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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
HAS ENGLAND AN ARMY
CAMP IN AMERICA?
Investigation Into the Conditions at
Port Chalmette Ordered Will
Be COnductedby WarDepartment

Washington. April 7.-Secretary Hay
has informed Governor Heard. OF Louis
lana, that the president has ordered an
investigation of the situation at Port
Chalmette. with visw TO ascertaining
the facts regarding. the alleged mainte-
nance OF British camp there in viola
ton OF the laws OF neutrality.
Correspondence between the state de-
partment and the Louisiana authorities,
with the opinion rendered by Attorney
General Knox upon the law points in
volved. has been made public az the state
department..
Ii is shown that upon receipt by the
president OF the letter from Gen. Pear
son, in which he alleged violation of neu-
trality at Port Chalmette and asked per-
mission to strike blow at the British in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
0LNEYvlLLE.

The funeral Of James McKenna was
held at his late home on Willow street.
this morning. and later requiem high
mass was celebrated at St Mary's Cath
ollc church. The Rev. T. p. Grace being
the celebrant. the Revs. Sullivan. deacon:
Father Craig, sub-deacon. and Father
Powers master Of ceremonies
The bearers were tro mthe corps OF col
lcctors of the church they being Maurice
PoVcrt. Patrick rsdicn Patrick Darling
and John o'Conncll
The intcrment was ~ 81. francis com.
etery.
The church was we'll filed, for the de-
ceased had spent many years OF labor
for the church and was much interested
IN the care ~ the poor and needy and af-
fiicted, no matter who they were or
where they lived and no layman viii be
missed In the parish more than he
At the morning services OF the Plain
field street Baptist church. yesterday.
Mrs. Daniel w. Waterman on behalf OF
the Sunday school. presented the church
with new pulpit furniture. IN memory
Of Ellen r. Budlong. member of the
class Of Sunday school teachers. who
passed away some time ago and the
handsome token was accepted for the
church through c. II. Coffin. president OF
the board of trustees.
The pastor, J. NJ Lowden. made an
appropriate address.
The set consisted Of eight pieces. one
OF oak and one handsomely carved
Mrs. Lucretia Rogers aged 81. died
az her home on Pennington avenue. last
evening. and her funeral viii be- held
Tuesday afternoon az O'Clock The In
terment TO be az Grace church cemetery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07

as In the Alabama claims case. rrinci-
pally CONCERNED war vcssels and expedi-
tions by sea, IL cannot be doubted that
aid given to an army engaged I'm actual
warfare stands upon tho same footing as
aid given 10 feet 80 engaged. since
both equally involve taking part by ths
neutral IN furthering the military opera
tions OF the belligerent
Nor should the municipal laws OF Eng
land and the United States or OF other
countries. by principally dsaling with
such vessels and expeditions, obscure the
fact that aid can as well be given 10 mill
tary operations of the belligerent the one
way AS the other by proceedings carried
upon the neutral territory"
In conclusion the attorney general says
there is no statement OF fact In the case
before the president, hut. he adds. that
a number OF allegations and some testi-
mony have been submitted which are sur
flcient 10 schallenge attention. He ad-
vises that the first thing 20 do is TO as
certain IL the allegations are true. then
TO apply the law accordingly.
Government officials are silent as 10
how the investigation Is TO be conducted.
but it lis understood that IL will be done
through the war department.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
NEWSLETS.

