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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

An alarm from box 16 soon after b:SO
yesterday afternoon called the fre de-
partment to the house l40 Charles street.
but as the fire was confined TO small
portion of the wood work or the house
IL was extingulshed without damage.
The fire originated, in all probability, by
Mrs. John Brennan. ~ years old. wife or
John Brennan. coming in contact with the
kitchen stove while preparing supper for
her husband and three children.
At the time OF the fire the police or
the Second station. which is quite near
the home OF the Brennans, heard
screams OF agony coming from the house
and Officers Thomas r. Kavanagh. Louis
r. Godfrey and William III. Conlon rush.
ed to the building.
In the kitchen o: the top floor
tenement they found a worran writh-
ing on tho floor. her clotheo ablaze.
and her husband. his own clothes
smoulderiaS, attempting In rather
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14
A PRESENTATION.

At n special meeting OF the Providence
News chapel last evening n very enjoy
able Incident occurred when Mr.. William
Simmonds. the genial foreman OF the
composing room. was presented with a
substantial purse of gold. Mr.. Simmonds
is about To take well-earned vacation.
starting Tor a trip South on Thursday
lie expressed his sincere thanks for the
good will manifested on behalf OF the
members or the chapel and assured them
that he would carry pleasant memories
with him on his journey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14
CAMP LIFE.

The Providence News Summer Resort
Bureau can supply you with guides to
the very best sections OF New England
II you are looking for a good camp for
the coming summer. Excellent fishing
among the Maine woods and other Sec
tions. Booklets free TO all applicants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

CONCERTS
and BALLS
Many Enjoyable Entertainments
and Social Functions Usher
In tho Post Lonten Season

Easter Monday brought It's customary
array OF post-Lenten festivities. The
theatres were crowded and the various
churches and halls In the city were the
scenes of Joyous concerts or merry dane
ing parties. The weather was propi-
tious and the various entertainments and
social functions were largely attended
and thoroughly enjoyed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14
Do You Have AnV
OF
These Troubles T?
11o Bowen Street. Fall River.
March 30. 1908.

March 30. 1908.
Mr.. Edward r. Dammers.
100 Westminster St. Providence. r. 1.
Dear Sir-The glasses you made for
me about Is months since have done all
for me you promised they would do.
had used glasses made by other eye
specialists that turned out poor. and In
fact / had almost become blind In my left
eye and at times / could not see to do
my work. and / would often pass my
friends on the street without knowing
them. my eyesight had become so poor.
but since you made me a pair my sight
has become very good and | am neither
troubled with terrible headaches and my
temples used TO pain me terribly and
jump it TO burst. and tears would run
down by face, but l thank you because
since l have been using your glasses
have not had an ache or pain In either
my head or eyes In over IL months. and
can see better now than l could 20
years since. / can assure you that sew
eral OF my friends have got glasses from
you on my recommendation and they say
that they have got the same benefit from
them as / had told them / had got from
my glasses
Yours respectfully,
ROBERT BARTON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14
BURNED To DEATH
IN HER KITCHEN.
Mrs. Betsy Brennan's Clothing
Catches Fire From Cook Stove and
She Dies at Rhode Island Hospital


3 will
clothing with kitchen
OF
badly burned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Frederick Harris. who was arrested
here two weeks ago. on suspicion of COM
plicity In a postofflce break at Newton.
Mass. was discharged from custody by
Judge Sweetland. today. He had been
held on the charge OF vagrancy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Ihzzie. Lewis. 1s years old. 30 Miss
Denehy has reported TO the police, es-
capped from the Rescue Mission on Bea-
con avenue at o'clock last night by
means OF a ladder. The girl was on
probation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Hook and Ladder and Hose IL put
out fire on the roof OF n shed on India
street last night that had been caused
by n locomotive spark. The shed be-
longed to the Providence and Stoning-
ton Steamship company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

The Board OF Faithful Workers viii
hold a cottage prayer meeting at the
home OF Mrs Rachael E. Mace. l54
Lester street. corner OF Gilmore, We'd
nesday evening at 7:fS o'clock. Presi-
dent Mary NJ. Bradshaw will speak. All
are cordially invited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

President Russell III. Conwell. the bril-
liant preacher. author and orator OF
Philadelphia, will lecture at Infantry
hall this evening under the auspices Of
the Mems club OF the Cranston Street
Baptist church Mr.. Russell I'm addi-
ton TO being president OF the Temple
college of Philadelphia. Is pastor OF the
Baptist temple In that city president OF
the Samaritan hospital and president OF
the Philadelphia Orphans homo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Thomas Daley OF ~ Camden avenue
reports that as he was passing through
Victor street yesterday he was bitten
upon his leg by a dog
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Mrs. Alice Farnum OF 1892 Westminster
street discovered yesterday that box
which she had carefully packed and
placed in her cellar had been broken
open and chinaware and bric-a-brac OF
the value OF $40 stolen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

