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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-13
AT LEAST 3 PERISH
IN A COLLISION

New York. Feb 3At least three lives believed to have
today when vessel completely
and others had holes stove in them by boat which
running bindy fog and ramed into shipping the foot
of Twenty-hrst Manhattan.
accident pilots by heard
the crying for help Because of the
unable to until they ceased
altogether.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-13
BOYS AND GIRLS To Be
BARRED FROM DANCE HALLS

Chicago Feb. i5--Chief Of Police Collins
will issue a general order TO tho depart
ment today instructing all police officers
TO see that no boy or girl under is years
OF age Is allowed hereafter IN a puolic
dance hsilunattended by his or her par
ents
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-13
CHINESE COMMISSION ON
A VISIT TO WELLESLEY

Boston Feb. l3-The Chinese commits
sioners and members % their staff left
here today for Wellesley 20 visit We'll
lesley college. This was AZ the special
direction of the empress dowager Of
China because OF her wish 10 know some
thing ~ the higher education OF the
women Of America
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-13
GRAND LODGE, K. Of P,
N ANNUAL SESSION

The ssh annual session of the Grand lodge Knights of Pas
convened Odd o'clock this
morning Grand Chancellor William Langley presiding The first
business Importance the conferng of the grand lodge rank
upon than 40 past chancellors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-13

"PeopIe have a trick OF forget.
ting, and It's surprising how
quickly they'lI forget you and your
business n you stop advertislns."--
orlsInser. In Rhode Island Adver-
tIser.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-16

should work and another should enjoy
the benefits of his labor, have brought
this thing about. AS the home of the
erstwhile industries laboring class, East
London today should be thrifty, mod
ern community, but instead it is the
foulest and deadliest slum in the world.
The masters have steadily increased the
tasks and reduced the pay of their
slaves until they have taken all the
'grit and hope and cheer out of them.
THE DIVISIONS OF LABOR.
The divisions of labor under what is
known as the sweating system have had
most debasing influence on the lives
of the London toilers. Formerly the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-16
MUST PAY FOR THREAD.


It seems that under the system of
sweating skilled tailoress was even
charged for thread, TO be deducted from
her daily wage of thirtyone cents.
Other contractors even went so far as
to charge their helpless slaves for heat
ing the irons with which they worked
The authors of the report closed their
petition with the statement thit when
able-bodied single women were con-
fronted with the problem of earning a
livelihood by serving long hours for
such a pittanee, they must necessarily
lead hard, cherries lives, but whenever
the woman happened to be a widow
with children. it was merely a daily
fight with starvation which even the
bravest could only maintain for a short
time.
/ The trainers of this petition to par
lament called attention to the housing
evils existing among the working peo-
pie of East London. On account of the
long distances and the extremely slow
methods of transportation, it is i'm
perative for laboring man to live near
his work. On account of the dearth
of room in the congested quarters, the
over-crowding was found to be some
thing: terrible. An authority on sani-
not be more than twenty-five persons
to an acre to insure healthy conditions
in a community but in certain dis
tricts of London there are over 5000
people crowded together upon a single
acre of ground. Think of that-3000
people living where there should be
only twenty-five! If these wretched
slum jewellers were proportionately
spread out over the ground where they
live, each of them would have little
more than one square yard in which to
stand, eat. sleep and breathe.
THREE MEN IN A BED.
It seemed incredible for SO many peo-
pie to be housed in such small quarters.
until it was found that families were
letting bed space to roomers, forcing
the children to sleep under the bed or
elsewhere on the floor. Innumerable
cases were found where two or three
sets of workers occupied the same bed.
Thus crew of men composing one
shift would sleep from ten p. m. until
six a. m. Another from that time I'M
til two in the afternoon, and a third set
from two in the afternoon until ten at
night
Such abuses arose from the practice
of hastily erecting flimsy buildings
Wherever congestion or working peo-
pie occurred. Investigation showed that
dwellings for the poor had been built
over rubbish heaps in such a hurry
that the only precaution taken was to
level the piles of garbage before start
ing to build. AS soon as hot weather
came on the foul fumes of rotten cab
bage stumps and other decaying vege-
ia les buried under the foundation of
the structure, began creeping through
the floors. mounting upward through
the stairways, and penetrating all the
rooms. These deadly odors were not
So hard upon the men who We're away
at work all day. nor upon the children
who could play in the streets, but they
worked havoc among the poor women
who could not escape them day or
night. Thousands of cases of illness
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were not born in it--what could be ex
pected of thems Would they be likely
to hold hopeful or patriotic view of
life? No, the law of environment would
apply to them as well, and they would
be nothing more than wretched little
slum kids with feeble bodies and stunt
ed minds. Each generation that is born
to the hopelessness OF such conditions is
certain to show further deterioration.
This is why it is no use for the sol
diers to march or the flags to wave or
the bands to play in the Whitechapel.
Those early masters of English destiny
who decreed that there should be no
equality among men, that one man
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of making even so small a thing as a
necktie.
The scale of wages is so low that
thousands of instances are found where
able-bodied men receive as little as
four dollars per week, and the condi-
tions among female workers are even
worse. Within the last year an effort
was made to get bill through parlia-
ment, intended to relieve the plight of
the poorer laboring classes. The pro-
motors of the measure presented a re-
port which showed that female mem
bers of the tailoring, shirtmaking and
Quitting trades were working for as
little as dollar and eighty cents per
week
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shoemaker went to work with his leath
- and tools, and the result of his la
Dor was complete shoe. He could see
the article growing under his hand and
could feel pride in his workmanship.
Nowadays the task is divided among
many workers and each one is merely
a part of great machine. There are
filters and sole-makers and eyeletters
and lasters. In the garment trade there
are basters and pressers and button
holers, while the furniture trade is sub
divided into turner's, sawyers, polishers,
gilders and gluers. Trades for women
have been so divided that four or five
of them are put to work on the task
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

