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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-06
LOCAL OPTION BILL IS LOST IN
THE ASSEMBLY BY DECISIVE VOTE
MiddIesex Men Vote in Favor But
We're With the Minority Few
People Present.
SHORT DEBATE.

TRENTON, Mar. 6.--Local option
on the liquor question, as expressed
in The Miller bill, No. is, was defeat
ed in the assembly at 1890 this
orning. after hot fight, by the vote
of 80 10 a. The vote in detail was
as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Buck, Cattell, Col
gate, Drake, Everett, Haines, Hill
dreth, Hoagland, Hunt, Jones, Mills,
Scovel, Underwood and Warren-14
Nays-Messrs. Arrowsmith, Bar
Der, Biarck, Berg, Burk, Chaplin, Dip
Del Eggers, Elvins, Calvin, Gibbs,
Heck, Henry, Hines, Holcombe, Trick
Joerg, Kayser, Mabie, Marelli, Muir
1hy, Morris, Martin, Perkins, Prince,
Reed, Robbins, Roeber, Scott, Scribe,
Sommer, Thompson Oh. D., Thomp-
son, (H. F.), Tillman, Tucker, Van
derveer. Walsh, Wise and Wright
80.
Absent --Coyle, Crowther, Firth
Miller. Patterson, Smethwest and
Woolley-7,
Only Small Crowd Present.
The defeat of the measure was not
as spectacular as It otherwise would
lave been, owing to the lateness of
he hour. Comparatively a small
,rowd was present, but II included
1oth friends and foes of the measure
1t was about II O'Clock when the
question was called up. Mr. Miller.
he introducer of the bill, was absent,
owing to the recent death of his wife
Mr.. Buck. of Cumberland, asked
or the reading of the record on the
)ill. The clerk complied with the re-
Iuest. when Mr.. Buck moved that the
1ill be taken up on second reading.
The motion was lost by viva voce
-ote. After the speaker announced
he motion lost, Mr.. Buck called for
n aye and nay vote and was support
4 by Mr.. Martin. The speaker de-
lded that the request was made too
lte. Mr. Buck later announced that
Ir. Miller, the introducer of the bill,
ad requested him to handle it.
The bill was then brought up on
econd reading when Mr.. Morgan Of
eTeQ dS Gu duleIuueut tIlS D4ti'
ouse No. 232, which provides that
7hen so per cent of the legal voters
Vt municipality so petition, there
hall be submitted to popular vote the
question of fixing liquor licence fees
t an amount named in the petition.
supporting his amendment Mr.
Morgan said ii merely re-enacted a
'epealed section of the Werts act of
1889.
Substitute Lost.
The substitute was lost, Z to As,
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs Berg, Colgate, Martin, Nor
ran, II. ID. Thompson, Tucker and I'm
lerwood-7
Mr. Martin favored the Morgan
substitute and opposed the Miller bill.
He believed he said, that high license
vas the only practical way of solving
he question. The liquor question
said, is serious proposition, and
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-06
EAGLES BALL TONIGHT.
Youngest of Clty's Fire Companies to En-
tertain in Washington Hall.

The ball of Eagle Hose Company,
the city's youngest fire company, VIII
be held tonight in Washington Han.
The Eagles deserve and will from
all indications, have a large attend
ance. The committee has not lett
a stone unturned to give their guests
the best possible kind of time ana
all who attended the smoker or the
play they gave last year IN Wilder
Hall know that the fourth ward poys
are admirable hosts.
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ITAL IAN BARK COMING.
Bound for South Amboy With Cargo
of Crude asphalt.

The Italian bark Adeline is due at
South Amboy this week with a cargo
of crude asphalt for the varnish fac
tory at that place. This is the first
time in the history of the custom
house people that an Italian bark
has ever entered this port with
cargo of asphalt and the inspectors
are awaiting her with interest.
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PLAN PR0VGMENTS.
Trustees of Danish M. E. Church to
Decorate the Interior.

The trustees OF the Danish NJ. f.
church met last night in the parson-
age and reorsanized the new board
for the coming year. The regular
business was gone over and plans for
painting and decorating the interior
of the church and the painting OF the
woodwork on the outside of the
church were discussed.
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CONTRACT SIGNED,

The contract for the brick pave
ment on Madison avenue has been
signed by the representatives of the
city and the New Jersey Paving Cor
poration and the work must be COM
leted in 140 working days.
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Parndr In MnOfihri.inc.