90 seer' he wrote ''The cat-kins long
| Are dangling from the treei
The cat-nip sprouts. ana IN the swamp
The cat-tails greet the breeze.
''The dog-wood blooms. the dog-bane
starts:
And I'm the woods. one now may see
The dog-toothed violet.
1.-THE cat-bird Calls the cattle range
Upon the Cat-skills high;
The Cat-amount doth watch for prey
In yon cat-alpa nigh.
"The, dog,star shines once more in
heavn--
Come, let us all be merry
'Tis time To cease dog-matic themes,
And seek the ripe dog-berry.
"The caterpillar feeds upon
Cat-awba vines beside
The roaring cataract that falls
into the river WIDE.
Twas after dog-days. that this bard
His dog-eared manuscript
Put by forever. Dog -gedy,
He crept into his crypt
This cat-acomb catastrophe
Was caused by grim cat-arrh,
And cat-alepsy stopped the thoughts
Not cat-alogued thus far.
And so the strangest form Of verse
That ever I've heard tell
Is THIS the poet MAD composed
The cat-and dog-gereli
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Patrolman Devine shot a sick dog, yes
terday, at the request OF the owner, o.
Tooduff, OF 664 Manton avenue.
The regular annual meeting OF the
Benehcent Congregational society will be
held in the Bible room this evening at
S o'clock.
Hose II responded TO a still alarm at
4:O5 yesterday afternoon, for fire In a
lot off Nashua street. About two acres
Of brush were burned over
Henry III. Sutton and Arthur MCGOWAN
were fined IS and costs each. in the Sixth
district court, today, for playing ball.
near Atwell's avenue, Sunday.
Jennie A. Jones, oolored. was brought
before the Sixth district court. today. as
a lewd and wanton person. Denying the
allegation, Jennie was held in $500 for trial
Friday.
Margaret Briggs, an Attleboro girl. was
fined SO and costs I'm the Sixth District
court today, for the larceny of three
doilies from Shepard & company, satur-
day night.
citizen reported TO Captain Horton,
at 1920, yesterday afternoon that there
were probably two cases OF smallpox at
Rice street. DIR. Chaplin Investigated and
found that Mary George colored. and her
little girl were broken out with a rash,
which was not, however. smallpox.
Byron Judge, colored, was fined 500 and
costs. by Judge Sweetland. today, for the
larceny of a pair of pantaloons from John
Backson, a relative. with whom he~had
been stopping pending the securing of
work. Judge said that he was hard up
and wanted TO pawn the trousers.
James Donnelly was fined 81 and costs,
in the Sixth district court today. for de-
facing a building belonging TO Luke
Doyle. a lot OF young fellows had been
drinking and got 10 fooling. Donnely.
who was OF the crowd, pushed friend
through a glass in the front door of a
dwelling house.
Antonio Zanna pleaded not guilty in the
Sixth district court today OF having COM
mitted an assault with pistol upon
Angelo Rapa, and was held In $500 for
trial Friday This affair happened I'm the
Fourth district Saturday night. No dam
age was done, Zanna merely firing the
pistol in the air.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
THE HOMELIEST MAN IN
PROVIDENCE

As we'll as the handsomest, and others
are invited 10 call on any druggist and
.get free a trial bottle OF kemps Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs, a remedy that
is guaranteed 10 cure and relieve all
Chronic and Acute Coughs. Asthma, Bron-
ohitis and Consumption. Price 25c. and
soc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
THE WEATHER

Boston, April For New England:
Generally cloudy: probably light showers
tonight and Tuesday, cooler Tuesday;
light variable winds shifting 10 north
west and Increasing an force.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
NEW ENGLAND TRUST 60.

Subscription books open at O'Clock
Tuesday morning az office OF Davis 4
Dexter. See announcement on page 3.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04

"The Regular Republicans are in
good shape, polling their full vote,
so far as we know. AS far as-we
can see, we think the county ticket
will be elected. y
TIE FIFTH DISTRICT.
Artemas Smith, Democrat, is
making hard fight for the Senator.
ship in the Fifth district, lis Re-
publican opponent being Robert Nc.
farlan. 1t is said that SO a vote is
being offered in that district.
DEMOCRATS. ROUGHLY HANDLED.
In the Third district of the First
representative district Frank Dun
can, Democrat clerk, was forcibIy
removed. 1t was claimed he was
lnutilating ballots. Later he received
rough usage in the district.
In the First senatorial district to-
day over eighty Democratic ballots
were votel without Sparks stickers.
ONE SET OF BALLOTS
In New Castle only one set OF bal.
lots was f0uu0. Underline law Of
1901 two sets were required as the
people in the City districts have no
right TO vote for Road Comm issioners.
The voters are voting and will leave
'he mai tor Ior the Court to decide
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
Civilization kiIIjur Nntipc.

San FRANCISCO, Nov. 4.-Thou-
sands Of natives Of IIcrschel island and
along the Arctic coast are dying from
measles. The news was brought by the
whaling steamer Jeanette, which has
just arrived from a whaling cruise.
Captain Ncwth of the Jeanette said:
AT least p per cent Of the natives
along the Arctic coast have died from
measles. They are dying off like rab-
DIS, and there seems to be nothing to
check the death rate. The march of
civilization has increased the death
rate from Nome north. Two years ago
the devastation began, and it has con.
tinued since. When the natives began
to wear civilized mans clothing and
drink white mans whisky, then began
their decline. Diseases unheard of at
tackled them, and, not knowing how
to care for themselves, the people died
rapidly. Pneumonia, rheumatism, grip
and every conceivable malady made
their appearance among them and
spread along the coast with appalling
results"
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
the booth to prepare bis ballot, and
called for the Republican voters
n oinA

