davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
KANSAS
May ALSO
INVESTIGATE

Topeka, Kas, Teb. 20.-The state OF
Kansas may investigate the Standard oil
company's operations in this state.
The legislature may make inquiries of
congress regarding Indian territory oil
leases. state Senator Smith has prepared
a resolution providing for the appoint
rlent by the legislature OF committee to
Investigate the charges filed with the
commissioners OF corporation by the rep
resentative OF the Kansas Oil Producers
association.
The leaders i'm the legislature have plan
nco also it is said 20 demand OF the Kan
Sac delegation in congress that the foster
leases on the Usage reservation In Indian
territory be annulled on the ground that
the Standard intends 20 discriminate
against the Kansas field by securing from
:his rrrltory all OIL the company needs.
The anti-dscriminatiOn bill, which was
rassed by the senate last week and made
A special order I'm the house FOR this after
noon probably will be the last OF the
antitrust measures 10 be considered by
this session OF the legislature. This bill Is
designed 10 prevent the Standard OF COM
pany from under selling the state I'm any
locality unless tho rate there should be
tho rate throughout tho state.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.

Chief Justice Douglas and justices
Dubois and Johnson today heard the case
OF Nicola Caldlrone vs.. Frank ID. Nc
Kendall on the defendants demurrer
The defendant sued tho plaintiff in the
Sixth District court TO recover $40 06 Nc
Kendalls sheriff attached Cadarone's
real estate OF tho value Of $500 and also
attached his personal estate I'm the hands
or the Rhode Island Hospital Trust COM
pany 10 the amount~of $500 McKendall
recovered Judgment for SO g.
Caldaronc then began suit for alleged
malicious attachment for an excessive
amount lie set his damages at S5Oco.
There were four grounds OF demurrer ad-
vanced by the defendant. the fourth 0f
which was that "lt appears IN and by said
declaration that the writ complained OF
was issued out Of the district court OF
the Sixth Judicial district and no prop-
ertv or estate could be attached under
said writ 10 an amount In excess OF
$500
The court holds that only 500 was tied
up i'm the bank that tho plaintiff could
have secured an over shat sum II he de-
sired %. and hence the demurrer must be
sustained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
RUSSIAN
WORKMEN
INVITED

81. Petersburg. Feb. 2o.-senator Shid-
iovski, president CT the commission ap-
pointed by Emperor Nicholas to ascer-
tSH, the causes Of dlscontent among the
working classes. OF ST. Petersburg, I'm a
note issued today. invites the employers
and workmen TO elect representatives 20
SIT on the commission.
Factory owners and contractors en-
ploying not less than a hundred persons
arc entitled to elect Is representatives Of
the different Industries. while the work
men OF the various establishments can
chose electors who. March 2. will elect IS
delegates to serve on the commission.
Each establishment employing from 100
TO IN persons Is entitled to choose one
elector and those employing 800 90 1000
persons two electors.
Concerns employing over thousand
persons are entitled TO an elector for each
five hundred employees
Both men and women are entitled 70
vote but delegates must be men who have
worked at least n wear I'm their respective
factories and must he freely elected by
,hC workers themselves without intcrfer-
ence on the part Of the employers
The note issued by Senator Shidlovskl
guarantees the personal safety OF the del
Cgatcs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
MURDERERS
MEET DEATH
IN The CHAIR

Osslning y. Y, Feb aO.--Frank Rimi-
neri. VINO murdered Jacob Pinto,
Brooklyn Junk dealer, ana Adolph Koe-
ming. viii strangled Mrs. Mary Kaufman
to tn at her home in New York, were
put to death I'm the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison early today. Both executions
were carried out without incident.
Riminori and Pinto were rival junk
dealers I'm Brooklyn. and the murder OF
the latter was the result OF n quarrel
over the ownership OF a quantity Of old
bottles
The crime for which Koenlg paid the
penalty was committed I'm May OF last
year. According 10 the evidence brought
out at his trial, he had lived with Mrs.
Kaufman IN a West Fourteenth street
house for several weeks on the night
Of the murder the couple had been drink
ing heavily. and when tho woman refused
Koenig money. which he demanded. ne
became angry and strangled her 10 death.
lie then attempted S end his Ice by
driving a knife into his abdomen, but re-
covered.
Albert T. Patrick. the lawyer VINO IS
IN prison under sentence of death FOR the
murder OF william Marsh Rice. had re-
duested that the body of Koenlg be om-
balmed 20 lest his theory that the em-
ba lining fuid would produce congestion
OF the lungs like that produced by In
halation 81 chlorofrm tRice's lungs were
congested. IL was alleged by chlOrofrm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
NELSON
WANTS A
new TRIAL

