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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29

Canning
When news Of the wreck reached Green
vile wrecking train and party of
physicians were hurried to the scene
Among the passengers on the train were
CHARLES b. Aycock. former governor If
North Carolina; Dr. A. s. Draper, New
ork state commissioner education: I:
Dwight kellogg, and Rev. Or. Arthur b.
kinsoving Seth Low, Robert Treat
Paine and George Foster Peabody.
FOUR KILLED.
A later dispatch says four persons we're
killed In the wreck, a hagman and three
employees I'm the front dining car.
TRIP ABANDONED
Washington. April 29-The ogden party
has decided to abandon its trip and ar
rangements have been made by the
Southern railway TO start a special strain
from Greenville for New York at once.
The train will reach New York tomorrow.
The itinerary which has been abandoned.
included stops at Asheville ~. c., Rich
mond and Hampton, Va.
Continued on page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
ANTI.DUELLING LEAGUE WANTS
DRASTIC LAWS PASSED

Berlin, April 29,-The Anti-Duelling
league is endeavoring 10 strike at the
causes Of duelllng and urges the govern
ment TO support a bill providing for the
punishment Of unfaithful husbands and
wives with imprisonment OF from six TO
"A months: punishing persons who un-
truthfully assert that a woman has been
unfaithful 20 her husband; furnishing with
imprisonment instead OF by a fine alone,
man who insults another or who libels
him. and treating killing in duel as
murder and all who participate I'm duel
as criminals under the ordinary code.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29

r. NJ ogden. secretary to r. c. Ogden
cuts bruises and wrenched legs.
Mrs ]. c. Thorpe. Cambridge, Mass,
cut about face and shoulders and badly
bruised.
Bishop William n McNickar Of Rhode
Island. shock
Captain John f. Mccoy tourist agent
Pennsylvania railroad scalp wounds.
w. G.. Kershaw, electrician, Jersey City,
scalp wounds.
c, b. Wilcox, CONDUCTOR cuts over right
eye.
ID. r. Rohn, dining car conductor,
wounds over right eye.
J. r.. Hunter. engineer Of wrecked spe-
cial, left leg broken and scalp wounds.
Several colored servants cut and
bruised.
WRECKAGE TAKES FIRE.
After the collision the wreck caught
fire and IL is feared that one Of the cooks
In a dining car was burned TO death
The name OF the cook, who it is be-
lieved was burned TO death. was w. w.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
DAIRY FARMS
Arr: IN BAD
CONDITION

Poston, April % - Investigation now I'm
progress, under direction OF the state
ioard OF health. among the dairy farms of
the state has disclosed conditions desig-
mated by Or. Charles Harrington secre-
tary of the board, as horrible" Dr. Har-
rington said:
''ln many cases IL would be impossible
% describe what we found The state OF
things was simply horrible"
here fr1ve been re DAIRY farms eXam-
:ned In the last eight weeks and the
Lealth officials have found 40 cases for
conde mnation. over leo COWS were found
diseased. The big contractors are for the
most part cooperating with the state Of
ficials in the Investigations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
PADEREWSk|
CANCELS
CONCERTS

Boston, April 29.-Ignace Paderewski ar.
rived in Boston from Buffalo today in
his private car. Paderewski. who came
her 10 cancel his engagement to play in
this city next week. on account OF dis
ability resulting from nervous trouble,
was accompanied by Or. Francis E.
Franczak, Of Buffalo. who at 10 o'clock
today Issued the following bulletin con-
cerning the patient:
MIR. Paderewski is suffering from ner-
vous prostration and myalgoa OF the mus
cles OF the neck and right scapular re-
eion. brought on by a severe shock OF
some kind
DR. Fronczak stated further that upon
his advice the pianist had decided not
only To give up the Boston engagement.
but to cancel all other engagements for
several months.
Mr.. Paderewski's secretary stated that
the artist had decided TO follow the physi-
cian's advice. that he would go 10 New
York soon and after a few days rest,
unless his Improvement was very rapid,
would sail for Switzerland.
Arrangements probably would be made
TO sail on May 10. The secretary was
asked about the shock 10 which the doc
tor attributed Mr.. Paderewskis condi-
tion and il was explained that on last
Wednesday evening the engine on the
train to which Paderewski's private car
was attached, was derailed near Auburn
y. Y, and the train stopped very quick
Is. The jar was such as TO cause NOVA
bic articles 20 fall to the car floor and Mr..
Paderewski suffered severely from the ex-
perience.
The pianist is remaining in bed Nv the
doctors advice and will continue TO dc
so for the present.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
STRUCK BY ELECTRIC CAR
SMYTHE DIES Of INJURIES

