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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-05
PAUPER'S GRAVE.
Remains Of Frederick WheIden
Cannot Be Located.

that Ferdinand Wheden. highway sur
veyor Of East Providence. who went TO
that city for the purpose OF re~Jsering
the body OF his brother FerdXand. who
died there 10 years ago, has been unable
TO hnd tne remains.
Mir. Whelden's brother lett East Provi-
dence ~ years ago. and never since COM
municated with his people. Last week
Mr.. Mhelden learned from the recorder
Of deaths of Kansas city that his brother
had died there from heat prostration
IL is now learned from the dispatches
that Mr Whelden being unknown. WAS
buried Ia q pAurers grave by the author.
tiles. and the peculiarly unfortunate part
OF the sad affair Is the fact that Il IL now
apparently impossible 10 locate the grave
Ia which he was buried
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-05
AN INSPECTION.
Troop B, Cavalry, Makes a
Very Good Showing.

An official Inspection OF Troop ", First
Battalion Cavalry. was held last evening
az the armory IN the Nayland building
North Main street. the inspection officers
being Brig. Gen. Hmm Kendall. Col.
Arthur V Wnrncld and Capt. Arthur -.
sphinx.
Ia every particular the men acquitted
themselves with satisfaction TO the in
spcCiing officers and az the conclusion
capt William a. MAYNARD received num-
etnus conpratulatious.
Prior 10 The inspection ceremony Cen.
Kendall presented medals to all OF the
~ men but two Tor narksina nship or
sharpshooting AND commented ou the rec-
ord ~ TIE troop in hiRh terms ~ praise.
Theu were enacted the various move.
mentS aud mane INerS. the manual ~
arms and marching evoiutions being the
more deservins OF special mention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-05
IN JOINT CONVENTION.

join the common council, on motion Of
Councilman Aiassle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-05

tant was in 1890. when he gave up the
grocery business in Newburg and went
10 Boston. where ~ was reported he IN
vested money i'm real estate and cleared up
more than 100000.
In 1895 he married Miss Minnie Enid
Vaughan. daughter of wealthy hop
farmer of Cobleskill.
Two days later they went 10 New York
and registered at the Hotel Brunswick
Lord Willie" surprised his bride on the
morning of the same day by announcing
"Ive got 10 meet John Jacob Astor and
buy his hotel" and he darted out OF the
room.
HE PLEADED INSANITY.
The bride was hysterical, and when her
husband failed to return in several hours
she took a train for the home OF her
sister in Far Rockaway.
A few days later she received a tele-
gram saying that her husband was out OF
his mind at his home In Newburg.
DR. l.. c. Borst. his physician. had
seen him on West shore train strug-
Cling with two men who were striving 10
prevent him from jumping from the train.
Lord Willie" his family said, was out
Of his mind, and after long Illness he
brought an action TO have his marriage
annulled on the ground OF insanity.
Mrs Coutant subsequently secured di-
Norce ana he married Lora Mullen. OF
Middletown, ~. Y. Four months later
there was talk of warrant charging
him with bgamy and Lord Willie" fled.
He was asked to resign from Trinity
Methodist church on account of his
marital transactions.
Lord Willie" who Is 81 years old and
of polished address. posed as an English
lord at Asbury park for several weeks
one season until some Newburg people
came and laughed him away from the
place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-05
Mr., KELLER DENIES
MRS. BARKER'S STORY.
Wounded Clergyman FOrgiyeS His
AssaiIant, but Does Not Identify
Him--He May Recover.

