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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
SNYDER WAS
SWEPT AWAY.
Oklahoma Town Wiped Out by
TOnadO's Beast Many
Persons Killed.
FIRE FOLLOWED WIND.

SNYDER, Okla, May ia to- mad
which swept through Lhis town ha'
caused the death oil about a hundred
persons. The injured as far as known
now will number 200, many of whom
it is believed, were fatally hurt. The
town is practically destroyed.
The tornado, which passed over the
southern part of Greer and Comanchf
counties, okla, did frish full damage.
also at Vernon, Tex. At Dustee, Okla.
only one house remains standing, and
it is reported that thirty persons are
dead.
Seventy-fve were killed outright
and not a building in the town escaped
damage, and seven-eighths of the bust
ness buildings are a total loss.
Every building left standing was
converted into either a hospital or
morgue. Ninety-two bodies have been
laid out in rows in the principal
morgue, and others are being brought
in constantly. Seven members of the
Fessender family were killed.
w. H. Hubbard, superintendent OF
schools, and his wife, together with
two children and the parents of Hib-
bard, were killed. Only II member OF
the family, a boy, escaped.
Three young children in the COOK
family were killed. One baby was
snatched from its mothers arms and
Its brains dashed out against a brick
wall. The storm was of the regular
twister variety and swooped down up
on Snyder without warning. 1t came
from the southwest. 1t cut a swath a
half mile wide, demolishing everything
in its path for Il distance of ten miles
southwest and three miles northeast OF
Snyder.
In a number of cases entire families
were killed, and in almost every family
"A town some member was injured.
Snyder was laid out largely by the
st. Louis and San Francisco railway
It the junction of two of its lines, and
the company erected important build
ings there. Tho town was named for
Bryan Snyder. passenger traffic man
9ger Of the system.
Fire started in Snyder after the tor
nado and destroyed IN block that had
escaped the storm.
The mayors Of Guthrie. Oklahoma
City and some other Oklahoma towns
lave issued calls for mass meetings t
formulate a system of relief for the In
'mred, and early in the day specia
rains bearing physicians. nurses and
clothing were started for Snyder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12

NEW YORK, May 12.-Wound about
|. pillar in the West Thirtieth street
police station last night a ten foot boa
constructor leered with glazed eyes on
he persons who anne struggling into
he place. Don't worry" said the SER
geant. Hes real, and, according to
I'll accounts, he was alive not an hour
ago." The reptile was stretched out
on the floor and measured ten feet and
1t its thickest part was four inches in
diameter. Its skin was of a grayish,
notified appearance, and the belly was
white. -Four boys who brought it in
said they killed it with stones in a
Fifth avenue excavation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
Dead Man Stood Upright.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE body of an
unidentified man was discovered stand
ing upright in the vestibule of the
Stafford hotel here. Wounds were
'ound on the back of his neck. The
body is that Of a man forty-five years
Did, of slender build, with gray hair
and a bald head. Michael Mcdonnell,
who owns a saloon, said at the inquest
that he had seen two men, who, he
thought, were newsdealers, carry the
man across the street and place the
body in the Stafford hotel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
A RANK OUTSIDER FIRST.
Delhi Finished Ahead Mt Belmont
Park, but Was Disqualified.

