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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
BRY;N AND FAMILY At CHICAGO.

Chicago. June l3.-Col. w. j. Bryan
and family arrived in Chicago today.
They will leave tonight for Minocuua,
Wis. where they will be the guests OF
Col. NJ. &. Wetmore of st. Louis. Among
Col. Bryan's visitors today were Mayor
Harrison, Senator Jones Of Arkansas.
National Committeeman Johnson Of
Kansas and National Secretary Charles
A. Walsh OF Iowa. IL was said that the
chief topic OF conversation was the
makeup OF the platform 10 be adopted
at Kansas city. At Minocqua col. Bry-
an may meet Charles Towne OF Mime
sofa who is Col. Bryan's running mate
OH the PoDtilist ticket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
TWO FUGIIIvEs ARRESTED.

Capt. Parker and Detective Cannon
arrested I'm n lodging house on Friend
ship street this noon Benjamin O'Con-
nell and George Potter. young men,
wanted at Peabody. Mass. for larceny.
They had been working for A. L. Kraus
& co. tanners of goat skins and last
Saturday chief Grady OF that city saw
them place bundle on n car bound for
Lynn and tried to arrest them: but
they broke away. The bundle con-
tained fine goat skins ready for the
market and belonged 20 kraus & Co.
chief Grady got word that the men
were here and notified Cspt. Parker.
who arrested them and held them as
fugitives from Justice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
MISSED HOLD.
Hannafln Fell Under Freight
Train al Lowell and Was
Crushed 10 Death.

Lowell, June 1S.--Morris Hannafin,
while attempting 20 board a moving
railroad at the Middlesex street depot
this noon was run over and killed by
the cars. He has been in the habit of
jumping the freight going 90 work. land
this noon he attempted TO grasp the
rungs OF the ladder on the side OF
car. He missed and fell under the train.
two cars going over him. cutting of
one arm and one leg. RE was removed
to st. Johns hospital where he died
shortly after arriving.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
Up;M WILL COOPERATE.

London. June f3.--Tn regard TO the
reports that Japan is about to declare
war on China. II was learned by rep
resentative OF The Associated Press az
the japanese embassy that the attitude
OF japan In the Chinese crisis Is 10 CO..
operate loyalty with the European
powers. In the existing situation ia
pan would not be willing To see any sin
gle power take the lead. n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
BARKER'S SUIT
ONCE MORE ON TRIAL.

The second trial of the suit of Freder-
ick Barker against the Union Railroad
Company was begun In Judge Dubois
Court this afternoon. A verdict in ia
vor OF the plaintiff. the result of the
first trial was set aside by the appellate
court
Barker is a plumber and was riding
in his wagon with another man when
the wagon was struck by a car belong
ing to the defendant and Barker thrown
out and badly hurt
Hugh j. Carroll Is attorney for plain
tin and David s. Baker and T. +. 1.
Mcdonnell. attorneys for defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
NEWPORT r0llcE COMMISSION.

Gov. Gregory this afternoon appoint
cd the following as members of tho
Newport police commission:
Jeremiah W. Horton. Chairman.
Term expires first Monday in January.
1905 Ir
John. w. w~thcrel. Term expires
first Monday In January. 1904
Harwood T.. Reed. Term expires last
"Wednesday In January. 1902.
Hon. Jeremiah w. Horton L. chair
man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
Mr. psIsurs PUBLIC erOutsrs.

Boston. June 13.--Under the will Of
Edmund Dwight two pictures by VIII
liam X. Hunt and one by Washington
Allston were left To the Boston Art Mu-
scum.
The sum OF $4,000 was left to the
New England Trust company as trus-
tee TO paw the income to various life
tenants. and after their death the prln-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13

London, June is.-s:o3 p. m.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received at
the. war ofiice from Lord Roberts:
Katzbosch. June 12.--1n yesterdays
engagement Methuen had one killed
and Is wounded. Among the latter "
Yeornanry.
On June :. the Derbyshire militia lost
2e Killed and 10l wounded all ~ the lat
yer being in the yeomanry .hospitoi
which was captured by the Beers and
re-taken by Methuen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
COMMENCEMENT At COLUMBIA.