called before the bar Of Almighty God to
answer
ION my answer dependeth eter-
nal life or eternal dam
nation. Would ], with deaths hand upon
me, blacken my hope OF eternal life with
a lie?"
This scene was quickly followed by the
entrance OF the prisoner II was hoped 20
have the Dominic identity him Deiore ne
died. Barker was pale, but calm.
lie seemed 90 be laboring under intense
excitement lie tolu the Dominic why ne
had shot him Again the Dominic denied
the charge.
MIR. Keller then asked the name OF his
assailant, and said. II Forgive him.
am sorry for him and his family. DO
not know that this Is the man who shot
"po YOU recognize my voice?" said Bar
ker.
~ do not" answered the minister "If
you shot me, may God forgive you as l
DO
Dr. Barber administered strychnine 20
his patient, and he rallied from the shock.
The ball was extracted. II had mush-
roomed, and the bones OF the nose were
torn away by IT,
GAINS STRENGTH QUICKLY.
Always an athlete. the minister has
gathered strength since the bullet was
removed IL will be four or five DAYS be-
fore the doctors can be positive Of his
recovery.
The wound in the head Is the only seri-
Gus one His right hand is scored by
bullet but the wound is trifing. The
other bullets merely passed through the
minister's hat and did no harm.
Mrs. Barker refused TO see anybody yes
terday Through Miss A. L. Stoddard,
who lives in the house with her, she said
she had no statement 10 make but would
stand by her husband Miss Stoddard
added:
MIR. and Mrs. Barker never quarreled.
They were a most devoted couple. She
did not know he intended to kill the Do
mimic When she heard IL she wrung her
hands and moaned:
My poor Tom. / never loved anyone
but you but she did not faint, nor is she
prostrated now"
Mrs Barker is about 30 years old. She
has been married about ten years. They
have lived IN Arlington all that time. She
is slender. brown-haired, blue-eyed and
quite pretty.
Her husband Is SO He is short. stout
and dark-haired. lie is secretary of the
Good Roads Association.
He Is also secretary OF the Pilgrim
Lodge OF Odd Fellows. lie left Mr.. l<el-
ler's church about year ago. at the time
his wife had a disagreement with the
rector.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
BOSTON SIGNS THE SCALE.

Manufacturers There Generally
Agree to the Unions Terms.
Boston, May 19.-The call for machn-
lists strike will not find such a hearty
response in New England tomorrow as
had been ANTICIPATED for some weeks,
chiefly because the unions in the smaller
manufacturing centers are not well or
ganized or have not the financial re-
sources to back them up. The movement
will be seen in its full strength in Boston
where about 1,S00 machinists will strike
in the morning. One hundred and four
teen firms will run on the nine-hour
schedule employing about $500 machin-
lists and it is confidently expected that
others will grant the new schedule before
noon.
To-day, while the union was enrolling
members until it had a total of 1885,
twelve large concerns granted the mems
demands
In Quincy the Tubular Rivet and Stud
Company employing 1,200 men, of wnom
200 are machinists, granted a 54-hour
week, beginning tomorrow, while the
Fore River Ship and Engine Company is
already giving ten hours pay for nine
hours work.
In Providence 800 machinists will go out
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
cepting the 100 men of the Dunmore Iron
and Steel Company, will be on strike to.
morrow.
WILL CALL THE MEN OUT.
How the Order VIII Be Enforced i'm
Chicago.

Chicago, May 1s.-According to the de-
cision of the executive board of District
NO. 8, International Associa ton aef Ma,
chinists, representing all union nachin-
lists of Chicago and vicinity, the general
strike will go into effect in this city to-
morrow morning.
In dozen shops the men will refuse
to go to work unless their employers
agree to grant their demands for nine
nour day and an increase of 1212 per cent.
In wages. The men in other shops will
be called out during the day as
the busines agents of the union
visit them and find refusal
on the part of the employers to sign the
scale. No discrimination will be made
between the shops of members of the Ma
tional Metal Trades Association and out
side shops. The pattern makers at the
Gates Iron Works and at the Frazer and
Chalmers machinery manufacturing plant
have decided to make demand for 33ih
cents an hour, and if the demand is not
granted to go out on strike. The pattern
makers will ask the same scale of hours
as that granted 10 the machinists. The
union machinists at the Union Horse Shoe
Nail Company shops have struck because
the shorter hours and higher pay were not
granted.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
TWO FUNERALS IN ALBANY.
Temperance of street Cars Causes
Demonstration.

Albany, N. Y. May 19.-The incidents Of
this the first day OF active operation Of
all the railway lines affected by the great
strike. have been few because of the
heavy fall of rain. The two men shot by
National Guardsmen In defense of life
and property were buried this afternoon,
but the pouring rain kept away the thou
have marked the occasion with their
presence. The departure OF the Twenty
third Regiment early this morning was
the second feature of the day and stir
ring sermons in many city pulpits aided
in closing the incident.
The funeral of Leroy was without Incl
dent, except that It was attended by city
officials and directors OF the street rail-
way company. At the funeral of William
Walsh there was nearly riot While the
services were proceeding In the church
the crowd that mad been unable to gain
admission saw a uniformed soldier com
ing down the street Instantly the people
were In a state of ferment. A rush was
made for the unlucky soldier but few
wise heads held the crowd back for a
minute while several others advised the
man TO run. Arguing that discretion was
the better part OF yaor. he did run and
trouble was avoided.
The starting out Of the first car OF
the inter-city line after noon to-day was
the cause of demonstration. Pistols
were fired, hags waved, torpedoes were
placed on the track and exploded. the
motormen and conductors wore flags on
their coats and fully 200 men and women
fought for the privilege Of the first ride.
When the conductor got the car start
ed and rang up the fares he found that
he had seventy-three passengers. where
usually fifty Is crowd Within an
hour 80 many cars were running that
the monotony deferred people from rid
ing for noveltys sake
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
MRS. M'KINLEY IMPROVED.
Able TO sit Up and the Crisis Be-
ilcved TO BE Past.