called for the Republican voters
assistant.
One OF the election officers stated
to Mr.. Byrne that the law required
the presence OF both assistants, when
either was called for to assist a
voter, and the Denocr attic assistant
started into the booth to assist Mr..
Byrnc in the preparation Of bis
ballot.
MIR. Byrne protested against the
presence of the Democrat, and the
matter was taken up by the elec.
ton officers. with the result that two
OF them decided that MIR. Byrne was
entitled 10 the presence of the Re-
publican assistant only and that the
Democrat should not be permitted
to enter the booth Mr.. Byrne then
cast his vote under these cIrcum-
stances. and hied himself off to
secnre the votes Of the uuwary with
the remark that this was his busy
day.
His purpose in having the assistant
with him in the booth was to learn
whether the assistant would an
nounce 70 the public how ho voted.
The assistant did not, and Willard
Saulsbury's spet scheme was therefore
baked. SIT will not work in auy
d;strict,' said Mr.. Byrne.
Subsequently Mr.. Byrne returned
to the voting place and informed the
election officers there that he had
been in error in refusing the assist
ance of the. two assistants. Under
the law the two men are permitted
to enter the booth with the voter.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04

Il the Northern District will vote
the straight party ticket, witt
George w. Sparks for Senator. The
Union Republicans declare that
many Democrat, will vote the
straight Union Republican ticket in
sufficient numbers to elect Robert
son by safe majority.
A SUSSEX DISTRICT.
The Smyrna Times Of tolay says:
''To-day forty.two States will hold
elections and in Delaware ono Of
the greatest political fights ever
wagol will have begun when the
polls open. Throughout the State
the Democrats arc in good shape
and Henry Houston will uudoubt-
edly be- elected to Congress. Locally
the interest centers in the fight be-
tween William NJ. Lewis, Democrat
and Dr.. r. G. Moore, Republican,
candidates for State Senator's with
the chances in favor of Mr.. Lewis.
James II. York, Democrat, will
probably win out over Henry s. An
thony for the lower branch of the
Legislature from Duck Creek hun
dred and Reed Lohand, for Sheriff,
and the whole Democratic county
ticket will be victorious.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04

Guards are stationed to night
on every road leading to and from
Dover SO it is alleged, to prevent
the Democrats from carrying out
a bold scheme to run off the
colorea vote, The vast army of
registered negroes in Kent County
are realizing that they hold more
than the balance of power, and
s me of them are holding out their
nands to both parties. These guards
are intended to hold the negroes, per-
suasively if possible. but with dollar
for dollar if necessary.
The Democrats are claimin
everything on the mat, but ia il to
explain how they are going to TEN
the Aldicks money tide, except by
saying:
"'lhere is a Int to all things,
and we will give them the limit"
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
WILL NOTCLOSE
THIRTEENTH ST.
Street and Sewer Department
Says to Do So Would DAM
age Business interests.

The Directors of the Street and
Sewer department at the meeting
this morning refused the petition Of
the property owners, 10 have the
Thirteenth Street crossing condemn.
ed. The resolution follows:
Whereas. This Board having been
petlt0ned to ask for a commission,
tor the opening OF Thirteenth street
across the road bed Of Phladel phia,
Wilmington and Baltlmo ore Railroad.
And whereas after lookiGg into the
matter carefully we find the eOudi-
tons are such that the opening OF
this street would In all reliability
call for a large outlay of money by
the city and at the same time seri-
ous!y Inconvenience 4 large business
concern employing many people. Be.
sides dsarranging the plans Of the
Railroad Company made for thatseC-
ton OF the city in conformity with an
agreement entered into betwesl
SAID Company, and former Board
OF this Department and endorsed b2
the Board Of Trade of this city.
And whereas, This part Of Thir-
teenth st. having never been opened
to vehicular traffic, when Railroad
avenue is brought to grade (and tho
Railroad Company will soon do this
and Thirteenth street, East Of the
Railroad shall be filled in, the resi- |
dents of this part of the city will !
have better facilities than ever to |
get to and from it and no deprecia-
Iion of rsoperty value will result
from non compliance of this Board.
We are therefore of the opinion
hat the agreement seriously enter
I'd into between the said Railroad
company and the city ought not to
)e violated.
Therefore Resolved, That this
3oard deems it ineXpedient to ask
or the criticism of condemnation as
,etitiOned for.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
BISHOPS SEPARATE.
Session This Morning Ended Their Con-
ference.