John Magdot OF 375 Charles street. fell
from his bicycle on Broadway. last night,
bruising his face and hands. He was as
sisted home by q friend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Robert l.. Smith OF Fall River fell
down stairs at Music Hall at 1910
o'clock this morning. severely bruising
his legs. He was conveyed 10 the New
man, where he had a room.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

John r. oConnell OF 21 Corliss street
reports the theft from his barn OF 20
hens valued at $50. Charles Smart of
T3 Charles street reports that thief
took seven OF his hens, valued at $f25
each.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Flora Ogden. who had failed TO keep
her promise to behave herself. was trans
ferred from the Rescue Mission TO the So
phia Little home. today, by order of
Judge Sweetland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

The Isaac L. Con- company. James r.
Freeman. auctioneer. sold at II o'clock
yesterday two-family house at IL Hal
ton street TO James #. McWeeney, 1lC
Niantio avenue, for the sum OF 1920
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Arthur w. Wade was fined $15 and costs
In the 9Th district court. today, for steal
Ing tools, valued at "a. from Henry B.
Whitten.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-14

Robert Galibois was held in 500 by
Judge Sweetland. today. for trial on the
2lst instant, on the charge of assaulting
Michael j. Radigan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
Resolution of Thanks.

Whereas. the railroad organizations of Montgomery and Pensacola were nobiy assisted by the merchants and profess sional men, the commercial and social organizations, and the citizens generally. in making their union meeting d success.
 Resolved. That we. the railroad organi- zation. take this method of thanking our friends who helped us in this monster undertaking.
 Resolved, That we extend our sincere thanks to the railroad companies and their officials for courtesies shown our friends; to their polite and obligfng em- ployes; to the brilliant speakers, who so ably addressed our meeting and helped us towards success; and to the press of both cities. we feel deeply grateful for their full reports and kindly notices of our union meeting.
 Further resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be sent our respective railroad Journals and copy to each of the Mont- gomery and Pensacola daily papers
 R. l.. Butt, J. H. Mccall, Meade Will son, W. R. billiard. George Hoffman, Frank CrenshaY, R. G. Morgan, c. C.. Devinney, J. T. Still, committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
A GOOD SUGGESTION.


 In another place in todays Advertiser will be found an article from The Tus- kegee News on thefkubject of School Aid Societies. which we heartily commend to all readers. It Is somewhat in lipe with what has been more than once referred to in this paper but we do not conceive that any harm will be done by repeti- tion
 What the editor. 9f The News advises for Macon County applies with equal force to all other communities in Ala bama. j. is a subject, too. which appeals directly to the good women. of the State whose more refined, taste and love for the beautiful In nature fits them for the task of beautifylng the houses and grounds where our little ones spend so many years of their lives. often with little compensation for enforced impris- onment, as they consider 1t.
 We presume that no one will claim that the studies of school children are eypsdited by being puEued in uncom- fertable, houses and amid unpleasant sur- roundings. Rather, would their lives be brightened, their minds strengthened and their natures refreshed by having; nice and comfortable houses and f1ower-decked yards.
 Much good cap he done with compar- atively small outlay, and many dollars for good purpose can be naised with out labariols effort. Let the women make it a matter of duty as well as a labor of love to improve the l9uaes and grounds where the children are prepa- ing themselves for the duties of life. Where new schoolhouse is to be built an or ganized Improvement Society of Ine par ents and other relatives and the friends and well wishers of the little ones can take an active and effective interest in the plans and construction of the huild- ing & that it will not only he safe and substantial. but will be roomy, well yenti- lated: we'll lighted and properly fur nished.
 Where community is not able or ready to build a new house, much can be Gone to improve and render pleasant ,he old s building. And when that has been done if"the women will devote some of their time and their good taste to the congenial task of improving and beautifying the school grounds, many tired and listless pupil will find rest and joy and peace of mind under the cheering induence of brigAS flowers. The women of Alabama can accomplish whatever they set their minds and hearts to do. and thls IS cer- tainly a good work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

that Is also of no consequence. It will be the business of the convention when it meets to choose a candidate, and so long as Mir. Cleveland continues in his present robust condition of mind and body he IS subject to the call of his fellow citizens for the performance of public duty. Should they at that time conclude that he. better than any one else. could lead the party to victory. they would very likely urge him to accept the nomination.; and should he feel that he possessed strength for such a contest that none other could bring into 1t, it would be his duty to &C., cept and try his best to win. If. on the other hand, he was of the opinion that some other man would stand a better chance of success. he would be justified in declining. The great office of President of the United States should not be a prize Tor eager politicians to scramble after, but should be trust accepted and performed as patriotic duty. In short, the omce should seek the man. not the man the office. But the busy pot-house politicians can't understand 1t that way. The Idea seems to be firmly grounded into them that he office Is to be let 20 to somebody that wants 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
Commission Not A Snap.

