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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
SHORT CIRCUIT
CAUSES T|E-UP
IN THE SUBWAY

Boston, June 7.-Through the uncon-
trollable pranks OF the electric current
that supplies motive power for the ele-
waited railway trains thousands OF per-
sons were delayed In getting 10 their
homes last evening at the close OF their
days work. three persons were slightly
Injured. several iremen received severe
shocks. hundreds Of people were badly
frightened and al transportation service
through the subway was shut of for
nearly two hours.
The trouble occurred at the Boylston
street station of the subway. under the
southeast corner or Boston Common. Two
OF the elevated roads power cables be-
came short-circuited and an explosion fol-
lowed.
The cables began TO burn and the sub
way quickly filled wits smoke. All ele-
waited trains running through the subway
came 70 standstill and were unable TO
proceed for nearly two hours.
The surface cars, however, continued 10
enter tho subway from the Public Garden
for some time. The smoke was so dense
that by the time the surface cars had
reached the Boyhton street station the
passengers had great difficulty In breath
Ing. and many OF them were nearly ex-
hausted when they staggered. blinded and
choking, up the exit stairs 10 the outer
world.
Finally the surface cars ceased running
through the subway. and a company OF
moned from a neighboring Are station.
The subway is equipped with hose but
the instant the water was turned on
the burning cables. every man who had
hold OF the hose received a severe shock.
Just about this time another explosion
occurred in manhole near the corner OF
fremont and Eliot streets.
Chief Mullen led a party OF nremen TO
the spot. Here the burning cables had
set flre to a pile OF newspapers that had
been thrown through a grating from the
street above.
Near this spot is a large steel ventilat-
ing fan and In leaning against the fan
Chief Mullen was knocked down by an
electric shock. He was not seriously in
jured.
Three manholes at the Pleasant street
entrance 10 the subway were the next 10
be affected. explosions occurring in all OF
them.
When the manholes blew out three per-
sons were slightly Injured Max Traut-
man. 10-year-old newsboy. was burned
about the head; Andrew Reed OF Apple
verely bruised, and Miss Anna O'Donnell
was knocked down and hurt by an iron
gate as IL was blown OF its hinges
Several windows In the neighborhood
were shattered and delivery wagon was
wrecked.
There was more trouble at Boylston
street station before repairs could be
made, four large switch boxes blowing
out
At 7:l0 p. m. little less than two hours
from the time OF the hrst explosion, the
cars and trains were again running
through the subway
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
FINDERS AND DOERS"
FOURTH anniversary

THE Finding and Doing Home
Circle observed its fourth anniversary
yesterday afternoon at the home OF the
president. Mrs. Bradford F. Pierce on
Tobey street.
Guests representing local societies
were present. among who mwere Mrs
W. H Bowen. Mrs. Adrian Mathews,
Mrs. William Porter, Mrs. r l.. Cheney.
Mrs. s. X. Hartman and Mrs. Hitch
cock.
The membership includes the presi-
dent. Mrs. r. F. Pierce Mrs. Frank p
Day. Mrs. Miles A. Glidden, Mrs. W. H.
Williams. Mrs. Elton Briggs. Mr.. Mar
tin Mckenzie, Mrs. Henry Fuller Mrs
George eager. Mrs. James Potter. Mrs
VIII Sherman. Mrs. Henry LangstafY
Mrs. Herbert Emmons, Mrs. w Her
bert Hall, Mrs. George Langstar, Mrs
John J. Otis. Mrs. Katherine Ross, Mrs
Henry Prev. Miss Eva Brooks and Miss
Jessie Coria.
The rooms were TASTEFUL decorated
with daisies and syringa. and refresh
ments were served.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
Mr.. FOSTER TO REPRESENT
CHINA AT PEACE C0NFE Renee

Washington, June Just before leav-
ing for his summer home at Henderson
Harbor, y. Y, the Hon. j. W. Foster
former secretary of state, received notice
OF his appointment by the Chinese gov
eminent as one OF its delegates to a sec
ond Hague peace conference. which is
expected to convene In May, 1907
Mr.. Fosters colleague will probably be
either the Chinese minister TO the Meth
erlands or Mr.. Wang, Chinese minister
to London, who was member of the
imperial Chinese commission that visited
the United states in 1905.
In 1925 Mr.. Foster served the Chinese
government as adviser TO Ia Hung Chang
in the peace negotiations with Japan, and
by reason of his previous acquaintance
with the Japanese ENJOYS was largely in
strumental in securing the very consd-
proposed by the victors as the basis for
peace
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07

