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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
MAYOR PAGAN FAILED.
Attempt to Cut OF Water Supply
stopped by Kenrny Firemen.


NEW YORK, April 11.-Mayor. Fa-
gan of Jersey City, with a gang of
over 100 laborers, a number of city
officials and a force Of Jersey City
policemen and detectives, went to the
north Hudson line on the Belleville
turnpike in Kearny and attempted to
cut off the Suburban Water company's
supply that feeds Harrison, Kearny
and East Newark. incidentally they
were to make connections that would
place Jersey City in a position. to put
water into these towns. When the
breaking of the earth began Secretary
Griffin of the Suburban company, who
lives nea by, notified the Kearny au-
thorities, and police, fire and riot calls
were quickly sent out, bringing the en-
tire town to the scene. The Jersey
City police with drawn clubs faced
the Kearny people, but the latter
jumped into the trench that had al
ready been dug and stopped further
work. There was considerable push
ing and hauling about, and threats of
shooting were made. The Kearny fire.
men prepared TO use their hose when
Mayor Pagan, becoming alarmed at
the situation, called off the Jersey City
men, and a conference was held, at
which it was decided to stop HOSTILE
ties and await proper authority to pro-
coed with the work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11

WASHINGTON, April 11.-One of
the greatest strides in recent years to-
ward improving the public health has
just been made by the agricultural de-
partment. An expert of the depart
ment has discovered that typhoid fe.
yer, malarinl fever and mosquitoes can
be eXterminated absolutely. Expert
ments have been made with the water
supply of New York city. They have
been successful and are still in prog
ress. The water systems of the great
cities can be purified, and stagnant
and offensive pools can be eliminated.
1t has been discovered that the utiliga-
ton of n we'll known solution will ex.
terminate typhoid fever germs III
drinking water, destroy malarial fever
germs found in stagnant pools and
marshy places as wei as purify and
clarity the water supplies of the cities.
This wonderful solution also destroys
mosquitoes, as it a be prepared at
practically no cost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11

SALT LAKE CITY, April 11.-Trav-
cling a distance of 337 miles, climbing
mountains and crossing stretches of
the desert, a cat came back. This
feline adventurer is red and is known
by the name of Tom. He belonged to
John NJ. West of Salt Lake City.
Three weeks ago Tom stole a founder.
West put him into a bag and con-
cealed him under a seat in a day coach
on the San Pedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake railroad. The cat was dis.
covered n turned loose at Caliente,
New. Weak and emaclated, he appear.
ed at the West house after twenty-ont
days and begged for food. He got it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
Kansas city smut out,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 1.-THE
Pittsburg National league team defeat
ed the Kansas City American associa-
ton team here. Seore-Pittsburg, 10;
Kansas City, o.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
A Russian Amazon.

HARDIN, April 1.-THE war minis
try has granted the petition of Nine.
Pousep of Riga, daughter of Colonel
MaXiowcondurow, who desired to be
enrolled in a Cossack regiment. Nine.
Pousep is thirty-three years Of age,
was reared under the patronage of the
late Emperor Alexander Ill, is a fine
horsewoman, a good shot and handles
a rifle, revolver and sword equally
well, often taking part in the cavalry
maneuvers of the VyaZensky regiment.
Nine. Pousep is also a qualified Red
Cross nurse, but she says there are
enough women nurses, and she wants
to show that a woman can fight. Nine.
Pousep stated that IL she had been re-
jected she would have gone to the
front at her own expense to serve as
a daughter of the regiment" She has
been enrolled in the First regiment of
rifiemen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
Isabella of Spain Expired OF
Grip In Paris.
WAS KING ALFONSO'S GRANDMOTHER
Eldest Daughter of Ferdinand H.
Born In Madrid In 1S3O-ExpeIled
From Spain as Revoldtionist
and Abdicated In 1870.

