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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-17

mother who was prominent In society
circles In this city. died at Ter home. 3
West Fifty-sixth street, last year She
and the wife of her son, Jesse. had been
close friends, ana tne young woman was
inconsolable after her death Jesse Hoyt,
who was the elder son. died from pneu-
monia I'm January
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Hoyt
were surprised to learn of a remarkable
occurrence at their home, 326 West
Eighty-eighth street, on the night of Oc-
tober l3. 1900. Mrs. Hoyt had been on a
visit TO Scranton, Pa. On her return
home, that night. she found their hand
some residence which is near Riverside
Drive. illuminated as IL for a reception
There was no one TO welcome her. how
ever. and although she rang the bell for
a long time, II is said, she could get no
response.
HOUSE WAS DESERTED.
In her perplexity she applied for assist
ance at the house of a neIghbor. Thomas
Hopper. the son OF Isaac A. Hopper, a
bank president was visiting there al the
time. Young Mr.. Hopper and a friend
went TO the Hoyt residence and managed
10 force an entrance for Mrs. Hoyt.
They found the house deserted. Making
further inquiries in the neighborhood,
they found a maid in the house OF anoth-
er neighbor, who said Mr.. Hoyt had told
all the servants to go away for the night
and enjoy themselves.
Accompanied by young Mr.. Hopper,
Mrs. Hoyt went on a search for her hus-
band Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Hoyt had
anything TO say about this occurrence on
the following day.
After the death of his mother Mr..
Hoyt and his wife went to live at West
Fifty-sixth street. IL was learned yester-
day that the house had been sold. The
caretaker said that Mr.. Hoyt had left
last Monday.
Mr. Hoyt was at the Hotel Manhattan
last night, but he refused TO be seen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-17
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This signature ~ on every box Of the genuine
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-17
MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
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sEx dividend.
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xsx York Sioeks.


Reported by FLETCHER e. TAPPAN.
street floor. Banigan Building
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
The War Of the streets,

The lively agitation now going on
for better transport at ion on the munich
pal trunk lines was inevitable. There
are more carloads Of people to be car
ried than cars, Every resource that the
transportation companies have or can
procure, and all the knowledge and
ingenuity Of railroading should be put
at the disposal of the public. The situa-
ton cannot be helped. however, by the
wild demand that the various companies
be forbidden to carry moro passengers
than they have seats for or that they
should multiply their cars until all can
be seated. Either thousands of persons
would be deprived Of any transportation
at all, or street traffic would be paralyzed.
For example, in the rush hours Broad
way is already so filled with cars that
the trucking business Ia seriously ham,
pered and the entire street movement
becomes crawling movement.
Between the passenger business and
the trucking business there In an irrecon-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

To TIE EDIroR OF TIE SrS-!sfr: VIII you per-
nit me through your columns TO correct a mis-.
statement with regard TO the Golden Club which
has been deliberately circulated by London morn
ing pa per. published al . haifpenny and somewhat
notorious for the novelty Of It's journalistic methodsf
This miss,atement has been copied. doubtless In
good faith, even BY reputable papers.
The editor Of the paper In question applied 10
me recently for Inst Of the members Of the Golden
Club was at once supplied. In the ilst . dis
tlnction was clearly drawn between members and
honorary members. Ignoring Nils distinction
the editor picked out the names OF large number
published them on Nov. 20 a. proof thai the Cob
den Club was 4 foreign orgAn Eation.
The Golden Club Ia In no way ashamed OF N4
foreign members. IL Ia proud OF them, Many OF
them Of great distin al on and oil have been
elected for their services 70 the OF free trade
In their own countries. But while the cub warmly
welcomes these gentlemen "a honorary members.
they neither contribute 10 lie funds nor control ns
policy.
An this was clearly explained to the editor by
letter from myself. and through ha own repre-
senta,ives sent TO me In search OF copy"
No Withdrawal or apology was made By the
editor. On Dec. and again on Dec and on Dec,
he repeated the false sufeeation that the Golden
Club was foreign orRani fAtion.
In View Of these facts hope you will BE- able 10
nnd room for this letter. Unieee honest journals
win help TO eapose such prooesd!n. a. .hese. We
public has no protection against an editor, who.
In order TO create prejudice, knowingly and per
s''tently publishes malignant uss
Secretary Of the Golden Dub
sRAYMoSD BrrLDiNos. GRAvs linz ". c. Dee. o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
Or. Savage Makes . Correction.

