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New-York tribune., 1905-06-11
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nroved the strongest kind of a feature. How the
world began is interesting subject
The one attraction at Luna Park. at the same
time the most thrilling and the least appreciated
is Seeth's troupe of eighteen bears. If the
crowds which watch Mile. Louise the young
woman who puts the big animals through their
PAGES in the barred ring over the lake. knew
that her proudest boast is that she never car
ried a frearm into the widest den of animals
she has ever entered. and that more than once
she has been badly torn by these shaggy beasts.
the act might produce the thrill which is now
lacking. Mile. Louise posed before camera
one day last week surrounded by the polar
bears. In inducing Frank, the biggest and ug-
liest of them all, to stand on his hind legs and
put his forefeet her shoulders. she struck the
brute sharp rap over the muzzle AS quick as
a flash he down upon her with all his six
hundred pounds of solid flesh. and would have
crushed her between his paws had not two as
sistants rushed into the ring and beaten him off
with iron bars. AS 1t was, she sustained
we're abrasion on her right arm and a long
scratch on her cheek. The finale to the act Is
called the Shaggy See-Saw. Nine of the bears
take seats on great piece of apparatus which
rests rockers. Two smaller rocking plat
forms are fixed at each end with bear on each.
Finally Frank" Chambers into a strip Of wood
inside the big hobby horse and standing erect.
acts balancer.
The Lost Cause of the Transvaal is one of the
hits of the season at Coney Island There is one
strange but dominant note pervading the pict-
ured chant as sung in action by Captain A.
w. Lewiss Boer War at Brighton Beach. That
dominant note is the American flag. Although
in the actual South African conflict the Ameri-
can flag bore part, in the mimic efforts to
portray the realities of the crushing of the Boer
nation it is accorded the place OF distinction.
The battles of Colenso and Paardeberg illustrate
more in one performance than all the pictures
that were printed. At Brighton Beach the bat
ties are presented on gigantic scale by actual
participants in the original encounters. There
is no Joking among either the Beers or the Brit
ish while the battles going Each
knows his military part There trained
"supes." Even the Kaffirs and Basutos who
carry off the supposed dead used to car
rying off real dead men from the field of battle
that there is no sign of levity on their part The
full programme of the Boer War is given at
and $50 o'clock on the first five days in the
week. and at 3. 3. 7:30 and o'clock on Satur-
days and Sundays.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
FAIR RAIDED
SECOND TIME.
Police Of Richmond Borough,
New York, Make Trouble
at Fair Grounds.

The police rearrested yesterday af-
trnoon the judges Of the racing
events at the Richmond County fair
They were taken TO Stapleton and re-
leased under $500 bail for eXamina-
ton this morning The two ticket
takers arrested on Tuesday were also
taken in. The arrests followed the
discharge earlier in the day of the
four Judges and the two ticket takers
by Magistrate Croak. The accused
had counsel, but Magistrate Croak
did not go into the case deeply, de-
claring the arrests were unjustified
The final heat of the first race had
Just been called yesterday afternoon
when the detectives interferred and
arrested the judges, Thomas e.
Smith, E. B. Allen, Robert Howard
and Charles E. Griffith. Lawrence
Cluse and e. E. Sneeden were the
ticket takers arrested. BY direction
of President Van Clief of the Agri-
cultural Society the crowd of about
5000 persons was informed by maya
phone of the arrests, and it was an
nounced that the races unfinished
would be finished today. Last even
ing counsel for the society was in
structed to appear before a supreme
court justice this morning and obtain
an injunction restraining the police
from interfering with the track
events.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
EXPERT TELLS WATER BOARD
TO BUY HIGHEST PRICE PUMP.
FIX AMOUNT
COUNTY TAX.
County Board of Assessors Will
Meet in New Brunswick
Next Tuesday.
Special to the Evening News.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. t.
The County Board of Assessors will
meet at the court house here next
Tuesday when the amount of taxes
to be raised for state and county pur-
poses will be apportioned throughout
the several taxing districts of the
county and the townships, boroughs
and cities will be able to ascertain
the amount of the tax rate, using
the amount of taxes to be raised for
the county and state as basis for
their figuring.
1t is expected that all of the as
SCISSORS will report an increase over
the amount of taxable property an
nounced by them last year except
in the township of Raritan where the
borough of Highland Park has been
established and this will take away
considerable taxable property from
this township. In Perth Amboy the
amount is announced as $600,000
over that of last year and in this city
there is an increase of $250,000.
Last year the total amount of tax
able property in the county was $54,-
647,65 of which the real estate val
uation was $29,664,426 and the per-
sonal valuation $5,020,374, The de-
ductions amounted to $37,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
TRYING TO LEARN HOW
GRIFFIN met DEATH.

