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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
ASK REPEAL
OF 8-A0UR
CANAL LAW

Washington, Jan. 17-Chlef Engineer
John r. Stevens. in charge OF the con-
struction OF the Panama canal, was be-
fore the senate committee on inter-oceanic
canals throughout yesterday. He gave
much important testimony in regard 10
labor conditions. declaring that the acts
making the Elght-Hour and the Chinese
Exclusion laws applicable 70 the canal
zone must be repealed II the situation Is
TO be met economically and the canal
built within rea sonable time
The minority report OF the consulting
board of engineers regarding the type
OF canal was not received yesterday. and
therefore Mr.. stevens will be recalled for
examination on this subject before he
sails for the isthmus
Mr. Stevens yesterday described the ne
gro laborer from Martinique and Jamaica
as shiftless and incompetent 20 such an
extent that the payment OF a small wage
for an eight-hour day is proving an ex-
travagance.
lie declared that the repeal OF the
Eight-Hour law, so far az a applies 10
the canal zone. Is a necessity and that
IL would be beneficial 20 legislate so that
the Chinese Exclusion act will not Apply
10 the zone.
lie said that such legislation would IN
no manner injure American labor. as the
latter IL UNITED FOR employment there
Denial was made by Mr. Stevens of tho
charges Of labor troubles and also that
the canal officials had Imported women
10 the zone for immoral purposes
n was his opinion that the com innission
is getting matters an shape 90 that q good
showing can Se made to congress in the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17

York, because he could not pay back to
the government the tremendous sums out
OF which the Countess de Bettancourt had
swindled him.
For years the woman. mysterious In
everything. has had some source OF In
come which has enabled her 10 live well.
to travel where she wished and TO do as
she pleased. There are stories OF great
wealth, golden boards OF her swindling
days, which she retained. There were
mysterious visitors, men and women, OF
apparent refinement and wealth, who
called upon her.
She left her apartments at 623 North
Marshall street yesterday afternoon with
a neighbor passed the time I'm shopping
and returned home In excellent health
and spirits In the evening she called In
a stenographer TO write some. letters for
her. She had bitter quarrel with her
son In the young woman's presence, and
he beat, her and tore out handfuls OF her
hair
The son then went out and bought his
mother n box OF candy. At o'clock this
morning she was found dead in chair
beside her bed.
DIR. Albert Henkle OF Thirteenth and
Spring Garden streets, wno was Mrs Nc
Murrow's closest acquaintance In Phila-
delphia. was summoned. In speaking OF
the woman and her tragic death today,
he said: II believe that Mrs. McMur-
row really was countess, or at least
held some rank I'm Spain. She had docu-
ments from the leading authorities there.
Although recently transacted much bus
mess for her outside OF my professional
attendance and visited her nearly every
day, i still am inclined to regard her as
"a woman of mystery"
As nearly as can be determined Mrs.
McMurrow, then known as Mrs. Folsom.
made her first appearance in Philadelphia
as a dishwasher I'm a boarding house in
Race street. There she met and married
John McMurrow, "A sailmaker, who board
ed In the house. About five years later
she first made known the strange tale
upon the strength OF which she afterward
borrowed sums ranging into hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars She professed TO
be heir TO a $50, 0OO,0o0 estate in Cuba
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
MANY CONSERVATIVES HELPED.
State Hospital in Adrondscks Shows Encour
aging Fisures-.loS Patients Discharged.

