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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-01

CHAPTER s11
AN ACT In Amendment OF Section 10 OF
Chapter 240 OF the General Laws. En-.
Titled ''Of Pleading and Practice In tho
Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court"
Passed May a. 1892
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section !. Section 10 OF Chapter $40 Of
the General Laws entitled ''Of pleading
and practice I'm the appellate Division oi
the supreme court" is hereJy amended SC
as 10 read as follows:
Sec. 10. All bills and petitions not plead.
ed 10 at the time when answer. plea. or
demurrer is due shall. on ex parte motion
or the complainants, be taken as confess.
ed and decrees entered accordingly II all
prior proceedings have been correctly TAX
en-. Such decree. ~ no motion to set the
same aside be made on the same day or
within hve days after entry of the same
shall be conclusive, and the case shall
thereafter proceed ex parte. IL such mo.
tion be made as above provided. said de.
cree, for cause shown. may he set aside
and further time TO file answer. plea oI
demurrer may be granted on such term.
and conditions as the justice hearing tn,
same may Impose
Sec. ? This act shall take effect imme-
diately, and all acts and parts OF acts In.
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
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THE CONDITION OF TRADE.
More Than the Average Business
Is Being Done.
AN AIR OF CONFIDEN CE
Enormous Gains in the Last Six Months
A Good Showing in Railroad
Earnings-Prices Firm in
the Iron Trade

New York, July 7.-Bradstreet's to-
| morrow will say: Holiday observances
and semi-annual stocktaking have
worked toward quiet in general trade
| and industry, but 1T is significant of the
favorable conditions ruling in this as
compared with previous years that
trade advices point to rather more than
the average business being done, not
withstanding the check to demand ship
ments above mentioned. Additional re-
suits of the seasons work brought to
light are fully as favorable as those in
Bradstreets report last week and fur
nish an adequate basis for the general
air of confidence with which the BUSH
ness world faces the latter half of the
year. Bank clearings returns fully
bear out the estimates given last week
pointing to unprecedented totals and
enormous gains for the six months pc
riod over preceding years, while Brad
streets report as to prices points to a
steady strengthening Of quotations of
staples and exceptionally few decreases
in prices registered in June. All indi-
cations favor total export trade little
below that of last years phenomenal
total, what little falling off there has
been shown being due to reduced Eu-
ropean takings of American food pro-
ducts.
Preliminary reports as to railroad
gross earnings indicate exceptionally
good showings for the months and the
half yearly period, the gains, in fact,
being the heaviest reported this year.
Distributive business on seasonable
account is naturally on small scale,
but orders for fall deliveries are re-
ported particularly liberal and making
favorable comparisons with last year.
In the iron trade the strength of
prices and demand is still the most no.
iron being notable this week, and de-
lays growing out of inadequate sup
plies are becoming more numerous.
Another strong situation is found in
the wool trade. Prices of better grades
have been advanced this week on ac-
count of European dealers and in SYM
pathy with the advance at London
The manufactured product is strong
| and the new season opens we'll Cotton
has strengthened quite considerable, ow-
ing to very heavy rains eliminating in
floods in Texas.
The wheat market has moved within
a narrow gauge this week, weather con-
ditions furnishing the basis for most
of the changes shown, the closing of
the week witnessing considerable firm
ness on short coverings, due to less sat
| isfactory crop reports from the North
west which are, however, not confirm
| ed by continued heavy receipts at pri-
| mary markets; by the rather better
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ton of the new buildings at the pen,
and entitled to executive clemency.
w. A. Shaw, who prosecuted Matter,
informs the governor that at that
time, July IA, 1897 he hardly felt like
asking for the pardon. He admitted
that it might be due to Matter later,
after he had served about 10 or Il years
of his time. He did not, however, Of
fer any strong opposition to the par
don. yelling Napton, now district
judge, who was, as the governor says,
district clerk at the time of the trial,
informs the governor that he heard all
of the evidence and hardly believes it
warranted the most severe punishment
next to death.
