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the state should be regarded as the
property of the state.
Mr.. Hildreth, of Cape May, intro
duced a bill designation the securities
in which the funds of the building
and loan associations may be invest
ed.
\ Blow at Trusts
Senator Minturn introduced a bill
TO prevent the formation of trusts TO
engage in the restraint OF trade ana
requiring that applicants for corpora
lion charters shall make sworn state
ments that the concerns are not or
ganized for such restraint. Also a
bill directing the attorney general to
give hearings and make inVeStlga-
tons when complaint is made TO MIN
that companies are doing business IN
restraint of trade, to the end n a
they may be punished by having the
governor revoke their charters.
Senator Price introduced a bill
which created considerable muse
ment. 1t provides that no circus or
theatrical posters shall be displayed
in public until they are first exhibited
to the mayor of cities or governing
boards of municipalities.
Another bill introduced by Mr..
Minturn compels fire insurance COM
panies to make sworn statements an
nually to the Commissioner of Bank
ing and Insurance, showing the on
dition of their business.
The house passed the senate bill
providing for the salary of Assistant
State Comptroller Doughten, who was
displaced from Office because COVER
nor Stokes vetoed a salary increase
granted by the legislature, the COVER
nor's objection being due TO the fact
that the raise was made in the regu-
lar appropriation bill. The governor
has signed the new bill, and Mr..
Doughten, who is a Camden man, will
return to work today.
Local Option Hearing Ended.
A feature of yesterday afternoon
was the conclusion of the local option
hearing. John o. H. Pitney spoke
against the bill, declaring it's effect
would be to return the saloon to pol
itics, against which the best men O.
the state had been fighting for years
President Nash, of the New Jersey
Anti-Saloon League, declared that the
only persons who were opposed to 10
cal option were lawyers and those
who made their living out of the Ii
quor traffic. He declared the saloon
was already deeply in politics. Rev
DR.. j. Ward Gamble, of this city, also
advocated the bill.
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IN INCREASE IN
DEATHS 1905
Statistics Of City Clerks Office
Shows More Deaths but Fewer
Marriages and Births.

The records at the city clerks once
show that the number of deaths in
this city was greater during 1905
than during 1904, and the number of
births and marriages less.
There were $40 deaths last year,
AZ more than in 1904. During the
six warmer months, from April l TO
September 80, there were lS5 deaths,
as against 191 during the six cooler
months, of January, February, March,
October, November and December.
There were 336 marriages in this
city last year, 10 less than in the year
previous.
The births in 1906 totalled 312.
while there were 431 in 1904. The
stork was busiest in the six cooler
months, during which it made 1863
trips to local homes. During the six
warmer months the stork made 149
calls in town.
The figures for last year, with
those for the three preceding years
for purposes of comparison, are as
fa11npyu.
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BOSTON. Feb. THE announcement
is authorized on behalf of former Gov
II w. l.. Douglas that prior to his
recent departure for Il two months Wis
it in the south be accepted the presiden-
cy of an organization which has just
been formed under the name of the
Business Mems Tariff Reform league.
The league has established headquar-
ters here and is preparing 10 enter up
on an active campaign Of education to
advance the cause of reciprocity and a
revision of the tariff. The membership
includes Il number Of the leading bust
ness men of the state.
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City BRIEFS

Henry Pape, who has been in
the employ of Theodore Bloodgood,
of Smith street, for some time, re-
signed yesterday afternoon.
The list of the sidewalks which
are being found not in proper condl-
ton by the street department inspec-
TOR is understood to be assuming
fairly considerable proportions.
Notices have been sent to a num-
Der of local merchants telling them
that within a short time a labor paper
will be started in this city.
The Workingmen's Sick and
Death Benefit Society will hold a mas
querade ball and reception in Wash
ington Hall, Fayette street, February
21.
The monthly meeting of the
Raritan Yacht Club will be held at
the clubhouse tonight.
At the committee meeting Of the
water board last night a number of
bills were looked over and audited.
There will be a meeting of San
Salvador Council, knights of Column
bus. in the Savings Bank building, in
Smith street. tomorrow night.
A meeting of Citizens Electric
Light, Heat & Power Company will
probably be held next Tuesday night
to consider the bids which were re-
ceived for erecting the power house.
1t was learned upon investiga-
ton that nothing was stolen from the
storehouse of Gray's marine railway
on Front street, which was entered
Monday night.
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Peddler killed with Knockout Drops

NEW YORK. Nov. Wolff Kessler,
a peddler, aged sixty, and his mother,
Dora Kessler, said to he more than
ninety years old, were drugged to in
sensibility and robbed of $3.50 worth OF
1ewelry in their rooms in the basement
of % Scanned street. In Gouverneur
hospital Wolff Kessler died three hours
later and Mrs. Kessler is in an extreme
ly critical condition. The police have a
description of Il young man who is said
TO have administered the drug.
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Towne's Novel Marriage.

