The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-23

Woman suffragists Pass Resolutions on
the Laws ofInheritance.
Boston, March 23.--At the meeting Of
the Massachusetts, Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION. resolutions were passed calling
attention to the laws OF Inheritance be-
tween husband and wife when one dies
before the other. Under ordinary CIR
cumstances. that In. when there are
children. the husband inherits the life
use Of his wife's real estate. Under the
same circumstances she inherits the life
use Of one-third Of his. When there are
children. but no will. the husband In
herits one-half of his wife's personal
property. Under the same circumstan-
ces she inherits one-third OF his. The
resolutions were In answer TO certain
statements said to Nave been made n
the recent debate In the legislature on
the womans suffrage question. in which
1t was stated that women had all the
property rights of men.
An order OF notice was ordered to be
issued by Judge Barker on an application
Of the receivers Of the Bay State Bene-
fciary association. who wish TO know
whether the association had power to
engage In the insurance Of losses arising
from disabilities from sickness. and also
whether claimants have right to share
In the assets OF the association, and un-
der what circumstances, where the d.
rectors did not exercise their option as
TO the manner OF paying the claims.
About go claims were filed by policy
holders before the bill for the receiver
ship was brought, claiming BENEFITS on
account OF permanent or total disability.
These amount to $4,000.
BY the will OF Mrs. w. ID. Pickman OF
Boston and Beverly S15. 900 are left to the
trustees to be distributed by them to
public charities as they shall determine.
An order was issued yesterday by
Judge Barker restricting the National
Masonic Aid association OF Westneld
! from continuing longer In business. 1t
was said that there were ,$231s In the
. treasury, whichare to be divided among
IA persons. Th(re are no claims.
A stock company OF beef exporters.
including Swift h Co.. and Nelson. Morris
& CO., will take possession OF the
Brighton stock yards April by lease
The yards will be used simply as places
of feeding and sheltering cattle which
are TO be exported or slaughtered. The
yards were established by the railroad
company in 1875.
Sheriff James NJ Lyndon Of San Jose
Santa Clara county. CAL, who brought
Edwin A. Lowe. the absconding post
Office clerk to Boston, will remain In
this state about one week in search OF
one OF the most brutal murderers OF the
century. The murderer Is James c.
Dunham, who killed a family OF four
and two servants on May 26. 1896. In
Campbell. Cal. Dunham Is thought to
be Identified with Paul Mueller who Is
suspected OF numbering the Newton fam
lily at Brookneld. Mass. i'm January last.
AT the eth anniversary OF the Paris
commune. celebroted last evening under
the auspices Of the WorkiaemeH,s Eda-
catioral club. J. III. Cook of Providence
said that the working people, whether
trade unionists. socialists c. anarchists,
should unite. He declared that the
death OF capitalism is near at hand. and
that a system that will give to labor all
that 1t produces will be established.
John Most OF New York delivered an ad :
dress in German. He eulogized the men
who established the Paris commune.
I q Massachusetts, Democratic club
failed to elect officers or transact busi-
ness at it's annual meeting last night,
and the reason hscribed is a difference
OF opinion over the adoption Of a new
constitution. The document renewed
the clubs allegiance to the Chicago plat
form and the principles by which IL was
formulated. The sections objected to
were In relation to the payment of dues.