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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
BIG BLAZE AT
ASBURY PARK
Large Hotel District at Foot Of
COOkmen Avenue Threat
ened by Flames.

ASBURY PARK, Feb. 5:-Asbury
Park had me of the largest fires and
the greatest fire scare in its history
early today, when two hotels were
DESTROYED and several other buildings
nearly so. The whole of one block
at the foot of Goodman avenue was
wrecked, except two corners, with a
total loss of about $4,000.
The fire started shortly before 9
o'clock. Chief Howard Leary sotNn
saw that unless he obtained help the
entire business section and several
hotels would go, SO he sen a call to
the Ocean Grove department. and by
the combined efforts of these forces
the flames were practically confined
to one block.
When fire was under control the
Astoria and the Jacob Doll hotels,
the latter formerly the Trenton
House. had been destroyed. The big
new Goodman avenue entrance to
Schnitzler's merry-go-round and Fer
ris wheel we're also badly damaged,
as well as the interior of those struc-
lures. The hotels facing Wesley
Lake in st. James's place were also
burned.
At one time it was thought that eX-
Mayor Ten Broeck's West End Hotel
and the Ocean Hotel would be des-
troyed, as their sides caught fire, but
a bucket brigade eXtinguished the
flames. The Plaza Hotel and the
Coleman House had narrow escapes,
and were only saved by the direction
of the wind.
During the height of the fire all
the electric wires fell and were cross
ed with the result that there was a
brilliant display of fireworks and sew
eral rapid and loud explosions.
The roof of the big sea water
swimming pool also caught fire, but
the flames were extinguished before
much damage vas done.
The Ten Brock family served the
firemen with hot coffee, which aided
them greatly in their fight in the
cold.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
DIVER AGAIN MATCHED.
viii Meet kid" 0'TOoIe in Philadelphia
February "a.

Word has been received here from
Philadelphia that Johnny Dwycr, Of
this city. and kid" O'Toolc, of Phil
adelphia. the champion lightweight
fighter of Pennsylvania, will meet in
in the ring before the National A. G.
Of Philadelphia. Saturday night, Feb
ruary 81. If Dwyer wins this battle
he will be considered one Of the best
scrappers in the business. He is de
voting much time to training and will
do his utmost TO come out the victor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
PREACHER RESIGNS
Rev. DR.. w. S. RainsfOrd Leaves St.
Georges Church, Kew York.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Thc Rev. DR..
William S. Rainsford, for twenty-five
years rector of ST. Georges Protestant
Episcopal church. this city, has re-
signed the rectorship owing TO contin-
ued i'll health. and the Rev. Hugh
Birckhead, the assistant rector, has
been elected by the vcstry in DR.. Rains
ford's place.
The resignation of DR.. Rainsford was
in the form of Il letter to j. Picrpont
Morgan, senior warden of the church,
from Cairo. Egypt. dated Jan. I last.
DR.. Rainsford wrote that while his
health was better than it was a year
ago he had definitely concluded that
he had not strength enough to continue
the ~rectorShip.
He pathetically acknowledged his de-
feat at the hands of a strange nervous
ailment. which has caused him, a mar
of magnificent physique and great bril-
liancy. to become Il wanderer i'll
strange lands for more than Il year.
Mr.. Birckhead. the new rector of st.
Georges. has been assistant rector for
several years. He is but twenty-nine
years of age.
DR.. Rainsford came from England
to become rector of st. Georges par
ish in 1883. He was then thirty-two
years of age. When he assumed charge
the church was practically without Il
congregation. He lays down his
charge lea wing n CONGREGATION number
ing 1000 soul! and IN endowment fund
increased by $:fOO.G00. 81. Georges at
the present day is II OF tho most pros
porous churches in the city and one OF
tha Uaouhipet
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05

Whereas, 1T has pleased Divine
Providence TO remove by death our
esteemed associate and fellow-work-
or, Dr. George j.. Howell, and
Whereas, In his death this board
feels the loss o. a faithful, c%onscien-
tious and Jealous member, and the
members We. genial personal
friend. D.
Resolved, Thai this resolution con
aliJutn a tc.,i.onial of the high es-
tecm in which our fellow-member
was held by the board, and an eX-
preston of our deep appreciation OF
his wise counsel, and ever ready, self
sacrificing assistance in the interest
OF public health; to be placed on our
minutes, made public through the
press, and rendered his bereayed
widow, together with u deep SYM
pathy for her in her unreasonable
loss.
The Board of Health of
Perth Amboy.
February 5, 1906.
1O7-2-5-1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
CROSS NCLISH CHANNEL

