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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
PRESIDENT PRESENTS CUP.
Says international Races Promote
Friendship Of Nations.

W lNGelOEaoa
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 15.-Oflcial
recognition of amateur sport as fac
tor in international comfy was given
by President Roosevelt in presenting
the Roosevelt cup to the American
Yacht club, for which it was won by
Commodore Trenor L. Parks yacht
Vim. The presentation was the eli
max to the International races held re-
Gently of Marblehead. Several Ger
man yachts were competitors in those
races, and only one Of them was sue
cessful.
The presentation was made at an
elaborate luncheon which was partici-
pated in by cabinet officers and yachts
men.
After the luncheon Captain Weitz-
mann of the German Yacht club de-
livered to the president personal mes
sages from Emperor William and from
the kaiser's brother, Prince Henry of
Prussia. These messages were not
made public, and Captain Weitzmann
said the messages the president re-
turned were regarded as equally con
fidential
'He is indeed great man." he said,
speaking of the president. Both the
emperor and the president have many
striking points of similarity, and they
should and must meet"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
TWO CHILDREN
BURNED To DEATH

Following closely on the heels Of the
terday afternoon came another in Gam
mantown early this morning. Shortly
after midnight an oil lamp exploded in
the apartments of Mrs. Mary Peterson,
in the rear Of so York street. Her hus-
band Is employed at work at nights. Mis-.
Petersen and her two children were sleep
ing soundly when they were awakened by
the sound of the explosion. The lamp
exploded in the Kitchen and Mrs Peter
sen and her two children found them-
selves cut off by flames and smoke.
They were ON the top floor of the three
story building, and the hallway was al
ready filled with smoke and fame when
the unfortunate woman. leading her Two
children found themselves cut off from
escape. They were found by firemen.
The woman was unconscious. Both
children, Frank, FIVE years old, and
Edward, seventeen months old, had in
hailed flames. Both were badly burned
about the body. Both are dead. The
mother was also burned about the body
and was taken to the City Hospital.
Her condition Was such that the doctors
of that institution announced this morn
ing that they were doubtful over her re-
covery.
James Norton tnot the Ex-Assembly-
mani but an attache of the Jersey City
News Job Printing Department, sent in
the alarm that will probably save Mrs.
Petersen's life.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
RECORD BREAKING TRADE.
Dealers Preparing For Future Needs,
and Collections Are Prompt.

kedtSTc FFCPAFluH OF FutuTS tNScdSt
and Collections Are Prompt.
New York, Sept 15-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review says:
Volume Of trade continues beyond
precedent for the period, the end of the
vacation season restoring normal forces
In most occupations, and there are no
important labor struggles to handicap
progress. Autumn distribution Is very
heavy, traders as rule preparing for
needs well into the future, while mer-
camille collections are quite as prompt
as could be expected in view of the
tight money market.
Grain markets were depressed by the
official report, which still indicated un.
precedented crops of wheat and corn,
but the latter cereal recovered when
receipts at primary markets failed to
expand. Shipments abroad for the
week were small, yet exporters were
constantly in the market, and the out
go was only restricted by the small of
ferings. Interior marketing Of grain
indicates disposition on the part of
producers to hold back for better quo
tations Notwithstanding confidence in
large crops.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for September
amounted to $1.315,S7e, of wL@n S6s4,-
897 was in manufacturing. $62a 519 in
trading and S2,460 in other commercial
lines. Failures this week numbered
174 in the United States against 194
last year and 20 in Canada compared
with 20 year ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Weather Forecast.
Fair and warmer; north winds.
General Markets.