TO tbs EDITOR OF tbs SUS-.sG: In this morn
ings sun Is q report OF my yesterdays sermon.
OF course. 1t Is fraementary-as such reports have
To be-and gives no adequate idea OF my theme or
It's treatment. II Is. however one sentence In the
brief Int reduction to the report to which wish to
call the attention OF your readers.
II Is asserted that ! pronounced the New Tesla.
ment stories OF that event uhe birth Of jesus un
true and revolving" The sermon will be published
In pam phlet form usual and u will be ready the
last OF The week. ! will gladly send copy TO any
one who to know a. 10 whether or not This
statement Is correct. SO far from thinking the
stories OF Matthew and Lake revolving" uhey are
not mentioned In any other part Of the New Tesla.
ment, I think them very beautiful Il Ia the theo.
logical and ecclesiastical simates Of human nature
and OF the relative impurty Of msrriaee and Gods
ordsined ethod Of human birth to which took
emphatic exception. That Is all NJ J. SAVAGE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

With regret we record the death In Ply
mouth. Pa, Of tho Hon. jams KELLY. long
anectionately known, In honor OF his
strength. a. JIMMY the Bull When he WAS
a young man he thought nothing Of lifting
small car loaded with coal In the mines
and placing it on siding" He was 100, .
member Of our Two-tiundred-Y Year clase
We liked him on account of his resolution
in sticking to life. What aays the ptoverb:
Go gently and stay long,' We liked him
especially because Of his determined sense
Of humor and enjoyment Of his position.
1t WA the fashion in his neighhorhood to
take out insurance policies on his life. It
was his happiness TO outlive those speoula-
tors on his viability. Last year he van
ished. apparently for the sole purpose
Of bothering these spectators. A solemn
search for him was made. and he Wa
brought back In triumph. He seems 10 be
gone for good this time. A great man In
his way and probably fully a. useful a
most men supposed to 10 gr~ater.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
The "LabOr" Lords.

The Central Federated Union and the
Brooklyn Central Labor Union, which did
all they could to beat the PENNSYLVANIA
tunnel franchise, have now put upon
their political black list all the officials
who voted for the passage Of the fran
chise. Such OF these officials as come
up for reelection or are candidates for
other public Offices are to be opposed
by these labor combinations Such is
the threat. Such is the punishment
adjudged to men who voted for a great
improvement in public transportation
and for the employment of vast amount
OF labor. The wages earned in the work
OF construction, great IA this sum will be.
will be nothing to the sums that will be
earned as a result of the multiform
growth in building, industry and COM
merce that will follow the construction;
and Improvements a. great or greater are
sure to come, for it seems impossible to
make transportation keep up with the
population in New York.
The wise and foreseeing minds that
direct the great labor trusts were afraid
that some dollars of these millions might
fall into the pockets Of ;" scabs," that is,
OF persons not endowed with that divine
and inalienable right TO work which be-
longs solely to members Of the unions
So one little slice Of the laboring popu-
lation tried to stop an immense and
fruitful source Of wages; and now int err
diets solemnly the officials who pre-
ferred the interests Of the whole COM
munity to the prejudices OF very small
and noisy part of
OF Ill the humbugs Of politics, this
mysterious, intangible and mythical
labor vote with which some weak
kneed politicians allow themselves to
he scared or pretend to be scared, il the
most elusive and sawdusty. Practically
there il no labor vote" The members
OF labor unions vote as partisans not as
labor unionists. There ia wisdom in
40 doing. Figures are unpleasant some
times. A labor vote J" as a shadowy
and unknown bugbear may loom large.
A" labor vote counted is never large.
Nobody will be injured by the resolu-
tions Of the labor lords; and nobody has
been surprised 10 find these parliaments
OF labor straining themselves to
prevent mighty benefit to men who
want TO work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

