Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], May 15, 1903, SECOND EDITION, Page 4, Image 4

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Pertl? flmbog Eveping f>lews
FOUNDED 1879 AS THE PERTH AM BOY REPUBLICAN.
An Independent Newspaper published every afternoon, except Sundays,
by the Perth Amboy Evening News Company, at
5 King Street, Peith Amboy, N J.
J. LOGAN CLEVENGER, Editor
D. P. OLMSTEAD, Business Manager
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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903.
The Boara of Freeholders is now
organized for another year and safely
launched. It is going to spend plenty
of money throughout the county, all
of which, doubtless, will be well
placed, but first of all we want the
Raritan river bridge. There has been
enough dilly-dallying to suit every
body and it is up to the new board to
get down to business.
The patience of the people at this
end of the oounty is about exhausted*
Any more delays, tours of inspection,
figuring and maps will only bring
condemnation on the freeholders.
There has been enough time exhausted
to plan two bridges over the river one
for each site in question. No more
excuses will be accepted. If the
members cannot decide upon a site
within tne time they have already
had, they are entirely too slow to
transact the business of the county.
We want the bridge and no more
fooling.
The report that the Staten Island
Rapid Transit is to be improved by
replacing the present forty-pound rails
with ninety-pound and building a
new roadbjat#*re~wgtcqtnfcr in Perth
Amboyjas well as Tottenville. There
are many people here who use the
Rapid Transit. There are some, how
ever, who refuse to ride on the ex
press for fear that some night it will
bounce off of the track. The road is
at present in a disgraceful condition
and it cannot be repaired any too
soon.
There are many aavantaees to the
oity in having the Staten Island ferry
land at the foot of Fayette street in
stead of Smith stieet as at present.
In the first place.it will tend to build
up another section of the city. It will
make Favette street an important
business thoroughfare, at the same
time not interferrmg with the supre
macy of Smith street which has so
long been established.
The Rapid Transit company Will
also Rain, as the ferry trip would be
shorter, thereby making quicker time
between here and New York. Then,
too, the tide is better at Fayette
street, as the site is further away
from Ward's point where the current
is swift. Altogether the idea is a
good one and should be carefully
considered.
Judging from the cartoons and arti
cles in the Philadelphia papers, the
press muzzier bill which has just been
signed by the governor of Pennsylva
nia, will act more as a boom-a-rane
for the "Quay ring" than accomplish
the results intended.
0. W. Barnekov's communication,
published in the News yesterday le
garding sprinkling the streets with
crude oil to settle the dust, has
attracted much attention. His sug
gestion that the merchants unite to
test the material on some street is a
good one. The city will doubtless
put the thoroughfare in proper condi
tion to receive the coating of oil. If
the idea should prove successful it
would mean a great deal for Perth
Ambov. The columns of the News
are open for a free discussion of the
matter.
STRIKE RIOTS AT OMAHA.
Teaiiintprii Camte Sertoli* Trouble by
Violence to Strike llrcukerx.
OMAHA, Neb.. May 15.? A riot oc
curred at Seventeenth and Chicago
streets when a driver was pulled from
his wagon and beaten. The crowd had
dispersed when the police arrived. An
other driver, accompanied by a depu
ty, was taken from his wagon, and the
deputy did not attempt to protect him.
In several instances drivers were
stopped, their teams unhitched and the
contents of the wagons strewn on the
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street.
Chief Donahue says that at a meet
ing of teamsters it was decided to
adopt forcible measures if necessary.
This President Crews of the teamsters'
union denies absolutely and says union
men have been warned that they will
not receive protection when arrested
for violence. The situation seems to be
more strained than at any time since
the strike began, and further trouble
Is feared. Attorneys for the Business
Men's association intimate that the
governor will be asked again to take
a hand and to send troops to Omaha.
CORN.
The most a "Maize" ing crop raised in this country is corn
while you can listen to cornstalk you can't hear them and although
it has ears, it can't hear you Pop Corn is a favorite among the girls
because it "pops" so nicely. Corn when it is cut gets "Shocked,"
When a man used to cut his corn (sometimes) his neighbors were
shocked but not since we are in the Shoe business. We ac
knowledge the Corn that we have stepped on somebody's corn judg
ing by the amount of shoes we've sold lately for tomorrow we offer
Men's Welt Oxfords
$2 00 Worth $3.00
Ladies Hand Turned Blucher Oxford
Cuban Heels $2.00 Worth $3.00'
120 SMITH ST.
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NORTH AMBOY ITEMS
M. McGee and family have moved
from State to Penn street.
Mrs. H. Warner, of State street,
entertained a number of friends ou
Thursday evening.
Mrs. H. KnDath, of Parker street,
is on the siok list the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Masek 3 have moved
to their new house on Penn street.
