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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
JUDGE SWEETLAND
DECIDES POINT
IN PRACTICE

An interesting point OF practice was de-
eided upon by Presiding Justice Sweet
land in the cases OF Lucy ldttlefair VS.
Rhode Island company and Richard Lit
tlefar VS.. same. on the last day for hl-
ing pleas In these cases the defendant
fled motion for a bill OF particulars In
each case instead OF n plea or demurrer.
Today Lewis A. Waterman asked for
assessment OF damages and judgment I'm
each case. the same as II no appear
snce had been entered.
Judge Sweetland held that as no pleas
or demurrer had been fled within the
time set by the statute. tho motion Cor
bills OF particulars could not now be on
tertained.
Defendant asked leave 20 plead Judge
eweetland granted leave and denied tn,
motion TO assess damages. The pleas OF
demeurrers OF defendant must he filed
within one week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
FIRE BURNS OVER 100000
ACRES OF PASTURE LAND

Roswell. y. NJ. March 3.-over 100000
acres OF fine pasture land in the western
mart OF the Pan Handle and just east OF
Portales y. NJ, have been burned In n
prairie fire that has been sweering east
and south for two days nd is still beyond
control with head Is miles wide. under
a stiff wind.
J. p White Of the Yellow house ranch
and l.. r. Doutnit. one OF tho biggest
stock raisors I'm the southwest, state that
the loloss Is already N.oooooo. Probably
a dozen big ranches have been robbed OK
their feed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
j. s. CONSULAR
SERVICE IS IN
NEED OF REFORM

New York. March S.-That the CONNER
claI bodies Of the country are gencraly
aroused to the need OF reform In the
United States Consular Service. is mol
Gated. IT is said. by the responses now
coming into headquarters here TO the
call OF the national consular reform con-
yeution. TO be held In washington on
Marcn i3 and "a President Whitman OK
the Merchants association has already
appointed delegates. One OF these, Guy
Van Anrlng who Is chairman or the
association present committee on consul
lar reform, has been named as It's repre-
sentative on the national committee on
that ubject
The National Association OF Credit Men
has appointed as delegate j. Harry Tre-
gee EXPIRE esident OF the association, ana
citizen OF Baltimore.
General John NJ Wilson president OF
the Washington ID CD Board or iraoc'
| has been appointed a member OF the ma
| tional committee on consular reform, ana
J the board will he represented In the con-
| vention The Commercial Claw League OF
| America. with offices In Philadelphia, mas
! chosen Frederick l.. Siddons, member
| OF the national committee and VIII senn
delegates Announcement that delegates
! will be sent 10 the convention have been
received from the Albany Chamber or
Commerce. the Newark IN. j Board or
Trade. the Oswego Chamber OF Commerce
and the St Louis Merchants Exchange
and similar bodies throughout the coun-
| try.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
HARVARD TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION IN SESSION

Cambridge. Mass. March 3--The Joint
educational responsibility OF the school
and the community. was the general topic
discussed today AT the annual meeting ~
the Harvard Teachers, association held at
Harvard University
The principal speakers were John +.
Moor. president ~ the public school asso-
citation OF Boston. and James u. Munroe.
president of the reform club of Boston.
Later the discussion was changed from
education 20 football. William T Reid.
head coach of tho Harvard Varsity
eleven having been invited 20, address the
members upon that subject.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
STANLEY HELD
FOR MURDER Of
AGED FARMER

Windsor " s., March 3-George STAN
ley. alias John Kavanagh charged with
the murder OF Freeman Harvis at Ellers-
house Feb . today was committed for
trial
Nineteen witnesses were examined in
the preliminary inquiry The next regu-
lar session OF the supreme court, will
open here on the last Tuesday in May and
IL is thought that a special term may De
held to consider this case
Harvis. an aged farmer. was found dead
I'm the cellar OF his home. his headless
body being hid under a pile Of potatoes I'm
one corner. while in another part OF the
basement was his head, thrown into an
old bag.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
FOWL LOST AND
BOWLING ALLEYS
GUTTED BY FIRE

