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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
LID PUT ON CHINA;
OPIUM Is BARRED
Result of Visit of Commissioners
Abroad is Edct That II Is UP to
Government to Enforce.

Pekin, Sept. 21.-As result of the
combined recommendations of the
Chinese commissioners who recently
made a tour of the United States and
Europe. an edict has been issued or
dering the abolition of the use of
opium. both foreign and native, within
a decade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
Extradition for stensIand.

Trenton. \. j., Sept. Ex-Governor
Stokes today on application of Cover
nor Deneen of Illinois, granted papers
for the eXtradition of Paul o. Stems
land. now on his way to America from
Tangier in case he should land on
New Jersey soil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
Interesting. Indeed.

San Sebastian, Sept. 21.-It is semi
officially announced the queen of Spain
is in an interesting condition. Princess
Ena and King Alfonso were married
May 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
BAD FIRE AT TACOMA, WASH.
Livery Stables with 1872 Horses and
Other Property Burned.

Tacoma. Wash. Sept. 21.-Fire early
today destroyed two livery stables, 1872
horses. a restaurant. the Tacoma East
ern passenger depot, and long via
duct. One woman was burned TO death
and man is missing. The loss is
S150,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
City Work Drives to Suicide.

Dixon. Ill., Sept. 21.-Oscar T. Smith,
a prominent business man of Polo, COM
mitted suicide while temporarily in
sane His condition was the result of
overwork as one of the city commits
sioners of special assessments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
Runs Into workmen,s sleeper.

Shawnee. Wis. Sept. 21.-Last night
at Pulaski. 20 miles southeast of here
on the Northwestern road. a work
train ran into a workmen's sleeping
car, killing two and injuring IA labor
eTs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
TYPHOON VICTIMS
NUMBER 10000
Entire Fleet of 600 Fishing Junks De-
stroyed and Crews Perished
at Hongkong.

HOngkong, Sept. 21.-The entire fleet
of 600 fishing junks were lost in the
typhoon. This increases the mortality
to 10000 persons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
ARE NOT ATTACKED
Jews Celebrate the New Year
Throughout Russia Without
Expected Trouble.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM NEXT
Government Promises to Guarantee
Equal Treatment 10 All
Churcher.

Warsaw, Sept. 21.-In spite of pre-
dictions of an attack, the Jewish New
Year passed quietly.
Offers Religious Freedom.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 21-The AEso-
ciated Press has been informed by Il
member of the cabinet that within a
few days laws of religious freedom, re-
moving practically every restriction and
disability under which the dissident
faiths in Russia have labored, will be
promulgated. This is the second point
in the Stolypin program The first, in
cluding measures for the distribution
of land. already has been published.
AmpIify Former Ukase.
The new laws are in effect an amplifi-
cation and confirmation of the emper-
or's ukase of April 4. 1905, which, al
though it established a large measure
of toleration and enabled thousands of
dissenters to leave the orthodox church
and enroll themselves under the faiths
of their choices, never became fully eff
fective.
Under the new laws. which will be
published while no parliament is sit
ting, the various sects, unless they in
dulge in criminal or immoral practices.
may receive upon application the sane
Ytion of the government
Clergy Given RiEht-.
This wifi confer upon their clergy
practically the same status as is now
enjoyed by orthodox priests. They will
have equal rights with the orthodox
church in the matter of erecting school
and church buildings and the receiving
of proselytes.
The cabinet will next take up the
project of law enlarging the civil
rights of Jews, which thas just been
elaborated by a commission. This
measure has been somewhat restricted,
the administration believing that full
equality, in the present state of public
opinion in Russia. can and should be
given only by parliamelH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
DR.. Lapponi Seriously III.

Rome, Sept. 21.-After a vacation of
two months. DR.. Lapponi. physician to
the pope returned to Rome seriously
i'll, with cancer of the stomach.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
ENpIosIve Deadly In North.

Winnipeg, Man, Sept. 21-Word was
received here of a dynamite explosion
which occurred on the right of way of
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway near
Finmark, New Ontario Wednesday. in
which five F1nlanders were killed and
six others injured At the time OF the
accident a gang was engaged in tunnel
ing. when a premature explosion of a
large quantity of dynamite occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
AUTO VICTIMS IN FRANCE

J. G. SchmdIapp Of Cincinnati Hurt,
Daughter Killed, While Touring.
Cincinnati. Sept. 21.-Private cable
grams received here yesterday after
noon contained the Information that j.
G. Schmidlapp. one of the citys fore
most capitalists. had been badly injur-
ed and his daughter Charlotte killed in
an automobile accident while touring
through southern France in a car loan
ed them by Charles NJ. Schwab, the
steel magnate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
Another Steamer Aground.