Miss L. Jewell spent, a few days at
New York.
P. Jago and family have moved
from Washington street to A. Ander
son's house, 17 Elizabeth street.
John Hansen is visiting at Jersey
City.
Mrs. H. Smith, of Hall avenue, has
been entertaining a friend from New
York the past few davs.
PUBLIC OPINION
Editor Evening News:
It is to be hoped that the Mayor of
oar city will veto the resolution
passed at the last meeting of the Oity
Council which authorizes the City
Treasurer and Colleotor of Revenue to
place the funds now in the Water and
Eduoation accounts, on deposit with
the Trust Company of this city. All
city moneys should be kept in Nation
al banks? not in one but several. It
is risht to safe-guard all municipal
funds by placing them in depositories
the least likely to meet with advers
ity. The National banks of this coun
try are the safest institutions known,
and the city aldermen are certainly
derelict in their duty when they con
sent to the use of depositories less
safe than National banks.
If they must patronize Trust com
panies it would be better to place tho
Sinking Fund account with them in
stead of the accounts which must
be constantly drawn upon. The fact
that some citv officials are l personally
interested in the Trust company and,
as stock holders, they would be per
sonally benefited, Section 34 of the
city charter prohibits members of the
Board of Aldermen to participate in
benefits either directly or indirectly.
The sense of the public demaud that
their funds should be placed where
the greatest security can be assured,
and it is the duty of the governing
body to so place the city funds that
no possible loss can occur.
E. W. G.
The Dcl>?* of Turkey.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 15.? The
council of ministers lias decided in fa
vor of the proposals of the Ottoman
bank for the unification of the Turkish
debt.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Cloning Stock Quotations.
Money on call easy at 2%@2% per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4%05% per cent.
Exchanges, $222,906,221; balances, $10,240,
542. Closing prices:
Amal. Copper... 64% Norf. & West... 70%
Atchison 78% Penn. R. R 128%
B. & 0 91 Mi Reading 52%
Brooklyn R. T.. 65% Rock Island 42%
Ches. & Ohio.... 43% St. Paul 158%
Chi. & Northw..l79 Southern Pac... 54%
Erie 34 Southern Ry 29%
Gen. Electric. .. 1RS South. Ry. pf... 92%
Illinois Cen 137% Sugar 125%
Louis. & Nash. .118% Texas Pacific .. 34%
Manhattan 141 Union Pacific .. 89^4
Metropolitan.... 130^4 U. S. Steel 33%
Mo. Pac 111% U. S. Steel pf... 8314
N. Y. Central... 12S%
New York Markets.
FLOUR? Steady, with a fair trade; Min
nesota patents. $4fa4.30; winter straights.
$3.50(63.60: winter extras, $2.80@3.10; winter
patents, $3.70?4.
WHEAT? Dull, but steady, on firmness
In the northwest except May, which sold
off under liquidation; July, 77%@77%c. ;
September, 74%c.
RYE? Bull, state. 56?59c., c. 1. f., New
York; No. 2 western, 59%c., f. o. b., afloat.
CORN ? Inactive and without much
change,
OATS? Quiet and steady; track, white,
state, 38045c. ; track, white, western, 38?
46c
PORK? Dull; mess, $18.25@18.75; family,
$19.
LARD? Steady; prime western steam,
9.35c.
BUTTER? Firm; state dairy, 17021c. J
extra creamery, 22c.
CHEESE? Steady ; state, full creani,
fancy, small, colored and white, old, 13?
15c. ; large, colored and white, old, 13?
14%e. ; small, colored, new, |fic. ; small,
white, new, 12c. ; large, colored, new,
ll%c.: large, white, new, ll%c.
EGGS- weak; state and Pennsylvania,
17c.: western, storage packed, 16%(fil7c.
SUGAR? Raw firm ; fair refining. 3 3-16c. ;
centrifugal, 96 test, 3 ll-16c.; refined firm;
crushed, 5.45c. ; powdered, 4.95c.
TURPENTINE? Firm at 50Tt50%c.
MOLASSES-Quiet; New Orleans, 31@
40c.
RICE? Firm; domestic, 4%@7c. ; Japan
nbminal.
TALLOW? Quiet; city, 5%c. ; country, 5%
@5%c.
HAY? Steady; shipping, 70@75c. ; good to
choice, $1@1.15.
Live Stock Market.
CATTLE? Market steady; choice, $5,300
6.40; prime, $5?5.20; good, $4.75<g>4.85; veal
calves, $6@6.50.
HOGS? Market lower; prime heavlea,
$6.75; mediums, heavy Yorkers, light
Yorkers and pigs. $6.70; roughs, $5^6.30.
SHEEP AND LAMBS? Market steady;
best wethers, $5<fi>5.20; culls and common,
$24i'3; choice lambs, $7@7.25.
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