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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
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Present indications Point TO a
Strike Of Men Employed by
Master Carpenters May |.

The master carpenters have not as yet
entered into any agreement with Car
penters' union Local 632, and the present
indications point to a big strike May
which will seriously interfere with the
construction OF tho buildings now In
process OF erection.
The claim OF the master carpenters
that they cannot afford TO adopt the
wage scale presented by the union does
not meet with serious consideration on
To the part OF the union carpenters.
They feel that the master carpenters
can well afford the slight increase In the
scale without unduly diminishing their
profits.
The Increase IN wages which the union
demands is barely 4 per cent, and the
master carpenters realize profit or 30
TO 40 per cent. upon the workmen.
The union considers ridiculous the
statement OF the master carpenters that
they wish 90 protect the public I'm refus-
ing the increase which the adoption OF the
unions scale provides for
The carpenters union Local 632 VII
meet this evening aud expect the arriva
OF a gen raj officer from headquarters
10 take charge OF the present affair
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
kLFREOIAn SERVICE
Rev. {. 7. Root breaches Annual Sermon
TO Brigade No. z.

Elmwood temple was well filled yester-
day morning at the 10:45 service. when
Brigade No. 2, Order or Afredlans. at
tended In a BODY. accompanied by aux
Hilary societies. IL being the annual church
parade OF the brigade.
Rev. Mr.. Roots text was H. Samuel,
xiii. 3. He spoke of the great amount
OF immigration 10 America and asked:
Can the Anglo-saxon race assimilate
and digest it2" lie illustrated by say
ing: when a lion eats an OK the OK
we have a sick lion. So far the lion
appears 10 be digesting.
Wherein lies the power OF the race
that is making America and dominating
the world? Not I'm the blood in our
veins, but in the ideas In our brains. The
best way TO take a composite picture OF n
race is by asking who is Its ideal hero.
Washington is the ideal OF America.
Cromwell OF the Puritan and Alfred the
Great OF the whole Anglo-Saxon race. Al
fred accomplished for the English race
what he did because he was Christian
In his ideal OF Justice and In the fath
that sustained him. The issue between
the Dane and the Saxon was the issue
between heathenism and Christianity
ALFRED showed himself Christian n
courage OF conflict mercy TO the con
quered and In the victories of peace.
The application OF the facts brought out
was tersely stated by quoting Queen Vic
toria's remark TO the African chief: This
IL the secret OF my nations greatness
and she placed Bible in his hands.
Laws. freedom, truth and faith I'm Goo
came with those eXiles DER the wave. III
our own state we steer between the Scyli5
OF bossism and the Charybdis OF demit
gogism. Anglo-Saxons, TO the rescue
Though you take not naturally TO poll
tics, do your duty at the polls and II
the caucus! The church OF our dal
needs reconstruction as much IA III at
fred's day. Denominationalism must die
sectarianism must cease. Churches mus
federate-men with their strength, wis
dom and wealth are needed In the church
Anglo -Saxons follow your hng'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27

husbands body was lying across the bed
partly dressed II Is supposed that he
first shot his wife as she was sleeping
and then shot himself.
one OF the daughters OF the couple
heard shots about s o'clock, but took
no particular notice OF the fact as they
seemed 10 come from distance. Later.
when the bodies were found. Miss Bent
recalled the experience and fixed the
time at which the shooting had taken
place.
Bent was n carpenter and member
OF the A. O. L.. w Eight ch ildren
were born TO them, five girls and three
boys The daughters were all at home
this morning. The sons live in Boston.
One OF the daughters. Mrs Dr. Powell of
Philadelphia. is on a short visit here.
IL is said that Bent's mind had been
affected for a long time and that he had
disappeared from his home and was gone
for several weeks
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27

