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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
Operators and Miners Meet in
Jersey Central Offices in New
York to Fix Agreement.
Scranton District Workers Rejoico
That Peace Is mt Last Declared
Mitchell Thought War Would Not
BE ProfitabIe-AIatter to Be Dis-
cussed at the Conference Today
Concerns Length of Agreement.

SCRANTON, Pa, May THE news
that the convention had decreed against
a strike was received with great joy
throughout this region. Since the con-
vention met here it was thought By
many that the result would be the trans
forming of the suspension into strike
and that the strike, when 1t did come,
would be a long one, attended by much
disaster.
Now that peace is assured there is re-
joiclng on every hand, although as vet
there have been no demonstrations 9TH
er than individual expressions.
To the miners themselves the news
is very satisfactory. They were will
ing to strike If John Mitchell thought
they ought to, but they are glad that
he decided otherwise.
On the advice of President Mitchell,
representing the subscale committee,
the miners convention unanimously
voted to adopt the first proposition Of
the operators, a continuation of the
award of the anthracite coal strike
commission, with the modification that
the term for which it is to continue
shall be mutually agreed upon. The
operators suggestion was that It
should be at least three years. The ac-
ton of the convention. together with q
request for a conference today, was
telegraphed by President Mitchell to
Chairman George f. Baer of the OPP
orators committee, and an answer was
received agreeing to conferences at
the Jersey Central offices in New York
city
The only matters to be discussed az
the conference are the length of time
the award shall continue and the pro-
vision that there shall be no discrim-
ination against the men who obeyed
the mine workers suspension order.
In his address to the convention IN
presenting the report Of the scale COM
mission Mr.. Mitchell said:
''In considering the policy Of the or
ganization we must first consider its
possibilities. If l were sure a strike
would be successful, that you could
win. that you would stand together,
would advise you to strike and stay
away from the mines until we get bet
ter conditions.
But from the information have re-
ceived from all parts of the region /
am fearful that our people are not In
shape for a strike"
The subcommittee will return to this
city from New York after the confer
ence this afternoon and report to the
convention tomorrow morning at 4
special session. 1t is expected that the
convention will ratify their report and
vote for resumption of work on Mon
day, May IA.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
MAY BUILD A NEW
PACKER HOUSE HERE.
Would Tear Down
The Present
Hotel.
ON SAME SITE.

A new Packer House is possibil-
ity in the near future. 1t is under
stood that the owners of the city's
leading hotel are planning to rebuild
the ancient structure and erect, on
the site, new and modern hotel,
with every up-bo-date convenience
and worthy of a city like Perth Am
boy.
The idea IS to build the new hotel
without closing the house entirely. 1t
would necessitate the present pro-
prietor, Peter Floersch, moving into
one section while another is being
built and thus, through some incon-
venience, accomplish the task.
There will be many who will re-
gret to see the old Packer House go.
1t has long been one of the city's
landmarks and it's history is an inter-
esting one.
When Mr.. Floersch was asked con-
cerning the report, he said that he is
considering the offer from Mrs. Men
denhall and that he may accept it.
If so, the proposed changes would be
made about the first of next year.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
HUNGRY ARE
TURNED AWAY.
Bread Line in San Francisco
Halted for Want Of Funds and
Lack Of Supplies.

SAN FRANCISCO, May For the
first time since it was established the
bread line" has been stopped in Oak
land and San Francisco. 1t was not be-
cause the people no longer are hungry
or have ways for providing for them
selves, but because for a time there
was nothing in the general warehouse
but flour and dry beans.
The outsider who has not seen the
pathetic spectacle of the bread line,
sometimes two or three blocks long
and composed of women with babies
in their arms, old men tottering on
canes patiently waiting for hours to
get provisions for the day, cannot un-
derstand what the stopping of the line
meant
They are very patient, these men and
women in the bread line. Many of
them always have known what it was
to gather about well filled table and
are having their first experience with
the struggle for the actual necessities
of life.
Coroner Walsh, after revising his
list of victims of fire and earthquake,
has informed General Greely that the
total number of cases handled by his
Office was $40, of which 134 were iden-
titled.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
ADDITION TO
THE SCHOOL.
ST. Mary's Parish Wants to En-
large the ParOChiaI School This
Summer Cost S5,5OO.