Additional inquiries have been
made by the officials of the Central
railroad into the death of MI hazel
Griffin, the one-armed tramp, | the
tracks a short distance norl a of
Washington street early yesterday
morning. No further details have
been ascertained, however, beyond
the fact that his body, with the back
of the head crushed in, was found by
the crew of passenger train sol
shortly after O'Clock, as told in the
NEWS yesterday, and that he had
been seen in the vicinity on the prev
ious afternoon. The police cling to
the belief that Griffin was either
seated or walking on the track and
failded to hear the approach of the
train. The railway officials, however,
incline to the theory that Griffin was
riding on train and fell off. The
former theory is the more probable
one from the fact of Griffins having
been in that locality on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
IRON WORKER
PINNED DOWN.
Employed on One Of The New
Buildings at the Lead
Works.
NARROW ESCAPE

While at work on the top of one Of
the high buildings now being erected
at the lead works. Walter Whitman,
an iron worker, who boards at the
Lincoln Hotel, had a. narrow escape
from death this morning when huge
piece of iron, which was being swung
around, caught his legs and pinned
him to the side of the building. The
legs were not broken but were badly
bruised.
Whitman was at work placing a
piece of iron in position on the top
of the building, near the side, when,
without the least warning, big piece
of iron, which was being hoisted up
and swung into position for other
workmen, suddenly swirled his way
and before he could get out OF the
way his legs were caught and he was
pinned to the side of the building
Friends helped him to the ground and
he was brought to his boarding. place.
Whitman has been in the business
of an iron worker for thirteen years
and has been injured many times.
A few years ago he fell from the top
of a big building and nearly every
rib on his right side was broken.
When he left the hospital all but two
of the ribs on the right side had been
removed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
SAYS NAME.
WAS FORGED.
Check for $40 on Railway Bank
and Bears the Name Of
Marcus Stricken.

Chief of Police Burke is now in
vestigating a case which may prove
to be forgery. A check on the Rah-
way National Bank. bearing the sign
ature of Marcus Stricken has been
passed in this city and Stricken denies
any knowledge of it,
One day last week a member of
a local real estate firm called up Mr..
Stricken on the telephone, telling
him that a check they had received
bearing his signature and made out
on the Railway National Bank had
been protested Mr.. Stricken said he
had 5 account in the Railway bank
and he knew nothing of the check.
He became suspicious and asked the
real estate men TO holu the check
until he could see it. They did so
and he found that It was payable to
Jacob Wurgler and was for the sum
of 500. The matter was then placed
in the hands of the police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
WILL NOT RETURN.

About ,, 500 members of the Anal
gamated Shees and Metal Workers
Union attended the meeting held las
light in the Manhattan Lyceum, New
York, to talk over the trouble be
tween the employers and the union
It was decided not to return to work
pending the arbitration. Work is still
1t standstill on the buildings In this
,ity and according to present pros
,ects it may be some time before il
will be resumed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
MOBS IN JAPAN
CONTINUE OUTRACES

TOXIC. Sept. 7:-Popular indigna-
tion over the terms of peace in Japan
is growing. E. f. Hartman, presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific railroad
was threatened by mob today and
Masquis Ito was stoned, but neither
were hurt. The residence of the
minister Of home affairs was burned
by rioters ard the lawlessness con-
tinues.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
cYPsIEs MAKE TROUBLE.

