn, attended an entertain
meut at New Brunswick, Wednesday
night.
ID. @. Chase dined II. o. Williams,
tic International Secretary of tho Y.
NJ. 9. A. II. Il. department, and K.
W. Hearnes, State Secretary, at his
homo in Broadway, Thursday night.
The law suit between Oscar Mundy,
builder, and the masons has not been
settle yet.
II is said thnt a party in ~Sayreville
township WAS accused of stealing n
harness which was afterwards found
bv the owners man in The barn, Gov
cred over with something. The party
accused, it is said, has turned the
tables, and is suing for S., Zoo. 1t is
thought it will be settled ont of court.
Mr.. John OFT, of Ernston, is very
ill.
Nh. Briggs is canvassing the place
with an article for mixing bread and
it is fine some say for mixing cake
also.
Chris Rehfuss was an out of town
visitor Thursday night.
Captain Mike Ford arrived from
Philadelphia with tn tug Newmascot,
all we'll OH board. 1t is said that they
drifted in the ice at the Delaware
Break water tor a week. She had in
tow two barges to load with soft coal
for New London.
1t is said that a mad dog was shot
i'll this borough Thursday after it had
bitten a number of other dogs.
William Selb was a New York visit.
or Wednesday.
Mr.. Masterson was in town Saturday
oleaning up the restaurant formerly
run by him.
Charles Steuerwald ST., has lost O
pet dog which the family valued
greatly. 1t died with the black
tongue.
The Misses Mary and Rose Males
viski, of Ernston, were the guests Of
Miss Lena Rehfuss, Thursday night.
William Ward, painter. of Prospect
street, the Heights, is i'll with the
grippe.
William Mitchell, of Augusta street,
has a position in the Vaseline factory
at Perth Amboy.
Mrs. NJ. Eagle, of 'I%ottenville, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Quinlin, of
Bergan Hill.
William Walters caught three bushel
of bass Wednesday night, n number
of which weighed eight pounds. His
net caught in some drift wood and
was torn to pieces.
Parisen g. Jn%ckson's millinery par.
Ior looks very fine and the immense
case of flowers is beautiful. One Is
almost tempted to try and pluck them,
they arc so perfectly natural.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
WORK IS BRISK.
Bright Prospects al Over the island for
a.Busy Summer.

With the fine spring-like weather
work all over the Island is booming
and the mechanics and lahorers all
look forward to q very prosperous
summer. AT the shipyard of A. @.
Brown & Son is very brisk. The new
s%torehouse on which work was started
some time ago, is nearing completion.
Two new scows, a tug boat and a
lighter are also being bnilt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Economical Hint.

When the middle of a sheet begins
to get thin cut it down lengthwise and
sew the selvedges together so that the
sides form the new middle; then hem
the sides. If this be done to sheets
before they are too much worn 1t will
make them last nearly double the time
they would without this turning about
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
MRS. TROY'S FUNERAL.

Mrs. Columbus Troy, who, as told
in the News, died while visiting her
parents Mt Richmond Valley, was
buried from, her late home on Rail
road avenue at 2 O'Clock this after
loo The funeral was largely at
tended for Mrs. Troy was very popu-
lur with many people at this end Of
tho Island. Interment was made in
Bottle M. e. cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Passing of the Last DcImonico.

NEW YORK, March 2G.-Miss Rosa
Delmonico, last of the Delmonicos, di-
.rectress for twenty years of the noted
restaurant bearing tile family name, is
dead from heart failure at her home,
West Seventy-fifth street. There sur
vivc those who are called Delmonicos,
but their baptismal name is Crist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
WILL PUT ALLEYS IN SHAPE.

Now That tho bowling season has
closed in TottenvilIe, as far as the
Aquahongas are concerned, it is ex-
pocted that the. alleys Will be closed
and that they will be put in first class
order for next year, when the club
hopes to do even better than they
do1o this g
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
rnrt Time on the CentrnI.

Twentieth Century limited of the New
York Central road ran the seyenty-four
niles from Syracuse to Little Falls in
seventy-one minutes, including Il three
minute stop Mt Utica. This is the
fastest time ever made over the Mo-
hawk division.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
raising of The Maine wreck.

HAVANA, March 20. The Cuban
government has discarded the offer Of
Richardson of Chicago for the
of the United States b~attleship
Maine because he has neither furnish
cd a guarantee nor signed a contract
for the execution Of the work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Temple of serpents.

The small town of Werda, in Dahomey,
is celebrated for its temple of serpents,
@ long building in which the priests
keep upwards of 1000 serpents Of all
sizes, which they feed with birds and
frogs brought to them as offerings by
the natives
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.

