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THIRTEENTH ANNIVERSARY. Joel Parker Council had tbigi Time Friday Night—Visitors Present. The thirteenth anniversary of Joel Porker Council No. 69, Jr. O. U. A. M., was held Friday evening, Sep tember 11th, at their rooms in K. of P. Hall. The occasion was enlivened by a number of visitors from other counoils in different towns, notably by a representative from Freeling lieysen Council, of Kevport, who came in a naptha launch. The Joel Parker Guards, in their now uniforms, marched to the borough dock, accompanied by the drum corps, to escort the visitors to K. of P. Hall. After their arrival a number of patriotic speeches were made and an Initiation of a new member helped to make the affair interesting. Refresh ments were served and everybody was happy and pronounced the meeting a grand sucoess. Joel Parker Council intends to be up-to-date in all the work of the Order and are ambitious of being the banner counoil in the State. The member ship, about two hundred and slxty flvo, is in good standing and proposi tions coming in on almost every meet ing night. START FOR HOME. Mrs. Fred Littell and party will sta:t on their return trip from Los Angeles on September 91st. Mr. Harney is not going to start before the twenty-eighth, but will arrive in this borone'h before the others as he will take an express and will come right through and the others will take in the different points oi interest on the route. STOLE A BLANKET. • t Saturday night John Otts, of Ern ston, stepped into Mr. Steuerwald’s, leaving his horse outside, and came out almost immediately. While he was inside someone had helped them selves to a brand new blanket and he has not been able to learn anything of its whereabouts since. WORK IS RESUMED. William Deats has begun work again on his new brick house on Main street. The house was begun last fall by Mr. Deats, who is a mason, but ne has boon so busy he has been compelled to let his own work go until now. THE LATEST? The latest? Why some sav it is to be a law snit; but when one stops to think of all the sayings of the past two weeks one can only await the issue of “the lastet” and keep quiet in the interim. Will 8no Governor Pwit>o4y. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., Sopt. 10. County Commissioner Patrick J. Lynch and Justice of the Peace W. P. Reilly, who were arrested by the military and subsequently released, announced tbeir determination to bring civil suits for k $100,000 damages for false Imprison ment against Governor Peabody, Gen erals Bell and Chase and others con ■nected with their arrest, whom they 'will charge with conspiracy. Lynch and Reilly were charged with having criticised acts of the militia and coun seled tho miners not to return to work. Cyclone Struck Moultrie. MOULTRIE, Go.. Sept. 10.—A ey done which mused n property loss of over 110,01X1 nnd seriously Injured three negroes passed over this city. The county schoolhouse was destroyed, those in the butldlng escaping with their lives. A steam laundry was do iishi-d, the operatives having left building a few moments before the lone struck It. Trolley and Train Collide. AN I TO WOO, Wis„ Sept. 10.—In a lsion between a street car nnd a ght train nine persons were Injured 1 the street car demolished. It is 1 that the accident was due to the lect of the conductor properly to ! the train at the crossing. The ln ;>d will rocow. Grief For Wife Cnn.cl Inanntty. WATERTOWN, N. Y„ Sept. 10.—Up on being told by physicians lit Saranac I Lake that Ills wife was suffering with l consumption nnd could not rot-over, I George Lolone, a prosperous young k farmer of Lisbon, St. Lawrence county, I became violently Insane. L HU. Morgan lie (Ml In Berlin. | BERLIN, Sept. 10. — Miss Morgan, I the manager of the Amerlcnn Women’s I club, Is dead here. She had been for many years active In charity work in Berlin and a large contributor of pe cuniary assistance from her own re sources. NEWS ITEMS. f - Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fisher and daughters, of Sayreville, have return ed home from a visit with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fisher, at their Allenhurst residence. Rue.