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| SOUTH AMBOY |
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BURIED UNDER COJVL
Workman at the Powder Worksheets With
Serious Accident. A
Mr. Samsell, one of the worknfen
at the Partins Powder Works, while
letting down coal from the trestle,
slipped and fell over the edge of the
trestle into the coal pocket and the
coal poured down on top of him. He
had to be dug out and was found to
L be badly injured. He was taken to his
^ home in South River, where he has
a wife and several children, and was
attended by two physicians, one from
New Brunswick and one from South
. River.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
The coming events listed have
dwindled down to just one, the Pres
byterian Sunday school picnic at Boyn
ton Beach on Tuesday, August 25th,
by steamer Quaker City. The tickets
for which are 25 cents. There are
more affairs being talked of, the Lei
derkranz clam bake and the trolley
ride outing of the ladies of the Lei
derkranz. No doubt a number of
events will follow, if the weather
continues as pleasant as at present.
THE PLAYFUL BREEZE.
There was a scramble for hats on
, board of the Amanda on her last trip
l from Sea Breeze to South Amboy
1^ Monday evening, on account of the
playful breezes blowing. One man’s
hat blew off and was caught; then
another followed suit; the third one
sailed away and overboard into the
water, where it floated away. The
rest of the passengers held onto theirs
not caring to go home bare headed.
FOR AN OUTING.
A party of ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clarke and chil
dren, the Misses Alice and Medie
Slover, Messrs. Peter and Garret Slo
vor, Willet Martin and J. P. Emilus
son,'started Saturday for the mount
ains and are now sojourning at New
Baltimore, Green county,on the Hud
son, where they will spend two
weeks.
I PANAMA CANAL.
Colombian Senate's Veto Was Nat
Final.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The Im
portant information lias been given
out at the Colombian legation that ill
file cable dispatch received in regard
to the Colombian senate’s action on the
canal treaty there was a statement at
the end of the dispatch to tile effect
that “another proposition” was “under
consideration.”
This is taken to mean, as interpreted
in the light of previous dispatches to
i)r. Herran. that the Colombian con
gress will adopt a resolution authoriz
ing President Marroipiin to negotiate
a treaty with the United States along
certain lines, and, when a complete
agreement lias been reached between
Colombia and the United States, to ex
change ratifications without again sub
mit ting: the treaty to the Colombian
yon gross. When such a resolution has
icon passed by tile congress that body
’ill adjourn and the matter will have
cached a stage where there can be no
further doubt of a successful conclu
sion of the whole matter.
Shorthand Reporter** Convention.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 19.—The fifth an
nual convention of the National Short
hand Reporters' association lias opened
here. The address of welcome was de
livered by Benn Pittman, with a re
sponse by former President Kendrick
C. Hill of Trenton, N. J.
Lieutenant Charged With Desertion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The war
department lias dropped from the rolls
C1 Second Lieutenant Max Kulnon, who
t bas been absent from Ihe department
of Texas without leave for several
months. He stands charged with de
^’'tion- ..
1 The Steamer
“AMANDA”
will leave. Spears Wharf Perth Am
boy and Public Dock South Amboy
-For
on Saturday and Sunday as follows:
Spears Wharf Public Dock
NEWS ITEMS.
MrB. Patrick Cohon has taken pos
session of ner pretty new house on
David street.
People are admiring Mr. Jaques’
new house that is being erected on
David street.
Frank Dey’s new house is fast near
ing completion and also calls forth
admiring comments.
The plans are out for Martin’s new
house to be erected on Main street.
It is expected it will be something
fine.
Fish seem to be getting scarce and
fish stories more so.
The Misses Mae and Rae Cornell,
of Main street, and Mis Barton have
gone to New London for a two week*
outing.
Mr. Jeffreys of Broadwav, lias re
turned home after a visit at Per tli
Amboy.
The genial captain of the Amanda,
Cliff White, is on t.ie sick list.
