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mboy Evening news.
PERTH AMBOY, N. J., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 1903 SECOND EDITION
LEONHARDT 'WINS IN
THE LAST TWO BOUTS.
Large Crowd Watched the Wrestlers m Wilder Hall Last Night
Hansen Gets First Fall-Hard Struggle for the Second-Both
Men Strain Every Muscle.
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A well satisfied but somewhat dis
appointed crowd left Wilder Hall at
11.30 o’clock last night. They had
just seen one of the best wrestling
matches that has ever taken place in
this city. After a hard struggle
Charles Leonhardt downed H. P.
Hansen, of this city, in the last two
bonts. The first fall was won by the
local man.
The main bout, which was in
Gracco-Roman style, the best two
falls out of three, with the strangle
hold barred and the pin falls only to
count, commenced at 9.30, when both
wrestlers appea'ed on the mat. At
first both tried for the old neck hold,
neither one wishing to fall to the floor
first. Suddenly Hansen put all his
strength into the battle, and. grabbing
Leonhardt by the waist, threw him
to the floor. Charley was all there
and as quickly as he struck the mat
he was on his knees, and then slowly
but surely the little middle-weight
champion worked his way on ton of
Hansen. Then commenced a fierce
struggle. Leonhardt got hold of
Hanson’s head, and tried to throw the
Danish champion on his back. Han
sen escaped, however, and both wrest
lers were on their feet again. Hansen
i.1_ _UU../1 n nonlr Vinlfl CinH OiU’e
Leonhardt’s head two or three good
pulls, but Leonhardt was wire and
gave Hansen several of the same kind.
Hausen tried for the body hold and
again threw Leonhardt to the mat.
This time he followed the game up
closelv and before Leonhardt could
tell what was ur>, the Dane had gotten
' the quarter Nelson and arm lock and
over went the Newark maD, the time
being just fifteen minutes and thirty
seconds.
At the end of the first bont Hansen
looked prectv well played out, and
went out for a few minutes rest.
At the start of the second bont both
wrestlers refused to fall to the mat
and thev gave each other all kinds of
neck holds in their efforts to tire the
other out.
After fifteen minutes of this kind of
work' Hansen threw Leonhardt to the
mat, but Leonhardt was like a greased
pig and seemed to slin through the
hold with ease. They did not stay
very long on the mat for both jumped
to theii feet at the same time and
again began the battle for the neck
hold.
Again Hansen threw Leonhardt and
again the middle weight broke away.
Hansen tried for the bead hold and
arm lock, hut it was useless, for Leon
hardt would not have it so, and easily
liberated himself. Suddenly, before
Hansen could tell wlmt was doing,
Leonhardt was o" top of him. He
tried the body hold and quickly slipped
his arm to the half Nelson and arm
hold and ovpr went the Dane as quick
as a flash. Leonhardt held him there,
and pnt his shoulders to the mat, the
time being thirty-seven minutes and
fiftv seconds. At the end of the sec
ond bout both wrestlers were pretty
well done up, bnt both had one all in
their favor and the crowd was happy.
After a brief rest and a good rub
bing down, the wrestlers again took
their places. Leonhardt tried to get
a quick hold of Hansen’s neck and
throw him to his knees, but the Dane
broke away and grabbed Leonhardl
bv the neck. He could not hold,
however, and both sprinted about the
ring for fifteen minutes when Hanser
pulled Leonhardt. to the mat by n
quick movement and held him, turn
(ing him over until Leonhardt’s should
ers nearly touched the mat, bnt jusl
as the crowd had decided in favor ol
ttansen, uyouimrui bmiuub « **
sation and broke away. Hansen was
SEXTON’S PUZZLE.
This picture repr s-nts the name of a
City. Can you guess it? „
'i he winner of yesterday's prize was F.Huasit,
69 Kector St. — , ,
The answer/to yesterday 8 puzzle was Colum
bus.
The prize for to-day will be
I BOTTLE REXALL TOOTH WASH.
bo surprised that he was on his guard
and Leonhardt caught him with the
full Nelson. The Dane went to the
mat in iust twenty-three minutes.