San Francisco. May 19-Mrs. McKin-
ley's condition was so far improved this
evening that she was able to sit up 4
short time. This welcome news was Civ
en- out shortly after o'clock.
Gen. Shafter called on President Nc
Kinley, and while they were talking word
came down stairs that Mrs Mckinley
was sitting up. The President at once
asked to be excused and hurried to the
sick room. The anxiety caused by last
nights bulletin, stating that Mrs. Nc
kinleys temperature was higher, was
dispelled at 10 O'Clock this morning when
Secretary Cortelyou announced that she
had passed a comfortable night, and that
the slight fever noted last night had sub
sided The President did not attend
church, but remained at home nearly all
day. going out for a short walk just be
fore noon. There were many callers at
the Scott residence to-day. There was a
general feeling that the crisis had been
passed and that Mrs. Mckinley would
continue to gain strength. No definite
Gate has yet been decided upon when the
President will start for the national cap
ital, but II is hoped that Mrs. Mckinley
will be able to travel within few days
Secretary Long left this morning fol
Colorado Springs. to visit his daughter
who is ILL.,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
To LIMIT SUFFRAGE
THE CHIEF QUESTION BEFORE
ALABAMA's CONVENTION.
TO GET RID OF NEGRO VOTE
EVERY DELEGATE HAS A SCHEME
OF HIS OWN.

A Suggestion to Leave che Matter to
the state LegisIature-Terms of
State Officials May He Changed to
Four Years Instead of TwO-Small-
err Counties, School Taxation and
the Elimination of Local LeEisIn-
tion From Work of General As
sembly Arc Matters to BE COnsld-
cred.
Montgomery. Ala. May 19.-The consti-
tutional convention which the people of
Alabama have voted to hold, meets here
next Tuesday. in the hall of the House of
portant questions TO be determined. the
paramount issue being the elimination of
the negro vote.
Among the other matters to be consid-
cred are: Smaller counties for the state;
an effort to eliminate local legislation
and school taxation.
There is much gossip regarding a move
ment to urge the convention to change
the present two-year term of statehouse
officials to four years. Many prominent
political thinkers favor this change. and
they have the support of the leading news
papers of Alabama. The idea is TO do
away with so many elections.
There is a disposition among a large
number of lawyers to do away with the
chancery courts as useless the present
constitutional common courts having the
same jurisdiction. The chancery court
officials. of course. strongly oppose the
abolishment of this branch of the state
courts, and it is understood they will
have representation on the floor of the
convention to fight the movement.
The Suffrage Question.
From the diversified views of the dele
gates on the suffrage question. it appears
that the convention will be in session
probably sixty days. Nearly every del
egate in town is expected TO offer some
particular scheme to best rid the state
of the negro vote. One proposition, al
together unusual, was heard, and while
it presents a simple solution of the ques-
ton, it is not likely that 1t will carry
any weight with the majority of the
delegates, the proposition Is to leave the
suffrage clause blank and refer the whole
matter to the state legislature, but az
this really destroys the purpose for which
the convention is assembled, its advocacy
is not favored,
Interest centered tonight in the cleo
ton of officers for the convention. A
caucus for this purpose will be held Mon
day night. For the presidency. Hon.
John B. Knox of Admission, Gen. Will
liam c. Oates and Hon. Tenant Lomax
of Montgomery are the strongest candi-
dates. OF the 155 delegates composing the
convention. 142 are eligible to seats In
the caucus. This leaves a requirement
of 72 votes for caucus majority and
the friends Of Mr.. Knox claim that he
is assured of that number.
The candidates for secretary are r. e.
L. Neil of Dallas county. +. N. Julian
of Colbert and Gilmore Garrett of Cal
houn.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
END OF CHINA EXPEDITION.
Gen. ChaTee Issues His Farewell
Order.