There are two deep ruts in the side
walk near Frank Dey’s house on Bor
dentown avenue for someone to lake a
tumble some night.
Mrs. August Behne and her guest,
Master Otto Thorn, of Sharon Valley,
Conn., went to Perth Amboy Mon
day to visit the lad’s uncle, John
Peterson.
Miss Nellie Thomas, of Second
street, has gone to Trenton and Cross
keys for a weeks outing.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baker, of Sec
ond street will start housekeeping in
the house formerly occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Griffins on Broadway.
The guy wire that has been causing
so much trouble tripping horses nights
has been removed from the borough
dock.
The auxiliary yacht Minnie put
into the borough^dock Sunday evening
with a party of gentlemen aboard,
who took a stroll through the town,
carried on a few flirtations with some
young ladies and had a good time
generally.
Most of the Terra Cotta employes
worked Sunday. They wero filling a
kiln.
Lily Mathews, of Matawan is visit
ing Mrs. Huldah Petty, of Second
street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baker, of Sec
ond street, have a young daughter
born Thursday morning.
Miss Mamie Seery, of Philadelphia
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Peter Slover,
of Bordentown avenue.
Mrs. John Neilson, of John street
is seriously ill with no hope of her
recovery.
At the P. R. R. ship yard car float
No. 37 is almost finished and it is ex
pected it will be launched Wednesday
or Thursday. Another float is already
begun in the yard.
Justice Mason is expected home next
Wednesday. The Justice is visiting
his son Rev. A. H. Mason, of PaVil
linr. m v
G. A. R. AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Parade ot Military and Karat Bri
gades.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.—The
parade in honor of the Grand Army ot
the Republic of the military, naval and
civic bodies of this city and state fur
nished an imposing spectacle for the
vast crowds of people who packed the
sidewalks, windows, roofs and every
point of vantage along the line ot
march.
The scene as the troops, both regu
lars and state, passed along the gayly
decorated streets, with banners (lying
and bands playing, was one which will
long be remembered by those who saw
them.
The first division was composed of
detachments of United States troops,
sailors and marines, including the Sev
enth infantry, three battalions of field
artillery and the First and Second bat
talions coast artillery.
The second division, which made a
fine showing and met with a hearty re
ception. was made up of regiments ot
the California guard.
The naval battalion came next, at
tracting as much attention from the
crowds of spectators as they swung
past dragging their gutting guns. The
veteran reserves, Company A. followed
as special escort to a body of formei
Union prisoners of war.
Seldom has a finer parade been wit .
nessed in San Francisco. The veteran-1
of the Spanish:American war and the
national guard of California were well
represented. The Order of Red Men
which was largely represented, added a
picturesque feature to the display. The
German societies of the city, Including
amateur athletes and children from the
various turner schools, made a splendid
showing, as also did the League ot
Cross cadets. Generals Miles and Shaf
fer were greeted with cheers along the
hue of march, which included the city’j
chief thoroughfares.
| TOTTEKVILLE.
The Evening News is on sale at Ost
bnrgs’ 44 Main street, and at John
Boss' Hotel, formerly John Kail’s
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be se
cured.
LAUNCH WAS DRIFTING.
While Eugene Cuny, of Main street,
was out sailing in his cat boat, the
Florence, yesterday afternoon, he
noticed a naptha launch was going
up the bav, apparently drifting along
with the tide with no one in her. He
set sail after her and caught her just
as she was going ashore above the
ooal dock in Perth Amboy. He found
that her name was Rayo. Making
her fast' he triad 10 sail back to
Tottenville, but the load was too
much, so he asked the assistance of a
passing launch and soon had the boat
at the dock of H. E. Ellis, foot of
Main street. The owner, who said
he lived at North Shore, soon came
along and when he was told of how
the boat was drifting and was picked
up by young Cuny, he rewarded him
liberally.
REPAIRING CABLE BOX.
