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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
MAY GO TO WESTFlELD.
Baseball Team Of PIainfield Likely to Leave
That Piace-Lost Heavily Last Season.

Manager Phil Daab, of the Plain
field Saturday and Hoboken Sunday,
which are one and the same baseball
team, has been asked to take his
team to Westfield next season by
Manager Charles Denman of the
Westfield Baseball Association. Daab
may accept as the Westfield people,
it is understood, guarantee to share
the expenses of the team, thereby
protecting Daab against loss, where
as he was a heavy loser in Plainfield
last season.
Manager Daab, it is understood,
would like to organize a baseball
stock company or association in
Plainfield, similar to the Westfield
organization, by which others than
himself would assume at least a por-
ton of the expense, and would also
come in for a share of any profits that
might accrue.
Manager Daab has not, it is said,
either accepted or declined the offer
of the Westfield management. He
has the question under consideration
and will 500 reach a decision.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
COLBYITES WILL KEEP
UP FIGHT ON LENTz.
Will Not Let Up Until They Have
Driven the Essex County Lead
er from His Position.

NEWARK, Dec. 2S:-The Colby
wing of the republican party of Essex
county has decided to keep up its or
ganized fight to crush Major Carl
Lentz and drive that old time leader
out of his place as chairman of the
party organization.
A meeting has been arranged for
next Tuesday, when S~enator-elect
Everett Colby and his followers will
vote to continue the republican COM
mittee for limited franchises and
equal taxation. They will discuss
the future policy of their o%rganiza-
ton and take measures to continue it
in the same degree of efficiency that
it maintained during the recent cam
paign.
Invitations for this meeting were
sent out yesterday by Lathrop An
derson, who gave Major Lentz the
hardest fight of his political life to
retain his leadership of the regular
party organization.
Mr.. Anderson said in explanation
of this new move:
II believe those elected by the vot-
ers at the recent primaries to repre-
sent them in the Essex county repub-
lican committee should remain in
that organization. and that they
should make it a point to attend ev-
cry meeting. | also think it would
be wise for us to maintain our own
headquarters, where we can talk ov-
err matters that will be for the best
interests of the republican party. We
can by this means keep in touch with
the better element of the party,
which wants clean politics, and he
prepared for any emergency which
may arise in the future.
THE committee for limited fran
chises and equal taxation, began to
clean house last summer, and did
very well until it arrived at the cell
lar, when it discovered a lot of poor
material, such as is always found in
dark holes and obscure corners, and
which cannot stand the light of day.
This, it learned, was put there and
wedged in by the influence and power
of some of the large corporations.
This is hard to move, but with per-
sistent effort, continual hard work
and the help of the voters the COM
mittee proposes to dislodge it before
it gives up the task.
"Some of our citizens began this
movement two years ago, and at that
time they succeeded in electing thir-
ty-five members of the county COM
mittee. This. year they have more
than double that number, and have
elected men who know what the vot-
ers want and will fight until they
get it. 1t may take two years more,
but they will stay in the fight until
they win"
This decision of the Colbyites. in
the opinion of conservative polite
ians, means a split in the republican
ranks, and its healing is not looked
for until Lentz finally is deposed or
the major succeeds in crushing out
the whole reform movement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
TEACHERS MAY SPLIT
ON RETIREMENT FUND.
Half of the Members of State AssO-
citation Object to Discussing
the Subject.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 2S:-Un-
