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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
BOY WIRES S
HREATENINGR
LENJER.
Wild Plan Of l5-Ysar-OId
Paul F. SeIleck TO Raise
Money.

Pau. y seilecs. IS years old who lives
v.,e MS widowed mother at 3-2 Bucklin
save; va. arrested Dy the police OF the
e.Ventn P.eoinct Police station, charged
,@;s sr-ung a threatening lstte: 10 Mrs.
} -as-p 7 s,aao OF Elmwood and Reser-
.ou S,~s.u.s, demanding $780, Selleck
E%., nv. osea a vlgllant student OF tht
s.s ~ tlsybx On woinens fears. HIS
spAst.s addressed TO Airs. Slade has all
sss Leldn.ss ara eifrontery characteristic
Of oIc.S hssas
kts s,ade occupies the Slade man
Rim at ihe eCrnsr Of Elp.woo6 and Res
erse:s Art..,s Where she conducts
nehso! 20. Gps- Nad g.rs. The school
he's an .<esa.st reputation.
BJs B.sce II "a widow and has one son.
Gers. . slGcc. ssvsn years old. /; was
nl '.4-sa sr.rg he stter with oil sorts
GO 3sdils tArrD tha' Young Sellcck hoped
-. .Stori ;he MONEY from Mrs. Slade.
On Monday bs. Mrs. Slade received the
letter whicn waS Hi:hnHt date or sigaa-
lure Of, ANY kind. The writing was
yuts GOOD and the letter was writtea on
. sheet % ordinary white paper. which
s.i sudsat'y been ;orn from u pad.
POLICE NOTIFIED.
Grs Shade was naturally disturbed by
the tnrsats eontaiGcd IN the Anonymous
communication, not dreaming that the
sehsnis had been evolved Ia The brain OF
i5-year-oid boy. She went 10 the Public
Street Police station anc showed The let
tAr 10 Captain Merrill. lt-is as follows:
II you don't carry out every one of
The 'slow commands We will send your
boy. George Slade. to - or heaven:
10. i-Dont tell anyone word about
this. No. 2-On Wednesday night at a
quarter To put 500 in $40 bills I'm "A
paper bag and give II TO your colored SER
want ano tell him 10 stand at the gate
Until boy comes for IL. No 3-If you
try 10 catch us there will be enough left
TO hnlsh your kid. No. 4-Make the boy
think there is aspasagus In the bundle.
The easiest way TO put yourself at ease
:s 70 pay up without any fuss. We prom
;ss then not TO ever hurt your boy. IL
you tell anybody before we get the
money safe. then beware"
When. Captain Merrill had read the let
ter he promptly set in operation a plan
20 cntrap the writer. at was decided TO
:ulnli the conditions demandex.~by the
anonymous writer. using a decoy paper
5sg for the purpose
Between and o'clock last night.
Sergeant r. M. Connors and Patrolmen
Ahearn and Shea OF ti:e Seventh sta
.ion concealed themselves In a secluded
spot in the Slade mansion and
awaited developments. AT a quarter OF
the colored coachman made his APP
pearance carrying a paper bag I'm his hand
wh.cn he made no effort 10 conceal AT
almost Z o'clock a boy walked quickly
along the avenue, and stopping at the
gate took the bag from the coachman's
hand. lie was Immediately pounced upon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
IFS LEADING CASH STORES ,s: :s ss: s CO SKI

