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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-04

cost not to exceed s50O. was passed
the following vote
Yea-Aldermen Rossi, Stacey. Slni
Grouse, Schultz. Alderman.at-laI
PfciTer. Nay-None.
Motion-That the Street commissil
er be authorized to advertise Nfof bit
for paving Market street from the eros
walk at the City Hall to the west Gro;
wrlk at Water Street, was passed by
following vote:
Yea-Aldermen Rossi, Stacey, Smit
Grouse, Schultz, Aldcrmar-at-lars
Pfeiffer. Nay-None.
Motion-That the paving Of StatJ
street from the Lchigh Valley Railroad
bridges to line Of lands of Gadek and
Meredith be referred to the commission
crs of street assessments and imptove-
ments for preliminary estimates ab re-
quired by the Charter, was passed by
the following vote
Yea-Aldermen Rossi, Stacey, Smith,
Grouse, Schultz, Aldermen large
Pfeifer. Nay-Nonc.
Motion-That the Street Combustion
er be authorized to advertise for bids
I for 304 lin. feet of blue stone tagging,
= inches thick, to be laid atthc City
Hall Park, was passed by hefollowing
vote.
Yea-Aldcrmcn Rossi, Stacey, Smith,
Grouse, Schultz, Aldcrmcn.at-large
Pfeiher. Nay-None.
Whereas, the Board of Water Com
missioncrs of the City of Perth Amboy,
have passed an ordinance providing for
the issue of Water Bonds Of the City of
Perth Ainboy. to the amount of Forty
Thousand Dollars 100000, said bonds
to be forty in number, each of the de-
nomination of One Thousand Dollars.
and numbered from ago to ITS inclusive.
each bearing date July /, 1905, and to
become due July 81, 1885, and to bear
interest at the rate of ! per cent. per
annum. payable s~cmi-annuallv, on the
first day,of January and July. in each
year.
Be it resolved, that the consent and
approval of the Council be and the same
is hereby given for the issue of said
bonds.
Dated May !, 1905.
was passed by the following vote:
Yea-Aldernen Rossi, Stacey, Smith,
Grouse, Schultz, Aldcrman-at-Largc
Pfeiffer, Nay-None.
On motion an ordinance entitled IAN
Ordinance, to change the grade of State
street from Market 10 JOru0n RLrCct,
was taken up on its second reading,
passed without amendment. taken up
on its third reading and final passage,
and was passed by the following vote:
Yea-Aldermcn Rossi, Stacey, Smith,
Grouse, Schultz, Aldcrman-at-Largc
Pfeiffer. Nay-Nonc.
On motion an ordinance entitled Gan
Ordinance to pave State street, from
Market street to Gordon street, with
either vitriied paving brick, or Bcr-
mudez or Venezuela asphalt" was
taken up on its second reading. Motion
to amend by inserting the word The
before the word Commissioners. in Sec
tiou 8, was carried. 1t was then taken
up on its third reading and final passage
and passed as amended by the follow
vote:
Yea-Aldermen Stacey, Smith, Grouse
Schultz, Aldcrman-at-Larg Pfeiffcr.
Nay-Nonc.
Following are the reports Of the city
officers.
COMPTROLDFR'S REPORT.
To the Honorable the Council of Perth Amboy.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-05-04
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

% Raritan Copper Works
20 High and Lewis
n mtdis o d ave and Paterson 10
rs Market and First ats.
rs Smith and High at
35 State and Smith sts
As Buckingham ave and HRrtf
rs Commerce and Front SITS
Al High and Washington str
81 State at and Buckingham ave
30 Hall ave and Charles ut
"a Railroad ave and Wayne
~ Washington and First sts
63 Turnpike and Elm st
o. Smith st aud Watson ave
Gb Commerce and State To
~ Front and Smith ats
"a Water and Gordon gs
"A Kearny ave and Gordon at
SO Smith and Herbert St
81 Woodbridge road and Washington 81
81 Isehigh ave ? y Stanford st
To send in an alarm, open the door OF tho boz
aud pull down the lever and let go once only
Stay at box until fremen arrive.
SPECIAL UALLs.
1~tap-Break in circuit. y Drill and nre
alarm test. Hydrant at corner of jefferson and
High street alwayst to be used for this trial. 8
taps Fire out. 5~taps-Police call. 12-Call for
Lincoln Hose, 13-Cal for Washington hose
f1-Call for Mcclellan Hose ib-Can for FRO
lection n. and Z.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16

