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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
CITY BRIEFS

Patrick Lyons, of Smith street,
who had his leg broken about a week
ago while unloading ice at the Dorsey
ice house, is slowly improving under
the care of DR.. F. G. Henry.
William l.. G.. Jones, of 1873
Brighton avenue, had a finger mash
ed yesterday afternoon while at work.
Mr.. Jones is employed at the Cheese
brough Vaseline Works.
"A hot time, it is expected, Will
take place at the meeting OF Lincoln
Engine Company. in State street, to-
night, when the election of new offic-
ers will take place.
At the meeting of Washington
Hose & Chemical Company in the
house in Rector street, tomorrow
night, it is expected that things will
hum when the election of new officers
takes place.
One day this week DR.. G. w.
Fithian, of High street, will go to
Trenton to take the state eXamina-
ton for health inspector of this city.
The Ramblers, part of the Eagle
Athletic Club, are planning to hold a
ball and reception.
The first of the midyear eXamin-
ations were held in the high school
this morning.
A special meeting of Lawrence
Lodge, Odd Fellows, will be held to-
morrow night at 8 O'Clock.
A number of Hebrews will gath
er in the Madison avenue temple to-
night at 8 o'clock to see who will be
awarded two gold watches.
The police and street depart
ments have been complained to about
a trench on New Brunswick
avenue nearly opposite the city hos
pital. 1t was declared to be highly
dangerous to traffic.
The Board of Education meets
tonight in regular monthly session.
The first rehearsal for the Elks'
repetition of the Raritan Yacht Club
minstrel show will be held at the
clubhouse tonight.
"A meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce is scheduled for tonight at
city hall.
At the meeting of Middlesex
Council No. LOO, Royal Arcanum,
tonight, officers will be nominated
and elected for the ensuing term.
Goodwill Camp No. 81, Wood
men of the World, will have an cleo
ton of officers and a big meeting in
the meeting-place In Dana Hall to-
night.
An indignant citizen confiscated
a football which some bays were
kicking about the street at Madison
avenue and Market street late yester-
day, and he took it to police head
quarters.
The weekly session of the night
school for Scandinavians was held
last night in /. o. G. r. hall. Inter
est in 1t is on the increase.
Policeman McDermott shot two
dogs yesterday afternoon, one at 40
Jefferson street and one at ISL Rec
tor street.
ALI the stores are taking on tx
ira help Oh account of the Christmas
rush.
A coal range has replaced the
gas range in the anti-room of the
Simpson M. e. church lecture room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
LIBRARY IN
GOOD SHAPE.
Regular Meeting of the Board
Was Held and Report of
Librarian Heard.

The Public Library Board of Trus-
tees held their regular meeting last
night at the library. Only routine
business was transacted and several
bills were ordered paid. There is no
money on hand now for the purchase
of new books and nothing a be
done, therefore, in that line for the
present.
The report shows that the number
month of November was presented.
1t showed that the business of the
library was much heavier during the
month than during the corresponding
month of 1904. There were 500
more books borrowed during the
month just ended than during the
corresponding month of last year.
The perot shows that the number
of books taken out during the month
was $500, of which 1853 were Dor
rowed by adults and 947 by children,
a ratio of about 2 to 1. The largest
number of books taken out in any
one day was 215, and the smallest,
SO. The entire number of borrowers
is given as 2,064.
The heaviest business of the year
generally comes in February and
March, but all the year round the in
terest taken in the institution is
such as would fully merit the appro-
baton of the Laird of Skibo, who
gave the money for it's fine home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

Christmas Boxes for President,
King and Kaiser in Pawn.
MA, Dec. 12.-President Roose

INA, Dec. 12.-President Roose-
:, the kaiser and a king or two have
been robbed of the Christmas presents
which the shah of Persia intended to
give them. Each potentate was to have
a diamond studded miniature portrait
of himself, and Ali-Bagair, a Persian
jeweler in this city, was commissioned
to do the work in true oriental style.
Ali had finished the portraits Of Mr..
Roosevelt, Emperor Francis Joseph
and Kaiser Wilhelm when he was
obliged to go to Paris for more dia-
monds and turned the finished portraits
over to another Persian, Machmed Ba-
ga, for safe keeping. When Ali re-
turned he found u nice little letter
awaiting him, but no Baga. The mis-
sive contained Il fine assortment of ori-
entail greetings, wishes and kotaWs-
and a pawn ticket.
Machmed, it seems, pawned the
shah's portraits the day he received
them and Immediately set Out for It.
ally. He was subsequently arrested in
Florence, but had only a few hundred
francs in his possession.
The shah has refused to take the por-
traits out Of pawn, and Ali declares it
would ruin him to do so.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
IN
THE CONTEST

