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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
MANUFACTURERS TOURNAMENT.

Highest sngle string-Pickering. IFS.
Highest three string total-Pickering, 3Os.
Highest Team strings-U. Winding Co,
466; No. 2 Elec. Works, 4s6. Highest team
total--U. Winding Co, 1896
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
PECK STREET TOURNAMENT.

Highest single string--Heary, l22. High
est three-string total-Heary. 3i3 Highest
team string-Bud of Hope, $s. Highest
team total-Bud OF Hope. 1886
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
MUSIC HALL TOURNAMENT.

Highest single string-Swift, 123. High
est three-string total--Swift, 9J7. Highest
team string--Shultzs 4?0. Highest team
total-Martin's. 1895.
HOPE TOURNAMENT
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
rNTER-CLUB LEAGUE.

Highest single string-Hayward Elm
wood. 2S Highest three-string total
Hayward, Elmwood, sl7. Highest team
stTing-Elmwood. 920. Highest team to-
tal-To kalon. 2s5s
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
NEW ENGLANp LEAGrE

Highest Single etring--Martin. Ncwport,
lSl. Highest thrce-string total-Lynum.
Providence, 33e. Highest team string
Fall River 81. Highest team total
Fall River i414
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
CITY LEAGUE

Highest single strlng-Rogers, Potter
Avenue. l30. Highest thrce-strlng total
Weatherbee. Broad Street 334 Highest
team string-Broad Street. 477. Highest
team totsl-Broad Street. 1873
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
CLUB DUCK PIN.

Highest single string -Payton. No.
Elmwood, i2S Highest threc-strng total
Payton No. | Elmwood. 33. Highest team
string-No l Eimwood. t9i. Highest team
total-No. 1 Elmwood. lS9l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
TRINITY SQUARE TOURNAMENT.

Highest single string--Carpooty. 10.
Highest three-string total--Carpooty, 32a.
Highest team stTing-Austin' 4si. High
est team total--Austn, 1876.
Manchester Unity tournament--Highes est
single string-L. Thornton. lo6. Highest
three-string totaI-I.. Thornton, 84. High
eat team string-Ho. i Mckinley. 40.
Highest team totai-No. Mckinley, 1913.
Olneyville tournament-Highest single
string-Walsh. lW. Highest three-string
total--L Lannon. 26S Highest team string
Lannon'S, 4e7. Highest team total
Walsh's. 1883.
Broad Street tournament - Highest
single string-Pickering. ll9. Highest
three-string total-Pickering. SO. High
est team string-Young' 4D. Highest
team total--Youngs, 1854.
Crescent tournameut-Highest single
string-Tetrault, l07. Highest three-string
total--Tetrault, 2s6. Highest team string
No. team, Az. Highest team total-No 4
team, 1870
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
House OF Representative.
Providence. Jan. IS. 1904.
PUBLIC HEARING.

Franchise Act.
The Committee on judiciary OF tho
House OF Representatives VIII hear all
persons interested In the bill amending
sections l. 2. and Of chapter 77 OF
the General Laws OF the state In Com
mittee Room 22s. State House. Provl-
deucc on Tuesday. Feb. 2, 1904. upon the
rising ~ the house
JAMES HARRIS Chairman
ARTHUR 4 RHODES Cisrk
81 Neyhossst street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
KNrGHrsvILLE TOURNAMENT.

Highest single string Bradford. 1ii
Highest three-string total--Brownell 30l
Highest team strlng-Grape Nuts. if6
Highest team total--Presto, 1851.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
slsSs: s$i's: . ............ \ 3 Bgs S.sS e. e.

Highest single string-Cabill. l23. High
est three-str1ng total--cahiii. 330. Highest
team string-KaufmaAs. sol. Highest
team total-kaufman's 1880.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
r. I. STATE LEAGUE.

Highest single string-Burnham Peck
Street. Ia Highest threc-strlng toral-
Burnham. Peck street; 81. Highest team
string-Opera House. SIS Highest team
total--Arctic. 1852.
INTER CLUB DICK PIN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
Prov. Dust Layer Co.

49, BUTLER EXCHANGE.
Tel. $40. Providence. k. 1. Floors treated
for the preservation of stock and laying
OF dust
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
Swan Point Cemeter,
Office 81 Westminster ST..

Cars leave Market Square al ls. Is ana g
minutes past the hour; returning. leave
the Cemetery at 6. % and 4s minutes psst
the hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
POTTER AVENUE TOURNAMENT.

