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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
Bank OF England In
creases Discount Rate
to 6 Per Gent.
$50, new ENGAGED
Believed Trade Balance viii be
Saving Feature In Finan-
clal Situation.

New York. Nov. 4.-The general
financial situation was still tense this
morning but the down town banks and
trust companies felt confident the con-
ditions were well under control. The
raising of the Bank of England's dis
count rate to per cent was not uI-
expected by those familiar with con-
ditions in Europe, although it was
hoped in some quarters this action of
the governors would not be taken III
til the regular meeting Tuesday.
Hnstcns the Action.
The fact that $2,O00,0OO was engaged
in the open market of London during
the morning for export to America
probably fastened the action of the
bank. This brings the total gold en-
gagement up above $30,0O0,OO0 OF
which about $7,2OO000 will arrive
Wednesday and 100000 Friday.
This will go at once into the bank re-
serve and will be deposited in banks
where engagements have been made
by the exchange houses and gold bro,l-
erS.
Trade Balance In Our Favor.
While there is considerable pressure
for capital in Europe it is felt this
country has the advantage in the state
of the trade balance. Crops are short
in Europe and it is absolutely essen
tial to obtain American wheat and
cotton at any reasonable price. These
prices are much higher than in 1892,
when cotton was at s cents against
about IL at the present time AM
wheat was 20 cents against prices OF
S107, while American steel rails are
selling at the record price, $40 pc:
ton.
Figures Encouraging.
These forces with the fact the frs
half hour showed an excess of exports
of $1S9,000000 as compared with 4
balance the other way in 1893 of SOS,
100000 create a situation in which ii
will be difficult for European banks e
hold their gold even by high discouat
rates.
Raises Rate Ia Six Per Cent.
London Nov. 4.-Persistent demands
from America for gold in spite of the
recently increased discount rate of the
Bank of England, and in the face of {
continued rise in the cable transfer
rate. caused the Bank of England thi:
morning to raise the rate from 51a t
per cent.
Causes FURRY.
The announcement occasioned somn
what of a furry locally. 1t is con
sidered. however, in financial circle
to be the natural outcome of the uu
favorable New York bank statement
When the Bank of England's rat
was raised to 51s per cent Oct. 81.
was thought the position in the Unite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
LYNCH A NEGRO MURDERER
Mob Riddles with Bullets CoIored Man
Who Was implicated in Killing.

Talladega, Ala, Nov. 4.-As a result
of the murder of Tom Thompson, as
sistant chief of police, here Saturday
night, Fred Singleton, negro, was rid
died with bullets by posse early yes
terday. In the shooting, Policeman
Otwell, who was a member of the
posse, was shot in the leg. Two other
negroes implicated in the killing OF
Thompson were caught and placed in
the Jail at Sylacauga
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
SUNDAY HITS LEGISLATURE
Evangelist Asserts 'the Whisky Crowd
Has 1t In a Corner.

Galesburg, ILL.,, Nov. 4.-Evangelist
William A. Sunday in a sermon against
yesterday afternoon stirred an audi
ence of 5000 to high pitch of enthu.
siasm and 200 professed conversion
Sunday arraigned the state Legislature
for refusing to give the state county
option and said the reason was that
the whisky crowd 'had the Legislature
thrust into corner and was squeeZ
ing the gizzard out of it, Sunday
meetings will close tonight. His con
verts here now number 1000. A large
purse of free will offerings is being
made for Mr.. Sunday and his assist
ants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
VOTE ANNOUNCED
Members of Society of Railway
Servants of Great Britain
Solid for Strike.
BUT ONE IN TEN OPPOSES
Head of Organization Declares at Big
Meeting Men Are Ready to
Stand by Coiors.

