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The Washington times., 1904-01-19
Better Fire Protection.

N connection with increased fire pro-
te. ion. Il was announced by Mr.. Kin
net that three new hose reels. with
eohment Of new hose. had been placed
at accessible points-one at the residence
Of ~ Lerch. on Chestnut Avenue, one
in th,log cabin. corner Carroll and
Laurel Avenues. and one at the resi-
dence George A. Warren. on Pine
Avenue. This hose is equipped to At
the hydrats on both the District and
Marylandaides Of the town.
- g las. chairman Of the entertain
Inent commfee. submitted recommenda-
uoHS Tor 4 patriotic celebration of
Washington birthday on the evening Of
February H.and for the presentation
OF oramat entertainments early In
April under u auspices Of the associa-
ton For the litter an admission fee OF
70 cents Is prolsed the proceeds TO be
devoted 70 the LrDoses OF the commit
tee on entertainment and TO be expend-
ed under its diretion. The recommen-
datiOns were UNANIMOUSLY approved by
the association.
The Washington times., 1904-01-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets. All drug
Risis refund the money II Il tails 70 cure
r - Groves signature is each box. 25c
The Washington times., 1904-01-19
TO CURE GRIP IN Two DAYS.

Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. T
get the genuine, eall for the fun name 25c.
The Washington times., 1904-01-19
TAKONA CITIZENS
DISCUSS SEWERS
Committee Will Make APP
peal to Congress
WANT BETTER CAR SERVICE
Association VIII Unite With Other
Bodies to Obtain AmeIioration
of Conditions.

Notwithstanding the cold weather of
last night. a large number Of residents
greeted President Galloway, OF the Ia
koma Park Citizens Associa ton. last
evening. Secretary Horace .. Gosorn
was unavoidably absent and the min
utes OF the meeting were written bv
Howard Fisk.
DR.. II. NJ. Bennett. from the commit
tee on sewers and sanitation, started a
lively discussion over the proposed use
Of the Maryland sewage system by a
number Of houses located on Magnolia
and oak Avenues, within the District
Of Columbia. Owing TO geographical
diiliculties the District authorities find
IL Impossible to put sewers in this ~or-
ton of the town which comes within
their Jurisdiction. 1t so happens that
one OF the trunk sewers Of the Mary
land side of the town is provokingly
convenient to the section in question
and efforts have been repeatedly made
TO effect arrangements whereby it
could be used to the advantage of both
jurisdictions
The Washington times., 1904-01-19
To Resume School.

A. r. Woods, chairman OF the com
mittee on schools. reported relative TO
tile possibility OF an early resumption
of school in the local building. 1t APP
pears that. although the new addition
is practically completed, experiments
have so far demonstrated the inca
pacity of the old heating plant to warm
to a proper temperature the enlarged
building-at least in extreme cold
weather. In consideration Of the fact
mat there is Il large urexpended bal
ance OF the appropriation for improve
ments to this building, the association
unanimously adopted a resolution call
ing for the immediate installation Of
an auxiliary hot water or steam plant.
j. B. Kinnear. chairman Of the rail-
road committee. enlightened the assO-
citation as to the efforts being made by
the various associations along the
Brightwood railway to obtain a better
service, and especially a through service
into the city. The matter is being pushed
vigorously. and in conjunction with the
agitation of the subject by the Business
Mems Association. fl is hoped an i'm
proved service will result.
The Washington times., 1904-01-19
Councils Proposition.

A proposition was submitted by the
mayor and council of TakoIna Park
Maryland. to the District Commission
ers, a year ago. whereby. for a yearly
consideration OF SO per residence con-
nection with its sewage system would
be permitted by those houses situated
in the District. This proposition met
the cordial approval OF the Commission
ers and an appropriation was submit
ted therefor in their last annual est-
mates. Congress. however. cut it from
the bill and further compromise efforts
have been Ineffective
DIR. Bennett suggested that the Mary
land authorities in view of the disap-
prevail OF Congress, should graciously
permit the use OF their sewers without
compensation. a proposition which was
vigorously cOmbated by Mayor j. Il.
Kinnear. Finally, upon motion of DR..
Bennett, the chairman was directed to
appoint a special committee of three
members, which is 10 present the mat
ter TO the District Commissioners and
the proper committees Of Congress and
urge the inclusion of the small appro-
priation necessary in the current Dis
trict appropriation bill.
Upon further motion Of DR.. Bennett.
the secretary was instructed to cor
respond with the mayor and council
and ascertain the probability Of a re-
duction I'm the annual compensation per
house demanded by them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
COIN DOLLARS IN PRIVATE.
italian Tells of Money Which Is
Minted in Palermo-Shows
Samples.

