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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23

Piattsburg. N. Y. Aug. 2s.-Three
hundred and twenty criminal lunatics
in the state hospital at Dannemora
wrecked two large dormitories. smashed
many windows. bent iron gratings and
damaged walls last night TN des-
perate attempt TO escape. They had
obtained sledge hammers and chisels
fn some mysterious manner and they
welded them with telling effect.
The insane men fought fierce bait
tie with the guards who were rein
forced by the less violent inmates and
hundreds OF villagers, and before the
outbreak was put down one or the
rebellious prisoners was shot ana
killed while more or less serious in
iuries were inflicted on many more.
The guards fired many shots ana
heavy streams OF water from the fire
hose were brought into use, but for
more than two hours the frantic luna
tics were masters OF the situation.
The insane man who was killed was
Isaac Dubois, who had been at the
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
PRESIDENT APPROVES
CHAPLAIN'S DISMISSAL

Oyster Bay. Aug. 23.-President Roose-
Welt has approved the report OF Rear Ad-
miral Brownson. acting secretary OF tho
navy, that the court-martial's findings in
the case of Chaplain Harry w. Jones, u.
8. N. be confirmed. Accordingly the
chaplain IL dismissed from the navy
The Rev. DIR. Jones was formerly pastor
OF the First Baptist church. Arlington,
N. j. He was appointed chaplain i'm the
navy In 1896. and served on the battle
ship Texas during the Spanish war. Last
July he was summoned before A court
martial to answer charges OF scandal
Gus conduct to the destruction OF good
morals and of falsehood. 1t was
charged that he had failed TO pay Just
debts. and issued worthless checks, had
refused to pay note for 1870 alleging
that IL had been raised from s22O Jones
said the charges were the result OF a
conspiracy OF chaplpns In the navy. but
he did not so testify. and last Friday the
court found him guilty and sentenced him
TO dismissal
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
IMPROVIDENT FATHER
SENT TO WORKHOUSE

Joseph Bannon. AZ years old, this norn-
ing was sentenced TO one year at the
state workhouse for non-support of his
minor child.
Agent Thurber OF the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Children told the
court that because of Bannon's drunken
career his family Is scattered. the wife
being in the state almshouse and the
child at the ST Vincent de Paul society's
home.
He said that Bannon was on probation
in 1903 and in 1904 was sentenced to the
state workhouse.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
WORST DROUGHT
IN THE State
FOR SOME Time

The continued dry spell which the
whole state has experienced since the
early part OF July has not only caused
the loss CT valuable crops to farmers.
and the recent forest fires. but has
ruined many gardens and lawns. and
II continued there Is danger or the
city's supply OF water being affected.
The Pawtuxet,. which supplies the
water, has dropped 100 inches at one
point. which is indeed an unusual
thing.
II the present weather conditions
continue until the end OF the month
the damages suffered by farmers will
be 30 great, they say, that they will
be forced to raise the price OF their
commodities AS II is, some are think
ing OF raising the price OF milk TO
seven or eight cents. since they cannot
procure suitable fodder for the cows,
making the expense OF keeping them
greater.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
NEW HAMPSHIRE'S OLD
HOME WEEK ENDS

Concord. NJ H., Aug. 22-New Hamp-
shire's Old Home Week observances were
brought to close today with celebrations
In seven towns. The dearth OF elaborate
features which characterized the observ-
ances during the week was In evidence in
today's program also. None of the towns
had any more noteworthy celebration an
address by some locally distinguished
man. Picnics. reunions. athletic sports
were all priminent in the programs OF the
day. in Amherst. Alexandria, Brookline,
Plainheld, stoddard, Webster and west
moreland
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
BULL ATTACKS HORSE,
KILLS HIS RIDER

Phllipsburg. N. j. Aug. 2s.--John n.
Van Camp. a well-to-do farmer. living
one mile east of Blairstown, rode one
OF his horses TO the 'neld yesterday to
bring his cows from the pasture.
A bull which never before had shown
any signs OF being mad. attacked the
horse, throwing Van Camp TO the
ground with such violence that he
never regained consciousness and died
few hours afterward.
He was 55 years old and left a
widow and several children.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
District Court Notes

