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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
PROMINENT MAN DIES.
jeremiah N. Allen Of Hartford Dies Sud-
denly at His Home.

Hartford, Dec. 29-Jeremiah NJ. Allen,
president OF the Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection and Insurance company died Z
his residence today. Mr.. Allen was wide
ly known and was a member OF various
scientific and historical societies. includ-
ing the American Academy of Political
and Social Science of Philadelphia. Ameri-
can Association Advancement OF Sci
ence, American Association OF Mecbani-
cal Engineers American Historical Soci-
ETY. OF Washington. Connecticut Hlstori-
cal Society and Sons OF the American
Revolution.
Mr.. Allen was born in Enfield I'm 1898
His wife, a daughter Mrs, Elizabeth Rob
erts, wife Of G. f.. Roberts. OF Boston
and son. William VI. Allen. also Of Bos-
ton. survive him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
CENTRAL FALLS.

The funeral-of Isaac w. Harlow TOOK
place from his late residence yesterday.
Rev. f. A. Thomas conducted the funeral
services
Judge Chouuet fined three out OF town
men 81 and costs each for drunkenness
yesterday.
Capt. Huley did some excellent police
work last night. He had been on the
Lookout for the parties who stole an opera
cloak from the residence OF Simeon Law
for the past few days. The captain heard
that two boys who did not know the
great value of the cloak had found II
and sold IL to dealer In rags at Paw
tcuket. After a good deal OF trouble tho
purchaser was run down, and he ad-
mitted buying the cloak and at once sur
rendered othe captain. Later the cloak
was returned to the owner
Rev Father Farrelfy was the ceebrant
OF funeral high .mass for Mrs. Mary
Murphy yesterday. Many friends gath
cred at the church TO pay last tribute
to her memory.
A prominent citizen has sent to Over
seer OF the Poor Cha arles r.. Frost check
for goodly sum to be used for the relief
OF the needy. This citizen is away at
present. and in addition to the check
sent some good clothing.
DR. RI. n. Murray OF Providence deiiv-
cred an instructive lecture on the eye
before the members OF the Naturalist SO
cietys Sunday evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
WAS RUINED
BY BRITISH
TIN TARIFF
Tin Company at Baysnns, n.
J., Forced TO Close Down
Plant.

The tin plant on the shore OF Newark
Bay in Bayonne. n. j.. that is owned by
the international Tin company is tempo
rariy out of business, caused by British
colonial tariff.
The company paid $4,000 cash for the
plant and 1t is admitted to be a model
smelter.
Preparations were made to build extern
sive docks out TO the channel In Newark
bay. An electric railroad for the carriage
OF ore ran on a trestle TO the furnaces
and everything else was done TO make the
shop a perfect one OF its kind. Il was
said that the company had spent $1,000
above the cost OF the land In these Inn
provements. But the plant never started
opera tfons because the chief source OF
supply In the Straits Settlements In the
East Indies was cut of.
When the Bayonne plant was ready for
business the British colonial authorities
awoke to the fact that thcr smelters
were behind the times and that they
would lose a profitable industry IL they
didn't protect II quickly SO the British
colonial authorities clapped 80 Ia per
cent export duty on tin ore from tho
Straits Settlements, effectively. they
thought, cutting off foreign competition
with the smelling industry there. So
down In Bayonne there is the first Ameri-'
can tin smelling plant with nothing TO
do just now
The works, II is announced. will soon
be started again.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
IN SOCIETY