LONDON, Feb. 5.-The balloon of
the Aero club, which left London Sat
urday afternoon for France and later
was sighted from Eastbourne pier
moving seward, successfully crossed
the English channel and descended i'll
safety at Bermouville, twenty miles
inland, in France.
The entire time consumed from Lon
don to the place of descent was four
hours and ten minutes. The occu-
pants of the balloon were Messrs. Pol
lock and Dale, who are members Of
the Aero club of the United Kingdom.
The name of the balloon is the Vi
vienne III.
\ strong northwest gale was blow
ing during the passage across the
channel, which was made in IN hour
and thr%ee-quarters. Once the balloon
assembled to 10000 feet, where a snow
storm was encountered. and the entire
airship was incrusted with frost.
e. L.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
CITY BRIEFS


A dog was killed by a trolley car
at Smith and Elm streets yesterday
morning.
A change in the time table on
the Staten Island Rapid Transit rail
road and the municipal ferry went
into effect today.
A horse owned by c. Peterson,
of As Hall venue took fright sud
denly at Maurer and ran away, but
came home to this city without doing
any harm.
Constable Grover came to this
city last night from New Brunswick
to serve subpoenas.
Hans Smith found a man acting
strangely in his stable at 226 Market
street last night.
w. F. Coleman, of 95 Fayette
street, has complained to the police
thai a dog owned by a neighbor
into his yard and snaps at his
children.
The cold snap of Friday and Sat
urday brought the first ice along the
shore this winter.
"A four-masted schooner was n
ehored off the bluff yesterday.
The hole in the path along the
bluff has been filled in.
Pilot j. Ashcroft has returned
to this city after an absence of sever
al months. His many friends are
glad to see him back here once more.
George Kushniro, OF 1O6 Hall
avenue, was fined So on a petty lar
ceny charge made by Lehigh Valley
Officer James McDermott. The fine
IA paid.
-Linemen were at work on the
wires along Smith street this morn
ing.
Cabin Amboy, No. L.. Wood
Choppers, held a meeting in Wash
ington hall yesterday.
Perth Amboy Camp, No. -, A.
o. U. w, will meet tomorrow night
in Jefferson building.
Suit has been instituted for ST.
500 for the injuries sustained by
little Robert Monroe, when he fell in
a hole, over which the grating was
open, in front of the Shangoll build
ing on State street three weeks ago.
A saloon on Smith street had a
window in a so%rry-looking condition
caused by the breaking of some bot
ties because of the freezing of their
contents.
A man who declared that a To-
cal p~awnbroker had refused to let his
wife redeem an article pawned re-
Gently, complained to the recorder
this morning and was advised to see
a lawyer.
A wife's nose was fractured By
a blow by her intoxicated husband
yesterday. No complaint was made
TO the police.
The police were complained to
this morning by a bride of a few
months who alleged cruelty on the
part of her husband.
Lawyer John Lovely. Of South
Amboy, was in town this morning.
Howard Barton has a position as
captain on the tugboat Admiral Far
Tagut.
Henry lessen, formerly mate on
the big New York tugboat P%ortchest-
err, is captain of the tugboat Wioma.
John Shean, of Hartford, has his
arm in a sling. the result of a hard
whack, which injured the wrist bone.
George Warter is now employed
in the lead department at the Raritan
Copper Works.
Charles Mcdonald is back at his
old position as assistant sexton at st.
NMary's Roman Catholic church,
William Zerher. OF South Second
Street, has returned to his duties at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05

SARATOGA. y. Y. Feb. >. - Mrs.
JEANNE Cosgrove, who for two years
has not lived with her husband. james
d. Cosgrove of this place, arrived from
Warrensburg and registered at a no
tel. At her written request the huS
band called at her room. and as he en-
tered she hurled Il bottle Of vitrol at
him. He is seriously burned. Mrs.
Cosgrove was arrested.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05

ion elevator. containing Il million bush
els of wheat. has been destroyed by
fire. entailing IA loss of more than ST.
100000. The fire spread to the stables
of the st. Louis Transfer company,
and 200 horses and POO wagons were
burned as we'll as the stables.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
MIR. neVcny'S Mother Buried.

