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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
NEW TROLLEY
APPLICATION.
Wants Franchise 10 Extend Troll
ley Line Mayor Muirhead
RstiCent.

At precisely 7.30 Mayor Muirheid
called the council to order and asked
Clerk Birmingham to call the roll.
Councilmen Haines and j. H. Gordon
responded all others being absent. There
being nc quorum present no business was
transacted. The clerk has received an
application from the Elizabeth & Rari-
tan River Street Railway Company for a
franchise allowing them to extend the
present trolley line, on Pine avenue,
to the borough limit. The adjourned
meeting will be held tomorrow night,
and the following meeting is appointed
for the 18th inst.
Mayor Muirheid was asked over the
telephone this morning in regard to the
character of the application received
from the Elizabeth q Raritan River
Street Railway. He replied "There was
no meeting last night, as no quorum was
there"
''Was not an application received from
the trolley company" he was asked.
'No business was transacted, as there
was not a quorum" was the reply.
"Do you know anything in connection
with the application?
mo business was transacted" replied
the Mayor.
He would vouchsafe no further informa-
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
Woodbridge

444
After a ong illness Miss Ida Lockwood
is able to be around again.
Percy Browns Halloween party was
postponed on account of the illness of his
mother.
Miss Hazel Bloomfield and Charles
Bloomfield, of Westfleld, spent Monday
night in town.
Mrs. F. /. Perry spent Monday in New
York.
Mrs. Emma Woodford, who has been
visiting friends In town, has returned
to her home in Brooklyn.
The next meeting of the Salmagundi
Society will be held Tuesday evening
November Is, at Mr.. and Mrs. Perry's.
Miss Helen Ballard, of Sewaren, spent
Monday night with Miss s.Maiion Lock
wood.
Mrs. Oscar Miller has returned home
after a very pleasant visit at German.
Valley.
The musical at Mr.. Jackson's Thurs
day, will be fine.
The Rally Day service In the NJ. E.
church on Sunday, was a very success
full one. Between seven and eight hun
bred dollars were brought in.
The musicale In the Congregational
parsonage promises to be of aaS4ery pleas
ing nature. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Shynick will occupy half
of the Morris house in Rahway avenue.
There will be a big Republican mass
meeting at the Masonic Hall, November 3,
at 8 p. M. The speakers will be Hon.
Edward d. Duffield, Hon. Edward, W.
Hicks, Hon. Benjamin f. Howell, County
Clerk; John H. Conger and three assem-
bly, candidates. Music In attendance.
Miss Emma Mills has gotten the agency
for the Good Housekeeping Magazine
and is canvassing the ladies OF Wood
bridge. O1ltef
Rev. W. H. Jackson spent Mondayyin
New York.
Sunday with her parents.
Miss Louise Brewster has been spend
ing several weeks in Philadelphia.
The Epworth League held a Halloween
social at the home of Miss Sadie Valen-
tine.
DR.. j.. M. McNulty spent Tuesday
out of town.
Mrs. Charles S. Farrell is at Hot
Springs, Ark.
Miss Margaret Howell has succeeded
Miss Sarah Harmed as clerk in Il Reefs
store In Railway.
Many of our townsmen attended
the big Republican parade in Railway
Tuesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Jacob Mathews, of Matawan, has
returned home after spending a few days
with Mrs. Charles Compton, of Borden
town avenue, Jacob Mathews, Jr of
Matawan, spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Compton and family.
Mrs. Frank Meinzer vas a Perth Am
boy visitor Tuesday.
Halloween was celebrated at South
River in good ld-fashioned style. There
was a large number there from New
Brunswick and also from this borough
and they had the time of their lives.
a goodly number were in this place in
costume and en- masque. They were here
for a good time and they had it.
d. G.. Chase's agent at Hasbrouck
Heights, has sold several more lots at
that place for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Heath. of Perth
Amboy, were in town Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dey, of Borden
town avenue, spent Halloween at South
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Rubenstein and q
number of friends, of Perth Amboy, were
in town and attended the meeting at st.
Mary's Hall.
Mrs. p. Monaghan, of Broadway, vas q
Perth Amboy visitor Tuesday.
There will be confirmation in St
| Mary's II. G. church and also In Christ
Church Episcopal, Sunday.
There is a tremendous rush in the hard
coal business at the p. r. r. Company's
docks at present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
LONDON IS ALARMED
Russian Fleet Suddenly Leave
Port of Vigo.
GIBRALTAR PREPARES A WELCOME
British Capital stirred by Sailing
of Admiral RoJestvensIsy's Ships
without WarninE-Cabinct
Meeting Today.

