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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
WOODMEN HAD
BIG MEETING.
Camp Goodwill Installed Officers
and Spent Social Hour y
AfterWard.

Camp Goodwill No. 81, woodn
of the World, held an important M
ing in tbs Dana building, 81,
street, last night, when the iDsI n
tion of tile following newly q
officers took place OonnoiI
mander, Daniel Gallagher: advi
lieutenant, Frank E. Tooker
council commander, Dennis J.
banker, Samuel Skirm; escort,
Gallagher; watohman, John
manager, Fred Christianson.
The installing officers wera
Manager T. o. Thompson, Of
en-, and Dennis ], Flynn.
Reports Of the officers sho!
the camp was in good fnanot
ing and that the member
been greatly increased durij
year. Each member agreed
get two new members to 10
next meeting. After the meN
/ freshments were served.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
Motion 10 Go Into the Or
ganization for the Year
Was not Carried and
the Matter Went Over
Until a Special Meet
ing to be Held Next
Tuesday Night.

That there is an undercurrent of
factional feeling in the Board Of
Education In connection with the
organization Of the board and the
election cf president was seemingly
apparent at last nigth's regular
monthly meeting. The board took a
recess of more than half hour, and,
after reconvening, when the presi-
dent, L. B. Walker, announced that
the time had arrived for organizing
for the ensuing year, the apparent
splitting came to the surface. Com.
missi oner Poulsop moved to 60 into
organization. Before his motion was
seconded, Commissioner Orowell made
a motion that organization be deferred
until next Tuesday night, when an
adjourned meeting will be held. Mr.
Orowell's motion was carried. All
the commissioners present last night
are republicans.
Benjamin Sturn, the new commits
his seat. Every seat was taken ex.
cept that of the fifth ward. where the
election tie remains undecided. Anton
Massopust, the republican candidate
in that ward, was present as spectat
or last night.
A new scheme for adding to the city
hospital funds was disclosed at the
meeting when letter was received
from the Ladies Auxiliary asking
permission to place boxes for yolun-
tary contributions, in every school
room in the city. The request was
filed for consideration.
Superintendent Shull requested per.
mission to procure new teacher for
school No. G by the end of the week.
The request was granted. The super
intendent was also authorized to pur.
chase some chemical supplies, some
boards and some toweling, pursuant
to his requests.
A number of applications for the
janitorship of school No. :, when
built, were received, making about
twenty in all Applications were re.
ceived last night from CHARLES Dawson,
Wilbur Skidmore, Christian HyldahI,
Peter Pouisen, Elmer Martin, Anthony
Brose aud Charles Beck
Superintendent Shull's report for
the month of January showed a very
high percentage of attendance, 80, T..
The report follows: Total enollment,
8. 439. boys, l,752: girls, 1887 aver
age enrolment, 3,29S.3; average at
tendance, 3,172.9; cases of taIdiness
455; number of times teachers were
tardy. IL: number of pupils present
every day, l,7S4; number of classes,
1876; visits by superintendent, 10S; by
commissioners, s; ny citizens, 45.
Twenty mine cases of diphtheria
and scarlet fever were reported during
the month
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.

All members of the Merchants AS.
sociation are requested to meet in
Old Fellows Hall. Thursday night,
at $3.50 O'Clock, for the purpose of
electing officers and to take action on
ther important business. An invita-.
tion is extended to all merchants TO
Join the association
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
D. C. CHASE MAY
BE MADE SUPT.
OF AMBoY DIV.
Rum0r to that Effect in South
AmbOy.. y..ImpOrtant Visit
to Camden.
.Sbecfal 10 The EveNixg Neys.

South Anboy, Jan. 1l:-Terminal
Agent D G. Chase went to Camden,
Saturday, to see Superintendent Wier-
man, of the Amboy division. OH i'm
portant business. Mr.. Wierman has
gone to Florida for his health by order
of his physician and will remain there
until his health is improved. 1t is
Iumored that Mr.. Wierman is to be
promoted and that Mr.. Chase will
succeed him as Division Superinten.
dent and his friends hope the rumor
will prove to be founded on facts.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
THE BANQUET.
Chamber Of Commerce Devoted
the Evening to Arrange Details.

