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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24
MISS RICHARDS
DAYS NUMBERED?
State Trustees Of Institute for the Deaf Said to have Given
Assurances That The Principal Will Be Retired After the
Present Term, and Male Successor Is Thought Likely
10 Be Appointed.

II Is stated on good authority. backed
by the opinion OF Judge Elmer j Rath-
bun, that new principal viii preside
over the state institute for the deaf after
the close OF the present term.
The state board OF trustees IL In secret
session at the state house this after
noon: and those interested would not be
surprised TO learn that the decision TO
effect change In the management OF
the institution had been made at this
meeting.
The trustees are said already to have
committed themselves TO such action at
an early date. but IL IL said announce
ment OF their action may be withheld
until the close OF the institute term
Though the bill 10 turn over the control
of the institute TO the state board ~
education and commissioners OF schools
was not reported back from the senate
committee on education in time for ac-
tion. the public hearing and the charges
that were brought out at that time as
well az at the subsequent meetings Of the
trustees. are expected TO produce strik-
ing results and real reform
The hna! meeting for the investigate
on the part Of the trustees was held on
Saturday OF last week, at the Office OF
the governor. and the evidence both pro
and con was all presented at that time.
There only remained for the trustees
10 meet this afternoon 10 take whatever
action they might see At.
According 10 the statements OF Judge
Elmer j. Rathbun, who was chiefly In
strumental I'm bringing the charges and
the conditions 10 light. enough evidence
was adduced a. ne various hearings and
from the admission Of Miss Richards her
self on the stand under cross -examinat tion
TO secure tho pr mise that another prin-
cpal Will be selected at or before the
close OF the present term.
Judge Rathbun stated TO a News re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24
OBSERVING ANNIVERSARY
Of PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Philadelphia, April 24.-Delegates from
England. ireland. Scotland and Wales and
here, participating I'm the two hundredth
anniversary OF the organization of the
Presbyterian church.
- ne opening services were held In the
f1rst Presbyterian church, Rev Or, Ed
ing. 80 Pi'9'
- me speakers review the progress of the
fresDyterlan- church ia tl4e- United states
s'ISe sIi the establishment OF the presbytery.
Addresses were made by Rev. br. Wilils ~
Hehry Roberts, stated clerk OF the general
assembly, on The Period OF Isolated
Ceehgregations and the General Presbytery
llol4-ltlt) Rev. DIR. Henry g McCook
on The Period Of the General SYNOD
Hilt-l'A)' Rev Dr. John De witt of
nrlnceton Theological seminary on "The
rerloa ia, OF the General Assembly Q7Sg-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24
DEEP SEATED COLDS
And After Effects Of GRIPPE and TYPHOID
Cured With Brazilian Balm.

done me more good than all the other medi.
cines have ever taken put together. Deep
seated colds in this climate believe are the
chief cause Of sickness. They go all through
the system, producing pains, rheumatism, tor
pid liver and soon you are all broken down,
good for nothing and an easy prey to disease.
Brazilian Balm goes to the spot, makes a
radical cure and the only thing I ever saw
that would touch it. Three years ago had
Typhoid Fever. It left me with severe pain
in my chest and still very miserable; also
had bad cough. The excruciating pain
seemed to be in my breast bone. Hurt me to
swallow or take deep breath. Doctor gave
me medicine but it only made me worse. My
head and chest seemed hollow. Finally
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24
BANK VAULTS ALL RIGHT.

safe expert after examining safes and
vaults In many buildings in the burnt
district says that the vaults OF the bank
are all right. but II Will be several days
before they can be opened on account or
the heat. The safes that are covered by
debris Will not be opened until perfectly
oil
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24

The Line Point batteries stand out on an
immense blun towering hundreds OF feet
above the bay. The shock here was ex-
ceedingly heavy and Is believed TO have
injured the fortihcations at this point
mora than plgewheTe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24

friend gave bottle Brazilian Balm saying would help
anything would And you only
vanished all dreadful feelings and
have returned to this day. have since recommended it
all the
wonderful wish Toxic0la
Tablets the Spring Fall medicine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24
The FIELD - OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
ence street
Carpenters ~. Labor Temple
Steam Filters Labor Temple.
Carpenters 1893. Spruce street.
Machinists. Labor Temple.
Blacksmiths. Westminster street.
Building Laborers. Labor Temple.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24

Continued
the Walls OF the pacements bear unmSakabe evidence OF having
been given bad shaking
Conditions said be equally bad the Notifications back
OF Old Fort Point AS the I7-inch both
sides OF the Gate constituting the main defense practically
less They weigh many EACH but their adjustment upon their
carriage delicate that OF a watch
The earthquake destroyed this and though the damage
repaired will take considerable much labor before
big guns condition do the execution they intended
to do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24
SANITY QUESTIONED.

Some excitement was caused at pollce
headquarters yesterday by the wild be-
havior of a private of the state militia
who attempted To shoot Harry Nichols
and was suspected OF having planned the
assassination OF Chief Dunn. The soldier,
whose name Is Thomas II. McGinn. is now
under arrest at his regimental headquar-
ters and will be held until his sanity can
be investigated.
Chief OF Police Dinan in order TO check
any 'Care,sssness with firearms, has issued
the following order TO company CJilnand-
Grs. owing 10 the carelessneJs uf per
sons granted the privilege or carrying
firearms YOU are Instructed TO have the
officers OF your commands notify said per-
so;s 20 discontinue carrying weaIons OF
oay description as 1t Is entirely unneces-
There Is no lawlessness or trouble OF
any kind 10 be feared at this time"
The Mutual idfe Insurance company
Montgomery street Sacramento and Com
nerCial streets. bigger and better build
ing. II will cover the whole frontage OF
the block on Montgomery street instead
OF a corner Of the lot as heretofore.
CHINATOWN OBLITERATED.
The big fire has obliterated Chinatown
from san Francisco forever. Mayor
Schmitz informed Chief of Police Dinan
last night that oil OF the Chinese now in
the city would be collected and placed
in and near Fontanas warehouses near
Fort Mason and that the new Chinatown
would be located atHent-r1 Point on
the southern extremity OF the county on
the bay shore. II is several miles distant
from the cid Chinatown.
RAPIDLY LEAVING THE PARK.
The refugees are rapidly thinning out
of Golden Gate Park and the Pan
Handle. The police estimated that
1000 persons left the park yesterday
and there are about 5000 left. The rain hau
little depressing effect on the spirits OF
the people seeking shelter I'm the tenta
A company OF soldiers was sent from
Fort Mason this morning 10 guard the
wants at Masonic cemetery where the pa
ers from the Hall OF Records are stored
All the records there were saved hut
those in the county clerks office were
lost
The teachers, principals, superintend-
ents and the board OF education are ready
for work Buildings or tents suitable for
school purposes will be provided I'm the
near future. and Just rs soon as they are
ready school will begin.
TO REDEEM PAY CHECKS.
At conference at Oakland Mole yester-
day w. II Hartman, president OF the
Southern Pacific and his leading officials
decided to have $4,000 IN cash placed at
the command OF the company at Oakland
for the immediate payment Of all out
standing pay checks and vouchers today.
The Southern Pacific usually pays In
checks. but MIR. Hartman realizing that
cash IL needed under the present condi-
tions. made provision to pay in that man.
ner. Something like Sl2O 900 will be paid
out in cash In Oakland at the rate OF $S9,-
600 or So, 900 a day
The Alaska Packers association has re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24

to Republican chances IN the election OF
n United States senator at the next ses-
sion OF the legislature
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24

sumed business on Stuart wharf, where
the loading OF is ships viii begin at once.
Three thousand persons can get work IN
the Alaskan canneries according 10 the
statement OF an officer OF the company.
The Pacific Coast company's steamship
City OF Puebla, which was sunk at the
Union Iron Works by the Trembler, will
be raised in a few days. The steamer CO.
lumbia, Portland, was shaken badly by
the earthquake and greatly damaged.
The sailing OF the liner Sonoma for Aus
tralia and the Mongolia for the Orient
has been indefinitely postponed.
The total amount OF the relief fund col
. lected TO date is $s,t70370.
COMPARATIVE COMFORT.
Following the rain which fell Sunday
night and yesterday. greatly intensifying
the misery and suffering OF the homeless
people, last night was one OF comparative
comfort and OF greatly improved condl-
tions. The night was close Marin-and
balmy and there was less suffering among
the thousands OF refugees camped under
the blue canopy than at any time since
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24

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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13
DEEDS OF 1877 DISCOVERED
Five shillings Paid for $50 Acres Of
Land 172 Years Ago-Papers
from England.