Biddies and bowling alleys were con-
eumed in a blaze at Centredale early this
morning. which would have surely swept
out the Centredale hotel and other adj
ioining property but for the dead calm
that prevailed and made il possible for
tho Fruit Hill Chemical company by he
roic efforts TO keep the fire from spread
ing.
As It was 25 choicely bred hens. the
property OF Joseph r. Murphy. bar
tender In the Centredale hotel. last their
lives. They were underneath an outbuliu-
ing IN the rear OF the hotel. which used
ne a wood house and was destroyed.
The loss to the bowling alley building.
a one-storv structure about 100x30 feet,
was complete and II is said there is no in
surance on the Sl700 investment which
Proprietor William Redfern made In ht-
ting 1t up and placing in three alleys and
two pool tables
The first started in the bowling alleys
al 2:45 this morning and was not fully
out till nearly O'Clock It's origin is not
known. The store had no fire In II when
the place was locked Up. shortly after
midnight.
The almost entire lack of water facili-
ties with which to fight fire of any size
made 81 impossible to save the alley build
ing. but good work was done in protecting
the hotel. The residence of +. G.. Angeli
IS on one side and in the rear barn.
! on two occasions lively fires started on
| the roof OF the barn. but were extinguish-
ed without much damage. portion OF
| the fence on Mr. Angell's property was
destroyed.
! Volunteers. I'm addition TO the Fruit
! uW Chemical company. did valiant SER
! vice and secure a lire OF pipe from the
/ Centredale Worsted mill. using ite hy-
4 drant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
an eastern suburb of the city.

The known dead are:
Patrick McGinnls, local freight conduc-
tor Mobile and Ohio railroad.
Mrs s r. Singleton and little grand
daughter. killed in their nome ny uhe
falling roof.
John Smith OF Selma. engineer on Soutn-
ern railway.
William r. Nelson. ex-chief Of police.
Police officer Tarry.
Claude Williams.
Five unknown negroes and whites kl'ied
In the Georgetown cotton mills suburb.
Six unknown killed In the fertilizer rae
tory suburb.
The injured.
- sherer clerk, New orleans and
Northeastern freight depot
w. j. Woodside, seriously.
VIII Yarbrough. hurt internally.
Frank Woodruff OF Admission. Ma
hookkeeper Meyer Neville Hardware com
pany. .
". A Garrett night clerk restaurant,
seriously,
Grady stone, colored, hurt internally;
- Dean. operator. Mobile and ONO
railroad hurt internally.
Col charles Elmird
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
JUDGE TANNER
RULES AGAINST
ERIC ERICKSON

Judge Tanner has denied plaintiffs PC
tition for a now trial in tho case OF Eric
Erickson rs. George Coburn. In Ms re-
script he says:
I'VE think the jury was justified I'm
finding that the plainu ffwas bitten inside
of the enclosure and not outside, hence
that the present action could not be main
tanned
I'm the district court plaintiff. who was
bitten by a dog was awarded $50 dan-
ages. Quite recently the court held mat
the statute which changed the common
law SO that knowledge of viclousness on
tho mart 81 the. owner of 2 dog need not
be proven only applied TO tho acts OF
a dog that was At large. not 10 one VINO
was within plaintiffs enclosure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
KING OF ITALY WILL GIVE
$4,000 IN PRIZES AT MILAN

Rome March 3-in connection with the
coming international exposition az Milan,
the king of Italy will give $1,000 IN prizes.
as follows. s2ONi each FOR the most artist
cslly furnished room. the best public
automobile rs machine. workingman 5
house and the most useful invention for
italian industries. and SiO01 each FOR the
hest automatic coupler. motor boat, best
means FOR distributing milk. best brass
hand. best horse exhibit and tho best In
dicator FOR high power currents. Tie
prlzes will be awarded 10 any one eX-
hIhiting NJ the exposition and the com
petition ~ open 10 the world
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
MRS. OELRICHS EXCHANGES
HER HOTEL PROPERTY

San Francisco. Cal. March 3--The Fair
mont hotel property owned by Mrs.
Theresa A. Oelrichs Of New York. which
will cost. when completed. 100000, has
been sold
Mrs. Oelrichs has accepted as payment
for the Fairmont Hotel company property
the Rialto Office building az the corner OF
New Montgomery and Mission streets.
The purchasers are Herbert v. Law and
DIR. Hartland Law. This IL the largest
single sale ever made the sale including.
as II does, nearly ss0oo.coo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
SYNDICATE BUYS S1O,0OO,OO0
BOSTON AND MAINE DEBENTURE