BoYLAN BROS. A3 wickenden street.
VIM. j. TANNER, 22i No. Main street
BYRON w. BoURKE. 45 Penn street.
N q. WHITFoRD, ssi cranston street
STEPHEN GRAHAM, 100 Atwells ave-
EDWIN q. MCDONALD, 25s Cranston st.
E. r. EMMONS, 756 Potters avenue.
EDw. ocoNNoH. iS5 Camp street
L. A. WALSH. 221 Ives street.
c. Il. KELLY. 9ls Gladstone avenue.
w. A. OcONNoR. s43 No. Main street
NJ. j. SULLIVAN, 60I Wickenden street.
DoksEgs % hosrc4M c4sh 'iS SARKET Sfo"s SOS EDDY
DAVID CLARKE. 2s5 Broad street.
Nm e. ApAMs iiss ,s.;,a no; NAN pnIns sees sees.,
ALFRED BUCKLEY, s37 Broad street.
c. a. ROSCOE, 81 Richmond street.
j. NJ. GOFF. l49 Smith street.
E. c. RICCIUS. 455 Smith street.
c. II. sLOCUM. % Davis street.
II. Y. ROWLAND iO5 Chestnut street
Z. 4. DYER, Slt ~ Prairie - avenue; venue, 40.
LYONS BROS. 81 Diamond street. ,,,,
cHAs. p. ToURTELLoT n CO. ills
LEDUc MStSt',sSIsr & GrRouARp. u5y 2as valley st.
GROCERIES.
C. III. BUTTS, is Decatur square.
JOHN Il. WALSH, 2 Academy avenue.
JOHN PARKER, 2g7 Admiral street stree,
ROBBERY z. GOFFE, i2O wayland ava
cHAs. l.. ALLEN, 2ss Benefit street.
C. w. HIGGINS, lO4S Narraganseu
Boulevard.
NEAT MARKETS.
wADpINGToN BROS. 1858 Westminster
street.
ROSS 5 CASH MARKET. SIT Westminster
street.
ROSS CASH MARKET. 9e3 Westminster
The NEW MARKET 5Ts Prairie avenue.
GARVEY BROS, 1853 Atwells avenue.
BOARS-HEAD MARKET 246 Thayer st.
FIsh AND OYSTER MARh ETs.
MUNRoE q DARLING, 27e Plain street.
Il. 9. WILBUR. $40 Eddy street
j. J. DEGNAN, 2I5 Charles street.
A. s. DOASE, SO No. Main street.
THE BROAD sT. FISH MARKET. 2s5-
NEwPoRr FISH CO.. 2o2 Prairie ave.
J. L. TIF"r, II Cranston street
DELICATEssEN.
LIPPAcK's DELIcATEssEN STORE. 81
Broad street
DRUGS.
RHODE ISLAND DRUG Co. S72 West
Minister street.
M. s. NICHOLS, los weybosset street
HERBERT HAYNES, l59 broadway.
LELAND a. ToUkTELLOT. l5s Atweils
JoHNsToN's PHARMACY. s93-sg7 west
J. FRED GiiIsoN, 1919 Westminster st.
HUGH v. ODONNELL, cor. Broad and
Friendship streets.
HUGH v. o'DoNNELL. cor. Point and
Plain streets.
HUGH Y. o'DoNNELL, cor. Public and
LUcEs PHARMACY, ilo wickonden ST.
J. A. FEELEY DRUGS, 1872 Potters ave.
J. A. FEELEY DRUGS. ios Julian st.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
TO THOSE Who HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT
IN ANY OTHER SAVINGS BANK OR TRUST COMPANY IN RHODE ISLAND:

T~a G% %
aetaanc Hsa@h dgc
TM aS5 fs @
orr
a" TRUST
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08
SIXTY DAYS. CREDIT

J. A. FEEI.EY DRUGS. 65 Academy ave.
HERBERT L. CHATrERToN. 100 Broad
II. d. ROBBINS. ess Charles street.
WM, DUNNING a BRO. 3SS Manton ave.
MANTON ID. PECK. lSsi Broad street.
EDW. KELLY, Sl Cranston street,
PoTTER's PHARMACY, 246 Cranston st.
CRAWFORD DRUG CO.. cor. Crawford
and so. Main street.
s. J. BRIGGS a. CO., cor. Candace and
S. ]. BRIGGs & CO.. cor. chalkstone ave.
and Smith street
DANFoRTH's PHARMACY. 654-s5s No.
Main street
J. .; suTMERLsA.ND. lOli EDDY stree.
T. ROSWELL PARKER, s Hartford ave.
M. III. CORRrGAN, 1915 Westminster st.
JOHN T. KEHoE. 4is Prairie ave.
JOB PRINTING.
CARD THE PRINTER. TAI Westminster
st.
EAST PROVIDENCE.
GEO. w. PAYNE. Druggist. II Warren IT.
w. II. PIERCE, Hardware, Paints. Dry
Goods. Shoes and Wall Papers. 1924
Taunton avenue, East Providence, ". l.
GEO. W. CERTfs. Groceries. Hay. Grain
and Coal. l54 Taunton avenue. East
Providence. n. I.
JOHN O'REILLY. Groceries. 100 sutton
avenue. Fast Providence. II. I.
HUMFOhD, IL. u.
WALTER D. SWANSON. Grocery Store.
Rumford Il. I.
RIVERSIDE, II. I.
A. r. REMINGTON. Drugs, Riverside.
PAwTUxET.
J. II. LUTHER, Groceries. Meats and
Fish, Pawtuxet, II. l.
q. M. CHASE q CO.. Groceries, Meats.
Hay and Grain. Pawtuxet r. 1.
CENTREDALE.
N; F; REINER' Druggist centsrdal''
r. A. SWEET, Meats, centerdaie, r. I.
GEO. T. BATcHELDER. Groceries, Gem
terdsle, n. 1.
MANTON. II. I.
]. HUGHES. Groceries and Meats.
Manton, II. i.
AUBURN, n. 4.
GEO. w. RANDALL, Bakery. Auburn
n r. sLocUM. Druggist. Auburn. r. L
EDEN PARK, II. I.
GRANT BROS, Groceries and Meats.
HAY and Grain. Eden Park X L.
THORNTON. Il. 1.
COOPERATIVE STORE. Thornton. n
pkrrr.soN HoLRoYD. Household Fur
ni,ure and Wall Paper, Thornton, =
II. B. SCOTT. Druggist, Thornton H. L.
CRANsTON, RI.
n WATSON, Groceries. Meats. Hay
and Grain. cranston' X L.
EVANSVILLE, II. Z.
u KIRBY. Groceries and Meats.
OTHER NAMES TO BE ADDED.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-08