less the officers of the State Teachers
Association, which opened its annual
convention here yesterday afternoon,
can smother the attempt to bring the
subject of the teachers retirement
fund before the session today there
is danger of d~issention that may re
suit in half of the 900 members who
are in attendance seeding from the
organization.
There has been opposition to the
retirement fund being made a sub
iect for discussion before the associa-
ton at its annual meeting and the adj
vocates of this policy will make a
strong fight to offset the possibility
of a quarrel.
A month ago these educators, at a
meeting of the state council of edu-
membership in the State Teachers
Association if the squabble over the
merits of the fund should be allowed
to creep in at this session.
The convention opened yesterday
afternoon in the high school with
prayer by DR.. Wesley e. H%unsberger.
Professor s. r. Morse presided.
There were several addresses, the
most important of which was a plea
for the use of masterpieces in educa-
ton, by the Rev. James ID. Riggs, of
East Orange. Thorough preparation
he claimed, came from close touch
with the masterpieces of nature, and
as these productions spring from
some immortal source, they should
be sought and mastered.
The members of the commission
which controls the retirement fund
are Judge William r. Coddington, OF
Plainfield; Charles H. Hartshorn, OF
Jersey City. and Professor Byron C.
Matthews, Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
BURNHAM is
CALLED CROOK
Lou Payn Gives Sensational In
SuranCe TeStimOny----Hamil-
tons Secret Service Staff.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-After listen
ing to the reading by Charles +.
Hughes, its chief counsel, of a state
ment made by Judge Andrew Ham
ilton, now in Paris, to the directors of
the New York Life Insurance colupa-
ny, in which the legislative representa-
tive of the company defended his Sc
cret service staff, maintained at all the
capitals of the United States to look
after hostile legislation, the members
of the legislative investigation commit
tee at the city hall heard Louis f..
Payn, former state superintendent of
insurance, give sensational testimony.
Mr.. Payn declared that while he was
in office he had hoped to get Frederick
A. Burnham out of the presidency of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance so
ciety because he thought he was a
crook
This declaration was made after Mr..
Hughes had shown the witness a letter
from J. d. Wells, who once made
charges against the management of the
Mutual Reserve which led to an exam
nation of the company by the insur-
,ance department while Mr.. Payn was
in charge.
The former state superintendent paid
his respects to Mr.. Wells Immediately
after his reference to President Burn
ham by declaring, But he (Burnham)
was not as big a crook as Wells"
In the Wells letter was reference to
what the writer described as your
proposal to force Mr.. Burnham to re-
sign the presidency of the company in
favor of General James"
Mr.. Payn insisted that no proposal of
the kind had ever been made.
Mr.. Hughes then asked:
'"rhen you did not propose to force
Mr.. Burnham to resign?'
"No, SIR was the answer 81 was in
hopes to get the thing in shape where |
could get him out"
"Well you are not satisfied, then,
with his administrations"
mot mt all. | was not satisfied with
them. If | had the power l would put
every assessment company out of bust
ness: that is what l would do"
Mr.. Payn testified that he went into
the state insurance department. with nc
knowledge of insurance and came ou
of it with Il very little. He said he had
depended almost entirely upon the
chief examiner. Mr.. Hughes brought
out that during the time Mr.. Payn was
in office he did not examine various in
surance companies, including the Ger
mania, Metropolitan. United States
Life and Washington life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
MAD CONVICT AMUcK.
Gives Ten Prison Deputies a Hard Battle
Was Finally Subdued.

