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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
NOTES FROM THE HbRb0R.

The following vessels have arrived and
sailed during the past - hours. Arrivod
Steamers Chester w. Chaplin, Hazard. Nir-
ginia, Wise New York; Queen City. Gray
Seaconnet: Bay Queen. Bowen, FAN Riv-
er and return; q. w. Danielson, Dodge
Block Island; Warwick, Newport and re-
turn: Essex, Parker. Baltimore. Sailed
steamers Chester w Chaplin, New YORK
Norman. Chase. Philadelphia: tugs Cas-
pee; barges Tunkhannah, Musconetcong.
The work OF digging out the Block ISL
and steamers dock was began today.
The steamer NeaZie has been fitted with
a new foremast.
Owing TO break I'm the engine. the
steamer Virginia OF the JOY line did not
leave her dock in New York until early
yesterday morning. and arrived hsre at
$3.50 last evening and laid over
The schooner Sarah Quinn was made
ready for sea on Easter morning and
when about ready 10 sail Capt. Lynch
dropped his anchor again. and since
then she has lain on Tracy's reef and Is
now referred To- as Tracy's reef lightship.
Word has becu received I'm this port
that the barge Mystic Belle that left this
port few days ago has been lost OF Mt
Pleasant, n. j., and Is Is believed that
her crew has been lost. ~ ~
A yawl from the wreck hearing the
name of Mystic Belle has been found on
the shore.
This barge was adrft for some time.
during February and was found and tow
ed 90 Newport.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
SPINE CUT
TO remove
A TUM0R.
Surgeons Compelled TO Re-
movsElght- Inch SsctionFrom
Mrs. Mehan's Backbone.

New York, April "a remarkable and
difficult surgical operation was performed
on Mrs Frank c. Mehan, OF No. 100 West
Seventy-eighth street. at the New York
hospital. when eight inches OF her back
bone was taken out TO permit the removal
of tumor that pressed upon the spinal
cord.
The operation was performed by Dr.
Frank Hartley, OF No - West Fiftieth
Fraenkel. IL was witnessed by Drs.
Charles II. Juett, Cornelius Dumont,
Charles Bisby T.. s. Kenyon and the en-
tire stan of house surgeons OF the hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Mehan, who Is the wife OF a
for nearly five years. Her -allment puz-
zled many specialists. She suffered In
tense pain and two years ago DIR. Rob-
ert Weir performed an operation on her
for appendicitis.
The pain continued. and other physi-
Helmuth thought she was suffering from
acute sciatica, and ordered her removal
10 the Flower hospital for an operation.
DIR. Helmuth changed his opinion, how
ever.
Finally DR.. Cornelius Dumont. the fam
who diagnosed the case as a tumor grow
ing against the spinal cord. Ii was found
that In order TO get TO the tumor in the
place DIR. Fraenkel had located IL. Sec
ton OF the backbone would have TO be re-
moved. and Dr. Hartley. welding the
knife cut out section nearly eight inches
I'm length
A tumor was found pressing against the
spinal cord at the spot described bv DR..
Fraenkel, and this was cut out. The pa
tient rallied fairly well from the opera
tion. 1t is expected she will recover en-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
EAST PROVIDENCE.

on Sunday evening Edward Ashe made
an assault upon Eugene Carpenter. and
fer this he was arrested at an early hour
this morning and was fined $40 and costs.
John j Bowden was given a surprise
party at his home on Central avenue Mon
day evening in honor of his 10th birthday.
There were about as present and the FIVE
cities OF the state were represented
There was plenty OF music and other
sorts of amusement and at 1O:3O n supper
was served. The table was very tastefully
decorated with flowers and ferns and I'm
the centre was mamouth cake, hordcred
with ~ lighted colorcd candles. The affair
was a very cnioyable one.
There was "A vfry large attendance at
the meeting cf Reliance lodge of odd Eel
lows last evening when one candidate was
given the lnitiatcry degree and four the
first degree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
PHILIPPINES.
Report Showing Commerce Of
the Islands for Eleven Months