several editions. In order to encourage
the use of the old language of Ireland
III both writing and speaking he has
written dramas IN Gaelic and taken
parts in them himself when presented
on the stage. Personally he Is recog-
nized rs Il man of great versatility of
talent. for he is poet. playwright, critic.
actor. divinity student, orator. Journal
list, historian. linguist, translator, pro
fcssor. Archaeological. lecturer and folk
lorist.
DR.. Hyde il making II tour of the
United States and speaking in colleges
AMI before learned societies Of various
kinds. Owing In large degree to his
efforts the movement for the revival Of
the Gaelic language in Ireland now
shows some surprising results. There
are two main groups of the Celtic
t~ongnc-the Cymric. represented by the
Celtic speech Of Wales AMI Brittany.
and the Gaelic, formerly more widely
spoken. but now represented by the
Celtic speech of Ireland, Scotland aud
the Isle Of Man. Scotland. with 4
population of 4.5OO.O0O. has not in the
mainland or adjacent islands more
than S0o.0N persons who speak or II
derstand Gaelic. In Ireland. when the
census OF 1900 was taken. it was found
that u Of a population Of about 4.5OO,-
600 not more than 7OO.uN could speak
Gaelic. This was a decline Of 10000
IN ter years. The decline was due in
part to the large emigration from the
western province. the last foothold Of
the Gaelic in Ireland. Since then the
current has turned. \ few years ago
most Of those who spoke Gaelic in Ire
land could neither read it nor write it.
The system Of education ignored II, and
parents. anxious that their children
should get on in the world. banished
1t from their homes. The Gaelic
league. Of which DIR, Hyde was the
first president, has done much to
change these conditions. 1t employs
travelling teachers and in man. ways
encourages the use Of the ancient Ian
euage both in conversation and litera-
ture. Interest In the movement has eX-
tended to the United States and even
to South America. The number Of
schools in which the Gaelic language
IL taught has advanced from los In
1899 to over 5000 in 1905, and those
who can read. speak and write Gaelic
! . thus constantly increasing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