This mornings session Of the Board
Of bishops was the last.
The report OF Dr.. Bowen's visit to
the Young Peoples Negro Conference
which was held in Atlanta, was
heard.
The bishops then resolved them
selves into a committee Of the whole
and heard the reports of ali the COM
mitteeS.
West Virginia was transferred to
the fifth district. They arranged
also for the directors of the deacons
conference to be held next spring.
The report of the reference COM
mittee was heard and approved.
The bishops passed a resolution
of thanks to the churches of the
city and the press. The bishops
then adjourned to meet in Philadel-
phia during thesession of the gene
raj church extension committee
which will meet at the call Of the
senior bishop.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
Negro Murderer LXnchcd.

SALEM, Ala, Nov. 4.-Sam Harris,
negro entered the home Of George
Meadows Il prominent planter, who
lives six miles south of here, during
Mr.. Meadows absence and with an ak
struck his wife and eighteen -year-old
daughter each on the head, crushing
Mrs Meadows skull and fracturing
that of the daughter Mrs. Meadows
has never regained consciousness and
will die The negro was placed in Gus
tody and held until Miss Meadows had
sufficiently recovered to identify him.
This she did, whereupon the negro was
taken in charge by about 1875 armed
men and his body riddled with bullets.
He denied his guilt until the first shot
was fired, when he acknowledged the
crime. His purpose was robHcry.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04

f enough to accommodate 5000
people; that many will be down.
But Wright's Military Band
and the novel bulletin boards
will not be the only attractions
at Third and King streets to-
night. Of'conrse there will be
minutes during the evening in
which no election returns will
be received, but even these
will not be without some inter-
est. AT these times THE DAILY
REPUBLICAN will throw upon
a large sheet by means ofstere-
optlcon, portraits Of men
prominent in the political af-
fairs Of the country. scenes of
the recent disasters at Martini
que, of old Vesuvius in erup-
tion and of many other events
that have caused the people of
the world to wonder at the ter
rible works Of nature.
There also will be the leath-
er-lunged' megaphone man who
will never fail to keep the large |
informed of the most
important of the political news
and to entertain with a joke, |
song, or recitation if the need |
be, In short The DAILY RE-
PUBLICAN will give a variety
entertainment, as it we're, at
Third and King streets to-
1lght between election bu!-
eti S, that cannot be other
han entertaining and enlig ht-
ming.
Could a more modern way
If entertaining an election
rowd be conceived Of? The
)AILY REPUBLICAN thinks
lot. So follow Wright's Band
nd the crowd to THE REpUB-
.IcAS Building tonight. Rep
escntativcs of the great parties
'iil proceed the crowd to hear
he election news, be enter
aimed by the Land, stereopti-
on and megaphone man.
And as a climax to the
lights entertainment the band
ill head q parade of enthus-
'stic Republicans, for the party
destined to capture every
Important office within the gift
the Hlc Of this State with
lc exception Of one. '
1t will be a great night at :
hirI and King streets. r
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
BOTH SIDES HAVE BAR'LS.
Plenty of Money in Lower Part of the
State--The Fight Against Alice.

Plenty of Money in Lower Part of tn,
State-The Fight Against Alice.
Here is political slory from Dover
that Is Interesting if true:
''TlIe barrels OF money to be used in
swayiDg public sentiment are here
The Democrats have 5000 in Kent
and 81, 600 in Sussex County. That
is more money than they have hand
led since ante.Bryan days, and there
is more than S u vote for every man,
black, white Republican or Demo.
crat.
''The Addicls Republicans have
$50, 900, furnished by a syndicate fav-
orable to the election Of J. Edward
Addicks for the longest unfutillei
term in The Federal Senate. About
s20, 900 OF this money has gone to
Sussex County, where the white float
ers and negroes will receive it with
open arms.
"ADout 100000 remains in Kent
County, where the Democrats havea
fine organization up against State
Senator J. Frank Alice, the Addicks
leader in lower Delaware, and bIsi.
ness partner of the millionaire gas
man. Democrats and Regular Re.
publicans are working hard to snow
under Alice, believing that his defeat
will mean the elimination of Addicks !
from Delaware. The Democrats are
making strong claims that they have
wrcste1 practically Kent and Sussex
Counties from Union Republican con.
troi and that Addicks is beaten out
OF his boots.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
BYRNE PREDICTS
HIS ELECTION,