WltnOut
Meeting Today.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-London has beer
bewildered all day long by alarming
reports indicating a renewal of tho
Anglo-Russian crisis and showing that
the utmost activity is prevailing ut Gil
braltar.
The announcement of the sailing Of
the Russian squadron from Nigo, leav'
ing only four subordinate officers tC
give evidence at st. Petersburg ant
then testify before the internationa.
commission, is considered here to bC
n breach of the agreement, and the in
t%erchange of visits between Ambassa-
dor Bcnkendorff and Lord LansdownC
followed, the foreign secretary subse.
quently seeing various members of the
cabinet.
Count B~cnkendorff went to Bucking-
ham palace and spent nearly half an
hour with the king. Later the ambas-
sador again visited Lord Lansdowne,
who also received Lord Selborne, first
lord of the admiralty; Premier Balfour,
Captain Prince Louis of Battenberg,
the director Of naval intelligence, and
Admiral Sir John Fisher, senior lord
of the admiralty.
A dispatch from Vigo, Spain, said
that all the Russian warships left
there at 8 O'clock yesterday morning.
The Russian squadron was followed
by the Spanish cruiser Extremadura.
A Gibraltar report says that the gar
rison has been modified and the artil-
lerymen have been ordered to take up
their positions at the different batter
les of the rock.
The channel squadron has been or
dered to be in readiness at an hours
notice.
Vice Admiral Beresford's flagship,
the battleship Caesar, fired n gun re-
calling all the officers of the channel
squadron on board their respective
ships. All the ships are cleared for
action. z
British warships are strictly patrol
ling the straits.
King Edward has privately express
ed keen ~displeasure with the tone
adopted by a certain section of the
London press toward the agreement to
submit the North sea case to an inter-
national commission.
1t is expected that after the cabinet
meeting today a decision will be reach
ed as to the date, place of meeting and
personnel of the commission.
The Russian government has appoint
ed Admiral Kaznakoff, a member of
the admiralty council, as one of the
international commission on the North
sea affair.
A Tangier report says that the Of
ficers of the Russian war vessels now
here are awaiting the coming of Vice
AdWiral R~oiestvensky.
Vik Admiral Rojestvensky's depar-
ture@ with the ships from Vigo is in
smostnquarters regarded as an incident
of the situation which, even If not
dangerous, requires much explaining.
1t is said that before the Russian
fleet left Vigo instructions were given
to the Russian admiral with the view
of preventing injury or inconvenience
to neutral shipping during the passage
aOfthe Russian feet at the far east.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
PORT ARTHUR SIEGE
st. Petersburg Fears For Hel
Manchurian Stronghold.
JAPANESE CONTINUE TO HAMMER II
kurOpntIin Is Threatened WIFI
Flank Movement to EnfoId Mulx-
den ard Cannot Advance With
out Re-enforcements.

LONDON, Nov. "A special from
st. Petersburg says that despite the
brave defense of General Stoessel al
Port Arthur a feeling of discourage
ment is prevalent over the situation
Advancing by parallels close to impor
tant Notifications, the japanese arr
compelling their opponents to be con
stantly on guard, and these new tao
tics are almost impossible to Illustrate
Though less spectacular and less cost
ly in men than their former wild ant
desperate assaults, the methods now
being used by the mikado's forces arc
considered to be far more certain OF
success.
A Mukden report says that the Jap.
anese may now make a desperate eff
fort to flank General Kuropatkin anC
compel him to surrender Mukden. Ii
General Kuropatkin is convinced that
the Japanese are now numerically su
perior he may decide to draw off, as
it would obviously be improbable te
risk a general engagement until the
vast armies to be placed under his
command can reach Manchuria. What
ever happens, however, it is not likely
that the Japanese can take Kuropat
kin unawares. Repeated %reconnois.
sances beyond the Japanese lines be.
tray the strength and purposes of Field
Marshal Oyqma's movements. If the
Japanese really intend to advance it is
likely they will do so Immediately
and nnf await fl,n arrival nf fItA n;oI,l
Russian corps, the first echelon OF
which is already at Mukden.
A Tokyo report says:
ION Oct. % the bombardment OF
Port Arthur with heavy and Other
siege guns was continued, and its eff
feet was good.
1.-TWO hundred and e~ighty-five effec
tive shells have been counted, and be
sides these several other shells took
effect on the forts of Anshu mountain
Itz mountain, Paiyu mountain and OF
a hill POS meters high.
Our naval guns were directed
against ~Sitaiyangkou, Itz mountain
Anshu mountain, Kunchienchuntse
wing, Paiyu mountain and SungshI
mountain. They exploded a magazine
on the S~itaiyangkou fort.
give Russian ships which were be
ing used in clearing mines were also
bombarded. Three of them were heav
lily damaged, and the other two were
set on fire.
"Other siege guns of different cali
Der bombarded the trenches lying be
tween the forts and the old Chinese
walls"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
SOUTH AMBOY
WAS BURIED HERE.

