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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22

Today is Washngton's birthday and the
natal anniversary OF ''The Father OF His
Country is made doubly notable, as well
as memorable to future historians by the
arrival of the Crown Prince Henry on
American shores, tonight. Years roll by
crystallizing into centuries but such lapse
of time is not marked by loss of enthu-
siasm, rather with removed vigor and
more extended scope of the days OBJ
servance by all true patriots and lovers
OF liberty throughout the world, while as
the highest type of American manhood
and citizenship the memory OF the first
president OF the Union will continue TO
be enshrined In the hearts OF his coun-
try'men.
LOCAL OBSERVANCE.
shortly after midnight the Brown boys
started "a bonfire on the middle campus
OF the college grounds and ushered I'm the
day with enthusiastic proceedings almost
running riot. The heavy snowstorm had
little effect on the flames. which burned
for fully an hour, but the presence OF a
squad OF police sufficed TO overcome the
cxuberance OF the collegians. The regular
Saturday exercises at that institution
were omitted today. and likewise at the
Friends school
Inc cnufcn poilS tolleN from 10
a. m. and from noon until o'clock IN
honor Of the day and Will issue forth their
tones once again from 10 : y. IN.
The usual salute was fred by Battery
A during the noon hour, the guns being
stationed on the state house grounds
BANKS AND OFFICES CLOSED.
II being a national holiday all the fed
eral departments were practically closed
customs. internal revenue, etc.--with the
exception of the United states court. which
is supposed to hc always in session. and
a limited schedule of hours at the post
office for the accommodation of tho public
on so important "a busners day as Sat-
urday. The carriers made hut two early
morning deliveries and one collection.
After o'clock this evening they will
make their usual collections and ono
delivery at 10 O'Clock The box window,
stamp window and sub-stations at Oiney-
Vile. Elmwood and North End closed lt
noon for the day. The money order and
registry divisions were closed tho entire
day.
The banks and many private as well as
public offices were closed for the day.
and the library was open only during the
usual holiday and Sunday hours. from
until y. m.
The state housc--all departments-was
closed and had 10 happened that the
the teachers and pupils OF the
public schools. IN majority Of which
ppropriate exercises were held. yester-
lay afternoon. would have shared in tho
fhc ETY. han. iiKe-lsc. was closed IN all
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
WARNED OF DANGER

The detonation was terrific. but the fire.
men had been warned of the danger and
none OF them was injured.
Ambulances were called from every
hospital i'm the district and the flremen
turned their entire attention to the hotel
A line OF hose was quickly rushed up To
the third floor while scores of guests were
taken from the windows by other firemen
on the outside. The firemen inside found
that the hotel was rapidly filling with
smoke and the firemen for time dropped
their hose and hurried through every por-
ton OF the building In search OF guests
who might have been overcome by smoke
Their search was rewarded for nearly
on every floor and the hallway scores or
persons were found who had been over
come in their efforts 10 reach the open
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
TERRIBLY BURNED

The inside OF the room was all in flames
MRS. Bennett struck in the arms OF the
nremen. Her weight caused them TO sag
ana the woman sunk TO the pavement She
was terribly burned about the body. She
was carried into the hotel by a fireman
ana later was taken TO Bellevue hospital
Where she died. Her husband, when Mrs
bennett jumped, fell back Into the room
lie was not seen afterward and IL is be-
neved that he was burned or suffoca ted
to death.
Col Charles /. Burdett. Of Connecticut.
met death in terrible manner His
BODY, with the skull split open. was found
iylng In the court yard within the hotel
he had fallen at least five stories
Iol. Burdett was guest on the eighth
floor OF the hotel When the alarm ~
nre reached him his escape was cut or
his room faced the court I'm the centre OF
the hotel Apparently he Lad dragged
the mattress from his bed and dropped IL
10 the roof Of an extension over the hotel
dining room several stories below.
Then, by knotting the sheets together,
ne made rope and secured IL 10 the
window. When his preparations were
completed-they must have been finished
In few moments--he lowered himself on
the improvised rope and then dropped.
His design was 10 land on the mattress
and thus have the frightful fall broken.
He miscalculated the distance went be-
yond the extension and was killed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
WORK OF RESCUE

