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WILL PIPE OIL MANY MILES
California Capital is Behind Texas
 Scheme

Galveston-Gas and oil from Batson Prairie is to be piped distance of seventy five miles and used commer- cially. Texas capitalists, associated with New York and California oil in- terests, are behind the project for which plans have been perfected.
 Two six and eight inch pipe lines will be constructed from Batson Prairie field. Through one line the immense volume of gas from Batson field will be conveyed and utilized at Houston and adjacent towns. With the new pipe lines built this gas will be utilized while it lasts. When the gas gives out this line will be used
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Government Timbsr Sold

Washington-The secretary of the interior has awarded bids for 95 per cent of the merchantable pine timber on the S9,707 acres included in the first section of the Minnesota forest reserve. The aggregate of the bids is s1, 21S, 132 and the timber, which is located on 215 sections, consists of 193, 7S6, ,O0O feet, of which 12l, Al, 900 feet is Norway pine and the remainder white pine.
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of this city, was destroyed by fire Thursday, entailing loss estimated at from s75, GOO to sl25.o00 The mill had not been operated for nearly two years. Carelessness of some of the employees is believed to have caused the fire.
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Secretary of Legation is Robbed,

New York-The secretary of the French legation, M. Falancier, has been seized by tramps while in the suburbs and bound to tree, cables the Herald's Lima Peru, correspond ent. He remained there several hours and was finally liberated by passing Indian. The French minister has pre- scented claim for damages.
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California Grape Industry

The total value of the grape indus try in California is placed at $S7, ,OOO,- GOO. This includes vineyards, wineries warehouses, raisin picking plants, and machinery and improvements of all kinds connected with the grape in- dustry in that state. California pro- duces upwards of two-thirds of the wines made in the United States.
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Profitable Cherry Crop

Single trees of the Royal Ann variety of cherries in California have been known to yield $10O worth of fruit in one season. Profits ot $500 to the car are not rare, while an orchard near Willows containing thirteen and one-half acres produced S75 worth of fruit the last season, and this was by no means it's most profitable year.
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Funds for Archaeological Work

University of California-President Wheeler has announced that Mrs. William N. Crocker of San Francisco has given s25, ,000 for archaeological work in Old Mexico. Excavations are now being made at Cayocan, Mexico, under the lpatronage of Mrs. Crocker by Mrs. Zelia Nutall, member of the university.
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Wants History of Ainu People

St. Louis-Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago left here recently for the Pacific coast, whence he will sail to Japan in order to secure reports of the Ainu people, the aborigines of the Japan isles, for the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
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Protocol is Signed

Washington --Secretary Hay and Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister, have signed protocol extending for six months the period allowed for the exchange of notifications of the Cuban general treaty, embodying the Platt amendment.
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TIMBER AND STONE ACT
A PROREST FROM THE NATIONAL
 BOARD OF TRADE
Resolutions Adopted Favoripg Penny Postage and Adoption of Parcels Post System-U Urges Ratification of Canal Treaty

Washington-The National Bonrd of Trade has adopted resolutions declar- ing that "the timber and stone act, the desert land act, and the commuta- tion clause of the homestead act should be Forthwith repealed and in future all agricultural ::and irrigable land reserved exclusively for actual settlers under the homestead act, and that in future the government should reserve the title to forest lands, sell ing only the stumpage of matured timber, and also that the forestry work of the government should be consolidated in the bureau of forestry of the department of agriculture; that the great irrigation works necessary to save from waste and utilize for ir- rigation the waters of our large vest ern rivers should be built as rapidly as the lands will be taken and utilized by farmers in farms of l60 acres or less in area and the entire cost of construction repaid to the government through charge imposed on the lands reclaimed.
 A resolution was adopted urging congress to provide some other method than is provided in the bills now pending before congress for the proper protection of this country from undesirable immigration.
 The postal committee's report, which was adopted, approved the plan to provide small government notes with spaces for making an indorse- ment thereon, such notes when in dorsed and with postage stamp affixed and duly cancelled to be paya- ble at any postoffice on presentation by the payee.
 The committee recommended to congress the passage of house bill 1876 known as the post check bill, and of house bill 4058, providing for the manner of payment of postage on books, catalogues and other printed matter. The committee also urged on congress the advisability of adopting parcels post system. The reduction of letter postage to cent an ounce was recommended.
 Resolutions were adopted favorine the maintenance of judicious recipro. cal relations with the chief foreign markets of the world, especially with the Dominion of Canada and other contiguous countries; issuing of g coupon with the sale of tobacco favor. ing ratification of the Panama canal treaty; approving recent legislation extending the national navigation laws to Philippine commerce and recommending that The laws be made effective on July 1, 1904.
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RevolutionistS Defeated at Illescas