The match was Leonhardt’s.
In the preliminaries Henpy Axen
won first fall from Walter Mathiasen
in nine minutes and five seconds, the
stvle being Graeco-Roman, the second
fall was won bv Mathiasen, the time
was five minutes and thirty seconds.
Mathiasen also won the last bout in
one minute and thirty seconds.
In the match between Jorgen Han
son and Hans Svarrer, which was also
Graeco-Roman stvle, Svarrer won the
first in three piinutes. In the second
Hanson won by five minutes and five
seconds. Hanson nlso won the last
bout in four minutes and three
I seconds.
Before the main bout had started,
Referee Jones made the announcement
that if there was any person or persons
in the audience who felt disposed to
back Leo Panlello, the Italian, for
another match with Hansen, that
Hansen would wrestle him for a side
bet of $100 in private, the match to
tnke place in the club room of the
Danish Sociable A. 0. on Park avenue. ;
No one took him up. i
After the match, Lbonhardt told the j
crowd that if anyone thought H. P. 1
Hansen was a second rater and they '
would like to have a go with him and |
conld prove that Hausen was not one
of the best wrestlers in the business,
they could hnve $1,000 of his money.
He was cheered, but no one took it
up.
CONFER WITH
OFFICIALS.
Aldermen Visit New York to Dis
cuss the Bridge Over Rail
road at Sheridan Street.
Aldermen Toft, Donovan and Run
yon, the committee appointed to con
fer with the officials of the Raritan
and North Shore Railroad concerning
the bridge over their tracks at the
landing of the new Raritan river
bridge, are in New York today to see
what arrangements can be made. City
Attorney Hommann accompanied
them.
The railroad is a branch of the
Central railroad and follows the north
shore of the Raritan river for several
miles, touching the many industries
along there. It is necessarv to cross
this track to get upon the new bridge
and to avoid a grade crossing the
bridge has been raised as it approach
ed the north shore so as to go over the
track. Where the bridge structure
now ends it is about twenty feet high.
It is the intention to meet this with
the north approach. The city officials
want the railroad company to bear the
expense of the bridge over the tracks.
it is tnougnt tnac a sausiactory un
derstanding can be made.
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL
Jacob Goldberger has purchased a
large part of land Known as the Pater
son tract, through the Pratt-Brown
Company. The property secured by
Mr. Goldberger is bounded by Easton
avenue on the south and includes two I
blocks between Catherine and Charles'
streets and extends as far north as the;
gully.
LIBRARY OPEN AGAIN. ]
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I Owing to the delay in receiving the]
[furniture for the new building, which
' has to be specially manufactured,
books will again be circulated at the
old library building on High street.
N. E. Winser, Librarian.
Soft Shell Grabs
Water Rockaway Oysters'
Connecticut Little Neck QldlHS
WORRELL’S, 46 Smith Street.
Great Tornado
sweeps over city. Houses blown 'down vessels
w ecked.pl te glass windows sliatterel. Ilad
tbe . win rs of all this valuable property ca- ried
i a policy of Insurance writ en by oielsen tiros.,
all 1< s-es would have been promptly adjusted.
Nielsen’s Offices are at
122 Smith Street.
N Y G R E E N ,
jticceasor to L. Albert & Co.
ographic Studio...
,,-ything in Portrait, Landscape
land Interior Photography.
[ildinjr. Perth Amboy, N. J.
FAVOR THE
PURCHASE.
Taxpayers Want the Westmins
ter Secured-One Man Objects
Because of Taxes.
CITY NEEDS A PARK.
To farther ascertain public opiniom
to the advisability of purchasing the
Westminster for public use and keep
ing it as it landmark of 5 the
colonial days, the Evening News has
secured more statements from the
property owners and tax payers.
Alderman B. M. Gannon, when
seen, declared that there was no doubt
but that. Perth kmbov needed a park.
