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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP
BILL IS IN.
PassaiC AssemhIyman Intro
tuced Measure in the House
Yesterday.
Sbectal to tie Evening Nes05.

Sbecfai to tie kOeH3ng Et7O5.
Trenton, Feb. 6:-Assemblyman
Dalrymple, of Psssaic county, intro.
duced in the house Yesterday a muni-
cipal ownership bill giving all cities
of the state the right to purchase
public utilities. : especially electric
light plants.
The full title Of the bill is as fol-
lows: IAN act to authorize cities in
this state to purchase existing electric
light plants; or to purchase the neces-
sary land as site for an electric light
plant. including the construction OF
building and the purchase of machin.
cry for the purpose of generating,
supplvirg and distributing electricity
for electric light, heat power, or for
any other purpose whatsoever, for
public and private use in said cities,
and for public and private uss in ad-
j4cent or neighborIng municipalities,
and to provide the necessary expenses
therefore, and for the regulation Of
the same.
The bill provides Tor the acquire
ment Of the plants under ordinance Of
the common council or board of alder
men, approved by the mayor. the ac-
quirement to BIZ By purchase or other
! means.
1t is provided that in case the city
cannot agree with the private owners
as to the purchase price application
shall be made to a justice of the su
preme court, who shall appoint three
comm ssioners to act as assessors Of
the value of the plant, after hearing
evidence in the matter. In case Of an
award by commissioners, it is provided
that the city shall tender the price of
the award and the said award of the
comm ssioners, together with the pay
ment or tender shall vest in the city
Absolutely, and in fee simple said site
or plant, or both. as the case may be,
and all the works, powers, rights,
privileges and franchises appurtenaut
thereto, 10 all respects as if the same
hal been conveyed to such city by
said owner, or owners by perfect in
strument of sails aud conveyance.
The bills gives in full detail the lie.
gula ion of the plant after the city
comes into possession.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
VALENTINE.I /
IN THIS CITY.II
YESTERDAY.
CASHIER Of DefuHCt RiddIesex
County Bank Rode About City
in a Sleigh.

George M. Valentine, who wrecked
the Middlesex county bank, sited
the scenes of his peculstlons yester-
dsy for the first time since his term
in s'a'e prison expired. He was ac-
companieh by his wife and drove here
in a sleigh from his fathers home in
Woodbridge q.
The former cashier met a number
of prominent local people who shook
hands with him. Before returning to
Woodf ridge he drove about the city
looking at the many improvements
and seemed rather surprised at the
growth Of the place.
Valentine lonked to be in the best
Of health. He has grown little
stouter and wears heavy mustaches
Y Yesterday he was dressed in salt 0f
black aud wore seal skin cap.
1t is understood that since he left
prison he has been living very quietly
with his family in Woodbridga and Iis
employed in the Valentine factory
there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
REFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT

Joseph limydn, Of Mechanic street.
was arres'ed shortly after 7 O'Clock
last night on complaint of NJ. Rosett
The latter appeared against Limyda
this mornir The defendant was
thrown out of the Rosett banking
establishment at State and William
streets after an argument. he was
intoxicated. A window became broken
during, or immediately, following the
scuffl,. The Rosetts declared that
ey wanted damages for the broken
glass, and they were referred to the
d district court. Limvda was discharged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
TRAPHACEN DIED
OF HIS INJURIES.
Never Recovered Consciousness
After the Accident in Penn
sy yania Yard,

Charles TrahaGen, VINO was cut in
the leg and head on the night of
February 7, as told in the NEWS,
died yesterday afternoon at his home,
1870 Madison avenue.
Trsphagen, who would have heen
thirty FIVE years old tomorrow, has
been unconscious ever since his &C
cdent, and has been unable to un.
ravc the mystery Of his injuries.
He was a night employe in the
Pennsylvania railroad yards at State
and Broad streets, aud received the
cuts which caused this death while in
the yard. 1t was supposed at the
time that he had been injured by a
fall from the tank of an engine.
DR.. III NJ. Brace, who was called TO
attend him that night, was suspicious
as to the manner in which the clean,
deep cut on the leg had been received
Tfaphagen's cap was found in the
yard.
His funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon, from his late residence at
! o'clock, with iutetment in New
Brunswick.
He was member of the Improved
Order of Red Men, and q delegation
will acoompanv the body, Traphagen
was unmarried.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
WATER BOARD
HEARS ABOUT
SAVING COAL,
New York Concern has an Ap.
paratus Which Is Claimed to
do the Work.