State Veterinarian NJ. f. Knowles.
personal acquaintance of the boy. join
ed the others in a request for the par
don. He says he knows Matters fam
lily in Indiana, who are people of good
standing and while the young man did
wrong, his actions We're the result of
bad associations and bad habits. and
considering the provocation offered and
the fact that he has served a number
of years, he hoped the governor would
see a chance to pardon him. A petition
recting the substance of the matter as
contained in the different letters and
urging the pardon is signed by the fol-
lowing members of the jury that sat
on the case: F. L. Hoagland Joe Lo-
VOICE T. c, Irwin, Isadore Epnet, A.
C. MacCallum, ]. c. Vincent. j. w.
Morse, C. f. Densmore, Fred Begeman,
l.. A. King. Among other signers of
the petition are ConIey & McTague,
John White, chief of police of Anacon-
da; Thomas Hirst, deputy warden of
the penitentiary; Gleeson, ex-deputy
warden, all of the pen guards and
number of other citizens.
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SOAKED THE DELEGATES
Rain Interferes With the Chris
tan Endeavor Meetings.
ROBERTS Is DENOUNCED
A Protest Against Opening Expositions
Sundays-Plans for Future Efforts
for the Regeneration of
the World

Detroit, Mich, July THE mooted
| question of the number of people
| brought into Detroit by the Christian
Endeavor convention cropped out at
! the end of to-night's session in tent
Endeavor when Secretary Baer took
occasion to publicly criticise the De-
troit newspapers for saying that the
influx of delegates from other states
was not nearly as large as had been
anticipated in the local committees es-
innate. Mr. Baer said he had no state
ment yet to make as to the attendance
as compared with other years. He
promised to make one later, but he
called on all Endeavorers present to
rise. A large majority of those present
stood up, which Mr.. Baer assumed to
be proof of his view of the attendance
question. At all events, the secretary
insisted that the Christian Endeavor
tents had never been before so crowded
and everfiowed at every one of the
main meetings.
Bishop B. w. Arnett (colored), pre-
sided over the tent Endeavor meeting
Rev. Mr.. Quayle of Indianapolis, one of
the speakers of the evening pro-
gramme, was announced to have been
called to Kansas to the bedside of his
dying father.
The devotional exercises were led by
r. r. Patterson Of San Francisco. The
address of the evening was by Presi-
dent John Henry Barrows of OberIin
college. Largely attended evanselistc
services We're held during the noon
hour at factories, public squares and
wharves throughout the city The
afternoon was given up to conferences
in the larger churches.
Soon after the break Of dawn the
trustees of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor gathered in the
Hotel Cadillac to discuss several mat
tiers left undetermined at Wednesdays
meeting. The most important of these
was a protest from the Ministerial al
lance of Toledo against the opening of
the gates of the Ohio centennial on
Sunday A resolution was authorized
protesting against opening any expo
sition or fair on the Sabbath. An
other resolution was announced pro-
testing against the seating of Con-
gressman-elect Brigham II. Roberts of
Utah. Both resolutions will be sub
mitted to the general convention for
adoption.
Showers of Blessing" and There's
Sunshine in My Soul To-day" We're the
favorite hymns sung by the Endeavor-
ers this morning en- route to the quiet
| hour at TENT Endeavor." However
abundant the showers may have been,
| the physical rains were copious enough
to drench everything in sight, and the
| utter incapability of Tent Endeavor'
| to exclude rain was fully demonstrated.
| Tent Endeavor" was a broad and long
expanse of shining umbrellas, and for a
long time the muffied roar Of falling
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than expected out-turn of winter wheat
and by the confident reports as to trade
received from the Northwest. Among
the Industries which report a more
cheerful outlook than for some time
past Is that of anthracite coal, which
was advanced % cents a ton on July l.
Rather more strength is noted in lum-
Der and the same is true of leather,
particularly calfskins, for which it is
understood the government is in the
market for considerable quantities.
sugar has sympathiZed with the ten
denotes of foreign markets, in which
speculative activity has figured con-
spicuously. The extension of the guar
antee period on refined grades gives
color to earlier reports that competition
will not be especially Hitter during the
coming season.
