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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-10
ASSESSOR
BOWEN
ASKS PROOF
Wants Mayor Higgins TO Show
Whsrs RamsS Were Wrong
fully Erased.

II was stated yesterday that Clovis II.
Bowen. who is a member OF the board of
tax assessors. communicated with Mayor
Higgins and asked the mayor 10 furnish
him with information as TO the number
and identity OF the Democratic voters
whom he states he believed had been
erased from the property list without
good reason.
Some citizens who are affiliated with
both political parties have made carefui
comparison between the property list as
made up this year and that for 1902. for
the purpose OF ascertaining the relative
strength OF the property vote. A.
In the First ward IL was found the
names OF "a Democrats who were as
sessed last year have been dropped from
the list this year. while the names OF 90
Republicans have been added, making a
net Republican gain In this ward OF "a.
In the Second ward the comparison
shows gain OF four Democrats and 4S
Republicans making a net Republican
gain OF ~. In the Fourth ward the names
OF "a Democrats have been dropped and
IL Republicans added. making the gain
for the Republicans So. In the Fifth
ward there is a loss OF four Democrats.
and though 80 names OF possible Republi-
cans have been dropped 64 have been
added. giving the ward net Republican
gain OF $ In the sixth ward 70 Demo
Gratis have been dropped and los Republi-
cans added. Though names OF 20 supposed
Republicans have also been dropped in
this ward, the straight Republican gain is
sS more than the loss and the net gain Is
III.
In these FIVE wards the Republicans
have gained 237 property voters, while the
Democrats have lost l82. making the Re
publican net gain 369 votes in the fiye Re-
publican wards.
The heaviest gains are seen to be in the
Fourth and Sixth wards, where the
Democrats intended TO make their best
fight this year. but the greatest difference
is recorded in the Sixth ward.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-10
sssssaPERIAL-

FELIX r. wENDELSCHAEFER Mgr.
The Peoples Popular Price Theatre.
Matlnees Dally.--Souvenlrs Monday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-10

EvENiN CS--25 and go
NJ ATtNEE ES ALL SEATS %
Transfers on All Street Cars to the
imperial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-10
CITY DEMOCRATS
HAVE BIG SPLIT.
Barr Faction Smashed Party Slate and
Sprung Complete New Ticket at Assem-
bly, Convention Last Night.


split If
will be fatal the Democratic
n was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-10
EAST PROVIDENCE
Continued from page Six.
sJogien, Henry A. Smith. Hilderman r.
Uneberg.

IL.
Uneberg.
TWO PARTIES.
Last evening a number of the friends
or MISS Amelia Martin paid her a very
peasant surprise visit to assist in the
celebration OF her 18th birthday. They
were cordially received and enioyed an
excellent evenings entertainment Par
lor amusements were enjoyed unit late
In the evening and were followed a
collation. served by the hostess. who was
the recipient OF the congratulations OF
ner many friends as well as good many
more substantial reminders of the day
a party or her young friends also paid
surprise visit 10 louise Stevens at her
home at 73 Sixth street for the purpose
OF helping her 10 celebrate her birthday
and they enjoyed royal good time until
late hour. They were cordially re-
ceived by their hostess. who after maxi
ing them feel thoroughly at home par
ticipated with them in the amusements
usually enjoyed at a function OF this
kind.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENT
improvements on the track facilities IN
the Consolidated yard are advancing in
good shape. the large force of men which
has been busy for several days still
being busy laying new tracks A new
track has been laid TO connect with the
FdChH, AT present IN use for the electric
car passenger service and the switch
points have been put in by which the
connection will be made
Work on other tracks is being r,Ished
right along and in a short time the track
facilities OF the yard will be greatly i'm
proved.
LOCAL ITEMS.
a meeting OF the administrative hoard
or the Watchemoket fire district will be
held Monday evening at the residence of
Supt. Freeborn.
Yesterday was pay day in the police de-
partment and all the members OF the de-
partment were made happy by the re-
ceipt Of their monthly checks
The monthly session OF the probate
court Will be held Monday afternoon
A special meeting OF the town council
will be held Tuesday night TO consider
the annual town report. which is soon 20
be issued
Next Thursday night has been set Al,
the date which the Republican caucus for
TIE nomination Of town officers will be
held.
The local members Of the executive
board OF the Rhode Island State Fire
mems league have received an announce
ment that the next meeting OF the board
will be held In the Victor Cote hall at
Manville next Wednesday evening
The schooner Bessie and Leila which
has been undergoing repairs on the ways
at Provencher's, has been launched and
is now taking on her cargo for her out
ward trip.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
pURsiN AGITATED.
Indiana Governor Says He Will Go
to Evansville.