Young officers of the army who get commissions otherwise than through a West Point diploma must go through an lnexorable course. of study, if less broad and scientific, at least as exacting in the strict schooling of the soldier as the graduates of the United States Military
 To the insistence of Secretary Root against which bitter complaint has been creditably in the volunteers as too severe test is due the setting of higher stand ard of efficiency among the commissioned officers of the army than was ever known before. The old notion that a young of ncer's life in time of peace would be all round of seasons of comparative idle ness without necessity of application to study will now obtain no more.
 Three officers who were charged with neglect of duty while at the Leavenworth Military School as students have. been one case the sentence is dismissal. The officer upon whom this sentence has been imposed is First Lieutenant Leonard T. Charged with being deticient in - certain important studies at the general service college, the deficiency being caused by The papers in the case are now before the War Department.
 The Judge Advocate General has rec commended a modification of the sentence, deening dismissal too severe. and 1t is likely that the recommendation will be approved Lieutenant Baker was a first sergeant and then Second Lieutenant In the 1st Texas Infantry, volunteered for the war with Spain. and became First Lieutenant of the 18th United States In- faptry In the Filipino insurrection. He the general service. regular army. as a private. June %. 199, February 2. 1901. he was appointed Second. Lieutenant in the First Lieutenant in the 1st Infantry.
 LieutenantS William M. True and Thomas B. Crockett. both of the 24th In- for failure diligently to apply themselves to preparation for examination while un- der instruction at the Leavenworth ser vice school True was a private in the Missouri volunteers for the war with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

of the most conservative papers In the United States is The Portland Oresonian There is about it an element of fairness which at once secures respect, although one may differ with it in its conclusions In recent article headed Ieouags al the south," it says:
 Hundreds of such cases have been un- earthed around Montgomery, Ai1, and elsewhere in that State and Georgia Once in possession of the contractor tile negro becomes a slave, working without pay. subject to cruel beatings. Ignorant of the term of his service he is often mas expired. or rearrested on some charge and sentenced again the moment the old case against him is exhausted.
 The cases under consideration by the United States Court here gre some dist ance from Montgomery. As matter of fact there has never been an intimation of any such cases in this county and here the negroes outnumber the whites more than two to one. In the whole black belt of the State, which means those counties in which live the greatest num- Der of negroes. there have been no in- dictments for so-called peonage. We ask The Oregonian to note this fact, that all the indictments are based on occurrences on three farms and all these in the same locality in one county. Don't placard a whole State for this.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
The Gentleman Of The South,
BY WILLIAM GARRoTT BROWN

The author of the book of above title | is an Alabamian and one whose career has been followed with great interest | by a host of friends He is now con- l nected with Harvard University, where he graduated with high honors a few | years ago. His history of Alabama has | been approved by the Commission which selected text books for use in the public schools. "A Gentleman of the South is his first venture of any magnitude into | the realm of fiction. It has been we'll received, and The Louisville Courier-Jour- | nal, in a review of 1t, says:
 This is a daring title and tugs at the hearstrings of all descendants of the Cavaliers If, when the book is read and
 closed. the title be deemed no misnomer. the writer has achieved success. The | manner of presenting the story of Henry
 Selden is distinctly admirable. It is taken, | without editing, from the memoirs of Col. Stanton Elmore, who died in Lon
 don near the end of the nineteenth cen
 tury. It relates to a period long preced- ing the civil war, and to events in which he was too young to have a part. That
 it has been written by one who knew, per- sonally and intimately, the life of the period of which he writes Is evident whether 1t Is the extreme art of the writer or whether he has haS actual doc
 uments from which to work. A world dlHerent rom that or today-a world un- dreamed of in its codes, standards of life and honor. manhood and womanhood.
 The story concerns gentleman of the South, of the Black Belt, where even
 winter is tremendous in suggestion and spring takes mems spirits into a lavish caress.' Here is Henry Selden, who has loved and lost, his life embittered by a feud with his neighbor, Robert Under wood. that will not die and that wears on to a tragical ending In this story there is the real South. the old South that grandparents of today only dimly remember, when life was dignified, as well as of zest and flavor now un- known. There is in 1t romance of an un- usual charm, unqualified manliness and true human nature. All the life of the plantation is faithfully depicted and the passionate and reciprocated love between master and slave shown clearly. If there were more books of the South like this given to the world, the South today would not suffer from such cruel misrepresent- ation because better understood. It stands alone in strength and beauty and truth of delineation."
 Published by the Macmillan Company,
 New York, and for sale in Montgomery
 by E. c. Fowler Co.,, and W. W. Hay
 good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
LEr us rNvrrr rHEM.