Monday afternoon Miss Alice comstock
gave a small tea for her friend Miss Hay
of Portland. wbv is in town for a few
days Among those present were:
Mrs. Howard Greene, The Misses
Brownel Miss Grosvenor, Miss Watson,
Miss Champlin. Miss Brown. The Misses
weeden, Miss Helen Brown, Miss Isabei
Brown. Miss Hope Brown. Miss Eliza
beth Congdon. The Misses Hamilton.
Miss Smith. Mrs. Albert Horton. Jr.,
Mrs. James Dyer The Misses Aldrich.
Miss Marion Butterworth. Miss Fenner.
Mrs William Comstock. Mrs. Charles
owen. Miss Burton. The Misses Warren,
Miss Appleton Miss Mason. Miss John
son. Mrs Fred Chase, Miss Burgess,
Miss Williams. Miss Potter. Mrs. Bubier.
The Misses Mather. Inc Misses Grams
ton, Mrs. George Waterman, The Misses
Hunt, Miss Annette Robinson, Miss
Walker. Miss Thompson, Miss Darte.
Mrs. William Darte.
Those who served were: Miss Warren,
Miss Fenner. Miss Brown. Miss Butter
worth. Mrs Dyer and Mrs Comstock
Mrs Walter A. Peck gave a tea yester-
day afternoon in honor of her daughters,
the Misses Marguerite and Carolyn Peck,
who assisted their mother In receiving
Among those who called during the after
noon were noted: Mrs. w. w. White.
Mrs Admiral Bartlett. Mrs. Henry
Pearce. Mrs. Bruce Merriman. Judge and
Mrs. Arthur Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. walter
Brown. Mrs James Davis, Mrs. Dews,
Mrs. Eben Kelley, Mrs. Shepley, Miss
Shepley. Miss Mary Anthony. the Misses
Isabelle and Hope Brown, the Misses
Hortense and Eva Weeden, Miss Helen
Capron. Miss Ethel Chaplin. the Misses
Mary and Minnie Peck, Miss Constance
Robinson. Mrs Cornelius Sweetland, Miss
Sweetland Mrs. Arthur +. Dexter. Miss
Dexter Mrs. Mather, Miss Mary Colt.
Mrs. Manton, Sr. Edward Greene, Mrs
Stone. Mrs Walter Hackney. Miss Man
ton, Mrs Chandler. Mrs. Charles owen.
Jr.. Prof Davis. Mrs. Wilcox, Rev. and
Mrs. Augustus NJ. Lord and large num-
Der of others.
Mrs. Walter Brown spent Christmas
week with her husband whose paintings
are on exhibition at the School of De-
sign returning to New York last evening.
Mrs. Charles MacKinney chaperones n
small subscription theatre party this
evening at the Providence Opera House,
the young people later I'm the evening take
supper at the Wellington.
Mrs. William r. Tillinghast gave card
party last evening TO about forty, the
guests OF honor being the Misses Mar
R1leritc and CarolVn Peck
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29

PAYS DEATH.
PENAL
Frank White, CuIorsd, Electro.
cutsd This Morning at Au.
burn-PhysIcian Fa|nts.

Auburn. n. Y, Dec. 2s.-Contrary to all
predictions. Frank White. colored. who
murdered his employer. George Glare, a
farmer OF oswego county, walked TO the
chair without making any demonstration
this morning. and at s:S2 o'clock was Of
ficialiy pronounced dead. This was not
until six separate contacts OF 1740 volts
7is amperes had been administered.
Aside from the numerous contacts
necessary. the only unusual feature of
the electrocution was the swooning of DIR.
Ulysses b. Stein OF Buffalo. who was car
ried from the room unconscious.
white entered the death room, sur
rounded by keepers. who were prepared
for any emergency. He looked ugly. His
complexion was OF q muddy yellow hue.
He was unattended by any clergyman. al
though the chaplain was with him during
his last hours In his cell. White would
not make the slightest response to hs
pleas for penitence Not word issued
from White while In the death chamber
until after the fourth contact when a
strange gurgfing In his throat made the
physicians step back and horrined tile
spectators.
The contact was quickly repeated. Dur
ing the second contact the head cleo
trode flashed brilliantly. and there was
an odor of burning hair. caused by the
sponge beneath the eleotrode.
Among those who made a test with the
stetboscope was Dr. Stedn. He reported
that the heart had not ceased to beat.
After he had resumed his seat in the
front row he suddenly pitched forward
and fell headbong to the stone floor. al
most through the door OF Electrician
Davis cabinet. Principal Keeper Tup-
per had shouted: catch him" but too
late.
in the chair to the prostrate form OF
DR.. Stein until he was carried from the
death chamber by keepers
THE CRIME.
White had been dangerous degenerate
for several years. He was born in st.
Lawrence county and was % years old.
negro. He learned the trade OF a
barber. but tired OF IT, moving to Os-
wego where he worked in livery stables.
before trying farming. While thus en-
ployed he twice attempted murder.
The crime for which he was executed
today was committed on Sunday, Sept.
Is. 1901. He entfced his employer. George
Glare, "a farmer OF Serbia, Oswego
county. into a corn-1eld and shot him in
the back.
White then robbed his victim and fed
TO Oswego, but some fascination drew
him back to the scene OF the murder,
| where he was arrested and confessed.
He, kept his watchers in suspense, by
his violent attempts to sham insanity.
He ran amuok In the narrow confines OF
his cell on the daG before Christmas.
smashing everything breakable and was
only subdued after the prison hose had
been turned on him for a quarter of an
| hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29

