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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
PLANNING
FOR A BIG TIM {.
Will Show Pictures of All Former
Chiefs New Apparatus and 9th
er Views at Entertainment.

Lincoln Engine Company is maxi
'ng great plans for the entertainment
which they will hold in Wilder Music
nall, Smith street, February 20, and
if the present plans are carried out it
will be well worth ones time and
money.
One of the plans now under consid.
eration is the showing Of the pictures
If every chief who has ever held Of
fee in the fire department of this
;ity, from the first, Chief Cornell.
who is now a resident of Buffalo,
Town to the present chief, James NJ.
Glenn. Another idea is to show pic
lures of the different fires that have
taken place in this city, in recent
ears, among which will be the Hess
block blaze. Pictures of the different
ire companies in full uniform and
The new apparatus will also be shown.
Many tickets have already been dis
posed Of and at the meeting of the
company mex Tuesday night, it is
expected that the different commit
tees will file reports of good work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

COUNTESS DE CASTELLANE.
through his marriage with a daughter
of Jay Gould. The count is about as
careful of money as of pebbles on the
seashore. ..., Ir.
Although the countess is protected
against the squandering Of her for
tune by the terms of the marriage set
tlement, her husband has the winsomC
II and the fluent tongue so often
characteristic of spendthrifts. and it is
not surprising that the wife has fire
quently yielded to the husbands per
suasive speech. 1t is said of Count
Boni that he can when he pleases make
even men believe that black is white.
The money question ultimately pro
duced a state of tension from which
the countess nerves suffered till her
mind attained that point of irritability
when the slightest event might provoke
a catastrophe. Such an event happen
ed, and the catastrophe followed.
Despite all this, it is learned that the
situation is not irremediable. 1t is
true that proceedings have been be
gun, but they are only for a separa-
ton, it is now said, and not for an alb
solute divorce, and even if carried to a
final issue they will not cut the knot.
That the whole matter may be re
ferred to a family council, it was de
clared, George j. Gould had cabled the
countess to come home" and to bring
her children with her.
The cable to the countess urges her
to visit Georgian Court, her brothers
Lakewood home. If she comes she will
bring her three children-George, BON
and JAY.
OF all the American investments in
old world titles the former Miss Gould's
has probably been the most costly.
Reduced to cold figures, the price Of
her title has been approximately S2.017
every day of her married life for eleven
years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
WALLACE SAYS
WAS HELD UP.
Former Engineer of Panama
Work Scores Secretary Taft
StOpned Y. N. C. A. Work.

WASHINGTON, Feb. John F. Wal
lace, former chief engineer of the 18TH
milan canal, was again before the SEN
ate committee on ~interoceanic canals.
He gave Il minute account of the con-
ditions he found on the isthmus and the
difficulties he encountered in getting
material and supplies and the delays
that occurred in filing acquisitions.
While he was cabling to have the
orders expedited, he said, he received
word from Admiral Walker that cable
grams cost money. 1t was a delicate
hint, he said. that he had better not
use the cables SO much.
Mr.. Wallace said to the committee
that he did Il years work and that his
successors had NJ benefit of his analy-
sis or recommendations, because" he
said, the secretary of wal told me he
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
MINING DEAL
Venture Corporal on Of London and
U. S. N. & S. Co., Acquire Lands.

NEW YORK, Feb. Tt was an
nounced yesterday that the Venture
Corporation of London, and a group
of Boston capitalists controlling the
United States Mining and Smelling
Company have Jointly completed the
purchase of six thousand acres Of
land in Mexico, embracing fifteen
shipping mines and 131 developed
and undeveloped mining properties.
The lands are located within sixty
miles of the City of Mexico and the
deal is said to be one of the largest
ever made in Mexico.
1t is understood that the title to
the properties will be held by q COM
pany. the control of which Will be
held by the Venture Corporation Of
London and the United States Mining
and Smelling Company. The COM
pany will be capitalized at apprOXi-
mately $1,000, 600. The new inter
ests propose to spend $1.500.00Q in
developing their new properties. The
deal was closed on Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
URGES FEDERATION OF
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES.
Bishop McFauI at the Session of st.
PatriCk's Alliance at
Elizabeth.