The Board of water Commiss toner's
held their regular meeting last night,
with the four democratic memb rs
present They received estimates for
fnnishipg an indicator amt mntor re,
ducIng attachment for the Runyon
station, listened to O proposition for
installing new style of grato under
the boilers at The pumping station;
ordered several payments for pipe
laid, and also disposed of several other
matters.
Bids for furnishing an indicator to
keep record of what the machinery
at Runyon is accomplishing, and slso
a motion -reducar, were received from
three concerns = The Ashcroft Manu-
featuring COMPANY, the Star Brass
Manufacturing Company and the
Crosby Steam Gauge g. Valve Con-.
pany. The bids were ref rret to u
committee of the whole, for &C ion at
the next meeting.
The sixth payment was ordered for
the McGnvesn Construction Company
for work on the twenty four inch
main. The amount Of the payment is
SO 095 35.
Tho Crouse Construction Oomnany
gets 81. .4l5 SO as the eighth payment
on section No. / of the new main, and
81. S06 AZ rs the seventh payment for
work on section M 8. A certain per
centage Of the price is withheld to
insure The oompletion of the filling
in, placing of valves, etc.
Christian Diedrickson was awarded
the second and fiual payment for ths
Charles street pipe line.
The com uissioners received n pro.
position from Mr.. Houston of the
G al Combustion Company, of New
York, to install their coal saving
system. By this system, the company S
representative claimed, large saving
will result in expenses ami labor. 1t
is also claimed that buckwheat coal
can be utilized to great advantage
Thus coal can lie purchased ut low
figure.
The company agrees to install one of
their systems free Of charge under
one of the boilers at the Runyon sta
tion, for thirty day test.
If itSloes not meet the approval Of
IL. ,
the station, the comrany agrees TO
take the system out, and replace the
CRATE as it is now. The cost Of buying
one of these system would be $3.50
President Converv reported that the
request for money for new pump hal
been subnitte d tn the aldermen,
Superintendent Barns reported the
closing of the Eagleswoo station.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
IRON SPANS.
County Beard will Get Estimate
on Probable Cost Of Replacing
Some Of the Woodwork With
Iron so as TO Withstand the
Attack Of the Ice.
Special 10 tie E0entng Meas.

New Brunswick, Feb. l6:-The
Board of Freeiolders met at the court
house here yesterday afternoon as a
committee of the who to discuss the
plans for ice breakers for the Perth
Amboy bridge. During the discus.
sion the matter of having the present
spans of wood in the bridge changed
to iron to withstand the force of the
ice coming down the river was also
discussed and County Engineer Robert
Dougherty was directed to get an
estimate of what the approximate cost
woul'l be and make report thereon
at the regular meeting of the board to
be held in March. 1t was stated at
the meeting that the nrobable cost of
iron spans wBuld be $50 600
Nearly every member OF the hoard
was present at the meeting and all of
them practically took hand in the
discussion as 80 the ice breakers. 1t
WIS explained to those unfamiliar
with the matter that the ice forms and
collects together several hundred feet
above the bridge on the north side of
the river and then flows in the channt
and strikes the bridge with great
force. 1t was suggested that it would
he we'll to replace The wooden spans
with iron in order TO Withstand the
force of the ice.
Freeholder Glenn stated after the
meeting that it might only be neces.
sary for one or two of the spans to be
rep ac ed with iron. The spans are
about $50 feet in length and if only
one span of iron was needed but one
stone pier would have to be built to
support one end of the span, the other
resting on the pier which supports the
draw. If tao spans arc needed then
another stone pier would have to be
huilt and each pier costs about $25,
900. The spans would be needed at
the end of the bridge nearest the
Perth Amboy side. 70 meet this ex
pense there would have to be placed
an amount in next years udget.
Freeholder Allgair, at the discus
sion in the meeting said the ice
should be broken up before any furth.
er damage was done aud he suggested
that dynamite be used to blow up the
ice and break it into small pieces be-
fore it got down to the bridge. He
thought this could be done at cost
of ahuut 500 and that this amount
would pay for explosions covering a
period of three or four days. He did
not think il advisable TO 10 this at
this time as the river would doubtless
freeze mp again, but ne urged it as a
good plan when the river fee com
menced to move.
Freeholder jackson moved that a
C COMMITTEE be empowered to act on
this suggestion and that they be sd.
vised to make he amount of exp nse
as small as possible. Freeholder Fel-
ton objected on the ground that the
hoard would be protecting the bridge
for the contractors who bad promised
to have the bridge finished last Sept
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
ELKS OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY
[OF LODGE NO. |
Biz Celebration in New York Last
Nishl-.Local Delegation Was
PRESENT.