New York, Sept. IA.
FLOUR-Quiet and about steady; Min.
nesota patents. $410a4s5; winter straights.
sS50a3.s0; winter extras. $2S5a3.2 Is: winter
patents, $3 75a4.10.
WHEAT-After a firm opening on ca
bles and small Argentine shipments.
wheat turned easier on better weather
news from the northwest; market stead.
led later on absence of selling pressure,
December, sOssasoAc.; May, SO s-1sasS1zc.
BUTTER-Creamery, extras, A1ka26c..
flrsts, 221aa24c.; seconds, 2O1sa211kc.; west.
ern. imitation creamery, firsts. 1S1aa1sc.l
eastern, dairy, choice 24c.; f1rsts 22a23c.
renovated. dairy. extras, 22c.; factory.
firsts, 1916: packing stock. No. /, 1Sc.
CHEESE-State,- full cream best, large
and small, 121hc.: fair to good, large. la
l2Ac.; small, 11ha12c.; half skins, best,
large, 9Ac. small. 9Na10c.; part skins.
prime. S1sa9c-
EGGS-Fresh gathered, extra, per doz.
en-, 25c.: nearby, fresh gathered, firets to
extra flrsts, 22a24o.; western. selected.
fancy, 225ka28c.: fresh gathered, firsts.
211sa22c.; seconds, 19a20c.; Kentucky,
fresh gathered, fair to good. 1sa19c.; west
ern. dirties, No. l. 17c.: Ne. 2, 15a16c.
MILK-The price of milk is s151 per
forty quart can.
TALLow-Firm; city. 5Aa5Ac.; coun-
try, 51sa53sc.
HAY-steady; shipping, sSa75c.; good to
choice 90c.as1.
STRAW-Firm; long rye. 66a75c
WOOLrSteady; domestic fleece. 35a3Se.
HOPS-Firm; state, common to choice,
1906, 11a17c. 1904 and olds nominal; Pa
cific coast, 1905. lsa1sc.; 1904. l2c.: olds.
nominal.
BEANS-Dull: marrow, s2.70a2.75: me-
dunn, $3.50; pea. s1.525a; red kidney. sS.05.
POTATOES-Firm and in good demand;
Jersey, prime, per barrel, 81. .S0a2; Jersey,
culls, per barrel. 75o.a$1; bulk stock. per
bushel, 58a60c.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady and in fair
demand fowls. l4a15c.; old roosters, 9Iha
10c. spring chickens. liable; ducks. 11Ma
121kc.
DRESSED POULTRY = Steady and in
fair demand: fowls, choice, 14l5a15c.: do.
fair to good l4c.; old roosters. &C.; broil-
ers, nearby. 16al8c..; do, western, 14a16c.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Mrs. Victor Anthony Gut
Throat Of Three-year- old
Daughter and Hurled Her
self to Death From Root
Of Four-story Tenement
HUSBAND IS ALMOST cRAzED
WIFE WAS DEMENTED- SINCE
BIRTH OF FOURTH BABY
HUSBAND AND NEIGHBoRs NO
TIcED THAT SHE HAD BEEN
ACTING QUEERLY.

After cutting her three-year-old child's
throat. Mrs. Sophia Anthony, of No. us
Pavonia avenue. yesterday afternoon
jumped from the roof of the four-story
building in which she lived and died from
the result of her injuries. Her husband
Victor Anthony. a painter and decora-
tor. is almost crazed over the tragic
breaking up of his home. Two of his
children were playing in the street when
the double tragedy occurred. He was
lat work when notified and Immediately
hurried to his home. He knew that his
wife had been acting strangely since she
gave birth to a girl baby a few months
ago, and he OWNED pretty much what
had happened. He had noticed when he
left home in the morning that his wife
was suffering from melancholia. He said
everything he could to cheer her and left
his apartments for work, believing that
he had succeeded
Other occupants of the tenement house
noticed that Mrs. Anthony was walking
through the hallway of the floor en- which
the Anthony apartments are located.
with her hair disheyeled and she was
mumbling unintelligible sentences to her.
self. At two o'clock, while three of her
four children were playing in the street,
she locked herself in her apartments
Shortly afterward she was seen by
Mrs. Mary Beasten who occupies apart
ments across the hallway on the same
floor, to hurry from her rooms. She was
in disabille and her hair was hanging
loosely over her shoulders. The amazed
Mrs. Beasten followed her to the ladder
leading to the scuttle ON the roof but she
was.too late. With a terrible shrek
Mrs. Anthony dove head-foremost from
the roof of the four-stor-y building and
landed on the spur of the Erie Railroad
tracks that crosses Pavona avenue. Men
who saw the act stood aghast for a mo-
ment, and then fearing that the woman's
body would be mutilated by a train of
cars rushed forward and dragged her
from the tracks A policeman summoned
an ambulance and the unfortunate wo-
man, whose neck had been broken, was
FASTENED to st. Francis Hospital. where
she died shortly after entering. She wae
unconscious when put into the ambu-
lance Just before the ambulance III
rived at the institution she regained con-
sciousness and said Give me my baby
After the ambulance left the scene
Mrs. Beasten and Sophia Kindelba en-
tered the Anthony apartments and found
little Annie, the three year-old daughter,
lying on the bed with her throat cut. A
bloody razor was found at the foot Of
the bed. Peacefully sleeping IN the crib
nearby was the two7months' old baby.
The two children playing in the street
We're Charles, eight years old and So
phie, FIVE years old.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
WARSAW JEWS IN PERIL.
Anti Semitic Outbreak Likely to oocul
Soon In Polish City.


