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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
DIAMONDS STOLEN FROM HOTEL.

New York. June 13-Eight thousand
dollars worth Of diamonds are alleged 10
have been stolen from ] II. Taylor and
wife at the Seymour hotel and under ar
rest are Alice Howard. who is employed
In the hotel. and Norman H. Powell No
trace OF diamonds or pawntickets were
found at their home, but some Of the
hotel silverware was found and they were
unable 20 explain its presence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
VETOED By GOV. BATES.

Boston. June iS--Governor Bates has
vetoed the bill modifying the act passed
last year. compelling the national banks
and savings banks. TO occupy separate
offices.
The veto message was filed with the
clerk OF the senate today, but ~ will not
be made public until the senate meets
Monday This years bill left the ques-
tion OF a separation of the offices 10 the
discretion OF the hank commissioners.
Last years bill compelling the separation
was passed at the suggestion OF Governor
Crane
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
HELD ON EMUszzlsxENT CHARGE.

Dover. n. IL. June 12--After wniving
examination IN the Dover police court
today Fred G. Keith was held by Judge
Frost I'm $500 for his appearance At the
September term Of the superior court.
Keith Is charged with embezzling the
sum of 81 500. from the New Hampshire
State College at Durham. OF which ha
was purchasing agent.
The case came up today on continuance.
Solicitor Scott appearing for the state.
and Mayor Whitternore for the defend
anti
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
NOT SIGHTED YET.
Sir Thomas llpton's flotlIIa Has Not ye,
Reached New York;

New York. June 13.-Up to / o'clock
today the Upton feet had not been
sighted. II. II. Davies. Sir Thomas
Lipton's New York representa- ative, was
still cruising about the Sandy Hook
lightship on the tug Charles f. Matthews
Several incoming vessels were spoken
but none had sighted the cup challenger
and conveys.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
SnATCHED POCEETeOOE.

Michale Massa. IL years old. residing
on Arthur avenue. was arrested this
morning for snatching a pocketbook from
the hand OF Elmo Nobbin Of Camden
avenue. The Nobblin girl was In the
Public market and the boy. after getting
her purse. ran out To the foot OF the street
but was soon captured and the property
recovered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
PASSENGERS FROM THE SOUTH.

The following passengers arrived here
today on steamer Dorchester OF the Mer-
chants end Miners line: u. Kennedy. Mr.
James Mrs James. Mrs. Paige. MIR
Vickers. Mr. Long. u. II. Jackson and
wife. Mrs r. W Allen. c. c. Cole and
wife. 8 J. Lennox and wife. Miss s. Il.
Cole, G. Y. Cole, Miss Davidson
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
W0RTGAGE FOR 100000.

There was recorded at the city halh.
today. n mortgage for sloo.ooo. given by
the Providence Betting company TO the
United States Leather company =. -
As security land belonging 20 tho,
former company on North Main and
Charles streets with the buildings, rsf-ff
provements and machinery h offered
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
DIVORCE ALLOWANCES.

Annie y. Bassett who Is seeking a
divorce from her husband. Caleb Bassett.
was allowed SIS for counsel fees and 81
a week for her support by Judge Dubois
today.
The same Justice awarded the petit
tioner in the case Of Matilda NJ Tetrault
VS.. John B. Tetrault a counsel fee Of SIS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
NAY PROVE TOTAL LOSS.

ST Johns. n. r, June i2-iThe Allan
line steamer Norwegian. Capt White
from Montreal for Glasgow, with n gen
Codroy this morning IL 10 likely that
she will be a total wreck. Her crew are
throwing her cargo and cattle overheard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13

adoption. at the earliest practicable date
OF regulations for the employment OF la
borers In the Washington postoffice. In
accordance with the executive order OF
March 26. 1903. will. there Is reason 10
hope. put the employment OF laborers on
the basis of fitness and the needs OF the
service
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
MARINE REGISTER

Tomorrow sun rises at 4:lo; sets at
7:n.
High tides at 1851 a. m. and III p. m
The following vessels have arrived In
this port during the q hours just passed !:
Steamer Plymouth, Griffin, New YORK.
Steamer Larchmont. Wilcox, New York
Steamer Dorchester. Ryan, Baltimore.
Steamer City OF Newport, Newport and
return.
Steamer Bay Queen. Fall River and re-
turn.
steamer Queen City Tiverton and re-
turn.
steamer Mount Hope. Block Island and
return.
steamer New shorenam. Block Island
and return.
steamer Ruth r. Lutte Fall River.
Steamer John B. Collins, New York.
Schooner Mary +. Barrett, Baltimore.
2. g23 tons coal. RR.
SAILED.
Steamer Plymouth, New York.
steamer I,orchmont New York
steamer Norman. Philadelphia.
steamer Dorchester. Baltimore
Schooner J. X. Stedson. jacksonville
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
IRREGULARITIES IN
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Chairman Proctor Reports the Result of
His Investigation to Postmaster General
Payne-Civil Service Rules Violated.