Washington, April 9.-The insular divi-
sion OF the war department has prepared
for publication statement giving in COM
parative form the commerce OF the Philip
pine Islands for the II months ended Nov.
30. 1901 and 1900.
IL Is shown that the total value of mer-
chandise imported during the II months
ended Nov 80 1901 was s27 .2i9S13, against
S22. 49,. "a for the corresponding period OF
1900. The exports OF merchandise during
the II months ended Nov. so. 1901. amount
cd To S23. 266. IS0 against 81, ,069. .JG6 for the
same period in 1900 These figures show
an increase of II per cent I'm the imports
and ten per cent In the exports
The value OF merchandise coming from
Nov. 30 1901, Was S,190,976, an increase of
sl.ll5,5lI over the corresponding period of
1907. while the exports FOR the period OF
Sl,70S,7iS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09

the fact that 2700 weavers are on strike
against IL proves that IL Is a very serious
matter. The weaxers OF the American
Woolen company is intelligent enough TO
know that an ounce OF prevention Is worth
a pound of cure. We know OF no sympa-
thetic strike. The weavers In mills where
the two-loom work is not In practice
know II will soon be up to them IL they
do not resist, and they are resisting. They
know what IL Is and don't want IL. Many
have quit the high-priced jobs where IL
IL done and have gone TO these other
mills They don't want IL TO follow them.
"As to yardage OF production large
buyer from Boston. not satisfied with the
statements OF the American Woolen COM
pany as to- their ability To place orders
came to Olneyville TO investigate for him.
self lie stated before leaving that he
had placed an order with the American
Woolen company for s9 sample cuts and
all he received was eight cuts. Mr..
Woods statement regarding strikers go
ing 10 other parts OF the state looking
for double-loom jobs Is utterly absurd
He says that for eight years the weavers
worked contentedly on two looms The
only comment needed Is that Mr.. Wood
doesn't know what he is talking about
There have been four strikes here within
that period against the two-loom system.
REMINDED OF THE PAST.
''Mr. Wood says 9s per cent of the weav-
ers want to go TO work. lie might prop
erly have said 100 per cent want 10 go
back TO work. but not on two-loom work.
They want 10 forfeit he extra earnings
on the double looms a,id work for what
they can get on single looms.
I'm relation TO the claim that the looms
are so complete and have such attach
ments that they do the work automau-
cally, IL is only necessary TO say that the
double looms, arc the same az the simpie
looms. simply turned around on
the floor to face each other. They are
substantially the same as the looms or
dozen years ago and the double-loom sys-
TEN was not then i'm force.
THE sorrow expressed by Mr.. WOOD Tor
his employees being out of work Is very
touching. But we cannot forget the ease
and grace with which he so recently or
dered c0O0 of them TO be locked out be-
cause a few dared TO strike against double
looms.
Regarding his claim that this strike
was brought about by strategy we have
only this TO say. our brand OF strategy
I'm striking against the double-loom work.
which ruins our eyes. impairs our health
and shortens the period in which we can
follow our trade is superior TO his strate-
gy ir ordering the lockout and In tying up
the whole business of the American
Woolen company for months rather than
remedy an evil which he himself has de-
clared is trivial thing and a very limited
feature OF the business, a feature that is
so limited that IL cannot be extended. He
Saws"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
he WANTED
THIRD WIFE,,
Raymond, with Two Spousss,
Planned an EIopsmenl.
MUST FACE, THREE WOMEN.
Is New 10 jail on BIgamy Charge and Three
Women Have Joined Hands 10
Prosecute Hin.

Yonkers, ". Y, April 9-walter Ray
mond. well known. good looking and jo-
vial. is now resting in the city prison. un-
able to furnish a $1,000 bond that he will
appear and explain many matrimonial es-
capades TO the satisfac Son of the court.
He is charged with bigamy.
Raymond Is a carpenter. and lived at
No. Is Riverdale avenue with one wife.
He stopped work at noon each Saturday.
Until he returned TO IL on Monday morn
ing, however. he was never seen about the
city, and always was supposed To be at
home with his wife.
~ IL now charged that this time was
usually spent In the company of another
wife at Trenton, N j.; or IN the company
OF a young woman i'm New York with
whom IL is now charged Raymond was
planning 10 elOpc.
Nothing occurred to mar the domestic
happiness or the Yonkers Mrs. Raymond
but the regular absence OF her husband
Saturday evenings and Sunday This he
always refused to explain.
A short time ago, however, Mrs. Ray
mond discovered a letter addressed MY
Dear Husband" and written by woman
In Trenton. The Yonkers wife said moth
Later she visited Trenton and there
found wife No. 2. She had been Miss
Margaret Hunt and was married to Ray
the Methodist church. at Trenton. Three
children have btsen born as "A result OF
this marriage. from the Trenton wife IL
was learned that Raymond had repre-
sented himself as a widower
Returning to Yonkers, Mrs. Raymond
said nothing of her discovery, but await
ed the time to spring the trap which had
been planned with the Trenton wife.
on Friday she made a further discov-
cry. Another letter was found addressed
MY Dear Love-" and In II were discussed
the details of a proposed elopement with
another woman I'm New York city. From
this IL was learned that the couple were
To go away on Monday evening. Seeing
that there was no time to lose Mrs. Ray
mond visited Judge Kellogg at his home
and, after explaining the case, secured a
warrant for her husbands arrest.
Raymond will be arraigned In court this
afternoon, when IL Is expected that the
the New York girl. whose name is with
held The prisoner refuses TO discuss his
case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
POLICE MAKE A RAID

