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

At the Northwestern railway station on
Monday several thousand persons were
train of seven Pullman cars and engine,
which represented an expenditure OF
$4,000. The train is one OF eight which
have been provided by the management
and the Southern Pacific. and beginning
next Monday they Will constitute the
'overland limited" which will run be-
tween Chicago and San Francisco and
Portland.
The cars are all in the Pullman black,
and are provided with several appliances
which are novel In trans-continental
travel One OF these is the compar tment
cars, each room of which is furnished in
different colors The greatest novelty is
the telephone service. which has been
provided for the trains while they are
standing In the stations at Chicago,
Omaha and San Francisco. Special wires
are run 10 the central Office. and the
quickest service possible is guaranteed.
The telephones are in the observation end
OF the trains.
ment cars is furnished with an up-to-date
library and writing desks. and. In addi-
ton to side windows. each car has a win
dow five feet wide overlooking the tiled
ment cars is furnished in different woods,
Circassian walnut, English oak and Gu
ban mahogany being used. and white ma
hogany In the drawing rooms. The lat
ter have been prepared with a view of fire.
quent use As bridal chambers. The trains
are electric lighted throughout and carry
gas as a safeguard. During the entire
run Of the trains exrDrt electricians are
10 be with them. Every possible device
for the comfort OF the traveller has been
thought OF and provided Each OF the
standard Pullmans is finished In Cuban
mahogany, with inlaid or marduetry
" lisht green and gold.-Chicago Record
Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
Death in April Fool Joke.

IAncoln ]. Waters wrote letter TO his
mother IN Providence from Detroit, which
he intended should reach her on April
l. but which was not believed until April
2. The first page OF the letter contained
the following words written In large let
ters. Dear Mother: When these lines
reach you / shall be no more"
There was additional writing on the
inside, but the old lady's strength did
not hold out for further reading. That
her boy was no more told the story. and
she fell to the floor In n state OF uncon-
sclousnoss from which she could not be
aroused. Her heart was weak and the
shock proved fatal. She fingered for a
day and died
Had she turned over the paper the
continuation of the letter would have
revealed the joke. and her death would
not have happened. The letter entire
was this: Dear Mother: when these
lines reach your eye | shall be no more
I'm Detroit. but shall he established at
Cleveland Ha! Hal Hal first Of April.
you know"
Young Waters came here for the fu-
nerai lie is heartbroken. and say he
has had his last April Joke. though ne
lives to he n hundred years old. lie was
his mothers only child. and they were
devoted to each other.-Exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
A Singular Method of Treatment.

peculiar case OF poisoning by a ply.
stefan was that OF DIR. stephen Eotvos In
hungary many years ago. Eotvos un-
dertook TO hasten the death OF patients
whose cases he considered hopeless by
putting them out OF their misery. as he
termed II. with fatal drugs. lie encounter
ed no opposition to his peculiar methods
OF benevolence while he practiced them
on people OF no particular standing, but
when the doctor hastened the death OF a
we'll known land proprietor named szlavy,
who was slowly dying OF cancer, the rel
atives OF the dead man presented vio-
lent protest and demanded the prosecu-
ton OF Eotvos.
The physician declared on trial he was
actuated by humane motives and had
NEARLY eased the journey OF his victims
TO the inevitable goal. This defense was
not accepted ythe court Eotvos was ac-
quilted OF malice, but found guilty OF
homicide without malice and sentence
ito a long term OF Imprisonment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
American Bridge-building.

All existing railroad spans OF over 800
feet have been built since 1870 and prob
ably more In America than in all the rest
OF world together; and certainly these
are much better and cheaper and have
been more rapidly and safely constructed
than those OF any other country. In a
word, American engineers have built
most OF the greatest and most difficult
bridges I'm the world. and I'm less than
half n century, largely within the last
quarter-century, have developed the art
no other sort OF construction has reached
in hundreds OF years. They have brought
II 20 practical limits that cannot be
greatly extended until somo radically
new material is provided that is notably
stronger, cheaper. or lighter than steel
This Is the triumph OF the profession OF
bridge engineering.-From the Century
for June.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
MONTHS WORK.
Agent Smith Makes Report TO
Anti-CruG|ty Society.

