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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

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NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE inquest
into the death of DR.. Charles Wllmot
Townsend, who was shot while m bed
at his home in New Brighton, n. v,
early on the morning of Dec. 27 and
later died from his wounds. resulted
in John Bell, a street car conductor Of
Brooklyn, being formally declared the
man who fred the shot Bell took the
verdict calmly and seemed more in
terested in searching the crowd with
his eyes for some one whom he wished
to see than the proceedings.
Bell did not take the stand or make
any statement
The main testimony was given by
Bells brother Howard and his brother
in-law, William Coar. To both OF
them, the witnesses testified, Bell said
he had killed DIR. Townsend. The
statement to Coar was alleged TO have
been made less than three hours after
the shooting. Howard Bell said hii
brother told him he waited an houl
fn the Townsend house dellheratin,
whether or not TO kill.
Mrs. Townsend was a witness. ShS
testified as to the shooting. An ante
mortem statement by DR.. Townsend
made less than two hours before his
Heath to Coroner Cahill, was also en-
tered as evidence. In 1t DR.. Townsend
formally absolved Silverman, the first
man arrested, in the belief that he had
knowledge of the shooting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
BANQUET f0R
JAMES BRYCE.
A Notable AngIO-AmeriCan Event
at IOndOn New Ambassador
Grows ELOQUENT.

LONDON, Feb. THE farewell ban
quet given last night by the London
Pilgrims in honor Of James Bryce. the
the United States, was notable An
glo-American event, the most promi-
nent members Of the government and
representatives of all branches Of Eng
llsh official, social and literary life par
ticipating.
Ambassador Reid proposed the health
Of Mr.. Bryce. who, In responding, rap
idly reviewed the relations of Great
Britain and the United States for the
past century and referred to the steady
growth of better feeling between the
! two countries since the time of his
first visit to America in 1870. .'The
people Of the United States have grown
SO great that they no longer need, as
they did century ago, to be self as
sertive." said Mr.. Bryce.
Having become the largest and the
most wealthy among civilized com.
munities, they are respected every
where and know it. During the last
forty or fifty years Great Britain and
the United States have come to know
and understand each other better and
to read one anothers writings. With
these guarantees there is better
chance that their friendship will be
durable. Neither has any cause to
quarrel with the other. Each country
has as much territory as she can pos
sibly require, and each country is proud
of the other.
"We In England are proud Of having
such a child as America. and the
Americans are proud that the earlier
achievements of Great Britain. in
which they shared, have been sustained
since the separation. This is the senti.
ment Of pride and brotherhood that the
English envoy is required to represent
In the United States. Never has the
spirit of peace been more conspicuous.
ly the ruling spirit Of both peoples.
II tunnel under the Atlantic ocean
was suggested no objection to 1t would
be raised in this country
Sir Mortimer Durand, toastlng the
visitors, said that President Roosevclt's
last words to him on leaving America
were of congratulation upon the rela.
tlons of the two countries-in the pres
ident's own words. Nothing could he
more satisfactory"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
WENT TO sAYREvILLE.
District Deputy of d. of p. Raised
Chiefs of Council There.

District Deputy Mrs. Jorgen Mar
tinusen and staff, of Mohawk Coun-
Gil, Degree of Pocahontas, of this
city, to Sayreville last night, where
they raised the chiefs of Mondamin
Council No. So, of that place, in, Fish
er's hall. They left here on the 6:3S
o'clock train on the Central railroad
for South Amboy, where they took
the trolley. After the ceremony re-
freshments were served and social
time followed. Speeches were made
by District Deputy Mrs. Martinusen
and Mr.. Martinusen and others of the
staff and also by the newly-installed
officers. This council is but three
years old, but has membership of
about one hundred and fifty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. IA fire in one
Of the sections of West Washington
market threatened last night to de-
stroy the entire market. worth $1,000
600, and imperlled the Cunard and
White Star piers and the steamer Luz
canla. The snow proved at once a
hindrance and help to the firemen,
for while it delayed the arrival of the
apparatus 1t covered the roofs thick
with fireproof blanket.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
PUR|TANS HAD
BIG SUCCESS.
YOnng Clubs Affair at Dewey
Park Was Attended by
Many Guests.