One evening | was sitting with an
Italian friend in a restaurant, relates an
Everybody's Magazine writer. and we
were discussing American laws and re-
strictions, at which he was very mucn
inclined To scofr.
did you ever see a dollar that is not
u dollar?" said he. | shook my head,
and he rolled across the table to me a
silver coin. 1t seemed to me TO be q
dollar. | examined it with every care.
and getting another from the cash regis
ter, compared the two. They were ex-
nctly alike in weight, sound. color.
milling and all. AL last | got them con-
fused; and only my friend was able TO
point OF which was which.
That is what we call a Palmero dol
lar, he said. do you remember some
years ago that western silver miners
were caught taking about ST. 00, 900
worth Of silver into the Nevada City
mint and having it turned into money
without being recorded? Well, that is
just what is going on in Palmero to-day,
with variations. Silver is brought IN
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, or ~thereabout,
shipped TO Paris, taken to Palmero, and
minted with reasonable privacy. The
dollars are jumbled with stones to nick
them and laid in greasy clay, then come
over here in third-class baggage for
distribution. They cost about As cents
and defy detection, except that the hicks
are too similar, and tits said that the
M on the neck is not quite deep enough,
and that the 4 in pluribus is afthou-
sandth Of AZ inch crooked. You know
every counterfeiter makes soma little
lmistake-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
Local Items
..f.A.s

. ~
A resident Of KeDnedale Park, has
asked for permission to carry a revolver,
because, he alleges, dogs there have
recently made two or three attacks On
himself and children.
The steamer Therese is due here Sun
day.
Frceholder. Michael Welsh, Of South
Anlhoy, was in this city today.
Examinations III several subjects were
held in the High sclioul Yesterday and
this morppg.-
lApdrew, Might, of High street, is home
froh hissStudies at Lafayette College,
for thE hqli5ays.9 .ias
C~arbcptsys sarorf 10 nea some repair work
in thE -MolhG of Protection Hook and
Lndddr, Cunihsn5s {
Chester Gaiiisnis now ticket seller a
Wil;ieEa Ntailc. han.
Lathe 'paaiilim meets in the Adelaide
bdilaR lg 9fblm}loarfrrow AFTERNOON.
The p1 shAa.i II baageB|5iI team meets one
Nigh gfi|S1ssiy eek ik
Work at the Perth Amboy Terra Gotta
Works Is very brisk,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
TUGBOAT MEN
HAVE A KICK.
Do Not Think the Pilot Hoats
are Using Them
Fairly.

TugIonU men of this city, South
Amboy, ~Tottenville and Port Reading
are interested in the fact that q mum
Der of tugboat captains and owners are
protesting that the steam pilot boat
New York gives too much assistance
to stranded steamships to the exclu-
sion of towboats, which should pro
perly do the work. A letter has been
sent to the Pilot Commissioners by
Fred b. Dalzell, president Of the AS.
ISOLATION for the Protection of Com
meroe and representing the tugboat
owners and their interests.
One case named is that of the out
ward bound tramp steamship Fdreric,
which anchored off Sandy Hook, lie
circulating pump having broken down,
a few days ago. Although there were
tugboats in the vicinity at the time
the Foreric was brought in to Staten
Island by the steam pilot boat ann the
tugboats we're deprived 81 n job.
If tho pilot commissioners take nc
action the tugboat men SAY they viii
go to Albany and apply for Legislative
relief.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
NEW HAVEN SAID re
CONTROL OLD CANAL

Trenton, Dec. 23;-Ihere are runners
afl ,at that the Lehigh and Delaware
Coal aud Navigation Company sold its
canal to u railroad company, which in
tends to operate a steam road upon the
canal bed.
The railroad company, which is thought
to be the New York, New Havan and
Hartford system will lay n pipe line in
the bottom of the canal 50 as to stiD sup
nv the various mills and factories with
water power. :
The canal will then be TILED up and
the iailroad constructed npon it. Start
lug at White Haven, it will run over the
Lehlgh Canal to Eastou, and then by the
Delaware Canal to Bristol and Philadel-
phia.
1t has been surmised for SOM time
that a railroad would shortly srcure this
waterway. as rs rich csal lands, which
are closely connected, make it a very
desirable holding.
It is thought that it will take at least
two years to construct the road, as the
laying Of the pipe line and filling up the
bed will require an immense amount OF
labor as we'll as capital.
The canal was used but very little dur.
ing the past summer. During the heavy
floods last fall and spring the canal en-
haukment was badly damaged, ind 1t re.
uuired thousands OF dollars to remedy
the damage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
REFUSED TO LET JURY
DECIDE ABOUT WILLS.
Sbeefal 10 tie Evening Ntao

Sbcefai 10 tie Eveniug Ntao
New Brunswick, Dec. 2~3:-Judge
Strong has refused to grant the mo-
ton of Lawyer silzsr that a jury b,
appointed TO decide in I'll o Margaret
Mcdonald will case. Mrs. Mcdonald,
who lived in South Amboy, left twn
wills and it is claimed that she wts
insane when both were made. Tho
Judge said that such q thing had
never taken place during the fcnrteeD
years that he a been an 1.-The bench
and he thought the couaio was abls to
take care of it. Besidesshs WIS afraid
a jury would be influenced byrtIie &C.
tion of tho former jury. january IS
was fixed as the time for nearing tho
case. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
FEDERAL COURT fEEs.

Trenton. lEec. 23:-At the opening Of
the United States district court ycster-
day, Judge tanning announced that nm
der the practice in the New Jersey dis
trict, jurors were allowed mileage at
the rate of five cents u mile both ways
but once a term.
This announcement followed the appli-
cation of Mercer D.. tanning OF Irvington
Tor mileage the ten times he has come
from his home since October last.
Judge Lanning stated that many out
of-town jurors did not know that milage
was allowed but once during a term, but
this being the caste he would be obliged
to deny Juior- Lannng's. application.
The car fare paid by. Juror Lanning's
amounted to about So. 80 per trip, which
almost consumed his compensation of 80
a day from the government.
Jurors drawn frem a. distance COM
plain that the expense attached to attend
ing tue United States court eats up the
per diem compensation, and they point
to the practice in the eastern district, of
Pennsylvania, where the jurors are
drawn flom every county in the district.
and when court adjourns Friday nights
extra car fare is allowed to return home
and bring them back Monday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
MAKES NO
DrfrERE nee.

New 'nthdesitK; Dec. s~3:-Justlce
Fort has ti9lAfpaSghat the indictments
found 'bygsiqssR6 fssPppesenfber grand Jury
againsgqiIlg AtlactiSn y76fficlals in New
B,unsE77RaAtk iaaill stund. The fact that
Johf tF."st IFS; one of the jurors is over
Subjective years of age makes no differ
euce8 since the jury has been duly sworn.
He quptes the law and explained his I'M
derstanding of it ut length and ended by
saying there was no violation in the mat
ter in question.
Exceptions were taken by Alan Strong
for the republicans. Prosecutor Berdine
called for a struck Jury to hear the cases
and Justice Fort will be here next Tues
day to hear arguments for and against
drawing the jury. At that timee
Thomas Corrigan and William Hastall,
two Of the officials will plead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
TRIP AROUND
THE ISLAND.

E $50 ftitat-H III tFi
This morning til, little 'torpedotboat
Gregory, at Nixon yard, did lmal o
a trip as it was necessary 70 make .
few changes in the steering bear, it'
is said.
The Gregory is rapIdly49AhE iEto
trim and yesterday afternoon ono Of
the little life boats was hoistadaboard
of her. Ii is expected that shegs will
carry two life boats The one that
is now aboard is on the deck,9abnt as
it will be in the way hers, II" will ts
Swung over the side some,tiIn tptnot
row. This morning painters were at
work on the little craft touching 4 MP
spots hree aud there where the paint
hid been rubbed off ny tho boat COM
ing in contact with tho dock.
Rumor has il that she will make.ap-
other trip tomorrow morning. 1t viii
be around Staten Island, to see Just
how much rough weather she cln
stand without sustaining damage.
The Gregory will be In charge of tbs
first mate. but 1t is said that a men
who is we'll acquaint I'd with the
waters around the island will be on
board to act as pilot.
At the Nixon yard today all is quiz t
and the only sign of life Isl the lone,
watchman on the barge that lies
loaded at the dock with the parts Of
tho other nine torpedo boats II $
said that this barge will leave heie
for New York tomorrow afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
EDITORIAL cvMNENT.

Santa Claus will not be abolished.
There's not the lenst fear or the re-
hottest possibility Of it as long as
fathers and mothers love pure parallels
and ciildten delight in the mystical.
But there are to practical suggestions
to be made at this Santa Claus season
that may well be observed One is
that Christmas trees will take FIRE and
burn, and the second is that Christ
mas gifts sent through the mails may
be smashed INTO bits. il they are not
packed with great care. Everybody
who can have o. christmas tree wants
one, and certainly nothing is more
beautiful than a sllapely pine, loaded
with gifts and ornaments and brilli-
nntly illuminated. alBut about the
only safe Why to5light them is with
electricitys which all cannot obtaint
Candles are therefore used and through
negle6 or oversight the evergreen
needles take fire and a catastrophe il
E""
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
AMATEURS
HAD A Turn.
fXissN J
Local Young Men Made Fun on
the Stage in Wilder Hall q /.
Last Night. '''ii .sa. ST

As last night was amateurs night
at Wildor Music Hall, under the
auspices OF the Champlin Company,
a large crowd of people were present
to see local BOYS do stunts. AT first
the regular company played, by His
Royal Command, and then the boys
got down to work. Frank Applegate,
William Hippenstill, James Toolin
aud Chris Brown gave a number of
clog and buck and wing dances. Ed
ward Dingler and Joseph Lewis had a
boxing match in a barrel. fpp
When the contests were all over Mr..
Champlin made the announcement
TINT he would give a prize to the boy
who received the most applause. They
all received applause, but when Frank
AppleRate's anne was csllad thu
crowd went wild and he was given
the priz o.
Tonight a nig will be awarded. II a
gentleman wins, he must get on the
stage and catch the pig, and If it's q
lady, she will appoint a gentleman
friend to catch tho porker. ffai
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
FRIDAY, DECEMBER a5, 1904.

imminent. Where candles are used
the greatest care should be taken, for
a slight mistake NAV result in destroy
ing the treesaDd the gifts, not only,
but in the loss of life. With reference
to mailed gifts, it may be said that
the post off ces are simply packed with
them, and the postmen are obliged to
hustle them about as rapidly ms posi-
BILE to get them out of the way. Pack
ages chat once open IN transit are
particularly execrated ana are not apt
to be used very carefully. Those who
use tic mails at Christmas time Will
confer large favors on themselves-to
say nothing OF the nostmen-if they
will tic their packages securely. -
Newark Evening News.
The choice. Of Senator Gross, of
Unicn, by the senatorial cauous at
Trenton for president of the senate is
gratifying recognition of the general
desire of iha voters Of the State. Sen
ator Gross is ono of the best trusted
men that have served In the legisla.
ture, his personal character stands
high and his public record is without
a blemish. His abilities make him q
valuablu legislator. and they will be
conspicuous in the commanding posi-
ton which he will now assume and
with the duties OF which his familiar.
1t oan be truly said Of Senator Gross
that he towns himself" His cleo
tion as senate president hos been
brought about by no deals or COM
promises. and by no extraneous
Influences. He will preside over the
senate with impartiality as we'll us
dignity, and with M eye single to the
public ceal, and the committees he
will seek. to appoint will DO OF q
character to DO tho best kind Of ser
vice and DO uninfiuenced by outside
interesS s.-Newark Advertiser.
atA Jeresy City jury has discovered "A
now method of settling a case where
the OVlu6HCd Is oNoulS NlNiuSu, VI
rather, it adapted to n contested case
the secret discovered by the successful
young Will street plunger in 1.-The
Honrietta,' and tipped n coin to de
termine whether tho defendant was
innocent or guilty. III some cases the
conclusion reached might have been
satisfactory, but in this Il h%apreneo
that nine of the inrors stood for nc
q%uittal, to three tor oonvicticn. The
defendants lawyer learned cf thu
method by which the nine obstinate
jurors were won oyer within three
minutes after they had reported tlloil
inability to agree and had sent back Il
make another trial he has demanded
u new trial, and three is a chance TIM
several of the Jurors may BIO sent II
jail for contempt of court. Trenton
Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
ADD ANOTHER
STEAMER TO
THEIR ROUTE.
American Smelling and Refining
Company Has Increased
lis Business Here.
NEED or MORE ORE.

Commencing next week q new
steamer will be added to the line now
operated by the American Smelling
& Refining Company between this
city and Mexico.
For ths past year tho company has
had three steamers on its route, and
they have been go rushed with
work at the local plant that it is al.
most impossible TO get enough metal
to keep tho place going full time SO lt
has been decided to add tina new
steamer.
Outing the past year many improve
ments have beeu made at the Amerl-
con Smelling & Refining C%ompany's
plnat and manv of the furnaces nave
heen rebuilt and made nearly twice o.
large as they were formerly, other
FURNACES have also been built, the re-
suit is that whila in the early part OF
the year three steamers could easily
sepply enough material to Reep the
plant going and allow solne Of the
cargo from each vessel to BIO stored
away, tina capacity is S" great NOW
that not only has NIL Of the ore thai
was stored away been unused, but
the steamers do not arrive quickly
enough with tho metals. IT is ex-
peoted TINT with four steamers on the
local route all will 20 well for q time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23

The time for putting the entire
twentytfour-iuch water main in COM.
mission is rapidly approaching and
tho hopes Of the peopla soar high.
The grade Of water that has been
served them for the last few years
has been anything but the best.
There was q loud cry for relief which
could not longer be ignored. Then
the twin main was started and the
people have waited patiently all
through the summer aud fall for this
improvement i to be- completed. The
water qnestion has been one of the
most serious for Perth Amboy, but it
ie now expected that relief is in sight.
AT least the sturdy should be sufiici-
emit and as fdrn rs a few more wells
are driven 81 fayon, SO as to cut
out the pcnd water entirely, the quail
ity should b. better, although with the
extra screens and careful liberation
OF the water us it flows from the pond
into the pipes. it ought to keep it
clean. The greatest cause for ~rejoic-
ing will ba the elimination of the old
Eagleswood station.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
WINDOWS IN
SYNAGOGUE
ARE BROKEN.
-Four Stained Glass Windows
Damaged Boys are
Blamed for it.

Miscrcants, supposedly boys, broke four
stained glass windows in the Q sypa-
goguc Of the Congregation Shaarcy
.Tfiloh, in Madison avenue, near Smith
street, Wednesday night.
The outrage was today, reported to the
police. 1t is not the first time such a
thing has occurred at.this synagogue,
and they are justly indignant. The con
g~regatlon offers a reward of S25 for the
arrest and conviction of the guilty par
ties. The police are at work on the case.
The congregation has sent for a New
York dealer to appraise the cost of re-
placing the windows.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
4. SLEEVE OLD MANS tSsAiLaR7S
HAVE BEEN FINALLy CAUGHT.

Someryille, Dec. 23:-State Detec-
tive George ID. Totten, of this Place,
arrested George and Howard Robin
sou, wong men of Whitehouse, near
this place, late last night, on a war
rant sworn out in September last,
charging them with having commit
teed q brutal assault upon David
Yoat, an aged and respected citizen
Of this city, who keeps q sElall cigars
store in the west end of town.
On the night of September 49, after
closing his store about 10 O'Clock,
Yost starred fer his home, rear the
brickyards. AS he walked up WISH
Iington street he noticed two men com
ina in the opposite direction, and as
they camo near he heard one Of the
two say TO the other, "Let US trim
this old guy just for fun
Yost no sooner helrd this remark
than he was pounced upon lysthe two
r ltfians ana severely beaten. He was
unconscious for u line. but managed
to reach his hcma about 2 O'Clock the
mex morning.. The OH man was ba6-
" beaten about the face and head, and
he was kicked several times about the
body. WHO his assailants were was q
mystery until three weeks after the
assault, when, in n drunken spree
George Robinson told at tho North
Branch Hotel OF the manner In which
he and his brother Howard had beaten
an old man at Someiville.
When the news reached here war.
rants we're issued and Detective, Tot
Ten went to arrest the men,. ass, ~
Howard Robinson, Oh hearth, q that
his brother had told of their beatin
Yost, fed from his home and t. G
same night George disappeared. Since
that time 1t had been impossible to
iocate them until MONDAY last, when
Totten arrested jacob Flomerfelt al
Mendha N, charged with mu~rderously
ass 'ulting his brother in-,aw, Frank
10 Cramer, of North Branch who
died early Sunday morning
Totten made inquiries in this neigh.
borhood and obtained informtion thai
enabled him to arrest the two m en-
last night.
George Robinson was working on o
farm near Whitehouse, and was in bed
when Totten called to arrest him.
After he had dressed Tottep put him
through a rigid examination, and
learned the whereabouts OF Howard
With George IS a prisoner Totten
drove three miles further into the
country aud arrested Howard in a
woodchopper's hut, near New Ger
mantown.
Both men are now in the Somervhle
county Jail, held for the grand jury,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-23
Somewhat Ambiguous.

From Scotland comes tie story of 8
gentleman who had to dismiss his gard
ener for dishonesty. For the sake of the
mans wife and family, however. he gave
him a Character" framing it in this
wise:
81 hereby certify that A. B. has been
my gardener for over two years, and that
during that time he has got more out
of my garden than any man l ever en-
ployed.--Smith's Weekly.