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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07

Chicago H., April 9. The official
church at Zion City declared today It
was believed Dowie had lost sl,200,00O
in speculation in Wall street. ii S
declared he opened accounts with four
stock exchange houses and that they
then went out Of existence soon after
he put mp margins TO protect his deals.
The greater part of the money, it Is
said. was 10 by Dowie during the
slump Of 1903.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07

Laredo, Tex, April G.--John Alexan-
der Dowie and party of followers arc
scheduled to reach Ncuva Laredo,
just across the border tomorrow morn
ing where a short step for revision cf
baggage by the Mexican cGstoms au
the border en- route to Chicago. Local
immigration officers believe Dowie il
foreigner, n%ivc Of Australia. lf
such is true and he has failed to secure
natural zation papers, the regular
head tax Cf So collected from all in
coming foreigners will be placed on
him
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07
SOFTCOAL LBARONS
ASK TO ARB|TRATE
OFFER is IDENTiCALLY SAME AS
MADE BY MITCHELL TO AN
THRACITE OPERATORS.
He MADE NO RESPONSE
Claiming He Had No Power to Act on
Proposal But Would Submit it to
international Executive
Board.

New York, April G.-Interest in the
labor trouble in the anthracite region
was oyershadowed today by propo
sition that came out Of the west for the
arbitration of the difference existing
between the soft coal operators, who
have not yet been able to agree TO
the 1903 scale and the miners. The
offer Of the soft coal operators Is ident.
ical word for word, except where the
term bituminous is substituted for an
tracie with the one President Mitchell
presented to the hard coal operators
here yesterday. There was consider.
able speculation as TO how the miners
leader would receive his own arbitra-
ton plan for another field. He was
much interested i'll the news, but main
tanned his usual silence when asked as
To what he would do, Within an hour
of the receipt of the offer from J. II.
Winder, head of the Ohio soft ccal op.
orators he sent word to the effect that
he had no power to- act on the propO
sition, but would submi it to the inter
national executive beard of The union
at the meeting at Indianapolis week
after next. Leaders of the miners un.
ion who were at headquarters today did
not think the International executive
board would favor the proposition. a
member of the board said that c0ndi-
tions in the soft coal regions are much
different from those in the anthracite
fields. He pointed out that many op-
orators had already signed the 1908
scale and that the number is increas-
ing each day.
Nothing has developed III the an. |
thracite situation today to clearly in |
dicate what the outcome of next Mon /
days meeting between the subcom |
mittees of mine workers and union |
leaders will be. There was formal |
meeting of the operators but most Of |
them were in communication with one |
another.
II was reported during the day that |
the arbitration offer OF the miners
would be fatty refused but it war
denied by those in authority that a de
finite decision had been reached. II
was also reported the operators may
accpept arbitration but with a differ
ent sort of a tribunal. Mitchell today
concerned himself almost exclusively
with the business connected with the
soft coal situation and hal no infor
nation TO impart regarding the hard
coal miners. He said his side has
nothing TO do now but wait for the op
orators TO arrive. II has practically
been settled that Il the operators re,
fuse the arbitration offer. the call will
so out at once for a convention.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07

Philadelphia. Apin G.-Much i'm
poriance Is attached 10 the meeting OF
independent operators held today at
Wilkesbarre. Among the workers the
impression appears TO be growing that
Mitchelrs arbitration proposition is
not altogether acceptable 10 the opera.
tors anr fears are expressed II may be
rejected when the conference meets
In New York Monday Nothing was
made public concerning the meeting
OF the independent operators. The
mine workers generally express the
belief that a renewal of the concila.
Hon boards award is the best the op-
orators will offer. In view of this be-
lief the miners locals throughout the
anthracite fields have decided to ex
crt every effort to prevent rerumiS.
iiou OF mining until the New York con.
ference arrives at a definite result
Squads of state police traversing the
anthracite region report no disturbance
Of the moment. Warrants were issued
in Pittston today for the arrest of four
members Of the state police They
are charged with entering the homes
Of mine workers and confiscating guns
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07
JOHN ALEXANDER
IS COMING BACK
ZlONiTE LEADER DECLARES HIS
INTENTION TO FIGHT FOR
HIS RIGHTS.
DENIES ALL CHARGES
VoiVa Says Dowie viii Be Given
Every Chance TO Clear Him.
self at ar Ecclesiastical
Trial.

