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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02
FARM FENCED WITH STEEL

Fencing n farm with steel Is some
What of "a novelty said Washington
woman, but on recent trip 10 Nelson
county Va. I saw i5-acre snrm which
was fenced thoroughlv with steel bands A.
Schuyler the hnest aoapstonea iu thu
country u mined extensively. The stcn e
II cut there into all kinds ot shapes for
shipment To- all parts OF the United
States \ large number of SAWS are kept
going constantly, saving out the stone
THESE saws are bands Of steel T. feet
tong and about inches wide.
About twenty Of these saws are worn
out each day. and when they arc fixed
up 10 stone posts they made the finest and
most iudcstructible fences ! ever saw. IA
is found 90 hc much cheaper 60 u-e Tho
worn-uu saws for fence rails than to
ship tu,m back q" ~, steel mills
Washington STAT
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02
DIED.

BATES-In this city. April fst Andrew
J. Bates, aged 66 years.
COLVIN-In Fiskevllle. 3lst ult, Sterry
Colvin. In his G5th year.
DoHERTY-In this city. the Ist inst.
James III. Doherty.
FIsH-ln North kingstown. March aist.
GRAHAM-iTn this city. on the lat inst.
Jane Graham, aged " years
HUGGS-In this city the lst inst. Jane
A, wife OF Smith u Hugs. aged 50
years
KENYoN-In Fan River. April 1st. Sar-
an A.. widow OF James W. Kenyon and
daughter of the hate Benjamin and
Nancy Wells. I'm her sd year
LEONARD--In this city. April list. Fred
erick "a Leonard. Ia the i5d year OF his
age.
MEEGAN--In this city, az ST Joseph's
Hospital. on the lat inst. Rosanna Nee
gan. formerly OF No. Gould street.
MCLELLAND-ln Pawtucket, March
Both, John McClelland. aged 70 years.
ONEIrr-At the State Hospital. on the
lst inst. Mrs. Maria \. ONeil, widow
of Timothy H. oNeil, NJ. D.. and
Donnelly OF Pawtucket. in her 10Th
year.
POTTER-In Anthony. r. T.. March 81.
Mary A.. widow of Rev Jeremiah Pot
ter. I'm the S2d year OF her age.
PRATT---In this city. LIST inst Mrs, An
CELIA w. Pratt, wife OF Albert ;. Pratt,
In the sd year OF her age.
sMITH--Iu this city. S1st ult. Annie Glib
ney. wife of William X. Smith.
wHIPPLE-In Fruit Hill. North ProvI-
dence 3Oth ult., Mary A., wife OF the
late Weston # .Whipple, aged sc years.
wINSI. OWN boston. Sist ult., Or. AL
fred n. Winslow formerly OF this city,
in his Goth year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02
Ohaf Others
fire Saying.

vice President Roosevelt now has
un lei@dfe 20 reflect that II he had
hhoWn Senator Plat as well as the
present governor of New York seems
~ MS gubernatoriRl career might have
lad more spinal column In it."--Pitts.
burg Dispatch.
The action OF the president in APP
pointing General Funston "a brigadier
k,nsral ~ me regular army, coupled
M'th General Nheaton's adyancement
To = major generalship, will be hailed
Win de light by the countpy. The
pfomptness of the recognition OF the
hHnsdnh = brilliant services gives spec
ial eject 10 the Justly deserved hon
orr -Phiadolphia Press.
There is nothing extreme or inn
practicable about the chief relief
which the child of the tenement asks
Blild az wen Ak you can. as safely as
you can, with as much regard go the
sanitation as you can, but above all
remove from the tenements the curse.
the abomination, OF open, fragrant.
haunting immortality and vice The
child cries for "A chance 10 grow up ia
Innocence 90 life of purity. Give IL
ihat IL nothing else. New York Trib-
une.
ne manufacturers or Europe are
much disturbed because American
manufacturers are undersellng them
ia their own markets They cannot
even bc consoled by tho knowledge
that the American manufacturer ~ SO
afraid OF them that his friends still
Keep up q protective tariff on this side \
OF the water 60 enable him 60 live
Galveston News
"If, by the capture OF its leader.
the government shall finally stamp
out the Philippine insurrectlon. IL viii
be the most popular and profitable
government stamp yet brought TO
public notice. '--Boston Herald.
About the higest compliment yet
paid American troops Is the express
ed desire OF the Chinese that they re-
main in Pekin. Philadelphia Inquir-
or.
Those gentlemen who want An
drew Carnegie To enter New York
politics evidently believe he meant II
when he said he wanted TO get rid
OF his money before he died. Chi
cago Record Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02
Chat 4bouf
People.