PROVIDENCE, X. L., Feb. T.
Charles W. Towne. author of the Fool
ish Dictionary" and a prominent gradu'
ate of Brown university, was welded
in a novel manner to Miss Edith II,
Kellner of Newark. y. j. While the
bride and bridegroom We're visiting al
Amesbury, Mass, they mounted then
hunters and rode thirteen miles across
country to Plaisto, y. H., to the church
of which the b~ridegroom'S father, the
Rev. Charles a. Towne, is pastor. Here
they were married. After the ceremony
without waiting for congratulations.
they jumped on their horses and gal
loped back u Amesbury. taking all the
fences and bitches that were on their
route.
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DIVIDE STATE
SCHOOL FUND
State Board of Education at
Meeting Yesterday Fixed
Amounts for Each County.

TRENTON, Feb. THE state
board of education met yesterday and
apportioned the 10 per cent. reserve
fund for the school year ending in
June, 1907. II was reported that the
total school funds for the year will
aggregate $3,372,62S. IA. OF this
$500, 600 is an appropriation from
the state school fund, $1,l10,4l9.S5
will be appropriated from the general
fund of the state and the state school
tax will produce the balance, or 81
062, POS 30. 1t is 10 per cent. of
this last amount which constitutes
the reserve under the law. The sum
to be apportioned, therefore, was
$206, 800. SO.
The reserve fund, as apportioned,
goes towards the salaries OF the
teachers, and The division is made on
the basis of the number of teachers
in each school district. The appor-
tionment made yesterday vas on the
basis of $22, so per teacher.
The object of the reserve fund is
to aid those sections of the state
WlltIt lHG IdIGiDltS .uO IOI DIONIuc ldA
sufficient to guarantee proper school
accommodations. Some counties are
paying counties, that is, a portion of
their share of the fund goes to other
counties where it is needed nor
Mercer is a paying county and con-
tributes $1,104.4S to aid the needy
counties. With this amount out, Mer-
GERS share of the reserve fund will be
$3.50. G2, and the total amount this
county will receive from the state for
the year named will be $161,622. OF.
The official apportionment as announ-
ced by the board after the meeting
was as follows:
In the following apportionment
S19,316.25 is taken from six counties
as follows:
Union, $103 SO, or L per cent. of
tax; Monmouth, $965.15. or 8 per
cent. of tax; Essex, ~$4,517.17, or g
per cent of tax; Mercer, $1,104 AS,
057. sc, or is per cent. of tax; At
%lantic. ~$4,567.S6, or "A per cent.
of tax.
This amount is apportioned among
the remaining counties, as follows:
Cumberland, ~$2,273.22, or 6.S per
cent. of tax; Ocean, $1,155. "a, or
SIS per cent. of tax; Sussex, $1,139.-
"a, or 81 per cent. of tax; Burling-
ton, Slap SO, or "a per cent. of
tax; Gloucester, $500. 04, or 2.9 per
cent. of tax; Warren, $l,057. Oh, or
% per cent. of tax; Salem, $745.62,
or rs per cent. of tax; Camden, ST.
662 SIS, or 20 per cent. of tax; Pas
sale, $3,611.S SO, or % per cent. of
tax; Bergen, $1,704 SO, or Is per
cent. of tax; Hunterdon, $495. IA, or
1.5 per cent. of tax; Morris, $780,
So, or 2.S per cent. of tax; Middle
sex, $S34.05, Or 1.2 per cent. of
tax; Cape May, $154.51, or Z per
cent of tax; Somerset, $3.50. 81, or =
per cent. of tax.
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a LABOR WEEKLY.
Typographical Union, Last Night, Endorsed
the Proposed Publication.

At the meeting of the Topographic
cal Union, No. 65S, in the Adelaide
building, last night, a resolution en-
dorsing the new labor paper, to be
known as The Messenger were
passed. It will be published weekly
by Messrs. Doyle and Walker, men,
bers of the local union.
The union went on record as en-
dorsing the present international Of
hcers for reelection with the eXcep-
ion of trustee for the Union Printers
Home. The union endorsed Harry j.
Gottlob, of Sewark, for that office.
P. H. Curtis was appointed press
agent for the organization.
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Raritan Club VIII Debate.

