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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20
TELLS ABOUT
THE SOLDIERS
President Sends Message Of
Discharge Of Negroes Says
They Deserved Death.

WASHINGTON. Dec 90 President
Roosevelt's message dealing with his
action in dismissing from the army
the negro troops of the three companies
of the Tweilty-fifth infantry furnished
the one great topic of interest in the
senate's session.
lively debate followed the reading
of the message as to what should be
done with it. Mr.. Foraker wanted it
sent to the military committee with
instructions to make further investiga
tion should the committee deem it
necessary. He said that in reality
much that appeared to be testimony
was really not testimony, as much of
it was not under oath. On objection
from Senator Clay the senate postpon-
ed action.
The pension calendar was cleared by
the passage of more than 200 private
pension bills.
At the suggestion of Senator Lodge.
President Roosevelt's Panama message
will be reprinted for the senate in
"normal" spelling.
Condemning in most forcble terms
the raid on the town of Brownsville.
Tex, by negro soldiers and the sub
sequent conspiracy of silence" among
the troopers of that command to shield
the guilty. President Roosevelt sent to
the senate his reply to a resolution
of inquiry from that body. in which lie
reiterated his judgment in discharging
the three companies.
+ Denying that their discharge was Or
dered as punishment. the president
asserts that the only adequate punish
ment was death. He declares his keen
regret ut not being able to infiict that
penalty.
That the shooting up of Brownsville
was done by party of from nine to
fifteen negro soldiers the president
says there can be no doubt whatever.
and he brands their act as one ''un-
paralleled for infamy in the annals of
the United States army"
President Roosevelts message says
i'll part:
.. ~ ordered the discharge of nearly
all the members of Companies Il. c
and ID of the Twenty-fifth infantry by
name in the exercise of my constitu-
tional power aud in pursuance of what.
after full consideration. | found to be
my constitutional duty as commander
in chief of the United States army.
Il call your attention to the accom-
pdnying reports of Major Augustus p.
Blocksom, of Lieutenant Colonel Leon
ard A. Lowering and Of Brigadicr Cen
eral Ernest \. f;arlir~ton. the Inspector
general ps& 9a liAitea St;itm array. Of
their rtisi 4 q Isa lii:o The a ,sl,,t Of
the troop in 50 sasiyli.
s,.s.i ri 81. ,s's;s ,esa iAnGr TO Fpaii
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the fairness of the Investigation into
the conduct of these colored troops by
pointing OUT that General Darlington
is a southerner Precisely the same ac-
ton would have been taken had the
troops been whiteAindeed. the dis
charge would probably have been made
in more summary fashion. General
Darlington is native of South Caro-
lima, Lieutenant Colonel Lowering is q
native of New Hampshire. and Major
Blocksom is native Of Ohio. As ii
happens, the disclosure of the guilt OF
the troops was made in the report cf
the officer who comes from Ohio. and
the efforts of the officer who comes
from South Carolina were confined to
the endeavor to shield the innocent
men of the companies in question, if
any such there were, by securing in
formation which would enable us ade-
quately to punish the guilty.
But | wish it distinctly understood
that the fact of the birthplace of either
officer is one which | absolutely refuse
to consider The standard of profess
sional honor and of loyalty to the flag
and the service is the same for all Off
GERS and all enlisted men of the Unit
ed States army. and I resent with the
keenest Indignation any effort to draw
any line among them based upon birth
place. creed or any other consideration
of the kind l should put the same en-
fai in,
happened that they were all made by
men coming from some one state,
whether in the south or the north, the
east or the west, as | now do, when, as
it happens. they were made by officers
born in different states.
major Blocksom's, report is most
careful and is based upon the testi-
mony of scores of eyewitnesses-testi-
mony which confiicted only in nODes-
sentials and which established the es-
sential facts beyond chance of success
full contradiction.
The attack was made near midnight
on Aug 13. The following facts as to
this attack are made clear by Major
Blocksom's investigation and have not
been and. in my Judgment, cannot be
successfully controyerted: From nine
to fifteen or twenty of the colored sol
diers took part in the attack. They
leaped over the walls from the bar
racks and hurried through the town.
They shot at whomever they saw moy-
ing. and they shot into houses where
they saw lights. In some of these
houses there We're women and children,
as the would be murderers must have
known. In one house in which there
were two women and five children
some ten shots went through Mt a
height of about four and Il half feet
above the floor, one putting out the
lamp upon the table At the same time
other raiders fired into another house
in which women and children Were
sleeping. two of the shots going through
the mosquito bar over the bed in which
til. mistress Of the housc and her TWO
children were lying.
an short, the evidence proves con-
cllsively that Il number of the soldiers
engaged in a deliberate aad concerted
atlncis rs coid lloodrd as II WIS caW-
aNlly. the purpose being 10 tcyref.ae
tie community and TO XIII OF li'j''re
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Entombed Miner Askcd For Tobacco.