II YOU have never had Bank Account. and you feel
in the New England Trust Company and be encouraged
draw interest II permanently The Savings Department
accop,modate its deposors who during regu
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-05-22

mons residences until about
three months ago when they
joined Mr.. Walters in Montana
and established a home there.
The Minneapolis Journal speaks
of his case as follows.
William j. Waters, a native Of
Ashland, Wis, employed by the
Northern Pacific as d timber
cruiser, died at the hospital la
|Missoula last Friday night of the
strange disease. Purple spots
appeared on his body during the
last few days of his illness, in,
creasing in color as the disease
progressed. Physicians were un.
able to check the disease.
The state board Of health is
aroused to a sense Of danger and
has telegraphed east for a dis
'tinguished bacteriologist to come
to Montana and study the disease
which has baffied the skill Of
Montana physicians.
The disease Is confined to the
west side Of the Bitter r rot
river. Walters spent several
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-05-22
months there looking up timber
for the railroad company. About
so per cent Of the cases are fatal.
New Kind of Glass.

An Australian inventor is re-
ported to have succeeded in pro-
ducing plate glass for windows,
which il practically non;con
ductorof heat. When 4 quarter
Of an inch thick this glass ~ said
to allow only Z per cent Of the
sun heat to pass through it,
while ordinary plate glass Of the
same thickness will allow rs per
cent to pass. Such non.conduct..
ing glass would shut ont solar
heat in summer and keep artiti.
cial heat from radiating outward
in winter. a glass that is need
ed in every family is one filed
with Golden Grain Belt beer.
It Is pure and delicious, as well
as nourishing. Order of your.
nearest dealer or be supplied by
John +. Essler, Bemidji.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-05-22
trouble in securing 1t.

trouble in securing it.
For Register of Deeds and for
County Treasurer the PIONEER
has as yet heard Of no candidates
in either party against the pres.
ent incumbents, and for Judge
Of Probate the only name 50 far
heard in opposition to Skinyik's
lis that Of Judge John NJ. Marin,
But there is time enough fol
that.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1902-05-22
MATTERS is DEAD
IA Former Resident Of Bemidii
Dies of an Unknown
Disease.

William j. Walters, former
resident Of Bemidii, died Of spot
ted fever last Friday at Missoula,
Mont. He was well known here,
his family occupied one of Bran
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02
A Hopeful Sign.

Tt is a noticeable fact this year that
the democratic platforms are all tine
tured with populiSm. Government
ownership of public utilities and the
initiative and referendum are the
two most radical planks though there
are numerous other reforms advocated,
that are worthy. Evidently the dem
ocratic party stands for the common
people. Association for years with
the populistS has populized the whole.
In Kansas this year it would take a
powerful magnifying glass TO distin,
guish any difference between demo-
GRAFT and apopulist.
AS to the national democracy and
populism it is not hard to discover a
difference. The democrats as a whole
have not become thoroughly Bryaniz-
ed and it will doubtless take long
time for it to become popuIized like
Kansas democrats. 1t is gratifyin G
to note the tendency of the demo-
Gratis toward populism. Until the
reformation is complete it will be well
for populiSts to keep up their organi-
cation and continue the work of edu-
cation
With such notable men as Bryan,
Tom Johnson, George Fred Williams,
Willis j. Abbott, Charley Towne, and
Ben Tillman, as leaders in the demo
cratic party, the followers of Peter
Cooper. Jesse Harper, H. a. Streator,
General Weaver and Tom Watson
will never become contaminated OF
led astray by cooperating or ASSOCIATE
ing with democracy. 1t is a hopeful
sign to see such brilliant and true re-
formers leading the young men of the
country. 1t is to be hoped that the
day is not distant when all reformers
will act as unit politically. 1t is the
only hope of ultimate SucceSs.-Ado-
cate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02