The woodbridge fire department
is arranging to hold a parade in that
place next September and expects to
have a large number of visiting COM
panies. The date somewhat con-
flicts with the parade in New Bruins
wick
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PRIEST OUT OF TOWN.
Report Has II That Father kovak VIII Leave
Friday.

A NEWS reporter went TO the rec
tory of the Greek Catholic church of
st. John the Baptist, in Division
street. at Broad, yesterday afternoon
to investigate a report that Rev.
Father Alexis Novak is going to
leave Friday, following the trouble
Sunday when the parishoners pro-
tested against his saying mass, as
told in yesterdays NEWS, and de-
clared that their pastor had promised
TO leave March l.
A woman who answered the re-
porter's knock said that Father
Novak was out of town and would
not return until tonight.
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Thrcc Lnnacy Cases.

Special u the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar e.
Three lunacy cases were handled in
court this morning, those of Herman
Danbeck John Handhan and Harry
Peterson.
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earn or THANKS.

desire to express the heartfelt
gratitude of myself and children, to
all those who were so kind to us in
our recent bereavement.
MRS. r. ANDERSON.
30 Cha9es ST.
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Want to Cancel Mortgage.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar. C.
Application was made by Lawyer
Cook this morning for the cancelia-
lion Of mortgage held by Joseph
Chapman against Catherine Nc
Guire. The matter was laid over
until Saturday.
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SpocidI % tNe EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar e.
Joseph Peara and Joseph Laigon
were held in 500 bonds each this
morning on an assault charge Law
YER Cook represents them
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Want" advs. for the EVENING
NEWS received at f. Killenberger'
store, 247 Smith street
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Subscribe for the NEWS.
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The Habits Of the Okapi.

Captain Gosling writes from Angu,
River Welle: ION the chance of their
proving of interest, I send herewith
some notes on the okapi that exists
in the forest contained by the rivers
Welle, Libuati and Rubi.
'The okapi here is generally found
singly or in pairs, but Mobatti hunt
ers state that sometimes three may
be found together. An essential to
the life Of the okapi is small stream
of water with some muddy and
swampy ground on either side. In
this grows certain large leaf that
on it's single stalk attains height Of
ten feet. 1t is the young leaf of this
plant that is the favorite food of the
okapi, and I venture to say that
where the plant is not to be found
the animal will not exist. During
the night he will wander along in the
mud and water in search of it. Here
he may be found feeding as late as
eight o'clock in the morning, after
which he retires to the seclusion of
the forest, where he remains till
nearly dusk. On the three occa-
sions that I was at close quarters
with the beast, he was perfectly con-
cealed in this swamp leaf.
"Near the River Welle I found his
spoor on ground frequented by buf-
falo and waterbuck, but this is un-
usual and his companions in the for
est are the elephant, the greater
bushbuck, the yellow backed and
small red dujkers. The okapi is very
quick of hearing and in that respect
is classed by the Mobatti with the
bushbuck (local name 'bunganaD.
In the forest here I consider this lat
ter beast to be moro difficult to OBJ
tain than the former. On the hunt
ing ground of the first village that I
visited l estimated the number Of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-12
Odd Facts About New York.