The trustees of the New York
State Hospital for Incipien Pull
monary tuberculosis in the Adiron-
dacks have issued their completed
statistics for the first year, which is
as follows: There were admitted
7o7 patients, more than half of
whom were incipients. There were
no deaths. OF the los patients dis
charged, ffty-two were apparently
recovered. Twenty-six arrested cases
are reported. Sixteen improved,
while eleven left without any inn
provement. The treatment consists
mainly of outdoor air, wholesome
food and rest. Patients have three
full meals and two or three lun-
cheons day, and 90 OF the los
gained an average of 1857 pounds
each. Thi. is certainly most en-
eouraging and shows that inoipient
consumptives at least can be cured.
There is another treatment perhaps
almost as good. Stay home, use
cold baths in the morning, get as
much outdoor exercise as possible,
a generous diet and the continuous
use of SCOTS Emulsion will doubt
less check the progress Of the dis
ease and may permanently cure. At
any rate it is easy to try it.
r~~-- POWNF <oo pe.rl s,,.., H. y.,.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
Two Young Men Had Jumped
a Fast Freight Train.
WERE STRUCK BY BRIDGE
Each Sustalsed Skull Fracture-0ns Be-
Isngsd In Fall River and One In
Bridgeport, Conn.,

grewsome discovery was made by Al
fred Spencer. a car inspector OF wheels
and bearings when the Boston fast
freight arrived here at 7:30 o'clock last
evening
His attention was attracted by blood
which was dripping from the top OF box
car. and making an investigation he saw
that the legs Of two men were hanging
over the side OF the car.
, The train hands were notified, ana thus
1t was ascertained that double fatality
had occurred.
The victims were well dressed Each
had come to his death by skull fracture,
caused by being struck by a bridge.
The police were notified and permission
obtained from Medical Examiner Perkins
20 lower the bodies to the roadbed, aiter
which the train proceeded westward.
The remains were easily identihed. IN
a pocket in the clothing OF one OF the
victims was found metallic key ring
plate, which bore the address OF James
Parkinson, 965 Bay street, Fall River.
Mass" on the clothing OF the other young
council, o. L. A. NJ, OF Bridgeport, Conn.
which had been issued TO Thomas Ken
nedy. the last payment OF dues carrying
him along 10 next month.
The Fail River and Bridgeport police
were communicated with. Early this
morning Paul Parkinson arrived from
Fall River and identified his brothers
body.
James Parkinson was 30 years old and
was employed as a deckhand on the coal
barge Randolph. which goes In tow from
Philadelphia TO Salem. lie was evidently
homeward bound when killed.
Medical Examiner Perkins found that
the left side OF Parkenson's head was
crushed in. The back of Kennedy's head
was broken in.
The unfortunate men boarded the train
when n was making a l0-minute stop at
ReadVille, and as soon as II started UP
probably climbed UP 10 the top OF the
car
Between that station and this city there
are several overhead bridges. AS the
grade is easy the brakemen do not make
any inspection until the train reaches
this city, when the brakes are tried.
IL was for this reason that the fact that
the men had been struck and killed by
one OF the bridges was not discovered
until the train had been brought to a stop
at the Union station.
The bodies were delivered 10 Gilbert
a. Wightman. undertakers. North Main
street.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
MIGHT CORNER
THE Wife MARKET
Interesting Possibility for Eastern
Capital In tho Orient.
SAYS Mr.. SHEHADl SHEHADI.
Well Known Syran-ameTICan Merchant Ad-
dressed CTanston ST. Baptist Mems Club
on Arabs Of the Desert
SAYS Mr.. SHEHAOI SHEHADI.

"If Rockefeller and Morgan should take
all their wealth into the Orient they
could corner the market in marriageable
women and start a woman trust also; for
in Mohammedan countries a man can
have as many wives as he can support"
said Shehadi Shehadi, the well-known
Syrian merchant lecturer OF this city dur
ing his address on "The Arab of the
Desert, His Life and Loves before the
Mems club of the Cranston Street Bap-
tist church, last night. There were ladies
present and the speaker who was clad
I'm an Oriental garb Of many hues ad-
dressed a question 10 them as 70 whether
or not they thought the Arab girl was
wiser than her sister OF the Western land.
She H. brought up 10 believe that her
mission in life is TO help man. and she
does so uncomplainlngly, doing most OF
the hard work. Caring for the hocks and
preparing meals while in time OF peace
her husband. father or brother sits in his
hut smoking and takes his coffee. She IS
content with her lot more so than is
he.
In no country do woman have so much
freedom and rights as IN this United
States OF America. but / heard Susan r.
Anthony say that Russia Is oppressed
by a Czar. but i'm America women were
oppressed by more than 100000 czars,"
meaning the men.
II a ma believer to womans rights, said
Mr.. Shehadi, THAT is all ene is entitled
to-" and he contrasted the lot OF the
present day husband with that OF the
Arab girl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
BURNS
WAS AGAIN
ELECTED