II was some time after daylight before
the authorities were apprlsed OF the
tragedy. II was learned that the shoot
ing occurred about a. m. Bent was 81
years OF age and his wife was two years
his senior.
The couple are survived by family OF
children the youngest Of whom Is about
years old.
IL is understood that Bent had acted In
a peculiar manner on various occasions
and was jealous OF his wife. The two
had been living apart some time.
Shortly before o'clock the bodies were
found dead by a daughter. Bertha, Il
years old who had gone 90 call them.
Mrs. Bent had been shot in the head by
her husband VINO then turned the Fepel-
yer upon himself. Both bullets entered
under the right eyes and death appar-
emily was instantaEC Gus I'm each case.
Mrs. Bent was und .ssed In bed. Hel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
FIRE At idle HOUR,

New York, April 2I.--Fire on William
X. Vanderbilt's estate. Idle Hour, Oak
dale, l.. l., today destroyed large por-
ton of the woods just south of the man
sion and threatened the dozen or more
cottages and stables and carriage houses
OF the estate. BY hard lighting the Idle
Hour fire corps got the flames under con-
troll. Several rustic summer houses
were DESTROYED
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
MARINE REGISTER,

Tomorrow sun rises at 40, sets at $40.
High tides at S.2S a. m and 9S p. m.
The following VESSELS have arrived in
this port during the "a hours just passed
steamer Chatham, Norfolk.
Tug II. y. Little. New York, with
barges l. A. Allen. Hudson River. 450
tons OF sand. New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad
George =. Tice. South Amboy. go tons
soft coal 10 order
John weymouth. New York, $50 tons
pig iron. Providence Coal company.
Barge Wyoming. Wcchauken, iss ions
soft coal. A. r. Smith & Son.
Barge Bristol, Perth Amboy, us tons
soft coal. Pawtucket
Tug Howell. Fan River. with dredge
Deliyan. and tug Andrew J. White, ten
der.
SAILED.
Tug Covnrton. Newport News.
Iug Batter with tow. New York
Tug Gaspee With tow, Newport.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
ROBBERS Ar MECHANIC FALLS.

Mechanic Falls. Me. April 27.--Robbers
entered three stores during tho night and
made a complete change OF wearing ap-
pearei IN the clothing store of .. B.
Dwinal. leaving their own clothing
A laundry mark on one of the shirts
left by the men was ID. 8. J.. 20 X" At
the drug stores Of Merrill A. Dunning and
W. G. Pulsifer many small articles were
taken. The cash drawers In each place
were rifed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
MISS BAXTER IN THE COMPANY.

Miss A Pauline Baxter who Is the lead
ing lady In when Women Love- that
opens at the Empire theatre is the daugh-
ter of Patrick Baxter the well known sa fe
maker OF this city. Miss Baxter has
been prominently connected with the late
Frank Mayor, and the Frederick Bright
man companies.
This is her first appearance In this city,
although she has been on the road for
many Years.
Her many friends are to tender her a
reception OF the home OF her parents on
Lippitt street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
THE RACE PROBLEM.

Rev. j. Milton Waldron. A. NJ. pastor
and president OF the Bether Bible and
Industrial School and the Berthcr lnstitu-
tional church OF Jacksonville. Fla. Will
speak under the auspices OF the Young
Mems club az Calvary Baptist church on
Wednesday evening OF this week at s
o'clock The subject Of the reverend
gcntleman's address will be AN Inside
View OF the Race Problem" All men are
cordially invited. and this address gives
an excellent opportunity 60 hear one OF
the most gifted men OF the South speak
on this great problem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
CAR JUMPED THE TRACK
Thornton Electric Did Grsat.Stunts YsSter-
day at the City Line

While a Thornton bound electric car
was rounding the sharp curve on Plain
field street at the city line yesterday
afternoon II jumped the track. ran over
the curbing and brought up on the lawn
OF the house 9oS Plainaeld street. About
20 passengers were I'm the car and all
were badly shaken up although no seri-
Gus Injuries were inflicted. The car was
I'm charge OF Motorman Clarke and Con-
ductor Holloway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
TAXES CNHISTIlNCy'S PLACE.

Washington, April 27.-Charles II. Robo.
assistant attorney for the department OF
Justice, has been appointed acting assist
ant attorney general for the postofice de-
partment to I'll the place temporarily va
Gated by Mr.. ChristiancY,- who was re-
lieved at his own request. pending inyes-
tigation Mr.. Robb assumed charge today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
GIRL FAT LILY BURNED.

