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An inquiry mads among recruits Or
the German army showed ne exit
sncs Of great ignorance n ths ma3or-
~ q those examined regarding pub
lie persouages and events. on q ~
resralis from various parts g Prussia
q were unsbls % give any angWG
Whan Questioned - - Who vas tha
Empernr Of Germany. TWozty-tuo
doEsnatsd TIE empsror as . grszl Esn-
oral, nlns called him arranculed fslf
nlr1kai SIX thoueht hin = - "a
minister e var. While 1ourfoon q 10
r1rlles Wore approximatHiy corroet
Several thought the laas Prlncs Ei1-
naEok Tas enpsfor. q groit Pct ~
5 1Eanrlalor q ths BIslA
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Telephone poles and wires are held,
IN Kruger We. Wisconsin Telephone
Co. (Wis.), so L. r. A. 2Ss, to make
an additional burden upon a street, for
which compensation must be made 70
the owners Of the land as q condition
Of such use, and this decision Is in ac-
cord with the majority Of thu prece-
dents. as shown By the note In - L r
A. IA.
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Sumpter, ILL.,, June 10th.-Mrs. ] r
Flanagan, Of this place, had suffered
with dropsy for fifteen years. She VA
so very bad that for the last thrss
years she has not been able TO wear
her shoes. She had doctored all the
time, but was gradually getting worse
Last winter Mr.. Flanagan, who vas
very much discouraged, called for soma
medicine at Mr.. ]. J. Dale's drug store
In Carmi. Mr.. Dale persuaded him 10
have his wife try Dodd's Kidney Pills
and he bought six boxes. His wife USED
hve out OF the six. before she was En-
drely cured. She Is now as sound and
az well as ever she was, completely -
stored to health, and free from am
symptom whatever Of dropsy.
To say that Mrs. Flanagan is pleased
At her wonderful deliverance does not
half express her feelings, and she and
Mr.. Flanagan are loud in their praises
Of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and OF M.
Dale for recommending this wonderful
remedy to them.
The fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured Mrs. Flanagan Of such a severe
case Of dropsy, after the doctors had
given her up, has made them the most
talked Of remedy ever known in White
county.
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A French scientist has discovered
that plants are very sensitive TO poi
son. TAe higher plants, Is well as
fungi enable Us TO detect the presence
Of copper, mercury and other toxic
substances. which chemical analysis
does no. detect
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"a Hawaii enormous quantities Of
ducks are raised by the Chinese upOn
the edges Of the ocean. Twice q day,
within restricted areas. they are per
mittsd 10 eat the young fish which
swim in the inclosed coTes. Fish are
reported 10 Be growing scarcsr every
ysar and BY some this diminutiOn Is at
tTibUted % the wholesale destruction
Of tie young Try By the Chinese.
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What sort Of a halo ought an Alas
kan saint to WeaF2 A mission worker
thinks that the frost and ice eneom-
passing the face and head Of a mission
aTy bishop, when he appeared to make
his expected visit at Circle City, con-
stituted the kind Of a halo appropriate
70 sainthOod IN that region.
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Ton Murray. 3 pEominent hat ner-
chant q Chicago. says; ~ . q dis
grace to get rich" and 70 avoid the
disgrace Mr.. Murray WfIl kencofortS
give half the proceeds q his business
to the poor and needy.
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Library rules ordinarily forbid a.
removal Of valuable books and epgr.-
ings from the premises, so that ~
e trouble In obtaining photogrsDS,.
copies Of pictures OF plates, the int-o.
duction Of artificial light, or even q, ,
camera being commonly prohibited a
method OF getting over this difir7I+-
which has been tried recently with sn.'
cess, Is to coat a piece Of car1bo,,I
with q phosphoreseent substance ana
after sufdcient exposure to the So
place It at the back of the picture -
be reproduced. Then (supposing tia,
the picture Is in a book a dry pla,,
Is put against the face Of It, and ~.
volume Is closed. This can be manaasS
very easily by manipulating the dI
plate under a cloth that covers n.
book.
The dry plate is allowed to renal,
from eighteen TO sixty minutes A.
eording to the nature and thicSpss,
Of TIE paper. Then # is Withdraw
under the cloth as before, and put into
q dark box for subsequent deveIon-
ment Il Is stated by the inventor a,
this process that. II films are used In
stead Of dry plates, large number a,
copies Of different engravings in thu
same book may be made at the sams
time.-Saturday Evening Post
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ohcers who lose legs or arms in tie
service Of the British army will here
after be supplied with artificial limbs
1t the expense Of the government
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HarTalne In and 40 acres, coed buildings, good
- - :. III water, one ulils from school
- ILL., ne County seat, q, Soo.ool Is0 acres
49, olllAl1gls ARTISAN WILL, lows I8o gallons
,alles SO per acrg.-aGoa acres, near gOod town,
8oDIH DAKOTA FATs1F Snd TITLE CO.
Onida, south Dakota,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
Job PRIMERS and PreSsmsn'S S
Demands Ar3 Granted.
BY Snow G FaTnham and the Remington
Co. --Olher Printing Concerns May
Be Brought In.o Line.

The printers and Job pressmen OF Snow
g. Farnham and the Remington Printing
company, who went out on a strike last
Tuesday morning, because their demand
for a fixed scale of wages was not heed
ed. returned TO work today. having come
to an agreement with the two concerns.
Every point stipulated in the demands,
with a single exception, was agreed to
on the part OF the employers. but II was
only after long ana heated argument
that they yielded
The one demand made by the strikers
which was not granted was I'm regard TO
wages OF pony pressmen. The rate asked
was SIG, but s14 was finally agreed upon.
The strike was then formally declared
at an end.
The meeting was held last evening. and
was attended by two men from the Rem
ington Co, two from the Snow Farm
ham establishment and District Organ
izer McMahon- chairman.
These five men met the represe etatives
of the two firms and after the conference.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03

was reached.
work IL Is evident that the situation Is
not as yet quite clear. There is little
haze on the horizon and until II has
blown away there will be imminent dan
ger OF another strike.
While the Snow & Farnham and REM
ington concerns have disposed OF the
trouble so far as they are concerned. Ii Is
claimed they have, by granting the de-
mands of the union, placed the other
printing establishments In the city In
position which will eventually allow the
union TO demand that they shall also
raise the scale OF wages TO correspond
with that the two concerns named have
agreed TO pay
II Is asserted that the printers and
pressmen In all the shops in Providence
who are members of the union Will want
the same wages as are received by the
employees OF the Snow & Farnham and
Remington concerns. and underneath the
surface there is some commotien which
may make itself manifest soon.
Members OF various firms were inter-
viewed this morning and despite their
guarded answers IL was evident that they
anticipate trouble. and are preparing 10
be ready for IL. Whethere TO agree TO the
scale the union VIII undoubtedly demand.
or TO allow the men to go out Is the
problem they are considering.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
WHERE Is
TRUSTEE
JOHNSON?
Had Charge Of Several Large
Bridgeport Estates--Ha Not
Been Seen Since Saturday.

Bridgeport, Jan 3.-Percy L. Johnson.
a lawyer. the trustee of several large -
tates. an influential Republican politician.
prominent in the Methodist church. well
known I'm society. a member OF the best
clubs, is missing from his home, and
none OF his friends have seen him since
last Saturday.
Early last Saturday morning Johnson
told his wife he was going TO New York
and that he would return that evening.
She has not since heard from him. but
she warmly declares that he Will return
in good time and easily explain the
charges that are being made against him.
His mother and sister are Frustrated.
his intimates are reticent Offering no
explanation of his absence, but little by
little, rumors about him are gathering
and being repeated.
1t is reported that Johnsons disappear
ance was hurried by the collapse OF
Marsh Bros, the biggest firm OF house
builders In the state. Homes TO which
workingmen thought they held clear III
tie are found TO be encumbered. .asld rev-
eral local banking houses are said to be
involved.
The reticence of those nearest to Mr..
Johnson make IL difficult to exactly state
how far he is involved. 1t is believed hs
tried 20 redeem his fortune by specializing
In stocks.
missioner Johnson. and at his fathers
death succeeded as trustee OF several
valuable estates. The largest OF these
perSonal estate worth 5000 and real es-
tate valued at $4,000
The Will OF the creator OF tho fund or
dcred an annual accounting by the trus-
tee. Johnson neglected to make an ac-
counting last year but no one questioned
him, ns the benenciarieS OF the fund had
implicit confidence in him.
OF his seven bondsmen, who become
Jointly and individually responsible TO the
extent OF &5 900. IL is said that only three
now have any considerable property, and
that an investigation will show that the
bcnefciaries VIII not be able 10 recover
one-third OF the fund.
Johnson Is also trustee OF the David
Pendleton estate. inventoried at $4,000
and as trustee was under bonds TO a New
York guarantee company.
He is executor OF his fathers estate.
appraised at HS 900. and his mother, sister
and former Law, partner Edward F. Hall
arc on his bond.
Mr. Hall. who Is also on Johnson's bond
on the WOrdin trust fund. may have sus-
pected o crash was coming for from the
probate court several weeks ago he got
an order commanding Johnson 10 find an
other bondsmaR IN his place. Johnson
took no notice OF the order.
Mr. ttali today said he feared ne has
lost evory dollar he has in the world be-
cause of hts confidence in the honor OF
his former partner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
TERLINI
ACCUSED
OF PERJURY
Put on Trial Before q Jury in
Judge WiIbuT's Court
This Afternoon.