That night the Shrewsbury bagnio was
pounced upon and all its occupants taken
TO Worcester.
Yesterday the offenders were placed on
trial.
Miss McCusker. like brave girl. stood
up TO the rack and. on her testimony. Miss
Dufresene received three sentences of six
months each and Buckland was bound
over TO the grand jury. The complaint
against him was for OBTAINING a girl I'm a
house OF ill-repute.
The woman was sentenced for maintain
ing house of ill-repute and for harboring
i'm IL a girl OF previous good character.
So complete was the Dufresene woman 8
mourning disguise that when Miss Nc
Cusker saw her yesterday In ordinary
street clothing she hardly knew her.
Agent Thurber was told by Miss NC
Cusker that the woman informed her last
Friday she had inveighed several girls to
her house from Providence, but that she
had hoen una hla 10 keen them there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09

tended such a remarkable first-night per-
formance.
There was not the slightest hitch or
break, and the whole performance was
remarkably smooth and finished i'm every
detail. Miss Evesson quite won my heart
Even aside from her superb acting, she
is bound TO win the hearts OF everybody
by her daintiness and charm OF manner.
and her unquestionabie beauty OF face
and figure. She wore some magnificent
gowns. too. particularly the one I'm the
second act, magnificent white liberty
attn. made over accordion plated white
liberty gauze, and trimmed magnificent
ly with bow-knots of chenille. and silver
spangles Another was the dainty gown
of point d'esprit. trimmed with applique
OF dainty tint of lavender. with panne
velvet trimmings IN fact, girls. all the
dresses of the ladies' were simply grand
The men, too, made an awfully nice APP
pearance. at least all except Mr.. Hum
phreys, and he looked too villainous TO be
really good to look at. However, I'm spite
OF the fact that I always make up my
mind To dislike the villain, / couldn't do
so In this case. for never saw such an
artistic. finished performance as he gave
Little Mr.. Weldon. too, was fine. He's
the dearest little. fellow, just the kind OF
chap I'd like TO wear on my chain He's
awfully clever, too. Oh dear me, L
could Keep on forever, eNpauatins ABOUT
the virtues OF this idolized company, but
of course you all know about IL. and when
you see the performance you can't help
but agree with me. / suppose you think |
am exaggerating, but you just walt, and
see II you don't enthuse even more than
] have done. Really, l myself. would keep
on enthusing were it not for the fact that
must go to the chief and report. Good
bye. girls, don't fail to see THE Masquer-
aders."
THE MATINEE GIRL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
CARRIED TO WORCESTER

In reality she had been carried 10 Wor-
cester. There Miss Dufresene made sun
dry purchases OF provisions and then took
her companion on an electric car TO
Shrewsbury. reaching the house al 1880
In the evening.
Being very tired Miss McCusker at once
went 10 bed. Along toward evening the
next day she discovered what kind OF a
trap she had been taken into. One OF the
other inmates told her.
Miss McCusker went TO the keeper OF
the house and demanded money with
which 10 pay her fare home. but was told
to wait until Monday, when she would
have plenty of money.
Prior 10 seeing the girl who had In
formed her OF the character OF the house
Miss McCusker had been given bundle
containing fancy slippers, decollete un-
derwear and a wrapper.
Also before she was told what the
house was, two young men who were
drunk, called and when she resented
these approaches she was invited to an
other room where the wretched woman
who enticed her there chided her for not
being more responsive
Ii was when she was protesting that
she wanted nothing 10 do with these for
any other men. that the other girl, per-
hsps out OF pity; perhaps desirous of
saving one from her own fate. impaired
the information which made Miss Nc
Cusker almost faint with fear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
LIKE MARBLE.
Body Of Negro Treated by a
New EmbaIming 4 Fluid.

