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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24
PAWTUCKET.

The session OF the district court this
morning was light. there being one drunk
ard and one reveller before Judge shove.
who received the customary penalties.
Charles Petenaude, charged by Over
seer of the Poor Peokham with non-sup-
port of his family. pleaded guilty and the
case was continued for settlement.
This morning members OF the city coun-
ell committee from Watortown, n. Y.
and Harrisburg. Pa. were I'm the city and
inspected the bltuminous paved streets Of
the city under the guidance OF Commis-
sioner OF Public Works Barclay.
This evening at Ifutchison hall the
members OF Barney Merry lodge, No. 20
A. r. and A. NJ, will tender a reception
20 Worshipful Master John Peacock. Jr
which will take the form OF a ladies
night" observance.
A general meeting OF the Rhode Island
Mulespinners association will be held
this evening at Mulespinncrs hall, I'm the
Cottrell block, at which time the general
mill condition will be considered. SO FAR
as known there Is no dissatisfaction ex-
isting among the ranks Of this associa-
tion.
The organization Of tho Pawtucket
Central Tradcs-and Labor union will take
place this evening az the han In tho Cott-
rel block. which union is expected 10
have great deal Of local influence
The members OF Pawtucket council.
Royal Arcanum. viii entertain their iady
friends this evening al odd Fellows hall.
Main STREET.
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Stewart Plans Great Road.

Senator Stewart. OF Nevada. thinks the
best thing to do would be to dig a tunnel
through the range OF mountains across
the isthmus. Instead OF taking money
to build canal" he said, 81 would con-
duct a four-track air line railway across
the continent from Chesapeake Bay TO
San Francisco. ] would have the line $
straight as possible and also do away
with all possible grades. I would have the
road under government control and would
arrange that the tracks could be used by
all railroads upon the payment of the
least sum which would meet operating ex-
penses. Such road would not only devel-
op our country but would make canal
unnecessary. Washington Star.
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Dispensary Pays Expenses.

The little town Of West Blockton. Ala.
with n population OF 375. and contiguous
to the coal mining camp of Blockton,
with $500 inhabitants. maintains dispen-
sary for the sale OF whisky, beer and
wine Her wet goods are sold I'm sealed
packages between the hours of am. and
p. M. for cash only. The business Is SUI
pervised by a board OF FIVE commission
ers. The interesting feature OF the control
OF the sale of liquor Is not so much that
drunkenness Is lessened. but that the
town secures an annual net revenue OF
$4,000 from the business. Tins sum is di-
vided between the county and local treas
uries. AS a result the town is about to
install a system OF water works. which
will be built without taxation and with
out bonding, and which will be practical
ly free TO residents within the town linn
its.-Philadelphia Record
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CENTRAL FALLS

There was queer rustion at the city's
pesthouse at Crow Point last night with
a finale in the district court this morning.
The result of Il all was a smallpox scare
OF considerable proportions and the end
is not yet. James Corrigan and MarViclle
Lafayette are patients at the pesthouse.
both convalescing. and they were cared
by man named Roberge. who was cook
and nurse. Last night the police sag. and
they arc corroborated by the stories OF
the patients. Robcrge imbibed freely from
a bottle he had smuggled into the pest
house and became windy intoxicated. He
assaulted the patients with chair and
threw cuspidors at them. Thouga Ro-
berge is an elderly man he was too much
for the patients and they made their cs-
cape from the hospital and going TO Dex-
ter street hailed man driving past. They
told their story and the man. O'Donnell
by name. telcphoned to Sergt. Boylan at
police headquarters Officers Towner and
Couture were sent to the pesthouse and
they found conditions as stated and ar
rested Roberge and locked him up AZ the
Kendall street station. The patients at
the hospital returned after the arrest
This morning Roberge was taken to
police headquarters. but while at Kendall
street he was believed to be suffering de-
lirium tremens and the city physician WAS
called TO attend him. Roberge accused the
patients of stealing $500 from him, he was
generally In bad mental condition. This
morning he had somewhat improved and
he was taken to the district court TO an
swer TO a charge OF assault on the two
patients. But Judge Choquet refused 10
permit the man to toe arraigned until the
city physician gave a certificate certifying
that there was no danger from contagion,
and so Roberge was sent back to the pest
house and placed under guard until such
a time as he can be arraigned without ex
posing the court and officials TO danger
of contagion. Today the police stations
were fumigated but whether or not the
incident will cause further spread Of the
disease is problematical.
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FINANCIAL NEWS
BULLS AND BEARS.