Buenos Ayres. It is rumored in dispatch from Montevideo that the Uruguayan revolutionists have been defeated after sanguinary battle at Illsecas, General Saraiva, the revolu- tionary leader in Uruguay, is reported to have been wounded in fight at Mausavillagra. General Muniz, the commander of the Uruguayan troops is actively pursuing the revolutionists.
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Will Ask Aid of Russians

Calcutta-Reports from the British expedition to Thibet indicate that the Thibetans are likely to show fight. The native princes declare that they will appeal to Russia if the advance continues. |ftsl
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Russian Priests Dominating Alaskans

Victoria, B. CA letter from Val des tells of Russian priests domina ing large portion of the population of Western Alaska, forbidding the teaching of the English language to those under their control and gener- ally endeavoring to Russianize the natives of that sec ;ion of Alaska.
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Colorado Cyanide Mill Destroyed

Florence, ,Colo.-The cyanide mill of the United States Reduction and Refining company, two miles north
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
Mr.. Wiids Now in Charge Of Metre
po!itan Insurance Company.

The new assistant superintendent of
tho Metropolitan Insurance Company,
Mr.. Wiids. Of Philadelphia has ar
rived and has been going around with
the agent located here.
1t has been reported that George
Fowler, the former assistant superin-
teadert Of tho Metropolitan, was ar
rested yesterday in New York. 1t i
not positively known rs yet, bat we
are told that by next Thursday it
will be known. They are on his
track. but he goes from enc place to
another so that they no sooner think
5hey have him than he is gone and j.
may be that this is only conjecture,
although they even say that his wife
mas been to visit him since he was
caught. Mrs. Fowler is % fine little
women and this is a sad experience
for her. Her friends ~sympatllze
ieeply with her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
WHERE ALIENS COME FROM
Countries That Are Sending Thei,
Surplus Population Here-What
the Figures Show.

During recent years the character o.
the.immigrants to this country from Eu
cope has been steadily becoming less de
iirable. Prior to the year 1880 the ma
ions of western Europe, Great Britain
Germany and the Scandinavian coun
ries furnished over 80 per cent. of al
jur immigrants, the highest class tina
We could hope for. Hungary, Italy
'oland and the other countries of east
IN Europe furnished less than one pc
,ent. From 1881 to 1890 the ratlt
hanged slightly, but still western Eu
'opeans were greatly In the major.
ty. From Germany alone we drew
/ 100000 citizens inside of ten years.
Lately conditions have changed. East
I'm Europeans and Asiatics send us Z
per cent. Of our immigrants (so-callet
Europeans), while western Europe send
is "a per cent. In 1901, for instance
Austro-Hunsarlans, Slovaks, Croatians
Poles and Magyars to the number o
ia, GOO came in, while 1856, 900 Italian.
IGNORED us with their transfer of "alle-
glance" In July Of last year 67,53S peo-
pie Of all nations immigrated into thi.
country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
MERCHANTS ORGANIZE.

After n long period of inactivity
the Retail Merchants Association of
Staten Island has reorganized and
elected new officers. This association
was designed to further the interests
Of the merchants of the borough, and
was instrumental in bringing about
many reforms in business methods.
1t is proposed to take AN active part
hereafter in all matters affecting the
business of the borough. The new
,fficers are: President, J. Sterling
Drake; vice presidents, NJ. J. Rott-
nan aud Frederick W. Mayer; secre-
tary, D. B. NanName; treasurer,
f.. w. Sohantz; financial secretary,
William Xavier; trustees, John o.
5lemer. William Schmidt, f. Bauman
md Henry Carstens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
A QUICK DEATH
Even Expert Divers Cannot Remoi1
Under Water More Than Two
Minutes nt q Time.

