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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
COMMENT.

The manager of one Of the largest
glass factories in one of the most inn
portant glass" towns in South Jer,
sey denies fatty and emphatioally a
report that the manufacturers a~ssocia-
ton is about TO order O temporary
shutdown of all plants owing to the
surplus of glass stock. Instead of
the factories being closed, they are
likely to have a steady run until the
hot season necessitates the usual vaca-
tion. Now, this is very good news,
and it is doubtless true, but 1t recalls
the time, less than a year go, when
the owners and managers of all the
glass factories in South Jersey were
using time and tongue and pen and
persuasion and everything else that
was legitimate to prevent the enact
ment of the child labor law, becaues,
they solemnly asserted, unless they
could get boys under fourteen to
work for them they'd have to shut
down. And Governor Murphy, it will
be recalled, told them in substance in
n of his messages. that if this were
true it were better to ruin the fac
tories than the boys. Well, the law
was passed, the boys between twelve
and fourteen have been sent TO
school, the glass factories are doing
plenty of work and making lots of
money, and there is not the slightest
probability Of q shutdown. After all,
the old proverb is true: 1.-THE right
wrongs nobody. Newark Evening
News.
1t cannot be claimed that just be-
cause the shipbolders of this neighbor-
hood are taking SO active a part in
contracting a new navy for Nicholas
that the ~sympathies of this community
are Russian. But it cannot be denied
that we are no different than our
fellow creatures, in being just a little
mercenary. Elizabeth Times.
A Newark teamster has just been
fined So for interfering with and de
laying n trolley car by refusing to
turn his team from the car-tracks.
Notwithstanding repeated warnings
from the motorman. There are q
few drivers in every city who seem te
take delight in annoying the trolley
motormen. Prosecutions for ths
otfense are not common, and while
such inter ferences may be tolerated
where the streets are unpaved or .
heavily loaded wagon is going NJ
grade. there is no Gus for them
where vitriHed brick or asphalt nave
ments have been laid. Trenton Times
The State Gazette is ore of the New
Jersey papers that thinks it's all bosf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
IRON ORE SUBJECT
OF ANNUAL REPORT
New Jersey Did a Big Business in
Miuiog the Product During
the Last Year.

Trenton, Dec. 30:- According to a
bulletin issued this morning by Wlntcn
c. Garrison, chief of the state department
of statistics, on 1.-THE Iron Mining In
dustry of New Jersey the number Of
tons of iron ore mined in the state dur
ing 1909, the year covered by the last an
nual report OF the department, was
4I5,s16. Eight mines were operated, and
the bulletin says the production sur.
passed that of any year since 1882. when
the production was G25, GOO tons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
DEADLOCK IN LEGISLATURE.
Delaware Lawmakers Cannot Eject
PermanenetOrkanixatfon

DOVER, Del, Dec. 30.-Aftcr spend
ing the entire day in fruitless balloting
the new Delaware legislature, which
convened in extra session. has adj
jonrned without having effected a per
manent organization. The house elect
ed Representative Baggs Union Re
publicans temporary chairman.
The house adjourned after taking d
dozen ballots, but the senate continued
until thirty ballots had been taken.
All the ballots were alike, showing
seven Union Republicans. seven Dem
ocrats and three regular Republicans,
all holding to their respective fractional
nominees. Then all the balloting in the
senate was declared illegal and ex,
plunged from Tie journal.
J. Edward Addieks. who Is a candi-
date for United States senator, was IN
Interested snectutor iulathn crowded
lobby Of the senate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
Must beware OF Jiu Jit.u.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Self reliant
young American women are learning
Jill jitsu, which is the defense of the
weak against the strong. Miss Estelle
Wyinan Of San Francisco gave an ex-
hibition of jiu jitsu last evening. send
ing Il maaher head over heels in the
mud, which all the professors of the
art, from Nagasaki to Hakodate, would
have applauded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
BaiI For Mrs. Chadwick Is Ready.

CLEVELAND, o.. Dec. 30.-It was
reliably stated here last night that
Mrs. Cassie J.. Chadwick will be re-
leased OIL bail within n few days. Al
least an effort viii be made in that di'
rection. Mrs. Chadwick herself has
expressed her desire to terminate her
residence in the county's bastile, and,
according to her attorney. Jay r. Daw.
ley, she alone has the deciding vote in
the bail question.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
A Gretnn Green For Quakers.

