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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
TIDE FELL To LOWEST
POINT IN MEMORY OF
MANY ALONG SHORE
Wind Blows Water Out of the Bay
and Does Much Damage on Land
MANY Gather CLANS.

A gale of wind which swept over
this city, commencing Saturday night
and lasting until late last night, made
things lively on land and water. A
number of windows in houses were
broken, chimneys fell down, sign
boards were torn up and general ha-
VOC was the result. On the water the
tide was SO low that old timers de-
ciared that in the past twenty years
they had not seen it so far out. Hun
dreds of people both here and along
the Staten Island shore, walked out
to the old oyster beds and picked up
bushels of clans and oysters.
Saturday night, while the gale was
at It's height, the wind blew through
this city at the rate of at least seven
ty miles an hour and numerous win
dows were blown out of houses and
some chimneys keeled over. Yester-
day few people could be seen out on
the strets. and they were hurrying
along at a great rate( for the wind
was so biting that to stand long in
one place was out of the question.
Trolley cars passing through this
city TO and from New Brunswick and
Railway were cold and the windows
were covered with frost. The wind
caught the chimney on the Petit
house, at Market street and Madison
avenue, and 1t fell with a crash. The
bricks narrowly missed hitting some
people who were passing at the time.
A large pane of glass in Betchel's
bakery store was shattered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03

The police kept sharp lookout for
Violators of the excise law yesterday,
and only one man was caught,
Charles Mabel, who was in charge Of
the beer bottling establishment at
2S4 Prospect street. He was held in
$1,000 bail to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Chief Burks yesterday detailed De-
tectives Huff and Long and Patrol
men Kozusko and Andrew Jensen, In
plain clothes. While watching the
beer bottling place at 284 Prospect
street at 10:30 o'clock, Kozu5ko and
Jensen, noticed a man coming out,
and he had his arms and pockets
full of beer bottles. Standing In the
doorway of the place was Charles
Mabel. Mabel was placed under ar
rest and taken to police headquar-
ters. The man who had the beer,
Perseck Lasilo, was held as witness.
Recorder PicL9rsgill was at police
court when Mabel was brought in.
Mabel said he was not the proprietor,
but that he was acting as bartender
for the owner, and that the man
caught with the beer bought 1t the
night before and forgot it, and came
back for 1t yesterday morning. The
recorder said he did not see how a
man could be bartender in a beer
bottling Establishment.
Perseck .Lalilo, the man caught
with the goods, said that on week
days he is employed at the lead
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03

The tide was the lowest yesterday
In years. Old oystermen said that,
in the past twenty years, they had not
known the water in Staten Island
sound to be so low. The tide at one
time was SO far out that the beds
we're plainly visible, and many people
secured many CLANS during the after-
noon. The fact that the tide was
so low, old timers say, means that
big snow storm may follow.
Grounding Hides Again.
The grounding saw his shadow
and crawled back into his hole, which
denotes that we may expect six
weeks more of hard winter weather.
The tide was the lowest In years.
Some Of the old residents cannot re-
call seeing 1t down so far at this
time of the year. The oyster beds in
Princes Bay were visible for a con-
siderable distance. During the day
several hundred people were seen
gathering CLANS. Some got as many
as 1000 hard CLAIMS. Soft CLAIMS
were also gathered in great guam
titles
During the wind Saturday night
two Of the Bee Line barges were
blown on the edge OF the channel,
back near the old ferry slip at the
foot of Main street, Tottenville They
got of later in the day without any
loss. The chimney on the Totten-
vile post Office fell, doing much dam
age.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
FOUND A MAN
IN THE BED

Mr.. and Mrs Thorvald Ernst. and
family. of 157 State street, spent the
evening at the home of friend Sat-
urday, and when they returned
home, found a man fast asleep in one
of the beds. The police we're noti-
fed
Patrolman Whitworth found ole
Thompson, of % Smith street.
Thompson was evidently intoxicated,
and he told the policeman that he
had gotten into the wrong house by
mistake.
Thompson was locked up, and yes
terday morning he said he had found
the kitchen door open and walked in
and gone to bed. He paid the fine of
So.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
TRACKS LAID
AT NIGHT ON
De KALB AVE.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Said to
Have Put Rails Down With.
out Permission.