4N
NEW YORK, May 12.-Delhi, at tn
prohibitive price of / to Z, finished frs
in the third ace at Belmont park, Blu
was disqualified for fouling Witch Ha
eel, a rank outsider. Witch Hazel wa
placed first and Hot Shot second.
Out of the eleven horses carded t
start eight were scratched, leaving
three to face the starter, with Delhi al
odds on ~favorite. Delhi took the lead
Mt the start and appeared to be win
ming easily, when Witch Hazel closed
with a rush in the stretch. When Shaw
drew his whip Delhi swerved over Oh
Witch Hazel, interfering with him.
Jennie McCabe, a 20 to l shot, won
the Van Nest selling stakes, defeating
Black Prince, another 20 to / shot, by
three lengths. The ~favorite, Quadrille,
was third. Two favorites won. Sum
maries:
First Race.-Zeala, first; Uncas, sec
ond; Diamond Flush, third.
Second Race.-Jacobite, first; Ham
mer Away, second; Hocus Pocus, third
Third Race.-Witch Hazel, first; Hot
Shot, second; Delhi, third.
Fourth Race.-Jennie McCabe, first;
Black Prince, second; Quadrille, third.
Fifth Race.-Veribest, first; Superior
Boy, second; IncorTigible, third.
Sixth Race.-Wizard, first; Jane Hol-
ly, second; Cottage Maid, third.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
Equitable clerk Arrested.

NEW YORK, May 12.-The young
clerk in the Equitable Life Assurance
society who has been Swallowed ever
since the discovery was made Of the
way Samuel Lobley, the notorious
forger, had got away with $4,000 of
the society's money, is now under ar
rest. He is Emile Leumier, twenty-one
years old, and he has made a complete
confession that it was he who twice
stole the Cotton $4,000 policy from the
vaults of the society and turned it over
to Lobby for negotiation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12

NEW YORK. May 12.-Fear of vel
'ow fever and dissatisfaction over liv-
ng conditions on the isthmus COM
med to swell the passenger list of the
teamship Seguranca, which has ar
wed here from Colon. The refugees
re tl,irty-two in number, mostly
Dung men who had held clerical po-
itions with the isthmian canal com
aission. They were extremely volu
lie and had much to say about the
aril from yellow fever, Of how rapidly
''e cemeteries are being filled and O.
wv the facts are being suppressed by
q government officials.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
HIGH TIDE.
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New England
today overcast weather will prevail with
slight temperature changes, rain and
light to fresh variable winds, mostly
southerly, followed. by local thuucel
storms. On Saturday partly cloudy
weather and a nearly stationary tempera'
ture will prevail, preceded by local rains
with fresh snutherly and westerly WINDS
and followed By CLEARING In this section
and on Sunday generally fair weather
wit slowly rising temperature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
Has He Found Northwest Passage,

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. = The
Norwegian consul here has received an
order for provisions to be sent north on
a whaling vessel for Captain Road
Amundsen, an arctic explorer who
sailed from Norway on June II, 1908,
in an endeavor to find the northwest
passage. From the fact that supplies
are to be sent north by the Pacific
ocean it is argued that he has found the
northwest passage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12

LAKEWOOD, N. j., May 12.-Fred'
eric James De Peyster, the welA known
lawyer, died suddenly here of angina
pectoris. He had been in good health
and was in Lakewood for a short holt
day, having PLANNED to spend a week
here. Last night he was to have made
a speech to the members Of the Colo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12

BALTIMORE, May 12.-Gus Schoen
ieln (Americus) was given the decision
In two. rounds and the match over Fred
Beell Of Wisconsin in their wrestling
match last night. Under the agreement
the strangle hold was barred, but Ref
cree Harry Jeffries decided that Beell
failed to live up to the agreement In
both cases.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
Monte Won Feature.

ST. LOUIS, May 12.-Little Scout,
played strongly at 2 to 1, failed to last
in the struggle down the stretch, and
Monte, almost equally as well liked by
the betting public, won the fourth race
at a mile and a sixteenth, the feature
of the fair grounds offerings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
Ida Kearnex ana Earl Rogers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 12.-Ida
Kearney and Earl Rogers, coupled as
Nfavorites in the betting, finished first
and second respectively in the Mis-
souri, Breeders stakes for Missouri
bred ~two-year-olds at Elmridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
FRIDAY. MAY ta.
Chairman Stacey, of the street cor

