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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

Mr.. Vance took the ante mortem state
ment OF Mrs. Sullivan who died at st.
Joseph's hospital on March 2i. The state
Iusnt was made on March nth at house
on Pleasant street, Pawtucket, 10 which
Mrs. Sullivan had been taken. Mrs Sulli-
var in this statement declared that her
husband struck her on the head at her
home in this city
Coroner Lincoln does not hold Mr.. Sui
livan, the husband. responsible and ex-
onerates him. The finding OF the coro-
ner is as follows:
After hearing the testimony and re-
viewing the same find and certify that
said Catherine Sullivan on the 2lst day
OF March. 1905, at st. Josephs hospital
in the city OF Providence came to her
death by reason of uraemic poisoning.
together with a small hemorrhage OF the
brain, the same being confirmed by the
autopsy made by J. c. Pegram, NJ. D..
and filed herewith. and further certify
and report that upon the testimony OF
the witnesses filed that the said uraemic
poison or hemorrhage OF the brain caus-
ing death was not caused by the act or
neglect OF any person or persons. but by
misfortune"
The coroner goes into the testimony
at considerable length. showing that neigh
bors OF Mrs. Sullivan told OF her being
addicted TO the use OF liquor and her
telling different stories about slight
wounds on her head. Mr.. Vance stated
that when she made her ante mortem
statement her condition was peculiar.
She kept muttering: MY husband; my
husband"
John Sullivan. the woman's husband,
was once a prosperous brewer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
FORESTALLED MURDER.
Husband Says wife Killed Herself With
Pistol He Planned To Use.

Philadelphia. April 6.-Mrs. Urania
Cundy. aged q years. of Patchogue. l.. T.,
died In a hospital here yesterday after
noon from q bullet wound IN the head.
which. according to Percy Cundy. her
husband. was self-infilcted. The shooting
occurred in Fairmont park and Cundy IL
under arrest I'm tho Park Guard House.
Cundy. who is - years old, admitted
90 the police that he purchased the re-
volvcr for the purpose. he says of kill
ing himself and his wife
The police say Cundy claims thet while
sitting I'm the park Mrs. Cundy secured
the revolver from his pocket and before
he could disarm her she had shot her
self. Cundy SAYS his wife had been an
inmate n an insane asylum and had pre-
viously attempted suicide
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

LEAPS FROM
A TRAIN

New York. April 6.-Leaping from an
e> press train on the Long Island railroad.
spe, ding at the rate OF a. miles an hour
James Rathbourne, a prisoner on his way
to Sing Sing, has escaped and thus far
successfully evaded the efforts OF a large
posse to capture him.
Rathbourne who had been convicted OF
forgery boarded the train at Riverhead.
hardcuffed In charge OF a deputy sheriff.
The manacles were unlocked SO the pris-
,ner might smoke.
Suddenly he ran TO tho car platform
and leaped of from the landing on the
track before a ,ran approaching from
tho opposite direction. Seeing his danger.
the convict rolled off the rails. The train
was quickly halted by the deputy, but his
prisoner had disappeared leaving not the
slightest trace.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

barge Texas heavily laden with coal and bound from New
News for Boston the tug Covngton hard fast
aground the rocks which line the south side of the shore Block
Island about o'clock this morning and of her be-
eved to have lost their lives
Three Others including captain gained land safely though
their way shore was fraught with much difficulty.
Though observation from shore much restricted by the
vg thick fog appeared that the Texas being broken
the high occasioned by last nights heavy ransor The
of the rescued
Oscar Olsen, captain a resident of Providence
John Clayton, seaman.
Percy Simmons
missing John L. Tooe and Joseph Berne The
of the four members of the yet known
where the Texas lies is lined with sharp rocks which
of the should rapidly the bottom out OF the
She mile the Southeast light the south
shore island, but a short distance from shore.
The whereabouts of the Covngon which had the
Texas in tow, known.
wrecked barge is comparatively vessel and is owned
Seaboard Transportation company Of New York city
o n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

ton was voted down and the section was
made part OF the act.
Senator McKenna objected to section
I on the same ground az his objection to
the previous section. He said that this
section gave the returning board power TO
declare officially the result OF elections
for senator's and representatives. He of-
fered an amendment 70 strike out section
z.
Senator Dyer said the committee had
worked very carefully regarding this
matter and he hoped the amendment
would not prevail. The amendment was
voted down and the section was adopted.
The act as a whole was then passed.
Senator Dyer then called up the act
providing for numerous amendments to
chapter s25 OF the public laws entitled.
'ar act creating a state returning board
and defining it's duties" The sections
were adopted and the act was passed
Continued on page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
GAS KILLS
d PERSONS
AT new YORK