BINGHAMT0N, N. Y. dec. 3d.
Binghamton has long been known as
the Gretna Green for. Pennsylvania
people who wish to avoid taking out 4!
marriage license in that stat&and CONS
across the line" to be married. I,nt
this years record breaks all former
ones. Out of a total Of S51 marriages
reported in this city this year 100 have
been those Of Pennsylvania people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Here it is again. The Newark
Evening News says:
One of the best Christmss dinners
served in New Jersey was that pro-
vided for inmates of the Middlesex
county jail. Sheriff Carmau is n
wise official. He knew he had to do
something fine to keep his prisoners
from leaving
That's pretty hard, and when the
sheriff. was trying to do a kind act,
too.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
ONE STEP CLOSER.
Japs Lose a Thousand Men
to Get Rihlung Position.
WALL PREACHED BY DYNAMITE.
Capture Cats on Russian Retreat
From Golden Hin Forts Except
by subVvays said 10 Have
Been Constructed.

TOKYO, Dec. 3O.-Army headQuar-
tiers has published a list Of casualties
at Port Arthur, showing that forty
nine officers, From the rank of colonel
downward, were Killed and that fifty
eight, from colonel downward, were
wounded in the attack Oh the Rihlung
mountain position.
A newspaper correspondent tele-
graphs an account Of an Interview
which he had with General Kuropat-
kin near Mukden. He declares the
commander in chief is in fine physical
| condition, always sanguine and now
absolutely convinced of ultimate vic
tory. Kuropatkin looks and acts as he
| did before Plevna.
"Let them send me good soldiers
the general is quoted as saying, 'and
l will accomplish the task"
A report from the headquarters of
the Japanese army before Port Arthur
says that nihlung fort was captured at
3 O'Clock in the morning with LOCO
japanese casualties.
Seven dynamite mines, exploded be-
fore the assault, made breaches in the
front wall, through which Il large body
of Japanese troops charged under cover
of II tremendous bombardmcnt and
captured the first line of light guns.
A bitter fight resulted in the capture
Of the fort. The garrison. numbering
800 men, escaped
The captured fort on Rihlung noun
tain forms part of the inner circle of
the chain of forts defending Port Ar
thur and Is situated two miles from the
outskirts of the town of Port Arthur,
from which it bears due northeast.
After months of fighting. sapping and
mining the japanese have thus occt-
pied Rihlung mountain.
Excepting the capture of Two Hum
drcd and Three Meter hill of the west
ern forts little Is known Of the exact
positions occupied by the Japanese, but
1t would seem that the inner circle Of
forts is now cut in three pieces, and
that Two Hundred and Three Meter
hill prohibits communication with the
I4iaoti forts, just as possession of Rib
lung and Keekwan cuts off communi-
cation with the Golden hill forts, ex-
cept by the many underground ways
which are said to exist in various parts
of the fortress.
From Rihlung mountain. which is
opposite Two Hundred and
Three Meter hill, it would appear that
the Japanese fire will be able TO reach
anything in the harbor and town which
the Japanese heavy guns on Two Hun
dred and Three Meter hill are unable
to hit. thus making it apparently inn
possible for the Russian second Pacific
squadron to make any use of Port Ar
thur.
A Mukden dispatch says that Cos
sacks have brought in the body of
Captain Erldaroff, a noted scout. who
was killed in an attack on the village
of Tifanty.
Advices from st. Petersburg say that
the itinerary of the cars journey to
Minsk and the Don Caucasus, upon
which he set out, includes stops at
Kharkov and Odessa. The report last
night of an explosion at Minsk has had
no effect upon the emperor's plans. 1t
is stated that the explosion was a
small affair and not of revolutionary
origin, but similar to Il recent criminal
attempt to collect insurance covering a
package in the mails.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
PLACED UsDeR N

william Ford, Of Ford's Corner,
who was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Detective Pe.tier, as told in the
News, for beating and abusing his
wife, was placed under bonds for the
grand jury. Mrs. Ford's looks bore
out her story.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
TUG MORAN THERE.