Wall Street April 2i.-Good fractional
gains were shown throughout tho list
on large and well distributed opening
demand. Brooklyn Transit rose i% on
large dealings Amaigamatcd Copper ana
Tenn. Coal were actively bought at large
fractional gains. Illinois Central and
Sugar showed some depression. but with
out affecting the general tone OF the
market. The decline i'm the Western
stocks were checked by the weak opening
In the wheat market ST. Paul North
western. Atchison, Union Pacific. South
ern Pacific and Missouri Pacific rose
point or more above yesterdays close.
Colorado Fuel got up 2as TO 90 and
Sugar Peoples Gas. Canada Southern.
Cleveland, G.. &. and St Louis, New York,
Chicago ard st. Louis. Erie. ST. Louis
and San Francisco. l<eoklk and Des
Moines and Des Moines and Fort Dodge
advanced 60 25s. Continental Tobacco
preferred made it's gain four. New Haven
tive, Air Brake .. Lake Shore IL and Mich
igan Central 1914. Nashville. Chattanooga
and st. Louis rallied o points, Hooking
Valley declined ~. and rallied point and
New York. Chicago and st. Louis 2d pre-
ferred fell 1is. Bonds were firm.
Various specialties advanced strongly
without much response from the grain
carrying stocks. Brooklyn Transit rose
q. and Manhattan. Tennessee Coal. Col
orado Fuel, Republic Steel ] preferred.
Pressed Steel Car preferred. Smelling
Canadian Pacific. Colorado and Southern
Consolidated Gas. Continental Tobacco
preferred. Delaware and Hudson. Louis
ville Illinois Central. New York Central.
Reading common and ist preferred
Southern. Grass Twine. international
Power and Chicago Traction gained a. ?
New Haven jumped 3. American District
Telegraph and Lake Shore 10. Cotton on
broke over points after q slight rise;
Nashville. Cha,tauooga and st. Louis fell
4. Rutland pref fslred PIG and Long Island
and Linseed preferred point each. The
Pacifics and Changers declined sharply
before IL o'clock and other stocks feil
lower.
There were sharp advances OF ga 10 3fs
I'm n number of specialtics, including
Brooklyn Union Gas. Consolidated Gas,
International Power. Colorado Fuel and
International silver preferred. In the
railroad list Canadian Pacihc and Chi
Cago. indianapolis and Louisville robe
over 2. New Haven ~ and Rock Island
the Wabashcs and Texas and Pacific over
a point. The railroad list was generally
quiet, but firm,
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SITUATION AT LAWRENCE.
EAST PROVIDENCE,

At financial town meeting held a few
days ago George r. Macleod, Esq. beat
his associates on the school committee.
hands down on the question of building
a s27 900 school house. but Il looks now, as
II Mr.. Macleod was knocked out I'm the
second round for according to the ru-
mors about town Judge Bliss is not i'm
favor of adding TO the Grove avenue
school which he terms patching" and
this was Mr. MacLeod's hobby. The
school committee have $4,000 TO do this
with. but as Mr. Bliss is not IN favor OF
IL, II is now claimed that he has succeed
ed In winning over a sufficient number OF
the members OF the school committee TO
deem IL inadvisable TO patch" up the
said school house.
Now Mr. Macleod appears TO be in the
minority on this subject he has a pretty
fight on his hands, and his friends have
no doubt but what he will win out for the
majority OF the voters OF the town favor
his method.
The citizens generally are very much
surprised at the verdict rendered against
Mrs. Nagle, for at the most a disagree
ment was expected. There is some talk OF
a public subscription for her for new
trial, for not one can be found who be-
lieves that sufficient evidence has been
produced to find her guilty of so grave "A
charge
Master Raymond Grswod entertained
a number of his young friends at his
home. 81 Taunton avenue last evening in
honor OF his 10th birthday and his par
ents made the little ones feel at home for
"A very pleasant program had been pre-
pared by them. The affair was held be-
tween the hours OF ) and and concluded
with supper that pleased the young
folks
The local branch of the naval reserves
held a ball I'm the town hall last evening.
which was "A financial and social success.
The grand march was led by Lieut.. II. G.
Gibson and Miss Minnie Harris.
The meeting Of Howard Lodge, X. OF p.
was well attended last evening, when one
candidate was given the rank OF page.
Mrs. r. G. Bowen, well known In chari-
table circles is confined to her home with
rheuma tism.
Tho business men are somewhat dis
turbed over the fact that no effort has
been made TO sprinkle the square.
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SENATOR AND CAR
CONDUCTOR fight.
Attempt to 0usI Mr.. Money Of MiSSiS-
Sippi Results in a Fierce Battle
al Washington.