The Singing Society, "L~eiderkranz"
will celebrate their nineteenth anniversary
at their looms in Steuerwald's hotel to
night. Several Singing Societies have
been invited from outside towns. A
dinner will be served and a royal good
time is a~pticipated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Took sentence Like a Man.

TOLEDO, o., March 26. Albert
Fisher, recently convicted of the muir
der of William Marshall, n bartender,
has been sentenced by Judge Tyler to
be electrocuted on the morning of July
I. Fisher thanked the judge for his
kindness and fairness in the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26

CUMBERLAND, Nd, March 26.-As
the result of a quarrel over a game of
ards in a saloon Sidney Powell shot
and killed William Smith Of Browns
vile, Pa. and John Recsby Of Virgin
ia. All the men are negroes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
TOTEM 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 NewYork papers car always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
TRIM MING TREES

a gang of laborers, under Foreman
James O'Brien. are at work in lotion
Vile this week trimming the trees.
on the streets which telephone rolls
are set, for the New \ ork and the
Now Jersey Telephone Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Mr.. BROWNS FUNERAL.

Tho funeral of Thomas Brown, OF
Stapleton, and brother Of former
Sheriff Benjamin Brown, was held
Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock from
the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, of Stapleton. Mr.. Brown
was ffty-nino years old and va well
known In TOttenYille.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
college For women Abandoned.

GENEVA, n. T., March 2G.-It is an
nounccd that for peculiarly reasons
William Smith, the millionaire nursery
nan of this city, has abandoned the es-
adjustment of the William Smith Col
!ege For Women which lie founded last
July. The excavations for the build
ing had been completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Mob Killed Five Negro Prisoners

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, March pa
special from Dewitt says five negroes
have been taken from the guards at
St. Charles, this county, and shot to
death by a mob. This makes nine ne
groes that have been killed within the
past week in the vicinity of st. Charles
ON account of racial troubles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
HAD A FINE TIME.

The Leap year dance given in
Amicitia Hall, at Pleasant Plains,
last night, by tho ladies Of the
Amicitla Association, was the success
of the year. 1t was a private invita-
tion affair and those lucky ones to be
invited are still talking about the
good time they had.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
MR.. INsLEE DEAD.

William Ins.ee died yesterday at his
residence in Barron avenue, LATTER an ILL
ness of about two months.
He. is survived by a wife, daughter, son
and two brothers, one Of whom, is Ill
nois. 5
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Live stock Market.

CATTLEESupply light; market steady:
choice, $5d5. 20; prime, $4.75d490: fair. $40
u4I5.
HQGS-Supply. 10 double decks; market
active, prime. heavy and mediums, $3.50;
heavy Workers, S5.75M5.SO; light Workers..
ss .50d5.75: pigs. S5.49lhG0; roughs. Sc. 50@h.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Suppiy light;
market steady: prime wethers. S.. 2OQ5. 10;
common sheep, s2.5OQ3.z5; choice lambs
s.. 1885, 20.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
Austrian Booklinders.

Forty-three per cent. of all employees
In the Austrian bookbinding trade are
women and 10 per cent. children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26

with right usage; Price Only !$1;00! lncx-
- nsive 10 buy and TO operate. No danger from
re: no oSor; smoke; Ill or dirt. Batteries east
y detached and renewed WHEN required. Extra
mtte'y only sNc. Address DEPT, O..
ELEt TRIO NOVELTY CO.,
T.. O. Box I55 Perth Amboy, N. d.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
! To Polish New SHOES.

A. slice of raw potato should be rubbed
over new boots, which viii then polish
as well as old mes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
NEWS ITEMS.

John Perry, Of Broadway, is on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Hoehn, of Totem
vile, went to New York Wednesday
night to see the Comfy Chairman
at Wallack's theatre.
Last night Miss Alice Edwards and
William B~loodgood, of this place,
were at the Herald Square theatre,
where they seen "Tho Gal from
Kays." 2
: Edward Ebert, Of West New
Brighton, spent yesterday i'll Tottcn-
vile.
Frank Finnety, Of West New
Brighton, was In town yesterday.
Misses Paugh. skidmore, aud Oar
son. FottenviIle. N. X. entered Train
er's private school. 125 Smith street,
Perth AmboY, this week b553- 28-ft
Evening News Want lads bring
quick results.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
REAL ESTATE.
FOUND

FOUND Small Hound black and tan.
Gall and prove ownership, rs New
Brunswick .5493-3-26-3t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26

Evening News Want ''ads bring
quick results.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


mercantile paper, 4laa5 per cent; ex-
changes, $221, 4S4, 619; balances, S. 07 Ola.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26

Tho Evening News N akes a special
ty Of real estate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26
HE'LL WANTED