Annie Antoine in the district court this
morning was fined IS and costs for steal
ing articles valued at 6s cents from the
Outlet store.
Aveds Nouradian pleaded not guilty to
assaulting Khachatoun Nouradian and
was held In $500 surety for trial on FRI
day.
Joseph Lennis pleaded not guilty to a
charge OF bastardy and was held for trial
on Friday in surety OF $500
Walter w. Blake pleaded not guilty to
non-support OF his wife and children and
he was held in $500 surety for trial on
the 27th.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

Washington. Aug 2s.-Gen. Albert l..
Myer, in command of the department
Of Texas. in his annual report recon-
mends that Fort Brown be retained
as an army post. He styles the Browns
willie riot as a lamentable occurrence
which is still shrouded in mystery to
a great extent" and continues:
Undoubtedly there was at that time
mutually bad blood between a part OF
the garrison of Fort Brown and some
of the citizens OF Brownsville, and this
fact must, to some extent. account for
the occurrence"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
MERGER INQUIRY
SHOWS BURNED BOOKS

at the public service commission's 8
merger hearing yesterday that In
quLsitor William NJ WINS had been de-
MED access to the books OF the Inter
borough Metropolitan. which show how
sos, 600. 900 OF water was Injected into
the concern by the mergers high fnan-
ciers. and that the books OF the old
Metropolitan, which tell the story of
10 years OF manipulation and jugglery
OF the surface roads. have been burned
The latter fact was not brought out
officially. That II was true was not
denied by counsel for the merger.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
MAINE APPLE CROP
ONE-THIRD SHY

Oakland, Aug. 23-Maine's apple crop
has suffered to the extent OF about one
third OF last years yield by injury to the
trees and fruit caused by unfavorable
weather conditions, according to a we'll
informed raiser OF the fruit of this sec
ton. The number of winter killed trees is
very large. the extensive Baldwin or
chards OF the state suffering most as a re-
suit Of the adverse weather conditions in
the early spring.
The trees generally in the lowlands
throughout the state received the most
serious setbacks, a warm winter in the
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over so years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
II soothes the child. softens the gums.
allays all pain; cures wind collie. and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea- 1t
will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Sold by Druggists In every
part OF the world. twenty-five cents
a bottle Be sure and ask for Mrs.
winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take
no other kind.
Guaranteed under the food and drugs
act, June 80, 1905. Serial number 1898
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
METHOD|sTs
Do NOT WANT
fairbanks

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. pa quiet
Ca avass of prominent members OF the
methodist church for a candidate against
Vice President Fairbanks for delegate TO
the auadrennial conference OF the denom-
ination at Baltimore has resulted In bring
Ing Samuel l.. Wilson. for S years a
member OF Grace Methodist Episcopal
church, into the race as the candidate Of
the temperance element.
Ever since IL became known that Fair
banks had served cocktails and three
kinds OF wine ct the dinner given to
President Roosevelt on Memorial day, the
Phalanx. the prohibition organ, has
waged unceasing war on the vice pres!-
dent and has demanded that the church
refuse to send him as delegate to the
uuadrennial conference.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23

tom, the Reporter will not be issued next
week c. p. Capell. foreman of the COM
posing room. will take a much-needed va
cation. Edgar Somerset, the office boy, al
will take few days vacation before
resuming his duties in the Mitchell school.
and the editor hopes TO be able TO spend
two or three days with relatives in anoth-
er part OF the state
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
STAFF ON VACATION
FOR A WEEK

wfnsted. Conn, Aug ga Il Knox.
proprietor and editor OF the woodbury.
Reporter believes "all work and no play
makes Jack n dull boy" SO even II the
Litchfeid county people have TO go with
out a newspaper. they will not get the
Reporter next week. Mr.. Knox announces
I'm n as follows:
In accordance with our annual Gus
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
STATION 3 OFFICERS
HAD BURGLAR SCARE

