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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
ON ARBITRATION.
Important Letter Sent bv noid Of French
Parliamentary Party TO FOREIGN Minister.

Paris, Aug. 6-Baron D'Estourneles
De Constant. who headed the French
parliamentary arbitration group on its rs.
cent visit to London, has written an i'm
portant letter to Foreign Minister Del
casse setting forth the results OF the re-
cent exchanges OF Views In London and
Paris between members OF the British
and French parl!aments and the leading
ministers OF the two governments.
The conferences included those with
Foreign Minister Lansdowne and Colo
mai secretary Chamberlain and there Ia
good reason to believe that Baron D'Es-
tournelles In the references he hakes in
his letter TO the conclusion of an arbItra-
uon treaty. for the settlement OF the out
standing Anglo-French difYicultfes has
the distinct approval OF those controlling
Great Britain's foreign policy. while his
suggestion for a reduction OF naval force
IL due entirely TO the initiative of the
ieaolng members OF the British ministry.
Ihe letter says that during 20 years tho
rear or parliamentary opposition has
atone prevented the settlement OF the
tnsio, french diniculties, and now that
rear Is daspelled nothing prevents m.
adoption Of conciliatory policy. All
the Brftish statesmen whom he saw.
without distinction OF party saws the
baron. were unanimous In desiring this
suggested new policy. which must be
clearly defined as the former one was
obscure.
The new policy has three essential OBJ
lects: First, the conclusion of a reason-
aole treaty, similar to that negotiated
between Great Britain and the United
states and In accordance with clause 10
't The Hague International arbitration
second, a reduction in the
overwhelming naval expenses. in agree
nent with France and Russia concern
ns which the baron claims to have re-
,eiVed categorical. verbal and written
assurances; third, a friendly settlement
" the outstanding differences which for
. years have vainly exhausted the re-
sources Of diplomacy.
Baron DEstournelles urges Minister
)elcasse not 10 let this favorable mo-
nent slip by and declares that with eoua,
'ood will on both sides. these three een.
raj agreements with Great Britain can
'e signed In a few months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05

To LIVE IN
DOG KENNEL
Elected From Home Mother and
Little Ones Take Refuge In
Howell. Often Without Food.

New York. Aug. 6.-The death OF Mar
garet Bealln. the four-year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Mark Bealin. In an old
hovel. once used as a dog pound. In
Flushing, has revealed the sufrerings OF
the wife and children.
After having been evicted from her
homo on North Prince street because
she could not pay the rent. Mrs Bealin
sought shelter In the dilapidated shanty.
There she lived for four weeks until
Sunday. when the child died Of diph-
theria.
Or. Maynard. Of the board OF health
called attention TO the case. The hovel
where the distressed family lived con
tained only a single room. In this stray
dogs were impounded and the place was
so unsanitary that IL had to be aban-
doned after several Of the animals had
died
Mrs Realms husband Is well known
among the men about town in Flushing.
He was an active worker for the Demo-
cratic ward leaders. and when different
jobs were given out by the party Bealn
was assigned TO the highway department
His pay WAS SIS week
Mrs. Bealin Is about thirty years old
She declares that her husband aban-
food and shelter for herself and three
children. When another babe was born
to her recently she had to abandon
work
When i was dispossessed from my
home" she said yesterday Il wandered
around with the three children. going
up State street, where all the fine houses
are 1 saw over on the meadows a lit |
tie building. and going to 1t found 1t |
t1arkfNr In
dies OF straw. and made these into beds
Tor the little ones and we slept there that
night
Two weeks ago Margaret was taken
H. had no money 10 buy medicine,
md l tried TO nurse her myself ] had
been getting food now and then from
'eopie around. but some days got moth
ng at all. Margaret kept getting worse
nd Sunday my husband came 10 the
lace. / knew Margaret was dying then.
nd placed the child IN his arms. She
ave "A gasp and expired. He handed me
he lifeless body and turned away.
ave not seen him sfnca
mo one can imagine my sufferIngs.
I'D the police that little Margaret was
-ad and I had no money. and they sent '
\ officer around Then a. doctor-Dr '
and said she had died of +
phtherta- Anna was also getting sick.
I'd she was sent to the pesthouse in Flat
ish I was stfll left to work out my
vn salvation. Z
Even the door of the old dog pound I
as closed to ma and the baby. All '
ght walked the streets and now have !,
where to go, but a woman in Earring
n street has offered me assistance"
Mrs. Realm was temporarily provided
yesterday by a philanthropic resident ', y
q DR.. Maynard says he will have her -
lt to an institution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
20 MONTHS VOYAGE,
Whaling Bark Tucker Reaches New Bedford
with 1850 Barrels Of OIL.