Mexico City, April c.. John AleXan-
der Dowie before leaving for Chicago
said, showing deep emotion. in reply
to- questions as to how the revolt III
Zion City could be explained Now,
how am ! to explain It? | can only
explain in this way, it is merely Il
guess and may he wrong, but think
| am right. They, my wife and son,
and all of them thought was going to
die and have been deeply disappointed
Apparently | am going to live and am
on my way back home" He declared
his intention to fight for his rights,
denied all charges made against him
and insisted that his financial ransac-
tions were honestly conducted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07

Chicago, H., April G.--Dowle took
out his first papers three years ago
and the immigration officials at Laredo
will nave no trouble over his citizen
ship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07

Washington. April G.-ln making an
srl-t today To get the enatc TO agree
mon q dasc for taking q lo'e on the
-ailioad rae bin Tiilwau matte the
Important statement tnat oaa week
moro would oxharst r1r 2epe'ai de-
bate on ile measure H. taiie1. how
ever -o secure the cpuseu- of Aidric1
who said he would not be- willing -
agree to a VOC on the bin until it
vas mare nearly peri ctcd tlsn u g
now Durin~ the dav there Ware three
ynccche. on The rate biIt The first
II these was made hv Elkins. who
while expressing an opinion that 1be
situat ON demanded icgi-lallon. nd
Gated the.p were delec-s IN rae peni-
ing b.li Gamble followed In support
IT the bin snI Kean clio ed In oppo-i
.ion.
Elkias was frequently inierrupissl
and several .piritcJ collomie markell
he urpgie-s Of his speech.
Washington. Apri 6.-The tarif
-aifzay mai subsidy dnauurei q a.
,oaoL enlarged postal faciliic- FOR
western countries wee IRE feavTes
r De debate in the house todav. What
Do alleged 10 De iniquiue Of Dsngier
IS far a. manufacture OF watcaes s.
oncerned were discuessei by RaiueT
Wind-4 whose tariff revision speecI
ras Listened to Witb much inJsros-
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07
The MAN WHO wants to buy

home win save roth time and mon.y
by consulting tn. "For SaIer advertise.
ments. The same may b. said of him
who has one for sale.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-07

ONE MAN HAS a horse and he
would prefer a COW; another has a
COW and would prefer a horse. The
Peoples Column OF The Bulletin can
bring them together. Try IT,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

Chief Burke was notified of the
murder by Sergeant Clinton of the
New Brunswick police. shortly after
s o'clock Chief Burke wired the
company to be on the lookout for "A
man answering Lain's description,
along the line of the Lehigh valley
railrOad
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

a NEWS reporter he said that he had
received no word as yet and could
not say whether his people were
alive or not. From newspaper reports
the fire had destroyed everything
around Valencia and Market streets.
Mrs. Nels Mortenson, of Wood
bridge road, has two brothers in the
doomed city. They are Peter and
Nels Freeman. but Mr.. MOrtenson,
when seen by a NEWS reporter,
seemed 10 think that they would get
out of The trouble all right. as they
lived more in the suburbs of the city.
They have received no word as yet,
but are waiting for a telegram. Mrs.
Mortenson has two aunts in the
country not far from the city.
William Henry, of Market street,
and Mrs. George Haney, of High
street have sisters in San Francisco,
and they hope TO hear from them in
a short time. It is not known whe-
ther they escaped harm or not.
Harvey Clark, the chief electrician
at the Raritan Copper Works, has
numerous friends in the Golden Gate
city where he worked for long
time He was in that city in the
year 1897 when an earthquake caus-
ed great deal of trouble and did
much damage.
Mrs. Edward Switzer of 1873 Smith
street has relatives in California near
Oakland. She is awaiting word from
them.
It was impossible until yesterday
for local people to send message
from this city to any point in Califor-
mia near the stricken city. The Pos
tai Telegraph Gable Company gave
out the following notice today:
Business for the following Cali
fornia points, accepted at sender S
risk: San Jose, Santa Cruz. Salinas.
Gilroy, San Mateo Redwood City,
Santa Clara. Los Gales, and all points
in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San
Francisco counties"
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
the following orders were received at
the local Office of the Postal Tele-
graph Cable Company:
Business for San Francisco only
accepted, at seuder's risk subject to
delay"
A bulletin has been issued by the
Western Union Telegraph Company
stating that messages for san Fran
cisco direct can be accepted only
subject to indefinite delay.
So far the Postal Telegraph Gable
Company have four wires in opera
tion to the stricken city, and at II
O'Clock this morning the following
notice was received at the local of
fee:
Business for san Francisco only
accepted TO very great delay. Busi-
ness for the following points accept
ed at sender's risk only: San Jose
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Salinas,
Gtlroy, San Matoe, Redwood City
Los Gatos. all points in Santa Clara
Santa Cruz and San Francisco coun
ties
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
WHOLE CITY
DESTROYED.
Three Thousands Are Reported
Dead Appalling Ruin in Other
Cities of The State.