SERVICE
GENERAL PAYNE THE
PosTMAs-
CHARGE OF VIOLATION OF
CIV WASHINGTON PosToFFicE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
CUBA.

booklet free giving the opinions of
our greatest hnsnciers who have visited
Cuba on It's wonderful resources Ad-
dress G. ]. Huelsenkamp, Havana. Cuba.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. 81
County OF Providence. SIS: ~-g-
l. Augustus II. Perfce. Cashier OF the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true 10 the
best of nv knowledge and belief. ~
AUGUSTUS n. PIERCE Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
EpwARp ED, p. SHELDON. Notary Public. :
Correct-Attest:
NICHOLAS SHELDON. =. .....---.
FRANCIS 3. BRONNELL. \ Directors
WILLIAM VI. POPE, - .ss.,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
County OF Providence, ss.:
l. NJ. j. Barber. Cashier OF the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true TO the best of my
knowledge and belief.
NJ ]. BARBER. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
11th day of June. 1903.
GILMAN E. JOPP. Notary Public.
Correct--Attest:
F. T.. RICHMOND,
SAML. r. DoRRANCE. Directors.
EDWD. D. PEARCE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
Tho Cotton Market.
Fall River Mil Stocks.

Reported for The News by G. NJ. HAF-
FARDS az CO, No. "a Bedford street,
Fall River, Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-13
AMERICAN /. / !.
NATIONAL BANK

REPORT
Of the condition OF the AMERICAN Ma
T1ONAL BANK. at Providence, In rne
state or Rhode Island. at the close OF
business June 9th. 1903:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30

problems that have evolved by main force from the case.
 The entire trouble at the outset at Indianola had its beginnings in an attempt of republican ring to put a man of their own choice into the In dianola postoffiee The mob was plau- hed with that end in view. The color line became involved because the can didate of the ring Is white man and Minnie v. Cox is a woman of the negro race. All know in Indianola that the choice lies between the two, and no one in that town has much to say when such a choice is presented. The settlement of the disagreement by the dropping of Minnie V. Cox's name from the pay rolls will, however, be welcomed, chiefly because the post office will be reopened by somebody, and things will become reasonably normal again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
Fence Wires for Telephones.

q met a man who was very much sur prised to learn that barbed wires are used in rural telephonic communication" :" said man who knows all about tele- phones.
 Tn some of the northwestern rural dis tricts where farmers houses are far apart and where the fields are all en- closed in barbed wire, it Is a very com mon thing to make these serve as tele- phone wires. Up in that country I have seen barbed wire fences twenty-five miles long without a break, and it is a matter of great economy to utilize them to carry the electric current instead of going to work and setting poles and stretching regular telephone wire.
 My friend was green enough to say that he did not see how an electric cur rent could travel along a wire that had barbs on it every six or eight inches. He thought the points would carry the current off into the air!
 ''The only trouble about using barbed wires is that when 1t rains they are so close together and so close to the ground that it Is easy for the current to be grounded. In many of the western dis tricts, however, they do not have so much rain as to make this serious objection to their use9'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
HUNGER KEENE.

From the New York Commercial.
 Keene has been a speculator ever since he was IS years old. He has made four fortunes and has failed three times. It Is interesting to note that his heaviest win nings were made on the bear side and his heaviest losses were made on the bull side of the market He accumulated fortune of $13OOO,O00 in California by causing panic in mining stocks. He came to New York and began speculatlng with Jay Gould. He tried to carry on a bull cam paign in the stock market and corner the wheat market at the same time. He lost his entire fortune and was heavily in debt. He started all over again, and last year his fortune was estimated at between s15o0O,OOO and s2O.o0o, OOo
 The last time Keene failed he made bargain with his wife that he would thereafter always give her one-half of whatever he made by speeulating, so that if he ever failed again she would be pro- vided for. He has faithfully kept his promise and Mrs. Keene Is now one of the wealthiest women in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
Gold From .he Rand.