London, Nov. 4.-Richard Bell gen.
eral secretary of the Amalgamated
Society of Railway Servants. last night
announced that of the SS.134 votes re-
turned in the recent referendum on the
proposed strike 1926 were in favor
of going out. Eight thousand seven
hundred seventy-three ballots opposed
the strike and the remainder were
spoiled. This does not include the
100000 railway workmen not belong
ing TO the society.
This announcement was made at a
great meeting held in Albert hall and
attended by deputations from all parts
of the United Kingdom.
Ready TO Stand by CoIors.
Mr.. Bell declared that the executive
committee of the society was well sat
isfied with this result, but it had re-
solved that no further reference should
be made to the situation pending the
interview on Noy. between Lloyd
George, president of the board of trade
and representatives of the society. He
said he hoped the mandate would not
be put in operation, but he was salts
fed that if it became necessary tc
I, take this step the men would stand b,
their colors.
! The meeting passed a resolution
heartily pledging it's support to an,
action the executive committee nigh
deem necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
TRAP MAYOR OF DUQu0IN
Arrested at ST. Louis Hotel in Company
with Mrs. Ida Lee Manion.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 4.--Mayor B. w.
Pope of DuGuoin, H., and Mrs. Ida Lee
Manion, wife of a business man at
hotel here early yesterday Mr.. Man
ion traced his wife to the city, and al
midnight appeared at the central dis
trict station and asked that she ant
her companion be arrested. Police
men located the couple and made ths
arrests quietly. Pope and Mrs. Maniol
later were released on bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
Whew! Here's a Bump,

Berlin, Nov. f. Geraldine Farrar
the young American prima donna, is
reported in local newspaper as con.
demning America as barbarically de-
void of artistic appreciation, and as
having announced her intention oi
turning her back on America forever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
Is Adiudged Insane.

Christian Simmon of Rural was all
judged insane in the county court this
afternoon and committed to the Water.
town hospital by Judge Olmsted. Ha
has been laboring under different de
lusions. He is &c years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
Lone Thief Robs Five Hotels.

Prescott, Ariz., Nov. A lone high
wayman, armed with knife, entered
five hotels in this city last night, fa-
tally wounded one of the guests who
offered resistance, and made his escape
after robbing a score of people encoun-
tered during his single-handed raid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
GOES DOWN IN THE HARBOR
City of Birmingham Sinks at Boston
But Crew Escapes

Boston, Nov. 4.-The steamer City
of Birmingham of the Ocean Steam
ship company, struck ledge in the
harbor early today and sank in 10
fathoms of water. The crew escaped
1t is believed the vessel will be saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
Try to lynch Ohio Man

Marietta, Ohio, Nov. 4.-John Swee-
ney, a married man, 35 years old, mar
rowly escaped lynching from a mob
seeking revenge for his attack on Anna
Koon, a 14-year-old girl, yesterday af
ternoon. The police rescued Sweeney
after a crowd had bound him with a
rope and started for the Muskingum
river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
VICTIMS OF RAIL
Accidents Resulting From Vari.
Gus Causes Kill and
Main.
FAST PASSENGER WRECKED
Queen G. Crescent Train CoIlides with
Freight While Running at
High Speed.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. A. While
running 20 miles an hour, fast passen
ger train No. 3, on the Queen & Cres
cent, collided headon with freight
train one mile south of Morganville
Ga, yesterday morning. Two men
were killed, six seriously injured, and
about 20 passengers sustained more OF
less painful injuries.
Three coaches, mail, express, and
second class passenger, were burned
all the mail and express matter being
entirely consumed The passenger
train was over an hour behind time
and it was said by officials it was run
ming at high speed. The responsibility
for the wreck has not yet been placed
Five Killed in Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 4.-FivC
We're killed and a score more injurel
in headon collision between a north
bound passenger and southbounl
freight eight miles from Little Rock
on the Iron Mountain last night.
Three Killed on II. d o.
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov A. Three
men were killed and one man was in
jured in a wreck early Sunday wheI
an extra westbound freight train OIL
the Baltimore e Ohio railroad got be
yond control and cOllided with anothe
fast freight on the Cranberry grade
near Mcmillan, w. Va.
At the top of the grade at Terr;
Alta the train got beyond control
reaching a speed of 80 miles an hou
and making a terrific roar. The co
lision occurred about two miles from
the bottom of the grade.
Fatal Wreck in Tennessee.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. An Ala
bama Great Southern passenger trail
crashed into a freight train near thi
city. Two men were killed and seve
! injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04

clause the dam will have been finished
by July 1, when the bill becomes eff
fective, and the Economy Light &
Power company will be in possession
of property rights which will cost the
state millions to secure by condemna-
tiOn.
Not Mere BrOtherIy Love.
Naturally enough, it is generally con-
jectured that something stronger than
brotherly love led the senate combine
to hand over an opportunity of this
vastness to the Economy Light e Pow
er company, and the question on every
lip at the statehouse is How much did
they get?'
''There has been more talk of Doodle
and graft than since the days of the
Allen and Humphreys bills, the main
trouble being that it's one thing to sus
pect or know the truth, and an entire
| ly different thing to be able to prove
| it is the truth.
THE men who left the bill in its pres
ent position either by voting agains
the 'navigability' bill with the emer
gency clause attached or by being alb
sent or not voting were:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
WATCHMAN KILLED
William Smith, Employe of Nc
Carthy Improvement Com
pany, Hit by Rig.
FRED SCHlCK is ARRESTED
Held to Grand Jury in $4,000 Bonds
for Criminal Responsibility
in the Affair.