MADRID, April 11.-Isabella, grand
mother of King Alfonso and ex-queen
of Spain, died in Paris on Satur.
day. The ex-queen had been af'
ficted with the grip for two months,
which gradually affected her lungs.
Her daughters, the Infantas Isabelle,
Eulalie and Marie, and Prince Ferdi
nand of Bavaria, husband of the In
fanta Marie, were summoned TO the
bedside as death approached, but the
dying queen did not recognize them.
The papal nuncio was summoned to
| administer the last sacraments, but
owing to his absence from Paris the
last rites of the church were admins
| tered by the vicar of the Church of st.
Pierre. The queens death followed
| shortly afterward. Prince Ferdinand
Immediately sent the news to the king
here, to Foreign Minister D%elcasse and
to all the European sovereigns.
Nj. Delcasse called during the day
and was admitted to the death cham
Der. and President Loubet sent an Of
fcer of his household to present his
condolences.
1t is understood that King Alfonso
will no go to France for the funeral,
rs he did not go to the funeral of his
grandfather, King Francis.
The deceased queen had been one of
the most conspicuous figures of Paris
| since she left Spain. After her abdi-
| cation, in 1870, she continued to live
with queenly magnifcence, giving
largely to charitable and religious
works.
Queen Isabella, who was the eldest
daughter of Ferdinand VII. of Spain,
was born in Madrid, Oct. 10, 1880. In
1916 she was married to Don Francis
d'Assisi, who died at Epinay, France,
April II, 1302. Queen Isabella and
her husband were expelled from Spain
as q result of the revolution of 1868.
She formally abdicated the throne in
Paris on June %, 1870, in favor of
her son, the late King Alfonso MI,
father of the present king.
King Alfonso desires that every hon
or shall be paid to the dead, but the
remains will not be met at the frontier
by the members of the cabinet, and
Minister of Justice Toca alone will
! go to the Escurial, which is twenty
six miles northwest Of Madrid, for the
interment.
Requiem masses will be said stimuli
taneously at Madrid and Barcelona to-
morrow.
The Spanish court will go into
mourning for a year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
old Man Missing.

BROOKFIELD, Mass, April IL
James Joyce. sixty-five, of West Brook
field left his home Friday to come to
Brookfield and has not returned. Off
GERS in both towns have collected par
ties and have searched the fields and
woods for miles, also dragging the
streams. The ~searchers learned that
when last seen the old man was crawl
ing IN hands and knees, as If in dis
tress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
Smith Preached Against polygamy

Smith Preached Against POIygamy.
KIRKLAND, o., April IL. There
were 1000 people present at the re-
ligious exercises of the fifty-first an
nual conference of the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, now in session at this place.
The day was given up entirely to
preaching and religious exercises, the
sermons being delivered by President
Joseph Smith, Apostle Heman G.
Smith of Lamont, H., and Richard G.
Evans of London, Ont. The principal
sermon was by President Joseph
Smith, whose theme was upon three
points: The ancient landmarks, the
law and the testimony, "Let no man
break the law of the land" The adj
dress was an able review of Mormon
history of recent years and a denial
of the charge that the Book of Nor
mon teaches or advocates polygamy.
The speaker maintained that the con-
trary was the case, that the Book of
Mormon taught, with the Bible, that
n husband should have one wife and
n wife one husband.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
Pystmanter shot himself In Jail.

DOTHAN, Ala. April IL. W. w.
Milliken, who was in the Abbeville jail
charged with criminal assault upon his
sister-in-law, has committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head, He
was postmaster at this place and stood
high in Republican politics. The al
legged assault was committed a few
weeks ago. Milliken was arrested. es-
capped and was ~rearrested. He had
since been in Tin
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
Colebrook,s pusinens section suners,

business Section Suffers,
COLEBROOK, N. H., April 11.-Fira
has destroyed all the buildings devot.
ed to general business on n side o.
the main street here and damaged a
number of stores on the, opposite side.
In all nine buildings were burned, in
volving a loss of about $4,000. Tho
fire originated just before daybreak
in a paint shop and the town lacking
efficient fire fighting apparatus made
rapid progress. The losses fall about
equally on some score of small deal
ers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11

Extensive Coal Deposits In Alaska.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-The geo.
logical survey has received a report of
an extensive deposit of Alaskan coal,
accessible to the Pacific ocean, located
from twelve to twenty-five miles in
land from Controller bay, Alaska. The
coal fields lie behind the Controller bay
oil fields. at the foot Of the Chugach
mountains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
C~hnndler,n Command.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE cruis-
err Buffalo and the torpedo boat de-
stroyer fotilla commanded by Lieuten-
ant Chandler have left Singapore for
Cavite. Philippine Islands, thus enter
ing on the last stretch Of the long yoy-
age from Hampton Roads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-11
A HANDSOME PRESENT

If you want Silverware to pre-
sent to a friend, or you wish to add
some odd pieces TO your own sup.
ply, we would respectfully suggest
that you look over our stock. We
have used the utmost care in select
ing this stock, and we claim that
for beauty of design, fine quality
and good workmanship, it cannot
be surpassed, etc.
L.
800 State Street, Perth Amboy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
FAREWELL TO W00LLEY
Charges Made by the Boise
Newspapers Sustained by
investigation.

