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p All ^he News From Surrounding Towns. X 1 SOUTH AMBOY MET WITH ACCIDENT. Harry Brown’s Rig Upset at lMq Branch —Horse Slightly InjuH. Ollie Brown, clerk wifTT^»choft' & Rue. is enjoying a week’s vacation driving aronnd the country with hie brother, Harry Brown, the former proprietor of the store, but who is now travelling for #. H. Silvers, of Cranbnry. Wednesday, while at Long Branch, with one of Silvers’ horses and top buggy, the.> stopped to water the horse, when the animal took a sudden notion to go on his own account and starting off, reck lessly ran into a large truck. The buggy turned over on iis side and the horse galloped off with it. He had run about a hundred yards, dragging the buggy after him when someone caught him. The horse was pretty badly cut and the harness broken but the wagou proved its worth by re maining uninjured. Mr. Brown and his brother came South Amboy last evening but re turned today, and will start on an other trip through a different section of the country. ON THE EXCURSION. Many Enjoy the Outing of Sunday Schools ^ Yesterday. Fully five hundred people took the L 8.25 a. m. train for Ocean Grove yesterday. They returned home early, \ arriving here about 8 o’clock in the W eveningy All claimed to have had a very enjoyable time. The day was an ideal one, the sky clear and the air perfectly delightful. Some of those who went in bathing said the waves were great, but they enjoved the dip in the briny deep neverthe less. Lots of pleasure, lots of fun, was the order of the day and those who had thought of going but had changed their minds, could only re gret having done so when too late. Two trolley cars brought a load of people for the excursion from Sayre ville and South River. The Baptist Sunday school ex cursions to Ocean Grove were started twenty-four years ago -by Mr. Bernard Roddy Sr. and each year it was called ^ the Baptist, etc., exclusion until B three years ago when the M. E. Sun B day school desired to unite for the Y occasion and have done so ever since. This year the M. P. Sunday school joined them. SHAC.-iLED HIS GUARD. Convict E»(*ui»<m1 From Sleeping* De tective. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 20.—Albert Eekluud, alias George Johnson, who was captured at Rawlins and was be ing taken back to Chicago to answer to the charge of grand larceny, effected a remarkable escape from Detective William Marsden. Marsden left Raw lins with Ecklund, and to make sure of Ids man shackled him to a seat in the smoking compartment of a chair car. While Marsden was sleeping beside his prisoner, Ecklund went through the detective's pockets, secured the keys to the shackles, released himself and then shackled the officer to the steam pipes. Having relieved the officer of his weapons and other property, Ecklund left the train at Laramie. Marsden was not awakened by the conductor until Cheyenne was reached, when he called for assistance. As Marsden had absolutely nothing on bis person to prove that be was not a prisoner, the trainmen would not re lease 1dm. The railroad authorities telegraphed to Chicago for instructions and when the train reached Sydney Marsden was finally released from his predicament. Mining Plant Destroyed by Fire, VERMILLION, Mont., Aug. 20.—The concentrator and nearly the entire f plant of the Kentucky-Vermillion Min L lug and Concentrating company have V been destroyed by fire. The loss is estl f mated at $150,000. | The Steamer “AMANDA” will leave Spears Wharf Perth Am boy and Public Dock South Amboy -For on Saturday and Sunday as fallows: Spears Wharf Public Opck NEWS ITEMS. Miss Katie Selt, of Broadway, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sweiten, of Camden where she will spond two or three weeks. The Misses Rath and Edith Camp bell, of Sayreville township, Main street, are spending a few days at At lantic Highlands. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas of Mechanics ville, aro on their houseboat at Mor gan. William Hendrickson, of Pittsbnr is visiting his parents at the Heights on Conovers’ place. Miss Josie Compton of First street accompanied her grandmother, Mrs. M.E. Sexton for a visit with relatives near Farmingdale. A dog belonging to Nowell James, of Second street bit his little boy and Mr. James shot the dog. It took four bullets to end his life. William H. Hatherley and daughter Ella aro visiting Postmaster and Mrs. B. Roddy, of Broadway. Mrs. Hath erley, who has been very ill at her sisters’ house is convnlsent and able to be around again. The sidewalk on Main street, where linndoomn nnnf hononn linirn Keen built, on the street oetween the walk and the trolley tracks, are in a terr ible condition. Street Commissioner Quinlin is very much [needed around th^re. Mrs. Herman Kolliscli, of Broad way, was out Tuesday evening for the first .time in several weeks’and attend ed the meeting and social of the ladies fo the Leiderkranz. David Hoaeland has moved from Jersey City to this borough and lias hired one of Mr. Monoghan’s flats on Broadway. Mrs. James Kennedy lias moved into the house with her mother on Stock ton street. Mrs. Louis 'Bastedor, of Philadel phia, is visiting her mother , Mrs. George Liming, of Main street. The old Steven Mansion has been moved about two hundred yards and the stones of which the foundation was built, will be used for the foundation where the house is to be placed. The ground is dug for it. The basement of the old mansion con sisted of many rooms with solid brick walls, but only stones were used in the foundation. The ladies of the Leiderkranz met at Mrs. Max Kaufman’s on Broadwav Tuesday evening and from there pro ceeded to Mrs. Grohe's on Borden town avenue, it being Mrs. Grohe’s birthday they tendered her a surprise and spent the evening in social chat, besides settling the question whether they would go on an outing to Trenton by trolley, or witli the Baptist and M. E. and M. P. Sunday Schools excurs ion to Ocean Grove on Wednesday as several of the members desired. Be fore leaving for their homes the ladies enjoyed a treat of ice cream and cake. NEWARK SUFFERS. Electric Storm Causes Panic aid Dimate. NEWARK, N. J., Aug. 20.—A fierce storm that caused a panic and heavy property damage has swept over this city. Lightning struck in four places, setting fire to buildings, while tht streets were flooded by a deluge of rain. Willie the rain came down in torrents four lire Hlarms were Sounded almost simultaneously from different, places. The engines answering were impeded by a flood of water that rushed through the streets, while flying tree branches and fence boards menaced the firemen. Lightning struck the residence of J S. Handy at 137 Plane street, tearing off a portion of the roof. Workmen were busy at Palmer & Price’s varnish works, 270 to 270 Chestnut street, when it was struck by a bolt. Light ning also struck the leather factory of Wellington & Haggerty at 94 Howard street. Workmen were blinded for a moment and a rush was made for the exits. The fourth bolt struck a shed at the Chestnut street railway depot. Comiiunltor Kill* Foreman. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 20.—Ed win H. Wilburn has been shot and killed in the composing room of the Southern Methodist Publishing house. He was the foreman of that depart ment and was killed by C. O. Pettus, a former employee. Pettus was dis charged about three years ago for threatening to kill a coemployee, and his mind is said to affected. A Shipload of Animals. NEWr YORK. Aug. 20.—The steamer I British Princess, from Antwerp, which ! arrived, has on board 109 stallions, two gazelles and a number of pheasants,1 plgeona and swans. Weather Probabilities. Fair and warmer. U.i . 1 -- ---- The Evening News is on sale at Ost burgs’ 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. TO GO TO CONEY. Employes of the Dental Works Arrange for an Outing Saturday. Tho steamer Lottie B., Captain Bedell, has been chartered for Satur day afternoon by a number of the employes of the S. S. White Dental Works at Princess Bay, who will take a trip to Coney Island. They will leave the Princess Bay dock at 1.80 o’clock and will sail direct to Coney. When they arrive there they will take in all the places of amusement. They will start for home at about 10 o’clock. WATCHING FOR THIEVES - ■ The local police are keeping a sharp lookout for the chicken thieves, who were reported to be active around Pleasant Plains and Princess Bay. During the last woek not a robbery has been reported at the police station. The police claim they know who the thieveB are, but that thev will have to eaten them in tne act before they can arrest them. WILL MEET HERE. The Brotherhood of Railroad Con ductors, who have held their regnlar monthly meetings in Staploton ever since the order was established on Staten Island, will hereafter hold all their meetings in the Knights of Pythias Hall, Tottenville. THREE NEW MEMBERS The members of