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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
PROVIDENCE NEWS"

when one can make a combination OF
humor. wit and common sense they have
struck just what nine-tenths OF the read
ing public enjoy and appreciate. Hum
bugs and Canterbury Folks Ill the above
10 perfection. and from beginning to end
IL proves more than interesting. There
is a most delightful vein OF humor run
ming through the book which cannot fail
to please old and young alike. Its semi
local color and the fact that 1t touches
on timely topics makes 1t doubly inter
esting. Funny. serious. filled with humor
and sense. IL will undoubtedly make
hit and be appreciated by all"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
AMATEUR FOOTBALL.

An exciting game Of football was play
ed Just outside the city limits Sunday
afternoon. which ended In a victory for
the Washington Park and Elmwoods
over the Messers. The principal features
OF the game were the tackllng by Pow
ton and Nelson and the fine sprintins
OF Yates. which ended IN three touch
downs. The Washington Parks and Elm
woods are wiling 70 challenge any team
averaging l2o pounds weight. Address
Chester A. Poyton, III Narragansett ave-
nue.
BRISTOL TENNIS TOURNAMENT
The lawn tennis tournament In singles
under the auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Lawn Tennis club OF Bristol was brought
TO close yesterday afternoon. Frank NJ.
Dumond beating Frank II. Tucker. CO,
6-3. rs. 81. 6-i, I'm an interesting game.
Mr. Dumond won the Stevens cup by
beating Mr.. Tucker.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29

tist church will hold a special meeting
and supper tomorrow evening
The extra night freight 10 Worcester
has been discontinued.
Work on the extensive addition TO the
Agawam club house In practically COM
pleted.
Several members OF the women's Re
lief corps are visiting the Soldiers home
at Bristol today.
The First Baptist church at East
Providence Center will hold its second
grand rally day next Sunday.
Buoklfn post will meet In Grand Army
hall tonight.
II f. expected that the meeting OF
Reliance lodge this evening will be an
interesting one. as the delegates who
attended the session ~ the Sovereign
Grand lodge In Baltimore have r-turned
and will probably not only have q report
10 make. but many interesting incidents
OF the trip to tell.
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My0pia Lost the Second Contest for
Hope Cup at Rumford.
The American League Baseball Season
Closed Yesterday.

made their position doubly secure by taxi
ing the last two games of the season from
the St Louis aggregation yesterday,
shutting out the visitors I'm the second
game. In the first part of the hrst game
the playing was rather clumsy but the
wind up was interesting enough for the
most critical. Dineen spoiled the hope or
the visitors I'm the first part OF the sec
ond game and took all the heart out or
them. Sudoff was batted freely. while
Bowcock and Shannon made some costly
errors The fielding Of Boston was clever
but nothing sensational. Attendance 26sl.
Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29

materially hndered by a high northwest
wind which blew across the links all day.
The morning play was Of better quality
than that OF the afternoon. lockwood
going out In 3s and Johnstone in AZ in
spite OF the wind. In the afternoon.
Lockwood's outer score was AZ. while the
best Johnstone could do was ~.
THE new champions play has been con-
sistent and OF a high order throughout
the tournament. Yet his play 10 and
on the putting greens was the strongest
feature OF his work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
.:rsANsce,pr,v oAnlgLsoN. CONN.

Mrs. Wilberforce Is strong minded
woman: a woman Of ideas: and she does
not hesitate 10 express them. Grave ana
serious themes are treated gravely and
seriously. but illustrated with funny
anecdotes and laughter moving stories.
Buy the book and read It, There are
chunks OF wisdom and nuggets OF gold.
scintilla tions Of fun and flashes OF wit.
fine pictures and handsome cover, and
II you disagree with few things, you
can agree TO disagree"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
LOCKWOOD Won