Chairman Stacey, of the street com
mittee, is filing a lopg-felt want In
having the street commissions
sprinkle the macadam streets. BY q
little care ana attention during the
summer and some slight repairs in the
spring, mscadam pavement, on resi-
dental streets, . be made to las
Tor years and will give excellent ser
vice. A few nor such p%avements on
some of our worst streets and two o.
three sprinkling carts would greatll
add to the appearance Of the city am
would not be the drain on the tag
payers pocketbpoks the other pave
ments are, either. Mr.. Stacey is o.
the right track. Tho streets neve'
have been in better condition and he
.eserves a great deal OF cyedit.
Director Fountain ought to take 0
with F~reebolder DeHart's idea G
stopping automobile scorchers. Ju I
think, to have a man stationed a
every nile along the county road
how many relatives that would pr
vide With nice positions at the coun-
ty's expense
The ~freebolders figure up the cou
ty expenses at $257, $50. Is for thi
year. Bat this is the last. 1t will BE-
Interesting to.see how the new com
missioners make out after givin:
them a year or two to get Strengthened
out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
Young and Needham.
TABLE OF PERCENTAGES.
Beautiful Bess at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 12.-Beauti-
full Bess easily won the Debutante
stakes for t~wo-year-old FLIES at
Churchill Downs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12

The building prosperity of Peril
Amboy continues. The contractor
and mechanics are busy. 1t is next to
impossible to keep up with the de.
mand. This means Perth Amboy is
growing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
growing.

It's a pity, though, that the side
walks cannot be put in good condition
throughout the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-12
The Dor Defeated BroohIxn.

ST LOUIS, May 12.-The Don de-
seated Brooklyn in the fourth event, a
t a mile and a sixteenth,
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
Excursions and Cheap
Rates via the Sdnra FL

Round Trip Excur sions to Chicago
Annual Meeting Swedish Eyangeli
cal Mission Covenant OF America,
June 20 ~. On aud one.third fare
Annull Meeting American Insti.
tute OF Homeopathy, June % to July
lst. One AID one-tai:,l fire.
Annual Congress American Whist
League, JAY 1913. Oos md one
third fare.
Niagarl Falls-JUne COB. ne fare
plus 500 for round trip.
Meeting Overland Raring ASS !.
Denver, June II TO Julys. One fare
for round trip.
Summer Tourist Eatcs to Clicaun
and st. Louis, J'Int !st to Sept. jotll
Chicago and return So $50. ST.
Louis aud rctur 81 10. Return lin
il October 3lst.
Topeka. Kan State Christian En-
lcavor Convenlinn. June 2n22. One
fare pl!ls o0c for Gorui trip.
Pueblo-Annual State invention
Christian Endeavor, June Is -ls, One
and one.hfth fare,
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
! Saturday Evening" June II.

would have told the same thing
at co.t of 10 cents a week. Two
dollars would pay for the two lines
twenty Wet IS, nearly half year,
and the reading coull have been
changed every week SO that all of
tfe PEOPLE Tributary to Holly who
wonld naturally learn in the course
or tlDe that the prize had gone
down, would also learn that the
Holly firm was making a cores
ponding reduction. There i. pos.
lively no cheaper way of telling
the people what you have to sell
and what YOU will cell il for than
thro' gh the columns of the news.
paper,
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
The Cheapest Advertising.

While out in the county one
dly this week we noticed a sign
painted ON bridge over the name
of n Holly firm stating that the
p ice of pot1toes is 81 so per hun
dred pounds. This sign probably
cost the firm in the neighborhood
of $500 for livery hire, time, etc
and as it is well known that poia-
toes have been selling at Sl.00 per
hundred pounds in Holly and 9th
or ,wns for several months, and
probably by this sume firm, in
stead of being benefit the sign
is a positive detrim-nt as no one
who reads it is going TO come tt
HOLY for their sputls when they
can .-t them for dollar at auoth.
er Town.
OF course the sign may have
been painted when a dollar ard
half for spuds looked cheap to
the buyer, but there is nothing in
its appearance to indicate bu1
what it was put up last week. .
Again this siIn' car on1y be seen
by those who happen TO y So along
that particular road. aud therefore
= large number of People who
should trade in Holly probably
never saw It at all.
Two lines in the Chieftain
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
Kansas Side Of
Case Near Close,