New York, April 6.-Four persons were
killed by Illuminating gas today in a
tenement house in the upper East Side.
They were Mary Rogers, rs years of age:
Helen Clark. L.: Kate Clark. 10. and
Elizabeth Clark. 7. The bodies were found
by the father Of the three children, Sam
uel Clark. a truck driver. who, with his
wife and young son, occupied a room ad-
joining.
When Clark awoke he smeled gas and
traced IL to the next room where he
found hts three children and the woman,
friend OF the family dead
The gas had escaped from a defective
gas stove.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
METHODIST CONFERENCE
CONTINUES ITS SESSION

Melrose Mass. April 6.-The delegates
TO tho annual session OF the New England
conference OF Methodist churches I'm this
city went to work I'm earnest today. when
the first meeting for the transaction Of
general business was held. Following this
business session, the days program called
for the annual missionary sermon by the
Rev. c.. R. Gro7e OF Newton. the ami
yersary OF the Sunday school society
with Rev Or II. +. George OF ST. Louis
as tho principal speaker and the anniver-
sarier Of the ChHch Extension society
and the city evangelization union.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
PRESIDENTS CONSENT is NEEDED

Vallejo. Cal. April Ga medical board
Uf survey I'm tho case OF Commander
Ritckagoff. executive officer OF the Rus
sian transport Lena interned at Mare
Island has recommended that he be sent
- Russia for treatment for neurasthenia-
As Commander Ritchagoff is under parole
the consent OF President Roosevelt will
have to be obtained, before the command
or can return TO Russia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
HEADLESS AND lEGLESS
BODY FOUND IN STREET

San Francisco. Cal. April s.-The head
Ices, legless. trunk OF young man has
been found in Vallejo street. near Powell
IL was still warm and the hesh WIS
ouivering when picked up.
Tho body was wrapped IN an old blan-
kot tied up with fisherman's twine. A man
was seen 20 throw the bundle away by a
iaseerbv, who pursues but failed TO over
t1ke him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
M'NALLY BRINGS ACTION \
FOR TR0VER AND CONVERSION

Richard McNally OF this city has
brought an action OF trover and conver-
sion against Nelson Perrin and John r.
Farrell The plaintiff claims the defend
ants converted 20 their own use wrong
fully the contents OF a drug store at -
Manton avenue.
Plaintiff sets his damages at $500. Com
stool Canning are attorneys for the
plGiutlr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

There very lively session of the house today Mr. Fiz
gerald his colleagues of the minority fighting srenuouy against
adoption of the bill of the shers of the
counties outside of Providence double what they receive and
trplng their of Office
Republican length for
gates oratory loosed sheriff of Povi
coming for his share of the lehanded compliments
from Mr. Fitzgerald The bill passed finally.
There fight the bill of the NJ " N. H. H. R. r.
enabling leased properties which holds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