To TIRE EDITOR OF TEE SuN-!Sir: Mr. H. Clay
Neville. In this mornings SUN Il troubled because
the Decaiogue will not square with The Origin Of
Species" advise him to read HuAley's Evolution
and Ethics" In which the great problem OF Man
versus the Universe u outlined.
II IL an old problem. R chyiH presented u In
"Promctheus." Goethe In Faust" and the story
Is also told In the Book OF Job
The universe Is evil In purpose and execution.
The mind Ia but the mirror In which the rendine
conflict Is imased. Our Ideals Of good-of which
the Decalogue IA one-have been evolved - neces-
sarily as NAture-"red In tooth and CLAW" Our
dreams OF good are but the protest Of impotent
Mind against our predestned fate.
The nineteenth century produced two mighty
minds-Arthur Schopenhauer and Charles Darwin.
They flashed . light on things a. they are Con
dict and DUST
Worry and worms! and a little light IN the brain
tina, only make more certain the way - what
else BENJAMIN DE CAssKRRs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
VI arcOni.

MARCoNI has done the deed, and it is
one Of the greatest ever done. Men
have been telegraphing without wires
for many years. but MARCoNI first put
it at the practical use of the general
world. and now he has sent an electrical
wave across the ocean and caught IL
again on the other side and read it's mean
ing. II anything can seem more won-
derful than the telegraph as we have
known it. it is this wireless telegraphy.
With a system Of transoceanic COM
munication thus established, Rear Adj
miral BRADroRD's warning to the Gov
eminent that it should consider the need
Of supervising all wireless stations ia
matter for serious attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
Presby terrain Minister In Episcopal (,.arch.

FROM inc thtrchmdn.
Grace Church. Baltimore. hes.c On Friday.
Dec Il? its jubilee celebration: that being
just fifty years from the day OF It's first service.
More than seventy clersymen were present.
most Of them entering in the procession. and
several ministers OF other Christian bodies.
In answer to the invitation which had been
given Bishop Paret preached.
At the gathering Of the clergy which fol-
lowed the Bishop introduced one OF the guests
somewhat as follows: Brethren. I am hold
ing by the hand the Rev. DR. Joseph 7. Smith.
one whom I wish to make known to you. not
only ms my honored friend. but rs the one
who. when Moderator OF that great body
the Presbyterian General Assembly. was
one Of the first to respond with hearty ap-
prevail to the invitation given by our Church
in what is called the Chicago QladfilAterai
unity, he visited our House Of Bishops by
invitation. made helpful address Of loving
sympathy and then. at our Presiding Bishops
Al later point in the meeting Or Smith
him self spoke IA one who. from the outside
had known Grace Church and its rectors from
"" lie spoke at first, Of the splendid men who
had filed the Iectorshp Of Grace Church and
dwelt especially upon his intimate friends,
Bishops AtkiS sCrt and Co.s th e. f?smsr q
Of the Episcopal Church and the latter for
the unity Of the whole Church Of Christ He
predicted the time would surely come when
and His Church would truly he one He
spoke most eloauently. OF the part the Epis.
copal Church had thus far played. and deemed
cent platform on which all could unite
II was a most inspiring address,. and when
1t was concluded the whole body present
rema med standing unt he Ssd Tx the ro snn
to take n train,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
The Conflict Among tho Jews,