New Bedford Mass, Aug. B.-Rark A
H. fucker Captain Manuel e. Costa, ar
rived In port this morning from an At
lantic whaling voyage of 20 and a half
months duration. The total catch ,s
l'4o0 barrels, consigned to ]. and w. r.
Wing OF this city.
The captain reports experiencing a &C.
we're gale of Cape Hatteras which car
ried away all his upper spars and tho
port boats. Whales were reported plen-
uful, but the weather was such that q
was impossible To reach many OF them
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05

IN. hilu osyV D. III
The following vessels have arrived IN
this port IN the last ~ hours:
Steamer Essex. Johnson Baltimore.
Steamer Jarchmont. Wilcox. New York.
Steamer Ruth y. Lutte. Fall River and
returned.
Steamer city of Newport. Rich. Now
port and returned
Steamer Richard Borden, Brown. Fall
River and returned.
Steamer Queen city. Gray Tiverton and
returned
Steamer Mount Hope. Robertson, Block
Island ana returned
steamer New Shoreham. Dodge. Block
Island and returned
Tug patience. Philadelphia.
Barge r W. Stetson. Phlladelphia 1900
TONS 81 coal for John Il White.
Barge Davidson. Philadelphia. 1ua tons
or coal for the railway company.
bafge Balize. Port Liberty. kss tons -,
coal FOR Pawtucket
barge Breeze. Perth Anhov. ~, TONS
'i coal Tor the railway company
Barge Bouquet. Perth Amboy no FOR
John r. white '''
York 't i'""l new
SAILED
steamer Aries for phiiadelnbts
steamer iarchmont for Neu- yort
Tug r. w. Waterman FOR Phuadel,ht.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
WAS SEVERELY CRUSHED.

William A Dutton. employed at the
freight office of the Rhode Island com
pany. at lis Dyer street was quite pain
fully injured this morning
He was standing close % the station
platform and intended 10 jump upon Il
eBfore he could 40 80 freight car
was backed up and pinned him fast se-
verely bruieing his limbs a-ra hody.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
DROWNED IN SURF.
l. Alexander Of Springfield Lost Ms Lille Al
Block Island TODAY.

Theodore Alexander. 25 years of age. a
resident OF Springfield. Mass. who was
staying at one OF the large hotels at
Block Island. while on his vacation, was
drowned on Crescent beach In the heavy
SURF. this morning. while bathing
The New Shoreham Life Saving crew
recovered the body. over which they
worked for several hours, but without
apparent results
A heavy easterly gale. blowing at the
rate OF a miles an hour. has m.dS the
sea extremely rough. and sailing craft
In this vicinity have sought shelter until
the storm abates
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
UNITED STATES COURT.

George w shattuck Of III Tockwotton
street has filed a petition in bankruntov
in the United States district court tossy
His liabilities are given as s5s3b5 and
HIS assets nothing.
The chief creditors are Hiram p
Willis Bttleheld and Dodge and Addison
w. Mitchell all Of Block Island. whose
accounts are Of s27b.55: Si75. and $50 re-
spectively with ss3 for rent owed To
Providence people.
He was adtudged a bankrupt TODAY bv
the court and the matter referred 10
chester w. Barrows. referee in bank
ruptcy. \and hearing called for 10.
morrow at 10 a. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
'CITY COUNCIL
TO FILL VACANCY.
Supreme Courts Opinion in Answer to
Governors Query on Appointment of
Public Works Commissioner.

.HI SUPREME COURT OF rHE STATE OF
DECIDED THAT THE VACANCY
ROBERT T. COMMISSIONER
FILLED THE APPOINTED
SHALL CONTINUE BALANCE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05

sPALDING TENNIS RACQUET FOR
Sale. Price. N.75. w r., News Office
AT oNcE-PERsoNs EvERYwHERE
TO distribute Samples, $3.50 daily. steady.
No canassing. Empire" s53 cran6
Blvd. Chicago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
MARINE REGISTER.