When he won the golf match yesterday
by score Of 7 up and To play Arthur
q. Lockwood won the Massachusetts,
state championship in golf from Hugo
r. Johnstone.
The final round was one of "a holes.
Is ~ which were played In the morning
and ls I'm the afternoon. The players
were fortunate in having clear skies for
the last days play, but this play was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
BASEBALL ON MERlK0 FLATS
BASEBALL ON MERINO FLATs

series OF three games has been ar
ranged between the two strongest shop
teams In the state. one representing the
General Fire EXtinguisher company and
the other the Atlantic Mills
The first game was played Saturday
and the General Fire Extingusher COM
pany wrn by the score OF 10 .. The
Atlantic Mills could do nothing with
Murphys delivery, he allowing them but
two hits and striking out nine men. Mo-
riarty at short played a fine game, ac-
cepting all his chances without an err
ror Keoughs catch I'm centre field was
perhaps the finest catch seen on Merino
fats this season. The two teams play
next Saturday and good game Is ex-
pected Attendance 500 The score.
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nNEw yoRk AMERIcAN.D

~ ID. Hall & Co. Providence. r. L..
have Just brought out book entitled
'Humbugs and Canterbury Folks. by
Mrs wilberforce. which attacks many OF
the pet foibles of average people In
most amusing way"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29

Base hits--General Fire Extinguisher
To-: Atlantic Mills p First base on balls
-Off Murphy 3: of Ring g. Umpire-D.
Curley.
There will be ball game at Centre
dale this afternoon between the Pastimes
and team known as the Beehives, which
has been gathered together by Daniel
Keough. a Tenth ward politician.
II is agreed upon that Keough and
Palmer shall.be the battery for the Bee
hives and the Pastimes have agreed to
have Hall and Reiner In the game and
put Hall In the box. The teams will be
made up Of choice material and will in-
clude such players as Roy Rock, Tay-
lor. Cahill. Hannaway. Jenahan. Muir
ray. Dwyer and T. Keough. so that there
is danger OF some excellent ball aging.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
(Second Game.


PHILADELPHIA 4. CLEVELAND 3.
Philadelphia attached herself TO second
place yesterday very securely when she
took the game from Cleveland In one OF
the hardest battles seen I'm the Quaker
city this season. Had IL not been for the
hitting OF Lajoie Cleveland would have
had no show at all. Attendance 5000.
Score.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
WEEKLY" NEW
yOaN CITY.

Mrs. wilberforce talks In Yankee dia :
lect her addresses being rich botn III
humor and common sense"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
IdfrI ~ W y VVId
Fourth Period.

Totsl-Dedham 1eis Myopia IT.
Score-Dedham l2h. Myopia IL Dedham
earned IA goals and lost n point on pen
alties Myopia earned goals and was
allowed goals handicap. Referee. r.
Gladding Scorer--W r Calender. Timer
&C. r. Peckham. Time-Four 15-minute
periods.
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CHICAGO s-lo, WASHINGTON 5-s.

The dismal season for the Washington
team closed yesterday when they lost
both games Of the double-header TO Chi
cago. The season just ended has been the
worst yet even though II is the perpetual
home OF the tall-enders OF the baseball
clubs. The league will have 10 bear the
responsibility of more than $1,000 on the
business for the season. Attendance 1924.
Score. t.
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(Ffrst Game)
Second Camel
NEW YORK I. DETROIT s.

BY means OF uphill playing yesterday
despite the fact that the New Yorks had a
patched up team they won from Detroit.
Griffith tried out two new pitchers and
the second one proved all that was ex-
pected Attendance 1000. Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
FELL FROM BIKE.
YACHT STOLEN.

The local police have received wore
TO be on the lookout for the auxiliar,
sloop Freddie and Willie. which hs,
been stolen from its owners In stoning
ton. II Is described az e feet long. 4
feet and feet across the stem.
II was a centerbosrd boat. provided
with a we'll and n ~ horsepower La
throp motor. a reword of $50 is Offered
for iLS~ return.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29

(First Came
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
A DENIAL.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

Posters are out announcing that the Re-
publican caucus will be held Thursday
night OF this week. According to these
posters the caucus is for the following
purposes:
To elect delegates To the state conven-
tion 10 be held In Providence. October s;
10 nominate candidates for senator and
representatives In the general assembly
for the ensuing year: TO elect a member
OF the state central COMMITTEES for the en-
suing year and TO elect town committee
for the ensuing year.
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Yours very truly.

Munyon's Paw Paw is on sale by all
druggists One Dollar per bottle. Paw
Paw Pills Twenty-Five cents per bot
tie
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
MYOPIA.
First Period.
Third Period.