& Wychoff, grocers of Broad way, have become disgusted with the electric light in their store and are now burning gas for which they nave ifurohased new burners which give a brilliant light. A letter sent from this borough to Hasbrouck Heights was received at that place marked ‘ ‘ roceived in bad order” and sealed on the end. It was marked at the New York post oflioe. The letter was all right when sent from here. A fox terrier dog belonging to Miss Mav Smith, of John street, was run over by the 7.53 train last Friday at the John street crossing and killed. Its head and one of its legs was cut off. Miss Lillian Larrabee and lady com panion, of Overbrook, Pa., are visiting Miss Larabee’s aunt, Mrs. M. E Sex ton, of Broadway. ' Ex-surrogate and Mrs. Leonard Fur man have returned home from Bath Beaoh in their naptha launch. Rue & Wychoff have purchased a fine new set of harness for their horses. Dr. B. Gutman, of New Brunswick, was a borough visitor Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds and daughters have returned home from Washington, D. 0. A crowd of ladies, about twenty in number, came to this borough from Keyport Monday and took a trip to Trenton by trolley. Mr. B. Dominick, who kept the confectionery store, now run by Mr. Mnllen, several years, was a borough visitor Monday. He has opened a store in Newprk. The Misses Mamie and Gertie Camp bell and Mrs. Donald, of Main street, attended the Sunday sohool conven tion at Metuchen and were splendidly entertained pud sumptuously dined, last Thursday. They were delighted with their visit. The mosquitoes are very gay just about now and enjoying the warm spell of weather. They are so happy that they come singing around and every now and then give one an affectionate little bite just to show them how delighted they are and yet no one seems to take kindly to the little chaps. J. A. Sexton has returned with his family from their trip through the Delaware and Raritan canal, and their visit at Bordentown. Mrs. Sexton’s sister, Mrs. Southwick, of that place, accompanied them home for a visit. The trip was made on the launch Glance. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Everett spent a few days out of town the past week. The ladies of the Loiderkranz met at Professor Stein’s house Monday evening. Miss G. Scully plays the piano for the children in Miss Harriet Martin’s place in school at present. Mrs. William Selb, of Broadway, is quite ill with gastritis. Dr. Albright is attending her. IUrlnit at Grave«eiUl. NEW YORK. Sept. lK-The Bay Shore sorting stake, the feature of the pal'd at Gravesend, was won by King Pepper, with the favorite, Irene I.lnd say, second. King Pepper and Irene Lindsay raced head and head to well In the stretch, where King Pepper drew away and won driving by a length. The Minute Man, an odds on favorite, equaled the track record for five and a half furlongs by covering the distance In 1K3C 3-5. lee Water Won In a Hot Drive. BUFFALO, Sept 18.—Scratches re duced the Held In the Electric stakes, the feature eveut ut Kenilworth, to throe, with Green B. Morris’ Knob hampton a hot favorite. Ice Water, second choice, won in a hot drive through the stretch with Hand more. Jockey Mountain, who rode the favor ite, was set down for forcing the win ner wide purposely. CopperAeld Won £1,000. CHICAGO, Sept, la — Don Domes’ weight of 120 pounds proved a little too much for him In the Test stakes at Hawthorne, though he ran a good race over the muddy track and was beaten but by a neck by Copperfleld, weighted at only 10H pounds. Alllstu was third, half a length back of Don Doino. The stake was worth $1,000 to the winner. MIm Mae Day Won. ST. LOUIS, Sopt. 18.