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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
Vaudeville at the New Phillips.

Tonight the amateurs will have
their inning at the New Phillips and
this means that the bill will be al
most twice as long as usual. There
will be number of the amateur per-
formers and much interest is being
manifested in their appearance. The
bill this week at the New Phillips has
proven very pleasing one and is
well worth the patronage of all low.
ers of vaudeville. Manager Murray
has secured what promises to be an
unusually good bill for next week
and detailed announcement concern
ing it will be made at later date. Pa.
irons of this house will get the best
that is available.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
Notice..

We, the undersigned Merchants of
the eastern part of Il city: agree to
close our places of BUSINESS on Mon
day, Wednesday am Thursday even
ings at SIX o'clock standard time;
also all day Sun Jays. This agree
ment toAtake effeH August list.
P. AKIN & son.
RANHD. HoWELLS.
CHASH. SMITH.
F.~HOWELL'
NJ d. LUMPKIN
HAWEKOTTE & GARDNER
j. T. CONNER & CO.
j. 7. BROOKS.
J. G. MILLER
WILLIAM. SIEWEKE.
W. H. PORTER & CO.
- PEYToN NpTcHEL-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
Will Pay and Withdraw.

San Francisco, July 26.-The Prus-
sian National Insurance company of
Stettin, Germany, has decided to with
draw from California, at least for the
present Notice to agents has been
sent out from the company's head Of
fee in the United States that the sus-
pension is to be effective until such
time as the company incorporate a
suitable earthquake clause in all poll
cies. At the Office of the Prussian
National in Oakland. it was stated
that the company will not withdraw
until all it's losses have been adjusted.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
Moral Fore. Wanina In Janan.

Victoria, B. c., July 26.-Miss Mary
Crawford Frazer, who arrived here by
the steamer Shinano, says the educa-
tional problem is becoming serious
one in Toxic. The characterization of
the students. and waning of moral
force is becoming grave question.
The students are given considerable
trouble to the police by banding them
selves in cliques and becoming unruly.
The settlement of Korean affairs Is
also becoming a problem which is oc-
casioning considerable worry to the
Japanese government.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
$1,000 Round Trip.
$500 Round Trip.

$500 Round Trip.
To Atlantic City, Thursday, August
16th... is day limit a. Cincinnati
and the 3. & o. S. w r. r. Stop
over privileges at Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington, &c.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
$3.50 Round Trip.

$12.5O Houn0 Trip.
To Minneapolis on al count OF G. A.
n. National EncamH nent- Selling
dates Aug, 10, II, ~ 18th. Return
limit Aug. 3fst.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27

$1,000 Round Trip.
To Atlantic City, cSpe May, Ocean
City, Thursday Auo9st 2nd-15 day
limit via cincinnatf and the G. q
O. r. r.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
The Greek Cand st,

The Greek CandW store
is the popular PLACID tHs hot weather.
Besides the cool eledt4c fans and good
music, you can get III best Ice Cream
Ices and Fresh CAM les.. 27N
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03

LOCAL ITEMS.

Charles Roth was doing business
in New York Wednesday.
Mrs. j. l.. Davis and Mrs. e. S.
Quin spent Wednesday out of town.
Mrs. James Burns is entertaining
friends from out of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are visiting
friends in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Neville are re-
.joicing over the arrival of a little
girl, born Tuesday. 1t is suggested
she be named Alice r. Neville,
Wedding bells are soon to ring in
Carteret. We will hear the particu-
lars later.
Mr.. N. Rizsak visited New York
Wednesday.
Mrs. Roses is entertaining her
brother form New York for a few
days.
Messrs. Marcus Brown and Harve!
Morris, of Woodbridge, were in town
Wednesday.
Hermann Brothers commenced the
concreting at the Whiting Works
Wednesday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
A MONSTER CANNON
BIGGEST GUN IN WORLD BUILT
FOR OUR COAST DEFENsEs.
Weighs $50 Tons and Fires q $500
Pound P~rojectile Over Thirty
Miles-Now Being Tested
at Sandy Hook.