William Smith, watchman in the
employ of the Mccarthy Improvement
company of Davenport, was run down
and fatally injured by a rig driven bv
Fred Schick yesterday morning. Schic'i
was arrested and held to the grand
jury in $4,000 bonds for manslaughtec.
Mr.. Smith. who was 65 years of age,
was stationed at Second and Scott
streets where it was his duty to see
that vehicles kept off the asphalt that
is being laid there in the resurfacing
of Second street. Schick came along
driving rapidly and the old man step
ped out in front of his team. The
driver either did not see or ignored
the watchman and did not check his
speed and wheel of the vehic'e
struck Mr.. Smith and hurled him t.
the payement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
ORDER men To STAY OUT
OF MINES FOR ELECTION

ted States. The unprecedented figure
is to be paid to insure prompt delivery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
skull WAS Fractured.

The victim was removed to St.
Luke's hospital where it was found
that his skull had been fractured in
striking the pavement. He died 1T
6:50 this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
Call Upon President.

Washington, Nov. 4.-E. H. Gary,
chairman of the United States Steel
corporation, and Henry Pmpps we:i
in consultation with President Roos =
welt for more than an hour today, the
conference being participated III also
by Secretary Root. While no details
were obtainabIe it is understood th-
situation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
NEED A
NEW ENGINE.
Citizens Electric Company Looks
Toward Procuring More MaChin.
ery-COnsumers Increasing.

The Citizens Electric Light, Heat
& Power Co. now has about thirty
five consumers and expect in a few
weeks to connect-a. number of other
places. The shoe store of j. s. Slob-
odien & Bros, and Hilsdorf's grocery
store have just been fitted with seven
arc lights. At the plant the engine
and dynamo are working night and
day without a hitch and not once has
the engine had to be shut down at
night. Every day a gang of linemen
is at work connecting new places and
it is understood that it will be neces-
sary to double the size of the present
plant before June.
1t was said this morning by n in
a position to know that another en-
CINE would be needed soon and in all
probability arrangements for procur-
ing one would be talked of soon.
cat the present time" said this
official, "the plant is running over its
capacity, and when summer comes the
business will be so much increased by
the fan service that a new engine will
be needed"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
CRY BRIEFS


The Board of Education will
meet in adjourned session tonight.
The West End Social Club will
meet tonight al us Prospect street.
Miss Lulu La Brec has taken a
position as cashier at the Lyceum
roller skating rink, and lie Roy Cod
dington has q soda counter.
Mrs. Andrew Smith. of "a Wat
son avenue, reported to the police
yesterday mai her husband had beat
en- her while he was under the in
fluence of intOXicants.
Alexander Greene. of 6S Com
merce street. has been engaged to
sing at the Palace Arcade.
A meeting of Algonquin Lodge,
Knights of Pythias. was% held in the
Mccormick building last night.
The British steamer Wearside
left for Norfolk this morning.
The knights of Pythias have
changed their lodge room to Odd
Fellows hall, commencing with next
Monday nights meeting.
The Thimble Club will not meet
this afternoon because of the special
meetings at Simpson NJ. Z. church.
wHornet Encampment, /. O. o. F.,
held a meeting last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
THE FEBRUARY CLASS.
Preparations Complete for the Gradu-
alton Exercises at Trenton Nor
nal School Friday Night.