Inn foid that thcfs ssel a number OF
counterfeit hslf-dollars in circulation.
40 il will behooye persons taking
change 10 scanlit sharply
es~S
Judging by the big attendance in the
local theatres last evening, the deep
religious feeling commonly supposed
TO pervade everything during Holy
Week, does not seen 90 extend 20 the
matter OF amnsements.
eco
was asked by friend last evening
why IL was that the big grand opera
companies never paid Providence a
visit, and l finally convinced him that
10 was mainly because there was no
theatre big enough here, either TO fur
nish enough receipts or 10 accommo-
date the paraphernalia necessary for
the performances
90
What will the good temperance peo-
pie say OF the case OF Noah Raby, the
inmate of a New Jersey poorhouse
Who mas Just celebrated his 12sth birth
day. Mr. Raby has smoked pipe
since ne was five years old. and dur
ing most of his life has indulged In
malt and spirituous liquors moderate
ly but he would have liked more
could he have secured them.
600
Two gray-headed men met IN front
OF Butter Exchange this morning, and
we're talking earnestly, when third
man stepped up behind them and said:
What time does the next boat leave
for Rocky Point2" The elder OF the
two men turned quickly. and II was
Commodore" Hallct,. who for many
years was the superintendent or the
Continental company's wharf on DYER
street. Even before that Mr. Ilallett
was engaged IN securing passengers
for the old American line IN the days
OF its competition with Peoples line.
The other man was Andrew H. CoViIl.
- old resident ~ Providence. former
~ wooden box manufacturer. Both
or these gentlemen. who had dropped
out of the public eye for several
years. are sun hale and hearty. and
are always ready 10 taik over old
times.
i learn that New Jersey editor has
been placed under arrest by a police
man who took him for thief. sim
plv because he was running 20 catch
"A train Now this shoald be a warning
20 all men. Rhode Island editors in
cluded, NOT to run for train. or even
a street car.
According to astronomical informa-
lion. | learn that at about a quarter
after eight O'Clock last night we were
nearer the planet Mars than we have
been at any timo in the last 329 years,
or shall be again In fhe same length OF
time. And yet nothing seems 10 have
been done towards communicating
with the inhabitants OF that planet
eco
Two street sweepers were looking
ar samples OF ladies' golf hats trimed
with white yelling and white feathers
I'm Westminster street store window
this morning, when one of them said
TO the other: "Noike, Is them the hats
the Judges will wear this summer
/ suppose he meant dudes"
esSs
In spite OF the milk war going on in
Boston. the meek and lowly COW
throughout New England still con-
tinues to chew her cud philosophically
and produce tactical fluid as usuaf.
Bossy evidently cares nothing about
the milk war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

Last November the citizens OF Califor-
MIA adopted constitutional amendment
exempting church property from TAXA
tIon and now the supreme court has de-
cided that parsonages built on church
land do not come within the exemption,
even .hough the land on which they
stand, because Of It's attachment TO the
church. would otherwise be exempt The
supreme court Of ohio has given a similar
decision under similar constitutional
,,f,s.ision
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02
NEBRASKGS NEW RASTURTIUn

some weeks ago experiments were he.
gun in ihe sreenhouse or me I'nlversit,
Of Nebraska Co develop new speclea Of
nasturtium. and al last the new flower T.
in full bloom. It's chief quality ~ excel.
lence is that n II continuously ana rro.
f4srN IN hhOr 1'he gafd,nef il rerr
proud of this new Hover ava fs some.
What r.releXc9 Mt.fhcr I. Hane li s.nef
MnaseF ei cnl N the BN.ftilsn. IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

The prompt reward 81 Cen. Funston
only serves 10 emphasize tho fact that In
some other matters the government r.
amazingly diiatory In 1888 the govern
meat Appropriated land belonging 20 the
widow Of John Charles Fremont and her
claim for reimbursement has not yet been
p.ffls.f
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

Lcss than a year ago there WIS strike
OF the street railway employees ot So
Louis. Their places were nllcd by now
men and nov The new men threaten TO
sirikc because ~ iorg hour and made
auate wages. As a strike centre 20 Louis
appears 20 be- growing a. important as
the mining region Of Pennsyl,anla.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02
waldorf ss,oris rsr'a tessys ssrsset
srs,hsrhoos wives ss~sd