Testimony for Kansas was tax IL
Monday at Hutchinson in the
case Of Kansas against Colorado
involving the right to use the
waters of the Arkansas river for
irrigation purposes. Witnesses
testified as to the underfow Of the
river and compared the quantity
OF water in the river with that If
ten years ago. The Kansas side
OF the case will be completed in
Topeka on June II. Is and ~.
Soou after this tho evidence will
be submitted to the United State.
supreme court by Special Cam.
missioner Richnrdson.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16

Tie La Junta Tribune brings
fort, some good thoughts in re-
g.;d to the mail orler honse.
which is worthy OF consideration.
I, says 1.-The mail order business is
the quack doctor OF Commerce. 1t
promist $ much aud guarantee S
nothing. Like patent medicine.
the directions are on the inside.
and you have to get non-re'urp.
able package before you can fiud
out what they me. No mall order
house bel el To blild The lit e
white srh,,oi house in your distrit
nr turnpike the road past the door
No mai! oidsr house ever took OF
fy the Latd ard told vou to LET
that little account g until after
harvest. No mail order house
ever sold you merchandise and
thea spent every cent Of its profits
hight in the community where you
and your neishbors could gel ii
all back again. No ma | order
house ever showed it Z; patent l.alh-
er 8 oes under your table and re-
joicei with you when YOU wef-
I'D, nor sp Ike encouraging words
to YOU in afilic,iou, nor stood with
uncovered head beside the grave
when your children died."
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
ArkansasvalIey has Different
But Better Conditions.

In speaking of the movements
to secure n desirable class of i'm.
migration to the Arkansas Valley
the Pueblo Chieftain says:
at ought to be borne in mind
that the conditions as they now
exist in The Arkansas Valley are
quite different from those obtained
in most regions to which immigra-
ton is inyited. There are no
Cheap lands in the Arkansas
Valley in Colorado. Every foot
of land that can be irrigated is
valuable, and the new corners
must expect to pay more for a
smaller tract of band than they
c ,uld secure in some of the nortli-
ern or western states where irri-
gation is | OF prnt ced But the
land is worth all the money that
is asked for it. "When we con
slider lhe lr a!uctiveness Of tie
soil, the certainty of water supply
'nsuring the regularity Of the
crops. the salubrity of the climate
both in summer and winter, the
nearness of good markets and
Other matters, the argument in
favor of Colorado is one that cal !.
not be resisted by those that are
familiar with all the circums'anc
es. But because those circum-
stances differ from these that com.
monty prevail in other parts of
our country is all the more reason
why our business leaders should
make it pnrt of their duty to
supply reliable and Ineligible in
formation regarding Colorado TO
those that would like to know
about these things."
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
Colorado Farmers will
Receive S6.OOO,OOO
for Beets This Year

According to statistics prepared
by J. r. McKinnie, of Colorado
Springs, one of the largest owners
of the Grand junction beet sugar
Colombo farmers will tn s
year receive approximately $6, 600
600, for the product OF l25,0c0
acres of land they have sown to
beets. The total crop is estimat.
ed at I,250.00O tons. 1t is esti-
mated there are $4,000 acres in
beets in the northern part of the
state, 1000 acres in the Grand
valley. and 3S,00O acres in the
Arkansas WI ~.
The sugar output will be l2o,-
900 tons, an at $50 per ton, the
Colorado manufacturers wi ii re-
ccive 100000 with an add
tional $1,000, 900 from by.proiuct-
OF which, mol .sses is one of the
most important.
The c. st Of labor aud manufac.
ture will amonnt to S2.5O0,OOO
with an additional $l.50O,050 for
coal. coke and lime.
The to al investment in Co'ora-
do sugar bret factories is Sl2.000,-
600. 1t is estim ited that the ne
interest will b. s per cent for this
year.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16

W FACTORY NOTES. 80
&@=&@E.@.