The signs OF agitation among the Jews
because Of the inroads Of religious indif-
ference are a. many "a they are among
Christians, Zionism, or the revival Of a
Jewish State and of the original spirit
Of Judaism, is making great stir, though
the number OF American Jews directly
associated with the movement ia rela-
lively small. Out Of something like a
million and a half Jews In the United
States, a membership Of only seven or
eight thousand was reported last May
by the Federation Of American Zionists.
Meantime Jewish opposition to the
movement Ia strong and widespread.
Instead OF accentuating the race barriers
set up in the New York Ghetto. Rabbi
SnvERMAN OF tho Temple Emanuel
would break them down a tending u
retard its progress" He would have
these Jews tear down from their shops
their polyglot signs and root out OF their
hearts this love Of the deformed and
teach their children the language and
manners Of their associates throw
aside the vain customs OF the olden time
and take on those OF the young nation
with which they have cast their lot" He
speaks oontemptuously Of the argument
that the Yiddish jareon used in the
Ghetto worse jargon than the famous
pigeon English used in China 10
necessary for the preservation OF the
race
At the Fifth international Congress
Of Zionists, held at Basic. Switzerland,
year ago. Dr. MAX NoRDAu opposed to
DR.. SILvERMAN's description Of the search
for new Jerusalem In Palestine as fool
ish and impossible dream, the theory
that the Jewish people can only be
freed from its bitter poverty when it
leads normal existence on its own
soil. The Jewish people. said DR..
NoRDAU, Ia incomparably the poorest
Of all the peoples in the world and his
Use Of the singular verb Ia significant
as implying that the Jews are distinct
nation, a. DR.. SLOVENIAN says they are
not. We are but part Of that nation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

with safety. BY the scheme outlined above 40
more trains need be added. while accommodations
than are carried now. p.
NEW YoRK, Dec. %.
To THE EpIroR OF The SUN SIR: Our recent
unpleasant experience In connection with the new
electric third rail- installation on the Manhattan
Il" lines was not bccau there were rails better
adapted 10 requirements. for have had the oppor.
tunity OF viewing sevcral--one In particular which
appears 10 answer the purpose admirably.
II ks, constructed a. 10 be absolutely free from
danger In contact, an objection In the present
Instance which has been only partially overcome:
Is thoroughly protected from all atmospheric
and further. being simple, Ia cheAply c,nstructcd.
To sum up. u would seem 70 me that " the omciAs
of the Manhattan would remedy their system 10 this
particular respect. by the Substitution Of . rail-
similar 10 the one mentioned. instead Of expert:
menting with brushes which before spring will
prove as great a failure their present rail-. no
further trouble need be experienced In the opera
NEW YOHK. Dcc 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
The Ferelxners, Miss.sn.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sy: When
so many are planning for Christmas charities
1t occurs to me that a word about the New
York Foreigners Mission. at ~ Mott street
may be timely and suggestive. Miss Helen
Clark. the director. with her stan OF workers.
Is prosecuting n most necessary and widely
organized work among the Chinese and
Italians
instruction In English and In accepted re-
lisious truths 1t IL n non-sectarian work and
endeavors to help both Catholic and Prot
estant. 70 far as they are In need and are out
side Of other Christian influence.
Christi mas needs are very PRESSING. and
will be prompfly rec-ipted for and expended
among those In actual want The work Ia not
endo wed or supported by any church, and
depends wholly UPON the voluntary offerings
Of the people. The Financial SecretnI.y will
be glad TO- call. upon request. or will send
literature fully describing the work
ERNRsT NAL LYON
10 SAYBRooK PLACE. Newark, N J.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
no INSURANCE AsAINsF CRIME.
Supreme Court - Dseides N the case Of .
Maa VINO Was Hanged FER Murder.

