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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
SMITHS CASE CERTIFIED
T0APPEllATE DIVISION,

Judge Blodsett has certified the case OF
Harry Smith against Brown a Sharpe
Manufacturing company 10 the appellate
division on substantial demurrer. Smith
r. a resident of Pawtucket and on Jan. s.
1903, was engaged with some men at de-
PENDANTS factory moving tank by
means Of crane.
The tank owing 20 the breaking OF n
chain fell on his leg and foot and they
were so badly injured that both leg and
foot had 10 be amputated. Plaintiff sues
10 recover s2o.oo0
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
sCLAIMs RESPONSIBILITY.


Speedy and Harrier, sailed today to join
the feet.
DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY.
London, July AIN reply to Great
Britain's representations regarding the
passage Of the Dardenelles by the Rus
sian volunteer fleet, the Turkish govern
menf disclaims all responsibility, insist In
that the ST Petersburg and Smolensk
passed in the capacity OF merchant ships.
There In reason 10 believe the Great
Britain is exchanging views with other
powers regarding the operations OF the
volunteer fleet steamers, and the hard
ships thereby Inflicted on neutral COM
merce The state department at Washing
ton particularly has been kept Informed.
II IL said IN a responsible quarter that
the state department is giving special at
tention TO the legal aspect OF tho question
OF the seizure OF contraband and Il is
thought Secretary Hay may consider that
the danger which menaces American
commerce passing through the Red Sea r.
sufficient TO warrant the issue OF a gen
eral declaration respecting the attitude
OF America.
This would he welcomed by the foreign
office here which believes the principles
actuating America, are thoseit is striving
20 uphold.
GERMANY's MOOD.
Germany. Il is also believed here, is In
a mood Go welcome some international
declaration tending TO increase the liberty
OF international commerce.
When questioned in the House OF Com
mons today anent the departure OF the
Malacca from Port Said Premier Balfour
confirmed the departure Of the ship in
charge OF a Russian prize crew, and add
ed that he would make a statement 10
the house on this most serious question
az some future day." but be added he
thought ~ was not desirable that a
statement should be made prematurely
Gem. laurie (Conservative) intended
10 raise the whole Red sea question IN
the house today. but II was announced
that at the request OF Earl Percy under
secretary for foreign affairs. IN view, Eof
the extreme Importance of the subject
he desired 10 postpone his question until
Monday BY that time the British gov
eminent Is confident the Malacca moi
dent will have been settled.
The cabinet will meet this afternoon
and the Red sea and the Dardanelles
Incidents naturally will be among the
subjects discussed.
Foreign Minister Iansdowne and Count
Benckendorff had another conference this
afternoon and discussed the Malacca
seizure in a friendly manner. q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
FORMER SENATOR VEST ILL.

sedalia- Mo, July 2l--Former Senator
George G. Vest Is in a serious condition
at his home at Sweet Springs. He ap-
pears 20 be growing weaker each day
and his vitality Is very low. The SEN
ator has been exceedingly feeble for
months and IL Is now feared that he may
not long survive.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
ENJOYABLE OUTING.
The La Sale Academy Alumni Association
Went 10 Hautsr|vs YESTERDAY

The midsummer outing OF the Alumni
association OF La Sale Academy was held
at Hauterieve yesterday afternoon, the
attendance being $50.
Lunch was served at o'clock and a
bake at O'Clock. In the interim there
was dancing swinging and ball game.
The committee were Fred r. Fanning.
Joseph II. Gamer, Thomas F. Cooney.
James r. Walsh, William E. Doyle and j.
j. McPhillips.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
WELL KNOWN TENOR DIES
SUDDENLY AT BOSTON TODAY,

Boston, July zi-Hel.bert Johnson. the
weli known tenor. whose reputation ex-
fendsd through5dt New England and be-
Gyond died suddenly today az his home
1iere OF rheumatism OF the heart.
y For many years Mr. johnson was the
2eeder 81 the RuRgies street ouartette
which sang at the Ruggles Street Baptist
lchurch. lie WAS also known as a com
looser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
IipS SUFFERED SEVERELY.

Che Foo. July a.-4 p ma French
priest living IN Che Foo. who is a per-
sonal friend OF and who Is in communica-
ton with Gen. Stoessal received inforrna-
tion today that the japanese suffered
severe loes north OF Port Arthur recently
and were driven back to Nago Pass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
LEAVES PORT SAID.