Pekin, May l9.-Gen. chaffee at mid
night last night issued his farewell or
der ending the American relief expedition
In China. The American troops will board
the transports next Wednesday at Taku,
and Thursday will leave for Manila
NJ. Pichon, the FreLch minister, left
here for home this morning.
A meeting Of the foreign ministers will
be held Tomorrow but it Is not likely
that much will be accomplished as some
Of the ministers have not yet received in
structions from their home governments.
The ministers. commenting on the blame
attached to them by the people for their
slowness, say that as a matter OF fact,
they are powerless to net without orders
from home. One OF the foreign ministers
told the correspondent of the Associated
Press yesterday that he had been in
structed TO cooperate heartily with the
other ministers. lie found, upon consul
tation with his colleagues, that their in
structions were absolutely different from
his Consequently cooperation was prac-
tically impossible.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
SERIOUS IN CONNECTICUT.
About 5000 Men VIII Strike and
Trouble Is Expected.

About 5000 Men VIII Strike and
"a Trouble Is Expected.
New Haven. Conn. MAY ts.--on the eve
of- the say set asgs tie fntefnatfonaT zsso-
citation of Machinists for the enforcement
of their demands for nine-hour work
day. The situation in Connecticut, on re-
ports from the manufacturing centers of
the state.has a serious aspect. The strikes
tomorrow will be, IL seems, confined
to a portion only of Connecticut cities.
but where they will occur they will be
very general and Will accomplish vir-
tuaily complete tying up of the machin-
lists, screw workers and metal workers in
dustries. Hartford, Waterbury, Bridge
port New Britain and the neighboring
cities of Ansonia and Derby are the storm
centers. In these an estimated total of
5000 men will be idle in the opening to-
morrow morning.
AT Waterbury the situation promises
to become acute because the manufactur-
ers have expressed their intention to fill
the places made vacant with non-union
men, and the unionists say that this shall
not be done.
The largest strike will be at Hartford,
where about $500 hands are concerned.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
BLOODY ELECTION IN SPAIN.
Many Killed and Injured In Elect
ing New Deputies.

Madrid, May 19-The elections to the
new Chamber of Deputies were held to-
day. At Bilbao there was a quarrel be-
tween a Ministerialist and a Socialist, and
the latter was KILLED. Another person
was killed at Cuence, a suburb of Bill
bao
The strikes of agricultural labors in
Andalusia are assuming alarming proper
tions.
Serious conflicts occurred in Barcelona,
where Senor Cubelles, an electoral com
missioner, was killed with dagger Sew
eral other persons were severely injured,
some of them, it IL believed, fatally.
1t is reported that the Catalan home
rule candidates were successful.
Disorders occurred in several other
towns, and people were injured in Salam-
anca, Seville Valencia, Badajose and AL
mond Ralejo.
All the ministerial candidates in Madrid
were successful
Sufficient returns have been received to
show shat the government has obtained
a working majority In the chamber.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
MAY APPEAL TO J. p. MORGAN.
May Be Asked to Use His influence
With the Combines.

May BE Asked to Use His influence
with the Combines.
New York, May 19-whether tomorrow
IS to see the beginning of a machinists'
strike, which shall rival the one in the
engineering trades in England, which
played so important part in the open
ing of the markets of the world to the
Americans is problematicaL Leading la
Dor men and representatives of the lead
ing employers sa1d To-day fhaf Ihey
thought pending questions would be set
tied without any general strike. 1t was
intimated that ]. P. Morgan might be
appealed to and requested to use his in
fuence with the great industrial com
bnations in the interests of peace, thus
preventing any trouble, in much the same
manner as great coal strikes have been
prevented during the past year.
Meetings of the machinists were held at
vsrious places in this city to-day to dis
~uss the local situation. After getting re-
ports from all the shops in the metropoli-
tan district the conclusion reached was
that shops employing about one-half of
all the machinists in the greater city
would grant the nine-hour day and the
l219 per cent. increase of wages without
trouble and that not more than 1900 men
at the outside would go out on strike.
Isaac Cowen of the Amalgamated So
ciety of Engineers. reported to the Cen
trail Federated Union to-day that the
10000 members of the organization in this
country had decided to assist the machin-
lists in their general movement for a nine
hour work day.
Tunnel Workers Want Higher Wages
Three thousand drillers, tool
saarpeners, engineers and mechanics
employed in the rapid transit tunnel
threaten general strike on Tuesday for
an advance in wages and an eight-hour
work day.
Delegate Green of the Rock Drillers
Union, reported to the Central Federated
Union to-day that the contractors for the
rapid transit tunnel, at a general meet
ing, had refused the demands of the tun-
nei workers for higher wages. saying
tAey would pay no more than $2.75 a day
70 tunnel workers
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
ATLANTA MACHINIsTs TO STRIKE.

