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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
TWO HEARINGS HELO.
One on Petition Of Women to Vote for Pres.
Dental Electors s-Prohate Clerks Fees,

At the rising OF the senate today the
senate committee on special legislation
gave a hearing In room 313 OF the state
house on numerous petitions presented
the senate praying that laws be enacted
to give women the right to vote for pres
idential electors.
Because of the large number expected
the hearing was given in this large room,
but perhaps 30 women and a half dozen
men appeared. There was no opposition
to the prayer of the petitions and Mrs.
a. c. Dewing. Governor Garvin, Amasa
NJ. Eaton and Henry B. Blackwell APP
peared and spoke in favor of the petit
tions. The general argument being that
where women had been given the right
to vote they had availed themselves OF
the right OF suffrage wisely and well. and
the influence Of the women had good
deal TO do with the election of desirable
candidates or the enactment OF wise leg
fsla tion.
The house COMMITTEES on the judiciary
gave hearing at the rising of the house
this afternoon on bill presented by Mr.
Wilbour of Little Compton, which pro-
vides that where the probate clerk of
any town or city does not receive In fees
$500 then the town or city council shall
pay from the town or city treasury such
sum as with the fees received shall make
UP the sum OF $500, this to be I'm full pay
ment for the services OF the clerk Mr.
Wilbour. the town clerks OF Tiverton and
jamestown, Edward Field OF Providence
and senotor Howard all spoke I'm favor
OF the passage of the bill. There was
no opposition to the proposed measure
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
KNOW the WOMAN.
Buffalo Police Claim to Have Discovered the
Murderer Of Mr.. BurdiCk.

Buffalo, n. Y. March 5.-There were no
developments during the night In the
Burdick murder case. The officials claim
TO be absolutely certain that the murder
was committed by a woman; that they
know the woman and that they can make
an arrest the moment their chain of evil
dence Is sufficient to secure a conviction.
A house in the Elmwood district is be-
ing watched day and night. but the police
decline to give any reason for the sur
velllance. Last night, for the first time
the detectives were withdrawn from the
New York central and other stations
This move is regarded as strong evidence
that the police believe they know where
the murderer Is and that there Is no dan
ger Of escape.
An important fact which the police
have known all along, but not made pun
lie, is that on the morning when the pouy
OF Burdick was discovered. the top draw
er In n table at the head OF the couch
where the body lay was open.
Little significance was attached TO the
fact at that time. for the reason Nat IL
was known almost at the outset that
But. associated with facts and circum-
stances uncovered since then, II be-
comes, the police believe, a most impor-
tant clew.
questioned the occupants of the Burdick
house closely concerning that open draw
err They were informed positively that
nothing had been disturbed. that the
drawer was open when the body was
found.
In the drawer were some letters, few
papers and odds and ends. The letters
and papers were disarranged and on the
floor OF the den were several papers
indicating that they had been dragged
80 ~ Hrnu az w
they fell. Now the police say that cer-
tain letters were taken from this drawer.
They are confident that they are on the
right track. What is more. they claim
to have I'm their possession last and
strong card which they have not played.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
RARE OPERATION. >
II Was for the Removal OF Tumor Hear
tbs Left Hip Joint.

Philadelphia. March 5.-An operation,
which IL is said was never before at
tempted In this country. although per-
formed four times successfully I'm the his
tory Of surgery In Europe. has been made
at the Jefferson hospital here. II was FOR
the removal OF a tumor near the left hip
joint and involved the anNputation Of the
entire left leg and portion OF the illum.
A man who fell on an icy pavement sew
eral months ago was the subject
Exactly an hour and twenty minutes
was consumed IN making the amputation.
The operating surgeon said n man UNDER
going such an operation had only one
chance In three OF surviving TRANSMISSION
was resorted early I'm the operation TO
make up for the loss OF blood attending
the nmnntntion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
Chicago Contractors viii Sign No Agree.
ments That Do Not Prohibit Them.