The firemen, as soon as they learned
that the hotel was IN danger. decided 10
devote all Of their efforts 10 the rescue
OF It's occupants. Men and women ap-
peared AZ the windows of the Park ave
nue. side OF the hotel and called for help.
Mrs. Charlotte Bennett and her hus-
ledge on the NTH floor. just over the por-
tice over the main entrance 90 the hotel
Mrs. Bennett was terror stricken and
20 rescue her. Her husband craspcd her
and from the crowd Of thousands gath
cred I'm the streets there were shouted
warnings not to Jump.
When II was seen that she was deter
mined TO jump the firemen gathered in "a
circle and stretched out their arms With
final desperate effort Mrs. Bennett
wrenched herself free from her husbands
grasp and with a piercing scream flung
herself into the arms OF the waiting fire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
THE ORIGIN or THE FIRE

whether the start of the flames was
caused by "A cigar or cigarette stump or
10y n frebrand which fell unnoticed
through the court, II could not be de-
termined
Police Captain Delaney declared today
that he was notified that the hotel was
afTc while there was no thought of the
structure being endangered from the ar
mory blaze.
The Park Avenue hotel was built by a.
T. Stewart. who spent 100000 on It's
construction and furnishings. The build
ing occupies the entire front of tho block
on Park avenue from Thirty-second 10
Thirty-third streets with depth OF half
block II Is seven stories I'm height and
enclosrs on four sides court containing
i4.000 square feet of space. At the time
OF its construction Il was the largest hotel
In the country. with the exception OF the
Palace hotel Of san Francisco
MIR. Stewart designed the hotel origin
ally as n home for working women. but
when II was found that II could not be
CONTINUED on Pas. Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22

departments and dozen large jewclry
firms, as well as not few manufacturing
establishments. accorded their employees Il
day.
LIGHT INFANTRY PARADE.
Tho elements exercised hut little effect
or deterrent nature on the members OF
the First l.ivht infantry. whose members
reported In Roodly numbers at their ar
mory on South Main street this after
noon. Thoroughly fortified against the
storm, which continued to prevail, they
left the armory about 4:3o o'clock and
minister street. countermarching AT the
Doyle monument. returning TO the ar
mory, where refreshments were provided
and story telling was I'm order.
notwithstanding the difficult walking,
Col. Mattcson and his men made q cred
table showing and received deserved app
platse at various points along the route.
This annual function was the most i'm
posing and principal public recognition
OF the day.
The Christian Endeavorers concluded
their convention with q gathering OF tho
Junior societies at the Benehcent Congre-
gatiOnal church. the Ieta Psi Epslons
ended their socially legislative iabnrs at
Masonic temple and their final fraternal
gathering as a national body this year
will be a banquet at the Eloise this even
ing.
The Daughters Of the Revolution held
their annual sessions al the Narragansett
hotel closing with a luncheon late this
afternoon. The Sons OF the Revolution
assembled I'm annual business meeting at
the cabinet of the Rhode Island Hlstori-
cal society early this afternoon and will
banquet at the Crown this evening
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
BISHOP lUDDEN RESCUED

Father Smith. a fire chaplain. found
Bishop Ludden OF Syracuse I'm room on
the seventh floor OF the hotel and helped
him To the street. Bishop Ludden told the
hremen that there was "a number of
priests In the hotel including Mgr. Ken
ney, also of Syracuse.
Father Smith returned into the build
ing. fought his way through the smoke
and up the starts and conducted the
priests down the stairway 10 safety.
The iiremen in searching the hotel found
the body OF a Mrs McManus, an elderly
woman. IL was found near the elevator
shaft and was so badly burned as to be
almost unrecognizable.
Charles 4. o'Connor and Fred $. Moby
died Of their injuries I'm the hospital 10
which they were taken. Their deaths and
the finding of Mrs. McManus' body in
creased the number OF known dead 20 Is.
one of the bodies awaiting Identification
was recognized by Henry Newman OF this
city. as that OF his niece Miss Esther
Schlesinger. OF Chicago, who had come In
New York TO buy goods for her employ
crS iu that city
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
ADMIRAL MILLER SAFE