Al The meeting Of the Raritan club
in the rooms in the Kitchen building
in High street tonight a debate will
take place. The subject will be:
Resolved, that the United States Sen
ators Should Be Elected by Popular
Vote. The affirmative side will be
taken by Harry X. Goldenbock and
Meyer Friedman, while on the mega
tive side will be Edward Kleinzahler
and Leo ~Goldberger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
PEACE ON EARTH"
German Delegate at AIgeciras Gives
Evidence of Kaisers Good Intent.

ALGECIRAS, Spain. Feb. Count
to Portugal and the second of the dele
gates of Germany to the Moroccan CON
ference, and the Marquis Nisconti We
nosta. the head OF the Italian mission
TO the conference. figured in two little
incidents last evening which show Ger
many's desire to avoid a rupture with
France and the neutral powers desire
to maintain European peace. The
count, who was chatting with the
wives of the ambassadors. remarked:
Il have been painted as Il sort of
devil throughout this Moroccan affair"
One of the ladies replied that if PEG
pie could see him in mis- present amin
bic mood it would remove such an un-
favorable impression.
perhaps So" answered Count Won
Tattenbach, but this legend has be.
come so firmly fixed that l fear history
will picture me with horns
Just after this Countess Won Tatten-
bach passed her autograph album. in
which she was taking the signatures Of
the ambassadors to Marquis Nlsconti
Venosta, who leads in the efforts OF the
neutral powers to effect a ~reconcilia-
ton. He took the album and wrote in
Latin the following:
peace on earth to men of good WILL
The marquis passed this pacific ill.,
scription to Count o Tattenbach, who
smiled grimly his approval.
This glimpse behind the scenes gives
reconcile the Franco-German relations.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. THE state
department at the request of Repre-
sentative Ryan of New York has de
handed explanations from the sultan
Of Turkey for indignities which are
charged to have been suffered by two
American women, Miss Stern and Miss
Snyder of Buffalo, at the hands of the
police in Constantinople. The women
by an error were actually arrested and
detained for some time by the police
authorities at Constantinople.
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LID ON AT RAILWAY.
Two Excise Violations In C0urt-Chief OF
Police Says Its On TO Stay.

RAILWAY, Feb. 1.-Two cases Of
alleged liquor law violation came be-
fore the Excise Board Monday night.
the Railway Inn and the National be-
ing accused of keeping open bars
between l and 5 o'clock Friday norm
ing. The excise counsel is consider
ing the cases and a report will be
made at the next meeting.
Chief of Police Wright says: The
lid is on, and on to stay. The rules
will be observed and violators viii be
brought to the rack. A sentiment in
favor of decreasing the saloons in
number, by increasing the fee, is
rapidly growing in Railway. The
open Sunday is condemned by all
better parties and the law is to be
rigidly enforced"
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NOW AT ELIZABETH.
Frank Campbell Continues to Move Up in
Railroad Employ.

Frank Campbell, of Madison ave-
nue., who for some time past has been
70 telegraph operator and switchman
in the employ of the Central railroad
at Bayonne, has been promoted TO a
better position al Elizabeth. At
Bayonne he was on the night trick,
but in his new position he holds down
"a day job. He is one of the most
popular young railroad men in this
city, and his friends will be glad 10
hear of his good fortune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
GRAND JURY HEARS
THE MCCARTHY CASE.
South AmbOy Matter Considered
This MCrning-May Bring In
diCtments Today.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. THE
grand jury in session here today is
investigating the case of Thomas Nc
Carthy, who died in South Amboy
several months ago, His body was
taken up after burial and examined
by experts. The expert who was in
charge of the examination, DR.. j. A.
DeghueX, was a witness.
1t is expected the grand jury will
come in this afternoon with some
more indictments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. AT the trial Of
Colonel Mann for perjury here Moses
r. Wooster swore that he saw Colonel
w. d. Mann place on the Ward letter
the initials o. X. w. ID. NJ, which
form the basis of the perjury charge
against the editor of Town Topics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1T is TN
derstood in art circles here that Will
liam NJ. Chase. a well known portrait
painter, has been commissioned by
President Roosevelt to paint his por-
trait for presentation to King Edward
of Great Britain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. THE DOW
er house of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. at Thirty-fourth and Spruce
streets. was damaged by fire last night
to the extent of $4,000. The power
plant supplied light and power for
nearly all the buildings of the univer-
SitV
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Gas and Water.
Commissions Named.