The senate was called TO order at 1l:27
HIS Honor Lieut.. Gov. Jackson in the
chair and a quorum present The records
~ Wednesday were read and approved.
Senator Dyer called from the table the
specia, order for the day being the sew
eral acts relating 10 the change in the
ballot laws.
Senator Dyer said Il would be we'll II
the members of the senate would bear in
mir what the committee was called upon
to do. He said that the purpose had been
to make a law and ballot which would
be simple and easily understood. At his
request the clerk read the acts by sec
tons As the several acts were read Sena-
tor Dyer who had charge OF the bill In
behalf OF the committee suggested few
amendments which had seemed advisable
since the act was originally drawn for the
most part TO make the provisions more
plain.
FORM or BALLOT.
The first act TO be considered was the
mair one which designates the form OF
the ballot and the manner OF marking the
same There were no objections TO the
several sections and they were adopted
and tho act was passed without division.
The next act To be considered was the
ore which provides amendments to sever
al sections OF chapter 500 OF the public
laws entitled ian act prescribing the man
rer or conducting elections"
Senator McKenna addressed the chair
after the reading Of section OF this act.
which provides for the delivery OF the
ballots 10 tho state returning board. He
said that tho committee had done the
state great service In the work per
formed hut i'm spite OF this fact he could
not approve Of everything recommended
lie said he was opposed 20 the idea OF
the state returning board counting the
ballots cast for senators and representa-
tives. lie moved TO amend the act by
striking out tho whole Of section 3. He
declared that he had never heard OF any
dissatisfaction at the manner heretofore
IN operation OF these votes being counted
by the board Of aldermen and town coun-
ellis.
He believed that this was another fea-
ture ~ the demand for "home rule" He
thought there was n question whether
the state returning board would be able
10 complete this work between the date
OF election and the first OF tho new year
~ n had 10 count the vote for members
OF the general assembly. He said he
understood that this ballot could not be
cut up as tho ballot now I'm use was cut.
bot he thought they could first be given
to the board of aldermen and the town
councils and then after they had com
pleted their work the ballots could be
sent 10 tho state returning board RE
thought the ballot as recommended was
n simple one and a good one. but he had
this objection 20 the law.
SENATOR DYER's REPLY.
Senator Dyer said n the committee con-
sidered any one point moro than another
II was this question OF count. He de-
clsred tho whole thing had been carefully
studied and the committee had felt there
was only one WAY 90 carry out its pro-
visions and this was the way recommend
e1 IN the act
The amendment TO strike out this sec
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
GLEASON & DEMPSEY,

Carriage Building, BIseksmIthlng,
Carriage Painting and Horse shoelno.
Special attention paid TO Overseeing.
Interfering and Forging Horses. Repair
Ing and Jobbing OF all kinds promptly at
tended To.
225 DYER ST., COR. DORRANcR
Telephone VIM. NJ. Young. 242s Union.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

IS NOT To
BLAME.

90 @9s.s:s:..s:y:.@.es:ss,:-e::-s,33%:-
Coroner Eugene II. lincoln, to-
day filed his report on the death OF Z
, Catherine Sullivan in the office OF ,
the clerk OF the common pleas di-
vision Of the supreme court. He (
finds that the wcman's death was (
duo 10 misfortune. one OF the chief (
witnesses at the inquest held In s
Mr.. Lincoln's office was Coroner
Thomas F. Vance OF Pawtucket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06

ait often happens that a paper Of
5000 circulation covers Its field more
thoroughly than some other paper
with 100000 circulation covers Its
field and the territory that the
paper OF small circulation covers
must be reached through the coll
umns OF that paper."-Mr. Charles
L. Benjamin, In Printers Ink.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
BAYSIDE HOTEL
OPEN JUNE 1sT

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For Information and rates address BAY
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phone 2e Broad.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13
John ALLEN AND CLEVELAND
The Mississippi Private Used . ss"sS
co impvess - r","' "s ss~
Thea President.

Private John Allen, the Mississippi
congressman, was making u strong cf-
fort to secure the removal Of a ropue-
lican postmaster and the appointment
OF a democrat during n OF the ai-
m%lnistratlon ~ MIR. Cleveland. He hal
made two futile calls nj tho Whito
House. and tho third time the preS-
dent said rather bluntly;
MIR. Allen. the civil service rules
seem 10 apply In this a ~ aud II 10
useless for you TO keep insisting On
the removal Of this postmaster
Allen was silent for a moment, n
then he said;
mir. President, | don't want To take
up your time by recalling that In Your
campaign left my beloved state and
stumped for you In New York. nor do
/ care to estimate "a what extent tho
2, speeches | made up there was ro-
sponsibic for the 100 majority by
| which you carried the state and won
| tho election.
Neither do I wish 10 recall my ex-
hlbition OF jojy ON that election night
an exhibition which resulted In my
wife'a not speaking TO me for a week
Hut, Mr.. President, I Just want to tell
YOU q little story before ] 80.
Down In my district n fairly
wealthy farmer died and his Kin began
%nauabbling over the estate. The mans
ION hired mc n his attorney, and thu
| case dragged through the courts.
ION. day the son came into my Of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13