Total-Dedham siS. Myopia 4. Fo
Crane loses Dedham y point.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29

Neighbors of +. l.. Brown were agree
ably surprised to receive quantity o
luscious strawberries from his summer
home I'm Dighton. The berries were fully
ripe and OF good flavor. They were also oi
good size
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-19

Nos $685. and $685. are stin in the shops
for repairs.
The Grand Island railroad has placed
orders for 5000 tons OF steel rails They
viii arrive in March and shortly after will
be laid, replacing those forming the track
from St Joseph to Manyille, Kan. The dis
lance is IS miles
A sample of Jewell county coal is now
on exhibition in the office Of A. E Cooper
division passenger agent for the Rock Is
and. The sample was sent out to Mr.
Cooper by J. E. Postlethwaite, president
of the mining company.
According to the recent statistics pub
lished by the department OF Fomento OF
Mexico. there existed in the republic on
the 18th of September. 1902. 15.169 lkilOmeters
of railroads.. or approximately 9.4S0 miles
Thsee figures include the mileage of SO
roads,
The Santa F'e Central railway. the new
road that is now being built between Santa
Fe and Terrence, n. NJ. has received its
now on the road to Santa Ee and viii be
put IN service as soon As they arrive there
The Reading Railroad. company has just
I turned out OF its shops at Reading Pa.
a locomotive erected especially to consume
the smoke from soft coal. If it proves a
success II is said all future locomotives
improved fire box. The Pennsylvania Rail
road company is also experimenting with
/ the new device.
The feat of hauling a train of 70 loaded
ears was successfully performed by the
Michigan Central road last week The
train was hauled by single engine. one
( Of the new compound class. taking the on
tire train over every grade and running
/ between Michigan City and Niles. at the
rate of ten miles an hour The train car
/ ried an aggregate Of ? 500 tons
/ The Santa Fe railroad and the city Of
fcials of Ellinwood. Kan, are stll in a
deadlock regarding the new depot which
IS to be erected there. taking the place OF
/ the one which burnt several months age
An ordinance has been passed requiring
the railroad to erect a suitable brick build
ing. as the present depot site is in the fire
limit. The company does not intend tc
use brick in the erection of the new depot
/ and has selected q new site east of the
city limits, where the depot will be bull
unless the authorities viii permit frame
:. hui.ding TO be erected On the present site
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-19
ABOUT RAILoRAD PEOPLE.