We are in receipt Of book entitled
supplementary volume Of Louisiana
Geography, compiled by E. L. Ste-
phens, Phi. D. President of South
western Louisiana Industrial Institute
and W. E. Taylor. Phi. D. President
of Ruston Louisiana Industrial Insti-
tute. This is a beautifully printed
aud illustrated little volume and pre-
sents the geography in most pleas
ing manner, and should be in the
house of every Louisianian, its in
formation is in detail, its topography
well illustrated, the varied industries
of the State we'll treated Of, in fact it
is the most complete epitone of the
State ever issued We commend it to
the public. If it would be published
in q cheaper form, it would be
strong card in the hands Of our I'm
Blreau for distribution.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16

We reproduce the following from
the. St. Mary Waterman, which
pointsis.. very well taken:
after the adjournment of the
legislature next spring, st. Mary
is going to lead off in the State
fight, and WHAT'S more, will cut a
long, Iblue streak through the air.
AS far as the Waterman is con-
cerned however. we will simply
view the things as they pass, and
no more. This editor will not grow
hoarsessin the future screaming for
the other fellow who fOrgets ali
about 1T before the next sun rises.
Ia other words we have pulled this
enterprise out of the political bull
ring to re-enter no more. Onr
time, capital, experience and ener-
gies, if we have any, will be used
singly and solely for our own ben
eft. and those who cannot paddle
their own fiat boat can sink or drift
ont of sight. "
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
THE MERRIWETHER CASE.

After courtmartial lasting for
some days where the best talent Of the
government was employed to prosecute
Midshipman Minor Merriwether was
found guilty of transgressing the rules
Of the Naval Academy and sentenced
to one years confinement to the Acad-
envy grounds. The papers were sent
to the Secretary of the Navy who ap-
proved the findings of the Court and
and added a reprimand. While the
death Of Midshipman Branch, the re-
suit of fisticuff between the two
men is most deplorable, yet the evil
dence brought out during the trial +,
proved that under the peculiar code
among the midshipmen, there was no
other way to settle disputes unless one
or the other resigned or showed COW.
ardce, which could not be tolerated.
That brutal fighting had been in vogue
for years, and wiDked at by the auth
critics of the Naval Academy was a
fact we'll established, and Mr. Merri-
wether was made a scapegoat for the
sins of omission of these authorities,
who should have enforced such discip-
line and code of morals as would not
turn our Naval Academy into prize
ring, or make brutes out of our young
Midshipmen. Mr. Merriwet ether was
simply victim of a code which
should have been discovered and WHIP
ed out years ago. The unfortunate
Branch's death should be laid at the
doors of those officers who were either
too blind or too brutal to interfere,
and force men to act as gentlemen and
not as young savages Under the con-
ditions and environments, neither
young men could have done aught but
engage in the fstic battle, neither of
which thought it could have such an
unfortunate and heartrending termi-
nation.
Since above was put in type two ad-
ditional cases of hazing have occurred
iu which Midshipman Kimbrough was
found in his room unconsci ous, and
Midshipman Cooper was stricken with
Sudden paralysis necessitating
his being taken to the hospital. Con-
gress is now aroused, and will demand
a reform in the administration of the
affairs of the Annapolis Academy
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
A REPLY.
Editor Nelc Iberia Enterprise:


Dear sir-We desire to say that
the article appearing in the last issue
of the Iberian under the name of Fair
Play contains a statement which is
false, and is being maliciously circu-
lated so as to injure public officials.
We quote why does he not ask
how it happened that the white
washing of the charges made against
the City Attorney, done by the best
Grand Jury was celebrated by some
officers of the Parish, the ex-City
Attorney and his friends in the saloon
of one member of the best Grand Jury
the night before it made its report in
open Court, at which celebration,
delicacies such as teal ducks and
champagne were INDUCED in from
SIX O'Clock 2. NJ. to one O'Clock A.
NJ, with singing accompanied by the
negro string band and profane Ian
guage.
The statement is manufactured
falsehood of the whole cloth and a
yard wide. A gentleman engaged in
business invited a number of others
to a supper at our lunch table. There
were present persons of all political
hues. There was never any sugges-
ton made by any one present that 1T
was to celebrate anything, but was
participation by those invited in the
good cheer in which the host was and
for which he paid.
The attempt to have it appear that
there was O celebration in the bar
room of a Grand .Jurer for the reasons
stated is a wilful perversiOn of the
truth. We may further state that
the Parish Official whom it is sought
to malign was not party to the ne
tertainment except mas much as hav-
ing entered the saloon after the sup
per was under Roadway he was invi
ted to Join at the meal, and did so.
Let Fair Play learn to tell the
truth.
p. A. LANDRY.
ny GIIIDRY Nor
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
CROP NOTES.

The past week has not been very
favorable to the agricultural interests,
as considerable rain fell Tuesday
night and "Wednesday. ever since the
weather has been very unsettled. I'M
der these conditions, deliveries of
cane have been made with difficulty
increased expense, as the rains have
made the roads soft and heavy, couse-
quently transportation and field work
difficult. The cane have not deteri-
GRATED any as yet. the cool weather
since the killing Of the bud having
been very favorable to the standing
cane, while to the windrowed cane 1t
has been very beneficial for its pre-
servatiou. The sugar content has
improved SO that factories can come
nearer a margin Of profit than here
tofole, prices are still quite unsatis-
factory, but our people have learned
to take the bitter with the sweet. and
and hope for better things next year,
it is expected that most of the fac
tories will close by Christmas, some
few possibly sooner. thus closing ono
of the most remarkable and unfavor.
able seasons which has been recorded
for years, from every standpoint.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
MENACE TO SUGAR INTERESTS.

The life of the American sugar pro-
Queer both from cane or beet is one of
unceasing care and anxiety. No
sooner does Congress convene, then
some onslaught is made upon the sugar
interests, the continual tinkering OF
the tariff on sugar, gives the industry
al element of instability that is hard
to contend with, contracts are made i,
crops are planted, new machinery in
stalled upon the basis of the stability
of our sugar tariff Yet suddenly
comes wire from Washington inform
ing our planters and cane producers
of new complications prejudicial to
our interests, unsettling values After
Hawaiian sugars were made free, and
Cuban sugar interests protected, at the
expense of our domestic industry, it
was thought that for while the ques.
ton was settled and we breathed free
~ again. But again are we menaced
Chairman Payne of the Ways and
Means Committee wants to remit IS
per cent of the Dingley tariff in favor
of the sugar of the Philippines and
again are the forces of the domestic
sugar industry lined upon Washington
battling for their industrial life. The
most singular phase of the question is
that an American industry built up
years of obstacles, and ad-
verse legislation, and which engages
millions of American freeman and
hundreds of millions of dollars should
be jeopardized because of a pnerile
sentiment that teeming millions of
semi -barbarians should be favored at
the expense of free Americans. We
trust our Representatives in Congress,
ably assisted by those of the Beet
sugar districts of the West, as also by
the Sugar Exchange of New Orleans
may be able to block this game of the
sugar trust, ever a menace to the in
dustry.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16

every other owner of cotton is b,
ing denied his price while You are
giving yours away, which prevents
the advance rs long as they can get
il ut less than its value.
Hundreds Of thousands Of bales
are being pledged to the Southern
Cotton Association for .l5c, enough
to force tue price to It's value very
soon. unless buyers can cOntlnAb
to Get yours that is not pledged at
their price, in this event, the price
cannot reach its value until yours
has npen taken ont of the way and
at their price-then the loyal ones
will again reap the benefits of their
Association hard work in their
behalf
RICHARD CHEATHAM,
Secretary Southern Cotton ASsocla-
ton.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
TIME FOR HONESTY TO SPEAK OUT

