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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
NEWARK READY
GREET BRYAN.
Only One DiSCOrdant Note at
County Committee Meeting
to Arrange Reception.

NEWARK, Aug. 15.-The Essex
County Democratic committee made
last night arrangements to receive
William Jennings Bryan on his antic-
ipated visit to Newark on the after
noon of Saturday, September /.
Chairman David T. Howell APP
pointed a reception committee of hf-
teen with Charles F. Herr as chair
man.
A discordant note was sounded by
John l.. Armitage, who denied that
Bryan intended to visit Newark, and
quoted from an alleged cablegram
said to have been received from Mr..
Bryan Monday to the effect that he
will not go to that city this year.
When a demand was made to pro
duce the %cablegram or to name the re-
cipient, Armitage retaliated by call
ing upon the organization to make a
demand on former United States Sen
ator James Smith, Jr., to produce the
letter he claims to have received from
Bryan announcing his intention to
visit Newark.
This was not entertained by Chair
man Howell on the ground that If Mr..
Smith received a letter it was a pri-
vate matter of his WI
The committee decided to go ahead
with it's arrangements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
TAX
is INCLUDED
New Railroad Tax Does Not
Wipe II Out As FreehOIderS
Anticipated.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. Is
The increased school revenues expect
ed to be derived from the state,
through increased railroad taxation,
which were also made the basis of
over 500, 900 reduction in the coun-
ty budget, prove to have been chick
ems counted before they were hatch
ed. There will be no such increase.
The confession was made by Coun-
ty Collector Groves yesterday morn
ing in turning in the total of the
county budget to the county board
of tax equalization. Instead of being
$207,400, as agreed upon the total
will have to include $6S, 905, which
the county was expected to receive
from the state in school funds, but
which will have to be raised by taxa
ton. Originally it was proposed to
risk a total of 1907, 400, and if the
state appropriation failed to mater
ialize, and the count found itself in
the lurch, to issue bonds for the de-
ficiency in school funds. Fortunately
it was seen at this early day that the
hopes of the freeholders had been
misplaced, and the provision to raise
the money by taxation could be taken
before the county found itself in the
lurch.
The change of plan was learned at
the eleventh hour. Yesterday morn
ing Collector Groves telephoned
Comptroller Morgan at Trenton, who
declared that the state would not
relieve the counties of the school tax
until next year. So Mr.. Groves had
to add the amount of the school tax,
SOS, 905.06, to the budget.
Even with this big item thrown in,
the county budget remains consider
ably lower than it has been for sew
eral years. Last year the total was
$319,61S.33, so that this year there
is a decrease of $43,313.27.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
REFUSE
HEAR RECORD
Riparian Investigators Will Not
Give Him Chance to Reply TO
Payne inst Yet.