$3.50 stase Ftnancse1r~safssn
.mss,"V,s. Son1.uvnn vtkEH
,ns a.eai rail-. ~ ~. nasi -sSisis SsSrs
ms maid IN n iarxc Am and Sci,soSd
taration foS state iurpoees 10 10 rflvs
On thc iino TIL ,i,ns r MT far dial AMI
when. b. good Sovernmeni. the state tan
an raj .sia1. san ~. fusthsr rnss.As
rsd.cet ~ h,ce ~. a.n,. ~~roncvcv *
Naturalization. wlll h. eSarclsed ~ here.
tssIorc' Thn Jsrrcr Of 4 surfSur -
state IN that m leads TO
sisard aSsinst Thai Al the sams tlma
i'll Siis.ouyi kecr her proudT posltion
a.. ons IN the t.sdiur Asneris>n 49,
and he sbr.as, az her sIsters IN me
folds OF endeayor and prorress. Il no.
iIous future awaits Missouri. Let Il not
h. retsrJed Ia rrtravastnce or parSl-
mony hut NV wise and sousesvnttys tI-
nsnditures and measures let hsy aAvahce
Ia her manifest d.rtiuy. WV
Let the welfare OF
s..s.-e Las.
=
On the great seal OF inc state hhnEuns
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13

Farmer Hay-"Jest passed n Nv
them blamed ~autermubbles dashin'
along like all possessed. an III DO
burned II the two snobs a-drivin' Il
want wearin' masks!'
Farmer Huskinby-"Jest as !
thought; I knowed them fellers would
take tew Robin their victims sooner
er later"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13

Tho state shouid not license gambling
In any iorm, whether II h" a lotiery OF
pool Felliuk on horse races, n the per-
nl,inun effect on public morals l. not
lssr,ned by requiring "a fence To bo put
around the. plae. wh,to ". raclhs u .at-
fied on. Thc law should not sanction
any practice hat poilut,a the youth and
d-rrsdcr tn men OF the state. Thrr" "
no magic In "A license to chang moral
MrnnE INTO lnnorencr.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13

did your husband ever win any
thing at the races"
No" answered young Mrs. Torklns.
nothing except the esteem OF the
boolSmakcrs and the sympathy Of hiA
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13
sraesai IrItsiation.

sioner H. out Of proportion to what IL
paid other public Officials, iI- shogld be
nut on a reasonable salary n all fees
pald into the state treasury,
There IN urgent Necessity for the re-
vision Of the statute laws OF our state.
Reyirions heretofore made have been
dor. hastily. with the result that the
itg Uncertainty as TO what the law ",
A Communication OF men learned In III" law
ought TO be provided for to revise the
statutes. Let obsolete laws bo repealed,
let Inconsistent atatutcs be r.conell.d
make the laws certain and Just u let
A remedy should be provided for the
negligent deaths OF nduit unmarried per-
sons by giving the father or mother the
right To sue Under the present law
there Is no remedy In such Instances.
stance injuries one over q years Of age
and unmarried the damages are unlim-
tied, but IL. instead Of inIuriny, the rail,
road kills, no damages can be RECOVERED
at all. The law makes 1t economical
from u financial standpoint. Il
Kill instead OF merely, TO main
The limb OF n bachelor is val.
| liable. but the life OF y bachelor. r. not
worth anything under the law. This i
Que OF the huinors OF the law, but u u
not Justice. II often happens thet az
| may have "a dependent mothcr or father
and they, at l.ist, should have a riRhi OF
action In such instances. This should b.
done as a matter 81 justice. and, farther
20 prevent loss OF life. for when. cor
| narration must pay In DAMAGE for Thu
lives It takes by n~esligcnce u VIII natur'
' ally ~ more careful
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13
The i.obb

II Is proper that railroads and all inter.
ests. uu%nsi-public and private, should
have the right to apprar before l~egisint-
I've committees and present roanons for
or against she passage or any bhl. They
likewise should be accorded the privilege
OF addressing the individual Legislators In
u proper way, but the maintenance OF u
professional lobby breeds corruption, &no
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13


The nearer government can be brought
to Tho people. the purer and better that
government viii be, To that end. a state
primary Law should be enacted, whereby
all nominations for state. county and
municipal Offices Will be made by pri-
mary held on the same day all over tho
state by all political parties. with the
same number of voting places an In the
general election and the expenses paid
In the same mnnnrr. This would do
away with the political boss, for the PEG.
pie would the be boss, The professional
toss delights In u multiplicity OF prima-
riss a0d conventions. The ordinary citi-
zen, after attending one or two conVcn.
Hons and primaries, ecomca weary and
gives his attention TO other matters. ienv-
ing the Held to those who are In politics
for revenue only. Tho result N, unless
Tho people arc Intensely aroused, noml.
nations are made, not by the people, but
10y those who have n selnsh Interest to
be served, \ stat. primary would, as n
iule. nominate tho best men and the
nominees would rrnresrnt the people,
With a state primary law, there would
be .Just Two days that the citizen would
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13
mc,o,mn,or, ror rir., Offenders.