Tomorrow the sun rises at 4.4s a. m
and sets at e.S p. m. High tides at e:32 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-05
New York Stock Market,

Reported for The News by N. CURTIS
6LETCHER & CO, street floor, Banigan
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
Just a BIT Misty.

There had been half dozen stories
of thick fogs, but Captain Mansfield
had waited his turn with patience. 1t
came at last, and the other captains
turned their weather beaten faces to-
ward him with an expression of cheer
full credulity.
"'Twas told me of a house setting
pretty nigh the shore along halfway
down the coast O. Maine," said Cap
tain Mansfield. 81 could show you the
house if it came right. 1t has a Gu
rious lopsided portico on it, and one
day 1 asked the man that lives there
why it happened to be built that queer
shape
"'Well,' says he, the talk is that the
man who lived here first had q cousin
that was an architect up Boston way,
and one time the feller was down here
in terrible foggy spell, and he was
figuring out to his cousin how he could
build a little portico of such and such
dimensions, measuring out into the
fog with his rule. and so on.
"''Twas in the late afternoon; he
went off next day by train. The fog
still held, and along in the morning
the man that lived here happened to
notice that the marks of the rule out
into the fog were still plain, so as he
couldn't go a-fshing he took some lum-
ber and built the foundations of this
portico. That queer jog that makes
it lopsided is where the wind bore in
on the fog, they say, and bent the
rule marks in youths Companion.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
Reasoning Power In Animals.

Animal intelligence, though not NEG
essarily higher in degree when they are
acting as our servants and not for their
own ends, is then very much more east
ly approached and understood by us.
The point" is a curious example of
an action in which instinct and reason
meet. The stopping of the dog, howev-
er it began, has by training and heredi-
ty become instructive. The dog, even
when quite a puppy, stops when it
smells the game and remains almost
paralyzed, its impulse to rush in and
seize it being checked by a strong In
stinct to stand still. Yet the dog, after
he had accompanied his master and
had game shot over him, is quite
aware that he is half controlled "me-
dium," and while still under the domi-
mating pointing" instinct will look
round imploringly to his master to urge
him to hurry up If the scent tells him
that the birds are moving. A border
line action of a different kind is the
squatting of young birds. 1t is a per
fectly reasonable precaution. Keeping
still and lying low are not characters.
tics peculiar only to Br'er Rabbit, but
it is most remarkable to see the way
In which tiny peewits or little teal,
hardly bigger than a fluffy bee, lie
down, put their little chins fat on the
ground and remain modonless for min
utes to avoid being seen.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
Avn Enective reIerram,

When Senator Depew was president
of the New York Central Railroad com.
pany he received telegram which he
preserved foT a number Of years and
now and then showed to his friends
says a reminiscent writer for the Wash.
ington Star. This telegram reached
him one fine morning a short time be-
fore Senator Platt was elected to the
United States senate for the second
time. 1t was sent from one of the sta
tions of the New York Central and
read
Please stop the noon express here to
take on Mrs. Platt and ME TOO.
1t was a very unusual thing for thai
train to stop at that particular station
but Mr.. Depew at once gave an order
to have 1t done.
This telegram was referred to In the
presence of Senator Platt on one occa-
sion.
'You see," said the senator, 81 want
ed that train to stop without the least
question of doubt I knew that the
way to reach Depew's heart was with
joke, and so sent that telegram"
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
A Persistent ONCE Seeker.

Governor Stanley of Kansas was
once so pestered by Office seekers, re-
lates the Saturday Evening Post, that
he found it necessary publicly to make
the statement that in view of the ex-
ceedingly numerous applications for
Office he had received through the
mails he should be unable to give any
attention to them, much less afford
any hope of success to the various ap-
plicants.
In the course Of a few days after
making the statement in question the
governor received the following note:
"My Dear GOVERNOR understand
that you have said that you were 60
ing to take a week off to destroy the
pile of letters asking for jobs. If ev-
erything else is gone, then, my dear
governor, should like the job of tear
ing up the letters"
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
Hnw Pauannins MED.