London, Sept 15-In dispatch from
Vienna to the Daily Chronicle it is
stated that an anti-Jewish outbreak Ia
likely to occur at Warsaw Ia the next
few days. Fugitives, the dispatch says,
have called on Herr Daszynski, mem
Der of the Austrian reichsrath, re
Questing him to inform the European
press that massacre of Jews is pre-
pairing for the Jewish New Year, Sept.
20.
Telegraphing to the Tribune from
Craeow, Herr Daszynski, who is the
leader of the Polish Socialists in the
Austrian reichsrath, says: "I am in
formed from a trustworthy source in
Warsaw that the Russian government
Is organizing a massacre in the Jewish
and working class quarters in Warsaw.
Battalions Of the most brutal soldiers
have been drafted into the city from
distant provinces, and the city has
been planned into sections, under mill
tary commands, to the total exclusioni
of all civil authority The population
is in state of terrible panie."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
PANIC IN COLUMBUS
Mob Gathers to See Mrs. Long
worth at Mckinley Statue
UnveiIing.
TWO WOMEN ARE INJURED.
Crowd Gets Beyond All Control and
crushes the Weaker MEMBERSHIPS
ident's Daughter Uncovers Monument
In Effort to Stop surging--Exercises
Postponed by Accidents.


Postponed by Accidents.
Columbus, o., Sept. 15.-The unveil-
ing of the Mckinley statue at the state
house grounds took place last night, al
though slated for the afternoon, be-
cause of panic among the afternoon
crowd
Fifty thousand persons surged about
the stand erected In the capitol
grounds, frantic to secure glimpse OF
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, the presi
dents daughter.
The crowd was SO large and crampea
that It got beyond control, and the
shrieking of women and children who
were caught In the crush rapidly work
ed the crowd into frenzy. Many wo-
men tainted and were carried out by
the police. Two women had to be re-
moved in an ambulance.
Governor Harris attempted to stop
the panic, but failed. Mrs. Longworth
was told to arise in an effort to quiet
the crowd, but men began to yell and
women screamed. Mrs. Longworth
coolly waved her hands, and the gov
ernor and others tried again to stop
the panic. Suddenly Mrs. Longworth
grasped the cord and unveiled the stat
ne, but even this did not avail, and the
whole programme was declared off for
the time
Mrs. Longworth Retains Goodness.
Throughout the exciting scenes Mrs.
Longworth remained cool and self pos
sessed. Afterward she said that it was
. the worst crush she had ever seen.
The programme of exercises was car
ried out in the evening at Memorial
hall, Governor Harris presiding. The
speakers were William R. Day, associ-
ate justice of the supreme court of the
United States: John W. Daniel, United
States senator from Virginia; General
Joseph Mckay of Brooklyn, national
commander of the UlARn Veteran le-
gion, and General r. b. Brown, COM
mander In chief of the Grand Army Of
the Republic. Mrs. Mckinley was un-
able to attend the dedicatory exercises,
but she was represented by her niece,
Mrs. Ida Mckinley Day.
Statue Poor Mans Tribute.
The memorial, the work of Herman
A. Mcneil of New York, may be term
ed the poor mans tribute TO the late
president, as half of the funds were Sc
cured by popular subscription. The
legislature appropriated $25,O00
The memorial is in the form of
semicircle, in the center of which is
the pedestal, surmallnted by figure
of the dead president nine feet four
inches in height. On either side of the
semicircle are allegorical pieces. To
the right is figure representing I'm
dustry,, and at his side is boy repre-
senting Education 70 the left end
is the model of a woman typifying
prosperity" a girl by her side peace" !"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
SHOOTING Witness ESCAPES.

Northport, N. Y, Sept. 10 Young
Frank Wisnewski, the only eyewitness
to the shooting of BARLEY I. Horner by
his son-in-law, DIR. james w. Simpson,
who is awaiting trial on charge OF
murder, escaped from the Long Island
State hospital here and is now at large.
Several of the keepers and many citi-
zens, besides the town and county au.
thorities, are hunting for the missing
witness. Wisnewski is under treat.
ment for insanity, brought on, it is be,
lieved, by the shooting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Fuller Destination unautborized.