TRENTON, Feb. Bishop Nc
Faul attended the annual meeting of
the state board of ladies' auxiliary,
Ancient Order of Hibernians, which
was conducted in Elizabeth Monday.
The bishop received a hearty well
come. He congratulated the ladies
on the progress of the order, spoke on
the proposed federation of all Cath
Ollie societies throughout the state, a
matter which he has been advocating
for some time and which he believes
would materially advance the cause
of the church. The bishop also spoke
briefly on the proposed local OPP
ton measure which he, with other
Catholic and Protestant clergy, is en-
deavoring to pass through the legisla-
ture. He seemed very much pleased
with the progress thus far made.
The delegates present at the meet
ing numbered SO. They we're from
Burlington, Camden, Essex, Mercer,
Monmouth, Morris, Union, Passaic,
and Warren counties. The session
was called to order by Miss Mary Cas-
sidy, of Camden. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Martin
and Mrs. o. p. Mahon acted as senti-
nels.
Considerable business was trans
acted of special interest to the order,
and its affairs throughout the state
were being carried on efficiently, the
officers found. There had been a big
growth, too, during the year past, 80
divisions being now in existence. Two
new divisions are to be instituted this
week.
The president made an address, as
did also the vice president, Mrs. Mary
Brown, of Jersey City, and the treas
urer. Mrs. Mary Flynn, of Jersey City.
Mrs. Rachael McGinn, of Passaie,
made a very enthusiastic address.
The visitors partook of a banquet
in the hall before departing, in which
they we're Joined by Bishop McFaul.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
loon
FOR 2 YEARS.
Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Long,
worth Plan Lone Tour, After
heEsddiHg.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE trip to
Europe, including presentation at the
court of st. flames by Ambassador
Reid, whichTAiss Alice Roosevelt has
decided upSp as a part of her honey
moon. may now develop into a COM
plete tour of 1the world, during which
the daughter of the president will be
presented at fmany of the European
and Asiatic courts.
Plans to this effect are now under
consideration by Miss Roosevelt and
Congressman lLongworth. They have
advanced so far that an intimate friend
of the bride to be stated that the grand
tour has practically been decided upon.
Two years will be devoted to globe
trotting, and London. Paris, Berlin, st.
Petersburg, Rome, Athens, CONSTANT
nople, Cairo, the vice regal court in
India, Peking and Tokyo will be visit
ed and perhaps Australia as well. Miss
Roosevelt has already been presented
at Picking and Tokyo, but presentations
will be arranged at those two capitals
again, the second time as Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth.
One of the secrets which has leaked
out is that Miss Roosevelt has had pre-
pared for her trousseau a series of
gowns for presentation at the chief Eu-
ropean courts.
Such a trip would be a triumphal pro-
cession for the young daughter of the
president. AS long ago as the coronation
80 IT,, T1-,a,I ITO Do.O,NI4 r-ar
anxious to go abroad, and, indeed. the
master of ceremonies of the court of st.
James, in the expectation that the
daughter of the president would attend
that function, had made provision for
a prominent position for her.
Emperor William, for whose yacht
Miss Roosevelt acted as sponsor on the
occasion of the visit of Prince Henry
Of Prussia, is anxious to entertain her,
and it is certain that in France, Italy,
Russia and Greece the young bride
will be rendered a 1attering reception.
The honors showered upon Miss Roose-
welt on the occasion of her recent visit
to the orient are an indication of the
reception she will receive there upon
Il second visit.
In any event, Mr.. and Mrs. Long
worth will tour Europe, leaving Wash
ington some time in June. The early
days of the honeymoon will be spent
first at the old Roosevelt homestead in
Georgia and later at Palm Beach. AT
the end Of ten days or two weeks the
young couple will return to Washing
ton, since Congressman Longworth is
interested in some legislation which
will come before the house at an early
date. ~.yr-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
COAL ROAD PRESIDENTS
HOLD A CONFERENCE.
Baer and Others Discuss the Situa-
tion -Figures from the Soft
Coal Field.