What Andrew C. Fields has told or is
willing 10 tell as 10 all he knows about
the payment OF money 10 Legislators who
got IL and who authorized the payments.
was the most interes ting disclosure yes
terday.
II is known that District Attorney
Jerome had in his possession evidence TO
show that governors, legislators and state
euperintendents of insurance all over the
country got money from the Mutual
Corroborated by the testimony OF Law
dence and Rogers 7s 10 the money that
was paid 10 Fields for legislative and
other purposes through the Lawrence
company. the testimony OF Fields Is ex-
pected to cause sensa ton.
A DEAL MADE.
There was some surprise that District
Attorney Jerome has promised immunity
20 60 many persons involved in the af-
fairs Of the Mutual II was explained
however. that without their testimony IL
would be impossible TO convict any OF
the officials OF the company.
All that remains for the grand jury TO
do is 10 put the finishing touches on Its
work and file indictments. AS a matter
OF fact, preparations were made yester-
day for the drawing oS the indictments.
II is known that this grand jury Will
file several indictments. but X IL under
stood that they will all be directed
against one man-an official high up In
the former management OF the Mutual
The principal indictment will be for for
gerry and there will be other indictments
Robert Olyphant who was the chairman
OF the expenditure committee OF the
Mutual. will not be charged with any
crime. 1t was the expenditures committee
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
CANF|ELD ANGRY
BECAUSE Of THE
JURY'S VERDICT

New York. June 7.-Richard A. Canfeld'
gambler. philosopher and art collector,
feels very sore over the jury Neroict
against him in the suit brought by John
A. Delahunty. his former lawyer. for SER
vices rendered.
He felt sore enough yesterday TO ex-
press himself In language more Yigorous
than polite And IL is one OF Canheld
boasts that he is always polite.
Another boast Of his is that he has
never told wilful lie. And he feels that
by its verdict the jury took the ground
that he was not telling the truth on the
witness stand His feelings on this sub
ject may be summed up in this express
sion OF his:
II don't believe any man who knows
me, or who has come into intimate con-
tact with me. could believe that anyone
who contradicts me can be telling the
truth"
ing other persons by the name which he
does not care TO have applied TO him.
self. His animosity against lawyers and
lawyers lawyers is outspoken.
Particularly is he resentful against Ed
mund L. Mooney, who cross examined
him Moneys chief fault seemed 10 be
I'm his denunciation of Garfield in his sum-
ming up as "welcher,' "per1urer' and
a "fakir"
or himself Garfield said after express
ing some doubts OF the rectitude OF Dis
trict Attorney Jerome:
II have made IL a rule TO look at my
self In the mirror every morning. and /
feel that II can look in my own eyes
and be satisfied with the examination /
have no reason 10 regret anything l
have done. That Is my personal stand
Ar rother thing the retired gambler said
was that in comparison with his busi-
ness the stock market was a far better
gamble. He said the broker has double
cent, coming and going. whether you
win or lose.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
PROVIDENCE PEOPLE PRESENT
AT WEDDING IN HARTFORD

Miss Elsie Horton Lincoln. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Miles Lin
coin, was married yesterday in Hart
ford TO Bertrand Rockwell Clarke Of
Kansas City, Mo. by the Rev George
T. Linsley.
Among guests were Mr.. and -AEsr
Albert Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hor-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs II. ]. Horton Of
Providence, Y. |.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
BASSETT PUPIL s RECITAL

Pupils OF Mrs. May Belle G.. Bassett
gave an enjoyable recital last evening at
los Ocean street The participants were
Dorothy Smith. Mildred Shearman Gladys
Swan. Elsie Seley. Hope Stalker. Ruth
Madison. Ethel Farnham. Louis Ide.
Florence Nell Bertha Solothurman.
Florence Tromans Bertha Scattergood
Ruth Bjorkharl and Ruth Madison.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
REPUBLICANS CARRIED
NORTH JAMESTOWN