Supreme Court - Dsesdes N the case OF
Ma VINO Was Hanged fer Murder.
WASHINGTON, Dec. z3.-The Supreme
Court to-day. after announcing few de-
cisions, adjourned until Jan. s. One OF the
case decided presented . question never
before directly passed upon by the court.
and a. q precedent counsel found but one
In the history OF legal jurisprudence.
In lSe4 the Union Central Life Insurance
Company issued q policy on the life OF
william E. Burt Of Travis county. Texas,
the beneficiary being his wife. or, In event
or her death prior TO his own. his executor
or administrators. In 1895 Mrs. Burt
assigned half the proceeds OF the policy TO
8. N. and H. r. Burt to secure them A.
CREDITOR Of her husband.
On July ~. 1884. Burt killed his wife and
children. and In February, 1897. he assisned
the other half Of the policy to 8. N. and
H. r. Burt. making them the sole ownsrs
They were his sole heirs. william Z. Burt
was tried for his crime and executed there
for on May a., 1893. g. NJ. and H. r. Burt
then sued TO recover the value Of the policy.
setting up the claim that notwithstanding
the conviction and execution Of w. Z. Burt
he did not in fact commit the crime OF
murder or participate therein. but that II
he did the policy was not mace void thereby.
because he was at the time insane.
Disposing Of the case Justice Brewer
said: There il nothing in the policy
which in terms covers the contingency
here presented The question. therefore
il whether an ordinary life policy con-
tanning no applicable special provisions
IL q binding contract to insure against
q legal execution for crime. In other
words. do insurance policies insure
against crime? Is that risk which enters
into and becomes part Of tho oontracti'
As to the claim that Burt was not guilty
OF the crime Of murder, that he did not
participate in II, and that IL he did he was
Insane and not legally liable, In other words
that there was q miscarriage, OF justice
ton In the opinion Of the Court OF Appeals
that there could be no legal life insurance
against the miscarriage OF justice. In
this Gaze Justice Brewer pointed out that
II the insured had been acquitted there
would have been no cause OF action on the
policy.
The only case directly in point brough,
to the attention Of the Court was that Of
the Amicable Society vs. Bolland, decided
by the House Of Lords In England In 1890
where II was held that the Insertion Of
clause In q policy insuring against crime
or the effects OF punishment for crime
would render IL void a. against public
policy. That being 80, claim under an
ordinary policy growing out Of q crime
be sustained The lower courts decided
against the Burts on the ground Of public
policy, and that decision was affirmed by
the Supreme Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23

in whose country we have for the time
being made our home says the rabbi
Of Temple Emanuel no longer a pecu-
liar people. save in our religion"
According to DR.. NoRDAU. the rescue
Of the race from it's bitter poverty is the
first step toward carrying out the Zionist
programme. 1t appears, however, that
in this country az the Jews have advanced
in wealth they have been inclined to fall
of in devotion to their religion, il We
may Judge by certain remarks made last
week in the Jerish Comment Of Balti-
more. II refers to a paper in which a
Jewess called attention to the fact that
Jewish society was antagonistic to
Judaism; that it never gave thought
to religion but since then, and more
especially within recent months, the
Jewish paper thinks il secs some signs Of
Judaisms becoming more" fashionable. .
and Of the arrival of a period when
Jewish society will not consider it
good form to sneer at religion" So
far from prosperity having strengthened
Judaism. the Jewish social atmosphere, .
it says, asphyxiated every idea OF re-
ligion that came under its influence"
The most important OF these signs, Of
course. is the Zionist movement, which.
unquestionably, ia Of the nature of
revival Of Judaism. Another is the re-
organization Of the Jewish Theological
Seminary, with large endowment con-
tributed nv rich Jews Still another ia
the recognition by the Jewish Publica-
ton Society of the great necessity for
a revised edition of the Bible prepared
under the guidance Of Jewish scholars,
and published in such form az to place II
In the home of every jew" That society,
at its meeting at Philadelphia. last May,
urged that an earnest and determined
effort be made by personal solicitation
and propaganda to raise the necessary
sum OF money to complete this great
work" The total sum required is esti-
mated at $4,000, but up to the time
Of the meeting the subscriptions had
amounted to less than four thousand
dollars.
1t appears, then. that there are two
forces working in American Jewry and
that they are in conflict. Consequent
agitation in the race is likely, therefore.
to keep the Jewish question very much
alive for long time to come.
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We May-You Bet.

It's mighty tough 10 have no coal.
It's worse to have no money.
And when you're broke a. Christmas time
It's anything but funny:
But one thing buoys our spirits up
And that's 10 read the verse
Once printed for us by The SUN
SO short and sweet and terse--
we may he happy yet,
You beN"
It's awkward when your creditors
Are seeking to he paid.
And all your debtors write to Ask
Their payments be delayed,
But Just repeat that little verse
ina, makes Blue Devils run
That sweet poetic brcv;iy
Once printed In THR sun
We may he happy yet.
You betl"
When everything seems upside down
And nothing goes Alright.
When thoughts OF rent and eas and coal
Annoy you day and night,
Go read that poem. II carries
OF Joy and hope q mint,
Those lines OF comfort and OF cheer.
THE SUN once put In print.
We may be happy yet.
You bet," a. L. a.