The remains of Mrs. Catherine Dennis,
who died at the Trenton hospital were
brought to this borough by Elias Mason
undertaken, and the funeral took place
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon from the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Compton,
in Main street, Rev. j. Y. Irwin officiat-
ed. Interment was made in Christ
church cemetery. Stillwell & Mason
were funeral directors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02

A big Republican mass meeting will be
held at Rleasant Plains, Friday night.
1t is expected that people from all parts
of the Island will be present. The
Roosevelt Rough Riders Battery and the
America Fife and Drum Corps, also
some members of the Tottenville Repub-
licH0 Club will represent Tottenville.
Prominent local and New York speakers
will address the gathering.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
SPOKE OF MISSIONS.

Mrs. Mary ]. Annable, the State Super
intendent of Rescue Work, spoke to a
number of mothers and girls in st.
M. e. church at Pleasant Plains,
Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock. In
the evening at 7.9r Mrs. Annable adj
dressed the congregation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
american Flect For Gibraltar.

IA WASJIISGTON, Nov. 2-The Euro
lpean squadron, which has been visit
ing English ports for several weeks
past, has started for Gibraltar and
will spend the winter cruising in the
Mediterranean. The several vessels Of
the fleet will meet in the English chan
mel and make the cruise in company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
AMBOY LINE
PUBLIC SERVICE.

Leave Woodbridge Creek for Metuchen and
New Brunswick at 6.15 a. IN. and every half hour
thereafter at 10 and IS minutes after the hour.
Last car leaves II .45 p. m.
Leave New Brunswick for Perth Amboy and
Woodbridge Greek 5.15 a. IN. and every half
hour thereafter at Is and 45 minutes after tho
hour. Last car 10.45 p. m.
Leave Metuchen for Perth Amboy 600 a. m.
and every half hour on the hour and 80 minutes
after. Last car II. 80 p. m.
Between Woodbridge Creek and Keasbey
School a 10 minute service is maintained 600 "A.
M. to II. 30 p. m. Short line cars alternate with
through cars.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
THREW THINGS AT MINISTER.

While a prominent local minister was
walking along Main street Halloween
night he had to dodge a number of arti-
Giles thrown at him by several young
girls. The minister it is said reported
them to the police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
CLEARED Ss2.06.

AT a meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
st. Marks M. i. church of Pleasant
the other night, the ladies found
that they had cleared $685. 6 by the recent
oyster supper
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
CROWDS ATTEND FAIR.

Crowds of people are attending the fair
of Mt. Zion NJ. E. church of Rossville,
which is now being held. The fair will
close Friday night. Refreshments are
served every night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
WANT TO CARRY MAIL.

Bids are now being received for
carrying mail between Huguenot railroad
depot and ~postotfice at Rossville. 1t is
said many are after the Job.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss e. j. Powers, the accom-
plished young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J.. Powers, of West Brighton, to
Daniel MCCULLOUGH. of Stapleton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
MEET IN PERTH AMB0Y.

This week the Friday Afternoon Whist
Club will meet in the Packer House.
Perth Amboy, as the guests of Mrs.
Peter Floersch. Prizes will be awarded to
the winners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
Perth Anboy Coal Co.

