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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

NEWARK, n. J., March 4.-One fire.
man dead, the cliief of the department
and a fireman injutdd, half dozen
firemen overcome by smoke and Il
property loss of 100000 is the record
Of Il tire at Market and Broad streets
here last night. Benjamin 0. Birch.
lost his life. During the fire members
of the company stumbled across the
form of Birch lying on the cellar bot
tom twenty feet from the front stairs
and under more than three feet of wa
ter which had been pumped on the fire
by the engines Birch had been over
come by smoke, fallen unconscious and
then drowned
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

WASHINGTON, March i. = When
Clarence Dunn Van Duser, the sole
representative of the state of Nevada
in the house, put in his first appear
ance ut this session of congress to
draw his mileage Yesterday detectives
attempted to place him under arrest.
Mr. Van Duser. who comes from the
Ionopah country, has not attended Il
single session since congress met, but
in order to draw the $1,000 or more
due him as mileage he came here in
person It is not known why the at
tempt was made. but he was protected
from arrest by the scrgeant-at-arms of
congress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
HON MESTEAD
is WRECKED.
Explosion in North Jersey Town
Shakes Whole District Killed
q Damages SO Homes.

HOMESTEAD, n. j., March "A
dynamite explosion here at midnight
killed two persons. injured at least
twenty others, wrecked fifty homes in
the village and shook towns and cities
within a radius of ten miles.
The dynamite was the property OF
| Bradley & Son, contractors, who are
building the Jersey end of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad North river tunnel. II
was stored in one story structure %
by 40 feet in dimensions and located
within few hundred feet of where a
gang of seventy-five men were en-
ployed in eXcavating The engineer
and watchman are missing and are
supposed to be dead
The plant of the contractors was
wrecked, 400 houses lost their WIN
dows, while half dozen homes and
Gevenaud's silk factory were other
wise damaged.
The explosion, which shook and shat
tered small houses for several miles
around, was heard throughout New
YORK and even Brooklyn and Coney
Island. Persons all over the country
were awakened, and many rushed to
the street, thinking there had been an
earthquake
Several thousand pounds of explo-
sives were stored in number of
frame buildings called the magazine.
Men We're engaged in removing the
| powder and dynamite to be used to-
day in blasting operations in the tun-
mel. Some two hundred pounds of
powder had been placed in pile near
one of the buildings when the explo-
sion suddenly occurred. 1t is suppos-
ed that spark from some careless
workman's pipe fell into some powder
that had leaked from one of the cans.
The explosion of the powder caused
the dynamite to explode, and in an in
slant all the magazines had gone up
with a roar like that of volcano.
George Johnson, Waterman, is sup
posed to have been blown to pieces.
He is known to have been on duty
just before the explosion. Later the
only trace found of him was his hat.
which was picked up from the ruins of
the small tool buildings that were lev
eled.
Mandak, another watchman, was
hurled distance of a hundred feet.
The Maberti family occupied a small
frame house about $50 feet from the
magazine. Their home fell in upon
them, and four of the family were Sc
rlously injured
Just how much dynamite was stored
in the magazine may be determined in
the official investigation. Superintend-
ent James McMahon of the contract
ing firm was arrested charged with
having in storage a greater quantity of
explosives than can legally be kept
in one place 1t was reported that the
building held four tons of dynamite.
There were two or more explosions,
and they tore hole eight feet deep
and twenty-four feet across in the rock.
According to a statement made to
Coroner Necker by Bradley's superin-
tendent, the explosion followed the
blowing up Of one of the air pressure
boilers at the power house
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
TROLLEY CAR
HITS WAGON.
Boy Driver Thrown TO the Ground
at State and Smith
Streets.

