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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19

1F-t Hra ~an4
w. H. Griswold's residence, at
277 High street, is receiving a coat
of paint.
The Board of Aldermen will
meet tonight.
The Shoemakers Association did
not meet yesterday as was expected,
but will hold a meeting this Thurs
day night in Braga hall.
The police received word yester-
day that diphtheria had caused a
death in the home of Michael Zylkas,
at 326 State street. Health Inspect
or G. w. Fithian was notified at once.
-Patrolman Kozusko found the
door of William Miller's plumbing
establishment, on State street, open
at 1916 o'clock this morning.
-Patrolman Shultz was called to
BraEa hall at 6 O'Clock yesterday
morning to settle a fight.
On accoun Of a quorum not
being present the Young Mems Lit
erary Society did not hold a meeting
Saturday night.
-iFhe Lathers Union met Saturday
afternoon in Union hall.
The annual election of officers
OF the brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joinefs' Union, of this city, will take
place next Thursday night at Union
hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
EXPLOSION WRECKS A
HOUSE AT KEANSBURC
Two Lives May be Lost AS a Result
OF the Accident -AcetyIene
Gas Was Set Off.

KEYPORT, Nov. 19:-An awful
explosion of acetylene gas, which will
probably result in the loss of two
lives, occurred at Keansburg, near
here, Saturday night. The badly in
jured persons are a daughter of Mi
chael Murphy, a New York commits
sion merchant, who has a country
home at Keansburg, and a colored
servant girl employed at the house.
The other occupants of the wrecked
house, consisting of Mrs. Murphy, her
six-year-old son, five-year-old daugh-
ter and a workman on the place, were
also more or less burned aAll the
sufferers are in the Long Branch hos
pital. t'A
The explosion occurred just after
the dinner hour The acetylenesgas
plant, which furnished heat and light
ing for the house, did not seem TO
work properly, and Mrs. Murphy
went cellar to see what was the trou-
BILE. She carried a lamp, AS soon as
she entered the cellar there was a
terrific explosion, which nearly tore
the house to pieces and caused a noise
which oculd be heard a mile distant.
In the dining roo were the two Muir
ply children and the colored servant
girl. A man employed about the
place was about to enter when the
explosion took place. The floor of
the o was torn up and the flames
set fire to the carpets. In a moment
the occupants were enveloped in
flames.
Mrs. Murphy emerged from the eel
lar with her clothing On fire, and,
though suffering agonies from burn
ing flesh, with rare presence of mind
she picked up her two children, car
ried them out of the house and rolled
them in the. grass, thus extinguish-
ing the flames. Nearby neighbors
quickly arrived on the Gene and
they rendered all the assistance which
lay in their power. After putting
out the fire they had the victims con
veyed to Keyport in a carriage and
then taken to the hospital.
Word from the hospital this after
noon was to the effect that the col
ored gin and Mrs. Murphy would not
recover, but the others, although bad
ly burned, would get well. Mr.. Muir
ply knew nothing of the accident I'M
til he arrived home from New Yorl,
this morning. He bought the house
recently and completely remodeled II
at considerable expense.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
PRAYS FOR
THE BOMB THROWER
Continued from Page IL

pope Immediately asked, "What has
happenedg'
DO not be alarmed. holy father"
was the answer. "a bomb has ey-
ploded in the basilica, but fortunate
" there are no deaths to deplore, and
no one has been wounded
The pontiff asked anxiously If the
church had been injured. Upon being
treasured, he fell on his knees, saying
he must implore mercy for the mis-.
guided perpetrator of the deed.
Soon after this announcement was
made to him the pope went to the
throne room, where he admitted to
private audience Mgr. Kennedy. rector
of the American college, who present
ed to his holiness Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
]. McCloskey of Philadelphia and Paul
S. King of New York. who noticed thai
the pope was pale and labored under
some emotion. After this reception
the pope proceeded to the hall of the
ronsistory, where he received about
200 other persons. including twenty
five students of a South American col
lege, to whom he delivered a short ad.
dress. None of these persons knew
anything of the explosion.
A report had been spread abroad
that the pope intended to visit st. Pc
tcr's yesterday to pray before the tomb
where the outrage was committed,
which drew an exceptionally large
crowd to the basilica. This rumor was
%unfounded, for only Cardinal Rampolla
entered with the procession.
This bomb explosion makes the third
the other two being the murder of Pro
fessor Rossi in Naples on Saturday
and the explosion of Il bomb in front
of the Cafe Aragno in this city OF Nov.
II. The attempt at st. Peters has
caused deep seated and universal hor-
ror and Indignation on account of the
locality selected by the miscreants, and
the resentment of the people is very
great.
st. Peters is the greatest basilica in
C~hristendom. 1t took $50 years in the
building and stands today Il result of
the efforts of forty-thrcc popcs and the
genius of Michael Angelo, Bramante
and Rafael. The commission of such
an outrage in such a place has called
forth unlimited condemnation on all
sides.
Under the great dome in st. Peters.
beneath the imposing bronze Baldac-
chino canopy. stands the high altar. IT
Is directly oyer the tomb OF ST. Peter,
The altar vas conseclated in 1911. and
from it only the pope o. some cardinal
having special authorization may ccle-
bratc mass.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
STATES WORK:
IN WATERWAYS
Plans TO Secure Money for Ocean
Front Improvements Along D
South Jersey Coast. ef