Tie Chamber of Commerce, last
night. devoted the evening to the dis
cussion of their coming banquet.
While it was not settled definitely it
is expected that it will be given this
year, at the Pacfer House. Unless
plans miscarry Justice Fort will be
the speaker of the evening.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
STEAMER BROKE DOWN.

While going mp the sound yester-
day morning on her trip to New York,
the steamer st. Miohael's, of the
Beebe Transportation Comuany, broke
down and was drifting along helpless.
ly when the new tug Arthur Kill, of
the Arthur Kill Towing Company,
went to her rescue and towed her to
the Raritan dry dock, where the
necessary repairs were made.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
BARK IN PERIL.

Bark Antioch, which arrived at Bos-
ton yesterday from Perth Amboy in
tow. of tug Underwater, after pass
ing through the Gut, anchored inside
Rikers Island and in heavy squall
ragged on to the mud flats and was
covered with drifting ice, which
started oakum from her topsides.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11

WITHDRAWN.

Mike Radak, of 469 State street,
who was charged with passing q
counterfeit silver dollar upon William
Konopsko, boy employed by B. Gold
man, and who was arrested by Detec-
tive Huff about , O'CLOCK yesterday
afternoon, as told in the News. was
later discharged, the complaint being
withdrawn.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
A RUNAWAY.
Serious Damage Threatened in
Smith Street at Noon Today.

\ runaway which for time threa-
tened to result in serious damage, oc-
Cured in the business section, on
Smith streer, ahout noon today TIE
horse was stopped before running in
to any thing hy man who climbed
on the wagon and grabbed the reius.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
REMOVING
THE WIRES.
Special 10 Ihe EVcntng Meas.

Special 10 Ihe Evcnsng Nez0S.
South Amboy, Jan. ia gang of
100 Western Union linemen, in CT arge
OF General Foreman Daniel Rotle,
started at work at o'clock this morn.
ing taking down the wires of the
Western Union Telegraph Line be-
tween South Amboy and Camden,
running on the property of the P. R.
X company and also the Baltimore
and Ohio line, which is now owneh
by the Western Union, running be-
tween South Amboy and Hightstown
on the p R. r. property.
This morning linemen commenced
to take down all of the Western Union
Telegraph wires on the Pennsylvania
railroad in this city.
M any months ago the Pennsylvania
railroad commenced war on the
Western Union people and they
ordered all of the telegraph lines take IL
off the railroad property. This the
Western Union refused, holding that
they had o contract for certain
period. The matter was taken to
court aud it was decided in favor Of
the ra / oad
Some time ago the Western Union
off iu old State street depot of
the P. r. R. was done away with aud
the Postal Telegraph Company has
now an Office in the place.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
THE NEW WATER MAIN.

With good weather conditions and
good luck the contractors shOnld COM
plete the twenty four inch water main
oil the south side of the river by the
end of the week. There have been so
many unforeseen delays, however,
that it is difficult to attempt to figure
the date of its probable completion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
WATER MAIN BURST.

The water main on upper State
street, in front of the Lehigh Valley
office, burst about 80 O'Clock last
night. The police were notified and
Assistant Superintendent George
Hardimau. of the water depar tment,
was notified in turn.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11
STRUCK AGAIN.

Tony Lenak, of IS Cortlandt str
has complained TO the police that
other man struck him in the
with a coil of wire, cutting his
in several places.
Advertising is the life Of tra|
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11

THERE is to be sold beautiful new up
right piano which is on storage; great
bargain, on easy terms. Call at No. 343
State St, City. 9642 l. II st
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11

FL. LARKlNS S57 STATE Street,
will do plumbing, steam, hot water
and hot air heating on monthly pay
ments. so per month.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11

WANTED-An intelligent boy to learn
typesetting; must have a thorough
knowledge of the English language. Ap-
ply at Evening News.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-01-11

A News want adv. works wonders.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
WHITNEY A DIPLOMAT.
Lincoln News Calls Northwestern
Agent Good One.