A horse and wagon belonging to p.
Pavlovsky & Sons, butchers, of 359
State street, was hit by a trolley car
at Smith and State streets at 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon and the
driver, James Donovan, a small boy,
was thrown out on the ground.
The car stopped at once and a
number of bystanders rushed to the
scene and helped the lad to his feet.
He was found to be uninjured. Ac-
cording to the story of the driver he
was on the tracks when car No. ,149
came around from Smith street. He
tried to drive Off the tracks and the
horse becoming frightened, started
to back up. Little or no damage
was done.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

SAIITHFIELD, II. l., March 4. =
Twenty men and five women We're
overcome by coal gas in a boarding
house connected with the Bernon cot
ton mills in the village of Georgiaville,
and while nearly all We're eventually
resuscitated, 1t is feared that in two
cases fatal results may follow. The
most critical cases are John Dolan
and Otis Patt who were employed in
Georgiaville by the Providence Ice
company. They rallied slightly, but
again became unconscious.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
News Of The World Briefly Told
Actor Jnmned to penth.

CHESTER, Pa. March 4.In an eff
fort to escape being burned to death
John Comfy, a comedian of THE Vani.
ty Fair" company, was instantly kill
ed by jumping from Il window of the
Arcade hotel, where the theatrical com
pany was stopping. The flames broke
out on the first floor of the building
and cut off the escape of all the mem
bers Of the company Fircmen rescued
all the occupants Of the hotel except
Comfy, who seemed to have lost his
presence of mind and jumped from n
third story window despite the warn
ings of the firemen. Mrs. Watson, also
member of the company, was severe
~ burned. She is in Il hospital in Il
serious condition. The loss is $4,000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
PROTEST FROM
UNITED STATES
RussiaACCusedOfWarr Against
Its Own People Stricken
By Terrible Famine.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-In con
nection with the establishment Of i'm
migrant stations at Galveston, Tex.
New orleans and Charleston, S. c., Mr.
Bennett of New York presented in the
house yesterday a petition signed by {
distinguished list of American citizens
calling upon the congress of the Unit
cd States to protest against the per
verted use of governmental functions
of which the Russian people are tn,
victims.
The protest recites a list of atrocities
asserted to be practiced by the Rus
sian government in its prolonged war
fare against its own people"
The arraignment of the Russian gov
ernment is as follows:
First. Thousands of men and wo-
men are dragged from their homes
solely at the discretion or pleasure of
local. military and police authorities,
placed in remote settlements of semi
savages close to and within the polar
circle, where the most loathsome dis
eases are chronically epidemic.
Second. - Hospitals are deliberately
fired upon by the regular troops with
out rebuke.
Third.-The Red Cross is not respect
ed, and the wounded are frequently
slaughtered or thrown into the sea or
buried alive with the dead
Fourth. Women, children, aged and
III
by sword lashings, torn by bayonets
and trampled under hoofs Of horses
Fifth.-Girls and young women. in
habitants of districts under military
protection. are repeatedly given over to
violation by officers as well as by or
dinary soldiers.
SiXth.-Tortures are applied to pris-
oners within fortresses and prisons to
elicit information.
Other charges are also made Among
the names attached TO the petition are
those of Justice Samuel Greenbaum.
r. Fulton Cutting Samuel L. Clemens.
Jacob Schiff, Bishop Henry c. Potter,
Edwin r. L. Gould, Dr.. Lyman Alb
bott and William jay Schieffelin.
The following appeal from the Rus
sian famine relief committee has been
sent to members of congress:
"A terrible famine, unparalleled in
severity and extent, affiicts the people
of Russia Through the utter failure
of their crops millions are starving
The number of the dead and dying
will vastly grow unless immediate re-
lief is furnished. In this emergency
appeal is made to the humane instincts
of the people of the United States in
behalf of these stricken fellow beings.
Let the response be prompt and gen
erous.''
The appeal is signed by Right Rev.
Henry G. Potter, ID. D.. as president:
Samuel J. Barrows, as secretary, and
Felix Adler, George Foster Peabody
Nicholas Murray Butler, William Jay
Schieffeln. X. Fulton Cutting, Jacob
III. SchfT. ]. Pierpont Morgan and
many others.
The Fifty-ninth congress adjourned
at IL o'clock today. Both houses were
in session from an early hour for the
purpose of considering conference re-
ports and affording the vice president
and the speaker an opportunity to sign
bills. The appropriation bills have beel
practically disposed of. and there was
little further legislation of moment
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
senntor snooner Resigns.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-John G.
Spooner of Wisconsin has sent his res
ignation as United States senator to
the governor of Wisconsin, to take eff
feet May 1, 1907. He resigns to re-
sumo the practice of law On being
informed of Senator Spooner's resig-
nation the president made the follow
ing statement: II cannot sufficiently
express my regret at Senator Spooner's
resignation. We lose one of the ablest,
most efficient, most fearless and most
upright public servants that the ma
tion has
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