case an extra quarter will be added to
the amount TO defray the cost OF collect
Ing.
NO NEW CASES.
No new cases OF diphtheria have been
reported. and.in all OF those cases which
have been previously reported the pa
tients are getting along In good shape.
There IN no fear OF an epidemic OF the
disease as all necessary precautions have
been taken to prevent It's spread
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
There was but one real estate transac-
ton presented for record at the ONCE OF
the town clerk yesterday:
Alva N. Fisher and wife mortgaged to
James c. Con lot on subdivision OF
George 3. Baker land for $4,000.
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.
Marriage intentions were fled at the
town clerks office yesterday by Alexan-
der Labree and Emily Trembiy. both OF
this town.
FROZEN OVER.
Last night was about as cold as any
which has yet been experienced I'm this
town. There was quite thick formation
OF ice on the surface OF the Seekonk this
morning. The rise and fall OF the tide.
however. had broken 1t up into large
cakes and a part of them were carried
out by the ebb tide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
MAY REACH AGREEMENT
Creditors Of Worcester & Southhddge
Street Railway May Compromise.

Boston. Dec. a9-Many persons directly
interested I'm the failure OF the Worcester
& Southbridge Street Railway and allied
lines had reason to hope for an early
agreement among the creditors. when
committee representing the latter met in
this city today. A compromise plan has
been suggested. Some of the creditors,
mostly those In Worcester, have been
urging the acceptance OF 80 cents cash on
the dollar. while others have insisted that
the bankrupt roads could pay much more
than this amount. The Boston creditors
have from the first favored the formation
OF n securities company TO take up prac-
tically all the indebtedness and furnish
about 10000 in cash TO meet the most
pressing debts and provide funds for rum
ming expenses.
The main point to be decided upon to-
day was what proportion OF the debts
should constitute the basis OF re-organi-
ZatiOn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
ARCHBISHOP ENTAROAED
Impressive Services In the New Cathedral
at Westminster.

London. Dec. ce--The Most Rev. Fran
els Bourne. Roman Catholic Archbishop
of Westminster was enthroncd in the new
cathedral OF Westminster this morning
with impressive ceremony incidental to
such occasion.
The vast building was filled 10 It's ca
pacity by ecclesiastical and lay members
of the Roman Catholic church. the robes
Of the officiating clergy and the varied
garibs of the numerous religious orders
forming a conspicuous contrast with the
brick walls and bare looking. unfinished
edince
The Cathedral OF Westminster. couse-
Grated today is the first Roman Catholic
cathedral that has stood I'm the metro
nation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
PAWTucKET.

There In general belief here that the
school committee should tonight elect
truant officer. In the opinion OF those
really interested In the education Of tho
children OF the city, there IL no more
important office than the one named, and
those who seek 10 make the position q
mere political one win sooner or later re-
gret Il. There would he no harm done
the school children were the present man
left whore he Is and IA for Mr.. Mcdonald
his friends declare ne would he an ideal
truant officer.
Officers Mowry and Hudson last night
retired from the police force after years
OF faithful service and win now receive
n pension. William ". Campbell and
wilfred IT. wadsworth was assigned 10
regular beats. officer Murphy has been
assigned 10 ambulance and patrol duty.
The new uniforms for the other recently
appointed members Of the force will soon
be ready and With plenty OF young blood
the force will be as effective as Il
possibly can be without sufficient
number of men
Patrick H Kennedy was elected war
den OF Pawtucket Council. X. OF G.. last
night In place OF wilfred " wadsworth.
VINO derllnen tne OFFICE 10 which ne WIZ
elected az the last meeting The recent
ly elected Officers will be installed on
Jan. n.
Ice was cut az Robbin Hollow today
by the Pawtucket Ice company.
There Was n high funeral mass OF
requiem for Michael ]. stanton at st
Mary's church yesterday
The West Sides or Providence will be
the guests Of the To Kalon club. tonight
There wil be some scientific bowling
This evening there will DO a number
OF games played In the Inter-City tourna-
ment league series.
Last evening the Brlckayers and
Masons' union met and elected Officers
There was a small blaze In the house
occupied by IT, n. Ducharme. 81 Ash
street, yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
WARREN.