The executive committee Of the Rhode
Island Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty 20 Animals held it's regular meet
ing Tuesday afternoon at the office Of
the society. President Samuel s Durfee
presiding
The general agent presented his report
for the month OF May, which shows cases
Investigated as follows: Cruelty beating
animals, two: overlooking, one; over
driving. two; depriving Of food six
horses working when UNIT for labor,
Coz disabled animals taken from work
q; working when diseased. three: working
with bad harness, n: torturing animals.
three: manning. one one case OF CLAN
ders was reported. The total number OF
animals killed was 2e-two horses, two
dogs and 25 cats. Sixty persons were
admonished for various offences. The
total number Of animals involved was
iii. viz: Horses, IS; dogs. six; cows.
three: cats, 30 a home was found for
two cats.
There were slx-cases prosecuted,-fip Ave
IN the Sixth district court and one in the
Eighth district court. The total amount
OF fines imposed was tS.
Upon recommendation OF the general
agent Abraham l.. Hawkins. Of Che
pachet. and William r.. Austin OF East
Greenwich. were appointed local prose
cutting agents-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
National Customs.

When Sir Charles Napier was exer-
cising military rule in India, he showed
extraordinary skill as an administrator.
He availed himself as much as possible
OF the framework of government pre-
viously existing, and used a wonderful
tact In answering the Hindu mind ac-
cording TO its own form of thought
Make no avoidable change in the an
cient laws and customs" he said to his
subordinates. "The conquest of coun-
try is sufficient convulsion for the peo-
pie, without abrupt changes In their
habits and social life"
one custom. however, he did abolish.
and his method OF doing 1t showed his
wisdom I'm admintratorship. This was
the practice OF sutteeism-the burning OF
widows on the funeral piles or their
husbands; and he not only put his foot
firmly down on IT, but met counter argd-
ments In the only manner possible.
The custom had been formally abol-
ished by Lord. william Bentwick In 1879;
but evidently Il was still practiced dog
en- years later when Sir Charles was In
India.
When he proclaimed his intention of
suppressing sutteeism, the priests came
to him 10 protest. on the ground that all
nations had customs 10 be respected,an
that sutteeism was one of them. Napier
affected TO be impressed by the argu-
ment.
"Be Il So" said he. THE burning or
widows is your custom. Prepare the pile
But my nation has also a custom. when
men burn women alive, we hang them
and confscate all their property. My
carpenters shall therefore erect gibbets.
on which every one concerned In wild
ow's burning shall be hanged. Let us
all act according to national custom. -
ExchanRe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

The munihcence OF worthy citizen
years ago made IT unnecessary for Woon.
socket to be indebted to Mr.. Carnegie for
q public library. In order that the city
might have suitable apartments for its
officers Il was deemed best 10 purchase
the Edward Harris library, which was In
charge OF trustees. The northern city is
bound by the supreme courts decree 90
appropriate annually, at least. 5000 for
more ways than one better that the glft
OF Mr.. Harris should be under the control
OF all the citizens than under the charge
OF trustees, however competent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

utes have to run the gauntlet OF the
courts, as TO their constitutionality. As
a matter OF fact. any law which seeks to
effect great or radical reform is usually
declared 20 be unconstitutional.
Under these circumstances a govern.
ment by the people can be brought abom
only by giving 10 majority OF the quail
ihed electors direct control OF their or
ganic law. Such control can be secured
through an amendment OF the state con.
stitution. which shall give 10 a reasonable
minority OF the electorate-say 1000 OF
5oO voters I'm Rhode Island-the power te
propose future amendments. With this
right gained. fundamental reforms now
unconstitutional. can be put gradual,
and deliberately into the organic law
The one thing 10 work for. therefore, Is
the Constitutional Initiative
l.. It. CARVIN,
Lonsdale, May 10. 1909.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

