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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08


crowds, this Outpouring was in no hur-
ry and this blocked the line all day.
The guards begged, implored and be-
seeched them all day long to 1step
lively, there but there were not in
any hurry. At every station the train
would be held in this manner for a
minute or more, and that meant a good
many minutes lost in the course of the
day.
Early in the day the express service
got into trouble. The chief difficulty
lay in the new cars. The mOtormen
were green in the handling of them,
and there were hot boxes and burnt
out fuses all along the line, and every
one meant delay. Shortly after 3 p.
M, the express was resumed after a
fashion.
The fifteen minutes to Harlem" was
rarely accomplished. Between and 6
o'clock the trains required about twen-
ty-five minutes to make the run and
some took an hour or more. The OFF,
Gals placed all the blame on the re-
fractory cars, and the fact that all
Manhattan was trying to ride through
the subway at the same time.
At the offices of the operating COM
pany the number of passengers carried
during the day was placed at 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
Money Well Invested

Thirteen Of December. 1901, fourteen
honest laboring men and women q,
Eureka, CAL, organized the California
Cooperative Medical company, can't
talized at $1,O0O,0OO, fifty thousand
shares at $40 each; all are equal; can
hold but one share. Purposes of thi,
company: To maintain offices, hos.
pitfalls and sanitariums, employ phv.
sicians to treat, cure and keep their
members and little ones well; to main.
tain laboratories stores and depots, tn
manufacture, advertise and sell med,.
cine. Dividends have averaged owe,
81 a month from sales.of "Oil Of Eden"
and Sweet Spirits of Eden," inexpen,
sive cures for rheumatism, kidney
stomach and nervous troubles; sold nv
best druggists; the company has now
nearly 1000 members: shares have adj
vanced to $35 and will rise again soon
On payment Of one dollar down and
one dollar for "a consecutive weeks thu
company will issue one paid-up share
Inclose full name. natiopality, birth.
place, age, height, with price Of shars
to DR.. J. L. kELlETT. Pres. and Gen
Mgr, 457 9th ST., Oakland. Cal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
TOMMY REILLY Is TO FIGHT,
Will Meet Jimmy Flynn Of Pueblo a,
Butte This Month.

BUTTE, Nov. S.-Tommy Reilly has
at last secured a match that is worth
his time and training. Freddie Began
the new manager of the Montana
Athletic club has signed him with JIM
my Flynn, the Pueblo lad who fought
George Gardner to a we'll earned draw
in Denver, and telegram from Flynn
received last night announces that he
will arrive here in a few days to begin
gin training at once and his chief
training partner will be Fred Russell.
Russell in his present shape trims at
better than 200 pounds. He is fast for
the weight and aggressive, and should
keep the Reilly man hustling.
go between Flynn and Reilly will
be everything that Butte fandom can
ask for. The boys are not strangers to
each other They went twenty rounds
down in Salt Lake once, but neither
Of them cares to say much about it
They fought their heads off, but the
decision of the referee was one of the
early peach variety. and neither man
| took any credit by the bout save that
each was credited with being a
bloOd-letting bruiser and willing to
take anything that might be coming
up.
Flynn is said to be already in fail
condition, and REILLY is the same, as il
is his practice to keep at light work
constantly. III
The boys will fight at 165 pounds al
the Broadway theatre on November
%. Just to make it something in the
nature of a fstic carnival, Began Is
| already looking around for the best
| talent he can find to fill in a bunch OF
good preliminary events.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
HE is CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Member of "Soapy" Smith Gang Ar
rested Leaving the Penitentiary.

TACOMA, Nov. S.-George Wilder,
is alleged to have been a member of
the "Soapy'' Smith gang that terrorized
Skagway and vicinity in 1898 when the
great rush to the Klondike was on has
been arrested here for the murder of
Frank H. Reid.
Wilder was released from the Nc
Neils Island penitentiary where he has
served a sentence of seven years for
assault with a deadly weapon. He had
Just arrived in Tacoma from the pen
itentiary and had come to the United
States marshals office for his belong
ings taken from him when imprisoned,
when he was found by a deputy sner-
iff. He was greatly surprised when
taken into custody, strenuously pro-
testing his innocence, and declaring
it was the result of spite work and a
conspiracy on the part of his enemies.
He is now in the county Jail and will
remain there until Sheriff Denholm re-
ceives word from Juneau, where it is
said the authorities want him.
The shooting of Reid occurred in
July, 1898, the man dying two weeks
after the shot was fired.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
FOUR MEN SEE A GHOST.
Party Of Campers Declare That Spectre
Of Suicide Appeared TO Them.

OMAHA, Neb.. Nov. 8.-Four citi-
zens who camped on the banks Of the
Missouri last night are ready to take
oath that they saw the ghost of E.
Fodesch, wealthy cigar maker who
committed suicide by jumping into the
water at the same spot just one year
ago.
The party consisted of H. H. Martens
proprietor of the Hotel Martens; his
son Joseph and two friends. They had
been fishing from Martens launch dur
ing the day, and az night anchored the
boat and pitched their tent on the
bank.
At midnight all were suddenly
awakened Looking from their tent all
saw the figure Of man standing by
the boat. They rushed out ready to
shoot, thinking some one intended to
steal their launch. Between them,
they all declare, stood Fodesch.
I'VE all knew him and all recognized
him. said Martens. He was standing
on a log at the edge of the water We
spoke to him, when he plunged into
the river and disappeared. At that mo-
ment we did not think it strange that
there was no splash, but when we ran
down and found there was no log we
learned that we were on the exact spot
where Fodesch's shoes were found and
where his tracks led to the water
The men spent a. sleepless night and
early in the morning moved their tent
and boat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
MAMIE DE sRIs BE RELEASED
FROM THE GEORGIA STATE
PRISON TOMORROW.
Woman Who Was Made Famous All
Over the Country by Her Acts
in South.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 8-Mamie dc
Girls, famous all over the country as the
diamond queen" will be freed from
the Georgia penitentiary tomorrow
when her term of imprisonment will
expire This young woman first ac-
quired a reputation by the marvel
Gus tales she related while a guest al
a hotel in this city. These tales deal
ing with imaginary runaway accidents
in which prominent persons were said
to have been injured, attracted much
attention. and through them she gained
a great deal of notoriety. This noto-
riety proved unlucky for her, however,
as it led to her arrest. The publication
OF her picture in an Atlanta paper fell
under the eye Of an jewelry firm in
Savannah which had been cleverly de-
other jewelry and they recognized the
picture as that of the young woman
G,A "A
investigation followed and Mamie de
Girls was arrested. tried, convicted and
sent to the state farm at Milledgeville
+. A little later she again leaped into
public notice on account Of a whip
ping given her by the prison officila
This was the sensation Of the hour for
a time and was discussed in news
papers throughout the country. Several
of the prison employees lost their po-
sitions as a result of the Investigation
following the disclosures. Petitions
asking her pardon rained in upon the
governor, but in consequence of her
long record as a dangerous criminal
the woman was obliged to serve out
her sentence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
CONSTIPATION.

Health is absolutely impossible, if
constipation be present. Many SER
ious cases Of liver and kidney COM
plant have sprung from neglected con-
situation. Such a deplorable condition
is unnecessary. There is a cure for it
Herbine will speedily remedy matters
c. A. Lindsay, p. M, Bronson, Fla.
writes, Feb. IL, 1902: Having tried
Herbine, I fnd it a fine medicfn4sFor
constipation SOC bottle.
Sold by the Upington drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
SHE sUFFocATEs HER HUSBAND
Fanatieai Woman Kills Her Religious
Spouse While Asleep.

MODESTO, CAL, Nov. S.-Evidence
at the coronor's inquest and subse-
quent revelations have caused the Off
GERS of this county to believe that the
death Of James Bennett, who was
found dead last Wednesday morning in
his bed, was caused by his wife who is
now a ravnig maniac in the insane
ward at the county hospital Of Nodes
to.
Bonnet was a farmer living at Tur-
lock. He and his wife had been at
tending religious revivals at that town
and had become fanatics.
They returned from the meeting on
Tuesday evening and during the night
were heard singing hymns and ex-
horting. In the morning Bennett was
found dead. When the remains were
found the wife was lying across the
dead man and became extremely vio-
lent when anyone approached.
Is Raving Maniac.
1t was Immediately seen that she
was raving maniac. Deputy Sheriff
Herman went to the home to take the
insane woman to the county hospital.
He took female assistant and had lit
tie trouble in getting Mrs. Bennett to
accompany them, telling her that they
would take her to her husband.
To this the insane woman readily
agreed and entered the carriage. All
the way from Turlock she raved to the
officer, saying,
Yes, killed him. 1t was pretty hard
work, but God had ordained that I
should kill him and 1 had to obey the
command. He will come to life again
as I did. l was dead once"
On being questioned the woman said
that she had suffocated her husband,
saying he was hard to subdue for
awhile, but Il knew I had to do it. 1
held his nose closed with my teeth
and pushed one hand down his throat.
Husband Refused to Die.
HE refused to die at first and 1 had
to push both hands down his throat
to close off his air. He will come to
life again, though" continued the raw
ing woman.
The facts that the marks of the wom-
ans teeth showed on Bonnetts nose
and also the fact that her hand was
badly lacerated from her husbands
teeth, make the officer believe that the
rayings of the woman are founded on
fact, and that she actually killed him
after becoming insane.
Both Bennett and his wife were
greatly wrought up by a religious fer
vor and only the day before his death
Bennett had told friend that he had
received a call from God to preach the
gospel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08

"A musician out OF work, are your
said the housekeeper. We'll, you'll
find few cords in the woodshed. Sup
pose you favor me with an obligato.'
Pardon the pronunciation, madam
replied the bright tramp, but Chopin
is not popular with me-"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
100000 RIDE IN GOTHAM SUBWAY.
New York Goes Crazy Over New
Transit and Swamps the System.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-A half mil
lion persons decided to take a trip
through the new $4OOOO,OOO subway
Sunday. 1t was the first holiday since
the opening of the underground line,
and everybody took advantage of it.
Every car was packed to the doors.
Trains early began to run behind time
and before 1 o'clock the schedule was
entirely disarranged. In fact, the sys-
tenn was completely swamped, the
trains running on go-as-you- please
basis.
Contrary to the habit of New York
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
Best Liniment on Earth.

Henry D. Baldwin, Supt. City Water
Works, Shullsbprg, Wis, writes: Il
have tried many kinds Of liniment, but
used Billiards. Snow Liniment for
rheumatism and pains. think it the
best liniment on earth" 25c, soc, $780,
Sold by The Upington drug store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
GET THEIR
BACK PAY.
Firemen in sTOttenVlIIe Happy
Over the Passage of Bill in
the Legislature.

In Tottenville 1t was hailed with joy
while all volunteer fremen of Rich
mond Borough are jubilant over the
passage by the Assembly of the bill
which gives them back pay since con
solidation. The passage of this bill
means a great deal to Staten Island
firemen. They will receive not only
back pay for the time they have
served since consolidation, but will
receive in the future pay at the rate
of So q month. This amount. while
small, would be of great assistance
to men who are obliged at times 70
lose q days wages in order to attend
fires.
1t is q matter of record that losses
by fire ia Richmond are considerably
lower in proportion than in other
boroughs, even where the paid depart
ment is in force.
The firemen have been looking and
waiting for the passage of this bill
for some time and now they are
happy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
.FIREMEN WILL ELECT
NEW HEAD APRIL 8.
George Hoehn Leaves the Position
of Chief with the Best Wishes
ofAIl.

The date set for the election of new
officers for the 1ottenville Fire De-
partment is Thursday, April 8, and
on that day a new chief and first and
second assistants will be elected.
The outgoing chief, George Hoehn,
has been the best head of the depart
ment that T~ottenville has ever had
and every citizen in town will be sorry
when his time expires. as will most
of the iremen for he has been able to
get more material for the fire laddies
than most chiefs and he has known
how to keep It in order.
The friends of John Boss, of Eureka
Engine Company, and the first assist
ant chief, are booming him for the
position of chief and as he Is a good
man for the place and popular it is
hoped that ull the boys will vote for
him.
Fl. @. Ellis, of Protection Hook and
Ladder Company, at the present time
the second assistant chief, will most
likely become first assistant, while
q new man will be nominated for the
place of second assistant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
Miss Anderson. Verdict $4,000.

NEW YORK, March ga sheriff
jury took testimony upon which to de,
tcrmine how much Of $4,000 demand
ed by Eleanor l.. Anderson from
James n. Abcel he can afford to and
ought to pay her for engaging to mar.
ny her under the name of j. Ogden
Goelet. Miss Anderson sued him for
$4,000 for breach Of promise. Of mar
riage. The young man failed to an
swer the complaint. Testimony was
given to show that Abecl had a con
tingent interest in a large estate left
by his grandfather and a prospective
interest in the estate of his father,
who is wealthy. The jury assessed
the defendant for the full amount
claimed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
DIED WITH THEIR CAT.

An Aged Couple, Losing Their All
Turned ON the Gas and Died.
ST. LOUIS, March 29.--After earning
and losing $780, 900 in New York cit.
John B. Altman and his wife whel
about to lose their home In st. Loui,
decided to die together, turned Oh thu
gas and were found dead.
The pair left Il note saying that the!
had agreed to die after chloroformin;
a pet cat, which was all they had un
trammeled by debts. The cats body
was found in the cellar. Altman, who
vas sixty-eight years old, and his wife
J%ulianna came to the United State
fifteen years ago. They accumulated
100000 by speculation in New Yorl
city, lost nearly all their fortune b!
signing notes for friends and, remov.
ing to st. Louis, purchased a home
with the remnant of their fortune
This home was mortgaged, and the
mortgage was about to be foreclosed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
Action to Remove Seward BAKER.

NEW YORK, March Exchanging
"wlllful and fraudulent neglect OF
duty" Captain It. Norton Goddard,
president Of the Antipoliey society,
caused to be served on Magistrate
Seward Baker a copy of a petition in
which he viii ask the appellate divi-
sion of the supreme court to remove
the magistrate from Office. 1t is al
legged hat while sitting in the Har
lem police court the magistrate dis
charged certain prisoners arrested on
complaint of the Antlpollcy society and
that subsequently these prisoners were
indicted by the grand jury and that
with one exception they pleaded guilty
and Ware ean..-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
DID NOT WANT TREES CUT.
Stopped the Telephone Linemen Working
Inspector In Town.

When the linemen, who are trim
ming the trees for the telephone poles,
to be erected by the New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company,
started to work in front of the prop
erty of M. L. Joliue, on Hopping
avenue, it is said that Mr.. Joline
stopped them and would not allow
them to touch the trees.
Foien an O'Brien, who has charge
of the work, made q complaint and
today an inspector of the Department
of Parks will be in Tottenville to see
that no harm is done the trees and at
the same time the work Of trimming
will be continued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
NEW BOATS WILL
COST MUCH MONEY.
sids Received for the Ferryboats
Between Staten Island and
Manhattan.

Commissioner Featherson, of the De
partment of Docks and Ferries, opened
lids yesterday for the construction Of
live ferryssboats needed for the Staten Is
and ferry. Only three bids were re-
ceived. They were:
William Cramp s. Sons.-One boat,
$40 90; one boat, $3.50, 600; one boat,
$3.50, 600; $780, oo.
Maryland Steel Conlpany.-One boat,
$ $40, COO; one boat, s5i4, 900.
W. & A. Fletcher Co.S-ono boat, s44N,
00o.
The plan approved by the Commission
ers Of the Sinking Fund, drawn by
Carey Smith and endorsed by Col. d. A.
stevens, calls for steel boats with a capa
,ity of 9. 900 passengers and a speed Of
twenty miles a hour under 1900 horse
power. Carey Smith estimated the cos
at 1915, 900 per boat ifthe whole contract
went to one firm. .
Borough President Cromwell and 9
hundred or more Staten Islanders, engi-
ueers, boiler builders and marine archi
tects were present when the bids wert
opened. Mr.. Cromwell said he was
much disappointed. He had expected
many nor bidders. The Sinking FunG
Commissioners will pass on the bids.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
CoRONER's JURY'S VERDICT.
Mr.. VreeIand Killed Himself While Temper.
ariIy Insane.

"Killed himself while temporarily
insane" was the verdict rendered by
a %coroner's jury at the inquest held
Yesterday into the death fof George
v. vreeland, of Dongan Hills, who
committed suicide last week Mt the
home of his father. Vreeland's father
was the principal witness ut the in
quest, and stated that his o had
been complaining of late of not feel
ing we'll. and it was his opinion that
he killed himself while insane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
Quite Remarkable.

Rudolph Eickemeyer. Jr., was out in
q field. neal a haystack. with his cam
era, when John Kendrick Bangs hap
pened along and asked him in surprise
what there was there worth photo
graphing. "Just you come over here
and look at the reflection on my
ground glass and you will see!" re-
sponded Eickemeyer, with such artistic
fervor that Bangs ventured over and
put his head under the cloth. "Ah.
now I see!" said Mr.. Bangs gravely;
1.-THE haystack is standing upside
down!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
SOUTH AMBOY
NEWS ITEMS.

The Baptist church was crowded
Sunday night. Three candidates were
baptized by Rev. J. T. Irwin.
Mrs. J.. Goldberger and Mrs. P.
Philo, of Perth Amboy, visited Mrs.
Fl. Kollisch at her home on Broad
way, Saturday. Mrs. Kollisch is able
to sit up q while at present.
S. Rubenstein, OF Harlem, spent
Sunday in this borough.
Nothing has been done by the in.
surance companies yet and the Simon'G
have to occupy their house with the
wind creeping in through the burnt
side of it.
Mrs. Theodore QuackenDoss and
children, OF Broadway, spent a few
days with Mrs. Quackenboss' relatives
at Plalnfeld.
MI. Stab, of Matawan, and Mr..
Kirsnman, of Ticetown, were the
guests of Chris Rehfuss, of Broadway,
Saturday.
George Walker has some very hand
some cut flowers at his new flower
depot on Broadway.
Mrs. Fred Schulmeister, son and
daughter, Of Cheesepquake, vert
South Ainboy visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Hoffman is having the porch
of the building occupied by Under.
taker Quackenboss, on Broadway the
reroofed and new steps made.
Wood Apologize is about arranging
boat ~raccs.for sail and power boats,
to take place on Decoration Day,
May 80, at the creek.
Detective HUFF, Charles Reed and
n party of friends were at C~heesequake
creek Sunday in a naptha launch.
Mr.. Max Kaufman, of Broadway,
entertained company, from Perth
Amboy Saturday.
Willie Apologize and cousin from
Perth Amboy were South Amboy
visitors Sunday.
One of the first signs Of sprinS
came with the croke of the frog
Friday evening and 1t was q wei
come sound as it rang out on the al
from the marshy land between thu
Raritan Railroad and the Terra Cott,
works. Another sign was when th'
crowd of people sauntered out on TIM
roads to Morgan, etc., Sunday.
Miss Lena Hughes, of Farmers Mills
N. Y, formerly Of this place, is visiting
Miss Henristta McKenna, of David street
Miss Henrietta McKenna, OF Davi'
street, spent Sunday with friends in Tren
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
MAD DOG SCARE.
Created Quite a commotion In the Borough
for q Time.

There was considerable commotior
over town Monday, there was u mad doS
care. A crowd of boys were out with
great stones and other implements hunt
ing for it. At first it was said, that the
log had bitten two persons, but latter on
it was said that it only snapped at them
The dog gave the boys the slip, and
while they we're going down Main street
lfter it, some said it went down the Sec.
ond street alley. Whether this was ont
If the dogs which was bitten a few days
ago by the mad dog that was shot at
that time is not known.
A boy told in a store that the dog to
day was not frothing at the m outh bu
snapped a. everyone it passed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
SPOKE OF THE LICENSE.
Hearing Tonight In Borough Hall Big
Crowd Expected. ~

Rev. ]. T. Irwin spoke of the re-
monstrances hat was presented to the
mayor and council against Mr..
Cheeseman's saloon, Sunday night
and Of what had been seen thore
for which proof would be forth
coming. Ho said that those who signed
the remonstTance wero called to Bor-
ough Hall on Tuesday night and he
hoped they would all 20. Ii this is
settled ~favorably more will follow. it
it is expected. there are those who
think it will not make any, difference
about the licence unless something
more than the public imagine be
brought against it. Some of those
who signed the petition against the
remonstrance say they did not ASK to
have the license granted but their oh
ject wal to have no partiality shown;
they thought one saloon was as good
as another.
No doubt tonight will find a large
crowd in Borough Hall, and it will
be seen how much influence the
church has in this place. There are
a great many saloons In this borough
and it is n wonder how they all make
a living. Surely someone has got to
suffer for that which the money spent
in them would buy in the way of
necessities. Mr. Irwin spoke very
forcibly about taking the bread and
butter from the families.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-03-29
A Chinese Auction.

To a stranger a Chinese auction Is a
most curious spectacle. The a~uctioneer
leans over a slightly elevated counter
and exhibits his wares. He says nothing.
neither does the bidder, who merely steps
forward to the auctioneer and runs his
fingers up his sleeve, making p~ressures
on the salesman's arm, thus indicating
how much he will pay for the article.
Then another and another repeat the
action. until the n signifying the high
est price receives the article without 4
word being exchanged on either side.
Only the auctioneer and the successful
bidder know the price offered and
accepted.