EntOmbcd Miner A~,NcG For Tobacco.
BAKERSFIELD. Cal. Dec. 10
Such good progress is being made by
the force of men working to reach
Miner Hicks. who is ontombed alive in
the Edison company's mine here, that
1t is said by those in charge of the
delivers the buried man will be reach
ed in a few haul's. He told the pllSsi-
clan at the surface end of the tube
that he cl'aved a chew of tobacco Il
would about as soon have 4 chew of
tobacco as to get out, said Hicks
iOkinglv
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Leon & R0ESSlE ia ia Mann MAI" Street, s' ae''" annoy

men, women and cliiiren i'll (hei
homes.
People have spoken as If this dis
charge from the service was a punis''
ment. deny emphatically that s,ici
is the case. because us punishment it Is
utterly inadequate. The punishment
met for mutineers and murderers such
rs those guilty of the Brownsville as
sault is death. and punishment only
less severe ought to be meted out to
those who have aided and abetted mu-
tiny and murder and treason by refus-
ing to help in their detection. | would
that it We're possible for me to nave
punished the guilty men. l regret most
keenly that | have not been able to
do So
In conclusion the president said;
Il challenge as a right the support OF
every citizen Of This country. whatever
his coloR provided only he has in MN
the spirit of genuine and farslghted
patriotism
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20
waterbury Grain Elevator Burned.

WATERBURY, Conn, Dee. 20.-The
feed and grain elevator of the Platt
Mills company. located on Benedict
street. was practically destroyed last
night by a fire which started in the top
of the structure from some cause not
yet explained. The loss to building
and stock. it is estimated, will be about
So, 900. with Insurance of about S30,-
GOO. The entire city department was
called out to cope with the blaze.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-By the arrest
of Simon Boehm and Samuel Otero, n
Cuban, in this city United States Sc
cret service agents nipped in the bud.
they say. scheme TO buy nearly all
the cattle in Colombia with Sl0,0OO.-
900 in counterfeit money and ship
them from time to time to this coun-
try and Europe. The plot. If success
full. would have broken the price of
beef and hides and dealt severe blow
to the beef and leather trusts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20
Confused Emotions.

How is your boy doing at college ."
Well" answered Farmer Corntos
sci, Il don't exactly know whether &c
him or to make fuss
He came out first in his class but hc
was last in foot race. Washington
Star
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

LODI, Russian Poland. Dec. 20.-An
ATTEMPT to assassinate Chief of Police
Cheshanowski was made here. hut the
official escaped with il slight injury TO
his right foot. The would he assnssins
hurled bomb henenth his carriage
and opened fire on him with rcv0lvers,
but did not accomplish their object. al
though the chiefs coacnnan was Kill
ed fllc terrorists cSrired. "a
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Cold Calculation.

do you think the time will conc
when there will be no money in poll
tics?" said one boss.
q don't know" answered the other.
at won't be our fault if it doesn't
We have done the best we could tc
take out all there was in it."-Wash.
ington Star.
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Prepared For That.