Washington. April 2i.-Sen. II. ID. Money
OF Mississippi, had an alteration with a
conductor on street car today which
resulted in the senator's receiving two
severe blows from the conductor and the
conductor being cut quite severely in the
right hand with a knife.
AS Senator Money relates the circum-
stances. he was proceeding from his
home to the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO
take the o'clock train on that road for
Baltimore where he goes frequently for
treatment of his eyes. He had taken car
on the 1ith street branch Of the Capital
Tranction company line and had chanced
10 board a car which stops at the Peace
Monument. half dozen blocks short of
his destination.
He had failed TO notice this circum-
stance until the car began to turn around
the monument The car bound for the de-
pot was Immediately behind the car on
which he was seated. The senator says
that he had only three or four minutes in
which 10 make his train but that after he
discovered that he was on the wrong car
he called TO the conductor and asked him
for a transfer ticket 10 the car bound for
the depot.
He does not recall what the conductor
replied but failing TO receive the ticket
and recognizing that he had no time TO
lose. he jumped from the car he was on
and boarded the other He had no sooner
taken his seat. he says. than the conduct
or OF that car approached him and asked
for his ticket He then told the conductor
that he had not had time to secure a
'ransfer and reminded him that he, the
conductor had been witness TO the cir
cumstances of his change from one car
10 the other.
The conductor replied that the senator
would either have to produce ticket or
pay his fare, whereupon the senator told
him that having paid one fare and being
entitled to transfer which he had asked
for but had not received, he would not
pay another Thereupon the conductor
told him that IL he would not pay his
fare he would put him or the car and i'm
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mediately proceeded 70 carry his threat
into execution.
This the senator resisted by grasping
an upright post and engaged i'm struggle
with the conductor, who was not making
much headway when a passenger who
had been sitting next to Senator Money
volunteered TO assist the conductor. by
their combined strength they contrived To
break the senator's hold on the post ana
force him from the car
The senator says that when they hrst
undertook TO eject him the car was IN
fUll motion and he feels that II they had
succeeded at that time he would ineVita-
bly, have been badly hurt
The conductor and his assistant did not,
however, succeed In their design until the
car stopped at the next crossing TO let
off other passengers. He says that both
the conductor and the passenger were
very grufr and abusive I'm their language
and that after he had reached the street
the conductor hit him n severe blow over
the heart with his clenched fist.
This blow, the senator says, was very
painful and in order 20 protect himself he
took a small penknife from his pocket and
opened It, This the conductor grasped.
and i'm doing so cut his hand so that II
bled very freely. After this proceeding
other persons stepped between the two,
but Notwithstanding their presence. the
conductor VINO IS very TAN man. STRUCK
him another blow over the shoulder or
man standing between them.
This blow was struck with the con-
ductor's bloody hand and IL hit the sena-
tor squarely on the jaw. He was, as
consequence of this blow, covered with
blood from the conductors wound. and
this circumstance was responsible for a
rumor that the senator himself had been
severely injured
mi. A. l.s..f sIar t1rn
or four policemen present, but that none
OF them took any steps TO prevent the
alteration. He says, also, that both
the conductor and the passenger, who as
sisted In his ejectment refused TO give
their names. The senator was not badly
hurt, but his trip to Baltimore was pre-
vented. He. however. proceeded with his
customary duties about the capitol dur
ing the day as II nothing unusual had
occurred.
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@M%vc-
This signature is on every box OF the genuine
Laxative Br0mO-Quinine Tablet.
the remedy chat cures q cold In one dag
LINCOLN,