TRENTON, Nov. 19:-At the next
session Of the legislature an appro-
piia'ion for the digging of the pro-
posed canal to improve the inlets
uions the Atlantic coast, within the
limits OF the state, with a view of pre-
serving and increasing the shellfsh
INDUSTRY, or rendering available har
DORIS Tor coastwise Shipping and of
fostering the local and
pleasure boat navigation will be earn
estiy sought. Tt Is expected that the
work VIII begin next summer, as ma
tlonal authority has already ben Civ
en- the state IL the work is done UNI
der federal supervision.
The proposed tidewater way be-
tween the Manasquan river and the
head of Barnegat bay is the most i'm
portant of the. suggested improve
ments. This Improvement would
How salt water over an area of about
9,oOO acres of ideal oyster-growing
lands, once productive, but lost to
the industry by the formation of sand
pars which kept out the salt water.
me state revenues would be much
increased and profitable employment
given to hundreds more men.
According to the present plans the
proposed canal would be three miles
In length and sixty feet in width,
with a driveway and sidewalk on
either side. The canal will cost $751;
$50, including the construction of the
necessary bridges. Such a canal
would permit the passage of pleasure
yachts, fishing and oyster craft and
similar boats, and would to a great
extent reduce the sailing distance OF
such vessels.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
FOWLER MAY SELL OUT.
New York Man Said to be Negotiat.
ing for the Place.

4 1t, is understood that the confec.
tionery and ice cream business of j.
b. Fowler at 1873 Smith street is
about to be sold to a New York party
Mr.. Fowler said yesterday tht he ex-
pected to have a conference with the
prospective purchaser today, and that
the deal may go through. Since To-
eating in this city a few years ago
Mr.. Fowler has had a number OF
offers for the business, but refused
them all. The last offer is under
stood to be very alluring, and large
enough to Mr.. Fowler to accept
it. The prospective purchaser, who
is a German, was expected to view the
store today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
FARMERSsssFOH ?
HOLD BANQUET
Plan Devised as a Means
of ReViving Interest in the
County Agricultural Society.
Special TO the EVENING NEWS:

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NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 49,
A suggestion thatlthe Board of Agri-
culture of Middlesex county go out
of existence because of the lack of
interest manifested by the members
who failed to attend the meetings,
but a bakers dozen being in attend
ance at the quarterly gatherings,
brought forth a warm discussion AT
the meeting of the board here Sat-
urday and ended in the board failing
to adjourn sine die as Scudder Ben
nett proposed they do.
Mr.. Bennett declared the meetings
we're poorly attended and he attrib-
uted the falling off of interest to be
largely due to the oranges which
were being formed. He declared he
had seen the time when the court
house was filled almost at the gath
erings of the farmers and now but a
handful attended.
Justice R. F. P. Won Minden, OF
New Market, who is a farmer as well
as an official of the county, opposed
the movement to disband and urged
that they retain their organization.
w. Fitz Randolph, of Piscataway, CO.
incided with the views of Mr.. Won
Minden and suggested that a dinner
be held to increase interest. The din
ner could be held at the February
emeting and the president and board
of directors was directed to consider
the matter.
The Crop Report for the Year.
At this meeting the board made I'LL
its crop report for the year. The
average crop per acre and the aver
age price received by the farmer
thereon was as follows:
Corn, so bushels, SO cents; wheat,
IS bushels, "A cents; rye, Is bushels,
Sc cents; oats, 20 bushels, 40 cents;
hay, one and a quarter tons, SIS a
ton; potatoes, white and sweet, SO
barreles, $3.50 a barrel, apples, As
barrels, So; peaches, $1.00 basket;
cabbages, $500 hundred; tomatoes,
80 cents basket. The value of horses
and mules was given at $50 and
COWS at $50. The price for meats
and poultry, are as follows:
Veal calves, z cents pound; swine,
s cents; turkey, rs cents in Deem
Der; chickens, Is cents in December:
sheep, SIS in fall, and lambs, O4.50 in
spring.
Winter wheat and rye averaged 80
cents a Dushel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
MANY HEARD DANISH
ACTOR HERE SATURDAY
Gave Pleasing Program in Dana Hall
May Perform for Benefit of
Danish 0rphanage.