Hamburg. Sept 21.-The American
line steamer Butcher from Hamburg
for New York. has run aground i'm the
Elba. Assistance is being sent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
Carload Blows Up in Bus
mess Part of
Place.
MANY DEAD OR HURT
Buildings Over Large Area De-
stroyed and Probably 700
Are Homeless.

JellioO, Tenn. Sept. 21.-Eleyen per
sons killed. about 80 others injured. a
score seriously, property loss estimated
at $l,OOOOOO, 500 people rendered
homeless, every business house and u
large number Of dwellings either totally
wrecked or badly damaged, is the re-
suit of terrific explosion OF a carload
OF dynamite in the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad yards here early today.
Spontaneous combustion is believed To
be the cause of the explosion.
Came Early I'm Morning.
A car loaded with dynamite and con.
signed TO the Rand Powder company
reached town at $50 this morning. IT
was side tracked in the yards Of the
Southern railway and the Louisville a.
Nashville. Shortly after the car had
been placed on a siding the explosion
occurred and the spot where it stood
was marked by creyasse in the earth
fully 20 feet deep and 80 feet in diam
eter
DIew Depot to Pieces.
The union depots. 100 yards from
the scene. was blown TO splinters. This
cut off all tclegrapkic communication
and news Of the disaster was handled
by telephone. The explosion occurred
upon the entucky side Of Jellico. and
in consequence every house on this
side Of tll town il wrecked. A large
number Of residences located near the
railroad on the Kentucky side were with
out exception demolished.
Ouc-scvcnth of People Homeless.
As a result il = csnAtCd One-seventh
of pop-lE. - Cf trc two Jellico's Is
homeless WAi- IL Is thought the eX-
plosian was caused from spontaneous
combJsi on. nothing has yet develop
ed 10 make this assertion positive. A
train bearing railroad officials. physi-
clans and representatives. of the As
sOciated Press is expected TO reach
here from Knoxville early this after
noon.
Explosive Deadly Ira North.
Winnipeg, Man, Sept 21.-Word was
received here of a dynamite explosion
which occurred on the right Of way of
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway near
New Ontario, Wednesday. in
which five FHnlanders were killed and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
LAY CORNER STONE
Vice President Fairbanks Off
ciates at Cook County
Court House.
is BIG MILITARY PARADE
Structure Will Be Largest Ever Erect
ed for Purpose-Banquet at
Night.

Chicago. Sept. 21.-The corner stone
of Chicago's new county building, at
the corner of Clark and. Randolph
streets. which. when completed, will be
the largest court house in the world.
was laid today with elaborate ceremo-
nies
Vice President Fairbanks was the
orator of the day. addresses also being
delivered by Governor Deneen, Mayor
Dunno, and President Brundage OF the
board of commissioners of Cook county
No Reception Committee.
The vice president arrived in the city
shortly after : and proceeded quietly
to his rooms at the Auditorium Annex.
At his especial request no reception
committee came TO the train to meet
him He was greeted at the hotel
however, by number of city and coun-
ty officials. He spent the early part of
the day quietly in his apartments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21
Banquet In Evening.

Ceremonies incident to the corner
stone laying were preceded by a mil
itary parade, in which Fairbanks and
eX-LiGutenant General Corbin had as
personal escorts a committee Of IS
prominent citizens of Chicago. This
evening Fairbanks will be the guest
of honor at a banquet given by the
county commissioners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-21

dictions of an attack, the Jewish New
Year passed quietly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
CHESEBROUCHS
WILL STICK
SAYS SWIFT.
Much Interest in Games GuggieS
VS.. PardeeS and CheSebrOughS
VS.. Copper Works.