Mrs. Richard Deveny, mother OF
J.. J. Devcny, Of this city, was buried
from the home of her daughter, Mrs,
Joseph Dalton, 4f4 West AID street,
New York, Yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Deveny lived formerly on Staten Is
land, and intcrment was in the Cath
Ole cemetery at West New Brighton.
Mrs. Deveny was taken sick only a
week today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
WELL IS
Contractor at Chesebrough Factory Has
Removed His Tools to Metuchen.

w. w. Osborne, who as told in the
NEWS, was engaged in drilling a
well at the Chesebrough Vaseline
Works, removed most of his machin-
cry TO Metuchen this afternoon, as
it is understood that the well has
been a ucc and only a few minor
details remain to be finished.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05

WARREN. Mass. Feb. 5.-Mrs. Mary
A. Hastings, a wealthy woman of War
rem, seventy-five years old. was found
dead sitting on the floor in her resi-
dence on West Main street. There was
no Indication of foul play. Mrs. Has
tingS lived alone and was considered
eccentric. She was the widow of
Charles II. Hastings, a leading Warren
business man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
READY FOR EVENT.
Beth Mordecai Entertainment Committee
Held Meeting Yesterday.

A meeting of the ball and recep-
ton committee of the congregation
Beth Mordecai was held in Hobart
street yesterday morning. Plans
were talked over and all is in order
for the entertainment which will
take place in Washington Hall, in
Fayette street, tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05
Bought Division Street House.

Wagner d Wurtzel, of State street,
have purchased the house and lot in
Division street, owned by Victor Ben
ish, Il cigar maker. 1t is understood
that improvements will be made and
the house rented. The purchase price
was $1,00. The sale was made
through the Karkus Real Estate
agency.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05

"Idleness is the holiday of fools"
and the prudent worker may abolish
fools. holidays from his calendar
by looking for work in "the want ad.
way"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-05

Trading stamps Gall kinds) bought
for highest cash prices, loose or in
books; tobacco tags, milk and soap
wrappers bought or exchanged for
stamps. Perth Amboy Trading
Stamp Exchange. 1888 State st.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Same Old Yarn.

The st. Louis Globe. Democrat says:
"The entire country paid the penalty
of the blunder of 1892, by which a
Democratic President and q Demo
cratic Congress we're placed in power.
The penalty began to be exacted even
before the Democrats passed their tariff
bill. Every body knew that the DEM
ocrats would, as soon as they entered
office, make an assault on the protec-
tive system. Capital got frightened
Just as soon as the returns came in on
election night in 1892 that the Demo
Gratis had won. Mills began to close
before Cleveland called his Democratic
Congress in extra session in the sum.
mer of 1898, runs were made on the
banks, and the entire industrial ma
chinery of the country was Jared. The
people were forced 10 consume less
bread and meet as well as other things,
farm products went down, aud the corn,
wheat, cattle and fruit raisers suffered
with the rest Of the community
1t is Strange that Republican editors
and Republican speakers having con
Germ for their reputation, reiterate thu
false statement that the so-callet
"panc of 1897 was due either Il
Democratic tariff legislation or TO tn,
fear of it.
As the Commoner has repeated.
shown, the so-called panic of 1885,
began long prior to the election day o
1892. The Homestead strike, il
which many lives we're lost, occurre,
in July, 1892, and failures and com
mercial disasters multiplied, begnnin.
as early as November IL, 1890
thirty days after the Mckinley tarii
bill became law. All the things de
scribed by the Globe Democrat bega
under the Harrison administration an,
continued with the Republican tarii
law upon the statute books.-Th
Commoner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Mr.. RHODES AND LABOR.