Plans have been drawn for an ad-
dition and sanitary improvements to
be made to the Catholic school in
Center street and at all masses yes
terday morning in st. Mary's Roman
Catholic church the pastor, Rev. b.
7. O'Connell asked that on the first
Sunday in June each member contri-
butte SIS or more to help defray the
expenses of these improvements,
which are to be paid for as soon as
the work has been completed.
Father O'Connell in speaking
about the matter to the congregation,
said that the present school was en-
tirely too small, and that the sanitary
conditions were such that he was
greatly surprised that they had not
word from the board of health long
ago to have the matter attended to at
ance
The improvements will cost $500
but when they have been completed,
room for 200 more children will have
been added to the building. The pas
tor spoke of the great growth of the
school during the past few years. He
said that the school had started with
four teachers and 234 pupils, but the
present enrolment, with nine teach
ers in charge, is SCI pupils. Every
September brings more pupils and he
fears that the rush this year will be
greater than ever and that unless the
improvements are made it will be inn
possible to seat all of them.
Father O'Connell made great
plea with the people of the congrega-
tion, pointing out the fact that a
Catholic school, and not public
school, was the only place for a Cath
Olic chuld. In the Catholic schools,
he said, the pupils are not only
taught book learning, which is sec
ondary, but they also receive re-
ligious training.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
TWO MISSING RIGS.
Local Police Notified to Be On The
Lookout for Them.

The local police were asked to
watch out for two missing rigs in this
city Saturday night and yesterday
A New Brunswick liveryman named
Herbert hired a rig out to man and
two women Saturday afternoon about
2 o'clock and it was reported to the
police OF this city that the rig had
not been returned at late hour
The party was here with the rig about
Q o'clock Saturday night, it is be-
lieved ,and it is thought that one OF
the occupants was a woman who for
merly lived here and became estrang-
ed from her husband.
The police received message
from Charles Day, of New Market,
yesterday asking them to be on the
lookout for horse and buggy stolen
from him Saturday night. The horse
is Is hands high and bay in color.
the buggy is black top vehicle and
the harness is a grocery set, nickel
mounted.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
HAD A FRISCO DREAM.
Man Who Came From That City
Thought Hotel Was Falling.

Johan Lind, of San Francisco, ar
rived in this city recently to spend a
few days with his brother, John A.
Lind, of 2 East avenue. Last night
while he was asleep he dreamed that
he was again in Frisco and that the
walls of the hotel were falling on
him. He commenced to cry out. A
dog asleep nearby began to bark.
The noise was so great that John
Lind, who was asleep downstairs,
rushed to his brothers room, armed
with club. In the meantime the
dreamer had been awakened by the
barking of the dog, but he was so ex-
cited that he could not tell what was
the matter and for time it was
thought that burglars were in the
house. After while things were
Strengthened out, but the occupants
of the house got little sleep for the
rest of the night.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
MUNICIPAL TAXES TO BE REDUCED
UNDER NEW SYSTEM OF TAXATION.
Railroads to Paw
a More Just
Share.

