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The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-04

r1President Roosevelt has written
ontertainingly about winning the west.
And now he appears to have won the
south. A remarkable incident occurred
in Richmond, Va, when at meeting
of representative democrats of the
stateyan impassioned appeal was made
to the people to stand by the president
in the policies which promise 30 much
for the country and the south. Az the
presidents motives and purposes are
thoroughly understood the south per
ceives that no one has its interests
more profoundly at heart-Troy
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-04

Large 6nasses Of amber have recent
ly been discovered in cretaceous' strata
on Staten Island, now the borough of
Richmond Of the city of New York. The
deposits ar being commercially worked.
It is thought that some Of this amber
may be the product Of seQuoia-trees
that grew on the Atlantic coast In Gre
taceous time.--Youth's Companion
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
BRICK RUST
is ON TRIAL.
Officers of Several Western
Concerns Accused of
Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19:-Three COM
panies composing the ~so-called Brick
Trust, four officials in these compan-
les and two labor leaders pleaded
guilty to indictments of conspiracy to
prevent competition and to restrict
the production and sale of bricks in
the Chicago market and were fined
$4,000 each.
The defendants were George c..
Prussing, president; John II. Grey,
sales agent, and William II. Weckler,
superintendent of the Illinois Brick
Company; Edward J. Tomlins, sales
agent of the Chicago Brick Company;
John H. S%hellhamer, sales agent of
the American Brick Company; Pat
rick Mcmahon, business agent of the
Brick, Sand, Lime and Terra Gotta
Transfers Union; Charles Hank,
business agent of the Brickmakers'
Union, and the Illinois Brick Com
pany, the Chicago Brick Company
and the American Brick Company.
Attorneys informed the court that
one of the defendants, William H.
Weckler, had decided to turn states
evidence and it was decided that the
punishment to be inflicted on the
other nine defendants should be re-
mitted in his case. States Attorney
Healey a~cquiesced, and the attorneys
entered pleas of guilty for all the
other defendants.
/ The officials and companies were
indicted upon complaints of small
| dealers, who said they could not pro-
cure supplies. The indicted labor
leaders were accused of calling
strikes on buildings where the con-
tractors used brick purchased from
others than those in the combina-
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19

Two Prisoners Use a Rope to Reach
the Ground.

BY a rope suspended from a win
dow of their room on the third floor,
John Johnson, alias "Suttle," Frank
Miller, of Jersey City. two incorri-
gibles, escaped Sunday night from
the Railway reformatory, Miller was
captured in the woods just outside
of Woodbridge, but Johnson was sue
cessful in eluding his pursuers.
The two men had been inmates of
the r%eformatory for three years, and
a few months ago were r%earrested for
misconduct after being paroled. Sun
day night about 6 o'clock they stole
a length of rope from the laundry,
and. going to their room, fastened
one end of it to a heavy piece of fur
niture. The other end they lowered
from the window. johnson descend
ed first and when he had reached the
ground he ~signalled for his partner.
Miller, who is much heavier than
Johnson, had proceeded only part
way down the rope when it broke ana
he fell. Although suffering much
pain from q wrenched back and
many bruises, Miller, assisted by
Johnson, made his way across fields
10 within a mile of Woodbridge,
twhen he collapsed, being unable o
go further.
A county detective saw the TWO
men in uniform crossing the fields
and sent word to the reformatory.
Searchers were SEN out and the flu
IgitiVes were traced to the woods near
Woodbridge. There Miller was re-
taken, but refused to divulge the di-
Frecrfon in which johnson had fled.
The police of surrounding places
we're given a description of Johnson
yesterday. He is twenty-five years
old; five feet six inches tall; weighs
1870 pounds and has a light complex
ion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
PUBLIC OPINION.
Editor Evening News:

Editor Evening News:
/ read in your issue of yesterday
an account of a conference of our
wise men in regard to compulsory
vaccination of children attending
schol and / think it is a subject in
which all are interested.
| take the negative in the debate.
believe the law unconstitutional as
it interferes unjustly with personal
rights. A person should not be com
PEELED to have filth injected into the
healthy body of himself or his fam
lily.
Let the believer be vaccinated. If
he is immune it will do him no good
to impose an injustice on others. My
experience and personal observation
leads me to believe it does not i'm
mune. When Il health board want
ed to do something a few years ago
and ordered all school children vac
cinated. had a boy attending
school. | told my wife to keep him
home, as | did not want him vaccin-
ated. She, not wishing him to stay
out of school, took him to the doctor,
and asked him if it was compulsory,
stating that | had forbidden her get
tinv him vaccinated. He said it was
according to law and vaccinated the
boy who soon became very feverish,
and, in a few days, broke out over
his whole body like smallpox and the
doctor gave him treatment for small
pox. Other cases / have known were
even worse and the doctor acknow-
lodged in the quarrel we had, that he
did not believe in vaccination and
read statistics to show that it spread
rather than diminished the disease.
JOHN l.. MUNDY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
City BRIEFS

A meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce is scheduled for tonight
at city hall.
The final meeting of the Com
missioners of Appeal will be held at
city hall tonight, after which no as
sessments can be reduced.
The ten-days-old calf which r.
Feldman, of 291 New Brunswick
avenue, reported TO the police as
having been stolen from the stable
Sunday night, was found yesterday
in a neighbours yard, where the calf
had wandered.
Ellison E. Davis has returned
from a cunning trip in the vicinity
of Westfield. He brought home
twenty-three rabbits, seven squirrels
and four cartridges.
Gas pipes are being laid in Mad
ison avenue. between Smith and
Market streets.
A dog bearing the Woodbridge
license No. 252 followed Max Hutch
er home yesterday afternoon.
PLANS are now being completed
for the theatre party which the Rari-
tan Club will enjoy on Christmas
Day. 1t is expected that at least
fifteen of the members will go.
AT the meeting of the Catholic
Club in the rooms in the Odd Fellows
building, last night, regular business
was transacted.
The Eagle Athletic Club will
hold an important meeting one night
next week.
The Firemen's Relief Assocla-
ton transacted regular business at a
meeting in the house of Protection
Hook & Ladder Company last night.
The authorities have now insti-
tuted a crusade against liquor deal
ers who have only a retail license
but sell at both retail and wholesale.
They will be forced to cease that or
else secure wholesale licenses.
The local police have received a
complaint from the detective depart
ment of the Central railroad in re-
gard to the commotion caused by the
n~ewsdealers at the depot, which, 1t is
declared, annoys passengers.
On complaint of the principal OF
public school No. /, Policeman Nc
Dermott was this noon detailed to
look up an alleged truant.
DIR. ]. G. Wilson has reported to
the police that his brindle bull dog is
missing.
A resident of Hatch avenue,
near the Koch farm, complained to
the police today of the a%nnoyances of
marauding and intoxicated foreign
ers in that locality.
Eagle Hose Company held a
!, Meeting last night.
No results have been attained
as far as is known, in the police in.
vestigation of the burglary OF tho
Old Central LIQUOR House early yes
terday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
o BUSINESS MORALS.
Grocer's Clerk Who Was Too I'm
truthful to Hold His
Position.

An Arctic explorer was praising the
late William Zeigler, relates the New
York Tribune.
He was a man of the alertest wit,
the explorer said. 81 never saw his
equal in the hitting off of a persons
character with an opposite story. Once
| remember, he was describing a fioul
manufacturer of loose business morals
Mr.. Zeigler said this MANUFACTURER
was like a certain grocer who called
his clerk up before him n day and
said:
" That lady who just went out
didn't | hear her ask you for fresh laid
eggsY
Yes, sir the clerk answered.
%" And you said we hadn't any?
eyes, sir; that is correct
1.-THE grocer, purple with rage
yelled:
Didn't you see me lay those eggs
myself on the counter not ten minutes
ago? You are discharged. you menda
cious scoundrel, and see that you dom
look to me for a reference, either"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Sweat Corn for Bass.

