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New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

Following the example of his granduncle. Will
lam ". and Of his mother Queen Victoria, King
Edward at the outset of his reign made an ar
rangement with Parliament and with the Treas
ury whereby IN return for his surrender to the
State of the major portion of the Grown prop
erty for the duration Of his life he received in
return an undertaking from the nation to fur
nish him with civil list Of about S2,0t0GO0
year, and to provide adequate allowances for
the princes and princessses Of the royal house.
VALUE OF CROWN LANDS.
As in the case OF Queen Victoria. it IS not
King Edward who made the best OF the bar
gain, but the State-that is to say, the tax
payers-for owing to the careful management
and extraordinary development OF the Crown
property, coupled with the amazing growth in
the value of building land during the last
seventy years. the Treasury has for years man
aged to net profits of millions of dollars annu-
ally from the property after all the expenses OF
its management, of the civil list Of the King and
the allowances OF the royal princes and prin-
cesses have been deducted. Should the Prince
OF Wales his succession to the throne de-
termine TO resume possession OF the now so
splendidly developed Crown property, With its
enormously increased revenues, instead Of as
signing 1t TO the government in return for a
civil list. he would render himself and his fam
lily financially Independent Of Parliament and Of
its supervision, thus putting an end for once and
for all time to the Radical plant to the
costliness of royalty-a plant based wholly on
misapprehension.
"Given at Our Court at St James" IS the for
mula still used to this day IN the proclamation
of all royal DEGREES issued by the British ruler,
which. taken in conjunction with the fact that
foreign embassies and missions are always ac-
credited to the Court OF st. James's, seems to
indicate that the English Crown prefers to have
its sovereignty identified with the quain. look
ing castellated block of buildings at the foot of
st. Jamess street. which, at any rate has the
prestige of historical association rather than
with the ugly and dingy Buckingham Palace
For ugly II is. and incouvenient as well, and the
words Of the great Duke of wellington. when in
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
PLANNING TO REBUILD BUCKINGHAM PALACE

edy, "The Mulberry Garden" Adjoining was
Goring House, occupied by Lord George Goring,
who was appointed keeper Of the gardens on
his death his house and grounds were purchased
by Lord Arlington. who built the mansion on
larger scale. called it Arlington House, and In
course of time acquired possession from the
Crown of the mulberry gardens, where he gave
the first tea party that had ever taken place I'm
England. Until then tea was a beverage quite
unknown. and to him belongs the credit OF hav-
ing introduced its consumption in the United
Kingdom by means of chest which ne had i'm
ported from China by way OF Holland AZ the
travagant cost of three gulreas a pound
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
EXPRESSION OF POPULAR OPINION.

These opinions are by means restricted TO
any particular political party class Of society.
They seem to be universal The people at large
appear TO have come TO the conclusion that their
sovereign is improperly and inadequately housed
in his capital which derives so many advantages
from the maintenance of his court there rather
than at Windsor; and without any solicitation
or instigation on his part his subjects propose
now to provide him with a suitable abode, which
is TO be erected on the site OF Buckingham Pal
ace and to embrace some of the interior portions
thereof but which viii in all other respects be
entirely new. AS a general rule, it is the people
who object to large outlays on monarchicaI pal
aces on the score Of royal extravaganza caIcu-
lated to increase the burden Of taxation resting
their shoulders. But here it is the public
itself that Is not merely suggesting but demand
ing the expenditure Of substantial sum Of
money in order to provide the King with
propriate residence the metropolis; and the
only parallel for this in these modern days Is
TO be found in Hungary, where the Magyars
have recently spent q very large sum in the re-
building OF the royal palace at Budapest IN or
der 20 render it worthy, IN grandeur and in com
fort OF q monarch to whom they are indebted
for the restoration OF their national autonomy,
and who throughout his long reign has bestowed
upon them so many tokens OF his good will and
affection.
Before proceeding any further IT may be
pointed out tat II the projected reconstruction
Of Buckingham Palace takes place il will entail
no new demands upon the national treasury, for
it has been proposed that the money needed for
the purpose should be taken from the surplus
revenues Of the Crown estates. The sovereign
possessei by right OF inheritance an immense
amount of very valuable lands. known by the
name of Crown property. which belongs to him
ex officio. species Of life tenant, much in the
same way that the majority of the territorial
magnat s OF England hold their entaied estates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31

