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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-28
THE HOUSE.

The house was called TO order at il:15
BY Speaker Burlngamc, and after
quorum was found present the records OF
Fridays proceedings was read and ap-
proved
Mr.. Clarke Of Newport for the commit
tee on fisheries reported back the bin for
an act in amendment OF chapter l69 OF the
general laws, entitled Free and Common
oyster Fisheries" with recommendation
for it's indefinite postponement. II went
10 the calendar.
NIr Newell for tho committee on state
property reported back its bill for reso-
iut'on appropriatirg 5000 for the repairs
on the Kent county court house with a
recommendation OF It's passage.
The bill was referred 10 the committee
on finance.
Mr. Gibson Of Providence for the Joint
committee on accounts and claims report
ed back the resolution for the payment or
William r. Northrup OF Apponaug "a
lnnitor for the Kertish artillery armory.
Ii wak referred to the calendar
Mr. Rice Of Providence for the commit
tee on finance reported back the bill for
resolution approprieting money for the
various agricultural societies OF the state
with recommendation for its passage.
II was referred 10 the calendar.
Mr. Steadman of South Kingston for the
france committee reported back the reso-
luton 10 continue the Appropriation TOT
furnishing metallic markers for soldier $
graves with recommendation for It's
passage IL was referred 20 the calendar.
Several matters fiOm the senate were
referred 10 proper committees and then
now business was In order.
Mr. Place OF Providence presented the
petition OF Robert Knight and others for
the Incorporation Of the Associates Realty
company
IL was referred IN the, committee on
corporations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-28
A WARWICK MEASURE.

By request Mr. Fitzgerald OF Pawtucket
introduced a bill for an oct IN amendment
VI chapter $50 ~ the Public Laws, entitled
IAN act dividing the town OF Warwick In
Co voting districts FOR the purpose OF vot-
ing" The bill sets of school districts 7
and 10, Natick and Pontiac as district No.
3 school district No. W set OF as voting
district No 6. and that part OF the town
in school district II in Arctic IL designat ted
ne voting district No. T. Tho bill provides
fcr the appointment ~ moderator and
clerks for the other districts and for
times for distributing meetings FOR can
vassing and for voting
~ was referred 10 the committee on iu-
dic'ary.
Continued on page page.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
PULLMAN WHEAT CONVENTION
To BE Held In Connection With Win
ter School for Farmers.

Pullman, Wash, Dec. 1S.-The wheat
convention to be held here on Thurs
day, and Friday, January IL and IL, in
connection with the winter school for
farmers, under the auspices Of the
Washington State college, gives prom
Use of being one of the most import
ant meetings of the winter, and the
indications are that it will be attend
ed by notable gathering of prominent
men from all parts of the state. The
prime object OF the convention is to
bring together the various interests of
the wheat industry, from the producer
to the baker. Wheat being the prin-
cipal product of a large portion of the
agricultural section of the state, the
Importance. OF meeting of all those
interested in the industry for the pur'
pose of comforting together, exchang
ing ideas and promoting mutual inter
ests can not be overestimated. 1t is
the intention to perfect an organiza
tion of those interested in the wheat
industry for the purpose of boosting
the -four trade in the orient and from
this source alone valuable results are
expected.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
IDAHO NEWS.