Indiana Governor Says He Will Go
to Evansville.
indianapolis, Ind, July 7.-Gov. Dur
bin was very much agitated at the
information from Evansville "If this
condition continues" he declared enl.
phatically, Il shall go to Evansville
myself and declare the city under mar,
tial law"
At midnight he bagan ordering out
additional militia companies. The
first was that from Vincennes, which
was rushed to the scene of the riot
on special train. The New Albany
company was called out and placed
under arms, with orders to proceed to
Evansville early this morning. The
Terre Haute company was placed un-
der arms, ready to move on mo-
ment's notice, ARA gements having
been made for a special train which
would hurry the soldiers to the scene.
Early this morning the governor was
at his office and said that he would
order out the Indianapolis militia COM
panies to act as reserves in case OF
further trouble
He was frequently in long-distance
conference with Col. Mccoy, who was
in command of the militia at Evans
vile. The governor was indignant
that the sheriff of Vanderburg county
had not quelled the riot in its incep-
ton
He should have sworn in 700 dep
uties instead of 100," he said emphat-
ically If he had performed his duty
fearlessly in the first place, without
having attempted to shift the respon-
sibility TO the State, this thing would
never have happened"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
NARROW ESCAPE.
Eight Terre Haute Negroes Nearly
Killed at Linton.

Linton, Ind, July 6.-The appear
ance OF eight Terre Haute negroes in
Linton today caused demonstration
in which the men narrowly escaped
death Alexander Sandersol, a Terre
Haute caterer, was employed to serve
the banquet at the Institution of a
new lodge of the Elks. He took his
cook and walters with him, and while
the lodge work in the hall was going
on several hundred miners assembled
in the street and threatened to dyna-
mite the hall unless the negroes were
selt out of town The eight colored
men were hurried into a cab and driv-
en- to Jasonville, where they were
put on the train for Terre Haute. Six
policemen hung on the carriage and
beat back the crowd while the negroes
were driven out of town.
The intense feeling here against the
negroes has been fostered for seven
years, and in that time not a negro
has been allowed to live in Linton.
In 1896 a coal company imported
300 negroes to take the places of the
strikers in one of the mines here.
The negroes organized a company and
drilled with rifles il the streets. One
of them shot a white boy, and the en-
tire white population, aroused at mid
night by the fire bell, raided the ne
gro quarters and drove every one of
them from the city, several being shot
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Mississippi State News
Terrific creosote Explosion.

While several Louisville & Nash
vile railroad boilermakers were re-
pairing a boiler at the depot in Pas
cagoula last week sparks fell into
nearby 500-barrel tank of creosote,
setting it on fire. Before anything
could be done the flames spread to
the south side of the railroad. The
big plant there, with tanks holding
1000 barrels, went up with ter
rifle explosion, scattering the flames
upon the piles of lumber nearby and
the railroad tracks, which imme-
diately caught fire. A freight en-
CINE was sent to Scranton for hose
and when this came the fire was
soon placed under control.
The railroad tracks were COM
pletely demolished for seventy-five
feet, stopping all traffic for twelve
hours. Fifteen cars of creosote on
the tracks and 1900 barrels of oil
miraculously escaped being explod-
ed.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
There was no insurance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
HARRISON COUNTY MULES.
A sudden Interest In Their Value
since the Jett and White Cases.
Have Been sent There.