Lincoln Evening News: 81 never
said Tax Agent II. L. Whitney of the
Northwestern. 81 have more trouble
trying to settle the taxes of the road
at this point than any other that |
have struck. Why, at MarshalltOwn,
Omaha and other cities things are
fixed without even word. The tax
making officials of these cities are
wise to their jobs and understand how
to handle the assessments of the rail
roads. They know that the state
board settles the matter and they have
no authority to butt in"
Mr.. Whitney was trying to adjust a
little question of back taxes amount
ing to about 5000 which had been as.
sessed against his line back in the
early nincties and had long since be
come delinquent. He seemed to think
that the county commissioners would
do the right thing and clean the slate,
if they only understood what was
wanted.
1t was settled to the satisfaction Of
the railroad advocate after a long and
amicable conference that double taxa
ton existed and Whitney went out Of
the office with smiling face. He was
willing to concede then that the coun.
ty officials were reasonable men and
could see thing or two when the
lights were turned on by an anxious
and disturbed tax agent
1t was the opinion of General Agent
McGinnis of the same road that the
city and county were mighty hard up
during the lean crop years, a matter
of more than ten years ago, and need
ed money very badly and hit on the
scheme to increase the low pressure
in the cash box. This was his expla.
nation how the road came to be
pinched.
why, they even wanted the North
western to pay taxes on its right of
way" said he, when il was clearly
shown that the road settled its annual
assessment with the board previously.
The Northwestern wants to do the
square thing, but double assessment
is not to its liking"
Mr.. McGinnis has been credited with
the possession of larger diplomatic
qualities than any official OF the road
who has been in the service here, and
he has a bland way of discussing
grave matters of moment relating to
the line that never causes friction, no
matter how portentious or vexatious
may be the questions involved. Tax
Agent Whitney is likewise built on
diplomatic lines.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
CHOOSES QUICK DEATH.
Prefers EIectrocution to Boiling to
Death in Hot Metal.

Neils Anderson, motor inspector
for the Illinois Steel company, chose
death by electrocution in preference
to a more horrible fate in one of the
company's seething metal pits today
in South Chicago works.
Anderson was doing repair work on
the arm of a crane directly above one
of the hot metal pits. A slight move
ment Of the arm caused him to lose
his balance. The only support within
reach was an uninsulated live wire
which connected the crane with pow
er.
The doomed man gave one glance at
the white hot metal below and caught
the wire as he was falling. He was
almost instantly killed and the body
hung over the wire until the current
could be shut off. Death is thought to
have been instantaneous.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
BOYS LIKE OWLS.
Doomed by Queer Skip Of Ancestral
Disease, They Play at Night.


Doomed to lead lives like owls is
the fate of two little East Hartford
boys, to whom day is night and night
is day. These boys can see only IN
the dark or in a very dim light.
While other boys are at play in the
bright sunshine they steal away into
sunless corners, there to await the
falling shadows that alone bring sight
to their day-blind eyes. Long after
youths twice their age are in bed and
asleep, they keep up their play with
top and marbles and tin soldiers.
The boys are Hyman and Abel
White, the only children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel White, 81 Pleasant
street, East Hartford. Hyman is near
ly years old, and Abel is 4. With
both the defect of vision is congenial
Since the birth of the younger child
their parents have sought the advice
of the most celebrated oculists, who
with one accord have pronounced the
cases irremediable. The sight of Mr.
and Mrs. White is not defective or
abnormal in any way, nor was that of
the grandparents or great parents of
the boys. An oculst who was consult
ed by Mr.. White, said today:
"NyctalOpia is a medical term for
being able to see only at night, but it
is also used to express inability to see
at night, the exact opposite for which.
however, hemeralopia, is the usually
accepted expression. The White chill
dren were born with the former de.
feet, and no sure remedy is known to
the medical profession.
Somewhere. back several genera
tions, one or more ancestors of these
boys was similarly affected, and now
the disease, after skipping many per.
sons, has settled in these young vic
Tins"
Albinism is due to a lack of pig
ment, but its distinguishing character
istics of pink eyes and white hair are
not present in the White boys, whose
eyes and hair are dark, like those Of
their parents.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
The Man.Woman of Stuart.