Lynn, Mass. April oo.-John smythe. 81
years old, died this morning at toe
Saugus town hall as the result OF in
juries sustained last evening when he
was struck by a Melrose bound car on the
Boston and Northern road near the
Saugus cemetery. Smythe was walk
ing on the tracks when Motorman Hatch
saw him.
Hatch had just turned a curve and
promptly shut off power and braked the
car. but the wheels slid along
Hatch reached from the front window
and pushed Smythe one side, but the man
fell against the roadside embankment and
rolled back against the car. DR.. Parcher
attended him at the town hall. where he
was taken. dressing what then seemed
10 be scalp wounds. Smythe was kent
az the town hall and improved somewhat.
but three hours later died
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
COURT CLERK SEEKING THE
OWNERS OF A FUND OF $4,000

Boston. April 29.-Francis A. Campbell.
clerk OF the Suffolk county superior court.
has in his custody nearly $4,000 for which
Ia desires TO find the owners The money
was paid TO his predecessor, the late Jo-
seph A. Willard. BY litigants. and as clerk
Willard left no books or accounts showing
who the owners OF the fund are. Mr..
Campbell is at a less TO determine how
TIE money is 10 be disposed Of
Most OF the money was held by Clerk
Willard for persons having suits In
court. Some Of IL was I'm the form OF de-
posts. other sums represented amounts
in dispute and part OF Il was bonds FUR
rished I'm appeal cases. IL develops that
the system OF keeping accounts before
Mr. Campbells election 20 the office was
lax and if any record OF this large sum
was kept, Il cannot be found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29

took Rogers and other prisoners who were
awaiting trial or had been sentenced
from the detention room and having hand
cuffed them started for the Union station
to get the party aboard Howard-bound
train.
When the prisoners were i'm the south
subway and were about 20 go up the steps
leading 10 the trainshed Rogers wavered
then fell
he was placed in a sitting posture and
appeared TO be in such distress that Mr..
Martin sent for an ambulance
Before that vehicle could arrive from
the Rhode Island hospital Rogers died
Medical Examiner Perkins viewed the
body and said that the death had resulted
from heart failure.
Rogers had gone too far with an ex-
clusiNely alcoholic diet and had been too
long without nourisAment
His system simply wouldn't stand that
strain and collapse came.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29

Today Miss Patterson seemed 10 be
thoroughly exhausted and apparently well
coined the respit until Monday, when she
will be taken TO court again TO hear the
summing up by Assistant District At
torney Rand.
With the prosecution closed and the
announcement from her own attorneys
that no defence will be put in. she real
ized today that the battle for her life
was almost over. She had been supremely
confident until the closing hours OF yes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
CORPORATIONS FORMED IN APRIL
HAVE S1S0,111,11O CAPITAL

New York, April e9.=Papers filed for
new companies formed I'm the eastern
states in April. with a capital OF 81. .O00-
p0 or more, represent a total of $780,
l1l,1lO, against 1892, CAS- 900 in March. when
the total was swelled to the extent OF
800, 600 by the Incorporation OF three
concerns. In the same period year ago
the grand total was only s74. 700, 600
This months record contains the Cen
tral Leather company. which is 10 take
over the United States Leather company
under the readjustment plan. and has a
capital OF $50. 100000. New Jersey heads
the list with $10l.5 800.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
BIG SLUMP IN THE
RAILROAD STOCKS