The food and The wines were all Amer
lean. Oid-timp attendants declared ihrf
could detect nn difference betwpl "a hast
nights banquet and tho~. lu which for.
Irvm The grcattf DaTJ NtN YORK So.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

venezuela Is indulging In ono Of her pc
riodica' spasms ~ glddiness. ~ SC doesn't
end soon Uncle Sam may be compelled
70 use his shinglo 90 restore peace ana
harmony.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

must have much stronger telescope
that President Hhdley OF Yale. lie an
nounces that the empire will arrive In
1904 while the head Of the college In the
city OF Elms does not expect 1t Tor
twenty years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

N The German kalHcr keeps on working
his Jaw he win only have himself Co
blame " he is dubbed The Billy Bryan of
Europe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

Asolnaldo having been placed IN cold
storage Il Is safe 20 predict The remnants
Of his rebellion viii soon boz undergoing
a similar cooling prorcss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

From this distance n appears that the
Russian students arc more bent on blow
ina up the C2ar thsn throwing him down.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

When it tonnes 60 divorce legislation
success appears always 10 D., with thc
side THAI expects ihs heaviest fces
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

Ea-cos Frof I'oO'~,II q ihe ~ .'a'.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

III, by the capture OF It's leader,
the government shall finally stamp
out the Philippine insurrection, IL viii
be the most popular and profitable
public notice. "--BOston Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

About the higest compliment yet
paid American troops is the express
ed desire OF the Chinese that they re-
main in Pekin. philadelphia Inquir-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-02

Those gentlemen who want AM
drew Carnegie To enter New York
politics evidently believe he meant II
when he said he wanted TO get rid
OF his money before he died. Chi
CHan Record uprnlI
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-18
MRS. John IRAFTON'S DEATH
Is Causing Much Discussion at Old Orchard
and Will Be Investigated.

O,d Orchard. Me, Nov. 1.-THE only
few days among the winter residents
OF the campground here has been the
alleged suspicious circumstances con
rected with the death of Mrs. John NJ.
Trafton. Il widely known and highly
esteemed resident. who passed away
on tn, evening Of NOV. after a few
hours sickness.
County Attorney Mathews was nou-
fed. Saturday. and h. promised 70 in
vestigate the ease at once. He Will
probably come here. Monday. ana talk
With persons no are in a way 70 be
familiar with The circumstances of the
Womans death. III he considers the
circumstances to be Of a nature To war
rant a poetmortem he will take such
action and make Il thorough invcsti-
CATION.
Mr. Trafton. Saturday. made an en-
phatic denial ot the rumors in circu
lation. He is willing, he said. 70 have
III. matter thoroughly investigated.
He emphatically stated that there was
not the least particle OF foundation 70"
mated that he would be willing to have
a postmortem if it was considered nee
essarv by the authorities. He declared
that during all the years h" had lived
with his wife never 4 cross word had
PASSED between them.
Ms. Trafton was taken with a vom-
Itine spell. Friday. NoV. |. ana aied
the same evening. Nj. Trafton went
after Dr. j. \ Randall shortly before
.. and said his wife was asleep and he
could not arouse her. When tn" doc
tor arrived Mrs. 1'rafton was dead
ana according tn the physician she
must have died half or three-quartets
at an hour before. cause unknown
probably heart disease" was pr. Ran
dall's return on the death certificate
The body was buried at Laurel Hill.
The dead woman was Mr. TTdft"n :
third wife. While the neighbors are
sure that Mrs. TraftOn was on the
street at noon on the day Of her death.
the husband is equally sure that IN"
| r.as not out Of the house that day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-18
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Mavor George w Furbush Of Lewiston.
announces that H. is not ctndidat" i"i
denomination
The carriage house ana hen house "i
G.. w. Leonard at Woolwich. We're burned
about ~ T. NJ. Friday. and only The hard
work Of th,. firemen saved the main build
ings. Cause unknown.
The first drowning accident Of the skat-
ing season is reported from Nlndham
Centre where a young son Of Mahlon FL
lott lost his life Friday by the breaking
of newly formed ice on Pleasant river.
The strike Of the moIldere at the Lew
istOu Machine Co. at Lewiston, which mas
been in progress since the middle nj oc-
tober. was settled Saturday. and the mon
will return to work. Monday mornlnE.
Concessions were made by both sides.
The game shipments through Bangor.
Saturday. welc very large. most of III
deer being consigned To points out of TIL"
State. one seizure was made by Game
Warden Neal. 1t was Il partridges which
the owner wanted 10 carry home I" Mass
achusettS.
The missing schooner Lizzie j. Clark
was reported at Portland Saturday. by
the captain Of the schooner NJ. }. Elliott
She left Portsmouth, NOV. 10. but was
driven back by the wind and remained
at anchor until Wednesday, when sh'
sailed for Boston.
George Hale. aged about ~ years. died.
Friday at the city farm in Lewiston.
Several years ago his mind became de
ranged and he was taken to Augusta.
bat two years ago his condition seemed
improved and he WAS brought to the Lew
iston city farm. where he had since lived.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed
By Frank S. Gould, Portland. Clement y.
Phinney. Portland: Glidden Bros. Halo
well: Joseph Cyr Biddeford: Charles G.
Delong Madison: Warren Durgin Ban
gor; Charles f. Doten. Livermore Falls
George w Adams. Skowhesan: William
K. Frost Gardiner
BY the will Of Miss Evelyn r. Kimbal
of Biddeford who died suddenly ut Cor.
nish, Tuesday night. the First CniVer-
salist church receives bequest OF $500,
the Wardwell home in Saco 500. and the
t-niverSaliSt State convention $500. These
are the only public bequests. the remain
der Of the estate being left to relatives.
This will will be offered for probate at
the next session Of thc probate court for
Knox county.
office. has been directed to extend the
rural free delivery from the office, Jan. !,
1901, along the following routes: Route
No. ;. to run through Union street The
carrier will be Fred c. Thayer and route
will be 22.Sl miles long. and will take 13s
houses. with population of $40. Route
No. {. to run out Ohio street; carrier,
Harlan T. Perkins: il Will serve the peo-
pie on Ohio street: the rouse will be i9.6i
miles
BY the fall of about two carloads OF
gravel from an ovcrhanSinG point in the
bank on Sawyer street South Portland
Heights. Isaac l.. Johnson of Gorham Il
man about % years of age. had his head
forced back against the wheel Of the cart
into which he was shoveling in such Il
way as To break his neck, causing in
stant death. Johnson WAS about IS years
Of age and leaves a widow and three
children. His two sons were working
with him in the gravel pit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-18
A HailoweIi Lady interested.