TRENTON, Dec. 2S:-Driven mad
by constant brooding over the pros
pect of a %twelve-year term for atroc-
ious assault in Passaic county, Leon
Breton. thirty-siX years old, became
suddenly violent and ran amuck in
the state prison yesterday. After be-
ing subdued he committed suicide by
hanging.
Breton was employed in the mat
factory. He had been very downcast
of late. and today appeared worse
than usual. complaining of feeling
IN. The prison physician was exam
ming him when Breton landed a
heavy right on the doctors jaw,
knocking him down. The convict
dashed down the corridors yelling
wildly and attacking everyone within
reach.
The deputy keepers. led by Head
Keeper Osborne. gave chase and soon
ten men were on the insane mans
heels. Breton resisted desperately,
but was conquered after "A terrific
struggle, in which several of the dep
uties were badly used up. One of
them was compelled to go home in
a cab.
Breton, when taken to his cell, be-
came more rational, and his hand
cuffs were taken off. He appeared
very quiet. A few minutes later a
keeper spoke to him. There was no
answer. The man was sitting on the
edge of his cot, apparently buried in
thought. The keeper went into the
cell and found the man hanging by a
rope in a sitting position. his body
several inches clear of the cot. He
had strangled himself to death.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
City BRIEFS


Past Sachems' Association OF
Northern New Jersey will meet in the
wigwam of Seminole tribe, No. 234,
Sayreville, tonight at s o'clock.
The authorities have taken a
firm stand on the subject of air rifles
and the policemen have been ordered
to srrest any boy found shooting a
rifle on the street.
Two boys charged with assault
ing the son of J. Margaretten, of New
street. were arraigned before the re-
corder last night. They were dis
charged.
-Patrolman Andrew Jensen's
monthly night-from-duty occurred
last night.
Employees at the Greenbaum de-
partment store were a%greeably sur
prised at Christmas when each one
received a double amount of their
wages as a Christmas gift. The
present was greatly appreciated by
all.
The Knights of the Maccabees
will meet in l. o. G. T. Hall tomor-
row night.
: "A meeting of the Jewish De-
fence Society has been called for to-
night in Washington Hall.
The Elks' minstrel show, a
slightly-changed repetition of the
Raritan Yacht Club of over a month
ago, will be given in Wilder Hall to-
night.
Dana Relief Society held a
meeting in Dana Hall last night. The
ladies lodge of Dana will meet to-
night.
A special meeting of. George B.
Mcclellan Engine Company has been
called for tonight.
"A meeting of the Building
Trades Laborers and Hold Carriers
Union was held last night in the Ade-
laide building.
To still further prevent coal and
wood thieves from entering the Lee
high Valley grounds in this city,
workmen are o busily engaged in
putting barbed wire, three feet high,
along the entire new fence recently
put up by the company. The wire
will also be put on the old fence
around the Office
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
R CELEBRATING.
CONTINUED from Page -

Song.
Responsive reading, Luke 2, LA.
Address by l.. A. Laursen.
Recitation, A Christmas Welcome,
Ernst Koyen, j. Christensen.
Recitation, Herod and the Wise
Man, six little girls.
Recitation, julien har bragt vel
signet Bud, Magnetic Hansen, Mary
Hansen.
Recitation, From Heaven Above,
by eight children.
Recitation, Bethlehem Song, Ma
thilde Jorgensen, Emile Larsen, An
ma Smith.
Singing, by a class.
Recitation, Good News, Mary Kis-
trup, Emma Knudsen, Lilly Thorn
sen.
Recitation, Bright was the guiding
Star, Agnes Smith.
Recitation, Like Jesus, Mary Pet
ersen, Christine Moller.
Recitation, Wort Juletra, Bodil
Skov.
Recitation, Hvor lange til Jul, An
skier Andersen. Carl Hansen.
Recitation, Lord, Thou art the
Way, Viggo Petersen, Christ Larsen.
Recitation, Christmas Country,
Arthur Jensen, Henrik Petersen,
Dora Moller, Mathilde Jensen.
Singing by the school.
Recitation, o, Stjerne hav TAX.
Sophia Petersen.
Recitation, The Shepherds Watch,
Mary Smith.
Recitation, Joy to the World, Ell
mer johnson.
Recitation, julien, Mary Andersen,
Meta Ostergaard.
Recitation, Santa Claus OF the
Christ-child, Serene johnson.
Remarks by the pastor.
Distribution of gifts.
Singing by the congregation.
The church is decorated with
Christmas greens and the tree. which
is very large, will be one of the hand
soonest of the holiday season.
P~resbyterians Tonight.
THE Joy of Christmas" a canta-
ia of the birth of Christ, will be given
tonight at the Presbyterian church.
The. primary and junior departments
will take part and will sing special
Christmas carols. The cantata has
been under preparation for several
months and is expected to be a de-
lightful presentation of the joy of
Christmas time. The church decor
ations will be Christmas greens and
holly. The cantata will be given on
the platform which will be arranged
for the occasion. Gifts of books,
games, toys and candy will follow the
exercises.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
PRAISE F 0 R
GUARDS N.
Adjutant General BreintnaIl Sub
mitted His Annual Report to
Governor Stokes.
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TRENTON, Dec. 2S:-Adjutant
General Brientnall has submitted his
annual report to Governor Stokes
covering the operations of the Ma
tional Guard for the past year and
reviewing it's present condition. The
document gives particular praise to
the Second Brigade to which the Sec
ond Regiment is attached, and also to
the Second Regiment, which includes
Company H, of New Brunswick, and
the Second troop of cavalry, of Red
Bank.
The last muster of the National
Guard showed its strength to be A.
794 officers and men, a decrease from
the last previous inspection of ia.
1t is subdivided as follows: Five
regiments of infantry, so companies,
4,112; two troops of cavalry, 14S;
two batteries of field artillery, 49,;
two battalions of naval reserves, 299;
signal and telegraph corps, 81; di-
vision and brigade commandments and
stats, 81; commander-in-chief, gen
eral department and personal staff Of
icers, 23; total, 4,794.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
INITIATED FIFTEEN.
Rock of Safety Lodge Constantly
Adding to Its Membership.

