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News of The World Briefly Told l'nnnnm rami I Worker* Com plain. NEW 1)1(1.KAN'S, March 20. — Bad food, loo much overtime work without l*a.v mid low wages are causes which threaten a strike of between 1,200 and 1.500 trainmen, engineers, lireiuen and crime men employed in digging the I’nnamn canal. The resignations of these men are ready to be tendered to the Panama canal commission and are held in abeyance until the arrival of Secretary Taft, who lias cabled a com mittee of the workmen that lie will lie on the isthmus on April 1 to confer with tlie dissatisfied employee*. Death l.l.t of (mini /.one Smtill. WASHINGTON, March lilt. — Only two deaths occurred among the 5,554 white laborers in the canal zone dur ing February. Black water fever caus ed one of these deaths and tuberculosis the oilier. No deaths were reported among the 900 American women and children on the isthmus. The sick rate was 24 for every 1,000 persons for the month. Pneumonia was more preva lent than any other disease, twenty-six cases being reported. >t» Punic In I/Oii<lun. LONDON, March 2(1—"There may lie n few small failures.” said Lord Roths child. "lait the reports that a big tiuaii rial house is in difficulties or that seri ous troubles are feared are mere in ventions. The London holders of Amer ican securities have been induced to sell through fear that President Roose velt contemplates taking steps toward nationalizing the railways or at least enacting legislation that may curtail the roads’ earning capacities.” 1*1111 It* Followed la ft M Riplonioii, Git E ENFIELD, I ml., March 1*0.— Twenty-four persons were injured, some seriously, and a two story build ing occupied by a five cent theater ■with moving pictures was wrecked last, night by an explosion of natural gas used to heat the building. About 200 persons were in the panic that fol lowed. and men, women and children rushed for the doors, trampling on one n nother. Ij^veem Keitr Sacriiineiito (invr Woy, SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. Storm sind flood conditions throughout Cali fornia arc somewhat improved, al though portions of the groat interior valleys are still threatened with inun dation. The levees south of Sacramen to broke during the night, and the res idents of the flooded region are report ed to lie in danger. A relief party has Iieen sent to their rescue. l-'ifly Tars IIktp tl t'lis lex. NKWPOUT NEWS. Yn„ March 20.-! The outbreak of measles on board the1 battleship Georgia, which will delay, the departure of that vessel for Gunn tanamo, scheduled for today, has do veloped Into an epidemic. More Ilian fifty men have been taken from the ship to the Naval hospital. Aot Missing Horner Mart in. THFFAEO. X. Y.. March 20.—Super intendent of Police began says lie is satisfied that I he liny reported to have been brought to Ibis city by I. p Holes, a New York Central railroad conductor, is not Horace X. Marvin, the missing son of the Delaware phy sic-inn. General Wint Hnrlod. WASHINGTON. March 20. — With full military honors the body of Brig adier General Theodore .T. Wint. U. S. A., formerly commander of the Cuban army of pacification, who died In Phil adelphia Thursday last, was buried in Arlington. Colonel Hfyt*r Promoted. WASHINGTON. March 20.—Colonel Albert I.. M.ver, Eleventh cavalry, lias lio'ii selected for promotion to the rank of brigadier general to Oil the , vream-y created by the death of Gen oval Wint. Rockefeller I*u*tur Score* Rich, CLEVELAND, O., March 20.—Whlh | chorus girls clad in tights stood in tin , wings of the stage waiting for a re liearsal that was to follow his address ’ Dr. Charles Eaton, pastor of Rockefei ler’s New York church, bitterly nr I rnigned the rich in his first Passion week address at the Star theater, n burlesque house, here. "This country | is full of men who will voluntary pros trato themselves upon the ground and lick blacking from a rich man's shoes simply because lie is rich," lie said. “HpilCii'Of Terror" lu Wnll Slrerl. NEW YORK, March 2tS. — Another great collapse in stocks took place in Wall street, and, although it was not spoken of as a panic, the depreciation In stock and bond values was so great that prices were carried.in most cases well under the lowest figures reached in Hie panic of March 14. Wnll street was myatllied as to the cause of the furious outbreak of selling. One broker said a "reign of terror” was abroad. ItiH'tiCMfer Mini n ROCHESTER. N. Y„ March 20.