The Lehigh Valley Railroad has
extended the railroad tracks along
High street from the Roessler &
Hasslacher Chemical Works, at Buck
ingham avenue and High street, to
the new rubber mill of the Standard
Underground Cable Company, at High
this, they have crossed De Kalb ave-
nue..
The work It Is understood, was
done few nights ago by large
force of men In the employ Of the
railroad. The latter company, 1t Is
said, furnished the rails and work.
men, although the work was held up
for some time because the railroad
thought that the cable company
should furnish either the rails or the
men.
The lower end of High street is
now a network of railroad tracks,
from Buckingham avenue to Wash
ington street, with two grade cross
ings. At Buckingham avenue is one
crossing, from which extend tracks
for the Perth Amboy Terra Gotta
factory; two switches, for the old
plant of the Standard Underground
Gable Works, one switch for the
Chemical Works, two switches, and
now across De Kalb avenue, the sec
ond grade crossing to the new plant
of the cable works.
When seen by a NEWS reporter
Alderman-at-Large Voorhees, said he
did not know the railroad had cross
ed DeKalb avenue until the other
day, when he happened to be in that
section of the city. The alderman
at-large said that the present council
had not granted the railroad COM
pany the right to cross the avenue,
and that they had no business to do
SO unless they had permission. Mr..
voorhees, said he considered it an
outrage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
DANA SOCIETY
AND GUESTS
ENJOY PLAYS
Dancing and Supper Features of
Relief SOcietys Club
Night.
MANY MEMBERS AND GUESTS

Dana hall was crowded to it's
doors Saturday night when Dana Re-
lief Society gave its monthly club
night. The evenings program open
ed with the one-act comedy, Jensen
Kommer." The cast was composed
of Sophus Knudson, Owe Thompson,
n. A. Knudson, Miss q. Poulson.
Miss Hansen and Mrs. Larsen. .
The one-act skit, EN- Nat Ros
Kilde." was then presented. The act
caused much laughter,
Between the plays, the well-known
Danish singer, Axel Jorgenson, sang
a favorite Danish selection. Dancing
was started at 10 o'clock and lasted
until midnight. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
The committee in charge consisted
of N. A. Knudson, chairman; Helm
er Christensen, Nels Jensen, B.
Bjererum and Knud Knudson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
ENGLAND TO
2 PREVENT A
REVOLUTION
Portugal Ready for an Uprising
WaIvessets Go TO Lisbon
Ready tor Work.
FEAR FOR QUEENS SANITY

Special bu United Press Wire:
LONDON, Feb. $50 strict is
the censorship in Lisbon that the
stories of the assassination of King
Carlos and his son, the Crown Prince
Louis, and the events following the
tragedy are confused and contradic-
tory in many particulars.
The official information Is that
Premier Franco has the situation
well in hand, but there are rumors
indicating that matters are far from
being as satisfactory as has been
represented.
That Lisbon is seething volcano
under the surface and that many
other cities are ON the verge Of re-
volt, and that the new King Manuel's
position is precarious in the extren 9
is pretty generally accepted as facts.
Though there is some uncertainty
concerning the hour which Premier
Francois assassination was attempt
ed there is no doubt that such an
attempt was made. The reports that
strong band surrounded his house
and opened fire on the guards are
fully confirmed. The guards return
ed the volley and beat off the would
be assassins after several had been
wounded on both sides.
The republicans deny they are con-
cerned in the assassination plot, but
there is no doubt but that Franco
has either arrested or Is trying to
arrest the leading members of the
party, evidently believing that prom
inent men of the organization are
responsible.
King Edward has resolved not to
permit the overthrow of the Portu-
guese dynasty, according to unofi-
cial, but authoritative information
from highest government sources. If
necessary he will lend manuel and
military aid in suppressing a revolu-
ton. An outbreak Is not, however,
considered likely.
The, British cruisers Antrim, Car
narooI, Drake and Devonshire have
sailed from Gibraltar for Lisbon,
where they will act under orders
from the English Ambassador
MADRID, Feb. 3:-(Special) The
announcement is made that the cruis-
~er Princess of Austrias has been or
dered to Lisbon to protect the Span
ish colony in the event of revolu-
ton.
LISBON, Feb. 3:-(SpeciaD A
battalion of infantry revolted at
Operto following the receipt of the
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
NOW IN
MATTEAWAN
Special By United Press Wire.