TRENTON, Jan. 29:-Arrange-
ments are nearly completed for the
graduation exercises of the Febru-
airy class of 1907 of the state normal
school Friday evening in the auditor
ium of the state schools. There are
t%hirty-four in the class. Nearly half
of this number has already accepted
positions to teach in various parts of
the state and in a short time it is ex-
pected that every member of the class
will be employed.
The list of graduates and their
specialties follows: Miss j. Beryle
Adams, Ocean City; Miss Mabel Lydia
Baker, River Edge; Miss Florence K.
Black, Slackwood; Miss Jeanette
B%ritton, Toms River; Miss Helen lie
Fevre Brokaw, Raritan; Miss Bertha
Ireland Campbell, Millville; William
Francis Conway, ~Lambertville; Miss
Bessie Llewellyn Corkey, geography;
M%anasquan; Miss NJ. E. Ersalena
Corse, Millville; Miss Lucie Lawrence
Crowley, Lambertville; Miss Eliza
beth Fenno Curtis, Trenton; Miss
Mary Jones Deacon, drawing, Bur-
lington; Miss Mamie Cecilia Gross,
Riverside; Miss Lily Emma Haelig,
Miss Ethel Cornelia Hammel, Abse-
con; Miss Camilla M. Jobes, Borden
town; Miss Ella Catherine Johnson,
Elizabeth; Miss Theresa Marie Ken
nedy, manual training Jersey City;
Miss Amelia Bennett Kugler, mathe-
mates, Woodbury.; Miss Augusta D.
Martin, history, M%etuchen; Miss Mar
jorie Gertrude Mayer, geography,
West Hoboken; Miss Ella Katherine
Nowakowsky. kindergarten, Union
Hill; Miss Katherine E. Owen, man
ual training, Ramsey; Miss Isabella
Pedlow, history. Philadelphia; Miss
Gertrude Madeline Pfeiffer, Maurer;
Miss Mary Elizabeth Resell, kinder
garten, Freehold; Miss Elizabeth
Munson Seeley. Sussex; Miss Helen
Irwin Smith, geography, Woodbury.;
Miss Metha Trapp, German, Trenton;
Miss Dorothy c. Veale. Charlotts-
vile, Va. Miss Frances Deborah Win
ter, Cliffwood; Miss Helen Noxon
Woodward, Elizabeth; Miss Alice For
man Wyckoff, Princeton Junction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
DEADLOCK is
FIRM AS EVER.
CONTINUED from page L.

election. Senator Wax elee did not
wish to be quoted on the Dryden pro-
position for a conference. He was
asked how the voting would go to-
day. ''Well, here is ore who will not
vote for Dryden" he replied signifi-
cantly.
Senator Dryden was encamped at
the Trenton House last night in read
mess for the battle today. He had
but little to say on Che situation. His
letter to the members. of the legisla-
ture, he said. explained itself, and
nothing further. was needed. He eX-
pressed himself as still confident that
he would be returned to Washington.
Fix Date for Conference.
Following a short conference with
Senator Dryden with reference to the
proposed conference, Senator Hnlery,
leader of the senate, and Assembly
man Barber, the assembly republican
pilot, got together last night and dis
cussed the meeting. 1t was finally
decided to call the conference for
next Monday afternoon at the state
house at 2 o'clock. 1t will be con-
Quoted practically as requested by
Senator Dryden. 1t will be qaite a
unique gathering in the annals OF
New Jersey politics. According to-
limitations made by them last night
the eight anti-Dryden members will
attend the conference. Their course
after the confab is opened with de-
pend upon the trend Of events.
The understanding that the confer
would be deferred Owe this
week took considerable of the ginger
out of the senatorial campaign last
night and this morning. The propo-
of Mr.. Dryden and the decision
% treat with him later transformed
what would have been today a hot
fight into a mere skirmish as the big
guns were kept in reserve for use
after the Monday meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
WILL GIVE employees
CHANCE TO RECOVER.

TRENTON, Jan. 29:-What will
practically constitute an employers
liability act, in the event of it's pass
by the legislature, was introduce
ed in the senate last night by Mr.. Sii-
ger, of MiddleseX. 1t provides that
common carriers shall be liable for
damages in case of the death OF an
employee by accident or his serious
injury. 1t also provides that in the
event of injury or death, contributary
negligence shall not be a bar to the
recovery of damages.
Under the present law an employe
of a railroad being injured while in
the performance of his duty has very
little chance of recovering damages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
BILLS FROM MIDDLESEx.
Senator Silzer and Assemblymen
Crowther and Drake Introduce Bills.