TRENTON, Aug. 15.-George l..
Record is not to be given an oppor-
tunity to lay before the legislative in
vestigating committee his answer TO
the charges made against him by sec
rotary Payne, of the riparian board,
until the committee resumes It's SEES
sions' in September. in spite of the
fact that Mr.. Record has demanded
an opportunity to be heard at once.
This ultimatum was announced IN a
statement given out yesterday at the
state house by Attorney General Nc
Carter, who has acted as counsel for
the committee:
Senator Wakelee vas asked what
course the Joint legislative committee
to investigate riparian matters would
take in response to the request of
Mr.. Record for an immediate meet
ing. He said that when The committee
had their first meeting they adjourn
ed until August 7, with the under
standing that thereafter the adjourn
ment would be until some time in
September, after the summer vaca-
ton of the members and the commit
tees counsel was finished; that he
had already discovered that some of
the committee had gone on their va
cations and that others intended to
go Immediately, and he feared it
would be a practical impossibility to
convene the committee and it's Il
sci before the first week in SeDtem-
Der, which will be less than three
weeks from date; that he would,
however, call a meeting as soon in
September as possible, and, with the
concurrence of the committee, afford
Mr.. Record or anybody else who de-
sires an opportunity to appear and
testify"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
STOPS CARS to
COMFY ISLAND.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit SuspendS
Surface Line Traffic Three
Officials Arrested.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Following
the arrest of three division Inspectors
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit compa-
ny on charges of assault in the third
degree, the company shut off entirely
all of its surface lines leading to Coney
Island, taking the position that this
was the only way to stop rioting which
has been in progress since Sunday
morning at the points where a second
fare was demanded by the company's
employees. The elevated and express
train services to the seashore resort
were augmented. The arrested inspect
ors are William Hefferman, William G.
Newberry and Frederick J.. CULVER,
all of whom were taken into custody
on warrants sworn out by passengers
who had been elected from cars. The
employees were bailed in the sum of
$500 each.
The stoppage of the surface car traf-
fc had the effect of quoting the dis
turbances, and the company claims it
will not attempt to run the surface
cars through to Coney Island at rush
hours until the danger of rioting is
past. Counsel for the company wrote
to the acting corporation counsel de-
handing that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit lines be afforded police protec-
ton. He declares the company is a
legal one according to the laws of New
York state, is doing a legal business
and is entitled to police protection
when its rights are assailed.
The surface cars, which were stop
ped at night, were run during the day
on half hour Roadway. There were
many disputes at Neck road and
Gravesend avenue, and a number of
passengers were dragged protestingly
from the cars. Sheriff Flaherty of
Kings said he was prepared to swear
in 1000 deputies if the situation should
demand, and he did issue commissions
to several score whom he sent to the
recent disorders. The stoppage of traf-
fc at night made the employment of
further deputies at this time unneces-
sary.
The company has experienced but lit
tie difficulty in collecting second fares
from elevated road passengers to
Coney Island and is depending upon
this service to solve temporarily at
least the existing troubles.
Three more inspectors of the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit were arrested late
at night on warrants charging assault
aud sworn out by passengers. They
were Frederick Lewis, Frank PERI
and james Tierney.
A rear end collision between two
trolley ears on the West End railroad
neal Coney Island resulted in the in
jury of Il dozen persons, all of whom,
with one exception, went to their
homes after having their injuries at
tended to. Mary Graham, who was the
most severely hurt. was taken to a
hospital. The accident occurred at u
sharp curve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
CRY BRIEFS

"A Crown of Thorns" will be
played in Wilder Hall August 20.
The Kilrato Company is having
new machinery installed.
"A coat of yellow paint is being
put on the house at rs Smith street
today.
The Royal Bengal Cigar Com
rany has a decorator in town putting
displays in store windows.
Crushed stone has been placed
on Rector street, between Jefferson
and Smith streets, and today the city
roller is at work packing it.
1t is rumored that a New York
shoe firm will occupy the new Pape
building on Smith street.
The baby carriage found night
before last by Patrolman Long has
Teen turned over to Mrs. March,,
who is the owner.
According to a report at police
Headquarters, John Kress had some
rtouble with Aaron Kaufman last
night.
"A regular meeting of the water
board will be held tonight.
The wooden block pavement on
Smith street is now laid on one side
from Madison e to State street.
The residence of J. P. Koyen,
on State street, is rapidly nearing
completion.
A one story Office building is be-
ing erected in the fifteen-foot space
between Frank Neer's store and the
Chiffon building.
Court Amboy, Foresters of Am
erica, will meet tonight.
A number of the local Foresters
OF America will probably go to Sayre-
Vile tonight to attend the picnic OF
Of Court S%ayreyille, which will be
held in that place tonight.
A team of horses belonging tc
Theodore Anderson nearly ran away
while In front of the Kilrato building
today. A broken wheelbarrow was
fhn only damage
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
BILLS PASSED ON
BY GOVERNOR STOKES
Only One Measure Passed by Last
Legislature Now Awaiting
His Action.

TRENTON, Aug. 15.-Governor
Stokes yesterday took up the legisla-
tive bills with the result that there is
only one still awaiting his action. He
signed the house relating to
oaths of township office holders,
house bill 1876, which compels the
sale of stock for cash of any corpora
ton using street franchises, and
house bill 80, the measure making
it a misdemeanor for any one not a
member of a secret order to YEA the
badge of that order.
The governor vetoed senate bill
210, the measure allowing the retire
ment on half pay of any civil war vet
eran in the employ of the state, who
has served the state twenty-five years.
In vetoing this bill the governor said
that he had already approved m bill
allowing the retirement of veterans
on serving forty years, and to sign
another would lead to con
fusion.
He also vetoed house bill No. ia,
and the municipal electric light and
water plant measure on the ground
that he had already approved n bill
on this subject. The governor also
vetoed house bill No. 345, which pro-
vides for the property of a person
said to be insane. The governor in
vetoing the measure said: This bill
is disapproved because a similar right
docs NOT exist with regard to n resi-
dent in the same condition"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
HOLDUPS NEAR
new MARKET RECENTLY
Highwaymen Attacking People Along
the Railroad Between That
Place and Trenton.