TORONTO, March 4. The new
Lords day act prohibiting the sale of
to the letter here yesterday. The news
dealers agreed to leave all foreign pa
pers in the express Offices, and not Il
paper nor a magazine could be bought
i'll the city. The hotel news stands did
business selling tobacco, but Canadian
papers We're not obtainable there.
Some newspapers in the United States
had Sunday editions sent in on Satur-
day, and they were snapped up on
Saturday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
"Are You a NIason?" Coming.

What is undoubtedly one of the
highest class productions ever given
in this city will be presented next
Saturday, Manager Billot having se-
cured the company presenting ssAre
You a Mason?" This bill has only
been procured after Offering high In
ducements, and local playgoers should
show their appreciation of the eff
forts of the local management. Sew.
eral really well-known players are in
the, cast of this comedy, including
Charles Paterson, William Robert
DAILY and Thomas Chatterton in the
leading roles. This play had q long
and successful run in New York when
first produced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

Ell PASO, Tex, March 4.-LilIian
Nordic', grand opera singer. and 1O.-
OG0 other persons yesterday at Juarez,
Mexico, saw Il bullfght, in which pro
fessional female Spanish matadores
and banderillos killed three out of four
bulls. The skllful work of the girls
would have done credit TO any male
matadore who ever appeared in the
.Iuarez plaza. Nine. Nordicn, in whose
behalf one of the bulls was killed. re-
warded the successful matadore with
a roll of bills.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
MOTHER SEES son KILLED.
Six-Year-Old Lad Sent to Church.
but Played Instead.

TRENTON, March 4:-Within
sight of his mother, Andrew Mras,
six years old, of ZIG South Broad
street, was decapitated by trolley
car yesterday in front of his home.
The lad had been sent to church
by his mother, but instead of going
lie started to play. Directly opposite
the Mras home is a fire engine house.
The apparatus was just coming in
when little Andrew made a dash
across the street to see the engine. A
swiftly moving Yardville car struck
the lad and he was thrown beneath
the trucks. Death was instaneous.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
Going to woodmen's Convention.

The annual convention of the Ma
tional Camp of jurisdiction G of the
Woodmen of the World will be held
at Franklyn, Pa, next Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. The delegates,
F. o. Thompson, Jorgen Martinusen
and John Poulson, from Perth Amboy
Camp No. 10, of this city, will leave
here next Tuesday morning in time
to take the 9:06 o'clock train at Eliz-
abeth for that place The alternate
is j. ]. Flynn. The delegates from
this vicinity will try and bring the
next convention to this state. The
place favored by them is Elizabeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

NEW YORK, March 4.-E. II. Har.
riman. answering statement that the
big railroads are blocking the construc-
ton of the Panama canal, said: ''The
statement, like others preceding it dur
ing the last five or six ears, is made
for some ulterior pr ose. To my
knowledge the trans tinental lines
have taken no action any way to
delay legislation or work favorable to
the construction Of the Panama canal,
nor have they taken any part directly
or indirectly in influencing the letting
of contracts"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

NAPLES, March 4.-The mountain
in the province of Potenza, near Monte
murro, which is slipping into the val
ley. began again yesterday morning
to move after having remained qui-
escent all Saturday night. The roaring
of the avalanches was heard for a
considerable distance. Trees were up
rooted. and the whole country was
devastated. Five thousand persons are
homeless, and the scene is one of des-
olation. II is fenred that the whole
village will be covered over
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
J ARcHIEsRooSEvELT ILL.
Presidents Young SON Has Diph-
thcrin-Isoiuted In White House.