Fall River Mass. April 27-Alice Per-
rou. FIVE years old. daughter OF Charles
Perron, OF 1927 Dwelly street poured ker-
osene on "a Kitchen FIRE during mothers
absence this morning. The sudden blaze
ignited the chiFs clothing and she was
fatnliy burned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
GEW UR D6e ARRIVES.

The dredgc Dclivhr came up the har-
Dor yesterday I'm tcw Of Tug Howell from
Fall River
The Deli1r will work a few days az
the Park Coal comp0nys dock and then
will go 90 work dredging ont the chan
mel. which In "a government Job.
The DeUar is equipped with the clam
she'll" SCOOP and tho ordinary scoop and
= accompanied by a tender. Andrew j..
White.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
FORMAL REEuSLl.

London. April T.-1t r. Officially an
nounced here that the Chinese govern
nent has sent 90 the Russian govern
ment AZ St Petersburg = formal refusal
60 grant the latter's demands In regard
- ths evacuation Of Nsnchuria-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
MURDERS WIFE;
KILLS HIMSELF
Israel Bent Shoots Mrs. Bent To
Death, Then Turns Weapon On
Himself--Double Tragedy at
Lincoln, Mass.

Lincoln Mass April 27.-This quiet community startled
eay today by suicide which occurred farm house
on the main leading Waham Concord about half
mile Lincoln station.
country folks generally asr Israel Bent well
known killed his wife and then ended his
life
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
AID FROM the SOUTH.

Birmingham. Ala, April 27.-At a
meeting OF the Birmingham trades coun
ell yesterday afternoon financial aid was
voted the textile workers on strike at
Lowell, Mass, and to the slasher workers
In the mills at Columbus. Ga. The
amount OF the contribution Is not made
public.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
GEN. YASQuEz IN CUBA,

Havana, April 27.-Gen. Vasauez. for
mer president OF the republic OF Santo
Domingo landed at Guantanamo, Cuba,
today from a Dominican gunboat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
BRITISH STEAMER STRANDED.

Wexford, ireland. April H.-The Brit
ish steamer Manchester Market (Capt.
Hikins which sailed from Manchester
April "a for PHILADELPHIA, stranded on
Gipsy Rock. off Tuscar during fog yes
terday. She In in bad position. Her
first and second holds art fun OF water.
LOST-LADIES GOLD WATCH. BE-
tween Pekin street and Normal school.
open face, fob chain. Reward 81 Pekin
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
GRIP.
4 DOCTOR !iAS FOtND An
ANTlNOTE.

"1 know it is very unprofessional,
said DIR. Karl Bauer, of North Port, "bu
I'm going TO tell you how cure Grip
There goes funeral now. I'll wage
lis Grip victim. Thank goodness Is
10 patient o mine, for haven't lost
case since began using Brazilian BALI,
, yes, its proprietary article and sol,
by druggists, but etiquette must stsn
aside before such scoufge as thu
Why, this is the only thirg known ths
Sills the germ, hence IL always prevents
pneumonia and collapse. IL takes re
.'e time and PEOPLE should get the s.
cent or {l.oO bottle and stick TO 1t IL,
every Nestige of the disease disappear,
lien no after bad effects will 'ollori. Fo
oil diseases OF the head. threat and luus
I'd foT bronchitis, ssthre rleurisy az
cup, IL Is simply incort ablel'
What thu e., &C or says BE- tnie, sn1
b ndreds Of other physicians are using
Prszilisn Balm, because i,s the on
thing that cures. Sold hy druggists o
sent on receipt Of price.
Is, 2. IAcxsos S co Mfg Chemists,
indianapolis, Iro
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
SISTER NARY nAGDlleaE.

Fall River. Mass April 27.-slster
Mary Magdalene. Superior Of St Vim
cents orphsnage died early this morn.
ing. aged 60 years. she was a native OF
Providence, her christened name being
Margaret Slattery. She had been i'm
charge OF the home az Forest HUI since
isss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
The Cotton Market.