Battle Creek. Mich. April e--The body
of John Leek, an aged negro. who died six
months ago. and which was turned over
to an undertaken, in order that he might
test a new embalmlng fluid has been
exhumed.
The body has the consistency OF vulcan
lied rubber and might readily pass for
a statue Of black marble. as the petrifed
flesh Is hard enough 10 take n polish.
There Is not the slightest trace of decom-
position or wasting. the features retain
ing their fullness.
The eNperimenter says the fluid will
preserve the body for centuries N was
recently discovered by an Eastern chem
ical company and this test was the first
to be made.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
ARBITRATION OFFER
IS FIRMLY DECLINED.
Desire No Intervention on Part of
cFederatiOn- --StatementISSued
by the Executive Board.

The striking weavers at Olneyville
have declined the offer OF representative
of the Civic Federation TO submit the
question at issue to arbitration.
Chairman McDermott of the strikers
committee received a first communication
20 this effect from Marcus Marks. who is
at the head of the clothing cutters In
dustry and who is a member OF the ma
tional committee OF arbitration, other
wise known as the Mark Hanna Commit
tee of Thirty-six The reply OF Chairman
McDermott was that everything possible
had been done on the part OF the weavers
10 secure an amicable settlement
ARBITRATION DECLINED.
second communication from Mr..
Marks suggested that he have a confer
ense with Treasurer Wood to bring about
an understanding. The strike leaders
decided to inform Mr.. Marks there is no
misunderstanding and that the strik-
ers do not care 10 have intervention of
the kind Indicated.
The striking weavers are unanimous
I'm the expressions OF the opinion that the
new schedule of wages adopted by the
American Woolen company Is nothing
but "A reduction In wages.
The strikers assert that the action of
the trust management In making the
cutdown at this time Is I'm the nature
of punishment of the operatives for
making a fight against the two-loom
system and for carrying the warfare
into other districts.
The reduction of the pay Of the weav"
ers is estimated to amount TO about 10
per cent. and it was said Il might reach
IL per cent.
The weavers as whole now assert
they will make the struggle fiercer than
ever They deny there is 30 per cent. OF
the looms of the woolen trust now In OPP
GRAFTON. as claimed by Treasurer Wood,
and they also say the statement that the
strike would be at an end but for the
strategy OF Ave men of the textile union
is not founded on sense or facts.
EXECUTIVE BOARD SPEAKS.
There was a meeting of the executive
board of the strikers at Textile hall, last
evening in which the statements made
by Treasurer Wood of the American
Wooien company were considered and
statement in reply was issued as voicing
the views of the executive board.
The most forcible and convincing para
graph In the prouniciament follow:
Regarding the trifiing nature of the
two-loom system, IL Is TO the interest OF
the American Woolen company TO refer
to the two looms as trivial matter. But
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
BRUTE WITH A WHIP

The Buckland man came home at 4:30
o'clock and when Miss McCusker asked
him for money and was refused she said
that she would walk TO Worcester.
Buckland jeered at her and said that
the distance was too far for her TO walk
and that she would soon return and stop
at the house.
The brute went out 10 the barn 10 put
up his horse and wagon and watching her
chance Miss McCusker slipped out of
the house and ran TO the highway not
knowing In what direction she was go
ing.
Buckland saw her as she passed out the
gateway and selling horsewhip started
in pursuit.
Miss McCusker ran all the faster and
was almost exhausted when a young
woman, named Stella Hastings. who was
driving toward the house from which the
frantic girl escaped and who had. heard
the screams of the fugitive. held up hei
horse and asked IL the fugitive was beine
pursued and II she wished 10 get away
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
A FRIEND IN NEED

Miss McCusker was crying violently;
but managed TO say that she was endeav-
oring TO make her escape from the man
and the house TO which she had been
lured
Miss Hastings was driving 10 Worcester
10 bring her sister home but retracing
her course took Miss McCusker TO her
home.
Her parents are Leo l.. and Mary l..
Hastings of Shrewsbury.
They made her comfortable for the
night having first been Informed of her
terrible experience.
Saturday morning they drove to Wor-
cester, taking Miss McCusker with them,
and at their request she repeated her
story 10 Chief Stone at the Waldo street
station.
As soon as Chief Stone heard the narra-
tive he recalled Agent Thurber's letter
and arranged for a raid He first provided
Miss McCusker with transportation and
a. "a her sa felv off for Providence
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
FURTHER PROSECUTION

Mr. Thurber intends. when the Massa-
chusetts sentences have been completed.
to prosecute the Dufreseue woman here
rs a procuress and in the name OF inno-
cent young womanhOod he asks that all
girls who have been enticed TO the
Shrewsbury house and made good their
escape. communicate with him as soon as
possible.
The other two wretches are under espion-
age and will be- arrested the first time
they come To this city and undertake to
carry on their nCfarious work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
WHAT CHEER LAUNDRY,
HATHAWAY BROTHERS.
80 BURGESS sTREgr.