Best Lehigh and Hazelton COAL We
do not give any stamps but we do give
you full and correct weight, which we
guarantee. A trial will convince you.
Office and yard Cor. Division and william
st. Tel. csit 1853 r. 8. P0tEMSkf. Mgr
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
LECTURE ON SPAIN.

The free lecture in X. Of p. Hall Fri
day night will be on Spain" 1t will be
given by Frederick f. Darlington, of
New York. The doors of the hall will
he opened at $50 O'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
Live stocI, MnrLets.

.CATTLE-Supply light; market slow;
CHOICE, $5.30g5.b0; prime, $5d5.2O; fair. $50
prime hea Nyees J'ssa S "a: m mIrnns ' S. goa
OBS; heavy Workers, Sc. 2Od5.3 80; light do,
R.10Q5.15; pigs. s .9O15; rouEhs. $AM4.75. q
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
MAsoas TO ENTERTAIN.

The local branch of the Staten Island
Free Masons will hold a private enter
tainment and reception in the Knights Of
Pythias. Hall, Amboy avenue, for the
night of November 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
HnrnIh N. wrcox Lockcd un,

WESTFIELD. N. j.. Nov. 2.-EIarold
n. Wilcox, who killed little Jack Oar
ling here as the result Of a Halloween
prank, was locked up to await the re
suit Of the inquest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02

When people want help they adver-
tise in The Evening News. Those
looking for help should bear this in
mind
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call steady at / per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 4d41S per cent;
exchanges, SAG, SIG, SIS; balances, $14, lis, 317.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-02

Meuev Order department opens at 2 q 10 closes
" Is , N Saturday st 9. 80 m
n. GHo. n. T1uARH&
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02
DeVoe's Weather Forecasts.

The year 1904 will present some very
unusual weather. The season will be
remarkably cold over the Atlantic Coast
states, while it will be hot and dry over
the Northwestern states west of the Miss
issippi river. January, 1904, will enter
mild over the whole country, with fogs
and local rains. lst to I'd, mild with
fogs and local rains, and storm forming
over the Missouri Valley. 3rd to 5th
on the 3rd storm will advance from the
Missouri Valley and move over the north
ern part of the United States, causing
snow over the Missouri Valley and rain
over the Atlantic coast states. 9Th to
Sth, cold wave. 9th to 10th on the 9th
a storm will form over the Gulf of Mex
leo and move up tho Atlantic coast, caus-
ing snow on the 10th and 1lth near the
Atlantic coast, followed by coid wave
over the whole country. 18th to 10th
on the 18th storm will form over Texas
and move northeastward, causing bliz.
zard over all the northern states. Goth
to 23rd, cold wave. oath to 26th, cloudy
threatening weather, followed by snow
storm over the Atlantic coast states. 9th
to 29th, cold wave. The month will close
with cold winter weather over the whole
country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02
Dong Some Business.

f. M. Stewart, secretary of the West
ern South Dakota Stock Association, sayl
this has been an exceptionally busy year
for him. During the past three months
$74, 900 have passed through his hands
distributed to the members Of the asso.
citation, for "estrays' which were dis.
posed of by inspectors at the various
markets. These are cattle that were ia.
ken to market by others than the own.
ers, as it often happens that in making a
shipment shipper finds some cattle that
are ready for market which are mixed
up with his own and be loads them and
takes them along, the inspector catching
them at the market, making his remit.
tance to Secretary Stewart. Then again
it has happened in other years that such
cattle didn't get to market by mistake at
all and had it not been for the inspec-
tors the owners new, would have heard
Of them again. M. Stewart says that in
one single mail he received a check for
$l0OS5 for "estrays," which was distrib-
uted around to 234 different parties. This
gives something of an idea of the amount
of work Mr.. Stewart has to do as sec
retary, as well as showing the benefits
derived by members. Mr.. Stewart says
that he is too busy to get away to the
National association meeting at Portland,
Oregon, next month, fact which he re-
grets, as he has been very regular at
tendant.-Hot Springs Star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02