MATTEAWAN, Feb. 3:-If re-
ports from the officials at the Mat
teawan asylum are true, Harry X.
Thaw Is already chatting under the
discipline of that institution. He is
declared to be emphatically disap-
pointed over the failure of his law
yers to secure him the privilege of a
private room. This one thing was
hoped for and the fact that he was
kept in public ward made him nerv-
Gus and irritable.
Thaw's bertillon measurement and
photograph for the asylum records
were taken today. To the guards in
charge of him he boasted that his
lawyers would have him out of there
in q week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
WINNERS OF
CONTEST FOR
THIRD WEEK
Three Persons Ae Given SIS
Each By the Ev Ming News
Today.
WATCH Fos EXTRA c0JPoN"

The three winners of the EVEN.
ING NEWS prize contest last week
are: Walter RELY, 104 Rector street,
1890; Emma Yenk, 219 Washington
street, 1,054 Mrs. Mathilda Peder-
son, 1872 Gordon street, S52
Each of these received s5 from
the EVENING NEWS today An-
other contest begins at once and next
Monday another $15 will be divided
among the thre persons gaining the
highest number of points.
An example of what can be done in
these weekly contests for cash prizes
is that of Mrs. Mathilda Peterson.
For three weeks she has been among
the three highest and has received
S5 a week for soliciting subscrip-
tions for the NEWS during spare mo-
ments and by collecting all the cou.
pons she could get. Mrs. Peterson
is to be congratulated upon her en-
terprise
Now that some of our industries
are working on short time and not d
few people are temporarily out Of
work, 1t would seem as if this chance
to get s5 q week would appeal to
them. The contest is open to all and
SCA uAC II &C W III tAAACO oS
you can.
The others in the contest last week
are: Wilfred Johnstone, 1o1 Rector
street, 403 Andrew Jensen, la
Sayre avenue, 34S; Francis Finan,
240 Smith street, 326; William Cook.
IL Ogden place, 124.
The points in the contest are gain-
ed as follows: One yearly subscrip-
tion, 500 points; six months, 200l
three months, 100; one month, 20.
The coupon published in the NEWS
every night counts one point.
Watch for This.
To add interest to the contest the
coupon published on one of the days
this week will count ten points in-
stead of one. 1t will be known as the
extra coupon" Remember this cou-
pom viii appear only one day and will
be distinguished by the words extra
coupon" When this appears it Will
count ten points instead Of only one.
All the others count one point as
usual ThA extra coupon counts
ten points. Keep your eye open.
Watch for the paper with the extra
coupon" Collect as many as you can.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
STOLE WEAPON
FROM A CASE

Aaron Kaufman, who keeps q
jewelry store at 344 State street, re-
ported to Patrolman Quinlan, Satur-
day night at 9:10 o'clock, that a boy
had broken into his show case out
side the store. and stolen % cali
bre revolver and some bullets. Kauf-
man said he did not know the name
of the boy, but he saw him break
open the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
TO SUE R. R.
FOR INJURIES

Leo Goldberger has been retained
by George Turk. father of Antoine
Turk, who was nearly killed while
crossing the Central railroad tracks
at Maurer, Wednesday, to bring suit
against the railroad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
REREARSE FOR PLAY

A rehearsal of Smiths Troubles"
the play to be produced by the MEM
bars of San Salvador Council No.
299. knights of Columbus. in the
Majestic theatre February IS, was
held in their rooms yesterday after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
Shoe Store is Closed.

The sale of the stock in the shoe
store at 119 Smith street, which was
formerly owned by q. @. Richmond,
but which was recently purchased at
an administrators sale by Doblin {,
Company, ended Saturday night.
The remainder of the stock and fix
lures are being packed and will be
taken to New York city tomorrow,
to be sold at auction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
New Teachers on Duty.

The Misses Mary Hansen and Helen
Seaman. who last week graduated
from the State Normal school at
Trenton, commenced teaching this
morning. Miss Hansen is at school
No. and Miss Seaman at No. 9.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
NOTICE.

At regular meeting of Alnha
Council No. 1, in Odd Fellows Hall
tomorrow night. February A. 1908,
installation of officers for ensuing
year will take place.
Grand Recorder Farrell will be
present and as he is one of US 1
would earnestly request all members
to be present and hear what he has
to say.
H. r. WILSON.
Councillor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
DOG BIT BOY
IN THE CHEEK

Frank Stelton, about five years old,
was bitten by dog. believed to be
mad, Saturday afternoon. The dog
sprang at him and pit piece about
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
GRAND JURY TO TAKE
UP THE AVENEL CASE
specsal to the EVENING NEWS:

WOODBRIDGE, Feb. 3:-There
will be a hearing before the grand
jury Friday in regard to the Thomp-
son boys connection with the death
of Nicholas Kaufman, at Avenel,
several months ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
NOTICE.