New York. June is-The one hundred
and forty sixth annual commencement
exercises OF Columbia university were
held today. The honorary degree OF
doctor OF laws was conferred upon Lord
Pauncefote. British ambassador To- the
United states; Hon. Thomas Bracket
Reed President Arthur r. Hadley OF
Yale Capt. Alfrcd r. Mahsn. y. :. ",
retired. and others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
LIGHT PRACTICE TOR YALE GREW.

Gales Ferry. Conn. June iS.--owing
10 the hot weather and the heavy work
which had been dealt out To the var
slty crew for tho past two days. light
practice VAS tho order this morning
The eight rpwed n half . mile for time
IN the new davy she'll. but she result
was not very satisfactory. The var
city did little wot'k, ard In a shorf time
returRedsto their ouatters. Brock and
Neidecken were ip their old places at
Nos. : and 3 respectively this morning
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
OHIO DEMOCRATS
In STATE CONVENTION.

The following temporary organiza-
ton was effected: Chairman Webster
p. Huntington OF Columbus; secretary.
Louis Reemelin OF Cincinnati: SER
geant- at -arms. John McCarty OF De-
fiance. Chairman Huntington was re-
ceived with great applause.
After a permanent organization was
effected the following platform was
adopted:
Continued on page Four)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
JUROR pAO PAIN IN THE EAR.

When a jury had been empanelled In
a suit against "A corporation today one
OF the Jurors got up and asked to be
excused as he had suddenly been taken
with "a severe pain in his ear. The ju-
ror was promptly excused Gossip
around the court house was to the cf-
feet that the pain In the car was prob
ably the result OF the Jurors being tired
OF long cases. This juror has been an
obstinate one. lie held one jury out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13

Columbus. June l3.--The Democratic
state convention was called TO order
at the Auditorium at Al o'clock by
Hon. w. s. Thomas OF Springfield,
chairman of the State Central commit
tee. After prayer by Rev. John Jewett
Chairman Thomas addressed the con-
yention on the work OF the past year
and the prospects for the present po-
litical year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
DR.. kENNEDY'S MOTION
FOR new TRIAL DENIED.

In the criminal term OF the supreme
court today denied the motion made by
the attorneys for DR.. Kennedy. convict
ed Of the murder of Dolly" Reynolds,
for new trial.
DR.. Kennedys case has been appealed
10 the court of appeals and Is on the
calendar for argument. This motion
for new trial was made pending the
argument in the appellate court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
Boy SLIGHTLY 81 Rntp.

A gas stove. In the six-tenement
house az Nos. PA and 2is Atweirs ave.
nue. set fire TO curtain this morning.
causing slight damage. Francisdi Ora
nodo. years old. received slight burns
upon his body. while endeavoring 10
put out the hre.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
tElu up Axp sIAs.tn.

John Perry. lsOy. driver or a gro-
Gerry wagon for his. father. was held up
BY youthful highwayman on pike
avenue. Attleboro. last evening The
victim had mo money AMI this - en-
ragged the highwayman that he stabbed
Perry. making y severe wound on the
arm. The highwsymen escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
REQU|SITION FOR
EX-GOVERNOR TAYLOR.

Frankfort. June 13.--It is announced
that Sheriff Suter has reached Indian
aps;is with requlsition on Governor
Mount from Governor Beckham asking
for the extradition OF w. s. Taylor TO
Kentucky for trial on an Indictment
charging him with being an accessory
10 the murder OF William Goebei
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
pompoms IN USE sy THE tuERs.