Washington. Jan. 12.-It is under
stood that the president win not re-
appoint II. smith Woolley as assayer
for the Boise City, Idaho. Office. Wool
ley was named by the president for the
Boise assayership last September a re-
cess appointment. Subsequent to the
time Of the appointment charges were
fled against him BY two editors OF
Boisc newspapers. The char ges We're
brought u the presidents attention
aud rs they were of such 9 nature and
FROM such source Co demand c0nsid-
craGon he directed the treasury de-
partnent 10 institute an Investigation
of them. That investigation WAS COM
pleted today A brief was made Of the
case BY The treasury officers and pre-
sented to the president. It is under
stood that while the ETief does rot
contain n specific recommendation it
practically sustains the charges made
against WOOiley. No action VIII be
taken by the president in the case eK-
cept that of a negative character. This
win be in the nature of sending the
nomination 70 the senate Of another
man for the ass2yership at Boise City
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
BOUGHT BY FARMERS
0ne-fOuFth of the Idaho Canal
Including All Water
Rights, Sold.
Especial to The Herald.)

BlaC1foOr, Ida, Jan III H Brady
Of PocatellO. Idaho's most distinguished
organizer and financier, has just con-
Guided one of the biggest transactions
i'm canal property ever COusuuma ted in
Idaho by the sale to a syndicate of
farmers of all that portion of the
Idaho canal. lying above Idaho Falls,
including all water rights In Willow
and Sand creeks, for a consideration Of
$4,000 For five years prior to last
February this property had been in
voIved i'm litigation that retarded the
settlement OF the lands under IL and
finally last February it was sold by
order of the court to the highest bidder.
Mr.. Brady, as president of the Idaho
Canal q Improvement company, being
the fortunate buyer at 500, COO
The system under AR Brady's orig
inal purchase was the largest in the
entire arid west, comprising over $50
miles of canal and laterals. Under Mr.
Rrady's energetic management several
thousand dollars were expended In inn
proving the system last year with the
result that its capacity was greatly
enlarged. Yesterdays transaction only
disposed of about one-fourth Of the
property the balance remaining in the
hands of Mr. Brady and his associates
IT Is their intention to extend this part
OF the system across the reservation to
POCatell0 and reclaim rich agricultural
lands which are to be put on the mar
ket by the Dubois bill now before
congress and which win doubtless be-
PASSED at this session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
REIGN OF TERROR
IN P0A TING-FU
Converts of american Mission
aries Looted by Bandits.
COMPLAINT MADE TO CONGER
CHINESE GOVERNMENT TOOK NO
ACTION.

TICKING. Jan H. Missionaries Of the
American Board of Foreign Missions
complained strongly recently to
United states Minister Conger that
tl.eir converts in the district Of Pao
Ting-Fu were being looted by bandits
u no claimed to be Catholics. and that
a reign Of terror prevailed in the dis
jrict The Chinese officials feared 10
act and several Christians who refused
to pay blackmail were tortured Their
legs were broken and some died from
the injuries Minister Conger requested
the Chinese government to suppress the
bandits but this demand was without
apparent result Secretary Williams,
after q weeks personal Investigation,
Effected an arrangement with the Of
ncials Of the district who promised 10
protect the people if Minister Conger
would cease 10 make complaints, which
injured them at the seat of government.
Secretary Williams is not satisfied that
the bandits are Catholics. The Catholic
bisnOU disclsims them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
ONE DAY IN JAIL
FOR Mr.. BRIGGS
Together With a Fine in the
Sum of $1,000.
MONEY IMMEDIATELY PAID
PRISONER DETAINED ONLY UN-
TIL MIDNIGHT.