II is distressing news that Count Won
Buelow, the German premier. furnishes.
He says the Polish lawyers, Polish doc
tors and Polish contractors insist on push.
Ing Others aside In the Polish provinces
of the German empire. IL does seem
strange that men should insist on the
right TO make living In their native
land at the expense OF their conquerors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
DIE ..

cAREY-At Manila, p. l.. 25th ult., Dam
iel c. Carey. son OF Edward and Alice
McCabe Carey, aged 22 years. Resi-
| dence at Geneva
bOFF-In Bristol. 9th inst. Henry Con,
! aged 81 years.
tAWES-In East Providence, 9th inst.
lChester Arthur. son OF Ella ID. and Ad-
Olson =. Hawes.
IpNGBOTTOM-In Scituate. II. l., 9th
Inst. Sarah H.. wife OF Fred Longbot-
,om. aged Sc years.
MLCOLM-In this city. 10th inst.
ames Malcolm. aged So years.
M&ENNA-In this city. 10th inst, Mary
NcKenna-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
The Voice of
The People
LABOR UNIONS IN POLITICS.

Editor Providence News:
The question Is often asked should Ia
Dor unions take politics into their organ
ization l hould ay no, butts should labo:
unions go into politics. / should say their
full duty as unions will not be complete
until they do so. Every union man should
register before the Goth day of June. Not
only should you register yourself but you
should get friend or associate TO do like
wise
IL you do you can regain that inde-
pendence and freedom which the consti-
tuition of the United States said you
could have and which the constitution OF
Rhode Island says you shall not have un-
less you pay a tax on $lSi worth of prop
erty.
or course that is a great amount for a
working man to be possessed OF but when
you acquire that amount and pay that tax
you are gaining the rights of other citi-
zens OF the United States. Then you are
entitled to Il In the marble palaces on the
Hill or In the city council n a represent
ative OF the people, II so elected. BY pay
ing that tax the government OF Rhode
Island puts the seal OF intelligence on
you. Surely II is quite an honor for a
small amount OF money.
The present trouble between th.s Union
railway and its employees was caused by
outside professional agitators. so says
Marsden ]. Perry. He believes so, your
government believes so The people OF
Rhode Island have no right 10 think for
know when you are oppressed
The Union railway does not believe I'm a
shorter work day They want about three
hundred names on their list seeking en-
ployment Reduce the hours OF labor and
you take away from them that power
which they use rs n weapon 10 keep their
employees I'm submission. The legislature
should have known better than TO pass a
bill against the interest Of the railroad
company without first consulting its Of
constitutional or no.
Let. "are you registered" be tho pass
word among working men. DO not let that
excuse continue until the last of June, 'I
forgot" Regiter and he In potion q
defeat amendments that will he presented
30 YOU at the coming election which are
framed 10 faten more tightly on Won the
shackles of unjust legislation. which YOU
are suffering under. REGISTER and send
men 20 renreesnt you pledged 20 support
the Constitutional Initiative. the only
constitutional method by which you can
secure n government for tho people and
by the people
T. ". KEHoE.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL"
EDITOR Providence News
The passage OF laws for tho benefit of
tho public M large is both difficult and
infrcquent. And wtsn enacted such stn1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

Hon. Whitelaw Reid. special ambassa.
dor 10 the coronation. has been made ,
doctor OF laws by the University OF Cam.
bridge His mastery services as a news
paper editor should have suggested n
more appropriate degree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

The motormen and conductors who are
on strike, are not Of the migratory class.
They are permanent, useful. law abiding
and In every way desirable citizens and
quite unlike the professional strike break.
ers, who have been imported 20 supplapt
them on the cars OF the United Traction
company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

II President Roosevelt applies some Of
that strenuousness which II 50 character.
istic OF him to the settlement Of the min.
ers' strike. there Is every reason to be-
nsve the trouble in the anthracite region
win be settled very quickly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

In one way. at least. the school COM
mlttee has displayed wisdom. I, has not
attempted 20 carry out the recommend
alton OF its executive committee I'm favor
OF the abolition OF free text books.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

