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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
Too Much Realty Escapes Its Just
Shnrc of the burden of Taxation.
N1rom the MontpcIicr JournalD

Tho report of the listers of Montpclior,
showing over one million dollars worth
OF property exempt from taxation in
That city alone is u matter worthy Of
moro than Il passing thought. Little by
lttl" the list of property exempt from
taxation in vermont has grown until 1t
Is serious question if a radical change
should not be made Some of the best
students Of political economy, ana our
WlScSt statesmen, argue that ii would
hc better for the state if all exemptions
were abolished ana property of every
klnd ANA nature was taxed equally. OF
the property exempt. in Montpelier. the
larger items are made up AZ follows:
Churches, S23G.5o0; state property. $225.G0,
stone sheds, $1,000; city property. Sl91.-
800; federal building, $looOoo; Wood art
gallery. $4,000 railroad property, $lil.un;
Washington county court house and jail,
S2V"; Kellogg hubbard library, $1,000;
lIoaton hospital. s30.0pu
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16

Rome. July 9-Thc tragic death of Mon
siGuor Nolpiui was carefully kept from
the Pope throughout the day. II was at
first feared that it would he necessary
to inform the Pontim In order that Mon
sGuor Nolpini's successor to the office Of
secretary of the consistory might be nom
mated. but after discussion by the Vatican
authorities 1t was decided that the pre-
cedents admitted of the nomination of
a secretary without the Intervention of
the Pope, The chief Importance of the
position is felt ut the time of ConclaNc,
so that If it is considered essential To- fiji
MOnsignor Nolpni's place Cardinal
Camerlengo will designate "A secretary of
the consistorY. This procedure will permit
of the news of Monsignor Nolpui's death
being withheld from the Pope indefinitely.
When the amelioraton in the condition
on the Pope presented such, favOra bio
symptoms this morning Pope Leo decided
to receive also the cardinals living in
Rome to the number oY anout %, as a
special mark of his qualification at tho
part they took i'm his illness \ special
notice was sent them calling them to the
Vatican. In fact Cardinals Oreglia Gotti
and Della Nolpe we're received and had
"A short conversation with his holiness.
but soon after the dangerous condition
of the patient developed, compelling DR..
Iapponi to stop other receptions,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16

SoO-i ofS %
Balance available for the
payment of current ex-
penses of the fiscal year,
July /. 1908. to June 30.
1904 ...................... 1891, OF. 10
JOHN l.. BACON.
State Treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16
THE STATES FINANCES.
Revenue and Disbursements for the
Last Fiscal Ncnr-A balance of $1o1,-
O,,..5 Available for Present Year.

state Treasurer John l.. Bacon of White
River Junction has issued a statement
showing the revenues and disbursements
Of the state of Vermont for the fiscal
year ending June 30 1908. 1t follows:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
MARc0NI WIRELESS

To those who are interested In the new
est OF all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. telegraphy
mo greater opportunity is presented or
can be offered than that within the grasp
OF all the citizens OF Providence.
A demonstration Is now being given.
for the benefit of the public, OF the work
ings OF the system on the fourth floor OF
the Shepard department store. The man
agement OF the Marconi Wireless Tele-
graph company OF America have installed
there n full set OF instruments for the
sending and receiving OF messages, and
almost every minute the operators give
practical demonstrations Of the workings
OF the system,
The company has stations now I'm oper-
alton across the Atlantic ocean, and has
fitted out more than ~ OF the trans-At-
lantic steamers, To show how practical
the. system ia becoming II may be said
that the English and italian governments
have adopted the system and Installed II
In almost all OF their warshps. In the
future this will rcvolutionize naval war
fare. since all the ships will he I'm com
with each other and also with
the land stations. IL is easy TO see what
an Immense advantage will be gained by
this.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
FINANCIAL NEWS
!. BULLS AND BEARS.