Court lottenville held a meeting in the Knights of Pythias Hall, Amboy avenue. After the regnlar business was transacted three new members were taken in. A light lunch was served. The order is making great progress in Totten ville of late. BACK AT WORK. All of the employes of the gold de partment at the Dental Works, have now returned to work. They were on their annnal vacation of two weeks which the company gives them everv year. Many spent the time camping while others were at the seashore or in the mountains. Jr. 0. Ui A. M. TONIGHT. / The members of the Junior O. U. A. M. of Kreischerville will hold a meeting at 8 o’clock tonight in Mechanic Hall Kreischerville. All the members are asked to attend. OBITUARY. Mabel Black, aged one vear and sixteen days, died Tuesday morning at Pleasant Plains, from summer complaint. GOLD MINERS AT WORK. Ell Paau Mine at Cripple Creek Ha* an Armed Guin-d. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Aug. 20.—A force of over fifty miners lias gone to work at the El Paso gold mine at Cripple Creek under the protection of sin tirniprf iriinnl nnrfr of whirli WHS furnished by the sheriff of Teller coun ty and part by the Mine Owners’ asso ciation. Men armed with Winchesters are guarding the shaft house and all the approaches to the mine, refusing admittance to strangers. Even Presi dent Kennison of Miners’ union No. 40 was refused admittance to the shaft house. The action is in the nature of a test case, and if no interference is made by the union miners it is understood that a number of other leading mines of the district will attempt to resume opera tions also. Provisions and bedding were hauled to the El Paso mine, it being the purpose of the operators to keep the miners on the property during the pres ent labor difficulty. Work was also re sumed on the big drainage tunnel un der the same conditions. Prominent Man Held For Murder. WILLIMANTIC, Conn., Aug. 20. Tlie little village of Canterbury is all ' excitement over the arrest of Thomas, ,T. Brown, a prominent resident and { former selectman, on the charge of | murder in the first degree. On .July 3 last Brown and Frederick F. Montgom-, ery went out on the Quinabaug river ■ in a boat. That night Brown returned alone and said that Montgomery had become tired of living and had taken his own life by jumping overboard. j fmreht> ’~rr; e«fu* suru. Xu upiatuu TICKETS SELLING FAST Railway Trainmen Promise Everyone a Good Time Saturday. Tickets for the outing of the Staten Island Lodge 560, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, are selling fast. Saturday is the date and the lodge and friends will gather at Silver Lake Park. The committee in charge are completing the last details. The fol lowing are the officers of the lodge, some of whom live in Tottenville and others are well known here, Charles Barton, Master: Michael Thompson, past master; Charles Beck, financier; Joseph Doughtry, secretray; James Gerow, chaplain; William Hayes, conductor; James Lynch, warden; Harry Finley, outside guard; Richard Taxter, inner guard and Frederick Clark, journal agent. The following are on the committee of arrangements: Richard Taxter, chairman, William Lang, John Boyle, Joseph A. Davis, John McDonald, Samuel A. Pettis, Owen McFarland. NEWS ITEMS. Mrs. John Thorton, of Bentley street and Elliot avenue, was taken to a private hospital in Passaic yester day afternoon for an operation for cancer. The tug Conkin took a crowd from iouenvme aua jxreiscnerville to see the yacht races today. George Cunningham and family, of Main street,- spent yesterday at Glen Island. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Lehman, return home today from a trip to Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Williams, of Tottenville, leave today for a trip in New York state. A steamer and barge landed at Sea Breeze yesterday. Harry Fenton, of West New Brigh ton, was a Tottenville visitor yester day. Miss Mabel Hilton has returned to her home in Brooklyn after a pleasant visit with Miss Mabel E Skidmore. Mr. Eugene Winant, of Fords, was a Tottenville visitor yesterday. THUNDERCLAP PANIC. Wall Street DintitrlMMl l>y Suppf>*e<l Exploit I on* NEW YORK. Aug. 20.