Bass, as a rule. are rather particular
about the kind of food they take, and
even the most painstaking angler fails
usually unless he offers them choice rive
bait. Down about Chadd's Fordsd Dela-
ware county, however, they are not SO
particular. and. if-the fishermen have
been telling the truth, they have devel-
oped a great fondness for sweet corn.
which is used as bait for carp. Aefew
grains are strung on each hook and as
a carp lure it has always proved effec-
tive. But this year the fisherman Is just
as liable to get a bass as a carpalo ls3
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
S KILLS CHILD.
Boy Four Years Old Drinks Half Pint Of
Liquor.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 49,
John Farr, four years old, son of
Raymond Farr, died in terrible agony
at his home in J~amesburg at mid
night from drinking half a pint of
whiskey. The father of the child
bought the liquor, rock candy and
rye whiskey for medicinal use, and
left it on a table. The child drank
the entire contents, and when its par
ents returned to the room after a
brief absence, the child was seen to
reel. He told his parents that he
drank the whiskey. A physician
worked over the child for twelve
hours, but failed to arouse him. Pa
ralysis was given as the cause of his
death,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
LEHIGH VALLEY DIVIDENDS.
Extra Payments May Not be Made-Change
in Directorate.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19-Stock-
holders of the Lehigh Valley railroad
who have been hoping for increased
dividends next month, may be disap-
pointed. 1t is reported that the semi
annual dividend to be declared today
and payable January Is, will be two
per cent, with no extra dividend.
This dividend will be the fourth since
the Lehigh Valley resumed dividend
payments in August, 1904. 1t will
start the second year with the stock
on a four per cent. basis.
The Drexel-Morgan interest, it is
understood, will be powerful enough
to reorganize the board of directors
at the annual stockholders meeting
on January IS, and it is understood
that both Joseph Wharton and Ed
ward B. Smith will be retired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Methodist Printers strike.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-For the first time
in Chicago labor history a church was
appealed to to grant the demands of a
body of strikers. The prayer was
raised to the Methodist Episcopal
church, which is experiencing a strike
of printers in its local publishing de-
partment. The Federation Of Labor
framed the appeal at the instance of
Typographical union No. 16. 1t also
complied with a request Of the union to
declare a boycott on Methodist pub
locations until the labor dispute is adj
iuSted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
THIS COUPON
Pastor Takes Place nj. Clerk.

COLUMBUS. o., Dec. 19.-"This is
the last time you will have to do this
for me-" said the Rev. ID. j. Good,
pastor of the Chicago Avenue Church
of Christ, as several of his p%arishioners
went down into their pockets to make
up his unpaid salary. He has taken Il
place behind the mems furnishings
counter in "A store as clerk. In eXplana-
ton Mr.. Good said that he had bought
Il home and must meet the payments
on it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Youth Missing In China.

SAGINAW. Mich, Dec. 10. The
state department at Washington is
making an investigation into the dis
appearance in China of Reuben H
Morley, a well Known Saginaw young
man and son OF George w. Morley,
president 90 Il whDlc5ale hardware firm
in this cit. H'otAing has been heard
from him since last July. Foul play
Is feared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
COMFORT PROPERTY.
Lawyer Lyon Wants to Sell Some to
Pay the Debts.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 49,
Lawyer Adrian Lyon was, this morn
ing, in the Orphans Court, granted
a rule to show cause why he should
not sell property belonging to the
estate of the late Mrs. Elizabeth
Comfort, of which he is executor, in
order to pay the debts against the es-
tate. The debts, taxes and costs will
about drain the estate. Lawyer
Lyon wants to sell the property on
Smith street, Perth Amboy. The
rule is returnable February 20.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
STANDING IN
THE CONTEST

The EVENING NEWS contest,
with but two more days to run, goes
merrily on with an exciting race for
first place.
Following is the standing of the
contestants to date:
Mrs. Charles Helmer,
73 Woodbridge road, ......7604
Miss Mary Hanson,
81 Charles street, 1885
Miss Mary Hanson,
Union Grove, W'bd'ge road 3091
Miss Jessie Gluck,
245 Smith street, .245O
Mrs. Florence Hanson,
1877 Market street, ........1125
Mrs. John Hanson,
1876 Hall avenue ........ SO
Following is the coupon for today
Fill in the name and address of the
person for whom you wish to vote
and send or bring to the NEWS of
fee within one week from the date 1t
bears, otherwise it will be void.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
NEWARK MEN
DELIGHTED.
Saw the President at White
House. Senator Dryden in
High Favor.
(From the NEWs correspondent.)