London. Jan. 1.-THE commercial heart
Of the kingdom remained faithful 10 the
Cnionist cause, the city OF London return
ing A. q. II. Gibbs and Sir Edward Clarke
with enormous majorties. approximately
10000, over their Liberal opponents. Some
Of the other Conservative London dis
tricts, like Westminster. and provincial
seats like oxford. where the working
class population is small, managed to re-
tain Unionist representatives
Otherwise the stONy OF the struggle is
repetition OF yesterdays heavily in
creased polings OF enormous labor votes
and discontinue OF the Unionists who did
not gain single seat I'm yesterdays bal
loung, but lost 22 seats 10 the Liberals
and IaDorites.
The feature OF yesterdays contests was
the fight OF John Burns the Labor leader
and president OF the local government
board, to retain his seat, the Battersea
division Of London.
The Unionists made a tremendous. but
unsuccessful, effort TO unsCat him, and
they did not hesitate 20 say that the de-
feat OF Mr. Burns, whose vitriolic attacks
upon the Unionist administration have
done so much 20 influence the workmen
voters of London, would materially help
10 remove the causes Of the downfall Of
The 247 seats already elected for the
new parliament are distributed as fol-
lows
Liberals 127 Unionists "a. Laborites 2s.
Nationalists 3S.
The solitary Unionist gain at Hastings
since the elections began is met by a
combined Liberal and Labor gain OF 50
seats. The elections in London and Liver
pool have not gone so heavily I'm favor
OF the Liberals. as did those at Manches-
ter. but several seats were won In Lon
don and two at Liverpool.
I. i. O'Connor (NationalisD was re-
elected for the Scotland division OF LIVER
pool, while at Birkenhead also the Lib
erals gained seat.
The Liberals gained seat at Edinburgh
and the Laborites at Dundee.
Defeats of former cabinet secretaries
continued TO be announced. Alfred Lyttel-
ton, colonial secretary I'm Mr.. Balfour's
cabinet. and william Hayes Fisher. hnan-
cial secretary 10 the treasury I'm 19O2-03,
being among those who lost their seats.
William Ashmead Bartlett Burdett
Coutts UnionisD managed 10 maintain
his seat for Westminster but Sir Henry
Seton -Karr was defeated at ST Helena
by Mr.. Glover, a Laborite.
There was great enthusiasm at Batter
sea last night after the poll showing John
Burns 10 be elected was announced
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17

ding bands.
fame the surface indications
les told of above.
the staff of the late John w Mackay Virginia
OF the big producers of the district
relatively the Development
recently superintendent of the Jumbo mine Godhed
produced nearly three million Of bullion In
All of gold proving
al Very few of the OF the district
grade beneath the surface relatively the period develop
the Jumbo the January the Godh Mining Company
In of these facts consider the Blizzard the equal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17

that the attorney general had practically
decided 10 bring an action against these
persons 10 recover part Of the moneys
paid 10 President McCurdy as salary and
part of the enormous commissions which
went 90 the son and son-in-law as part
ners In the general agency firm OF Ray
mond q Co.
II Is contended that the increase I'm the
elder McCurdy's salary from 5000 %
$4,000 was never authorized by COM
mttee which had standing In law. ana
that tho commissions which went 90 Ray
mond a Co. were paid under contracts
-Er4ie44-rrAF4-f-+t- uthOrizcd ~ the board
Of trustees or any commltte of the board
What the attorney general has I'm mind
In the New York Life disclosures was not
learned definitely yesterday. bat the gen
cral opinion was that he referred IN his
hurry message 20 some settlement of the
Andy Hamilton payments and the COM
tributions TO political campaign funds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
OUR ARAB COUSINS.

There are three classes OF Beduutn
Arabs he said the true B,douin. who is
constantly rowing" the semi Bedouin who
often stays as long as six months I'm
place and the Oisalaba, who descended
from the Frankish crusaders who sought
refuge in the desert after the defeats of
Crusades
The latter are your cousins and il you
have any valuables when you call on
them, you will be relieved OF the burden
They are thieves and robbers
ITO be burglar or thief II Is not nee
essary 10 be an official OF one OF the big
life insurance companies
The Arabs depend for subsistence on
their hocks and birds, and esteem dried
locusts fried in batter a great delicacy."
When they eat there is no bother about
table linen or folks; the food is served on
trays aud everyone dips with his fingers
kneelng on the right knee
The hands are cleansed by wiping on
the beard. IL one possesses such a facial
adornment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
A USEFUL GARMENT.

Speaking OF the progress OF civilizat ton
Mr. Shehadi said. while visiting his for
mer home In Mt. Lebanon. Syria he went
with 40 fellow toHnsmen- to Arab feast
and OF the forty he was the only one who
had been abroad and was likewise the
only man in coat dress. The others dress
ed in European clothes Though born in
Syria. he said, he was a true citizen OF
the United States and red. white and blue
were his colors above all others.
Speaking OF the raiment, he said the
aba or cloak had many uses. as a cloak
pillow. prayer rug, basket and blanket.
The speaker referred 10 the good points
Of the Mohammedans and said AL Isalen
was better than idolatry IL not so good as
Christianity.
Polygamy IS the cause OF the eastern
religion and no nation which practices IL
Will progress far. he said. for IL Christ
had done nothing but establish the sane
tty OF the home the Christian religion
was entitled 10 foremost place I'm the
worlds history. The Khedve OF Egypt
has one wife, his father had one but his
grandfather had enough for the whole
family. over 800 Of them. Polygamy will
always bring a curse upon man or ma
tiOn
The women are very Jealous too. and
are always hair pulling and Just imagine
what time there must be I'm their para
disc, II each man has the 70 houris prom
ised him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
STYLE DOESN'T BOTHER.

The latter has no worry of the dress
maker coming with a new style I'm sleeves.
for the garments OF men and women have
not changed since Abraham's day percep-
tiby, although there may be slight va
riations during the next 1000 years.
The Arabs are simple, primitive no.
madic people, living Just as their ances-
tors did centuries ago. with only tho
beasts, the sands OF the deserts and the
stals
II You want 10 scare n Bedouin show
him horse car and an electric car Will
frighten him into fits, but IL you have
plenty Of insane asylums, introduce him
to the automobile. To see them shooting
at one in several directions is enough to
drive anyone crazy. lac said.
The Arab he spoke of, was not he OF
the cities, but the nomadic wanderer of
the desert wastes, who travelled I'm search
OF sunshine and verdure for his horses
and herds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17

From today on The News will b. the
official medium of daily communication
between the merchants Of Providence ard
the purchaslno Dublic
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-17
SULTAN PAYS TRIBUTE.

The Arabs arc free nation and even
the sultan OF Turkey pays tribute 10 them
so they will not molest the pilgrim on
the way 10 Mecca. They hold life cheaply
and take " easily. he said. and told the
calls of the muezen TO prayer and showed
the very strenuous exercise required OF
the faithful when they pray
Mr.. shehadi was hearty applauded
and rendered a rising vote OF thanks by
the club.
Preceding the lecture was n short busi-
ness meeting at which President Wallace
l. Pond was I'm the chair.
A musical program was rendered in
Guiding selectlnns- -hX- Mr-I--G-AndaEsa4a-
tenor soloist Mr. Hathaway on the man
dolln. and Mrs clinton White soloist
Mrs. Henry Fletcher acting as accompan-
ist
Coffee. the pulverized Oriental stun. was
served with crackers and sweetmcats AMI
"a social half-hour was spent.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-07-09
MORE OREGON LAND
SHARKS TO Be TRIED
Score of indictments Include Con.
gressman Binger. Herman and
Several State Senators and
Other Officials