The story frequently repeated about
professional divers who have been able
10 remain under water for over two
minutes Is silly, DR.. Joseph Boehn
says, according to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. Nc one can remain under
water that long without drowning,
whether they are trained divers or not.
At Navarino, where the sponge divers
are reported to be able TO remain un-
der water three and four minutes, tests
were maze recently and resulted con
clusively proving that none OF them
remained down longer than a minute
and q half. Ninety seconds seems 9
long time to the watcher on shore, II
1t is about the limit of a divers en-
durance under water. At Ceylon,
where. time tests were also made
among the famous pearl divers, 1t was
ascertained that few of them remained
below the surface as long as a minute
and other tests made on the Red sea
among the Arabs proved that a min
ute end a quarter was tAe longest they
rould endure without a fresh breath.
vi INC CNhsI VI AHSluHN SN'NA"'
years ago q diver, q trained diver, one
Of the best on the coast, renowned fol
his endurance, went down and was
pulled up slowly when he gave the sig
nal that he was under water about
two minutes and five seconds. He was
drawn out OF, the water inssnsibie,
with blood flowing from his ose and
oars, ard K was only after long and mr.
duous work that his recovery from the
effects Of that two minute stay under
water was assured. Drowning Is a
quick death. Even though the water
Is kept out OF the lungs, ins~ensibility
will ensue in one minute. and complete
Inconsistencies in two. The stories
Of people who have been in the water
FIVE minutes being resuscitated are
generally mistakes or untrue. A man
could aot be in the water five minutes
without coming Il the surface several
times and be restored to life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
BOYS ANNOY HORSES.

We have been informed that some
PARTIES who come from suburban towns
0 visit their relatives Sunday nights,
md who leave their team in front Ct
Rehfuss' BAKERY, are very much an-
Dyed by boys ranging i'll age from
seventeen to twenty, %tampering with
md changing the lines, ETC., and
throwing articles at the horses also.
\ relative of the Rehfuss' was down
from near Browntown with his chill
lren list Sunday night and he was
compelled to go outside and watch his
horses. He said the fellows were
busy annoying them as usual. He
went to put u barrel of flour i'll the
wagon to take home with him, when
me of the crowd deliberately struck
him in the face with n cream puff.
lad the man dropped the barrel Oh
lis feet the fun (?) might have proved
serious. Mr.. Rehfuss declares he will
punish the offenders if caught at
such tricks again. Where nre the
Ulcers. some exclaimed,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
WoopBRrDsn
sALMAGUNDI MEETING.

. The Salmagundi Musical and Literary
Society met at the residence Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank 7. Perry and a very pleasant
program was enjoyed. 1t was entitled y
Home Evening" AID the following pro-
gram was rendered: Piano, "Heimwart,"
Mrs. W. Krug Paper, Influence OF the
Home on Elncation," Miss E. Dixon.
Paper, EFFECT of Home on the N Nation"
Miss Seaman. Piano, Mrs. o. Miller.
Paper, 1.-THE Home In Society" Mrs. Q
A. CaApbell.. Paper. rs Woodbridge
a Place for an IDEAL Home?'' Mr.. @. X.
Brown. Paper, Biographical Sketch OF
Howard Payne, Mrs. f. l. Perry. Song,
Home S Rees Home" sung by Society.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
LEFT TOWN SUDDENLY.

A young man of this borough de-
,amped Monday morning with quite n
sum of money belonging to his
,rother. He left "a note saying he had
left town, it is said. The brother
phoned to New Brunsw lex asking
{ he was found there that he be de-
aimed. He received word that he
vas found and being taken caro- OF,
O the brother went up there and s 10 W
I'm. He got mis- money back and
hen gave him a sun of money to help
i'm on his travels. People feel
orry for thossyoune man.and wonder
low he will get along with poor
.enlth and little money at his com
nand. Drink being the cause.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
SERIES OF LECTURES.

A series of lectures will be given
throughout the borough during the
,omingss week by Mrs. Frances A
OeGraf, State organizer and lecturer
# the Woman's Christian Temperance
Tnion. Mrs. DeGraff spoke Monday
hight in the Bloomfield chapel.
lectures were delivered yesterday
fternoon at Trinity Methodist Epis-
,opal church, West New Brighton, at
he regular meeting of the West New
Brighton Union, and in the evening
he addressed the prayer meeting at
)astleton Corners Moravian church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
RELIEF FROM RADlUM
Neither the Blind Nor the Cameron
Need Expect Relief from
the Rays.