Stuart has missed a novel but ia
miliar figure of late. She is known as
the "man-woman" here and lives on a
claim not far from Stuart. She wears
bifurcated garments, spurs, boots and
often derby hat like mans. She
rides fiercely in masculine fashion.
Sometimes she wears belt with two
guns attached. Her hair is short and
she is muscular as college athlete.
She practices farming for a pastime
and don't need any man around to cut
wood, carpenter, or drive the coyotes
away. She leads the free life of the
Wyoming cowboy, unmolested, for
Holt county has broad liberality,
which tolerates any kind of the human
species.-Stuart Ledger.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
BISHOPS PLACE ON ROCKS.
Subway Tavern a Failure and Likely
to Pass to Other Hands.

A feverish air of distrust, anxiety
and unrest pervades the Subway Tav-
ern, the drinking place created by
Bishop Potter and other eminent men
to reform the saloon evil in New York.
II was Tumored that the tavern had
sunk into the depths of failure, and
that it would pass into the hands of
man who will conduct it on the
straight lines of a common saloon.
Patrons before the bar expressed
sympathy for the bishop. They re-
called how a trife more than a year
ago the place opened with prayer and
how the bishop spoke then hopefully
of his pet scheme.
These thoughts, however, did not
disturb w. A, Skidmore, who expects
to close the purchase of the place.
Skidmore has his own ideas about
drinking resorts. They run opposite
to Bishop Potter's. He said:
"In business Of this kind you can't
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
STANTON HORSE STOLEN
AUGUST ZiLMER LOST A VALuA.
BILE ANIMAL LAST NIGHT.
A REWARD OF $50 is OFFERED

Horsethieves are Getting Near Nor.
folk and the Animal, Whose De.
scription is Given in Detail, May
Have Come in This Direction.
Stanton, Neb., Sept. Special to
The News: A horse was stolen last
night from the barn of August Xilmer,
two miles west Of this place. Mr. III.
mcr is an old settler. 1t is not known
in which direction the horse was TAX
en-. The animal was valued at $l10
and the sheriff has offered the usual
reward of $50 for the arrest and con.
VctiOn of the thief
Following is description of the
horse: A black, chunky horse nine
years Old, weight about 200 pounds {;
sight in right eye slightly defective; ;
small collar mark on left side showing
white hair; fore feet appear to be
slightly pigeon tOed; small patch of
hair on right side of tail gone
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
SCARE STARVING MAN TO EATING
Authorities Bring Armstrong, Who
Was Starving Himself, to Senses.