The presidents Of a number of the
anthracite coal carrying companies
held a conference yesterday with
President Baer of the Jersey Central
Railroad at 143 Liberty street, New
York, at which the strike of the min
ers and the conference with Mitchell
were discussed. Reports that the CON
was called for this specific purpose
were denied. It was said that il
vas the regular meeting of coal road
presidents which takes place when
Mr.. Baer gets here from Philadelphia.
Mr.. Baer said before he returned to
Philadelphia:
There is nothing to give out. The
meeting vas not formally called for
any purpose"
1t was learned that there has been
so much overproduction of coal, es-
pecially in the anthracite fields, that
the operators do not care whether
there is a strike or not. All the an
thracite companies have large reserve
supplies, but the soft coal companies
have not the same facilities for stor-
ing coal. Henry S. Fleming, secre-
tary of the Bituminous Coal Trade,
which takes in most of the large soft
coal operators, has been compiling
estimates as to the proportion of
miners who are likely to obey strike
orders. He is also secretary of the
Anthracite Operators Association,
which is composed of individual oper-
ators.
In the anthracite regions" he
said, go per cent. will strike if the
union men obey the strike order gen.
orally. The soft coal districts are
not so we'll organized as the anthra-
cite districts.
I'm the Reynoldsyille, Beach Greek
and Clearfield soft coal regions 80
per cent. may strike. In the Meyers
Vile region not 10 per cent. will
strike. None will quit in the Cum
berland region. A majority of the
soft coal miners will strike in the
districts between Tunnelton and
Grafton. None of them will quit in
the Paramount or Clarksburgh re-
gions. Fifty per cent. will strike in
the New River fields of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio company and the
same number will quit in the kena-
wha district. No one will quit in the
P~ocahOntas region. Ninety per cent.
will likely strike in the Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois soft coal fields and so
per cent. in Western Kentucky, East
Kentucky and East Tennessee. Thir-
ty or forty per cent. might strike in
Middle and West Tennessee. In Ala
bama the soft Goa miners were al
ready beaten in a strike
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

did not want it and had no use for me
except on the isthmus as a directing
engineer. He was so angry in his man.
ner that he all but cursed me.
THE work 1 did," said Mr.. Wallace.
EXTENDED over a complete year, TAX
ing in dry and wet seasons. | was
working along a definite programme
which | intended to put in writing in
my annual report and would have done
SO If | had been permitted to make a
report. | experimental with the French
~eXcavatorS so as to tell whether 1t
would be the more economical to use
or destroy these machines, which cost
probably $780, 1000. 1 experimental
far enough to know that these ma
chimes were not fit for use"
The organization was demoraliZed, he
said. for the reason that the men had
seen their chief discredited and knew
that a successor was to be appointed
who would not be in sympathy with the
work that he had started.
Mr.. Wallace said that in all his ex-
D%erience in railroad construction he
never had seen men better fed and
housed than they were on the isthmus.
The complaints, he said, came from
clerks who went to the isthmus from
Washington or New York who had got
the idea from musical comedies that
life in a tropical climate was to lie in
hammocks and enjoy themselves.
Efforts to establish a Young Mems
Christian association on the isthmus
For the benefit of the canal employees
was stopped because of an official OBJ
lection to it, said Mr.. Wallace. He was
asked to be more explicit and said that
Governor Magoon had said that Secre-
tary Taft did not wish the work to go
On. Mr.. Wallace thought this was be
cause the community was Catholic.
He did not favor the eight hour day
and recommended that as few r~estric-
tons as possible should be placed on
Mr.. Stevens and that the wolves
should be kept off his back" If the
canal work should be let by contract,
said Mr.. Wallace, it would increase
the contract price about 20 per cent.
He thought the man in charge should
be permitted to get his men in China,
Japan, India, Spain II where he
pleased.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. - Senator
Pettus of Alabama. the Oldest member
of either house of congress, was strick
en- with sudden illness in the Demo
cratic cloakroom. He fell to the floor
apparently in a faint. and many OF
those present believed him to be dying
The cause of Senator Pettus' illness
was some indispoSition affecting thu
brain. which rendered him dizzy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
TO OPPOSE AUTO BILL.
Officers of Clubs Will Meet TO Fight the FIRE.
Iinghuysen Measure.