The hopes founded upon radium a
\ curative agent are being abandoned
says u London report. Sixteen cancel
patients were treated with it in the
London hospital, but the only favora
bic result has been the cessation O.
pain in some cases, while in other.
the patients complain Of an increast
in the pain. TIE experiments have
stopped.
Prof. London, OF st. Petersburg, an
nounced last June that he had dis
covered that certain blind person
were able to distingish objects II
lumined by the rad'usl rays. Unde
the direction of Emperor William
Prof. Green. head Of the Eye hospita
In Berlin, has made an elaborate stud.
Of the effect of radlum rays Un C.
human eye. Prof. Green now pull
fishes a report of Eis investigation
He finds that blind persons who's
optic nerve Is not entirely destroye
can distinguish objects held before :
screen illumined with radium rays
but can distinguish the amt object
equ ally we'll II instead Of a screen ren
dercd nuorescent by rsdlum a semi
transparent screen lighted from tn
back with a p~etroleuni lamp is uget
It ian be stated with most absolut
certainty, he says, that the hopes O
Prof. London vanish into thin air, an
that blind persons canitot at presen
expect the very slightest hope from
raliCm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
PRETTY WEDDING.
Andrew N. Sprague and Miss Ellen
COrteIyOu WOglOm Married.

A pretty wedding took place in st.
Paul's M. e. church yesterday when
Andrew Nj. Sprague and Miss Ellen
Oortelyou Woglom were made man
and wife. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Enoch Mcachom, of
Bethel NJ. e. church.
The bride was given away by her
brother, Theodore Woglom, and she
was attended by her niece, Miss
Marion Hodge. The church was
prettily trimmed. After Il reception
the bride and groom departed on a
wedding tour.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
TOTEM LILLE
OBITUARY.

The funeral of Mr.. Williams, seven
ty-ono years old, who resided with
his daughter, Mrs. John Cooke, Of
Wood avenue, was held last night. Mr..
Williams died Monday after a short
illness. The service was in charge of
Rev. John Fair, of st. Stephens
Episcopal church. The body was
taken to Providence. R. l., today fol
interment. I. P. Bedel Sc Son wore
the funeral directors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
SOUTH x
HAD TRIAL. AT SCHOOL
Board of FduCation Investigate a
Matter Concerning Some Scholars.

The Board of Education held n trial
at school No. l last night on account
of one of the boys having been ex-
pc He'd from the school for annoying
several of the other scholars. 1t was
said that the child's parents and tile
scholars, about twenty-sevon in all,
were present. Tho result of tho trail
is not yet known, as one of the board
boasted that he never knew anything
and the others were silent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Jacob Sprague, of David
street, has the measles and Mrs. John
Oliver .and. daughter, of Second street,
are also ill with the disease.
Mr.. beats is filling in the ground
around his new house in Main street.
The ground back of Mr.. Mullen's,
where the meat market was removed
from, is being put in order.
Street Commissioner Quinlin is
having tho curbing of the gutter on
the street corner opposite VOLTS
store, fixed. He is also having the
ground back of the fire house in
Augusta street, Bergan Hill, put in
better order.
Mr.. John Butler, of Bordentown
avenue, is ill with the grippe.
Mrs. John Nichols, of Broadway,
entertained a party of friends Sunday
at tea.
Mrs. Thomas Wooton's sister has
lost II little boy with pneumonia.
The mother, it is said, attended h
funeral of little Ada Wooton a few
days ago.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Keys, of Matawan.
have hired Mrs. Burns upper foor,'in
George street.
A number of people were moving
yesterday.
P. Monaghan is putting a now tin
roof on r. A. Dey's house in Broad
way.
dIMr. and Mrs. radley moved today
from Oatharine treet to David street.
Mr.. Loesch, of Chees quake, was
visiting old frienos in town yester-
day, some of whom he had not seen
for two years, although living such n
short distance from town.
Miss Annie Becker is just recover.
ing from the measles and sat up for
the first Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Fulton, Of Second
street, will spend a few days with
friends out of town.
Hadden Seaman, of Perth Amboy,
was calling on friends in town Tues
day night.
Mrs. Disbrow is ill at her son
Frank 's.home in Broadway.
Edward Mullen has purchased a
new horse.
The ladies of Beth Mordecai were
ploaaantly entertained by Mrs. Abe
Kaufman, of David street, yesterday
afternoon.
Thomas Gordon has returned homo
after a pleasant visit with relatives
at Camden.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gundrum was frightened by the ad.
vent of q little daughter Saturday
morning.
q Mrs. Edward Berlew, of Second
street, is expected home from her
visit. in about a week.
Ii is rumored that Dill Cummlns
has purchased the property on George
street owned by Mrs. Court Hillyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McKenna and
child woro Perth Amboy visitors Fri
day.
Robert Seagrave is going to have a
house adjoining his saloon, In Stevens
avenue, moved, turned around and
| placed back of the saloon on the
Henry street side. After it is moved
he will have an extension built to it.
! Wheeler Bros. will move it.
Mr.. Merrose, of this borough, who
stands extra for tho M. & s. trolley
company, found n glass eye in one of
: the cars last Monday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27