“Both the park idea and the sngges
tion to convert the building into a
school house are good. I have nol
had time to consider the matter verj
thoroughly, but if the bnilding if
suited for the purpose, and I am told
it is, I see no reason why it should
not be secured. As that section ot
the city between State street and the
Central railroad builds up anothei
bnilding will certainly be needed
there. I like tne park idea. Pertf
Amboy should have one*. There is
room enough down there for two base
ball eliamonds and tennis courts and
such sports and with the rule baseball
should not be playeel during school
hours, there is no reason why the twe
should not go together nicely. As J
said before, I have not. investigated
the matter thoroughly, but it looks tc
me like a very good proposition."
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following to say:
‘‘I favor the purchase of the West
minster and its transformation into a
public nark or institntion. Perth
Amboy is not a very large place as t<
area and, as in the future we will
need a public place of this sort, ll
would be an excellent plan for tht
city to purchase the property outright
now, and we will be saved going into
another township for such a place,
besides great expense. Perth Amboy’s
rate ofjgrowfh is such that in a few
years time such a splendid chanct
w ill not be had because of no avail
aisle land. We have few enough land
marks now and to allow the proper
ty cut up into lots would seem like
desecrating a sacred place. As e
school it would be the solving of tin
question of accommodating the schol
ars for whom there is now no room. ’
Edward M. Kefiy thinks the idea o!
securing the place to the public ar
excellent one. He says, ‘‘I favor tin
purchase of the Westminster as tb<
action will prove very beneficial t(
the town in every way.”
Assessor James Growney sees tin
matter differently, when asked to ex
press himself on the matter he said :
‘‘Our people are kicking and howl
ing now about the excessive tax. J
do not thiDk it wise to increase the
burden of taxation as the money neces
sary must be raised in this manner, i1
it iB to be raised at all. ”
James Chapman thinks well of tin
project. He says:
‘‘The city could issue bonds for the
purchase of the place. I think then
would be plenty of people to taks
them. The increase of taxation wouh
be barely noticeable, and what is
$2,000 or $3,000 per year when expend
ed in such a manner? I do not furthei
the idea of using tiie building as :
school because it is not adapted n
that purpose. Let it be a kind ol
public hall. Onr City Hall is crowd
ed and several of the large rooms
could be used for meetings. A collec
tion of relics from around the city
would make the place an oxcellen
historical museum. ”
Mr. Chapman shows his good faitl
as to the bonds by declaring his will
ingness to take $1,000 worth it they
were issued for this purpose.
Young’s $3.00 Hat I
ABSOLUTELY FREE OF fiHARGE I
To celebrate our Fall Opening Sale we will give free of charge
to every purchaser of one of our Suits or Overcoats at 10.00
or up, one of our Young’s Celebrated 3.00 Hats.
I J. WEINBERG,|92 s»ith TBEETI
WHAT COM.
BUDD SAYS.
Declares that no One is to Blame
in the Landing Bridge Road
Matter.
iJUDCE’S REMARKS.
State Road Commissioner Henry I.
Bndd has been shown a copy of the
remarks of Justice Fort apropos of the
proposed investigation into the con
duct of Middlesex County affairs.
Among other things the justice had
said:
“Thorn conmc tri ho nnlp nno f hintr
in which a question may be raised,
and that is the matter of pntdic roads.
Wnether they have been built well or
ill has not been questioned except in
the matter of Landing Bridge road,
where the expenditure was $'.t,000.
“Here the State road commissioner
directed a change in the contract. I
cannot disabuse my mind of the fact
that both the State road commissioner
and his engineer knew of the fact at
the time thev entered into the supple
mentary contract that the rock there
was shale.
“Engineer Meeker agreed to pay the
contractor the price of $1 with the
understanding that the contractor was
to build the wide walls. This offer
came from the engineer, and not from
the contractor or the freeholders, so
that if there was anything wrong in
that contract the State road commis
sioner, and he alone, is responsible.