-A mnu who committed suicide at the Kendall House. Watkins, is believed to have been a resilient of this city. He registered there under the name of James Moore, nml his body was found hanging to tiie gas fixture in his room, lie had used a shoot for a rope. The police say that papers found on the body Indicated that Ills home was in this city. Demi Man WelKlietl 4SO Pound*. PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 2li.-l’e ter Keaton of Mechnuicsvllle, Conn., died suddenly of heart disease at the Turkish baths here. Keaton weighed 410 pounds. He was live feet six indi es in height and five feet nine Inches around the waist. He had been dieting and taking the baths in the hope of re ducing ills weight. I Horton Salt Dloek Hiii-immI. HUTCHINSON, Kim.. Morch 20. The .Morion salt block, the largest in the world, owned chiefly by Joy .Mor ion and Paul Morton, formerly secre tary of the navy, was destroyed by lire here Inst night. The loss embraced n new $250,000 addition to the plant and a vast quantity of refined salt and may reach $1,000,000. Section Hand Gave HI* l.ifc In Vain. HUNTINGTON, W. Va„ March 20. Miss Emma llousey was killed by a Chesapeake and Ohio train nt Central City. She stepped off the westbotmd track to let a freight train pass and [ was hit by an enstlinunil passenger train. Perry Meadows, a section hand, tried to drug her from danger and was himself killed. \nch( Found Flouting llottoin Ip. MILLVILLE. X. .1.. March INi.-The yacht Star, which left Anglesea, N. J.. on Sunday for this place, was found floating in Dead Man's shoals, in Man rice Uiver cove, bottom up, and It Is feared that the three men who left Anglesea in the yacht have been drowned. I'annoii Partly liiN|»o<>tM Ciinal Work. PANAMA, March 20.—Speaker Can non and the members of ills congres sional party, accompanied by Chief Engineer Stevens and Lieutenant Colo nel Goetbals. who succeeds Mr. Sle veils, journeyed across the isthmus, in specting the canal work on their way hero. lleudlesM lliidy Tlint of Kropnffkle. SELINS GItOVE, Pa., March 20. ,The mystery surrounding the Ihidlng of the headless body of a man, in a bag floating In the Susquehanna river near Georgetown lias been unraveled. The dead man lias been identified as Michael Kropaskie of Wilkcsbnrre, and an associate named Kooines is 1 charged wUli murder. 1 French Troop* to Occupy Ontljn. I’AUIS, March 20.—The Moroccan , situation, which inis hccn forced into Hie background for a your past lij . acute internal problems, lias now been brought to the front liy tlit? assassina tion in Morocco City of Hr. Mauchamp, a French subject. The decision of the cabinet to send French troops to oecu p.v Otldjn, in Morocco, was unanimous. The occupation of this point will be continued until full satisfaction has been accorded. The French demands Include the punishment of the mur derer of I)r. Mntichauip. Indemnity for the family of the victim and Hie appropriation of a large sum for (lie foundation of a charitable institution in Morocco in memory of I»r. Mau cliamp. Footiil Insane After l.nnu Seltreli. CHICAGO, March 2tS.—After a search of eight years William I,. Church, a contractor of Kansas City. Mo., wa found in the Hospital For the Insane lu Dunning, 111. He was sent to the Institution from this ci'y a year ago. Two wives claim hit as husband One. living in Kansas ty, has thret children. The other I •, In chleng and says she never heat'.1 of the Kan sna City woman and that she was mar lied !<> Church in Kansas City nine years ago. flirt l.TliiKlicil Herself to llentli. LOCK PORT, N. Y„ March 20.—Life loss, yet yvitli a smile on her lips, sev enteen-year-old Josephine llocliardel lies al her home here, where she laugh oil herself to dentil at the joke of a schoolgirl friend. Starved Wife tn Silence* Her. MKIJIDRN. Conn.. March 20.