Port Said, July 2.--The Peninsuar and
Oriental steamer Mahcca. which was ar
rested by the Russians in the Red Sen n
week ago on a charge that she had Oh
board contraband OF war, which arrived
here Tuesday. has left this port. Her des-
tination Is not declared but she is prob
ably bound for Cherbourg and Libau.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
NANTAskET EXCURSION NEXT
FRIDAY

Limited excursion 20 Nantasket Beach
via Boston. from Providence. rawtucket
and Atueboro. Friday. July 18th. Special
train. trip by steamer down Boston Har-
Dor. and very low rates are the special
features OF this outing Number limited
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
s12oo from Chicago 20 st. Paul or Min.
nsapoIis and Return via Chicago orea,
Western Railway,

Tickets on sale August TO II inclu-
sive. good returning until August 26th.
For further information apply 10 any
Great Western agent or ]. p. Elmer, q.
+. A., Chicago. H.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21

FINANCIAL
The New York Stock Market.

exported for The News by n. CURTIS
FLETCHER & CO.. street floor. Banigan
Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
The Cotton Market.

Reported for The News by DAVIS &
DAVIS. Banigan Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21
RUSSIA WILL YIELD
TO BRITAIN'S DEMANDS,
Continued from page Eight.

Valetta, Island OF Malta, July H.-The
British cruiser Pyramus. the torpedo de-
pot ship Vulcan and the torpedo gunboats
Speedy and Harrier, sailed today to join
the feet
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
SWALLOWED AS
WAS JONAH

Of the making of fish stories theIe
is no end. and tie line must be crawn
somewhere, but before we go to the
doingS of other creatures it is worth
while to tarry long enough TO take in
the experience of a South Sea sailor,
whose adventures matches those OF
Jonah. The mans companions swear
that he was rescued alive three days
after he was swallowed by whale.
And the story, so the Post-Standari,
of Syracuse. N. y, for April 2A says,
was vouched for and told to the mem
bers of his Sunday school class, Dy
Mr. James D. Buchanan, the preSiden:
of the Pittsburg Trust Company and
leader of one e1f the largest Sunday
school classes at Pittsburg-that al
the East Liberty Presbyterian Sunday
school.
MIR. Buchanan is quoted as Swing
this account of the story of the mol,
ern Jonah and OF his own use OF it.
81 am not teacher of the Bible.
am merely practical business man.
/ conduct a class of about 2o0 mem
bers to the best of my ability.
"The Bible is sufficient evidence for
me, but occasionally l get interested
in comparing the miracles with mod.
ern phenomena which remain. u1lex-
planned.
'sHence one day, about eight years
ago, I noted newspaper story about
a seaman IN the whaling grounds CT
the South Seas near New Zealand
having been swallowed by Whale.
.That same whale was harpooned
some time latert by the crew Of the
whaling ship The whale, when being
cut open, disclosed the sailcr. who
seemingly had been drowned. lie
was uncon cious, but alive
81 marveled at the story, and the
story of Jonah instantly came to my
mind. I clipped the story and placed
it among other clippings in my BIZ
Ele.
..Not long after that George Jarvis,
a cousin and Scotch sailing master.
happened to be visitor at my home.
One day 1 mentioned the New Ica
land whale story.
"He said he lad read the story and
had heard it among the seamen Of
the islands, and the story was general
ly believed and vouched for am;sn,;
the seafaring men,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18

GROWING ouTso r.! iA>sss tst q
MINE DISASTER HAS RIA cti.S3S
ed THg COURTS.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 1.-THE 1.-THE
first suit growing out Of the aaI.witc s (
coal mine disaster of January .,
reached the courts to-day. ullatsa
LON bruski. widow OF -AtIEa I.aInbrns-
II, and DIANA Hidow Of Cia.ani Aug.
henalji, by their attorney, E, II. Food.
today sued the Allegheny Cc:li Conf
pany for Sl6,eca each for the dcathi OF
their husbands The husbands were
both leaders in The mine:c The women
aver that il was :he sGoty Of the coal
company under :s,e law to p-oside a
safe place for its miners 10 work
They aver that the company neglect-
ed to do this. They say the mine was
rot properly ventilated, thai fire
damp was allowed to collect and that
inspection at proper times was neg
lected by the coal company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
RAT WEARS
DIAMOND RING

The Philadelphia Press is the au-
tnority for story of rat with
pronounced love for jewelry- The
rodent, wearing around its neck Z
gold ring, set with a solitaire diamond.
was killed, so that paper states, on
April 1S last in the barn OF u j. Al.
len; of New Gretna. The family cat
was the fortunate ratter and 50 proud
was she Of her prey that she carried It
into the house. where it was about TO
be brushed out when the sparkle Of
the diamond was noticed
An examination showed that II was
the ring OF Miss Maggie Adams, lo$t
two years ago. 1t fitted SO tight
about the neck that the rat must have
nearly strangled. st is supposed that
the rat, when young, had slipped It's
head through the ring and had nevcG
been able to get it of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
E,rcaeracls the Great.

