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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
DEATH SUMMONS STATESMAN.
Congressman Robert 3. Hit. Of I'LL.
nois, Passes Away.

nois, Passes Away.
Narragansett Pier, R. Congress.
man Robert R. Hit Of Illinois died
at HE summer home here on Thurs.
day.
Heart failure, following q long
period Of increasing physical weak
ness. due to old age, caused the death
Of Congressman Hit. Mrs. Hit and
hel two sons. w. c. Hit and r. H
Hit, were at the bedside Of the con
gresham when he died.
Congressman Hit came here last
pune and since that time he had beer
very i'll, requiring, most Of the time
the constant attention Of nurses and
physicians. His age was 73 years.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
HAD MARROW ESCAPE.

Coach Containing Fifty-two Persons
Goes Over Embankment.
Wabash. Inds-Firty-twos persons
employed by an amusement company
had a narrow escape from death near
here Sunday, when their coach struck
derail and fell oyer an embank'
ment. The coach was held to its
perilous position by telegraph pole,
but was badly damaged In the
scramble to leave the car fifteen of
the occupants were injured, none Sc
riously.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
FUNSTON SAILS FOR HAVANA.
But Has No knowledge Of Why He
Is Going.


jacksonville. Fla. -Brigadier GEN
eral Frederick Funston passed
through Jacksonville Sunday after
noono, en- route to Port Tampa.
where he will board the steamer Oil
vette for Havana.
General Funston said positively
that he had no other order than the
original order from Secretary of War
Taft to report to him in Havana as
soon as possible.
ut is possible, said General Fun
ston, that Secretary Taft wishes to
send me out to center with some of
the insurgent leaders. as he is aware
that am well acquainted with large
number of Cubans who were promi-
nent during the last Cuban revolu-
ton against Spanish authority"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
Telegraph Operators in Chicago Are
Asking For Higher Wages.

Chicago. Operators M the Chicago
office of the faaeaseT Telegraph CON-
pany at a meeting Sunday voted to
strike to enforce demands for in
creased wages and improved working
conditions. Before the strike is put
into effect. however. the schedule
committee of the Telegraphers' union
will seek a conference with Vice
President r. J. Nally in an effort to
readiust the differences.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
saIoOnkeeper Shoots and Instantly
Kills a Merchant.

San Luis Obispo. Cal--Joe Wilson,
a saloonkeeper. shot and instantly
killed F. c.. ellison, merchant at Cres-
ton. Wilson's wife and Gibson were In
a buggy when Wilson stopped them.
grabbed his wife by the arm, and.
pointing revolver at her compsnoa,
fred two shots into his body. Jeal-
ousy is assigned as the cause Of the
act. Wilson Immediately gave him
self up to the authorities.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
DIES FROM PRIZE FIGHT.

One Contestant in Buffalo Bout Sue.
cumbs to injuries. ~,
Buffalo, n. Y.-Following a prize
fight held Saturday night at the Titus
hotel, Woodlawn Beach, Richard Nun
son, 20 years old, one of the contest
ants, died on Monday Injuries to the
brain, resulting, from a blow behind
the left ear. are said to have caused
death A# egN
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28

amer and HE house set on fire. The
murderer evidently actuated by rob
berry. had crushed Biudsoe's head with
an ak.
Newspapers of Madrid are Of the
opinion that the situation In Morocco
Is disQuieting. EI PATHS forsees that
foreign Intervention viii be necessary,
the organization OF an international
police being insufficient to preserve or
der.
Reports received in Manila from the
punitive expeditions sent into the in
terior of the island of Leyte. in pursuit
of the Pulajanes. state that as result
of the recent attacks by the troops,
the Pulajanes have broken up into
small parties.
Owing to the deadlock between the
carmen and the United Railroads. OF
San Francisco. over the selection OF a
third arbitrator, Thornwell Mullaly ia
vors the suggestion that two outsiders
be agreed upon as arbitrators, these
two to select a third man. a s
without having regained conscious
ness long enough to tell the policsra
complete story Of the attack made on.
him. William Friede. the proprietor or
a clothing store in San francisco, died
from the effects OF a brutal beating an
ficted on him In his store.
Charles conlsy, q negro. who at
tackled and seriously injured Mrs. Be
atrice Frankish and her daughter on A
public road near Washington Dela.s
has been sentenced to nifty years i'm
prisonment and TO receive thirty:
1ashes at the whipping post. "
Governor Pardee Of California, has
issued q proclamation warning all cor.
porations which do not pay by Novem.
Der the $40 corporation tax. together
with the fine of $40 for delinquency
from September 1. will forfeit their
right TO do business IN California.
In consequence Of the unanimous
and unalterabIe refusal Of the peasants
IN the Odessa district to pay arrears
Of taxes, the local zemstvo has been
notified BY the governor that II. Il i'm,
possible 10 maintain the schools and
hospitals. which consequently must be
elosod
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NEWS SUMMARY