For few days past Gypsy women
have been pestering the life out of
merchants and other persons about
town and complaints have arisen in
numbers. The matter has been
brought to the attention of Chief of
Police Burke and he has given orders
to the officials to drive the Gypsies
from town. They are encamplng on
the outskirts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
WERE SECRETLY Welded
WHILE VISITING HERE

A secret marriage in this city of
William Frederick Georges and Miss
Ida Belle Heidloff, of Newark, August
Q. has just become known through the
filing of the return by the Rev. j, L.
Lancaster rector of St. Peters parish.
The Newarkers were visiting Mrs.
NJ. L. Osterhout when they decided
to be married.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
COMMISSIONERS NET.

The commissioners in the Easton
street condemnation proceedings
against st. Stanislaus' church. ct ais,
met this morning in James Parker's
office, with c. 7. Cowenhoven, counsel
for the church. present. They adj
journed until Friday, the 18th inst.
The commissioners are James Parker,
Harry Conard and Sidney Riddles
tortfer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
BArIN STORE.

When the employees of the Reynolds
Bros, store in the Hess block, on
Smith street, were getting ready to
close last night bat flew into, the
store and it was only after some
great chasing and hard work that
they were able to get it out. A small
boy, who was passing at the time,
managed to grab the bat as it flew
out of the door. He carted it home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSN. TO MEET HERE.
Special to the Evening News:

Special 10 The Evening NeWs:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. t.
The annual meeting of the Middle
sex County Sunday School ASS. will
be held at Perth Amboy next Thurs
day, the three sessions, morning. af-
ternoon and evening to be held in the
First Presbyterian church. There
will be a large attendance from all
the Sunday schools of the county.
The speakers engaged to address the
convention are Rev. Melville Il
Snyder. of Bridgeton; Rev. 7. A.
Trimmer, of Helmetta, and George
J. Corey, of Stelton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
COMPANY STRANDED.

Just because the manager failed to
make good and skipped town without
paving his employees the members OF
the Belcher Musical Novelty Com
pany, which played in Wilder Music
hall, Monday night, are stranded
here without money. Local hotel
proprietors have an assortment ot
wearing apparel which they seized,
and will sell it cheap.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
BOUGHT AUTO
LIGHT UNSEEN.
South AmhOy Case in District
Court Here This
Morning.

An auIOmCDlle won IN ralllG
figured in a suit in the district court
today before Judge Lyon and jury.
The plaintiff was Harry C. Perrlne
and the defendant, Joseph d. Van
Pelt, both of South Amboy July 10
last Mr.. Perrine sold the machine to
Mr.. Van Pelt for $3.50 without ex-
animation. and the latter paid $50
down. He returned few days later
with a machinist and auto repairer,
who pronounced the machine not in
good condition. Mr.. Van Pelt there
upon wrote to Mr.. Perrine, stating
that the auto was no good to him un-
less put in proper shape, and that
he would not take it in the condition
it was. Suit was then begun by Mr.
Perrine for the balance of $500.
Did Not Want Machine.
Mr. Perrine had won the auto or
a chance at Trenton a few days be-
fore and it had been brought down
to his barn. He advertised II for
sale and received call from Mr.. Van
Pelt in day of two. Neither knew
anything about automobiles, but Mr.
Perrine did not want one and Mr.. Van
Pelt did. The 5000 balance was to
be paid by a three month note. Mr.
Van Pelt, when put on the stand, de
clared that the sale was conditional
upon the examination of the auto by
an expert The latter, Mr.. James, OF
South Amboy, found the machine, he
testified, in poor order and the brake
brake belt broken and the clutches
would not hold, and the automobile
was pushed back into Mr. Perrines
carriage house.
Mr.. Perrine denied on the witness
stand that the sale was conditional
upon the autos condition.
William Stevenson, of South Am
boy, Mr. Perrine's bookkeeper, test
flied to the conversation in Mr.. Per-
rine's Office when the $50 check was
given. This had followed by a few
minutes the negotiations at the car
riage house when the auto was but
casually examined by Messrs. Per
rine & Van Pelt, and to which there
was no witness.
Mr.. Perrine's stableman testified
that on the day when Mr.. Van Peli
brough Mr.. James, the expert, to the
carriage house, that Mr.. James goi
in and ran the machine about the
yard.
Mr.. James corroborated this test.
imony, but said that the clutches
would not hold when he tried to run
the machine back into the barn.
Lawyer F. M. Pearse, of South Am
boy, in opening for Mr.. Van Pelt
asked the jury if they found for his
client, to find also for the return to
him by Mr.. Perrine of the $50 paid.
The machinist who ran from Tren-
ton to South Amboy a few days be
fore the sale testified that it worked
alright and that the only stop Was
necessitated by a loosened nut.
In charging the jury Judge Lyon
said that, if the jury found thai q
sale was made, then they could not
but find for the plaintiff.
The jury went out at ten min ltes
after twelve o'clock and remained
out about fifteen minutes. They re-
turned a verdict in favor of Mr.. Per
rine for $500.
Judgment for $79.57 was rendered
In the suit of John Hospodar VS.. John
Roban.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
AMBOY BRIDGE
MATTER AIRED.
Hearing on Today Before Su-
pTeme Court Commissioner
Will Continue All Week.
QUESTION UNANSWERED