The petitions Of John Nelson, a we'll
known politician OF this city for a new
trial and for an arrest OF judgment under
an Indictment charging him with having
received stolen property OF. the .Gorham
Manufacturing company, knowing II to
have been stolen, were submitted TO the
appellate division OF the supreme court
today on briefs. The state also sub
mitted the case against George ". Horton
on the latter's petition for new trial.
Horton is charged with having stolen a
large quantity OF silver and given II To
his brother 20 sell at Nelson's establish
ment on North Main street Jures found
both Nelson and Horton guilty.
The motion OF the defendant. Nelson, for
an arrest OF judgment charges a variance,
I'm that the Indictment charges the larceny
Of L. ounces OF silver. whereas the proof
showed the property alleged to have been
taken consisted OF four separate articles.
each OF which was commonly and prop
erly as either spoon. fork or knife blanks
and should have been so described in the
indictment
Willard r. Tanner. counsel for the de-
fCndant I'm his brief claims that larceny
must be proved as a separate crime and
was not proven. "All that was shown"
Mr.. Tanner says, was that Willis got
some silver fro%n his brother George -.
Horton; that his brother had an oppor-
tunity 10 steal silver but not an exclu-
slve ono by any means" That the COM
pany did not know that II was stolen
and the identification OF the silevr was
very doubtful.
II support OF George ". Horizons petit
ton for new trial Mr.. Tanner urged
that outlde OF the confessions Of the de-
fendant there was no evidence TO prove
the larceny. Nobody saw the silver
stolen. 70 was not missed BY the owner
tho Identification was extremely doubt
ful the defendant might have found Il or
received Il from somebody who stole II.
As there is no evidence outside OF the con-
fession the conviction Mr.. Tanner says
under the well known rule OF the criminal
law cannot be sustained.
Charles +. Stoarns. attorneys general.
when the cases werO tried argued In his
briefs that the convictions In both cases
were really justified by the law and thu
evidence and that there should be no new
trials granted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
ENTERED SUITS FOR $1,000
AGAINST INSURANCE co.

estate OF George III. Leach. late Of North
Smithfeld, has entered suit against the
Central Accident Insurance company Of
Pit'Sburg, Pa, TO recover 5000. Mr..
Leach was one OF the victims OF the
drowning accident in Nova Scotia waters
last August i'm which Mrs. Margaret r.
O'Reilly Of North Smithfield and her two
children also lost their lives.
The policy was taken out last January,
and there Is a clause i'm the policy that
the insured shall not unnecessarily expose
himself TO any risk. IT Is presumed the
company refuses payment BECAUSE of cir
cumstances surrounding the accident.
Edwin Aldrich and Ballou e. Tower are
counsel for tho administrators.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20

While the steamer Larchmont Of the
JOY line was forging her way through
the broken zee off Block Island early yes
terday morning terrible murder was
committed on that ship.
WORKED STEALTHILY.
So stealthily did the assassin do his
horrible work that none OF the othsr vas
sengers and. d. no member OF the ships
crew was made aware OF the deed
Not until the steamer had been made
fast 20 her dock near the Point street
bridge and the last passenger had crossed
the gang plank and disappeared from
view was the murder discovered.
The victim was John A. Hart, who was
at first thought to belong in New York.
but who later I'm the day was identified
as the son OF Lorin +. Hart OF 253 Buck
lin street. this city
The Joy line boats had been unable 10
make trips for several days because OF
the ice in Long Island Sound and the
forbidding condition OF Narragansett bay.
Saturday, however. It was decided 10
send the Larchmont out by the way OF
Sandy Hook. thence on the outside course
and over to Narraganseu bay. passing
between Mantauk Point and Block ISL
and.
The uncertainty OF the boat being able
to make complete trip kept the pas
senger list down 10 10. and OF these per-
sons. 30 only took state room accommoda-
tions.
WAS SEEN TO BOARD THE VESSEL
AT 6 clock, an hour before the boat
was 10 sail, a young man attired IN
rather good clothing came aboard and
paid for passage and a stateroom.
He gave his name and address 10 the
purser as John A. Hart, New York.
WENT TO STATEROOM
Half an hour later he was observed to
go 20 his stateroom, the door OF which
ne Immediately closed
After that moment nobody ever saw
John A. Hart I'm life or observed any
other person enter or leave that state
room.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20