James Smith was inaugurated gov
ernor general Of the Philippines on the
soth.
Five persons we're killed and six In
jured by a dynamite explosion near
Finmark, New Ontario.
At FIRE in the Juarez. Mexico. Gus
tom house. Captain Rutillo Martinez Of
the gendarmerie was Killed by q live
electric wire.
Six people were killed and dozen
wounded as the result OF q dynamite
explosion which wrecked two build
fngs In Havana
II is reported in st. Petersburg that
the japanese are erecting fortiAca,
lions ir southern Saghalin, contrary
to the treaty Of Portsmouth.
General Nicolaieff 'of the artillery
has been assassinated at Warsaw He
was enormously thought to be a mem
Der Of the field courtnartial. s
RevoIutionaries made an attempt to
burn down the political prison, at
Odessa. They only succeeded, how
ever. in partially burning the roof.
Jockey Bertrand Freishon was in
stantly killed and Jockey c. Ross sus-
tanned q fracture OF the skull as a re-
suit Of an accident In a race at Grave
send.
, Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver.
was nominated for governor of Colo
RADIO at convention Of independents
made up Of Republicans. Democrats
and others. M
The paint shop. of the NJ X, & T..
railway at Sedalia, Mo-. In which were
a number Of passenger coaches, has
been destroyed by fire, entailing a.Ioss
OF 100000.
Eight masked and heavily armed
men held the people of white Cloud.
Mich, while they rifed the Newaygo
County bank and attempted to rob the
bank OF r. Cannon G. Son.
BY rear-end collision between reg
ular and extra freight trains on the
Great Northern on the high bridge at
the west end of the Cut Banks, Mont,
yards. 1--WE men we're killed
Smallpox no longer exists on the
isthmus. The steamer Trent sailed
from Colon for Jamaica on the goth,
taking clean bill of health for over
800 laborers who are being sent home.
The next meeting OF the Isthmian
canal commission is scheduled for DC.
tober on the Isthmus of Panama. but
the meeting may be deferred until No
vember, at the time the President
makes his visit.
The body of J. G. Goersch, aged IS,
an architect with an office in Los An
geles. was found in Laurel canyon.
north Of Hollywood, by two young
ladies'. He had shot himself through
the head with a rifle.
DR. Il. A. Hatfield fatally shot, at
Williamson. w. Wa. his brother. Cap
tain Hatfield. son of Daredevil Anse
Hatfield. who gained much notoriety
because Of his connection with the ia,
NOUS feud OF that name.
Tobacco users and theatre-goers
among college students of Syracuse. N.
Y. university must pay full tuition.
according to an edict issued by Chan
cellor James R. Day, when college
opened for the fall term.
In the wreck Of Charles Schwab's
automobile at st. Martin de Croix,
france J. G. Schmidlapp, president Of
the United Savings ssnt TRUST conk
49, OF Cincinnati, was iRjm 4 and
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28

Five trains daily via the Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe. Colorado to Kan
sas City, st. Joe, Chicago. Galveston,
El Paso, City OF Mexico Ask me
about reduced rates. c. F. Warren.
G. A., A. T. & 8. F. Ry.. ALL Dooly
Block, Salt Lake City. Utah.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
Effective Lessons.

Foreign languages are now taught
with the aid Of the phonograph in
some schools. The machine reels on
oratory- poetry and songs. while the
children listen and note the accent
and pronunciation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET.
Howell for Congress and Frle< for SUI
preme Judge.

Salt Lake City.-At the Republican
state convention, held in this city on
Thursday, Joseph Howell OF Cache
county was renominated for congress
over Farley p Christensen Of this
city and Francis w. Fishburn of Brig
ham City Mr. Howell was given 1876
votes on the first ballot to 1877 for
Christensen and 81 for Fishburn.
Judge Joseph e. Prick, Of Salt Lake
City, was the successful candidate for
associate justice Of the Supreme court,
defeating Judge Morse.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
Alarmed

Beware, senator. bewarel'' said the
disgruntled henehman. "The worm
win turn" ,e.. 49,
States evidenced" exclaimed the
senator. with ill-concealed trepidation
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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30 IN COLLISION.