Frederick the Great looked with
serene Indifference on all that his
enemies might say of him. One day,
MS he rode through Berlin, he saw a
crowd OF people staring up at some
thing on the wall, and on sending his
groom to Inquire what It was found
it to be caricature of himself. The
3lacard was put 50 high that 1t vas
difficult to read it, SO Frederick or
dered it to be placed lower in order
that the people might not have to
stretch out their necks The words
were hardly spoken when, with joy
Gus shout the piacard was pulled
down andttorn into a thousand pieces,
while hearty cheer followed the king
as he rode away.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
snake wears Game COCKS CAT.

On April 20, so a news dispatch In
the Cincinnati Inquirer states. some
tim bermen who were working out raj,
road ties near Schultz creek. q short
distance from Fullerton Ky, caught
the first large snake Of the season.
After they had landed him they be
came greatly perrlexed from the faef
that he was OF variety they had new
er before seen or heard of. They
brought him to town, where hiscanake
ship was carefully Inspected at a re-
spectacle distance
He bore all the marks OF ascommon
i.bIacksnake, but protrudiEg from his
neck at one side near the head. was a
long horn, apparentiy as sharp as a
needle. Nothing like this had ever
been seen Or heard OF sbefor
The snake was finally dispatch
when careful invegtig a tioIi revealed rs
the fact thar he N had gsWail lowed q
small game cock and one Ess 8 steel teel
gaffs had trusted Il hro,iss thesrep 3
tiles neck.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
GREAT MON
ETAR DEALS

Seldom have SO many big financial
operations come simultaneously as
have taken place within the past few
days The United States has just
paid out $40 900, 900 on account Of the
Panama Canal. Russia IS floating AZ
loan for from 81 sc. 000. 900 To S2oo, 0Qgss
900, and some of the money, is befnga
put up by. the United States. More
than half of Japan's $50 ,00a. 600 can
has been furnished In this country
the rest of it being provided BY Eng
land. New York City has just borS
rowed $4,000. 600 ON its stock at 8 ~
per cent interest, the money to be
used on public improvements which
are designed to make that city one of
the most attractive spots in the world
Yet these vast monetary operation
have not unsettled the markets To any
perceptible degree New York loan
has all been taken In this country
though Europe's investors were ans
ious to share in the deal. premium
was obtained for the stoc hfci
proves that New York's edttsisSgood,
as it ought to be. Gold us going out
of the country rapidly these lays on
the Panama canal and other accounts.
but nobody Is showing any concern
about the matter The woriSing bal
ance of the treasury has been redueeds
by this $4,000. 600 disbnrs enae yets
the cash on hand is so large in a amount
that the void due 10 the hi out gos as
not been noticed.
These things show hat iEe & ted
states is especial " Well prov ded sss I'M
cash. a comparison be 9geen the press
ent situation, when we arc, UNI tirgS
money TO other nations, nnts lessssi Nh
uatlon5 ten years ago inss gsIeYslaH sss
days, when we were borrow ing ~ pre-.
vent the country from q pin s me-
silver basis, shows tEs 81 on fsssssfsa be-
tween Republican and DenaocTat iss
fnanciering This lesson wi ifnp press
the American people. Demo sc ads99
versity has been suceeeded Re-
publican prosperie ". nd sss
large. as well as the AcIariean aeci
was quick to discern chg
These tis financial sopa Nc
past few days furnish in he nose ISass
a powerful arguulent for the tent On
of the epublican party IN IS satrsts sogs
the governmeT.t They VII lIsasi ily
thousands to the vote Whsci II q ss-
publican ticket will receive hTossgIi-
out the country in yenheIi lobe
Democrat.
. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
rs,ant,. Named For Dogs.