Fifteen new members were initia-
ted into the Rock of Safety Lodge,
No. SO, J.. O. G. IT,, last night. There
will be as many more initiated at the
next meeting next Wednesday.
About twenty members of the Family
Home Lodge were present and after
the initiation a social time was held
and refreshments served.
Family Home Lodge, |. o. G. T.,
will hold a meeting tonight and have
a Rice Wedding" an old Christmas
custom. In the pudding will be plac-
ed nuts and each member finding one
in their share of the pudding is en-
titled to a prize. The members of
the Rock of Safety Lodge have been
invited and an interesting meeting
will be held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Awaiting one SONG Birds.

WINSTED. Conn. Dec. %. Mrs.
Spencer G. Coe picked a violet at the
south side of her home this week. A
silver maple tree at the Coe place is
in full bud, and two lilac bushes are
leafing. Elmer Morgan has a rambler
rose bush outside his home that has
buds on it from half an inch to one
inch in length. Song birds have not
arrived vet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
COS. TOO.
Decide to Follow the Railroads and Cut Off
All Free Transportation.

The trolley companies following
the example set by the railroad COM
panies have decided to cut off passes
and after January 1 there will be
mighty few of them even for poll
ticians and office holders. The Pub
lie Service Corporation has been re-
ducing the number 1t has given out
since last fall. The Trenton line is
also to abolish the passes.
Local officers of the company do
not know if the order will be general
or only apply to a portion of the pass
holders.
The Trenton railway company will
also stop smoking in its cars after
January /.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
DEvlLTREE BEATEN.
verncss and HOrseradish Only Won
by Nose at New Orleans.

verncss and HOrseradish Only Won
by Nose at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-Deviltree
was the only beaten favorite at the
fair grounds track. Verness and Horse
radish narrowly escaped defeat. as in
each case the victory was won by Il
nose. Stoner Hill, the winning out
slider, tiptoed his field from the start
and won pulled up. Summaries:
First Race.-Verness, first; ~Schoharie,
second; ARABIC, third.
Second Race.-Stoner Kill, first; DR..
Heard, second: Deviltree, third.
Third Race-Horseradish, first; Tor
chello, second; King Ellsworth, third.
Fourth Raee.-Calabash, first; Snow,
second; Ralla, third.
Fifth Race. = Columbia Girl, first;
second; Arsenal, third.
Sixth Race. - Colonel White, first;
Wedgewood, second; Henry o., third.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
GUESTS OF MR.. FLoERscH,
A Number of His Friends We're Entertained
at the Packer House Last Mint.

Peter Flocrsch rendered n game
dinner to a number of his friends and
patrons last night at the Packer
House. The menu was an elaborate
one and was served in typical Packer
House style. Short speeches We're
made by a number of the gentlemen,
Mr.. Floersch among them. Several
members of the Elk minstrel troupe
came in a little late in the evening
and sang. The dinner came, appro-
priately, at the Christmas season,
and was a delightful occasion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Appeal in Duke Case Filed.

NEWARK, Dec. 2S:-Notice of APP
peal was yesterday filed by Chauncey
G. Parker and Samuel Kalisch, coun-
sci for Mrs. Lillian n. Duke. from the
decision rendered by Vice-Chancellor
Pitney last Thursday overruling the
plea to the jurisdiction of the Court
of Chancery in the suit brought by
James b. Duke for divorce. The fill
ing of the notice takes the action of
Fice-Chancellor Pitney to the Court
of Errors and Appeals for review.
This will postpone a hearing on the
suit itself for a long time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
BUZZ-SAW CUTS A BOY.
Merrill Brown Dashed by Sharp Blade In
Serions Condition.