New York, Sept 15.-The following
dispatch was received at the Independ-
ence league headquarters from George
A. Fuller, who was nominated by the
league for state treasurer: Numerous
statements purporting to quote me in
treasurer by the Independence league
tend to place all concerned in false
position. / have authorized no state
ment, and when / shall have been
formally notified Of the honor the In
dependence league does me I shall
make proper reply defining my posi-
ton"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Ottawa Hotel Burns; Many Hurt.

Ottawa, Sept 15.-The Giinour ho-
tel on Bank street was destroyed by
fire. Many Of the guests jumped from
windows and were seriously injured
Several have not been accounted for
and it is feared that some lives were
lost. The hotel was crowded, visitors
to the Industrial exposition having
caused an extraordinary demand for
accommodations. Some of the guests
were sleeping on cots in the Railways.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15

ment |, as president of the United
States, have a duty in this matter
which cannot shirk The third arti-
Gle of that treaty explicitly confers up
on the United States the right to inter-
yene for the maintenance in Cuba Of
a government adequate for the protec-
tion of life, property and individual
liberty. The treaty comforting this
right is the supreme law of the land
and furnishes me with the right and
the means of fulfilling the obligation
that | am under to protect American
interests.
"The information at hand shows that
the social bonds throughout the island
have been SO relaxed that life, prop
erty and individual liberty are no long
er safe. have received authentic in
formation of injury to and destruction
of American property.
Says HostiIities Must Stop.
1T is in my judgment imperative for
the sake of Cuba that there shall be an
immediate cessation of hostilities and
some arrangement which will secure
the permanent paeificatien of the is
land
II am sending to Havana the secre-
tary of war, Mr.. Taft, and the assist
ant secretary of state, Mr.. Bacon, as
the special representatives of this gov
ernment, who will render such aid as
is possible toward those ends. had
hoped that Mr.. Root, the secretary of
state, could have stopped in Havana
on his return from South America, but
the seeming imminence of the crisis
forbids further delay.
Through you desire in this way to
communicate with the Cuban govern
ment and with the Cuban people, and
accordingly / am sending you copy
Of this letter to be presented to Presi-
dent Palma and have also directed its
immediate publication"
Warship to Carry Taft.
1t is officially announced that Secre-
tary of War Taft will leave Washing
ton for Havana tomorrow morning.
He win be accompanied by Robert Ba-
con, assistant secretary of state They
will go to Havana on board naval
vessel.
The presidents purpose is to secure
from absolutely dependable sources in
formation that will establish clearly
the fact that President Palma either
does or does not in his administra ton
represent a, majority of Cuban people.
1t will be for Secretary Taft and Act
Ing Secretary Bacon to determine for
themselves this fact
The cruiser Des Moines has already
joined the Denver at Havana. The
Marietta Is at Cienfuegos. The Dixie,
with 800 marines aboard from Guam
tanamo is making for the Cuban capi-
tai with all speed, while in home ports
the Tacoma is about to sail for Cuba
from Norfolk, to be followed by the
Cleveland and the Newark
Marine Corps Ready.
The Minneapolis, at League island
under preparatory orders, is ready to
sail when the starting signal comes
from Washington Meanwhile the ma
rine corps is in perfect readiness and
expects to be able to place 1000 ma
rines aboard ship at few hours no
tice
Thus it appears that within short
time an effective fleet of naval vessels
will surround the island of Cuba, and
they will be well manned by marine
contingents, making good a deficiency
in the present equipment of the Den
yer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Rebel Junta,s Plan,

New York, Sept 15.-The rebel Gu
ban Junta announced that plan to set
up provisional government in place
of the Palma dictatorship has been
formulated by the rebels and will be
put into effect as soon as Genera Pine
Guerra, who is In the field at Pinar del
Rio, is heard from. General Alfredo
zayas is the slated head of the new
government, which will have Its eapi-
tai anywhere In Cuba the rebel leader
happens to be-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Syrian Leper MOVING AGAIN.

Richmond, Va, Sept. Is. = George
Raschid, Syrian leper, who has caus-
ed CONSERVATION among the health au-
thorities of both Maryland and West
Virginia, has passed Strasburg juno
ton, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, headed for Richmond. He is
thought to be either in or near the city,
although no trace of him has yet been
discovered
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Sent Fake Kings Message.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 10. Diplomatic
and administration circles are greatly
exercised over the discovery that tel
egram of coincidence purporting to
have been sent by King Edward to the
widow of General Min three days after
the assassination of the general was
not genuine. No clew to the sender of
the message has been discovered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Three RaiIways Meraed.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 15.-The Sus-
quehanna Central, Tioga and Clinton
and the Pittsburg, Binghamton and
Eastern railway companies have merg-
ed under the name of the Pittsburg,
Binghamton and Eastern Railroad
company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Rebels Win In santo pominuo.