The New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company have had John
Vessey, an expert cable worker, of
Newark, employed all this week re
pairing the damage done to the cable
box at Kreischerville a few weeks ago
when fire from crossed wires did con
siderable damage. When the wires
are all repaired a new box will be put
np. _
REPAIRING THE WARREN
The Staton island Rapid Transit
Railroad has carpenters at work re
pairing the ferry boat Warren. Part
of the old deck is being torn up and
replaced with new timbers. The pilot
house is also receiving a few repairs.
PLANS COMPLETED.
The plans are about completed for
the grand picnic of the Staten Island
lodge No. 580 Railroad Firemen of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit which
will be held at ^Silver Lake Park on
Saturday. The trainmen promise a
first class timo to all who attend.
BASEBALL.
Yesterday afternoon on the diamond
near Broadway, the Black Diamond
baseball team defeated a scrub team
by a scoro of 18 to 10.
MERCHANTS IMPRISONED. .
Hefnnrd to Pay Taxes Demanded By
< nsi ru.
PORT OF SPAIN’, Trinidad. Aug. 10.
—Authentic information 1ms been re
ceived announcing the imprisonment of
French, German and Italian merchants
at Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela iwhich
port was recently recaptured from the
rebels by President Castro's troops),
for refusing President Castro's demand
for tlie repayment of taxes already
paid to the de facto government. Presi
dent Castro demands the payment of
arrears for the period of occupation of
Ciudad Bolivar by tin* revolutionary
government. The amount deman
exceeds $05,000. Tlie merchants re
fused to recognize President Castro's
decree abolishing Ciudad Bolivar as a
port of entry and declined to ship
goods via Carupano.
The Venezuelan gunboat Miranda
went to the district of Nutrias, exact
ing from tlie merchants forced contri
butions and fines amounting to another
$50,000. The goods imported during
the revolutionary regime were confis
cated. and double duties were imposed.
It is reported that President Castro
has threatened to annihilate tin* com
merce and expel the foreign commu
nity of Guayana. on the Orinoco.
A reign of terror prevails throughout
the district owing to the extortion,
threats and barbarities of the party in
power. The entire region of the Orin
oco teems with produce accumulated
during the past two years for which
there are no adequate shipping facili
ties. The native and German firms at
Caracas appear to he seeking to cen
tral the entire Orinoco import trade.
There is no money in the Orinoco conn- t
try, and the distress is very great. All
the American river boats and interests !
up tlie Orinoco are at a standstill, be- ,
ing unable to move in consequence of !
President Castro's determination to de- |
stray tin* transshipment trade in
America and European goods between
Trinidad and the Orinoco country.
Live Wire Fatality,
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y„ Aug. 19.
One boy was killed, a playmate, who
went to his rescue, badly burned, and
a man who attempted to save both
lads severely shocked by n dangling
wire at the corner of Wickham and
Wisner avenues in this city.
FOLEYS flONEY™TAR
. AtcMid’Wi raft, turt, Em opiate*
ST. PAUL S EXCURSION.
Tomorrow the Sunday school
children of St. Paul’s M. E. church,
of Amboy avonue, Tottenville, will
go on their annual excursion to Boyn
ton Beach. They will make the trip
on the steamer Quaker City.
POLICE TRANSFERRED.
Police Sergeant Hanruiln has been
transferred from the Tottenville police
station to the station at West Now
Brighton. Sergeant Cainlin, of the
West New Brighton station, succeeds
him at Tottenville.
NEWS ITEMS.
Miss Ruth Ellis has returned to her
home in Jersey City, after a nleasanl
visit with Tottenville friends.
Mrs. Hogan, of Broadway, is spend
ing a few weeks in Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Frances J. Price, of Broadway
has left for a Western trip.
Miss Estella Meshrow, of Center
street, is back at her duties at the S.
S. White Dental Works, after a twc
weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Smith returned
to Toftenville yesterday afternoon
after a two weeks stay at Mt. Tabor.
Miss Grace Totten returned to her
home on Center street yesterday, after
two weeks spent in Troy, N. Y.