Reported for The News by sLETCHER
* TAPPAN, Banigan Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-27
Now YORK Stock Market.

Reported for The News by n. CURTIS
FLETCHER 81 CO.. street floor. Bani-
gan Building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23
DISPENSARY LICENSES
IMPORTANT OPINION BY AT
 T0RNEY GENERAL WILSON.
Holds That They May Continue to Pay State Licenses Quarterly Instead of in a Lump
 Sum.

By an opinion by Attorney General Massey Wilson. none of the dispensaries in Alabama will be compelled to pay its license money in a lump. The Attorney General holds that under the recent bin passed by the Legislature the dispensaries may continue to pay their license money in quarterly payments as they have been doing in the past.
 The license question has been one of deep concern to the managers of various dispensaries throughout the State. The license tax for the State is heavy. It pensaries to have had to pay the entire license at one time. Under the old law they were specifically given the privi- lege of paying the tax quarterly instead of having to pay it in a lump sum.
 The Legislature passed a new dispen- sary bill at it's last session. Under the old law the dispensary was required to pay all the licenses paid by saloons at the time of the establishment of the dispen- sary. The new law changed this provi- sion substituting for it a graduated li- cense tax. The new law has nothing to say on how and when the money is to be paid the State.
 Attorney General Wilson ruled that the old law stood in those provisions in which there was no conflict with the new law.
 The new law does not conflict with the quarterly provision and the Attorney Gen eral ruled that the provision was still operative.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23
REED V. THE STATE.

REED V. THE STATE.
 Prosecution for the violation of a stock
 law.-Appeal from the City Court of
 Gadsden. ,
 1. Violation of stock law; construction of statute establishing stock law district. Under the act of the General Assembly providing for the establishment of stock law districts in the county of Etowah (Acts of 1sO0-01. p. 170) when an election is held for a beat or a part of a beat for the purpose of ascertaining whether the specifically described territory shall con- stitute stock laW district. another cleo tion cannot be held within the year so as to affect the status fixed by the first cleo ton as to any part of the territory includ- ed in the first petition asking for such election, whether the whole or a part of beat constitutes the territory in which the stock law district is sought to be es- tablished, and If the result of the first election is in favor of stock running at large in the given territory. a second cleo tion which includes a part of the terri tory covered in the first petition as well as territory not embraced therein, which results in establishing the stock law dis trict. is unauthorized and will not sup port a prosecution for violating the stock law thus sought to be established.
 Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Haralson, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23
NOTES V. PEOPLES BUILDING AND
 LOAN AESOCuATION

NOTES V. PEOPLES BUILDING AND
 LOAN ASSOCIATION. Bill in equity to enjoin foreclosure of
 mortgage by building and loan asso-
 ciation.-Appeal from the Chancery
 Court of Pike.
 1. Negotiation of loan; when borrower not entitled to credit for amount of i'm provements on property mortgaged.-The fact that in a negotiation for a loan the borrower is required as a condition to ob- taining the money. to expend a part of the loan in Improvements on the property mortgaged to secure the loan. and in ac- cordance with such requirements did make such improvements. does not fur nish any grounds for the borrower claim ing that such expenditure in the improve ments was for the benefit of the lender, and that to the extent of the money so applied in improving the property he was the trustee of the lender and should not be charged with that amount as a loan to him.
 ?. Bill to enjoin foreclosure of mort gage; equity thereof-Where a bill Is closure of a mortgage given to secure a loan made to him. the averment that de- fault in the payment of the mortgage debt was caused by the respondents g wrong, without the statement of any facts showing what constituted the al- legged wrong, is the bare assertion of con- clusions on the part of the complainant and furnishes no ground for equitable in- deposition.
 8. Bill to enjoin foreclosure of mortgage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23
Head-Notes Qf the Decisions
 V Alabama Supreme Court.
RoLLINGs V. THE STATE.