A large crowd IA present in Dana
hall in Smith street Saturday night
when Arthur Larsen, a celebrated
Danish actor of much ability, made
his first public appearance in this
city. He delighted his audience with
many songs from Denmark and was
greeted with hearty applause. He
was SISTED by Hulga Peterson, who
gave a short sketch.
Mr.. Larsen will remain in this city
for some time and will be open for
engagements.
1t is said that he will ~propably APP
year in the near future for the benefit
of the Danish orphans home to be
erected in this city by the Danish peo-
pie.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
Tongue Rcadinn.

Tongue Readins" is d Partisan
fad. A big tongue, so it is said, indi,
Gates frankness; a short tongac. dis
stimulation; a long and broad tongue,
talkativeness and generosity; a mar
row tongue, concentration and talent;
a short tongue, talkativcness and
want OF truth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
cHESERRouGH MUTUAL
AID SOCIETY NETS

The Mutual Aid Association com
posed OF the employees of the Cheese
brough Manufacturing Company held
q meeting at the plant Saturday after
noon. The association is now thor
oughly organized and has a member
ship OF about 175. Secretary Albert
Bran said today that they had de-
cided to hold a ball and that a COM
mittee consisting of five men and
five girls would be appointed tomor-
row to talk over the arrangements
Another meeting will be held mex
Saturday.
The NEWS gives the news when il
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
PRESBYTERIAN Session Met.

A meeting of the session of the
First Presbyterian church was held
Immediately after the service last
night for the admission of candidates
into the church on church day which
occurs next Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Gridley and;L. Wait were adj
mitted. 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
CHANGE in Postal Methods.

The number of registered letters
and parcels sent by post in England is
slowly decreasing. 1t fell two per cent.
last year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
Call for tie Real Thing.

big apple st5yies reach this office
every day, but sbnehow the apples
never accompany $the story.-Spring-
field CMo.) Republican
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
Implicated

did you have anything to do with
this batch OF s%ausage?' inquired the
Pakineton investigator.
Yes, sir replied the workman. 81
had a finger in it.r-judgc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19

Half a dozen lines of type may be
the link between you and something
YOU want.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
MARY ~REUSNITzKI.


Mary Reusnit1k1, tWenty-nlle
years old, of 43 West Side avenue,
died Saturday night after a brief ill
ness. The funeral will take place
from the st. Stephens Polish church
at s o'clock tomorrow morning. In
terment will be in st. Stephens Gem
etery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
FASTlDlOuS WOMEN

consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic a
necessity in the hygienic care of the
person and for local treatment of
feminine ills. AS a wash its cleansing,
gcrmicidal, deodorizing and healing
qualities are extraordinary. For sale
at Druggists. Sample free. Address
The r.. Paxton Co, Boston, Mass.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19

Subscribe for the NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19

Largest circulation-enough said,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-19
OBITUARY..
JOHN

The funeral of John Zalka, three
years and four months old, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Zalka, of 526 State
street, who died Saturday after q
brief Illness, will take place from
their residence at 2:30 O'clock this
afternoon. The interment will be in
ST Inhn'S lei
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26
TALKS TO PRESS CLUB WOMEN
Actor Delivers Address on Drama and
illustrates by Acting Four
Ju PARTS of Plav