New YORK April aePnicky conditions developed ths stock
exchange during the second hour today Urgent da
forced threw volume
the market and the buying demand seemed be payzed Prices
crmbd rapidly and St Paul sumped s wide
Between Uon Pacific carried $50 United
States Steel preferred New York Central s Atlantic Cest Line
7 LOUISVILLE and Nashville 34 Northwestern preferred Buff
ao Rochester and Pttsburg Tennessee Coal 5 Metropolitan
Securities 4 preferred
The break prices accompanied by various and
reports them rejecting upon the solvency of institutions
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
B0WEN'S
RECALL.
ORDERED

Washington. April 29.--Secretary TAFT
dent to recall Minister Bowen, now at
Caracas to Washington; also TO send Mr.
Russell, now minister 10 Colombia, 90
Caracas, and Mr.. Barrett, now minister
10 Panama. 10 Colombia
1t is stated that 20 Mr.. Bowen &C.
ton relative TO the charges affecting
Assistant Secretary Boomis are not sub
1ect TO criticism ~ Is the presidents pur-
pose 10 send him as minister TO chile.
and then probablY as amhassadnr Ii Kra-
I'll
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
MONEY COUNTED AND THEN
PLACED IN SEALED VAULT

San Francisco, Cal. April 29.-In the
course of investigating the affairs OF Ed
ward j. Smith, the defaulting former tax
collector OF this city. the money in the
Joint custody vault" OF the treasurer's
office has been counted and found correct
The gold was counted i'm % sacks. each
containing $4,000, or a total OF $3.50, 600.
The money was replaced I'm the vault,
which has been sealed up by representa-
tives Of the security company Interested
and the grand jury. The contents OF the
vault are under joint custody OF the city
treasurer and auditor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29

tcrcay, and not even the story drawn
from her sister. Mrs. j. Morgan Smith.
wholly removed the belief that the jury
would set her free.
In this she was greatly cheered by the
decision OF her counsel that no defence
would be offered. That I'm itself ind-
Gated, she believed that they thought the
prosecution had failed i'm its efforts 10
make out a case against her.
Il shall go free" she said today "Tn
spite Of all that has passed. I am still
confident the jury will find me not guilty
on Tuesday"
Continued on page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
AFTER MORE OYSTER GROUND

Air. ZoIler or the American oyster COM
pany has filed an application with the
clerk OF the she'll fish commission for
about 300 acres Of planting ground north
erly and easterly OF Hog island
lIc reports the land he has found there
az uuite favorable 90 the purpose ~ rails
Ing oysters and tho matter will be CON
sidered by te commissioners at later
date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
FIRE IN CHIMNEY IN THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICES AT CAPITOL

washington. April 2e.-one OF the chlm-
neys IN the executive offices tn the whts
House caught fre today but practically
no damage was dore.
Cne engine responded but the blaze was
cxtingulshed by a few buckets OF water.
a FIRE had been started In all open crates
of the offices Which caused the blaze In
the chimney
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
JUDGE BROWN TO SERVE
As JUDGE OF COLLEGE DEBATE

New Haven, Conn. April 29.-Invita-
tions 10 act as Judges OF the Yale-Har-
ward debate have been accepted by Prof
jeremiah w. jerks OF Cornell university.
Edgar Aldrich, Judge Of the United States
court for the district OF New Hampshire.
and Arthur Brown. United states judge
for the district OF Rhode Island.
The debate Will be held In Cambridge
Nav 8.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
VISITING HER GRANDMOTHER

BoFton. April 29-Miss Alice Roosevelt.
daughter OF President Roosevelt. Is visit
ing her grandmotho:. Mrs. George G.. Ice
OF Essex road, Chestnut Iill N Is OK
ected she will remain about ten days.
Ordinarily she has visited Mrs Lee
Thanksgiving week. but she was unable
to DO so last November.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
NAN PATTERSON
EXPECTS FREEDOM

New York. April 2eAfter restless sleepes night in her cell
the Tobs prison. Nan Patterson today still seemed confident that
she would be freed Of the charge she murdered Caesar Young
Broken in spirit by the terrible ordeal of yesterday when her
sister forced damaging evidence against her the
witness stand the girl in ab condition last night and both
she and her sister required attention of the prison the
cell which they occupy together in the prison hospital ward
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
SAFE IN STATION BLOWN OPEN