MILLINERY Salesladys wanted at
the Paris Millinery. 55l~4-3-23-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-26

BOY WANTED to mako himself nse-
full aronnd the store. Apply d.
Wolff g. Co. 5557 1896 1T
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-03

cards, two or plain pasteDoard and the
other two OF the decorated sort used
for conveying Christmas and birthday
messages. On each card was written
NJ Duboln's name and address. with q
statement In the form OF a matrimonial
advertisement. One Of these statements
shows that the young mans quest Of d
wealthy bride is not entirely selfish, as
he has charitable purpose in view.
He says;
Young F'renchman, thirty-five years old.
earnest educated. distinguished former
auditor Of the Commercial High school,
pupil Of tie Institute Of Science, Roches.
ter n. Y, loving art and literature both
the good aud the bad. very affentionate
nature ard having taste for travelling
desires to entertain correspondence with a
widow or a young rich woman Of good
heart wishing 10 be well loved and who
win utilize her life Ia disposing Of eer-
tain sum to found in France a work Of
beneyolence for the workmen Of the cities
The mayor said that as his acquaint-
ance with the fashionable women's
clubs was limited he had decided to
leave the letter On his desk for the con-
sideration of President Fornes. who
viii be acting mayor during August.
NJ Duboin gives his address as perre-
gaux, in the province of Oran, Alglers.
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Theory Abont che Noon

4 German astronomer submits a new
theory Of the origin Of what hitherto
have been regarded us cTaters OH tile
moons surface, says a Berlin cable dis
patch to the Chicago Inter Ocean In
Sirius. the organ Of German astron-
omers, Or Voight comes to the conelu-
sion that were the water covering them
suddenly dried up the ocean bed 10
tropical regions Of our earth would
show much similarity with the face Of
the noon Coral formations would
have exactly tie appearance Of the era
tiers Of extinct volcanoes, and DR..
Voight therefore suggests that the
greater part Of the moons "craters" are
the work Of coral insects in long van
ished lunar seas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-03
RUBE oeLEssYs ROMANCE
How the SStssourian Won Nonaina,
ton FOr RAILWAY Calntaiassaner

How the Bftssourian won Nominal
ton For Railway Commissioners.
The one really harm.ng feature Of
the recent noisy. nerve rackins Nilsson
ri Democratic state convention at DER
ferson City was RUDE 0glesby's CAM
paisn committee Of sixteen young girls
from Warrensbarg, his nome town.
who successfully worried for Ills noml-
nation Of railroad and warehouse com-
missioner. From tine iumemorlal can.
didates have ayaiied themselves ol tie
aid OF some one or two charming rela-
tives, but il remained for Mr.. sgiesbr
to work tile plan on wholesale scale,
The gallant sixteen. arrayed ii their
best bibs and fuckers, descended upon
jefferson City like i shower Of confetti
and even bearded slel- tss with iaf,e
families tipped over tAa.r feet ia Il
mad rush tt win i si4ht Of theu. says
the Kansas City independent.
Every Missouri county seat town
boasts more t.ian its FAIR measure 81
pretty girls, who havaEnherlted beaGty
and breeding froin a long line Of south.
ern ancestors. bat until anosher c0nyen-
ton brings forth similar feature
Warrenshurg wiiirenlain tAe Mecca ar
all worshipers of tie beautiful Iii all
that sixteen, cllaperons included, tsse
was not one that wouldn't haze made
a man twist his neck 10 the brealsiag
point And about them there was lie
ioyonsness Of youth the freshest sort
Of enthusiasmS 50 small wonder I wss
that they found no one hard hearted
enough to turn down an Ogleshy badge
or say them nay when asked 10 vote for
the Narrensburg man.
Some Of the opposition, alarmed at
the inroads thus made upon their
forces, gravey assured Luther HieS
man, Ogleshy's manager that the intro.
duetion of girls into the campaign was
bad politics Perhaps It would have
been had the girls been less charming,
less innocent, less enthusiastic and less
eager In warm hearted desire to DO
all IN their power To help one whom
they had known all their lives
1t will be many years, perhaps never
before a convention witnesses another
dramatic scene like that consequent to
Oglesby's nominatiouthe white robei
girls. massed In bouquet form upon
table, high above them their victorious
candidate and his fancee, borne upon
the shoulders Of stalwart supporters
and all surrounded by cheering mos
of delegates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-03