The tug Catherine Moran, which is
doing such good service in saving the
crew OF the wrecked steamer Drumel-
zier, is the craft launched at n of
the Tottepville .shipyards a month or
two ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
TAKING ACCOUNT OF STOCK.

All of tbs employees of the tile de-
partment of the Q. Pardee WORKS
were laid off last night until next
Wednesday as the clerks are busy
taking account Of stock, 80 that they
can commence the new year straight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

The voters, regardless of party, are
still discussing the grand scramble at
the city hall Tuesday night. The re-
marks are anything bnt complimentary
to the democratic aldermen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Governor-ele c Stokes is making
even the democrats wonder. He seems
to realize he was elected for the whole
people and is not going to get any
swelled head over his title.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

That's q fine school building now be-
ing completed in Paterson street.
Perth Amboy can be proud of her
educational system.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

II seems that all the democrats are
not to be judged by the action Of the
aldermen CT that party. 1t looks as
If the quartet, and one or two friends,
will be in n class by themselves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
ProbIem Up I 1Ruasians.

SIOUX CITY. Ia. Dec. 3O.-The last
of a shipment of a million pounds Of
barreled beef has been started from
a packing plant here to the besieged
Russians at Port Arthur. The prob
lem Of getting the meat to the besieged
army is left to the Russians to solve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. 80. DIR. G..
Stanley Hall, president Of Clark uni-
vcrsity. at Worcester. Mass, in an adj
dress here before the Kansas Teachers
association. shocked several hundred
teachers as he executed a two step to
illustrate the point that dancing trains
the body and mind into harmonious
relationship.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Those tenchers in convention, down
at Trenton, are having q great row,
shaking their fingers at each other and
threatening arrcst. A pretty example
for their pupils, isn't it?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Birmingham, Ala, likes the bituli-
tliic pavement SO well that it is going
to have q great deal more of it this
spring. That's good. We would like
to see Perth Amboy have more of it,
or anv other good pavement, always
providing there is competition in
awarding the contracts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3O.-Diet as
a factor in the prevention and cure d
consumption. the negro race problem
child labor question in southern mills
and a number OF other themes Of equaI
interest formed the basis of some d
the many papers read before the sec
ond days session of the American As
ISOLATION For the Advancement Of Sci
ence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

The Pennsylvania railroad is going
to experiment with electric lights in
ito block signals in the vicinity of
Trenton. It's q wonder it has not
been tried long ago. There seems to
be no apparent reason why it should
not he successful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

The Board Of Freeholders are gong
to make another attempt to inspect
the bridge at 30 per.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1904.

that 1t would be a success. Anything
to improve the police system of the
State should be Rrasped eagerly.
There is plenty of room for improve
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Only few more days before the
Legislative session begins II the usual
custom is followed. however, it is
eight or ten weeks before actual work
will be started,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
Russian. Flee From Army Service.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-Of the
10J steerage passengers brought oveg
on the steamer Merton more than $50
were Russians. Most of these were
ablebodied men between the age of
twenty and thirty years and liable for
duty in the army.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Alderman Smith got Mayor Seaman
to name Thomas J. Quinlan for patrol
man, anyway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
Talk Perth Amboy.
What about that new hotel?

Don't hear any talk, Of late, about
u theatre for Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Ii the rumors about the city, to the
effect that some Of the reappointed
democratic office holders will refuse
to accept the gift of their over zeal
Gus aldermen, is true, it will make
that democratic quartet feel like
thirty cents. The public has already
formed its opinion of them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

Now it is the finger print system
fer identifying prisoners that is
brought forward. There is good
reason in 1t and there is not doubt but
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30

An independent newspaper is one
is free to take whicheve
side it chooses and does take sides.
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25
THE NICKEL PLATE ROAD.