DHN ffNt @NAN y - WI
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 49,
After spending half an hour at the
executive office at the white house
Yesterday and listening to a brief but
eloquent speech by President Roose-
welt the members of the party from
the Newark Board of Trade returned
to that city last night well pleased
with their trip and their reception by
the president. 1t was evident to the
mayor, Henry NJ. Doremus, and his
party, that Senator John F. Dryden
stands exceptionally high in the es-
TEEN of the president, and the cordial
name in which he vas treated and
the courtesy extended to the Jersey
men who we're introduced by the sem
ator spoke volumes as to what Mr..
Roosevelt thought of the junior Jer-
sey Senator. The committee sue
ceeded in getting Senator Dick, of
Ohio, and Representative Towne, of
New York, to speak at the annual
banquet of the Board of Trade.
In Camp Over Five Weeks.
From Trenton in a roundabout way
comes the news that the New Jersey
National Guard eneampment at Sea
Girt next summer will extend over
five weeks, each of the regiments in
the two brigades being designated
for camp, that is, of course, provided
this plan meets with the approval of
the legislature. 1t is also under
stood, and this will not be pleasant
news for the commissioned officers,
that on account of certain projects in
view the allowance of forty or fifty
dollars a year to officers for uniforms
will 2notobe put in the military bill
this yeafo s'5Hs
Representative Wiley has intro
duced a bill empowering the presi-
dent to-call an international confer
ence fori1tthe purpose of considering
the subject of immigration. The
house committee held a meeting to-
day to. organize. 1t has more than a
dozen bills before it, some of which
provide for an educational test, 9th
ers aim to restrict the number of
aliens coming from any n country,
while others impose certain qualifica-
lions Upon the immigrant. The COM
mittee will take up the bills actively
after the holidays. Mr.. Howell is
chairman of the committee. Repre-
sentative ~Loudenslager has been adj
vised that a pension of So a month
has been granted to Gustave Becker,
of Camden, from December 4, 1891,
and at $40 a month from May 10,
1906. He will get nearly $500.
Save Niagara.
Senator Dryden has received a pc
tition from the Woman's Club, OF
Orange, favoring the preservation OF
Niagara Falls. Senator Kean has re-
ceived a similar petition.
Representative Fowler has filed a
petition from the Indian Association
of Morristown, regarding the pur-
chase of land for Indians of northern
California.
Francis Lee Chrisman of the Mont
clair Herald, is in town for a couple
of days.
w. j. Gordon, secretary of the 7th
ward Improvement association of
Jersey City, called on Representative
Van Wrinkle yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whyte of
Camden called on Chief Clerk Brown
ing yesterday.
The nomination of Thomas j. AL
colt to be U. S. marshal at Trenton,
went to the senate yesterday after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
MEETING FOR AL
DERMEN THIS YEAR.
Continued from Page ID
WAS approved.

was approved.
Tax corrections for Niels LybeGk4
who was assessed for the wrong kQt
and r. f. White, who was assessed
incorrestly for $3.50 PERSONAL tax,
were ordered made.
Street Commissioner Fullerton
submitted a bill for $585.S2 against
the Public Service Corporation for
work done on the streets where there
are trolley tracks. The bill was re-
ferred to the collector of revenue|for
collection. ,,..
Among the warrants ordered
drawn was one for $6S7S0 for the
public library.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
LABOR NEWS.

At the meeting of ElectricalWork
ers Union, Local No. 35S, in the
Adelaide building, last night, new
officers were nominated. 1t is un-
derstood that there is a contest for
each office. The election will take
place the first meeting night in jan
uary. The union has grown wonder
fully in this city during the past year
and now has a membership OF
thirty-six.
The Laborers Protective Union
met in the Dana building, in Smith
street, last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
License Matters.
the EVENING NEWS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 49,
Bill Fazekas this morning applied for
a transfer of his saloon license on the
Florida Grove road to Chrome, neal
Carteret. The application was laid
over for a week. to find whether the
owner of the Florida Grove building
consents.
The license of Timothy ]. Neville,
at Carteret, was granted. Lawyer
A. S. March presented a petition in
favor of it, and Lawyer Willard P.
Voorhees,, who had represented the
demonstrators said that they would
no longer object to it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
LODGE NEWS.

The members of Halcyon Castle,
No. 81, Knights of the Golden Eagle,
will go to Plainfield tonight where a
number of the members will receive
some degrees. The start will be made
from the Odd Fellows building, at
GAS o'clock. A special trolley car
has been hired for the trip.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Hia Worst Enemy.