Orange, N. J.-Throush the death OF
his aunt. Miss Sarah Amanda Linds-
Icy, who resided in the old Lindsey
homestead at New Vernon, Morris
county, Foster H. Lindsey has come
into possession OF two old deeds con-
veying lands ct Hanover, Hunterdon
county, dated the first year of the
reign Of George II. of Great Britain
October 8, 17e7, and October 4, 1921
The deeds are plainly written on
either side OF parchment, and are in
good condition.
The indentures are made by John
Afford, of Milford, county OF Middle
sex and province Of Massachusetts, bay
in New England, OF the first part, and
Stephen Tuttle, Of Newark, now Of
Hanover, in the county Of Hunterdor
and western division Of the province
of New jersey, of the second part The
first deed conveyed ESQ acres of lant
in Hanover, between the Whippany
and Passaic rivers, and the other 24s
acres adjoining. Five shillings il
named as the consideration in the frs
case, and ss2 in the other. BY pow
er of attorney both deeds were exc
cuted by John Hayward, James CODE
and John Lindsey. The village o.
New Vernon now occupies part o
these parcels.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13
FIND A "BoTToMLEss" PIT
Railroad Builders Are Confronted
with Serious Problem Near
Hammond, Ind.

Hammond, Ipd.-Ten miles from
here civil engineers have discovered
what they fear must be bottopless
pit. 1t is alongside the right of way
of the new railroad line which the Big
Four system plans to use as its ap-
proach to Chicago.
For three months or longer en-
ployes have been trying in vain to fill
up the big hole. The land thereabouts
is rather swampy, but it was thought
that sufficient deposits of dirt would
bring it up to grade. All went we'll I'M
til the laborers began dumping earth
at the point which turns out seeming
ly to be the entrance OF the bottom
less pit"
Car after car Of dirt was emptied
into the hole The widest guess two
months ago was that 10000 cubic
yards of filler would solve the diff
Guilty. But it dida't. The employees
worked on, and have put over 10000
cubic yards into the hole, ami there is
no end of the task in sight. The dirt
sinks into mysterious depths as fast
as it is deposited.
1t Is the theory of the engineers that
there is sloping clay bed down which
the dir. slips. pressed on by new
weight above, Soundings of AZ feet
have been made without reaching bot
tom.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13
SONG HEN MAKES TROUBLE
Sang "Marseillaise" Instead of the
Irish National Hymn at Func-
ton Arousing Ire.

Burlington, Vt.-Frank Andrews, q
resident of Front street, in this city,
is the owner of hen for which he
has been offered q fabulous price,
when the price of ordinary hens is
considered This hen is singer, hence
its value. The hen developed It's
vocal cords when . young chicken, and
now when Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews takes
it in his or her hands and tells it TO
sing 1t will chrip away as though sing
ing. rather than laying eggs. was its
regular occupation.
I The hen was the unsuspscting cause
of quarrel recently. A few friends
had gathered at the Andrews home
stead and the singing hen was shown.
Among the number was Walter Muir
ply. He heard the hen sing, and
finally asked to have it give an irish
air. He was asked what he would
have the hen sing. and he called for
the Irish National Hymn"
The hen was told to sing, but in
stead Of the Irish song Murphy de-
sired, the hen was singing the Mar
seillaise." Some OF those who repre-.
scented the French faction took of.
Tense at this, and = row without SO.
rious results followed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13
return to the monkey character, and