a question of judgement each time,
but a pre-arranged plan to be carried
out regardless of results. At times
the dividends have been enormous
once being so great that the shares
were just doubled and share issued
for share to pay dividends. Rock Is
land stock created but little excite
ment on the stock market and Rock
Island affairs were practically but
little noticed for years. The old
farmer trustees continued in their
agreed course. just five years ago the
Rock Island shares were quoted at Il
fraction above SO and two per cent
dividends were paid on the stock.
Recently the same stock was quoted
at lis and better, an advance of us
points and an indication that a mark
ed change had. taken place in the
financial condition of the company.
Such has been the progress of the
company, such have been the divi-
dendS paid and such has been the
increase OF the valuation of the stock
that recently the entire Rock Island
holdings of the trustees have been
sold at a figure slightly above the $3.50
600 named in the will. The money
from these shares is ready to put into
an educational institution at Fairfax
and the New York Central shares are
still held by the Yankee farmers in
the hopes that they will some day
reach a valuation sufficient to permit
selling them and founding the second
institution. At the present time if
sold, the amount realized would only
be about 800, 900, thus showing that
an investment in we'll managed
Western Railway System far exceeded
the gilt edged New York Central Sc
curitieS.
Amoral to Eastern inventors lies in
this Vermont history.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02
An Interesting Comparison.

In 1878 Judge Hiram Bellows, Of
Fairfax, Franklin county, Vermont
died. Of his private life little is
known except that he was man of
some means. He left a will by the
provisions of which there reverted to
the Trustees of some certain number
of shares of railroad stock, which were
owned by the deceased during his life
time. OF these shares, 25O were of
Rock Island stock and were placed in
the hands of a chosen few of his farm
er neighborS; $50 were of New York
Central stock and were also placed in
their hands. These shares were to be
kept in both instances till they reach
ed valuation of $25O,OOO When
such time should come, they were to
be sold and the money used for endow-
ment of some educational inititution
in the home town OF Judge Bellows.
The Trustees chosen took the shares
in trust and arranged definite plans
for their management, the same plans
applying to the two sets of shares. 1t
was agreed that all dividends and
earnings of the shares should be rein
vested in the company in which the
origional shares were. The dividends
from the New York Central shares
were to be reinveSted in New York
Central stock and the dividends from
the Rock Island shares were to be re-
invested in the Rock Island stock.
Sinnn tho FUill IF L4
into effect this plan has been carried
out.
The New York Central was at that
time an old and well established road
while the Rock Island was in its in
fancy. With It's smooth sailing and
worldwide reputation the New York
Central has continued TO pay it's divi-
dends and has beena sure investment.
Being an old road the course Of
events has been rather quiet as far as
its history is concerned and the shares
left by the Vermont Judge are still IL.
trust in the hands of the Franklin
county farmers.
The career Of the Rock Island has
been very different. Since that time
the road has changed as much as any
other railroad system in the country.
The market value Of the Rock Island
shares has been changeable. The road
was new and has had to fight its way
to the front. At times the shares
were worth little more than half val
ne. They were quoted as low as 60.
Then the old Yankee Trustees would
gather in the dividends on hand and
invest them in Rock Island stock, not
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02