Five hundred Elks, representing
almost every state in the Union from
Maine to Californla, / ad dinner in the
grand ball room of the Waluo f.
Astoria last night, to commemorate
the thirtysaveDth anniversary of the
order. New York LoJge, No. 1, was
the host.
The speakers were William ].
O'Btien, Jr of Baltimore, grand tx
al ed ruler Of the order; Champe S.
Andrews, grand exalted ruler of the
New York lodge; r. l.. Holland, of
Colorado Spr ng; Judge Henry Fl.
Melvin, of Oakland. Cal. Julius M
Mayar, Attorney General of New
York state, and A. @. Moreland, past
grand exalted ruler of the New York
lodge.
The event of the dinner was the
presentation to August Hermann,
treasurer of the Clucinnati base ball
club an residents of the National
BASE ball Commission. of watch made
esnecially in Switzerland, which
g rikes the eleventh hour, the mystic
hour of the Elss.
The follGEing Elks were present
from Perth Ampoy Lodge No. 7s4:
DR.. Frauk Crowther, ". H. Nc
Cormies, DR.. W. E Ramsay, ]. E.
ricaer, Q. G. Baldwin, W. A.
Spencer, Peter Floersch, 7. J. Dover.
Arr'urS Nestor, W. E. Tobey, W. H.
Pfeiffer and Z G.. Fraser.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
FOR THE HOSPITAL.
Original Hebrew Ladies Benevolent
Society Conducting a Contest.

A contest is being conducted by the
Original Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent
Society, fur the benefit of the city
hospital The prize, handsome
Morris chair. will be awarded at Dana
Hall Wednesday, March 10. The com-
mittee iu charge of the affair il as fol-
lows: Mrs. Brody, Mrs. P. Pavlov-
sky, Mrs. Jacobson, Mrs. B. Levine,
Mrs. Rabinowitz, Mrs. Shaubrum
and Mrs. Gravonsky.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
EXTRA.
EXPLOSION ON A
BRITISH SUBMARINE.

Queenstown. Ireland Fen 16:-A
q ,soline explosion on British sub
ma inc torpt do boat in t harbor here
t)day KILLED one officer and two men
with nine men wounded. Just as a
rescue party from the gunboat Hazard
r 'ached the Submarine, second ex-
plosion occurred, injuring six of the
rescu ar6,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
WITNESS FOR The STATE.

Andrew Lasko, nineteen years old,
was saoured by the police yesterday
as witness for the state in the case
of Michael Suchak, who is charged
with setting fire to his saloon in the
O. 'Hara building in Parker street. He
was questioned closely, and was
paroled until wanted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
FIRE IN DAILY
PRESS OFFICE.
New BrunsWick's Morning Daily
Newspaper Came Near Be-
Ing Wiped Out.
S6eeial 10 tie Evsaing Neao5.

New run'wick, Feb. 16: Fire was
discov- red at 80 O'Clock this morn ?
ing in ONT story extension to the
offic- of the Daily Press, in Dennis
street.. 1t was caused by the spilliuR Of
hot molten metal. The entire exten
sion was destroyed. despite the excel :
lent work of the firemen. The main
building was not burned.s Tie bl :
was discovered by Henry Gensler, an
employe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
SoDALITY RECEPTION.

Many tickets have been sold for the
ball and reception which the Sodality OF
St. Marys Roman Catholic church win
hold in Wilder Music Hall, Monday
night. 1t will be an affair well worth
attending The young ladies in charge ars
working hard to make the affair a sue
cess.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
DONATION TO HOSPITAL.

The managing hoard of the hospital
acknowledges with thanks con'rii u
ton fSam the Moha~k Council,
Daughters of Pocahontas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
DANA'S MASK BALL.

Dana Relief Society has completed
plans for the masquerade ball which
they will hold in Wilder Music Hall
tomorrow night. Four prizes wilt be
awarded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
SEIZED THE PROPERTY.

Paris, Feb. l6:-A semi official dis.
patch from Caracas says that Presi.
deut Castro has seized the property
of the American Asphalt Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16

An adv. In The News Want col.
umn brings good results.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16

Storage room wanted convenient TO
smith and State streets, to store carloads
of paper. Address stating location and
terms, Evening News. If
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
DISTRICT COURT.

In the district court this morning
numher of cases were called. There were
several adjournments and three or four
judgments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16
$40 FOR HOSPITAL.

