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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
Fire Alarms.

Last night when a fire alarm was
sounded, those who had a list OF boxes
handy counted the strokes, glanced over
the numbers. and finding that the fire
was not near them, dismissed the subject
from their minds The firemen rallied in
etantly, as Is their custom. Those whose
business places were within the zone COW
cred by the box went out TO see If they
were In danger OF loss A few idlers gath
cred around the scene, and the firemen
did the rest How was II half-century
ago? The one who discovered the blaze
raised a mighty shout OF Fire"
Everybody within the sound OF his
voice took up the cry. All the church bells
in town rang out their wild alarm, and
the people with one accord left their
houses and hurried to the scene OF trouble
The hand tubs. at the end OF long drag
ropes manned by yelling men and boys,
were rushed through the streets TO the
IRE. and amid confusion, noise and hard
labor the flames were subdued. What has
wrought the change that marks the diff
ference between those days and these
One word expresses the answer and the
word is electricity Fifty years ago to-
day the first electric fire alarm was set
up I'm Boston, and revolution in the an
nouncement OF fires was begun. Since
that time great advances have been
made. and oil over the world electricity
Is depended on for alarms of fire.-Lynn
Mass. Item.
II was not wholly the fire alarm tele-
graph that brought about this grea,
change. Steam fire engines. which forty
years ago succeeded hand engines. had
much TO do with it.--Flreman's Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
Mechanical Effects of Light.

That the waves OF light produce a me-
chanical pressure. or push. was claimed
years ago by Maxwell. but he made no
experiments To prove his theory. Expert
ments OF that kind nave been recently
made. however by Prof Lebedow, OF
Moscow. who uses a radlometer some
what resembling the Crookes instrument.
with its revolving vanes. His device.
however, has larger and more com
pietely exhausted bulb, from which Is tN-
cluded the heating effect on which the
m nove,nent OF the Crookes vanes depend.
when the light fails on the vanes they
are driven before it. and the pressure
thus revealed comes within 10 per cent
OF that calculated by Maxwell. The ef-
frct il I'm proportion To the energy of the
light. and Is wholly independent OF its
cOlor-ENchanEe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

| Portland. Me-, June 1.-THE Republi-
cans OF Maine assembled I'm convention
| here today TO place In nomination a can
| didate for governor and the first district
| convention met to nominate representa-
| tive 10 congress.
There was little interest I'm the main Is
sues. however as II was n foregone con-
| and Congressman Amos L. Allen would be
renominated by acclamation. An element
OF interest was impaired TO the gathering.
however by the activity OF several dele
gates for minor offices. and by the fact
that three candidates for the guberna-
torial nomination In 1904 were very much
In evidence.
Joseph III. Hanley OF Augusta, William
T. Cobb OF Rockland and Charles ii. Pres
cott OF Bddeford had received many visit
ors In their headquarters at the hotel last
evening and this morning, and each be-
cause the centre OF an interesting group
when he reached the convention hall Mr.
Manley denied that he was doing any
"electioneering." insisting that he was
present simply as a delegate"
INTERESTING FEATURES.
An interesting feature of the convention
was the presence OF Secretary OF the
Treasury Shaw, who delivered the prin-
cipal address. There were two candidate tes
for the position Of state committeeman
from Franklin county 10 succeed N. r.
Noble They were H. II. Austin OF Phil
lips and G. n. Blanchard OF Wilton, both
OF whom made an active canvass Sew
eral candidates for appointment as state
liquor agent TO succeed j. w. Wakeneld
also improved their opportunity to get the
Endorsement OF prominent politicians pres
ent at the convention.
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The first district convention met at IL
o'clock. with Hon. Charles III Randall OF
gresham Allen was put before the con-
vention by Hon Charles +. Libby OF Port
land, and the nomination was seconded by
Judge H. II. Burbank OF Saco. Mr.. Al
len was nominated by acclamation. Con-
trary 10 the usual custom II was o'clock
T. Noble OF Phillips was made permanent
chairman. and in accepting the honor
made an interesting address.
At the conclusion of Chairman Mobiles
address Leslie G. Cornish of Augusta
placed the name OF Gov Hill before the
convention for a nomination.
The nomination was seconded by Rich
ard Webb OF Portland.
Several other seconding speeches were
made and then nomination was made by
acclamation. In accepting, Gov Hill
made n speech which aroused much en-
thusiasm.
At the conclusion Of Gov. Hill's speech
of acceptance, Hon. Leslie M. Shaw of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
HOLE IN CAR.
White Fell Into II and Sues
: for Damages.