A vote on the isthmian canal measure
Is promised on Saturday. The business In
terests Of the entire country demand thai
a canal be assured and that the best route
possible be selected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
Detected by Misspelt Word,

In case OF political Importance. the
whole case OF which hinged upon the
question OF the genuineness OF certain
letters. the most important witness was
while under examination. suddenly taken
by surprise by being called upon TO write
down particular word which occurred I'm
the letters. The slip OF paper was hand
I'd back with the word misspelt in an
identically similar fashion 10 that In
which ~ appeared In the correspondence
and the clever forgcr was soon after de-
tected - the witness himself
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

Ex-Mayor Van wyck Of New York has
not been requested merely 10 go away
back and sit down. but has been told that
II he doesn't obey orders he will be sat
upon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

tate man. The Chicago court Judge who
considered the matter somewhat decided
that the Chicago man must be the author.
Possibly NJ Rostand will get justice in
New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

NJ Rostand. through his counsel. Abe
Hummei. Is going to ask the United
States court TO pass on the authorship ot
"cryano de Begerac" which f. now
sialmed by Mr.. Gross, a Chicago real es.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

Lord Roberts appears TO have been lost
on the depths OF the shadow cast by Lord
Kitchener.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

The one saddening feature Of the coro-
nation will be the public temperance OF
Britain's poet laureate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

The prosecution OF the Beef Trust
does not appear TO have ended the trusts
persecution OF the people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

strong enough and that the brand will be
neither Guinness nor Burton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

II IL hoped the tea" 20 be furnished
1900 servants by Queen Alexander will be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
YOU WOULD LIKE TO

Know who will launder your linen best
and give longest wear. Phone. 2eS7-2.
ITntDr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

Some newspapers are keeping up the
fiction that the American people still
have war on their hands in the far Pa
cihc but there is very little TO support
their contention. The dreadful possibli-
ties of the Moro campaign, as pictured
by the alarmists who announced that
General Chaffee had declared war on two
million people by demanding the punish
ment OF the murderers OF ArN 5ican SOL
diers. have not been realized. "-Pittsburg
Gazette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
= II. KEIIoE.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL"

EDITOR Providence News:
The passage OF laws for the benefit of
tho public M large is both difficult and
infrcouent And wbsn enacted such stn1-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11

THE prevailing confidence among Re-
publicans in Washington as 10 the abili-
" Of the party TO carry the elections this
fall and secure majority In the next
House OF Representatives Is only a re-
feXion OF the situation as seen by can
did observers. philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-20

The Sultan and the Ants,

The Westminster Gazette tells the fol-
lowing story. whose author is a con-
sui resident at Tangier:
THE French government presented
a fine automobile to the Sultan, and
sent over an expert chauffeur to run
it for him. The potentate was charmed
by the new means of covering the
ground, and it looked as though horses
and state carriages would go to the
stable for good.
But one day when the Sultan was
spinning along a road the machinery
got out of order and the carriage es-
capped from the chauffeur's control.
Then a tire exploded and the steering
gear refused to work. The machine
ran away.
THE Sultan called upon it to stop,
but it refused to obey. Then the ma
chine struck a rock, and both the Sui
tan and the chauffeur were launched
into space. while the automobile turn
ed over with the wheels stifl spinning
THE Sultan was not badly hurt, but
he limDed back to town, and sent the
royal blacksmith out with the royal
sledgehammer to smash the royal auto
to royal smithereens.
"Then he forbade by an edict, an or
der, ukase. a law, a proclamation,
and a bull that any of his subjects
should ever import or use an automo-
Ini1a -
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-20
PERSONAL.

