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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-08
Retail Prices

Following prices for leading articles OF
consumption prevail at the Los Angeles
stores:
Butter. 2-lb. roll, fancy 9Oc
Butter, 21a lib. roll. Poppy. ....... soc
and cooking .................. 60c
Eggs, fresh ranch, per dozen. .......... .45c
Potatoes, 1aucy. 100 lbs.,.....,...... sol
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-08

Wheat, s1.OO; wheat QOO-ib. saclo, s1.65;
corn, $lS0; cracked corn; $40; feed meal.
SIPS; oil cake meal, s225; cotton seed
meal, $lS5; cocoanut cake, S155: shorts,
qouh, t.45; white oats $1.90; red oats,
$3.50; eastern Kaffir corn, $1.35.
HAY-(All per toni:
ChOire what op5 bau m IN m top
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-08

NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS (all per
b)-Almonds IXL. l9R2Oc; Ne Plus Ultra,
17c; peanuts, California .auey, &c;
east ern,, fancy, &C.: walnuts California
bo. lac; extra large, l4hc; Brazils. lac !;
filberts. lac; Mexican pine nuts, zoe;
evaporateo apples. per lb.. 12@127a q;
apricots, lie; nectarines, lie; peaches,
1z1ac; pears, 13c; plums lie; raisins, Ia
112c; seedless muscats, &c; loose muscats
7@715c
VEGETABLES-S String beans. Sc; wax
celery, 25@4Oc doz. evaporated chilis, 2O9
30c lb.; garlic, &c lb. lettuce, ST. 90 crate;
peas, 51ac lb.; spinach, zoe doz.; turnips
$1.OO sack; cabbage $l.50q1,75 sack local
tomatoes, 25@60c box; cucumbers, 25c box.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-08
Boston Stocks and Bonds

I BY Associated Press.
| BOSTON, Dec. 1.-The following were
the official closing quotations touAy tJr
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-08
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice of Annual Meeting of StOckhOId-
ers of the AngeIus Hospital AssOcin-
tiOn, City of Los Angeles, County of
Los Angeles, State of California
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01
EMPRESS DEAD ?
Native Pcpl alto FIees from Man
chang, Fearing Vengeance.

HONGKONG, March lit is re-
ported here that the empress dowager
is dead.
Ii, chief eunuch at the imperial pal
ace. the closest adviser of the dowager
empress during and since the Boxer
troubles in 1900, was recently degrad-
ed and is now a prisoner in the For
hidden City.
kilograms received here from Nan
chang say that the subprefect is in a
precarious condition from a wound re-
ceived when he was stabbed by Il Chi
nese Roman Catholic convert, This
stabbing is said to have been the cause
of the recent riot at Nanchang.
The magistrate is still alive, though
his wounds are dangerous. The ma
tive population of Nanchang is fee
ing, dreading the arrival OF armed
forces from European and American
gunboats. There have been many ar
rests. The officials of Nanchang are
urgently asking the viceroy of the
province of Kiangsi to come personally
to Nanchang.
Riots have taken place in the south
ern part of the province of Honan.
Several native Christians have been
killed, but no foreigners have been in
jured. The riots are the result of an
anti Catholic uprising.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

Just how much some candidates
think of the platform upon which
they were elected, after the votes are
counted, is shown by the following
timely comment of the Newark Eve
ming News:
The platform adopted by the Bur
lington County Republican Assembly
convention last fall declared in favor
of the investigation of the insurance
companies of the state. That accounts
for the fact, perhaps, that its repre-
s~entatives in the legislature, Speaker
Robbins and Assemblyman Trick
were found recorded in opposition to
the passage of the Martin resolution
They must want to protect their own
party from the result of making such
a foolish promise
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01
COMMISSIONERS OF
DEEDS ARE ELECTED.
Those Named for Perth hmbOy-
Second Ward of This City
Has Five.

TRENTON, Mar. AT the joint
meeting of the legislature. held Tues
day. the following persons were cleo
ted commissioners OF deeds:
Cranbury Township-James H..
Conoyer.
East Brunswick Township. Bid
lie Herbert, Frank Leonard.
Highland Park Borough-Frank
\. Metzrath, Theodore w. Welsh.
Metuchen Borough-Robert L.
Mallory.
New Brunswick City-First Ward,
II. Raymond Groves, Lewis r. Hope;
Fourth Ward. Robert w. Helm,
Charles W. Kent; Fifth Ward, w.
Frank Parker, William Silzer; Sixth
Ward, Michael A. Lyons, T. Ely
schanck; Third Ward, William Silzer,
resigned.
Perth Amboy-First Ward, Fred J.
'ox, George w. Yepson; Second
Ward, Samuel j. Vail, Samuel G. Car
tetson, Edward r. Pierce, William
V. Pierce, Hans Nielsen; Sixth Ward,
| Paul c. Bingel, Stephen F. Somogyi.
PisCataway Township-George w.
'oriell.
Raritan Township-Charles w.
Thickstun, Everett 3. Topper, Alfred
3. johnson.
South Amboy ~Borough-William
Birmingham. Arthur S. Schone.
Woodbridge Township-Robert j..
Wylie, Thos. l.. Slugg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01
THURSDAY. MARCH /.