Teacher-Why did Hannibal cross
the Alps?
New Pupil-Same reason the hen
mad for crossin the road You can't
fool me with no conundrums Chi
cago Tribune.
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Low Temperature.

do you believe that Barkson really
had the rich Miss Plunkley all bat
persuaded to run away with him."
mot /, He's too cold Why. doni
believe his own preiudices would run
away with him. PUCK
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20
OF LOCAL EVENTS,

Dec. 22-Cake sale in vestry room ~
Grace Lutheran church.
Dec. 25-Theatricals and ball, Braga
3 Singing Society. bragg
Hall.
Dec. 26-Dance. High School Alumni
Association, Wilder Hall.
Dec. 26--Christmas Tree, Danlsh
Brotherhood, washington
Hall
Jan. 29-Ola Bidwell entertainment
Baptist chapel.
Dec. 30--Private entertainment Braga
Hall.
Dec. 3I-Ban. woodchoppers Asso-
citation. Washinnlou Hall
Jan Ball. Danish Sisterhood
Washington hall
Jan. Masquerade ball Danish
Sisterhood, Washington
hail.
Jan. 6-Christmas tree and ball,
Braga Singing Society,
Braga Hall.
Jan. S--Lecture, Dana Hall.
Jan. 12-M Masquerade ball, Singing
Society Vorwaerts, Loeser's
Pavilion.
Jan. 15-Ball and entertainment,
Court Perth Amboy No.
3.043, Independent Order
OF. Foresters, Washington
Hall.
Jan. 18--Mock adoption and ball,
Red Men, Washington hall
Jan. 22-Lecture, Dana Hail.
Jan. 24-Annual masquerade ball OF
the Vergnuegungs Club.
Feb. 5--Lecture, Dana Hall.
Feb. 15-MSsquerade ball, Central
Pleasure Club, Washington
Hall.
Feb. 21-Washington Hose G. Chem
ical Companys annual ball,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20
Mislcadinn.

What beautiful piece your daugh-
ter is playing. It's from Wagner, is
il not?
"Oh, no. She's merely polishing the
+piano keys. Milwaukee Seminal
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The First National Bank of Perth
Amboy.

Perth Amboy, N. j., Dec. s, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank of Perth
Amboy for the election of directors
and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting, will be held at the bank
ing house, ITO Smith street, Pert4E
Amboy, ~ j., on Tuesday, the eigh
day of January, 1907. between
hours Of / 2 noon and ! p. m
BY order of the Beard OF Dire6
HARRY COMA r
5670-12-11-tS-15@ S720s2 2
f-9-2-E-X
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Wanted-5OO people who want first
class work done prompt. Plumb
ing, heating, roofing. Monaghan
shops-363 State street, city, 40
Broadway, Soutk Amboy. 3-S-tf
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"All things are oifIieult before
they are easy" snch as getting the
swing Of it" in advertising n store
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

The Sanitary Plumbing and Con-
struction Co., sanitary plumbers
and heating experts, tin, copper and
sheet metal workers, King st. Tel
ephone 25S ]. 3713-9-1-tf
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All Kinds OF stove and furnace re-
pairs at the Sanitary Plumbing
and Construction Co., S King st. Tel
ephone 25SJ. 3715-9-1-u
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

For your Steam or Hot Water heat
ing call on the Sanitary Plumbing
and Construction Co., King st. Tel
ephone 1851. s3712-9-1-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

How about your Roof and leaders for
the winter? Do they need repair
ing. If so, call on the Sanitary Plumb
ing and Construction Co., King st,
Telephone 25SJ. S7l4-S-l-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

For your Plumbing, timing and heat
ing, call on the Sanitary Plumbing
and Construction Co.. King st. Tel
ephone 25SJ. 3716-9-1-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

Resolutions engrossed at Trainers
Private Schoo! 133-2-7-lyr.
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Diamonds, Watches on credit $1.0O
weekly; strictly confidential. Ad-
dress Agar, IL West 112th street.
New York.
3s57-9-15-3mos.
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In writing advertisements, II yon
cannot do "better than WE'LL" try TO
do almost as well as better!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

For Typewriting and mimcograph
work see Trainers Private School.
133-2-7-1yr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-20