The guns of the Beers called familiary
pom -poms," are one-pounder MAXIM
machine gums, and are OF interest IN sew
eral respects A clause in the 81. refers
burg declaration of 1868 enjoined that no
explosive projectile less than " ounces
in weight should be used i'm Civilized war
fare, and the Boer pom-poms nave ,he
narrowest margin to permit OF being az
mitted by the nations, besides having ,ne
distinction OF being the first OF their
kind ever used In the field,
In order To make clear the full mean
ing OF this statement, we must hrst cx-
plain certain technical terms. ma
chine gun is one that IL loaded and nred
by machinery; qnieks-hsin5g sn5 srna suna ether e
by hand or by machinery. The former
was limited in calibre until quite recent
ly TO that Of small-arm ammunition.
The machine gun dates from the primi,
tive type OF Gatling gun used In the civil
war. The first attempt TO increase the
calibre above that of small-arm ammuni-
tion was made in the Hotchkiss revolving
cannon OF l.5 inch canbre. throwing a
one pound shell This gun was adopted
for the navy at one time, ana one OF our
light batteries (Which served m the
Wounded Knee fghtD was armed with H.
Its range was about $500 yards, and IL
could fire so rounds minute. The op-
lection to IL was that IL was TOO heaVy
q piece for it's calibre.
The next Improvement was the Maxim
81 millimetre O.45-inch), which Is entirely
automatic: that Is, after firing the shot IL
IL necessary only 10 keep tne insei VI.
the trigger; the gun goes on loading and
firing, and can discharge 300 one-pound
shots per minute. The weight OF this
piece Is proportionate To it's callbre- This
Is the so-called ''pom-pom' Of the Beers
France has recently made "A further I'M
provement This gun is made at the gov
ernment arsenal at Puteaux, its caiibre Is
also 81 millimetres, and It's proJectiie
weighs one pound. IL can fire 600 shots
a minute, and Is mounted for mountain
artillery. on a folding tripod carried on
mule back: for field artillery, on wheel
ed carriage, and for ships or forts, on
pillars
The United States has recently adopted
the briggs six-pounder, which IL prac-
tically a machine gun. IL can fire 20
rounds per minute, which exceeds by 100
per cent the best record reached by any
other gun of It's calibre.
The quick-hring gun Is distinguished
from the ordinary gun by the fact mat
the recoil Is absorbed and utilized TO bring
the piece back 10 the firing position.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13

rhot the man. what them Culprit-
Well thought ] might claim go have
mistaken him for deer" Lawyer
eloscd season for deer '--Detroit Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
ROBERTS AND B0TnA FIGHT.

CONTINUED from page One.)
reaching effect than any recent action
in tho Orange river colony.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
LOVED A SPOOK.
Now Mrs. Bates Husband Has
Secured a Divorces incidents
Of the Trial.

ST. Louis. June 13.-Actor W. J. Flor
ences ghost figured I'm the divorce case
OF Charles l.. Bates again today. Depo-
sitions were read TO show that Mrs.
Bates had made love TO the spirit OF
the dead actor, and that she had said
she was engaged 10 marry him in the
next world.
one Of the witnesses testified that
she had told him that the ghost was
the father of one OF her children. After
hearing the evidence J6uge Withrow
granted decree OF divorce. with the
custody OF his children, and dismissed
the original petition OF Mrs. Bates be-
cause OF her failure to appear 10 pros
ecute the case This decision was prob
ably reached in the light OF other evil
dence submitted by the husband. Bates
himself was moved TO the point OF
tears upon the reading OF his daugh-
ter's deposition. exposing his marital
troubles. One of the lawyers in the
case would not attend owing TO his be-
ing on duty with the posse comitatus.
LETTERS TO A YOUTH.
The feature OF the proceedings was
the testimony OF James Edwards
Reeves and the reading of letters writ
ten by Mrs. Bates TO Reeves, who was
20 years old at the time the letters were
written. the writer being a woman of
AZ and the mother OF several children.
The letters addressed young Reeves as
my darling" and expressed the deep
est affection for him. They also spoke
In terms approaching contempt OF Mr..
Bates. with whom the writer said she
never intended TO live again. One let
ter predicted that when IL was received
the writer wvild be in the world ot
spirits, and said that since Reeves had
disappointed her and had apparently
ceased to care for her she had nothing
more 10 live for. Her last request was
that Reeves should care for her daugh-
ter Helen. Reeves declared that he
never encouraged the woman's atten-
tions.
Mrs. Menzies. another Witness stated
that she had heard the 'plaintiff say
that she loved Reeves little finger more
than her husband.
MALIGNED HER HUSBAND.
"On one OCCASION" Reeves declared.
Mrs. Bates came in before a large
company and asked that her husband
be excused from appearing as he was
too full 10 appear She Tad to go and
take care OF him and excused herself
on that account She spoke i'll of her
husband before her daughters"
Arthur F. McEntire. Of No. 3l34
Franklin avenue told of Mrs. Bates
statements in regard to her affection
for the ghost of Actor Florence, and
several other witnesses testified to the
wife's improper conduct. Attorney Reed
for Mr.. Bates informed the judge, that
he would not present testimony ot
character rejecting on the motherly in
stincts of Mrs. Bates, since she was
not present
The depositlons OF Mrs. Louise G.
Chatterson, daughter from San Fran
cisco were next read. These depositions
told of the ghost of Billy Florence and
of the domestic infelicities of the Bates
household.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
Reported By Lewis A. May & Co.. 2iJ
BaniEan building:
The Cotton Market.