TRENTON, May 7.-Thanks to the
endeavor that Governor Stokes has
been making ever since he took the
gubernatorial oath, and even before
that time, the taxpayers of New Jer-
sey are soon to be relieved in meas
ure of the burden they have long
been carrying. Under the new laws
of the last legislature, enacted at the
suggestion of the governor, gener-
al reduction of the tax rates in all
the municipalities of the state must
soon be commenced
When this is brought about it is
confidently believed that the state of
New Jersey will have one of the best,
the most scientific and most equitable
taxing systems in the union.
1t may be divided in four divisions,
each bringing about great reforms
and affording its own share of the
general relief to be afforded by the
whole.
First-The railroad taxation act,
under which all railroad property, ex-
cepting that known as second class
and which is taxed under the Duffield
act of 1905, at full local rates and for
local purposes, is to be taxed at the
average tax rate of the state. This
class of property includes the main
stem, tangible personal property and
franchises.
Second-The county board of taxa
ton under which the local assessors
will be compelled by a county board
of equalization to assess property at
it's full actual value.
Third-The state board of equali-
zation of taxes, which may on appeal
and hearing revise or lower assess
ments in any county.
Fourth-The Hillery tax act
which fixes a maximum rate of taxa.
tion throughout the state. Where the
rate is above per cent. 1t is to be
reduced ten points a year until i
gets down to 2 per cent, and then i
is to be reduced five points per yea
until it reaches rate of $1.75 OF
tn 500 of valution, at which poin
it is to remain as the fixed maximum
rate throughout the state.
1t is expected that by reason of the
fact that property must hereafter be
assessed at its true value, instead oi
two-thirds value, as has been the Gus
tom in the past. many of the munich
palities will be able to get down to
the per cent. rate, or even to the
maximum of $1.75 this year.
Railroads Pay $4,000, 900 More.
The principal cities in which the
tax rate is now above per cent. are
as follows: Newark, $2.27; Jersey
City, $2.74 Paterson, So. so; Tren-
ton, So. 20; Camden, 50. 20; Hobo
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
TIMERS GO
BACK TO WORK.
Accepted a Compromise Offer of
tho Bosses Carpenters and
Plumbers are Still Out.

At a meeting of the mechanics who
are out on strike in this city, Satur-
day night, in the union rooms, in the
Adelaide building, a notice from the
bosses was received by the timers,
stating they would like to see the
trouble ended, and while the mechan-
les in that line demanded $3.50 day
they would compromise on SO 81 "
a day and most likely next year they
would get the SO so. The timers
accepted this and returned to work
this morning. The carpenters and
joiners and the plumbers have not
yet reached a decision.
The carpenters and joiners held a
special meeting yesterday afternoon
and another one last night. They
meet again tonight. 1t is said they
will talk the matter over for the last
time and if it is not settled they
will agree to go to work in other cit
les for good. A number of the car
penters have already secured work
elsewhere, but they have notified the
bosses they will come back if the
trouble ends tonight.
Some OF the local carpenters who
were working in Tottenville were
laid off this morning because at this
end of the island the labor troubles
have not been settled and from all re-
ports a strike among the carpenters
of Tottenville and Pleasant Plains
will take place this week. The bosses
on the lower end of the island are not
taking any more work until the thing
is settled one way or the other.
Because they think that certain
work should be done by the carpen-
ters and not the apprentice boys,
many of the masons doing house
work in this city, have laid off until
the carpenter troubles come to an
end.
A proposal to call out all of the
other trades in this city to end the
strike at once, it is said, was made
the other night, but it met with
strong opposition from the other
trades, especially from the painters
who declare that when they went
out on a strike three years ago the
carpenters would not go out with
them, with the result that they lost.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
NEW CHANGEL
CONSECRATED.
Bishop Scarborough Visited ST
Peters Parish Yesterday
Confirmed Class.