The standing in the EVENING
NEWS contest to date is as follows:
Mrs. Charles Helmer,
73 Woodbridge road, ......6729
Miss Mary Hanson,
Union Grove, W'bd'ge road. 1915
Miss Mary Hanson,
"a Charles street, ....... 1881
Miss Jessie Gluck.
245 Smith street, 2182
Mrs. Florence Hanson,
1877 Market street, ........1104
Mrs. John Hanson,
1856 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
flee within one week from the date 1t
bears, otherwise it will be void.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
M BOYS ROMANCE
This One Did Not Turn Out Like the
Traditional Civil War
Story.

Il was a drummer boy in Sherman's
army" relates l.. j. Henry, OF Chicago
and at the mature age of Is fell des-
perately in love with a little girl down
in Columbia, Tenn, that | thought as
beautiful as an angel, and who seemed
to reciprocate my affections, even
though | was a hated yankee.
All the time that my command
stayed at her home, | managed to see
her once every day, and at night she
was ever in my dreams. | thought that
death would be welcome if she did
not become my wife; and when our
force left for Washington all that kept
me from utterly breaking down was
her promise that she would answer
every letter l wrote to her.
But, alas! though | wrote often and
lovingly, a word came in reply,
and for months | went about sick at
heart because of her supposed faith
lessness.
Wei, about six months ago went
back to the south for the first time in
40 years, and though Columbia was out
OF my way | couldn't omit a visit 10
the scene of my first romance. My
wife and grown daughter accompanied
me, and | told them the story and that
meant to see my sweetheart of long
ago if she still lived.
Il had no difficulty in finding her
aud we had a great reunion. She was
a ine-looking matron and had a daugh-
ter Just the age of mine"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
HORSES A AWAY.
One Fell Down and Team Was Caught Be-
Lfore Damaqe Was Done.

While the spirited team of horses
owned by Theodore Anderson, the
local expressman, were standing IN
front of the Boston dry goods store
in Smith street, shortly before 1880
this morning, they took fright ana
started on a wild tear down Smith
street. One of the team fell down
and this enabled Andrew Anderson
to catch them before any damage was
done.
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IDES IN
Believe He Was One Who Tried to Get Into
Store There.

ELIZABETH, Dec. 12:-The po-
lice of Elizabeth believe that Frank
Ides, the young desperate, who es-
capped from the Railway Reformatory
a few weeks ago, was II of a gang
of three that tried to rob three stores
in Elizabeth early yesterday morn
ing. One of the trio was caught af-
ter a running chase, in which shots
were fired by the officer. The pris-
oner gave his name as William Barr
and he declares that Dutch" Ides
was the leader of the gang.
The police of all surrounding dis
tricts have been notified.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
Confined Sound.

The intensity of confined sound is
we'll demonstrated at Carisbrooke cas-
tie, Isle of Wight, where there is a we'll
200 feet deep and IL feet in diameter,
lined with smooth masonry. If a pin
is dropped into it the sound of it strik-
ing the surface of the water, 1872 feet
below, can be distinctly heard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
TO REFURNISH ROOMS.
Catholic Club Decides to Install All Mission
Furniture.

At the meeting of the Catholic
Club last night it was decided to re-
furnish the club rooms with mission
furniture and a committee was ap-
pointed to look into the matter and
complete all of the necessary ar
r%angements. The annual dance and
reception of the club will be held in
Wilder Music Hall sometime in Jan
uary and the following committee
have been appointed to make arrange
ments: John Campbell, Vincent Cas-
tello, John Quinn, William Murtha,
John Powers, William Nolan, John
Morris and John Kelly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
Careless

Careless, Indifferent observation
does not go back of the eye. If the
mind is not focused. the image is not
clear-cut, and is not carried with force
and distinctness enough to the brain
to enable it to get at the truth and
draw accurate conclusions.-Success
Magazine.
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OBITUARY.

