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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
NELSON MORRIS
WILL IS BROKEN
BY AGREEMENT

Chicago, Oct. 15.-The Tribune today
says:
A $4,000, 900 will contest that was argued
and settled out of court was disclosed when
the last testament OF Nelson Morris. the
packer, was filed for probate.
AS a result OF this remarkable situation,
the principal provision of the will has
been nullfied. Instead of carrying out an
arrangement which would have held the
bulk of the estate In trust for least 15
years, the widow and her four children
will divide the property equally among
themselves at once. Instead of 100000
and $4,000 during the next 20 years. each
of the five principal heirs Will receive at
once 100000 In cash and securities.
Ever since Nelson Morris died nearly
two months ago a strenuous. though
friendly debate over his will had been
going on in the family. On one side.
seeking to abrogate the trust plan. under
which they would not have come into
their inheritance for from 15 TO 20 years.
were ranged the widow and three of the
children-Mrs. Maurice l.. Rothschild.
Mrs. Henry G. Schwab and Ira Nelson
Morris. On the other side. seeking TO
carry out the provisions OF the will under
which he would have been in control OF
the estate stood Edward Morris, the eld-
est son and the present head of the Norris
Packing corporation. 1t was simply
case of divergence OF opinion.
When a long drawn-out legal contest
was threatened. Edward Morris finally
met the views of the rest of the family
and an amicable agreement setting aside
the trust plan and providing for an i'm
mediate division of the property was sign
ed by all the heirs. The business, how
ever, will be continued as at present, with
Edward in control.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
116 POLICEMEN
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Page one)
JTp to II o'clock today no request had
been received from the board of canvass
ers and registration for police details. For
the last caucuses the board asked Tor
detail OF 3S at the 10 wards.
WHY DUNN OBJECTS.
II went over to Chairman Luther's Of
fee this morning" said Frank K. Mcken-
ma, Ito deny most emphatically that the
police interfered i'm any way at all at the
last caucus. The only reason that Dunn
and his warden objected to my standing
close to the rail and desired to have the
police instructed to keep watchers from
the ran was that at the last caucus !
stood close TO the rail with n duplicate
caucus list in my hand; and when the
warden or clerks, acting with unanimity,
failed TO find the names OF anti-Dunn men
on their list and / found them on my list
and forced them to find the names on
their list, which was identical with mine
Il embarrassed them considerably.
4 noticed at the same time that they
could find the name OF n Dunn supporter
readily. even II it were not on the list.
as I'm the case OF one man who lives In
the Second ward and who voted In the
| caucus.
II claim that any man who Is a citizen
OF the ward has the right 10 challenge a
vote at the caucus and also TO protest
when man whose name Is on the list is
\ refused the right to vote. Anybody who
attended the last caucus knows that when
one OF the Dunn men came up TO the rail
and his name could not be found at once
he was held there some time two or three
minutes. but when one OF our men showed
up he was showed along. IL was in this
way that the caucus was strung out tC
such a lenght that about half as many
people as voted were prevented from cast
ing their ballots.
the ward In many years when the police
did not interfere. push men into line or
pull them out When Dunn had a pull
i'm the police department and could make
his headquarters in the Second police sta
tlon IL was all right Now that all this
Is prevented by the excellent work OF the
impartial police commission. and every
man has n square deal u Is all wrong"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15

O'Brien-'Tis quare thing about a
cousin o. mine. He has a great habit O.
walki6 In his sleep.
O'TSole-Ye don't tell me? Can't he
be cured OF IL. at all?
O'Brien-Cured or it7 Shure. tits the
maxim of him: he's on the pollca force.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
PECULIAR TRIAL
FOR MURDER
UP IN MAINE

South Paris. Me-. Oct i6.-one OF the
most unusual murder trials in the records
OF Maine criminal Jurisprudence began to-
day In the supreme judicial court. The
prisoner at the bar is Wallace @. Everett.
a niau OF about so years, employed as
watchman and custodian OF the powder
and explosives at the crocker Hill mine
nj Paris Hill. He is charged with stab
blng Edgar L. Radcliffe, aged 22. In the
neck and after placing his body In shed,
terribly mutilated II by blowing up the
shed with several sticks Of dynamite. on
Thursday night. June Is last.
That Radcliffes life insurance policies
for $1,000 had been made payable to Ever
ett in return for premiums he had ad-
vanced on II. that Radcliffe possessed
certain knowledge of Everett's past life
which the latter feared he would reveal
and other reasons said to exist why Ev-
erett wished Radcliffe out OF his way. are
motives which are alleged TO have
prompted the commission of the crime, IL
one was committed and IL Everett was the
guilty one.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15