There viii be a special meeting of
Court Amboy No. 5s, Foresters Of
America, held in Foresters' hall. 500
State street, Monday evening, Febru-
airy 8. 1903, at o'clock. for the
purpose OF attending the funeral Of
our late brother, John E. Collins. All
members are requested to meet at
Forsstsrs' hall at . o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
T. +. MANT0N, @. r.,
q. J. WARNER, #. 8.
14s64-2-s-1t$
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03

The Perth Amboy Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
makes an earnest appeal to all those
using horses that they win have
their horses properly silod. thereby
preventing much needless suffering.
14366-2-3-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03
CHARCOAL

To start FIRE with. Now the talk of
the tewn. Saves you money. time and
danger. A bag fur 10c will last week,
F r sale at all groceries. Prepared By
the
Perth AmbOy Coal Co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03

s2f 20 TO COPENHAGEN.
Malpo, Christiania, &c
j. P. HOLM.
Tel. s0-R.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03

CONTINUED on page e.l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-02-03

he an dvertiser-lc a word.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
acquired knowledge of advanced civilization primitive
people learning the task of conducting Government for themselves

acquired knowledge of advanced civilization primitive
people learning the task of conducting Government for themselves
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This triumph in connection with laws enacted for survey
and registration render real estate titles the Philippine Islands
stable and ready of examination than other domain
which our Government exercises jurisdiction.
Carabao carts giving electric of transportation,
and railways reaching out the archipelago bring
the products of the soil and of industry the markets Highways
have been put condition for wheeled vehicles and the navgble
waters surveyed and recharted In the habor of MANILA where
formerly the shipping anchored far out from the Shore and the
ghtered to the DOCKS ships go directly alongside
splendid wharve The registration law has greatly increased
nterisand facilities Brigandage ladrons it is called
suppressed doubt if country in the world has progressed
rapidly in material improvements the Philippine Islands under the
conspicuous leadership and masteru guidance of William Howard
Taft who with superb courage deep knowledge and effective tact
the ead "a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night
leading bnghed people into the higher spheres of human activity
Always dmnde logical frank always kind of
natural leader of and wise ruler for the
shaping destnies of the Filipino call him Taft the Mis-
sonay for he true missionary the Philippine Islands,
missionary for human liberty missionary for the extension of Chris
tanty missionary of mercy the establishment of hospitals and
charities missionary of proby in the example of public and private
life and missionary of terror the evidoer and the oppror He
everready helper all good the mpaabe foe of all bad
tried and failed No other executive official of
given the world such record of triumph and
achievement in creative government
The National tribune., 1908-10-08

The Literary Digest casually throws
cold water upon Esperanto by showing
some so different attempts to get up a
world language in so recent a period as
the last century. The best known of
these was Volapul, which was invented
in 1879. and had quite run for while
until it met with the misfortune which
has overtaken spelling reform and other
similar propositions. That is, every
man in the reform has always quite as
many positive ideas as to the reform as
the inventor has. He wants his ideas
adopted, or at least some of them, and
split is inevitable. This will happen
with Esperanto. Nobody can claim to
have the last say and it will only be a
question Of time when the system will
be torn to pieces by the rivalries of
those advocates who think that their
ideas are better than those of the man
who invented it.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08

The old belief that there was a
marked difference in the levels of the
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans at Panama
has been set definitely at rest by the
careful surveys of the engineers. These
show that there is no natural difference
between the mean sea level on both
sides Of the Isthmus. The whole line
between the two oceans has been care
fully surveyed and bench marks placed.
These are concrete slabs, 1Sx18x6, suit
ably lettered, with copper or brass
bolt set in the center. The block is
buried about three feet in the ground,
with a four-inch galvanized iron pipe
centered over the bolt and projecting Is
inches from the ground This has a
brass cap with the proper inscription.
All ordinary level observations are to
be taken from the center of this cap,
and the whole is protected by a wire
fence painted white. with sign warm
ing against disturbance. The mean
difference between the Atlantic and Pa
cific levels this year has been only
0.2065 foot.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08