The NEWS acknowledges the receipt Of
$40 from p. Therke1son for the hospital.
This amount will be turned over to the
managing board for the Institution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-16

PIANOS At PEDER OLSFN'S
VI Smith St. the old stand. 1-14 5wks
Subscribe for The Evening News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31

Mystery deepens around the sui
eide on Friday night last In the
Hotel Washington OF tho well
known capitalist and elubman.
Frank u. Hubbcli
-Four OF the most prominent banks
and trust companies Of this city
were asked Tuesday morning as 20
lluhbel'n financial relations with
them. and all Of them without eK-
cepiion stated and stated emphati=
caily. that HIS ACCOUNTS WITH
THEM WE'RE PERFECTLY SAT
IsFACTORY In every particular.
and that al no time us far as their
knowledge OF his affairs went. Wa
Hubbell short OF funds
And yet a few days before his
death he tried every means 10 dis
pose Of certain 81 his properties.
notlceably that al pike and Terry.
the market value OF which n quot
ed ~ 500 600 and which HUBBELL
OFFERED FOR LESS THAN $40
600.
And be was very anxious to get
the READY CASH for this prop
erty.
II his cash accounts with the 10
cal banks were la such good c0ndi-
ton. why was Hubbell 10 anxious
20 eeil-and 10 sell for less than the
property was really WORTH
II Il possible or probable that
Hubbell was involved In affairs Of
which neither HIS wife nor his
closest friends knew anything. and
that the Immediate necessity OF a
large amount OF spot cash larger
than be had at the time-caused
him 10 become insane over worry9
NOBODY KNOWS.
Every one OF the banking men
interviewed Tuesday morning by
The Star shook their heads In Duz-
slement--indicated that they were
asiounded al the turn OF affairs In
Hubbella life.
IL II known that at the time OF
his death Hubbell had large sums Of
money on deposit In local banks and
trust ompanies.
And yet with all this ready money
he was trying 10 unload. and seem
Ell desperately anxious 10 unload
certain properties he had aecumu-
lated both on Union and on Pike
stresss
There must have been some IN
KNOWN SOURCE or WORRY
over affairs Of which nobody knew
anything but himself, which caused
him 10 XIII himself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31
Soon
Resume Work

Work on the new central market
house ana public auditorium. at
Fourth and Union. will be resumed
within the next two weeks. or Just
az soon az city Engineer Thomson
informs the contractors which re-
grade the city IL 10 establish for
the thorouRhfnre
The work has been held up several
weeks on account Of the diiatory
tactics OF the engineers office.
Colonel May. who - financially
backing the project, says that 10
work can be done until he knows
whether the city intends 10 will III
on Fourth avenue seven feet. or cut
fifth avenue 90 or so feet. nv both
these changes ~ grade at this point
are contemplated. and the future
work on the market house and audi
tofium depends entirely upon which
grade IL established.
Another thing which has kept the
work IN check ~ the decision OF the
city 20 widen Fourth avenue. This
has made several important changes
necessary Ia the plans and speeifi-
cations Of the steel super-struetire.
but Colonel May states that he win
not tolerate much further delay but
will force the city 10 decide one way
~ another In the regrade matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31

What the seeming terror OF his
life was no one knows.
And Il Is doubtful whether any
one viii eyer know except those
Immediately connected with the
matter.
In spite Of the repeated state
menta 10 the effect that Hubbelrs
brother Baldwin would arrive In
Seattle Tuesday from MarmOra. On
tarla. Canada, 10 take charge Of tho
remains Mrs. Hubbell stated 10 The
Star Tuesday morning that her
hf0theFsln-law would not come 10
tile funeral and that other and more
distant relatives Of the dead man
would attend.
The widow seemed calm and col
leefsd while talking over the affair,
and stated that no arrangements
for the funeral would be made pub
he until probably after Wednesday
morning
There seems to be a strong desire
on her part 20 keep the matter az
quiet an possible. The funeral will
be strictly private.
George f. Wright. an attorney IN
the Burke building. who had at
tended to the greater part OF tho
dead mans legal affairs. stated
Tuesday that he would make moth
Ing public concerning the matter Of
n will
did Hubbell make a viii. or ala
he not he vas asked polntedly.
Il WILL NOT ANSWER THE
QUESTION" was the reply.
All information concerning the
disposal Of the dead mans estate
will be given ont after the funeral
and not before. according 10 an elm
phatic statement made by Mr..
Wright Tuesday morning.
The assertion was made Just be-
fore the attorney mounted the stairs
In the Hotel Washington 10 confer
with the widow. presumably over
the estate
An attempt TO locate the store i'm
which was bought the gas tube
which Was used by HubbclI 10 kill
himself resulted unsuccessfully
Tuesday morning. and IL probably
will never be known where and
when and by whom the instrument
OF death was purchased.
One of the queer features Of the
sad affair Is the utmost secrecy
maintained by all connected with
II concerning the final disposition
of the remains and Of the terms 81
the wiIl-if there was a will.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31
LOCAL LAWYER CLAIMS that HE
WAS TRICKED OUT OF $4,000