Boston. March 3.-The Boston and
Maine Railroad company has sold 10 n
syndicate comprised OF r.. l.. Dap q COM
pany. Estabrook g. company: Kidder
Peabody n company and Lee. Hlgginson
& company. a block OF $4,000 oo0 four per
cent twenty year refunding currency dc
benture bonds. These bonds are 10 refund
81. .72l5CO Eastern Railway company certi-
fcates OF Indebtedness 1894 so Eastern
Railway company mortgage notes and s., -
eD0 O0O Central Massachusetts frst mort
gage bonds. maturing Sept. H. p0S.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT
SUSPENDED BY Commission

euda Pest. Hungary. March 3 Gen.
Pudnay. the royal commissioner. today
suspended autonomous government I'm the
county OF Pest He declared that the ex-
listing anarchiai conditions could not be
tolerated and gave the county officials
"a hours i'm which 10 decide whether they
will remain M their posts under the
changed conditions
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
ANARCHISTS WITH BOMBS ARRESTED

St petersburg. March 1.-Two snar-
chistS armed with bombs were arrested
at n railway station here today as they
were boarding n train for Ssarsoke Seio
where the emperor Is at present sojourn-
irg
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
CzAR REWARDS COSSACKS
FOR SERVICES DURING WAR

81. Petersburg March 3.--The sum Of
q 10000 has been presented To the Don,
t-rsl Kubsn and rerek cossacks osten-
slbly for the Improvement OF their lands,
huf I'm reality g. Is an exceptional reward
FOR their services during the war and
their ndellty I'm representing tho troubles
i'm the interior.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
Four Minutes Duration.

About 6;1o p. m. the CLOUDS oegan 10
gather At 6.27 the storm came 1t was
OF four minutes duration. rain fell
steadily for half an hour following tho
tornado. aiding in extinguishing the IN
Vulnerable fires that were springing up;
The residence portion OF the city escaped
harm. 80
Meridian has always considered ltselt
tornado proof Mount Barton and the
sand Mountain hills were accepted as a
safeguard against such disaster. Ine
Sowashee valley was crossed by STORM
and this was most unexpected. Inc III :
dn,lartrnent had recovered the charred
bodies OF several negroes, taken from tne
ruins of small tenements. which were IN
tho wake OF the wind and IRE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
Losses Reach a Million.

II is safe to estimate the property loss
at a round million. The largest slnele
loss will probably fall on the MeysI-
Neville Hardware company. It's builulhs
IS a brick heap. . ,..,
The Meridian Fertilizer company loss
is almost total IL was this building that
The storm first struck The power sta-
lion was visited and while the tan chln
ney escaped tho fury Of the vino, SeSS
other parts Of the plant are so damageu
that II may he ten days before II ~ pos ps
sible to reestablish its lighting Iacillues' s
Nortb Of the power house the storm over
turned a few box cars ana crosseu t tle
tracks OF the Alabama and Nickspuis x
railroad There Is n cluster OF depolS
I'm this vicinity and the operators IN mes
were injured. The bulldlnss were oa'''
aged hut no lives were lost
THE Tom Lyle Grocery company, was
crushed into a heap. The Roebuck l;um.
Gor ~omnany. ono OF the largest In East
Nississipni had it's yards swept away.
Will Ethrdge. n young man. was car,
r,ed 100 wards through the air by tho Wind
and set down on his feet, unhurt. AZ this
hour details are meagre and the CITY W
total darkness not until daylight can
comnIete story OF the disaster be told.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03
Terrible Cloud.

Mobile Ma March S.-F NJ. st. Ruiz
30 washington. Mo, who arrived mere
TO-DAY from Meridian, Miss. gave viva
description of last nights tornado. MT
Rutz said;
"t was I'm tho dining room OF the Sou,n ,
o,,, hotel when tho death dealing wind
s.r,ick the city. In the afternoon the hi
mIdtv had bscn trying. Shortly after 6l'
o'clock a terrible looking cloud came
bounding ont from tho southwest toward
tho citv. This was followed by down
pour of rain and then with rush ana q
noise that struck t~ror 10 the stoutest
hearts. the tornado descended upon tnh'
,ortion OF the city. near tho passenger de-
pot. -
1T came toward the city from the
southwest following tho railway tracks
which passed through Meridian along
Front street Among tho first buildings
10 20 down was the electric lighting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03