TRENTON, Feb. 1.-THE Freling-
huysen automobile bill, whose pro-
visions are regarded as so drastic
that they have aroused the ire of
automobiles of all ranks, had an in
ming yesterday at a hearing before
the senate Judiciary Committee.
The automobilists, however, we're
successful in securing a two weeks
adjournment of the hearing, when
their side Of the case will be present
ed. In the meantime they propose
to conduct a campaign against the
bill, with a view of making a demon
stration at the next meeting of the
committee. officers of all automo-
bile clubs of New Jersey have been
asked to meet here today to plan the
details of the campaign against a too
stringent law.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
WANT BOARD OF WORKS.
Proposed Measure to be Presented to Legis-
lature for Atlantic Highlands.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, Feb. T.
There was an animated discussion
Monday night at a meeting of the
Board of Trade, over the bill which
the committee on expansion has plan
ned TO send to Trenton for the form
ing of a Board of Works here. The
water meter question was laid over
until a later meeting.
The Board of Works is planned to
relieve the common council of all
work in connection with lights, sew
ers and water. The committee on
expansion. which formulated the
Board of Works measure, consists of
Judge John E. Foster, Charles r.
SNYDER, W. L. Edwards, George Jen-
kinson. Jr., John L. Sweeny and E.
H. Cook.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
Darkness Over All Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. T. From early
morning until afternoon a dense cloud
of smoke and vapor hung over Chicago,
making it one of the darkest days ever
experienced here. All OF the stores
were lighted as though it were night,
and street ears ran with lights lit and
headlights blazing. At times it was not
possible to see more than one square in
any direction or to get through the
streets safely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
Search Party Arrives Too Late.

PATTERSON, n. j., Feb. III. A.
hobbs. treasurer of the Federal Clay
Manufacturing company of this city,
a committed suicide in a hotel here
by shooting himself through the head.
hobbs lived at Hackensack, where his
life with his wife and two children was
said to be a happy one. Before taking
his life hobbs mailed letters to his wife
and TO several friends telling them OF
his intention. A searching party ar
rived at the Paterson hotel too late.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
LEHIGH VALLEY CUTS
EXPENSES ON NEW LINE.

A retrenchment policy has been in
augurated by the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road in connection with the Delaware,
Susquehanna and Schuylkill Rail-
road, which was purchased recently
by the Lehigh Valley.
The freight agencies heretofore
maintained at Eckley, Beaver mead
ow, Harwood and Tomhicken, have
been discontinued and the business
distributed among other agencies.
The name of Hazleton Junction has
also been changed to Roam junction,
and a new agent appointed at Stock
ton Junction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
The Jar Of
OOuOnYnO
Society
CHURCH ~CHRONICLINGS.

The Sewing Society of Grace Eng
fish church is meeting this afternoon.
The ~catechetical class of Grace
Lutheran church will meet tonight.
Next Sunday the committee on the
Simpson NJ. e. self-denial Offering
will make a report.
The subject of the prayer meeting
in the Presbyterian chapel tonight
will be THE Early Church."
Nothing of Importance was done at
the meeting of the Danish NJ. E.
church Sick Benefit fund last night.
There were about ten members pres
ent and the collection of dues for the
was taken up
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. T. n
legislative Investigating committee
which has been .inquiring into the meth
DDS employed in the state insurance
department presented its report to the
senate and house. The committee call
ed the attention of Governor Penny
packer to the testimony which may
tend to establish malfeasance in office
on the part of former Insurance Com
missioners Luper. Lambert and Dur
ham and some of their subordinates,
especially that which relates to receiv-
ing the %actuary's compensation, and
also to the illegal fees alleged to have
been taken under Durham's admins
tration of the office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
situation In China Critical.

WASHINGTON. Feb. T. Reports
continue to pour into the department of
state from diplomatic and consular
agents in China regarding the rapid in
crease of feeling against Americans
and things American as expressed in
edicts issued by local authorities in va
rious parts Of the empire. For six
months the situation in China has been
the subject of very genuine concern to
the department,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
NO WOMAN is
IN THIS CASE.
Count BOni Values Money as
Pebbles on The SeashOre---
GOuIdS Hold Family Council.

PARIS, Feb. 1T is now said that
no Wonan's name viii appear in the
De CaStellane divorce case. Count
Boni absolutely denies the story of his
TOO warm friendship for a distinguish
ed duchess, and il seems to be certain
that her name will not be mentioned in
the proceedings.
The root Of the quarrel appears to
have been solely the spending Of the
money which came Count Bonrs way
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
OFFICERS

AZ the meeting Of the Ladies'
Home Missionary Society of the First
Presbyterian church yesterday after
noon the officers of the society were
reelected for the ensuing year. They
are Mrs. Adrian Lyon, president;
Mrs. Amelia Mount, vice president;
Mrs. Wilbur LaRoe, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. Theodore Bloodgood,
secretary; Mrs. c. X. Stevens, treas
urer; Mrs. Douglass Fraser, secretary
of literature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
WATER FRONT PRIVILEGES.
Proposed Law Permits Cities to Erect Rec
reation Piers.