Before a jury In Judge Dubois court
today was tried the suit OF James w.
White against the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad company to recover
5000 on the 18th of last September.
Mr.. White was engaged in unloading
freight from car at the Merchants &
Miners wharf I'm this city.
He claims that there was a hole in the
floor OF the defendants car in which he
was working and that the hole had a
light covering over II so he could not
by the exercise OF due care discover the
hole. He fell through and received a
number OF injuries. some of which he
says are OF serious and permanent ma
ture.
w. r. Bartlett and Frank w. Tilling-
hast are attorneys for the plaintiff and
David s. Baker and Lewis A. Waterman
attorneys for the defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
WORK OF H00DL LUMS.

Four wooden poles. supporting the
trolley and feed wires OF the East
Greenwich line were sawed off close 10
the ground. at Noorwod, soon after -
o'clock this morning.
A stone was thrown through car win
dow at the corner Of North Main and
Forest street. at 9:15 last night.
Somebody threw a stone through n
window OF Mount Pleasant car, as the
latter was at the corner OF Gladstone
and Academy avenues. at 7:50 last night.
A shower OF stones greeted a Manton
avenue car, at l0:30 last night The as
sailants were hiding behind some bushes.
Patrolman Clifford was on the car and
fired a pistol shot to scare them away
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
KILLED
while
DANCING.
Tornado WRECKS Town Hall In
Which Large Party Is
Making Merry.

Bloomington, Ill, June 1i.-Three lives
were lost and 20 persons injured at
Herna, ten miles north. in the storm that
visited this vicinity about midnight. The
dead are:
Miss Lena Cahagan OF Leroy.
Mrs. Edward Hardin Of Leroy.
Miss Annie Kelley of HERNIA.
Mitchell Cunningham OF Herna is miss
ing About q others more or less were
injured.
About 200 people were attending a dance
In the town hall when a tornado racked
the building lifting the roof and crush
ing Inf the walls. other damage was done
at this point but particulars are meagre.
The storm in this city was very severe
but no lives were lost The Illinois Wes-
leyan university was badly damaged
many buildings were unroofed plate glass
fronts blown in. telegraph and telephone
wires prostrated and the streets rend-
cred impossible by falling trees. Street
railway traffic Is tied up and all railroad
trains are delayed by trees blown across
the tracks.
At Clinton the Chicago and Alton round
house was demolished. but so far as
known no lives were lost.
At San Jose a grain elevator was blown
across the Alton track entirely blocking
traffic.
AT Barnes another elevator was blown
down. A large number OF farm houses
are reported seriously damaged, but de-
tails are lacking.
THREE KILLED.
Pekin. Ill, June IA tornado passed
over Tazewell county last night kllling
three and, fatally injuring two persons al
Kingston Mines. south of here.
The dead
Mrs Thomas Murray and Infant.
Willie McElwee, aged 3.
Patrick McElwee and wife were fatally
injured The entire east end OF the VII
lage OF 10000 inhabitants was swept
away. The storm struck Kingston Mines
about 1880 D. m and lasted half an hour,
causing $4,000 damage. second storm
did considerable damage at $50 a. IN.
Houses and barns were blown down IN
CroveIand, Miner. Dillon. Hopedale and
Delevan, but so far no loss OF hfe IS re-
ported.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
GOLF CONTEST.
First Match in Annual TOurna.
ment Begun at East Orange.