TRENTON, Jan. 29:-Among the
bills introdced in the legislature last
night were the following by the Mid
dleseX members:
S. so. BY Mr.. Silzer. Provides
that every common carrier shall be
liable for damages in Ease of the
death of an employee by accident or
his serious injury, and hat contribu-
tory negligence will not be a bar to
recovery. (Railroads and Canals).
S. 81. BY Mr.. Silzer. Supplement
to IAN act to regulate elections" APP
proved April a, 1898. Provides that
all ballots shall contain the names of
all candidates duly nominated and
except for the election of presidential
electors shall contain the name. of NO
other person. (Elections).
NJ. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81
500 for salaries, supplies and other
expenses of instruction in the art of
clay working and ceremics in the
State Agricultural College. (Agri-
culture).
Mr.. Drake-Amends the Orphans
Court act relative to the payment of
fees and costs. Judiciary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
DENY COPPER STORAGE
Officials in New York RidicuIe the
Idea of Making False Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29:-New York
owners of copper proper ties and deal
ers in the metal expressed some
amusement and others disgust. yester-
day at a publication VIII ich with prac-
teal unanimity they characterized as
an imposition practiIsed upon the
public. The substances of the report
was a letter alleged to have been sent
by James Noroton, President of the
Northeastern Metal Dealers Associa-
ton 10 Acknowledgement Bonaparte
Informing him of a uprner in copper.
effected by an alleged copper rus
Several newspapers published he
yarn yesterday morning.
An officer of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company, which has
large smelters at Perth Amboy, fatty
denied that 5000 IONS of copper was
stored at that place.
sour copper goes red hot he said,
from the smelter to the purchaser.
We have no copper stored at Perth
Amboy nor at any other place. On
the other hand, we have sold all the
copper we can possibly turn out for
some time in the future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29

John F. st. Clair, of 367 State
street, died shortly before s O'Clock
this morning after an illness of about
six weeks. He is survived by two
brothers and five sisters, several of
live in this city. Mr.. st. Clair
was twenty-five years old. He was
born in England, and came to this
city when a small boy. He has work
ed at various trades here, and of late
years has been in charge of his broth
er's saloon at 367 State street. Most
of the time he has lived with his half
brother, Lawrence DAILY, at the above
address.
Funeral arrangements have not as
yet been completed. He will most
likely be buried Friday morning. In
terment will be made in st. Mary's
cemetery,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29

A fine program has been arranged
by Arthur Larsen for the concert and
entertainment which will be given
Saturday, February 8, in Washington
Hall.
Three one-act skits have been ar
ranged with Arthur Larsen and Mrs.
Emile Larsen in the cast. Several
musical numbers have also been ar
ranged. Dancing and refreshments
will follow the concert.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
. FOR REFERENDUM.
Senator Colby Will Introduce Bill to
Suit Home Rule Party.

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 29:-Sena-
tor Colby, who is visiting here, will
introduce in the legislature a referen-
dunn bill In accordance with the ideas
advanced by the Home Rule party.
The bill provides for the submits
sion of all questions to majority
vote; every law passed by lawmakers
shall be subject to a referendum vote
on petition of five per cent. of the
legal voters of the district effected by
such legislation, and any desired law
may be initiated by petition of ten
per cent. of the voters of any district.
A formal request was sen out yes
terday for the drafting of a bill con-
tanning these features.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29

Danish NJ. f. Closing Month of Spec
ial Services.

The Danish M. e. church is hold
ing a series of cottage prayer meet
ings each night this week.
A meeting was held last night at
the home of Mrs. Hans c. Hanson,
~ Watson avenue, and was largely
attended. They will assemble at the
chapel of the church each night and
go to the place for the meeting. Fol
lowing are the places where the meet
ings will be held so far the rest of this
week: The meeting tonight will be
held at the home of Mrs. II. p. Ras-
mussen, East avenue; Wednesday
at Mrs. Martin Arnesen, AZ Broad
street; Thursday at Mrs. Nels p.
Mathiasen's, 81 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-29
SIX ROOMS READY.
Four of Them are Being Used Today
at School No. 5.

Six rooms are now ready for use at
School No. 5 and by Thursday Leon
& Roessler expect to have the entire
eight rooms ready for occupancy.
Four rooms are being used today and
are fitted with the new furniture.
Leon & Roessler were to have the
furniture in place by January l, but
as the flooring in the building was not
in place, the school board asked them
to hold up the order for a few
weeks. This was done and, when the
floors in the building were completed
Leon & Roessler were notified to that
effect. The furniture arrived from
the factory in less than ten days and
was installed in the school at once.