—Be [ cause John Kasinilr thought his wife talked too much he decided to punish her by not giving her anything to eat She testified in police court that she i had hail scarcely any food in a week I Her husband would bring home edi hies, but after be had finished lie would lock the remainder in a trunk Kasinilr was fined $4(i.5l) for nonsup port. f ur XVnIfs For Sjmrrown to Fl.v. MTTSKHGOX. Midi.. March 20,-Re cause a sparrow chose to build her nest iu a Pere Marquette box car while It was al tile yards for repairs, the car. in spite' of the car shortage, stands idle on a side track awaiting the time when the four young sparrows shall leave their home. Tilt* order was given In response to the petition of five con ductors. Huiiiteil Himself on Train. MONTGOMERY, Ala.. March 20. John Hippo, thirty-five years old, hang ed himself in a toilet room on a Louis ville and Nashville train near here. He left no letter. He had $13.1)0 and a ticket from Nan Francisco to New York, lie tied n handkerchief about his neck ami swung from a lamp bracket. He was dead when found. Trenton Editor AflNnultcd. TRENTON. N. ,T.. March 26.—Charles A. May, president of the Trenton water i board, assaulted Harry It. Keiily, ed ' itor of the Trenton True American. Reilly had been criticising May In ills paper for some time. Born al Fori Dearborn In JSU2. CHICAGO, March 2<f - Alexander Beaubieu. said to lie the first white child bom iu Chicago, died ufter a long Illness. Benubien was liorn In Port Dearborn on .Tan. 2,8, 1822. Secretary Metcalf nl San Juan. SAN JI'AX. Porto Rico, March 2d.— The Halted States dispatch boat Dol phin. with Secretary of the Navy Met calf on hoard, has arrived here. Advertise your property on Sutur lay along with all the real estate lows. DRAWING EXHIBIT ATTRACTS ATTENTION. The Easter exhibition in the pub lic library of the drawing work of the children of the sub-primary classes and up to the eighth grade is attract ing much attention and yesterday af ternoon and last night the room was visited by the children and their par ents in large numbers. The work that attracts a great ileal of attention is some pictures of little chickens drawn and colored by the pupils of the sub-primary classes, some of whom as only four and five years old. There are also samples of fancy paper work and crude sketches of a snow scene. The pupils all did the work under the supervision of Miss I Kimball, the drawing instructor of ■ the public schools. THREATEN TO KILL GOVERNOR STOKES. | TRENTON, Mar. ^6:—Governor Stokes received yesterday a letter from William J. Lee, a former iron manufacturer, who escaped from this state to New York after he had been declared insane. In the letter, which came by registered mail, Lee declares that he will kill the governor, either during his term or after it expires. He had previously written to the gov ernor asking him to remove the stig ma of insanity against him. Lee asserts that he lives but. for one thing and that is to have the stig ma removed. He says that he ex pects to die for killing the gover nor, but he says he will die as a sane man. He notified the governor that this would be the last letter from him. In t ehltrete him. In the letter he repeals the threats made against Judge Garret D. W. Vroom, of the Court of Er rors, whom he holds responsible for his misfortune. No Sunday Work on Docks. Work is fairly brisk on the local Lehigh Valley shipping docks. No work was done on the docks nor in the stock grounds last Sunday, but both shipping docks were in operation yesterday. The men feel satisfied now that they will not be asked to work on Sundays. One of the men said yesterday afternoon that they feel pleased in not being asked ev ery Saturday night, as formerly, to report Sunday morning for work. Society TO HOIil) A I All! |\ DECEMBER A meeting of the Ladies’ Auixllary of Simpson M. K. church, was held at the home of Mrs. J. E. Smith, ir - Kearny avenue, yesterday afternoon It was decided to hold their fair ir the lecture room of the church or 1 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and * Friday, December l. 5 and (i. Tin ‘ committees will be appointed, prob 1 ably, at the next meeting, * * * ,, OFFICERS ELECTED. . The annual meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society, of Simpson M. K church, was held in the lecture room ; of the church hist night. The follow ing officers