Lexington, KY, July At is
learned here that since the trials of
Curtis Jett and Thomas White have
been transferred to Cynthiana that
band of men, believed to be eleven in
number, are traversing Harrison
county where the next jurors are to
be secured, representing themselves
to be mule buyers. The purchase
idea. however, is a cloak to question
the farmers, who may be called to
serve ON the next jury as to what
they think of the guilt of the prison
ers as a bar to service and for grounds
of another possible trial after a ver-
dict is rendered. These alleged mule
BUYERS never close trades, always
finding some excuse and ride on to
the next farm. An effort is being
made to ascertain their names and
who sent them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
OF INTEREST TO DOCTORS.
Successful Treatment of n Case of
Cancer by Radium Rays Re-
ported in Vienna.

Vienna, July 4.-Medical circles here
are greatly interested in report,
communicated to the Viennese society
of physicians, and read at a recent
meeting of the imperial academy of
science, to the effect that a long
standing case of cancer was cured by
radium rays at the clinic of the late
Prof. Gussenbauer. The patient, who
was 61 years of age, had long suf-
fered from cancer of the palate and
lip and had repeatedly been operated
on fruitlessly. In the autumn of
1902, when the physicians of the Wen
nese hospital declared it was abso-
lutely useless to, operate again, one
physician determined, as last resort,
to try radium rays and treated the af-
ficted parts by exposing them to the
light of radium bromide, the strong
est radium preparation in existence.
He was rewarded by gradual and
complete disappearance of the tu-
mors.
Physicians at the same meeting re-
ported that radium rays had cured a
case of melanosarcoma Ga tumor con-
tanning black or other dark colored
matter) and several cases of red
MOLE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Annual Reports.

Several of the State officers hayp
already sent to the public printers
that portion of their reports which
deals with the year 1902. The re-
ports of 1903 cannot be closed un-
til October /. The data already
prepared is sent in at this early date
50 that the usual rush of the latter
part of the year will be avoided, and
the biennial reports can be prepared
and presented TO the legislature on
the first day of the session.
The total disbursements for the
year 1902, as shown by Treasurer
Lampton's report, were $780, 0,o50.=
so, as against receipts aggregaing
S2,021,142.39. The excess of dis
bursements over receipts was thus
1868, ,2SS.41.
1t is understood that Auditor Cole
and the other officers are well adj
yanced on their biennial reports,
and will have the matter as fast as
it can be gotten in shape.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Killed His Father.

A fratricide with unusual features
is reported from Holmes county,
near Lexington, the victim being
Calvin King, who was slain in self
defense by his son, Walter King.
1t appears from the evidence that
the son is an invalid and the father
inhumanly wanted to get rid of
him, and repeatedly attempted to
drive him from home. On the morn
E.g Of the tragedy quarrel oc-
Cured, which resulted in the father
reaching for a hatchet with which
to attack the boy. The latter seized
his brothers pistol and fired, and
the old man fell dead at his feet.
The slayer has been admitted to bail
in the sum of 5000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Educational Campaign.

An educational campaign will be
instituted that will run right along
with the political campaign in sew
eral counties. Supt. Whitfield, Prof.
George Hurst, DR.. Brough and 9TH
ers will deliver addresses at a num-
Der of picnics and barbecues where
the candidates most do congregate
and where there is assurance of a
crowd. Their addresses will deal
chiefly with the steps necessary for a
general improvement of school con-
1ditions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Roads by Contract.

The Kinds county grand jury, be-
fore adjournment last week, took a
vote on the subject and unanimously
recommended thst the board Of SUI
peryisors provide for the working OF
the public roads by contract. This
recommendation was not incorpo-
rated in the report, having been
agreed upon after the report was
written, but it will be referred by
the foreman Of the jury TO the board
at its next meeting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Bears and Wolves, Too.

Whitecappers and blind tigers are
not the only night prowlers in the
southwestern portion of the State,
according to the reports of the local
papers. The Franklin Advocate re-
ports big black bear as having been
seen in its neck O the woods, and
for the determination of which a
general hunt is to be organized as
soon as crops are laid by. Its neigh
Dor, the Gloster Record, tells about
how farmer of near the Rose Creek
school house had been losing lambs
every few nights, and having put
poison on the carcass of the last one
killed, was successful in bringing
down a great she-wolf which meas
.ured three feet high and five feet
long. The neighborhood took hunt
for the yarmlnts young ones, but
failed to find their den.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Mill Shuts Down.