In another column will be found
q clear and unbiased statement of
Congressman Rhodes position to-
ward labor, as taken from the Con-
gressional Record.
No comment upon this statement
is necessary. The truth in this in
stance is enough, aud we shall not
pass Judgment upon Mr.. Rhodes
case but his course certainly can
not inspire the laboring man with
any confidence in him.
There is due from Mr.. Rhodes
an explanation, and this explana-
ton is due not only to the laboring
men, but to all the voters of the
district.
Mr.. Rhodes has made the posi- :
tive statement to labor period :
cal that he voted against any
modification of the law relative
to the employment of labor in
the construction of the Panama
Canal"
The Congressional Record shows
that Mr.. Rhodes did not vote
against this modification, as b,
calls it, of the eight law. Tn
Congressional Record shows tina
Mr.. Rhodes did not vote at al
on the modification.
II Mr.. Rhodes thinks that hi
failure to vote for measure i
equivalent to voting against tina
measure, then this Congressiona
District certainly needs man il
Washington whose think'tank il
not an abiding place for cobwebs
nor house of good intent will
evil execution.
If we are to have Congressman
let us have one who knows how
he's voting. Mr.e Rhodes case i:
quite pathetic, but Congressman
are sent to Washington for bust
ness. and not because we like to
help a good fellow along.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Senator :. N. Cockrrell.

Washington, Oct. lG.--lnterstate
Commerce Commissioner F. NJ. Cock
rell, of Missouri, hiss been confined to
his home for the last week. II was
said at his residence tonight that his
condition is not regarded as serious.
The illness is slight affection of the
heart. Oyerwork is probably the
cause.
The work OF the commission ha:
been unusually heavy because of the
new rate law, and Commissioner Cock
rell has remained at his desk all sum-
mer. He is expected to be wei
enough to travel in few days, and hi
will go to his Missouri home at War
rensburg to rest. He will remain
West under after the election, ant
then return to Washington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
EIGHT HOUR LAW AND Mr.. RHODES.
Plain Statement of Plain Fact Without Comment,
For the laboring Mans Consideration.

beg to say that | am in hearty accord with the
Eight Hour Law and felt of principle
volved voted against any modification the the
employment OF labor III the construction of the Panama Canal
This is Mr.. Rhodes labor platform. in part given by
him the American Fedraonst reply certain questions
put to him by labor organizations
The congressional Record Mr. Rhodes course on the
Eight Hour Law with reference the Panama Canal Zone the
Foreign Contract Labor Law and the Chinese Immigration Law
as these two laws, ALSO to be applied the Canal Zone
Mr. Rhodes given without comment is condensed
for brevys sake from the Congressional Record and as
follows:
On January &C. 1906, and amendment the Urgency De-
fciency Bill was before the House. This amendment
breath completely repealed the Eight Hour Law the Foreign
Contract Labor Law and the Chinese Exclusion Law in as far
as those measures applied to the Panama Canal.
The Committee on Rules reported that II the amend
men would be in order, provided "A resolution allowing vote
should be passed The House accordingly such reso
luton Mr. Rhodes voted to allow the amendment
vote Mr. Ltlefd of Maine upon whom the labor organza-
tons made hard fight in the Maine election
AS did Mr. Rhodes The resolution carried by Of 45
1922 the Friends of Labor voting sody against it, Congress
iOnHi Record, pages ljSS and 1872
On the day the amendment repeating the Eight Hour
Law, etc. for In the list of those not
voting and paired are Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Littlefed
Mr.. Rhodes and Mr. lteield both allow the amend
men to and then refused or failed to vote on
it, to pair themselves against it,
That is the way Mr.. Rhodes voted against any modiG
cation of the law relating to the employment of labor the
structon of the Panama Canal
II requires drawing of conclusions make this clear
AMI unbiased statement:
Mr. Rhodes stood with Mr. Lefeld of whom the Aneri
Federaonlst the national labor paper that ANY
matters submitted to him resulted in the antagonism mani
Tested during his entire coures in Congress -
Fair and impartial consideration of Mr. Rhodes on
the Eight Hour Law Panama will this question in the
mind of the
Can Congressman vote against bill by voting or is
such accomplishment of the gifts that Congressman
alone enjoys!
You can answer this question November g. and
your answer will be final
This statement contains the facts they Congress
ioual Record, fairly and faithfully forth It's Just the
plain, unvarnished truth and this little simply asks
to decide the other Your will count either
way and it duty to cast it the you think right
In doing that 1t worth while to consider facts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of stockholders OF St. Francois
County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company will be held at the Court
House in Pennington, Mo-, on Friday
October as, 1906, at 10 o'clock a. m, for
the purpose of electing three directors
to serve three years, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
come before said meeting.
P.V. ASHBURN, Pres't.
J.R, PRATT, Secretasy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