A new tournament will be commenced
at the Potter avenue alleys tomorrow even
ing, with four teams entered. Three OF
the teams are composed OF members OF
Mckinley lodge M. u. One team is COM
posed of members OF Bud of Hope lodge.
NJ Y. The playing schedule extends the
usual Is weeks. ending May IL. The sched-
ule:
PLAYING SCHEDULE.
First week--Monday. Feb. /. No. Me-
Kinley VS.. Bud OF Hope Wednesday. Feb.
3. No. Mckinley VS.. No. Mckinley.
Second Week-Monday, Feb. ). No. / Me-
Kinley Us. No. 3 Mckinley: wednesdays,
Feb. TO- Bud of Hope VS. No. 2 Mckinley.
Third Week-Monday, Feb. 10. No Me-
Kinley vs.. No. Mckinley: Wednesday.
Feb IL, Bud of Hope W.. No. l Mckinley.
Fourth Week. Monday. Feb. q, Bud OF
Hope VS.. No. 5 Mckinley; Wednesday,
Feb ~. No. ? Mckinley vs. NO. | Nc
kinley.
Fifth Week--Monday, Feb 20. No. Nc
kinley vs.. No Mckinley; Wednesday.
March ?. No. ? Mckinley We. Bud ~ Hope.
Sixth Week-Monday. March :. No. 3.
Mckinley vs. No. 2 Mckinley; Wednes-
day, March ., No. Mckinley VS.. Bud OF
Hope.
Seventh week-Monday, March II. No.
3. Mckinley vs Bud of Hope: Wednesday.
March 1s. No vs.. No. 2 Mckinley.
Mckinley.
Eighth Week--Monday, March q, No.
Mckinley VS. No. 5 Mckinley; Wednes-
day, March %. Bud OF Hope vs.. No.
Mckinley.
Ninth Week Monday, March Is. No, 2
Mckinley VS. No. Mckinley; Wcdnes-
day. March IS. Bud OF Hope VS.. No. ! Nc
Nnley.
Tenth week-Monday. April 4. Bud of
Hope vs.. No. Mckinley: Wednesday,
April 8, No. Mckinley VS.. No. Nc
Kinley
Eleventh weok-Monday, April II, No.
Mckinley VS.. No. ! Mckinley; wednes-
day. April 10. No. ? Mckinley vs. Bud OF
Hope.
Twelfth Week--Monday, April is No.
Mckinley vs.. No. Mckinley; Wednesday,
April 90. No. I Mckinley VS.. Bud OF Hope.
Thirteenth Week. Monday, April 3, No.
3 Mckinley VS. Bud OF Hope; Wednesday
April q, No ! Mckinley vs.. No. Nc
Kinley.
Fourteenth Week--Monday. May 2 No
Mckinley VS. No. Mckinley; Wednes-
day. May 4, Bud Of Hope vs. No. Nc
Kinley
Fifteenth Week Monday, May o. No.
Mckinley vs.. No. Mckinley; Wednesday
Nav II. Bud of Hope Nj. No. Mckinley
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
STILL HARPING UPON
THE VICKSBURG INCIDENT.

st. Petersburg, March 91.-A CORE
spondent of the Russ who has just re-
turned from Korea, writes that he
knows from official sources that the
commander of the Vicksburg did not
join in the protest of the other COM
manders against the Japanese entering
the port to engage the Variag and ko-
rietz, and later after the fight, when
the Vicksburg sent a surgeon his serV-
ices were refused.
The tone of the correspondent is very
bitter. He adds that he saw the
American denials of the incident when
he arrived at Port Said, hut that they
are not convincing. He continued, Il
saw the report of one of the captains
to his government. in which the action
of the American captain was set forth
clearly and categorically in its true
colors."
In official circles the action of some
of the newspapers here in attempting
to revive hostile feeling against the
United States on account of the Nicks-
burg incident is sincerely deprecated.
The Associated Press is authorized to
announce that the government has
nothing to criticise in the action of
Commander Marshall. Moreover, it
does not sympathize with the Novoe
Vremya's editorial of yesterday point
ing to the United States as the real
commercial and political foe of Great
Britain and Russia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01

