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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17

left hand. Fitz, on the contrary, Is a
rusher, and IL is a hard matter for him
to change his style. He believes in carry
ing the battle TO the other man. II he
persists In doing this with Jeffries, the
fight will not last very long.
The most important contest this week
will be the meeting of Terry McGoverp
and Dave Sullivan at the Southern Ath-
letic club. Louisville, KY, next Saturday.
This match will demonstrate whether
McGovern has gone back or non. He lost
considerable prestige when he met defeat
at the hands OF Young Corbett, last
Thanksgiving day, but his friends claim
that he will not have much trouble in
polishing off Sullivan. Fitzsimmons has
consented to referee this match. When
Sullivan and McGovern signed articles
they were unable TO agree upon any in
dividual to act as referee until Hftzsim-
mons name was mentioned.
Fitzsimmons will get 10 Louisville a
couple OF days before the fight and re-
turn home Immediately after the bout.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
MUST SETTLE.
New Superintendent Of Hacks Is
After Cab DrIvMs.

With the activity customary in a new
official, Superintendent of Hacks Ben
nett has been rounding up drivers of ve-
hicles who have neglected, some of them
for years, according TO his report, to take
out a vehicle license in this city. In the
last, ten days 50 drivers have been per-
suaded To contribute 81 each to the city
for the Irivnege OF having their vehicles
numbered and registered. Others are I'm
line, and the official in charge of them
proposes TO prod them up with sharp
stick.
All the men who have just contributed,
have, the superintendent says, been in
the habit of driving their wagons over
the city streets and have never before, he
says, paid a license as required. Many
of them were eXpressmen from out OF
town, who did business here and took
advantage OF the fact that they were not
residents OF this city and never paid
license either 60 the city of Providence
or TO the town or city from which they
came.
OF course. II they pay a license In the
town they live i'm, they are not required
TO pay another here.
Another matter which causes the super
intcndcnt OF hacks some little trouble Is
numbering OF vehicles. All vehicles which
arc required 60 be licensed. either paid
or free, should bear number designated
by the superintendent OF hacks. The
fact Of n wagon having upon it such
number Is prima facie evidence that 10
has been duly licensed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
Ju|lstie Saulleu Building Air.
ship That viii bs Better Craft
SHE WILL SAIL IT HERSELF
Is the Only Woman Who Climbed Mont.
Blanc Without a Gu de- Hunted Big
Game In Africa.

Paris. Feb. H-Juliette saulieu's friends
say she Is having an airship built which
she considers an Improvement upon San
tos-Dumonts and that she intends TO
sail In II herself as soon as It is finished.
Mile. Saulieu owns two ordinary bal
looms now. Up TO three years ago she
made frequent ascensions. During the
exposition she took party of five young
women from Paris TO Lyons during a
hurricane. The trip lasted seven hours,
owing 10 the circuitous path of the gale.
The World correspondent wrote to her
asking FOR details OF the new airship, but
she answered the note by courteousiy
declining to give the desired information.
She wrote:
Nothing could more surely deter me
from facing this danger than TO have my
motives misconstrued into a bid for no
toriety. Whatever l am doing I always
do for my own entertainment. not that
of the public"
1t was learned elsewhere that Mile.
Saulieu's navigable balloon will not be
built In Paris. and that II will have a
double hull like "A catamaran. She calls
IL a motor aeraft"
Mile Saulieu is Is years old. Despite her
genuine hatred of publicity she has long
venture. She is tall, rather dashing In
appearance, and an excellent all-around
sportswoman. Two years before she at
tained her majority she attracted atten-
ton by her sensational separation from
her widowed father because she did not
approve OF his conduct. Since then she
has led a very independent existence.
having inherited a fortune from her
mother.
She has been to Central Africa twice
to hunt big game. She is said to be the
only woman who ever ascended Mont
Blanc without a guide.
She won big test suit against a rail-
way company to whose agents she had
refused to show tickets on the ground
that she had showed them before. She
had been allowed TO enter a train and
was ready to surrender her tickets upon
reaching her destination, but was not
willing to be bothered all along the way.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
Rhode Island Judges Of Boston Horse
Show Jatfries-Fitz Fight Was Easily
Arranged General Gossip.