AS in the case Of a good many other
things, the United States leads the
world in the building of big ordnance.
There is now at Sandy Hook proving
grounds the biggest annon ever
turned out in the world. Not even the
Krupp gun works of Germany have
eve dreamed of making such a gun.
The weapon referred to is 20, yards
long and weighs 10 tons. The projec-
tile discharged by this monster is 16
inches in diameter and five feet long
and weighs a ton and a quarter.
The charge of smokeless powder is
Of 1000 pounds weight, and when the
projectile leaves the muzzle it is trav-
cling at the rate of 1900 feet a second.
The cost of each shot fred, at the low
est estimate, is 1900.
The gun has been discharged eight
times. It is calculated that 1t can be-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
SOUTH AMBOY.
LOCAL ITEMS.

w. Briggs has purchased a horse
wagon for his grocery business.
The Girls Friendly Society met In
night.
The ladies of the Sodality of st.
Marys parish me- for practice for the
GROWING OF the Virgin, last night.
MISS Adelia Culver, of Broadway,
Tell down stairs yesterday morning
ana spralned n of her wrists.
we are all hoping to see the bright
faces of Celia and Mildred Ruben
stein in Kollisch's store tomorrow
evening. They are missed In the
house and store, both of which places
seem very lonely, both to their
grandparents and visitors.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Burk-
ard took place from the house in Me-
chanicsville, yesterday morning.
We had an electric shower last
evening and that with the mild all
made 1t appear quite like summer.
There is a meeting of the Board
of Health this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Furman, of
John street, where they have been
guests of Mrs. Noah Furman for a
few months, have rented a house in
upper Main street near Davis's farm
and moved their household goods
there Tuesday.
The mosquitoes must have thought
it was summer yesterday, for some
were out with a lively song and
ready to make a good meal to some
ones sorrow.
Lew. Rogers enjoyed spending a
few days of last week with his broth
err, formerly a resident of this Dor
ough, but now of Burlington.
1t is reported that Mrs. Smith, OF
Catharine street, is very low
Mr.. Ward Perrine, of Broadway
was able to sit up yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. Uhl and daughter
of the M. E. parsonage, were Ole.
Bridge visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. William Moore and children
of Catharine street, yer Perth Am
boy visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Peterson, of Catharine street
was calling on a friend in in Peril
Amboy Tuesday night.
Miss Stella Ravens, of George
street, accompanied her guest, Mr.
George Teep1e, to Newark, yesterday
where she will spend a few days as
the guest of MI. Teeple's sister.
Mr.. Joseph VanCleaf, of Broadway
is having his house newly papered.
The household goods of James
Briggs were moved into the dwelling
part of the building formerly occu
pied by the Perrine's Tuesday.
Mrs. Riddle, of B~rowntown is Wis
iting her granddaughter, Mrs. Bert
Lambertson, of Broadway.
DIR. Martin Meinzer, of Perth Am
boy, visited his arenpts, Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Meinzer, of Broadway, Tues
day.
George TeepIe, of Newark, was the
guest of Miss Stella Ravens, OF
George street, Tuesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
CHECKS.

A party by the name of Bernard
suddenly left town this week for st,
Louis. After he had left it was found
that he had passed two forged checks
One on Andrew Koboskey, cloth
ier. and the other on Wyckoff &
Rue, grocers. The police had quite
a hunt for him before they learned
that he had gone to st. Louis. His
family. who are very well thought of
in this borough. feel very badly over
the affair and tried to make restitu-
ton by giving a sewing machine, for
which he showed a receipt in full, to
Kabosby, who seeing how badly
the young mans sister felt about
losing the machine. did not have the
heart to take 1t. 1t was afterwards
offered to Wyckoff & Rue, who ac-
1t. The checks given we're
one for $2f.36 to the grocers, and
one for $26 to the clothier.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03

BIG OYSTER DREDGE.
Successful Launching at Ellis Ship
yard Yesterday.

Successful Launching at Ellis Ship
yard Yesterday.
One of the most successful launch
ings that has been held at the yard of
H. c. Ellis and Son, took place at
2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when the large oyster dredge Column
bia, owned by Captain Charles We'd
more. of New Haven, Conn, gllded
into the water amid the blowing of
whistles and the waving OF flags.
Miss Hilda Peterson. a popular
young lady of Broadway. was the
sponsor. and in a fitting manner
christened the boat with a bottle OF
champagne.
This boat Is one OF the largest gas
olene oyster dredges anoat, being
eighty feet long, and having a 100
horse power gasolene engine. She is
about finished and will leave here
Sunday for New Haven.
Captain Wedmore and a number of
his friends witnessed the ceremony,
after which refreshments were serv-
ed and a good time was had in honor
of the occasion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
CAUSES OF
Of Capital Takes the Lead and
Incompetence Comes
Next.