In order 20 clear fallen brush on a tract
OF land recently plated into house lots
which Is between the River road and the
Blackstone river. the owner George w
Clark. started Gre last evening about
$3.50. The ire was famed by the high
fire soon got beyond Mr.. Clarks control
and spread north and south along the
western bank of the river It extended
south TO cleared land IN the village OF
Prospect hill and north nearly TO the
town asylum on the River road. covering
an area nearly a mile long and from a
quarter 90 "A half mile I'm width
Tho property burned over had been
cleared OF woodland nuitber OF wears
since. but was covered with heavy
growth OF brush. Tho houses OF residents
on the River road were threatened and
so the villagers. assisted by a large force
of men sent by the Lonsdale company
ttlll IRE dcstrict Fought the tiyp until IL
had burned Itself ont on the river bank
about midnight. The houses of George
Birchcll Bcniamin Lambert. Luke DtiN-
bury and others were gaV.d bv Wettiug
the roofs and blowing burrows about thc'n
tO prevent the approach or The IRE The
IRE caused the gathering OF couple OF
OF that number fought The nrc Had the
wind been IN any other direction the
damage would have been large As ID was
10 was confined 90 Woodland and fences
so the loss viii be cOmparattvfiv small
The iirc caused the belicf that the mills of
the Lonsdalo company Were burning The
smokc oi the nre was smCllCd five miles
The intentions OF marriage Of Louis Du-
rochcr. Jr., and Mlss Gforgianna Ven.
eault. both or ManYille. have been filed nt
the Office OF Town Clerk Easton.
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ANOTHER CASE.
Labsl|e Found Suffering From
Smallpox at o6 BoWdOin ST.

Another case OF smallpox was discover
ed this afternoon in an entirely new dis
trict.
The circumstances are such that there
is reason for hoping that but few per-
sons. considering the location of the resi-
dence OF the sick man, have been exposed
10 the disease.
Joseph Labelle. 20 years of age, left st.
Germaine, Canada, on the 1lth instant
and was practically three days reaching
Olneyville.
He was exposed TO the disease at st.
Germaine on the 18th instant
On arriving at Olneyville he went TO
board at 26 Bowdoin street. which Is a
two-family tenement house. with another
like IL in the rear OF the yard so that
quite a number OF people living In these
two houses may have been exposed.
A physician was called 10 the house, this
morning who reported the case to DR..
Chaplin at noon.
The Investigation was made by DR. King
and late this afternoon Labelle was sent
TO the pcsthouse.
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STEAMER PILGRIM
CONTINUED from page one.)


her hull was examined and was found
TO be i'm good condition
There werC about COO passengers on
board the Pilgrim at The time she went
aground, but there was not the slight
est trace Of excitement among thcm. and
save for the delay they were none the
worse for their experience when the
steamer reached her pier at the foot OF
warren atrC.t
1t was shortly before o'clock when
the steering gear on The Pilgrim broke. 4
wire rope connecting The wheel with the
tillcr parted on the port side, near the
quarter. The bag sound steamer was at
that time approaching Little Hell gate
az tho rat, OF II to ~ knots an hour. Cant
Hazard WIS on the bridge. He knew
the dangerous waters about Hell Gats
take no chnnCcs. ana as the boa, was
shCt ring OF towards the mud banks he
allowed her 20 have her way. Shutting
OF steam he sipCkcncd hsadwav and the
hig steamer SID softly on 10 tho mud aud
wac ns snfe 1s ~ moorcd at her dd~N
Most or the passengers were on deck at
the time. So slight was the shock that
many az them did not feel &C. There was
not the slightest panic. The Pilgrim blew
her whistles repeatedly TO attract atten.
ton from the shore. The signals were
heard and word was sent 10 Supt Miller
OF the Providence line. lie at once dis
patched three tugs 90 the assistance OF
the steamer They reached the scene OF
the accident about ~ minutes after the
steamer had grounded. Hawsers were az.
tachcd 20 the stern OF the Pilgrim. the
tugboats pulled away and after about 20
minutes work the Pilgrim was again
a1oat.
As tho steamer slid from her muddy
resting place Capt Hazard gave orders
to drop the port anchor.
lie them made a thorough inspection of
the hold and finding everything all right,
he passed hawser Co n tug and the Pii.
grim then proceeded down the river un-
der her own steam. using the tug merely
as "A steering attachment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24
new STATION.
Consolidated Road TO Erect
Structure on India Street..