That New York City is the metrop-
oils of the United States and is the
second largest city in the world is
known to every one. But New York
really is much more than that. A
writer in the Search Light says:
Greater New York, the second city
of the globe, might be called "the ISL
and city Of the world" for it con-
tains forty-five islands, as many ISL
ands as there reStates in the Union.
The city pays each year to run it's
government about one-third as much
as Uncle Sam spends to govern the
nation.
New York's annual budget is great
er that that of any other five Ameri-
can cities combined.
New York is over twice the size of
the Danish West Indies and is larger
than Chicago and Philadelphia COM
bined.
The most crowded block in the
city is on the west side, where over
1000 people live in less than four
acres of ground.
It's population is 4,014,3O4, its in
crease in five years being a larger
population than that of the city of
Boston.
The Germans in New York, by
birth and parentage, would make q
city equal to Leipsic and Frankfort
on-Main combined; the Austrians and
Hungarians, Trieste and Fiume; the
Irish, Belfast, Dublin and Cork; the
Italians, Florence; the English and
Scotch, Aberdeen and Oxford; the
Poles, Poltava in Russia. One-sev-
enth of the population are Jews, and
they equal the population of Maine.
There are more people living in
New York City than in fourteen of
our States and Territories: Arizona,
Delaware, Montana, Nevada, Indian
Territory, Idaho, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Utah, Wyom-
ing and Vermont.
One out of every twenty-cnc per-
sons in the United States, or one
member of every four families, Eye
in New York City-the others live
out Of tcwn.-Scrap Book
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WHAT WILL LABOR DO?
Politicians Anxious About Its In
fIuence in Presidential Race.
Gompers Plans to Put Mitchell on
Ticket For Vice-Prcsident-
Congressman Opposed.

Washington, D. C.-Whether or
ganized labor is to be a great and
perhaps controlling factor in the next
Presidential election is question
that is being given serious attention
by far-sighted politicians.
Much will depend on the success
or failure of organized labor in its
campaign this fall to defeat certain
members Of Congress who are
charged with being unfriendly to the
legislation organized labor is de-
manding. If the plans of President
Gompers are successful and num-
Der of candidates for Congress are
defeated by the labor vote, then un-
doubtedly plans will be laid by the
labor leaders for the largest possible
participation in the 1908 campaign.
Already preliminary plans have been
discussed.
An alliance with one or the other
party, whereby the labor people will
secure the nomination for Vice-Pres-
ident, will be attempted if the labor
leaders can see their way clear to Sc
cure it. John MITCHELL president Of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, is the man they have in mind for
the sesond place on the ticket. The
first announcement that he would be
brought out as a candidate for the
nomination for Vice-President came
from the anthracite coal country, but
it appears the subject was discussed
in Washington at the headquarters
of the American Federation of Labor
before it was mentioned at Wilkes
barre.
The suggestion of Mr.. Mitchell's
name has been kindly received in la
Dor circles everywhere, and there are
many indications that if things go
we'll with this years program Of the
A. F. of L., Mr.. Mitchell may find
himself in the midst of : full-fedged
boom next fall.
The large question in the way Of
any successful participation of the
American Federation of Labor in pol
itics Is, however, whether the mem
bers of that organization will stick
together when it comes to voting, or
whether each member will vote his
own individual preferences. Many
politicians see in the action of Presi-
dent Gompers and his associates in
deciding to enter the political field
the --cakening of the A. F. Of L..
They believe it will follow in the
path Of the knights of Labor some
years ago, which was disrupted be-
cause it went into politics, and that
it will cut no large figure in the Con-
gressional elections.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-12
A GIRLS WAKING.

What marvel nave her still eyes looked
upon?
In what new wonder hath she grown
adept?
H.~u some bright miracle but lately
swept
Across the common sky? From what dim
lawn
OF fairy woodland hath she just with
drawn?
What secret tenderness that long hath
slept,
What love unreaiizei, what pain un-
wept,
Now stirs, and dreams and tremblcs for
the dawn?
Yea. marvel. wonder. miracle are hers,
And hers all treasure of wild iairyland
And hers . new gods intimate COM
mand;
Tor see! she holds, still trarcsd and listen
ins,
AS listens one to unseen messengers,
4 gray old volume where dead poets
sing.
M. Lennah, in The Atlantic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-12
NELSON'S TAXES ONLY $4,000.
Revolver Manufacturer Left a For
tune of Ss0,O00,OOO.

Springfield, Mass.-With all his
s30,000,000, Daniel B. Wesson, the
revolver manufacturer, who died here
paid in taxes only $4,000, sum
less than the assessment on S1,000,-
900.
This revelation has caused great
interest here, and there already Is
a public demand for an explanation
from the city officials. In the NUM-
cipal building it was said that most
of Wesson's wealth was in first mort
cages, which could not be assessed.
Against this it is said the Wesson
mansion alone is valued at more than
S1,O00,000. Wesson was the sole
owner of the revolver plant, in which
it is said there is machinery to the
amount of 100000. The assessed
value of all property in Springfield Is
S86,0O0,000 and the amount raised
by taxation is s1,200,000 year. So
that with fortune more than one
third of the entire assessment, Wes-
son contributed only $4,000 to the
taxation total.
Wesson's last will was drawn q
year ago by William w. McClench,
vice president of the Massachusetts,
Mutual Life Insurance Company. 1t
superseded a will made several years
previously. 1t is understood that the
will lea<es the bulk of the property
to Wesson's Sons, Walter H. and Jo-
seph H., who are named as executors
of the will.
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Gun-SIa!sing in China.