Some interesting figures have recent
ly been published in Bradstreet's show
inc the number of business failures
last wear in the United States and the
causes to which they are attributable.
It is stated that there were 1,201, 1852
concerns engaged in business in 1901.
and that of these 10,648 failed. or on
siderably less than n per cent. of the
whole. a lower percentage than has oc-
Cured in any year since 1882, ave in
the year 1900.
Bradstreet's classifies the causes of
failures under eleven heads. and gives
also the number which it regards as
attributable to each cause. OF the
eleven, lack of capital" takes the lead
as most prolific in inducing failures.
those ascribed to it numbering 1923.
Incompetence" ONE next on the list.
and is made accountable for 2,023, and
then specific conditions" by which is
means such things as strikes, the corn
crop failure, the assassination of Pres
ident Mckinley, the lowered price of
cotton at the south and similar events
of a disastrous tendency. To these L.
755 business failures are traced. Next
in number were failures arising from
FRAUDULENT dispensation Of property
and amounting to 1854.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
ROYS ANNOY PE0pLE.

Complaints have been received at
the police station in Broadway the
last few days to the effect that boys
have been throwing bad eggs at peo-
pie passing early in the evening
along Amboy avenue, between VIII
liam street and Center street.
Melvin Strickland, fifteen years
old, of Center street, and John Haw-
kins. sixteen years old, of William
street, were arrested last night by
Officer Creighton on the charge of
disorderly conduct and accused by
him as being the ones that we're
throwing eggs last night.
They were taken before Sergeant
Cook, who neld them in $500 bail for
their appearance in court at Staple
ton this morning. Emanuel Levin
son, of Main street, later bailed them
out. This will ropbably put a stop
to this thing for a while and also to
boys congregating on street corners
several complaints have been
made by citizens recently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03

fred 800 times before it will become so
worn that it will be necessary to refine
The bore, after which it will he good
for 300 more rounds before another re-
lining.
In order to make these prodig.ous
guns strong enough to withstand the
powder pressure, which is as high as
10000 pounds to the square inch, they
are built of successive layers of hoops,
each shrunk on the layer underneath.
In this monarch there are four layers.
Special machinery had to be on
structed for handling this great
amount of steel. From the beginning
Of the work until the final inspection
was nearly three years, and the APP
proximate cost was $150,000 The gun
was made at Waterviiet arsenal, near
Albany. Its great length and weight
prevented the use of the railway in its
transportation, sc a great wrecking
lighter received it at the wharf OF
Watervliet from a specially construct
ed steel car, whence it was fioated to
the proving grounds at Sandy Hook.
This piece of ordnance has not been
mounted, and because of its unprece-
dented length and weight it will never
be possible to secure an elevation
greater than Is degrees. 1t is well
known that as degrees gives a projec-
tile its greatest range.
AS it is, however, this ton and a
quarter of solid metal, driven by a full
charge of smokeless gunpowder, will
describe an arc 80 miles in length, the
highest point of which will be more
than three miles above the surface of
the land or sea. Starting from Sandy
Hook in quest of a hostile battleship
it would not catch sight of the vessel
until it had climbed we'll up into the
sky.
II is impossible, of course, for any
ship to carry and handle such a colos-
sal gun. II and all similar cannon are
for harbor and coast defence.
Nor does it seem possible ever to
construct 9 battleship powerful enough
to withstand the terrific impact of n
of the solid shots. The strongest iron
clad ever launched would be shattered
and sunk by a single missile hat went
home, and any ship approaching from
the sea would have to steam four-fifths
across the zone of fatal danger to itself
before drawing nigh enough to give
effect to its own fire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
WOODBRIDGE.
LOCAL ITEMS.