Before a jury in Judge wilbur's court
was begun this afternoon the trial OF
Michele Terlini who is under indictment
for perjury. 1t is alleged that Terlini
committed the crime at a session of the
Sixth District court held on Sept. 18th,
1899
The trial that the court was engaged in
was that of Francisco Di Nardo, who
was charged with obstructing officer
clifford. Terlini. with two others, 1t is al
legged, falsely swore that Di Nardo was In
a house at the time he was charged with
obstructing the officer. Terlini's COM
panions were convicted
Judge Sweetland ordered the men held
for perjury but Tcrlini's case did not
come hefore the court until today. -
Assistant Attorney General Stearns for
the state and #. +. Owen for the defend
ant-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
WANTS HER
PROPERTY
RETURNED
Mrs. Grant Says Son-ln-Law
Refuses TO ReCOnVey
II TO Her.

Mrs. Annie r. Grant has filed bill In
equity in the appellate division OF the SUI
preme court against her son-in-law.
George f. Moore. Both parties are resi-
dents of the city OF Pawtucket.
Mrs. Grant some time ago was afraid
OF law suit being brought against her
and from the circumstances OF the case
felt herself justified In putting her prop
erty out OF the reach of any parties who
might get juugment against her. so she
transferred her estate to Mr.. Moore She
says there was an agreement that the
property was to be transferred back to her
when she so requested.
When Mrs. Grant asked tho property
back she says her son-in-law refused TO
comply with her request and also that he
put the estate In the hands OF real estate
brokers to sell. Her bill asks that Moore
be enjoined from selling or cucumber
ing the estate. Joseph Osfeld. Jr. and c..
j. Farnsworth are counsel for the COM
plainant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
ELECTED A OR CTOa.

indianapolis. Jan. 3.-Former President
Harrison was yesterday elected d.
rector OF the Consumers Gas Company
of this city and has Indicated his willing
ness 20 serve.
The selection was made as a concession
to public opinion. lis position on the
board OF directors Will bo looked upon as
guarantee that the company viii
change its attitude In respect 20 certain
demands that IL has made upon the
people.
Chief among these Is the abandonment
OF The open grate system and the SUBJ
stitution OF meters ~ natural gas meas
urement. n step that the company has In
sisted upon and which Mr. Harrison g.
known to oppose.
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printed on uniform sized paper furnished
by the clerk.
question of reference. ane Mr.. Curtis
made an explanation of the necessity of
having such rule established, and no
resolution could not be put upon its pas
sage at once. and he moved to suspend
the rules.
Mr.. Blodgett of Pawtucket wa, not In
favor. OF suspenGing the rules. and he be-
lieved that the resolution should be re-
ferred to committee.
On motion OF Mr. Remlinger of Provi-
dence the resolution was referred to the
oommittee on rules and orders.
Mr. Garvin of Cumberland introduced a
resolution providing for a new rule to be
added TO the rules OF the House. This
provides that all resolutions and other
first day of February shall be reported
back before the first day of March: re-
ferred to House committee on rules,
tition of George Shaw and 20 others for
the initiative aad referendum amend.
MIR. Remiinger of Providence moved to
adjourn. but the motion was lost.
MONEY FOR DEAF INSTITUTE.
Mr.. Arlington of East Providence.
from the committee on finance. reported
back with recommends ton OF passage, a
resolution appropriating $1,000 for the
Rhode Island Institute for the Deaf.
lnasmuch as, under the rules. the reso-
luton would have 10 go to the calendar.
Mr. GURUS OF IrOVldence moved tnat tho
rules be suspended to permit OF imme-
date passage.
Mr.. Blodgett OF Pawtucket and Mr..
Garvin of Cumberland objected to sus-
pension OF the rules. but Mr.. Blodgett
subsequently stated that he now UNDER
stood the resolution was identical With
the one passed at the May session of the
general assembly, the paper having been
lost, and he withdrew his objection to
suspension.
The record of last May was read. show
Ing this to be fact and. after a BRIEF
discussion, the rules were suspended. and
then the resolution was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Rice of Pawtucket tho
House was then adjourned to meet on
Friday morning at IL o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
WILL NOT RRssO HORSES.