—Rainy weather made the track slow and slippery at Delynar. Miss Mae Day won the fea ture, a handicap at six furlongs, by four lengths. Optional and Orleans were second and third. TOTTENVILLE. | The Evening News is on sale at Ost burgs’ 44 Main street,' and at John Boss' Hotel, formerly John Kail’s stand. Extra copieB of the News and all NewYork papers oan always be se cured. DISCUSSED PLANS. A special meeting for the purpose of talking over for the plans for the coming fall and winter work of the Young Beople’s Society of St. Steph en’s church, was held at the home of Mrs. Charles E. Meyers, 89 Johnson avenue, last night at 8 o’clock. MISSIONARY ALLIANCE. The Missionary Alliance of Totten ville held a meeting at 2.30 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Q. S. Leavitt. In the evening at 7.30 o’olook they met at the home of Mrs. G. E. Rolle. The subject for discussion in the evening service was “Teachings on the deeper Spiritual Life.” The meetings were well attended. SPECIAL MEETINGS The Woman’8 Cffldstian Temperance Union, of Tottenville, held what is known as a railroad evangelistic meet ing in St. Paul’s M. E. chnrch last Sunday afternoon The speaker was from South Dakota. On Monday afternoon they held a meeting at the home of Mrs. W. T. Smith. After all the business was transacted the ladies were treated to refreshments. AUTO BROKE DOWN. A big red auto, whose New York number was 6,818 and the New Jersey number 8,154, broke down just as it pulled off the ferry boat Warren yes terday afternoon. The occupants were delayed nearly an hour before the driver coaid get things in working order again. GO TO SOUTH AMBOY. The Tottenville Quartet go to South Amboy this evening, where they will sing at the home of Miss Delia John son. They will be accompanied by a few friends. WAR IS IMMINENT. Anurlcan AmbeiMAni at Vienna Lonkn For Ftithtlnit Soon. OYSTEIt BAY, N. Y., Sept. 1G.—Am hn^-ador Storer while visiting the pres ident nt Sagamore Hill said be regard ed the danger of war between Bulgaria and Turkey ns Imminent. Bulgaria, he thought, had nearly readied the limit of endurance, und unless the powers of central Europe Intervened to prevent further outrages on the part of the Turkish troops war scarcely could he avoided. In the opinion of Mr. Storer the hope of peace now must bo based In the conference which Is to be held the latter part of this month between the czar of Russia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary. Ho did not believe actual war would be pre cipitated before that conference, al though the strain on Bulgaria Is very great. He expressed the hope that the czar and Emperor Francis Joseph might reach some solution of the pres ent difficulty that would avert a disas trous conflict which, once begun, might Involve seriously other European pow ers. Ambassador Stnrer discussed the sit uation with President Roosevelt nnd now Is hurrying to Euro{»c In order that he may be In Vienna at the time of the conference between the heads of the two great powers of central Europe. MAYOR OGDEN DONE. A Keyport Pooh-Bnh Hoa Mo* Iteen Seen Lutely. KEYI’ORT, N. J., Sept. 111.—Benja min H. Ogdon, mayor of Keyport. post mastor, president of the town commis sioners, president of the school trust<>oH and until ton days ago a director In the People’s National bank. Is missing. He was last seen Friday, Sept. 11. His resignation as a hank director had been demanded and accepted. There had been a run on the bank, which the government examiner had declared w'lthln two weeks to be In sound condi tion. Scores of persons whose Inherited ostutos wore In Ogden’s hands for set tlement had called upon him for state ments without obtaining satisfaction. His tK>ndsij)en In these transactions ami indorsers of his paper were greatly alarmed. Mr. Ogden sold for $400 his hand some pair of horses, carriages nnd sil ver mounted harness. He had paid $<!00 for the harness nkmo In Norfolk, Vn.. a few months ago. Ills nnphthn launch he transferred to a i>ersonal friend. At his home It was wild that he had gone to Virginia for a week’s rest. Store and lloof Garden la Rntna. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Sept. 18.