Karl Johnson, farmer residing
mile and a half southeast of Medi-
mont, committed suicide by shooting
himself a few days ago.
The funeral of John Braun, the young
miner who killed himself at Mace
by drinking carbolic acid, was held
last Sunday.
francis Marion Hughes, LIT years
old, born in Bunkum county, N. G..
in 1888, is living today at Grangeville.
Until recently his figure, bent old and
gray, massive in proportion. the typi-
cal type of the aged mountaineer,
could be seen daily upon the streets.
At a total cost of $4,000 the new
assay building to be erected immedi-
ately for the University of Idaho will
give the mining department of that
institution one of the best equipped
buildings of it's kind to be found in
the west.
Navigation up the st. Joe river has
become SO difficult that only the iron
clad boats of the Red Collar line are
running. Ice is five inches thick In
places.
Practically all the wheat in the Lew
iston country, with the exception Of a
little along the Snake river. has been
sold.
On January 10 $500 acres of school
lands will be sold at the Idaho county
courthouse in Grangeville. The land
is all agricultural land, located mostly
on Camas prairie.
State. Land Commissioner G. J. Mum
son recently sold 1000 acres of lsehool
lands at auction at the county Ncourt-
house at Lewiston. The land brought
a total of $37,560. 1t had been ap-
praised at $35,640.
State Land Commissioner c. J. Mum
son reports that the state is preparing
for big sale Of timber in Kootenai
county, which will probably take place
at Rathdrum in February.
R. Reynolds, who has been conduct
ing saloon at Dublin, was caught re-
Gently in the act of selling liquor
without license and was fined $50
and costs.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
MINING NOTES.

Orogrande. 1daho.-A vein of rich
ore containing coarse gold was en-.
countered in the main glory hole of the
Crooked River company few days
ago. The company is installing plates
below the cyanide watts, to amalgamate
coarse gold.
For the first time in the Boundary's
history the weekly ore shipments ex
ceeded $4,000 tons last week.
Early this year 1t was expected the
Boundary mines ore output in 1905
would pass the million ton mark, ant
the total is over $4,000 tons with ship
ments running over 5000 tons daily.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
DoWlE FoRsAkEs ZION.
Gives Up Rule and Leaves for carib
bean Islands.

Gives Up Rule and Leaves for carib-
bean Islands.
John Alexander Dowie; head of the
Christian Catholic church at Chicago,
has given up his rule and will soon
leave for one of the islands Of the
Caribbean sea, there to remain until
spring in hopes of regaining his health.
Announcement of the abdication of the
leader of Zion City was made at Zion
City Sunday by Overseer John G.
Speicher. Saturday President Dowie
made 1t known that he would transfer
all authority over the church unre.
servedly to triumvirate and leave for
the south as soon as he could arrange
his affairs, and at today's meeting OF
his followers formal announcement
was made that the church had been
placed in the hands Of Overseer
Speiehers Judge d. ". Barnes and Dea,
con Alexander Granger who, it ID
stated. have been given full and un
reserved authority over the affairs Of
the church.
The finances Of the Zion City In
stitutions viii be reorganized imne
diately.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
oREGoN ITEMS.

One of the most daring robberies
ever recorded in Portland occurred re-
Gently when two masked men entered
and held up the bartender and Is men
who were drinking in the place. The
men who attempted to escape the rob-
bers were shot, one perhaps fatally.
The robbers escaped with the SIPS
stolen.
"a husband is liable for the expen-
ses of his family whether he lives
with them or not, unless one or the
other of the parties has been divorced.
No husband has the right to pick up
his hat and walk out of the house and
then say that he will not pay the eK-
penses of his wife and children II he
does not choose to return and live I'M
der the same roof with Them" declares
Presiding Judge Frazer of Portland.
Oregon will have representative
delegation at the convention to be held
in Salt Lake City January 25, called
to discuss the subject, See Europe if
you will, but see America first"
E. H. Hartman, president of the
Southern Pacific railway, is preparing
to sell part of the Oregon and Cali
fornia railroad land grant in Oregon.
This grant amounts to about 100000
acres. Several years ago some of the
land was sold at prices ranging from
SIS to $25.
Congressman Binger Hermann has
been in the shadow of death during the
present week and close upon the sud-
den death of his distinguished col
league. senator John H. Mitchell.
Hon. ]. M. Gearin, appointed to sue
coed the late United States Senator
John H. Mitchell as senator from Ore
gon, has departed for Washington.
The Elks have dedicated new tenn
pie at Baker City.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
AFFAIRS in RUSSIA
DARK DEEDS OF VIOLENCE ANR
BLOODSHED REPORTED.
All Parts Of Great Empire in Turmoil
Troops in Manchuria on Point Of
Revolt Because OF Failure to Get
Pay or Proper Food-strike on Rail-
road-Linevitch Reports to Gear.