Reported by Davis & Dexter. Bani-
gan building:
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01
The News OF Brooks.


Mrs. Olive Snow is in Biddeford
Mrs. Patterson of Belfast has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Kilgore.
o. W. Lane had serious attack of bilious
collie Sunday, but is now much better.
George d. Reynolds, who has been in Ore
gon and Idaho for the past two years, is Wis.
iting bis family here.
The High school will begin the spri ng
term next Monday, under the instruction of
S. G. Staples, class of 1900. Bates college.
A large delegation attended the funeral
of E. H. Nealley at Monroe Wednesday. He
was member of Golden Crown Lodge, X of
P. of Brooks and had large number of
warm friends here.
Our Deputy Sheriff was called upon to act
as referee in lively scrap the other even
ing. Like Gen. Buffers army the casualties
were small Had the thing occurred in
South Africa both parties would doubtless,
have been promptly decorated with the Vic
toria cross.
Mrs Hattie Merrithew has been very sick
with typhoid fever but at this writing her
condition is reported considerably i'm
proved. 1t is particul Arly hard case as her
son has been long and desperately i'll with
the same disease, and is yet barely conveles-
cent.
largely attended meeting of citizens
was held at the church Monday evening to
consider the matter of calling the Rev. Geo
Morton to preach the coming year, in con-
nection with Jackson, as has been the Gus
tom. The sentiment was unanimously IA
vorable if the necessary amount can be
raised for his salary, which it is believed
can easily be done. E. A. Carpenter, H. H.
Pilley and Isaac feathers were chosen a
committee to solicit subscriptions.
The session of Waldo District Lodge here
last Saturday was very enj 'yable occas ion.
Mrs E l.. Brackett who acts as District
Secretary SINCE the resignation of I. H Fer
nald, has the work of her Office well sy stem.
lied and besides she is encyclopedia of
Good Templar information. Q. A. Caine, G.
G.. Il favored us with his presence, and also
visited the local lodge in the evening. His
addresses were interesting and full of excel
lent suggestions for the good of the Order.
The local lodge presented literary program
only part of which could be used owing
to the lack of time The general sentiment
seemed to be that Waldo County would
stand on unit vote for Geo. E. Bracket
AZ Grand Sec'y at the next grand lodge ses
SION
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01

AT this time wien our merchants are
suffering from the non receipt of their
foreign mails because the African war has
anonopolized the fast English boats, and
English policy refuses the mails TO any
American ship. no matter how swift
(the mail boat may be slow but it must be
Englishl Mr.. j. w. Roots timely arti
Gle in the March Atlantic on British Ship
Qing Subsidies becomes both instructive
and impressive. He gives a clear and
succinct account of the enormous sub
sides paid by Great Britain to maintain
her own lines. He names the amounts
paid to the companies, the services re-
Jured of them in return, and the divi-
dends paid by them to their stockholders.
The lesson to be drawn from Mr.. Root S
article is doubly valuable at this time, in
view of the present movement in Congress
towards putting American shipping upon
some sort of an equality with its British
and Continental competitors.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01

That the municipal year is drawing to a
close is brought to mind by the call in
another column for caucuses to nominate
city officers. The caucuses for wards
four and five will be held this, Thurs
day, evening, and the caucus to nominate
candidate for mayor and the caucuses
for wards one, two and three, will be held
in Memorial Hall, tomorrow, Friday,
evening at I O. clock. There is not likely
to be any contest over the nomination for
Mayor. Mayor Poor has served the pub
lie so faithfully and we'll that he will
naturally receive the denomination that
should fall to him by party usage. Some
of the members of the present city gov
eminent, men who have done good SER
vice, and whom the citizens would gladly
retain in office, will, it is understood, de-
cline to run again, and the ward caucuses
will name their successors. The public
expects, of course, a continuance of
the business like administration under
which so much good has been accom-
plished in the past three years. The
most notable achievement has been the
refunding of the city debt, by which the
total has been considerably reduced and
the rate of interest lowered, SO that the
railroad is now a source of income to the
city. III other directions many reforms
have been inaugurated that inure to the
public welfare. The office of sexton, for
years bone of contention, has been
taken out of politics; and, indeed, the city
council itself, by this and other changes
in the same direction, has also been taken
out of politics and become an administra-
tive body for conducting our city affairs
on business principles. The report of
, the city treasurer will, we hear, show the
beneficial results, financially, of such
policy, and thus supply the best of argu-
ments for its continuance.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01