The house OF Max Houle on Metacom
avenue. East Warren, that was partly
wrecked BY the explosion OF an acetyline
gas plant. located in the basement, was
visited by many sightseers yesterday.
There were so many anxious to enter the
structure to view the damage that chief
OF Police Macomber placed an officer
there 20 guard people from injury. the
building being 30 slightly supported that
Il was feared that another accident
might occur The house Is a large one
and 2ss stories high and its weight may
have mlnimized the destructive effects Of
the explosion.
The damage to the building Is more
than AZ first supposed the view by day
light revealing the utter confusion OF the
rooms on the first floor. with the furni-
ture smashed and piled up I'm heaps. A
number cf the doors I'm the vicinity Of
The dining room we're blown on the
hinges. and the remainder OF the doors
In The Interior cannot be operated. owing
70 the sagging of the house between the
front and rear ends. The north and
south sides are bulged outward a foot or
more out OF their true positions. and az
three points the floor josts have parBd
company with the sills By foot or more.
The basement Is exposed 20 view almost
from end 20 end OF tho building on ac-
count Of the blowing out OF the cellar
walls. Glass was blown out OF the win
dows on the north side OF the house and
turned edgewise IN the clapboarding OF
another house rs feet distant
~ Is intimated that the damage will
cost nearly 5000 IN repair. The pro-
pr1etor. who had beeh away. arrived home
yesterday. There are central piers OF
brick that aid In holding the building
from toppling over.
The funeral OF Miss Sarah J. kee
former resident of this town. who was a
teacher in Norwood and died there last
week. was held from the First Baptist
church. the rector. Rev. H. w. Watien,
officiating There were a large number
of people present from Norwood. where
the deceased was popular. Many floral
pieces were placed on the casket Burial
wes In the South cemetery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
THUGS KILL PHYSICIAN
Or. Otto Found With Skull Broken. Died
Almost Immediately.

New York. Dec 9--Dr. j. NJ. Otto was
found unconscious early today on the
sidewalk at Fifth avenue and Thirty
sixth street. The back of his skull had
been crushed and he died soon afterward
To all Appearances the doctor was the
victim of highwayman who had been
frightened off before he had time to
search the dying mans pockets.
A new building is in course of erection
where the body was found and cover
ing over the walk made the spot good
one for an assault. concealed from view
OF the clubs and hotels on every side.
The physicians medicine case was found
at his side and he was evidently on his
way to his office In Second avenue when
the attack occurred.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
RIVERSIDE.
BuIIOck'S Point Residents Want
Town to Pay transportation
Of School Pupils.

At the meeting OF the school committee
which was held last night there was a
petition from the residents OF Bullocks
Point whose children attend the schools
I'm the central part OF the village asking
that they be reimbursed for the money
expended for the transportation of the
pupils to and from the schools.
No definite action was taken BY the
committee in regard TO the matter. the
question OF the legality or the payment of
the fares as requested being raised during
the discussion on the committee and the
matter therefore was held over for legal
advisement In the premises.
Some OF the children have considerably
over mile 10 go TO get Co school and In
bad weather especially IL Is necessary
for them to make use OF the cars I'm going
TO and returning from school In the past
few years the place has grown SO that at
least one more school building Is needed
and rs all OF those which are nj present
I'm use are IN the northern section OF the
village il seems as though there should
he a school house To make provision for
the constantly increasing population in
the lower end
STUCK AGAIN.
Last night the Hinky Dees and the
Canonicus Rowing club bowling team got
together on the local alleys and while tn
seance lasted there was some very inter
csting bowling. although the Hinkys
were finally stuck.
They managed to capture the first
string, but after tnat they did not seem
o. have so good luck as their opponents
walked away with two straight strings
and consequently with the game. The usu-
al number OF rooters were I'm evidence
and from the way they proceeded TO cheer
on their favorites II was evident that
their voices were as good as they were
At the commencement of the season
A CHANGE.
Last night at the meeting OF the school
committee there was change made by
which this district IN deprived Of sepa-
rate truant officer. which it has had for
number OF years and now the entire work
or the town IN chasing up those who 20
not attend school devolves upon one man.
Under the old scheme OF having sepa-
rate officer for each district tho teachers
could notify the truant officer OF any
Who were not attending school and iie
could investigate without delay. bat un-
der the new order OF things IL is ncces-
sary 90 send report 20 East Providence
and then the truant officer VII come
down and do his part.
1be officer IL paid q cents an hour for
the time ne is I'm service and 'hereforc A
number or the residents here do nvs sec
the economy of paying a man ito come
from the other end OF the town while the
work can be done IN Just as efficient
by a man who II right here and
eill therefore not have 90 spend his time
In travel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
NEW CHARITY DEDICATED.