promise made in the platform of the
party last fall we are In honor bound
to fulfill. A party can no more break
its word with the people and ash
further confidence than an individual
can expect to be trusted who, without
excuse, breaks his contracts. A party
must either do the things promised
or stand pillored in the public esti-
nation as guilty Of bad faith. The
people are taking an interest in poll
ltics. and In the doings of their SER
wants, In these days. The fact that
they are, is the most hopeful sign Of
our times.
In the last republican state con-
|ventfon, after contest over the plat
form of kind unheard of in pre-
vious convention. the party to which
the present executive and the major
|ity in both branches Of the iegisla-
lture belong, pledged itself solemnly
to the people of the state that Il
would do, among other things, the
following:
1. Enact comprehensive civil
service law.
2. Enact a modification and SIM
plifcation of the present primary
law.
Continued on page 10
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31

officers were unanimously reelected
Nearly All Reelected.
The officers are: 8. r. harrington
president; Chris Mathiasen, first
vice president; Adolph Greenbaum
second vice president; Adrian Lyon
treasurer; Raymond Laing, secre.
tary; A. Greenbaum. Peter Johan-
sen and Chris Mathiasen, members Of
the auditing committee; s. G.. Garret-
son, George ]. Haney, q. L. Grid
ley, H. w. Jones and Peter A. 10.
hansen. members Of the managing
committee.
The retiring vice presidents were
Abel Hanson and G. H. Edwards.
After the meeting the members
paid their dues for the ensuing year
The board requested that the NEWS
publish the following: Anyone de.
sirous Of becoming member Of the
Perth Amboy Hospital Association
can make application to the secre-
tary or the president. The dues are
$40 q year."
Present at the meeting were: g.
r. Harrington, C. H. Aldrich, Ray
mond Laing, George j. Haney, Chris
Mathiasen, Edward L. Gridley, Sam
uel G. Garretson, Adolph Green
baum and Peter A. Johansen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
SIMPSON M. {.
FREE OF DEBT

For the first time In forty years,
at the close of conference year,
Simpson NJ. E. church is free from in
debtedness.
At a meeting of the official board,
held in the church last night, the
usual reports were received, which
showed the church is in excellent
financial condition. Outside of few
minor bills, that are outstanding, the
church is free from any incumbrance
On Sunday, June 80, 1907, the
church held a jubilee day to cele-
brate its clearing from debt, when
the last mortgage of $4,000, made in
1867, and another for $4,000 made
in 1900, when the parsonage was
built, were paid.
Rev. DIR. w. c. Snodgrass, who has
been In charge here for the past
three years, will leave for the annual
conference to be held in the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Plain
field, tomorrow morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
PREVENT SOFT
COAL STRIKE
Will Stop Work In Many States.-
Quarter Of a Million Men At.
fected by Action.
WAGE AGREEMENT HAS EXPIRED
speo,al bv un,ted pre,s WIRE.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Mar. 31:-
Thomas Lewis, president-elect of the
United Mine Works. today, is work
ing for a point interstate conference
between the miners and the opera
tors, to be held In April, probably at
Columbus, Ohio, and the present in
dications are that he will be success
ful. Mitchell's administration failed
to bring about an interstate confer
ence, but the operators, by refusing
Mitchell and accepting Lewis, great
ly boosted his plan.
The operators and miners spent the
greater part Of a day in secret session
1t was stated that no serious differ
ences regarding wages developed at the
conference, but that there are a num-
Der Of other details in the working
agreement in which the operators de-
mand changes
The miners are said to be willing to
continue operations April 1 providing
negotiations. are not broken off by the
operators. Both sides have appointed
scale committees to meet in Joint ses-
sion.
Reports from indianapolis say the
union miners in most of the coal fields
Of the country will lay down their
picks and shovels tonight Almost
10000 Of them will stop work In Ohio,
western Pennsylvania, Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas
and probably in Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan, West Virginia and Kentucky.
The mining contracts under which they
are now working expire at midnight,
and, except in central Pennsylvania
and in the Indiana block coal district,
no contracts have been made, nor have
the miners and operators yet entered
into district agreements providing for
the operation of the mines after April
1, pending agreement.
This is a possibility in the Indiana
bituminous coal district, in Illinois,
Michigan and West Virginia. The In
diana bituminous, western Pennsylva-
mia and Illinois miners and operators
are in joint sessions at Terre Haute,
Pittsburg and Springfield.
Technically the miners will go out
on strike. but In reality they stop work
because the operators, except In In
diana and Illinois, show NO real inten-
tion of meeting and treating with
them, though no question Of wage or
principle Is at stake.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
APRIL TERM
GRAND JURY
Two Ministers are Named One
From MiIItoWn and the Other
From Highland Park.
ALBERT LEON is FOREMAN
,peo,ol e I'l ne. evENINe NBwa.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar. 31:-
Sheriff Church, today, announced the
grand Jury for the April term Of
court. Before he did SO, he had to
submit the names to Justice Bergen
for his approval, according to the
new law. :
There are two ministers on the
jury. They are Rev. w. J. Burney,
of Milltown, and Rev. e. ]. Meeker,
of Highland Park. The forman is
Albert Leon, of Perth Amboy. There
is one other from Perth Amboy, Ira
B. Tice.
The other jurymen are: Fred.
Deibert and George Green, South
Amboy; Frank r. Valentine and John
W. Raymond, Woodbridge; Jacob
Steinberg, Roosevelt; David Power,
Metuchen; Albert N. Rand, Dun
ellen; s. Percy Vail, Piscataway;
Robert p. Judges, South River; Will
liam H. Riddle. Sayreville; Abijah
Chamberlain, Jamesburg; A. q. Dey,
Monroe; Ellis Applegate, East Bruins
wick; John B. Perrine and David
J. Wilson, Cranbury; Wesley Apple
gate, South Brunswick; James A.
Morrison, H. B. Groves, Frank e.
Watson and William r. Reed. New
Brunswick.
The old grand jury met this morn
ing and at 1 o'clock enjoyed their
dinner at the Mansion House.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
GOVERNOR INSISTS ON
PLEDGES BEING KEPT
Sends Special Message to Legis.
lature Urging Public Utilities, Civil
Service and State Excise Board.
DOES NOT FEAR CAPITALIZATION