The annual report of the State Superin-
Iendent of schools, recently issued, is as
usual an interesting document. COM
Iilation of facts and statistics regarding
1he schools of Waldo county will be
found on the IND page. The report of
progress made in the direction of itnprov-
ed school buildings is both gratifying and
encouraging. During the year 276 build
ings have been erected, or rebuilt at an
aggregate cost of S49S, PAS. Sixty nine
school buildings have been removed
further from the highway, S54 buildings
have been painted, 573 have been shingled,
and modern desks have been provided for
S57. From the statistical summaries in
cluded in the report it is learned that the
number of persons of school age in Maine
in 1899 was 21O, 1872, an increase of 479
over 1898. The whole nun Der attending
school was 131, 5sS, a decrease of 2,S17.
The registered attendance per term was
113, PA, decrease of ,272. There was a
decrease of Sab in the aggregate number
of weeks, which was 1860 The num-
Der of teachers employed was 6, 447, a de-
crease of 27O. The number of normal
school graduates employed is 1,O17.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01
patch from Washington says: 1.-THE

patch from Washington says: 1.-THE
speech of Mr.. Littlefield of Maine IVES
the feature of the day. To-day he added
to his laurels won in the Roberts case in
a speech against the bill which for brill
liancy, wit and logic, rivals the best efforts
of the recognized orators of the House.
He made profound impression, and when
he concluded it was several minutes before
the demonstration that followed could be
quelled." Following is the closing para
graph of Mr. Littlefield's speech:
"May our flag float over the whole re-
public, in the Occident and the Orient,
over the Pearl of the Antilles and the 49,,
600 islands near far off Cathay, upon land
and sea, over school, home and church,
the emblem of our integrity and good
faith, of liberty and freedom, the ines
Unable blessings of Christian civiliza-
ton, of human rights guaranteed by
the constitution, not dependent upon
the evanescent will of State or ma
tional legislatures, too often affrigbted
at their own shadows; rights imbed-
ded in the Constitution, not floating
as empty bubbles on the perturbed sur
face of eloquent perorations-rights that
are eternal and world wide, not ephem-
eral and circumscribed of opportunity,
not oppression, and of regeneration, not
repression Thus, and thus only, shall it
be and ever remain, by the blessing and
favor of Almighty God, the unsullied and
untarnished symbol of our honor and
glory and splepdor.'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01

There is in the newspaper business, as in
every other industry, smaller percent
age of profit to- day in proportion to ex-
pense than there used 10 be. The cost of
almost everything has been decreased
tremendously, for the same quantity of
mater al used or work done. But the ag
gregate cost is much greater. George
4. Marden, in the Lowell Citizen.
Since the above was written there has
been a very decided advance in the price
of white paper. The drouth was first as
signed as a cause for this advance, and it
is true that for many months the mills
could not run full time, if at all; and now
Che price of pulp has advanced, and it
is not probable that paper will ever be
S,ld as low as fer the past few years.
Type and all other printing material are
also much higher. This will compel
many papers throughout the country to
advance their subscription price, and
th4n they could not live but for the adj
VertseIs.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01

In speech last week at Chicago DR..
j acob G.. Schurman, president of Cornell
University, told of his experiences while
Investigating the situation in the Philip
pine Islands, and declared that the true
policy of the United States lay in holding
he islands and following out the policy
of expansion which had been opened be-
lore her. Carl Schulz in speech last
week took the opposite view, basing his
opposition ON a tissue of misrepresenta
tions. The American people will hardly
look to political adventnrer like schulz
Cor advice or leadership.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-01

Detective Edward GRAHAM of Bellows
Falls, VT, was in Thorndike, a few days ago,
having in custody young man named Will
liam Hamin, wanted Vermont for burglary
and criminal assault, committed two years
ago in small town near Bellows Falls.
Hamlin was found by the officer on farm
in the back part of Thorndke, where he had
been for the past six months with relatives.
1Kennebec Journal