"A very comfortable job is that held
by A. S. Pratt of Washington. He is
the agent in the capital of $500 nation
al banks and it is his daily duty on
behalf of these institutions to see and
count the bills of these banks which
are sent to the Treasury Department
to be destroyed "macerated," as they
call it there. After carefully counting
and keeping a record of these bills he
personally sees that they are chopped
up. His fees range from IS to $25 per
annum from each bank, and Mr. Pratt
has become rich at the business.
The Critic publishes a skit purport-
ing to reproduce conversation be-
tween Andrew Carnegie and King Ed
ward. The former confides his rule
of life" to the monarch in the follow
ing words: 1T may be summed up in
the phrase, When in doubt found a
library l find the rule admirable and
most restful. If 1 received begging
letter and don't know how to reply to
1t, 1 found a library, and when that
is over the solution is simple. If 1
miss a train, found a library. If din
ner is late, l found a library. The 9TH
er night 1 couldn't sleep; l got up and
founded three libraries. On wet days
when 1 can't play golf, it's something
fearful the number of libraries l
found"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-20
A GentIeman's Game.

Bigby Bell says that friend of his
went down to Newport last summer,
and while wandering around came to
table where two men were playing
poker, says the Detroit News.
AS Bells friend came up one of the
players said: I'll bet $4,000" RAISE
you $780," said the other. "What've
you got?" asked No. l. 1.-TWO pair, !"
responded No. 2. Moneys yours. "
said No. 1. tossing his cards into the
deck. The lucky man drew in the long
green, while his competitor went on
with the deal without a glance at the
other mans winning cards. After this
performance had been repeated several
times Bells friend asked
Say, what kind of game are you
fellows playing? Why don't you look
at each others hands?"
This is a gentleman's game" said
one of the players, severely. I'VE
never look at each others cards"
Hastily thrusting his hand into his
pockets Bells friend said. excitedly:
Gimme $4,000 worth of chips,
quick"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-20
THEY WANT A GUARANroR.

Germany and Great Britain would
be only too glad to submit their
claims against Venezuela to arbitra-
ton If the United States would agree
to guarantee the award if the decis-
ion should be against her. In the
dispatches from both Berlin and
London the intimation appears that
the British and German governments
would like the United States to guar
antee their claims.
The United States are not going to
guarantee the payment of the claims.
That has been made clear by the po-
sition they have taken in regard to
the trouble. If Germany and Great
Britain had the idea that by making
demonstration gainst Venezuela the
United States would come forward and
rather than have a continuance of the
trouble, they are finding out their mis-
take
There is nothing in the Monroe doc
trine that is threatened by the action
that Germany and Great Britain are
likely to take in their efforts to get
their money. They are free to take
the steps against Venezuela that they
would take, under similar circum-
stances against Turkey or one of the
smaller states of Europe. They must
not however, seize Venezuelan terri
tory. That would be a violation of the
Monroe doctrine. and would call for
the interference of the United States.
There is no reason why the United
States should guarantee the German
and British claims. Germany and
Great Britain knew when their sub
jects loaned money to Venezuelans for
the purpose of building railroads that,
in the event the money was not re-
! paid, territory could not be taken in
compensation for It, They did not
therefore act without full knowledge
of the situation. There isn't a single
| reason why the United States should
guarantee the claims. The party that
/ should propose to guarantee them
would. in all probability, suffer great
| loss of popularity.
The Monroe doctrine cannot be con-
| strued to mean that it imposes an OBJ
| legation upon the United States to as
sumo responsibility for the debts of
| Central and South American states,
the means of shielding these states
when they seek to avoid the payment
of their debts.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-20
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Dividend Notice, Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company;
Ship Notice, ]. F. Minis & Co., Agents;
Xmas Turkeys, Etc, M. S. Gardner;
Now Is. Your Time to Select, Jas. j.
Joyce: Notice to Members of the Bar.
Business Notices-Plum Puddings, A.
NJ. & c. w West.
More Inviting Than Ever-B. II.
Levy & Bro.
Those 1908 Juvenile Wheel--T. A.
Bryson.
Special Daily Sales No. 1s-B. H.
Levy & Bro.
Christmas Presents-Allen Bros.
Amusements - when We Were
Twenty One" at Theater To-day and
Tonight; "A Jolly American Tramp"
at Theater Monday.
Silverware-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Baker's Cocoa; Malta Vita.
Medical-Thatcher Medicine Co.;
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Whisky-Hayner's Rye.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.