Dark deeds of violence and blood
shed were reported from all parts OF
the Russian realm the past week. In
st. Petersburg the week opened with
the military arrest of M. Kustaleff,
president of the executive council OF
the striking workmen. This was i'm
mediately followed by wholesale ar.
rests of leaders of the insurgent peas
ant leagues throughout the empire, M.
White having entered upon a more
rigorous policy of putting down dis
order.
In Moscow the week opened with a
panic on the bourse. The government
met this startling situation by giving
out reassuring statements Of Russian
finances and the panic seems to have
been arrested
Meanwhile the storm center shifted
from st. Petersburg, Moscow and the
Odessa country to the Baltic provin'
ces in the west. The ancient kingdom
of Lithuania is aflame with the spirit
of revolution. A provisional govern
ment has been set up in Riga, capita
of the government Of Livonia and seat
of the governor general of the Baltic
provinces.
Riga is a city of about 100000 pop
ulation and Is on the Duna river
about 10 miles above its mouth in the
Gulf of Riga, 3oS miles southwest Of
st. Petersburg. The new government
there has declared the separation o.
the Lithuanian people from the Rus
sian empire. The population arount
Riga is largely Germanic. and Lithua
mans are bitter against the German
landlords. Bands of peasants are burn
ing the estates ana numbering lant
owners. Lithuania was formerly al
independent kingdom, but in the 16tl
century it entered into union will
Poland. With the dismemberment o
the Polish empire, the country passet
to Russia and has since been part O
that empire.
The Russian government has an ar
my in Riga and dispatches report ther'
has been fierce fighting in the streets
and that machine guns were used b!
the czar's soldiers against the in
surgents.
The cars affairs were rendered stil
more desperate the past week b.
alarming reports from his Manchurial
army. The troops in Manchuria are a
the point Of revolt because of failur
to receive their pay and inability o
the government to give them prope
food and clothing, due to the suspen
sion of traffic on the transsiberian rail
road, arising from the strike. 1t i
said that General Linevitch has advis
ed the czar that there is grave DANCE
of a general revolt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
MONTANA soUIBps. n

Governor Toole will be asked tb call
a special session Of the Legislatures for
the purpose of passing a bill Great
ing railway commission.
The debating team from the Uniyer.
sity of Idaho won the decision in the
debate at Missoula with the Uniyer-
sity of Montana, after a spirited and
well argued debate.
Game Warden w. F. Scott of Mon.
tana says that he and Game Warden
w. M. Stevens of Idaho met Noyem-
Der IL and discussed matters pertain,
ing to the violation of the game laws
along the Idaho and Montana borders.
but that neither of them has ever sug.
gested the creation OF an immense
game preserve in the Bitter Root for.
est reserve, as various stories in cir
culation have stated.
The quick wit of John Hahn a mo.
torman, recently prevented the rob.
berry of the saloon of Jerry HAYES in
East Helena. He and the conductor
captured the thief.
Later information from Forsyth.
where John Hammond, wanted in Al.
bany, N. Y, for wife murder, was re-
ported to have been seen, is that the
suspect is another person. This dis
poses of the theory respectink the
whereabouts of the alleged murderer
who was last heard of in Missoula.
Congressman Dixon has introduced
bill into congress appropriating 5000 :
100000 for government building at
Missoula. ~
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
BIG INCREASE OF RRlTAIN's POOR
Pauperism Grows In Some Localities
in Alarming Proportions.