present territory. He stood there wait
ing for the word. Sturdy Republican
leaders like the late Senator Platt of
Connecticut and Senator Allison of
iowa knew that with Burton's vote to
be had for the asking they could win.
No power on earth could prevent Bur
ton from walking into the senate cham
Der and voting if he had the nerve to
brave the displcasure of the senate.
They wanted the vote, but here wa'
q senator under Indictment who had
been told to stay away from the sen
ate chamber until his ease was dccid.
ed. 1t was agreed that the dignity Of
the senate must be upheld. that IL SEN
ator under Indictment could not vote
until he was cleared, and the leaders
who were against New Mexico saw
the bill to admit that territory passed,
although the vote that would have beat
en- the project was within call. How
ever, disagreement between senate and
house resulted after all in defeating
the plan to make n new state.
Senator Thomas c. Platt, who testi-
ded regarding campaign contributions
from insurance companies before the
Armstrong committee and Is engaged
In an effort to reorganize his party in
New York, appeared very infirm when
he took the stand IN the insurance in
vestigation. When he had concluded
his testimony he was assisted from the
room by four men, and on leaving 1t
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
Dr.. Douglas Hyde
AND THE
Gaelic Revival

"HE revival Of n dead language is
usually no mean task. Those
who are seeking to revitalize the
ancient Gaelic tongue believe
that it Is not yet so dead as to make
this an inlpossibility. The arrival In
America of DR.. Douglas Hyde, the
leading exponent Of the movement, has
attracted special attention to its aims.
Much has already been accomplished in
this direction through the enthusiasm
Of Or. Hyde and the work Of the organ
izations which have come into exist
ence partly rs a result of his exertions.
DR.. Hyde Is the son Of q Protestant
clergyman, the Rev. Arthur Hyde, and
he himself has studied theology, but in
stead Of preaching the gospel has de-
voted himself to literature and scholar
ship and to the work of convincing the
Irish people and those in other coun-
tries Of Irish descent of the value of
the tongue in which their forefathers
spoke.
DR.. Hyde was educated at Trinity
college, Dublin, where in 1884 he took
the degree of bachelor of arts after an
exceptionally brilliant undergraduate
career and where he has since taken
additional degrees. Although he won
honors in German, French and Italian,
1t was the Celtic language which most
attracted him, and Oh graduation, in
stead Of making the tour Of the CONT
nent usually taken by young men of
his social position, he Travelled extern
sively in his native province, making a
study of the ancient Irish tales, songs
and folklore OF Connauglt. In this way
he was drawn into relations Of init
macy with the Irish %peasantry and
came to realize more. than ever before
the qualities for the expression of emo
ton and tenderness possessed by the
language of the past. In 1889 he pub
lished Il book of tales in the ancient
tongue, entitled 'Leabllar Sgeuluighe-
achta." The praise this received from
students of the Gaelic language en-
couraged him to write Beside the
Fire; Folklore Of the Irish Celts," 1.-THE
Love Songs Of Connaught," STORY Of
Early Irish Literature "Mediacval
Tales From the Irish and other works.
Some of these books have gone through
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AEDOs
responsible for his turning aside from
the practice of law upon his entrance
to the bar and engaging in newspaper
work instead. in which he won Il repu-
tation as Il writer on political subjects.
He took up story writing in connection
with journalism, and it was in this way
that he brought out in 1901 his most
famous work, 1.-THE Thirteenth Dis
trict," a stirring novel of politics.
A few years ago Mr.. Whitlock en-
tered upon the practice of the legal pro.
fession in Toledo. His interest in the
kind of politics represented by the late
Mayor Samuel NJ. Jones led him to
support that successful reformer with
enthusiasm. He was one of the most
trusted friends of the Golden Rule
mayor" When the latter died the cor
poration and machine politicians sup
posed that the rule Of the Golden Rule
In Toledo was Mt an end, and stocks of
public service corporations took a boom.
But Toledo had learned we'll the les
sons taught by the dead mayor, and in
the last election the novel writing law
yer. who had been nominated OH a
Golden Rule platform, rallied the indie
pendents to his support and was swept
Into Office by a large majority.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

NAA"N NNN -
visited the Philippines. At Il banquet
in Tokyo, Japan. he responded to the
toast "Vjews Of the American Congress
on the Philippine Question:" IN the
course Of which he remarked that the
congress vas made M Of 1856 human
beings and 30 senator's consequently
DO M could foretell what their views
would be.
Colonel Pete, as the congressman is
sometimes called, was once criticising
the logic Of a colleague, which remind
81 him, he declared, Of a certain SUR
geon. This surgeon" said he, lone
Saturday afternoon performed before
. large class in a fine amphitheater
some thirty swift operations. At the
end, az he vas washing his hands. a
young assistant tiptoed over to him
and whispered In his ear:
Tin the Higgins case, sir, there ap-
Gears to have been some mistake
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
MISS CARL AND TSl AN.

