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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
SARAH
Warner
IS SLICK
Said to Have SwlndI0d Several
\. E. JswsIry Concerns, Among
Them a Providence Firm.

New England retail dealers in diamonds
and jewelry have for several months
been successfully worked by very
shrew, glib-talking young woman.
She Is now under arrest in Boston,
under the name of Sarah Warner.
Her right name Is said to be Sarah
Rogers, and as such she operated here.
Her lay has been to take out diamonds
watches and jewelry TO sell on commits
sions, and having what appeared to be
good references found no difficulty In es-
tablishing herself on a substantial foot
ing with the trade.
Her plan has been 10 solicit business
from houses that sell on installments and
after getting into a firm 10 good amount
10 dig out Of sight. select new territory
and under another alias. pluck a new
victim.
Among those who regret that they
ever saw Sarah is the hrm Of Byrnes &
English, opticians and watchmakers,
room 10. at SS5 Westminster street
Having obtained a footing with this firm
through business done by Hilda Englund
at New Bedford. Miss Rogers extended
her orders, making returns from time 10
time. but invariably getting ahead OF the
game until she was 1890 TO ths good for
herself and 10 the bad for the house
Then Sarah 1T out.
This was several mouths ago and the
firm have since been looking for ne slick
woman.
sarah worked tho trick once too otter
and ran into the police net at Bostor
Monday.
There Is now a possibility that the sew
eral New England victims OF this swind
dler will get together and make IL inter
esting for her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25

There has been a stupendous amount
OF work done about the fortifcatons
this summer and the men OF the coast
artillery will be happy when II Is over
The hard and constant work has destroy
ed much OF the romance OF the games for
them. but they will be enthusiastic
enough when the smoke from the hrst
ship makes It's appearance on the hori-
zon TlNen the old idea between lands
man and sailor will be rekindled ana
each will freshen up with the feeling that
the real sport OF the game is about to
begin.
FORTS ON DEFENSIVE.
The forts in this vicinity have been
placed practically on a war footing ana
the men behind the guns, mortars.
searchlights and at various signal sta
tions today. were ready for war. imagi-
nary though IL may be. and everyone is
strong In the belief that the training
will make the country safer when the
real contest arrives IL II ever does come.
Late last night general alarm was
sounded at Fort Preble. and the men
were sent tumbling into the mortar pits;
also for the first time the entrenchments
n line represented by a line OF stakes.
were occupied from Fort Preble TO Bow
cry Beach. The men will stand sentry
duty for two hours with a lay of OF four
hours and this will continue during the
time OF the manoeuvres.
Sometime tomorrow morning Admiral
Barker's feet or a portion OF II probably
win arrive Of Portland harbor. The ~
hour period Of preparation. allowed the
defenders, will come to close at midnight
tonight.
WAR ON TONIGHT.
TIE war will then be on In theory and
the land forces will keep sharp lookout
for approaching vessels. AT midnight to-
night the many searchlights VIII be put
an operation and the narrow beams OF
light will sweep the ocean from land TO
land. Admiral Barker may come direct
" to the attack OF this port, but IL is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25

probable he will first capture base OF
supplies for this is also part OF the
game IL is also probable that this base
Of supplies will be a harbor near ROCK
land. the port from which he sailed sun
day night II may be Boothbay tiaroo
though his movements could not Do so
secret from a base so near his active
operations.
General Chafree this morning visited
Fort Preble Fort Williams. the camps at
Silver Springs and at the TWO Lishts
General Chaffee expressed satisfaction AT
the arrangements OF the camps. WINS
Tiers system OF fire control Is an elap-
orate duplicating system Tor sendins ana
recording messages to the gunners In the
batteries. Besides the automatc reco,u-
er a duplicate message Is sent by tele-
nhone and there are no chances for errors.
n Is possible for the men at the station
70 FIRE the big rifles by merely moving
switch.
NOT A CONTEST.
General Chafree stated today that the
manoeuvres were not a contest between
the army and navy and that no decision
would be rendered by the umpires Ihey
would simply file reports OF their nnoinss
and make recommendations.
Asked II these manoeuvres were held
with the expectation that Portland would
ever be attacked by a hostile feet replied
no. An enemy would hardly select a
strongly fortified port to attack when
there were so many unfortified harbors
along the coast An enemy would do what
In all proba bility Admiral Barker Will do
as soon as possible after midnight, seize
an unfortified harbor TO the eastward for
A. base and operate from that"
'The manoeuvres probably will resem-
BILE more the attack OF the monitors on
Charleston during the Civil War II an
enemy thought II necessary to take Port
land Il would make landing at the near
est available place and fight Its way over
land to the rear of the Notifications
while the feet attacked from the front
During these mapoeuvres the rear will be
fully protected"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
or
CAPTAIN in
The Army
Fifty Years Of Age and Dss.
pondsncy Over Financial Straits
Drove Him to tho Oled.

New York. Aug. 25.-Frederick d.
Pressler. until seven months ago cap
tain in the United States army. stationed
Seattle, in the postmaster's department
today shot and killed himself ift- Carroll
park, Brooklyn. He had been reported
missing from his home near the park
for four weeks.
Captain Pressler was about 80 years or
age. a West Point graduate, and had
spent his Efe in the army. He had been
in financial straits and became very de-
spondent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
NEW WSLE T S

The poets tell how Pan would sit
Among the river weeds
And try to while the time away
BY piping on the reeds
And though he was a heather god,
And ignorant at that.
He wasn't mean enough to play
A cornet In a fiat.
New York Herald.
Thomas Harrington was today commit
ted TO the state hospital for the insane
by order OF Judge Sweetand.
William Sullivan was held in $500 by
Judge Sweetland today for trial TUESDAY
next for an assault upon Mary D. Watts.
James Manti. colored. was fned $40 ana
costs in the 6th district court today for
improper relations with Kate Smith.
white woman.
Mary Brown, colored, was held In 500
nv Judge sweetland today for trial next
Tuesday for an alleged assault upon
Mary Lopez.
Jeremiah o'Brien pleaded guilty in the
9Th district court today TO the charge or
assaulting his wife, Della and was nned
$40 and costs.
Three large brass motor lamps. valued
at s65 were stolen from the shop OF the
Central Automobile Exchange. II Foun-
tain street. Sunday
An attempt was made Sunday night 10
break into Mary 3. Austin's shop, $50
Prairie avenue bolt was removed from
the rear door Nothing was missed.
Frederick Dorsey OF 96 willard avenue
reports that he was bitten upon his right
leg by a dog. when In the yard at 92
willard avenue. yesterday morning.
John wild, a vagrant. was TO have been
arraigned In the 9Th district court today.
ITe collapsed physically. however. and
was sent back to the cell room to recover.
Eben Brown OF So Hope street reports
stolen from In front OF 4o3 Pine street at
s o'clock last night. a dress suit case, wall
ued at S. In the case was clothing, VAL
ued at $40.
An invitation was received last night by
Co. r. r. l.. L.. to visit the Governor
Foot Guard, at Hartford. The same was
accepted The trip will be made about the
middle OF October.
william T. Settles of 800 Potters ave-
nue. fell from a car at the corner OF Bur-
CESS and Cranston streets. at T:6 o'clock
last night. He received a cash Ia inches
long over his left eye.
Peter Callahan was fined SIS and costs
In the 9th district court today for defac-
ing a building. belonging to John Their
son. TO the extent OF s2 While drunk Call
lahan smashed In two doors.
Ann Murphy was fined $3 and costs In
the 9Th district court today. for an as
sault upon Myra Sudall. little girl. The
assault hinged upon another made upon
one OF Mrs. Murphy's children.
An unsuccessful attempt was made last
Sunday night to loot the Swedish church
at the corner OF Beacon avenue and Ma
pie street Boards were pried OF a cellar
window and an abortive effort was made
10 force the door leading from the cellar
TO the audience room.
Martha Robinson OF 8 Ward street COM
planned at the Central station. last night
that while she was doing n sentence al
| Cranston her tenement was entered and
her trunk stolen. II contained clothing
valued at s205o two rings s14 and plated
table ware S3 A roomer stole In addition
property worth s2235
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
MARINE REGISTER.

Tomorrow. the sun rises at Sos a. m.
1913 a, m and io;if p. m
The following vessels have arrived In
this port in the past "a hours:
York.
steamer fremont. oiweiler. from New
York.
Steamer. Longfellow. Frederickson. from
New York
Steamer New shoreham. Dodge. Block
Island
Steamer Mount Hope. Ricketson. Block
Island.
Steamer Ruth n. Lutte. Fall River and
returned.
steamer City ot Newport. Rich. New
port and returned.
Steamer Richard Borden. Brown. Fall
River and returned.
Steamer Queen City. Gray. Tiverton
steamer Islander. Petty. Tverton and
returned.
Tug Bully from New York.
Tug c. n. Sanford from New York.
Barge John J. Burlee. Perth Amboy.
sos tons OF coal for the Providence. Fall
River and Newport 8 n. Co.
Barge Expounder. Port johnson. 1iio
tons OF coal for the Providence Coal CO.
Barge Audrey. Perth Amboy. si7 tons
of coal 20 order
Barge william Creegan. St George.
1871 tons Of coal for John r. White.
Barge J. A. Hyland. Guttenbburs. $50
tons OF coal for Pawtucket
Barge John NJ Wheeler. South Am
hoy 500 tons Of coal for Pawtucket.
SAILED.
Steamer Dorchester for Baltimore.
steamer Pilgrim FIR New York.
steamer Lonsfellow for New York
Tug c. r. Sanford for New York
Tug Bully for New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
Forts Placed on the Defensive and
Portland, Me-, Scene of Greatest
ManOeuvreS Ever Planned in
This Country.

Portland Me- Aug aWth the bare of tumpes from score
encampmens the CLINT OF the polished oayonets Objects WIN
their dotg the and the islands, scores OF s
craft sailing lighters and tow boats busy engaged
ayng mines possible believe today that imaginary
declared against the United States ana eha
was about the system OF war anoueVres
planned in this country
Preparations past months have been vigorously ao
the army in state OF preparedness winch "ouo ~
difficult foreign feet make entrance or even iahos
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
BkTTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
The Dominion Chrlsie,sd BY the Princess
Louise a Barrow. Eng.. I0day.

London. Aug. @.-The Princess Louise
duchess of Argyie) at noon today launch
ed tho battleship Dominion at Barrow.
The Dominion is the last OF the three
class
When completed she will have cost &C.
10000 The next battieship 20 be laid
down will be OF 1900 tons displacement
or 1850 tons heavier than the Dominion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
PRESENT OF POpE'S CAP.
Sent 10 New York Man, Former Member OF
ths Papal zouaves.

Rome. Aug 25.-Through an error the
Associated Press reported yesterday that
the pope had sent his white cap TO Gen.
r. +. Tracey OF New York: IT shoulo
be Gen. Charles Tracey of Albany =. IL
who served two terms In the fdPai
Zouayes during the Garibaldian cam
paign. and was conspicuous Gold Demo-
crat in 1900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
DENIES The CHARGE.
Kentucky Trainer Suspended In Russia tor
DruggIng a Horse.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 25.-John Oliver
Kein of Lexington. KY. a trainer, has
been suspended for a year. owing to the
ouoged drugsing of a horse The stable
with which Klein was connected has met
with phenomenal success. During the
last ave months IL won 100000. KEN de-
MES the charge.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25

KIlpatrlcs Executed fer The killing Of HIs
Rousekesper, Elizabeth Bearmcor.

Media, Pa. Aug S.-Robert Fitzpatrick
was hanged in tho Jail yard here today for
the murder in February, 1902. Of Eliza
beth Bearmoor. his housekeeper.
He was the first white man 10 be ex-
ecuted IN Delaware county In more than
0 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25
TEN PERlSHED BY FIRE.

Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 2S.-It is now
believed that, apart from those VINO were
killed by jumping from the building' onIy
ten men perished in the fire which
broke out yesterday evening In Gold
berg's fancy goods warehouse here and
endangered the lives OF 200 work people
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25

Henry Grenier was fined 500 and costs.
IN the sth district court today. for as
saulting his wife Minnie. The young man
fell into bad company that Of a man who
induced him 20 pawn some OF his goods
and buy liquor with the proceeds Last
night when che protested ne punched her
I'm the eye As she Il In a delicate condi-
ton Judge sweetland decided not TO Inn
pose n Jail sentence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25

william I. Prices express wagon driven
bv Daniel Cronin. was brought into COLL
sion with James w. Mains buggy al the
corner OF Eddy and Middle streets at s.So
%. m. yesterday. The rear wheels and the
shafts Of the buggy were broken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25

Tomorrow the sun rises at sos a. m.
and sets at 6:3i p. m. High tides at
1923 a. m. and l0:f7 p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-25

The poets tell how Pan would SIT
Among the river weeds
And try to while the time away
BY piping on the reeds.
And though he was heather god,
And ignorant at that.
He wasn't mean enough TO play
A cornet In nat.
New York Herald.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-12
Eut the Permanent Site for the Hiuh
School.
REMAINS ON THE WEST SIDE
6'ock 81 Was Finally SeIected-De-
NAL of the Proposition to Run
Sewer Into Spring Creek Resulted
in the Other Block on the West
Side Being Chosen.

On account of the county board of
health refusing to allow the sewerage
from the county high school to be
dumped into Spring creek, the trus-
tees, at their meeting Saturday night
selected block 81, as the site for the
new school house, and work on the
building will be commenced as soon
as possible. The block selected lies
between Fourth and Fifth avenues
west and is bounded on the north by
Sixth street and on the south by Sew
enth street. 1t can be cheaply con-
nected with both water and the sewer
and is really better site than the
present location. The friends of the
present site put up strong fight to
retain the school, but when the board
of health refused to allow Spring
creek to be the drain for the sewer
their last hope went glimmering and
they turned their attention to defeat
ing the movement to select block ISL
on the east side. The final vote on
the question stood five for block 81
and two for ISL. When the opposi-
tion of the board of health to the
proposed drainage of the present site
was made known, number of the
advocates Of the latter investigated
the cost of running a sewer to. the
main sewer, and as the lowest esti-
mates for the work was found to be
close to $4,000, the project had to be
abandoned, as, taken in connection
with laying the water mains and
other expenses, it would run the cost
far above the figure asked by the
townsite company for block 81. At
the latter place the cost of sewer and
water connections will be trivial, and
enough can be saved to almost pay
for the block selected.
A committee has been appointed
to wait upon the trustees of the Kali
ispell school district, in order to
ascertain the views of the latter on
the proposition of turning the present
high school into ward school. There
are many pupils living in Ashley and
points outside the city limits, as we'll
as those in the city limits who attend
the city schools. and as the latter are
overcrowded. it is thought the trus-
tees may decide to accept the COM
mittee's terms.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-12
Somers Correspondence.

EXMayor Griffin of Kalispell was
down looking over the sights Friday.
Rev. Evans, Baptist minister,
held services at the hall Sunday aft
ernoon.
Miss Ollie Shortall visited with
friends at Kalispell the last of the
week.
Jake Ehrlick spent Sunday with his
parents at the county seat.
w. H. Henry made trip to Havre
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Raty were
in Kalispell Saturday.
The band boys are going to build a
band stand, which will be of great
banefit to them the coming season.
They decided to build it on the cor
ner of Lakeview and Broadway,
which is a very pretty building site.
Through the good will of some of
our people an organ has been pur-
chased for the use of church and
Sunday school.
Somers, May II, 1903.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-12
Writing Oh Wood.

Some persons are of the opinion that
the first writing was upon thin pieces
Of wood. From their convenience this
seems probable. Such boards were used
at an early period by the Greeks and
Romans, and were frequently covered
with wax, which was Of course more
easily written upon than the bare
wood. Where wax was used errors were
readily erased by rubbing with the
blunt end Of the piece Of metal which
served for pen. To make the writing
more visible it appears that some black
substance was smeared over the sur
face of the white wax and remained in
the scra tched marks.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-12
ALllGA1ORS AS BOATMATES
experience With One That Had Been
Apparently Killed.

w AtH ohe lHlu h9u bee n
Apparently Killed.
Aiilgators move rapidly under water,
are hard to see, harder to hit, and the
harpoon will penetrate only the least
accessible portions of the body. Nor
does the title to the hide necessarily
pass with making fast the weapon.
one afternoon in the Cheesehowitz-
kee river l harpooned large alligator
which towed me up and down the
stream for an hour or two and then
sulked in its deepest part. pulled on
the line until the boat was directly
over him and stirred him up with the
harpoon pole. He rolled himself up on
the line in the manner peculiar to
sharks and alligators and banged the
boat suggestiyely. We rowcd to the
bank and, making fast to some bushes,
hauled on the line until we succeeded
IN worrying him nearly to the boat,
when he rose to the surface and at
tackled us with open mouth We re-
PEELED the attack with harpoon pole
and rifle. The former was promptly
bitten In three pieces, but the latter sd
parent!y finished him. 1t was so nearly
dark that we decided to carry him in
the skiff mile down the river to where
our sloop was anchored. We broke the
seats out Of the boat and together man.
aged to lift the head Of the alligator
aboard and tie it. We then tied the
other end, when the reptile came to
life and landed a blow with his tail
which lifted me out of the skiff into
the saw grass, with the breath knocked
out of my body and my hand and face
badly cut by the grass.
Boat and boatmen were capsiZed. AS
my rifle had fortunately been left upon
the bank, l was able to kill the alliga-
tor again. We secured him by floating
the boat under him and then bailing it
out The alligator completely filled the
boat, so that my companion and l sat
upon his back as we padded down the
river with gunwales unpleas;rntly near
the water
1t was growing dark, and the water
around us was becoming alive with
all1gators. While we were rejecting
upon our overloaded condition our alli-
gator came to life again and shifted
ballast until water poured over the
gunwale. We quickly balanced the
boat, only to see it again disturbed and
to ship more water. "A scramble for the
shore followed, which we reached with
out capsizing and where we left our
victim for the night after again killing
him. In the morning our buzZard
friend from the Homosassa river, sur
rounded by his family, was sitting
above him in the tree waiting for lis to
attend to our carving dutics.-Country
Life In America.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-12
CHANGE IN FLAGS
Of the American Army as Recently
Adopted.

AooPteo.
On the recommendation of Acting
Quartermaster General Patten, the
war department has adopted a new
set of standards and regimental, bat
talon and other colors for the army
of the United States.
The changes made in the flags are
in consequence of the recent changes
in the buttons and ornamentation of
the new uniform recently adopted
for the army.
The main feature of the new flags
as we'll as of the buttons and Orna-
ments is in the representation of the
coat of arms of the United States.
This coat of arms is the great seal
of the United States, and its incorpo-
ration on the standards and cOlors is
for the purpose of making them more
repres entative of the nation than is
the case with the present designs,
and at the same time makes them
more uniform in general design.
The new flags, according to the
samples will be beautiful specimens
of the art. They are made of the
best quality of silk, in solid colors,
and the United States seal and the
insignia and scroll inscriptions and
other emblems are embroidered in
colors in the most artistic manner.
The United States seal is the prin-
cipal features of each of the stand
ards, the other emblems being merely
accessory. The different standards
just adopted are as follows:
The standard of the secretary of
war is scarlet, with white fringe, and
contains the United States seal en-
broidered in colors and four white
stars, one near each corner. The
cord and tassel are scarlet and white
intertwined.
The cavalry standard is yellow sand
the fringe and the cord and tassel
are also Of the same color Under
the embroidered seal is scroll in
red. with the regimental designation
in letters of white.
The artillery standard is red, with
red fringe, cord and tassel Below
the seal is the insignia of the arm
crossed cannoncrossed cannons above
a yellow scroll containing the regi-
mental designation in letters of
red.
The infantry standard is blue, with
yellow fringe and blue and white cord
and tassel. Below the seal is a red
scroll bearing the regimental desig-
nation in letters of white.
The standard of the engineers is
scarlet, with white fringe and scarlet
and white cord and tassel. Below
the seal is the insignia of the corps
battlemented Observation-Disclosures
in white and a white scroll with the
battalion designation in letters of red.
The signal corps standard is orange
with yellow fringe, and cord and tas-
sci of orange and yellow. Below the
embroidered seal is the insignia of
the corps-crossed flags and torch
embroidered in yellow and white, I'M
der which is a blue scroll, with the
designation in letters of white.