Disastrous Railroad Accident Occurs
IN Minnesota.
Mimi plis.--six are reported dead
and a score or more injured in a rear
end collision on the Minneapolis & St.
Louis railroad on Monday -at New
Prague, MINI The southbouad pas
sengers train leaving Minneapolis at
$3.50 q. N crashed into a freight
train, which was on siding. splinter.
ing the first cars on the. former and
derailing the entire train. Both en-
CINE crews were killed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28
Curious Books.

The British museum contains books
written on oyster shells, bricks. tiles,
bones, ivory. lead, iron. copper. Sheep
skin, wood and palm leaves.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-31
BOARD OF EXCISE COMMITS
SIONERS.
lOficiaI Proceedings. }

(Oficial Proeeedings)
Adjourned regular meeting at the City
Hal, Thursday, June 2S, 1906
The roll was called at 10 o'clock p. M.
Present-AA the members of the
Board.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.
Petitions, ETC., were presented, read
nd ordered filed, as follows.-
Application of Miller and Nadel for
withdrawal of their application for
wholesale dealers license and return of
money deposited on same.
Granted
Remonstrance of Rev. B. Kinalkowski
against the granting of a license for sale
of liquor at Sixth and Monmouth streets.
Ordered filed.
communication from BENZ. Murphy,
Esq, Chief of Police, giving a list of the
names of owners and location of all inns
and tavers, and a list of restaurants re-
ported unfit to be licensed; and also the
names of owners and location of all sa-
looms conducted by women, and the
length OF time each one has been in the
saloon business.
Ordered filed.
Application for in and tavern licenses
Of Herman Floerke, 81 Montgomery
street and Est James Smith, 50 Old Ber-
gen road, and for restaurant licenses Of
Karl Polanski, 104 Morris street Greg
ory Wasenda, 13S Essex street; Michael
Mgarry, 6Ol Grove street; Angelo Amato.
lSS Twelfth street; Frank Pietwunz.
309 Henderson street; Jacob Fischer, 522
Henderson street; Joseph Ebel, 202 Pa
yonia avenue; Joseph Kleimberg, 4O6
Monmouth street; Herman Field. 242
Newark avenue; Stanislaw Matuszewicz,
III Sixth street; Alfonso Avallone, 376
Monmouth street; May A. Higgins,
Grove street; Thomas Fleming, 354
Grand street. John S. .Zdiemboski, 255
Railroad avenue; Amillo Atanasio 351
Third street; Louis Schlossberg, 1872
Wayne street: Carmano Jan|briglio, 361
Third street; Miller & Nadel, 571 Grand
| street; Charles Giebel 135 Ocean ave-
| nue.; Max Won Malasthowski, S1S Me-
Atioo avenue; Peter Peterson, IS Mallory
| avenue; James w. Shannon, 12O Dan
ipaw avenue; Max H. Buhmann, 432
jackson avenue; John Clement, 200 Dun
| can avenue Daniel Goldstein, 2 Jewett
avenue; Etal Schwartz, % Walnut
| street; August G. Hanke, S22 Newark
avenue; Kajimierz Wersoski, S06 New
ar kavenue; John Duszynski, 81 Van
| Mlnkle street, and Carlo Galvani 5S7
Central avenue.
Referred to Committee on Petitions.
Applications for / inn and tavern. 8
wholesale Dealers, 13 beer bottlers and
24l restaurant licenses. (See reports
subsequently made).
Referred to Committee on Petitions.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Petitions renorted
! teh following resolutions on petitions re-
ferred at this meeting
Resolved, That license be granted to
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-31
UNFINISHED BUsINEss.

Commissioner Nolan moved s'That the
further consideration of the application
OF the Coast Line Telephone Company
for franchise, in accordance with peti-
ton of said company, presented to this
Board on April 16 1906, conformably TO
Chapter 36 of the Laws of 1906, be adj
journed and continued to July 16, 1906,
at the meeting to be held at two (2)
o'clock T. NJ. ON that date" and the mo-
tlonn was unanimously adopted.
On motion of COMMISSIONER Nolan. the
ordinance granting permission to the
North Jersey Street Railway Company,
its successors and assigns, to construct.
operate and maintain certain connections
in the. city of Jersey City, ETC.. etc,
heretofore introduced and given its first
reading on June %, 1906, was taken
from the table, given its second reading
and retabled.
On motion of Commissioner Nolan, the
ordinance granting permission to Jersey
City, Hoboken and Paterson Street Rail.
way Company, its successors and as
signs, to construct, operate and maintain
certain connections in the city of Jersey
City etc. etc, heretofore introduced and
given its first reading on June 25. 1906,
was taken from the table, given its sec
ond reading and retabled.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-31