Chicago, March 5.-The building con-
tractors council last night passed a reso-
luton, establishing a rule that no agr<e-
ments with building trade unions shall
be signed that do not contain clause
prohibiting sympathetic strikes.
The resolution further declared that
all agreements must contain the eight
principles adopted by the building con-
tractors council i'm 1900.
These provide that there shall be no
limitation as TO the amount OF work a
man shall do I'm u day. no restriction OF
the use of tools and machinery, no res
friction OF any manufactured material
except prison made; that apprentices
shall be permitted; that all workmen are
at liberty to work for any one they see
At, and that the employer may employ
or discharge whomever he desires.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

started 10 speak on. "a remarkable speech
which appeared I'm the Congressional III
Record yesterday" when Mr.. Pettus sug-
gested that II was customary to wait
until the president had communicated
with the senate before proceeding. Mr..
Tillman moved a recess for half an hour
which was agreed TO at I2:4o.
IL is understood that Mr.. Tillman in
tended 10 speak on the speech OF Mr..
Cannon whose remarks on the South
Carolina claim in the deficiency bill
caused a sensation In the house yester-
day.
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT.
The following message was received
from the president:
'"To the Senate:
81 have called the senate in extraordi-
nary session 10 consider the treaties con-
cerning which ii proved impossible to
take action during the session OF congress
just ended.
II ask your special attention to the
treaty with the republic OF Colombia Sc
curing TO the United States the right to
build an isthmian canal and to the
treaty with the Republic OF Cuba for Sc
curing a measure of commercial reel
procity between the two countries.
THE great and far reaching importan nee
or these two treaties to the welfare OF
the United States and the urgent need
for their adoption requires me 10 impose
upon you the inconvenience OF meeting
at this time"
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
TIL presidents message was delivered
to the senate by Mr.. Barnes. II was
not read. Mr.. Hoar announcing that he
intended to move an executive session.
Mr.. Tillman then went on with his re-
marks about Mr. Cannon's speech in the
house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

or these II were reelected as follows:
Allison Gowa), Clay (Ga). Dillingham;
Cvt). Fairbanks Qnd). Foraker (ohio),
Hansbrough IN. ID. Kittredge Is. ID.
McEnery (La.) Mallory (Fla) serving
on appointment until the legislature
meets: Penrose PENN. Perkins (cal).
Pettus (Ala.). Platt Comm. Platt IN.
". Spooner (wis.). Teller (CoL)
The oath was administered to 13 new
senators. although one, Mr.. German. had
previously served Is years I'm the senate.
The new senators are: Fulton tOre),
German (Md). Hepburn CIdaho). Hop
kns CnL), Latimer (s. c., Long tKs),
McCreary (Ky.). Newlands (Nev.), Over
man IN. c., smoot (Utah).
The senate was called to order by
President pro tenn. Frye. The scene
was a brilliant one. The galleries were
filled at an early hour and I'm the family
and reserved galleries were friends and
relatives OF the new senators. Desks and
even chairs Of new senators In some
instances were completely buried under
huge floral pieces.
APPLAUSE IN GALLERIES.
During the swearing in OF the new
senators the proceedings were frequently
interrupted by applause in the galleries.
Mr.. German received an ovation when his
name was called. No objection was
made when Mr.. Shoots name was called.
He received some applause from the gall
leries.
y, Four, newly elected senators. Ankeny,
Clark CArk.) Gallinger and Stone were
not sworn I'm.
After the committee had been appointed
to wait on the president Mr.. Tillman rose
to a question of personal privilege. He
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
VERDICT FOR S420.
Sophia {. Jameson Of Boston Wins Her
Case Against Or. {, S. Rogers.

A jury today returned verdict Of a20
ton against Dr. Frederick s. Rogers. a
physician Of this city, which was tried
in the common pleas division OF the
supreme court before Judge Dubois yes
terday.
The plaintiff brought suit to recover
for alleged permanent injuries caused by
being run over by ~ horse driven by the
defendant. in front OF the union station
May IS. 1899.
The defense was negligence on the
part OF the plaintiff and that the extent
Of the womans injuries was greatly mag
nhed by her.
r. y. owen and John NJ. Brennan ap-
peared for the plaintiff and A. j. Gushing
for the defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
TWO APPOINTMENTS.
Day and Pur:y Appointed Assistants 10
Attorney GansraI KNOX,