Special to the Evening News:
NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. T.
The hearing on the rule to show
cause why the contract awarded to
Sandford & Harris, of Jersey City,
in 1902, for building the Ambov
bridge, should not be set aside, is
being held today and will continue
throughout the week until finished.
1t is being held before Special SUI
preme Court Commissioner James H..
Van Cleef. II. B. Willis and Alan
Strong appeared for the Board of
Freehoders; Former Senator Wearu,
of Jersey City, for Sandford & Hal-
ris: and Willard P. Voorhees, for
Charles A. Bloomfield, who institut-
ed the action. The lulc is return lble
September 10.
There are present today Mr.. Sand
ford, Expert Engineer Thomas Nc
Cam, County Engineer Robert
Dougherty, County Collector Serviss
and Freeholders Haney, O'Neil,
Fountain and Jackson, and Clerk D.
w. Clayton.
l.
o'clock until 2.
ID. w. Clayton, clerk of the Board
of Freeholders, was the first witness
called. He was questioned as to the
minutes of recent years, and espec-
tally as TO those of the meeting held
September 3, 1902. He read them,
showing that the contract was award
ed to Sandford & Harris for $146,
$50, on a resolution offered by Mr..
Glenn, passed by a unanimous vote
of 23 members. The clerk produced
copy of the contract. When asked
where it had been, he said that he
had had it most of the time, but that
1t has been at times in the hands of
the auditor.
Tracing UnaccOuntcd For.
County Engineer Dougherty test
flied that there has been copy of
4 the plans in his office. 1t was a blue
print which he prepared from trac-
/ ing. He did not known where the
tracing came from nor anything about
1t, he testified. MIR. Voorhees,, who
had questioned him on the above
point, thought this strange.
Not From War Department.
The tracing contained initials
which Mr.. McCann ioeltified as his.
MIR. McCann, however, denied any
knowledge of the original tracing.
He said he thought it was War
Department plan, as he had not ap-
proved it until seventeen days after
the War Department did so. He test
| flied that the Freeholders had de-
sired a steel bridge, but that he told
them that It could not be built for
lS150,O00, the amount of the approp-
Ration. He said that Sandford &
Harris plans were the best by one
hundred per cent He declared that
he had had nothing to do with the
approaches or the location of the
bridge.
William w. Crehore, of Elizabeth,
was produced by Mr.. Bloomfield S
attorney as an expert engineer.
He said that he mas examined the
bridge thoroughly taking every de-
tail of material and construction,
based on the costs existing in 1902
(Which were If anything higher than
in 1902).
He estimated the cost at S9S,446,
and allowing $4,000 for extra haz-
ards in construction. he said that
s10S,446 is liberal estimate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
YACHT CLUB MEETING.