commissions Named.
Rev. DR.. Henry Collin Minton.
United States Judge William NJ. Ian
ming and Vice Chancellor John EN-
cry were named by the governor tc
meet a similar commission to be
named by Governor Pennypacker, OF
Pennsylvania, for an interstate dis
cussion OF divorce laws, with a view
to make such legislation more strin-
gent. DR.. Minton is an ex-moderatol
of the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,.
The governor also named as the
New Jersey commissioners to the
jamestown exposition the following:
Commissioner-in-Chief Clarence f..
breckenridge, of Bergen county;
Wallace e. Scudder, Newark; Alfred
Cooper, Cape May Court House; Hen
ny w. Leeds and DR.. Thomas X. Reed,
Atlantic City; d. Harry Chandler,
Vineland; James II. Smith, Somer-
vile; f. l.. Stevens, New Brunswick;
Richard Stevens, Wackatunk; James
T. MacMurray, Plainfield; A. b.
leach, Newark. The legislature is
nkely to make an appropriation for
a New Jersey display at the eXposi-
ton.
The governor sent TO the senate
these nominations: Member of the
Public Library commission, Moses
Taylor Pyne; trustees of state Home
for Girls, A. D. Carnegy, John d. Rue
and Mrs. Margaret Tickle; members
of the state Board of Medical Exam
iners, Edward H. Baldwin, John j.
Baumans and John W. Bennett.
More Medals for Casio.
The house passed the senate reso-
luton extending the thanks of the
state to Captain Mark Casio and his
crew of Atlantic City life savers and
naming a joint commission of one
senator and two assemblymen to pre-
pare and present medals to the life
savers Assemblyman Elvins, of At
lantic, made a speech on the resolu-
ton and the house voted unanimous
ly for the measure.
The house also passed Assembly
man Gibbs bill TO permit boards of
Freeholders TO reorganize January /,
instead of later in the year; the
change being necessary because of
the abolition of the spring elections.
The bill makes it necessary for
boards to organize only once a year,
January /. Another house bill pass
/ was the one to authorize the cree
ton of a monument at Salem church,
virginia, to the memory of the Twen-
ty-third New Jersey regiment in the
civil war.
Assemblyman Miller, of Cumber-
land county, secured the defeat of Mr..
Gibbs bill seeking TO close the season
for three years for English ring-neck
pneasants. He said the law would
permit the owners of game preserves
TO kill the birds, whereas the game of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-07
Wanted +!

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, 33S State st.
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33-YEAR LIMIT
TO FRANCHISES
Commission Reports to The Leg
isIature Ideal Systems
Assembly Proceedings.

TRENTON, Feb. THE commits
sion appointed by the legislature to
investigate the question Of limited
franchises and the taxation of public
utility company yesterday sent its re-
port to the legislature.
The report declares the municipal
operation of public utility plants, es-
pecially trolley lines, is impractical
bic because of their extension through
more than n municipality. 1t de-
clares that the best system would be
where the plants were owned by the
municipalities and privateiv operated.
1t is recommended that franchises be
limited to thirty-three years, unless
municipalities by a vote of the people
declare for a longer period, not to
exceed in all siXty-siX years. At the
expiration of a grant it is recon-
mended that the existing company
have the preference of renewal at
new terms. Where the company does
not accept the old company is to be
reimbursed for it's assets. 1t is also
recommended that the present re-
strictions against building opposition
lines within two blocks be repealed.
Excessive stock and bond issues is
condemned and the Massachusetts
plan is advised for the creation of a
board to limit bond and stock issues.
Gas and Water.
A change in the present standard
of gas is recommended. The present
limitation as to the places in which
water companies operate is objected
to, and it is recommended that all
municipalities be given power to &C
quire, build, own and operate water
and light companies. The commits
sion opposes any change in the pres
ent methods of taxing franchises, but
they do recommend d change in the
rate charge to street railway compan-
les. 1t is suggested in the latter case
that there be a gradual increasing tax
according TO the annual mileage re-
CENTS
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DIVER JUMPS FROM BRIDGE.
Man with a Lave or the Spectacular Takes
an East River Plunge.