The games in the Factory League
tomorrow afternoon will be between
the c. Pardee Works and American
Smelling & Refining Company teams
on the A. S. & r. diamond, and the
Raritan Copper Works and Cheese
brough Works mines on the Copper
Works grounds. The greatest spec
ulation surrounds the Pardee-Guggie
game, as these teams are warm rivals
The Chesebroughs' manager, Ste
phen i. Swift, made a statement of
his position to the NEWS sporting
ed. this morning. He said that he
will not withdraw his team from the
league and also asserted that he has
no intention whatever of Withdrawing
from his managerial capacity. He
declared that there are a whole lot of
people who would like to see a with
drawal and who have been doing a
lot of knocking, but" said he, 1--WE
are going to stick" Mr.. Swift is
president of the league, but asserts
that there has been an apparent lack
of interest among the Chesebrough
employees who can play ball. Some
Saturdays there have been six or eight
players who have showed up for the
game, and last Saturday there YER
only three and the game had to be
forfeited.
A. G. Walker, of the Chesebrough
Works, whom Mr.. Swift succeeded as
president of the league, several weeks
ago, will take charge tomorrow to
see wherein the trouble lies. 1t is
safe to say that every effort will be
made to %rejuvenate the team and
make some sort of a showing in the
league.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
sT. ANTHoNYs WIN AGAIN.

The st. Anthonys again defeated
the Checker Board baseball team, of
Pleasant Plains, yesterday afternoon,
in this city, by a score of 81 to IL.
This makes the st. Anthonys' third
consecutive victory over the Checker
Boards. The batteries: For the st.
Anthonys, Nation and Christopher
son, pitchers; Hibbett, catcher. For
the Checker Boards, Kierlan and Nc
Nulty, pitchers; E%ssoborn, catcher.
Umpire, William Fitzpatrick. The
game was Witnessed by a large num-
Der of fans. The st. Anthonys would
like to hear from any up to date
ffteen-year-old team. They are
ready for all Corners All challenges
sent to Manager John Jones, IL Will
liam street, city, will receive prompt
| attention.
SPORTS ".,Hibbetth
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20

tions and prevent political corrup-
tion in every form.
Every man who believes in the
principles as here stated is invited to
fill out the above coupon and send 1t
to the NEWS Office.
This is a movement to down the
bosses, overthrow the corporation
control of the state legislature and
put the reins of government in the
hands of the people direct.
Every honest citizen who has the
welfare of his country at heart should
be glad to assist. Every name lends
encouragement to the cause, and each
man can do his own little part. The
ring" is powerfully ~entrenched and
the success of this movement for the
cause of good government depends on
the individual voters.
Everybody join the movement.
Don't think there will be enough
without you. Suppose everyone
Thought that way. Remember the
names received on these coupons will
not be made public. It is merely a
pledge that you are with the league
in is campaign for clean politics and
good government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
Fishing

Tomorrow will see many anglers
coming to this city, most of them to
stay until Sunday.
Wood Apologize, of Morgan's Sta
ton, fished the Kearny flats on the
ebb tide Tuesday and caught six
weakfish and one fluke.
Captain Michael Langdon, of
| Cheesequake creek, had a party of
fishermen out Wednesday but luck
was against them.
Early yesterday morning a school
of large weakfish arrived in New
York bay. Some of them measured
twenty-eight inches. Quite q few
were caught off Bayonne.
Walter Ryerson will put a thirty
two foot power boat in commission
along with his fleet of boats at
Cheesequake Creek next week. He
will use the large boat for blue fish
ing parties outside of Sandy Hook.
Just a week ago Tuesday a terrific
storm struck the coast. 1t repeated
Tuesday, but the fishermen saw 1T
coming and got under cover in time.
Princes Bay seems to catch 1t every
time that there is a blow.
A well known angler spent a day
fishing on a private preserve. He
said it was like fishing in a mud hole.
Every night the fish in the stream
came to the edge of the water, and
are fed by an attendant. He says
the open sea for his in the future.
John Ostrich, superintendent OF
the city summer camp at Avon, is
surprising the natives down there
with his skill as a surf fisherman. On
three occasions he has cast beyond
the breakers and caught a kingfish.
Five clam diggers were pursued
and captured by a New York fish and
game warden. One account in a New
York paper said that more than a
hundred shots were exchanged. 1t is
safe to bet that not one of the dig
gers had a gun on him. The same
account said the arrests were made
under the laws of 1858. Anyway
they were arrested for digging clans
in New York waters and, being nom
residents of New York state, were
liable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
IN MATCH.

Wall street is beginning to show in
terest in the match between DR.. Las
ker, of New York, and Geza Maroczy,
the Hungarian master, for 5000 a
side and the chess championship of
the world. 1t was announced yester-
day that Edward Wasserman, of
Wasserman Bros, bankers and brok-
ers, had taken a quarter interest in
Champion Lasker's stake. This will
be the first match DR.. Lasker has en-
gagged in since hes won the champion
ship from Steinitz. The champion
ship games are to be played in three
series, the first series being played
in Europe. and the other two on this
side of the Atlantic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS
LOCALS NOT TO
ENTER LEAGUE
Proposition TO ReOrganize Della
ware Valley League With the
ROebIingS Turned Down.