washington, March b.-Two important
appointments in the department Of JUS
ticc were agreed upon by President
Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox to-
day. VIM. A. Day. Of the District OF
Columbia. is made assistant attorney TO
the attorney general at salary OF $1,000
a year and Milton u. Purdy OF Minnesota
is appointed assistant attorney negeral
Mr.. Day has been for a long time the
attorney of the interstate commerce
commission and Mr. Purdy was formerly
assistant United States district attorney
Of Minnesota. These places were created
By recent act Of congress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
RABITUAL CRIMINAL.
Boston Police So Regard Slone Captured
While Stealing From Candy Wagon.

Boston, March 5.-James stone. alias
J Powhig. alias James Mullen, who was
arrested hrrr-ia-t night. the police think
Is an habitual criminal. Tho policeman
who caught stone says the man was
stealing candy from n confectionery wag-
ON. lie thinks stone is the man the po-
lice have been looking for for some time
on charge Of stealing $500 from a Back
Ray woman.
stone has served three terms In the
state prison. sir terms In the house OF
correction and he was sent 90 Deer ls-
land for various offences
lie Is forty years old and SAYS mis- home
In In Boeton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
OSTsOpATHY " PENNSYLVANIA

a bill legalizing osteopathy and regulat-
INK the practice thereof has passed sec
ond reading In the lower legislative body
OF the state OF Pennsylvania. The bill
gives To- the osteopaths all the privileges
and holds them equally responsible with
other schools OF healing. excepting as to
the administration Of drugs and major
or operative surgery. Indications point
to its fina lpassage
The bill introduced I'm the same body
By the medical fraternity for the sup
preston ~ osteopathy seems 20 have
died in committee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
NATIONAL SENATE
IN EXTRA SESSION.
Body Convened at Noon in the Pres
cnce of Crowded GallerieS--NeW
Members Were Sworn In.

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
,lcnnI makes belts grip the pulleys pro-
vIOUuI tects them from steam and wa
Ter and prevents glazing. For sale by
BROWN BROS CO.

The Christian and Faithful Workers
will hold a union service at the Randall
square institutional mission. ~ Chalk
stone avenue. this evening. at 7:l5 o'clock.
Rev. Thomas A. Fenton. pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church. will speak.
Dr Robert NJ. sterrett will sing All are
cordially invited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

wANTED-sADDLE HORSE. ON
that may he driven i'm carriage. Address
@. ". Nichols, state capitol. Providence
r. l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
roo LATE TO eE CLASSIFIED.

TO LET - TENEMENT THREE
large rooms first floor. $500 dollars per
month. 10 Princess avenue, Cranston. In
quire Mrs. Austin. on premises or lss
Ninton street city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

According 10 the police blotter. Charles
Sweeney. 81 q Atwelrs avenue. dis
appeared from 81. Josephs hospital. at
4 ID. IN. yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
the tlGHTH DEATH.

Easton. Pa, March 5,-George III. Bow
man. aged 25 years, died today I'm the
Easton hospital. making the eighth death
from the Edison Cement mill explosion az
New Village. ~. J.. last Monday evening
Bowman was timekeeper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
The Cotton Market.

Reported for The News by DAVIS IL
Banigan Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
New York Stock Market.

Reported for The News by FLETCHfk
&c TAPPAN, street floor. Banigan Build
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05
Resolution Proposing Holding OF
Elections Biennially and Other I'M
pOrtant Changes introduced
by Mr.. MumfOrd.