 We copy today from The Mobile Item an editorial which touches very nearly on the interests of Montgomery and vi- cinity. The city which invites and en- courages capital and capitalists is the city which is bound to go ahead in the struggle for supremacy and possibly for existence. It is not necessary that any town or city should reach out only for the great mills and factories, for it is not these alone which build towns. They are to be desired. but a multitude of the smaller industries will be an important factor in the way of making a busy and prosperous town.
 Montgomery ought to be at least one of the centers of hard wood manufac- has been enormous. and is still going on there are yet large quantities of hard wood within easy reach of this city. Within a few years it will be gone and its going will have been of little benefit. It Is part of Alabama's wealth and 1t should be utilized. not as frewood or burned on the ground where it grows, but made into household furniture, handles, and other domestic articles as well as forms of agricultural implements. There is money in it. and the capital required to put in ope4tion one pig cotton factory would start half a dozen paying wood shops. The raw material is convenient and should be utilized.
 And there Is another point to be consid- cred, and it is an important one. In our day and time capital is not going to force itself where it is not invited and well comed. If a city looks on each money man as a pigeon to be plucked, the mon eyed man will look elsewhere. Import ant franchises should not be given away but on the other hand capitalists should not be made to feel that their welcome depends entirely on the money that can be made out of them. Charging pro- hibitive price for building sites and loca- tions, or san outrageous price for licenses and privileges is not the way to build up a city. Unless those who propose to establish industries in Montgomery can feel that they are fairly treated and that their coming will be mutually beneficial to themselves and to our city, they Will remain away Between giving capitalists undue privileges and taxing them out of existence there is a happy mean which should be taken advantage of.
 A population having in it large pro- portion of skilled and industrious me- chanics Is a population to be desired. That kind of citizens can be added to the population of Montgomery. and it can be done by encouraging monied men to To- cate here and invest their money in man. ufacturing enterprises. As The Item well says a town or city where citizens are out with pelting knives prepared to skin every stranger who comes to their gates" is not the town or city which will draw capital, but will drive it off, and those who have it will avoid such places as they would the plague. Let us not only solicit prospective industries to locate here, but let us show their projectors that we want them. Such course will bene- fit Montgomery and all of us will get share of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
Absurdly Ridiculous.
Pensacola News

PenSacOIa NeWS.
 The persstency with which some of the newspaper reporters keep trying to get MT Cleveland to either accept or refuse tn Democratic nomination for President is absurdly ridiculous In the first place, the newspapers of the country are not the national convention: neither nave they been delegated the authority to dis charge its duties; therefore they have nc nomination to offer MT. Cleveland. For them now to ask him what he intends doing should the nomination be offered him by the convention is a piece of gross impertinence, which he has a right to resent. In the next place. it IS of no consequence whether Mir. Cleveland de- slres the nomination or not. There are thousands of able statesmen who oesire the nomination if they can get it. but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28

an example of this man. He was in toxicated but that was no excuse for the language he used. The orphaned and defenseless girl whom he insulted, is more entitled to the protection of the strong arm of the law than is the young woman who has fathers and brothers who can punish the insulter of their daugters and sisters Here is young woman. work ing to make a living for herself, and is insulted by man in his cups. She re- sents the insult as best she can, and then the strong arm of the law steps in and punshes him still further.
 We are proud of a law that enables the Mayor to assess a fine to punish a man who would offer an insult to any woman, much less a defenseless orphan n -one who is doing all in her power to support herself. The man who insulted her will have more respect for woman hood and for the law, after he gets through meeting the demands of justice as imposed on him by Mayor Atkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-28
School Aid Societies.
Tuskegee News.

luSheSee NeNs
 It has been a cherished desire of the editor of The News to some day be able to do some substantial work toward Inn proving the school houses and awakening a deeper interest In behalf of general ed ucation in Macon County, but he realizes that the demands upon his spare time are such that he can not hope to visit in person the different communities and talk face to face with the parents and children on this great subject, but he wants to enlist the good women of each community in a move which shall result in organizing into school society the women in each neighborhood of Macon County, hence he invites all those women who are willing to cooperate in such work to write him at once so that dur ing the summer our county can be well organized and show substantial progress before the school season again opens. A School Aid or Improvement Society in every beat would mean comfortable well-lignted, well-heated, well-seated school house and a first-class teacher. To what better work could our intelligent woman turn thalr minds and hearts.