The proposition to reorganize the
Delaware Valley Baseball League
with the Roeblings, most of whose
players are Amboyans on Sundays,
as a member of the organization, was
voted Gown Wednesday at the league
meeting in Trenton.
The action of the league came as
a great surprise to the followers of
the game. For several days 1t was
pretty generally understood that the
deal was about ready to be put
through, and that all that was need
ed was the formal voting upon it.
After stating just what the PROPOSE
ton was, President Marvin A. Riley
asked for the voice of the managers.
Every enc of the managers spoke
against the proposition, and when the
resolution was put there was not a
vote in its favor.
The general objection was tie
proposition to increase the price of
admission to 25 cents, which would
have been the case If the Roeblings
had been admitted. 1t was the general
expression that they had popularized
15-cent ball, and had secured the
confidence OF the baseball public of
Trentol and vicinity, and for that
cas- it would have been unwise to
make the change.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20

Citizens of this county are asked
to sign the above coupon and send it
to the EVENING NEWS office as soon
as possible. The James thus sub
scribed are not to be published, but
merely to be enrolled as members of
the Independent Republican League
of Middlesex County. They will be
kept on file in the headquarters of
the league.
The objects of this league to which
the citizens are asked to subscribe
as above, are:
One. To promote the best inter
ests of the republican party in the
comfy of Middlesex.
Two. To eliminate bossism and
corporate control of the republican
party.
Three. To further the cause of
equal taxation, limited franchises,
taxation of franchises. popular selec-
ton Of United States Senators, popu-
lar interest In primary elections. and
such other progressive measures as
may be necessary in the interest 81
the people.
-FOUR 70 promote honsst else
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
ROEBLlNCS WON
A CLOSE GAME
Local Stars Played in Fine Form
and Defeated Freehold Nine
by Score of 4 to 3.

Mcclure, Justice, Bennett, O'N::lI,
and Travers, all local Sunday team
favorites at Amusement Park, were
there with the goods yesterday at
Freehold, when the Trenton ROeb-
lings won by a single run. The fs-
ures were 4 to 3, and the score is in
dicative of the excitement which pre-
vailed at all times.
The Roeblings started in a business
like n and in the first two in
nings scored two runs. The Free
hold players were BANKED until the
fifth, when they tailed two and tied
the score amid the greatest excite
ment.
The locals went one to the good in
the seventh and in their half of the
ninth tailed another. In the last of
the ninth the Freeholders made a
gallant stand and scored one run, a
sharp lit of fielding preventing fur
Their scoring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
NINETEENTH
Local Man Has Good Record Among
Pitchers.

Fred Burchell, of this city, a pitch
err on the Baltimore Eastern League
team, stands nineteenth among the
regular twirlers of that league for
the season thus far. basing the rec
ords on the number of games won
and lost. He has won ten games and
lost eleven, his percentage being 476.
He is second among the pitchers of
the Baltimore team. Mason, of the
Baltimore team, is the leader among
the regular pitchers in the league.
He has won fourteen and lost five.
Mcneil, of Baltimore, has Won four
and lost five, and Adkins, of the
same team, has won five and lost
seven. Burchell has pitched more
games this season than any other
Baltimore twirler. He has one game
to his credit when but three hits were
made off his delivery. 1t was against
Montreal May 15.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
Going out?i