Skidoo to Graham's for Maryland
fake biscuit. Melt In your mouth.
3-28-tf
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the people the right places, and the
light places the right people.
wANTED-FEMALE.
EELP WANTED--FEMALE

Wanted-Girl for nurse and upstairs
girl Apply 103 High street.
5677-12-11-tf
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
Don't Like the Climate

A letter from Senator Taylor dated
City of Mexico, January 81, states
that the Taylors and Dinkels had a
very tempestuous voyage around the
gulf and were driven by the storm
over 100 miles out OF their course and
arrived at Tampico over day late.
Ed says the first thing he and Dinkel
did was to go out and purchase re.
serve seats for the bull fight which
was to take place the next day and
which he said would draw 20 600 to
80, 600 people. The senator intimated
that if the weather down there didn t
moderate pretty soon they would all
have to come back 10 Colorado to get
warm rs there are no stoves or heating
devices in the buildings and he said
they had encountered norther and
were almost frozen to death.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
An Ingenious Water Motor

Ire g. Mitchell, of Meeker, in.
ventor and pateutee of Mitchell's Hy.
draulic motor, is in town this week
and is exhibiting, at Deacon s stable,
working model of his invention
The Mitchell engine OF motor is de.
vice for raising water by means of
pumps for irrigation purposes.
The machine operates on the lever
or walking beam principle, water
being the propelling power. Water
turned into one bucket depresses that
end of the beam while the empty
bucket at the ether end is raised for
filling. In this way the lever or
walking beam is kept in constant
motion and pumps attached on either
side of the center- lift the water to
almost any desired height The sue
cess Of Mr. Mitcehll's invention has
been demonstrated by practical tests
and he liz now seeking financial en-
courasement to enable him to put the
machine on the market as there is no
doubt but it will find ready sale in
this western country.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
STOCkhEN UPHOLD
ROOSEVELT POLICY
Declare They will Support preSi-
dent in His Efforts to Protect
Range and Save Forests

The big meeting of stockmen which
met in Denver this week or rather the
meeting of the two associations which
consolidated under the title of the
American National Livestock ascot
alton. transacted an immense amount
of business and was a most enthusi
astic and harmonious gathering.
The question of railroad rate dis
elimination and that of foreign duties
were freely discussed and resolutions
bearing on the same were unanimous
ly adopted.
An especial feature of the session
was the almost complete accord of the
stockmen with Presiednt Roosevelt
not only on these questions hut also
in regard to the plans of the present
administration relative to the forest
reserve policy and the control of the
grazing areas.
In fact there was decided de-
termination to uphold the president
in his forest reserve policy if we may
judge from the following resolution
which the Denver papers declare was
passed by unanimous vote:
Whereas: The president of the
United States has made the forest re
serve policy permanent and fixed
function of the government, and such
reserves are now in practical oper-
alton in various sections of the
country under the administration of
the secretary of agriculture and the
bureau of forestry therefore,
Be it resolved, That we thorough
ly appreciate the efforts of President
Roosevelt, Secretary Wilson and
Forester Pinchot and hereby pledge
to them our support in the further
perfection of the forest reserve policy
and administration, in the belief tha,
ultimately such policy will, if con
servatively handled, lead to better
ment OF conditions not only of the
grazing area, but of the grazing in
terests of the West. -
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
hOyle hSpeCfS Reserve

Sidney Moyle. head langer for the
White River Forest reserve, was in
Glenwood Thursday on official bust
ness and made pleasant call at this
Office. Mr.. Moyle finds scarcely any
objection whatever to the forest re-
serves or the grazing tax but says
most of the cattlemen in the territory
he has gone over are favorably inclin-
ed toward both. Referring to the re
port that the reserve regulations were
working great hartships upon the
people building bitches across the re-
serves and especially the owners of
the Derby ditch, concerning which
considerable has been said, Mr..
Moyle said he was not familiar
with all the facts but said he had the
matter under Investigation but he as
sured the Post man that the report
that the owners had been required to
cut down the timber for so feet on
each side of their ditch was certainly
pipe dream and nothing more. The
Post will give the people the truth
about this matter later on.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
Death of Well Known heeker Nan