Presidents Young SON Has Diph-
thcrin-ISointed Tn White House.
WASHINGTON. March President
Ro0sevelt's young son. Archie. has
diphtheria, but it is said lie is not Sc
riously i'll. The patient has been iso-
lated Id the southeast room of the
White House, and strict quarantine
is being maintained.
Surgeon General Rixey, the presi-
dents physician. said that lie was first
called in to see Archie last Friday. DR..
RiXey at once began the use of anti
toxin and sent for attrained nurse.
He has assured the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt that their son is not
seriously i'll and that there is no oc-
caslon for alarm. Archie was in school
last week until the day he was taken
i'll.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

OSSINING. y. " March 4.Franls
Furlong win he electrocuted today III
the death house at the Sing Sing pris-
on. Furlong who has not yet attained
his majority, has been two years in the
death house His crime was committed
on Nov. % 1904, when he murdered
his aunt. Mrs Margaret Iieelcr, ut her
home in New York city,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

CALDWELL, N. j., March 4.-Wil-
liam Yours Strong, farmer near here,
owns Il pet goose which is seventy-two
years old, he swears. "William Yours,
the man l was named after, gave me
this goose in 1871" said Strong. yours
was going back to the old country. and
he said Bill, I've owned this goose
for thirty-six years. would take her
with me, but / fear she cannot stand
the voyage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

LONDON, March 4-The Red Star
line steamer Vaderland, Captain Enoi1,
which sailed from Antwerp on Satul-
day for New York. is ashore on the
East Goodwin sands. A tug has been
sent from Dover to the assistance of
the Vaderland. The position of the
steamer is not believed to be danger
Gus. The fog is so dense that it is i'm
possible to see the distance of a ships
length
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
X. of p. 70 Have Big Meeting.

The knights of Pythias will admin
lister the third degree to a number of
candidates in connection with the
regular meeting tonight. Delegations
from Railway and Woodbridge will
attend and assist in the initiation
ceremonies. refreshments will be
served after the ceremonies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

In spite of the recent orders is
sued by Chief Burke that saloon
keepers must not allow beer kegs to
be seen in front of their places, a
number violated the rule yesterday.
Patrolman Meshrow was detailed to
secure the names of the saloon keep
ers who had kegs on the sidewalks
and reported four.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
DIR. Butler of Columbia wcds.

NEW YORK. March f. Miss Kate
La Montague, daughter of Mrs An
guste La Montague, was married to-
day TO Or. Nicholas Murray Butler
president of Columbia university. The
wedding was 4 small ANA quiet one. at
tended by relatives only. at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. Francis Key
pnndlntOn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
An Evening with Statesmen.

The Young Mems Literary Society
held their third evening with Ameri-
can statesmen Saturday Edgar Null
len read paper on John c. Calhoun.
Rev. James H. Northrup spoke on
Germany and the affairs of that em-
pire Mr.. Northrup also discussed
the political situation in Germany.
Current topics were discussed by the
members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
RESUME AT P. A. 7. C.
Plasterers and Pressers at Old Shop
Back to Work After
Long Idle Spell.

A large number of plasterers and
pressers resumed work this morning
at the Perth Amboy terra Gotta
works, after long lay-off. Last Fri
day all the plasterers were laid off,
but those laid off Friday, together
with several others who have not
worked for several weeks, started
this morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
Miss townsend round Demented

TROY, n. Y, March 4.--Mlss Cora
Townsend of Buffalo, who mysterious
ly disappeared Friday after visiting
relatives in this city, has been located
at Hudson. She is insane and will be
placed in an asylum. Miss Townsend
departed from Troy ostensibly to visit
her brother, the Rev Charles Town
send of Orange, \. j. When she did
not arrive there foul play was feared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
Mgr. O'ConncIl At All Masses

Monsignor B. r. O'Connell was al
all of the masses in st. Mary's r. c.
church yesterday. Rev. Peter Corr
said mass at $3.50 and $3.50 O'Clock
yesterday morning. The special len
ten services will be held this week as
usual, both on Wednesday and Fri
day nights.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

ALBANY, n. V, March 4.-The ques-
ton whether or not Otto Kelsey shall
he removed from the Office of superin-
tendent of the New York state insur-
ance department will be taken mp on
Wednesday at Albany by the senate
committee on judiciary. Governor
Hughes recommendation is that Mr..
Kelsey be removed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
PERSIAN Minister Pays For Hi

TCHERAN, Persia, March 4.-The
assembly is forming battalions of the
national guard. Three hundred men,
all equipped attended drill Sunday
morning, and 100 more were enrolled
by evening. -el-Sultaneh, NJ
Naus, subordinate comptroller of Gus
toms and Persian bookkeeping, paid
the government about S12.500 to get
the appointment of Persian minister at
Dn,.ic
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

OMAHA, Neb., March At is said
that Miss Mae c. Wood is preparing to
bring suit for divorce against Senator
Thomas c. Platt of New York in the
district court in Omaha. abandoning
the suit she filed recently in New
York Omaha is Miss Woods legal
residence. She was admitted TO the
bar here twelve years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
sermon ON Use of Tongue.