Anew. YORK, Jan 12-EX-Congress-
~ man Edmund II. Driggs OF Brook
Iyn was today sentenced to i'm
prisonment for one day in Raymond
street jail and to gay fine OF $4,000.
briggs was convicted of accepting mon
ey while a congressman-e ELECT for Sc
curing a government contract for the
purchase Of automatic cashiers from
the fraudulent company for the post
office department. There will be an ap-
peal
The statute under which briggs was
convicted. section 1852 Of the revised
statutes. holds that any member Of
congress who between the time of his
election and the expiration Of his term
Of Office accepts compensation for pro
curing a contract between the United
States and corporation or private
party is guilty of misdemeanOr. The
maximum penalty for the crime IS two
years in prison and $4,000 fine.
briggs fine was paid Immediately
after sentence was pronounced, W.
briggs and his attorney saying thai
they endorsed the statement by the
court that an honorable man would
have no desire to retain moneys Sc
cured under such circumstance
briggs was not taken to the jail di-
rectly. He does not lose his citizenship
by the conviction, but cannot hold OF
fee in the federal government
briggs was convicted of having, after
being elected before taking his seat in
congress. secured for the Brandt-Denr
company a contract whereby that con
Germ sold to the pOstoffice department
$50 of its automatic cashiers. The COM
pany received $3.50 for each machine.
and briggs share was $50 for each
machine, or SO. 800 IN all. briggs on the
stand. testified that this $l2.500 was paid
him by the Brandt Dent company, not
only for selling machines to the post
Office department. but TO the trade gen
orally. He said that he never sold the
maChines as a member of congress, but
thought the company employed him
because he was an energetic salesman.
The defense set up that briggs did not
know ne was violating the law
briggs was taken to jail, and the
sheriff decided that the terms Of the
sentence would be complied with by
OBTAINING the prisoner only until mid
night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
EXAMINATION OF JOHN A. BENSON
INDICTED ON CHARGE OF BRIBERY

The government had in attendance a
number Of witnesses from Washington
and California. Walter +. Stack and
Miss NJ. L. DOYLE, formerly clerks in
the office of MIR. HYDE in san Fran
cisco. testified TO methods of making
out the applications for the lands and
said that the applications were signed
i'm blank and later filed out with the
descriptions OF the desired lands
Miss Doyle was crosse examined by
Judge Campbell of san Francisco and
admitted that il was the exception and
not the rule to have the applications
signed in blank, and She could recall
only a few instances where this had
been done She also said that she
could not say positively that the per
sons whose names were affixed TO the
afHdavits did not appear before the
notary because she was not personally
there when the acknowledgements were
taken.
WoOdford j.. Harlan was called to
The stand, but his testimony was not
concluded, an adjournment being taken
until Feb. = ia order TO give the de-
PENDANTS counsel time to visit san
Francisco and secure some documents
in evidence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
MUST STOP COASTING
is POLICE EDiCT

Last ni-ht q crowd Of about twenty
boys were arrested and BROUGHT TO the
police station for viOla-in~ the city or
dinance which prohibits co8sting within
the city limits. They were discharged
their OWE reCCgniZautc.
Since the last snow ccasting has been
exceptionally good and the lovers Of that
sport have dug up. every old schooner
in town and practically every hill between
Sixth street and Twelfth South have been
put in good shape. Numerous complaints
have been made To the police that it has
become, a nuisance NOT only to the resi-
dents. but dangerous to the coasters at
the street car Cr0ssing 1t has been -neces-
sary fer the cars 10 stop at all crossings
TO avoid accidents. Hereafter, the boys
were informed at the police hcaduIaTt cTs
last night by the desk sergeant any
one. arrested on the same chaT-e viii be
punished to the fuli extent OF the law
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13

New York. Jan. 12.-The examination
of John 4. Benson. the California mil
H0naire landowner. who was arrested
in this city on Dec. 81. charged with
having bribed Woodford A. Harlan,
chief Of the special service division
of the land Office, a federal official
was commenced today before United
States Commissioner Shields
The indictment returned against the
accused and Frederick A. Hyde. of san
Francisco. charges them with having
obtained the title to school lands IN
california and oregon by fraudulent
means. and having later bribed the
Washington officials to obtain secret
information gathered by special agents
of the land Office concerning the al
Legged fraudulent entries. Under the
laws of California and Oregon, citizens
have a right TO purchase school lands,
set aside by the federal government for
that purpose from the state, provid-
ing the purchase is made for residence
and Improvement and not for sale. The
two defendants are charged with haV-
ing secured applications for the pur-
chase Of the lands from citizens for
small sums, giving them to understand
they were merely selling their right to
purchase lands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
DAY OF DEBATE
IN BOTH HOUSES
Senate Discusses Arbitration of
Colombia s Claims.
ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE GAG
"PETE" HEPBURN RAMPANT IN
THE HOUSE.
ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE GAG