The greatness of little things finds fire.
uuent illustration in railroad operation.
A case has just been discovered where
nine years ago an error of five cents was
made in the computation of a rate sheet
between two given points. 1t was found
upon investigation that as = result of this
error the two railroads operating be-
tween the two points have lost upward
of $4,000 during that time.-Engineer-
ing Review.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27

"Have you any proofs to offer" asked
the bombastic author of the carpinl
critic, sin substantiation of your state
msnt that my new book will not be The
greatest literary event Of the Year,"
None" replied the carpipg critic,
calmly-"eXctpt the proofs Of the bool'
itself."-Cincinnatl Times-Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
NEWS ITEMS.

Miss Jessie Perry, of Princes Bay
spent Sunday With her sister. Stacit
Perry, who is visiting her grand
mother ON Long Island.
Miss Emm ma Beck, of Brooklyn, is
spending o few days With Mrs. M. A.
Brown, of Pleasant Plains.
Miss Dollie Walters, of Contr,
street, is on the sick list.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27

FOR SALE house all modern i'm
provements, enquire News Office.
6036 4-26 tt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
DELAYED AT TIE BRIDGE.

The $3.50 train was DELAYED on the
bridge Monday night for half an hour
by another train which appeared to
he wedged or off the track. Finally
The train for this borough started and
going very slowly, managed to pass
the other one and reached this place
about 10 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
MR.. BREEn BURIED.

John Breen, seven years old, of
Railroad avenue, who died late Satur-
day afternoon with diphtheria, was
buried Sunday afternoon in the
Catholic cemetery at Rossville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
CLOSED THE SEASON .

The meeting of the Philemon Liter
ary Society. held Monday afternoon
i'll the knights of Pythias Hall, WINS
we'll attended and all of the reports
or the season were finished up as tho
will not meet again until fall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
BAND WENT TO NEW YORK.

All of the members of tho Totem
Vile Band went to New York, Mon
day night, where they weresthe guests
of the Arena Post, e. A. R., at tina,
organizations annual dinner and re-
ceptionsheld in the meeting room al
West 57th street,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
{ L POVERTY SOCIAL.

A poverty social was held in the
'rince's Bav chapel last night. 1t
vas we'll attended. Many guests from
out-of town were'present. The money
cleared will 20 TO help the cl urch
und.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
kRIOM SOCIETY ENTERTAINED

Last night the AriCn Choral Society
vas entertained at the home of Mrs.
forge White, Princes Bay. The
hours we're whiled away in playing
ames, singing and musical selections.
vt the proper hour refreshments were
eIv1d. All had u very enjoyable
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
VISITED THE JAIL.

Monday afternoon tho Women's
christian Temperance Union, of Tot
enville, accompanied by q few friends
ourneyed to New Brighton, where
hey held n service in the Jail for
he prisoners. The left hero on tho
,:05 train and returned home ut 6: 30
o'clock, well pleased with the days
york.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
MAY GET CONTRACT.

1t is said that Oscar Mundy is to
ave the contract for the building of
Professor Fitch's new house and that
Though there was a over bid than
+, S he was to have it on account OF
lis superior workmanship, us seen in
other buildings he has erected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
CAPTAIN ROT ON CARD.

The captain of the barge Edith was
not on board of the boat when she
went down, as told in yesterday
News. He turned mp all right Iatel
in thu morning. Tho wreckers are
expected in today to raise the boat.
The slip is strewn with haton covers
FROM the boat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gage and Miss Ruth
Gage are visiting Mrs. Fanny Demartst
of Upper Green street.
Miss Mary Sesmans dinsd with Miss
Katharine Rsthbun last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-27
ROLL CALL TONIGHT.

The roll call service will be held in
the South Baptist church tonight at
8 O'Clock. An Interesting program
has been provided. Refreshments will
be served after the meeting in III,
lecture room.