Rev. Robert L. Schlotter, pastor
of Grace English Lutheran church
preached another one of the series OF
sermons on the ten commandments
in the church last night. The sub
ject of the sermon was THE Tongue
It's Use and Abuse" which was based
on the ninth commandment, "Thou
shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
Atlanta Has s5O.ooo Fire.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 4--Fire in
the extreme southern part of the city
wrecked the Peck-Dunn Manufacture
ing company's furniture plant. the Sui
Ivan Furniture company's plant was
partly destroyed, and the Georgia Car
company's plant narrowly escaped.
The loss is $4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

Water May be Turned on This After
noon Through 10-Inch Pipe.

Contractor George Hardiman, OF
the firm of Hardiman & Dedricksen,
who are making repairs on the six
teen-inch water main at Marshy Point
creek on the south shore of the Rari-
tan river, announced this morning
that the new pipes were in place and
that the water would be turned on at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
A large force worked all day yes
terday on the meadows and as a re-
suit the main, which was formerly
under the creek, has been raised to
the surface and, with the exception
of the caulking, is completed. Should
a leak occur in this vicinity again, it
can be repaired with but little trou-
BILE, as the main can not now be seen
at low tide. 1t was under water pre-
viously.
AS soon as the broken "Y'' is re-
placed by a new one at Runyon, the
Snow pump will be shut down and
the ground storage system again put
in operation. The Worthington pump
has been painted during its idleness
and is now ready for work again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

The Polkowitz brothers will short
ly hold another horse sale at their
stables on New Brunswick avenue.
theyswill go to Morristown, Pa, to-
day and look over a number of first
class horses. Two carloads are ex-
pected the latter part of this week,
and will Immediately be placed on
ca la
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
Liquor Dealers to Plead.
o1ic,1 fo fba EKEMTMn MHIDQ

NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar. "A
number of the liquor dealers indicted
for selling on Sunday will be called
upon to plead to the indictments to-
morrow or Wednesday They were
indicted at the April term of court
last year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
Named VIM. Hallahan Pro TEN.

Father Quinn Council, Catholic
Benevolent Legion, held a special
meeting yesterday afternoon to APP
point a temporary financial secretary
to succeed the late p. j. Quinn. Will
liam Hallahan will fill the Office until
the next regular meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
p,.sterinr WolH RuiIdinq.

The Henry Wolff building at Cor
don street and Madison avenue is
being pastered. This building will
shortly be completed, and will be one
Of the handsomest apartment houses
in the city
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

YOKOHAMA, March 1.-The Great
Northern steamship Dakota went
ashore in the bay Of Tokyo last night
All the passengers are safe, and the
agents of the vessel are hopeful of
cr i'm hnr
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04
Professor Landneid Mnrries Princess.

CANNES, France, March 4-Jerome
Il. Landfield, professor of history at
the University of California, and Prin-
cess I.iuba Lohanoff Rostovsky We're
married ut the Russian church here in
the presence of Il distinguished assem-
hlage OF Rnssinns and Americans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

Piles are dangerous but do not sub
NIT to an operation until you have
first tried Man zan, the Great Pile
Remedy. 1t is put up in collapsible
tubes with a nozzle that allows it to
be applied exactly where it is needed.
If you have itching, bleeding or pro-
truding piles and Man Fan does not
relieve, money refunded. Soothes and
cools. Relieves at once. Sold by
Sexton's Pharmaoy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-04

PHILADELPHIA March 4--Martha
petermm. an elevator operator at the
Young Womon's Christian association
hrilding In this city. was crushed to
death yesterday by the lift she was
running.