The hall man on duty the first watch.
which runs from o'clock p. M. until
2;aO p. m, Robert r. Dickinson, coored,
came on at the latter named hour 10
relieve the watch, and as the tragedy
undoubtedly occurred when he was on
duty, interest centres about what he
saw or heard about the saloon.
WHAT DICKINSON RECALLS.
Dickinson now recalls that a man who
was in kahk uniform slept on a rug.
on the saloon floor quite near the door
OF Hart's stateroom, and that that man
did not move from that position until Z
O'Clock In the morning. when he arose
and went aft.
The trip from Beaver Tail to the dock
was necessarily slow, as the channel was
filled with floating ice.
The Larchmont reached her dock Just
before noon. the lines being made fast
at r:5o O'Clock.
All OF the passengers had been prepar-
ing 10 disemhark and no sooner was the
gang plank run out ana the door slid
back than there was a stampede for the
wharf
With but 100 passengers 10 be dlsem-
barked tho lower deck was speedily clear
ed and than the Lallmen began their
ound OF duty. ~hich called. first OF all.
for an inspection OF the staterooms and
the removal OF tho bed linen 10 the sa-
loon
Dickinson had nearly completed his tour
Cf the staterooms forward on the star
board side when he came 20 one door
which was closed and locked.
Failing TO get any response from the
supposedly sleeping occupant Dickinson
went TO the purser's office and procured
pass key.
When he opened the stateroom door
Dickinson observed that the lower berth
had been disturbed and that the upper one
VAS still occupied
This at once challenged his attention
for he had been told at the office that the
room had been lot to but one person.
He reached 10 the upper berth 60 pull
Continued on page Four.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
R. l. YACHT CLUB MEETING.

Tonight the Rhode Island Yacht club
will meet at the hall AT 4s Stow street
and transact considerable amount OF
business OF importance and at the same
place I'm one week from tonight the an
nual election Of officers will be held.
There was a nominating committee APP
pointed a. the mess dinner OF the club
which was held at the Wellington and n
is quite probable that tho committee will
rprorf tonight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
BOLTING STUDENTS APOLOGIZE.

Amherst Mass. Feb. 20 The senior
class OF the Massachusetts, Agricultural
colleges whose members last week deci-
ded 90 withdraw in a body when an
nouncement was made that three OF their
number had been suspended for disturb
ing n recitation today receded from their
position and returned to college work.
All but the three suspended members
appeared at chapel and later went TO
r. citation as usual. At the chapel an
apology was offered to tho college and
TO prof. G. =. Walker in whose depart
ment the disturbance occurred on Feb. Z
and the apology was accepted by Acting
President w. Z. Brooks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
TAUNTON GREEK PLEADS
GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER

Taunton. Mass. Feb. 2o.-Pantelaso
Calayritiuos OF this city. indicted on tho
charge Of murder I'm tho second degree
FOR the shooting 10 death OF Constantine
Chippouras I'm Taunton on March 3. 1904.
today pleaded guilty to manslaughtor I'm
the superior court
His plea was accepted and no was SEM
fenced by Justice White to not more than
lO years and not less than eight years an
state prison. Calavrtinos and Chipouras
were both members OF the local Greek
colony and quarrolled over the latter's
sister. with whom Calavritlnos was In
love
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
FLAGS HAlF-MASTED FOR
LATE SENATOR CROSBY

The national and state flags on the
State House were raised 10 half-mast
this morning in honor OF the late senator
from Newport. who died at his homo
Sunday. As his funeral services will
not be held until Wednesday and the
general assembly will not be I'm session
on that day. II is extremely likely that
a committee Will be appointed at tomor-
rows session TO attend the funeral OF
Senator Crosby
II IS also possible that suitable resOu-
tions upon his death will be presented
and that the upper branch at least will
adjourn early out OF respect
Being n holiday for the schools and
banks the State House and city Han
will also close on Wednesday aud thus
honor the memory of the Father OF His
Countrys birthday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
DESERTED FROM NAVY.