return to the monkey character, and
chatter, and pa put my monkey mask
on me, but | struck right there, and
pulled it of, and told him and the
managers that | would not play mon.
key any more with tail pinned to
my spine, my stomach full of cayenne
pepper and my nostrils full of Scotch
snuff, and my face all puckered up
with persimmons.
The crowd yelled: Fraud! Fraud!
Kill the bald-headed old man who is
the father of the monkey" and they
were making rush to clean out the
Show when the dressing-room door
opened to let the hippodrome chariot
! racers out, and the way the chariots
scattered the crowd was a caution.
That saved us from serious trouble,
for the chariots run over lot of ne
groes, which pleased the audience, and
they let us off without killing us.
They got me back to the dressing-room
and had to take a pair of pinchers to
get that safety-pin out of my spine,
and on the way to the dressing-room
some one walked on my monkey tail
| and pulled it off, and that was dead
| loss. Pa sat by me and famed me.
cause l was faint, and then he said:
| my boy, you played your part we'll,
| until the persimmon hit you, and
| then you forgot that you were an
actor, and became yourself, and
don't blame you for wanting to punch
that boy who called you little mig.
ger, and said l was your pa. After
| this chariot race is over we will 60
around in front of the seats, and find
the boy, and you can do him up
Your monkey business was the fea
ture of the show to-day"
We went out and found a boy that
looked like the one that sassed me
but he must have been his big broth
or, cause when 1 went up to him
and swatted him in the nose, he gave
me black eye, and l am sight.
That evening, at the performance
| we cut out the educated ourang ou
tang, and the lawyer we met on the
cars came to the show, and said we
would all be arrested for not perform
ing all we advertised, but he could
settle 1t for a hundred dollars, ant
pa paid him the money, and he wen
out and got jag and came in thu
show and was going to make trouble
when pa took him to the cage wher'
the 40-foot boaconstrictor was uncoil
ing itself, and the Virginian got on,
look at the snake and went through
the side of the tent yelling: "I've go
'em again, Catch me, somebody"
We got out of town before morning
and nobody was arrested, except thu
negroes that got run over in tn
chariot race.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13

AA0 4ASSpG4 WIN oAA1So LIZ
and If any nan about our Show should
fail to be polite to the white peop'e
they would be shot or lynched, but if
we wanted to shoot niggers the game
laws were not very strict about it,
cause the open season on nig3ers run
they year around, but you couldn't shoot
white people only two lion,ns in the
year. He said another thing that
scared pa and the managers. He said
If a travelling show did not perform all
it advertised the owners were liable
to go to state prison for 20 years, and
that each town had men on the look
out to see that shows d.4n't advertise
what they didn't carry out.
Pa and the managers held consul
tation, and couldn't find that we ad-
vertised anything that we didn't have,
except the ourang outang that we took
on at New York, which eats and
dresses like man, cause that animal
got whooping cough in Delaware and
had to be sent to a hospital, but we
heard he was we'll again and would
Join the show in a week. Pa asked the
Richmond lawyer how 1t would be If
One of the animals that was advertised
vas sick and couldn't perform, and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13

key in the known woTIo, wou1u now
entertain the most select audience that
had ever been under the tent Then
l was dragged into the ring and put
on the platform.
They didn't put on my dress clothes
at first, but had a little screen on the
platform for me to go behind to dress,
and l appeared first in the natural
state of the ourang outang. with suit
of buffalo robe stuff that looked exact
ly like big monkey. l bowed and
the audience cheered, and l stood on
my hands and scratched at an imagi-
nary flea, and pa, who was leaning
against the platform, whispered to me
that was making the hit of the sea.
son.
Then the attendants set the table
and the keeper took me behind the
screen and dressed me, and the old
/ the management had found by expert.
ence that after the ourang outang had
been trained to eat like man and
wear mems clothes, that his tail was
in the way, so at great expense tbs
management had caused Dennis tail
to be amputated at New York hos
pital, and while we always carry the
tail along, it was only used when a
critical audience demanded it. but il
this refined audience so desired the
tail would be attached to the intelli-
gent animal.
The crowd yelled: Pin on the tail;
the tail goes with the hide" and the
trainer began to pin it on. Say.
| could have killed that trainer He run
that safety pin about an inch into my
spine, and jumped into the air about
four feet, and was going to use a cusa
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13
AN oLD-TIME FIRE COMPANY
Recalled by Finding Leather Hell
meta Sack and Bucket Bri
gade at Hartford, Conn.