were elected for the en * suing year: President, Mrs. Jane s Overlnglon: vice president, Mrs. Wil liam Dinkelaokcr; second vice presi dent, Miss Katherine Woglom; third * vice president, Mrs. George I). Kun , yon; corresponding and recording , secretary, Miss Joslln; treasurer, Mrs. C. P. Sneath: chtilrman of literature, Mrs. William Walters; chairman of refreshment committee. Mrs. William F. VnnPelt; and collectors, Mrs. Din , kelacker. Miss K. Woglom and Miss IK. Rrost. * * * The engagement of Miss Kathryn ' Pfister, of 118 Broad street, to Ed ward Houghton, of New Brunswick, is announced. * * s PETEK KAMM A BENEDICT. Peter Kamm. formerly of Judge & Kamm, of this city, a well-known real estate dealer, now of Jersey City, was married last Saturday afternoon to Miss Augusta Stuhr. The cere mony took place at the home of the bride in Jersey City, and was per formed by Res\ John Kamm, brother of the groom. The wedding was quiet and only the immediate relatives and a few friends were present. Stephen F. Somogyl, of this city, was best man. The couple will enjoy a trip to Washington, I). C., and Atlantic City, after which they will reside in Jersey City. Mr. Kamm is well-known here as a real estate man, and is now with the Longdown Realty Company, of New York. I * S' * W. J, McConnell, ex-governor ot Idaho, now president of the Idaho Lead, Silver and Zinc Company, is spending a few days in this city. * * * STANDARD REARERS ELECT. The annual meeting of the Stand ard Bearers, of Simpson M. E. church, was held in the lecture room of the church last night. After the usual business the election of officers was held, as follows: President, Mrs. William E. VanPelt; vice president. Miss Ethel Linnell; treasurer. Miss . Hannah Hustler: assistant treasurer. | Miss Agnes Gems; secretary, Miss | Lillian Campbell; assistant secretary, ! Miss Eva Mundy; and collector, Miss Lillian Martin. * * * Mr. and Mrs. .lohn H. Gregory, ac companied by their three sons, ar rived home last night from Los An geles, Cal., where they have been visiting for the past two mouths. ♦ * * SOCIAL AFTER MEETING. A meeting of Liberty Council, Daughters of Liberty, held a regular meeting in Dana hall last night. A ! social hour followed the regular transaction of business. Refresh ments of cake and coffee were served. Plans were also discussed for the' meeting to be held next Monday | night. It is expected that the enter-: tainment committee will arrange for a social time after the meeting. i I POLICE BLOTTER. I Charged with throwing stones and | breaking windows in the Independent; Polish Catholic church, on Penn: street, Steve Marcinak, twelve years j old, of 6K7 State street, was ar raigned before the recorder in the i police court this morning. Contract-! or Carl Dressier was the complainant.; Marcinak was paroled in the care of 1 his father until Friday morning. In • the meantime the recorder will com- ; municate with Judge Booraem, and Marcinak may be notified to appearj before the children’s court on Friday. ! The principal of school No. 7 re ported to the police yesterday that j boys were throwing mud at the build-: ing. A patrolman was sent to stop the nuisance. Michael'Kennedy, who reported to| the police about a week ago that some | boys had stripped his powerboat of a ■ lot of brass, went to the police station ! this morning and swore out a warrant | for the arrest of two youths, who are i well-known to the police, and who are thought to be the guilty parties. They will be arraigned tomorrow morning. Principal Hulse, of school No. 2, . reported to the police this morning that Percy Gardner, of 33 North First j street, was a truant from his studies. 1 The police received a report from Fred Hanson, of 205 Washington | street, this morning to the effect that some one had attempted to roll his chicken coop oil Saturday night ! Some brakemen on the railroad heard the thieves and frightened them away before they had time to take any of the fowls. To show intelligence in “taking your services to market”—as wan' advertisers show—is half the battle j in getting a “good job.” ' CONTRIBUTIONS STILLCOMEIN. Three names are added today to the subscription list for the firemen’s parade which is to be held in this city On October 17 next. The total amount received is now $290 and ev ery day the committee is receiving returns from the circular letters which they sent, out recently. The subscriptions to date are as follows: Reynolds Brothers .