The Puritan Athletic Club scored
a success last night when it held its
first ball in Dewey hall on Stare
street. The hall was crowded and
the enjoyable evening went on with
out hitch. Delegations from Wood
bridge, Metuchen, South Amboy and
other towns were present, as we're
several clubs from this city. At IL
O'Clock supper and refreshments were
served.
The committee in charge was
Charles Anderson, chairman; Nels
Hoyer, Vincent Beatty. James Quin-
Ian and Frank Sullivan. James Fries
was floor manager and James Dee
gan assistant floor manager.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

NEW MILFORD, Conn, Feb. T.
William II. Cook, aged about fifty. was
found dead and buried in snowbank
in Falls Village, near the railroad sta
ton. He was a painter and decorator.
said to be of Milerton, n. y. where he
leaves two children. 1t is believed that
he had been drinking and that he had
lain down to sleep Monday morning
before the storm set in. He was found
by laborers shoveling snow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. T. For a
mile the Pennsylvania railroads Con-
gressional limited sped on during the
night over switch frogs and past sid
ings with corpse at the throttle of the
locomotive. The engineer, Joseph Toms
of Newark, n. j., had been killed at
the Diamond street bridge, and his
battered head was hanging out of the
cab window, although his left hand
still held the throttle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Tried TO xiii Roonevcif.

NEW YORK. Feb. Ton the Ward
line steamer Mexico, which arrived
from Havana, was Emanuel Gonzales.
forty years old. who served as corporal
under Weyler III the Spanish-American
war. AS he was in the fight at Kettle
Hill, it is the desire of the veteran to
go to Washington and see President
Roosevelt before he sails for his home
in Madrid, as he believes he shot at
the president in that battle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
NearIy Ilad ] Lrnchfne. !.

NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Enraged by
the shooting Of -four New York Central
employees at the Grand Central sta
non, two OF whom died within few
minutes, mob attacked the murderer
Gabriel Farrara, an Italian. beating
him with sticks and fists and crying
Lynch him. Only the lack of a rope
and the speedy arrival Of police re-
serves saved the slayer from being
strung up to a lamp post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
DE Rue Bros, Minstrels Tonight,

Walter Hearn, the celebrated Eng
lish tenor. has been engaged as prin-
cipal vocalist with the DeRue Broth
ers' Ideal Minstrels. For many years
he sang in leading churches of Eng
land, where his wonderful voice won
for him unlimited praise and merit.
After many inducements he was pre-
vailed upon to appear with DeRue
Brothers for this season and will be
heard at Wilder Hall tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
stylish Wine Clerks IN Alaska.

1t will perhaps be noticed by those
who visit the most popular resorts
that all of the wine clerks are now
wearing new and fashionable neck.
ties. This is accounted for in the fact
that Tom Nestor while on the out
side was induced to buy a whole case
Of neckties and he brought them to
Nome and presented them to the boys
in the white suits.--Nome Gold Dig
ger,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
News Of The World Briefly Told


NVuTtlHINt LctINIps re Thanked Them.
LINCOLN, Neb.,l Feb. THE Ne
braska legislature has adopted resolu.
tions of thanks TO representative c. l..
France Of Syracuse and Mrs. France
for the splendid service they have rem
dered the state int bringing into the
world fifteen children. Copies of the
resolution which so strongly praise the
defenders of the antirace suicide idea
have been sent to Governor Sheldon
and President Roosevelt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
win Contest In Beecher Family

HARTFORD, Conn, FEB. Mrs.
Burton Powers of Rrookline, Mass, is
to contest the will of her grandmother,
Mrs. Isabella Reecher Hooker, sister of
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry
Ward Beecher The estate is valued at
100000. Mrs. Hooker was promi-
nent worker for woman suffrage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Jackson After kelsex.

ALBANY. n. V, Feb. Additional
cause for worry was thrust upon Su.
perintendent Kelsey last night. Attor-
ney General Jackson in a statement to
the press challenged his conduct as one
of the receivers for the Republican
Loan and Savings association of New
York, giving facts that seem to justify
harsh criticism.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
London's Foos.