Hyde Park Mass. Dec. 29.-The new
building OF the New England Peabody
Home for Crippled Children here was
dedicated today. Among the speakers was
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, honorary presi-
dent of the home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29

You weather prophets make great
many mistakes" said the man who
sneers
yes" answered the observer. "and *
other people had all their mistakes pub
lished in the daily papers as we do.
suspect that our record would seem
pretty good Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
One Fare Plus $500 from Chicago Round
Trip Rate Via Chicago Great West.
err Railway

To points IN Old Mexico. New Mexico.
Oklahoma. Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska
and Colorado. Ample return limits Tick
cts on sale Dec. 18th. 1909. Jan 5th and
isuh. 1900. For further Information ap-
ply TO J. r. Elmer. q. r. A. Chicago. H.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
DIED ABROAD.

Florence. Italy Dec. 9.-Mrs. Robert
Pearson Morton Jr, died here yester-
day OF spinal meningitis. She had just
returned here form Boston. Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29

JOHN o'coNNElL,
Hats. Caps. Furnisbirgs. Trunk Store ar.c
Laundry Is just above the postofflca
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29

oineyvilIe Branch OF the Providence
News Is at Heffernan's News Store, 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone 40-West'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Tho School Committee Held
an Interesting Session.
Mr.. MCLEOD Opposed tho
Judges Bill for Salary.

East Providence branch OF The News Is
at Taunton avenue. Telephone ll2-2,
East Providence.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-08
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

An important discovery made by the South
Penn OIL Company when it's test well. the
Lydia Lemasters farm. mile and a half west OF
the Gordon sand week before last. The well
rels the first twenty-four hours and sixty barrels
for the second day. On drilling deeper the well.
last Saturday. showed production OF 2C5 barrels
The we'll is important it opens up large area
OF territory which had been regarded as unfavor-
able II increases the width of the Pine Grove
extension nearly five miles. There is now a
larger acreage in this development than any other
in the lower Southwest II this territory turns out
as expected il may supplant the Folsom District
as the principal source of new production The
latter shows daily decline in its output. its limits
have fully defined the best part OF II has been
busters. are TO be found. Another good producer
was discovered in the Little Big lnJun' develop
ment. near Mannlngton, Marion County. IL is the
South Penn Oil Company again that Is In luck
showed up at first as a thirty barrel proposition.
but being drilled deeper increased TO 100 bar
reIs day. There an increase In operations
in the old Fairview District. This was caused
ny the fact that the NTH sand has been found 10
be holder of oil
Elsewhere throughout the lower Southwest only
small producers or busters, have been discovered
in we'll defined sections ana nothing OF Importance
the Pine Grove District In the Knox county
(Ky) field a subsistence of interest is noticed In
the Cooper District, Kentucky. a fair well was
found during week. which is said TO be good for
ahorf thirty barrels This field is at the top Of
the list OF producing sections
Refined petroleum closed unchanged at $50 cents
in barrels and 5.65 cents in bulk at New-York
Philadelphia prices basis of points
lower Foreign prices unchanged: London
61l-i6d per imperial gallon; Antwerp. as. francs
per 100 kios and Bremen. 6so marks per % kiios
New-York tribune., 1903-06-08
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London June THE steady influx of gold prom
ises to bring about an early reduction in the bank
rate The uncertain conditions in Wall Street act
ed as a check on all the markets of the Stock Ex-
change last week. and the continued weakness of
South African shares contributed to the general
depression. The only steady market was for some
foreign bonds particularly French securities which
were affected favoraby by the Sultan's consent to
the unihcation of the Turkish debt.
American securities closed better Saturday.
when 1t was found that the rumors that leading
operators embarrassed were lacking In con-
frmation but a very apprehensve feeling still pre-
walls regarding this market. Canadians were also
depressed, with the exception of Grand Trunks.
which firm unexpectedly good traffic re-
turn