New York, June 1.-THE first round OF
match play in the annual tournament OF
the women's Metropolitan Golf associa-
tion began today on the Essex county
club links at West Orange. N J. The con-
test between Miss Genevieve Hecker. the
ford. captain OF the Esex county women's S
team was the most noteworthy.
The match between Miss f. w. Goffe
OF Essex county who won the low score
medal in the qualifying round yesterday
with card OF Sc and Mrs. n. A. Hanice,
Of Baltusrol. who has the women's record
OF "a for the course was also followed
with interest. Play for the consolation
cup. among those who qualified In the
second Is yesterday also was in progress
today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

An Invention has just been completed
BY Prof. G. r. Anthony. san Diego. Cal,
By which the immense keip beds OF the
ocean are 10 be utilized in tho manufac-
ture OF paper. The Invention consists in
taking the seaweed and rorming into n
pulp, from which paper OF the finest
quality can be manufactured. equal even
20 the finest linen paper which. through
3 product OF the chemists laboratory. n
greatly resembles. Not only has Prof.
Anthony succeeded I'm making a suitable
paper pulp from kelp. out he declares
that the pulp can be produced at 50 per
cent Of the cost OF other pvlp.-Phliadel-
Dhla Record
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
A Strange Coincidence.

A curious story II told by the Parts cor
respondent OF the London Morning Post.
IL seems that the anniversary OF Napo-
Icons death was at one time, as the
Gaulois recalls, the occasion for a little
pilgrimage In Paris. The faithful used 10
go out toward evening into the avenue
of the Champs Elysees and turn their
eyes toward the Arc de Triomphe. There,
by a strange coincidence. on May s. and
on no other day I'm the year. the sun as
Il touches the horizon is seen 20 be ex-
arch, and its last light streams through
the aperture with an unusual brilliance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

Simla. June 1.-THE troubles on the
waziristan frontier are not serious. A
detachment OF border military police
was attacked during the night OF June
s by n band of natives, believed To have
numbered about 30.
Two Of the police were killed. n jana
dar tnative commissioned officer) was
wounded and IL rifles fell into the hands
of the natives IL is not known what
tribe the raiders belong to-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
NEGRO
MURDERERS
LYNCAED.
The GiI|espies Taken From Jail
at Salisbury, n. C., and
Hanged TO a Tree.

Salisbury. n. c., June la mob or
about so masked men broke into the jail
early this morning. secured two negroes.
Harris and James Gillespie. took them to
the outskirts OF the city and hanged them
TO a tree, riddling their bodies with bull
let's.
The negroes were charged with murder
ing a white girl named Cornelia Benson.
Gov. Aycock authorized Sheriff Julian to
call out the troops but the order came
too late.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
BY TORNADO.
Town Of Laurel, Ia., Reported
to Have Been Wiped Out.

Des Moines. Ia, June 1l.--Grinnell re-
ports that the town of Laurel In Marshall
county was destroyed by a tornado last
night. Owing to the wires being down II
Is Impossible 10 secure definite knowledge
as to the facts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

HUNTER c. WHITE.
sfs-;I OF the County OF Providence
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
SHORT STORIES FROM
THE SMALL AD. PAGE
A Few Lines in The Times Secured Boy
Work and Saved Him From Co
ing to Charity Home.

The wonders produced by resort to
the small ads. in The Times seem never
to cease. There are no restrictions as
to age or other conditions for those who
are to receive it's benefits. The novice
as well as the old advertiser is as likely
to draw a prize, and there are no
blanks.
Several weeks ago an old colored
woman. whose years would be as diff
cult to ascertain as the number Of hairs
on her head. felt that it would be i'm
possible for her to keep her little fam
lily together, as she no longer had the
strength to support them. She called
upon one OF the charity organizations
with request that some provision be
made for her little grandson, who is but
ten years old
When 1t was suggested that the boy
might go to work and help keep the lit
tie family together, she secuted at tine
idea. saying: Dat chile go tn wurk.
Why, he amt big ernuf ter shoe flies. "
She was assured that she did not know
what he could do until he tried, and
finally consented to an advertisement
being inserted in The Times for a po
sition Of any kind for young colored
boy who was bright and willing.
Within two days he had secured a po-
sition as hall boy in a private family,
with the opportunity to gain instruction
from the children of the house as they
secured it from their governess, and
with the further freedom of two nights
week at home with his grandmother.
That the old lady was delighted goes
without stating. and she now insists on
having The Times in the house every
day. although she does not read, and she
says that she never went back on any
thing that brought her good luck, and
never will
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
CHESAPEAKE JUNCTION
TACKLED BY THE LEAGUE
Exponents of Law and Order Ask for
Special Session of Grand Jury.

The Law and Order League OF Prince
George county. Md, has begun an in
vestigation OF the affairs at and about
Chesapeake Junction. day or two ago
two members OF the league called upon
Judge Merrick and requested that he
call an extra session of tie grand jury
to investigate the alleged infractions OF
the law.
While Judge Merrick gave the COM
mitteemen cordial reception, he stated
that he did not see his way clear to
make an order which would incur such
extra expense at this time. A similar
application. II is said, was made TO
States Attorney Levin. II Is also
stated that 4 warrant for the arrest Of
The man who some time ago assaulted :,
member of the Law and Order League
has been issued. The offender is be =
,ieved to be in this city.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The Raleish-C. F. Bailey. Virginia
Mrs. L. Fl. Kean, E. Marsh, New York
A. L. Keil, Pennsylvania; R. J. Wall.
Ohio; S. o. Goho. B. H. Smith. New
York; A. NJ lemon, S. lemon, Georgia.
New Willard-H. P. Elwell. Massa- :
chusetts: J. w Anderson, Pennsylva-
mia; W. H White. A. P. Thorn. C.
Eideit, ]. T. Partlett. New York: A. C.
Woods, Indiana; W. H. White. Virginia
Ebbitt House-W T. Adams, Ken
lucky; A. Green. Illinois: ]. H. Little.
Kentucky; A. W. Bush. New York; G.
B. Stone, J. NJ. Owen, city.
Riggs House-N. C. Ratio. Missouri; :;
J. Landon. New York; E. T. Dayton,
New Jersey.
The Arlington-E. B. Boggs. New
York: s. Main. city; F. T. Danfrth,
Massachusetts.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21

dent and party will leave Mortified at
$50 in the morning. stopping at Millers
Falls, Athol. Fitchburg, and Sterling
Junction, and reaching Worcester at
1910 p. m. In Worcester the President
will be the guest of Senator Hoar at
luncheon, and following this the party
will be taken for drive through the
city. and the President will visit the
fair of the Agricultural Society.
The train will be taken again at 3
p. m. and about an hour later will reach
Springfield. where the party will be
taken for drive about the city. 4
short stop will also be made at West
field; and Dalton will be reached at s
p m
The President will be the guest of
Governor Crane at Dalton, and the fol-
lowing morning the President and his
party will go in carriages from Dalton
to Stockbridge, making brief stops at
Pittsfeld and LenoX. The train will be
taken at Stockbridge at noon. stopping
at Great harrington and New Milford,
and will reach New Haven at 3:20 p. m.
Return to Oyster Bay.
The President and those who are to
accompany him to oyster Bay will be
taken from the main station to Belle
Dock, arriving there at 3:45 p. m, and
embarking on the Sylph for Oyster Bay,
which will probably be reached about
four hours later.
Throughout the trip drives are to be
substituted for receptions, and in many
instances drives will also be substituted
for speeches. Owing to the limited ac-
commoda:icns of the train, it will only
be possible to receive local committees
at the places they represent.
In addition to the Presidents personal
staff. representatives of the press asso-
Citations. the illustra:ed weekltes. sev-
eral of the New England papers, end the
telegraph companies and two photogra-
pliers will be members OF the party.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
SUE FOR COMMISSION.
Two Men Allege They Were Frozen
Out" in Chrome Works Sale.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 20.-Mr. West
lev VI. Oler and Mr.. William G.. Cren-
shaw. jr. OF New York. have begun suit
in the circuit court against the Balti-
more Chrome works, the Continental
Trust Company. and several of the
stockholders OF the chrome works. for
s6a. 500, alleged to be due them as a
commission for finding a purchaser for
the stock OF the chrome works.
The bill OF complaint in the case
would make a book OF respectable size
Stripped OF legal verbiage the story is
that Messrs. Crenshaw and Oler found
in George r. Bower, secretary and treas
.irer of Kalion Chemical Company OF
Philadelphia. a purchaser for the stock
of the chrome works, and after the whole
deal had been arranged TIE chrome
works people discovered the purchaser
and, dealing with him directly, shut out
Messrs Oler and Crenshaw.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
CONTINUED from First Psge.)