f1cient work upon their their property tc
fairly determine It's value, having sunk
shaft upon an eight foot ore body to q
depth of seventy feet which will be ex.
tended to the 100 foot level, when q
cross cut will be run in northerly direc-
tion, cutting large porphyry dixie, be
yond which as indicated upon the sur
face, well defined ledge of unusual
magnitude, being no less than fifty feet
in width which will be encountered.
The company have placed their treasury
stock with Mr.. John Oak, contractor for
the National Sanitarium at Hot Springs,
who is meeting with good success in dis
posing of the same. Mr.. Oaks is himself
heavy stockholder in the company and
has succeeded in interesting number OF
the leading B. & M. railroad officials In
the enterprise, whereby the means is
made available for the development of
the property.
Hosting machinery, which will great
ly facilitate operations will be installed
in few days, and the work of develop
ment will be CO" ed indefinitely.
The presence of pt yry in that local.
ity, formation hitherto unknown In
the southern Hills, has served to streng-
then the merits of the district, and tax.
ing into consideration the number and
magnitude of its ore bodies it would seem
a safe prediction that it will eventually
become prominent among the gold pro-
ducing districts of the Hills, and its pro-
gress will be watched with high degree
of interest by the prospectors, miners
and the people generally in this section
of the Hills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02
Il. The Telephone Lines,

Another meeting was held last Satur-
day by those living between the Gap and
the Cheyenne river to the east, and per-
fected an organization to construct the
telephone line of which mention was
made in these columns last week, enough
having subscribed stock to warrant the
success. +. M. Stewart was chosen presi-
dent, E. P. Bondurant, secretary and j.
L. Maxson, treasurer. They decided to
commence work at once, and wire, etc.
have already been ordered. Mr.. Max
son was at the saw mill this week and
contracted for the material for the poles,
and has delivered one load. Active work
will probably begin all along the thirty
miles Of line next week and With the
amount of help they have the poles will
very likely be ready for the wire by the
time it arrives.
AS we have heretofore stated the w G
Flat line of ten miles had been complet-
ed and is in successful operation. Off,
GERS of company have this week been
working up the matter for the extension
of their line to Bl'ffal 10 Gap, and 30 sue
cessful were their ,fforts that wire, in
et.umcnts, c:3, ,S2s- Crjeyei to be ship
ped at once. The work will be hurried
to completion.
With these two lines running into the
Gap, this town will be connected with
about all the ranches down Beaver Val
ley and w. g. Flat Gown as far as the
Mosier Bros, and east from towl to the
Cheyenne river as far as Tom Wilson's
place on the Mackey place. These two
lines are going to be great convenience
to those who live in those two sections
Of the country-a greater convenience
than they can fully realize until they are
in full operation. They will not only be
in direct communication with Buffalo
Gap, but with each other also. 1t will
save them many useless trips and will
be great help in their business as stock
raisers where their cattle run at large as
they do in this country.-Buffalo Gap
Republican.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02
Appalling Loss Of Life.

A Chicago dispatch of December 30th
says: A FIRE which started during the
second act Of "Mr. Blue Beard" at the
Iriquois theatre this afternoon when the
audience packed the house from the or.
chestra to the gallery has caused the
most appalling loss Of life of anything
ever occurring in the city, not even ex-
cepting the great Chicago fire. At 8
o'clock tonight the known dead number
7335, and itimay reach 1000. The scenes
connected with the terrible disaster
would require pages of description. The
fire was started by crossed electric wires
on the stage, and instantly caught in the
infammable scenery. The shouts of
"fre" from scores in the vast audience
and the mass surged back and forth, in
the effort to seek the exists. Had the
audience not become panic stricken the
loss of life might have been entirely
averted, as the Gre was slow in gaining
a foot hold in the auditorium, but in the
crush and rush for the entrance children
were trampled to death or injured so they
could not escape, and were later burned
or suffocatsd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02
Custer Mountain.

Among the numerous prospective gold
producers tributary to this place, the
claims of the Custer Mountain Mining
Company, twenty-four in number and
aggregating an area of 4S0 acres may be
regarded as being among the most prom
inent. This promising property is To-
Gated about three miles southeast ofthis
city in locality which, until recently
has received but little attention on the
part of prospectors, and as aconsequence
the region may be said to be at this time
practically undeveloped. Late develor,.
ments of this company, which is wh,6,lv
comprised of Custer parties, have served
to attract greater degree of att z,nt;on in
that direction, and there is nov q very
fiattering outlook for larges.Iy increaset
operations in the matter cdf ;,s thoroncl
development.
This company which "a "a as RECENTLY bee,
Incorporated under t1sse laws of the stat
of South Dakota, hay : .,rsady done sui