Notice has been received at Mayor Mil
lers office today that Robert A. Nc
Aree. who gave his address as l9s Charles
street, Providence, has deserted from
the L. s. s. Colorado.
Lieutenant Commander John G. Drum
by OF the United States Receiving ship
Franklin has slso annoupced that John
Curry, who says he came from Provi-
dence. has been declared a deserter since
Jan. !.
Curry enlisted at Boston. May 9Th, as
an apprentice seaman and he gave his
next OF kin as his mother. Bridget A.
Curry, of IS Whipple street He was a
painter before entering the navy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20

An official statement from the officers
OF the Erie railroad in this city said that
the train which was wrecked was com
muter's train. which ran as local from
Middletown to- Sufferin and as express
from Sufferin TO Jersey City. Near
Fairlawn all five OF the cars jumped the
track, but the locomotive remained on the
rails.
II IL supposed that the wreck was
caused by the breaking OF a flange on one
OF the car wheels.
OFFICIAL REPORT
Official reports 10 the Erie offices say
one girl was killed and q persons injured.
The train carried 80 passengers. most
OF them commuters bound to New York
for the days business.
RELIEF RUSHED TO SCENE.
Physicians were rushed to the scene OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
r. l.,
STRIKE AT
FALL RIVER

Fall River. Mass, Feb. 2O.-rhe weav-
ers employed i'm the upper weave room
OF the Barnard mill struck this morn
ing
They claim that an attempt was made
TO introduce the ten-loom system and
that weavers were TO receive no extra
compensation for the two additional
losses A meeting was held I'm the weav-
ers building at 10 o'clock and com
mittee OF FIVE. including Secretary
Whitehead OF the Weavers associst ton
was appointed TO interview the agent OF
the mill There are about $50 weayers
employed at the factory and over half
are on strike.
No attempt has been made TO change
10 ten looms in the rover weave room
and the operative there are at work.
President y. b. Borden OF the Manufac-
turers' association is agent at the Bar
nard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
NOTICE HANDED DOWN.

The following notice was handed down
10y chief Justice Douglas today: "All
cases in the hearing OF which the late
Chief Justice Tillnghast sat as one OF the
court and in wh,,h no decisions have
teen rendered. Will be called on Friday.
Feb. -. 1896 at l0 a. m for the purpose
cot ascertaining what dispositions shall be
made OF the same. Parties who go desire
may I'm open court on said Feb gath 1876
sscnt 60 rendition ~ decisions ~ their
suscs by tho surviving justices in cases
heard by three Justices
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
MURDER AND ROBBERY
ON STEAMER LARCHM0NT

While the Larchmont making Ter from New
York this city Sunday morning foul perpetrated
in of the staterooms
John A. Hart old born in North Kingsown but who
had resided here instantly
killed
The object of the pund the murderer having
Harts clothing removing place where he could search the
pockets without fear of detection.
The young mans life sacrificed for watch chain and
He bringing the latter his crippled father and
mother, who reside at 253 Buckin
There but passengers the Larcmont These left
ship Immediately half
an had elapsed the murder discovered
The police have clue TO the assassin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20

the wreck from all directions. Seven
doctors were driven in haste from Pater-
son to Fairlawn in an ambulance; six
doctors were taken from Jersey City on
n special train and FIVE went from the
same place on another train. Others
drove TO the scene from Paterson and
Hackensack.
Three relief trains were dispatched to
the scene OF the accident with all pos
sible haste, one going from Jersey City.
another from Paterson and a third from
Waldwick.
DEAD IDENTIFIED.
The dead girl was Miss Grace
Matthews OF Sufferin. n. Y. An un-
identified woman is suffering from a frac-
tured skull and will die.
II was announced at the office of ths
Erie Railroad company at II O'Clock that
the injured I'm the wreck numbered a.,
and that they were being brought TO Jer-
sey City on a relief train.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
CITY OF SANTA FE SAVED
FROM ENTIRE DESTRUCTION.