Wall Street, Dec. 3.-Of the three stocks
which spurted upwards in the CLOSING
dealings yesterday. Amaigamated Copper
opened up an eighth. Colorado Fuel was
unchanged and Sugar fell half at the
opening or the stock market today.
Changes I'm the general list were very
much mixed and small as a rule.
Tennessee Coal rose a point and South
ern Pacific and Canadian Pacific declined
SIS
aggressive buying OF a few specialties
gave tone 10 the whole market and priees
rose SLIGHTLY on large dealings. United
states Steel preferred. "A malgamaied ,Cop-
rer. BROOKLYN Transit and Peoples Gas
were In the best demand and the last two
named advanced a point. Similar gains
were made in Westinghouse Electric.
Smelling. Metropolitan Street railway
karses City Southern preferred, New
Haven, Reading I'd and Long Island. Del
aware and Hudson and Ice preferred sold
IN anI Sloss-Sheffield Steel preferred
Two points higher. Standard stocks ruled
near 10 yesterdays final prices with con-
Siderable stock changing hands Colo
rado Fuel reacted point on profit TAX
ing. Raiiroad stocks dropped slightly
near l. o'clock, and Canadian Pacific lost
III. '~~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
BIG YEAR
FOR THE
OYSTERMEN
BiYaIVns Arc Fat This Year
and Dealers Rejolcs--.Pros-
poets Of Oyster Famine Later

Things are certainly booming in the
oyster business as visit to the various
opening and shipping establishments viii
testify and the dealers are doing a great
deal better than last year when shell fish
were thin and watery and scarce as well.
Things are very much changed this win
ter, for not only are there plenty OF the
bivalves but there are fne and fat shell
fish in abundance that will open about a
gallon TO the bushel where last year II
took two bushels IN the shell TO open n
gallon.
All along the bay the putting little
dredgers are scooping up drags full Of
them and in every little inlet and cove
where the many acres OF leased ground
are located the men In open boats are
longing the shell fish TO the surface TO
hurry them into the market
The demand from all points inland Is
brisk for both open and fancy shell stock
and so great Is the call for the former
that good openers are In great demand
The shell stock this year Is gilt edged,
also the fine deep skulled oysters OF me-
dium size which appear on the restaurant
bars as blue points" being very plenti-
full IL may be surprise to some that
blue points" are found I'm Narragansett
waters. but IL is a fact nevertheless and
the dealers and lunch men will assure
you they are the real thing.
Despite the favorable season this year
there is an underlying thought in the
minds OF the oystermen this year that
causes them TO put forth every effort TO
make all they can while they can for IL
there is not big set next spring there
will be an oyster famine that will be
widely felt.
There has been no good set OF oysters
for four years. that OF three years ago
being n small one and there being none
whatever In the past two. Four years ago
the set was the largest In the memory
OF the oldest oyster men, for the young
stock covered the growing oysters so
thickly that much was lost when the
grown stock was sent TO market. having
no line 10 develop
Other things are favorable. however,
for there was no set of mussels, which
are foes Of oysters. and the beds are full
OF these pests this year.
Immense quantities OF seed oysters are
being sent away by local dealers, the
catching OF them furnishing employment |
Tor % large number of men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
COTTON
CROP
ESTIMATE.
II Places Tho Total Yield at
9,962,039 Bales For tho
Year 1903. '04

Washington, Dec. 3.--Preliminary re-
turns 10 the chief OF the bureau OF stat
istics OF the department OF agriculture,
indicates that the actual growth OF cot
ton I'm the United States in the year 1905
WIN amount 20 9.ee2, ,Os9 bales. OF an aver
age net weight Of 4sOs pounds.
The area picked. or 10 be picked, IL
estimated at 2S.ol4,ssO acres, reduction
Of sa2, ,4b acres. or 10 per cent from the
acreage planted.
The total production OF lint cotton Is
estimated at ASS. 7ss.2s7 pounds, an aver
age OF l74b pounds per acre.
In addition to the reports of its regu-
lar correspondents. the bureau OF statis-
tics. has had tho benefit OF any investi-
cation to the effect of the boil weevil
upon the cotton crop OF Texas for 1908
conducted under the direction OF the chief
of the division of entomology. The re-
suits of this investigation have been
given due weight I'm the present report
and the details will be published later.
Through the courtesy OF the officials
OF the census office. the department has
also had access TO the estimats made
by the census agents as 10 the amount
Of cotton remaining unginped. These es-
timates were turned over 10 the DEPART
ment too late, however, to receive fun
consideration and they were, therefore.
not used In making the present estimate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF
naYF. Dow Wins Her Suit Against The
National Insurance Co. Of ireland.