Those big fellows who have been
plundering great trust funds like
those of life insurance companies
and others, include some of the
leading men in the business, social
and political circles OF the country.
Some are merchants and bankers,
presidents of great corporations,
United States Senators and leading
politicians, and they have all been
able to escape criminal prosecution.
So long as they get away with the
"swag" and are secure from prison
they care not what "envious" per-
sons say about them.
1t is this sort of thing which is
doing more than every other con-
dition to create popular discomfort
and SOW the seeds Of socialism.
Nobody wants to deprive any man
of the wealth he has accumulated
by his honest efforts of labor, in
tellect or enterprise. But the men
who are enriched by ill-gotten
gains through the violation of the
laws of honor and morality, or by
means of despotic mOnopOlies, if
not by actual crime, are becoming
objects of sinister public regard.
AS to the big criminals, they
should be brought to the bar of
justice.
Says the Wall Street (New York;
Journal on this subject:
"There is nothing more sure than
the destiny of the So week clerk
who steals few dollars from his
employer. The law deals with him
sternly. He is arrested and sent to
prison. When his term expires
every door of reputable employ
ment is closed against him. He
bears the stamp of felOn. There
is the smell of the prison upon
him. He is Stunned by his fell
lows. There is no hope and op-
portunity for him.
But how about the rich man who
uses his power to make profit at
the expense of others, who steals
in lordly way by holding up
aud forcing them to pay
tribute to him, who mismanages
trust funds, who speculates with
the money of others, who votes
himself a thieving salary, who vio-
lates the law, who juggles with fig
ures, who doctors books, and who
makes false statements to the Gov
eminent departments having the
power of supervisioni Are such
men as these punished Are they
arrested and tried for violation of
lawi Are they expelled from the
Chamber of Commerce and other
reputable associations of business
mens Are they ostracised by So
cietyf
The cry has been that the insur-
ance officials who have been guilty
Of dishonest practices should ego"
In response to the pressure of
public opinion some of them are
going" But does resignation,
forced or otherwise, meet all the
of justicei The So a
week clerk is not permitted to
plead illness or the pressure of
other affairs as q reason for re-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
He is peremptorily put

III OLhCue. ho 10 pCioLuptOilly pun
into Jail.
Is it not time when something
should be done to show to the
country that there is an equal en-
forcement of law in this country!
Surely there is sufficient evidence
of violation Of insurance law to
warrant the Attorney General of
the State and the District Attorney
Of New York to proceed criminally
against one or more Of the insur-
ancemen who have been guilty of
gross, outrageous and criminal
treachery to sacred trusts. Surely
some of our great and honorable
associations of businessmen and
some Of our leading social clubs
might take occasion TO expel these
men from their rolls of member
ship.
Such offenders should be made
to feel that there is firm and IN
swervlng sense Of honor in bust
ness circles, in so ciety, in churches
and in circles and assem- blages that
will condemn such evil-doers with
expressions of denunciation and
contempt that will make them hide
their heads with shame and flee
from the presence of decent people
The time has come when society
should be purged Of such rotten
corruption, lest worse befall.-
Picayune
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
the price to Zoe before the present
crop was ready for market.

the price to Zoe before the present
crop was ready for market.
On September 18th, the ASs0cia
ton advised the farmers to ask
lie for their cotton as conditions
fully warranted that price. Many
fixed that price aud sold for it.
Now, on December LIST, The fact
that the crop is very short has been
established beyond the shadow of
a doubt, and only small remnant
of that left unsold, also, that the
markets are bare of dry goods with
future prices enormously advanced,
cotton mills loaded down with
contracts and orders for goods
several months ahead, and only
with about one half enough cot
ton in sight to fill them VIII
they pay l5c for cotton? Why, of
course, they will if you ask it If
you not they will take it at .05c as
they have done in the past.
Decide for yourselves, let them
have it at its actual value, .l5c, or
let them tax it at their price, O3c,
it is yours-do as you please,
but remember that if you sell for
less than its value, .15c, you are
not only injuring yourself, but
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
p. A. LANDRY.
HY. GUIDRY Mgr.
Remarkable Cure.