The Boston Globe. Friday, had the
following:
Washington. Nov. l4-tieorge II.
Hamilton. who VAS brought 10 Wash
inpton. today. from New York. whcr"
he was arrested charged with having
obtained money under false pretencea
and forgery while In this city some
time ago. will have 10 answer 70 the
more serious chargc of bigamy
IT is alleged that Hamilton has been
married at least four times, ana II ~
believed that tWo Of his former Wiyc.
VIII appear against him.
Hamilton. IL ~ alleged married Miss
May Wh.tworth Of this city. in Bal
timore. about q year ago. They went
10 New York To live.
Mrs. Whitmorc. the mother Of the
young woman. was informed by de-
tectivc in the spring that her son-in-
law was wanted Nv the police for for
gerry She made an investigation re-
garding him, and she discovered. the
police say that he had married a Miss
Carter IN this city IN 1897. who refused
10 live with him after h" had been con
viCtcd of fals" pretences ara sentenced
10 two years imprisonment IN IN"
Maryland state p"nitcntiary.
IN addition ~ these tNd marriages.
Hamilton " supposed to have 4 wife
living In HalloW"n. Me This wife. who
~ supposed tu be the original and legal
Mrs. Hamilton. was Miss Mary sim
mons. and since her alleged desertion
by Hamilton has resumed her maiden
name she continues 10 live IN Halo
v.pIl and viii be communicated with by
the police 81 an effort % secure FUR
thrr details.
Hamilton claims that he has prop
orty III Boston. ana II Is alleged thrt
hc also has another wife there whom
~ married previous "a his marriage
with carter. The name ~ this woman
Vas NOT as y.t been learned hy th- DEE
ctl..s. but the matter is being invcs-
ttEat.d there. according TO instruc tinrs
from the police of thus city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Four Principal Census Reports
Will Be Ready July ].
Gompers Authorizes $500 Bail tor
lngIesias at San Juan, P. R.
Senator CuIIom to Succeed 10 Foreign A''a'rs
Committee Craftsmanship.