plant and the city was thrown into q
stlring darkness. Confusion relgned
People rushed into the streets from every
direction.
That the deaths were not more than an
nounced IL marvellous. but can be ac-
counted for probably by the fact that
many. efployes of wrecked depots ana
houses. maintaining large clerical forces
had finished the days work and gone to
their homes
Few Houses Left Standing.
Front street is devastated. Few houses
are left standing there. The path OF the
tornado was about two blocks wide, ex-
tending from the passenger depot north
ward to beyond Second street. Buildings
on Twenty-second avenue from First 10
Second street. I'm northery direction.
are wrecked. A large portion OF the
Grand Avenue hotel was destroyed. The
! Y. NJ. c. A. building opposite was wrecked
and the Old sulphur hotel and the new
| Union passenger station were destroyed.
"In this same area was the Meridian
Cement works. which the storm wrecked.
! OFFICERS of the company estimated their
| loss at $50. 900 A large cotton warehouse
/ where thousands OF bales OF cotton were
| stored was demolished and cotton was
! scattered in every drec ton
II think the damage will be more than
a million dollars. The loss OF life is
estimated at about 80, many OF whom arc
! negroes.
Continued on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-03

"PeopIe have a trick Of forget
ting. and it's surprising now
quickly they'iI forget you and your
business " you stop sdvertielno."--
crIsInoer. In Rhode island Adver-
tiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
No Hope--One More Trial
Ulcers in the Stomach Hemorrhages She Could Eat Nothing Bowels Inactive.
And Yet Another Wonderful Cure
 by Hoods SarsapaYilla.

ttTwelve years ago began to have hemorrhages and four years ago became low that the physician told me there hope and should die could not be moved from my bed. Under my face were napkins com tinualy reddened with blood from my mouth could eat nothing and had action of the bowels for week. The doctors said the ulcers in the stomach At this time my mother said she wanted to make more trial
 and asked if would take Hoods Sarsapara. told her
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11

accident, speakers and topics. musical numbers and every portion of the ex- ercises having been carefully arranged weeks earlier es
 The after-luncheon speeches are new CT dull and are often witty and brilliant. Women are good raconteurs' and the stories they tell on these oe- casions are amusing. entertainfng and refined, without the least tineture of malice. If, as it often happens. the people present are old acduaintancess or near neighbors. they have so many subjects in common and they know one another so well that there is no lack of fun and pleasantly as the pros ceedings approach the climax and the good-by.
 In home life the ladies luncheon has it's uses as, for example. when a daughters engagement is announced or a matron desires to pay graceful compliment to her son's fiancee The favors at such a luncheon should be sentimental in design, and carry with them a thought of Cupid's dominion over youthful life. even though St. Val entine's day may be far in the back ground.
 A woman going abroad for an indefi- nite period may invite group of her most intimate friends to sit at her LdDjS ana WISH uGu DOi NOy09Cs %S daughter or granddaughter may take the opportu lity of the birthday of a mother to pay her honor and bring to see her and wish her well a few old and we'll loved friends
 Sometimes old schoolmates gather informally at a luncheon and compare notes about the different lives they have led since they left their alma mater. Tn our land and time girls who spend four years together in college drift widely apf either in profess sional careers or in marriage. and find their moorings in distant states. Any opportunity that unites them for an hour or two around the table of one or another Is hailed with the same de- light that one fes els at sea at the sight of another sail or a familiar flag.
 Taking 1t all in all no other func- tion surpasses n interest and elasticity the ladies' luncheon. It has taken the place of the old-fashioned tea party. and sends it's guests home with a new gladness and 2 new stimulus that tend to make life richer, fuller and hap Dier
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
wATEnMARIxs ON PAPER.
Significance of Those First Used
 Means of Detecting FOrReries.

Significance of Those First Used
 Means of Detecting FOrGeries.
 Watermarks have proved themselves invaluable for safeguarding against the forgery of bank notes. bills. stamps. etc. though the difficulty experienced by the Bank of England in evolving a mark defying imitation was very great and was accompanied by the execution of forgeries innumerable.
 Many a will has been set aside ow- ing to false dates in\ watermarks; for. thanks to watermarkS. we are under no uncertainty respecting the date of the existence of the paper. Irelands cefe- brated Shakespearian forgeries were, howevez. perpetrated with skillful rec ognition of the watermark difficulty. At first says The London Globe, he was unacquainted with any watermark of Elizabethan times so he carefully selected markIess sheets for his com mencing efforts.
 Driven to the production of manu- script, ho set to work purchasing old volumes for their fly leaves and hear
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
rnrFrRs JAPANEsns, CuFID.
Sneaker Tells Club Women American
 LOvemaIinE Worries.