An impressive ceremony took place
in st. Peters Episcopal church yes
terday morning before a congrega-
ton which filled every seat, when the
Rt Rev. Bishop John Scarborough
was present and consecrated the new
chancel, administered the rite of con-
firmation and blessed a memorial
window. Holy communion was also
administered. The confirmation class
than a score. The younger girls
were white dresses and wells. The
ceremony was full of significance,
and marked an important era in the
latter-day history of the historic edi-
flee which rears its time-marked
walls mongst the graves of sleeping
hundreds
The sermon, beautiful exposition
of the sanctity of the church itself as
the house of God, and of the chancel
and inner chancel particularly, was
preached by the bishop, whose text
was from Leviticus 1890: "Rever-
ence my sanctuary, | am the Lord. y
Bishop Scarborough said that no adj
dition to the beauty of Gods temple
could be a needless waste of money
and he declared the new chancel of
ST. Peters church to be a work of
beauty and necessity. From days
gone by there have been noted need
ed Improvements and they have been
made from time to time. The bishop
told how there was a place set apart
in the tabernacle for the ministra-
tions of the priests, and that, from
that time forward, the holy aspect of
the chancel has never been lost sight
of. He spoke of the tacit respect and
reverence which is given to the house
of God and the ceremonies which are
enacted therein. The bishop said that
a service in the log cabin of a pioneer
or midst the rudest surroundings is
as holy as that in the stateliest cathe-
dral, but that the beautiful edifices
imbue worshippers with an added
feeling of reverence and solemnHy.
He referred to the rites of confirma-
tion and communion and said that in
the latter, only the purest of bread
and wine should be used
Speaking more particularly of st.
Peters parish the bishop said that
everything had been provided in per-
feet manner and done with strict re-
gard for the rules and customs of the
church.
The music at both morning and
evening services was especially fine.
Mrs. Mulchahey sang a solo at the
evening service
Largest circulation said.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
FOR ELECTION
IN ROOSEVELT.
New Borough Will Choose a
Mayor and COunCiImen May y
The Board of Election.
Gpecial to the EVENING NEWs:

Np6Cfut 10 INC NV ENlNG NE WS.
NEW BRUNSWICK, May THE
county board of elections named the
members of the board of registry and
election today to conduct the special
election to be held at Roosevelt bor-
ough, May %, to elect mayor, bor-
ough councilmen, school commissions
ers and the like for the government
of the new borough which ceased to
be Carteret and Chrome when the
people SO voted last Tuesday. The
members of the election board are
John J. Harrington, Jr., and James
A. Walsh, democrats, and William
H. Walling and William B. Keller,
republicans. They will meet at the
polling place at the lookup May II,
to register the voters.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
ALDERMEN TO MEET.
Ordinance For The Trolley ''f''
Likely to Appear.

The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Board of Aldermen tonight
should prove interesting and imports
ant The matter of the desired troll
ley 'y" and extensions at Water and
Smith streets, against which there
was no opposition at the public hear
ing a few weeks ago, will probably
be taken up. Petitions will be pre-
sented, it is anticipated, for paving
Market and Maple streets.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
SOON RETURNED.
Man Who Was Arrested by U. S
Marshall Soon Released.

Luigi Stephano, proprietor of the
saloon at "a Smith street, who was
taken into custody by United States
marshay, Saturday, has returned to
this city, having been released, it be-
ing, it is asserted, a case of mistaken
identity as far as he is connected
with the charge of alleged fraud or
forgery. The man under suspicion on
that charge is understood to have
been his partner and stepbrother.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
POCKET PICKED.
South AmbOy Man Lost $40 in
New Brunswick Saturday.
Special to the EVENING NEWS :

oDtCtUt 20 tUc II HlJNiNG NE WS-
NEW BRUNSWICK, May 7.-Aar-
on Fl. Hyer, of South Amboy, was
robbed of $140 on a trip to the cir
Gus here Saturday with his wife and
daughter. Three Somerville men
were arrested at his request upon
suspicion of having picked his poek-
cts. They were discharged for lack
Of evidence. They were John Eaton
j. H. Young, and Herman A. Starkey
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
ROBBED OF $50.
j. FIOrentine Says He Does Not
Know How.