suit was that he was sent up for hum
dred days lie appealed from the de-
clslon of the court His case did not
come UP until just berore the explra-
ton Of his time, and then the higher
court instead of reversing the decision
added a hundred days 10 the sentence.
During all this time the newspapers
discussed tile affair the public being
much Interested The case found its
way into journals far ana near and
when the unfortunate though ludicrous
addition to the term OF Imprisonment
was announced every newspaper in
the land had something to say about it.
HThe day before Georges time was
up a man came into the prison to see
him. He had newspaper In his hand.
with an article announcing Georges
approaching discharge, and asked the
prisoner If he was tile George Spicer
named George admitted that he was,
though lie did 50 with fear ana trem-
bling lest some other charge was to be
brought against him. Then the stran-
ger asked dozen or more questions
about Georges percentage and his
childhood Finally he announced that
twenty years before Georges father
had died in the far west and left S10,-
900 ia gold In trust for him. The trus-
tees had been hunting for him ever
since, and the money had grown to be
about 100000.
Alice met George at the prison door
the next day and was surprised at his
radiant appearance. He said he was
hungry and took her to a restaurant
Alice had been saving for that very
purpose and had a dollar In her purse
But when they sat at table and George
ordered ten dollar dinner, besides
quart Of champagne, she was fright
ened. Then he told her how the wind
Of his affairs had shifted"
II don't believe that yarn, said the
listener.
"That's what | told you. I wouldn't
have believed 1t myself If | hadn't
been George lawyer"
ARTHUR G. BRADLEY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-03
The Times Daily Short Story.


their position. It's going to be a use
less slaughter"
And the second sergeant Of the COM
pany turned to the first corporal and
growled:
Say, now, but have you got fam
lily back homer
Yes. and what Of itT'
Nothing. except that you'd better
bid them goodby and ask the Lord to
forgive you your sins. Well be piled
up in front Of EN- like cordwood"
The brlgadier had a plan, and it was
soon developed The Third regiment
was on the left flank, just opposite the
enemy's strongest position. The center
Of the Federal force was moved for
ward and then ordered back. The right
flank was advanced, kept under long
range fire for a few minutes and then
withdrawn back. Then an aid came
galloping up to Colonel Bell, saluted
and said:
Compliments Of General Blank, and
you will move forward and turn the
enemy's right. Let your men go in
with the bayonet"
''The Third 10 move forward alonew
gasped Colonel Bell in establishment
Alone and at once
''But 1t cannot-cannot'
Alone and at once. sirw repeated
the aid
Not five men I'd our regiment heard
the words. but all understood them.
The hour Of revenge had come to the
brigadier He hadn't driven Colonel
Bell to resign. but he would strike him
here, ana the blow would hit the whole
regiment as we'll There were groans
and jeers from the men. and the Off
GERS shook hands and said:
"Goodby to you. This is a wipeout
for the old Third
We moved over the old meadow at
common time, increased 1t to quick as
the first bullets began to sing, and then
with cheer brought our muskets
down to a charge and dashed forward
with a whoop The angels of heaven
must have been saddened over the
slaughter. We had no earthly show.
Grape and canister and bullet rained
into US behind intrenchments until the
men in gray stayed their hands out Of
pity and let beggarly quarter of the
regiment limp back out of the hell,
The colonel the major, ave captains,
seven lieutenants and 420 men left
back tberel
As the fragments Of US got together
and wondered how God had spared us
the brigadler rode along our front at
galiop
You murderer shouted hundred
men at him as be rode
"You cursed hendr' shouted another
hundred.
But the brigadier smiled and rode on.
In his official report he would say
"The Third regiment was sent in on
the left flank. but not being properly
led or held up to their work accom-
pIished nothing and suffered heavy
loss. am sorry to say that among
the killed was the gallant Colonel Bell,
who had heretofore displayed the great
est judgment and gallantry."
M. QUAD.
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WHO IS MORTON ~
Admiral In Asia, Not Knowing OF
49,. $500 ~. rns..

Admiral In Asia, Not Knowing OF
New Navy chies. Was g'uzz.e,.
That sudden cabinet changes are apr
to Ne confusing to the officials Of the
United states lii other parts Of the
world is evident from a message re-
ceiycd 1T tile navy department ii
Washington from Admiral Yates STR
ling Of the Asiatic squadron. says the
Chicago Reeora-IIerald Since I'asl
Morton Of Chicago. The new secretary
Of the navy, was sworn into Office some
instructions were sent Admiral stirling
and with the usual breyity of the cable
code. were simply signed Morton" the
last name Of the secretary. Admiral
Stirling answered promptly as follows:
instructions received; viii be carried
out. Who Is Morton2 STIRLING
Navy department officials were as
tonished for a moment until they re-
allied that even in this day Of wonder
full rapidity Of news dissemination ii
might be possible that recent sudden
cabinet changes had not become fully
known and digested IS our naval ciii-
GERS I'M Asia