An insight into the methods By
which Washlngton's timber lands
cease TO be individual holdings and
In great tracts, pass into the hands
OF great numbering and sawmiil
companies. may be had from a COM
plaint filed In the superior court
Tuesday.
In this complaint Attorney w. r.
Hays sues o. H. Peavy. timber
cruiser. Tor $4,000. which he claims
20 be his share ~ the estimated
profits ln a deal in which the cruls-
er. he says. broke faith with him.
sold him out" pockcted the profits
and left the plaintiff "out in the
cold"
The attorney and the timber
cruiser. the complaint alleges. made
"a contract In 1895. under which the
cruiser was 90 bond extensive acre
ages OF timber from individual hold
ers az minimum figures. and the at
torney was TO furnish eastern buy
ere at maximum figures. the two
partners TO divide the difference be-
tween the buying and the selling
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31
Committee Has
Made Report

An under current OF expectancy
has been thrilling the legal ffater-
nifty since early Monday evening.
when IL began TO be whispered that
q secret report had been made to
Judge Orange Jacobs. president II
the bar association. by the commit
tee OF lawyers recently appointed TO
Investigate the charges Of unpra-
fessional conduct made against At
forneys John G. Murphy and George
b. Cole.
Judge Jacobs admitted 10 a Star
reporter Tuesday morning that a
report had been made to him By
the committee. but declined 10 dis
cusB the report or its tenor. He
said that the report would be by
him turned over to Judge Frazier.
and that In open court. on satur-
day, the report would be made
public.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31
my serisp, Rev, Assn,

BUFFALO. ~. Y. Oct. al
Nathan EckEtein. second vice presi-
dent OF Schwabachcr a. Co. OF Sc
attic. Wash. late on Monday after
noon paid 90 Vice President G.. Fred
Seller. OF the Citizens National
bank. OF this city. a large sum Of
money. said TO be In the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000 This amount. what
ever II was, took up all the notes
against MFR. Eckstein's two brothers.
Charles and Adolph. OF the Whit
ney- Eckstein Seed company. OF this
city. held by the bank.
These notes are what is generally
supposed 20 have caused the suicide
OF the young bank cashier. Henry
]. Block. Block. II il said. became
SO worried over the payment OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31

aid was IN vain. ksezer passed
away without a word In explanation
81 the mystery surrounding his
three days stay at the hotel
Tie registered hy the day aud
had 10 be helped 10 bed by the bell
boy" explained one Of the proprie-
tors Of the hotel lie VAS uncom-
munieative and apparently a silent
sufferer"
a search Of the dead mans cloth
ing gave the Green Lake address,
and an unpaid bill for tT.50. payable
to Or. HharpieH.
When a Star man questioned Dr.
Sharplea about the account the
physician failed to recall a patient
by that name. The bill was dated
October 1.
Besides a few vaiuele~s articles,
but 81 WAS found In the dead mans
purse. One arm was wrapped Ia an
old stocking II IL believed that the
cid man WAS stricken with paralysis.
but closer Investigation Of the
facts may develop another cause.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-31
VESSELS IN DANGER

Moore thought beet TO put back
rather than take any chances Of be-
Ing blown ashore ON the rocky
coast.
Other vessels now on that run are
tho steamers Santa Ana. Dora.
Portland and Bertha The steam
ship Cottage city. of the Pacific
Coast Steamship company. Vas se-
ported 20 have arrived at 1nneau
yeBt erdhy.
Major Giasaford said Tuesday
morning the cable was In working
order Storm warnings have been
cent out by means 81 the cable all
along the coast 10 Acaaaint marin
ers 81 their danger
The steamship Ohio. which r. er-
pected To BRING a large number Of
Nome passengers 10 Seattle. may
b. caught In the storm providing she
il now far enough south The Tam
pico. OF the Globe Navigation CON-
pany. 10 also due 90 arrive from
Nome within the neat week.