Mrs. Mary Hanson, wife of John
Hanson, of 10 Parker street, died
yesterday afternoon at the age of six
ty years. The funeral will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
her late home, Rev. V. B. Skov, of
Our S%aviour's Danish Lutheran
church, officiating.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
Chinese Wind Wagon.

The wind cart used for irrigation
purposes by the Chinese consists Of
eight tall ma sails, fixed perpendicu-
larly on a wooden frame. The sails go
round with the wind, which causes the
water from the river to be pumped
through a trough.
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Mr.. coRNELL'S FUNERAL.

The funeral services of Richard M.
Cornell will take place tomorrow af-
ternoon from the Episcopal church of
the Holy Cross at 2:4O O'Clock.
Interment will be made in st. Pet
er's church yard Immediately after
the service.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
Toy Pistol Fatality.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 12.-While
playing with a fifteen cent toy pistol
Jesse Barber, years old, shot and
killed Roy Wafer, his ~six-year-old
playmate. The pistol is of a type
which b." been introduced into the To-
cal MARI, for io.iddy sales.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
Will Be Local a

From all reports, the new Custom
House Inspector to succeed the late
William Mccarthy will be appointed
the latter part of this week. 1t is
now certain that a local man will get
the place. At the present time one
inspector, w. w. Oliver, is doing the
work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-George Becher,
a young Bavarian living on a farm
south of Hammond. ILL.,, has been noti-
fled by the American consul at Munich
that he is II Of four heirs to an estate
in Bavaria said to amount to $4,000
600. The estate was left by the brother
Of his grandmother, and there are no
heirs in Europe. Becher is a farm hand
and has been in America three years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

BALTIMORE, Dec. ~. =. Captain
Alonzo Hoffman Of the oyster schooner
Genesta pleaded guilty In the United
States district court to nm Indictment
charging him with a~ssaulting members
of his crew and was sentenced by
Judge Morris to pay a fine of $50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

NEW YORK, Dec. II. - Protesting
that the police We're keeping him from
Miss Alice Roosevelt, whom he called
his sweetheart, a young man about
thirty-five years old. who said he was
Joseph Thomas, was committed by
Magistrate Baker to Bellevue hospital
to have his sanity inquired into.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

For bargains in fine furs for ladies,
and children go to J. Kreiels-
.eimer, III Smith street.
144S3-12-12-1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

Bargains in fine furs. half price.
j. Kreielsheimer, III Smith street.
144S3-12-12-1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12
Eaten bY Celestials.

Bracken, like that to be found all
over England. is much used in China
and Japan as an article of food.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

bargains in fine furs, half price.
j. kreielsheimer, III Smith street.
144S3-12-12-1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-12

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If
it fails to cure. e. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. 25c.
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eoRkY is WELL.
Mature Of Charges Against Him Is
Kept Secret. tA

Mature Of Charges Against Him Is
Kept Secret. t#
St, Petersburg, Feb. s.--Ths Asso-
ciated Press was able this afternoon
to see Maxim Gorky and can assure
the authors friends that he is wen and
cheerful The procurator Of the court
of appeals refused the Associated Press
permission to converse with the pris-
oner. as 1t is contrary to law to allow
anyone except relatives and counsel
to visit political prisoners,
Absolute secrecy is maintained re-
garding the exact nature Of the charges
against Gorky, but it Is believed, it is
alleged. he attempted to induce the
troops to mutiny and to stir up revolt
among the workmen. It is not yet de-
cided whether he win be tried by a
military or civil court, but Il is prac.
tlcally certain the charges do not In
volve the death penalty 9 t
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track in front Of tine republican loco
motive. According to advices that
iioated into the city yesterday the PIN
will be nicely mashed and win make d
neat souvenir for Ed Haiiock ana the
police force when they retire on their
laurels. or 90 longshoring. Most Of
them. however, are In good health and
won't have to- Join q physical culture
class to get up strength enough to
90 to work .'fxst1s-
The democratic idea that seetaed and
stoshed around In ''Tonefsv thought
corral was to hit the trail to the capital
get 9 strangie hold On the goveFpors
ear, hypnotize him, and get nim to
commit political spicide by threatening
to hold up all the republican masures
pending by veto IL they would not al
low him to make the arrangements fo1
the obsequies OF the Tuttle charter bin.
This scneme was hardly good enough
to have Teen the offisrring OF human
intelligence, but II ID a very fair sam
pie OF what instinct win do. All this
was arranged for. though. and the re-.
publicans in caucus, had decided to
inform the governor that, as dog days
are rapidly approaching, 1t was deemed
the part Of prudence to muzzle him.
wherefore IL he. the gov, vetoed the
Tuftle charter bill the republicans
would proceed to pass every pending
measure. veto or no veto.
It seems. therefore, that the devoted
little band Of citi-demo-muligans win
be set back the amount of their rail-
road fare and what liquid nourishment
II takes to drown their sorrow on the
trip.
Messrs. Surprenant, Linenweber and
Smith We're Of the party that went up
to come back from Salem. and on their
return arrangements have been made
to half-mast the lace curtains on the
waterfront and drape the front of the
building occupied by the Evening Error
with mourning
The Tuttle charter bill will go
through early next week.
p
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Omnibus Fishing Bill IS Postponed
By Committee in the
House.
MERCHANT MARINE BILL HELD
Action. on. Tive lmpertant Measures
viii Have to Wait Until Congress
Meets Asaln--Hatohery Bill
Carried s5ooO0o.