great many people visited the Santa
Fe shops Saturday afternoon.
William Barbee of the south shop failed
to ring in Saturday morning.
Eugene Basler of the south shop was
absent from work all day Saturday
the Rock Island, spent Sunday out on the
line.
F. T Rennie. travelling agent for the
Mallory steamship line, was a Topeka Wis
itor Saturday.
W H. Barnes. travelling passenger agent
for the Missouri Pacific, was u visitor IN
Topeka Saturday
H c. Shield. travelling passenger agert
for the Wabash railroad, was in Topeka
Saturday on business
J. E. Hurley, general superintendent for
the Santa Fe. left Saturday afternoon for
a short business trip to Kansas City
The Pere Marquette has just place an
ration for the expected increase in bust
ness when its proposed new extensions are
completed.
A meeting Of the religious work commit
tee of the Railroad y. NJ. C. A VIII be
held at the association rooms this evening
at SIS. Supper viii be served to the mem
bers of the committee
The Rock Island. announces a one way
second class colonist rate of 80 from
points on the Missouri river and west &c
California points Tickets viii pc SOLO
from February 10 TO April 80. inclusive
7. NJ c. A. secretary to the City OF Mex
leo. addressed the meeting at the aSsocla
ton rooms Sunday afternoon Speclal Iflu-
sic was furnished by the male quartet.
Steam shovel No. s9959. which has been
IN the shops for a general overhauling af-
day for Oklahoma, where It VIII be used
an some of the new Santa F'e extensions
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the opportunity of giving a setback to
Addicks which would last beyond four
years, and might reasonably be expect
ed to result in his complete elimination.
There are q Democrats in the leglsla-
ture. q Addicks men and 10 regular Re
publicans- These 10 regular Republicans
want the 81 Democrats. in the public
interest. to vote for TWO Republicans
for the senate and defeat Addicks. For
10 to ask this of p. the Democrats say,
is not equitable; but they viii vote for
one Democrat and one Republican Gand
their votes would elect) for the vacant
seats in congress. To this proposal it
is said that the 10 will say to the q that
they might do that if they could select
the Democrat. and the q viii rej0in to
the 10: We can only answer that if
we vote for the man whom your caucus
selects. you must vote for the man
whom our caucus selects" This not be
ing acceptable to the regulars, or anti
Addicks Republicans, there would be no
election Of senator. and Addicks. two
years from now. would 20 to the poor
farmers with a larger wallet than sever.
and perhaps win out
1t really seems to rest with the reg
ular Republicans this year whether the
raVlshmsnt OF Delaware shall be &C
complshed eventually by Addicks.
Much as Democrats owe as Delaware
ans. Republicans would seem to owe
little more to save the state. for Ad-
dicks is operating as Republican. let
while the II Democrats are willing to
allow the 10 Republicans to nominate
for the four-year senate seat the 10
are at this time not willing TO concede
that the p Democrats, in order to give
Addicks a possible knockout, shall Sc
lect their own candidate for the two
year senatorshi3.
Under the circumstances. a nbina-
ton is doubtful the two seats in the
senate will remain vacant. and the in
creasing power of Addicksism will be
| left observation-disclosures Cor. n. Y.
E-1-era i,,cc
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the same authority. includes an
ARRANGEMENT made with the Rock Is
land and through the Messrs- Moore, by
which that road VIII also have the use
Of the Erie for an eastern outlet. and
so obtain its desire to get its nose into
sea water. as the saving goes in rail-
way circles.
The obvious benefits TO the Erie from
this deal win be the largely increased
traffic Il viii get from the four roads
mentioned. and the placing Of it in q
position to get whatever money it may
need for betterments through the
Northern Securities company and the
strong financial interests connected
Herewith. Just what form the plan for
carrying out this arrangement will take
is not known, but il is believed that an
announcement on the subject will be
made shortly by J. p. Morgan & Co
In the meantime there is said to be no
doubt that the control Of Erie viii re-
main with Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hin.
the former being the chairman of the
voting trust
Directors Of the Rock Island no longer
deny that an important deal IS on re-
garding that system, and it is said that
an announcement regarding the same
will be made within week. That the
announcement will also have an i'm :
portant bearing on the Erie and nos
sibly the Santa Fe is the general
opinion.
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TO PREVENT COLLISIONS.
New Electrical Device Reported by
Consul General at Berlin.

Advance sheets of the consular reports
yesterday are given over wholly to a
report with accompanying illustrations
from Consul General Mason. at Rerlin,
upon a new electrical device for pre-
venting collision between railway trains,
which was recently tested with success
before a board of experts on railroad
near Frankfort. Describing the device
Mr.. Mason says:
Midway between the rails is laid a
light third rail of the ordinary T pat
tern, the Joints of which are so con-
nected as TO form a continuous conduc-
tor Midway under the forward part of
the engine are hung the working in
struments, an electrical apparatus, in
closed in a square case or jacket occu-
pying a cubic foot of space. The in
strument is connected with a compact
shoe which slides along the third rail
and by wire with a telephone and cleo
trio alarm bell in the cab of the engine
driver, and a red incandescent lamp
which is lighted by the same impulse
that rouses the alarm bell into action.
A further Improvement of the device
sets the electric brakes on the engine or
entire train simultaneously with the
alarm signal which sounds the bell and
adjusted and arranged that the engi-
neer can, at any moment, by touching a
lever. satisfy himself that it is in full
working condition"
So satisfactory were the recent tests
that the German government has order
ed a section of track equipped with the
device for further experiments, and the
report comes that the Russian authori-
ties have obtained license to test it III
actual service on its new military lines
now building in Siberia.-Washin
Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-19
THE SMALLEST PONY.
A Mite of a Horse Only Knee High to
a Man.

From an equine Liliputia in the
South Pacific seas there has come to
Los Angeles, Cal, one of the daintiest
bits of hOrsef1esh ever seen in the Unit
ed States. 1t is diminutive pony
somewhat resembling a Shetland but
much smaller than the smallest of that
class.
This dainty little midget, which is
the property of A. J. Morrison. of Los
Angeles. is only 221z inches in height,
standing but slightly above the knees
of its owner. A dry goods box would
house it comfortably and the hay ra-
ton Of an ordinary horse would screen
it from sight.
Although the animal is seven years
old and fully developed, it weighs only
70 pounds and its stocky legs are only
inches long. The length of its body
is 45 inches.
While it resembles a Shetland pony
in almost every respect there is this
difference: The lower lip protrudes
nearly two inches beyond the upper
one. giving a grOtesque expression to
the intelligent face. A mass of shaggy
hair which covers the body, and the
long name and tail, give the animal
ar appearance of greater weight than
is the case. So light is it that NE.
Morrison easily lifts the animal by the
strap that encircles its blanket.
Mr. Morrison obtained the horse at
Tampieo. Mex. from a Mexican who
said he brought it from an island IN
the South Pacific ocean between
Guatemala and Samoa There, it is
said. the small creatures are objects of
worship by the natives and are guard
ed sacredly on q high cliff The Next
can said he stole two Of them, letting
them down from the cliff with rope
On the way to Los Angeles from Mex
leo. the Iihputian had a narrow escape
from death 1t was browsing near
the cage of an African lion owned by
Mr.. Morrison and approached very
near the bars. only to be seized by q
huge paw and drawn toward whal
seemed a fatal end. The pony gave d
frightened jump. however. and escaped
with the loss of but a wisp Of hair from
his beautiful tail and a jagged tear in
his hide-Detroit Free Press
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Charles Lantry Goes Through
Abo Canyon.
Talks of the Big Contract Given
to His Firm.
WORK HAS COMMENCED
Will Have 5000 Men at Work
in 30 Days.
Expects to Have Road Finished
in Two Years.
WORK HAS COMMENCED

AIbuouerdue. n NJ. Jan. 19--Chas-
T.antrv of The firm of B. Lantry Sons,
railroad construction contractors, who
secured the contract for the construc-
ton Of the Santa Fe cutoff, arrived
here today from Belen, a small station
on the Rio Grande division of the san
Ia Fe which is within two miles Of
where the new road crosses the Rio
Grande and about thirty miles from
Abo pass, the place where the cutoff
crosses over the Manzano range Of
mountains. Mr.. Lantry said this morn
Ing:
Accompanied by Mr.. H. Hauser, our
western general manager; r N. Nelson,
J. n. Wheatley and S. A. Maley, fore
man in our employ. and S. D. Lucas,
who has charge of the office work at
Belen. I have just returned from a
trip along fifty-five miles Of the line
of survey of the new road. 1t took us
through Abo canyon and over Abo pass
to Willard, a point where the new
road crosses the grade of the Santa E'e
Central now building. We encounter
ed much snow on the pass and on the
east side of the AlauZanO range OIL
mountains. The weather was severe
Actual construction of the cutoff Is be-
gun. Two miles of grade between the
Santa Fe at Belen and the Rio Grande
is made We hope to have a bridge
across the river within sixty days, after
which a temporary line viii be con-
structed over which to haul supplies TO
forces doing rock work in Abo canyon,
where we expect 20 have 5000 men al
work within the next thirty days The
cut-om viii be completed and in run
ming order inside of two years
Fred X Nudge. resident engineer OF
the Atchison, Topeka & santa Fe a.
Las Vegas n. NJ, has been transferred
To Belen. n NJ, in charge Of the
masonry work on the Eastern railway
of New Mexico, J. v. Key having
charga of CONSTRUCTION work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-19
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT

when We Were q" was at the
Grand Saturday matinee and night for
the third visit to Topeka.
The comedy drama is as pleasing as
ever and it viii keep alive the name of
the author. ". v. Esmond. for a good
many years to come. The company
presenting it here Saturday was not
beyond criticism. Walter Walker, who
has played in Topeka in the farce com
edy roles of Why Smith Left Home"
and a Bachelors Honeymoon did
fairly we'll as Richard Carewe-'' He
does not look the part and he puts a
little too much of the facial expressions
of a farce comedy role into the char
acter. Meta Rogers was a sweet and
girlish looking Phyllis Ericsson" and
did not once overdo the role, but she
could not be heard 10 feet from the
stage. Robert Robson is still a first
class soldier man and Ira Moore is a
waddling tWaddles-' Edwin Belden
does not make a good Imp The rest
of the members of the company were
uniformly poor and some were little
short of excruciating.
.'Davy Crockett of the vintage of 70
was the bill at the Crawford last night
and it drew a good house.