DR.. w. Fl. Young, one of Meeker $
most prominent citizens, died sud
denly Wednesday afternoon about 5
O'Clock. Death was caused by heart
trouble which was aggravated by re.
cent severe illness. William Har.
rison Young was born at Achor, Co
lumbiana county, Ohio, in 1S45. He
entered the Union army at 10. be-
coming sergeant in company A. 107th
o. V. L., and served with credit until
the close CT the war. He belonged to
the g.. A. R. for many years and be
came member of Meeker post at its
organization March 30, 1901, and was
serving as post commander at the
time of his death. The doctor and
family came from Aspen to Meeker in
1899, and excepting about year and
a half spent at Salem, Ore, has resid-
ed here since then He took a prom
inent part in the politics of the coun.
try and served for three terms as coun-
ty superintendent of schools -Meeker
Herald.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03

1t means much for Glenwood when
the leading institutions of the state
compliment our schools thus highly.
Glenwood schools have thus taken on
new honors of which Superintendent
King is very proud and justly so. 1t
is due largely to his persistent efforts
that the schools have been so thor
oughly systematized and the work
so well done that this splendid stand
ard has been reached. The school
board is also entitled to liberal
share of the praise because they have
supplied Prof. King not only with an
excellent corps of teachers but also
with a splendid library and other
needed equipment.
Hurrah for the Glenwood schools
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
Another Band for GIeRwOOd

A meeting of the young men of the
town was held at the hose house Tues
day evening for the purpose of organ
izing brass band. Carl Rosenberg
was chairman and Ed Everett secre-
tary of the meeting. Some instru.
ments are already available while
others will he purchased from funds
which ths boys hope to raise py CIV
ing a public dance.
Those to join the new organization
are as follows Carl Rosenberg,
Arthur johnson, Oscar Smith. Roy
Gaboury, Frank Swartz, Frank Tul
ly. Leon Campbell, Ellis Crissman.
Charles Hughes Ernest Barlin,
James Ford, Eddie Everett, Chester
Duncan and John Thomas.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03

A musical treat in store t'r the
people of the town is the visit of the
Boulder Glee club which will occur
some time in March. The organiza-
tion is the finest of it's kind in the
West, and their concert vii be a rare
pleasure for local music lovers. The
concert will be under the an spices of
the high school students who take
this means of securing funds for a
class memorial to be given to the
school at the close of the year.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
Success of Banquet Assured

The movement of the cle1gymen to
bring the business and professional
men of Glenwood together in ban
quet at the Hotel Glenwood next Mon
day evening has met with wonderful
success and nearly 80 tickets have
now been sold with the prospect that
at least 100 people will be in attend
ance at the banquet.
The ministers, in making their
rounds of the town, have met with
the most cordial reception on the part
of the business and professional men,
many of whom have expressed their
heartiest approval of the plan adopted
and have shown an earnest desire to
help in every way possible to advance
the good cause.
The banquet idea is especially pop
ular as it will bring the business men
of the town together for few hour
and enable them not only to take up
the broad work of benevolence and
charity but perhaps, if the toastmaster
wi permit. the social and commercial
needs of the community may also be
discussed
The menu has been presented to the
committee by Landlord Lee and has
met with thei approval.
There is now no excuse whatever
for doubling the success of the un-
dertaking, and the Post would urge
that every business man Of the town
show his interest in the welfare of
the community by purchasing a ticket
and attending this banquet.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-03
Departs After Pleasant Visit

Mrs. Fred G. Schram departed
Thursday morning for her home in
San Francisco after delightful visit
of six weeks with her mother, Mrs.
Catherine Barlow and her brother and
sister, Fred Barlow and Mrs. Dollie
Lands Barnes. the latter and Mrs
Schram taking advantage of the same
time to visit the old home II dis
like to leave Glenwood, said Mis-
Schram, for I've enjoyed every min
ute of my stay here.