Pauperism Grows In Some Localities
in Alarming Proportions.
London.-In connection with the re-
cent agitation started by the army OF
unemployed IN this city the figures
given in the 34th annual report of the
local government board showing The
great increase of pauperism which
marked the close of 1904 are Of espe-
cial interest. In December year ago
the number of paupers in England and
Wales was 828,091. an increase Of no
lever than o.,4.., as compared with
tine same month In 1903.
On January /. 1905. the number OF
those relieved had actually risen to
932, 267.
In London. on January 1. one in
every 81 Of the population was in re-
ceipt Of relief: In England and Wales
one in SO. The proportion of paupers
to population in LONDON, 29,S per 1000
was higher than in any of the proceed
ing "a years.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DEFIANT
Police Hunt Down and Throw Into
Jail Leaders Of the ProIetariat
white Terror Returns.

st. Petersburg, Dec. ia shudder
of horror has convulsed Russia. The
government claims it has given battle
only to the red revolutionists. but
the populace generally believes that
the white terror has returned. AL
ready the leaders of the proletariat
agitation who escaped capture Satur-
day night at the economic society, and
even men of the rank of Professor
Milukoff are in hiding from the police,
who are hunting them down. The COY
eminent evidently anticipates battle
royal and has made its dispositions ac-
cordingly. 1t fully understands that
the proletariat will give blow for blow
in answer to the wholesale arrests.
The workmen's council and the
league of leagues Saturday night is
sued declaration of general strike.
to begin Immediately, and consequent
ly by an imperial ukase published this
morning all governors general, COVER
nors and projects throughout the en-
pire who are cut off by telegraph are
clothed with almost dictatorial powers,
UClA6 0utuoAA AOA WASAo4S SCAooAs4sA0AA
with st. petersburg to declare state
OF siege and If necessary even martial
law.
AS most of the provincial authorities
are reactionary officials of the old re
gime, the advantage they will take OF
such power to terrorize the populace
can be easily imagined, they being Al
position to become petty tyrants and
wage war each in his own particular
fashion against the revolutionisJs.
S Press Is Suppressed.
The Novee Vremya was the only pa
| per with the exception OF the Oficia
Messenger. to appear today, and il
the center of the first page is hal
column of blank paper, showing th'
censor had forbidden an article. Th'
Novoe. Vremya seeded from the pub
fishers union and was published un
der the protection Of the police ant
Cossacks.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
PEACHES ON HIS FELLOW THUGS
Tells Of Murder and Burglaries in
Montana Town,

Tells Of Murder and 6urglaries In
Montana Town.
Lawistown, Mont, Dec. 18.--James
Sherman, aged 10, manager Of the Ar
gus Publishing company's stationery
department, who was recently arrested
on suspicion of Drutally numbering
Sam Studzinski, an old pawnbroker,
August 20, for the purpose of robbery,
has confessed, imp.cating DR.. q. A.
Long, a dentist; Walter Gooch, former
night marshal of the town, and Russell
| Hortop and David Atchison, young men
of the town. in the murder, as well as
in postoffice burglary and many 9TH
er recent burglaries in the town. More
of the jewelry stolen from the Stud
zinski place was recovered today from
the place, where it had been cached by
Sherman.
County Attorney Escapes Death.
| Roy e. Ayers, county attorney, who
has been active in solving the murder
mystery, has made public the fact
that an attempt was made, December
II, to poison himself and wife, it being
his theory that 1t was thought the at
tempt would put him out of the case
by killing or frightening him. Mr.
and Mrs. Ayers were away from home
until a. m. and when they returned
found the house had been entered
When Mrs. Ayers took drink from Q
bucket of water she noticed a peculiar
taste and an analysis by chemist re
vealed the presence of large guam
tity of strychnine in the water.
All whom Sherman has implicated II
the crimes to which he has confessed
are under arrest.
Every one of the suspects denies alb
solutely that there is any truth in tht
story told by Sherman. DR.. Lont
points out the fact that he was not IL
town at the time of the postoffice rob
berry, and this statement is confirmed
lby the officers. Sherman has told con
ltradictory stories in regard to some o
the details connecting these person
with the crimes, and some doubt is ex
pressed by the officers.
1, Later Report.
A final confession has been made b,
James Sherman. He states the murde
was committed by himself alone, as wer
the dozen or more mysterious burglarie
in Lewistown during the past year a
well. also attempted poisoning of tn
! coonty attorney and his family Decem
Der /.
Il All those accused with Sherman hav
, been released from custody.
In telling his story young Sherman
. was cool and collected and does no
seem at all disturbed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
Later Report.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

