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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
EXPLOSION
IN T0PED0
FACTORY
Causes the Loss Of Several
Lives at Cleveland, 0...PIant
Completely Wrecked.

Cleveland. o., May z.--The Kohl torpedo
factory at tho corner OF case avenue
and Orange street blew UP shortly after
noon today resulting In the loss OF severai
lives. large number OF persons are =
1erted injured. The explosion was terrS
ne and the factory was completely de-
molishsd. Several nearby buildings were
also destroyed and windows broken
throughout the entire neighborhood.
Fire broke out In the debris immediate
ly after tho explosion and general
alarm was turned In. The flames were
soon brought under control however, and
the nremen turned their attention TO the
rescue OF victims.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
SLIGHT NEGLIGENCE.
Finding Of Judge BYam In lNqlsst Into the
Death Of Chase at AttIeuero.

Judge Byram at Attleboro today render
ed his decision In the inquest into the
death of Albert Chace OF Taunton. who
was killed at the time or the boiler ex-
plosion on the property Of the eNw York,
Now Haven and Hartford railroad rec
entity Five or six persons were injured
at the same tine.
The court finds that thsrs was no GRIM
inal negligence on the part OF the per-
sons In charge of the bofler. but that
there was slight negligence on the part
OF the railroad corporation In not pro-
vidins suitable heating apparatus for the
cnr house. The court also found that
the victim Chsce, cana 10 his death by
the explosion OF A boiler
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
ROMANS DISAPpOIN Ted.
Rainy Weather !atsrtersd With ThsIr Wei
come 10 the German Kaiser.

Rome. May Alt was raining heavily
here this morning, thus bitterly disap-
pointing the Romans. who had been hop
Ing for fine weather IN which 10 welcome
Emperor William TO this city.
The arrangements for the reception ot
the German emperor were Identical win
those made for King Edward.
There were the same decorations ana II
similar display OF troops. The only diner-
ence was the absence OF sunshine. The
Via Nazionale. however, preserved its at
tractiveness, the downfall OF rain having
reeulted I'm Frightening the verdure in
that thoroughfare. The flags and dra-
peries were drenched the crowds were
dripping wet and the street hawkers were
dieccnsoiate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
COOLLY
PLANNED
DEATH.
Miss Chase Drank Ice Cream
Soda While Waiting for Poison
That Killed Her.

Haverhill. Mass, May 2-Lucella
Chase. IT years cid. committed suicide
st her boarding house In the Bradford
district last night by taking a two-ounce
dose Of earbolic acid. The body was
found this morning by the lsndlsdy when
she went TO Miss Chase's room 20 sum.
m on her to breakfast.
Miss Chase had evidently coolly planned
her death as she went 20 drug store
last evening and purchased tho acid,
drinking an Ice cream soda while she
waited for her package. She wss en-
ployed I'm q local box factory, her home
being with her parents at Coventry.
Conn.
No cause Is assigned for tho act. As
she was in the best of health ana appnr-
entity cheerful last evening
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
TWO FUNERALS
0hssqlss Of John Carey and Mrs, Ellen
NJ, RassIxood Held Today.

The funeral Of Mr.. John Carey. an
aged man who had lived for many years
and was widely known in this city, was
held at his late home, IS Brook street, at
SEQ o'clock.
A requiem mass for the repose OF his
soul was said at st. Joseph's Roman
Catholic church. on Hope street at
o. clock the celebrant being Rev. Father
r. j. Ward. The music OF the mass wai
rendered by the choir Of st. Joseph's and
at its close the solo "One Step Nearer
Home" was rendered by Miss Kate Da-
vsy.
Interrnent was at Swan Point Cemetery,
the bearers being. James Pollard. Patrick
welch. Michael Dwyer and Michael Mo-
Ksnna
The funeral OF Mrs. Ellen NJ. Hasel-
wood wife Of william G. Haselwood, was
eolemrized from hcr husbands residence,
l<7 Gallup street, at 2 O'Clock this after
noon.
The services were conducted by Rev.
James Greer, pastor Of Academy Avenue
Congregational church. OF which the de-
ceased was consistent and highly re-
spscted member.
Mr.. Greer read from various portions
OF the Scriptures and offered few
words eulosistic Of the character OF tho
deceased and her faithful service 20 the
church and all Its varied interests. clos
ing with n comforting prayer.
Intermsnt was at Pocassett cemetery
the bearers being James Phillips. Alfret
Armftage, Henry Brooks and John Hyde
profusion OF beautiful flowers at
tested the love IN which the deceased wa,
held, a beautiful wreath being the offer
ing of the Ladies' Aid society Of the
Academy avenue church. A beautiful
wreath from the Textile Finishing Ma
chine company was also among the many
floral embems.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
APPOINTMENTS kssOuy 60.