Caller-I have dropped in, at the re-
quest of Mr.. Kammerer, a friend of yours
and of mine, to ask YOU :
Eminent Statesman = Kammerer?
He's no friend of mine! He takes snap
shots of me when I'm making public
speeches, and prints them in the papers
rot him!-Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Back to Old Kentucky Home.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 19,-Every
K%entuckian, no matter how far from
home, will be urged and impressed
with the duty of revisiting the dark
and bloody ground next JUNE for a
home coming week celebration to be
held in this city. The doings are pat
termed more or less after the ''old
home" days of New England States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Tariff War on Germany.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Germany
is given a sharp warning against tariff
discrimination affecting the United
States in a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative McCleary of Minnesota. The
bill provides an additional duty of %
per cent on the wares of any country
found discriminating against American
products.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Ma rrust hunting For La Fomette.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-There was
much comment over the recognition
given to Mr.. La Toilette of Wisconsin
in the committee reorganization of the
senate. He is chairman of the COM
mittee on Potomac river front and a
member of other committees, none of
which is charged with the duty Of
hunting down trusts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
FREEHOLDERS MEET
AGAIN To M ORION.
May Hold One More Session Before
They Go Out of Office
Finally.
lSneoinl to lAe EYENING NEWS.

optCNlt 10 FWt ~ E4VINI NF Wn'
NEW BRUNSWICK Dec. 49,
The Board of Freeholders will hold
another meeting at the court house
tomorrow, when they will clear up
some more of their business prepare
tory to moving out January first,
when the new board of five members
comes into power. The board will
probably hold another meeting the
latter part of next week, when they
will adjourn sine die.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 19.-Lottie
Davis, colored, died at Weelder, Tex,
yesterday at the age of 1O7. She was
born in Jones County, Ga, in 1T9S and
consequently had lived in three centu-
ries. Her first illness was also her
last and was due solely to old age. Her
husband, James Davis, aged 115, and
a son, Joseph, aged eighty-seven, sur
vive her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Newark womnn,s sudden Death.

NEWARK, n. j., Dee. 19.-While dis
cussing the question of the amount of
taxes she should pay with a clerk in
the city hall Mrs. Ellen Mulcahey, six
ty-nine years old, was stricken with
apoplexy. An ambulance was called,
but she died in it while being taken
home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
CHURCH NEWS.

The December meeting of the For
eign Missionary Society, of the Pres
byterian church, will be held in the
chapel tonight. "The Liyingstonia
Mission" will be the subject of the
meeting. Several papers will be
read and there will be special music.
Adrian Lyon is chairman of the
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
student In III Health shot Himseli

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec 19.-James
s. Dox, aged twenty-six years, OF North
Adams, Mass, a student at the Bow
man Technical school. this city, com
mitted suicide last evening by shooting
himself in the head. He had been in
III health for some time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Redo Acquitted Mt Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 19.-AleXander
Redd, Jr., after three trials for the kill
ing of II. Il. Sivills here on April { last
was declared by a jury not guilty. Self
defense was his plea. The killing was
alleged to have followed Il quarrel over
Il IN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
ga Service for Eyerybody.r

There will be a special praise ser
vice tomorrow night in the chapel of
the First Baptist church. The pas
tor, Rev. William Powell Hill, will
preach a short sermon, his subject
being after the Revival What?" A
cordial invitation to all. Come
thou with us and we will do thee
good"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Her Body to BE Exhumed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The body of
Mrs. Frank Bouwer of Lakewood is to
be exhumed and the contents of her
stomach analysed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19

Want ad. craftsmanship gets you
cash for your fused things" even for
some things you have used a great
deal-if they still have real value.
printed first in the want ads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19
Troons Unsuccessful.

MAITAU, Russia, Dec. 19:-The
troops are unsuccessfully fighting the
insurgents here and at Riga.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
it fails to cure. e. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. 35c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-19

Subscribe for the NEWS.
The Delta independent., 1905-12-29
Grip QsiekIy kaoeked os,.

Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
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Maple Landing. Iowa. Knees and
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ternate spells Of chills and fever. We
began using Chamberlain IS Cough Rem
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