A report that providers were in the
house OF r. d. Simmons at e5 Prospect
street caused Lieut.. Robblee. Sergt.
Briggs and officers of the Third station
to hurry there there and make a thorough
search at HAS last night, but no bur-
glars were discovered A noise that Mr..
Simmons heard in the cellar caused him
to end the alarm TO the station.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
Apple Stealers Fined

Annie Dowd 2s years old. and Mary
Martin. 81 years old, in the district court
this morning were each fined s. and costs
for stealing apples from the orchard OF
Washington /. Cole.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23

lower levels. being followed by spring
OF intense hardship TO the trees.
The quality OF the fruit that has sur
vived is considerably below the average.
and the price will. according to the above
authority, be above that generally paid.
although not as high as present condi-
tons Indicate.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
Dishonest Clerk Fined

Edward NJ. Darby. 30 years old, who was
clerk In a department store, was this
morning in the sixth district court fined
$40 and costs for embezzling 25 cents from
the corporation.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23
Chicken Roost Raided

Louis n. Aldrich reports the theft OF
eight chickens valued at 50 from his hen
coop at 25 Bernon street.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-23

down The man was bound hand and
foot and some of the hot-headed wanted
to hang him at once. but the murderer
was taken to Bridgeport and lodged In
jail.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
TRAIN WRECKERS
FAIL TO DERAlL N. Y. AND
CHICAGO LIMITED.
Nail Splice Bars to Rails, but EXPRESS
Heavy Mogul Engine Prevented
a Wreck.

PITDSBURG, Aug. Sit was learned
today that an attempt was made yes
terday morning to wreck the New York
and Chicago limited express on the
Pennsylvania Railroad at a point just
outside of Allegheny.
Splice bars had been nailed to a tie
and rested on each of the rails on track
No. 4. but the enormous weight of the
mogul engine drawing the train pre-
vented derailment and the only effect
was to badly jolt the passengers.
Railroad detectives have been work.
ing on the case since yesterday, but
have so far peer unable to obtain a
clue to the identity of those responsible
for the outrage. 1t is the opinion OF
the railroad officials that the attempt
was made by either former employees
or by those familiar with the working
of the road, a sthe spot selected was
the safest, from its being under the
signal bridge, and the manner In which
the bars were placed indicated that
those who drove the bolts were familiar
with this kind of work.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
SALARIES
FOR BUSTED
EXCISE MEN
Commissioners Displaced by
Bishops Law CaunOt
Be Paid.

The members of the old Excise Board
who last year were ousted from office
twenty days by the commissioner APP
pointed under the provision of the
Bishops bill, and who nave since beer
trying to get remuneration for the time
the Bishops bill commissioners served
last week made a demand for their
salaries. w%hereupon the matter was re-
ferred to the law department to render
an opinion on the matter.
City Attorney Francis Child, jr, to-
day sen his opinion to City Auditor
George Forman. He decided that the
commissioners have no right to receive
remuneration for the time they did
not serve.
Following is the opinion:
My opinion has been asked as tc
whether certain persons who were for
merly Excise Commissioners Of the city
OF Newark are entitled to salary for TWEEN
ty days during which time the commits
sioners appointed under the so-called
Bishops bill were in office. The facts are
as follows: On July "a. 1906. three Excis'
COMMISSIONER We're. by force of the act
called the Bishops bill, superseded by com
aPPOAhNNo hhoO ~
of that act.
1.-THE old commissioners did not exercise
any authority or attempt to exercise any
authority from July 4 to July "a,
1906. at which time the courts Of
this State held the appointment Of
commissioners In the manner set
out in the Bishops bill was unconsti-
tutional and void. The commissioners ap-
pointed under the Bishops bill received
their salaries for the time they were In
office.
THE old commissioners now demand pay
for the twenty days during which they
were out of office and during which time
the commits sioners appointed under the
Bishops bill served.
The Legislature has complete suprem-
acy over public officials, limited by con-
stitutional restrictions. Dillon. Munic.
Corp. sec. 229. phe courts of New York
and various other States declare an office
and the prospective fees of the office not
to be property and hat the right to fees
grows out of the services performed. The
New York Court of Appeals held that a
municipal officer who has been kept gu.
of his office and has not performed his
duties, could not maintain an action
against the city to recover fees accruing
from the office. Smith v. New York, 81 N.
Y. SIS; Dolan ". Mayor, 6S N. Y, 279;
Hadley V. Mayor. 90 N. Y, sos.
I'm a later case the court reviewed the
previous decisions and held that the pay
ment of fees or salary provided by law to
an officer de facto for services rendered
before a judgment of custer, will protect
q municipality against a claim of an
officer de jure for the same position.
McVeaney ". New York, 81 N. Y, 1856;
also Steubenville V. Culp, 3S Ohio ST., IS.
I'm the case of Meehan v. Freeholders
of Hudson. II Vroom. at page 229. Justice
Knapp cites with approval the doctrine
laid down in the case of Dolan V. Mayor.
supra.
MY opinion, therefore, Is that the Elk
else Commissioners are not entitled to pay
for the twenty days during which they
did not exercise or attempt to exercise
their powers"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
TO GREET PRIEST
BEFORE FATHER GAFFNEY
REACHES SHORE.
Pensioners to Take Him Aboard from
Steamer and Give Big Dinner
En- Route to City.