Washington. May 2.--Secretary Cortel-
you announced today the following ap-
pointmonts IN the bureau Of corpora
tions. department OF commerce and
labor: r.. Dana Durand Of Michigan.
special examiner. His work will be along
statistical and economical lines. Jere-
niah Mitchell OF Maine, special attorney
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
CIVIC DAY At THE
ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Thirty Thousand Men in the Pro-
ceSSion That Marched Before a
Vast ThrOng of People.

THE LAST DAY OF THE DEDICATION
MANY RESPECTS 1T WAS
PRECEDED THE 5EAuT-
DENSE CROWD
THROUGH The EARLY
HOURS THAT WATCH TIE
FAVoRA9LY POINT OF NUMBERS
OF
FROM THE DEDICATION OF
hi THE AFTER
IT MAGNIFICENT PARADE THE PoMP
ABSENT BUT
THE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT,

New York MAY 2--The statement OF
averages ~ tho clearing house banks of
this city for tho week shown:
Loans increase tis.4Ss.g 90. deposits in
crease Ns.ltae0. circulation increase SIS .
90. legal tenders increase 81 572 60. spc-
Gle increase 1.i63.20. surplus reserve tii.
1880: increase y9sg15. ex q. $. deposit
increase fls.. SIS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
Az lNIlMlIOl OF SUI IDs.

Sew York. May 2-It ia learned tn,t
Mrs Harper Lyude who disappeared
from her home on Tueaday loft letters
IN which she intimsted that she intended
90 take her life
She Also left Instructions rs to the dis
posal OF certain towels. A reward q
500 has been offered for the recovery
nf her hnfN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
FILES AN APPEAL
al. National Bank Not Satisfied With
Municipal Courts 0ecslOn In Read Case.

The Rhode Island National bank has
filed an appeal in the common pleas dl-
vision OF the Supreme court against the
decree OF the Municipal court approving
OF the report OF the IN olvency commiss-
toner's in the estate OF Charles E. Read
The petitioner protests against the al
iowance OF the claims OF Annie r. Had
field for a s25o check and against the
disallowance of their account OF 500
Comstock and Gardner appear FOR the
petitioner
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
FOURrEE no StS BURNED.

Boston. May 2,--Fourteen horses out OF
n total of 20 I'm = two story wooden stable
at 20 Union Wharf were burned 20 death
today.
The building was owned by a. A. Bad
aracco and occupied by Domlnick Catal-
DO \ quantity OF hay and grain as well
as a number or vehicles and harness
were also destroyed
The police are invest eating the cause
OF the nre. The loss Is cstlmatei at
A.b00 partly Insured
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
MORE HoOHINGs WANTED.

Hong Kong May Ain connection with
the American and japanese engineers IN
cident and the generally disturbed cOndi-
fione IN the Interior, the commander Of
the United states monitor Monterey. sta
tioned ~ canton. and the American con
Bui az that port are ruging that more am
pie moorings be supplied I'm the river. I'm
sr1sr 70 provide for emergencies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
BENCH sHOE OPENS At PlsTU:sET

The finest spring bench show OF tho
Rhode Island Kennel club opened IN Paw
tucket today. with an excellent array OK
81 entries IN ko6 classes.
The attendance at the afternoon cxhi-
bitlop was large. Tho judges are Fred
Otto. Pawtucket: John Bennett Paw
tucket. Harry Waldrou. Providence:
Thomas Middlebrook. Boston: Or c. n
Sullivan. Boston, ". G. Goldman. Provi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
HEARING POSTPONED.

The public hearing on the relocation OF
the public monuments located in Ex-
change place. which was announced %
take place next Tuesday In room si3 In
the state house. has been postponed until
z o'clock y. m. Tuesday. May ~.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
BY GOVERNOR AND Wife.
Rhode Island Party GIVen a Reception on
their Arrival at Richmond.
Special TO Providence News. J

Richmond. Va. May Gov l. F. c.
Caryin and the party OF Rhode Islanders
who are returning from the dedication OF
a monument to soldiers who died In An
Jacksonville prison. arrived Ia this city
today.
They were given a reception by Gov
ernor Montague and wife at the Virginia
executive mansion. Later the party was
taken on a drive TO the different points
OF interest In Richmond and vicinity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
THREE CHILDREN Res uip.

Princeton, y. J.. May "A new house
phreys, widow of the late Prof Hum
phreys, and occupied by a family named
Wheaton. was destroyed by FIRE last
night Three children were rescued from
q second story window b. DR. Woodruff.
professor OF Hygiene in the Cniversity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
I'm 0 KERS RE- U-N.

Newark, y. j.. Nav All OF the struc-
tural iron workers who were on a strike
except those employed on Pcnusylvan a
railroad elevator resumed work TO-DAY
The contractors agreed 10 their terms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
TOO LATE TO eg CLASSIFIED.

BEGIN RIGHT-DONT START IN
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beginners at n low price. a successful
side-line for merchants and pro fessional
people Write for catalogue and parti-
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Dearborn St, Chicago.
u CENTS INVESTED BY OUR Gu
muhtive plan VIII return SIS Write
for fun particulars. G. NJ. Upton, 124
Esw York Life Bldg. Chicago.
RENT PAYERS CLUB. CLASS d OF
the Union Home League Is now being
formed. II you wish to get house lot
at nominal cost you should look this up.
II you ray rent you need TO join. You
may have q cosy house OF your own in a
short time, even before another winter.
Address Box g. Olncyvilie Station.
SITUATION WANTED-BY YOUNG
man to Marn business; mercantile pre-
ferfed Address K-2s News Office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
ALYE vol { RO1SrA IRE "a d.

Shanghai. May with reference 20
the reports OF trouble between Russia
ant Japan regarding the ownership OF
property along the banks OF the Yahi
river. 10 Is authoritatfvely statel that no
Russian troops have Sroesed the YaIu
river
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
VICTIM OF BRISHTS DISEASE.

woburn. Mass. May 2-Thomas r..
Emerson. superintendent OF tho public
schools OF woburn, died today at Newton
OF BriSht's disease, He was born in
wohurn in 1894 MIR. Emerson leaves s.
widow and two daughters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
To Coal COnSu|l rs !!

Stockholders
% delivery
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
Fall RiVsr Mil Stocks.

Reported for The News by c. NJ. HAF-
FARDS e. CO, Bankers and Brokers,
Fall River. Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02

The Association ~ officials Of Burcsu.
of Labor Statistics after = brief and un-
important s,ssion this morning at Wash
II, next year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
New York Stock Market.

Reported for The News by n. CURTIS
FLETCHER g. CO., street floor, Bam-
gan Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
PAINxRs.

Tie Warren local. recently erssAizsd
by Business Agent barrstt h in q
aourishing eondtlon and has appointed
committee TO confer with the Msstar
Painters next week In regard 10 q wage
schedule and report progress at Friday
nights meeting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
RECEIVE BENEFITS.

Carpenters Local IL net last evening
and this morning ~ men we're paid strike
BENEFITS for the week ending May "a.
The strike. which has been In progress
In the shops Of Miller, Carpenter and
Franklln since last November have not
yet been finished and the union members
say they will stay cut another seven
months az necessary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
The Cotton MaTkst.

Reported for The News by DAVIS &
Banigan Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-02
SACRED CONCERT.

Tomorrow evening in Empire theatre
a sacred concert will be given under the
auspices OF the Providence Bartenders'
union. Local No. 2S5
The best OF local and professional talent
has been secured ana the concert gives
promise % being a musical treat OF the
highest order.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-30

Tomorrow (June 28th) is the
2OOth anniversary of the birth OF
John Wesley, the great founder OF
Methodism, and the event will be
celebrated in many places. Wesley
was seventh in a family of nineteen
children and yet, the historian tells
us, so we'll was that household order
ed that the cry of a child was never
heard in it. This statement IS posi-
bly, a little strong but it is unque5-
tionable that the splendid training
which Wesley received in his home
and from his mother was the founda-
ton of his great life-work, and that
millions of people who in the past
and are to-day influenced by his lie
and teachings owe tribute to the
home influence which trained john
Wesley for the great work ne
wrought. In these days when the
home influence seems to be at rather
a low ebb it might be well on tnlS
Wesleyan anniversary to renew anu
impress afresh its Importance on 1n7
hearts and minds of parents
Statesville Landmark.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-30

adopted and adapted the plans Of
others. He got the idea of tho
Methodist societies from the Mora
VANS; of the classes from a schema
for paying church debts; his outdoor
preaching from the C~a1vanistic evan
ge1ist, Whitefeld; lay preaching
from Maxfeld, and the itinerancy it.
self from Wyclif and others before
him. Nevertheless he was successful
in thus putting all these separate
plans into the n great organiza-
ton which he formed. It seems to
us that the two great ideas of Wes-
ley were, simplicity of life and the
passion for souls. The experience
of which so much was made BELONGED
to a more ignorant age and one less
analytic of emotion, especially reli-
gious emotion. But all that he did
by way of organizing and controlling
the force under him, was that souls
might be snatched from the burning,
and he was so much in earnest about
this great concern of the Christian
life, that he took with great literal
ness the Scripture i~njunctions
against luxury of every kind.
He himself was generous to a
fault. He would give away all that
he had to the poor. And he taught
his followers how to deny themselves
the things of this world in order that
with more single heart they might
apply themselves to heavenly things,
might give themselves to the work
of winning souls. And these ideas,
with different applications perhaps
for differing ages, are permanent
and lasting. They are ideas that
the world needs to learn anew.
This is not the occasion to speak
of his doctrines, those known and
those disputed. But we wanted to
say, that the world is a better world,
and the Church of Christ a greater
blessing to mankind, because of the
life and the labors, the prayers and
the zeal, the self-denial and the saw
ing common-sense, the piety, and the
eloquence, Of John Wesley and be-
cause of the great Church which he
founded and sent on it's useful way
in the world.-Charlotte Presbyte-
rian Standard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-30

"Pm de onluckiest pusson in de
roun' world" said Brother Dickey.
81 tux out a accident policy six years
ago, come Christmas, en- moved with
in a stone throw er five railroads, en-
not one er dem hez ruined over me
in all dat time! I ve'ly bTeves dat
eff I wuz ter lay down en- go ter sleep
ON der track de engineer would stop
de engine en- tell de head fireman ter
wake me up p'-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-30

*This is No. l26 IF our series of the Worlds
Best Poems, selected especially for The Pro-
greSsive Farmer by the Editor. In this series
selections from the following authors have
already appeared: Burns, Bryant Mr.: and
Mrs. Browning, Byron, Goldsmith, Holmes,
Kipling, Lanier, LOngfellOw, Lowell, Mark
ham, Macaulay, Milton, Moore, Poe, Pope
Read Riley, Ryan, Scott, Shakespeare, Shell
ley, and others.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-30
THE HOME CIRCLE
Prologue to "In Memoriam.

WuOlu We, GudG nave uOG SCOh lily
face,
By faith, and faith alone, embrace,
Believing where we cannot prove;
Thine are these orbs of light and
shade;
Thou madest Life in man and
brute;
Thou madest Death; and 10, thy
foot
Is on the skull which thou hast made.
Thou wilt not leave us in the dust:
Thou madest man, he knows not
why,
He thinks he was not made to die;
And thou hast made him: thou art
just.
Thou seemest human and divine,
The highest, hottest manhood,
thou:
Our wills are ours, we know not
how;
Our wills are ours, to make them
thine.
Our little systems have their day;
They have their day and cease to
be:
They are but broken lights of
thee,
And thou, o Lord, art more than
they.
We have but faith: we cannot know;
For knowledge is of things we see;
And yet we trust it comes from
thee,
a beam in darkness: let it grow.
Let knowledge grow from more to
more,
But more of reverence in us dwell;
That mind and soul, according
well,
May make one music as before,
But vaster. We are1fools and slight;
We mock thee when we do not
fear:
But help thy foolish ones to bear;
Help thy vain worlds to bear thy
light.
Forgive what seem'd my sin in me,
What seem'd my worth since I be-
gan;
For merit lives from man to man,
And not from man, 0 Lord, to thee.
Forgive my grief for one removed,
Thy creature, whom I found so
fair.
I trust he lives in thee, and there
/ find him worthier to be loved.
Forgive. these wild and wandering
cries,
Conclusions of a wasted youth;
Forgive them where they fail in
truth
And in thy wisdom make me wise.
A1frod T~nDnvcOn
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-30
John
The Life and Services of the Great
Father of Methodism.

W LNAAOAOO OON
(June 28) there was born in the
manse of Epworth Parish a man
child. There flowed in his veins the
blood of Puritan ancestors. His
mother, Susannah Annesley, was the
daughter of an elected minister and
a woman of rare piety and intelli-
gence. His father, Samuel Wesley,
although he had conformed to the
Church of England, was steadfastly
opposed to the schemes of James IL.
and zealously supported the cause
of the Revolution that seated Will
liam and Mary upon the throne.
His grandfather, John Wesley, for
whom the boy was named, spent a
good part of his time in jail and a
often fined for preaching contrary
to law; while his great-grandfather,
Bartholomew Wesley, was elected
from his living by the act of 1862.
The family nam was supposed to
be the same as Wellesley, and it
seems probable that John Wesley was
related to the Duke of Wellington.
Certainly he was of good English,
Puritan stock, with an inheritance
of non-conformity when conscience
led the way against tradition. In
fact, the young John as an infant
very nearly fell a victim to the evil
passions of those evil days, some
wicked parishioners whom Samuel
Wesley had rebuked too plainly for
their sins having tried to burn the
manse while the family we're within.
The world would have been poorer
if that infant had then lost its life.
After a good deal of conscientious
struggle over the matter, John Wes-
ley gave himself to the ministry, was
ordained deacon in the Established
Church in 1925 and graduated at
Oxford with the degree of M. A. the
following year. He was ordained
priest in 1928 and remained till his
death a priest of the English Church.
While in Oxford he and his brother
Charles were brought under the in
fuence of a most earnest Christian
man, John Law, who wrote the Sc
rious Call. 1t was at Oxford also
that the name of Methodists, was be-
slowed upon the Wesleys and the
few that they had associated with
them in doing regular and method
cal work, such as visiting the poor
and the prisoners in the jails, and
meeting al stated intervals for
prayer and the study of the Scrip
lures.
When 30 years old, John Wesley
came to the new colony of Georgia
with General O~glethorpe to preach
to the colonists and the Indians, and
on the journey he fell in with a par
ty of that wonderful missionary peo-
pie, the Moravians, whose evangelis-
tic zeal made a profound and lasting
impression upon him. He was some
thing of an ascetic at this period
of his life, and had an unfortunate
love affair with the daughter of the
Mayor of Savannah. He was per
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-30

lev SllOOh GllC OhOO III
his feet and went back to England
after two years sojourn on n con-
tinent. It was the year after his re-
turn that he experienced what ne
called his Conversion" while hear
ing in a meeting the preface of Luth-
er's commentary on Romans read:
He describes his experience thus: Il
felt my heart strangely warmed; l
felt I did now trust in Christ, Christ
alone, for salvation, and an assur-
ance was given me that he had taken
away my sins, even mine, and saved
me from the law of sin and death"
Very probably Wesley had all along
been a converted man, but this ex-
perience was n hat had a great
influence in his life.
In the following year, 1879, Wes-
ley began his work of organization
with "tho first Methodist society"
Some eight or ten persons had come
to him in great trouble about the
salvation of their souls, and Wesley
appointed Thursday evening of each
week to talk with them. This was
the beginning of these societies that
soon were organized all over Eng
land, and at the time of Wesley's
death numbered $4,000 members all
over the English-speaking world.
Each society was divided into
"classes," each class had a leader
who was to visit and talk with each
member of the class each week, and
in this way there was a perfect sys-
tenn for the giving and receiving of
mutual experiences. The societies
in their turn were grouped into cir
cults, the circuits into district con-
~ferences and the district conferences
into a General Conference. The first
conference was held in 1774, when
John and Charles Wesley met two
or three other clergymen of the
Church of England and some of Yves
ley's lay preachers. The whole ma
chinery of Methodism as it exists
to-day was outlined in the plans of
organization laid down by John Yves
ley.
Of his influence upon the religious
life of England and America it is
almost impossible to say too much
Wesley found the religion of the peo-
pie of England, whether of the An
glican or Non-C onformist faith, al
a low ebb. It was all barren formal
ity. Wesley changed all that. OF
course, the Methodist Church in all
its various branches is the chief
monument to his influence. But the
historian will find in the develop.
ment of other churches along the
evangelistic lines which Wesley
marked out another great mark Of
Wesley's genius for organization anc
his passion for souls. Wesley liveC
for a long time, Lightweight years
and saw of the travail of his soul
He died in 1901. There is a table
to his memory in Westminster Alb
hey which represents Wesley a,