Washington. Feb. s.--After nearly
four days Of discussion the house to-
day. by vote OF s2s to IL, passed the
csch- Townsend bin providing for the
regulation OF freight rates. The ne
gative vote was made up Of II repub.
licans and 8 democrats. The closing
hours OF the debate were occupied by
Williams, the minority leader and
Hepburn, chairman of the committee
which had the bill.
Williams. while supporting the MI
nority measure. eompImented the re-
pnblicans on bringing in bin much
better than he expected 10 come from
them, Hepburn's speech was rather in
defense OF himself. He said his deeds
and acts are a sufficient answer to thS
lies and ISLANDERS" heaped upon. him.
The Hepburn bill, he said, was pre-.
pared by the attorney general and he
only yielded to his colleagues on the
fcsch- Townsend bin because he. did
not want sensational headlines, 3 q
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ment that there Ia no machine in Multi.
nomah--everything was regulated By
civil service there. he said. He fur
ther said he took orders from nobody.
Smith of Josephine created much
amusement by asking what the legis-
lature would do without the demo-
Gratis. He noticed. he said. that during
HIS absence few days ago several
meritorious measures were killed while
he was gone which might have Jared
otherwise had he been here. One was
a resolution cutting out mileage ON
junksting trips. The house had passed
n. and then killed II when II came
back from the senate. st
what would you have done without
Sheriff Word TO clean out Portland r.
said the speaker. while q round Of APP
plausa broke forth.
All Know curtia.
Bailey Ia speaking for the bill read
"a letter written by Laws TO c. J.
Curtis, editor OF the Astorian, a news.
paper. IN which he said the police ie-
partmcnt WAS rotten TO the core and
that he had said so to the chief Of po-
lice.
Laws declared that he meant as
much. and that he was In favor OF
abolishing the police commission. An
for Curtis. he said. everybody knows
who he is.
The charter M passed viii cut short
the tenure Of Office OF the city council,
the city attorney and the mayor by
Is months. This Ii what tae demo.
Gratis have all along contended against.
They declared II was not right to leg
islate the present officers out. The OBJ
jection all along advanced against the
present police commission Is tnat two
of the three commissioner reside out
Of Astoriar--one In Portland. Cook. and
Barker In British Columbia.
inasmuch az Governor Chamberlain
vetoed similar charter two years
ago, II In confidently expected this
one win snare the same fate. Toe
plan OF tae republicans is TO pass It
over HIS head.
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DEMANDING MONEY.
Employers Are Threatened at the
points Of Hevolvers.

Employers Are Threatened at the
points Of Hevolvers.
/. Lojz, Feb, Sat Coalts thread milla
and other establishments the strikers
today were paid three days wages as
an advance, although, it is claimed,
nothing Is legally due them.
The managers of Heinzeters mills
refused to pay anything and the work
men threatened to wreck the place.
The military prepared to fire and for
a moment the situation was extremely
grave but the management finally
yielded and agreed to pay provided the
men promised to return to work Mon
day. Another manager feused pay
ment of the strikers, but at the point
OF a revolver he was compelled to
promise payment tomorrow,
The employers are paying only as a
method Of expediency. The manufac-
tufers were in conference all day, and
had frequent conferences with the gov.
ernor general.
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IS The SON OF A SENATOR
Served in Many Prisons and Was
Pardoned in Minnesota to Be Re.
turned for Trial for Cali
fornia Murder.