MATAWAN, Dec. 2S:-Merrill,
the fourteen-year-old son of B. F.
Brown, of Main street, was terribly
gashed by a buzz-saw here Tuesday.
He was seated on a log that was be-
ing carried along toward the saw, and
when he attempted to alight his foot
caught in the shafting, and he was
dragged toward the saw.
His right leg was badly torn, and
he was also cut otherwise. He is in
a serious condition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Boston VIII Go Dry.

BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-When the propri-
etors of four of the leading hotels in
this city closed their bars at IL o'clock
last night they announced that no nor
liquor would be sold in their establish.
ments pending further developments in
the crusade now being directed by Dis
trict Attorney John B. Moran.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
DISTRICT COURT.
Judgment in Regina Music Company Case
Rendered Today.

In the district court this morning
judgment for SIS was rendered in
the suit of the Regina Music Com
pany VS.. Hans Lehman. G. j. Plech-
ner appeared for the plaintiff.
Judgment for $92 vas rendered in
the uncontested suit of Samuel
Marks VS.. Abe Simon.
Several cases were adjourned, A
special session of court will be held
o try two cases tomorrow morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
His Body Horribly MansIed.

SCHENECTADY. N. Y, Dec. 2S.-
Albert Hildebrand, a machinist, was
struck and killed by a Delaware and
Hudson freight engine while on his
way to work. His body was horribly
mangled. The men who were with Hill
debrand called out to warn him of his
danger as he was crossing the tracks,
but too late.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Andrew Car
negie is wakened every morning by
music. Just as the clock strikes S the
first notes of Lead. Kindly Light" or
"Silent Night" his two favorites, roll
out of the pipes of an immense organ
in his home in Fifth avenue, rousing
the steel king for the day and starting
the machinery of the household to
work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Fire Alarm to Save a Cat.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. 2S.-Mrs.
G. b. Alexander of Castle Point, near
here, a state probation officer, called
out a Jersey City fire company to res
cue a cat that for two days had refused
to come down from a tree. The cat es-
capped from a house on Jersey avenue
on Monday and scurried up a big tree
near by.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Castro prenks win colombia.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-President
Castro has again broken with Colon
bia, recalling the Venezuelan consul at
Cucuta and closing the consulate at
Bogota, the capital of Colombia. 1t
was only a fortnight ago that Castro
agreed to r%e-establish diplomatic re-
lations with Colombia, and this sudden
break tends to complicate the situation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant to the bylaws, the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
First National Bank of Perth Amboy,
N J., will be held at the office of the
bank, ITO Smith street Perth AM
boy. N. j. between the hours Ct l.
O'Clock noon and ! O'clock I. II.
Tuesday, January 9, 1906, for the
purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction
of such other business as legally may
come before the meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors.
HARRY C0NARD, Cashier.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Killed Thonsnnds of Horse..

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Veterinarians
here say that azoturia, which has killed
from 5000 to 5000 horses in New York,
is due to overlooking and want of ex-
ercise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28

HAZLETON, Pa, Dec. 2S.-The mem
bers of local union No. 3, United Mine
Workers of America, have decided to
present to Miss Alice Roosevelt as a
wedding gift a carload of the best coal
that can be found in the anthracite re-
gion in appreciation of her fathers
services in ending the great strike of
1000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Mrs. Titzsimmons In Divorce Colony.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 2S.-
Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons is here as a
member of the divorce colony. She
will remain until she can get a legal
separation from the ex-champion. Fitz-
simmons is now on his way to New
York. Mrs. Fitzsimmons, who vas Ju-
liza May Clifford, is his third wife.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
Bank 100 Years Old.

TRENTON, Dec. 2S:-The Tren-
ton Banking Company, whose bank
on South Warren street is one of the
leading state financial institutions in
New Jersey, completed the one hun
breath year of its existence Decem-
Der 3 last, and is preparing to cele-
brate the event appropriately.
Advertising il the NEWS brings
good results.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-28
CortIandt pnrker a Speaker.

Cortl { Parkc Frederick w.
Kelsey, Lac Re-. Adolph Roeder and
several other members of the New
Jersey State Civic Federation spoke
at q conference held at the Newark
Free Public Library last night, when
a further DISCUSSION on the Morris
Canal bill took place. AT this con-
terence the federation took action on
the set of resolutions adopted at a
previous meeting.
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Advertising II e NEWS brings