The suit OF Mary F. Dow against the
National Insurance company OF ireland
was tried before a jury in Judge John
sons court today. The plaintiff insured
furniture In her home in June. 1902. for
$4,000. and the last day OF the same month
the house In which she lived, situated at
the corner OF Vinton and Federal streets,
was damaged by fire.
Appraisers were appointed and esti-
mated plaintiffs loss at $3.50. She is will
Ing to accept this sum, but the defendant
refuses to pay claiming plaintiff made
material Misrepresentation when the
policy was issued.
The misrepresentation conceived en-
cumbrances on the furniture she. the
company says declaring there were no en-
cumbrances upon IL, whereas the COM
pany claims to have found out that much
of II belongs to another party. De fend-
ant takes the case upon an appeal from
the district court Plaintiff sued to re-
cover $500.
The jury awarded the plaintiff s27b and
found specially that all the articles In
the claim for loss were the plaintiffs own
and no one else had any claim
on those articles.
Thomas #. Farrell and Henry f.
Thompson were attorneys for plaintiff
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
DOWIE'S
GUARD
DOUBLED
None But Those After ''FaIth"
or United States Officials TO
Be Admitted.

Chicago, Dec 3,--"All who have not
Zion in their hearts cannot come into
Zion" Is the order promulgated today by
John Alexander Dowie. through his chief
Of police. The order 10 the "zion
guards the police force OF the Dowieite
town OF Zion city continued as follows:
From now on arrest or escort to the
city limits every person who either is
not. OF the faith or United States official.
We will bow to the government alone"
Following this order the usual force OF
Zion guards was doubled, many OF them
patrolling the outskirts OF the Zion city
with ponies.
The lace factories. lumber mills and
other industries continued In operation
today and contrary TO expectation. Dowie
trade checks. were taken instead of
money at the general store. Dowie in
sutution I'm the hands OF the Federal re-
ceivers.
There was a rush for the general store
that threatened TO clean. out the stock.
Many who had exhausted their ready
supplies OF money and were unable to
purchase provisions with trade checks"
yesterday were I'm extreme need Of food.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
FOR THE DEFENDANT
Verdict Rendered In Case Of PhlIIhossIan
Against Union Railroad Company.

In Judge Wilbur's court today the jury
that heard testimony in the suit of Ere
mira Philibossian VS.. Union railroad
brought in a sealed verdict in favor OF the
defendant IL was after the court ad-
1ourned last evening that a verdict IN
this case was reached. .
Tne testimony was very contradictory.
Plaintin claimed that on Sunday June II.
1902. he was a passenger on a crowded
open car from East Providence, and had
TO ride on the running board. While the
car was going over Washington bridge,
he asserted. the conductor I'm passing him
on the running board pushed him Off.
and the result was serious injuries TO
several parts OF his body
The defendant declared the conductor
had nothing whatever TO do with Phil
bossian's fall: that the latter. owing to a
high wind that was blowing, was much
worried about his hat, and putting up
his hand to protect his headgear released
hold Of the stanchion. II was further
asserted that June II. 1902, occurred on
Tuesday instead OF Sunday.
Henry w. Hayes was counsel for de-
fendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
CHINESE MURDERS
Boston Policemen Called on 10 6IYs TestI-
mony In Rehuital.

Boston. Dec. 3.--Charlie Chin and Wong
Chung, on trial in the superior criminal
court on the charge OF murder in the
second degree In having killed fellow
countryman. Wong Yak Chong rested
their case shortly before II o'clock today.
The government then proceeded to place
on the witness stand various members OF
the police department TO bring out testi-
mony In rebuttal. The sole witness of
the morning for the defense was Wong
Chung. who on yesterday testified i'm, his
own behalf. Today he was cross exam
ined by District Attorney Mclaughlin. No
essential variations from his testimony in
direct examination was brought out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03