Wheat dncluding fiour) shipments for
the week aggregate 3,75S,972 bushels
against 3,26S,99S bushels last week
2,72S,642 bushels in the corresponding
week of 1898. 2,502, 6O6 bushels in 1897
2.167,076 bushels in 1896 and 2,317, 237
bushels in 1895.
Business failures for the week num-
Der 1876 as against 1853 last week, 241 in
this week year ago, 231 in 1897. 2fe in
1896 and 2ss in 1896.
Business failures in Canada number
25 as compared with % last week. 16 in
this week year ago, "a in 1897, 80 in
1896 and 30 in 1895.
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Stirred His Heart.

Paris, July 7.-Emperor William of
Germany has telegraphed as follows to
President Loubet:
Bergen, July 6.-To the President of
the French Republic, Paris: have had
the pleasure to see on board the school
ship Iphigenie young French sailors
whose military bearing and sympa-
thetic demeanor, worthy of their coun-
try. made deep impression upon me.
Ny sailors heart and spirit of COM
radeship rejoiced at the gracious well
come accorded me by her commander,
officers and crew. l congratulate my
self, Monsieur lie President, on the hap
Ply circumstances which permitted me to
meet the Iphigenie and your amiable
countrymen. WILLIAM"
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Educators at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, July NEARLY
1000 delegates to the National Educa-
tional association have arrived in the
city to-day and tomorrow 20 special
trains are scheduled to arrive bringing
several thousand.
The first session of the national coun-
Gil of education begins tomorrow The
session will continue through three
days.
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment of the visitors is taking
care of the arrivals in royal shape and
there is no confusion. Many prominent
educators are already here President
Lyle of the National Educational asso-
citation and United States Commissioner
of Education Harris will arrive to-
morrow
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Dnn's Review,

New York, July 7--R. G. Dun & Co.
Will say tomorrow:
Failures for the first half of 1899
with banking and financial included as
In all other accounts published, were
ASA, with liabilities at $40, 664, 661. Com
mercial failures were 4,s53, with Ia
bilities of $42,062,9 32. of which SIG, 1928 1853
We're manufacturing and $23, oil, 1854
were trading. On the second quarter
failures were the smallest ever reported
in that quarter for the % years fer
which quarterly reports have been
made by this agency. The average per
FAILURE, 7.16, is the smallest ever known
in any quarter. the average per firm in
business, s12.25, and the ratio of de-
faulting liabilities to solvent exchanges.
62 cents per $1,000, are both the smallest
ever known in any quarter.
The larger failures for $1,000 or
more were only two, in trading for
$224,oSS, less than a tenth of the small
est previous year, and only l5 in all,
Tor $2,417,1S from a fifth of previous
years. The decrease on the small fail
ures is worth special study.
Wheat declined three-eighths of a
cent exports being but 2,250O21 bushels
for the week, flour included, against
2,643,139 last year for both coasts, al
though Western receipts were 1851 ,52s
bushels, against 61S,492 last year. If
the farmers actually carried over 65,-
100000 bushels or more a year ago,
after SIPS to 81 per bushel had been
paid at Chicago for some months as one
farming journal estimates, they need
the education which they are getting,
but the claim still entirely fails to ac-
count for their liberal selling this year
at lower prices. Contradictory guesses
and hopes continue, but this year is
very hard on predictions.
Scarcity and high prices of iron and
its products can no longer be reckoned
evidence of good times. In the Shen-
ango valley six furnaces have been
stopped by strike for 20 per cent more
wages and minor strikes are reported
at various iron works, the tin ate
strike being yet unsettled.
New orders reported continue large,
being evidently reported week after
week at different cities because not
| taken, but orders accumulated do not
| equal the output of the works.
Failures for the week have been 119
| in the United States, against 229 last
| year, and 20 in Canada, against II last
year. - ~.
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ram on the roof precluded the hope of
speaking or audible prayer. so that the
people sang instead. led by four brass
Wlho instruments sticking out from I'M
der umbrellas on the stage. Hundreds
Oh young people +brayed the elements
anu appeared at the grounds for the
two main 10 O'Clock gatherings, but
postponement for the time being at least
was inevitable
Ine rain practically ceased soon after
~ O'Clock, the tent seats became par
tally dried out and the programme pro-
ceeded with both main tents comfort
apiy hlied. To-day's speaking was not
Wholiy from the platforms. The hum
plest delegates in the audience had their
chances as against the pulpit orators on
the stage. They promptly improved all
opportunities given by the open parlia-
ments TO shout cut their experiences in
religious work and their plans for fu-
ture efforts toward regeneration of the
world.