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

The calendar was then taken up
resolution making appropriation OF
RB Tor repairing and furnishing the
Newport county jail was passed
resolution making appropriation of
fi00 FOR the Rhode Island Veteran Ctu-
zens' Historical association was passed
In the form Of substitute resolution a
the original resolution being indefinitely
A resolution making appropriation of
1900 for repairing and furnishing the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21
AMERICAN SHIP TURNED BACK
O
Amer c o an,
eIm

zuelsn houses is alike The front
door opens into an outer yestibule,
its length being the width of the
front door, or rooms At it's end
second door opens into the patio. Ey-
erything goes in and out this door
callers, grocers, servants and often
even the burros Some of the finest
have back gates and doors, but the
ordinary house has no alleyways. An
American cannot but be astonished,
as she sits in the drawing room visit
ing, to hear the feet of burro clatter
along the patio down the few steps,
possibly through the kitchen, into the
back patio or into the corral, its quar-
ters. She does not object though,
for next to the sweet-tempered chill
dren and pretty women, she likes the
burro best of anything in Venezuela.
He is so grave, so graceful, SO indus
triOus and so self-respecting.
The patio is usually oblong or
square. The centre may be a real
garden, with shrubs, trees, vines and
flowers, or it may be cemented or
tiled, having its plants in pots. In
either of these cases there are usually
fountains. gold fish, orchids, birds
and sometimes monkeys. The ROOF
projects over part of the patio, max
ing porch and here the family really
lives.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

The drawing room or parlor runs
the full length of the house, exclusive
of the vestibule. The windows have
iron bars outside and wooden blinds
inside They need no glass windows
and have none, except occasionally
one of the panels Of the blinds may be
glass. The bedrooms and dining
room are on each side of the patio, the
kitchen and servants quarters back.
This arrangement is sometimes varied
by having the dining room back and
a second patio between that and the
kitchen and servants quarters.
The floors are of cement, covered
with hardwood, but more oftener with
rugs or mating or oilcloth. Few
rooms are carpeted all over Most Of
the larger houses of Venezuela have
water works and electric lights. Few
have sewerage and plumbing. Cara
cas- has plumbing and sewers from the
houses, but the creeks serve for the
general sewerage. Under ordinary
circumstances this would not be well
but the hills are at such angles that
the fall is two ways and the sewerage
is good The sudden showers send
the water down the mountainside,
flushing the creeks so that Caracas
is one of the most healthy cities in
the world.
Generally speaking, the houses in
Venezuela have but one story and no
cellars. The best houses are con-
structed with two brick walls, one
foot and half or a two-foot space
filed with cement. Other houses have
walls of cement or cement stone.
These walls are made by filling
wooden molds with cement until 1t
sufficiently hardens to hold its weight.
The molds are then removed and plac-
ed on top, refilled with cement, and
so on to completion.
Small houses, especially those in
the country. are constructed by erect
ing two rows of poles. some six to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21
WILL APPOINT A BOARD.
Plan Of President Roosevelt to Settle
the Dispute.

Plan Of President Roosevelt to Settle
the Dispute.
1t is understood that the Presidents
plan as arbitrator in the Venezuelan
dispute is to appoint board of arbi-
traitors. He would not confne this
important undertaking to any one
man, nor does he feel able himself to
spare the vast amount of time neces-
sary for an examination in detail Of
each of the many claims that would
be presented against Venezuela.
Necessarily the Presidents own
board would include some members of
a high order of legal talent, as well as
others thoroughly versed in the prac-
tice of international law. 1t is said
that the crucial point to go before the
arbitration board is the famous "Calvo
doctrine" This doctrine, which was
laid down by the greatest of Latin
American international lawyers, and
for many years has been regarded as
beyond question by all the Latin-Amer-
lean republics, denies the right of any
nation to intervene automatically in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

lumbermen use it TO fasten their logs
together in booms, boatmen to tie
their boats and divers to tether their
burros. 1t is very flexible and can be
tied in any kind Of knots.
Many of the mannerisms OF Vene-
zuela women remind one of the south.
ern women, while in other ways they
are like women in the most conserva-
tive parts of Europe No woman of
responsibility goes upon the streets
alone in the evening in Caracas, and
young unmarried women never go
alone at any time and under any cir
cumstances; further, they are seldom
left in the houses alone. Married
women can so about in the daytime
with discretion, but they are very
apt to go in pairs or groups. Young
women never see young men alone,
and they usually do their visiting and
love-making through the iron bars of
the windows.
American tin enters into the con.
struction of some small huts in vene-
zuela. Few Americans realize how
the peon prizes our tin can. He
utilities it for purposes we would
never think he could, Cans, great
and small, are fiattened cut and used
for siding and roofing, being held Ia
place by cane or vines. If there was
money to paint this tin, it would last
long time; as it is it soon rusts.
The partition walls of the best
houses are built like tie outside ones.
The roof has first round sticks Of
lignum vitae for rafters and the inter.
stices are filed in with cane held in
place by wire. This is covered with
cement and red tile. laid in cement,
covers all. This tile roof is used on
all houses alike Except, of course,
the little huts referred to) so that
when one stands on Calvario in Ca
racas or any hillside near any town,
one sees masses of red tile. the only
variance in color beilg due to age,
the old ones hei~@ -1c-v crown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