Georgia's sickening convict-lease
scandal is substantially ended. After a
most exciting struggle the Legislature
has passed law providing that the
convicts shall be turned over to the
Counties and municipalities that may
apply for them for work upon the
roads, public buildings and the like.
What may be left can be leased to pri-
vate parties. But it is said that there
will be none left over, since already SO
Counties have applied for convict labor
for roadmaking. They will pay the State
conyict-lease system has not only been
an unutterable barbarism, ranking with
the worst in Russia or Turkey, but it
has been exceedingly corrupting in
State politics. There was more graft
per capita on account of it than in New
York under the Tweed ring. The War
den of the penitentiary was the head of
the ring, and never failed to get very
rich besides enriching his associates.
Naturally the system died hard, but the
selves, and the scene in the Legislature
when the bill finally passedFis described
as "a pandemonium of boyish enthu-
siasm." The graver legislators sang
hymns, while the younger gave way to
all forms of noisy exuberance. The
Georgia papers generally shout, ''Thank
God!" as we'll they may. ,,o
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
THE SENATOR FROM IOWA.

The National Tribune is strongly in
hopes that the contest now going on in
Iowa for the seat in the Senate of the
late Senator Allison will result In the
success of Maj. John T. Lacey. The
matter will be settled at the primaries
held Nov. 3. Maj. Lacey has very much
in him to commend him TO the high
consideration Of the Iowa voters. In
the first place, he was one of those gall
LIANT youths who helped make such a
signally brilliant record on the battle
field for Iowa. He enlisted first in the
Sd Iowa. as fine regiment as was mus
tered in the Union army, and rose thru
all the grades until he came home, still
boy, Captain and breyet Major in
the 33d Iowa. His military record was
conspicuously good. and his civil record
since then quite worthy of it. For SO
years now he has been before the Iowa
people in various capacities, and every
where and all the time has shown him
self clean. faithful, jealous and remark
ably efficient. He is q man who has
never had to fear the production of
stolen letters or any other revelations
He has been a public man that everyone
knew where to find at any given time
and that would be In the right place,
saying and doing the right thing. He
was one of the trainers of the Dingley
bill, which has proved of such great
benefit to the country. and his work was
with special reference 30 the protection
and development of the agricultural in
terests. This makes his presence In the
Senate exceedingly desirable in the
coming revision of the tariff. The agri-
cultural interests should have an able
man on guard in the Senate, and they
can find no better than Maj. Lacey. The
veterans of Iowa should support him,
because we need comrades in the Sem
ate, as in the House. and Maj. Lacey is
a comrede who can be depended upon.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08

The German papers see deep mean
ing in the enthusiastic reception of our
fleet by the Australians. It is that the
Australians see that their destiny is
linked with ours, rather than with Great
Britain's, particularly in the policy to-
ward the yellow races. Australia fears
Japan, and, most Of all, Japan leagued
with China, and in such struggle her
better reliance is upon the United
States, whose interests are much more
likely to run side by side with hers than
are England's.
The National tribune., 1908-10-08
THE TEXAS SCHOOL BOOK NJ
BROGLIO.

Usually we rely upon our friends and
late enemies, the Confederate veterans,
to be the most sane and sensible in the
South. They have been thru the war,
know what it means and have learned
profound respect for their Northern
foemen as the Union soldiers learned
for them. Occasionally. however. there
come ebulIitions which somewhat dis
turb our good opinion of their reliable
sanity and conservatism. One of these
is the storm which has been raised over
the Elementary Arithmetic printed by
Scott F'oresnan, of Chicago, and known
as the Myers and Brooks Arithmetic.
The Confederate veterans threw such a
fit over page 217 of the arithmetic that
the authorities had to take notice, and
finally the publishers, in order to allay
the discomfort, tore out objectionable
page PIT, and pasted in neatly another
page having problems relating solely to
Texas matters. The offending page was
as follows:
Problems in Time.
The list of dates of births and deaths
The National tribune., 1908-10-08

The Blue Jackets are not having all
by any means. THE sojers' out in the
Yellowstone Park are having the big
gest bear hunt ever known, and officers
and men are in it up to their necks,
without regard to rank or seniority.
The bears have thrived entirely too well
under the protection of the park game
laws, have grown too numerous. fat
and saucy, and thinning out became
necessary.