There are dozens (so1nc say scores
of fslantls of greater or lesser dinien-
sfons known rs Little Dogs. Jog IS
lands. Big Dogs etc. An island IN the
Thames, now. a part OF Lontioii. Is Is
called the Isle of Dogs. Carlyle al
hides to it when he says, Fell us first
whether his voyage has been around
the globe or only from Ramsgate to
to Isle of Dogs, S Three lofty and
rocky Islands rear St Thomas Virgin
islands, are known as the Great Dog;
George Dog and the West Dog. There
are Dog islands in Ma lay an II ar II.
schfnelag %. On I'll coast$sof aIainessS of
the coast n cotls ty is'ts,sI
and another in th III Serawati group
give equal lion to seySerg
Interest OF the cit!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
/ 81
the GUESS cAPERs thai ARE GUT
sYTHE FIGURE 9.

some of the odd colntais,atsons and
Isess,lts E'roastccd by tt,S Use of
This Digit II, Addition. SsabtFaction
and 3IultipItentfon.
One often hears what a queer figure
some men cut under certain circun-
stances, but there is a genuine figure
Which cuts more capers than ail the.
queer men II ChristendoEn couid cut
In q lifetime How it is aIie TO do the
many stunts, it does 5 apparently
#1nexplicablc 1t is the tsslfi'A .
Give 0 test. for instansse. by mutt
oiyin:r il by - or any other figure above
L Till II is reached. and thea use IL II
YOU care to- and the addition or the re-
suit of each multiplicatioz, Erill be .,
Just as sure rs fate. Now. ofThand,
multiply by itself. Niils times is
81, isn't it? Add the results plus 1
is 9. Make n leap to any big number
YOU please. For example. multiply
6, $40. 9S2 by 8. What is the result?
Here it Is, this long string &C figures
81, $50, S3S. Add the figures OF this
string together. The result IS 40. Well.
i plus 5 cquals 8. Figure . has bodied
up serenely thus far, hasn't it?
Here Is another squeczer: If you try
to corner . by using Its own digits
against Itself, 1t will eucnre you. NOW,
lust see how 1t does it. Jot down on
bit of paper any row of figures, big or
little, for doesn't care snap. ana
subtract the digits-in other words,
the total resulting from the addition
of all the figures In the linc-and, ut
terry Indifferent as to what figures you
put in row, the diEits Of the situation
added reveal .. Put down, say, S,1o4,-
So4. BY adding these figures you get
as a result 40. Now deduct that 40
from the row; OF figures. In table form
the doings OF . will be plain:
s, 754, se4-added make As.
45-deductcd.
6. T54 s4e-added make 45-that is. plus
equals 8.
One would think that 0 would confine
itself to It's vast field, Of multiplication
doinss, but it does not It goes into the
subtractlo business, too, on great
scale. To make things all the more
surprising If n number Of figures ere
placed In row and, reversing their or
der. subtraction is made, always pro-
vided, of course, that one can be ana
the digits are now added. 8 turns up
smiling, just as it did in the multiple
cation tests. Let us see. Take 02 and,
reversing it, subtract 1t, thus:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18

HAS BEGUN IN souTHE TEAS
{ oTHER ITEMS FROM GRoEs
REPo RT.s35 80

N.ASHiNGToNsN May
" crop report of the West her teilrssatss
says:
While corn planting lsa s. sieFsss
iaSed in portions Of Nebrsas Iowa
and Missouri this week, sfe has de@
favorable PROCESS in the s states of
Missouri and the upper NJ issiasipp
valleys, and has proceeded uninter
ruptedly in the Ohio valley. Planting
is in progress in the Daltotas, NIinnesss
sofa. Michigan and News Eng gland but
has not. begun in WISCONSIN, and New
York. 81 n & 81
In Texas it Is in fine9crop condi tions
and well. cultivated. In the SonthsAts
1antic and Central and East Gulf
States corn is generally backward,g
and making slow growth, the stand be-
ing unsatisfactory.
In Nebraska, Kansas and nIissourf
the advancement of winter wheat has
been favorable and an improvements
is generally reported elsewhere East
OF the Rocky mountains, but the cons
dition of the crop in the Statesgo OF the
Ohio valley continues very poor.
Wheat isnow heading as far North as;
the Southern portions OF kansas and
g. p
Missouri and harvest has begun irls
Southern Texas.
Heavy rains prevented he conn
pletion of spring wheat seed ling Ia nor.
ton of Northern Dakota and Northern
Minnesota, but seeding IS practically
completed elsewhere. W ith the exr
ception of variable condi lions ii Iowa
and unpromising in Iississippi consss
ditions, the general outlook for oats
in the principal States is promising.
Harvesting has bogun In the Southern
States. while seeding is unfinished M
the Northern portion Of the mid idle
Atlantic States and the Red river of
the North Valley.
In Indiana. Ohio. PennsyI yania and
Virginia. tobacco plants are hackyvar
but they are doing well In EIaryIandssS
Kentucky and tFennesseesE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
a Miracle to Order.
From the New York Times.