Owing chiefly to want of labor the operators in the Rand are not rapidly increasing their output of gold. In June the product was but $4,900,000, whereas the mines yielded the month before the war with the Boers came or S9,190,000. Each month shows some increase, and if sufficient labor can be procured from the tribes in the in- terior of the Dark Continent, 1t is hoped that the monthly yield will be carried to the amounts reported before war put an end to all mining in 1899. The operating companies are overcom- ing the injuries to their respective properties, and repairs will soon be completed, and then the only problem to be solved will relate to labor in the mines. The negroes of Africa are very free, and they do not love to work, being in that respect not unlike many other people of whiter skins.
 It is plain that the Rand will not this year outrank the United States as gold producer We are still good for $SO,000,O0O year, and the Rand will not approach closely to that sum this year, whatever 1t may be able to do next year. Colorado is still the leader in this country, but her pre-emi- hence is threatened by Alaska. Grip pie, Creek has reached its maximum, but Alaska's possibilities are very great, and if the climate were not so inhospitable Alaska would eclipse all rivals, the Rand perhaps excepted. In the years to come It looks now as if the worlds gold supply would chiefly come from the Rand and from Alaska. Each has its problems, but the Anglo Saxons in each are equal to all prob lems, and great tide of gold will yet flow from both
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
St. Louis Naturallzation Frauds.

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 The two agents of the Jefferson club who were convicted in United States courts of naturalization frauds are serv- ing their sentences in the penitentiary National courts of justice do not run to technicalities. When a jury brings In verdict of guilty the government of the United States, If concerned, governs It. self accordingly In the United States courts 122 of the bogus naturalization pa perts have been set aside and several hundred more will be revoked These criminally false papers represented just that many Jefferson club votes run into the ballot boxes of St. Louis, which, since 1899, have been cateh-all for every conceivable crime against the honest rights of suffrage The 30,0O0 bogus names on the registration list; the police despotism at the polls; the ruffian attacks on respectable judges and clerks and the immensely padded returns in certain wards were not sup posed to be sufficient by the gang work ing their pleasure In St. Louis elections So the naturalization frauds were hatch ed and added to the list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
AName Wanted.

Tt is a source of perpetual embarras- ment to me. said Benedict, to know how and by what name to address my mother-in-law. My mother is alive and of course I call her mother, but live with my wifes mother and am con tinually being called upon either to speak to her or call her or in some way at tract her attention and 1t appears so formal and unsocial calling her Mrs. Blank.
 T understand the Frenchman calls her. belle-mere,' and that Is Just like him, to give her a name at once compliment tary and social. but as the good lady with whom I live does not understand French I am obliged to call her Missus and hate myself for doing 1t.
 Perhaps if there was contest started just as has been done In suggesting a name for other purposes. 1t might help to solve the difficulty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Noise and Smoke.

Something should be done to reduce if not altogether to abate two very great nuisances from which this city suffers" said visitor. T mean the noise and smoke. To a business man time is money. and the loss of time every man experl- ences who has to use a telephone whilst rumbling cars and wagons are passing along the streets is almost incalculable.
 Mention was recently made of suhstl- tuting asphalt for our present Belgian block streets. It has been done in Phil adelphia. where miles of streets were so changed to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. Your merchants could tell you of thousands of dollars worth of goods ruined by soot, with which the almos- phere is continually laden. Here is a field for the inventive genius to labor in with profit to himself and advantage to the public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
Hlah Tariff in EnuIand.

The landlord class in England have a sneahng desire to favor MT. Cham berlain's preferential tariff project. They want most of the preference themselves, leaving little for the colonies to share. Landlords the world over love privilege-that is to say, they desire an opportunity to bleed the masses of consumers. That is what a tariff is. It is always preferential, and the Chamberlain contrivance is no more preferential than any other. He has hitched 1t to imperialism in order to gain for 1t hearing.
 But next spring when a general cleo tion for members of parliament is to be held he and his project will get the blackest sort of an eye. The tory unionist party is endeavoring to re- pudiate the issue, but 1t has harbored it too much to repudiate it now. That party retains MT Chamberlain in power, and he openly advocates his pet scheme So in the general election the issue will not down." but the tory unionist organization will itself go down.
 The Balfour party is party of land lords, and of class. and it naturally wants to add the right to plunder the masses. A tariff is the most secret and yet the most trenchant device of that sort, and the landlords are willing to suffer one defeat if they can win in subsequent election. But free-trade England cannot be carried by the classes. The masses still rule there, and they will make this very plain when MT. Chamberlain's project comes before them next spring. They have plenty of object lessons. They see what home prices are in Germany and the United States-high home prices and low export prices-and they want none of 1t. The wreck of the con servative party next spring will make this plain even to MT. Chamberlain himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
Valuable Horse.

About two weeks ago the great horse race known as the Eclipse stakes, value s5O,000 was run at Sandown Park in Eng land" remarked a lawyer. "The remark able feature about this race Is not the value of the stakes but of the horses that ran in 1t. There were five horses in the race. Two of them had changed owners at the price of twenty thousand guineas each, one at twenty-one thousand guineas, one at eighteen thousand gulneas and the fifth cannot be bought. Reduced to Amer lean money these horses represent a total value of a half million dollars. With anil mais of this nature engaged, racing may well be termed a royal pastime."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
AT THE GATE.