VIII sell tickets to Cleveland, o.,
and return, account of National Bap-
ist Anniversary, on May 10th. II and
is. at rate If one fare for the round
rip, plus 20 cents. Tickets good go
Ing date of sale BY depositing same,
extended return limit of June 10th
nay be secured. Through service to
New York city, Boston and other east
ern points. No excess fire charged
On any train on the Nickel Plate road.
Meals on American Club Meal plan.
ranging in price from 35c to 81. also
service IA Carte. Chicago depot:
La Sale and Van Buren, streets, the
only passenger station in Chicago on
the elevated loop. For particulars,
write Chas. Il. Johnson. district pas
senger agent, 911 18th street, Denver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25

along the mountain slopes, and In the
valleys. the mercury seldom rises
above So degrees. even in midsummer.
While the direct rays of the sun are
intense, 1t is cool in the shade, and at
night the mercury often falls below
50.
More than two-thirds OF the popula-
tion are Bedouin nomads, without
permanent places of abode. who live
in tents made of camePs hair, just like
the patrisrchs Of old. They have
enormous fiocks of sheep and goats
and herds of cattle and camels.
They follow the grass and move from
place to place with all their posses
sions. There are, however, several
prosperouse cities of considerable pop
ulation and commerce. Trade is CON
Quoted by camel caravans. which cross
the desert regularly, and trasport
enormous quantities of dates, wool
and other merchandise.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25

enormous territory there Is no central
lied authority The interior is gov
erned by petty sheiks. each being alb
solute over the members OF his own
tribe. Along a coast line of nearly
$500 miles are only six ports. where
The sultan Of Turkey maintains Pasha
governors and garrisons to protect
the collectors OF customs who are re
quired to pay hrl a certain amount of
tribute every yelr, and they wiring it
out OF the people in any way they can.
The relationship between the gov
ernment at Constantinople and the
Bedouins of Arabia Is very slender
and Is due solely to the cohesive pow
er of the Mohammedan religion. There
is no law in Arabia but the Koran;
there are no courts but the priests:
there are no mails. no postoflices. no
postage stamps and person who
wants to communicate with distant
friend must send his letter by a mes
senger. which is expensive, or by a
caravan. which is the common way
There is no telegraph line. no news
say. not a river in all that vast area
except a few shallow. rocky beds
which during the spring bring down
water from the melting snow on the
mountain tops to the sea, but for nine
months in the year they are as dry
as crematory
The captain tells me that they pro.
ri ,NItr rI.r
coast of the Red sea is lined with cor
al banks. built by those mysterious
and wonderful little masons who, like
some men | know, hate fresh water,
and whenever the spring floods fall
into the sea there is always wide
break in the coral reef
The mountains OF Arabia reach an
altitude of more than 10000 feet, and
in spots where borings have been
made the sand is more than COO feet
deep 1t is the prevailing impression
that Arabia is vast expanse of des-
ert, but that is mistake. There are
wide strips of barren sand, which are
irreclaimable for cultivation only be
| cause they cannot be reached by wa.
Ter. but two-thirds of The country is
capable of cultivation, and. lying at an
altitude of 5000 feet above the sea,
might produce cotton. sugar and other
semi-tropical staples in unlimited
quantities. Although there are no
streams. plenty of water can be had
for irrigation purposes by digging 20
Or 30 feet. and the introduction of
windmlls would simplify the pumping
problem. On the coast 1t is intensely
hot. and the humidity of the atmos-
phere during the summer season
makes life almost unendurable, but in
the interior, upon the table lands
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25
WORLDS FAIR RATES VIA UNION
PACIFIC.

The Union Pacific takes pleasure in
announcing the following round trip
rates TO St Louis, which apply from
Durango:
$69.55, daily, April 10 to Nov. Is, in.
elusive, and good for return until Dec.
10. 1904
1915. daily, April % to Nov. 90 in.
elusive. and good for return leaving
st. Louis within 60 days from date of
sale. bat not later than Dec. 10, 1904
$b2.15, daily, April % to Nov 80 in.
elusive, and good for return leaving
St Louis within 10 days from date of
sale. but not later than Dec. 5, 1904.
Tourist sleepers on all trains Den.
Yer to and from Kansas City, double
berth rate. $l.75.
If You want to go via the best route
see that your ticket reads over the
Union Pacific.
You can go either via Kansas City
or via Omaha The price is the same.
For any further information or de-
scriptive literature call on or address
Il. II. GRIFFIN.
General Agent, U. p. R. R. Co.
941 18th Street, Denver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25
CONVERSATIONS