RoLLINGS V. THE STATE. Indictment for using obscene, insulting
 or abusive language in the presence
 or female.-Appeal from the Circuit
 Court of Marshal.
 1. Indictment for using abusive ,nsu,t- ing or obscene language in presence of woman; when opinion of witness admissi- ble In evidence.-On a trial under an in- dictment charging the defendant with us- Ing abusive, insulting or obscene language In the presence of a woman, it is compe- tent for a witness who was present and heard the language, to testify that in his Judgment the woman was near enough to near the language, or that in his judg-. ment the language used by the defendant could have been heard by the woman in question.
 2. Charge of court to jury; not error to refuse those that are repetitions.-In the trial of a criminal case, it is not CT, TOT for the court to refuse to give at the request of the defendant a charge which is substantially repetition of one given at the defendants request.
 5. Indictment for using abusive, insult ing or obscene language in the presence of female; argumentative charge properly refused.-On a trial under an indictment for using abusive. insulting or obscene language in the presence of a female. a charge is properly refused as being argu- mentative which instructs the jury that the fact. if it be fact. that the female did not hear the language used by the de- fendant is a circumstance tending to show that it was not in the presence or hearing of the female"
 f. Same: charge of court to jury.-On a trial under an indictment for using abu- sive, insulting or obscene language in the presence of a female, .1 Is error for the court, after instructing the jury in it's oral charge as to the jury's duty in i'm posing the fine, and as to the amount of fine allowed by law. to further instruct them that if they believe beyond a req sonable doubt from the evidence that the defendant used the language testified to by the witness in the presence or hearing of a female, then I charge you that ths maximum fine of two hundred dollars is not too excessive" such charge being invasive of the province of the jury And the fact that the jury authorized fine smaller than the maximum does not re- move the prejudice of the error so com mitted by the court in instructing the jury.
 Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Sharpe. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23


 RINGEMAN ct al V. THE STATE. Scire facias against bail on forfeited re-
 cognizance.-Appeal from the Circuit
 Court of Morgan.
 l. Recognizance; when sureties dis charged.-Suretiee on a bail bond can only be discharged from liability by the appearance of their principal according to the condition of the recognizance, dr of some intervening act of God or of the law of the State. or of the obligees. which renders the performance of that condi- tion impossible.
 g. Same; same; case at bar.-To a scire facias on a forfeited recognizance, it is not a good plea that the principal was at the time of the rendition of the Judgment nisi detained by i'll health in another State where he had gone upon the advice of skilled physicians because suffering from the disease of consumption. and that at the time of the forfeiture, he was still suffering from said disease: that a return to Alabama would result in serious detri- ment to his health and imminent danger to his life. that he was still suffering from the same cause and was detained in dis tant State on account of the disease from which he has long been. and still is, a sufferer.
 Affirmed.
 Opinion by Mcclellan, C. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23

such lands, the legal and equitable title vested in the person to whom, the certifi- cate or patent was issued.
 ?. Effect of act of Congress forfeiting lands granted to the State; when statute of limitations begins run.-Under the Act of Congress of September %. 1890. ito forfeit certain lands heretofore granted, for the purpose of aiding in the construc- ton of e railroad and for other purposes" GU. s. Stat. at large, 496-499), the title to the said lands so forfeited vested in the United States. and the statute of limit ations did not run against the govern ment in favor of persons in possession of said lands at the time of the approval of the act, and 1t was not until there was an issuance by the commissioner of the land office of a certificate to a purchaser, that the title passed out of the United States. and the statute of limitations began to run in favor of he person in possession of said land.
 Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Tyson. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23
was converted wholly or largely into light

was converted wholly or largely into light rays and not into heat rays. Mir. Cooper Hewitt turned his attention to the gasses., Why could not some incandescent gas be made to yield the much desired light without heat?
 This was the germ of his idea.
 He took up experiments with mercury confined in a tube from which the air had been exhausted.
 He discovered that when once the high resistance of the cold mercury was over come, very much less powerful current found ready passage and produced a very brilliant light: the glow of the mercury
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-23
Contracting

l beg to announce to the People of Montgomery that I am now Contracting again and would be glad to make estimates on any class of work. I am in a position to do work cheaper than any man in Montgomery as all my mater ials come direct from Manu- lecturers, no middle man has to have any profit from my business.