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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

in tears "But she don't seem to appreciate 1t
mite Cap'n Sprague. Won't you lend hand 10
help EN- on? l know she's goin to appreciate EN-
after she gets wOnted. ..
1t was the supreme test of the old skipper SELL
control but he mastered his indignant resentment
at being asked to play ladys maid to Jersey cow
First he knotted the end of the long halter about
his wrist and with both hands free sought to force
the COW into her new gingham raiment She stepped
on his feet she tunked of her brasslpped horns
up under his chin and made him bite his tongue
She crowded him and hunted him. And at last,
while he was trying tie the straps of the trousers
over her back she stepped on both OF his feet at
once and gave him uppercut with her blunt norm
that nearly lifted off his head.
Then the wrath that he had been choking down
burst In the old days the Cap n had been renowned
as the most able handler of profanity between
Ouoddy Head and Florida Keys. For many months
he had bottled it-there had been no especial occa-
sion that demanded it-but now
''There don't nobody hit moren four times
without gittn' it back" he beloved, and then he
began on Maybelle with tongue and fists. They tore
a half dozen times around the barn floor the widow
getting in few pecks at the Cap with tork-hande
and hitting the maddened Maybele as many times
Then they burst out into the yard.
"Mournful" Mullen was just coming in at the
the gate Five times the parade passed him, racing
around the yard, Maybele in those indescrlbable
"pants" the Cap'n firmly attached to her by the
rope knoted about his wrist and running as he had
never run before in effort to catch up and Wreak
more vengeance.
On the sixth round he had forgotten revenge and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

was simply laboring for enough slack that he
could himself loose But his wind giving out,
and Maybelle, besides having four legs to his two,
now in a state bordering on the hysteriCal, if
COWS have Mysteries
When the widow rushed in front of her and threw
up her arms with appealing so, bossl" she
lodged, quavered long moo and leaped the picket
fence the Capn hurdling after her with leap that,
in his rage and fear, he had to mentally pride
himself on Maybelle with head down took the mid
die of the main street of the village and the skipper
followed his stretched ahead of him to its
limit his body pulled sdewse and taking straddles
like whiskered ''Puss in Boots" Thus the two
went out of sight under the wayside elns the vii
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14

AMONG
OFFICERS

Washington, Aug. 1L-several court
martial will certainly grow out or the
Taggart divorce proceedings. in view OF
the charges OF drunkenness made against
his brother officers by Major Taggart
when on the stand last week. Unless the
officers involved request that courts OF IN
quiry make Investigations regarding the
charges President Roosevelt will himself
order and inquiry
Many officers take the grounds that IN
justice TO them, the President should or
der an Investigation for the purpose or
disclosing how extensive the babit or
drinking To excess prevails I'm tho army
and IL this practice is responsible for con-
duct unbecoming officers and gentlemen
on the part OF officers OF the army.
As a matter Of protection 10 the oni-
GERS who are not guilty OF such conduct
and for the good name OF the service
these officers think this habit should be
stamped out
Under the army regulations II is the
right and duty OF an officer, when charges
of this kind are made against him 10 de-
mand court OF inquiry, and II he does
not any other officer OF the service who
witnesses conduct which is 10 the detri-
ment OF the service IL required TO call the
matter 20 the attention OF the depart
ment with a view 10 ordering a court
martial In the absence OF such a request
from the officer directly involved or OF
those who witness the infractions the
President or Secretary OF War generally
orders Investigations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
RACERS FOR CANADA CUP
WILL HAVE STRONG BREEZE

Charlotte, y. Y, Aug. 1.-THE racers
for the Canada cup will face a strong
breeze when they start this morning The
wind is blowing l6 miles an hour from the
east and white caps are rolling
The course is 10 be a windward and
leeward. four miles TO a leg twice around.
with a five and a half hours time limit.
The wind today Is just what the Cana
dams have been looking for Lorenzo
Nabbett will hold the tiller on the
Iroquois and +. X. NJ Wedd will pilot the
challenger over the course today The
betting which before the race on Sat
urday was something like ) 20 on the
Temeraire, had on Sunday dropped to
even money and then TO ! on the de-
fender.
AT 1890 both Temepaire and Iroquois
went out OF the harbor into the lake. the
Iroquos going east and the Temeraire to
the west
The start was made at II o'clock. The
Iroquois went over the line three seconds
ahead Of the challenger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
MRS.HOOPER
ENDS LIFE
BY HANGING

Peabody. Mass. Aug. H-It was learned
today that Mrs. Mary f.. Hooper wife OF
Charles II. Hooper, superintendent OF
streets, committed sicide by hanging In
her home yesterday.
Mr. Hooper left the house at o'clock
yesterday morning. He returned short
time later, and missing his wife concluded
she had gone TO visit relatives at Ipanvers.
He remained at home nearly all day,
awaiting her return.
Late last night when he was about to
retire Hooper went into a vacant room
in the upTsr part OF the house TO close
a door and what he saw In the room
temporarily prostrated him. Mrs. Hooper 5
body was hanging suspended from a
beam. The body was cold and she had
been dead about ten hours.
To accomplish her end. Mrs Hooper
made a rope OF some pieces OF under
clothing tied IL 10 a beam and then
fastened Il around her neck, allowing her
self 10 strangle 10 death
Mrs Hooper was 4S years OF age. Her
husband is unable 10 account for her act.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
ACTING MAYOR F0RNES AND
WIFE MAY Be REC0NCILED

New York, Aug. 14.-Mrs Edna Lyde
Fornes, who is suing Acting Mayor
Charles V Fornes for divorce in Vermont.
is expected TO return to the city today.
At the Cumberland hotel, where she had
been staying before going to Vermont.
preparations were made for her arrival.
White -ft=was believed that Mr. -Fornes
had gone TO Poultney. VT. to confer with
his wife and her attorneys regarding her
suit. no word was received.
A detective who had been watching the
upper broadway hotels for two DAYS in
an effort 70 find trace OF Raoul Berthelot.
the Frenchman who was frequently in
Mrs. Fornes company. was unsuccess-
full
Mr. Fornes will return 20 the city to-
day. and II is said will visit the district
attorneys office with view 10 instituting
an investigation Of the alleged conspiracy
10 extort $500. 600 from him.
Mr. Fornes lawyer will also return
and n the efforts 10 reconcile the acting
MAY or and his wife have heen success
ful. which Is deemed possible. an an
nouncement will be made.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
THOUSANDS
fLETTERS
FOR ENJOYS

Portsmouth, n. H., Aug. 1.-THE peace
plenipotentiaries have been fairly deluged
with mail from all parts OF the United
States and now letters are beginning To
arrive from the other hemisphere. Thou
sands of letters reach them each day
Most Of them are addressed TO the chiefs
OF the missions. Baron Komura and Mr.
Witte. They are OF every description
friendly tenders OF advice regarding the
negotiations, requests for autographs and
photographs, words OF welcome, words
OF praise, advertisements for articles OF
every sort, including favorite breakfast
foods and mineral water and invitations
10 visit various cities in the United States.
Some OF them contain elaborate argu-
ments from-the partisans ee=raca side
In support OF the convictions Of the writ
ers. Others offer easy solutions OF the
problems the plenipotentiarics have come
here 10 try 10 solve, but the majority so
far as the negotiations are concerned only
express the hopes OF the world for peace.
Numerous are the letters from pastors OF
churches. telling of prayers for peace.
Then there are the usual cank letters
some OF them threatening In tone. Mr..
Witte has received much advice as 10
what shall be done TO relieve the internal
situation in Russia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
Dive FROM SPRINGBOARD
COST R 0GERS HIS LIFE

New York. Aug 1.-THE latest victim
of the bath house spring board is James
Rogers, who died from broken spine.
He dived into a mud bank from "A bath
ing pavilian on the Hudson river. in Har-
lem. and was taken from the water un-
conscious.
The surgeons a the j. Hood Wright
Memorial hospital found that Rogers
spinal cord was severed at the sixth ver-
tebrae. IL was impossible 10 save his
life. Rogers was an electrician. He was
so completely paralzed as to be practically
dead when he reached the hospital He
was not warned the tide was out and
dived in shallow water.
There have been Ave cases within three
years where men have broken their backs
by diving from spring boards. The po-
lice say bath-house attendants do not
bother to tell bathers whether the tide
is in or out The result is a bather dives
into is inches of water where he supposed
the water was seven feet deep
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14

ened the independence of corea and the
safety OF Japan
In support OF this claim she took a leaf
out or the book of arguments used by
Russia in 1895 when she was compelled by
Russia. supported by France and Ger
many. TO abandon the Lao Tung penin-
sula, and the Shimonasaki treaty on the
very ground that the possession OF Port
Arthur and Lao Tung threatened Corea's
independence.
These are the two main objects de-
signed Ito protect the safety OF Japan"
for which japan has fought.
TO SATISFY REVENGE.
Then might come logically Port Arthur
and the Lao Tung leases 10 satisfy the
desire for revenge, which the Japanese
nation felt on account Oh being dispoiled,
as they claimed. OF the fruits of their
victory over China in 1895. The question
OF the Chinese eastern railroad might
come next. And then before the "Spolls
OF war Japan's bin for the cost of the
war"
The only reason why the cession OF
Sakhalin might precede the bill for the
cost of the war Is the fact that Japan
has always felt that the island belonged
to her by right of discovery and conquest,
and that she had been compelled when
too weak to defend her rights to yield IL
to her adversary.
Continued on page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
PRESIDENT BUTLER'S AUDIENCE
WITH KAISER LASTS 2 HOURS

Kassel. Prussia. Aug. 1.-THE audience
OF Emperor William had by President
Nicholas Murray Butler and Dean Bur
ges OF Columbia University, New York
city, Saturday, lasted for two hours and
was concerned chiefly with the success or
the interchange OF professors between
American and German Universities.
Although President Butler and Prof.
Burgess represented Columbia alone, the
conversation covered general questions
relating 70 the universities OF both coun-
tries II was agreed that II was better
that only American professors who know
German well should lecture in German
universities and that only German profess
sors knowing English should lecture In
American institutions. No decisions, how
ever were arrived at.
DR. Studt. Prusian minister Of ecclesias-
teal affairs. instruction and medical af-
fairs, will visit the emperor at Wilhelm
shoehe and DR.. Butler and Dean Burgess
a Kassel this week 10 continue the con-
sideration OF the subject. The emperor
Dean Burgess says was most KIND ana
surprised them by his frequent use OF
everyday American expressions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
PROSECUTION OF LAM0RA
RESULT OF CONSPIRACY

Malone, y. Y, Aug. H-The friends OF
Oliver Lamora, who was a foremost op-
ponent OF William Rockefeller's Adron-
dack park. are convinced that his recent
arrest was the outcome OF a conspiracy
One night late Lamora and his friend,
Fred Mcneil, were in the home OF the
former, when rap came 10 the door.
They opened the door and saw a man
outside he showed a four sack in through
the partly opened door, saying: Take
this and Aeep quiet about IT,"
Lamora picked up the sack and the
stranger vanished The men examined
the sack and found IL contained meat.
Perhaps it's poisoned. said Mcneil.
Lamora threw the sack into a barrel OF
brine in the cellar.
The next morning Game Protector Sell
kirk and Charles Manning appeared and
searched the house. Finding the sack
Of meat I'm the cellar they arrested La
mora for having venison in his possession
in the closed season.
At n hearing before Justice Marsh OF
Tupper Lake the facts were brought out.
and Selkirk said he wished 10 discontinue
the proceeding against Lamora. Selkirk
said also that the meat found was veni-
son, and that the hair was still on the
meat. Later Justice Marsh received
letter from Chief Game Protector Pond
to the effect that the criminal prosecu-
ton OF Mr. Lamora would be dropped
and as a justice 10 take no further action
in the matter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
MANY COMPLAINTS SENT
TO INSURANCE PR0BERS

New York, Aug. 1.-Thousands of let
ters from persons who are dissatisfied
with the treatment they have received
from organizations in which they or their
legislative committee appointed TO in
legislative committee to appointed to in
vestigate the New York insurance COM
panies These epistles are being sent to
the offices of James Mexican. counsel
for the committee and each complaint
will he tabulated with the name OF the
company criticized for use in the coming
investigation.
Chairman Armstrong of the committee
will return TO New York today as will
also Mr. Mexican. They will go over the
Frick and Hendricks reports on tho
EQUITABLE Life Assurance society, rnd de-
termine upon that method by which they
may supplement the Information contain
ed i'm those documents
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
BIRTHPLACE OF LINCOLN TO
Be SOLD BY COMMISSION

Louisville. Aug. A-Abraham Lincoln's
birthplace a farmhouse. located few
miles from Hodgenville. Ky, is to be sold
at a commissioner sale on Aug. %.
.A=w-Bernette of New York city who
purchased the farm for $4,000 from Judge
J. c. Crear, was forced into bankruptcy
some time ago. Previous TO the assign
ment he had decided the farm 10 n David
Crear OF New York city. About two years
ago a suit was instituted IN the Larue
Circuit court by A. w. Linforth. trustee
in which IL was alleged that the transfer
OF the property 10 Crear was fraudulent
and therefore null and void Crear claim
ed that he held II for the Christian and
Missionary Alliance, OF which he was the
treasurer and which institution held notes
against Dennette. judgment was finally
rendered at the May term OF court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
WILL RENDER DECISION ON
VENEZUELAN CLAIMS

Northheld. VT, Aug. H-.Referee Frank
Plum.ey. 20 whom was referred for de-
cision the claim OF ss,O0O.000 made by the
French government against Venezuela,
representatives of the two governments,
Count PERTH de La Rocca and Dr. Jose
DE j. Paul
Since the arrival OF the two commits
siDncrs here the proceedings OF the meet
ing had several month ago have been
read and approved. and only Mr. Plum
ley's decision r. now needed 10 finally dis
pose Of a.. The claims made by France
are in behalf Of the citizens OF that coun-
try conducting mercantile enterprises in
Venezuela. whose property and business
was damaged during the insurrectlon OF
1901
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
JAPANESE STEAMSHIP LINE
TO RESUME OPERATIONS

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. H-The Togo
Kisen Kaisha steamship line is about TO
resume business between here and the
orient. The steamship America will leave
Yokohama for this port about Sept. l5
from which time the lines regular service
will be resumed.
The two other steamships belonging to
this company, the Nippon and the Hong
Kong. will go into service as soon as
they can be put i'm condition They have
been ou, OF commission for over a year.
Shortly after the war between Russia
and Japan broke out, these three vessels
were changed into auxiliary cruisers and
have since been in charge OF the gov
eminent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
POLICE STOP WOMEN FROM
FLIRTING WITH C0NVICTS

Trenton, n. j., Aug. H-The state
prison guards were called out today 10
.drlve away a large crowd which had
collected out OF curiosity at a disman-
tied part Of the wall 10 view the con-
victs I'm their cells. The building OF an
addition - the prison had nocessitated
the removal a. part OF the wall
w. tuc CROWD were many women anJ
s,mc Cf these had started hardk scchl,
nirtations with the men in the cells. Tho
conviCts grinned broadly and were having
an enjoyable time until the guards dis
pcrsod the crowd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
Nevada HAS
AN ACTIVE
VOLCANO

San Francisco, Cal, Aug IA special
dispatch TO The Chronicle from Reno,
New, says
A volcano throwing or molten lava and
IN active operation has been discovered
IN Nevada by Messrs. Mcclure. Wheeler
and Sommcr.s cattlemen OF Lovolock.
The volcano is located In Rye Patch.
Humboldt county. Althoug that section
has been traversed for years the crater
has just been found for the hrst time.
The men were i'm search FOR cattle when
they came upon the stream or lava ana
tracing II 90 its source. located tho vol
cano. The rocks for some distance
around were so hot that they could not
touch them with their bare hands. The
volcano IL active. This e. attestod by the
fact that the distinct rumblings accom-
pany the flow OF lava.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
RAID ON CLAIRv0YANTS AND
FORTUNE TElLERS PLANNED

Chicago. Aug. H-Chief OF Police Col.
Inns said today that a majority of ths
500 clairvoyants, palmists and fortune tell.
ers in Chicago are believed 20 be IN coll
lusion with fake mining schemes. oil In
vestment concerns and bucket shops, ana
that they received a commission for send
ing their clients 70 these places.
Beginning Tuesday night these places
are to be raided and the proprietors
prosecuted. I'VE are going TO DO busi-t
mess with them" said the chief. "r
am waiting for an opinion from the cor
poration counsel. I do not know how
many we shall raid, but all that have
been fleeing the public will be closed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14

Mr.. Potter, treasurer OF the plaintiff
corporation, said the personal property in
the Watch Hill house would not bring
more than $500 If sold a Boston expert
named Buzzen claimed that the furniture
owned by the Sullys in Watch lin was
worth only s7.3S5 1t was shown that
this expert went through the 2S rooms in
the Sully house in about 80 minutes and
then valued the personal property
Affidavits as TO the value OF the real es-
tate were read from Ralph c. Natrous of
II. w. Cooke Co, James H. Hurley OF G..
L. & II. J. Gross and Herbert l.. Dyer.
All OF these experts declared it would be
hard TO sell the Suly property. There
were few purchasers for such valuable
property the experts declared and they
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
DROWNED
when BOAT
CAPSIz!ED

Nantasket, Mass. Aug. l4-The Hun
police were notified today OF the drown
Ing Of Arthur w. Bemis. one of the ex-
ecuuve staff OF the Burrage hospital at
Bumkin Island. in Boston harbor. last
night.
Bemis and the engineer OF the hospital
were returning from Nantasket In a small
S"llboat The craft was capsized by a
suuall Both men clung 10 the boat and
for nearly two hours worked IL towards
The island by padding with their hands
Finally Mr. Bemis became exhausted
and sank. His companion was rescued
after he had been in the water about five
hours. Mr. Bemis had been connected
with the hospital since It's inception.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
WILL CONFER WITH WITTE
ON JEWISH QUESTION

Portsmouth, y. H., Aug H-Jacob
schif Of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, Oscar straus
and Isaac seligman will arrive this after
noon for an interview already arranged
with Mr.. witte on the Jewish question
IN Russia.
Mr. wtte is prepared 10 explain 10
them the attitude Of the Russian govern
ment. the present situation and the con-
templatcd changes IN existing conditions
regarding the Jews. Mr.. Schin and lis
companions will remain here over night
II IL authorltatively stated that no qu,s-
tion OF Russion loan is involved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14

thought az forced sale the land and house
would not bring over $4,000
Mr.. Crafts for the Sullys claimed the
house was worth 5000 ii having cost
that sum TO build and that as all the
plaintff corporation could possibly recov-
or was the profit on goods not yet deliv-
cred the ad damnum should be materially
reduced
Frederick Jones I'm behalf OF the plain
TN argued that the amount OF the claim
was S3l 600 and with interest added the
sum Of $4,000 named was not an excessive
attachment
Judge Baker could not say as to the
amount of damages the plaintiff might
possibly recover and as the statute gave
the right TO attach so that a creditor
might secure his claim the court could
not under the circumstances related say
the attachment was too large Judge Ba-
ker said he knew II was hard to realize
on such property as the Sunys
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
GETS INJUNCTION TO STOP
MARRIAGE OF DAUGHTER

Boone Ia. Aug H-Mrs T.. X. Hol-
lingshead has secured an injunction re-
straiuing Guy stone from marrying her
daughter, Miss Jessie Grffiths.
The order OF the court also restralns
Guy stone. or his brother Archie. from
buying clothing for the young lady or
furnishing her money The mother claim
ed that Stone attempted 20 elope with her
daughter but that she interferod
She also asserts that he wants 20 fur
nish money 20 support her daughter until
she becomes OF age and can wed him le-
gally.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
SCHOONER T0WE0 ASHORE
NEAR SUCC0NNESSETT LIGHT

Hyannis. Mass Aug. 4.-The two
masted schooner T. Towner with cargo
OF paving stones bound from Cape Ann 10
New York, went ashore during the night
on Wreck Shoals, near Succonnessett
lghtship
Today she Is in a dangerous position
with a strong northeast wind blowning.
A tug is standing by the stranded vessel
and an effort will be made 10 float her at
the noon day high tides.
Previous to grounding in Wreck Shoals,
the Towner was stranded on Horseshoe
Shoals for a short time yesterday but
got of without assistance at high tide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
cox SUES PAWT UCKET
RAILROAD co. FOR $4,000

The Pawtucket Street Railway company
is defendant in a suit to recover 5000
for personal injuries brought by Richard
Cox. AS Mr.. Cox was driving a horse
attached to tip cart on Weeden street
the 18th of last April a carelessiy man
aged car struck the cart with great
force.
Mr. Cox was thrown out of the cart
and badly injured about the back and
head. John J. Fitzgerald Is plaintiffs
attorney,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
PEACE PROSPECTS
BELIEVED To Be
MUCH BRIGHTER

Portsmouth, H, Aug 1Never since the ENJOYS
and Japan gathered prospects peace
bright as they This conjecture
based the fact that the plenotenae reached
discussion in itself hopeful sgn upon knowledge
that Russia engaged through her in efforts
money which successful would enable her pay indemnity
Japan.
Jacob H. Scif of the New York banking house of Kuhn
Co. and Messrs Saus and Segman of the banking
w. Selgman Co. expected here for
OF consulting M We and Baron Rosen negotiating
loan to the Russian government.
In the absence of authoritative subject
unofficial evidence convinced from the
first that they might ultimately be compelled
the expenditures which that nation
war.