Early next week work will be com
menced on the new station OF the New
York, New Haven 4 Hartford railroad at
Fox Point. Ii will be a yellow brick
structure. with slate roof, ~ feet In
length by % feet i'm width. with "a COW
cred platform for the protection OF pas
sengers The frontage will be on India
street and the site proper between South
Main and Benefit streets.
The platform will be - feet from cen-
tire 20 centre as the specifications say,
AMI over 100 feet in length. While there
will be but one track on either side OF
the platform still five tracks will unite
practically. edging Washington park and
crossing Traverse street towards East
Providence.
Every modern facility will be supplied,
ticket office, waiting rooms. toilet and
baggage departments on the ground floor
The structure Is TO be ready for occu-
paucy by July /.
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VICIOUS HORSE.
Cause Of Lawsuit In Which
$4,000 Damages Arc CIaImld.

Fortunat Trancrelle. by his next friend.
has brought suit against Leila Allard, TO
recover $4,000 for personal injuries.
The defendant, Il Is claimed, had n
horse that she knew to be vicious and of
evil temper, and also that she let this
horse run at large.
On the irsLof last March the horse. IL
is claimed. broke into the yard of plain
tins father and plaintiff was Knocked
down. kicked. and badly bruised. Il. u.
Lee is attorney for the plaintiff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24
CALLED AND CEEhULIe0

The defendants in the case OF Martin
A. Dewitt VS. stephen L. Tingley of Re-
hobeth and others were called I'm Judge
Douglas court today and defaulted. De-
cision for s667 10 was given against all the
defendants except George Madison. There
was no service upon the last named.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24
TRIED TO ENTER PALACE

Madrid. April 2t-Considerable excite
mont has been caused here by the arrest
of Frenchman who attempted TO enter
the Royal palace The prisoner gave the
name OF Saury. Nothing but a prayer
book was found Ia his pockets. Suary was
handed over To the French Embassy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-24
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE

Iowville, n. Y, April 2i.-A fire which
started early today in the village OF
Croghan, ten miles north, caused losses
estimated at from s25O,O00 to 100000
Twonty-one buildings were destroyed.
among them being the property OF the
st. Stephens Catholic society. including
the church, the monastery. the convent,
the school building and college attached
to the monastery The origin of the fire
is unknown
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SUES FOR $1,000

The Tilden-Thurber company Is defend
ant I'm a suit brought by Ellen Bussey of
Pawtucket 10 recover $1,000. Plaintiff
claims she was Knocked down by care
lcasly driven horse owned by the defend
ant The accident occurred I'm this city
and the plaintiff was badly bruised and
suffered a nervous shock. L. l.. Corcoran
Is attorney for plaintiff.
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Mr.. WOOD
ANSWERS
STRIKERS.
Treasurer Of tn, mNlc an
Wo0l,n Co. Says 0InsyvlIla
TrOublsHa COmpansatiOls

Boston, April 2i.-In a statement made
public today by Treasurer Wood of the
American Wooden company. bearing on
the strike of the corporations weavers at
Olneyville and other places Mr.. Wood
said:
"Of course strikes must necessarily af-
feet production, delay deliveries OF goods
and I'm this way may reduce earning ca
pacity for the time being, but I'm the case
of the American Woolen company. the
strike in the Providence mills was not
without it's compensation.
Just prior to the strike we had
surplus OF loom capacity and were greatly
in need of yarn. so that the strike OF the
weavers has enabled US TO push its manu-
facture. Fully nine-tenths of the labor
i'm Rhode Island mills have been at work
producing yarn and in this way have been
able more than TO pay their operating
expenses.
The Moosup and Chase mills, which
have been given SO much prominence by
the labor agitators, are not important
factors i'm the business of the company,
and their production as related To our
total output cuts but little figure.
II figure that more than one-half OF our
total number OF looms are running or say
i'm the neighborhood of $500 looms out of
a total of 6i97. OF course. the strike at
out Of 1909 looms at Lawrence. less than
100 are running. although my latest re-
port indicates that there Is an improve
ment in the situation at that point
Even should the strike be prolonged
until next August. or even year, some
thing heretofore unheard of In the woolen
business and not TO be expected at this
time. am confident OF being able TO show
a very satisfactory report for the cur
rent year"
SITUATION AT LAWRENCE.
Lawrence, Mass. April 2i-The strike
situation at the Washington mills re-
mains unchanged. The strikers say that
there are not over n Of the 500 weavers
at work, or that In other words, less
than so OF the 1900 Ions are I'm operation,
and they claim that many OF the en-
ployes of the other departments are be-
ing allowed TO go because of slack work.
Eventually they predict the mills will
shut down entirely. The management an
nounces that the weavers Will be paid to-
morrow, "A portion I'm the morning and
portion In the afternoon.