A merchant ship owned by citizens
of the United States was sent away
from the port of La Guayra, Venezue-
la, and with half its cargo still aboard
had to go to Willemstad, Curacao, to
land the goods.
The vessel, the Caracas of the Red
ID" line, first was given permission
to enter and discharge it's cargo, but
later was ordered out to sea for the
might, and then was notified that it
would not be allowed to re-enter to
complete the landing of cargo.
Apparently there are serious iffer-
ences of opinion among the allies. as
the driving away of the United States
vessel after once being admitted was
the result of conflicting orders. First
the British commander agreed to the
entrg of the Caracas and then the
Italian commander forbade 1t admis-
sion. Later the captain was notified
he would be allowed to disembark his
cargo on condition that he would leave
before nightfall, returning under the
same terms the next day.
These conditions were accepted, and
with one-third of it's cargo still aboard
the Caracas put out. Then came the
notice that the vessel must not re
turn.
Lieut. Commander Diehl at foul
O'Clock in the afternoon endeavored tC
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

eighteen inches apart, the space be-
tween being filed with stones or
clay. Outside the poles, wet natural
clay is plastered on and smoothed
with board. The sun dries this to
hardness, but in wet weather it often
becomes spongy.
The houses of the poor and many
fences are made of large bricks of wet
clay, dried in the sun, but not burned.
Small cabins in the country are built
by sticking poles into the ground and
mailing to these clapboards roughly
made from the outer wood of the
royal palm tree. This class of houses
il too cheap and poor to warrant an
expensive roof, and they are generally
matched. In the wooded part of the
country the leaves of the palm are
tied in punches and bound on the
roof frame in layers. These punches
are about two feet thick and lap each
other just as our shingles do.
Where wood is not plentiful and
palms are not to be had the roof ia
matched with punches of young wild
cane The palms and cane are tied
on to the pole rafters by means of a
long vine of the nature Of our grape
stems, called bajucca. This grows
from fifty to one hundred feet in
length, varying in thickness from
rope to twine 1t is so strong that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-21

obtain from the commanders of the
foreign warships an extension of few
hours in the time given the Caracas to
remain at its dock in order that it
might finish unloading. His request to
this end was refused and he did not
insist.
The commanders of the blockading
warships explained that they were act
ing on the orders of the British adj
miral and that the orders given to per-
nit the Caracas to discharge more
than the mail had oeen given to sat
isfy Commander Diehl. The Caracas
consequently left it's berth at La
Guayra at o'clock when 1t had land
ed not more than two-thirds of its
cargo.
The rule made by the allies that
steamers reaching La Guayra before
Dec. 80 were to be allowed to enter
port and discharge their cargoes dur
ing the day, but were not to be al
lowed to take cargo on board, created
general dissatisfaction at that port.
AS there is no export duty on goods
shipped from Venezuela, the ruling
does not affect the government. Only
the ship workers are affected.
The German warship which passed
La Guayra towing two large schooners
was the Panther. 1t captured the YES
sells near Maracaibo.
The Bausan and the Tribune cap
tured the following prizes:
The schooner Castor, loaded with
salt, from Araya.
The schooner Maria Luisa, with car
20 of cocoa, from Caronero.
The sloop Josefita Carmin de Vega,
loaded with a general cargo, from Car
onero.
A blockade of the Venezuelan ports
of Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo has
been declared officially. The German
admiral is at Willemstad, Curacao.
The Germans continue to cut the
mainmasts of Venezuelan vessels and