American Young Woman Who Paint.
ed EmprcsS DOwager Of China.
Miss Katherine Carl, whose book
with the Empress Dowager'' has Just
been issued by the Century company,
Is all American artist formerly resident
In Paris, but nov the tenant of a New
York studio. She won special fame
through her portraits of the Chinese
dowagcr empress, Isl An, and was for
lever months II resident Of the i'm
perial palace In Picking. 1t was in this
way she came to obtain the knowledge
Of Chinese customs and character and
Of the imperial family which she has
embodied in her book. Miss Carl was
born in New Orleans, spent her early
years in Memphis and eighteen years
ago accompanied her mother to Paris,
where she studied under the best artists.
Several years ago Miss Carl went to
China to visit Il brother. She met
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~ AAsS
tration that IN investigation was or
dered by congress in respect to a re-
port that a cadet named Strang had
been killed by hazing. 1t was said
that his tormentors rolled him down
hill in a barrel which had spikes drlv-
en- through its sides. 1t was proved
that the cadet did not die from such
a cause and that he had never been
hazed. 1t was also during his admin
~istratiOn that Il rebellion among the
cadets occurred. The insubordinato
students were members Of the first, or
highest. class, and their action rendered
them liable to dismissal. They We're
confined on the prison ship Santee and
deprived of all privileges until the re-
bellion was uuellel. A curious fca-
ture of 1t was their allegation that
they had rebelled because Rear AL
miral Ramsay had ordered all their
the mortar used in building a new resi-
dcnce for the superintendent. but this
was not the real reason for their action.
Poultney Bigelow, who has recently
published the fourth volume Of his his
tory Of The German Struggle For Lib
erty." has recently been in Munich in
vestigating the famous Munich week
~ Simplicissimus. This paper, edited
by Thoma, the popular author, drama
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
70 RULE By GOLDEN RULE.

Brand Wrhitlock, who Inherits the
Late Mayor Jones' Mantle.
Ohio. like Indiana, bids fair to be-
come famous for the number of its au-
thors in politics. One of these Is the
mayor elect Of Toledo, Brand Whit
lock, who Is aiding Mayor Tom John
son to round up the reform sentiment
of the Buckeye State in the conference
of mayors elect called ut Cleveland.
Mr.. W'hitlock is the author Of 1.-THE
Thirteenth District" Her Infinite Va
riety" and other stories, and he is the
man upon whom the mantle Of Golden
Rule" Jones has fallen. He was born
at Urbana in 1869 and Is the son Of a
minister, the Rev. Elias D. Whitlock.
He studied law ut Springfield, ILL.,. and
there got al insight into politics. The
political atmosphere in which he found
himself at the Illinois state capital was
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
Some Cute Sayings
By the Little Folks