Bolvidere. Ras., Jan. s.-Frank Rocks-
feller. who owns 1000 acre ranch near
here denies that ne " about 20 breed nne
horses or 10 enter the racing field. ON
the contrary he plans 10 ba1don the
horse burinsss altogether.
fir. Rockefeller is president OF the
American Hereford Cattle Breeders As
sociation nud r. interested IN the ad-
vsnccment Of these breeds OF cattle and
NE raising or high grade range cattle.
iie now has on his ranch over 300 head
OF registered Hereford aud short Horn
cattle and several thousand hleh grade
Range cattle, which are being added to.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
FOR GRAND JURY.
James Smith, Who Stole $76
From Actor, Held by Court.

James Smith, IL years OF age. pleaded
guilty in the Sixth district court today to
thu charge OF stealing SIC from Maurice J..
burns. and was bound over to thu grand
Jury in $500
Smith had been hanging about tha
stage OF the Westminster theatre. where
he had made himself more or less solid
with various actors and actresses. and
thus gained access to their dressing
rooms.
At ths Westminster. tA.yvweek, Is ;ha
BRYANT Australian Burlesque company. ~
which Maurice ]. Burns is member.
Last night Burns left his coat hanging
in a dressing room while he was doing
his turn upon the stage. and In one OF
the pockets was the S7s referred TO.
when Burns left the stoge ne discover
ed that his money was missing ard 80
was young Smith.
an alarm was given and Detective n
non and Lieut. Lawrence aft-r
searching the city I'm vain. went 20 r. W
tuclet. where they found Smith IN Jc.
rome Bliss rcataurant.
They searched the younr nar. found
the money distributed through his pock-
cts ard obtained from him n confcSriCh
that he had stolen Il. Then they brovshs
him to Providence 10 be arraigncd before
Judge Sweetland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
WHITE CAPS.
They Warn PeaceabIs Negroes
10 Leave Their Homes.

Neelyville. Mo-, Jan. IA gang OF
white men. disguised as White Caps. Wis
tied number of negroes near here
Tuesday night. riddled their houses with
bullets. wrecked their furniture and gave
five coiored men notice 10 leave the
county within 20 days on penalty OF hav-
ing their homes burned and the occupants
hanged.
The vicinity where the outrages occur
red contains about % negro farmers. who
are tenants OF wealthy residents OF Pop
lar Blu6. They arc peaceful, law abiding.
thrifty and prosperous. The White Caps
first visited the home Of Nelson simpson.
lie was called 10 the door anu on his ap-
pearance was greeted with shower of
bsllots. lie fell mortaly wounded. Other
negro residents were then visited and az
ter receiving harsh treatment were warn
ed to leave this vicinity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
FOR COSTS.
Court Gives Judgment for De
fsn1ant in a Chicken Case.