Portland, July 9-Between now
and the beg inning of the new year all
the indictments returned by the fed
eral grand jury up to and including
those returned at the term of last Sep
tember, will be tried out, according tc-
Assistant United States Attorney
General Francis j. Heney.
The grist includes about score of
indictments and involves in the neigh
borhood OF one hundred persons They
include Representative to Congress
Binger Hermann, State Senator Frank
lin B. Mays, state Senator George G.
Brownell. Mayor William P. Davis.
of Albany, Oregon; ex-Surveyor Cen
eral of Oregon Henry Meldrum, now
under sentence on another cnarge
United States District Attorney John
H. Hall; Harry Rees, a cashiered ar
my officer; Ex- Receiver of the General
Land office James Fl Booth, Rev.
Stephen W. Tuirell and host of 9th
els not well known outside of their
respective communities.
The Indictments charge conspiracy
to defraud tie government of public
land, conspiracy to suborn perjury
conspiracy to intimidate government
officials and witnesses, and conspiracy
to influence actions of the federal
grand jury. The most important in
dictment is known as the blue
Mountain case. "Thls is alleged to nave
been a conspiracy OF almost incredible
magnitude and to have contem plated
alleged defrauding schemes in Colo
RADIO and other states of the union be-
side region. The indictment, in
effect, charges conspiracy to have
a forest reserve established in the Blue
Mountains. a range tedIin norteast-
ern region. ::and also to acquire possess
ion of arid lands in eastern Oregon.
According to tie indictment it was
che intention to have forest reserve
located and just before the intention
of the order Withdrawing the territory
from entry was to he made to rush
locaters into the country. thus estab-
Using base for scrip which could be
exchanged for large tracts located
elsewhere.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-07-09
ENGLISH LORD WINS
AMERICAN ACTRESS

London. July Gin the face of his
father g opposition, Honorable Henry
Lyndhurst Bruce, eldest sen of Lord
Abberdare, has become engaged to
Camille Clifford, an American actress.
This lords heir is only % years of
age. Like the story of Madame Sans
Gene, by Sardou, Is the tale of Ca
mile Clifford's rise to fame. Accord
ing to historians few women of the
stage have success in such short time q
Miss Clifford. She stepped fiom be-
hind the ironing beard of Boston
laundry to an important place behind
the footlights almost in night.
Like Sans G enc she was a laund
ress; like Sardou's heroine also, it is
eaid, she owed her discovery to an act
of kindness committed IN a passing
moment. As Sans-Gene swayed min.
listers and even all emperor. 80 Miss
Clifford by her personality. swayed
managers and play wrigbts and Napo-
leans of finance to support productions
in which she was Interested. And
like Sans-Gene also, she is now to
marry in high life. The actress first
won q corner of the hearts of London
playgoers wnen she appeared in the
"Prince Of Pilson in the Gibson girl
poses. She is q great favoiite. and in
many quar- ters the heir of Lord Abber-
dare il considered . very lucky man.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-07-09
wENArcHEE, WASHINGTON. MONDAY, JULY 9, 1906

AS one stage neared che scene one
driver said to his passengers: "This
10 O holdup."
"What is holdur. driver;" ask ed
some of them. In a mufiled voice
the driver said: Hide your money
or you will soon know"
Some OF the passengers say the rob-
ber had scrubby white horse which
he tied to tree around bend in the
road on which he road away when he
was through his work.
The fellow must be local charac-
ter. He corresponds to the robber of
last season and the holdup was in
about the same place. The loca ito ,
of. the holdup may be either insMadea
or Mariposa counties. Tine sheriff
from each county is out looking for
him and the Yosemite Stage and Turn.
pike company offered reward OF $3.50
for him.
The Yosemite Is now at its best.
The water has not been so high for
years and the number OF visitors is
larger than ever this season. So the
robber must have thought ne could
get large sum of money.