OAKLAND Cal, April 20.-With the
almost total destruction of San Fran
cisco, the partial ruin of more than
fourteen smaller cities and towns, the
Pacific slope is now face to face with
the most appalling series of disasters
that have ever happened in the United
St8tes.
More than twenty cities and towns
outside of San Francisco have been de-
stroyed in part or in whole.
The property loss in outside places is
estimated at S30,00e,000.
The loss of life in outside places is
said TO be 800.
The people made homeless exceed
100000.
The only pubic or semipublic build
ing standing ill San Francisco is the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
CITY USED $4,000
WORTH OF WATER

When the report Of Superintend-
ent Jospeh Burns, which was recent
Iy submitted to the Water Commits
sioners, is published it will SHOW
that this city was furnished with
a bout $4,000 worth of water last
year. This amount Of water was
consumed by the public schools, the
city hospital. the poor farm, city hall,
five flush taps, public library, 221
hpdrants. one stable and what was
used by the city sprinkler. At pres
ent the city is not paying for this
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
MANY LOCAL PEOPLE
FEAR FOR RELATIVES.
James keenan, Whose Parents Live
in San Francisco Received Word
Last Night That They Were Safe.

Many people in this city have rela-
tivcs and friends in different parts of
California, especially in the vicinity
of San Francisco.
Joseph Keenan,, the boss boiler
maker in the employ of p. White &
Sons, of this city, and prominent
member of the local lodge of Elks,
has father and mother, and four
brothers in the stricken city and, al
though he spent much money yester-
day trying to reach them by tele-
graph he could not, but late last
night he received telegram from
his folks saying that they were safe.
When seen by NEWS reporter
this morning Mr. Keenan, said that
his only word was from his brother,
who had gone 10 Sacramento to send
the message. This ~ $50 miles from
Oakland The telegram read that the
family was safe, having fed TO Oak
I land, across the bay from San Fran
cisco, that the fire had at that time
not destroyed their home and busi-
ness, but hat if the flames We're not
checked The places would soon be
gone.
James keenan,, father of the local
man, was superintendent of the Ris-
don Iron Works, where he has been
employed for many years, and the
local man learned his trade in that
place This big shop WAS one of the
! first TO go. One of the brothers OF
the local Mr.. Keenan, keeps hard
ware store in Howard street. Mr.
Keenan, is greatly relieved to know
/ that his people are safe.
At Los Angeles a slight shock was
( felt Yesterday but little or no damage
was done Dr. W, =. Kcasbey and
/ family are located near there.
Health Commissioner John n. st
John has an aunt. Mrs. John A. Wood,
widow of Rev. John A. Wood. and
two nieces at Pasadena, about fifteen
miles from Los Angeles, and he is
awaiting some word from them
Mr.. and Mrs. James Skidmorc, OF
. ~ di net clIttl, dlt Ndilili1 hilNlt'Hlf y
to hear from their daughter, Mrs
/ Charles Williams, formerly Miss
{ Daisy Skidnlore. Her many friends
are also waiting for some news from
/ her. Until short time ago Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Williams lived in San Francisco
where Mr. Williams is in the employ
of the Southern Pacific Steamship
and Railroad Company, but they have
moved to Alameda, near Oakland.
Telegraphic reports from Alamedt
! say that the Town suffered severely
! from the shock, that many people
were killed and that the damage will
amount to over $4,000. The Office
of the railroad company for which
! Mr.. Williams worked, has been de-
stroyed.
Frank Palisi, the Smith street gro
cor, has two aunts and seven cousins
in San Francisco, They conducted
three large fruit and vegetable stores
in Valencia street, just above Market
street. When Mr.. Palisi was seen by
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
PECULIAR ACTION.
Foreigner Had a Surveyors Instru-
ment Thrust Upon Him.

A foreigner astonished Sergeant
Dunham at police headquarters this
morning before O'Clock when he
walked in with a surveyors transit,
which was seen at once TO be quite
valuable. The man said that he was
near the ferry at the foot of Smith
street when man who had come
from the ferryboat ran mp to him and
thrust the instrument into his hands
and hurried up the hill and boarded
IA trolley car The foreigner did not
want to keep it and took it to the
Aolice station
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20

While not yet fully recovered from
the shock of the fearful calamity on
the Pacific coast, the nation has be-
gun to stir itself toward sending aid.
Congress has started with an appro-
priation of S1,O0O,000 New York
city is raising $1,000,000 with John
ID. Rockefeller ut the head of the llst
with a contribution of 100000. M.
Guggenheim Sons have contributed
$4,000 Other cities are also active
and in this Perth Amboy is included.
Acting Mayor Pfeilfer, this morn
ing, issued the following proclama-
ton:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
pROCLANATION RH THE
MAYOR.