November is London's worst month
for fogs. During a good" year the
Londoner may have to breathe only
so fogs. In very bad" year he may
have to endure as many as so. Lon.
don's countless coal fires, mingling
SCOT with mist. concoct the London
er's fog for him. The great majority
Of fogs in the metropolis begin to
form between seven and eight in the
morning. just when most fires are be.
ing lighted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. when
the German steamer Flandria arrived
here from Santa Marta, Colombia. for
coal steyedores were procured, but
they refused to work except for dou-
BILE pay-namely, go cents a ton. This
attitude on the part of the laborers is
n result of the higher scale of wages
that has prevailed since the earth
quake, the demand for labor being
greater than the supply
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

BOSTON, Feb. lone man was kill
ed and thirteen persons injured in a
fire that destroyed the block occu-
pied by Hunt Bros department store
and several tenements, causing $780,
600 damage. Jacob Gold was over
come by smoke and died. Mrs. Kate
Glass and her baby, only two days old,
may both die.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Fire mt Atlantic city.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Feb. T.
Firemen and citizens here last night
struggled to subdue Il fierce fire which
threatened to wipe out the entire block
of houses at New York and Atlantic
avenues. Despite their efforts, how
ever, the blaze gained headway from
the start. The work of the firemen
was hampered by the intense cold.
The loss will be heavy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Nebogaton Gets Ten Yenr,.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. T. The
emperor has confirlned the sentences
passed by the court .artial ON Vice
Admiral Nebogatoff afl the other ma
val officers tried at the sa ne time for
surrcndering to the Japanese. Neboga-
ton will be interned in fortress for
ten years and the others for varying
periods.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
DIAGNOSED.

Henry asked the Sunday school
teacher, what is the conscience"
THE conscience" answered little
Henry, "is what you have after you
have been eating cake and Jam and
things out of the pantry, and then you
have to take castor oil, and that cures
the conscience. Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
BOAT BUILDING SHOP.
Thomas Jensen Occupies Captain
Woglom's Former Establishment.

Thomas Jensen, who has conduct
ed a boat building business in the
rear of the Greacen machine shop on
Front street for some time, has rent
ed the old scow formerly used by the
late Captain Abram Woglom in his
oyster business. Mr.. Jensen will fit
up the place as boat building shop
at once and will build number OF
small craft. He already has a con-
tract for building twenty-eight-foo
boat for Staten Island man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Lectures at Our sayiour's.

PROFESSOR Laursen, Of Our Saw
iour's Danish Lutheran school, deliv-
cred an excellent lecture in the school
room last night on Kingo, the great
hymn writer. Rev. v. B. Skov, pas
tor of the church, will conclude the
series of lectures next week on the
history of the Lutheran church about
the time 600 A. d.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

BRUSSELS, FEB. IA royal car
riagc in which King Leopold was rid,
ing was III collision with an electric
street car here, and the king was
thrown violently to the floor Of the
vehicle He sustained Il severe shock.
The accident has resulted in King Leo.
pold postponing his departure for the
south Of France
The NEWS gives the news when it
is news
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
prepared for Her.

whats that little slip of naper?"
"Oh, I mustn't forget that. It's clip
ping that puts the buckwheat crop for
the present year at t5,0OOOOO bush
els" What are you going to do with
it?" SHOW II to my wife the next
time ask her il we can't have hot
cakes for breakfast, and she says
there isn't any buckwheat in the mar
ket."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
new Jersey BAN player Married.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb. 7.-When
John J. Fitzhenry made a famous
home run in the ninth inning last sea
son for Jersey City it won the game.
But he won much more The charming
Miss Grace Butler, baseball fanette,
and Fitzhenry were married at ST. Mi
chaers Roman Catholic church here.
The bride is certain Fitzhenry will
make only home runs now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
To Make Presentation,

Rev. w. P. Hill, with the denco
of the First Baptist Church, will pre-
sent a communion service to the col
ored congregation tonight and will
preside at Lords Supper. This is the
service used before the First Bap-
tist Church procured the individual
cups.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Comparison Of Life.