Pausanius, the Greek general, died
by self administered poison. When
hotly pursued by those sent to appre-
sacrilege he took refuge in the sane
tuary of temple. Unable to remove
him by force and also unwilling to
violate the sanctuary, the officers
walled up the entrance and began to
unroof the building. When he could
be seen they noticed that he was chew
ing something which proved to be a
quill filled with poison. By the time
the work had sufficiently advanced to
admit of their entrance he was in a
dying condition.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
Wedding In Holland.

A Dutch wedding is a curious con-
trast to an English one. In Holland
the wedding party enters the church
two and two, the procession being
headed by the bride and bridegroom.
Forms are arranged in a semicircle
round the pulpit, and there the young
people with their friends and relatives
seat themselves. The ceremony con-
sists of the reading of a portion Of
Scripture and long admonition to the
bride and bridegroom, delivered extern
pore by the black gowned minister.
The prayers are sat through like the
rest of the service, for it is against
Calvinisdc custom to kneel to pray.
At the close of the service Bibles are
presented to the young couple and to
certain of their relatives. Then the
marriage is registered. This free dis
tribution of Bibles, which is made by
the state, accounts for the very small
sale there is for the Holy Scriptures
in Holland.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
THE TOO EARLY BIRD.
A Social Nuisance For Whom There
Is No Excuse.

A social Nuisance For Whom There
Is No Excuse.
The toe early birds are source of
trouble and inconvenience to the entire
neighborhood
Invite the too early birds to a dinner,
and they arrive an hour before the
time.
Your last little touches have to be
delegated to the first amiable soul who
appreciates the misery of entertaining
the too early birds. You had intended
to replace vase of carnations with
one of roses or possibly you had at the
last moment intended to shift the plate
cards, having suddenly remembered
that Miss Jones had a quiet fancy for
Mr.. Smith; that Mr.. Smith recipro-
Gated
Mr.. Smith will have to wonder, and
Miss Jones will have to summon up her
presence Of mind and conceal her dis
appointment. The too early birds must
be greeted as though you were glad to
see them and appreciated their appar-
ent impatience to have the fun begin.
You really would like to give your
hair another touch, but not so Your
guests await you.
The too early birds haunt the railway
stations hours before the train leaves
and start off on the journey jaded and
out of sorts.
II the too early birds are ever amia-
BILE 1t Is at such previous" hour that
the rest of mankind is elsewhere, and
the fact is not generally appreciated.
If there Is one class Of humanity
more exasperating than the too early
birds 1 have yet to meet them. The
man who is too late may entail incon-
venience, but at least you have the sat
isfaction Of noting his discontinue at
missing the treat through his own act.
The too early birds are an infiiction,
and they carry with them no compen-
sating reflection whatever-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
A Clever French captive.

A person who was supposed to be the
French General Mouton, count de Lo-
bau, was once captured by an English
vessel, but after time the captain dis
covered that, his prisoner was the
Count de Montrond. "Why did you de-
ceive me?" he demanded angrily of the
count 81 did not deceive you," replied
Montrond; mot at all. You thought
was General Mouton. You told me so.
You have a fifty gun frigate. Was 1t
for me, who have only a pocket pistol,
to contradict your"
The captain did not forgive Montrond
and took every opportunity to treat
him rudely. One evening at dinner
some one proposed the health of the
French. AS Montrond rose to acknowl-
edge it the captain cried: ''They are all
towards! 1 make no exceptionsw
When Montrond's turn came he gave
this sentiment: ''The English-they are
all gentlemen, but 1 make exceptions"
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
LAURA KEENE's DREAM.
A Vision In slumber That Was Turn
ed Into a Reality.