Les Cooper of the Burbank School of
Acting spoke last night before the
members of the Southern California
Woman's Press club at Burbank hall.
His subject was 1.-The Renaissance Of
the English Drama and Hints to Play
wrights,' and he gave a brief synop-
SIS of the famous playwrights down to
the present day, speaking of the infiu-
ence the French and German drama
has had on the English.
He also gave a good deal of valuable
advice to playwrights. AS a speaker
Mr.. Cooper. is good. but as an actor
he is iniInitable. He read a play last
evening, very short one, which he
called masterpiece and which he
made one with his wonderful reading
There We're four characters in the play
and he changed from one character to
another with incredible ease.
From the tender solicitousness of the
old negro nanny to the unreasonable
wrath of the aristocratic ~outhern
gentleman and from the agony of the
southern girl to the righteous anger Of
her northern lover Mr.. Cooper's transit
tions We're very good.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26

gold and white, the college colors. This
booth was one of the most elaborate Of
the bazaar. Flowers, also in yellow
and white, and fancy, were on display.
Mrs. James Buckley was the chairman,
assisted by Mrs. H. H. Bell, A. l..
-ailey, Misses Alice Despahs, Mamie
Sheedy, Molony and Golden.
Red, white and blue were the color
ings of the candy and refreshment
booth. in charge of Mrs. w. B. Clark
assisted by Misses Nellie Shea, Alice
Hess, Edna Pendleton, Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons and Mrs, L. L. McGreal.
Fortunes were told in an oriental
booth by Mrs. Drout. Mrs. Catherine
Manning had charge Of the fish pond.
Dinner was served in cn adjoining
hall in charge of Mrs. McEachran, as
sisted by Mesdames ]. ]. O'Brien, Nc
Connell and the Misses Keelan. This
department was in charge of the Young
Ladies' sodality of the parish, who as
sisted.
Several contests were opened last
evening, one of which will be for the
most popular political candidate. An
other will be for the most popular
Catholic society.
The knights of Columbus will at
tend the fair tonight and will have
charge of the program. Frank Carr
and the knights quartet will give sew
eral selections. Tomorrow night the
Y. M. L. OF the parish will have charge
of the program.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26
GETS STOCK IN ASCOT PARK

In a suit of contest over the estate
of the late racing king, Francis d.
Black. who died in Hong Kong sew
eral months ago while on a tour of
the world, Mrs. Mary ]. Black. the
widow, yesterday won the case before
Judge Gibbs in department two Of
the superior court and by doing SO
added about $4,000 to her share of the
estate.
When Blacks will was filed the
wording was ambiguous and might
have been construed in more than one
way. The children of Black by for
mer marriage alleged that whereas
their father had left one-third of the
estate to his widow that vas all she
should be allowed, while they We're
to receive two-thirds of the estate.
The entire value of property in ques-
tion, including an interest in Ascot
park. amounted to $4,000, and the
widow alleged i'm court that that en-
tire amount was community property
and that therefore she was entitled to
half that sum by state law and to
one-third of the other half by the de-
tails of her husbands win which all
lowed her one-third OF his property.
The children contended that she was
entitled TO but one-third OF the whole.
but the court found In favvr OF the
woman and an extra large slice was
added to her fortune and the estate
ordered Immediately distributed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26

season at some fashionable resort,
either in the mountains or at the
beach. All she had to do, said her
husband, was to express desire for
anything and she got it, and yet
trouble came, trouble which they
could not overcome because she could
not get along with her husband. They
quarreled about the slightest thing.
Finally she asked her husband for
her freedom, stating that there was a
void by their differences in ages which
could never be filled and that she
longed for the joys of youth and did
not find pleasure in his society any
longer, although he had treated her
well.
The case will be settled today and
if the divorce be granted property
settlement will be made and the single
year of married life Of the couple will
pass into the history as a warning to
young people who marry without re-
gard as to whether or not their dis
positions are likely to agree.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26
GRAIN DEALERS DON'T
FAVOR "SH0VEL HOUSES"
by AS Debated Press.

BY AS -ociated Press.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 25.-The hearing
on grain trade conditions before Inter-
state Commerce Commissioners Clarke
and Lane was resumed today.
T.. p. Peck, an Omaha grain dealer,
told of the methods of arranging prices
year or two ago. during the life of the
Nebraska Grain Dealers association,
but said no agreement of that kind now
exists. He said he regarded "shovel
houses" as unfair competition and used
all means to drive them out of busi-
ness.
C. G.. Crittenden of the Central Grain
company, Lincoln, Neb., said his COM
pany operated elevators on the Burling-
ton. They received from that road am
allowance of 1 Ia cents a hundred
pounds to cover elevator charges until
last summer, when it was discontinued.
He knew of no ''shovel houses" in his
territory.
f. M. Terry, a general merchant of
Little Sioux, Iowa, who operates a
Shovel house, said he was formerly
against by the North
western railway.
Millers at Marshalltown, Iowa, also
refused to buy his grain, he said, be-
cause he had no elevator and was not
a member of the Iowa Grain Dealers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26
NJ 'ALEER OPENS
CATHOLIC FAIR
FIRST MIGHT GIVES PROMISE
OF SUCCESS
Elaborate Booths with Attractive
offerings Transform FurIong Hall
Into Bower of Beauty Where
Pretty Women Preside
"Al's fair at a fair.