Life Is like getting a telephone
number from the information bureau"
said the woman. when you have
waited and waited till you are so tired
you don't know what to do and don't
care much whether you get it or not,
they call you up and give 1t to YOU"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Nothina to Renret.

my husband never saw me in the
ten years of our married life when my
personal appearance was neglected" :"
boasted woman. When the nurse
called me to his bedside. saying that
he was dying, hastily wiped piece
of chamois skin over my face before
responding to the call. have nothing
to regret. ."-Atchison Globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
British Telephone Service.

The English post Office telephone
system now publishes every Monday
in the daily papers list of the new
subscribers added during the previ-
Gus week. This adds to supplemental
directories, which are published much
more frequently than is the case hers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Newbro,s Death "A Mystery

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. - The
mangled remains of John Newbro. a
Northern Central railway detective,
were found in two feet of water along
the Perry county shore of the Susque-
hanna river short distance west of
Rockville The death of Newbro is a
mystery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
BedmaIsing a Lost Art at Montclai,


MONTCLAIR, N. j., Feb. Z. = The
teachers in charge of the manual train
ing department Of the Montclair
schools have added a novel department
to their work-that of teaching young
girls how to make beds.' 1t was
found that many girls in the Maple
avenue school were ignorant of this
important part of household work,
especially the foreign pupils.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. Although it
is believed certain that settlement
has been made by the Beresfords with
Lady" Flora Wolff, by which she will
not make contest of the will of the
late Lord Delaval Beresford she alb
solutely declines to confirm the state
ment, but, ON the other hand, declares
s'it is n lie
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

FLORENCE, Kan. Feb. I'll. X.
Mclean, a pioneer Kansan, died at his
home here, aged eighty-four years. He
served through the civil war as a cap
tain and afterward became major in
the regular army. His son is Henry
Mclean, an attorney of Washington.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Big Gift to Rutgers.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 7:-
In the will of Benjamin Stephens, who
died recently, he leaves $4,000 in
cash to Rutgers College and all his
books, provided they are kept sep
arately and are known as the Benja-
min Stephens Gift. He also left
100000 TO charitable institutions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Roy Was Paroled.

A boy, fifteen years old, was ar
raigned before the recorder this
morning charged with having annoy
ed a small child by putting snow
down her neck. The complainant did
not care to press the charge and the
boy YVES paroled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
New Teacher at st. Stephens.

A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of St. Stephens Danish Lutheran
parochial school will be held in the
school room Monday night at
o'clock for the purpose of making ar
rangements to receive the new teach
er who will take charge about the
first of March. Other business per-
tanning to the school will also be
transacted at this meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Cannon npa Hepburn III.

WASHINGTON, Feb. r. Speaker
Cannon is confined to his home with a
severe cold which has been troubling
him for several days Representative
Hepburn OF Iowa is also confined n
his haGle bv severe cold
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Rrnad.Minded Views.

One bit In Robert Louis Stevenson's 8
Vailima prayers is good advice:
Purge out of every heart the lurking
grudge." he says; give US strength to
forbear and to persevere. Offenders
ourselves, give US grace to forgive
offenses. Forgetful, help us to bear
with the forgetfulness of Others"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
London Street Wait.

In spite of all the compassion legiti-
mately excited on his behalf, the Lon
don street child seldom looks on him
self as an object of pity. He has an
unfailing fund of good spirits, a well.
developed sense of humor, and a
boundless capacity for getting enjoy
ment out of the most unpromising ma
erials.-Mancheste Guardian.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

"Pineules" (non-aicoholic) made
from resin from our Pine Forests.
used for hundreds of years for Blad-
der and Kidney diseases. Medicine
for thirty days, 81 90 Guaranteed.
Sold by Sexton, druggist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Baptists' Affair Tonight. -

A catching social" will be held at
the Baptist chapel tonight under the
auspices of the primary department.
Plans are complete for an evening
replete with novel features for en-
joyment. No admission will be
charged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Foresters to savreYille.