Waldoboro Maine. April 29.-The safe
I'm the Maine Central railway station was
blown open with nitro -glycerine early to-
dnv evidently by professional robbers and
about 500 On money obtained The Office
was damaged somewhat Tools we're -
cured from a section house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29
On HIS WAY To
W0RKH0USE HE
DROPPED DEAD

Among the wrecks of humanity picked by the police during
the night William Rogers years age
Rogers had by drink lost his and
having friends with which lodgings down low
ebb that he slept in barns sheds and outbuldngs.
He had become wreck Of the word and not
homeless endess Today his end suddenly and
Unexpectedly being led to the train that take him
Cranston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29

Geenvle c. April 2oThe special train bearing
Ogden educational into freight train today
of Greenve None of the Ogden party seriously
baggage library and dining badly
damaged
Nearly all the party asleep when the accident
The passengers injured were in the dining
The fireman the special killed and Prof Henry
Fanam of Yale university had his right broken severely
and bruised.
Others hurt ST. Clair McKelway of the Brooklyn
bruised the shoulders by being thrown through
the dining the side the table which he breafasng
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-29

"it often happens that a paper OF
5000 circulation covers Its field more
thoroughly than some other paper
with 100000 circulation covers It's
field and the territory that the
paper OF small circulation covers
must be reached through the COL
umns OF that paper."-Mr. Charles
l.. Benjamin, In Printers Ink.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

considers its own advantage which is necessarily
detrimental to the rival factions and establishes
condition which cannot fail TO be injurious to
the welfare of the college.
In order TO gain their ends the fraternitles di-
vide into two groups and while to an outside
observer the fraternities that have united
on the best of terms the bitterest feeling Of
rivalry is waiting TO burst forth. At the first
sign that fraternity will not obtain for itself
as great benefit from the existing alliance 1t
expected. a new combination arises. This fact
that there is no stability to the relations of fra
ternities to each other proves that they inde-
pendent units working from selfish motives.
The effect the individual student of this at
mosphere of continual strife. saturated with cam
paign tricks which would surprise even a hard
ened politician only be detrimental
There may be only four or five members in the
freshman delegation of each fraternity. These
men are chosen by the fraternity which had only
the most superficial knowledge of their tastes and
voice in the selection Of his associates who must
,e De ms & Closest companions during the next four
roundings results in an abnormal condition, in
portunity to misconstrue some remark into a per
sonal attack This seems rather extreme but
man to make the best out of uncongenial situ-
are forgotten by the uniting of the fraternity
against common rival. this is the actual condi-
especially during the winter term.
uniYersf h materaI M INTO great
ties In these institutions Unlike the situation in
minority. A great many men worthy of fraternity
associations are overlooked. which. in many in
stances. causes bitter disappointment. which is
often carried through life
The number from which choice is made is so
large that an individual is apt to be selected be-
cause of his social position. his reputation as an
athlete, or his money, rather than for the man
himself This creates patrican class the mem
@ 6ers , OF which speak of the non-fraternity
an object in a lower social plane. Every member
Of fraternity is ridculed If he shows Interest
IN some form OF university activity where his asso
ciates would be "neutrals." This has resulted in
the large body of fraternity men holding them
selves aloof from the Y. NJ. G. A. and other reig-
louS organizations, from the debating societies
and all university interests excepting those which
nave come under their influence. and TO become
a member of which is considered a social distipc-
uon. such as the principal athletic teams and
The line is sometimes curiously drawn. In one
university a fraternity is anxious to be repre-
sented on the crew. while * would have nothing
whatever to do with the fencing team This class
feeling which develops into plutocracy, as one
raternity tries to excel another in the pretentious
management of university siances is IetriIneI tai
TO the college and contrary TO the principles of
American citizenship. WILLIAM r. FERRIS
No l65 West Tenth-st., New-York City
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