The executive committee OF the Boston
horse show deserves congratulations for
having secured the services of such a
thoroughly representative list OF horse
men TO act as judges at the coming ex-
hibition TO be held in Mechanics build
ing, April IA to 10. inclusive. The list Is
practically the same as last year.
In the polo pony classes neither DIR.
Hazard nor Mr.. Herbert OF the polo as
sociation were able 10 accept the inyi-
'tations rendered them, but the committee
finally received acceptances from MIR. Sc
ward Cary OF Buffalo, Mr.. r.. &. La
Montague, OF New York and Mr.. Albert
Edward Kennedy OF Philadelphia.
In the heavy harness division, which
Is one of the most important In the show.
Messrs Eugene ". X. Thayer, Prescott
Lawrence of Newport and Horace n.
Bloodgood of Providence have again con-
sented TO pass around the ribbons. An
other important class, that or hunters
and jumpers, will have a board of well
known experts, including Mr.. Harry w.
Smith OF Worcester, Mr.. James h. Mad
dax of Warrenton, VT, and Mr.. Colin
Campbell OF Montreal The light harness
department is also we'll provided for, with
MIR. A. c. Hall and Mr.. David Bonner OF
New 1Ofk, anu one NcW T1nSidnu ttptt-
sentative. Mr.. Chester w. Lasell OF
Whitinsville.
The complete list of judges is APP
pended:
Trotters. roadsters and road rigs-Mr.
A. c. Hall and Mr.. David Bonner OF New
York. and Mr.. Chester w. Lasell OF
Whitinsville.
Hackneys, half-bred hackneys ana
coach horses-Mr. Henry Fairfax, Aide.
Va.
Ponies in harness, pony stations and
pony brood mares-M. Prescott Lawrence,
Newport, r. i.
Four-in hands. tandems. harness horses,
carriages and appointments, horses and
licensed carriages and driving competi-
tions-Mr Prescott Lawrence of New
port, r. l.: Mr.. Eugene V. X. Thayer Cf
Boston and Mr.. III. X. Bloodgood.
Saddle and police horses, ponies under
saddle and high school horses-Mr Il. q.
LaMontagne of New York and Mr.. 7. C..
Pattison and DIR. Andrew Smith of To-
ronto. Can.
Heavy draught horses-Mr. T.. c. Choate
of Southboro.
Polo ponies-Mr. Seward Cary OF Buff
falo, Mr.. Il. G. LaMontagne of New York
and Mr.. Albert Il. Kennedy OF Phila,lel-
phia-
Hunters and jumpers--Mr. Harry w.
Smith of Worcester, Mr.. James *. Mad
dox of Warrenton, Va, and Mr.. Colin
Campbell OF Montreal, Can.
Military riding-Colonel Charles @.
Treat, L. s. A, West Point.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17


meet Brown at Providence. Wednesday.
April %.
The Eureka A. c. Of Baltimore offers
$4,000 for Cans and Erne, and the hacker
Of Cans offers to make a side wager of
from $1,000 to $1,000. Cans is also given
the privilege II picking his own referee.
John Christopher OConnor OF Bradford,
football team last year. has signed con-
tract to coach the football material at
Bowdoin college next fall. The Dart
mouth captain received several good Of
fers from other colleges and schools in
New England.
The Pastime A. c., OF Portland. Or, Of
fers $4,000 purse for Ed Martin and
Jeffries. The club is only wasting time
trying to match them. as Jeffries has
drawn the color line.
The annual williams indoor athletic
meet at Amherst college will be held
March l. The men have been training
for the events for some time and those
who will compete are as follows: Shot
put. Park, Armsby 03. Dodge N, Pierce,
Rollins 90; fence vault, Robert, Turner
'04; l5-yard dash, Foster '03 Thompson.
Porter. Hawkins 04 Eaton. orrell '05;
hitch and kick, Foster '0S. Taylor.
Roberts '04; standing high jump. Foster
'O3, Roberts, Taylor 'A: running high
lump, Foster 'o3, Roberts. Taylor g: pole
vault Pratt, Lowe 0; Potato race. Fos-
ter'03. Bean, Roberts, Thompson 0, Or
rell %.
There is always much OF romance con-
nected with turf queens and kings when
IN their yearling form. Maud Messen-
ger, g:l6L the little bay mare John
Murphy raced years ago sold for sl3 as
a yeariing. being so very undersized aud
unpromising as to gait. Maud s sold
as a yearling for $3.50: Audubon Boy. 2:O6,
for sS5 being so unsound: Mary Beaufort,
1928. as a two-year old, and winner Of the
Horse Reviews $500 stakes at Chicago
IN 1856 for but $40 tho fail before, Even
champion Cresceus was so unsightly on
account OF scar at the throttle that
George II. ketchum ordered Supt
Timothy Murncn to shoot him. The
world knows the rest-he lowered all
three-year-old race records I'm an eight
heat race 90 2;llh, and eventually won
the championship with his 2:02i4.
The registration committee OF the New
England Association of the A. a. u. an
noumce the total number OF basket ball
teams registered up 20 date as being 66.
The teams recently registered were
Salem fraternity. Williams college Bay
Path Athletics OF Springilela Cooper class
OF Lynn. Eagles Of Ludlow, Hebron Aca-
denny OF Portland. Me. Brockton lnde-
pondonts, PittsHeld v ". g. A. Portland
y. NJ. G. A., and Reading Y. NJ. &. A. The
Franklin n. A., now under suspension
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
BY FOOTPAD.
Swedish Servant Girl Fatally
Shot al San Francisco.