yy,chinpt,r Nov. 1.-THE annual It.
-. az Hon W T.. Merriam. director
,f rhe census. was made pupi't' '"u"S v
nv The secretary Of the interior. -
whom il is addressed. Speaking oi wy
nrospect of meeting the legal iedu''
mont of the completion or the iou'
n,incipal reports by July !. lso-. MI
Merriam says:
.,r,ha work of tabulating the returns
,,a r.sults of the field work OF the
.,numorators and special agents OF the
,1,h c.nsus has progressed with rea-
sonable cel.ri,y. The law provides that
,he four principal reports snail De
,Iaoaa !, rhe hands of the public bN
~. first of July. 1902. and this require
ment has rendered 1t aDsoiu'eiH Ivy
so,v ia maintain clerical force aue-
,uate to complete the WORK Wl'iiiit -
prescribed perioa. The oillcidis ~ -
ntti,o believe that their allotted '"SN
will be completed in ample uiile'
The director gives a list of prosetu-
,ions for violation of the law III 'oil-
ncction with the census Work' shy ii'S
!, rha,n. .,It was hardly to be expected
nut O, the large number OF agents elll- :
nloytd in the field work-aoout '''"'o
in oll-that there would not pe solhe
Who would prove Incompetent ana ui-
f..ithful 10 duty The director mas en-
d,avnrad TO enforce the census act To
tha letter. and through the assistance
ot tho attorney general has proceeded
against all defenders.
The report includes detailed state
,,,aots from the different chiefs OF Ill
visions in bureau. s. y. \. North.
chief Of the manufacturing dlNlsloh'
rcports that the work OF his division :
rapidly drawing To completion. speak
ing of the success of the bureaus two
,nnorts on cotton. Mr.. North says:
..'rhis office has secured from cotton
nroduCprS cotton exchanges. cotton
factors and cotton manufacturers. an
overwhelming approval Of the services
rendered BY these reports. | am there-
fore led 10 recommend that Congress
PASS a ioin resolution authorizing ana
i1strncting the cOncenSus of making
similar canvass of the cotton glnnerleS
annually. Under its present organized
system of machinery this office VIII De
able To publish this cotton report as
early as the month of May or June III
Zach wear. or three to four months III
advance Of their possible pubhcatlon
through other agencies. The CONNER
cial advantages resulting from these
earlier more accurate and detailed
satisfies as 10 the volume Of the an
nual cotton crop are 70" obvious !" MI
further dwelt upon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-18
A MEAN CAREER.
CONTINUED from page ~

tors marriage with Hamilton and The
fort thai She was not divorced, togethcl
win other information and at the trial
which followed in Baltimore iamilton
was given "A --NcaIS - " "
ryland penitentiarN. ~,
soon after the Baltimore episode, Mrs.
Hamilton instituted proceedings against
HnmiIton for n divorce. ana the deir"t'
was granted al the December term OF the
superior court at Augusta. al which
term. also. she Was al""t" ~ ''F''''' ~ !
maiden name. , -, ~,
If was subsequently learned hN MI.
simmons that IIamitons parents wer''
not residents Of this country. but Wel
respectab,c people ana were hNins ~ 4
town in Russia. 1t also turned out that
his trip TO Boston in quest of his dhugh-
ter was taken none 700 soon, as IL lS al
legged that Hamilton intended taking th''
next steamer from EoSton on MS ret Ifn
To Russia.
From the record OF hamilton given III
the Washington dispatch II would So ~
that his two wears i'll the penitentarN did
not have much effect upon his mania for
multitudinouS marriages and WholeSdIr
auuropriation Of other people names Tor
his pprSOnal benefit. ana II lS doubtful II
any Of the ladies to whom he has he
uueathed his undesirable name VIII cher
iSh any regret that he has now awaiting
him every prospect OF Il protract"d stay
behind the bars.
Miss Simmons is not at home at pres
ent but her many Hallowell friends Will
cungratllatr her upon her lucky ESCAPE
from a life OF misery AZ the hands - tn
ppliShed rascal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-18

and Miss Ella n. Greeniaw both vi Rob
buSiDn-
Calais Nov z. Mr.. John j. Blaine ANA
Miss Ollv" Mabel Scott. both Of Calais
Passport SOY :. Morris g. Carnrv and
Sadie Mcconnell, both of taStpori
LINCOLN
Waldnboro-N NOV NJ MI StIlimau A
Whitney uf Warren and Miss Emma H.
Smith of Mdldob0ro.
PENOBSrDT.
Bangor NOV !. Sterling A. Dymond
aid lane NJ. simmons both of Bangor.
Garland NDt. ln LDnnie r. Curtis on
Sebcc and Miss Angie y. ireland of Gaa-
land gf
MISCEILANEOiS
W cst SomorNillc. MAss.-Nov 6. MIR
Lyman NJ MIrray McDongal Df East Reoth-
bay. NJ. ana Miss Mary Boyd Hateh W
Reading Mass
Merrimat Ma4s-Nov. >. Herman 0
Smith ana Miss Anna 81. Colby
South Mcdfnrd Mass Nog. q Henry a.
DInham ~ Fnxcruft and Miss SbyI a.
Dow NJ East Dover.
EENNEREC.
WaterviIlc-N Nov. y. Reuben y. Libby
ana Miss carolyn ". ClossoH. both NY
WatcryiI".