NEW MARKET, Aug. 15.=Dar-
ing holdups in the lesser ~frequented
places along the line of railroad be-
occurred the past week and have
caused a hustling among the police
authorities in the effort to get hold
of the gang which seems to be NOV
ing in this particular section.
Friday evening New Market was
the scene of a daring exploit by one
of these highwaymen, who, it is
thought, had one or two pals hidden
neal in case of trouble. The victim
was the brother-in-law of Ticket
Agent Merkel, of the Lehigh Valley.
A tough looking specimen of human
ity confronted him and leveling a re-
volver at his head demanded his
money and watch. There was no safe
way to resist or to try to call for as
sistance, and the victim was obliged
to let go his 800 watch and all the
money he had in his pocket. When
he gave the alarm the highwayman
had gotten away, the last trace of him
being on the road westward.
The highwaymen escaped detection,
jumping a w%estbound freight and it
is believed dropped off soon after and
proceeded on foot in search OF other
victims.
The second similar hclduD was on
the Lawrenceville road near Prince
ton yesterday, believed to be the
work of the same parties. A bold
ugly brute with a revolver confront
ed Daniel McCrea on the highway
and terrifying him ordered him to
give up. McCrea did not have a cent
in his pocket and told the robber he
was penniless, %whereupon the bandit
said, IN just give you twenty min
utes to get home"
How much do you want?" queried
McCrea, who at the sight of a big re-
%volver was wholly unnerved.
II guess SIS will be enough re-
Joined the highwayman. Get here in
twenty minutes or your life won't be
worth three cents" McCrea struck
out for Lawrenceville as fast as he
could go. When he got there he met
James Apologize, a friend, and bor-
rowing IS returned in hot haste to
find the robber. Applegaterealizing
something was wrong, called a man
named Blaumberg, and the two fol-
lowed McCrea. When McCrea came
to the place where the robber had
met him he stopped and the two 9TH
err men caught up with him. The rob
Der had disappeared, and, on hearing
the story, Apologize and Blaumberg
made a vain search for the highway
man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
REGISTRY DAY
Jersey City Attorney General Ex-
plains Points of New Law.

TRENTON, Aug. 15.=Tn order to
clear up any misunderstanding with
reference to the second Tuesday in
September being registry day in cit
les having less than 10000 inhabi-
tants, and to make it known that I'M
less a voter is registered on that day
he cannot vote at the primaries on
the fourth Tuesday in September, At
torney General McCarter has written
a letter to Secretary of State Dickin-
son. The registry day in cities of
more than 10000 population is on
primary election day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
o VOTERS UNITE.
Colby and Record Have Won Their Support
in the Cominu Fiqht.

NEWARK, Aug. 15.-Leaders of
the Colby-Record faction of the re-
publican party in New Jersey have
succeeded in establishing harmony
among the colored voters, and at the
suggestion of Senator Colby those
who follow his leadership have been
organized into the Auxiliary Branch
of the Limited Franchise and Equal
Taxation League of Colored Voters.
DR.. James A. Stillwell, of Orange,
who has always fought the Lent
faction, has been chosen as president
OF the organization and a committee
of prominent clergymen and others
has been appointed to visit the va
rious counties throughout the state
and organize other a~uxiliaries to 'the
New Idea movement"
A. b. Cosey, a prominent colored
lawyer of Newark, who has long been
Major Lentz's lieutenant in Essex
county, has gone over to the Colby
faction and has been named as one
of the committeeman to canvass the
state for the Colby organization.
Central headquarters for the negro
Colbyites are to be established in
Newark this week, and a campaign
paper controlled by colored men is to
be issued weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
Lehigh Vnlley,s orders.

The Lehigh Valley railroad has re
Gently ordered the following ney
equipment and rail:
1000 coal cars of 100, 900 lbs. ca
pacity.
500 gondolas of $4,000 lbs. capa.
city.
100 cinder cars of 10000 lbs. ca.
racity.
IO2 produce cars of 10000 lbs. ca
pacity.
rs automobile cars
Five Atlantic type passenger loco
motives.
20 express and baggage cars.
One dining car.
14z0U tons steel rail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
creek. ana BuIsarians right All Day

SOFIA, Aug, 15~.-According to OIL.
cial reports, the fighting between
Greeks and Bulgarians mt Ahiolu on
Aug. II lasted from dawn until s
o'clock in the evening, in the course of
which seven We're Killed, the number
of wounded not being ascertained.
The fire is now under control. More
than half the town, including all the
public buildings, with their archives,
and the Bulgarian and Greek schools
and mosque, was dest.Syed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
BURNED ON ENGINE.
Two Firemen E%nveIOped With Flame
and Steam Pipe Burst.