The Stonewall cotton mills, at
Stonewall, three miles south of En-
terprise, have shut down for ten
days on account of the high price
and scarcity of cotton. This corpo-
ration has $4,000 spindles, 5000
looms, employs 500 men, women and
children and consumes annually s.
900 bales Of cotton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
To Raise $4,000.

President Merrell of the Mobile,
Jackson & Kansas City railroad, at
tended the meeting at Louisville last
week of the citizens of Winston
county. The meeting was called to
determine what the citizens would
give to bring the road by Louis
vile. President Merrell stated that
he would bring the road by Louis
vile for $4,000, the right of way
through the county and depot site
in the Town. A committee was ap-
pointed to raise the amount.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Better Crop Prospects.

Reports from the delta state that
good rainfalls visited that section
last week, and the crop prospects
have been greatly improved. Nlin
was especially needed in the north
ern part of the delta, and an area
of rainfall covered a good portion
of that section of the State.
The cotton crop has been substan-
TALLY improved during the past
week in all parts of the delta, and
many of the hill counties as well,
the only bad feature being the cool
weather which prevailed for two
days. 1t is expected that the delta
corn crop will be better this season
than for five or six years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Successful Summer Institute.

Supt. Whitfield spent all of last
week at the University normal, at
Oxford, where he conducted the
summer institute work. Over one
hundred teachers participated in this
branch of study. He reports that
nearly seven hundred teachers are
enrolled for the session, and the fac
ulty is composed of some of the most
celebrated educators and specialists
in America, and are accomplishing
magnificent work.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
The Public Roads.

In some portions Of the State a
half-hearted desire to improve the
condition of the public roads IL
shown, which generally manifests it
self in the adoption of the contract
road law. Several boards of super
visors have recently taken this ac-
ton, and Others are discussing it.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Ripe Cockleburs.

A citizen Of Jackson last week ex-
hibited curiosity for this season
of the year in the shape Of cock
lebur bush on which a number of the
burs were fully matured. Usually
the cocklebur does not ripen until a
visitation of frost, and no satisfac-
tory reason has been assigned for
the nhenOmena.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Something of an Eater.

There is young man at Charles
ton, Tallahatchie county, who bids
fair to divide honors with the world 5
famous gourmands. All that is nee
essary is for him to keep in prac-
tice. At recent Commute sitting,
he got on the outside of 3 pounds
of tomatoes, 11a pounds of stick
candy, one pound of soda crackers,
3 boxes of American sardines, and
1 box of deviled ham, with the con-
diments usually found about coun-
try store, such as vinegar and pep
per sauce. He experienced no IN
convenience whatever.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
vINCENNES EXCITED.
Rumors That Mob Was Coming
There Created CONSERVATION.

Vincennes, Ind, July 6.-Rumors
that an Evansville mob might come
here tonight to lynch Lee Brown, the
negro who killed Massey, have caused
great excitement here The Knox
county Jail, where Brown is confined,
is new structure, of stone, and fifty
deputies could safely defend it from
any mob. Col. Mccoy, of the Fourth
regiment of militia, who has been au-
thorized by the governor to order out
the Vince1nes company whenever he
thinks ready, has the men ready to
march at a moments warning. Shel-
iff Summit has sworn in large num-
Der of deputies. The negro in the jail
is badly frightened, and is suffering
intensely from the wound in the breast
received during the battle with Mas
sey.
Brown was pronounced to be dying
tonight The prisoner is so weak
from loss of blood that hope has
practically been abandoned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Wants Lower Rates.

A complaint was received by the
railroad commission last week from
X. c. Hall, of Laurel, who asks that
the town of Laurel be given better
coal rates from the Birmingham dis
trict. In his letter Mr.. Hall states
that Hattiesburg gets coal rate OF
S1.90 per ton, and Laurel is charged
S2.1 per ton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Accuracy Demanded.