Toxic. March 31.-At a meeting of
Americans and Japanese held in this
citv to-day in commemoration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the signing of
the Perry treaty between Japan and
the United States, an American war
charity, called the Perry Memorial Re-
lief Fund, was organized with much
enthusiasm.
The sum of 800 was subscribed
at once, and it was decided to or
ganize committees in all the larger
cities of the United States. The fund
will be turned over to a minister OF
the imperial household, and it will be
disbursed under the direction of the
Emperor of Japan, particularly for the
purpose of aiding the destitute fam
lilies of soldiers and sailors.
Count Okuma, at one time Japanese
premier, made the principal address
at the commemoration exercises. He
said that as the japanese became more
familiar with the people of the United
States, they could not but admire them
for their love of justice and humanity,
which were such prominent national
traits.
Bishop McKim of the American Epis
copal mission suggested the organiza-
tion Of the charity. He said the me-
mortal to Perry would be craven not
on a pillar of stone. but on the hearts
of the two great peoples.
Count Matsugata proposed cheers for
the President of the United States and
Mr.. Griscom replied by calling for
cheers for the Emperor of Japan.
There were demonstrations of salts
faction when the total of the subscrip-
ton was announced and the meeting
was brought to a close with the sing
ing of the national anthems of the
United States and Japan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
NOT TO GET PENSIONS
IN CANTEEN CHECKS.
Objection Made to IA Practice That
Obtains in Some states.

Washington, March 81 1.-Considera-
ton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill was concluded in the House to-
day, and the bill was about to be pass
ed, when Mr.. Sulzer forced roll call
on a motion to recommit the bill with
instructions to strike out the para
graph appropriating s136,O00 for rental
of the New York Custom House. The
vote showed a, quorum was not pre-
sent, and so an adjournment was taken
Until tomorrow.
The right of boards of directors of
state homes for disabled volunteer sol
diers to retain certain portions of pen
sion money received by the inmates,
was discussed at length. Mr.. Bell OF
California assailed his own state for
permitting a canteen to be established
in the California State Home, and
charged that the old soldiers We're al
lowed to draw their pension money
from the home in most instances only
through canteen checks. After extend
ed debate an amendment by Mr.. Bell
to correct the evils complained of was
adopted.
Mr.. sherley (Democrat) of Kentucky
offered an amendment to Mr.. Bells
amendment, striking out the anti-can-
teen feature. He emphatically de-
clared against that Species of pater-
nalism, which undertakes to legislate
the morals of people," He was, he
said, opposed to any anti-canteen law.
The Sherley amendment was voted
down.
violent attack on the coast and
geodetic survey was made by Mr..
Robinson of Indiana, who charged that
scandal attached to that office in con-
nection with allowances for commuta
ton of subsistence. Mr.. Hemenway,
in charge of the bill, Indignantly de-
MED the charges made. Mr.. Robinson
of Indiana declared that the allowance
for Communication of subsistence to Off
GERS of this service had been abused
simply as a means of increasing sala-
ries He cited instances where some
officers received 81 per day in commu
tation of subsistence. whereas others
in the same command received nothing.
He also mentioned by name men on
vacation who had drawn the allowance.
He said that a system had grown UP
in this service which was vicious in
principle and promotive of favoritism.
The House adjourned until to-mor-
ROW
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
JAPANESE IRATE OVER
SINKING OF STEAMER.

Toxic. March 31.-The action of
Russian warsllips in sinking the JaI a.
nese coasting steamer Hanyei Maru
last Saturday is deeply resented by
the Japanese. In official circles the
attack upon and the sinking of this
vessel near Tachin Island is pro-
nounced to be a clear violation of the
neutrality of China, besides being an
act of wantonness against a defense
less craft. The sinking of the Japa-
nese steamer Nakonamara by the Rus
sian Vladivostok squadron near the
Tsuguru straits is recalled.
The Hanyei Maru was an old steamer
of siXty-four tons, and had been char
tered by some correspondents of a
Japanese newspaper After transfer
ring ten japanese and seven Chinese
from the Hanyei Maru the fire of twelve
vessels was directed upon the steamer
and one of the Russian torpedo boat
destroyers sent several shells through
her hull.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
A SIMPLE MATTER OF
TRANSFERRING TITLE.

Washington, March S1.-Presidant
Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox
had a conference to-day subsequent to
the receipt from the Associated Press
of the information that the govern
ment of Colombia had lost it's suit in
the French courts. At the conclusion
of the interview, Attorney General
Knox announced that there now was
no more reason for delay than might
be occasioned by the transfer of a
title to a twenty-foct lot in Washing
ton.
The Attorney General added that the
action of the French court had dis
posed OF the last legal obstacle in the
way Of the transfer of the canal COM
pany's property
The dissolution of the Panama Canal
Company, so far as the transfer of the
property TO this country is concerned.
probably will take place the latter part
Of April. The payment Of the 100000
900 to the company win be made about
that time 1t is not likely that the
payment of the S1O,000,000 to the Re-
public Of Panama win be made prior
to that to the canal company. 1t is
the view Of the President and the At
torney General that the two payments
should be practically concurrent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
ABOUT THESE THlNGS2
williams Asks Department of just
ice fOr Information.