$ 50 Roessler & Hasslacher. 50 Petty & Applegate . 25 Emil Bohnsack . 25 Morris Rosett . 25 Elizabeth Hardware Co. 10 J. \V. Beekman . 10 Boynton Brothers . 10 I. R. Robbins. 10 | M. Goldberger . 5 A. Munoz . 5 , L. J. Hope. 5 i Pierce & Watson. 5 Ferd Garretson . 5 A. Greenbaum . 5 The Keasbey Wheelmen. 5 J. Goldberger . 5 J. L. Kearny . 5 Marcy Stove Works. 5 [ Emil Sameth . 5 j | Michael Draper . 5 j John N. St. John. 5 j Arthur D. Garben . 3 A. Beckoff . 2, P. E. Coutts . 2 A. Kramer . 2 Louis Kreezer . 1 Total . $290, Willard to Wrestle Tonight. Mike Willard, the lightweight j wrestler, formerly of this city, will i engage in a bout tonight at a wrest ling carnival at the Bowery theatre, New York. His opponent will be Young Muldoon. Largest circulation—enough said. MingloiSII on Weekly or Monthly Payments I« TTTIIY be without a new outfit for Ivister'.* If lack of * * money is the reason, come to us, wo can supply your entire family with stylish and well made clothing : on liberal terms of credit at cash store prices. \Yo do not expect you to pay extra for the accomodation, our price is positively the same. -—— .--—-——--- . . fp|| Cash or Credit. 1 __________ L. L. FRIEDMAM & CO. N I 98 SMITH ST. | Zmmmammmmmmi■ m mmammimt^ - '■-g'*" w"°smmm To Visit at South Amboy. Hornet Encampment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held a meeting in their hall last night. The golden rule and the royal purple degrees were conferred upon two candidates. A delegation from the encampment will visit General Morgan Lodge in South Amboy tonight. It is expected that District Deputy Simon Monroe will accompany the delegation. They will leave here on the 7:1 !l o'clock train. Everybody wants it: everybody needs it; everybody has it- The EV-i EN'ING NEWS. OFITUAR/. MllS. KOKIO KISH. Mrs. Rose Kisli. fifty-six years old, died yesterday at her home, la Cort land! street, after a brief Illness. She h survived by her husband, two sons itml it (laughter. The funeral will bo i ' held from St. John's Polish Catholics 31 hureh tomorrow morning at 10 VMS o'clock. Interment wit! follow in St. ■■ John’s cemetery. -——..—i 'i Until your competitor begins to ad vertise MORE a ml HETTER than you do, he need not ot anion you any uneasiness, _ _ Bacwl™^ I 134 Smith St., , =====_ Perth ftroboy,N.J. Ladies' Garments and Fine Millinery IN THE L_ /\ "EEST 3TV LEiS.^ ITTTE respectfully and sincerely thank the Ladies of Perl it Amboy and surroundings for their generous patronage on our grand openin' day, which has surpassed our most sanguine expectations. We feel that we can truthfully st«to that wo have fulfilled all our promises—promises you can rely on. in showing the most supremely beautiful stock of Ladies’ Wear, wholly satisfying to the most fastidious Ladies of discriminating taste. It is very ditlicult to know when to start and where to leave off in describing the charm and stylo of our matchless bargains. I Easter Suit Sale 200 Suits, patterned aftar the latest effects, in Fancy New PJaids, Chiffon Panamas, French Broadcloth, all hand somely linod with the very best Satin and Taffeta, in the best selected shades, Regularly $15.00, $20.00, $25.00, Spec’l 6.98,7.98,10.98 Persian Lawn Waists 25 different styles, 3-4 sleeves, col lars and cuffs trimmed with lace edging, strictly tailor made, Regularly $2.00, Special 98c Easter Millinery Hats that are exclusive, hats that ex hale the very atmosphere of Parisian Boulevards, smartly and tastefully trimm ed, repre on ting Hie most expensive im ported models, they all have the style and beauty the most critical eye can ap- | prove; we ean satisfy the most fastidious, I tegular 83.00, $8.00, $10.00 values, Sped 1.98, 2.98, 3.98 Waists Jap silk waists, square yokes of pretty embroidery and lace insertion, $4 i would be the regular price, I; Special 1.98 We also offer Matchless Bargains in all our other departments altogether too numerous to mention- -Call and convince yourself. 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