Cape Haitien, Sept 15.-There has
been an engagement between soldiers
Of the Santo Domingo government and
the rebels. The fighting was severe
but the rebels succeeded in driving
back the government forces, who with
drew on Haitien territory. The gov
ernment losses were heavy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Mexican Insuraent Deported.

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 10. = Abram
Jose Saldido president of the Douglas
junta Of Mexican revolutionists, has
been turned over by United States I'm.
migration Inspector George Webb Il
the Mexican authorities and taken
Hermosillo, capital of Sonora He wa
deported by order Of the secretary o.
commerce and labor on the ground that
he was an undesirable foreigner.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Earthquakes SHAKING Sicily,

Palermo, Sept 15.--For the last three
days slight earthquake shocks have
been felt here and in several other
parts of Sicily. At Travia several
houses were badly damaged. Although
there have been no casualties. the in
habitants are panic stricken on account
of the persistence of earth tremors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Sultan to Receive Leishman.

washington, Sept. 15.-The state de-
partment received dispatch from
Ambassador L.eishman at Constantine
pie announcing that the sultan Of Tur-
key would receive him on Sept. q,
when he will present his credentials as
ambassador.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Killed bv a Sneeze.

New York, Sept 15.-Charles Pfeffer,
a grocer, of West New York, N. J.,
when delivering goods fell dead as he
was about to enter the gate leading to
the home of one of his customers. He
sneezed loudly and Immediately sank
to the ground. The cause of death was
given as cerebral hemorrhage, which,
1t is said, might have been caused by
his sneezing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Handcar Goes Throuah Draw,

Toledo o., Sept. 15.-At least seven
and probably twelve men, supposed
to be Italian railroad laborers, rode off
the open draw of the Wheeling bridge
on a handcar, and all are believed to
have been drowned. The river has
been dragged, and the banks on both
have been recovered Their identity is
not known.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Wyomina Indorses bryan.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Sept. 15.-The Dem
ocratic state convention adopted reso-
lutions indorsing William j. Bryan as
''the triumphant candidate in 1908. y
The platform demands national and
state eight hour laws.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Live stock Markets.

CATTLE Supply light: market steady;
choice, s5.75a6; prime, S. 40a5.65 veal
calves, SSaS,25.
HOGS = Receipts fair; market active;
prime heavies s865a6.67sk mediums and
heavy Workers. s6.S5a6. 90: light. do, S675a
6.S5; pigs. ss.eOa6iu; roughs, s5a5.e0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS = Supply light:
market slow prime wethers. s5.S5a6; culis
and common, $2;oasb0; lambs, e5as.40.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Ethel Roosevelt Thrown From Buouv,

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 15.-While
driving from Sycamore Hill to Oyster
Bay, Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daughter
of the president was thrown out of her
buggy, her horse becoming frightened
at an automobile. She was not hurt
and drove back to Sycamore Hill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15

New York, Sept. 15.-It Is announced
that, to take effect on Nov. or as soon
thereafter as possible, the maximum
rate per mile on the Lehigh Valley rail
road system will be on the basis of 2H
cents
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Isavors British Goods.

Melbourne, Sept 15.-The common
wealth house Of representatives adopt
ed resolution giving preference OF
10 per cent to British goods Imported
In British ships.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15

Kingston. jamaica, Sept. 15.-The
German fruit steamer Brewster arriv-
ed at Port Antonio six days overdue.
She was In hurricane for three days
in the gulf stream.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
KaIser'a Brother Commands Flest.

Berlin, Sept. 15.-Prlnce Henry of
Prussia, brother Of Emperor William,
has been appointed commander In
chief Of all the squadrons in active
service.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15
Hiohest Rank For Macarthur.

Washington, Sept 15.-Major Gen
eral Arthur Macarthur has been pro
NOTED to the grade of lieutenant gen
eral to succeed General Corbin, who
goes on the retired list.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-15

Elmira, N. Y, Sept. 15.-Mrs. Leah
Loucks. colored, of Horssheads has
died at the age Of 1ls.