The ladies of the Congregational
church held a business meeting on
Wednesday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. A. Osborn, in Green
street.
The pupils of the Woodbridge
township schools are raising a fund
for the sufferers in San Francisco.
Master Wall Boynton is i'll at his
home in Sewaren.
Master Clifford Blair is at home,
after being i'll for several weeks at
1.-THE residence of his sister, Mrs.
Ortmann, in Newark.
1t is rumored that Miss Sharp.
of Railway avenue, and Mr.. Elliott
also of this town, will be married on
Friday night by the Rev. DR.. McNul-
ty. 1t will be a blossom wedding.
There was to have been a ball
game Wednesday afternoon between
the Railway high school team and the
Woodbridge high school team in
woodbridge, but the Railway team
did not appear.
William Ballad and family, of New
York, are in Sewaren for the sum
mer.
Mr.. c. NJ. Liddle is having his res
idence in Main street painted.
The attendance at the Locust
Grove township school has decreased
greatly in the past week as many OF
the older scholars are helping on the
farms.
Mrs. c.. j. Demarest will entertain
the Whist Club Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Wells will shortly occupy the
house of Mr.. G. S. Demarest, in
Green street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
COMPANY TO DIsBAND.

After more than ten years of sue
cessful organization the members OF
Company B. Ascension Cadet Corps,
of Staten Island, are about to dis
band as a military organization. Be
fore doing so, however, they desire
to meet all their friends at the enter
tainment and reception which is to be
given at the German club rooms,
Stapleton, Wednesday. May 8. The
entertainment Will be rendered in the
form of a memento or farewell as
sembling after the many pleasant
events enjoyed by the members of the
corps since the formation of the COM
pany. The members and young men
are working earnestly to make this a
great success and have arranged a
good program.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. John Peters and Mrs. w. A
Brown, of Amboy avenue, were Perth
Amboy visitors yesterday.
John Bedell has been detained
from his work at the Clifton rail
road shops for a week suffering with
a felon on his thumb of his right
hand.
Mrs. James Seaman entertained a
few friends at her home in Bay View
venue Tuesday afternoon. A pleas
ant afternoon was spent by all. Re
freshments were served.
Miss Edith Vanderhoff returned to
her home in Denville, N. j., after a
pleasant visit with Mrs. James Gra-
ham in Woodvail avenue
Miss Mabel Jobes and Albert
Caves, of Princes Bay, went to Wee
hawken, Tuesday, to e their cousin,
Miss Edith KEENAN,, off on a trip to
San Francisco.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03

superintendent of Buildings John
Seaton and his staff have had their
hands full the past ten days inspect-
ing buildings throughout the borough
for which applications have been
made to the excise department for a
hotel license.
The amendment to the excise law
which was passed by the legislature
provides that all hotels in cities of
the first class in order to obtain a
hotel license must have at least ten
bedrooms and a dining room having
at least 500 square feet, and further
provides that the building depart
ment must pass upon them before a
license can be issued. 1t was learn
ed at the department office yesterday
taht 142 places in the borough had
been approved, while a number we're
still to be acted upon. Deputy State
Excise Commissioner George l.. Mich
oil, of the borough of Richmond, said
yesterday that there would be no fall
ing off in the number of hotels and
saloons on Staten Island.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. r. S. Conover and family are
at their residence on the Heights.
They are loading a boat at White
heads dock with molding sand and
il is said they have just loaded an
other one.
A party living in Catharine street
had a fit on MeinZer's corner last
night. Gus Meinzer put a lot of salt
in his mouth, It is said. and stopped
it.
Thomas Hanson. of Perth Amboy,
night Waterman on the bridge, had
rented Mr.. Briggs house, in George
street, but his not coming to occupy
II after having paid a months rent in
advance caused Mr.. Briggs to think
strange. as he had not seen anything
of him for about two weeks, so he
asked a party who is In charge of the
bridge about him and learned that
he was discharged at about that time,
SO he house is still vacant.
Mundy Brothers made a haul yes
terday and caught a lot of herring
and other small fish. but only one
shad.
Mrs. Oscar Caniff, of Cheesequake,
was a South Amboy visitor Tuesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
SOUTH AMBOY.
E IN A STORE.
boys Have Been Climbing Into An
drew SlOverls Place.