A correspondent of the Lahore
Civil and Military Gazette visited one
Of the Chinese arsenals, and thus put
down his Impressions: FINALLY we
were taken-among other places
to the great Chinese arsenal, some
way beyond treaty limits, where
every form of munition of war, from
rifles to forty-fve-ton guns, was heing
made. We wandered through will
derness of factories, covering acres
of ground, and were shown the whole
process Of manufacture. And there
were powder factories and other ~.
stitutio2s not far away, which we had
no time to visit.
THAT was, perhaps, the most sig
nidcant experience of all. You may
have seen gun factories before, but
have you seen place turning out
great guns by the dozen, and ma
chine guns by the hundred, perfect
in design and construction, run, from
coolie to head mandarin, entirely by
Chinese, and with only couple Of
Englishmen engaged solely in con-
sultative supervision? Have you seen
roomful OF Chinese draughtsmen
and designers, in pigtails and blue
gowns, solemnly, stolidly and assidu
ously getting out the drawings for a
new gun? 1t is sight that fur
nishes food for thought. And as you
If these men. can make the guns,
why may they not work them some
day."
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had been talking volubly and long
on different subjects when she at
length managed to get in word.
Well" she asked; have you got
it,"
WHAT" he answered quickly.
''The measles? No! Although you
seemed to think so judging from the
way in which you avoided me at the
reception last night, and again at the
opera afterward. You wouldn't give
me so much as bowl
II didn't see YOU" she told him.
"Where-where was -" he inter-
rupted to explain. I'm the dress cir
Gle, on the opposite side, with my
glasses leveled on your box"
That was a waste of time,' she
said impatiently, land so is this,
What is the use hiding the truth any
longer? Why will you not acknowl-
edge that you've lost my MS.?"
Because haven't" he an
swered doggedly. "No!" CAS- she
stared at MIN in amazement) "If
that MS. has disappeared, vanished
irreparably, you are responsible, and
you aione!"
He strobe to the door, then wheel
ing round, faced her.
"If I forgot your story" he said
harshly, 1T was because 1 was think
ing Of YOU If l was absent minded,
it was because you were present. If
I-er-lost that MS, it was because,
we'll! 1 suppose 1 know it-I had al
ready lost my heart. That's all.
Gocd-bye!"
And he turned to go. But she was
already at his elbow, and there was
something in her hand--a typewrit-
ten parcel-a MS.
1T has been pretty bad quarter
of an hour, hasn't it," she asked
him, and her eyes were twinkling-
thanks to your stories and mine.
But you're not going YETI" (For he
was, turning the door knob 1T
isn't late, and BESIDES
Here she looked at him, and-ah,
well!- The clock licked loudly and
the fire crackled!-Valley Weekly.
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COSTS MORE THAN CHICAGO.
New York Twice as Big, But Expense
of Government is Quadrupled.