TRENTON, Mar. Ex-Governor
Fort last night sent to the legislature
special message In which he insists
on the republican party's fulfllment
OF every pledge made In last falls
platform, in accordance with the
views he holds ON the subjects there
in commented upon.
He insists on public utilities bill,
though he does not believe the COM
mission should have the right to in
augurate a rate; on a civil service
commission, and on state board for
the revocation of liquor licenses. The
message in full follows:
In my inaugural address the hope
was expressed that the present ses-
sion of the legislature might be a
short one. That hope has not been
abandoned. But the question of ad-
5ournment, aside from the personal
conveniece of legislature, is not as
important as whether legislation of
great public concern, still remains to
be enacted, which cannot be done
with certainty before definite date.
For the legislation of this session
the republican party will and should
be held responsible. For the failure
to legislate on vital matters it will
be held equally responsible. Every
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
Library Officials from Various
Parts Of State Oppose Measure
Which Originated Here.
SAY LIBRARIES WOULD SUFFER
Speakers from This City OH Both
Sides Of Quesion-Would Leave
Fixing Of Appropriations for Pub
lie Libraries at Discretion of Gov
erning Boards of Respective Cities
-Bayonne Alone Favors Change.

4 have very grave doubts about
the passage of the library appropria-
tion bill" said City Attorney HON.
mann this morning, when question
ed about the hearing before the as
sembly committee at Trenton yes
terday afternoon.
The committee on education, to
which the bill was referred, after
being introduced by Assemblyman w.
E. Ramsay, of this city, gave hear
ing of one hour on the measure yes-
terday afternoon. Chairman John D.
Prince, of Passaic,. called the ses-
sion to order at s o'clock, and pro-
tests against the passage of the bill
were then fled.
ed the bill and explained the situa-
tion in this city at the present time,
which warranted the introduction OF
the bill. Assemblyman Ramsay also
explained the advantages of the bill.
Newarkers Protest.
Library Commissioner Richard G.
Jenkfnson and several other New
arkers spoke against the bill and said
that II 1t became law, their branch
Libraries, about flve In number, would
have to be closed.
Henry w. Jones, a member of the
local library board, also protested
against its passage and gave figures
to show the cost of running the in
stitution.
Library representatives fram Pas
sale and Jersey City said that they
had trouble on account Of funds at
the present time and would have to
close their institutions II the bill
went through.
There were other speakers and the
opposition semed to have other allies
who would have spoken had not the
session been adjourned. Many docu-
ments were filed with the committee
and 1t was the general impression of
the local delegation that the chances
for the passage of the bill are slight.
Mr.. Hommann who prepared the
bill for Assemblyman Ramsay to In
troduce, at the request of the city,
says he doubts II it will ever be
heard of again. =
Several Bayonne officials upheld
the bill and stated that their trouble
was similar to that OF this city.
With this exception not one other
city sent representatives to favor the
measure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
FERRY ORDER
is RESGlNDED