To a reporter for The DAILY Re.
PUBLICAN William Michael Byrne
said this afternoon:
u leel very jubilant and am quite
confident OF victory. | have visited
every voting: booth in the city and
lind that the people are voting the
Union ticket. Providence is on my
side this beautiful day, and tonight
the heavens will show a victory for
the stars
The new voters assistant law
received a severe setback at the
hands OF Mr.. Byrne this morning.
AZ the polling place OF The Sixtleth
4 ection District OF the Third Repre-.
sentative District at Eleventh and
Adams streets. Mr.. Byrnc entered
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04

Under glorious weather conditions
ihe election OF 1902 is taking place.
William Michael Byrue, in express.
Jog confidence OF election, talk, as II
Providence IS on his side, which re
minds one possibly analogous case
In bad weather.
"The vain folly upon the nst and
the unjust. Good weather IS, how.
ever. generally considered as Repub
Iican weather. and If II wasn't for
The faclional fight, the Republicans
have every reason toreleve that they
would elect Congressman.
AS general thing the election is
proceeding quietly in this city. A
funny Incident of the morning was
Mr. Byrne'S calling for voters as
sistant apd the nominees discovery
that the law requires both assistants
TO attend TO each voter vino asked for
help.
At the request of the Department
Of Elections a committee Of lawyers
sat as u board Of arbitration in d.s-
putes that might arise before the
election boards, Up TO O'Clock few
cases had come beforeit
1t is reported that on the east
side and in the Forty sAcres, Dem
ocralic support is being secured for
tho Union Republican ticket. If this
he 30, the contest between James
W. Robertson and George W, Sparks
for State Senator in the First dis.
trict, promises to be very close.
The failure of somo election Of
ficers to put the Sparks sticker ON
the Democratic ticket until after
the voting had started, may cause
some complications. The officers
had explicit instructions to put the
stickers on, and it is question
whether any ballots voted without
stickers, no matter how they were
marked, are strictly legal. The
common sence decision in such
cases, however, would seem to be,
to accept the ballot SO far as the
voters intention was expressel.
The mistake was made by the elec-
tion officers and should not invali-
date the votes.
Henry B. Thompson, the chair
man OF the Regular Republican
EInto Committee, was seen up town
r. a. an | asked about the eitua-
{ lie sai |:
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
HOW THE DAILY REPUBLICAN WILL
GIVE THE NEWS OF THE ELECTION
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY,

And now for the returns O
the election now in progress il
many States Of the Union
Heretofore it has been custom.
airy for Wilmington newspa-
pers to post on large bulletin
boards details of such events
these being almost i]legible,
and oftentimes so "dry" as tc
cause those persons interested
great weariness. 1t ha3 re-
mained for TIE DAILY RE-
PUBLICAN however to intro
duce decidedly up--to--date
methods in presenting election
news to the public and that we
have succeeded will be clearly
demonstrated by the crowds
which will be entertained at
Third and King streets this
evening.
Next to the election returns
in point of interest at The RE-
PUBLICAN Building, tonight
will be a four hours concert by
Wright's Military Band of
twenty pieces. This musical
organization, which is the peer
of similar colored organizations
in the United States, has az
ranged special programme
Of National airs in addition to
the latest popular selections
which will be rendered from s
until II o'clock. Previous to
the opening hour of the con-
cert, the band will parade over
the principal streets of the city
to inform the public that there
will be sufficient entertainment
and the best possible election
news at Third and King
streets to delight all those who /
look for amusement and to en- !
tighten those persons who !
ire anxious for news from a,
very part Of this State as well
IS from the States bctw cen the
.WO coasts. {
The bulletin service to be
presented by THE DAILY Re- l
PUBLICAN will be decidedly '
l0vel. 1t will not have an !
I1aI in the city. All its news i
'ill be in type form sufficient i
y large to be seen by every 0
'ody. There need he no crowd t.
ng. Third street between
ling and French, is wide |
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04
LIBERAL SUPPLY OF
COAL IN SIGHT

The cCal situation is brighter.
Dealers are con ident OF soGn being
able to supply consumers in quanti-
ties sufficient to insure them against
embarrassing Inconvenience.
Some Of the large operators have
started coal this way from the an.
thracite mines. One dealer received
carload yesterday from an iudivld.
ual operator and manifess for ten
carloads from the Pennsylvania COM
pany.
Nearly all have some coa' oil the
way. Single cars may be expected
every day. Large lots are locked for
within week,
The daily Republican., 1902-11-04

Beginning next Monday evening.
a series of tive lectures will be given
in Association Hall, from 7.30 to s
O'Clock. John Suape will deliver the
opening address.
The house bowling tournament
will begin on Tuesday evening next
IN stead ofThursday evening, as pre-.
vioIsly announced.
The Board of Managers will hold
their November meeting this even.
ing.