ihIASHINGToN, Jan. 12.-For over
wv five hours today the senate de-
bated the Panama question. and
it was still under considera ton when
the senate adjourned. The discussion
arose over a resolution looking to the
arbitration Of Colombia's claims on ae-
count OF the Panama revolution It
was introduced early IN the day BY
Mr. Bacon and was met promptly by
motion on the part Of Mr.. Lodge TO
table II. This motion aroused the feel
ing Of senators on the Democratic side
who construed the motion as intended
TO cut of debate. and said they would
debate the Panama question on some
other resolution if not on this Fin
ally Mr.. Lodge consented to withhold
his notion and discussion proceeded
throughout the day with the under
standing that il should be renewed
again tomorrow.
Republican senators in their speeches
referred to the resolution as d confess
sion OF wrong on the part of the Unit
ed states and expressed the opinion
that any agitation Of the question at
this time would give undue encOura ge-
ment to the people Of Colombia and
misTepresent the attitude of this coun-
try. Mr.. Bacon disavOwed any such
intention and said that ne accepted
the revolution as an accomplished fact
A ready response TO this pronounce
ulent came from Mr.. Hale and during
the course Of the debate he and Mr.
Bacon practically agreed on a declara-
ton which Mr.. Hale intimated that he
would offer tomorrow in the senate.
other Republican senators indicated an
unwillinEness to accept any measure
looking TO an interference with eXecu-
tive negotiations, while the Democratic
senators also intimated objections on
other grounds
The speakers Of the day were Seha-
tors Bacon. SpooneT. Teller. Carmach ,
Lodge Aldricb. Plat Of Connecticut,
Hale Fora kpr and CullOm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13
RODE OUT THE STORM.
Steamer Centennial Arrives After
Narrowing Experience.

san Francisco, Jan. 12.-The steamer
Centennial has arrived from Seattle
tWenty-four hours late, with some OF
the pilot house and the buiwarks on
the port side carried away
The Centennial was i'm the terrible
sOutheaSter storm which overwhelmed
the steamer ClaIIam in the san Juan de
Fuca straits last Friday, and shipped
many huge waves. But she butted
through the roaring seas, not emerging
from the southeaster until Destruction
island was abeam.
Out Of the southeaster the steamer
almost Immediately ran into q westerly
gale that kept her company as far as
the Columbia river. Cessation of this
tremendous storm was scarcely noted
before another screeChing southeaster
p6Unced upon the Centennial and
threatened to tear her 10 pieces. Eor
sixteen hours this last and most terri
bIe of the storms Continued, and all
the passengers were kept below.
At the height of the storm wave
mounted he pilot house and went clear
through it. carrying stout boards and
glass away and eudangeTing the man
a the wheel Water forced its way into
many of the rooms. As farewell touch
the gaiioping breakers tore away DOr-
ton of the bulwarks near the stern.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-13

st. Petersburg, Jan. I2.-Mr. Kurino,
the japanese minister. in an interview
today. declared that if war should come
he believed it would be prolonged one
1t was difficulty now to see how it could
be decisive. ne said, considered solely
from d military point of view. The
majority Of the people of Russia ad-
ded the minister. and many persons
broad have under estimated Japan s.
strength. the idea prevailing in wei in
formed quarters that Japan would be
unable to put more than 100000 soldiers
in the field This idea is entirely er-
roneous"
Minister Kurino said he still was
hopeful Of peace. but was confident that
if necessary the Japanese army Of
more than SOC, coo men would give a
good account Of itself and do credit to
Japan's military system and system Of
compulsory education
He pointed out that Japans coast de-
lenses were so strong that General
KHropatkin, the Russian minister Of
war. had freely admitted that even q
coalition of the powers would be unable
to effect a landing on Japanese soil.
The opinion prevailing abroad that