Our new building r. completed. and Ne
extend a cordial invitation 10 our frienos
and the public to call and examine H.
We have wnat IL considered ~ exp.rs
the finest laundry plant In the counhys
and IRON a sanitary point u perfect.
With ou- present facilities We are pre-
pared TO DO a largely Increased pusiness
refuse any work.
We solicit your patfcnake eno oe@
antee patisfaction In even rs9oeoS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09
NINE. LILLIAN NORDICA
IN SONG RECITAL

At Infantry Hall next Tuesday evening
Sale of seats will commence tomorrow
morning at 10 Westminster street, second
door below Arcade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09

Caterine Powen was oJjudged 10 be
insane In the Sixth district court. today.
and was ordered committed % the state
hospital for the insane. The assault case,
on which she was tried. yesterday. was
discontinued
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RESCUED.
CONTINUED from mage One.)

Continued from page One.)
the station and got on car She was
kept busy talking and did not heed what
the brakeman said and as she supposed
alighted from the train at Pawtucket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-09

THE ALBEE-Chas Horn. Fannie Mid
gley. Browns in Town Coz Mrs. NJ.
Barter. Boston: Frank Ganley. Narragan-
sett Pier. y A Hunt. New York: Geo
Mooch and wife. Portland. Me: A w Eng
nnd. New Bedford; chas Spencer. Phila-
delphis.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-08
rH KENT.
PERSONAL CHAT.

Mrs T. J. Mulcahey and two little daughters of New Milford spent Sun. day with her mother, Mrs Burkhardt. The Misses Alice Baldwin and Julia Richmond have been visiting Miss Flora Warehouse. Parties from New Britain are camp. ing at Hatch Pond. Henry Brown and friends from Bridgeport pitched their tent at Hatch Pond last Saturday for a weeks stay.
 Miss Nita Duvall spent Sunday in North Kent: a guest of Mrs Henry Lines.
 Leroy Gaines has recovered from his recent illness and returned to his home in Bridgeport.
 Miss Alma Anderson of New York is spending few days with her brother, GuStavuS Anderson.
 Mrs Gilbert Monroe and daughter of Great Darlington, Mass, are visiting at Seth MOnroe's.
 Mrs Woolsey and daughter have re- turned to Miss Helen Straight s, after few weeks visit in other places.
 w. A. Boyd of New Milford spent Sunday at Robert BOyd'S.
 MT and Mrs Robert Dunlap of New Milford were at Seth Monroe's, Sun- day.
 The peace and quiet of our little hamlet was greatly disturbed one night last week by blowing of horns and ringing of bells, which proved to be a party of young people from Kent, out for a ride.
The Newtown bee., 1902-08-08
BRIDGEWATER.
MRS DAISY MYRTLE PULLS

A cloud of sorrow settled over this on Friday morning when word reached the village that Mrs Daisy Myrtle Pulls, who has been ser iously i'll with typhoid fever for the past three weeks, was dead. Her flu neral was held on Saturday at her late residence, 137 Shelton street, Bridge port. at 8.45, and services were held in this village, Rev George l.. Taylor of New Milford conducting services. Amid the bright sunshine and beauti- full flowers she was laid to rest in the family plot in the Center cemetery. Her age was 26 years, months, 9 days She leaves besides ner husband three small children, two sisters and mother and one brother, swhO have the sym pathy of all in this their hour of sor- row.
 Miss Hattie DeForest of New Haven is the guest of Miss M. A. Morris.
 MT and Mrs John Waite of Lanes vile were calling on friends in town on Sunday.
 F. J. Wcllwood and two sisters, the Misses Madeline and Jennie Wellwood of Jersey City were the guests of Mrs F. J. WellwOod over Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Mrs Andrew Greer, Jr., of New Milford, were in town one day this week.
 Rev MT Downe, a former pastor, preached at the Congregational church on Sunday.