PLAINFIELD, Aug. 15.-Edward
Kelly, of Somerville, and George
Teats, of Bayonne, both firemen on
the New Jersey Central road, the lat
ter running extra to his place of
work, were frightfully burned at Fan
wood yesterday afternoon by the
bursting of a~dme pipe in the boiler.
lies Wire standing in front of the
Nearly when the pipe burst. The
- pa.s enveloped with steam and
y ~. Kelly succeeded in climbing
top of the tender and plunged
\ the water tank. He was rescued
by Teats. They were both carried
into the baggage car.
DR.. f. w. Westcott. who dives al
Fanwood, and Mrs. Stephen c. Van
Housen, a trained nurse, who was on
the train, gave valuable assistance,
AS soon as the train reached this city
they were hurried to Muhlenberg
hospital. Their condition is critical,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
SHOCK KILLS OLDEST
LINEMAN OF W. U.
Expert in Locating Trouble Did Not
Know that Wires Had Been
Crossed.

RARITAN, Aug. 10. = Charles
Dean, the Oldest lineman in the SER
vice of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was killed at the top of
a thirty-foot pole in front of the Som
erset Wooden Mills at Raritan, yester-
day. He had grasped a telegraph
wire that had been crossed by an cleo
trio feed wire of the Public Service
Corporation.
Dean was on a combination pole on
which were strung a number of feed
wires and a single telegraph wire. He
did not know that the telegraph wire
had been charged and when he grasp
ed it 1900 volts passed through his
body, which fell owe a cross piece
and rested on a number of live wires
until he was literally roasted.
Hundreds of persons in the Somer-
set mill saw Dean, and when his body
fell over the cross piece and his hands
stiffened on the wire they thought he
was still at his work. 1t was not I'M
til he had been in this position for
nearly a half hour that two small
boys at the foot of the pole looked
up and saw that the old lineman was
dead. They ran to the office of the
Somerset mill and gave the alarm.
Manager Smith telephoned to the
Public Service Corporation, which
shut off it's current. David Lovery,
an electrician, climbed the pole, put
a rope around Deans body and low
cred 1t.
Dean had been in the service of the
Western Union for half a century. He
had a wonderful knowledge of the
great mass of telegraph wires rum
ming through the state, and was one
of the company's best experts in locatz
ing trouble. He had planned to leave
his work today for a months vaca-
ton,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
Rig Marble works rniIs.

OGDENSBURG, n. Y, Aug. 49,
The Rylstone Marble company of
Gouverneur, one of the largest marble
works in northern New York, was
forced into involuntary bankruptcy by
creditors and filed a schedule showing
liabilities of $3S,39S, all but $500 of
wages due being unsecured claims.
The assets include ten acres of quarry
and equipment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
Not GUILTY..

Are yeu familiar with Tom Palmer
asked Mrs. Oldcastle.
Mercy sakes, no." replied her hos.
tess. Il wouldn't turn around to look
at any man except Josiah, and even
II was a widow and free to do such
things ! wouldn't be familiar with any
man. I'd like to know who dared to
start such a story about mer-chi.
cage Reeord-Heraid
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Aug. 10
owen Wister, the author, is q house
guest of President Roosevelt. Mr.. Wis
ter arrived on the evening train with
Representative Longworth, who spent
the day in New York. The president
became acquainted with Mr.. Wister
during Their college days, and the
friendship always been cordial.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
His Arm Broken.

n FJanINR MCD6THIOIU, OF JGTTeTSOn
street, who is employed at a cigar
factory in town, while working on
some machinery at the place this
morning, was caught in the belt and
had his right arm broken. He was
taken to DR.. f. G. Henry's office, who
set the fracture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Finding that
he had only 81 left in the world. Joseph
Mardner, a young cook, attempted sui
eide by shooting himself and was taken
from his home at 1868 West Twenty
sixth street to the New York hospital.
The bullet half severed his right ear,
but did not enter his head. and he will
recover.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15
Farmers Mes. In Thousand stands.
n.IrnrrnL ~ -IeL IA-n nARK N V

Aug. j. Tlnnea thousand residents OF
the ri. f. sec ..ols Of New York state
gathered here in observance of the an.
nual state grange day. Lieutenant
Governor Bruce made an address.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-15

Weather Probabilities.
Fair and Marnser. variable wlndFz
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-15
TRossEAu READY
Thrty.Five Years Ago, But the Wed.
ding Took Place Yesterday.