numerous examples where young men chose GER
tain institution TO be their Alma Mater because
there they join certain fraternity. even
though its standard be far below another coliese
which they might attend but where they 90 not
expect to have the pull"
The evil results OF this practice are many. FIRST
OF all. young man counts the fraternity as or
more Importance than the college He ranks the
social life ahead OF the intellectual HE or the
university. He is constantly sighting the latter
for the former He believes that after graduation
his society pull" Will count for more than his
mental training. He is inclined to scoff at the
hard working student grind, and, outside OK
his set" He goes out into the world a "snob'
instead Of scholar and a gentleman.
oftentr1es weakens IL not breaks. family ties.
know of fathers who fondly desired their boys TO
attend the college that rher Alma Mater, but
found instead that their children were drifting
away other universities because they could join
certain fraternities there. With certain sadne3s
] tell of my experience, how my brother
and I have been separated in this way. He is my
reoiced that he would spend four years of his life
where had been. and that we both might have
the college associations the same college ira
ditions, the Alma Mater, and the same home
for reunions in future years But all my hopes
were dashed when he told me one day that he had
made up his mind TO to another college, and
that he had chance TO Join swell fraternity
there, which. he said would give him big pull"
after he graduated. 1t was a mediocre In
stitutiOn, but that made no difference. II was the
fraternity he wanted. r. S. @.
TOTk
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
INCULCATE LOW IDEALS.
Fratermities Offer Something Less
than the Best to York For.

To the Editor Of the Tribune:
Sir: My first observation on fraterhities was carry
in my freshman year. A sophomore was put back
among us few days later an Instructor came
into the class and said to the Instructor IN chA
''I would like you to pass Mr. -; he Is IN our lr@
ternity" Now Mr.. was the 'hunked sOPn'-
more. a snobbish specimen. with a disinciiaO' A''
mental and physical exertion
Mr. - was advanced. This was shock 10 me-
Brought up to go in on my merits to admire true
worth and respect fair play. this sample OF ira
tery people and theE system ;g sar w Of prson would
willingly choose as a companion AFTER a second
hopeless struggle IN tne e % Sebnon YEAR thus
emDhasizng his lack OF merit. Surely Lhese are n9t
the hnd Of fp0b gsOP9 a9d fatnes Let
keep apart and cherish my Ideals ms hrst I'M
A bright promising young fellow came to college
with the idea that fraternites were the thing, IN
cards than of mathematics; he had all the fraternity
mannerisns and his ideas of merit and moraiiey
had become different from those he brought from
home. He cultivated an attitude or superclnous
superiority which was source Of quiet amusement NJ
since he was manifestly sliding downhill In MS
studies. in true culture and especially IN tnst tel &
others which is the essence Of gentlemanlinesS-
Before long he was f0oing the folks at nome PTT
tending to be in one place when ne was IN reaLloy
spending his time to no credit or advantage else else
with the characteristics afectatiOn and devil-nay
care attitude toward studies and true Ideals. sure
Wish me to make? And so it went.
Again and again for years s hsge how Ro{6ef t6a y61
think well of comes around some day WIN q @ pIs
black cigar stuck in his face; then he gets to sam
Ming the tavern mixtures. Soon the pressure CT
these s'manIv necessities causes him to neglect
his work then the folks at home must be fooled
finally pull must be exerted to enable him TO
hold on. All the while slow change is nouced
in his moral and social ideas quiet SeII-resPecI
and consideration for others are rePaccu oy SUI
of brazen superciliOus insolence. You ask, "Mhat
has happened?' "Oh, he is in a frat now Ihey
ali get that way Too bad! He was nice fellow
DO YOU want 10 join a group OF such?
1t is a hard thing to say, yet II is my nrrn con
victiOn based observation, that often a Sood
ambitious young fellow gets on the track IN ira
ternitv atmosphere Of smoke and booze. At first
there is a blackening. deadening of home Ideals
then a slipping down from the plane of merit and
the square deal 10 that of graft" and privilege
And when our boy has slid to the bottom. when
the fond hopes and aspirations are dashed. when
father and mother learn the tTuth-what is there
in all tha good that this system does or can do in
IFS sIlv social way that balance the grief, the
sorrow and the disappointment at the hTeside?
New-York City. ABS BAMEC'