A big reception is being planned by
the members of st. Antoninus's R. C.
Church to the Very Rev. Francis A. Calf
ney, o.. P, pastor of the church, who Is
expected to arrive home from Rome dur
ing the latter part Of the week.
The arrangements include a special trip
by some of the members ON q big tugboat,
which will go down the New York Bay
and welcome Father Gaffney, who will be
invited to board the tugboat, on which an
elaborate dinner will be served en- route
to this city.
Michael ]. O'Connor will make the adj
dress of welcome and will be followed by
congratulatory speeches by other members
of the parish. The speeches will be in
terspersed with music. On the arrival In
Newark Father Gaffney will be taken In a
carriage to St. Antoninus's School Hall,
South Ninth street, where he will be for
mally welcomed again by others of his
flock.
It will take at least two days to carry
out all of the plans of the committee in
charge of the arrangements, as 1t Is felt
that too much honor cannot be shown 10
the clergyman because of his visit to
Rome, in an official capacity, as he at
tended a general chapter of the Dominican
Order.
Father Gaffney is held in high esteem by
the people of the parish. because of ths
fact tina he was born and brought up II
St. Artoninus's parish.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
S%T,GAUDENS'S DEATH
REMOVED FOREMOST AMER
ICAN SCULPTOR.
When Only % Years Old He Began the
Figure of Hiawatha, Which Marked
Him as a Genius.

CORNISH, N. H., Aug. 5.-The flu
neral of Augustus st. Gaudens. the
famous sculptor, who died at his sum-
mer home here Saturday evening, will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 5
o'clock. The services will be attended
by the relatives and close friends only.
The Rev. o. B. Emerson. of Cam
bridge, Mass, brother-in-law of Mrs.
st. Gaudens, will officiate. The body
will be cremated.
The greatest American sculptor is
the title that st. Gaudens earned by
his extraordinary talent. Born in Dub
lin. ireland, March 1, 1S4S, he was the
son of an Irish mother and a French
father. He came to this country young
and learned the trade of cameo cutter.
At the age of 10 he began the study
of drawing at Cooper Institute. New
York. went to the Academy of Design
at II, and to Paris for further study
at the age of 10.
At the age of % he began the figure
of "Hiawatha," which marked him as
a genius. Some of his most famous
pieces of sculpture since are Admiral
Farragut in Madison Square, New
York; Diana on Madison Square Gar
den Tower; statues of Abraham Lin
coin and John A. Logan, Chicago; the
statue of General Sherman at the en-
trance to Central Park, New York,
probably the finest monument in this
country, and a lasting monument to
the talent of the sculptor. His superb
figure of Grief in Rock Hill Gene
terry. Washington, expresses the worlds
feelings at his death. st. Gaudens's
"Adoration of the Cross in st.
Thomas's Church. New York, was
destroyed in the fire there. In the
Paulist Fathers Church on Fifty-ninth
street, where he was an attendant.
there are many works from his hand
There are private busts and medallions
of his scattered over the whole coun-
try. He was the recipient of medals
and honors of various kinds. Prince
ton conferred on him the title OF
L. II. d.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
MAKES RECORD
CONEY ISLAND BOAT ON
DUTY AFTER REPAIRS.
Log Smashed Paddle Wheel, But Owners
Worked Night and Day and She
Is Again Carrying Crowds.