Tent Endeavor was the scene of a
practical school of methods, addresses
alternating with open parliament in
bringing out the consensus of opinion
ana past and prospective achievements
The topics and the leaders were as
fellows:s New Ideas for the Prayer
Meeting Committee" William e. Sweet,
Denver, Colo: New Views for the
i]ooNout SouiIflIltee, j. H. Dali, f-Hild-
delphia; Open Parliament" conducted
by w. e. Perkins Baltimore; Novel
Secials, Rev. Eli Fleck. Dayton; open
Parliament, conducted by John A.
Carey, Baltimore; Fresh Missionary
Meetings, III. N. LathrOp, Boston; open
parliament. New Plans" conducted by
II. Fl. Grotthouse Dallas, Texas;
Some New Committees" S. j. Duncan
Clark Toronto, Ont
The theme of the meeting in Tent
Wtlliston was Best Things" a practi-
cal school of methods, at which Treas
urer William Shaw of Boston presided.
Ten of the Best Things That Can BE
Done by the various society commit
tees, We're described in brief talks by
Rev. Otis A. Smith of Bay City, Mich;
Rev. T. H. Hanna of Steutanville. Ohio;
Rev. e. w. Clippenger of Warrensburg,
Mo-; Rev. A. c. Miller of Plymouth,
Ohio, and Rev. J. f. Cowan of Boston.
An address on the best conservation
meetings was given by Rev. A. c.
kempton of GAINESVILLE Wis. A. G. Lef-
fingwell of Appleton, Wis, conducted a
short open parliament on The Best
Things Your Society Ever Did" calling
forth responses from many delegates
from widely separated parts of the
country The meeting closed with an
address by Rev. j. Fl. o. Smith of Chi
cago on the subject, Don't Be Salts
fled With the Second Best
The meeting in tent Williston, too,
was in the form of a memorial service.
Eulogies were delivered upon the life
and character of Gladstone, Frances
Willard and George Mueller.
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A PARDON FOR MATTER
Deer Lodge Man Convicted of
Killing Gus Turner.
WAS SENTENCED FOR LIFE
Facts Which Influenced the Governor
Judge Napton Thinks the Pun
ishment Was Too
Severe.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, July Two years ago this
month petitions and letters were re-
'ceived by Governor Smith from a num-
Der of well known citizens of Deer
Lodge county asking for the pardon
of stephen Matter, who is serving a
afe sentence for killing Gus Turner at
Garrison in October. 1890. The gov
ernor did not at the time feel justified
lin granting the pardon. The applica-
tion was renewed recently by Attorney
Baldwin of Townsend, who was Mat
tiers counsel, and to-day Governor
Smith decided to allow the pardon, sig
nifying his action by sending the fol-
flowing letter to the state board OF
pardons:
Il have carefully investigated the
case of Stephen Matter, who was con-
victed of the crime of homicide, COM
omitted in 1890 in Deer Lodge county,
and sentenced for life. Matter is, and
was at the time, young man and a
stranger in the country. His offense
seems to have been committed as fol-
lows:
"Mattler went to the hotel at Gar
rison for breakfast with two other
men. After breakfast he came out and
handed the clerk 81, and the clerk told
him TO dig up another half where
upon Matter said that 81 paid for three
meals, and finally assaulted him. Mat
tier fired two shots, one over the head
of his assailant and one in the ground
Nat his feet, to try to stop him, but
failed. and the third shot killed his
@ssailant. The party killed confessed
This fault, so l am informed, and eX-
pressed the wish that Matter be not
prosecuted. However, he was sentenc-
ed for life.