TRENTON. Feb. 7:-Senator Ack-
erman introduced a bill Monday night
designed to permit the city of Eliza
beth or any other municipality hav-
ing a water front to acquire lands
and erect d dock or wharf for recrea-
ton purposes at a cost not exceeding
S100, 600.
The bill was introduced by request.
and is regarded as a possible method
10 permit Jersey CITY to acquire act
ual possession of the South Cove,
which the city acquired from the
State Riparian Commission under a
legislative act upon the payment OF a
nominal consideration OF $1,000 in
1896.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. Especial inves-
legations of the affairs of the Equitable
Life Assurance society within a year
have cost that corporation 100000, ac-
cording to a statement authorized by
Paul Morton, the president. who added
that, while these Investigations had
beer exceedingly expensive, they had
been worth to the policy holders all
they had cost and more.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
Woman ana Children Found Dead,

BOSTON, Feb. IA woman and
four children were found dead in bed
at their home. % Dennis street. RoX-
bury district, last night. An investiga-
ton by the police indicated that the
m Mrs. Annie l.. Dixon, had kill
ed the children and herself by opening
three gas jets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

SYRACUSE, y. Y. Feb. I'll
searching a drawer in his barber shoi
Frank Wood discovered a certificate fol
five shares of stock of the Bell Tele
phone company, for which he paid $
twenty-five years g and which is now
worth between $4,000 and $4,000. The
great value of the certificate is due in u
measure to the accumulation of divi
dendS. 1-H.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
PAINTERS MEET.

An important meeting OF the
brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers Union, Local No.
IA. will be held in the Adelaide
building. 13S Smith street, tonight.
1t is expected that the painters will
talk over the proposed new scale of
wages, which they will ask the bosses
to gr them commencing May 4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

BAYONNE, y. j.. Feb. t. Pierre
Garyen. the newly elected Republican
mayor, has notified the common cpuncI
that he had removed from office Chic.
of Police Thomas Magner. who is als'
the city Democratic leader. on the
ground that his appointment by Mayo.
Egbert Seymour was illegal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

WASHINGTON. Feb. THE presi-
dent has accepted the resignation of
First Lieutenant Kent Browning of the
Fourth United States infantry, to take
effect at once, for the good of the
service" Lieutenant Browning. recent
~ stationed at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,. was
convicted by court martial of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
on account of intemperance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
His Bride EIoped with Chauffeur

NEW YORK, Feb. Mrs. Mabe
Coleman. a mine owners bride, who
eloped with Frank Stanley. a chauf,
feur, has been arrested here. accused
of stealing $4,000 worth of stocks
claimed by her husband.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. THE house
by a vote of 1O4 to l passed the Freiner
bill providing for a maximum rate of
2 cents per mile on railroads. The SEN
ate, it is said by leaders of that body,
will accept the Frelner bill, which Will
go into effect thirty days after it is
signed by the governor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
Admiral BiriIef Retired.

LONDON, Feb. 7.-According to a
special cable dispatch from st. Peters
burg. Admiral Birileff. minister of ma
rine, who approved Admiral Rojestven-
sky's attack on the North sea fishing
fleet. has been forced to retire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
HAVE PLANS TO BEAUTIFY
AND IMPROVE BAYONNE

BAYONNE, Feb. 1.-THE mem
bers of the Bayonne Board of Trade
have determined to make the city
beautiful. At a meeting yesterday
they voted to secure improvement OF
the streets. The members will go
around with petitions for property
owners to sign, and it is expected
that during the coming spring and
summer a score of streets will be
paved.
The board also favored a bridge
across Newark Bay between Bayonne
and Elizabethport, a decrease in the
high fire insurance rates, street signs.
a paid fire department, the develop
ment of the two sites called city parks
and the proposed new trolley belt
line.
James S. Coward scored the coun-
Gil for failing to compel the Public
Service Company to raise its sunken
tracks on Avenue C, and Alexander
a. McFarlan said the condition of
Avenue Z, where pedestrians go
neck deep in mud is a disgrace to
the city. He declared prospective
purchasers of property became dis
gusted when they left trains and saw
the condition of Avenue E.
want" Ads. left at EVENING