Hopkinsyille KY Aug Ill Local
society h. interested in h2 fact that
Miss Harriet Dietrich, Of this city,
and Mr.. Guilford Seward Of Akron,
Ohio, were married tonight al Pc
Gance, ONO.
Thirty five years ago, when beth
parties were in the bloom Of youth,
the wedding day was SCI and the pros
pectve bride had al ! her trosseau
ready, Her mother obie ted, however,
and the wedding was called off, sine
then the groom has been married
twice but Mt.s Dietrich remained
time to her first love and has re
NAMED single employing III time II
teaching in the high school here,
Now, when the groom hat reache-
The age of G5 and The bride 81, the
wedding was solemr'zed
The ceremony was very quiet The
bride-to,be preferred to have the wed
ding occur at her old home in De
liance. where she could have the knot
tied by the same preacher who wa
to have officiated so Tong ago,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-15

"No WONDER said the poet. that no
one cares 10 read the works Of llaeckel,
Darwin. Spencer, Huxley aHd so on.
These men have much to say, hut they
don't know how 10 say 1t. They have
never taken the time to learn to write
He drew his notebook from his pocket.
when Professor Thompson he re-
sumed. hit on new variety OF cathode
rays. he announced his discovery IN
these terms. OF an orthocath0dic char
acter. detachable tiuoresciicnt eX'
citant. of a paracathodic character "A
detachable huorescitient nonexcltaht
of dacathodic character, monde
tectable fluorcscifient noneNcitant; OF
an isocatholic character, n dedeetahle
nonhorescifent noneXcitant-and so on
for forty or fifty pages
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-15
Badly Placed.

Lawlcy expert shorthand reporter J.
| say. James. the boy from the news.
pappr Office has called for the report OF
that lecture. IL ii tinishcdt
James "a noyicej-All but short sen.
teuce IN the middle Of it, aud can't
for the life Of me make out from my
notes what 1t Is
Lavley-Oh. just put IN great ap
pause and Jet It go.
James acts on the suggestion, and
the lecture Us sent for publication
with the ductorcd part reading
Friends. I will detaln you but few
moments longer" Great applause D.
London Express.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-15
SLEEP HABITS OF ANIMALS.
The monkey Never Loses Its Instinct
of Fear.

when a monkey sleeps he picks out
the highest perch he can find, said an
animal trainer. when the only home
of the monkey was a forest, he lived
always in deadly fear Of the lion. \
live monkey is the choicest morsel on
the menu of the king of beasts, Al
though the monkey is wise and knows
thar in 100 the lions are securely
Gagged the fear is born in him and he
sleeps GA the high perch.
THE liofless. when free from family
cares IS prone to lie on its back with
its legs stretched UP straight in the air
ana paws pendent The lion, when
the excitement of the day is gone,
stretches itself out datly on its side
with paws turned in and witches and
throhs during its slumber good deal
like a dog. Gorillas and chimpanZecs
sleep with their hands over their heads.
Bears, which have no fear sleep IN any
position. The same is true Of wolves.
Animals Of a cunning or cowarllf
nature. however are Away, on the
alert, even when asleep. \ gal sleeps
like n human being. once In awhile Il
seal will sit up with its head on its
chest. asleep in the water. Its ears are
kept under 80 that he may hear tie an.
proach Of an enemy. sound travelling
with great distiucness unuer water.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-15
FEUD MAY FOLLOW
In the Mountains as Result OF Shoot
ina of Tom Hartman by Father
in.Law over Family Affairs.

Welch. w Va. Aug. l2.-Tom Haf'
man was brought TO Miners hospital
here tonight from Berwind. 1t is al
legged his was shot through the head
bv his faher-in-law, Marion Lambert
after a series Of family troubles re-
sembling the Hatfeld-McCoy feud in
its early stage It is said Lambert
shot him without warning ana de
liberately walked away defying any
one to arrest him. The relative OF
Hartman are now securing the noun
/ tains and a general slaughter is eX
pected If the opposing forces meet
/ Lambert is known TO have several OF
This relatives with him The authori
ties are making arrangements 70
swear in a force Of deputies for h
apprehension of the murderer.