By George Meredith. Outside the open gate a spirit stood. One called: Come ini" Then he: "Ah,
 if I could! For there within 'tis light and glorious But here all cold and darkness dwell with
 us," ''Then," said the other, "come-the gate
 is widel" But he: q wait two angels who must
 guide, cannot come unto thee without these; Repentance first and faith thy face that
 sees. weep and call; they do not hear my
 voice; never shall within the gate rejoice" 70 heart unwisel" the voice did answer
 him, T reign OCT all the hosts of seraphim. Are not these angels also in my hand? If they come not to thee, 'tis my com
 mand, The darkness chills thee. tumult vexea Are angels more than I? come into me-" Then in the darkness and restlessness
 and woe That spirit rose and through the gate
 did go, Trembling because no angel walked be-
 fore. Yet by the voice drawn onward ever
 more So came he weeping where the glory
 shone, And fell down crying, Lord, come
 aioner'
 And it was thee called" the voice
 replied; .Be welcome" Then Love rose, mighty
 tide That swept all else away. Speech found
 no place. But silence. rapt, gazed up into that face; Nor saw two angels from the radiance
 glide And take their place forever at his side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
HONOR FOR EoxHouNps.

From the Worcester Post.
 Orator, a famous foxhound owned by R. D. Perry of Phillipston, died recently of old age. Orator was we'll known to nearly every Worcester fox hunter and members Of the Worcester Fur company and the Brunswick Fur club. He was MT. Perrys favorite hound and was the hero of many a great run at the winter meets of the Brunswick Fur company, where his merits won a reputation that extend ed beyond Massachusetts. He, with Clinker, his kennel mate and winner of the Brunswick trials in 1891, lies buried on the slopes of Broad mountain, Phil lipston, in the midst of the hunting ground that so often echoed to their cry. They rest at the foot of great powder on which are chiseled their names and the inscription, My Favorite Fox hounds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
on the InstaIIment Plan.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
 Do you do business on the installment plan?" he asked of the tailor.
 The tailor looked dubious. for he knew something of the man. However, he finally admitted that he did business that way.
 ''In that case" said the customer, 'I would like to get suit of clothes on the installment plan"
 ',All right" said the tailor, "but of course you understand what our install- ment plan is?"
 Isn't it like all others?"
 Mot at all. You see, we deliver the clothes by installments, and your first payment will just about cover the vest When you make the next payment you will get the trousers. and when the bill is all paid we will deliver the coat.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
IndlanoIa Aqain.
himself.

President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox, after sitting on the In- dianola case for long time, have de- cided to bring the incident to an end on April 1 next by dropping the name of Minnie V. Cox from the pay roll. This will really be done in order to lift the administration out of an awk- ward and despotic hole before the cam paign is begun next year, but 1t will be done ostensibly to meet the opinion ol Attorney General Knox to the eff feet that salary cannot legally be paid to a postmaster who does not keep his or her office open, and whose office shows no postal receipts. Post master Cox arbitrarily closed the office at Indianola, intimating that she would be in danger of personal vio- lerce if she remained, and she there fore rendered her resignation. The ad- ministration refused to accept her res ignation, and President Roosevelt con tinged her name on the pay roll, although he knew she had deserted her post, having fled to Birmingham, where she has since resided. How woman in Birmingham can keep presidential postofice two hundred miles away is simply a Rooseveltian riddle, and At iorney General Knox now says it can not legally be done.
 But still Minnie V. Cox is to draw pay at the rate of s110O year until April 1, 1904, and the department and the President know that she is at least two hundred miles away, with no in- tentjon of returning to Indianola. The truth is, the administration finds itself surrounded by legal difficulties in it's determination to manage the IndianoIa case as a political by-product. It IS attempting to hold it up as case of intimidation and race prejudice, and in doing so 1t is violating the postal laws of the country. This is why Min nie V. Cox will be dismissed on April 1. This will settle the legal problems. It will also put an end to the race
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-30
WE DO NOT ALL GROW OLD
 AT THE AGE OF 60 YEARS

heart, Turn to the record where his years are
 told,
 Count his gray hairs-they cannot make
 him old.
 We need new definition of such words. applied to human beings, as old, aged, ven- erable. superanuated, and the like. Those we have are doubtless correct enough as definitions but they inculcate a false concept. A concensus of opinion among men of sixty or thereabout as to how these words should be defined for correct eolloquial usage would enrich our lan- guage.