Portland. Feb. 9.-Detective Taylor
of San Francisco passed through
Portland last night with kid" Gouchy
a notorious criminal and son Of Sem
ator Gouchy Of California. Gouchy was
one OF the members OF the gang of des-
peraioes which killed Policeman Rob-
inson of san Francisco. about three
years ago. Al sthe members of this
gang excepting one have been caugnt
"St. Louis Fat" was caught in Can
ada, C. Woods was arrested in Port
land by Deputy Sheriff Cordano and
Detectives Kerrigar ana Snow. He is
now under sentence of death in Cali
foruia. kid Gouehy made good his
escape at the time and was not heard
from until II was learned thar he was
serving sentence for larceny in the
|penitentiary of Minnesota. Upon ap-
plication of the San Francisco au-
thoritles the governor of Minnesota
pardoned him that he might be taken
back and tried for the murder of the
policeman.
Gouchy was arrested In Portland a
short time prior to the murder in San
Francisco by Deputy Sheriff Coriano
and convicted of petty larceny, but
escaped, He was later arrested In sa>
lem, and served a term there in the
county Jail. He then went to San
Francisco. Joined this gtng and in an
attempted burglary had fight with
Detective Taylor and Policeman Rob
lnson. the latter being killed
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Calls n @war Craze

Washington, Feb. gS.-The senate
devoted today's session to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, There was
a renewal of the discussion of the pol,
Icy of distributing the appropriation
bills among number OF committees
German and Spooner contendei that
the change resulted in a vast increase
of the cost OF conducting the governl
ment. Hale agreed that in recent
years great increase In appropria-
tIons had appeared, but he attributed
It to what he characterized as the
war craze"
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Toxic, Feb. 9.--viee President TAX
ahashi of the bank of Japan. win leave
for America and England via Vancouv,
or on February II to hold preliminary
conferences with fnanciers Of those
countries regarding terms Of fourth
domestic loan. Minister OF Finance
Yoshiro Is arranging to meet japanese
bankers and capitalists os February
18th TO discuss the rate Of interest and
time for which this loan will run.
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Dynamite Plant Wrecked.

Birmingham. Ala, Feb. "a ter
rife explosion Of the dynamite plant
OF the Dupont Powder Company al
Boyles Gap. five miles north Of this
city. tonight wrecked the plant ani
broke windows and extinguished all
lights within a radius Of two miles
but as far as learned no one was killed
The shock was distinctly felt for 2s
miles
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Armies Fear to Wait Until Thaw
Begins.
JAps NEGOTIATING LOANS
Ministers Now Arranging TO Consult
the Banking Nations Regarding \
New Domestic Loan-Russias \
6omhardmtnt Continues.

Toxic, Feb. . (il;so a. m.)--.The i'm,
preston prevails mere that the i'm,
pending battle between the armies OF
Field Marshal oyama and General
Kuropatkin win occur before any MAJ
terial thaw takes place. which would
convert the country tnto slushy bog,
and render the movements OF guns
ammunition and stores impossible un-
Ill the roads harden.
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Attack Electric Plant.

Sosnovice. Feb. 9,--The strikers to-
day attacked workers in the electric
station, and troops fired from the win
dows of the plant wouniing many peo.
Pile. The situation Is much disturbed,
but the military is sufficient to awe
the rioters. Eight btttalions of infan-
try, eight sQuadrons Of cavalry and one
regiment of Cossacks are now in the
town.
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For Great Memorial.

San Francisco, Feb. 9.'-Mrs. Honora
Sharp, widow OF the late George F.
Sharp, and the divorced wife of ex-
Judge W. L. Pierce. who died here to-
day, has left 100000 for the erection
Of an immense gateway to the Pan,
handle at the Golden Gate park as a
memorial to her first husband. In ad-
dition she leaves the sum of $4,000
to local charities, including $4,000 to
the Salvation Army. Her. estate is
valued at 100000.
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the line at night az well az day. Here
tofore they have been run only in the
daytime because there were 80 many
so-callei revolutions that It was con-
sidered unsafe to let train proceed
after II had become too dark TO dis.
tinguish objects ahead.
The directors also ordered some new
equipment for both freight and pas.
senger departments. a,s