| subject of interest 20 the jeweler, con-
tributed by some of the brainiest men
connected with the movement. After the
completion OF all the business that was
10 come before the meeting the session
came 10 n close.
PAINTERS HOLD DEBATE.
Another one OF the interesting meetings
OF the Painters union was held last even
ing at the Labor temple The meeting
was called 10 order by the president and
the regular routine business hurried
through with so that the main attraction
OF the evening might be INDUCED in.
Before coming 20 that, however. the re-
ports OF all the committees out were
heard. There was one member taken into
the union last night and when all the
other matters were disposed of the de-
bate was opened
This feature OF the meetings is prov
Ing wonderful incentive TO the individual
members of the union, causing them to at
tend the meetings with greater interest
than usual Last evening after the op-
ponents had all. given their thoughts on
the matter or the Saturday Afternoon
Holiday the subject was turned over
TO the general body for discussion. AL
most everyone had something to say on
the matter while judges were deciding
as N the successful pair in this contest
~ Ne7A fi' hctic4pil NdS ltHutTeu the meet
ing adjourned and all went home feeling
that the evening had been very prohtably
spent. ~
sPLUMBERS APPRENTICES.
There was short meeting of the
plumbers apprentices last evening at the
Labor temple. The many things that were
TO come before the body were not fully
considered but We're laid over till the next
meeting of the body. which Is to be held
two weeks hence. In the course OF the
transaction, of all that did transpire how
ever, four new members were taken into
the union. The matter OF the issuing OF
the card will come up for consideration
again and then will be finally settled.
BOILER MAKERS CHANGE MEETING
NIGHT.
At the last meeting OF the boiler makers
IL was decided that the time OF meeting
for the union be changed from the first
and third Wednesdays OF every month
to the first and third Tuesday,
and the place hereafter will he at "a
North Main street rather than as at pres
ent, on Market square. s
Following out such an idea there was
meeting OF the local the evening before
the ball In the future home OF the union.
There the regular routine business was
Transacted. included in which was the
election to membership OF 10 candidates
and the consideration OF IA applications
IL was by far the largest meeting OF the
local that has been held Of late.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
I'LL Flt[D z&ssss's9s10 60 Of LABOR.

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades Council. Labor Temple
Building Laborers. "a North Main street.
Hosting Engineers, Hanley Building.
Moulders Labor Temple. r
Leather Workers. Labor Temple.
Stone Cutters, Labor Temple.
Plumbers. Labor Temple.
District Council. Labor Temple.
Iron Workers. Labor Temple.
IAnemen. Hanley building.
Tile Layers, Labor Temple.
BOILER MAKERS BALL.
One OF the most enjoyable meetings OF
the evening among the unions was that of
the Boiler Makers which was held I'm the
nature OF a ball.
The affair was the seventh annual ball
OF the Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuild-
ers and was held in Liberty hall on
Market square. For the past few weeks
there was hardly anything talked Of
among the members or the union and
their friends other than the coming ball
For that reason when the affair came Off
last evening almost as soon as the doors
OF the hall were opened there was a crowd
So fast did the wel-wishers OF the union
arrive that when the time came for the
opening OF the dance for the evening and
the time for the grand march TO begin
there were fully 300 couples on the floor.
At the appointed time for the beginning
OF the festivities and the couples were
called for the grand march. The process
sion was headed by the popular floor
walker. Mr.. Robert Ross, and his charm
Ing wife. These were followed by the
number OF others and the dancing was
begun. After the march was concluded
tne other numbers on the program were
indulged In by the company and SO long
was the card with such frequent encores
.nat ~ was At very late hour this morn
ing that festivities had ceased and ali the
company had gone home.
80 great was the crowd on the floor NJ
All umes during the evening that only n
haIi or those In the rooms could partici-
pate IN the dancing AT the time most OF
tnem being contented with watching the
otners. The committee that had the whole
slNf IN onarge Is to be congratulated
upon the SUCCESS of the evening for thev
have toiied early and late that the arrair
might be a. " was The COMMITTEES ,hat
had In charge the Refreshments tor ,b.
evening provided everything that co,ld
tempt the palate and bring delight IN The
throng Taken ali IN all there was not one
OF the number there last evening who
could say mat the union a. host was
al that could be expected and that the
evening was complete success. The
names OF the committees and the u,er,-
bers follow: Committee OF arrangement.
NJ. J. Nesry. chairman. with William
YaRher, J. Morgan, W. Garden. w n
Smith. J. McKenna. VIM. Carnes A. Nc
Cool. II. King. and William Gordon: the
refreshment committee. j.. Knight, Geo
Wilbur. Oscar Nelson, p. Butler. John
DauIi. r. Mogan. IL Long. and Oscar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03