—There was another panic in Wail street. It didn't affect stocks, however, and it was caused by a harmless thunderclap, which was misinterpreted by the sur face and aerial population of the finan cial district, who swarmed into the streets in the lower part of the city looking for tlie signs of some terrible disaster. The boom of the thunder which caused all the trouble came at 1:43 o’clock. In the vicinity of the Stock Ex change, where the crash seemed to lie the loudest, pedestrians were startled and ran back into Wall street, thinking that a disaster had occurred very near them. As they ran others followed, and in a few minutes Wall street was packed from side to side. At the same time people in the vicinity of Exchange place began to move quickly toward Broadway, where there arc one or two buildings in process of construction. This thoroughfare was packed in a few minutes. Business was practically suspended throughout Wall street during the pe riod of this excitement. Telenlione mes sages carried more inquiries about ex plosions. collapse of buildings, falling of elevators, etc., tlinn they did about stocks, and during tbe rest of the after noon messages came from all over town asking for details of the great down town explosion. First “Old on Scltnnlhnnac. COLERAINE. Mass.. Aug. 20.—The Catamount Hill association has dedi cated a monument marking the site of the sclioolhouse here over which in 1812 was raised the first t'nited States flag to float over a school building in til IS OAlint-c 1 ROYNTON REACH* Full Orchestra of fijpieces, , daily. Dancing Free (every af ternoon. Hops—Tuesday, ’Thursday and Saturday evenings, 7:30 to 11:30. Concerts—Monda uesday and Friday Special Concert Sun noons. WOODBRIDCE TOWNSHIP. | w 00 DBRIDGF. NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Everitt Ensign is the possessor of a fine Edison phonogtaph. Miss Grace Harned is at her home on Rahway avenue after spending part of her summer vacation at the sea shore. Mrs. Oscar Miller, of Edgar’s Hill, is on the sick list. Mr. Charles Craske is out of town. Mr. B. L. McNulty, of Washington, has joined his family, who are staying with Mrs. George Brewster of Green street. Mrs. Anthony Schoder is suffering from ivy poisoning. P O R D S Mr.W’orth spent Sunday with his family in Asbury Park. Andrew Olesen is once more seen in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Conelly, of New York, is visiting Mrs. Conelly’s sister at Keasbey. The Episcopal Sunday School from here went to Boynton Beach for their picnic. They all had an enjoyable time. y Benj. Harvey and J. Couster, of Tottenville, spent Sunday in this vicinity. Mrs J. Ernst, of New York, spent Sunday in this vicinity with his fam ily The Union Sunday School is at Boyn ton Beacli today. Theywent in wagons. George Murdock, who is employed in Lyle’s factory, spent Sunday in this vicinity with his parents. There was an exciting time at h'e dak’s saloon in Sand Hills, Saturday night, when the old original Sand Hillers and the Hungarians came to gether. The cause of the trouble is not known, but it is said it ended in the use of knives, chairs, bottles, glasses, and billeys. Many men were injured, it is declared some very bad. The saloon is situated in front of the dance hall which is used for a school and is owned by the same man. Professor of Arabic Dead. BERLIN, Aug. 20.—Professor Fried rich Dieterici of the Orientalist univer sity is dead. He was born at Berlin in 1821 and wrote extensively on the grammar, literature and philosophy of the Arabs. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Cloning Stock Quotations. Money on call steady at 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 6^6% per cent. Exchanges. $189,753,044; balances. $7,038,060. Closing prices: Amal. Copper... 46% N. Y. Central.. .122 Atchison.60 Norf. A* West... 62% B. & 0. 82% Penn. R R.123% Brooklyn R. T.. 41% Reading . 54% C. ,C.,C. & St. L. 75 Rock Island .... 26% Ghee. & Ohio.... 33% St. Paul .141% D. & H.162% Southern Pac... 44 Erie. 28 Southern Rv 22% Gen. Electric... 163 South. Ry. pf... 83?£ Illinois Cen.133% Sugar .115 Louis. & Nash..104% Texas Pacific .. 20% Manhattan.«134 Union Pacific .. 74% Metropolitan_113% U. S. Steel. 22% Mo. Pacific. 93% U. S. Steel pf... 71% New York Markets. FLOUR—Remained irregular and nom inally unchanged, but lower to sell. Min nesota patents. $W0t|4.95; winter straights, fi -i Ul, ■ TlHntov lift'll or • nTntar patents. $3.90(04.30. WHEAT—Opened steady and was later advanced by firmness in the northwest, to gether with light local covering; Septem ber. 86 3-16(0889*0.; December. 86 15-16(fr“s7^c. RYE— 8tead> ; state. 58(0591-0.. c. i. f.. New York; No. 2 western, 69c., f. o b.. afloat. CORN—Inclined to be rather firm on prospects for lower temperatures in the belt; September. 