SENATOR McCr0afy mas INTRODUCED q
bill to reduce the tariff of the United
States by providing that there shall be
levied upon all articles imported from
foreign countries rate equal to three
fourths of the present shedule
There is total of % ,481 persons in
the service in the city of Washington,
receiving an aggregate compensation
of $27, 145, zoe.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has been made
by President and Mrs. Roosevelt of the
engagement of their. daughter, Alice
Lee Roosevelt, to Nicholas Longworth,
representative in congress from the
First district of Ohio.
James Rozzellia, miner, was en-
tombed in a tunnel on the Springville
claim, located between Wallace and
Mullan, Idaho, and a large force of
men by removing the debris rescued
him after several hours work.
William r. Hearst when asked about
the decision of the court Of appeals of
New York, refusing to order the open
ing of the ballot boxes, said that was
only one of many avenues along which
his counsel was working.
M. j. McCune, we'll known con-
tractor at Butte committed suicide re-
Gently, shooting himself in the heart.
No motive is at present known.
One Of the biggest mining deals in
the history of the Mesaba iron range
was contaminated recently, when the
transfer Of half interest in what are
known as the J. J. Hill Unbiased ore
lands, ON the western Mesaba range,
was formally made to the United
States Steel corporation.
Governor Mickey of Nebraska says
that he can not honor the requisitiou
Of the governor of Iowa for the remov.
al Of Pat Grove to that state. The
governor give as his reason the fact
that there Is still q criminal charge
hanging over Grove in Douglas county
and until that is disposed of he cannot
be removed.
Mexico City.-Owing to the high
price offered for silver pesos, their ex.
portation begins again, 81 900, 900 go.
ing out in one day and $1,000,000 OF.
dered for London account.
The news that Midshipman Minor
Meriweather, Jr., had been sentenced
to one years confinement within the
limits of the naval academy and to be
publicly reprimanded by the secretary
of the navy was received with genera,
approval at Annapolis. The confine
ment will begin at once.
Six children of William Morgan ant
wife of Lindsey city, N. T., recently
burned to death. The parents and theil
remaining childrenbarely escaped with
their lives.
George w. Perkins has handed in hi
resignation both as vice president o.
the New York Life Insurance compan,
and as chairman of the finance com
mittee of that corporation.
1t is said Poland is in state of des
perate anarchy, and panic reigns ii
every quarter Of the province. A boml
was thrown at random and killed
soldier in the telegraph office ant
wounded others. The newspapers &C
cuse the Lodz of engineering the recon
excesses. The house of the townspeo
pie are daily searched for arms which
when found, are confiscated, thus de
priving the people Of means of defens
against the bands of raider
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
Ballet Dancers Union.

Under the auspices Of the Actors
National Protective union 1t was an
nounced recently that union Of grand
opera singers, including both men and
women, has been formed in New York.
with 1S2 members. The union consists
Of the members Of the chorus.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
ROBBERS BIND WATcHMAN.
Six Burglars Crack SuffieId Safe In
Davliuht

Suflleld, Conn.,, Dec. 19.-After bind.
Ing the railroad Waterman, William
Jones, and his IL year old son to chairs
in the station here at daylight, six rob-
bers made their way into the Sufield
bank on Main street, blew open the
safe after the fourth attempt and
escaped with $50,00U worth of regis
tered bonds and stocks not negotiable
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22

ing the cage, which was about Ii feet
above the shaft bottom. Thordson
reached the cage just as the explosion
occurred and was thrown to the bot
tom of the shaft. He was conscious
when rescued and gave clear account
of the accident, but died IL hours
later.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
City Funds for Strikers.

Reval' Russia.-The city council has
passed a resolution In favor of the
removal OF the police and troops from
the city and the recognition OF the
Workmen's militia. 1t was also resoIv
ed TO transform the city treasury into
q strike fund. 'o
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22

London was increased during the
year 1904 by 374 new streets. with a
total length Of over IA miles, and 49,
26y new houses built.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
kOnno.

There is no meat trust in Australia.
There mutton sometimes sells for as
little as two cents q pound.