Another reform thu will do much In
b pilftluE mtnkind u thu establishment OF
a r,fotmaturv whore utft Offenders
ngalnst the criminal law n4S be- confined,
tnst,ad OF hcinR put ~ the p~rnitrntiafy
10 be- associated with those hardened IA
The Mnys Of trlmc. Every man lmhibca
rampthiug from those with whom he b.
thrown W contact. uud thu irst oifcndeT
who u la rnnniunt association with old
tn,ndrrR, h apt To become % confirmed
: rtminut. The object of punishment Tor
crime u not revenge, but IA an example,
u u rhuuld be Nh. srott OF tho state
to rrtofm. not 10 degrade, With hrHt
offenders removed from confirmed Grim
,niis, In many instances they may be ed
ucntVd back to moral ways and made
4 a,ful .itikDnS of the state.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13
JOS ". FOLKS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
s'Aware Of the Seriousness Of the
Duties That Await Me-"
MISSOURI NOW ON TRIAL.
Declares the Motto Of the state
should ne the Gsistns star Of
Every Omctai Act.

Gov. Joseph W. Folks inaugural ad-
dress. as read In the general assembly,
was ag follows.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-18
TORNADO IN ILLINOIS.
Four People Killed and Many Injured.
Train Wreck and Floods.

ST. Louis, Mo. Oct. 1S.-A tornado
struck the village of Sorrento, Ills, 80
miles northeast of st. Louis, last
night, killing four persons, and iniur-
ing thirty-five others, of whom three
will probably die, and doing much
damage to property. Forty houses
were blown to pieces and carried far
from their foundations. Everything in
the track of the tornado was swept
LATER:-The dead are Mrs. Tho
mas File, Mrs. VIM. Stewart, Wm.
Mann and Harrison Mann.
The storm which partially des-
troyed Sorrento, deluged Alton, Ill,
where it was a cloudburst. ST. Louis
also suffered from a terrific thunder
storm. Grafton, IA miles distant,
was deluged and the main street was
three feet under water. Ten miles
north of Alton a Chicago, Peoria and
ST. Louis freight train struck wash-
out and plunged into a creek. The
cars contained cattle and horses, ma
ny of which were drowned. The
train crew escaped by swimming. 1t
is believed that several tramps were
drowned.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-18

matter. 1t is doubtful if with a high
license more than one or two saloons
would be profitable here if gambling
were prohibited. The two together
with high license on whiskey and low
license ON gambling. make such a pro
fitable combination that they thrive
and flourish to a disgraceful extent
Some people believe that liquor
selling is not necessarily an unalIoy-
ed evil-they think they can see in it
some shade or trace of good, but /
never heard anyone argue that gamb-
ling is not an unmixed evil. When
made business of it stands alone as
black, malignant, cold blooded wick
edness. The farmer gives value for
his gains; the workingman gives his
labor and skill for his pay; the profes-
sional gambler gives for his gains
nothing but evil; he is curse 10 him
self, his family if he has one, and
most all of the young men in any com
munity which is infested by his pre-
sence. From the time when the seam
less coat of the Savior of men was
gambled for by the Roman soldiers,
down to this day, history has not re-
corded one instance of it being any
thing but a withering blight both TO
a mans fortune, his mind, his heart
and his SOUL
And yet this Territory of New Mex
leo makes it a legal business, and this
City of Roswell for a paltry sum lets
it prey wholesale on the vitals OF the
community
Some people may say that chose
who do not live in Roswell have no
right to talk about it's gambling or
about anything else done there. That
is not correct. The crime factories
permitted in Roswell are the direct
and indirect cause of most of the
crimes which fill the Jail with prison
Continued, Page 2, Col II