Rear Admiral Joseph y. Miller. retired.
who was reported mortally hurt in the
fire, was not hurt at ALL lie was found
by a reporter at 10 a. m. said he was
I'm his usual health. Mrs. Reed. wife
OF the hotel proprietor. was rescued early
and taken to a neighboring residence.
Later n search was made for her and
when she could not be found there were
fears that she had perished. She was not
hurt
How the fire started i'm the hotel IL 81
mystery Many of the police and fire Of
fcials declared this forenoon that In their
opinion the blaze i'm the hotel was entirely
independent OF that Of the armory. IL
was only a coincidence that the fires
occurred so near together at tho same
time. they declared.
IL was established with "A fair degree OF
certainty today that the fire at the Park
Avenue originated at the base OF tho
north elevator shaft. From this point
IL crept up 90 the nth and sixth floors
and spread In every direction, completely
quitting the upper floors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
ORDERED
TO give
UP ARMS
Those Who Fail TO Comply
viii Bs Tried BY Orumhsad
COurtmarliaI al Barcelona.

Barcelona. Feb. 22.-Although there was
some resuscitation Of ordinary life in this
city yesterday It was largely artificial
There were some isolated ARRAYS and at
tempts to sack bakeries during which
FIVE persons were wounded. II was re-
ported this morning that a number Of
workmen were caught in the act of pre-
pairing bombs.
The captain general has allowed the
rioters three days IN which TO deliver up
all their arms sAfter the expiration Of
that time any person found in possession
Of arms will be tried by drum-head court
martial.
orders have been issued TO all the sa-
looms 90 close nj o'clock in the evening
and citizens are not allowed 90 be out OF
their residences after 5 p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
ANNUAL SESSION
Sons Of American Revolution
Meet In Cabinet

The annual meeting of the Rhode Island
Society of the Sons OF the American
Revolution WAS held at noon at the csbi-
net Of the Rhode Island Historical so-
ciety on Waterman street.
Secretary Christopher Rhodes called tho
meeting 60 order. owing 10 the illness
of the mother OF Vice President Henry
Y. a. Joslin he WIS unable to bc present
and Rev. Samuel ". Webb was chosen
as chairman OF the meeting.
The attendance was large considering
the bad state OF the weather and that
the condition OF the streets and railroads
made IL impossible for many mcmorrs
To leave their homes.
The records Of the last annual meeting
were read and approved
The chairman read the report ~ Vice
Continued on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
COURT HOUSE NOTES

The calendar OF motions will be I'm or
der In both the appellate and comman
pleas divisions OF the Supreme court on
Monday next A week from next Monday
uncontested petitions for divorce will be
In order in the appellate division. and the
grand jury will be empannelled in the
other division
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
WHIST PLAYERS.
New England Tournament in
Progress al TfOcadero.

A special holiday tournament was held
by the New England Whist association,
at the Trocadero, last evening and today.
Last night an open pair (MitchelD
match was played This was won by Ste
vens and Peckham, North and South, by
the score OF plus :. and by Middleton and
Crocker. East and West, by the score OF
plus II. Both are Providence teams.
The tournament will conclude about
midnight, the days program being 1915
a. m. open pair: 2:15 y. m. open pair: y.
m. open pair; 7:i5 y. m. open pair
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
LEG HURT BY FALL

Michael Falls was sent 20 the Rhode
Island hospital this morning by the Sec
ond station officers. He fell in front OF
2l2 Charles street and quite severely in
jurcd his leg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22

REACH $1,000 BUSINESS MEN AND
farmers in the West and Northwest by
personal letter. and I desire to represent
nrst-class mfg. CO.; correspondence In
vited. Address v r. COON. La Crosse.
Wis.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22

a::sa@e ssss:: a@aaa@~A@H1A
The stars and ,,nes aoo on h,Sb an - ,s ,s ..., -,
City
establishments
Infantry annual parade
and
sessions and BAN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22

men, five stories below. When she Jump
ed from the ledge on which she and her
husband had stood the flames were licking
out or the window behind her and around
her form.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
IN PENNsYLYANIA.

Philadelphia. Feb. p The severe slcet
and ralnstorm which struck this section
during the early hours OF yesterday IN
probably the worst that has visited this
city since the blizzard Of 1883. Telegraph
and telephone communication with out
side points has been completely inter
runisd since early YESTERDAY afternoon.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-08-01
NEWS ITEMS.