The United States has SO times as
many miles of telegraph and sends Is
times as much mail matter as Russia
The premiums of $3.50 and $500 of
fered during the last three years to
Russian officers 10 learn to speak, read
and write the Chinese language will
be discontinued at the end of the pres
ent year.
The Austro-Hungarian government
has agreed to give a large subsidy to
the Cunard company for 10 years on
the stipulation that the Gun
ard company provide &c ships direct
per annum from Flume and Trieste.
This will take from the Hamburg line
the immense business of carrying the
emigrants from southwestern Europe
to America.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25

clothes and then the six of us man
the water and push on BY that time
the bear had drlfted perhaps a half
nile out, but with the strong wind in
our favor we soon overlook it. and DIR.
Leltz got good hold of 1t with the
boat hook.
Then we were up against 1t after
an entirely different pattern. The Rus
slams were Siberian dog-tenders and
peasants and very poor oarsmen. We
couldn't talk to them, and they
couldn't stroke together. A whale
boat has long one-man sweeps for
oars. and their handling is something
of knack. On the way out the wind
had blown MS along. but now. when
we wished to go back the wind was
carrying us further out. Six of us,
without bite to eat or a drop of wa
ter.
DIR. Litz soon succeeded in bring.
ing a little order out OF the confusion
Lucas" he called to the Hungarian
who could interpret to the Russians
Tell Michile to come here and hold
the bear I'll stroke on the port side
and you follow me on the starboard
vinyard. you get back of me. Lucas
tell the other two Russians to take an
oar on either side, and that they must
stroke with us"
When we finally got settled down
TO business in this fashion we made
slow headway against the wind Aft.
er an hours hard labor we made the
beach.
And that bear steak went fine for
breakfast. As to the hide, it belong
ed TO the expedition.
ROBT. VINYARD.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25

session OF the house. The early hours
of the evening were danced away, and
all TOO quickly they passed. too. The
Virginia reel and minuet lnterspersed
with Tipperary jig and a number Of
other old-time frivolties, We're very
much in vogue. Mrs. bartholomew
had token the carpet mp and her
friends had planned the surprise ac-
cordingly. The callers had taken along
plenty Of things for lunch, which was
partahen of at seasonable hour.
On Monday afternoon Miss Hattie
Mashburn and Miss Adda Stiwel en-
iertBined a few friends AT the Strnter
hotel at seven-handed euchre Mrs.
Pickeril was awarded first prize and
Mrs. Lewis second Light refresh
mcnts were served during the after.
noon.
The marriage Wednesday morning
of Miss Ollie Snyder to Mr.. H. NJ.
Billings of Telluride. removed from
our midst one of the charming young
ladies' of Durango. the bride having
grown up in this city, and she Will be
missed by a large circle of acqnaint-
Inces among the young people. For
an early morning wedding. 1t was a
the bride. MIR. and Mrs. Earl Snyder.
The parlors were handsomely decor
ated with white and pink carnations.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-25
ELlEvEB THERE is
HIDDEN WEALTH.

People think that there is a good
deal more wealth in Arabia than we
know of 1t was once of greater i'm.
portance than now, and in ancient
days produced considerable gold and
other metals, but now it ships little
but dates. wool and coffee. and even
these are gradually falling off. Mocha
coffe is produced at the extreme end
Of the Arabian peninsula in province
called Yemen, and derives its name
from the little port it is shipped from.
But the people have no enterprise,
the coffee orchards have been injured
by insects and blight and the trees
have not been renewed This is ac.
counted for by bad government As
everywhere else In the dominions of
the sultan of Turkey, for Arabia is
nominally part of the Ottoman EN-
pre. the officials receive no salaries
and live on blackmail. Hence. when.
ever citizen gets little ahead. when
he shows signs OF prosperity. he i'm
mediately becomes an object of plum.
der and persecution by the tax gather
er ana every other representative OF
the government. There is no incen-
tive for the coffee growers to extend
their orchards or to increase their
product
One does not realize until he comes
face to face with the fact. that Arabia
is nearly half as large as the United
States. Its area is almost as great as
that OF India. and is nearly equal to
that of our states east of the Mississ-
ippi river. The population is un-
known, because there has never been
census, but 1t is supposed to be be-
tween tween seven and twelve mil
lions The distance from north to
south is more than a thousand miles,
and from east to west 1t varies from
five to eight hundred. Yet in this