The regular September meeting OF
the Raritan Yacht Club was held last
revening. The question Of heating the
clSahouse was broached, and it will
be further discussed at a meeting to
be held next Wednesday night.
A proposition to hold race two
weeks from Saturday was also brought
up, and will be acted upon next We'd
nesday. i{ rs fKf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
SOLD SALOON PROPERTY
sneclal 10 the Evening News:

opcclHI 10 TIC ENtHIHb NVW5'
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept 7
Sheriff Carman. yesterday afternoon
sold the saloon property of Catharine
VI. Berger, at South Amboy at Sher-
fG's sale. The Gottfried Kreugel
Brewery Company, of Newark, had
a mortgage upon the place which
they foreclosed and instituted pro
ceedings in the court of ehancery fol-
the sale of the property. The amount
of the decree and costs agdiost Il
was s2.295.20 and the properly was
bought IN by the brewery company
for 500.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
TRAIN BLOCKED STREET.

Patrolman Andrew Jensen, acting
upon complaints. went to the New
Brunswick avenue crossing of the
Central railroad at 1876 O'Clock last
night, where a train had been block
ing the street. When the officer
arrived the track was clear.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
FRICHTFUL ACCIDENT

NEW CASTLE, Del, Sept. IA
Pennsylvania express train collided
with another express at Wilmington
Junction, ten miles north of here, this
morning. Twenty are reported dead
and fifty injured as a result OF the ac-
cident
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
big steamer Arrived.

The big steamer Marcus. of the
Trinadad Trading and Shipping Line
came into port yesterday afternoon
for the Barber Asphalt Werks. She
has a cargo of crude asphalt Last
night men commenced to unload the
steamer andcthe local Custom House
men were on duty all night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
NOTICE.

A special meeting of st, Patrick s
Alliance of America will be held this
evening, Sept Z, at St Mary's Hall at
7. 30 p. M, to make ARRANGEMENTS to
attend the funeral of our deceased
brother, Henry Foley.
Jeremiah Desmond, Pres.
John J. Clark, Sec.
1902 OF 1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
VIII Not Ride Tonight

Because of some misunderstanding
The trolley ride of the Eagle Athletic
Club will not take place tonight as
IS was planned. The members will
decide at the next meeting on later
date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07

Joseph Beutsch and Morris Rlein-
vahler are now in charge of the Ros-
TT bank in State street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
Colorcd Republicans.

The Colored Republican Club
will meet Tuesday night at the home
of II. Anthony, 131 New Brunswick
avenue. All colored voters are in
vited to attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07
Lcaky Hytlrant .

A leaky hydrant at Centre and
state streets is engaging the atten-
tion of the officials.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07

Try Helmsman &c cigar at Scxton's
Drug Store, 10 Smith st. 1884 S-25 20l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07

NOW is the time for Clam Bakes, Union
Grove is the place for them. X.
Hanson. l2SS0 $50 tlI wv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-07

(Oontinued on pqqe y
Smyrna times., 1905-11-01
FRIENDSHIP CAMP MURDER CASE.
Attorney General Creates Surprise by Call
Ing Assault and Battery Case Against
Henry Knapper; Sentence Pronounced

Henry Knapper, colored, indicted
for assault and battery on Lloyd
Berry at the Friendship campmeeting,
near KentOn, in August last, was ar
raigned before the Superior Court of
Kent County Friday afternoon lest.
Knapper was also indicted on the
charge of numbering George Jackson,
color, q. Some surprise was Occasioned
when the Attorney General stated that
he would take up the case of assault
and battery against Knapper before he
took up the murder case Charles
Howell LeFevre, Esq, attorney for
Knapper, had worked up strong case
of mistaken identity in the murder
case and expecting it to take prece-
deuce over the minor cases, he conse-
quently was not fully prepared when
the assault and battery case was called.
He however made the best of the stu
alton possible, and the fact that the
assault case was tried first is construed
as meaning that the Attorney General
had doubt as to the conviction of
Knapper as murderer and took his
best case first. This practically ends
the Friendship cases and while the
murder case was continued, Knapper
may never have to stand trial. In bat
terry case Berry, the man who was as
saulted, and who has been held as q
prisoner on another charge, was
( brought into court and testified tC
Knapper shooting him in the leg. He
showed the court and jury the place
where the bullet entered. 1t is still
lodged in his leg. Others testified tC
Knapper shooting at Berry, and it de
yeloped that all the shooting was done
by Knapper, and that he did 1t in
reckless manner. The jury returned
verdict of guilty and Knapper wa
sentenced to five years Imprisonment