"Alls fair at fair"
| Pretty maids and matrons demon
strated this old saying last night at
the opening of st. Patrick's church
fair which will continue until Satur-
day night. 1t was the first Catholic
fair of the season and opened with
auspiciouS circumstances last night,
Mayor McAlleer making short ad-
dress. at the Introductory program,
introduced by Rev. p. j. O'Reilly, the
pastor,
1t was Hibernian night and a jolly
crowd 1t was that assembled to en-
courage the women of the parish in
their Undertaking. A program was
rendered by the Hibernians, who turned
out in large numbers. Miss Mary Mer-
rick sang a solo and Master William
Duggan gave selection.
Furlong hall, corner Central avenue
and Adams streets, was transformed
into a line of pretty booths, where all
kinds of articles, plain and fancy, were
on sale.
Parishes Have Booths
The parish had been divided into
eight sections, each of which was repre-
sented by booth, well stocked for the
event.
Threo of the booths bore names for
parishes, one for st. Patricks, one for
st. Joseph's and one for st. Vincent's,
the adjoining parishes.
The doll booth, in pink and white,
was arranged near the entrance, in
charge OF Miss Judith Furlong, as
sisted by Miss Lola Hernandez and
Miss Kelley.
The doricstic booth. next in line,
was presided over by Mrs T, p. Bresli,
assisted by Mrs Frances Noonan and
the Misses Alice and Stella Hess. This
booth was In green and white, cut pep
per boughs being used.
st, Joseph's booth, fancy work, was
In charge of Mrs. j. M. Kelley, as
sisted by Mrs. F, Duggan, Mrs. Pen
dleton, Mrs. Anna Hudson, Miss Julia
Pierson, Mrs. Sheehy and Mrs. Btschof.
This booth was arranged with arches
OF palms.
Green predominated at st. Patrick's
booth, in charge OF Mrs. c. II. Hannah,
assisted by Mrs. H. M. Molony, Mrs.
Connell and Mrs. Cleary.
st. vncent's Elaborate
The smoking booth, arranged with
oriental draperles and easy couches,
was In charge of Miss Anna F'urlong,
with the Misses Eugenia Broderick,
Kate Hannon Tessie ORielly. Golden,
Grace DuCasse ana Belle Cosgrove as
assistants.
st. Vincents booth was dainty inI
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26
BRITISH BARK HAS
EXCITING EXPERIENCE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
VICTORIA. b. c.. Oct. 25.-The Brit
ish bark Don, which arrived today
after belated passage from Glas-
gov with a miscellaneous cargo, in
cluding shipments Of liquor and ex-
plosives rifles and cement, had an
exciting voyage.
The vessel was in collision with a
French ship in the Irish channel soon
after starting and put back to Ply
mouth for repairs. A call was made
at Montivedeo to land Captain JEFF
fries, who was i'll. From there the
mate, Captain Roach, took charge.
AT Cape Horn gales we're encountered
and with the vessel hove to and storm
sails set the crew broke into the ship
ment of liquor and all hands became
intoxicated.
They refused to work the ship, which
lay helpless, threatening to drive
ashore on Horn island. A change of
wind alone saved her.
From that time on there was more
or less liquor abstracted from the cargo
and more intoxication and fighting,
until finally the captain took control
by threatening to use firearms, and
managed to reach port without any
further serious trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-26
WANT MORE FOR UNLOADING
Railroads Propose to Add 20 Cents a
Ton for Carloads, Making
So a Car

Representatives of the Salt Lake.
Santa Fe and Southrn Pacific roads
have found new way of forcing money
from the shippers, In circular iet-
ter of October 23. signed by W. D.
the information is given shippers that
after November 3, 1t will be unlawful
for the railroad companies to load or
unload freight i'm carload rates, except
at a charge OF twenty cents a ton.
This amounts to about So a car, and
is a big Increase to pay, as what the
shippers consider a tribute to the COM
pany.
tempt to hide behind the Hepburn bill,
but the shippers do not believe that
this measure demands such a tax Spe-
cial significance is attached to the fact
that the agents of the three companies
have signed the new order.