Washington, March 31.-Representa-
tive Williams of Mississippi introduced
two resolutions of inquiry addressed
to the Department of Justice to-day.
one requests information as to wheth-
er any criminal prosecutions have been
instituted by the department against
the individuals or corporations who
were adjudged recently by the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
the Northern Securities case to be
guilty of having violated the laws of
the United States by entering into un-
lawful combinations In restraint of in
terstate commerce, and TO send to the
House all papers and documents and
other information bearing upon the
prosecutions inaugurated, or about to
be inaugurated in that behalf"
The other resolution requested in
formation as to whether any inyesti-
CATION was ever had at the suggestion
of the Attorney General, or by the De-
partment of Justice at the suggestion
of any one else. of the so-called an
thracite coal trust consisting of the
carrying railroads doing an
interstate business, whether any report
was ever made OF such Investigation,
and if so, to send to the House the re-
port and all papers and documents and
information bearing upon the same.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
ARMS FOR NICARAGUA
DO Not Mean That That Country Is
Rent Upon War.


Rent Upon War.
New Orleans, March 31.-Referring
to dispatches from Havana concerning
the shipments of arms and ammuni-
tion on the Nicaraguan gunboat ONE
tepe to be used by the Nicaraguan
government, the acting consul of Nj
caragua said to-day that the transac-
ton at Havana was absolutely with
out significance
The Ometepe was recently bought by
the Central American government, but
being unable to ship a Spanish crew
at New Orleans, went to Havana.
Consul Echazareta also went to the
Cuban capital While there the consul
learned of a lot of arms and ammuni-
tion in bond which the Cuban govern
ment had ordered that must either be
sold or deposited in the government ar
senal The consul reported to his
government and 7. NJ. Solomon & Co,
financial agents here of Nicaragua,
We're authorized 10 make the purch Use.
The arms and ammunition are TO be
used in strengthening the present Nj
caraguan army. The purchase COM
prised $500 reformed Remington rifles,
100000 rounds of ammunition and some
powder.
Absolute peace prevails in Nicara-
qua" said Acting Consul Rose. "She
has no intention of going to war. In
my official capacity / will state that
the relations are so friendly between
the United States and Nicaragua that
any suggestion of Nicaragua resisting
the United States is ridiculous. There
is no chance of trouble of any kind I'm
my country. our desire is to maintain
peace, If necessary, to force it, and de-
vote ourselves to the development of
our commercial and industrial inter-
ests. We are even now investing
$50000 in the building of harbor at
Corinto."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
COLOMBIA LOSES
SUIT FOR CANAL
FRENCH COURT DECIDES
THAT THE COMPLAINT is NOT RE-
CEIVABLE.

Colombia Must Pay the Costs of the
Suit 1t NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
Lengthy, Reviewing the Circum-
stances of the Concessions--Co-
Iombia's Rights Disappeared
When 1t Lost Its Ability TO Exer-
else Sovereignty.
Paris, March 31-The first civil
tribunal of the Seine to-day decided
the case of the republic of Colombia
against the Panama Canal Company
in favor Of the defendants. The de-
cision holds the complaint of Colom-
bians not receivable and condemns the
plaintiffs to pay the costs of the
faction.
This decision has the effect of re-
moving the legal obstacles in the way
of the transfer of the canal conces-
sion from the company to the United
States.
The decision is a lengthy document,
fully reviewing all the early circum-
stances of the concession and setting
forth the various acts of the Colom-
bian Congress, the treaties, etc, par
ticularly Articles 20, Il and 20 of tho
treaty of March 20, 1878, whereby the
company acquired its rights.
Has Lost Sovereignty.
"These articles" the decision says,
'have the manifest purpose of assur-
ing the full exercise of sovereignty
over the canal 1t results from what
is established before this tribunal that
Colombia is not in possession of the
fnT -rff fffsNr fpa hrF ,A I1.r
coming before a French court in order
to sustain it's rights over the canal Co
lombia tacitly admits it's inability to
itself control the canal. It, therefore,
follows naturally that 1t has lost SOW
ereignty over the territory traversed
by the canal.
1t also appears that this sovereignty
is maintained by the new republic of
Panama, which is in actual possession
of the authority and power of adminis-
tration and of police. Under such cir
cumstances it remains for the Panama
Company to accept the actual sit
uation of authority and the fact rela-
tive to the territory embraced by the
concession. Therefore, the action COM
menced by Colombia. is not receiv-
able"
Gave satisfaction.
The decision gave great satisfaction
to the American officials and the PAN
anna Canal Company. Ambassador
Porter received early word of the de-
cision and expressed himself as well
satisfied with the outlook for an early
winding up of the transfer.
The Panama Canal Company
promptly took steps to call a meeting
of the stockholders for a final ratifi-
cation of the sale to the United States.
The law requires twenty-five days no.
tice before a meeting, so the ratihca-
ton is expected April 25. The COM
pany has taken precautions to see that
a majority is sure to ratify, and it al
ready has far more than majority of
the stock pledged to ratification. The
subsequent proceedings, therefore, are
considered mere formalities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
QUEER TURN GIVEN
TO THE BOTKIN CASE.
Trial to Go on Despite Statements
Regarding Bribery.