BOYS Have Been Climbing Into Am
drew SlOvers Place.
A lady who waB passing down
broadway Tuesday stopped Police
man Monaghan and asked him If An
drew Slover's store was open. He re-
piled no, thar they close early. The
lady said that she had seen someone
in the store as she was passing. Mon
Afghan went to the store and found
Two small boys sitting on the front
steps of the doorway. but they ran
away before he could ascertain who
they were. He tried the front door
of the store and found 1t was locked.
He looked into the store and saw a
hand and arm raised toward a bunch
of bananas hanging behind the coun-
ter, which suddenly disappeared. The
officer then ran to the rear of the
building along the Central railroad
tracks, thinking the fellow might run
out the back way. He waited a sec
ond and then started for the side
door on John street, upon opening
which he found a small boy in the
nall, who, upon being questioned,
said that he was one of the two boys
sitting on the front step and he had
run In the hall 20 get out of the way
OF the policeman, thinking that he
might chase them from in front of
the building. The officer let the boy
go and continued through the hall to
an entrance leading into the store
and above the door of which was a
large transom, which he perceived by
the aid of matches, was broken.
Heretofore the transom had had a
wire screen over it. but the screen
was out and had been thrown down
some distance from the door. The
glass had been smashed. The officer
looked into. the place and found no
one there. He then went up to George
street and got William Slower, a
clerk employed by A. H. Slower. The
clerk then went for his brother, A.
II. Slower. who came down to the
store, where apparently nothing was
missing. They supposed that who
ever had entered, had done so by the
transom and that they had gone out
by the door which was unfastened.
Wednesday evening 1t was learned
that quite a number of thing had
been taken, among them flour, can
ned goods, etc. 1t was learned that
this kind of thleving had been going
on for some time, but this was the
first time anyone had been seer try
ing to get away with the stuff. 1t is
said that they have discovered who it
was at the present writing. 1t is sup
posed that the party had been ac-
customed to taking down the wire
screen every time and replacing 1t af-
ter coming out of the store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
SOUTH AMBOY.
sAN FRANCISCO RELIEF.
Mass Meeting in Borough Hall Was
Shiny Attended.

Mass Meeting in Borough Hall Was
Shiny Attended.
A meeting was held in X OF P.
hall for the purpose of offering sym
pathy to the San Francisco sufferers.
At the opening of the meeting there
were seventeen present, including the
clergymen, who by invitation were
sitting on the platform. Upon mo-
ton Mayor Treganowan, who opened
the meeting, was elected president of
the meeting by a unanimous vote. 1t
was followed by prayer by Rev. Mr..
Webb, after which speeches were
made by a number of those present,
and Rev. Fl. M. P. Pearse was elected
vice president and Rev. Warren New
ms secretary, BY that time the audi
ence had increased to twenty-three
In number. Cashier of the Bank Ste
phenson was appointed treasurer to
receive all collections or donations,
made by the organizations and peo-
pie of the borough, the same to be
forwarded to the San Francisco suf-
ferers by him. All of the borough
clergy were present. Among those
who spoke after the clergymen, was
]. Frank Fulton, also Samuel Lock
er, Prof. Bostwick, Councilman De-
wan and Counsellor Coen. The non
attendance of the citizens of this
borough showed a lack of ENTHUSIASM
and sympathy that is deplorable, es-
pecially after aur having said that
they were always ready to come for
ward in the cause of suffering human
ity. Rev. Father Brady made an ex-
cellent address and offered the use
of st. Mary's hall free for the pur-
pose of holding a public meeting
Monday night at s O'Clock. Rev. H.
M. P. Pearse, Rev. Mr.. Uhl, Rev. Mr..
Webb, Rev. ]. Y. Irwin and Rev.
Warren also made good addresses.
The address of the mayor was listen
ed to attentively and duly appreciat-
ed. He was very emphatic, as usual,
on the subject under consideration
and his words made a good impress
sion. 1t is a pity there weren't more
people present to listen to the differ
ent addresses.
Upon motion it was proposed that
the mayor appoint a committee of
six to make collections, ETC., but after
some discussion Councilman Dewan
moved to amend the original motion
so 1t would read ten in place of six,
as he thought there should be two
representatives of the people in Me-
Gainesville; two in Bergen Hill, and
the remaining six in the borough
proper. The audience had increased
to thirty-three in number and a few
outside looking in the doors.
Notwithstanding the small audi
ence present the meeting was a good
one and for a good purpose and it is
hoped that at the next meeting on
Monday evening next that the ladies
as well as the gentlemen will turn
out and give their mite be it W so
small, regardless of denomination or
creed.