At yesterday election in North
Kingstown. while electing the Re
publican ticket, cast one OF the small
est votes in number OF years. The
officers elected were as follows:
Moderator, George A. Adams: town
clerk, Thomas J. Pierce, r.. D.. town
council. No. l, William p. Hambly. No.
2 John f. Jenkins. No. Martin L..
Saunders. No NJ. NJ Reynolds. No s
A. F. Ellsworth; assessor OF taxes for
three years, Edgar @. Logan: town
treasurer. Charles Stofford, r.; justices
OF the peace. No. 1 W. s. Watson, 40.
2 II. s. Congdon, No. 3 s. ]. Kelly.
No ]. F. Carson. No. @. II. Brown:
town sergeant Peter S. Ryrnes
Thomas W. u. Rathbun and Thaddeus
w. Hunt were elected school COM
mittee for three years.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
NEW EQUIPMENT
FOR BATTERY A
COMES At LAST

The four new guns for Battery A. which
the United States ordinance department
shipped from the Rock Island arsenal
have arrived on hxe hat-cars
The field pieces came on a car by them
selves. 60 covered with burlap as to be
hardly recognizable as such. The tail
pieces are about twice as long as those
in use on the ordinary cannon. There
are seats on each side OF the breech block
and places for two cannoneers TO ride on
each side of the piece.
on the second car were five lmbers.
with rnetal-rimmed wheels like the guns.
and three seats on the metal ammunition
box. Another car contained sic caissons
with larger ammunition boxes. metal
footboards. perforated 70 allow the water
to run out, and beneath each is carried
a metal shield The fifth car brought two
heavy battery wagons for tools and field
forge and their limbers. All the carriages
are painted drab.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
GOES INTO CAMP TONIGHT

This evening the machine gun battery
will 20 into camp on the state range
grounds az Rumford. and will sleep In
shelter tents over night. As the term OF
Capt L. Merle Bixby expires tonight. an
election will be held. and " is conceded
that Capt Bixby will be chosen.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07

that passed the quarterly vouchers for
SOS, 900 that went into the yellow dog fund
II was learned that before Mr.
Olyphant accepted the chairmanship OF
this committee. he was careful enough
10 protect himself from being held respon-
eible for just the things that were done
after he became chairman Mr.. McCurdy
designated DR. Walter r Gillette ard
Robert A. Granniss as the executive Of
fcers who would have supervision OF this
work
GREEDY OFFICIALS.
II g. said that the demands OF public
officials OF many states were not only
heavy. but frequent. For instance
letter had been found from the governor
OF state in the West He had received
an ofer from the Mutual 20 exert what
ever influence he could on behalf of the
company. In his letter accepting the
retainer. he took the precaution 10 make
this statement:
"Of course, II Is expressly under
stood that this is not to INCLUDE anything
In the nature OF lobbying
For what other purpose the governor
would be valuable has not been dis
covered.
No definite knowledge has ever been
obtained as TO the amount which Fields
paid out II har been estimated that
at least 800 600 a Ayear went into MS
hands through the operation OF the pad
ded and bogus bill systems. The grand
fury Is convinced that many false state
ments were made 20 the state superin-
tendent OF insurance. but Il Is doubtful
n II will be possible 10 indict the men
responsible for them.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
MAYOR DYER'S IDEAS
HAVE Been Adopted

The board OF park commissioners
will provide the additional driveway
and entrance to Roger Williams Park,
suggested by Mayor Dyer. cutting the
gateway through on the Elmwood ave-
nue. side OF the park near the small
gate where visitors are accustomed
10 wait for cars.
AS much OF the concrete walk as
can he saved for tire use OF pedestrians
will be retained. The new driveway
which is TO lessen the dangers incident
TO the running OF electric cars and
automobiles. will sweep around to the
portt OF the Casino.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
KINNEy-sNOW NUPTIALS TONIGHT

The marriage Of Miss Edith d. Snow
90 Percy +. Kinney will take place this
evening at the Stewart Street Baptist
church Mes Snow has been clerk for
some years in the office OF the secretary
OF the school committee
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
MUTUAL GRAFT WAS
DISTRIBUTED ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY

:a~ss4
commissioners
in
supply department
TO whom immunity
Attorney
w
mai enrmch a book;
.
McKibbin
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-07
MAGIC HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE ORMSBY, wig Maker and
Hairworker, 1863 fremont street. Bos-
ton. IL is simple. safe and easily ap-
Piled contains no lead poisons: use IL
once and you will never use any other.
BLANDING & BLANDING, 81 weybos-
set street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
DID NOTHING
BUT TALK

The city coucil last night did
nothing but talk about proposed
bridges. There was no quorum
present, Councilmen Estep, Slim.
nell, Horr, Pratt and Phillips be-
ing absent,
The ordnance granting a fran
chise to the Spokae Traction COM
pany over Mission street was
found to contain no provision re-
gardig keeping safe ad strong the
Mission avenue bridge, so the coun-
cilmen present, Funk, Baldwin
and Gray, moved to request the
Traction company to assist the
city in bearing the expense of a
new structure at that point as the
present bridge has been condemn
ed.
The Traction company has al
ready agreed to pay half the ex-
pense of rebuilding the Washing
ton street structure and the Wash
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
TACOMA GETS S
GAS, WHY NOT
SPOKANE

Tacoma is to have dollar gas
and Joseph Keane Of Wallace, Ida
no, heads the company that Is go
ing to furnish the cheaper illubin-
ant. The franchise has been pass
ed and Keane is satisfied with It.
He says his company can make
money at the rate fixed.
Spokane is paying $1.75 per
thousand feet for gas, but consum-
ers get 25 cents off by paying
promptly. That makes $3.50 the
best they can do with the local
gas concern.
Keane has figures to show that
the average price Of manufactured
gas is 90 cents. And he also fig
ures that his company can make
money by selling for one dollar.
Not only is Spokane held to an
extortionate price for gas, but this
city is subjected to the most Pc
culiar meter system that a gas con.
Stunning community was ever af-
flicted with. Isn't it about time
for the local concern to arrive at
reasonable basis of doing bust
ness, or for the city to inject some
such reapustment into the gas sit
uation in accordance with the ex-
ample of other cities?
The Tacoma franchise runs for
25 years, the price of gas must
never exceed 81 per thousand feet
and the city can fix the price once
every five years. The city also
gets 1 per cent of gross receipts
and municipal, state and federal
government get gas for rs cents.
The company puts up a bond of
$4,000 in gold to guarantee an vx-
penditure of $4,000 in a year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
D|SOWNEObY
DAUGHTER

Liliah M. Wilson was the star
witness before Judge Huneke this
morning in the hearing to modify
court order made eight years
ago after divorce proceedings. The
father, George Wilson, refused to
bring his daughter to Spokane each
summer to live for a time with
her mother, now Mrs. Annie Will
son. The latter brought action for
the father to show cause why he
had disobeyed the court order.
On the stand the girl stated that
she did not care to visit her mother
any more. Pressed by the attorney
for an explanation the girl answer
ed that in 1902 or 1908 she witness
sed occurrences while visiting her
mother, which in the light of more
years of understanding, had chang
ed her attitude and feelings to-
ward the mother.
The attitude of the father in
fighting the case is that the mother
is not fit person to have the child
even for a short time. Judge Hun
exc listened to the arguments and
at noon adjournment had entered
no order.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
On WILLING
TO PAY

There must have been something
wrong with the roadbed at Dia-
mond lake or else the Great Nor
thern has suddenly and radically
departed from its own previous
record and that of all other sys-
tens when payment Of personal
Injury and death claims Is concern
ed In this case the Great North
ern,seems to bet settling as quiet
ay and promptly as possible.
Judge Huneke this morning ac-
Huiesced In a petition filed by Mrs.
Stella M. Curtice, widow Of the
late George Howard Curtice, killed
in the Camden wreck on the Great
Northern, to accept in full the sum
of $4,000 as widow and also as
guardian of the three children Of
the deceased and release the rail-
road frow all claims.
This is in considerable contrast
to the statement of the petition on
behalf Of Mrs. Lilly e. Newcomb.
an insane person, for appointment
of a guardian with power to settle
dor the death Of her husband, kill.
ed in the same wreck. for $500.
1t would seem that in the Cur
tice case the railroad feels that II
will be hard to establish any sort
of careful protection, at least not
enough to warrant fighting in the
courts for less than $4,000. 1t
amounts almost to confession on
the part OF the railroad that 1t was
responsible for the accident and
that there was no "act of God"
matter whatever to be shown to a
Jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
May fine
THE union