~ was much afflicted with sciatica."
writes Ed. c. Mud, Iowaville, Sedgwick
Co, Kan, going about on crutches and
suffering a deal of pain. | was induced
TO try Billiards. Snow Liniment, which re-
lieved me.
| used three soc bottles. 1t is the
greatest liniment | ever used; have rec
commended it to a number of persons; all
express themselves as being benefited by
it. | now walk without crutches, able to
perform great deal of light labor on the
farm. Sold by Estorge Drug Co., 25c,
soc and 81 90.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
Fifteen CENT COTTON.

The Cotton Growers of the South
through and with the assistance Of
their organization, are slowly but
surely winning the greatest CON-
mercial battle ever known to the
world. They are being applauded
by millions of people who are
watching the great fight that is be-
ing successfully waged by them to
throw off the yoke of thieving and
speculative manipulation that has
held them SO long, and has been
the means of enabling the spinners
to grow enormously wealthy at the
expense of the poor farmer.
Those who stood loyal to the AS
ISOLATION and accepted its advice,
as given last January, to fix price
Of 1Oc per pound on their cotton
demand it and get ibid so, not
withstanding there were thousands
who decried their efforts by say
ing: "Impossible, foolish, etc."
The amount of cotton held by the
loyal ones was sufficient to bring
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
CITY RAILWAY.

As many of our readers DO not see
the Iberian, in which is published the
proceedings of the City Council, we
append below a very important matter
recently passed upon by the City Faith
ers, and which will serve to answer
many of the questions propounded by
our friends. No other town Of like
proportions in Louisiana is without
street railway accommodations and it
now appears from the franchise pub
lished below that our City is soon to
enjoy this modern convenience, that
it will benefit our City is beyond
doubt, that it will develop residential
sections is also certain, that it will
add value to the property along the
line is also true.
It will be noticed that there is no
long tie up of the matter rs it must
be settled one way or the other within
seven months. 1t is matter OF sat-
isfaction that the City Council has
acted promptly in this matter, giving
encouragement to the promoter to go
on with the work.
With street railway, 1OOO-seat
Opera House, and modern Hotel, old
Iberia will begin to wake up from her
nap of Rip Van Winkleism, and as
sumo the habiliments of a live wide
awake CITY, full of energy and pros
perity.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board OF
Trustees of the Town of New Iberia, La.
Gentlemen: hereby request your
Honorable Body to grant me the right OF
way over and along the streets, alleys and
avenues and the ways of the City Of New
Iberia for the purpose of constructing and
operating a system of electric railways on
the following streets within the corporate
limits of the town of New Iberia, to wit:
The entire length of Main st. from the
lower limits, out of Fulton Street OF the
Town of New Iberia, from Main st., Lewis
Avenue to the corporate limits. From
Main Street out Bridge Street to City
limits, from Main Street out Lasalle
Street to Field Streets, down Field
Street to Railroad Avenue, out Railroad
Avenue to Madison Street, down Madison
Street to French Street, out French
Street to Hacker Street, down Hacker
Street to iberia Street, out Iberia Street
to Main Street, again down Hacker Street
to Bank Avenue out Bank Avenue to st.
Peter Street, down st. Peter Street to
Ann Street to any point it would be ad-
visable to diverge 80 as to connect with
Main Street within or beyond the cor
porate limits.
The said franchise is to me, my asso-
ciates or assigns over or through the
streets named above, and to be for term
Of Is years. The principal authorities are
to designate the portion of the streets to
be used which portion so used will be
kept in good repair by the grantee.
Franchise granted will become void il
the bona fide construction of the railway
be not begun within months and COM
pleted within Is months after beginning
of the construction.
New Iberia, December 4, 1905.
+. A. AUaUR.
It was moved by Mr.. John Fisher,
seconded by Mr.. r. d. Stansbury and
that the proposition made by
Mr.. F. A. Anger asking for fran
chise over certain streets in the City
Of New Iberia be published in the Of
fetal journal for the space of thirty
days as required by the City Charter.