—The department store of Wolf ft Mnrx has been bunted, also Scholz’s roof garden, entailing it loss of over $200,000. NEWS ITEMS Miss Marie Schilling, of Eltingville, has been visiting friends in Living Btone Manor, Sullivan county, for the last week. After spending a few weeks in New York State, Miss Bertha Moore has returned to her home in Eltingville. James Reilly, of Broadway, the popular S. I. R. T. railroad conductor, is entertaining his friend, Joseph Mullin, of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Williams have returned from their vacation in the Adirondacks. They report having had a delightful time. Mrs. R. J. Edwards is back in Tot tenville from a six week’s vacation in New York state. Miss Sadie VanDusen, who has been at Asbury Park for the summer, is back in Tottenville. The Keystone baseball team held their much postponed bell in Wilkes Hall, Eltingville, Saturday night. mists Aumu xvauuurKUHer, oi rnnceBS Bay, is on a week’s vacation from her duties at the S. 8. White Dental Works. Touay she will leave for Dover, N. J. E. R. Cliff, manager of the Rich mond Light & Power Company, with offices at Stapleton, was in Tottenville Monday. Jamos Burke, of New Dorp, was in Tottenville, Monday. J. F. Meylon, the Staten Island manager of the New York & New Jersey Telephone company, was in Tottenville yesterday. Frank Finnerty, of West Brighton, was in Tottenville on Monday. Joseph Bailey, of West Brighton, was a Tottenville visitor yesterday. s' INSULTED THE FLAG. Soclnllats Thrralened Life of Gov ernor Hunt. RAN JUAN, I’orto Uleo. Ropt. lfi. Edunrdo Conde nud Leonidas (luillot, two socialists who sjioke in a recent meeting of the American Federation of Labor, were put on trial for Insulting the American flag and threatening the life of Governor Hunt. Their s[*»eohes teemed with abuse of the government. One of the prisoners was accused of advising the workmen upon the return of Governor Hunt from the United States to parade carrying black flags and then to make demands upon the government If these demands were refused, the speaker added, the alterna tive af killing Governor Hunt re mained. The other oiator was said to have declared that the American flag was n rag fit only to cover rascals and criminals. The accused vehemently de nted the charges. They were tried before Justice Kopel, convicted of anarchistic conduct and sentenced to six months in prison. Justice Kopel says the flag is higher than the law and anarchists no<xl never expect mercy in bis court. The case has established n precedent as a Porto Rican official warning that attacks on the flag and government must stop The Americans aiKl loyal Porto Ricans art' jubilant, while the socialists are an gry at the decision. The convicted men will apiM>al from the judgment, claim ing that Justice Kopel had no Jurisdic tion, us there is no law covering the of fense. The Interest in fhe case is In tense. ALASKAN BOUNDARY. Kir Hubert Findlay Snld Territory Was of ftreal Valor. LONDON, SepL ltt.—At the Alaskan boundary commission, which is com [losed of representatives from the Unit ed States, England and Canada, now In s<■salon at the foreign office, there were present In addition to the commission ers the American counsel. John W. Poster, Judge John M. Dickinson and Ilannls Tnyior. The spectators Includ ed Ambassador Choate and Chief Jus tice Puller of the United States. Attorney General Sir Robert Findlay opened the proceedings on behalf of England. He said the territory Involv ed was of great value, hut the chief Question from the Canadian standpoint was access to the Pacific. Sir Robert gave a historical review of the dispute, beginning with 1821. When he started to read official documents hearing on the dispute Lord Chief Jus tice Alverstone, the chairman, said the members of the commission were per fectly familiar with them, so Sir Rob ert need Just refer to them by number, which was done. The attorney general declared that the present line was drawn by the United States "In ostentatious defiance uf the treaty of 1825." Traveler 1.Imped Into Pori. NEWPORT NEWS. Vn.. Sept. 1«.— The British steamer Traveler limped Into port In distress after encountering the terrific storm which destroyed the British steamship Inehulva. The Trav eler In In the shipyard for repairs POLEYS HONEY^TAR f»r r«f«. wrti Jti mpiatms WOODBRIDCE TOWNSHIP. WQ(> Dbridge NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Miller is improving from his ierions illness Dr. Ramlolph, of Rahway, is in attendance. Mrs. Lippencott, of Asbnry Park, is ,-isiting her mother, Mrs. Bartnolo new, of Main street. The members of the Presbyterian ihoir and their friends were enter tained on Saturday evening by Mrs. Seth Lockwood, at ner residence. Mrs. Pierce has friends from New Sfork and Wilmington, Del., visiting ler. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Harned are at Atlantic City for a few days. Mrs. Barron Brewster spent Thurs ia.y in Plainfield. Miss Alice Dunn, of Brooklyn, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Willis Saylord. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, of Philadelphia, h: ve returned home liter spending several days in town. Miss Viola Dunham has returned to ier home after spending two weeks with Miss Luella Kelly. Miss Inez Turner is in New Hamp ihire with her aunt and uncle, Mr. >.nd Mrs. John Campbell. Mr and Mrs. David Wood, of Long Branch, are staying with Mrs. Mc Ewen, of New street. Mr. Henry Ferguson, of Long Brench, is staying at Mrs. McEwen’s. Mrs. George Brown has returned :rom her trip to Phiadelphia. The Congregational cook books are >nt and ready for sale. Mr. John Neary and Mr. Randolph L,ee will move into the house on Perth \mboy avenue, owned by Mr. M. D. Valentine, on October 1st. Mrs. Baitholomew, of Main street, s very ill. Dr. Hoagland is iD attend ance. The picnic held at St. James’ Grove ast Wednesday, was a great success. Mrs. Ilessio Rudolph is attending tbe Wood’s College in Newark. __ t MONKS MASSACRED. CoiiMtanttnopI? Dl*patch Hay* Ktas nftan Munantery Wai Sacked. CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. ia—It te reported that tbe Russian monastery ut Jerusalem has been sacked by a Mo hammedan mob and that all of the monks there were murdered. The Russian buildings at Jerusalem are situated in a large walled quadran gle on the Jaffa road. Immediately op posite the entrance is the French con sulate and the public garden. Tbe Russians have a large hospital close to the monastery referred to. with the dwellings of the priests and romps for pilgrims. Near it Is the Russian con sulate, In the center of tbe court stands the Russian cathedral, and to the north of it Is a hospital for male pHgrtms and to the east a hospital for female pilgrims. Fatal Riot In Atbe... ATHENS, Sept. 10.—A demonstration in connection with the municipal elec tions here was followed by hand to hand street fights. Fourteen persons were etther killed or wouuded FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stock Qootutow. Money on call steady at % per cent Prime mercantile paper, ttjisy, per cent. Exchanges, $176,652,772, balances. 19,638,754. Closing prices; Amal Copper... 44% N Y Central. 1207* Atchison. 6« Norf & West. 82% B. & 0. 81 Penn R R.124% Brooklyn R T. 88% Reading . *0% .x /t .* A Ota t so,. Pi k. t.U.i *V» Ches & Ohio.... 32% St. Paul .140% D. & A.162 Southern Par 43% Erie. 28% Southern Ry 21% Gen. Electric... 160% 6outh. Ry pf 84% Illinois Cen.132 Sugar ._.U4% Lackawanna 235 Texas Pacific . 26% Louis & Nash 103% Union Pacific .. 73% Manhattan .133% U 8. Steal 20% Metropolitan—114 U. 8 Steel pi... 69% Mo. Lac..., 91% Weil Union . 62% tew York Markets. FLOUR—Firm and fairly active: Minne sota patents. 34.70<fi4 95. winter straighta $3.65*3.90; winter extras, (2 9003.25. winter patents, 13.90*4.80 WHEAT—Opened steady, eased off un der realising and then rallied with corn, December, 8s*69%e ; May, 88%*88%c. RYE—Firm, state and Jersey, 56*67c.; No. 2 western, S2o , nominal, f o. b,, afloat. CORN—At first declined under vigorous profit taking, after which It turned strong on bullish weather and crop news. De cember. 57%(i58V»c. OATS—Nominal, track, white, state, tl%®46e.; track white, western. 41%@48o PORK—Quiet; mess. $12 25*16 25; family. $16 SUGAR—Raw firm: fair refining, 8%^,, centrifugal, 96 test, 3%c., refined quiet; crushed, 5 50c., powdered. 5c TURPENTINE- Firm at 59®69%c. MOLASSES—Firm, New Orleans, SKS 42c RICE—Quiet; domestic. 