OF course the republican papers will
rave because the populists and demo
Gratis have effected fusion in spite OF
that vicious anti-fusion law, by which
they tried to diSfranchise the pops.
They thought if they could force the
populist ticket off the ballot that a
great many populiSts would be SC
prejudiced against a name that they
would vote the republican ticket be-
fore they would vote for their own
candidates under the democratic head.
OF course the republican bosses will
rave, but they won't fool many popu.
lists.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02

brings to mind many incidents in the
history of the party. Despite the OPP
position of subsidized press the par
ty has been extremely successful. 1t
elected the house in 80, the governor
and the senate in '92, held the senate
in '94, elected the house, senate and
governor in 90, held the senate in '98,
lost both houses and governor in 1900.
1t will be seen that both branches of
the legislature and the executive were
in the party'S hands but once and
that was in '96. For the first time
since the organization OF the peoples
party the republicans gained control
of both houses and governor in 1900.
There has been really but one IegiSla-
ture under populiSt control and the
records show that they made good use
, of it. If the laws the populiSt passed
are SO bad as has been represented by
the opposition press, why did not the
republicans repeal them at the last
session. The only effort that came
near succeeding was the text book law
and the reason given for that attempt
was the large fund at hand by the
book trust. 1t is reported that $780,
600 was spent by the trust and yet it
did not succeed.
Among the many laws enacted by
the peoples party are the following:
Alien land law which prohibits
foreigners from holding real estate in
Kansas.
The homestead redemption act or
better known as the '.18 months stay
| law
The state uniformity text book law.
The Farrelly antitrust law.
The Breidenthal banking law.
The Hanna insurance law, which
provides for the election of the super
intendent of insurance by popular
vote.
The contempt bill for the protection
of organized labor.
The stock yards law.
The law taxing judgments.
The law protecting motormen on
street cars.
A law reducing interest on tax GER
tificateS.
The Bush corporation law.
The scrip and screen law in the in
tereSt of miners.
The municipal ownership law.
A county salary bill.
The insurance tax bill.
The fireman'S relief fund.
The railroad bill.-AdvOcate
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02

A friend of the Herald in recalling
the irrigation trial held here some
years ago, suggests that Congressman
Reeder would make good witness for
Colorado in the suit of Kansas VS.
Colorado now pending before the Fed
eral courts. Mr.. Reedcr declared up
on his oath in that case that taking
water out of a river by bitches SO
greatly Increased the seepage below
the irrigated ground, that the flow of
the river was actually increased rath
er than diminished by the process of
irrigation. If that is true Kansas
has no case at all. And if the Colo
radoans viii only take out a little
more water, from the Arkansas river,
that stream will SION be nayigable for
steamboats, as far as Dodge City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02

The Scientific American of last
week contains an extended notice of
the Irrigation law recently enacted
by congress. Strange to say that per-
iodical usually so accurate on every
thing makes the grevious error of as
cribing the responsibility for the
passage of the bill to Congressman
.NewlandS, of Nevada, instead of
Reeder, of Kansas. OF course the
scientific American may not be mis-
taken. 1t is merely a question of
veracity between that paper and the
Dispatch of this city. But everybody
in this county knows that Royce is
better authority than the editor of
the Scientific American.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02
F. c. Johnson On the State

The Peoples party convention held
Tuesday was one of the largest in its
history. The ticket nominated is a
strong one and the platform is mod
Ell one. The only contest in the CON
vention was as to how the ticket
should be arranged whether complete
or ''zigzag" and those favoring the
complete won. The dominating spirit
of the convention was that it must
take~a stand against anything that
SaFored of an abridgement of the
rights of the people, and that the act
ion of the delegates should be a pro-
test against the election law and the
extravaganza of the present admins
tration. The so called "wrangling'
dwelt upon by the daily press simply
evidences the fact that popuIiSts are
Stillindependent of machines, and that
no ''cut and dried" line is followed
even If one is laid out.
In this connection we will say that
popufists should not be too quick to
accept what is said by the daily papers
derogatory to our conventions. There
is always studied effort on the part
OF those papers to shade their reports
so as to prejudice men against our
party. 1t viii be well TO remember
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02

Honestly, now gentlemen, has the
president any right to coerce Senator
Burton? OF course Burton is wrong
on the tariff question as the whole re-
publican party has always been; he is
wrong also, in that he refused to obey
the expressed wishes of his party in
state convention. But what right
has any president to try to force a
senator to do as he wishes? Is not
the senate body independents of the
executive?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-02
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* COUNTY NEWS ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Pleasant Ridge.

Pleasant Ridge.
Mr.. Sherman was helping Mr.. Ell
rod in his corn last week.
The Sunday school met at Mr.. Bos
tons to practice their songs for the
Fourth of July.
Mr.. Romjue has his fine residence
nearly completed.
Mr.. Massey lost mule last week.
Mrs. VIM. Boston returned from
Maryland June %.
Remember Friday is the 4th, and
the Sunday schools are going to cele =
brate at Hawley's grove. Come and
have good social time.
LILLIAN.