Johnson. The members Of the reception
committee were VIM. Higgins, J. w. Kir-
by. G. McCullen, J. Dugnan. IT, McCaull,
JOS Curran. A. william and VIM Kirby.
RETAIL CLERKS NOMINATE OFF,
GERS.
One Of the most Interesting meetings of
the year was that OF the Retail Clerks
that was held in the hall occupied by
that union last evening. President Ridge
opened the meeting by asking for the
cali or the roll and after that asked for
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting
These were read and adopted by the
body and then the other business that
was 10 come before the meeting was
taken up In the regular order. First came
the report or the several committees, and
the hrst OF these TO be heard was that
or the committee on membership. The
chairman OF this body reported that there
were some 20 names 10 be considered bv
the union and 20 or more applications 20
be referred TO the next meeting The
fact OF their being such large number
10 be initiated into the union at this time
Is directly due TO the recent meeting that
was so successfully held by the union
when the officers of the international and
the friends OF the body were entertained
In such magnificent manner.
III was stated that the whole body was
highly elated with the prospects OF the
union as they appear at the present time.
The interest shown in the transaction
or the business OF the association was
OF the most enthusiastic kind All the
other reports of the committees showed
that association wac in the best of con-
dition and when. these had all been re-
ceived by the body the discussion shifted
TO the nominations for officers for the en-.
suing year. 1t was here that the great
est interest In the meeting manifested It
self
When the names OF each OF the csndi-
dates were mentioned there was a long
discussion but the slate was finally made
up "a follows: For president Messrs.
James j. Ridge and Thomas Rush: vice
president. Mr.. w. A. Clarke and for sec
ond vice president, Mr.. Fritchie. The sec
retaries are Miss y. w. Gili and John
hckenna; financial secretary. William x
Edwards; treasurer. s. Stanley; guide. G.
5. Nathans. and guardian. L. ]. Morgan.
The board Of trustees are Misses May. Pill
ler Donahue, and Messrs. NJ. McCovern.
M Garden and y. Sacker.
The election OF these officers win take
place at the next meeting of the union
that - TO be held on the 18th OF De-
cember at which time 10 is expected that
large amount of interest will be shown
MARBLE WORKERS NOMINATE OF.
FICERs
There was meeting Of the Marble
workers last evening at the Labor Tern |
PIE at which time there was the regular |
nominations for the officers for the wear
60 come. ''''
The first thing that was done after the
meeting was called 10 order was IRE
reading of the minutes OF the last ses.
sion. When these were read ana anrro,,-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
MADE THREATS
Albert Lancaster Is CIaImst TO Nave
Caused NIs Mother ApNerenslon.

Albert Lancaster, % years old. was in
vited by the police TO leave town last
night and did so by way of the Joy line.
Albert. UP TO last summer, hadn't seen
his mother, Mrs. Annie Lancaster of 2l
Seekel street for IL years.
He tarried with her a few weeks, got
into quarrel and went to Maine.
One day last week she received a let
ter from him in which ne intimated that
IL was his intention to throw up his job,
come to Providence and do her bodily
injury.
Mrs. Lancaster locked up her house last
Saturday and told her neighbors to tell
Albert that she had gone away.
Yesterday Albert showed up, was cor
rallied at the Union station by Detectives
Ahearn and was run out of town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
NO DISCHARGES
But Working Force Of Steel Trust VIII Be
Put on Reduced WAGES.

Worcester, Dec. 3-There Is 10 be no
wholesale discharging OF men at the Wor-
cester plant OF the American Steel &
Wire company, as has been the case at
many OF the mills OF the United States
Steel corporation, on account of the pres
ent condition OF the iron and steel mar
ket.
Instead of laying of any considerable
portion OF the employees. the officials at
the head OF the Worcester plant have
considered IL more satisfactory 10 keep
the greater part of the force at work,
although upon a temporary reduced wage
scale of eight TO ten per cent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
THE POPE CONCERNED
Pontltf 6rleved bs News Of destruction Of
College at 0tta va,

Rome. Dec. 3-The Pope was most con-
cerned at the receipt OF the news OF the
destruction by fire yesterday OF the Ro-
man Catholic University at Ottawa and
was especially solicitous i'm enquiring
about the injured priests and students.
He instructed Mgr Sbarretti. the Apos-
tolio delegate I'm Canada to send a detail
ed report OF the disaster and will decide
on the best measures 20 be taken 10 re-
pair the damage done The news caused
great excitement at the Canadian college
here. "a the rector and students have
many friends at the ottawa University.