The recent order Issued by SUI
perintendent Charles Kohler, of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit ferry, in
regard to having the deckhands act
as ferryboat watchmen on the Perth
Amboy after the boat is tied up at
the slip here on the last trip at 2:13
O'Clock in the morning, as told in the
News last Friday, has been recind-
ed, on account, 1t is said OF the pro-
test of the deckhands.
John Egan, Of State street. the
night bridgeman has been made night
watchman of the boat and ferry
house. He commenced his new du-
ties last night. He formerly came
to work at 2 o'clock In the after
noon and worked until o'clock the
next morning. Under his new posi-
tion, he comes on duty at 8 o'clock
at night and works until o'clock
the next morning. His salary has
been increased $40 per month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
ANNUAL MEETING OF
HOSPITAL GOVERNORS
Most Of the Officers are Reelected,
Including President South R. Far
rington--NeW Vice Presidents.
REACH OUT FOR new MEMBERS

+ South r. harrington was reelected
president at the annual meeting of
the Board of Governors of the Perth
Amboy City Hospital, held in the as
sembly room of the new police sta
tion at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
The meeting was scheduled to take
place at 5 o'clock but there was not
a quorum present at that time. In
the past the annual meetings of the
board have been held in the even
ing at the hospital. This way of
meeting was expensive as a stage had
to be hired to take the board to the
meeting place. One of the COVER
nors said at the meeting yesterday
that it was for the foregoing reason
that the meeting was held at city hall.
President Harrington called the
meeting to order and the usual rou-
tine business was transacted. The re-
port of the managing committee, pub
lished recently was read and APP
proved. The board voted $50 to
Miss Bessie Abildgaard for services
rendered during the past year.
The election Of officers followed.
With the exception of the two vice
presidents and member OF the man
aging committee all of the former
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
Many Properties in the Western
Section Of City Remain Vacant
Until Question Is Settled.
OWNERS ARE READY TO BUILD
Lots Had Been Sold for Taxes and
Matter Of Ownership Has Never
Been Satisfactorily Decided-Sites
Now Valuable and Forty Houses
VIII Be Built as Soon as Clear IT,
ties Are neutrality-suspicious. On.

If the negotiations between Lave
yer Henry w. Kehoe and City Attor-
ney @. G. Hommann go through,
from twenty to forty new houses may
be erected in Oak, Elm and Prospect
streets, In the western section of the
city by the respective owners.
There are many lots In that sec
tion containing no structures of any
sort, and this is laid to the fact that
the owners have thus far been un-
able to obtain clear titles to the land
because of the tax titles now upon
them.
AS the city attorney explained this
morning, the land was purchased by
residents there, when the city was
little more than a stretch of farm
land and the western section looked
like forest. At that time the own
ers did not care for the property and
many forgot that they owned any.
In later years as the city grew in
size, the property was seized for tax
claims and several are owned by the
city to this day. Some have been
purchased and it is these on which
houses will be erected, as soon as
a clear title has been obtained.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
PETITION Is
SUBMIT TED
Lawyer Peterson Lays Protest
Regarding Cily's Government
Before Attorney General.
SILENT AS TO HIS NEXT MOVE

Lawyer Peter A. Peterson was In
Trenton yesterday and presented a
petition, Relative to this city's gov
ernment, to Attorney General McCar-
ter. Mr.. Peterson would say little
about the petition or of the next
proceedings in the matter, other than
that the petition had been signed by
many local people.
By the aid of this petition, which
alleges that this city's government is
unconstitutional, according to this
city's charter and the laws of the
state, Lawyer Peterson intends to
show that the eity's governing Off
cials cannot pass an ordinance for a
paid or partly-paid department until
the proper governing officials have
been duly elected.
Even after this city has the re-
qufred number of aldermen and
|councilmen, as prescribed by it char
ter, there will be opposition to the
paid department, which Lawyer Pc
terson has In view, to be used when
the proper time arrives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
Final Drill of Embryo Policemen
Proves Highly Satisfactory
List of Rules Furnished.
WILL GO ON DUTY TOMORROW
Equipment is All Ready With the Ex.
ception of their Badges, Which Are
Due Today-Last Day for McDer-
mott on Patrol Duty-City's "Fin-
est Now on a WeII-EstabIished
Footing-Long in Plain Clothes.