W. Baur, consulting engineer,
was at the factory Yesterday.
w. Schwartz, foreman for Con-
tractor Leonardt, went to Pueblo
Tuesday on business.
The wagon dump west of the
beet sheds is being built ss fast as
the dirt can be moved.
The company is employing ey
erybody who applies for a job and
no one who is allie to work has an
excuse for being idle.
The foundali, n for the new res
ierce of Superintendent Sin
shein er is finished and carpenters
are constructing the frame work.
The steel columns for the main
building are on the grounds. but
the ste,l gang are now Mt work
placing the steel frame work on
the boiler hou.c.
The lime kiln building is up to
the third s.o!y, one kiln is in
place and the other will be in by
the last of-the week. This build
ing i, 10 be seven stories high.
The trees that were set out
about the grounds in the spring
are all living ard growing visor-
ously, already showing enough
foliage to improve the appearance
of the grounds.
Section Foreman Finke has a
large force ut work building side
tracks on the grounds, Two
tracks are now completed along
the east side of he boiler house,
machine shops and lime kiln.
There are yet four 10 be built.
The wife of Tony Tovatt, tue
head rigger, arrived Yesterday
from Bay City. Michigan. In Or
der to make the OCCASION dpubly
joyful for Mr.. Tovatt his friculs
at the factory secured the Holly
blud and some refreshments in
the evening and gave him sere-
made. The boys say they had a
mighty nice time.
The company is highly pleased
at their success with the deep
well. Those " ho have Travelled up
and down the valley a great deal
and are VT Il posted on the water
quest on declare that tha water at
the factory is the hes: evsr. found
in the valley. Tne well is Az
feet deep aud The water lises 1t
within 20 feet Of the surface. The
supply is inexhau stable. Is 900
gallons per. day having | e IN pump
out without apy.iudication of less
ening the supply.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
Fourth of July Committees.

Fourth of July Committees.
At the meeting Saturday night
the following committees were
announced by Chairman j. s. Nc
Murtry:
\ Executive-L. NJ. Gee, G. r.
Appel, Us. McMurtry
Grounds and decoration J. W.
Bryce. w. r. Steele, Howard
Brown, F. S. Merwin, G. A. Ham.
ilton.
Parade. Q. Sword, W. W.
Gill. j. e. Murphy.
Finsnce-W. G. Simpson. Ed
Jones, N. F. Vidal, G. H. Adams.
Music j. b. Harden. j. w.
Ikelman.
Barbecue-H. A. Pettee, j. N.
Bragg, w. Il. Rockwell, G. W.
Steyens.
Adveriising-L. NJ. Gee, r. D.
Wilson. II. w. Milford.
Racing w. NJ. Wiley, j. ".
Lyons, G. A. Wool.
Minor Events Frark White, J.
w. Wilkin, J. w. Phillips.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
The Day Of the Strawberry

Strwberry Day will be celehrs,-
ed at Glenwood Strings, saturd v
june IL. For this occasion ,l,,.
Denver g. Rio Grande railr,.d
COMPANY will cell round trip .x-
curslen tickets at e;csed nsly NV
retes.
Strawberries and cream. bath
ins-including suits-in the p,g
pool. all fr-e.
Call on any Rio G,snde agent
for complete information regard.
ing rates and train engagements.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16

The Kansas court hos recently
ruled thatif a person takes pa
per out Of a postoffice he is barr. d
from setting up claim that ''h.
new ordered it" when the edi,or
demands his pay. Occas ionally
an editor gets things his way X.
g. Journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-16
Teachers E:eete d for Coming
Term