A small army of young doctors
were turned loose ON the State Satur-
day.
The Jewish World states that
there are lis Hebrew millionaires in
the United States.
The Tidewater Holiness camp
meeting at Guinea, Gloucester county.
will continue to August 3rd.
Jeffries' brute force triumphed
over Bob Fitzsimmons in a furious
battle last Friday. The Cornishman
lasted eight rounds and then went
down. The champion took lots of
punishment, and though bloody and
splitting blood, he knocked the game
tighter out.
The u. S. Civil Service Commits
sion will hold examinations, during
September and October, in several
places in each state to secure Young
men and women for the government
service. There will probably be H.
600 appointments next year. Sal
aries at appointment vary from $500
to $1,000 a year with liberal promo
tons afterward. All appointments
are for life and for most positions
only a common school education is
required. Politics or religion is not
considered.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-08-01
others win be satisfied that a minor

Others will be satisfied that minor
ity of the Democrats in the district
decided who should be the nominee.
Viva voce voting, which at one
appeared very plausible and desira-
bic, has received quite a black eve,
aud many of it's advocates are hasten
ing to recall their opinions. The
greatest objection has been that so
few people like to have it known how
they vote as between friends. and
as consequence the vote viii be
quite small. Another objection, and
serious one, is that corporations
ana employers can, through the viva
voce plan, control their employees
votes. To vote under the present
primary plan one must cast his vote
by word of mouth for the candidate
he prefers.
Under the primary system the
county and city committees name
the primary judges of election, and
this fact offers Involvement for the
greatest possible fraud. Where there
is more than one candidate the ex-
penses of these judges must be paid
and Congressional primary will
foot up to the neighborhood of
twenty-five hundred or more dollars,
which fact practically debars a poor
man or man in moderate circum-
stances from entering the race.
The contest in the Fourth District,
between Messrs. Lassiter and South
all, if we are to give credence to the
newspaper reports, was characterized
by very disreputable methods. The
vote was exceedingly small, being less
than one half of the Democratic vote
cast in that District two years ago.
At some precincts the judges, pre-
sumably carried away by partisanry,
toted the polls up and down the
street begging people to vote-that
is, such as they presumed were favor
able to their candidate. Votes Of
other men who were absent were cast
by their sons or some relative.
Nearly two weeks had elapsed after
the primary election in the Fourth
District before the result was known,
owing in large measure, doubtless,
to manipulation of returns by pri-
mary officials.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-08-01
Northumberland Co
SIMPSONS.

w. ii. Booth and son, lily. were
IN Baltimore last week. Mrs. Booth
returned home with her husband.
We are sorry to report her very little
improved in health. She was con-
fined to her.bed a few days after her
arrival.
Mrs. Hop. Beane has been on the
sick list, but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Maryland Booth spent few
days last week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. L. Haynie, of Alfonso.
Il. j. Wheeler, of Wicomico, spent
from Tuesday to Saturday of last
week with the family of A. A. Ash
buine.
Frank Percifull and his best girl
attended Wharton Grove camp last
Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Sampson is in Balti-
more this week.
Buck Lunsford, of Wicomico, spent
part of last week with his brother.
Q. Il. Lunsford.
Mrs. Mamie Ashburne has recently
had visitors from Cockrell's Greek
and Weems.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haynie, of
Alfonso, who were spending Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. Maryland
Booth, had their horse to become
sick and could not return home till
Monday.
Frank Edwards and family at
tended Wharton Grove on Sunday
last. HARD TINES.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-08-01
HARVEY,S NECK

Mrs. w. 7. Tapscott and sons,
Willie and Wyse. of Baltimore, are
visiting at L. II. Lawson's.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, who has
been very sick, is rapidly improving
under the skillful treatment of DR..
Harding.
Miss Bessie Clark is the guest of
Mrs. Chas. Headley.
Miss Julia Kent spent several DAYS
recently with her grandparents.
X. A. Clark, jr., has returned from
a delightful trip to the Monument tai
City.
Myron Kent spent several nights
recently with Garlic Whaley.
Miss Edith Snow was the guest of
Miss Mary Toadvine at the beautiful
home of !. M. Bussell's recently.
Rev. 4. n. Hoenshel will lecture
at Wicomico Baptist chapel on Thurs
day night August z. Theme, "Where
the Master Trod." Admission 10
cents. Refreshments will be served
by the ladies, consisting of ice cream.
cake, etc. The public is cordi-
ally invited to attend. Boys come.
and each bring his "best girl"
Henry Stegeman is improving the
looks of his nice house by having it
painted.
Capt. Robt. Snow gave an excur-
sion on the j. S. Brusstar Sunday to
Wharton Grove.
Messrs. w. Med. Lee and j. w.
Hayden, of Irvington, spent Thurs.
day night at the home Of DIR. III. w.
Harding. The following day they
visited Capt. G. w. Whaley, who
has been confined to his room for
nine months, and then went on to
Heathsyille TO attend Masonic Lodge.
SUNSHINE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-08-01