They drill like old timers" said
Chief Burke last night after the
eleven new policemen had performed
a number of difficult movements at
the command Of -Roundsman Morris
In the police station. Saturday night
the new officers were given their first
lesson and last night they received
final instructions.
With the exception of the badges,
the men have their equipment and
will be ready for duty tomorrow
night. The badges are expected to
arrive this afternoon.
Chief Burke gave the new officers
the following Instructions: :.
Officers are not allowed to smoke
while in uniform on any public street
or place.
"All policemen are allowed to ride
free on trolley cars in uniform OF
plain clothes but must show their
shield to the conductor when re-
quired to do 30. They are forbid
den to ride on the front platform.
"They must try all doors of busi-
ness houses on their posts at least
twice each night.
when reporting for duty they
must report to the sergeant in charge
and call for their memorandum
books, then retire to the assembly
room.
Report all street lights not burn
ing and for the length Of time they
are out"
Long I'm Plain Clothes.
Lawrence A. Long, who has been
doing duty as a patrolman, will be
In plain clothes after tomorrow and
will assist Detective Sergeant John
A.. Huff in important Investigations.
Chief Burke has felt the need of an
other plain clothes man for some
time but, as the force was INSULT
cient, he could not regularly assign
any patrolman as such. Long did
detective work for several weeks re-
Gently, but was returned to. his post
of the orders of Mayor Bollschweiler
who said the night force was too
small to allow for the change.
Patrolman McDermott, recently
appointed as desk sergeant, will start
his new duties at O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
NOT DROWNED;
ONLY EATING
PoIics and Waichman Search
for Dry Docks EmpI0ye Who
Was Believed Lost.
COMPANION HEARD A SPLASH

Sergeant Mulligan at the police
station received telephone call from
the Raritan Dry Docks, asking that
an officer be sent there at once. at
1920 o'clock this morning,
PatrOlman. Whitworth was detail
ed to respond and on arriving was
told by Patrick Reilly, the watch
man, that he was sure that August
Hanson, the other watchman at the
docks had fallen overheard and been
drowned, as he had heard cries of
distress a short time before.
Reilly told the policeman that after
he heard the hollering he made a
search of the premises and could not
find any trace. of Hanson. After Pa
trolman Whitworth had returned to
headquarters Reilly telephoned that
he had found his colleague in the
boiler room eating his supper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
BAR VENEZUELA
ASPHALT HERE
Congress Preparing to Weld the
Biz Slick" Ia the Controversy
With Castro.
TO HIT COFFEE IMPORT TOO.
Special by United Press Wire:

Special By United Press Wire:
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31:-In or
der to make President Castro, of
Venezuela, abandon the idea that he
can, with impunity, defy the United
States, and to induce him to submit
to the Americans claims to arbitra-
ton, it is understood that congress
will resort to the following means:
Put prohibitive duty rate on Vene-
zuelan coffee, ninety per cent, of
which comes from this country, and
constitutes half of Venezuela's total
exports; to prohibit the importation
of asphalt from Venezuela and give
the President power to use other
means as he sees fit, with the use
of armed force as last resort.
Although the correspondence be-
twen the United States and Vene-
zuela is not made public, enough Is
known to the senators and repre-
sentatives to make them determined
to- let Castro fel the weight of this
governments displeasure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-31
EMBEzzLER
is PAROLED

Alexander Potaly, who was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of en-
bezzlement preferred by August Fa-
ber, local representative of the
United States Health & Accident In
|surance Company, was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Piekersgiil this morn
ing. He pleaded not guilty to ap-
propriating funds on Saturday, al
though he admitted several previous
offenses.
Mr. Faber said he would not press
the charge IL Potaky would leave the
county. The prisoner said he had a
position in Railway and was willing
to accept the terms. On this condi-
tion he was paroled.