Santa Fe. y. NJ, Feb. a.-+students
from the Indian school. four miles out,
have saved Sante Fe from destruction
by fire.
Flames broke out in the finest business
building In the place, spread to other
stores. and threatened the entire COM
mercial district.
THE local firemeu called on the Indian
school for assistance. The boys dragged
a hose cart through the mud four miles,
and the fire was brought under control
after II had caused loss OF $500 Two
flremen were hurt by falling walls.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
AND INJURY
IN RAIL ACCIDENT

N. j. Feb 2oAn eastbound way the Erie
jumped the track three miles of here today One girl
killed and many persons were injured
response telephone Paterson special
the Of the
cident
reported that persons injured in the wreck Five
rolled down
Middleton flyer and
coming from Middleton to Jersey City
happened Faawn and Warren Point
the Bergin county branch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
LIGHTSHIP NO. So IS SAFE.

New Bedford Mass. Feb 20-Relief
lightship No IS. reported lost at sea.
arrived IN port this noon. having had a
three days experience buffeting against
strong head winds
Sho came IN under her own steam
with the assistance ~ United States
steamer Azales. which picked her UP 80
miles from her station.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
NO new LIGHT ON THE
SECURITIES ROBBERY

Southbridge, Mass. Feb 9o-Herman S.
Cheney, who yesterday acknowledged that
he had lost securities with a face value
Of S2S5,ooo. OF which about $4,000 worth
are negotiable. did not leave for Boston
today ON the early train.
IL was expected that he would go 10 that
city during the day. however. to consult
with his attorneys regarding plans looking
toward the recovery OF the papers. In
vestigations here are apparently at a
standgtfll
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20

Today at noon tho committee on hack
ney carriages had p meeting in the com
mittee room al city hall
Tomorrow AZ ( o'clock the committee
on education will meet in the office Of
the clerk OF committees.
Tonight at the common council Will
have its regular session.
The painters have just completed the
retouching OF the walls and ceilings of
tho mayors office and the appearance Of
the place H. much improved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
SUBMARINE MINING BOARD
FINISH INVESTIGATIONS

The army submarine mining board
which has been Investigating tho sub
marine mining defenses Of Newport har-
Dor and Narragansett bay finished it's
work today.
II is understood that they will report in
favor OF further mining the bay and
harhor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
THE MERCURY At VARIOUS POINTS

Today az Boston 81 was 2s and in New
England ranged frof four below zero In
parts of Vermont ana New Hampshire
10 - ln the southern portion. At New
York ~ was ~. Washington y. New or
leans H St Louis g. Chicago ~ St
Paul IS Denver IS. San Francisco o.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20

nave extended through eight months. In
the opinion Of tho management n IL had
taken any other stand I'm the dispute than
"a decision based on majority rule the re-
Continued on page 1--WE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
UNKNOWN SCHOONER ASHORE
OFF PROVINCETOWN, MASS.

ported here that an unknown four mast
ed schooner has been forced ashore at
North Dennis by the ice foes. Tugs
have left this port 10 investigate.
The southwestcrlv wind is driving the
ice into this hsrbor ana it U.s. feared 60
will be- entirely blockadcd before night
10 rthe lrst time this winter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
PROMINENT SPORTING MAN DEAD

Buffalo. y v. Feb 2-Cicero J. Ham
lin. founder OF the Village stock farm.
organizer of the National Trottng ASSOC
citation. and father Of tho Grand Circuit.
died early today. he was born On 1919.
Boo Austerlitzs Columbia county.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING IN IHs
NEWS.

lc per word first insertion: hc. repsaty
lwk. &c. per word: 2wks. &C. Ger words
3wks =. osr word. 1mo. Sc. per vsC& Y
X&AeA1-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-20

The man who puts off
advertising generally gets
put off Ito the side) by
the buying public.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-07

The shirt waist embroidered by Hand
always possesses a CERTAIN distinction
and elegance that separates Go from
every other sort Here Isl model that
is especially designed Tor such treat
uscnt. and includes all the nearest and
latest features. The model Ia made
from linen on which the work is exc
cutcd ln mcrcerized cotton thread and
the effect is iu every way satisfactory.
but there are other desirable materials
and the amount OF work Included in
Tho design and the selection OF the
thread are always matters ~ choice.
while linen alone. includes a variety ~
weaves and weights ANA is adapted to
many needs For the heavier waists
butcher ana etamlnc are admirable.
while for the thinner sort the hne.
lighter lawn and The ustrous Japan
Csc an are satisfactory. but cooler
weather brings other demands. and Tor
autumn wear cashmere. henrietta. dne
French flannel ana The Ike viii De
preferred by many v-arcrs