The defendant in the case OF Felix Le-
tendre Of woonsocket against Ida Munro
was given judgment for costs in the
common pleas division OF the supreme
court today.
1t was controversy over some hens
and chickens. the suit being brought to
recover the value OF the hens that Mr..
Lctendre SAYS were converted 10 her own
use by the defendant.
Mrs. Munro claimed the plaintiff left
the chickens and hens IN her care, that
Notwithstanding the care she took OF
them some died and others were stolen.
ON that account Mrs. Munro says she
could not return the hens and chickens.
II. j. Carroll was counsel for Mrs. Munro.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
The SENATE.

The Senate was called to order at ii
o'clock by Gov. Gregory. there being a
quorum present. The usual routine busi-
ness was transacted.
Gov. Gregory announced that he had
transferred Senator William ID. Cross, of
Charlestown. from the committee on ag-
riculture 10 the committee on fisheries,
and that he a appointed Senator Will
liam IL. Crawley, OF Warren, TO the COM
mittee on agriculture.
Senator Freeman. of Central Falls. pre-
sented resolution relative TO adjourn
ment, providing for adjournment from
Friday TO Tuesday, with mileage every
week; read and passed and ordered COM
municated to the House.
Senator Freeman, from the judiciary
committee, reported back, with recon-
mendation OF passage, an act to cede ju-
risdiction OF tracts of land at Portsmouth
Grove to the United States. for use as a
coaling station and for other naval pur-
poses; read and passed and under a sus-
pension OF the rules, ordered commune
Gated to the House.
After one or two minor matters had
been disposed of the Senate. on motion
OF Senator Eldredge. of East Greenwich,
adjourned to meet on Friday morning, at
IL o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
.LAMBERT'SDEATH
Administrator on His Estate
Sues Railroad Co. for $4,000

Suit to recover 5000 has been brought
by Nobert Lambert. administrator on the
estate OF Wilfred Lambert, against the
New York. New Haven 4 Hartford Rail-
road Company.
On May 1st, 1900, wilfred Lambert was
a passenger on train from this city to
Woonsocket.
When the train had nearly reached
Hamlet station 1t Is claimed brakeman
called out the name OF the station and
Lambert left his seat I'm the car and went
out on to the platform. The gates on
the platform were open and the train
making a sudden lurch, Lambert was
thrown off and under the car wheels.
The injuries he received were OF so Sc
rious nature that he died the next day.
One of the principal grounds OF the
negligence of the railroad corporation is
alleged to be In having the gates on the
platform open.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
HEAVY SNOW.
Severe Storm Rages for "a
Hours In Southern Oregon.

Ashland. Ore, Jan. 3--The worst snow
storm since the winter OF lSS9-so through
out Southern oregon and Northern Cali
fornia has ragged during the last "a hours
Telegraph ard telephone communion
tion have been psralyzsd. The Southern
Pacific has experienced great difficulty
In keeping IT'S track clear between Ash
land and Dunsmuir.
The snowplows have been working con-
tinuously on the siskiyon. where the snow
Is seven feet deep on the level and "a
feet I'm the cuts and drifts, ard tho
rotary plow Is now working north from
Dunsmulr. All passenger trains have
tcen able 20 get through Eve ana elk
houre behind schedule time, but all
freight trains are annuled.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-03
WOMAN
BURNED
TO DEATH
Aged Mrs. Davlno PeriShss In
Fire at Jersey
City.

New York, Jan. 3.-An aged woman was
burned to death. a younger woman driven
from bed while Ill and three other per-
sons were injured at a fire which de-
stroyed a row of three-store frame tene-
ment houses on Bushwick street, Jersey
City, early today.
The damage by fire was $50. 900, partial
ly covered by insurance. The dead wo-
man was Mrs. Mary Devine, 90 years old
The younger woman. Mrs. Minnie Ar
nickle. 27 years old, was in the hands
of doctor and nurses when the flames
reached the house.
She was lifted from her bed, placed In
an ambulance and hurried TO the home
of her mother. where she gave birth to
a child. Policeman O'Connur was over
come while rescuing the inmates of the
burning houses and Is in a serious condi-
ton. John Mankein and Mrs. Salvatore
Arta received severe burns
Twenty-eight families were driven from
bed into the bitter cold night and made
homeless. Many were rescued with the
greatest difficulty. The fire caused a
panic In the whole neighborhood, which
is one OF the most thlckly settled In the
city. The tenants OF the burned houses
were unable to save any OF their belong
ings.