All the Democratic candidates of
st. Francois county are actively at
work. spurrcd on with the hope
and ever increasing prospects of Il
victory all along the line. Let
every Democrat in the county lend
an encouraging voice, and then not
allow anything to interfere with
them going to the polls on Noyem-
her 9th and voting. Let us not
have any stay.at homes this year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

\ Congressman that lodges vot-
ing on a question and then SAYS he
voted against it must have queer
iden what it takes to constitute Il
vote. The Thirteenth District
wants representative, not Il ne
CATION. in the next Congress, and
will elect Hon. NJ K. Smith.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
MR.. BRYAN AT FLAT RIVER

7
He said that Rockefeller, Jr, had
furnished the best explanation
of trust that he had ever seen.
in juStifying the absorption of all
corporations engaged IN any par
tcular line of manufacture into
one gigantic trust or monopoly,
Mr.. Rockefeller likened the process
to the production OF tie American |
beauty rose. He said that to pro-
ducc it in all its beauty, perfection |
and splendid proportions, all the
buds on the bash except one were
plnched off. If the bush contained
"A hundred buds, ninety.nlne we've
p,nched off, so that the whole
strength of the plant would go to
develop aud perfect the one bud
left, and thus produce the lannon's
American beauty rose. just 50,
said Mr.. Bryan. the trust ahsOrbs
all The smaller manufacturing
plants, pinches them off, closes
them out, so that the business done
by them may 60 to strengthen and
sustain the trust, and give 1t II
monopoly of the trade. As for
him he preferred II hundred smaller
roses to brighten and shed their
perfume in a hundred homes, than
one splendid rose TO adOru AND
sweeten the magnigcent parIor o.
some palatial mansion. He pre-
trrrcd hundreds of smaller, indie
pendent and prosperous manutar-
turing industries scattered all over
the country, building up the local
tiles where they are located, giving
employment to the people ana pro-
ducing a healthy business rivalry
and competition, to one vast mo.
nopoly preying upon and exacting
unjust tribute of the people.
1t would be impossible to do
justice to his speech along these
lines, or in fact to those points on
which we have briefly touched,
without giving it in full, which We
are not able to do, as no shorthand
reporter was present to take it
down.
But his coming to Flat River
was a great event for st. Francois
county. There We're people there
from all parts of this and from adj
joining counties Many old men,
whose ages ranged from 20 to over
50 years, were observed on the
front row of seats. They sat there
, utdtlN lllltt nuns bNdllllls W
Bryan coming, and then patiently
throughout the delivery of his
speech, thus paying him one Of
the highest compliments within
their power Among these veteran
Democrats we noticed Mr.. John
Coffman of Bonnie Terre, who was
born in this county over 81 years
ago; Mr.. NJ. Nj. McSpadden of
Irondale, in his SD year; Mr.. Asa
Stephens of Valle's Mines, Uncle"
Jessie Eaton OF Desloge, Mr.. {.
w. Hollis, Nj. Ephraim Byington
and Mr.. j NJ. Morris, of Farming.
ton, all of whom have passed the
three score and ten mark.
State Mine Inspector George X.
Williams, chairman Of the county
campaign committee, deserves
much credit for the way in which
he superintended the arrangements
for the gathering, and the good
people of Flat River for the valu-
able and practical assistance ex-
tended.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

Democrats in all parts of the
State appear to be waking mp and
from present indications there will
be few stay at homes on el1c-
ton day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

Rev. Is. l.. Bowman and his wife OF
Marble Hill celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary OF their marriage on the 9th.
Mrs. Eliza Cashion died at her home
in Perryville on the 9Th, rr't 10
years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
COUNTY TICkET.

All the Democrats hay" To do to
win notable victory in Missouri
is to vote. \ full vote means an
OId-tmc majority.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
BIG FARMERS MEETING
And Poultry Show al Bismarck To-Day
and Tomorrow, October 10 and 20

The Southeast Missouri Farmer,
Meeting At Bismarck to-day and To.
morrow, aud Poultry Exhibit by the
Missouri Pacific Railway, under lhr
direction Of the State Board OF Agrl-
culture, Is an event that should atlrar,
a large crowd a fine program has
been arranged, embracing many Tea
lures Of agriculture. As well As The
poultry exhibit which will be made st
Pennington to-day. The important
subject, that will be discussed 10y
prominent expert, are set forth in the
following