an EnSJ NNer FIunke.
A man, apparently trying to show his
ability as a high diver. jumped on the
Brooklyn Bridge yesterday afternoon. He
was picked up by the tug Stanley Miner
and carried on UP the river after he had
waved lis hands to persons on the bridge
20 convince them that he was mharmed.
1t couldn't be learned last night where the
tug landed him. but from a card found in
the pocket Of the coat he left behind the
police concluded that the jumper was
Thomas Urell Of Of Second place, Brooklyn.
The description fits a young man Of that
name who has boen practising high div
ing for several years and had an ambition
TO make a name for himself in that line.
The diver, who is about % years old.
started across the bridge on a Flatbush
avenue car at about 1 o'clock. The motor
man, Martin Gibson, noticed that he wore
nothing but an undershirt under his coat
When the car reached the central spar OF
the bridge the maj suddenly hoped OF
the car, pulled Of his coat and vaulted over
the parapet toward the river. He struck
the water feet first with his hands folded
over his head. When he rose to the surface
he swan toward the tug Stanley Miner.
which was a hundred feet away, and was
taken on board.
Mrs. William UreIl OF OF Second place,
Brooklyn, had no doubt last night that the
jumper was her grandson, Thomas. She
said that he did the high diving in 1905 in
Fighting the Flames" at Dreamland,
Coney Island. He lives in Manhattan.
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to step In and force Palma's acceptance.
plan Of arbitration Ia substantially
the same a. that already drawn up by Gen.
M~snOcal, head Of the veterans association
IN Havana, except that IL calls for ~reaigna-
lions throughout. including those Of Presi-
lent Palma and Vice President Menden
tapOte and an election Of an entire new
Government.
The telegTams which Capt. Garlic y
Aidama recedved were all signed by Ernesto
Fonts y Sterling, Secretary OF the Treasury
IN Cabinet. They refer TO the fight
ing which took place between the insurgents
ina rural Guards at Consolidation In Pinar
'el Rio and around the armOred train halted
'ofne distance outside that town. On board
'he train were $50 men under Col. Tabares
ano two rapid fire guns in charge Of Capt.
Weo'ter an American. 1t was held up
ut Las Ovas, just outside 81 Consolation, on
Satur lay by the removal ~ a rail by the
inSur gents.
SapperS got OF TO As up things, when
atort 200 insurgents opened fire from the
o'lsh' ~wounding the engineer. Col. Avalos.
VINO was in the ~neighborhood with 200
mounted Rural Guards. attacked the insur-
gents In the rear. When he saw that Capt.
Webster was taking abundant care OF him
self he moved away TO throw himself on
Pino Guerra. who lay in the village 81 Con-
solacIon with about 100 men.
A second despatch received late Y esterhay
afternoon is n follows
Tn eOmba with Pino Guerra IN Consoia-
cton also resulted in a complete victory for
the Government forces. " Is estimated that
the rebels had over $50 killed. They took
awav forty or fifty wounded. Col. Avalos at
tackled In rear when the insurgents we're at
lacking rhe train. which was defended by
Gen. Diaz and a rapid fire battery COM
manded by Capt. Webster. The triumph
was all the more complete. as II shows that
Pine Guerra has M more than 1000 men with
him, who completely lack lis, !Vline and in
telligence. The Joy in Havana city Ia great
over this victory. which Ia considered the
be ginning of the end.
FONTs 7 STERLfNG.
A third despatch received last evening
says.
At an early hour this Monday morning
Col. Avalos. who was following the rebels,
came mp with them aud again attacked them,
killing sixty. taking thirty-two prisoners and
capturing 100 horses. The Rural Guards are
acclaimed on all sides in Havana as national
heroes.
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COLBY MEN IN A MINORITY.
Regulars OutvOte Them In q Political Con-
ference In PlAinneld.

PLAINFIELD, N. j., Sept. 1O.-In respons0
TO a general invitation issued by the Re-
publican city committee the Regulars as
we'll as the supporters Of the New Idea
held an open conference at the Casino to-
night to decide upon a Mayoralty candidate
to be nominated at the primaries on Sep
TENDER rs. The organization men won out
and indorsed Councilman George p. Mellick
OF the New York banking Arm Of Laden
burg, ThalmRnn 4 Co. for the nomination.
H. Henry Depew, the candidate Of the
Colbyites. was defeated by a vote Of "A
to 81. The COlbyites, however, will not
give up their fight and will do all in their
power TO have Mr.. Depew nominated at
the primaries. Ex-Mayor Charles j. Fisk
Of the banking firm OF Harvey Fisk a Sons,
at whose suggestion the meeting was held,
presided.
To overcome the cry OF bossism he pro-
posed that all Republicans he invited to
attend the meeting and to express their
views as to a suitable candidate. The
Colbyites failed to show the strength ex-
pected Of them. but it is believed that they
will make a better fight at the primIries.