Washington, D. C. Starting out
with the hat-footed statement that
New York has twice the population
of Chicago, the Census Bureau in a
bulletin issued shows that the ex-
penses of New York are nearly four
times as great as those of Chicago.
After Chicago the next six largest
cities of the country together spend
less money for running expenses than
New York spends.
Though Chicago is one-third larger
than Philadelphia, the latter's run
ming expenses are greater. Though
about equal in size with Baltimore,
Bostons current expenses are nearly
three times as great.
Of all the cities mentioned New
York has the largest land area
209,21S acres. New Orleans, with
125,600 acres, and Chicago, with
114,932. rank next. Hoboken, with
S25 acres, had the smallest land
area.
Of the individual cities, the larg-
est per capita net debt was reported
by Newton, Mass.-$125.5S; the Sec
ond largest by New York-S113.25;
the third by Boston-$10S.17, and
the fourth by Pawtucket-s104.19.
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okapi as five or six, at the second
and third nil, and twenty miles south
in the forest, on very likely ground,
where my guides said they were
formerly numerous, there was one
only, probably owing to rubber col
lectors who had been there.
"The okapi is killed occasionally
by the natives, speared, SHOT or
trapped by the common African
method. At the first village visited
three had been speared at various
times, at the second and third one
each, and in the forest referred to
above my guide had shot one. I'm
fortunately, time did not permit me
to continue my search or return to
the ground first visited by me. -
London Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-12
BANKERS LET THIEF ESCAPE.
S12S,0o0 Dropped in Copper by Pitts
burg Embezzlers.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Overconfdence or
the Union Trust Company officials Is
responsible for the escape from the
city of the accomplice Of Clifford s.
HiXton, the bookkeeper who has con.
fessed to the embezzlement OF at
least $125, 900.
The bank officials refused to be-
lieve there was any trouble in the
bank and Hixton's accomplice discoV-
cred that an inquiry was afoot ana
disappeared.
Hixton said that within nine
months all of the $125, 1000 that the
officials know is missing was taken.
The robberies, he admitted, had been
going on for three years. There IS
now every reason to believe the totaf
amount will exceed 100000.
Hixton's accomplice was paying
Celler and handled the money, while
Hixton falsifed the books. All the
s125,O00 taken in the last nine
months was dropped in an Alaskan
copper mine scheme.
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creasing number Of trouser racks
being invented and patented. This
rack has a distinct advantage over
many others in that dozen or more
pairs of trousers can be suspended
from the frame and the rack and it's
contents stored away in the closet.
1t is rectangular in shape, with bare
front, back and at the sides. Be-
tween the side bars are a number Of
rods, placed about three or four
inches apart, upon which the trous-
ers are hung, one pair on each rod.
The rods are constructed to fit into
notches in the sides Of the frame, SO
that they can be instantly removed
when wanted. At the back Of the
frame is an upright post, the top Of
which is connected with the frame
by wire chain. This post can be
secured in position in the closet, or
wherever desired, and so placed that
it can be swung from side to side.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-12
BALFOUR LEAVES HOUSE
WITH SIXTY FOLLOWERS
British Premier Accused of Bad
Faith in Trades Dispute Bill.
UNIONlSTs SAVE GOVERNMENT
Se;eral Amendments Are Defeated
by Narrow Majorities in the
:. Commons-StriIIcrs' Rights De-
fined by Law.


London.-The Trades Dispute bill,
which is a direct outcome of the Taft
Vale decision that trades unions
funds are liable for the illegal acts
of individual members of a union,
passed the committee stage in the
House of Commons and was reported
to the House amid Ministerial cheer
ing. Excitement marked the debate,
during which several amendments op-
posed by the Government were de-
feated by narrow majorities, in one
case the Government being saved
from defeat by few Unionist votes.
There was an extraordinary scene
after midnight, following on Prime
Minister Campbsll-Bannerman's re-
fusal to accept Lord Robert Cecil's
motion to report progress, Lord Rob-
ert saying that the Prime Minister
had pledged himself that the debate
should not continue after II o'clock.
When the motion was defeated by a
Government majority Of 212, Mr..
Balfour accused the Prime, Minister
of deliberately breaking his pledge.
He declined to take further part in
the proceedings, and invited his fol-
lowers to leave the House. The in
vitation of the former Prime Minister
was accepted by all Of the threescore
of members of the Opposition present
amid ironical Ministerial, Nationalist
and Laborite cheering. A few Of
those who left the chamber returned
subsequently, but the front Opposi-
tion bench remained empty, and sew
eral Liberals and Radicals took seats
amid Radical cheering.
The debate proceeded without in
terest to its close.
The Trades Dispute bill provides
that no act Of trades union shall be
held to be unlawful if such act is
lawful when committed by an indi-
vidual. 1t sets forth in express terms
the right Of peaceful picketing,
which has been described as an es-
sential right Of strikers, and defines
the law of agency as applied to trades
unions, making it impossible to claim
redress from union funds for any act
unless it is clear that the act was au-
thorized by the governing body of
the union.