" MAYOR.
50 In view of the appalling ca
# lamity that has overtakcn the
s. inhabitants of San Francisco,
% rendering thousands homeless
So and helpless, and requiring help
s. people of Perth Amboy to sub
'' scribe 10 . fund, 10 he raised for
a their relief, and hereby appoint
- Mr.. Harry ConaTd, cashier of the
s. First National Bank, treasurer
St to receive such subscription, the
81 same to be forwarded and dis
S. tibutcd through the American
s. National Red Cross Society. All
81 subscriptions will he acknow-
81 ledscd in the public press.
JOHN pFEIFFER,
Acting Mayor.
Il 4 Il a 81 # IS 1t 81 II
The NEWS has already received
from the Perth Amboy Trust Com
pany $25 TO this the EVENING
NEWS adds another $25. This mon
pN Will hc lul htu ohti w Ahi' N''ii
ard.
j. Z. Holm Sends .sf0o.
The following letter was sent tt
MAYOR Schmidt, of san Francisco, by
J. p. Holm yesterday:
"IIen. Mayor Schmidt,
"San Francisco:
MY Dear Sir: Herewith find M
check for 500 10 aid your people il
this awful trying time you are hav
ing. II seems rs If the Almighty il
laying His hand heavily on the peo
ple of your famous city. If for moth
ing else, it is a fair warning for tht
people everywhere of the uncertain
ty of life. You may hear from nj
again. In the meantime You have IN.
heartfelt sympathy.
yours truly,
a. p. HOLM.
"Pcrth Amboy. n. j., Apr. 10, '06.
Contributions to the fund beni
raised here may be sent TO Mr.. Con
ard by check or by personally calling
at the bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
GIRL AS
SHE STEPPED
ON A TROLLEY
Murder Committed Near BOnhanl-
town This MOrninS--V Victim Had
Refused TO Marry Him.
special to the ErENING NEWS: !:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Apr 20
Fred Laing, twenty-three years old,
killed Katie Gordon, nineteen years
old. as she was about to board a
trolley car at Centreville near Bon
hamton, on the Metuchen-New Bruins
wick road, shortly before o'clock
this morning He also shot at the
girls younger sisters. Mary and Rose.
but they were not injured. bullet
only grazing Mary Gordon's arm.
Laing fled and a search is now being
made for him.
His vkfim was his niece and he
shot bS-S because She had refused TO
marry him.
Lain's home is at South Bethlesem,
Pa He had been visiting his sister.
Mrs. John Gordon. and her husband.
at Centrevlle, for three or four days
and had persisted in his suit for the
hand of Gordon's daughter, Katie,
the Oldest of eight children. Gordon
is milk dealer He formerly lived
on Somerset street. this city
Laing was in New Brunswick last
evening and was heard to utter
threat that he was going to take Ka-
ties life because she had refused to
marry him.
This morning he shook hands with
the members of the Gordon family
and they thought he was going home
TO South Bethlehem by way of Bound
Brook.
Katie Gordon aud her sister left
the house to board the trolley car to
take them to New Brunswick, where
they worked at the Hirschorn- Mack
Cigar factory. Just as they were
about to board the ear LHng step
ped near to Katie and pointing re-
volver at her face, pulled the trigger.
The bullet found its mark beneath
her right ear, and, piercing the vein,
took an upward course 10 her brain.
Laing then fired at her two sisters,
but the bullets went wild, one graz
ing Mary Gordon's arm.
He shot me; he shot mel" the
wounded girl cried as she fell. The
passengers on the car screamed as
she dropped in a pool of blood she
expired within very few minutes.
Laing at once fled The murdered
girls father chased him until he dis
appeared in the woods. The county
authorities were notified and the
sheriff, prosecutor and coroner at
once went from this city o the scene.
DR.. Mas also went from this city, but
the girl had died long before he
reached her. The revolver had been
held so close to her head that the
flesh was burned by the powder
marks.
Laing is tweDty-three years old and
weighs about l2j pounds. He is five
feet six inches in height and has a
smooth face. He wore a black suit,
a soft hat with a white band and a
rcd neCktie.
a number of officers began to scour
the woods roundabout and the police
of neighboring places were notified.
The Board of Freeholders will
meet this afternoon and will offer a
reward probably of $500 for Laing' S
capture and also for the capture OF
the murderer of aged Mrs. Wright
of Old Bridge. The sum of $500 is
the extreme amount which the free
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
NEW BRUNSWICK To
RAISE RELIEF FUND.
Special to the EVENING NE WS:

NEW BRUNSWICK, Apr. 20
The common council last night sent
out an appeal for funds to be sent for
the relief of the people of San Fran
cisco, and a committee of three of the
aldermen was named TO lake charge.
The council will probably vote some
money from the city fl the next
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
Whereabouts Still Unknown.

The whereabouts of Charles Myers.
the Smith street barber who has
been missing since Tuesday night, is
still unknown. A telegram has been
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
New SpriIs

Last Saturday 1
pie visited A. Sal
occasion of iheir'
Their display was j
any ever shown
good and stylish n
the new spring 4
noticed a ladies
artlstically bent Il
sides. n was dal
black silk lace, ia
OF black velvet riq
a gray chip straw l
est aud most 4
The crown aud hla
trimmed with gl''
and soft Liberty
provoking great
white Milan new
med with light b
chiffon aud ribbon
aud ON the back
buds. A waist ]
comment was ol
taneta silk trimn
and pearl buckles
white Radium $
tucked and lace
silk is one of the
this season. An
suit displayed in
beautiful Alice b
silk. The Elton j;
trimmed with ~
braid. The sleey
three-ql1arter lem
at the present til
med cuffs, the s.
gored style and !
front.
In dress goods
Alice blue and o
vail.
In women 5 glp
demand for botf
long kid and silk
general scarcity
profusely display
Weekly.
1904 colt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
WHOLE NATION ARISES TO SEND HELP
STRICKEN CITY Of SAN FRANCISCO.
FLAMES GRADUALLY YIELDING.

NEW YORK Apr. 20Tbc Telegraph
- 4 that the
gradually yielding persistent OF
of and of
u 10 Nannass, be saved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-20
HOT FIGHT OVA
FOR THE FUN
IN THE SCHOO[
Citizens Att
+ Night and
| tiOn of {
! Figuras.
T\|O|

At the NJ
ucation in
last night,
who had b
citizens VII
awarding d
was one of ~
held by thd
suit, the a
for the schd
ing of school
til another
night.
When the
bids for the
up it was fou
American Flu
had been take
of the press 4
GUS meeting |
from thos read
from the same
At the last
the figures of 9
Company fQS
inc IN tbaAd
most eyerN
they were d
came to but I
tives of other fl
were greatly &
When the bid
niture CompaA
zen asked that
the bid that va
cording to him
and when it W.
mitted to him,
cry item had
new figures has
the former one
was done befc
/ presented Or az
When this M
attention of ~
ment too6 plac
the, ~ding co'
/ er PNerson, ma
contract be ava
( to the American
Z Commissioner ]
this and on a m
niture were !
Thursday night
The chairmal
mittee reconm'
Brothers be aw
work at schoo
Construction c,
3. and n. $. KeI
heating system
missioner Mass
awarding of the
suggested that
laid over unit
Thursday night
do this.
The board
structing the G
the board of q
that they grad
W hich school n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

a ball room full of people, or as if man
never before had offered them his arm"
But won't they enjoy 1t all the more
If 1t is all novel to them-all new, as 1t
was to us?" persisted the woman OF
thirty-five.
Not at all They will be frightened to
death, az l was. / cried the whole day
before my mother introduced me into So
ciety-I was SO frightened. I had just
come from q convent and never had been
at any of her receptiOns-never had been
allowed to show my curls outside the
ratings OF the third-fioor domain when
there were guests below. 1t seems like
a nightmare now-that dread Of meeting
people.
And for that very reason I have been
asking both Marjorie and Claudine to
come into the drawing room to assist me
on Thursday afternoons. / have present.
ed their fathers friends to them and have
asked their brothers chums here for no
other reason than to put the girls at
ease in their own homes. Yes, 1 know
that Marjorie is only fifteen, but she is
none too young.
And I do want Helen to come next
Thursday and help. Then, afterward
am having an informal little dinner for
the girls and a few of the men as a
courtesy to them for helping me with the
guests Of the afternoon. 1t is splendid
plan and it obviates the difficulty of pro-
viding some sort of social diversion for
the girl who isn't out: 1t makes her life
less remote from that which she will one
day step into. 1t is new idea and de-