57Vo577*c.; December. 6794 @ 58c. OATS—Nominal; track, white, state. 41 (p 4694c.; track, white, western. 41@46V4c. PORK—Easy; mess. $16(015.76; family, $17.50(017.75. LARt>—Quiet: prime western steam. 8c. 1 BUTTER—Steady to firm; state dairy, 14(ffl71Jc.; extra creamery. 19c. CHEESE—Qui t; state, full cr<°am. fan cy. small, colored. 10^c.; smajl. white, lOVic.; large, colored. 10c ; large, white, f 9*4c. EGGS—Strong; state and Pennsylvania fancy mixed. 21c.; state and Pennsylvania seconds to firsts. 170d9c.; western extras, 19 U (020c, SUGAR — Raw firm; fair refining, 3 5-16c.; centrifugal, JW test. 3 13-16c.: re firm;_crushed. 5,60c.; powdered._6.10o. O .~ J40TI SPECIAL CLEARING FOR 10 DAYS FROM AUG. 19 to Second hand Wheels from Goodyear Cactus Tires from 84.00 to 82.50 each NEW ROYAL SEWING Style 19, reg. price 845, uow $27 Style 12, reg. price 40, now 23.50 Style 18, reg. price 30, uow 19,50 Each Machine Guaranteed for Ten Years. A^NYDER Jr, ■VOODBRIDGE —--or C A R T E R R T NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Joseph Young, of Woodbridge avenue, has bought a house on Emer son street and will move into it next week. Mrs. Driscol sailed for Ireland Wednsedav, with her two children, and will make her home there. Mrs. James Fee, of Rahway avenue has gone for a week's visit to South River. Mrs. Devereux spent Wednesday at Rahway. Mr. Devereux has broken ground, for his new house ou Bryan street. D. R. Wilson has the contract for the building. Mr. Samuel Harris spent Wednesday in Newark. A large number of people from this town went on the Foresters’excursion of Amboy on Tuesday. Theodore Leber and family, of n_i. TO . - j:_ .3 a 1- a L VJ1 i auu iUlDO AUU1C BUU Miss Ursula Leber attended the For esters’ excursion on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton,of Connect ion!, were the guests of Mr and Mrs. rheodore Leber on Sunday. Miss Vernon, of Cleveland is the ?uest of the Misses Leber. Miss Ursula Leber has returned from a visit to New Brunswick. Mrs. T. L. Slugg, Misses Bessie, Fauna and Jnle Slngg and Miss Mable Smith went on an excursion to West Point on Wednesday. \ V WAR LOOMING UP. Russian Demands and Msetisslss Rebels Trouble Porte. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 20.—Tbs Russian demand on Turkey .growing out of the recent murder of the ttusslas consul at Monastir, M. Rostkovskt have been formally presented Vt tbs Yildiz palace. V Count Lamsdorf, the foreign minis ter, telegraphed to M. ZinovWff,Rus sian ambassador here, that neitbenb^^^. sultan's expressions of regdebglh£_^BBH|(l of Prince Ahmed, the sultan’s son, be the ambassador nor the expressions of sympathy of the grand vizier and otbet high Turkish dignitaries were consid ered adequate satisfaction for the mur der of M. Rostkovski. The czar ordered the following de mands to be made: The immediate severe punishment of the murderer, the arrest and exemplary punishment of the person who Bred at }1. Rostkovski's carriage, immediate production of positive proofs that ths vali of Monastir has been actually baa ished and the appointment of European officers for the gendarmerie. The insurgents in Macedonia arc us ing small quick tiring Austrian cannon and have captured near Resen a Turk ish courier who was carrying Impor tant orders to the Turkish troops at Okliridn. , | At the recent visit of the king of Hou- , mania to Emperor Francis Joseph at \ Ischl the moan rolls arrived at an un- 1 derstanding that in the event of a was % between Bulgaria and Turkay Rouma nia should mobilize her army and occu py the triangular territory between Rustcbuk, Varna and Silistrla, includ ing these towns, in order to maintain the equilibrium of power In the Bal kans in the event of Macedonia becom ing an autonomous provlnos, which would otherwise give Bulgaria a too predominating influence in the penin sula. THOMAS F. BURKE ■ Funeral Director.. This is thi- only up-to-date F®neral establishment in Perth Amboy & vicinity Office Rksidcrcb 363 State St. 27 Mechaaic St. Telephone t5f Telephone 45m TERTH ABBOT. X. J | CARTERET BUSINESS ^COLUMN^ OTTO SPITZ, Sanitary Plumber. STOVES, RANGES, HEATERS. Rahway Ave. Shop near CR Depot. Carteret,N*J JOSEPH SHERWOOD Carpenter and Builder tea given. Jobbing promptly attended to CARTERET, N. J. n at. & Hazelwood ^ve„ Rahway. V. J. JOHN THOMPSON Careen r and Builder pron ptly attended to. Estimate* given PORT READING, N. J. irsxTxexxrs >a per hanger to, Mi Jv