San Francisco. Feb. 17-At a late hour
last night Annie Anderson. a Swedish
girl employed as a domestic at 2Q Ash
bury street, was shot and probably ia
tally wounded by masked footpad. who
is still at large.
The young woman is in critical con-
dition. She says she alighted from a
Hays street car. at the corner OF Ashbury
street. and had proceeded only a short
distance on the latter thoroughfare, when
she was stopped by a masked man. who
demanded her purse.
She became terrified and attempted to
run, when the footpad pressed a revolver
against her jacket and fired. The bullet
entered the left side, between the seventh
and eighth ribs. innicting a wound which
may prove fatal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17

There was a jolly spring-like feeling in
the air, yesterday, and this may have
accounted for the freshness of a crowd
of youngsters, on Mulberry street, last
evening. Jacob Kreestcher, Louis Kor-
tick, David Kenorchan and Morris Silver
stein were arrested for revelling there.
and this morning the first two were fined
one cent and costs each. and the two lat
ter, being Juveniles. were fined 81 and
costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
ATTEMPT BREAK.
Man Was Tearing Open Win
dow. Saw Officer and Fled.

An attempt to force an entrance to OIL
sens wall paper store. 1S5 Priarie avenue.
was thwsrted last evening.
Patrolman #. A, Weeks discovered a
man who had torn the screen off a back
window and was breaking off a hook.
The would-be thief saw the officer. and,
making a quick run and flying leap over
a back fence, disappeared before the Of
fcer could reach the fence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
CREW SAVED.
Schooner Thomas P. Clyde
Sinks 10 Hamp on Roads.

Norfolk. Va, Feb. 1.-THE schooner
Thomas =. Clyde. bound from New York
for Richmond with coal, sank in Hampton
Roads last evening i'm four fathoms of
water
the tug Joseph NJ. Clark. The schooner,
which had arrived in the Roads on FRI
day was awaiting a tug, when a leak
was discovered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17

Hugh Durrigan and James Waid, grown
men were arrested Saturday night.
for stealing tri1ing articles from Kirby's
store, on Westminster street, such as
jewsharps, combs and whistles. The COM
bined raid netted but sl.50 worth OF
plumber and for the theft each was fined
s. and costs by Judge Sweetland, today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
BROKEN HEAD.
Il Cams From a Friendly Call
on Rosanna Miller.

A friendly call at hrs. Rosanna Miller's
tenement, Stowe court. last evening. ter
minated I'm war OF words and a club
bing affair.
The caller was Mrs. Rosanna Rigney, Of
IA Ashcroft street.
Mrs. Miller, SO the police report asserts.
struck Mrs. Rigney on her head with .
stick of wood four feet long.
Mrs. Rigney was taken homo to have
two scalp wounds attended to. One was
two and the other one and onehalf
inches long. No arrest was reported.
Thomas Wise was not wise He visited
an eating house at 100 Richmond street,
yesterday. and appropriated $l9 over
coat belonging to Christian Madsen. As
he slipped out of the saloon an oficer
nailed him. In the Sixth District court
today Wise pleaded not guilty and was
held in $500 for trial Friday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17

for playing an unsanetioned game. has
applied for registration. The Fegistra-
tion committee will take up the matter
of reinstating his team at a meeting TO
be held at an early date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17

In addition to the very valuable stakes
which have already closed TO be run at
the summer meeting OF the Saratoga
Racing Association, the club now an
nounces another long and attratiVe list
10 close on Monday. March 10. A feature
OF this announcement is the Saratoga
special for 2-year-olds, for which the as
sociation adds prize OF gold plate, SUBJ
scriptions TO this stake from the owners
alone amount TO something like $4,000
The winner OF this race may also win the
Futurity. the two stakes thus yielding
not much less than 100000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
GENERAL GOSSIP.