Mayflower will watch off Portland. the
Decatur OFF Portsmouth, the Scorpion off
Boston and Provincetown. and the Mont
eomery between Provincetown and
Chatham, while the fighting force, con-
sistirg of battleships and cruisers. with
the torpedo boats as pickets, will re-
main in the vicinity of Rockport.
Tho Kearsarge is kept in communica-
tion with this town. Two young officers
and four signal men are here waiting
for any information about the white
squadron that may come TO them. Other
officers and signal men are at ports be-
tween Portland and Chatham. They are
TO use the long distance telephone. tele
graph or any other means available TO
get word Of the white squadron's where
abouts.
Pillsbury's hostile squadron was last
reported off Provincetown or Monday
morning.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE
C0NTESTING FORCES
Navy Department Makes Public Its
Confidential Instructions to De-
fense and the Enemy.

TIE Navy Department made public
yesterday It's confidential instructions
90 Rear Admiral Higglngon and Captain
Piilsbury for the conduct of the search
problem 90 the New England coast. The
.ngtrut!ons were p surprise to everyone.
es It has heretofore been supposed that
the lire OF dc:e2so vas to be south in
stead OF north OF Cape Coo. Then. TOO.
there WAS considerable astonishmcnt
that Captain Pillsbury should be so re-
stricted IN his nlan OF invasion.
The opinion OF osTal officers here is
that the restrictions were largely for
the purpose o! making 1t practically i'm
possible for Captain Pillsbury to cs-
rablisa base. ;has demonstrating how
impossible 1t would be for real for
eign fec % ir.ade orr coast.
Line of Defense 100 Miles.
When It Is considered that the line of
defense Is not mere than hurlrcd
miles long. with Cape Cod at the south
ern end and Portland at the northern
end, and Rockport the center. 1t will be
seen how difficult It IS for Captain Pills
bury to cluuc inc "coHt s-ipS anu 'Httt
a landing without discovery by supe
rior force. Then. too. the instructions
provide that he should be at noon to-
day "at some point in the north Allan
tic which is less than $50 miles from
latitude 10 degrees north and longitude
so degrees west"
The intersection OF latitude 40 degrees
north and 50 degrees west is exactly $40
miles from Cape Cod. and position less
than $50 miles from the intersection
would make Captain Pillsbury at least
4G9 miles from Cape Cod. or a distance
OF about two days sailing. II Is, there
fore, presumed that the Prairie. Panther
and Supply started from this imaginary
point or the ocean at noon yesterday
and will therefore, appear off the coast
OF New England about noon tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
CALIFORNIA OIL LANDS
CASES CONTINUED
Petitioners Seeking to Have Ruling Dis
missing Demurrers Reviewed.
Companies Seek Patents.

Justice Clabaugh yesterday continued
the hearing on the motion for Il re-
hearing in the case of the Riverside on
Company and the Cosmos Exploration
Company. In this case in June last the
court overruled the demurrers made
by the complainants 10 the answer filed
by the Secretary of the Interior. ana
il is this action which the petitioners
are nov seeking TO have reviewed.
The original petition was for writ
OF mandamus 10 compel the Secretary o,
the Interior to issue patents to the
petitioners for certain lands in South
vest California to which they claimed
to have acquired title under the act OF
Congress by the lien law of 1897.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.
Mrs. Mary c. Musgrove Leaves Her Es-
state to Children-Will of Patrick Wade

Two Wills were filed for probate yes
terday in the office OF the Register Of
Wills for the District. Mrs Mary c.
Musgrove. by her will, dated August
18th. inst. leaves her estate to her chill
dren, Alice and Edward Musgrove. She
directs that the income from her insur-
ance, cash in bank, and the sale OF her
personal property be used for the main
tenance OF the children until they reach
their majority. Then the estate is to
be equally divided
Patrick Wade. by his will, dated April
81. 1891. leaves his property TO his wife,
Hannah A. Wade, who is named as ex-
ecutrix without bond.
The Washington times., 1902-08-21

upon the paper, has indorsed the same
as follows:
My understanding of the regulation
was that 1t should apply to live as well
as dead animals exposed for sale, and
| regard the phraseolosv of the regu-
lation sufficiently explicit to convey
that intent. recommend that the ap-
plicant be informed that such Is the
construction put upon the regulation by
the Commissioners