Miss Rose Doty has returned tc
her home in Brooklyn after a pleasant
visit with friends in Pleasant Plains.
Frank Keller,of West New Brighton
was in Tottenville yesterday.
Yesterday was pay day for the em
ployes of the street cleaning forco oi
Staten Island.
Piece of Clay Killed Rnuineer.
WELLS VILER, N. Y„ Aug. 19.-As
the result of the explosion of twenty
live sticks of dynamite under a hank
of blue clay in a new cut of the Shaw
mut railroad a piece of flay the size of
a man’s head was thrown 200 feet,
striking Edward Williams of Chicago,
an engineer, and injuring him so badly
that he died a few hours later.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
('IomIiik Stock Quotation*.
Money on call firmer at 2'?73 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. ti'g.4i% per cent.
Exchanges, $220,787,178; balances, $10,187,
206. Closing prices:
Amal. Copper... 50% N. Y Central...124%
Atchison. 02% Norf. A West... 63%
B. A 0. 83% Penn. R. R.125-%
Brooklyn R. T.. 48 Reading . 56%
C. .C..C. A St. L. 76% Rock Island _31%
Ches. A Ohio... 35% St. Paul .145%
Chi. & Northw. 168 Southern Pac... 46
I). A H.167% Southern Ry_ 24
Erie. 20% South. Ry. pf... 85%
Gen. Electric... 168 Sugar .117%
Illinois Cen.134 Texas Pacific .. 28%
Lackawanna — 248 Union Pacific .. 76%
Louis. A Nash..107 TV S. Steel. 24%
Manhattan.135 U S. Steel pf... 73%
Metropolitan_116% West. Union ...83%
Mo. Pacific. 95%
^t»ir York Market*.
FLOUR Steadier, but dull: Minnesota
patents. $4.707/4.95: winter straights. $3.65^
3.90: winter extras, $2.Oof/3.25; winter pat
ents. $3,903*4.20.
WHEAT—Firm and higher on strength
at Minneapolis, local covering and show
ers in harvest sections: September, 87%1j)
S7 11-ltie.; December. 87%'bKSr.
RYE—Steady; state. ."s/h59%c., c. i. f.,
New York; No. 2 western. 59c., f. o. b.,
afloat.
CORN—On the other hand, sold off un
der good weather and prospects for a
bearish weekly crop report; September,
58Va6S%e.
OATS— Nominal: track, white, state. 41 id
46V2c.; track, white, western. 4164h‘>c.
PORK—Easy; mess. $15615.75; family,
$17.50617.76.
LARD—Quiet; prime western steam. 8c.
BUTTER Firm; state dairy. 14617li»c. :
extra creamery. 19c.
CHEESE—Stead} to firm: state, full
cream, fancy, small, colored. lO'te.; small,
white. 10*4c.; large, colored. 10c ; large,
white. 9-\c.
EGGS -Strong: state and Pennsylvania
fancy mixed. 21c.; state and Pennsylvania
seconds to firsts. 17619c.; western extras.
19Jj6 20c.
SUGAR—Raw firm : fair refining. 3Qc.;
centrifugal. % test. refined firm;
crushed, 5.00c.; powdered. 5.10c.
TURPENTINE—Quiet at 54>26R5c.
M( >LASSES— Firm; New Orleans. 21#
42c.
RICE—Quiet; domestic. 4l<i#612c.; Ja
pan. 5%6i»c.
TALLOW—Firm: city, 4r*«c.; country,
4 V
HAY—Dull; shipping. 75635c.; good to
choice, $16106._
Live Stock Market.
CATTLE—Market steady: choice, $5.20®
6.50; prime. $56 6 20; good $4 9065.10: veal
calves. $767.60.
ROYNTON REACH*
Full Orchestra of 6 pieces,
daily.
Dancing Free every af
ternoon.
Hops—Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday evenings, 7:30
to 11:30. |
Concerts— Monday,\\»d nes
nesday and Friday evemings.