The Holly school board met
Wednes sday afternoon and elec' ed
the following teachers for the
term beginning in September:
irlncipal, Prof. Herbert G
.Lansson,-oe Lanar; Room |, Miss
Minnie B;llinoslra, of Holly
Room 2, Miss Gl,d,s Dick inson,
of Granada; Room :, Miss Msut
JohLs,n, OF Ho ".
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
JACK FROST MAY
ENOANCER FRUIT
COOL WEATHER FoRECASTER'S
PREDICTION
Oranges and Lemons May Be DAM
aged in Lowlands-Temperature
of 80 Degrees Is Probable,
Say Experts

Oranges, lemons and grape fruit will
be partially frozen this morning by the
heavy frost which is due in the vicinity
of Los Angeles, according to officials
of the weather bureau, who say that
one of the most severe frosts that Los
Angeles has ever experienced is to oc-
cur early this morning, and all kinds
of fruit may be damaged greatly
Weather experts believe that the
temperature will fall as low as 30 de-
grees.
Following is the report of the weather
bureau for the day:
The pressure has fallen decidedly in
the southwest and a depression central
in Northern Arizona is causing rain
from the Colorado river to Texas, turn
ign to snow on the high elevations.
The Rocky mountain high area con-
tinues, with fair cold weather and
rapidly decreasing pressure toward
Southern California, which continues
TO give fair weather with dry
ing land winds south of the
Tehachapi. The temperature has
fallen in Southern California, the
change being marked in the vicin-
ity of Point Conception, and at Los
Angeles and vicinity heavy frost will
occur in exposed places. Conditions
are favorable for continued fair wealth
er in this vicinity today, with frost this
morning-heavy in exposed places.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
CHARGE DEPARTURE FROM
GOOD WATER METHODS
Negro 5aptists From Pasadena Appear
in Court and AIleee That Preacher
Embraced Strange and
Weird Beliefs


"Ah thought that All was pretty
much sanctifed already, but when this
yeah man Bushell came snoopin' round
telling me that All would have to go
down to the mo'ner's bench and wait
there on nah knees until All saw a
bright white light If All wanted to be
saved, All Just got plumb disgusted
and left that theah church" The fore
going is a sample of testimony heard
in department eight of the superior
court yesterday.
All kinds of instruction in the lore
Of the Baptist church could be secured
at the hearing of the case of Mrs.
Knott and others against Rev. Blu
she'll pastor of the Friendship Baptist
church of Pasadena.
Sixty members of the black four
hundred of Pasadena were in attend
ance at the trial yesterday. and when
evidence was given that did not meet
with their approval, the contcmptuous
shifts of the partlsans Of either side
made the court room sound like a goose
yard until the sharp rap of the balliff
recalled them to a realization of tho
fact that they were not free to eX-
press opinions i'm the court room.
Mrs. Carry. who was for many years
a staid member and supporter of the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
City News
EGG MAKERS ARE DISSATISFIED;
SAY FOOD SUPPLY Is INADEQUATE

can to supply the people with eggs as
long as we live like royalty"
Il don't care" answered the hen.
~ think It is just awful the way we
have been treated and the food we have
been getting during the mouting sea
son. I've notion not TO lay another
egg. II would serve them right" she
continued as she walked away to talk
over her grievances with her feathered
sister.
Los Angeles fathers who have to
supply eggs for The children's break
fast aie hoping that the chicken ranch
owners will see to II that the chickens
have the best there is in the way Of
feed so that they will increase the
supply which now is less than the de-
mand.
Men, when they enter a restaurant,
look at the loose change they have in
their pocket and ponder awhile before
they give the waiter an order for an
Adam and Eve on raft" egg sand
wich" or ham an" wondering
whether it is worth the price.
The ranchmen say that they hope
that the warm weather that is now pre-
vailing will induce the hen to again be-
come good natured and go to laying.