Hartford, Coma fireman's helmet,
a relic of 60 years ago, when fires here
were fought by hand bucket brigade,
was unearthed here in pile of rub
bish. Workmen were busy tearing
down part of the old Brewer house
when Thomas Hahn found the old
leather helmet.
The old headpiece is fairly we'll pre-
served, except that the dragons head
which makes the top, needs polishing
On the front is a representation of a
lire bucket, beneath which is the in.
scription "Hylas, S. & B." On the
back it reads "Organlzed 1889"
According to ex-Chief Henry j
Eaton, of the Hartford fire department
the helmet belonged to a member OF
the Hylas Sack and Bucket company
which was organized in this city OF
February 81. 1885, John d. Russ was
the foreman and the company had Al
members.
According to the old records of the
city, the company did splendid duty
especially in the line of parades. Nc
parade was too small for the fire lads
to miss, and they marched and coun
termarched all over the city on every
invitation. The members took part il
the parade at the time of the f,lnera
of President Harrison in 1913.
The company continued to do activ
duty until December, 1854, when tn,
present paid fire department succeeded
1t. Four Of its members are still liv
Ing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13

word that | learned IN EnlladsI-h a.
but had presence of mind enough to
grunt just as Dennis used to, and chat,
ter like monkey, and the day was
saved. The tail was on and | turned
my back to show that it was on
straight, like woman's hat. when pa
said TO hurry the performance to g
conclusion, because he could see thai
there was a spirit of unrest in the au.
dience. ana he would not be surprised
fool forgot to put on my tail. He led
me out and / sat up to the table,
hitched up my cuffs. put napkin I'M
der my chin, took a knife and fork
and began to eat, just like human
being. The audience cheered, and
the circus people crowded around and
said was just as good as Dennis him.
self. went through the whole of Dem
MIS- performance and never skipped a
note, until smart white man yelled:
Where Is the tail of your ourang
outang?" and the crowd began to be
suspicious, and more than thousand
yelled: There is no tail on your
monkey"
That ratified the trainer and he re.
membered that he had forgotten to pin
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-13
BY MEAD PUBLISHING CO,
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
INHERITS GEMS IN MAINE.
Miss Hamlin's Notable Collection Of
Tourmalines and Beryls-Most
Precious Stones Known.

Bangor, Me.-By the death of DR..
Augustus Choate Hamlin, Miss Elinor
Cutting Hamlin, of Brookline. Mass,
who is his only direct descendant, will
come into possession of notable coll
lection of Maine gems, in addition to
famous necklace which she has. and
which, it is said, cannot be duplicated
in any museum in Europe.
This necklace is of Maine tour
malines, and includes some of the
finest of those gems which have been
taken from Mount Mica, Maine. since
the discovery in 1920 of this mine Of
precious gems by E. l.. Hamlin and
his brother, Hannibal Hamlin, at one
time vice president of the United
States. In the necklace is the first
gem found by them "a years ago.
The necklace is composed of II
large tourmalines, ranging from three
to 80 carats, each attached to a
chain of gold, and arranged SO that
they can be detached at will, and their
places taken by others of different
sizes.
In the set are 80 additional stones,
many being mounted with white tour
malines and beryls. There are also
cross and two eardrops, the former
composed of six of the finest tour
malines yet found, the stones being
about three carats, and each of various
colors The eardrops are of green
and pink tourmalines, set with white
beryls.
Many of these stones were exhibit
ed by Gen. William B. Franklin com
missioner at the Paris exposition in
1889, and they were also shown in the
display of American gems at the
worlds fair in Chicago.
There are several fine collections II
Maine outside Of the Hamlin family
and within the last few years loca
pride in the resources of the state, par
ticularly in.regard to Its gems, has be
come SO great that in many villages
and towns the women will not wea
any other ornament.