Several of the members of Court
Amboy will accompany Thomas Luc-
as to Sayreville tomorrow night. They
will go from this city by sleigh. Mr.
Lucas will sing at an entertainment
and reception given by Court Sayre-
Vile, Foresters of America, in that
place, tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY.
Organization Formed at st. PauI's
German Church to Meet Weekly.

A young peoples society was organ
lied at ST. Paul's German Church
Tuesday at which the election of Of
ficers took place. They are as fol-
lows: President, Max Kaletch; Vice
president, Robert Ceiling; secretary.
Miss Hattie Woitscheck; treasurer,
Miss Flora Detering. The age limit
is fourteen years. Everybody over
that age is welcome to join There
are meetings held every Tuesday
night at s o'clock in the Sunday
School rooms on South First street.
After the business meeting a social
hour will follow. A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Mrs. Nielsen Appears Tonight

Mrs. Oda Nielsen will appear for
the second time in this city in her
American tour tonight at Braga Hail.
She will give an excellently arrang-
ed program and another crowded
house will doubtless greet hef.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
TERRA GOTTA COMBINE
TO IMPROVE PLANTS,
CONTINUED from page II.

dent; William H. Powell, vice-presI-
dent; Joseph Winterbotham, chair
man of the executive COMMITTEES;
George P. Putnam, treasurer, and,
Dwight w. Taylor, assistant treasur+
er. Norman Grant, who has been the
assistant general manager Of the Tot
tenville plant, will be the assistant
general manager of the new company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Lehish valley Engine Exploded.

EASTON, Pa, Feb. 7.-The boiler of
a Lehigh Valley locomotive exploded
between Fernwood and Neshanic.
causing the death of William Mesher
and the injury of Soren Hanson, the
fireman, and Samuel Donnelly, the en-
ginecr All the men resided at Perth
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Raritan Yacht Club Met,

The monthly meeting of the Rari-
tan Yacht Club was held last night
with an excellent attendance. One
new member was received and the
meeting was important.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE house
committee on the judiciary, which was
directed to investigate the jurisdiction
of congress over woman and child Ia
bor abuses, has completed its report
and finds the United States has abso-
lutely no authority in the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

DETROIT. Mich. Feb. T. Miss
Adele Ritchic. who has been appearing
at the Temple theater. had to cancel
her engagement owing to serious at
taclz of gastritis and left las; night for
her home in New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. Pres
ident Diaz of Mexico has expressed a
desire to visit Los Angeles during the
imperial council of the Mystic Shrin-
crs IN Max.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Two steamers Caught In lee.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Feb. Z, = Ad-
vices received here are to the effect
that the steamers Iowa and City of
Racine, the first named bound for Mil
waukee and the other for Chicago, are
stuck in the ice off Evanston, Ill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Exams in High School.

Pupils of the high school depart
ment yesterday were given final ex-
aminations In general history, anc-
lent history and algebra.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
state Painters OfIicers Hero

The Painters and Decorators I'm
ion held a meeting last night in I'm
ion hall that was we'll attended.
Oficers from the state association
were present and spoke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Bottlers Acted on bylaws.

The Middlesex County Bottlers' AS
sociation met last night over Far
roat's cafe on New Brunswick avenue
and acted on the bylaws.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Justices Up Again.
s1eciat to the EVENING NEWS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. T.
The grand jury did not finish with the
justices of the peace yesterday. More
of them will probably be summoned
at a later date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Former Freeholder Dead.

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. IT,
William R. Dill, seventy-five years
old, former freeholder, died at his
home near Spotswood last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-George 5. Nc.
Alpin, a champion wing shot, obtained
a verdict Of $4,000 against Major Hugh
II. Garden, a lawyer, here The action
grew out of the formation Of the San
tee Gun club, which owns large
shooting reserve in South Carolina.
McAlpin claimed $4,000 commission for
the sale of stock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Company Incorporated.
Cpectna to the EVENING VIEWS:

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 7:-
Articles of Incorporation of the Flat
tona Wood Finishing Company, of
Perth Amboy, were filed here today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07

''It is not enough to run; ONE
MUST START IN TIME" And this
Is true, especially, Of answering want
ads.