Democratic primary election next Thurs
day to nominate Congressman. Hon.
w. A. Jones is the candidate. Vote
Acc0nlac Nelcs.
We thought that Hon. w. A. Jones
had already been declared the Demo-
cratic Congressional nominee, but then,
of course, no one will object to old Acco-
macs casting her vote Just for pastime.
Free Lance.
1t is true there was no name other
than Mr.. Jones' announced as a
candidate for Congress from this
District, but how do the people of
the First Congressional District
who have had pumped into them
the SIRENS song of "getting near to
the people"-like it when they see
their nominations made by four or
five gentlemen of the District Com
mittee in meeting at Murphy's
Hotel, Richmond? This is one of
the fruits of the primary plan as
promulgated by the State Committee.
Under the farcical system of
the primary the people may have
foisted upon them an aspirant who
can control the District Committee,
and can come near to certainty
having that Committee close the
date for applications and with scant
advertising, so that another would not
have chance to get in the race. To
all but the managers of the manipu-
lation of the primaries the system is
snare and delusion, cheat and a
fraud.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-08-01
OPHELIA.

r. II. Forester, of Farnham, was
a pleasant visitor at the home of
W. Ii. McGuiggan a few SUNDAYS
past.
Miss Ora Williams is spending
some time at her parental home. She
IS accompanied by her friend, Miss
Buell..
lightning struck the home of
Cicero Ingram week before last.
leaving him, his two little girls and
colored boy stunned, and demolish-
ing a large portion of the house. The
property, however, was insured.
Miss Mamie Hall recently visited
her cousins, Misses Bessie and Esther
Smith.
Tom Brown has treated himself
to a handsome new buggy.
Mesdames Harry Haney, Ethel
Moses and Miss Maggie Evans spent
last Saturday out on the bay on the
fishing steamer Virginia.
Mrs. James Williams arrived from
Washington this week. Her step
mother, Mrs. Cundiff, came home
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. McGuiggan
spent Tuesday at Point Pleasant, the
home of Mrs. NJ. j. Toulson. They
also visited the homes of Daniel and
Lucius Haney while in Reedville.
Mrs. John Bridgeman, who has
been confined to her bed for the past
three years, is up walking around,
andis apparently well, although she
says she has not particle Of feeling.
We hope her feeling aud good health
will yet return to her.
Hiram Coles, Of this place, is in
the mercantile business at Lillian.
Trixy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-08-01
DOWNINGS.

James Webb and wife, of Kilmar-
mock, visited r. P. Bryant last week.
j. Il. Whitaker and wife, of Lam
caster Courthouse, were the guests
of j. A. Bryant last Wednesday.
E. b. Whitehouse, drummer for
Smith-Coghill Shoe Co., of Freder-
icksburg, was in this section last
week.
A heavy fall of water visited this
neighborhood last Friday evening
and improved the growing crops
very much.
L. W. Settle is milling for L. w.
Headley at present.
DR.. l.. G.. Mitchell has returned
from West Virginia from the bed
side of his sister. She was operated
on for tumor and died while he
was there.
j. A. Bryant has had another
plate added to his table.
Some few of our people visited
the baseball game at Warsaw last
Tuesday and reported fine time.
Churches will be closed until the
first Sunday in September, owing to
the camp meetings.
The remains of the late Thomas
Bryant, of Baltimore, were brought
here for interment last Tuesday.
Misses Agnes and Edna Harrison
have returned from Tappahannock,
where they have been attending the
Normal.
Misses Maggie and Mirtie Rice
have returned home to spend the
summer with their parents.
james Dewberry will move his
mill on Thomas Rich's tract of tim.
Der in September.
Darlington Booker lost another OK
last week.
Tomato crops will be late in this
section. Corn crops will be failure
as the rain came too late to do any
good. Cabbage plants are suffering
for the want of rain.
John Davis will soon move his
family at the mill. HozAL.