While asleep last night, J. Floren-
tine, State street shoe repairer, was
robbed of $50 in money. He does
not know who took it, but thinks that
it was one of his workmen who was
asleep in the room with him. The
money was in a pocketbook, in his
trousers pocket. He has not report
ed the matter to the police.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
stopped Baseball Games.

Baseball games yesterday were
stopped by the police on South FIRST
street; on the field near the Q. II. X.
Washington street crossing; near tne
C. r. r. Catharine street crossing,
and near Washington and DIVISION
Streets
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07

Why buy two newspapers Wnen
one cent buys the NEWS WHICH CON
fains as much as botilf
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The EVENING NEWS IS read by
more people than any other news
paper published IN this county.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-12-05
A MIRROR OF DOINCS
IN CITY ANU SUBJ RIB,
Little Tales Cut Short In a
Hurry.
MIRROR OF DAILY EVENTS
Happenings in the City and Suburbs
OF Local Interest to Be Perused
Over While Mullins and Coffee ara
Cooling.

The new Christy, Fisher, Kimball
ana Greefe Pastels are on display at
M. ). Holidays. Phone 246.
The grand jury is still at the bat, and
SO long as that body holds the field
the bleachers will be filled with the
anxious,
Local dealers are wiring in duplicate
orders for the little willow-work push
carts, which will be popular here as
Xmas presents.
tomorrow is election day, and if in
need OF little cough syrup or chill
tonic for your nerves you had better
get it out today,
With three candidates out for alder
man, Messrs. Query, Childers and
Allen, the short campaign takes on
additional interest,
The pretty play His Majesty and
the Maid" to be presented tonight will
season in Americus.
Only one case of the lengthy insur-
ance litigation entered uponlin superior
court Monday was still in course of
trial there yesterday.
\ number of the preachers, passing
through to their homes from the con-
ference, inspected with interest yester-
day the hencoops here.
The Xmas spirit is already in
evidence here, and buyers of gifts are
already ransacking stores and having
articles hidden away.
The brother-in-bla is now hiking
from one plantation to another, his
wagon load of furniture passing through
Americas daily just now.
Two negro women engaged in a free
fight on Cotton avenue last night, in
which wool and high-fown cusswords
were considerably mixed.
There was general qualification here
yesterday when the news came that at
least one of the Rawlings gang of
assassins had been hanged.
There was little doing in the way
of sales at the courthouse yesterday,
and the espectant throng of bargain
hunters were disappointed.
Mr.. S. NJ. Gordy and family will oc-
cupy the Bivins residence, one of the
prettlest homes on Lee street, taking
possession on the 18th inst.
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City Election.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the city of Americas,
on Wednesday, December 18th, 1906,
at the City Hall, for Mayor, three al
dermen and a clerk and treasurer, for a
full term of years each, and two po-
lice commissioners, for full term of
four years each, all to serve full term
and until their successors are duly
elected and qualified;
All persons qualified to vote for men,
bers of the legislature, and who shall
have paid all taxes imposed and de-
manded by authority of the City, and
shall have resided six months within
the city, prior to the opening of the
registration lists, and register as pro-
vided by the charter Of said City, shall
be qualified to vote at said election.
Tho polls will be opened at nine
o'clock a. m. and closed at p. m.
By order of the Mayor and City
Council of Americas, this 28th day of
November, 1906.
II. \. HAWKES.,
Clerk & Treasurer.
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In rlary Emerson are combined
youth, beauty and great historic
ability.
TAX DOLLARS ARE PLENTIFUL
Collections Are Better Than in Manv
Years.

Twelve thousand dollars have been
paid into the city treasury of Americas
within the past two or three days alone,
in payment of city taxes for the current
year. Clerk Hawkes. has been rushed
as never before in receipting for the
dollars, and oftimes his office has been
crowded with citizens anxious to give
up their coin and get away. Clerk
Hawkes. says the collections for the city
treasury have been better this fall than
for long number of years, a fact
which speaks strongly for the city's
prosperity and that of it's citizens.