GLOW do you know that you have
a soul!" asked the Sunday
- school teacher.
"'Cause," answered the small boy
In whose mind souls and hearts were
the same. Il can hear it tick"
"Now. Tommy" said the mother Of
a small boy as she paused in the dis
ciplinary slipper exercise, "what made
you eat the whole Of that pie?"
"'C-cause,"' sobbed Tommy, "you
t-told me to n-never do fittings by
h-halves."
Teacher-How many senses have we,
Harry?
Harry-Five.
Teacher-That's right. Now, John
ny, tell me how we may use them.
Johnny-To buy candy with.
Mamma-Johnny, you look as If you
had been fighting again. Have you?
Johnny-Yes, ma'am, l had to. Tom
my Jones hit me on the cheek.
Mamma--Well, you should have turn.
ed the other tAeek.
JOHNNY did, and he hit that aud
soaked me OIL the nose. Then l got
mad and licked the stuff1n' out Of him.
Chicago News.
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~ IL IS fOfOlOucn Dv
the police at Prussian railway station
bookstalls. but the moment the train
crosses the border into the next state
all the passengers clamor for copies.
Every page ia submitted to expert legal
talent in order to see how far It IL
safe to 90 and avoid arrest. but occa-
sionally IhOma goes to Jail for the
crime Of leze majesty. Mr.. Bigelow Is
especially interested in Simplicissi-
mus. MS he believes the kaiser to be
one OF the most maligned men in Eli
rope. His intimate knowledge Of the
kaiscr's real self dates back to the
days Of the Franco Prussian war. when
he was living with his tutor ut Pots
dam. and by reason Of his fathers per
sonal relations with the late Emperor
Frederick was often invited to spend
his holidays with the present emperor.
He has ever since been on terms Of
intimacy With the kaiser. At N time
thoughtless people chaffed him on
corning this comradeship until he he
came tired and irritable ut remarks Of
the kind. 1t eliminated Mt Il dinner
In Il New York club. where one Of the
guests told Il story of personality. In
the pause which followed Mr.. Rigelow
remarked:
"YOu remind me off,
"Not the Emperor William" inter
rupted the facctlous story teller.
"Oh, no." replied Mr.. Rigclow quiet
". 1.-THE kaiser IL n gentleman"
Octave Thanet was once described
"a 1.-The only female writer in America
who Is Il humorist." In private life she
Il Miss Alice French. and she lives at
Davenport. In. President Roosevelt ia
quite an admirer of her work. A DAY.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
Men and Women
WHO ARE IN
The Dispatches

TN view Of the crusade against al
legged grafters in public Office, es-
pecial interest attaches to tile case
Of United States Senator John
Ralph Burton Of Kansas. He is
charged with using his influence as q
senator in behalf Of the Rialto Grain
and Securities company Of st. Louis.
It is alleged that he interviewed In an
Improper manner to prevent proceed
ings being brought against the COM
pany by the postoflce department. He
was tried and convicted on the charge,
then procured a new trial and was
again convicted.
There Is an unwritten rule Of the
senate that a member indicted for NAL
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
Why He Didn't.

Governor Elect Guild Of Massachu-
sets, who served in the Spanish war,
tells a story Of a New York regiment,
many Of whose members were recruit
ed on the east side. They We're spoil
ing for a fight, and it became necessary
to post a sentry to preserve order.
A big, husky Bowery recruit Of pugil-
istic propensities was put on guard
outside and given special orders to see
that quiet reigned and, above all
things, If trouble came his way, not to
lose possession of his rifle.
Soon a general row began, growing in
proportions as the minutes passed. The
soldier walked his post %nervously, with
out ~interrupting, until the corporal Of
the guard appeared ON the scene with
re-enfofcements.
'Why didn't you stop this row?"
shouted the corporal.
The sentry, balancing his rifle on his
shoulder, raised his arms to the cor
rect boxing position and replied:
"Sure, phwat could l do wild this gun
In me hands ?"-New York Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03

WE DID NOT STOP To l n SONGS OR
MAKE SPEECHES"
been seeking our life for the last three
months. We did not stop to sing any
songs OF make any speeches, and by
good luck and the speed Of our cayuse
We arrived home to continue to edit the
great and only dollar family weekly.
II we couldn't shoot better than the
boys did we'd give up the business.
We We're eating dinner at the White
Eagle hotel the other day when a lit
tie shooting ARRAY occurred. A guest
named TOoley. who is from Denver,
found Il shirt button in his soup and
raised such Il row about it that mine
host could do nothing less than shoot
him through the shoulder. 1t was, as
everybody agreed, a small matter to
raise II row over. Buttons, buckles and
things Of that sort are apt to get into
the soup in the hurry and rush, and
your true gentleman will put them
In his pocket and say nothing.
Mr.. John Williams is receiving the
coincidence Of his friends because his
wife has eloped with an eastern man
who came here to see about irrigating
the desert. As this is the fourth or
9th wife who has done likewise, we
think Mr.. Williams must be used to It.
We believe he starts for st. Paul next
week to get another. n. QUAD.
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sank YEARLY into q
small chair. This
was then lifted by
the G who in this
way conveyed him
to his carriage.
Senator Plat has
a sense of humOr
that has often help
ed him out of per-
picking situations.
In the course Of his
career he has been
appealed to by all
kinds Of persons for
all kinds of fNVOrS,