12~ ggat gate Pipe Yard, June, 1906, claim
$3.50 to Jersey City Supply Co.. for
R-doz. bags of charcoal, Tappers' De-
partment, June, 1906, claim No. 1884.
$46.95 to Jersey City Supply Co., for
supplies, Water Department, June, 1906
claim No. 1885,
$17.OS to Jersey Citv Supply Co.. for
various supplies, Meter Department
June 1906, claim No. 1889.
$13.S1 to John Muldoon, for repairs to
meter wagon June, 1906, claim No. $50.
1888 to John Muldoon, for repairs to
shaft, meter wagon, June, 1906, claim
No. ISL.
Charge Water Account, A. and e.
Resolved, That sol be paid to Robert
Murphy, for services as caulker, water
pipes, Hackensack meadows, 26 days in
June, 1906, at $3.50, claim Mo- 552.
VI. to Robert Murphy, for services as
caulker, water pipe, Hackensack mead
ows, days in July. 1906, at $3.50 claim
No. 553.
$65 to James OsGrady, for services as
laborer. water pipe. Hackensack mead
ows. 26 days in June, 1906, at So. so,
calm No. 80. 77.ss
50 to James O'Grady. for services as
laborer' water pipes, Hackensaek mead
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-31

the receipt of which license and consid-
GRAFTON is hereby acknowledged, |, the
sad s.s....s....... hereby as
sign, transfer and set over unto the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City,
any and all claim that |, my heirs and
assigns, may have, against said the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City for
the recovery of the whole or any part Of
the license fee paid by for the said Ii
cense, to w.t. $ (here insert
amount of license fee), by reason of any
inyalidity in the action of the Board Of
Excise Commissioners of Jersey City in
fixing the amount of said license fee, or
for any other reason.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto
set my hand and seal this
day of June, 1906
.................. O.. 81
And be it
Further resolved, That the Clerk of
this Board be instructed not to deliver
any license hitherto or hereafter granted
for the license year beginning July l,
1906, until the grantee mentioned in said
license shall execute an assignment in the
foregoing form.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-All the members of the Board.
On motion of Commissioner O'Brien,
the Board adjourned to meet on Thurs
day, July 5, 1906 at s o'clock P. NJ.
GEORGE NJ. MCCARTHY,
City Clerk.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-31

lOldl liz 34Ol,Z0(
The Inspector Of Buildings reported
four a. applications for permission to
erect frame buildings, of Herman Fl.
Martens, at % Storm avenue; of Abby
l.. English at SO Jones street; of Vim
cenzo Dlonnsido, at 80 Centre street, and
Jennie Henderson, at 1S3 Monticello
avenue, and the same were referred to
the Committee on Laws and Ordinances.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
The Committee on FINANCE reported
the following resolution
Resolved, That warrants be drawn on
the City Treasurer in favor of the follow
ing named persons in payment of salaries
for May, 1906, when due, viz
George M. Mccarthy, City Clerk ,$416 66
3. A; vreeland, City Marshal. 125.0o
b. j. Hewitt, Overseer-of-the-
Poor .......... ............ 1888
George Murray, Assistant Over
seer of-the-Poor ............. 1888
John Saul, Inspector of Buildings. 1850
Richard j, Allen, Inspector of
charles aiess L. carriek, Judge, First 0S''
District Court 1888
District Court .............. 1866
James s. Erwin, Judge, Second
District Court ............ 3333. .333 333
Howard r. Cruise. Clerk, Second
DISTRICT Court 1866
Edward Burke, Clerk to Inspector
Of buildings ............... 10000
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-AH the members present lex
cepting Alderman Neill, who voted in the
! negatiye) nineteen Q9) in number.
The Committee on Laws and Ordin-
ances reported the following resolution,
on APPLICATIONS referred to said Commit
tee:-
Resolved, That the Inspector of Build
ings is hereby authorized to issue permits
for the erection or extension of the fol-
lowing described frame buildings, via
j. III. Brown, 2-story, 17x4O and 20
feet high, at 27S Wayne street.
Mrs. Jennie Henderson, to raise pres
ent building feet and add front extern
sion, 21x25 and "a feet high, at 1888
Monticello avenue.
The report was received
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. the. yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-All the members of the Board,
| (cxcepting Alderman Neii, who refrainesl
from yoting), nineteen in number
AUDITING OF CLAIMS BY RESO-
LUTON.
The following resolutions were report
ed by Committee in payment of claims
referred at this meeting
By Committee on Aims
Resolved, That the following claims
be paid.-
$96 to james r Goggin, for coal for
outdoor poor to May Is. 1906.
$93.50 to Frederick Kruger, for gro
ceries for outdoor poor to May 10, 1906
1868 to John McGninness, for grocer
| les for outdoor poor to May 14, 1906. {
| BY Committee on Baths and Armories.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-31
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF JER-
SEY CITY.

| BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF JER-
SEY CITY.
tOfI'cial Proceedings
Regular meeting at the City Hall,
Tuesday, May 10, 1906.
The roll was called at 9:15 o'clock
Present-All the members of the
Board, excepting Aldermen Barry, Gun
ningham, Loughlin, Moran and Voigt.
Alderman Allardice moved, that the
minutes of the regular meeting of April
"A, 1906, be approved as engrossed.'
The motion was adopted by the follow
ing vote, the yeas and nays having been
ordered and taken on the call of the
Yeas = Aldermen Allardice, Allen.
Barr, Bilby, Fletcher, Graef, Horn Kill
murray, Pforr, Roes, Sheehy, Sweeney
and Weir
Nays-Aldermen Alpaugh, German.
GrosSlaus. Herbert, Neil, Rowland and
President Mccarthy.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS,
Petitions, etc, We're presented, receiv-
ed and disposed of as follows
Communication from e. B. Bacon,
Secretary, Hudson Laundry Company,
withdrawing application for permission
| TO erect frame building, ordered fled
Petition of the trustees of the Jersey
City and Harsimus Cemetery, for per-
mission to enlarge their cemetery by
adding thereto plot about S5x1O0 on
Newaus avenue end of said cemetery,
granted, ON motion of Alderman Weir.
Communication from Board of Trade
OF Jersey City, enclosing resolution pass
ed by said Board requesting the passage
of amendment to building ordinance.
Referred to Committee on Laws and
Ordinances.
Communication from Town Council of
Harrison, N. j., requesting permission
for the Inspector of Scales to examine
and seal the scales, etc., of Henry r.
Worthington's Hydraulic Works.
Referred to Committee on Laws and
Ordinances.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims We presented, received and
disposed of as follows
Of James j. Goggin, $96; Frederick
Kruger, $93.50; John McGuinness, 1858.
Referred to Committee on Aims.
Of Public Service Corporation of N. J..
$33.OS; United Electric Co. of N. J.,
T $147. 7.4S.
Referred to Committee on Baths and
Armories.
Braden, $25; Joseph Locke, $27; John III
Masker, $27; Frank Meyer, $27; B.
Frances Marion, $6O
Referred to Committee on District
| Courts.
OF S. Rowland, $1105.
Referred to Committee on Printing,
| Stationery and Supplies.
OF Henry Ashe, $4
Referred to Committee on Laws and
| Ordinances.
OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS.
| The report of the Inspector of Build
| ings for April, 1906, showing the number
| of permits issued for the erection, exten-
sion or alteration of buildings, valued as
| follows, was presented, received and or.
The Jersey City news., 1906-07-31

dltlon of Armstrong avenue
From New York, Susquehanna &
Western r. R. Co..
Requesting permission to place a one
haf inch pipe under street at st. Paul's
avenue
From Mrs. L. Wetzler:-
Calling attention. to dangerous condit
lon OF the Mountains road between
Franklin and Griffith streets.
One ~ petition for barber pole.
Application of Frank X. Burger, and
others
Petitioning for the construction Of a
sewer in rWhyte street, from a point 100
feet east of Dupont street to and con-
Meeting with sewer at Fairmount ayenue
and Whyte street.
From John Mulhearn, and others
Petitioning for the Improvement OF
Golden street, between Jersey avenue and
Variek street.
Receiyed and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Sewers.
From Twelfth Ward Improvement As
soGation, per Geo. Prigge, Secty. -
- PetitlonIng for an electric arc light at
Ionnele avenue and Lincoln street.
Hrom Tenth Ward Improvement As
socIatiom per A. A. Bleyle, Secty. -
Requesting an electric arc light he
placed on Newark avenue. between Ger
mania avenue and Boulevard.
Received and referred to the Commits
tee on Municipal Lighting.
From P. McQuade & Sons
Petitioning for the return of 5000 FOR
qupIcate @ payment OF metered water for
ero b. OontInued1