soeaker Tells Club Women Americah
 LOvemaking Worries
 Chicago Chronicle.
 The Japanese custom or arrausih ms the marriage of the daughter between the parents of the parties concerned IS infinitely superior to the American method. with its attendant anxieties, m the opinion of Tcyokichi lyenoga or the University of Chicago, who lectured on tbe women of Japan before the open door meeting of the Chicago woman Club in the Fine Arts puiiu'hs
 day afternoon. ~.
 "A great saving of nervous worry or the mart of both parties is effected py the method of arranging marriages "' Japan." said MT. Iyenoga, who IS a h. five Japanese. In America you nave the long period of courtship' Tn Whlcn the young man Is kept on pins ana needles most of the :Ine' always VII inc krowledge that his 'sleepless nights his bou1uets of violets, his theater tickets and his fervent worship or the divjnitv may be but loves labor lost.
 American Girl Is Pickle.
 ."For after dangling the luckless youtb upon a string for several months inc fair Americl Tn goddess may cast her worshiper aside and demand new sacrifices from a fresh slave. And even 
 fimes given a little anxiety, l am told.
 "Ip Japan we arc not troubled in anv such way Mental energy and brain force are considered more val uahIe fin our country and so when the daughter arrives at a marriageaple are her parents determine on a suit able alliance for her, the parents of the young man are called into conter- ence and the marriage Is forthwith solemnized, As a result the young man is saved an inAnite amount of mental force which cAl be utilized to better advantage.
 ."rhero are some drawbacks to do- nestle life in Japan, however, contln . ued the speaker. '"The mother-lh-iaW tnc terror of the eastern household, is ths rncognIzed ruler of the household and usually takes good care that her Traditional sovereignty shall be tacitly arknowledged. If, perehance, the old lady dies the wife is given a chance to exercise her .eadership in the do- nestle arrangements of the household.
 "There are no old bachelors and old maids to adorn the literary halls ot Japan as they do in America' Marr- iiage is recognized as an inevitable nart of life and there is no parleving at the hymeneal altar.
 Japanese Women Well Treated
 "Thcre is a popular impression in America that the Japanese woman is no better than slave, but this is far from inc ruth. The introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism into Ja- pan wrought muen harm during several centuries and had a deleterlous affec- tion the treatment accorded 10 wom- en. but the gradual return of the true tT1nanegc spirit has resulted m giving to the women the place they formerly occupied
 "Japanese history is filled with illus troius women, many of whom have oc- oupied the position of rulers The Mikado himself traces his ancestry back to the great sun goddess The great st works of Japanese literature were nrod,, ecd bv Japanese women
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
women ln PublIe AnaIr..

The time has gone by for keeping woman out of public affairs, When the right to an education was conced- ed the cameFs nose was in. The only question now is, how and when shall t,ITSasi begotten by opposition and re- straint trs they vii! make way if they do not find one, and that soon; In New Zealand, where the bars are down they hay eentered into full sufferase with out fuss or friction, and are exercising their rights with beneficent results The same thing is occurflhg year m and year out in four great states in our own land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
Kings in America.
Iadelphia Bulletin.

PhiladeIphia Bulletin.
 The royal family of Sweden, Spain and Italy all own lots in New York.
 Kaiser William owns several parcels of New York land and has been for some years heavy investor in Vest ern property.
 The King of England inherited from his mother a piece of real estate on Nassau street in New York. King Ed ward owns some thousands of acres of Western land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11

MIR. VIM. M. BLALOCK, Dur ham. N. Car. says; "I have used your BiHers for Dyspepsia, Indigestion and General Weakness and find it excellent. I recommend it to all sufferers from Stomach Troubles"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
THE LADIES' LUNCHEON ABooN TO WOMEN

 Headgenr Temprance Serving No Wn The Daughters Aboutto GO Luncheon-COlieEe
 Graduntes, = OId-Fashoned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
1t Would Be a Waste of Money

But finding would comfort her, began taking it. In few days the boatng began subsde, seemed to feel
 little stronger but thought only fancy was weak
 could only take drops of sarsaparlla at first In two weeks able to sit up few minutes every day. In a month could walk the One day asked what they were to have for dinner, and said wanted something hearty Mother happy she cried twas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
The First Time had Felt Hungry
 for Two Years.

kept on with Hoods sarsaparla and in six months as well as my life It is four years since re- covered and have not had days sickness since, nor any hemorrhage If human being thanked the good Lord on pended knees it I. know that Hoods Sar