Just why mice should invade the
high school is a question only for tn
learned ones to answer. The matte
might properly be referred to tina
already overworked official, Prof.
Brewer. state supervisor of higu
schools. We would venture the sus
gestion, however, that the large mum
Der of attractive young ladies who as
semble in the building daily, Nigh
be the attraction. Then, again, beine
Perth Amboy mice, they may be seek
ing for knowledge. Probably the
have heard of Mr.. Kellogg's cigar.
and have taken up a temporary resi-
dence in the building awaiting IL"
next school board meeting. Still an
other suggestion would be that this is
a new method of vocal and physical
training exercise. At a given sign
amouse appears and the pupils (fe
finale exercise their muscles and vo-
cal chords at the same time.
We trust State Supervisor Breviey
will take up the matter at once and
in the meantime the j%anitor, Mr.. Eel
lers might put a few traps into play
in order that a few specimens may
be on hand when Prof. Brewer ar
Tives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01
EIRE ALARM BOXES.

23-Raritan Copper Works.
26-High and Lewis streets.
27-Madison avenue and Paterson street
2S-Market and First streets.
35-Smith and High streets.
37-State and Smith streets.
43-Buckingham ave. and Hartford ST
45-Commerce and Front streets.
47-High and Washington streets.
64-State st. and Buckingham ave.
56-Hall avenue and Charles street.
k7-State and Wayne streets.
62-Washington and First streets.
63-New Brunswick ave, and Elm st.
street and Watson avenue.
65-Commerce and State streets.
72-Front and Smith streets.
73-Water and Gordon streets.
74-Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
S2-Smith and Herbert streets.
S3-Woodbridge road and Washington 81
S4-Lehigh avenue and Stanford street
To send in an alarm, open the door o.
the box and pull down the lever Il.
20, once only. Stay at box until hreme
arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS. 40
I tap-Breap in circuit. taps-br.
n fire alarm test. 8 taps--ttre out
taps-Police call. l2-Call for Llncoll
Engine Company. 13-Call for WashlnS
ton Hose. f4-Call for Mcclellan EnSln
Company. 15-Cal for Protection HOO
and Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle HOS
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

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BI UT U tIn1t ElEn
creamery fresh made PIP;
'.'ul '''On' Ni"
FLOUR Floral Hraad, the
best - z-lo. bar'..-.OOc
roc CABIN PANCAKE
~FiOTR4Packars Toe
rnprrp c,o.;.1 Md fresb
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

R~oosevelt's efforts to accomplish
something for the people. The News
asks who Senator Kean represents
in the stand he has taken, declaring
that it is not the will of the people of
New Jersey. OF course it is not, but
who ever expects a United States sen
ator to represent the people nova
DAYS?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01
NEW YORK HERALD wEATHEli
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today, fair weather will prevail
with slightly higher temperature and
fresh northwesterly to northern
winds. On Friday fair to partly oy
ercast and milder weather will pre-.
vail, with fresh northerly to easterl!
winds, followed by increasing cloud
ness in the western districts, and or
Saturday overcast weather, VIII
slight temperature changes, followed
by snow or rain in the interior of this
section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

The unknown statesmen who are
bobbing up in the Third Congression-
al District following the rumor that
Representative Howell will not seek
a denomination are getting a little
notoriety, but that's as far as they
will get.-Newark Evening News.
Will the gentlemen please bob
again so that we can see who they
are?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

prAS- Morning Light or
rr,,.
seminary Dram" Wy s"s'
and tender; medium SIZE
2-lb. cans ooNsh' %i'i"
can
.um4 hro,a.
CO Il - EN|H'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

PARIS, March IA dispatch from
Melilla, Morocco, says that a fierce
battle between the troops of the pre-
tender and those of the sultan is re
ported to have taken place near Me
lila. The pretender's yizier and many
Moors were killed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

We don't e Major Lent2's name
mentioned in connection with state
house affairs this season. Wonder
what's the trouble? Wonder why he
was such a prominent figure last
year?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01

The Newark Evening News, last
night, took Senator Kean to task for
the stand that gentleman has taken
regarding rate legislation. He is
classed with the big fo9r," who are
leading the opposition to President
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01
Major Gillette,s Apno,ntment.

PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-lIaior
Cassius E. Gillette has resigned from
the United States army and has been
worn IN as the chief Of the bureav Of
filtration of Philadelphia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
GOMPERs REPLIES TO SHoNTS
Calls His Explanation of cooiie Labor
at Panama Absurd.

Washington, Aug. A. President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor in an authorized statement
takes issue with Chairman Shonts of
the isthmian canal commission on some
of the latters statements as to the en-
ployment of coolie labor in the con-
struction of the Panama canal. Mr..
Gompers characterizes as an absurdity
the contention of Chairman Shonts
that the law with respect to the exclu-
sion of the Chinese is only applicable
to territory at that time subject to the
authority of the United States and
that the canal zone was acquired sub
Sequent to that date.
There is no such provision, says Mr..
Gompers, In the law referred to, and
he cites the various provisions of law
in this connection
Mr.. Gompers declares that neither he
nor James O'Connell, president of the
International Association of Machin-
lists, who visited Mr. Shonts, were able
to persuade him from his position on
the eight hour question, and they de-
voted little attention to the subject of
Chinese coolies because, he says, Mr.
Shonts emphatically declared it was
not his intention to employ them.
The charge is specifically made by
Mr.. Gompers that Chairman Shonts
''had sufficient influence with the con-
gress hostile to labor to secure the
annulment of not only the eight hour
law, but the eight hour principle, in
the construction of the Panama canal"
The future, he says, will determine
the judgment of the people of our
country upon that subject" In conclu-
sion President Gompers says:
Congress violated the eight hour
principle; now Chairman Shonts pro-
poses to violate the Chinese exclusion
law, upon which fact and principle
there is such deep seated sentiment
and conviction among the people of
our country"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
NAVAL REVIEW SEPT. 8.

Forty-three Ships Will Assemble at
Oyster Bay on That Day.
Washington, Aug. 14.-.Orders for the
formation of the Atlantic feet to be re-
viewed by President Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay Sept. were issued at the
navy department. The president will
be aboard the Mayf1ower, and the fleet
which he will review will be the stron-
gest if not the largest in numbers ever
assembled under the United States
flag. 1t will consist of 43 vessels, car
rying LIS guns, commanded by S12
officers, with 1926 men, The order
of fleet as it passes in review will be
as follows:
First Division.-Battleship Maine
(fagship of Rear Admiral Evans, COM
inander in chief, Missouri, Kentucky
and Kearsarge
Second misunderstanding Louisi-
ana. Rhode Island, New Jersey and
Virginia
Fourth Division.-Armored cruisers
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado
and Maryland.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures Monterey.
Nevada, Florida and Arkansas.
Sixth Division.-C Cruisers Minneapo-
lis, Tacoma, Cleveland and Denver.
Torpedo Flotillas-First Flotilla: De
stroyers Whipple, Worden, Truxton,
Hopkins, Lawrence and McDonough.
Second Flotilla. - Torpedo boats
Wilkes, Tingey, Rogers, Stockton,
Bagley and De Long.
Submarines Porpoise, Nelson and
Shark.
Troopship Yankee.
Auxiliaries Celtic provision ship,
Arethusa (water ship, Abarenda (col-
lier), Lebanon Collier and Leonidas
COLLIER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
Dlss DEBAR FREE.
The Famous Adventures Finishes Her
Term In AyIesbury Prison.

London, Aug. 14-Ann ODelia Diss
Debar, who under the name of Laura
Jackson was sentenced Dec 20, 1901,
to seven years penal servitude for
connection with an alleged immoral
cult known as the Theocratic unity, Of
which her reputed husband, Theodore
Jackson, was the head, was liberated
from Aylesbury prison under ticket of
leave, having obtained the maximum
reduction of sentence by good behav
ior.
Nine. Diss Debar has been known
under many names in the United
States and Great Britain, but her
greatest notoriety was achieved as the
perpetrator of a so called spiritualistic
deception by which Luther r. Marsh of
New York was in his old age stripped
of the fortune he had accumulated in
the practice of the law and made the
laughingstock of the country.
She was charged with conspiring to
defraud Marsh, was arrested and sent
to Jail. On her release from prison
she went to Europe, then returned to
America and under the name of
Vera P. Alya fell into the hands of
the Chicago police, who sent her to the
penitentiary at Joliet for two years.
Released from that institution, she
married William j. McGown in 1895
at Chicago. McGown like Mr.. Marsh,
was man of wealth. In 1899 Diss
Debar was run out Of New Orleans
with Theodore Jackson, whose wife
she then said she was. They were
playing the spirit naturalization game
there.
Later the pair turned up in London,
where they promoted the Theocratic
unity organization, scandals in connec-
ton with which led to their arrest in
September, 1901.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
G. A. R. AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Hundred Thousand Will Attend Forti-
eth Annual Encampnent.