The williams college baseball team will
meet Brown at Providence. Wednesday,
April %.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17


not much less than 100000.
With the record entry OF 1896. the 26th
bench show, under the auspices OF the
Westminster Kennel Club opens on Wed
nesday in Madison Square Garden. The
muster exceeds by more than 200 any pre-
vious venture, and represents more than
100 individual specimens. The majority
OF these have earned high credentials,
either I'm England. continental Europe.
Canada or here. and quite a number. who
Will make their first appearance In the
garden, have won the highest honOrs at
recent shows in Great Britain. The
judging will begin promptly at 10 o'clock
on Wednesday morning, and six rings
will be occupied.
Tn addition 10 the regular list Of prizes
offered for Boston terriers at the COM
ing 18th annual exhibition OF the New
England Kennel club, the Boston Terrier
club offers the following dozen prizes open
TO club members only: Gold cup for
best puppy bitch club cups for best novice
bitch. best lightweight dog. best light
weight bitch, best heavyweight dog. best
heavyweight bitch, best open dog and
best open bitch bred and owned by ex-
hibitor; the Boston Terrier Breeders
trophy, valued $1,000, for best dog or bitch
owned by the exhibitor and the Boston
leiIlcT CioD eHdiieusc topny' Ndiutu SlpV,
for the bestt dog or bitch in the show own
ed by the exhibitor six months prior TO
close OF entries. Entries for the last
named trophy are TO be made with the
secretary OF the Boston Terrier club, box
279o, Boston, on or before April ]. accom-
panied by an entry fee of 50. the winner
to receive 81 per cent of the stake. 30
per cent 20 go 10 the second, 20 per cent
TO 60 10 the third Frank y. Grout offers.
omen 10 all SO in gold for the best Bos-
ton terrier sired by Champion Patson.
Thomas w Lawson offers open
to all. the Dreamwold prize. 800. for
the best dog or bitch that has never won
a prize. Entries for the dog show close
March H.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22
JOHN C. LoNSDALE.

Below we copy a biographical sketch
of Mr.. John G. Lonsdale of Hot
Springs, Ark, from "The National
Cyelopedia of American Biography"
published at New York. Mr. Ionsdale
owns a fine plantation here and is well
known as progressive aud popular
business man, and 1T will give his many
friends pleasure to read the following
notice of him:
"John Gerdes Lonsdale, fnancier.
was born in Memphis. Tenn, April 4, ,
1872, son of John and Ida (Bosworthl
Lonsdale. He acquired his elementary
education in the schools of Frankfort,
Ky. and Hot Springs, Ark. and COM
pleted his studies at the Episcopal
High School, Alexandria, Va; st
Johns Episcopal Military Academy,
Manlius, N Y. and at college in Balti-
more. Md. In 1891 he returned to Hot
Springs, and commenced business with
the real estate and insurance firm of j.
p Mellard. IN 1894 becoming men,
Der of the firm. Iu 1894 he with others
promoted the Little Rock. Hot Springs
and Texas railroad, and served as its
secretary and treasurer; 10 1896 was
appointed receiver of the road in the
u. S court. lie with his associates re-.
organized the road. in 1899, as the Lit
tie Rock and Hot Springs Western
railroad, and became its vice president.
Iu 1899 be formed partnership, under
the name of Gaines g. Lonsdale, as bond
and stock brokers. with Offices in New
York ard Hot Springs, afterwards ac-
curing the interest of his partner, and
continuing same under the name of j.
G.. Lonsdale &aCo. He is member of
the New York Cotton Exchange: New
Orleans Cotton Exchange; Chicago
board of trade, and the Little Rock
board of trade. He is also director
of the New York Hotel Co.. owners of
the Hotel Eastman. director and one
of the organizers OF the Security Bank.
vice president of the Business Mems
League, all of Hot Springs. and is con-
nected with many other enterprises
which are of benefit to the city and |
state Although still young man.
Mr.. Lonsdale has achieved uncommon
and his ability. which is due
10 doubt TO inheritance. for he decend.
d from a long line of skillful fnan
iers. has won confidence with his as
ociates and has enabled him to I'M
ertake enterprises Of which astonished
experienced business men. Mr. Ions
ale finds rest and relaxation at his
onniry home, aPeacsfnl Valley nearI
onsdale, Ark, where be has well Sc
'eted llbrarY Of clsssics and scieoce. /
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22
When Mabel squeezes in waist