In a village near Oxford country
policeman in charge of the district
presented his infant son for baptism.
Name this child" said the learned
Oxford divine.
"Septimus Octavius,' sir, re-
turned the policeman.
But, err
"Yes. that's all right, sir. He's
the seventh son, but the eighth
child,"
And so the christening was COM
pleted.-London Standard
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
DENIED A REHEARING.
The Missouri Supreme Court Denies
n Rehearfne in Atty.-Gen.
Crows Custer Suits.

Jefferson City, Mo, July 4.-The
supreme court, en- banc, denies a re-
hearing to Attorney General CrowJn
his suit for custer of the Continental
Tobacco Co. and of the Santa Fe and
other railroads on charges of viola
ton of antitrust laws. The former
decision of the court was against
him. This ends the case.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
ackerman Gets Road.

Col. Merrill, president of the Mo
bile, Jackson & Kansas City rail
road, was in Alderman last week,
completing the arrangements for
bringing the road into Alderman.
It is now certainty that the road
will come by Alderman, and Col.
Merrill stated that work south from
Alderman would begin by August l
and would be completed by January
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Recruiting Office Closed.

The naval recruiting office which
has been conducted in Jackson for
the past week by Lieut.. Richardson
and a staff of six petty officers, has
been closed. Only two recruits were
secured by the party in Jackson,
and they have been sent to the ma
val training station at Newport.
Lieut.. Richardson states that the
work of recruiting in the South has
been rather slow for several months.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Southern Negro Conference.

The negro population of Mlssls-
sippi will be represented by large
number of delegates at the. session
Of the Southern Negro Congress, to
be held this year in Memphis, July
7-11. The I'll combination in the
selection of dates, it is asserted, was
unintentional and not in accord with
the ruling passion. The Southern
Negro Congress was organized IN
Jackson three years ago. In the
official call, signed by President A.
J. Golden, the assertion is made
that the congress will not tolerate
incendiary speeches, and it is strict
ly for the discussion of problems
pertaining to the race
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
count PaoIo CampeIIo.

Rome, July 4.-Count Paolo Cam
pello is dead. The deceased was at
one time canon of St. Peters, but he
abandoned Catholicism and preached
in violent language against the vati-
can in Italy, England and America.
He recently recanted and did pen
ance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09

Des Moines Ia, July 4.-The brick
plant of the Barber Asphalt Paving
Co., and the warehouse of the Des
Moines Saddlery Co., situated in diff
ferent parts of the city, were de-
stroyed by fire early Friday morning,
causing an aggegate loss of $6o,ooo
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Royal Visitors.

The celebration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the late pope's corona
ton occurred in ST. Peters, March 30
last, with all the impressiveness and
grandeur of the Catholic church, and
on April 2S the pontificate of the late
pope surpassed in length that of st.
Peter, Leo XIII having then been
elected pope 25 years, 2 months and Z
days, known as 1.-The years of Peter"
King Edward visited the late pope
in the latter part of April, and En-
peror William was received by the
late pontiff early in May.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
FINED ONE DOLLAR.
This Is the Sum Assessed Against
Leader of a Neuro Mob.

Decatur. Ind, July 6.-Fuel was
added to the flames of public indigna-
ton here against the negro when it
became known that VIII Foreman
leader of the mob in the race riot here
Friday night. was fined but 81 for as
sault and battery. No other arrests
were made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
Two Leading Questions.

"Ber'r Williams said Brother
Thomas, 'spose a mad bull wuz ter
take after you, what would you do?"
Climb a tree, sub,
"But-'spose you had de rheuma.
tism en- wooden leg. en- couldn't
climb"
Brother Williams was silent mo
ment, then he said:
"Br'er Thoms. it's des sich 'quisitive
niggers ez you dat keeps dis race
problem gwine. Eff de lynchin' com
mittee don't git you finally it'll be
kaze you outruns EN-, atlanta Con-
stitution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09
condition Of the Cotton Crop.

Washington, July 4.-The monthly
cotton report of the agricultural de-
partment shows cotton to be ~, as
compared with 74.1, May 26, 1908;
SAT on June 25. 1902