4%*'6%c.; Japan. 5%*6e. l.ARD—Firm, prime western steam. 9o. TALLOW—Quiet; city. 5c ; country, 4% @6%c _ HAY—Quiet, shipping, 70(i>75c., good to choice, 95c. *$1_ l.ftv« Stock Market. fl CATTLE—Market dull: choice. $5 90#t> 9.50, prime, $5.104(6.25. fair, $3.73464 25, veal calves, $7.60*8 HOGS—Market higher; prime heavies. $6 26416 30, mefliums, $6,45*6.65; heavy Yorkers, 36 45*6.50; light York era. 36 4*9 1.45; pigs. (6W.2&. rough*. 34*6 25. - — «"V-a. riAKTERET _ NEWS ITEMS. Miss Lula Kellar, of Port Reading, en tered Wood’s Business College in Ne wark on Monday : ud will take up the study of stenography. Lovell Grimes, who is employed in the office at the Port Reading coal piers, has returned from a y is it to his home in West Virginia. ^ The stork visited the home <*' Mrs. Adam Gurher last wf »k. Mr. and Airs. E. H. Wager and‘|^fr« and Mrs. Smith spent Saturday eveni^i. in Perth Amboy. The Ladies Minion Band, of the First Presbyterian Church will bold a e'oial at the home of Mrs. F. H. Wager, on Balti more avenue Friday night] Mr. and AI: . Edwa’d Chapman spent Alonday in New York Mrs. Jack.-.on and Mrs. Little attended the theatre in Newark Saturday night. Miss Agusta Fallback is attending the Slate Normal School at Trenton. Mrs. Robert Grant and her two children of Paterson, sjeDt Sunday at the home of Mrs. E. II. Wager. John Evans spent Sunday at Rock away. ‘•The Bright Eyes" Council No. 3 met at Firemms on Monday night. A very pleasent social ( me was spent after the meeting. Only $50 to California via Lehigh Valley Railroad. And o'ber exti-mely low rales, to poin'■> in Colorado. Idaho, Montana, Ne braska, Oregan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, aud Washington. Be sure that your ' ckets read over the Lehigh Valley R i:'road, the ouly line Gome beta that has thiough tiairs to Chicago. For other infoimatiou. ca'l or address, City Ticket Ageu* 119 Smith street. 3516-9-16-It. INDIANS ON STRIKE. Warner’s Ranch Hed Men Want All j| to Work or WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.—A atrltee of the Warner’s ranch Indians In Cali fornia for the employment of their tribe as a unit on irrigation work or dered by the government for their sole benefit has been Reported to the Inte rior department by George Butler, irri gation superintendent. Mr. Butler was ordered to the Palfl ranch, whence the Warner's ranch In dians recently were transferred after years of trouble to develop a water supply and dig irrigation ditehes for the benefit of the Indians. He em ployed eight of them at $1.23 a day on Aug. 31, promising to employ ail whenever extension of the work war ranted it. but the Indians refused to go to work, deciding ut a council meeting that all or none of their number should be employed. Mr. Butler’s report ar raigns the tribe as ''dissatisfied, unruly and unsettled.” Prisoner May Seed Protection. BUFFALO. Sept. lti. — William H. Davey of Niagara Falls, who is ac cused of assaulting a number of young girls in that city, appeared before Jus tice White in special term on habeas corpus proceedings instituted by Mrs. Davey. who alleges that he was arrest .1/1 a nd I in nHswiH.i/i HL.iro Hv Vlinu iYiflg threats against Davey have been made by relatives of the young girts Chief of 1'oJice Maloney, who attempted to shoot Davey when he learned that bis daughter was one of I Ivey's alleged victims, says he regrets having allowed his feelings to overcome his sense of duty. Davey will ire protected if the ease is tried at Niagara Falls, said Chief Mnlonov___ THOMAS F. BURKE Funeral Director.. Tills is the on It up-to-date Frs.Br IL establ shment in Perth Amboy & vicinity Ors.iE Rbsidbscb 363 State St. 27 Mechanic St. Telephone ISf Telephone 45m PERTH AMBOY, K. J CARTERET BUSINESS L <^C0LUMN^ J OTTO SPITZ, Sanitary Plumber. ISTOVE8. RANGES, HEATERS. Rahway Ave. Shop near C R Depot, Carteret,NJ | JOHN THOMPSON Carpen r and Builder Jobbing pron ptly attended to. Estimate* given I PORT BEADING, N. J._ LES ;TE£TICX2s«-S ter and Papeihan&er rs by mail promptly attended o. CARTERET iN. J.