When Mabel squeeZes in waist
That buttons down the back,
An then cries out. in pleading tones:
Come here and help me. Jacki"
| sigh for those delicious days
. Those days when | was free,
And Mabel never pleaded to
Be buttoned up by me.
All, what privilege would I
Have deemed it then to hear
Her cry, Come, please and help me
with
These dreadful buttons, dear!"
How gladly would then have gone
And given her smack
For each delightful button down
The row upon her back!
But things somehow. don't thrill me
now
As once they might have thrilled;
And oh the waists that Mabel wears
Are always amply filled;
My temples warped, my thumbs are
sore,
My fingers ache. alacki
Confound those awkward, foolish
waists
That button down the back.
5. +. kiser in Record Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22

Governor Taft, one of those wind
TANNERS of the Republican party,
who cabled from Manila just before
the last presidential election that if
Bryan was defeated the insurrection
in the Philippines would end in
sixty days. 1t has been nearly two
years since Bryan was defeated and
the insurrection goes briskly on,
with no likelihood of it coming to
an end for another two years.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22

Twelve lives were. lost IN the
burning of the Empire hotel at St.
Louis last week, and ihe building
was only 3-story structure. There
were twelve lives lost in the South
ern hotel fire in 1881 In the
burning Of theatre in Richmond,
Va, i'll 1871, fifty lost their lives.
To the great Chicago fire in 1871,
two hundred persons were burned
and killed. The Brooklyn theatre
burned in 1876 and two hundred and
ninety lost their lives. In. 1860
building burned in New York in
which fifty people were lost. San
Francisco had fire in 1858, when
over fifty were eremated. At Mil
waukee in 1878 hotel burned
when seventy,three lost their lives.
The Richmond hotel at Buffalo, N.
Y, burned in 1887, and eighteen.
persons lost their lives.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22

The Madison journal of the Sth.
says: 1.-The citizens met yesterday to
take up again the rights-of-way
through the parish for the Gould road .
Mr. Bernstein representing the road.
explained that the action taken at the
preceding meeting was not exactly in
the legal shape, to meet the require
ments of the road. A resolution was
passed appointing committee of three
to take charge of the matter and ar
range contracts to meet the objections
urged by Mr.. Bernstein representing
the railroad The committee is COM
posed of Chairman Maxwell, Messrs.
W. II. Ward and w II. Murphy We
understand that the committee will
have no difficulty in making satisfact-
DRY agreement with the road.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22


The Madison journal commenting
on the unfortunate killing of Mr.. j. L.
Wilson in our town on the night of the
Sth, says
Thus in this unfortunate ARRAY
Msdison loses one of It's most popular
citizens; for every man in Madison was
a friend to John Wilson. The writer
has known him for years. and recog-
nized in him the spirit of generous.
warm hearted gentleman; always true
to his friends; just and liberal in his
views. far beyond the ordinary man,
His attempt to save the life of another
at the risk of his own. was an act
characteristic of his noble manhood.
The sad ending of the affair brings to a
realization that workings of destiny
are beyond human conception.
The remains were laid to rest at. the
Delhi cemetery Monday. beside his
wife, who preceded him to Realm of
Promise.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22


Armour q Co., OF Chicago. about
two years ago corpered the egg
market and held the eggs until the
price bad reached forty.fve cents a
dozen at retail, and their profits
were estimated at two millions of
dollars. Armour d. Co., and Swift
81 Co., have made another corner
on eggs and have fifteen millions of
dozens in cold storage, and if the
whole lot should be sold now they
would make a profit of about one
million eight hundred thousand dol
lars
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22

The annual report of the Brook
lyl Rapid Transit Company, inst
issued, shows that the enormous
sum of 1871, 1867 was paid during
the year on claims for personal in
jnries, says the Railway Review.
The legal and claim department ex-
penses swelled this amount to ST.
142, s26-or nearly 10 per cent of
the company's gross receipts.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-22

L dreamed

L dreamed
And in my dream | saw.
The vision OF wasted past
The turn in life whereat cast
The fatal die.
The hungry nav
OF inexhorable fate was filed
With my mstortunes-my misdeeds-
The opportunities that fed
Me by and LETT ambition dead
Slain by my fault--the hand that killed
All could butreclaim!
But empty hope
Feeds not the emptiness Of lost desire
Nor satisfies its greatest needs,
But adds more lHel t. the IRE
Of poignant grief
No hight No hope
No respite for the wearied soul
That piods its way through retrospect !.
No better fate than on this wrecked
Hulk of dead and wasted past
To build despair. until ut last
1t finds Oblivion its goali
Baltimore SUM-: