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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

purpose hi young Gould was turned
down by the society.
The majority Of the mon asserted that
Could was responsible TO n very great eN-
tent for the interference Of President
Nicholas Murray Butler In the old-time
custom of hazing.
-four names i'm all were voted on
hv the Crown at the meeting. The GUS
tom "a that any man whose name is writ
ten on Ave or more ballots shall be
thrown out. according TO the black BALI
system In vogue.
or the q black votes 20 throw out some
" those who had been nominated Gould
received IA. lie was the only man out or
"a who was dropped out.
The action OF Kings Crown Is the re-
suit of what Is known ms I Kingdom
Gould Incident OF last Christmas. Gould
was walking from the college grounds %
his fraternity. the house OF Delta Kappa
Epsilon. when a Sophomore approached
him and attempted 90 get him 10 come 60
the Sophomore dinner.
Could started on n run and was chased
bv about 10 other s~econd-year men. As he
reached one Hundred and Fourteenth
street Gould drew a revolver and fired NJ
his pursuers.
The result ~ the matter was hat the
university suspended four ~ tho ring
leaders for two weeks. Tho action 81 tho
university was very distastcful 10 :he ul-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25
FUNERAL OF EDWARD BIRGE
Well Known Citizen Who Died In RosIln-
dale, Mass.

The funeral OF Edward Birge was held
AZ LOO o'clock this afternoon at Florence,
Mass. Mr.. Birgc died Wednesday night at
the home OF hts daughter, Mrs. George A.
Tyzzcr In R~oslindale, Mass. where pray
ers were said before the remains were
sent 10 Florence FOR burial.
Mr.. Birgc was for many years a fore
man az the North End y.wks OF the
American Screw company. lie was born
iu Windsor. Conn. lie came 10 Providence
in ISIS and took u deep interest In relig-
i0us affairs. He was at one time a dea-
con OF North congregational church and
later became "a member OF Benencent Con-
grogationnl church.
Mr.. BirFe leaves a widow. four sons
and two daughters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

The real estate OF the Household Sew
ing Machine Company. bounded by South
Main. WickenGen, Bridge. Lin and Cent
streets dots one. two, three and four,
some 4l,O00 square feet of land with I'M
mense street frontages, pledged without
limit or reserve OF any kind or nature
whatsoever TO the highest bona-tide bid
ders at absolute auction sale. For the
purposes OF this sale II has been surveyed
and laid out by "A civil engineer into four
lots: One lot aking most OF the South
Main street frontage and part or the
frontage on Cent street: another lot takes
most Of the Wickenden street rontage
and the remainder of the frontage on Cent
street: another lot takes about two-thirds
OF the frontage on Bridge street and the
balance of the frontage on South Main
street. and the fourth lot has a frontage
on Bridge. Link and Wickenden streets.
All are corner lots, and. with the eXcep-
ton OF Cent street, all are on important
thoroughfares. and not one has an I'M
desirable square foot.
The trunk lines of electric cars between
Providence and Fall River, sprovidence
and Taunton, the lines 10 the New York
boats. the lines between the Union Station
and the Providence. Bristol, Fall River
and Newport stations. as well as many
local lines. pass both sides OF this prop
erty.
The wharves Of the Providence and JOY
Lines to New York. the Merchant and
Miners Transportation Company, Boston
and Philadelphia s. S. Company CWinsor
Line. and the Clyde Steamship Company
are close AZ manu-. Inc pidlAN VI lHt
Providence Engineering Works, the Fuller
Iron Works. G.. c. Hicks Boiler Works
the Textile Finishing Machinery Company
are neighboring properties. The Point
street bridge. connecting the e%asterly and
westerly portions of Providence, is right
I'm front OF this property; in fact, the
property faces Bridge street; which IL the
connecting t~horoughfare and the easterly
terminal OF the bridge. At the opposite
end OF the Point street bridge are the fine
plants of the Rhode Island Company. the
Davol Rubber Company and the Nara
gansett Electric Light Company. etc, etc,
etc. Point street bridge Is now under re-
construction and is to be doubled In ca
pacity. The businers centre OF Providence,
or the corner OF Westminster and Dor
rance streets. is within 10 minutes walk
of these premises. or five minutes ride on
the street cars.
The successful uses to which the proper
" can be put. particularly OF a manufac-
turing. mercantile or storage warehouse
nature are without limit N Providence
continues TO grow. 1t Is most unusual
that so large a property In the industrial
section OF providence, surrounded as IL is
with business streets on all sides. within
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

the orders are received without s%olicita-
tion. The business can be very largely in
creased by solicitation, particularly as an
independent one. and this without adding
additional equipment. Nearly everything
Is cash within the month following de
l~iveries. The losses on book accounts are
not one-half OF one per cent.
The majority of the help have been en-
ployes from seven or eight 10 twenty-five
years. There is no question about help.
The business Is compact and all within
easy reach and control from the office.
IL has a splendid reputation and Is very
strongly established; runs smoothly. ~
perfectly organized and systematiZed
needs but reasonable supervision. and
only acknowledgement can make IL un-
profitable. Nothing need be wasted; the
sale of sawdust and shavings since Jan.
]. 1902, having amounted TO $362S.65 and
for kindling wood within the same time
S6920.95.
The equipment. which includes a COM
plete trucking and delivery outfit, COM
~P++s+RE-fsur horses, trucks, platform aud
delivery wagons, Concord wagons. carts,
sleds and harnesses. Is ample and suffi-
cien tand I'm every way adequate 10 do
the business as now constituted, or even
TO increase IL so per cent.
This branch OF the business has been
tho least important one To the owners OF
the Household Sewing Machine Com
pany: most OF their time has been given
TO the development Of the other depart
ments. 1t is certainly a modern concern
and it's reputation for being the best OF
It's kind IN TINS section cannot ne gam
said.
The business has averaged slightly more
than sl5l.0O0 a year for the past u years
and It shows a net profit for these years
OF $l3.353 per year. An inventory taken
October !, 1895. less the surplus lumber.
shows an investment OF s7s,2o25'
Foundry. Real Estate. Cabinet Works
and Lumber 10 he sold on the respective
premises. regardless OF any condition OF
the weather. on MONDAY, November p,
1905. commencing promptly at half-past
ten o'clock in the forenoon.
The machinery, personal property, en-
gines. boilers. dynamos. nickel plating
plant. gun barrels. stable equipments.
etc. etc, etc. on TUESDAY. November
y. 1905. commencing promptly at fifteen
minutes past nine o'clock in the forenoon,
regardless OF weather conditions.
illustrated catalogues I'm detail, ~descrip.
ton Of each plant, OF each parcel OF real
estate. schedules OF the machinery, sched-
ules Of the lumber, schedules OF all other
personal property, terms and conditions
OF the sale and order OF sale at oHlce
OF Auctioneers.
CHARLES A. COOPER, Hsesident.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25
The Household Cabinet
Works

have been established as a successful and
profitable industry for thirty years: have
made for more than ten years. and now
have I'm hand. contracts for making the
ing Machines: nave contracts today. and
fn-rr--
years, for making thread cabinets for the
Spool Cotton Company (J.s & =. Coats.
Ltd: having contracts now and have
had many contracts. for making spark
coil boxes for the Dow Portable Electric
Company, the American Electrical Works
M the Auto-Coil Company; have had
many orders. and now have ~uncompleted
orders for making sectional bookcases
and filing devices for Roller a. Smith.
New York. The shops are equipped TO do
cabinet work OF all kinds and OF whatever
nature, and no contract for cabinet work
of any kind that was profitable has been
turned away. Nearly all the modern and
finest buildings I'm Providence have had
their interior finish and cabinet work
by this company. namely: The Pub
lie Library, the reconstructed Supreme
Court, the Manufacturers Trust Com
pany. the finish in the r. l.. Rose store,
the Manufacturers outlet Company, the
Mechanics Bank, the American National
and the National Exchange Banks. the
mantels for the Rhode Island building at
the Worlds Fair. the residences OF Mr..
r. r. Little. eX-Mayor Olney, MIR. c. c.
Darling. the Parks home. the Chesbro
place. and r. r. Flower and the Salisbury
Memorial Libraries. New York and Con
and the summer homes OF the
Hon. Nelson w. Aldrich. e
on October l. 1905. there were $4,000 i'm
cash order in hand. and since October LIST
several thousand dollars I'm additional or
ders have been taken. The lumber to fill
all orders In hand at the time OF the
sale OF the Cabinet Works will be
stored I'm the lumber sheds Of lot FIVE and
sold as part Of the lot. Many orders are
continuous. one hardly being complete be-
fore n duplicate comes. Fifty per cent. Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25
DAILY GOSPEL MEETINGS
NEAR SOLDIERS MONUMENT

Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock and at
$3.50 I'm the afternoon open air gospel SER
vices will be conducted near the soldiers
and Sailors monument I'm Exchange place
bv 4. r. Nining The theme for the
morning discourse will be Does God
Speak to Men as lie Did In Olden
Times" A. the afternoon service the sub
Jet will be. What Is n Revival and How
Obtained7"
MONDAY services ave been conducted
daily during the last two weeks by Mr..
Ninlng and have been well attended.
Nearly Nh persons were present at the
afternoon service last Sunday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

dergradupte hody. who were.of the opin-
ion that Gould was at fault. An entire re-
vision Of the hazing system OF Columbia
was thereupon lnaugurated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

Mr.. Letters attorney announced that
be had in his possession the afridavits OF
five members Of the jury which rendered
the verdict that they had not intended
20 give a verdict against Mr.. Letter and
that the verdict was intedded 10 apply
SIS against Hoadley and Judson. Mr.
Beard said mat he would apply TO have
the verdict against MIR. Letter SET aside.
Counsel In the suit OF Willard r..
Jones e. Co, brokers. against Joseph ~.
Boadley, Joseph Letter and Cyrus Fiell
Judson. summed up yesterday, and an
adjournment was taken until Nnpn1N
when Justice Bowling will charge the
Jury.
Arson McCook Beard. counsel for Lett
e. gave notice yesterday that on Mon
day he Will apply 10 Supreme Court jus
tce Amend for an order setting aside the
verdict and judgment entered on Oct. IS
arhinst Letter as codefendaut with lIoad-
ley and Judson IN the suit Of Franklin,
Scott a. Co. brokers. to recover 5000
The verdict was for the fun amount
with interest from May !. 1902
SETTLED BY NOTEBOOK.
Attached 20 Mr.. Boards notice or mo-
ton are anidayits made by George CUTS.
John f. Mathews. Louis Beriu; Abraham
49, nAAA NNA ~ - NNLNINN" .NN
first four were Jurors in the Scott ftit,
Bertu being the foreman. while Noctscn
l. a notary before whom the adidavits
were made. Voetsch makes am indopend-
ent affidavit concerning remarks made by
another juror.
Cults. Mathews. Bertu o. Chlnchin an
agree that they were and are convinced
That Letter WAS not "A party Co tho poo
IN International Power stock. which tno
plaintiffs alleged was operated by the
three defendants Jointly. Judsob appear
Ing as the pool operator ou the brokers
books. They were all OF the opinion thot
The verdict should lie against uoadley.
but fought against Including Icitcr. until
they were told by some other Juror that
81 they I'D not agree by midnight they
would be locked up over night.
Cults. at least. by his affidavit. seems
~ have thought II better 20 agree TO
hold Letter a. a party 20 the pool. than
n be locked up all night.
Matthews sUears he did not think q YER
aict would lie against Hoadley unless
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25
KINGS CROWN SOCIETY
BlACKBAllS KINGDOM GOULD

New York. Nov, 25.-Kiugdon Gould,
son of George j. Gould. was turned dow
by Kings crown, tho general student So
ciety of Columbia College. at the annual
election OF member from the Sophomore
class.
All undergraduates are eligible To- mem
bership in the society. but ~ has been
the consistent aim OF the members 10
keep out men who might In any way he
Objectionable from the student point 81
view.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25
PLANNED A SURPRISE
PaWtuCket Couple Got Married BIZ a New
York Judge.

George Leyten and Mary Barrett. both
~ whom said they belonged In Pawtuckct
were married yesterday by Justice Her
man Joseph IN New York.
They aid they were visiting In New
York and wanted 90 surprise their rcla-
tivcs by returning to Rhode Island as
man and wife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

a few minutes walk Of the business cen
tire. within three hundred feet OF the
river, at the very entrance OF the bridge
connecting the two divisions OF the city,
divides itself into four corner lots and IL
bring.
The premises are known as the Wick
enden street and South Main street plant
OF the Household Sewing Machine Com
pany.
The section of Providence, OF which this
plant is the centre. is an exceptionally
active. Industrious and successful one.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

Letter were included. and would not have
bound Letter had he known that a YER
dict could have been rendered against
HoadleN alone.
Bcrju thought the same way ms Ma
thews, and also refers I'm his affidavit TO
a notebook kept by one OF the jurors. Any
disputed question I'm the jury room, Beriu
says. was settled by a reference TO this
notebook.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

NNoUNcEMEN OF THE PLEDGE OF THEIR SALE TO The HIGHEST BIDDERS AT ABSOLUTE AUCTION
A completes and going cabinet works in on h;A complete and going foundry plant in another
valuable city and street, ay (now used for manufacturing upose0, in five lots; mreh than
Thousand RsO lots to suit puchaST)o machinery; Y@a tools small TOOLS shahMg ETC.;
engines boilers pumps ynnnos nearly new nickel plating plant tenyfour hundred pair new gun
pig metals complete stable equipment Also more than hire" hundedh ouand feet of he
selected hard and soft n dried lumber; Also Yensns
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25
JOS. LETTER IN
BY A MISTAKE

New York, Nov. 25-The statement that Joseph Letter of Chi
cago was by mistake included in the $65,8oo verdict recently rendered
against him, Joseph H. Hoadley and Cyrus F. Judson, was made yes
terday by Mr.. Letters lawyer. This verdict was in the suit of Will
liam B. Franklin and George /. Scott to recover losses in Inter
national Power company stock and included the interest on $6s8oo.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
News from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.

A novel form of blackmail Is charged
to Fred McLauchlnn. furniture dealer
at 14I Fifty-third street. Chicago, by
Lloyd Williams. his brothcr.in.law. vii.
liams told his story to the police Of
the Hyde Park station. He was forced
by McLauchan. he said. to take care
Of the lattcr's aged mother. under PEN
atty of having his brother-in-law tell his
tWilliams) wife and employers that he
was once a criminal and served term
In the county jail. Williams earned but
I'll week. He found 1t hard to support
himself and his wife on this. without the
burden of his mothcr-in-law. He pro-
tested against McLaughlan's demands,
but the latter was obdurate. So vii.
liams took the aged woman into his home
and cared for her until 1t became impos.
pible longer to make both ends meet. He
went TO McI.auchlnn and asked for help.
This being refused. he suggested that
his mOther-in.law be sent to Dunning.
McLauchlan, Williams declares, became
incensed at this idea and declared he
would ruin Williams II he did not con.
tinue to support his mother-in-law. vii.
liams finally went to the police and
wept as he related his woes. He was
promised assistance In persuading Nc
Lauchlan to share the burden Of the aged
.wOman's support.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
COTTON CROP IS IMMENSE.
superintendcnt King Says Yiel,
Will Approach 100000 Bales,

Superintendent King Says Yield
VIII Approach 100000 Bales.
William V. King, superintendent of
the New York Cotton Exchange. has
completed his annual report of the cot.
ton crop Of the United States. the official
ending OF the crop year being Aug. 81.
According to this report, last years crop
was the largest In the history Of the
United States, approximating 14,OOO,O0O
bales. Superintendent Kings report Is
IN part as follows: in point If yield
the cotton crop Of 1OO4-5 will go Oh rec
ord as the largest ever produced In the
United States up to this date. Out of
the magnificent yield, 1864, 900 bales
nave come into sight and have been
marketed. II We add to this the amount
OF cotton held at the interior towns and
the amount which we must reasonably
suppose to be held on the plantations
we shall closely approximate a growth
OF 100000 bales" Mr.. King esti.
mates the value Of the crop Of the South
ut $3.50, OOOOOO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
TRACE OF LOST CHILD.
Mother In New York Visited by MAN
Who May L q kidpaper.

Mother In New York Visited by Man
Who May L . kidnaper.
There is a mother in little New York
home whose eyes are bright again.
bright with the hope that her long.lOst
daughter may come back to her. For
nine years the mother has wept silently.
Rollicking Rosie Cohen. in 1896 a pretty
miss of ) years old, was kidnapped by u
strange. skulking man, and until late the
other day there had been trace of neither
OF child nor abductOr. Then. without
n hint In advance. q stranger called ut
the front door, announced bluntly to the
mother he knew the whereabouts of her
precious child. thrust u recent photo.
graph of the girl into her hands and with
the remark, shes changed her name.
it's no use for you to look for her. ran
down the stairway aud disappeared. In
the winter Of 1896 the girl was playing
on the street in front of her home. when
man was seen TO creep NJ, place his
hand over the child's mouth. catch her
up In his arms and flee. The police
worked on the case for long time with
out success. The mother was heartbrok-
en- and almost gave MP hope of ever
knowing her chiid's fate. When the
man visited Mrs Cohen the other day
she began to plead with him for knowl-
edge of the girls whereabouts. but he
ran away without giving her a chance.
The police were ut once notified and are
inclined to believe that the man. having
found the mother, intends demanding a
ransom.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
HENpERsoN's MIND FAILS.
Former Speaker Said to Be In I
PItlable Condition,

Former Speaker Said to Be In a
PitIable Condition.
In his signature on warranty deed
transferring property in Waterloo. Iowa.
to ]. w. krapfel of that city the physi.
cal and mental condition Of former
Speaker Henderson IL made more mani
fest than heretofore and proves conclu.
sively that Col. Henderson Is rapidly
failing. The signature contains a bit Of
pathos and his friends fear that the end
Is not far off. The name David IL.
Henderson" Is hanked above and below
with the words his mark" On the mar
gin Of the deed It IL noted that the wit.
nesses to the signature were George w.
Kiesel, Col. Henderson's former law
partner. and Belle 8. Henderson. his
daughter. The signature shows that the
ex-Speaker Il not able In his present con-
dition to sign his name. 1t has generally
been known that he Is suffering from
paresis, but conflicting reports have come
from his bedside. From those who are
intimate with his physicians 1t Is learned
that Col. Henderson Is In a pitiable con.
dition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
FOURTEEN LIVES LOST.
Terrific Storm sweeps Lake Supe-
rior; Men and ships Lost.

Fourteen lives are known to have been
lost and three sturdy vessels were sent
to the bottom by the storm which swept
over Lake Superior Friday night and
Saturday. Seven other men are missing.
and 1t Is more than probable that when
the vessels which sought shelter wher.
ever they could find 1t are able to reach
port the tale of losses of ships will be
larger. and the death roll will total more
than score. The storm was one Of the
worst which ever swept over the lake.
Sailing vessels were completely at Its
mercy, barges were torn loose from the
steamers which towcd them. and the
largest and most modern vessels limped
into port with matches battered open. car
goes shifted and masts gone. to report
men being swept overheard in the terri.
BILE struggle with the waves.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
BLOWN TO PIECES IN BALLOON.
Aeronaut's Tragic Death at Oreen-
Vile, O., May Ee suicide.

vile, o.. May Ee suicide.
Prof. Baldwin. the aeronaut. was
blown to pieces while floating In the air
1000 feet above the heads Of the $4,000
persons who visited the county fair In
Greenville. Ohio. Thursday afternoon.
There Is possibility that Prof. Bald
wins death was a suicide. 4 few years
ago n spectator at u balloon ascension In
Illinois grabbed the bar just as the bal.
loon rose into the air. Despite the Of
forts OF the balloonist to break his grasp.
the man held on until he was sure he
would be killed If he dropped. Then he
let so and was dashed to death. II Is
limited that this was q cue to Prof. Bald.
win. His brother died in poverty In
San Antonio and the news of his death
reached him just before he went up. just
before he started his car;hward trip af-
ter every ascension Baldwin would let
OF Twenty-Five or thirty pounds of pow.
der In the shape of rockets and bombs
1t was this spectacular touch that accom-
panied his death.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
CLOUDBURST WRECKS VILLAGE.
New Berlin. N. ". Swept by Dell
uRe Which Carries Away Houses.

New Berlin. N. ". Swept by Dell
uRe Which { aries Away Houses.
The village of New Berlin. y. u. was
devastated by cloudburst at 1880
o'clock Sunday evening. In less than
thirty minutes the streams, already
swollen by an all day rain, became tor
rents, which swept buildings from their
foundations. uprooted trees. destroyed
the railroads running through the village.
and washed out great sections Of tho
roads and dozens Of bridges. In New
Berlin one large house. occupied by Mrs.
j. NJ. Deming. was washed down through
the main street and carried away. The
woman is supposed to have been drown.
ed. Three barns. a blacksmith shop. car.
riagc shop. AMI two small houses also
were washed down the main street. Pco-
pie who had gone to the Presbyterian
church to attend services were imprisoned
in church during the night. being rescued
on a raft at daylight. Edmeston and
several other small towns suffered Sc
yerCly
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09
BIO STORE MERGER REPORTED.

St. Louis Dry Goods Houses Said to
Be In $2o.ooo.oOO Combine.
Commercial tickers circulated a report
of consolidation Of the Carleton Dry
Goods Company and the Hargardine.AIc.
kittrick Dry Goods Company, both
wholesale houses, with the William Barr
Dry Goods Company. a department store
In St. Louis. 1t IL understood that tho
merger will also embrace the Scarritt
Furniture Company and tho Scruggs.
VandervOort & Barney dry goods house.
According to the report the capitaliza.
ton Of the consolidation Is to be $.U,.
100000