After holding out thirty-two days in
an effort to starve himself to death,
Charles Armstrong, an old soldier and
wealthy man at Osceola, Iowa, yielded
Sunday evening to the desire to eat
and devoured sumptuous meal. The
threat of the authorities to inject by.
podermically enough nourishment to
keep him alive brought the man to his
senses
Following this threat the family
served in front of the wealthy but &C.
centric man most tempting meal of
the delicacies oi the season, and his
feeble hand would stay back no long
er.
Physicians here say that it is abso-
lutely impossible for a sane man to
starve himself to death if food is with.
in reach. They say that when the
will power reaches the stage that a
man can keep from supplying the body
with food, insanity creeps in and it is
the demon and not the man which
must conquer if at all.
The Armstrong case is most pecu-
liar. Though worth $4,000 Armstrong
thought he would soon become bur-
den to his wife and children, and de-
cided to die. He made up his mind
to starve to death. He began August
l. Before starting on this awful meth
cd Of suicide he settled all his debts
and told all his friends that Septem-
ber would be the date of his funeral.
He reckoned that within a month he
would die. For thirty-two days he
lived on water. His wife, who is a
devout christian woman, pleaded and
prayed with her husband to no avail.
Armstrong is an infidel. He does
not believe there is heaven or hell.
His philosophy of life is that man
should commit suicide as soon as he
feels his period of usefulness is over.
His first turn towards death by star
walton was caused by reading a mag
azine article telling of DR.. Osler's
ideas. After reading the first article
and comment, Armstrong began to tell
his wife that every man should be
chloroformed at GO. He harped on
the subject day and night, and within
three months announced his decision
to die by starvation.
Church people in Osceola became
excited over the approaching death of
Armstrong last Saturday. The author
tiles were appealed to and it was de-
cided to scare the man into eating.
To make the scare good, several hypo.
dermic syringes and a quantity of
soup were taken into his room. Arm.
strong was led TO believe that it would
be easy with modern science to spurt
the soup into his body and cause it
to assimilate naturally and give him
strength.
Since taking food Armstrong is
much better and will live. He was
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
TR|X|E RESTS ON SUNDAY
w. II. BARNES ALLOWS HIS PET
TO OBSERVE THE SABBATH.
SUCCESS OF A SIOUX CITY MAN

A Few Years Ago He Was Travelling
for a Sioux City House and is Now
Considered One Of the Most Success.
ful Animal Trainers in America.
While every other performance on
the Trail at the Lewis a Clark expo
sition which is permitted to open on
Sunday is taking in money, Princess
Trixie, w. II. Barnes educated horse,
placidly munches hay in her stall.
There is no work for Princess TriXie
on Sunday, because her owner thinks
that man and beast deserve one day
of rest.
Princess Trixie occupies much the
same position at Portland as Beautiful
Jim Key did at St Louis, but, accord
ing to people who have seen both, she
is even more wonderful than Beauti-
full jim. Trixie is now ten years old,
and has been studying ever since the
age of three weeks. In these ten years
she has learned to spell, to add and
subtract, to make change, to tell col
ors, to play chimes, and even to judge
of the beauty of woman.
"How many ladies are there in the
front row, Trixie?" asked her trainer
owner Mr.. Barnes, a day or two ago.
Princess Trixie nodded her head
five times.
Now, how many beautiful ladies
are there in the front row."
Trixie shook her head in mournful
fashion, and the five ladies blushed
violently, while the male part of the
audience snickered. TriXie can spell
portland" and Fair" and many other
words, and there appears to be almost
no limit to her accomplishments.
Besides Trixie, Mr.. Barnes has as
an attraction of unique merit his div
ing elks, which dive from high plat
form into a small tank of water.
Their performance is always interest
ing
Mr.. Barnes is very well remembered
in this section, over which he used to
travel in the interest of the Sioux City
Newspaper Union, which city he made
his home. While he was still en-
ployed as a travelling man he COM
menced making a study of training
dumb animals, and soon had his horse
Trixie so well educated that he re-
signed his position and went on the
road with the horse. Soon after, he
trained two elk so that they would
climb to the top of a high platform
and jump off into tank of water. He
is now considered one of the most sue
cessful animal trainers in America,
has taken his pets all over the United
States and Europe, and they are max
ing him more money every year than
the Sioux City Newspaper union earns
for it's stockholders.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
Americas Greatest Lead Fields.

1t will be distinct surprise to many
people to learn that the state of Idaho
produces more than 40 per cent. of all
the lead that is mined in the United
States and 27 per cent of the worlds
output of lead. These interesting
facts are set forth in the Idaho build
ing at the Lewis and Clark exposi-
tion, together with a remarkable dis
play Of lead ore. Some of the huge
chunks of ore weigh 10000 pounds,
being almost pure lead.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08

the same time"
Somebody asked the bartender
whore the excise license was.
81 don't know" he said. "rvc been
looking for IL ever since I've been
here"
Bishop Potter would never run II
saloon without a license Indignantly
answered another patron