=
In the days Of his youth NJ. Coquelin
was ambitious, and the parts he loved
hest to play were those in which he
died. in full view of an apDreciative
audience, for his art. He had one of
these rolls one evening at the Bou-
losne theater, and played it splendldly.
getting ringing round of applause as
ne fell dead upon the stage. Then his
troubles started.
The audiences applause woke up
mosquito, which applied itself to NJ
Coqueln with so much assiduity that
the corpse felt it&must either scream
or scratch. Another actor, who play
ed general in the corps of which the
dead NJ. CoqueIin was young ensign,
was standing near the body and had
to say: See, then, how sad thing IS
war! But this youth was living.
Now he is dead-mo tioniess for all
time! Nothing, save a miracle can
give him life again
But NJ. Coquelin could hold out&no
longer The MOSQUITO was still biting
busi1y, ana Coquelin had stp sit up
and slap his les miracle has
|shappened, re cried the general, while
the audience laughed I'M til itEcried at
this stoo8 lively corpse. 4.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
S6.419,753
24,691.35S
333.333.33

There is nothing extraordinary In the
fact that all the grand totals consist
of nine figures. Still, it does seem
queer that in multiplying the figure
By the cunning 8 gets without as
sistance from any other figure as
rnultfplier of 12,345,679, Il grand total
OF ones However. in multiplying any
one of the other figures to get total
consisting. entirely of the same figures,
8 needs n pal" yet that par Is alb
solutely 9's own product.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
I.l..
FORMER POSTMASTER GENERAL
ON THE WITNESS STAND IN s
THE FAMOUS TYNER-RAF.s5.58
RETT TRlAI.

3 . II = q
WASHING TON, May IT 40 for
l1er Postmasters General Ghass En-
DRY Smith, OF PHILADELPHIA and James
Garry. of Maryland. We're Witnesses
In the rSner-Barre,t trial TO-DAY
Both We're called by the defense and
proved strong witnesses. The posi-
bility OF Mr. smith being called to
the stand to-day, had awakened public
interest and the court room was filled
with spectators, postofhce officials
and employees predominating.
Mr. Smith was placed on the stand
upon the converting of court this morn
ing.
He said fraud orders, unless a ques-
ton of Judgment was included, seldom
came to the Postmaster General for
action. In connection with Barretts
opinion on bond Investment schemes,
which was the forerunner of the troub-
lie that ended in the Indictment OF Cen
eraI Tyner and Mr. Barrett, he said:
Il recall the submission of the opin-
ion after it was prepared with a brief
letter. describing it. After Mr.. Barrett
had explained it, signed it.
He said that he delegated all the
work on fraud orders to the Assist
ant Attorney General for the depart
inent, General Tyner and relied upon
his Judgment On cToss-eXamlnatlon,
witness repeated that he signed the
now famous fraud order as it came to
him through the regular channels
On top of this Mr.. Conrad read from
the law governing the Postoff1ce De-
partment that the Postmaster General
issues fraud orders ION evidence sat
isfactory to himself.
Mr. Smith. reiterated that he had
merely followed the custom of the De-
partment in relying upon the advice
of the Assistant Attorney.
Mr. Conrad for the Government at
tempted to show that General Smith
was in duty bound to examine every
fraud order. This contention was de-
MED by the witness, and to prove his
case, he read from the law of the De-
partment to the effect that the POST
master General can design d1fterent
orders to subordinates. Mr. Worthlns-
ton for the defense, asked question,
about the general duties of the Post
master General. This is an effort by
sort OF outside flying buttress to
hold him up exclaimed Mr. Conrad.
"He does not cede it.
This statement from Mr.. Conrad in
view of unsuccessful attempts he had
made to worry Mr.. Smith created some
amusement.
James "A. Garry followed him on the
stand.
He said that he had known General
Tyner for fifty years, and that for the
last ten years he had known him IN
timately.
.sHe is a man beyond reproach. and
he is thoroughly capable.
The practice in the Department, he
explained, was the same when ne was
at the head of the Postal Service as 1t
is, now, and as it was under Postmaster
General Smith.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18
1oS,So2, 2S9

B. y p
Add that total It makes &c. All
rights plus equals O.
Isn't that kind of doing enough to
puzzle nll figures Of speech.i.e let alone
ordinary prosy Language? But here Is
another umazing caper Of o. Leaving
out the figure s, make row Of figures
from 1 to 8. inclusive Multiply any
one Of them by o. Then multiply the
entire row by the sum thus attained,
and If you are millionaire you can
safely wager q million dollars against
a! five cent piece that the grand result
will be composed exclusively, of the fig
.ure in the row that was especially
picked out to be multiplied by o. For
proof, suppose you want grand total
Of threes. Simply multiply by 8 and
use the result, 81. as the mulhpiier:
~. 345. e7e