Il submit herewith letters from the
Judge and the county attorney who
tried Matter, also a letter from Judge
yelling Napton, who was clerk of the
court at the trial, all commencing his
pardon. Also 10 of the II jurors who
tried him petition for his pardon, be-
sides numerous other persons and good
citizens. All papers are herewith trans
united. With the approval of your
honorable board, 1 am inclined to
grant Matter a free pardon"
Nearly all of the letters in the case
as we'll as the petition asking for the
pardon are dated July Z and July IA,
1897. J. M. Durfee of Granite, who was
district judge at the time of the trial
matter, informs the governor that
while Matter was justly convicted, he
believes there were extenuating cir
cumstances that did not warrant life
Imprisonment as fixed by the jury. He
expresses the hope that the governor
will see his way clear to grant the
pardon.
Conley & McTague the penitentiary
contractors, tell the governor that
Matter has been a. good prisoner, in
dustrious and faithful at the work al
lotted to convicts during the construc-
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PEACE TRIBUNAL PLANS
Details of the Report of the
Committee.
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
The Part OF Mediator Consists in Recon-
Cling Conflicting Claims-Media-
ton Is Devoid of Obllga-
tory Force.

The Hague, July THE sitting of
the arbitration committee of the peace
congress has been adjourned until July
II. The review of the troops this morn
ing was attended by the military del
egates to the conference, who were
specially invited to be present.
The proposed convention without the
changes made to-day is as follows:
Article with the object of pre-
venting, as far as possible, recourse
to force in international relations, the
signatory powers agree to use all en-
deavors to effect by pacific means set
Element of differences which may arise
among them.
Article 2-The signatory powers de-
eide that in cases of serious difference
or conflict they will, before appealing
to arms, have recourse, so far as cir
cumstances permit, to the good offices
or mediation of one or several friendly
powers
Article Independently Of this, the
slgnatory powers deem it useful that
several of the powers not committed to
the arbitration scheme, SHALL, on their
own initiative, Offer as far as circum-
stances permit, their good offices for
mediation to the contendng states. The
right of offering their good offices be-
lings to powers not connected with the
conflict even during the course of hos
tilities, which act cannot ever be re-
garded as an unfriendly act
Article 4-The part of mediator con-
sists in reconciling conflicting claims
and appeasing resentment which may
have arisen between contending states.
Article 5-The functions of mediators
cease from the moment 1t may be stat
ed by one of the contending parties or
by the mediator himself that the COM
promise or basis of an amicable under
been accepted.
Article Good offices and mediation
have the character of counsel and are
devoid of obligatory force.
Article THE acceptance of media
ton, unless otherwise stipulated, may
have the effect of interrupting the OBJ
legation of preparing for war. If the
acceptance supervenes after the OPEN
ing of hostilities, it shall not inter-
rupt, unless by a convention of a con-
trary tenor, military operations that
may be proceeding.
Article S-The signatory powers agree
in recommending the application Of
special mediation in the event of
threatened interruption of peace be-
tween members. Contending states may
each choose power to which they
will entrust the mission of entering
into a negotiation with a power cho
sen by the other side with the object
of preventing a rupture of pacific re-
fC'optiplledg Ten.1F
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St. Louis. July IA Post Dispatch
special from Austin, Texas. says: Gov
ernor Sayres to-day received a ms
sage from Sealey over the long dis
lance telephone saying 1000 persons
who had taken refuge on a mound
three miles below there are slowly
perishing for want of food. To add
to the horror, the unfortunates are
surrounded by poisonous reptiles and
skunks. Huddled together with hu-
man beings are several hundred head
of live stock. A number of those on
the mound have received bites from
reptiles and skunks and are in a dying
condition. f'1|Es
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New Orleans Next Time.

Portland, Ore, July THE National
Editorial association elected officers,
selected New Orleans as the next place
of meeting and adjourned sine die.
During the next four days the editors
will visit points of interest in Oregon
and on Tuesday night will leave for
home over the Canadian Pacific rail-
road, stopping en- route at Tacoma and
Seattle.
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Chief Ordinance omcer.

Washington, July T.. Lieutenant
Lawson N. Fuller. ordnance bureau, U.
S. A., has been ordered to the Philip
pines as chief soE1 nance officer in the
field of the arrpy& operating there.