Social Concert SundaySfter
noons. d
WOODS Rio OE TOWNSHIP.
w 0 0 DBRIDGE
CAPTAIN INSLEE DEAD
A Well Known Resident of Woodbridg*
Township Passed Away.
Captain Isaac Inslee died yesterdaj
morning of a comnlieation of dis
eases. He was about sixty-eighl
years old. His wife and daughter, Mist
Clara Estelle Inslee' survive him. He
;ij also survived by two sisters anc
two brothers.
His childhood was passed on a farn
that has been owned by his grand
father and his father. When a yonuj
man he learned the trade of carriage
trimmer and worked at it in Rahwaj
for several years.
In the late rebellion he was captair
of Co. F. 28th Regiment of N. J.
Volunteers, who were in the hotesi
part of the battle of Fredericksburg,
Va. There are several other officers in
Woodbridge township. Captain In
slee was a prominent member oi
Americas Lodge No.’88 of F. & A. M.
He was a membe” of St. John’s
Chapter No. 26, and of the Com
mandery No. 9 of Mecca Temple.
There will be a private funeral at hie
late residence for family and relatives
only, at 1.30 p. m. on Friday. At 2
there will be a public frneral at the
First Congregational church. Fol
lowing this the Grand Army and Fire
Commissioners will hold a service at
the church at which the members oi
the Americas Lodge will be present.
ine interment win be in Alpine
cemetery.
NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. J. B. Brown has been very ill
for some days, but is better now.
Mrs. John Konover has recovered
from the effects of her fall of somt
weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dally and
two children have returned to then
home in Harrison, after a two weeks
visit at Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Brown’s.
Mr. Herbert Demarest, formerly ol
our town, who is now located ir
Syracuse, N. Y., is visiting his rela
tives here.
Mr. Fitzpatrick and family havt
moved to Rahway.
Miss Florence Liddle has been
sr' iding the greater part of hei
vacation with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joshua Liddle.
Leaped From Train ilitiidruflfd.
SYRACUSE. X. Y.. Aug. 19.—Albert
E. Foster, sentenced at Pulaski to the
Onondaga county penitentiary for |>etit
larceny, jumped from a Rome. Water
town and Ogdensburg train near Cen
tral Square and escaped. The train
was moving at the rate of thirty miles
an hour, and Foster was handcuffed.
He lay beside the tracks for a few min
utes apparently unconscious. When the
train had stopped and the deputy sher
iff got bark, however, Foster was gone,
A posse captured him in a barn with
his shoulder blade broken and his face
cut by glass.
Arrested After Twenty-eight tear*.
CRAWFORDSY1I.LE. Ind.. Aug. 19.
—James L. Meyers, who came to Dar
lington, near here, to attend a family
reunion, was arrested for a murder
committed twenty-eight year* ago.
Meyers killed Brant Sloan during a
quarrel and immediately left. Meyers
io nu a u* i uiio i u in i iiiiiu m
Tennessee. He thought his changed ap
pearance would prevent recognition.
He says he is ready to stand trial and
will prove that he killed Sloau in self
defense.
Great Foreist Fire Raffing;.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 19— A great
forest tire is raging near Elk. about
twenty-five miles north of this city.
It is reported that 1.000 acres in a belt
of white pine and cedar has been
burned over already, and unless rain
falls the loss will be very heavy. A
hundred men have been fighting the
fire, but they are powerless to control
it. It is estimated that from 12.000,000
to 15.000,000 feet of timber hu* been
destroyed.
Private Hank Failed.
FORT WAYNE. Ind.. Aug. 19.-Tbe
private bank of Kinney & Co., at An
gola. has closed its doors. The owners
of the bank are John Kinney and the
j estate of the late Peter W. Russell, rep
resented by the heirs. Mr. and Mrs.
I Morton Beal of Toledo. The immedi
I ate cause of the failure was the at
tempt of County Treasurer George W.
Williams to withdraw $17,000.