Hundred Thousand Will Attend Forti-
eth Annual Encampment.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug 14-The in
rush of visitors for the annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie continues unabated. The meeting
will be attended by more than 100000
veterans and their friends. Many
trains running in two and three sec
tions are still on the way.
Clara Barton arrived with the Mas
sachusetts department Her coming
was entirely unexpected, as it had
been announced that she would be I'M
able to make the trip. Miss Barton is
accompanied by her physician.
The city is decorated as though every
man had made it his personal business
to see that Minneapolis looked her
best. Flags and bunting are every
where from roofs to sidewalk, and
banners are swung in endless profu-
sion across the streets.
The contest for national commander
in chief is growing warm, although no
great amount of electioneering has so
far been done. The friends of Captain
p. II. Coney of Kansas are making
what is outwardly the most aggressive
campaign. Other candidates whose
names are urged are R. B. Brown of
GAINESVILLE, o., and Charles G. Burton
of Missouri There is no contest worth
mentioning for the minor offices.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
WAGES ARE GOING UP
Purchasing Power of Workman's
Pay One Per Cent Higher In
1905 Than In 1904.
MANY MORE MEN EMPLOYED

Weekly Increase In Payroll of Per
Cent Shown by Bureau of Labor
statistics-cost of Living Grows o.6
Per Cent, but Wages Increase is Per
Cent In the Same Period.
Washington, Aug. IA report was
issued by the bureau of labor of an
investigation into wages and hours of
labor in 1905 in the principal manu-
featuring and mechanical industries of
the United States. The report gives
the average wages and hours of labor
and the number of employees in iden-
teal establishments in both 1904 and
1905. While the figures presented are
not exhaustive for the United States.
the report says, 1T is believed they are
fairly representative of the Industries
investigated"
Continuing the report says:
1.-THE results of this investigation
show that in 1905 the average wages
per hour in the principal manufactur-
ing and mechanical industries of the
country were 1.6 per cent higher than
in 1904, that the average hours of labor
per week remained the same as in 1904
and that 6.3 per cent more persons
were employed in the establishments
investigated AS there was no reduc-
ton in the average hours of labor per
week, the average weekly earnings per
employee were 1.6 per cent higher than
in 1904. AS there was an increase in
the number of employees as well as
in the weekly earnings per employee.
there was a noteworthy increase in the
weekly earnings of all employees, or, in
other words, amount of the weekly
payroll This increase was per cent
in the establishments investigated.
when the figures of this article re-
lating to wages and hours of labor and
those of the succeeding article, relating
to retail prices of food, are brought to-
gether it is seen that the retail prices
of food, due weight being given to the
quantity and cost of the different COM
modities consumed, were 0.0 per cent
higher in 1905 than in 1904 AS the
average wages per hour increased
more than the retail prices of food,
the purchasing power of wages in
creased. In 1905 the purchasing power
of both hourly and weekly wages was
1 per cent higher than in 1904, or, ex-
pressed in other words, an hours
wages in 1905 would purchase / per
cent more food than an hours wages
in 1904"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
Beats Cassie Chadwick.

New York, Aug. 14.-Allegations that
there exists national matrimonial
swindling bureau involving Mrs. Bina
f. Verrault, the handsome widow"
who is accused of penning letters of
love which led many suitors to lay
money, diamonds and other gems at
her feet, were made by the federal au-
thorities when Mrs. varTault failed to
appear before Commissioner Shields to
answer to q warrant sworn out by Leo
Keistler "The wiles displayed by this
band," said a government official,
were so clever that the women who
executed them were as much above
Cassie Chadwick in intellect as a
statesman is above a ward heeler.
Cassie Chadwick is an amateur beside
the women working in this band"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
Sinclairites Surprised by Report
of Committee on Plan
and Scope.
FUND OF s275,ooo NEEDED.
Scheme Can Be Started, However,
With $4,000 In Cash, Rest to Be
Raised Later = Sixty Cottages on
Half Acre Lots and 100000 Hotel
Part of Plan.