The famous old s~idewheeler ]. s. War
den, known to thousands of residents OF
this city and vicinity, made three trips be-
tween her dock In this city and the Dream
land pier, Coney Island. yesterday, carry
ing In all 1,050 passengers TO the great
American one-day pleasure resort. The
Warden is in no way disabled. and is
making her usual trips to Coney Island to-
day.
However, the vessel was tied up during
the last three days of last week, owing
to an accident to her port paddle wheel,
which had been smashed by a log
When repairs were started it was found
necessary to replace the entire paddle
wheel. n task which usually takes ten or
twelve days. The task was accomplished
in three days, and the Warden went into
commission again yesterday.
In making the repairs Captain Beebe. of
the boat, made a record of which he is par
ticularly proud. When the log got mixed
up with the paddles 1t tore them from
their supports. The boat tied up at the
Merchants dock and was examined. 1t
was seen that a new wheel would have to
be built. A force Of workmen under Cap
tain Beebe and First Officer f. W. Roberts
at once got to work and the new wheel
was completed early yesterday after work
ing day and night. 1t is twenty-five feet
in diameter and each spoke Is seven feet
In length and three inches thick. There
are 365 segments in the wheel and over
1900 bolt holes had to be bored,
Captain Beebe said yesterday that the
boat n now better than ever. Besides
the trips It made yesterday 1t took out
500 persons this morning.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
TRY TO CRACK
HIGH SCHOOL
NUT TONIGHT
Said That It Will Be Sug-
gested to Build on the
InStalment Plan.

The schoolhouse committee of the
Board of Education will meet tonight
to try to straighten out the tangle over
the erection of the proposed new tech
meal high school and to get plans that
will allow the erection of the building
within the $4O0, 900 appropriated for the
work by the Board of School Estimate.
Architect Nathan Meyers's plans for
the building were so elaborate that
when the bids were received 1t was
found that the amount required to
erect the school was nearly double the
sum appropriated, and after the com
mittee made an unsuccessful attempt
to straighten out the matter by taking
1t to the Board of School Estimate sew
eral days ago, at a hearing on the Lin
coin School for the proposed issuance
of bonds for the completion OF the
work, the bids for which also exceeded
the amount appropriated nearly 50 per
cent, but after the unsuccessful effort
on the Lincoln School the commission
ers did not ask for more money to COM
plete the high school, and tonight's
meeting was called for the purpose OF
finding ONE way out of the dif1culty.
One of the commissioners will propose
that the east wing of the building be
built with the $500, 900 on hand and the
rest of the building be erected year by
year until completed. That this will
cause a storm at the meeting Is certain.
Another member of the committee stat
ing that he will not stand for the piece
meal erection of the technical high
school, but will insist that the architect
draw new plans for the building, hold
ing hat when the present plans were
drawn the architect assured the COM
mittee that they would be within the
appropriation.
After the plans were approved by the
Board of Education MI. Myers received
his fee, $500, and the commissioner
holds that he now owes that sum to the
city and must draw a new set of plans
for the money or return it to the Board
of Education.
Mr.. Myers has signifed his willing
ness to alter the present plans SO as to
get the cost, of building within the
appropriation, but cannot see his way
clear to draw up a new set without fur
Their remuneration.
The city law department a been
asked to give an opinion or the matter,
and while 1t has not as yet been rem
dered, it Is said to be adverse to the
plan of cutting down the present pro-
posed building or building it in sections.