“There is no denial from State Road
Commissioner Bund. If lie said lie
was deceived or bis engineer was de
ceived it wonld be a different case,
bnt until Mr. Bndd relieves himself I
think the board has nothing to do
wit h the matter. ’’
Here is what Mr. Bndd had to say :
“There is no reason whatever why I
should prefer charges against any one,
as no dishonesty exists. In this opin
ion Judge Fort concurred in yesterday
afternoon. Tnere is to be no investi
gation of any one. The trouble all
arose over whether a certain substance
was rock or not. It is very hard to
remove, hut crumbles when exposed
to tla air, giving it the appearance of
being shale, but it is not. The con
tractors were to receive $2 per cnbic
yard if any stone was encountered,
laud there is quite a little. In looking
over the profiles ot the road we became
I dissatisfied witli the grade and insist
ed on its being reduced.
“Another contract was entered into
for this work, which included the
building of a retaining wall next to
i some handsome property, the debris
j to be used in tilling up.tlie meadows.
’ The contractor was to receive 52 per
1 cubic vard for ttiis work. The engi
j neer estimated that a large amount of
rock was to be removed and for this
work the contractor was to receive
55,000 more. There is no ground upon
j which a dishonest motive can be
attributed to any one. Apparent
1 irregularities will always creep into
! work of this character.’’
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NO AUDITOR APPOINTED
j Justice Fort did not appoint the
’ auditor to examine the books of the
Freeholders yesterday, as he expected
. to do. Surrogate Peter F. Daly, for
the board, informed the court that
j they had no choice to make. Justice
Fort said that Prosecutor Voorhees
had failed to make his suggestion of
a name to the court if he had any to
. make, and that for this reason and
j the fact that he had not been able to
consult with the man he thought of
appointing, he would not make the
appointment today. He will probably
1 do so on Wednesday next.
YESTERDAYS STORM
DID MUCH DAMAGE.
Wind Lasted only a Short Time, but it Blew Roofs off and Sent
Chimneys Clattering to the Ground--Cop per Works Suffered
Greatly--Roof of Coal Storage Blown off.
HICH SCHOOL
MEET OCT. 16.
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Athletic Association has Fixed
that Date For the
Field Day.
LITERARY'SOCIETIES.
At a meeting of tiie Higli School
Athletic Association yesterday after
noon. it was decided to have the pro
posed field meet on the 16th of October.
As stated befoie, the different classes
will compete for a banner, and the
individuals for a bronze medal. There
i will be a class relay, 100 yard dash,
220, 440 and a mile run. Shot put,
pole vanlt, high broad and standing
broad jumps, potato races, basket-ball
game and about every other sport,
patronized by these up-to-date
students.
A committee was appointed to take
charge of a series of entertaicmants
to be given for the association.
The girls of the Senior class elected
uiucers iui uieir u.asnei-uun ienm.
Miss Rose Blnme is captain and Miss
Gertrude Pfeiffer is manager. They
will try to arrange games with other
High schools.
This~afternoon the Senior and Junior
literary societies are being reorgan
ised. Officers will be elected and
plans discussed for the coming season.
Last year these societies were very j
successful in developing several de- i
sirable traits in the scholars such as
extemporaneous sneeehmating and
i debating. In debating it tanght them
! the necessity of weighing both sides
! of a question before giving an opinion
I on the matter. The societies expect
. to accomplish much during this term.
COALlOBE
PLENTIFUL.
Storage Grounds are all Filled
and More Land is Being Pur
chased to Hold the Supply.
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'l From all appearances there will be
an abundance of coal this winter, but
the price per ton will remain at $6.50.
Not only has the Lehigh Valley filled
its coal bins in this city, but the local
coal dealers have also a heavy supply.
As the local bins of the Lehigh
Valley will not hold any more and
the stock yards at Plainfield are near
ly filled, the Lehigh Valley has pur
chased a big farm near Easton, and is
using the tract for storage. Many
thousand tons of hard coal are being
placed there, it is said, and it will
be a long time before it is all used up.