New York, Aug. 14.-Twenty-fiv en-
thusiasts who were willing to pay $40
each preliminary to the permanent or
ganization of the Upton Sinclair col
ony gathered In the large auditorium
of the West Side Young Mems Chris
tian association in Fifty seventh street
to discuss the questions incident to the
care or freedom from care of those
who are to bring their children with
them to the intellectual community
and also to listen to the reading of the
report of the committee on plan and
scope
They listened with interest to the re-
port, but some of them gasped when
the committee showed that it would
require at least $275,0O0 to carry out
the work outlined. With a hundred
families in the colony as the basis for
calculation the committee said those
families would require sixty cottages
and sixty rooms in the central hotel
proposed, while sixty additional rooms
in the hotel were set apart for guests
and workers in the colony.
Hotel Will Cost 100000.
1t was said suitable hotel within
one hour of New York city would cost
100000. The plan allows one-half
acre of land to each of the sixty cot
tages, twenty acres for the children's
colony and fifty acres for the central
building and the recreation ground, or
hundred acres in ALL 1t was the
opinion of the committee the land
could be obtained for $500 an acre.
The estimate was that the hundred
families in the colony would contain
200 adults and hundred children The
number of employees was figured at
seventy-fve but the committee eX-
pressed the opinion that the colonists
could work and reduce by one-third the
number of employees required
The total estimate of $275,00O of cap
ital needed to carry out the colony
project is divided as follows: Hotel
and its equipment, $4,000; land, $780,
600; improvements, $105,000; children's
building, $4,000; laundry and dairy.
$4,000 OF the total, the committee
says, $11o,0o0 will be necessary in
cash, but only $4,000 in cash will be
needed at the outset If the start be
made with the hotel building.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
REWARD FOR sTENSLAND.
Chicago Banks Offer $4,000 For Cap
ture of Missing Bank President.

Chicago Banks Offer $4,000 For Cap
ture of Missing Bank President.
Chicago, Aug. 14,-The banks of the
Chicago Clearing House association to-
day offered a reward of $1,000 for the
apprehension of Paul o. Stensland, fu-
gitive president of the Milwaukee Ave
nue. State bank.
In searching the home of Paul o.
Stensland detectives discovered a Sc
cret room opening off his "'den" which
was evidently designed for a hiding
place from the police. 1t seems to
show that Stensland when he began
looting the bank made every prepara-
ton Tor escape when ultimate discov-
cry should come.
His son Theodore, the vice president
of the bank, who was arrested on u
charge of conspiracy, insists that his
father has committed suicide. He says
that, knowing Stensland as he does, it
is not conceivable that he could live a
fugitive from justice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
Beat the Festive Broncos In
Close Contest Yesterday
--Tackling the Bisons at
West Side This Afternoon
sIs0Ns BEAT the BALTIMoREs
THE TWO TEAMS SPLIT EVEN
ON THE sERIES-sAILoRs WON
EASY VICTORY OVER THE
RoYALS-FEATUREs OF THE
GAMES.

Flushed with three straight victories
over the clever Bronchos, the Skeeters
this afternoon, at West Side Park, are
struggling for supremacy with the Beasts
from Buffalo, who seem determined to
monopolize the crest of the hill in the
Eastern Leagues domain as a field of
pasture. The Birds yesterday joined the
Skeeters in their attack on the Beasts,
but were routed. In winning yesterdays
game from the Bronchos the Skeeters
made it three straight of the series of
four games. The game was close despite
the fact that the Skeeters scored trio
of tallies in the first round, while the
Bronchos scored but one in the same ses-
sion. At the end of the sixth round the
Bronchos had tied the score. A furious
battle was then fought up to the ninth,
when Hanford walked and advanced on
Grants sacrifice and won the game on
Halligan's two-bagger. The three runs
were scored by the Skeeters in the open
ing session were earned as follows:-
Clement hit to Burrell who threw high
to Clancy, enabling Clement to make
his single equivalent to a three-bagger
He scored on Beams single. Bean reach
ed the second sack on Cassidy's sacrifice.
Hanford singled and reached second
while the ball was being rushed to the
home plate in an effort to head off Bean.
Bean beat it and scored run No 2
Grant also beat his own bunt to first
He was advanced by Hanford and scor-
ed run No. 3 on Keister's fy-out. The
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-14
saloon keeper Shoots a RandIt.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 14.-A sensa-
tional shooting affair took place at the
saloon of Frank Randazzo, 529 State
street. According to the statement
made to the police by Randazzo. three
men entered the saloon while he was
alone. One stepped up to the bar and
demanded $3.50 in cash under penalty
of death by the Black Hand. Randaz-
20 opened the money drawer, but in
stead of taking out money he secured
his revolver and fired at the man who
had made the demand. The man was
killed instantly. The other two men
ran out of the place and escaped.