Stuart Robson used to tell a strange
story of Laura Keene, with whom he
played in the sixties in the last centu-
ry. "The sight of a bottle of red ink
was enough to upset her for a week."
he said. "On one occasion we were
playing a farce called The Lady and
the Devil Ane important scene of it
was when she was sitting at table
preparatory to writing letter. 1, as
her servant, stood at the back Of
chair. Take your right hand off that
chair she whispered. The stage dia-
logue proceeded. You are sure you
can find Don Rafael at his lodgingsT
Yes, madam; his servant tells me his
wounds will confine him to his bed for
week is this the only paper that
we have? Where is the ink? Here,
madam And l bent forward to place
the ink within her reach, when, in my
confusion at her reproof, the vessel
was upset and its contents trickled
on to the lap of her satin dress. The
ink was blood red. l shall never for
get the ghastly look that overspread
ueT lace, anu was so frightened tnaL
1 never knew how the scene ended.
'The next morning at rehearsal she
told me was doomed to ill luck for the
remainder of my days. She called the
company together and gave them a de-
tailed description of the awful scene
the night before occasioned by the
young man who would never make an
actor. She told of terrible dream she
had had in which some great person
had been foully murdered before her
eyes; how she had attempted rescue
without avail; how he had fallen dead
at her feet, and how his blood slowly
oozed into her lap. 1t was two years
after this that Miss Keene was play
ing at Ford's theater, Washington, on
the occasion when Abraham Lincoln
was shot. Miss Keene was the only
person who seemed to realize the sit
uation. She ran to the box, and in a
moment the head of the dying man
was in her lap, while the scene of her
dream was being pitifully enacted."-
Argonaut.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
The Tools of the Ervnt,an.

The ancient Egyptians had tools for
stone working equal to anything in use
today. They used both solid and tubu-
lar drills and straight and circular
saws. The drills were set with jewels,
probably corundum, and even lathe
tools had such cutting edges. So re-
markable was the quality of the tubu-
lar drills, it is said, and the skill of
the workmen that the cutting marks
in the hard granite give no indication
of the wear of the tool, while a cut of
a tenth part of an inch was made in
the hardest rock at each revolution,
and hole through both the hardest
and softest material was bored perfect
ly smooth and uniform throughout. OF
the material and method of making the
tools nothing is known.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
Nuremberg.

Nuremberg, whose walls are report
ed to be showing signs Of rapid decay,
was once almost the richest and most
famous town in Europe. The well
known saying of Pope Plus II.-that
a Nuremberg citizen was better off
than Scottish king-was justified by
the accounts that have been preserved
of the town and it's burghers. In the
fifteenth century there came from
Nuremberg the first watches known as
Nuremberg eggs" the first cannon,
the first gun lock, the first wire draw
ing machine, the clarinet, certain de-
scriptions of pottery and the art Of
painting on glass. For 800 years its
now decaying walls defended the val
ley of the Pegnitz against all enemies.
Four hundred towers once topped the
walls, but only about third of them
now remain.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
The millionaire MaIady.

Men who have sacrificed health and
youth, scrimped their families and in
jured their digestion in the acquire
ment of pile often think they are
public benefactors and that humanity
in general owes them a debt Of graft
tude for being SO rich. In consequence
they resent as cruel injustice the ia
tigue, chagrin and newspaper notoriety
that money invariably brings in its
trail. 1t would be about as consistent
for little boy who had gorged himself
on purloined apples to feel injured
when an avenging stomach ache fol-
lowed gluttony.-Eliot Gregory in Cen
tury.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
A Lawyers AnoIorx.

Some years ago there was an old
Judge on the bench in Berks county
whose decisions, in consequence of nu-
merous reversals, did not always COM
mand universal respect. One day in
case in which he was sitting one of
the lawyers lost patience at his inabil-
fly to see things In certain light and
in the heat Of the moment remarked
that the intellect Of the court was so
dark fash Of lightning could not PEN
citrate It. For this contempt the Judge
showed disposition to be very severe
with the offender, and it was only aft
er much persuasion by friends of the
latter that he yielded and decided to
accept public apology The following
day the lawyer, accordingly, appeared
before his honor and made amends by
saying:
IT regret very much that said the
intellect Of the court was so dark light
ming could not penetrate 1t. 1 guess 1t
could. It Is a very penetrating thing"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-24
Taking the Cake.

Concerning the expression 'Take the
cake" the following from Bartlett and
Coyne's Scenery and Antiquities Of
Ireland" describing a dance in front
of shebeen, is an interesting illustra-
ton: "a churn dish stuck into the
earth supported on its fat end cake,
which was to become the prize Of the
best dancer. The contention was car
ried on for long time with extraordi-
nary spirit. At length the competitors
yielded their claims to a young man,
the son of a rich farmer in the neigh
borhood, who, taking the cake, placed
it gallantly in the lap Of pretty girl
to whom he was about to be married" !"