Anthracite coal to the amount of
6,160,400 tons was mined during the
month of August. Compared with
August 1902, when the coal strike w: 3
* in progress, it is an increase of
[4,838,626 tons. For the eight months
(of the calendar vear the shipments
• have been 42,431,849 tons, an increase
over the same period last year of
13,046,000 tons.
According to officials of the coal
companies no material reduction in
output will be made during the pres
ent month. Vice-president Hender
son, oi tne Heading company, says
no orders have been issued to shut
down collieries. Only one Reading
colliery is idle, and that one for re
pairs.
According to weil informed coal
men, the idea that there has been an
over production of coal is erroneous.
The brief period of dullness which
the companies have experienced has
been due to a shifting in the season
when coal bins are filled. Fearing
another outbreak in the anthiacite
fields the consumer purchased his
supply in the spring instead of in the
late summer months, as had been
usual prior to the strike.
Carpenters wanted—A few J good
oarpenters. Emil Koyen, 1732 Elm
street, 9-11-tf
QUICKER RECOVERY
When there is danger you are very par
ticular to get the best, physician. Why
should you uot be just as particular
where you get your medicine, our reputa
tion for skillful Prescription work ought
to help you decide, .lust w '■ * your doc
tor orders, no more—no less.
Parisen’s Prescription Pharmacy
CHARLES PETERSON,
BACCACE EXP R ESS.
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What appeared to be only a storm of
ordinary size yesterday afternoon,
had a ilflfferent appearance at the plant
of the Raritan Copner Works where it
tore things up in general, doing more
damage than the blow Wednesday.
At 5.10 yesterday afternoon'the sky
was very dark aDd suddenly thKrain
came down in torrents. The wimlJfpr
a few moments blew and howled anl^k
-truck the Copper Works with all it^^
fur v.
During those few minutes the roof
of the coal storage building was torn
completely off. The iron sheets over
the furnace building were ripped off
like paper, and sent spinning, some as
far as the new Raritan river bridge
and several emrdoves at the Cheese
borough plant narrowly escaped being
struck by them.
The electric light and telephone
wires were crossen and the private
fire alarm kept ringing throughout the
storm.
Part of the rcof of the copper stor
age was also torn off. Workmen are
or work roaav repairing the damage.
At the Ctieeseborough Vaseline
Works, tne roof of one of the sheds,
useil by the workmen, was blown off.
The skylight over James Kirbv ’g Cafe,
on Smith street, was blown away.
Two houses on McClellan street lost
their chimneys, the fence around the
Hallahan property at Madison avenue
and Market street, is down, while a
big tree in front of the Hallahan cot
tage on Madison avenue was badly
split.
All day yesterday and todav Street
Commissioner Weirnp had his men
and teams at work clearing the streets
of the debris.
TROUBLE IS
INCREASING
Creditors of K. S. Raymond a)^|
Becoming Anxious-Liveryman
Holds the Horse.
Trouble seems to be increasing for
K. S. Raymond, the Smith street
confectioner, who left this city last
week and has not been here since.
Mrs. Raymond refuses to discuss the
strange absence of her husband. It is
said he has many creditors both here
and out of town and that they are
making demands which may soon
compel the closing of the business.
One of the employes at the livery
stable of Liildle & Pfeiffer, on New
Brunswick avenue, where Raymond’s
horse is kept, said this morning that
all of the employes at the stable had
received orders from Mr. Pfeiffer that
under no circumstances should the
horse be taken out-. The wagon, it is
understood, has been seized Dy Mr.
Koch, ol New Brunswick avenue, who
recently told it to Raymond, as the
payment has not been completed.
An agenr from the firm who recent
ly sold Raymond the new soda foun
tain. was in town yesterday and, it is
said, unless the account with that
firm is Bonn cpttilprl rho fnnntoin will
be taken a war. A well-known car
penter has a bill of about £100 which
he would like to collect, while other
numerous firms, such as ice dealers,
are looking for some money. One of
the local ice dealers told a News re
porter that Mis. Raymond, who is
now running the place, was paying
cash for everything. No information
will be giyen our at the store in re
gard to the trouble.
WEATHER.