IONS QUIZ
play BALI" will sound familiar.
It's a grand old game, may it never
subside.
Considerable money has been wag-
cred on the result of the A. S. & r.
Pardee game tomorrow.
All active at Amusement Park and
anyone a appreciate good action.
Williams is a bird and he'll throw
his best curves. over for the Perth
Amboys Sunday.
The Amsterdam team has been do
ing great work since its victory by
one run here in May, but was afraid
to tackle the locals again without
loading up on the pitching end.
Guess Nick Altrock of the much
touted White SoX won't scare any of
the Amboy batters. Been up against
league pitchers before.
The West New York Field Club
also advertise that Mich Altrock will
oppose them Sunday when the Chi
cago American Leaguers play at the
Weehawken grounds. He can't play
in two towns.
Justice was hitting right up to the
mark in the game against Atlantic
City team Wednesday.
Justice, O'Neill and McCune each
made n error in Wednesdays game.
Don't make any breaks like that on
Sunday, boys.
McCune has no outside engage
ment for the following Sunday, but
made arrangements to play in Scran-
ton Sunday when it looked as IL there
was to be nothing doing here.
Munoz and Garcia, with the Cub
on V Giants npi1I ,,,nIyn fIzs. 49,
appearance on the st. George Cricket
struggle may be expected, as the Ho-
boken team has demonstrated it's
ability to defeat almost any team il
meets. The Cubans captured the
first game of the series, but the weak
spot in the Hoboken team has been
strengthened.
Manager Walter w. Burnham, of
the Newark Eastern League team,
has been in an embarrassing position
at Buffalo owing to a shortage of
pitchers. When the Newark team ar
rived in Bisontown Monday morning,
Pitchers Hesterfer and BARLEY were
among the missing, no explanation
being offered at the time for their
absence. 1t has since been learned,
however, that BARLEY took a train
back to Philadelphia instead of ac-
c~ompanying the Colts Sunday night,
determined not to play with Newark,
and it is practically certain that Hes
terrier jumped the team, temporarily,
at least. This left the Newarks' man
ager with only four pitchers. Pardee
twirled Monday, and Carrick was in
the box in the first game Tuesday.
After Fertsch had been driven to COW
er in the second encounter Manager
Burnham detailed Outfelder Jones to
finish the game, reserving Moriarity
for Wednesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
OCEAN GROVE WILL
RENEW ROSS LEASE.

OCEAN GROVE, July 20:-It is
understood the Ross estate has made
an offer to the Camp Meeting Asso-
citation for the lease of Ross bathing
pavilion for another term of years
and that the offer has been practical
ly accepted. The renewal of the
lease is to take effect January l.. 1t
is also said that the Ross represen-
tatives have completed plans for a
new casino on the site of the present
position, which will correspond archi-
tecturally with the Asbury Park
structure.
The Sunday School Assembly was
brought to a close yesterday. Inter
estiHg commencement exercises were
held in the auditorium last evening.
There Were soils by the Misses Stan
ley, a commencement address by the
Rev. G. u Mead and diplomas were
awarded by Bishop Fitzgerald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
wREsTLERs LOST MATCH.
Leonhardt and Roeber Not So Good
at Bowling.

Ernest Roeber, former Graeco-Ro-
mar heavyweight champion wrestler
of the world, and Charles Leonhardt,
the Newark middle-weight, who re-
Gently returned from a tour on the
road, are evidently better at the crap
ping art than at the bowling game.
The two rolled a match against Hell
frecht end Vonau, of Newark, on the
Central alleys in Newark Wednesday
night. A side bet of $50 hinged on
the outcome and Helfrecht and Vonau
pocketod the money. Roeber bowled
a fairly good game for a heavy
weight, but Leonhardt was not as
successful at ''pin falls The wres-
tiers lost four out of seven games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
THE CALL FOR MEN TO
GO TO SAN FRANCISCO.

San Francisco contractors are cry
ing for men. The emergency has de-
veloped a demand for labor that must
be met if rapid reconstruction is to
go on.
The tremendous enterprises under
way before the fire had practically
drained the market of certain classes
of labor, and the need has been vastly
increased by the necessity for re-
building q great city. Westerners
have a way of solving hard problems,
and no doubt this one will be met.
Meantime they are impatient of de-
lay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
rxCEIsI0Rs XS. GIANTS.

An extra good attraction for the
followers of the Excelsiors will be
tomorrow's game, which as told in
the NEWS, is to be with the Colored
Giants of New York. The game will
be played on the Excelsiors' diamond
at Pleasant Plains and will be wit
messed by a large crowd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
HAVE COLLEGE ARTIST.

Manager Shine, of the New Bruins
wick team, has secured the services
of Hennessy, the Dartmouth college
pitcher, and he will be used for the
first time IN n Of the games this
week. Moore will also pitch one Of
the games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
RARITANs no GO SOUTH.

The Raritans are due to go to
South Amboy tomorrow afternoon to
do battle with the Y. M. C. A, team
of that place. The local boys hope
to commence another winning streak.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20
FACTORY LEAGUE STANDING
ENCELSIOR VANS DEFI.

The Excelsior Yanks, of Pleasant
Plains, would like to clinch dates
with the Metuchen A. G. or teams of
like strength in the younger baseball
world.