Irthh 10 $50 on DespiIe statement
Regarding Bribery.
San Francisco, March 31.-There was
another surprise in the Botkin murder
case to-day. Owing to the charges
made yesterday of attempts to tam
per with jurors on behalf of the de-
fendant, it was understood that the
first proceeding to-day would be the
discharge of the jury. This, however,
did not occur and the trial proceeded
as usual.
Attorney Knight stated to the court
that, contrary to the advice of her
counsel, Mrs. BotSin insisted on the
isfied the jury would render a just
verdict. On being asked by the Judge
If this was her decision, Mrs. Botkin
said that It was.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Fer
raj called Judge Cooks attention to
the statement by the court yesterday
that under the circumstances, should
the defendant be found guilty, he
would be compelled to grant a new
trial. Mr.. Ferral said he did not want
this assertion considered binding. An
order abrogating that portion of yes-
terday's proceedings was made. The
court then ordered that the jury be
admitted. The trial was resumed and
the prosecution completed its case.
Judge Cook admonished the jury, in
forming them that until the end Of
the trial they must remain together in
the care of the sheriff.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
NOT ALL TO GET PAY.
volunteer soldiers who Are Emitted
to Receive II.

to Receive II. .
Washington. March S1.-soldiers who
served in the Spanish American and
Philippine wars have been misinformed
as to their rights to the two months
extra pay under the recent decision of
the controller of the Treasury Departs
lnent.
1T is not true that each and every
soldier who served In said wars is so
entitled. The decision gives no addi-
tional rights to soldiers who enlisted
in state organizations, that they did
not already possess, nor to soldiers Of
the regular army the latter not be-
ing entitled to the said two months ex-
ira pay. unless they enlisted after
April q. 1898, and before Oct 26, 1898,
and who were discharged prior to Jan.
1. 1900. and whose service was honest
and faithful" So that as a matter
Of fact, those soldiers only who en-
listed in the United States volunteers,
and served in the Philippine insurrec-
ton honestly and faithfully" and
were mustered out of the service with
their organization, come within the
purview of said decision.
The organization embraced in the
term UNITED States volunteers" are
the Twenty-sixth I'd the Forty-ninth
regiments, United States Volunteer
Infantry, and the Eleventh United
States volunteer, Cavalry, authorized
by the act of Congress of March 2,
1900
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-01
RUSSIAN SAILORS GET
$4,000 PRIZE MONEY

St. Petersburg. March 31.-For sink
ing Japanese merchantmen in Sungarl
straits at me opening of the war $75,-
600 has 5een distributed in prize money
to the crews of the four cruisers of
the Vladivostok squadron.
The Invalid Russ, the army. organ,
concludes from Gen. Mishtchenko's re-
ports that the Japanese are continuing
their concentration and gradually ad-
Vancing on their way to Wiju. their
advance guard being at Ka-San, and
their outposts ten miles further north.
The paper declines to predict the fu-
ture phases of the Japanese advance
upan the Yalu.
In connection with the activity of the
chinese along the Shan Hal -Kwan
Railroad the Bourse Gazette warns the
Powers of the unreliability of Chinese
neutrality, and says it believes they
are making a serious mistake, declar-
ing that the Celestials are going to as
tonlsh the world when the world least
expects it.