Because the carpenters employ
ed at Fort Wright did some work
that Is usually done by the sheet
metal workers, it has been recon-
mended that the carpenters union
pay heavy fine. Bushes Agent
Won Eschen Of carpenters union,
No. SO, sal dtoday that the state
ments circulated that he had told
the contractor to go ahead and
have the carpenters working on
the Job do the metal work was not
true. He says he never at any
time recommended anything of the
kind, but that the trouble comes
for the fact that the sheet metal
workers have law that they
win only work for contractors en-,
gagged In their particular line of
work, thus compelling separate
contract to be made whenever any
Timing or other work of a like
character has to be done. In this
instance, 1t is said, that an attempt
was made to secure members OF
the Sheet Metal Workers union to
do this work, but without success.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
MOB THE CORPSE !
OF BANK SUICIDE

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-While the
coroner was holding an inquest
this morning over the body of
Frank Kowalski, teller Of the Mil
waukee Aevnue bank, who commit
ted suicide last night, a crowd Of
angry foreign men and women ga
thered about the house and created
a demonstration. A Polish man
and woman entered the house and
hurled anathems at the family;
shook their fists at the body and
cursed the memory of the young
man.
The crowd tore wreath OF
crepe from the door and crushed
it in the gutter. The excitement
grew to riot, when the police sub
dued it with clubs.
kowalski was driven to suicide
by the taunts of neighbors, who
thought he should have warned
them. Examiner Jones says there
is no evidence tina he had the
slightest knowledge of the banks
condition.
Kowlaski was 80 years old and
had worked for the bank Is years.
1t is declared that Stensland is
the head of gang of forgers, each
equally guilty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11

ington Water Power company has
also agreed to stand half the ex-
pepse of the rebuilding of the
second and fourth Howard street
bridges.
There seems to be an erroneous
impression regarding this second
Howard street bridge. 1t is the
complete new structure which 1t is
proposed the Washington Water
Power company will pay half the
expense OF. but the temporary
structure replacing the collapsed
span is being built entirely at the
expense of the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11

SIGN SCALE

Things seem to be coming nicely
these days for the local union Of
electrical workers. Recently a
scale was signed by the Traction
company and today the local con-
tractors signed a scale, which
gives the men substantial in
crease in wages and other conces-
sions. The present scale for jour
ney men is $3.50 per day and the
new scale is 81. First class help
ers will receive hereafter So per
day.
The contractors also agree to
the closed shop and will not ask
their employers to work on any
building declared unfair by the
Structural alliance. The new scale
takes effect September /.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
TWO HORSES
STOLEN

Spokane horse owners will ap-
parently be driven shortly to the
old fashioned, but effective, vigil
anter style of dealing with horse
thieves. Several bold cases of
daylight stealing of this sort have
been reported lately and this morn
Ing w. w. Livingston, living In
the Penobscot block, reported to
the police that somtime during the
night his two bay horses were
stolen from the barn in the alley
between Third and Fourth, near
Monroe.
The halter ropes were cut, as the
theft evidently was in hurry and
had the job planned to be done
with rush, so as to get the ami
mails as far away as possible be-
fore daylight,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-11
TELLS CAR HE
LIES
(scripps News Association.)

\oSahppS ANVWS f~e~SN'" SASAa"S
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. IL
Count Hayden's letter printed in
the Move Vremya today gives the
lie direct to the car in connection
with the recent attempt of Stoly-
pin to form a cabinet. Hayden
says he and his associates re-
fused to enter the cabinet because
their plans for reform were re-
jected. Stolypin demanded that
they become bureaucrats.
The letter is bold and frank and
has created sensation by declar-
ing that the car is deliberately
trying to regain full authority by
admitting as advisors only those
favoring despotic rule.
The general impression is that
in driving the Hayden party from
him the czar has done the most
in his power to hasten a crisis.
Two regiments today notified
their officers that it would be use
less to order them to shoot pea
SAINTS they were sent to subdue.
General Classof fastened to the
camp at Nologda to subdue the
mutineers, but was unsucces sful,
the men boldly repeating to him
their intentions.