Southern Railway Men Have Not De-
cidcd the Matter Yet.
Atlanta, May 19.-The machinists of At
lanta held a meeting this afternoon and
decided to strike in three Of the shops
in the city, namely the E. Van Wrinkle
Company Foundry, the Deloach Mill Man
ufacturing Company and the Atlanta Ma
chine Works, provided the agreement for
a nine-hour day, with ten hours pay,
is not signed by o'clock tomorrow.
It is understood the firms named will
not sign the agreement, and the ma
chinists will walk out. The question of
a strike of the machinists at the South
ern Railway shops here has not yet been
determined. } The matter will be taken
up with the railroads officials in Wash
ington before any definite action is taken.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
SERvIA'S ROYAL SCANDAL.
Physicians Declare That Queen Was
Under False Impression.

Belgrade. May 19-All rumors regard
ing the abdcation Of King Alexander. the
resignation of the cabinet and the banlsh-
ment Of Queen Draga, growing out OF
the recent sensational experiences OF the
servian royal family are declared to be
without foundation.
Prof Cantacuzene of Bucharest who
was summoned with DR.. Wethiem OF
Vienna. announces that Queen Draga pre-
sents all the symptoms Of false or nerv-
GUS pregnancy and that the rapid develop
ment OF the symptoms was brought
about by the advice given her majesty by
DR.. Caulet, who. In urging her to lead a
sedentary life. encouraged the Queen in
the opinion that she was enciente and
produced an abnormal condition caicu-
lated TO mislead both herself and her en-
tourage.
The two specialists declare that the
Queen II suffering from netritis, but that
her condition Is not serious.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
PAN-AMERIcAN OPENS TO-DAY.
Buffalo in Joyful Anticipation of the
Realization of Her Hopes.

Buffalo, N. Y, May i9-The eve of the
dedication of the Pan-American Exposi-
tion sees welcome break in cheerless
rain storm, a city gay in a dress of bunt-
ing and a happy people proud of the
realization of their hope and work of two
years. Tomorrow at nooon, after a pa
rade, partly military and partly civic.
with ceremonies of dignity becoming the
occasion. the great fair will be dedicated
to the liberal and peaceful arts which it
typifes. Dedication day will find the
Rainbow city almost ready for its pleas
ure seeking population. The great
buildings in the Exposition City are
practically completed, but the installation
of exhibits has proceeded very slowly and
completeness in that respect stretches
away to some indefinite date in June.
If tomorrow dawns bright it is est-
mated that 10000 persons will partici-
pate in the ceremonies. Vice President
Roosevelt, accompanied by the members
of his family, arrived tonight.
Senators Hanna and Henry C, Lodge
reached here to-day.
The directors of the st. Louis exposi-
tion, who are also here, we're banquetted
tonight at the Iroquois Hotel by the di-
rectors of the Pan-American.
An aureoia of light hangs over the ex-
position grounds where an electrical dis
play is in progress tonight. Power gen.
Grated by nature o. the mighty falls of
Niagara supplies huge plant on the
grounds and the ssebeme of lights is the
most elaborate ever undertaken. The eff
| fects attained ere b xwiful ana make the
ifsaEhg plan one of the most conspicuous
ena successful of the fair.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
Ex-JOcKEY A SUICIDE.
Britton Rode Proctor Knott and Yo
Tnmbien 20 Victory.

Cincinnati. May is.-Thomas NJ. Britton
once famous Jockey. committed suicide
at a lodging house here early this morn
ing by drinking oarboic acid.
Brltton left a note asking that his body
be shipped 10 his mother. Mrs. Susan 3.
Franklin, Lexington. Ky.
Britton began TO ride at the age OF Il
years for James Williams OF Louisville,
and since that time he had ridden for a
number OF well known owners. Among
the noted horses which he rode to victory
were Proctor Knott and Yo Tambien.
While riding I'm Chicago In 1891 he was
thrown and his skull wos fractured.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
TURKEY WILL APOLOGIZE.
Assumes n Very Humble Tone In the
Foreign Postal Business.

constantinople. May 19--Ahmed Tew-
fix Pasha, Ottoman Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. called upon the ambassadors and
notified them OF Turkeys desire to re-
establish the status quo ante In the pos
tai question and her intention to send a
high functionsry, probably the Foreign
Minister himself, TO apologize for the vi.
olations Of the foreign mail bags.
The ambassadors met yesterday at the
residence OF the German ambassador "a
determine what attitude 20 adopt In view
Of the complete submission Of the eu-
bllme Porte.