Alpine ('limbers Are Not Dead.
CHAMONIX, France, Aug. 19.- The
seven tourists who were reported to
j have been killed while climbing the
’ Aiguilles Grises of Mont Blanc had, it
appears, a miraculous escape. They
, were seeu to fall into a conloir, and It
\ was taken as a that they
were dead, but party dis
covered only
slightly
Qsrteret
NEWS ITEMS.
Edgar Davis spent Friday evening
at the home of his sister, Mrs. John
Brjan at Perth Amboy.
Miss Bessie hlugg spent Thursday
at Atlantic City.
Little Ruth Wager, who is on a
visit to her grandmother in Schenect
ady, N. Y., is very ill. Her mother
who came home on Thursday has re
! turned to Schenectady to be with her.
Mr. Julius Wilson spent Sunday
morning in New iork.
Miss Wilson, of Hornelisville, N.
Y., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Charles Walling, of Quinn street.
Mr. Flint of Hornelisville, N. Y.,
was the guest of Mrs. Charles Walling
on Sunday.
Miss Belle Beam is home for a fonr
weeks vacation.
A party of young people from this
town, spent SaturdayJ evening at
Boynton Beach.
The Bteamer Hugoma from Tampa,
Fla., which has been unloading rock
at the Liebig Fertilizer Works, sailed
for Baltimore on Friday morning.
Mrs. Stephen Devetol, Miss Joseph
ine Devetol, Miss Barrett and Anna
May Barrett spent Friday in Eliza
beth.
Para'll Boy Still Liiclaimed.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1ft.—Many experi
ences have lieen crowded into the life
of "papa's boy,” officially described as *
".John Doe, No. 68," aged two and one
half years. He answers to other names
as well. Sometimes he is Jack and at
others Tom. and when he Is called
Willie he smiles as knowingly as when
he is termed Augustus. William,
and John are all the same to hi
he does not know his propel
When asked his name aad his an
this lost youngster, who has bee:
zling police matrons and the agen'
the Society for the PreventKMr
Cruelty to Children, merely says, “I*:
papa’s boy." He was found last Sat
urday evening at 8 o'clock near the
stone wall at Central Park West and
One Hundred and Fifth street, and
ever since the city has been trying
vainly to find ids parents.
Destroyer Flotilla at New Lonln.
NEW LONDON. Conn., 'Aug. 19.—
The torpedo boat destroyer flotilla is
at the New London coaling station tor
coal. There was much speculation as
to the whereabout of the torpedo boat
destroyers Barry and Decatur, which
were in collision just after the naval
review at Oyster Bay and which had
been ordered to the Brooklyn navy
yard for repairs. That the two boats
are lying to somewhere up the sound
was evidenced by the fact that noth
ing had lieen seen of them by craft
passing up and down. The commander
of a yacht that readied Oyster Bay
stated that no sign of the torpedo boats
had been seen on the way up. Seafar
ing men agreed it is improbable that
the captains of the boats would try to
enter Hell Gate during the night with
their ships in a disabled condition.
Bar Harbor Horae Show.
BAR HARBOR. Me.. Aug. 1ft—The
annual horse show and fair in point ot
attractions and attendance eclipsed the
opening day of all other years. The dis
play in the horse exhibition classes was
excellent, while the kennel exhibition
was the best ever made here. Of the
horses the honors fell chiefly to the sta
bles of W. 1’. I.eisls of New York,
which captured four blue ribbons.
THOMAS F. BURKE
. Funeral Director..
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STOVES, RANGES. HEATERS.
Rahway Ave.
Shop near C R Depot, Carteret,N J- I
JOSEPH SHERWOOD
Carpenter and Builder
Estimates given. bjbbing^romjUy attended ts
Main st A Hazelwood ave., Rahway. N. J.
JOHN THOMPSON
Carton r and Builder
Jobbing pron ptly attended to. Estimates gives
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A.1 orderly mail promptly attended to.
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