The Reformer-If the public realized its
strength 1t would place one OF Its own
men In power by combining forces.
The Politician-How do you know that
II hasn't?
The Reformer-There has never been
President named Smith or Jones.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
MRS. HARTJE'S SISTER
LEAVES SEMINARY

Morristown, N. j., Oct. 15.-Miss Ida
Scott. sister of Mrs. Augustus Hartje. or
Pittsburg, whose husband Is suing Tor a
divorce. has suddenly left Miss Dana
seminary for girls in this city. where she
has been enrolled as pupil since the De-
ginning of the present school term.
Although the school authorities declined
to discuss the matter. IL was learned that
Miss Scott left the institution on satur.
day last. A representative of the school
said: 1T Is a very unfortunate affair ana
the least said about 1t the better. All l
am at liberty TO say is that Miss scott
has gone away temporarily. accompanied
by a relative from Pittsburg. How 'ohg
she win remain away l cannot say, but
AT least until the present sensational pro-
ceedings have become quiet"
Miss Scott is 10 years old. IL was not
known until recently that she was In any
way connected with the Pittsburg anair.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15

is charged with beating and over-driving
a horse.
A HORSE wANDERs AWAY.
Just before noon today. Patrolman Nc
Laughlin OF the Chaffee street station
picked up a stray team on Putnam street.
which was called for later at the station
by a young man who represented the
Mount Hope DistIlling company. and said
that the horse nad walked away from
Regent avenue.
WILL ATTRACT A LARGE GATHER
ING.
The exhibition TO begin at the Rhode
Island Athletic cub this evening on
one of the largest gatherings of the low
ers of this sort OF sport in the state.
GENERAL MENTION.
Thomas w. Manchester. said to be
police as N issing from his home, 105 Ster-
ling avenue.
Faith Lodge of Odd Ladies' held a So
cial I'm Guild hall last evening, which was
we'll attended.
The Sunset club held it's regular month
ly meeting In their rooms on Pocasset
avenue last evening
The Mount Pleasant Musical club will
hold concert In Irons hall tomorrow
evening for the benefit OF st. Andrews
Episcopal church.
Court Thomas A. Doyle, Foresters OF
America met last evening i'm Springer's
hall. One application for membership was
received.
Perseverance Lodge, Knights of Pyth-
las. will meet this evening.
Albert Leduc who has been sick for
some time is back at his post at 40
Olneyville square.
A pile of large water pipes still decorate
the end of Tar bridge.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
UNKNOWN CRAZY MAN
PICKED UP BY POLICE

Sunday evening. Patrolman Higney
rested at the Elmwood avenue car barn
an Italian, who had broken sevcral VIM
down and who was resisting the efforts or
motormen to restrain him. The man was
acting queerly and Sunday and fes.er-
dav he was under the care Of Police Sur
seon Griffin and DIR. McCaw.
The man can give no account OF him-
self. but DIR. Griffin and others think he
is the same man who. on May 3, was
committed 10 the state hospital for the
lncane as John Fox. DIR. Grinin told the
district cJurt this morning that ne mao
learned that John Fox had been released
from the hospital rs days later. and that
he had been sent TO New York TO rela-
tivcs.
Jdcge Lee ordered the mans commit
nsnt 70 the hospital.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15

Munro's dry gooos STORE 1huheoh
avenue
The friends OF John Mccausland, who
hss been nominated as second representa-
tive on the Republican party ticket, and
George Hull, who has been spoken OF as
n candidate for the council ticket are
making an effort TO have them withdraw.
as their friends believe that they will be
defeated at the polls. Mr.. McCausland
consented to run on the conditions that
Mr.. Wilson'S name would be OH the
ticket, and Mr.. Hull would run IL Mr..
Anthony was a candidate. but now that
Nessrs. Wilson and Anthony nave with
drawn from the fight, the friends OF
Messrs McCausland and Hull say that
they can withdraw with good grace. This.
those who are Interested in the movement
say In due 10 the presence OF Mr.. sun
derland of Pawtuxet, who has been given
the title of general manager of the East
Providence Republican party.
Another little bit of gossip Is that the
Riverside Democrats will endorse Warren
r. Fales who the Republicans will nomin-
ate for the town council, and this Is said
to have been agreed to with the under
standing that the Democrats get a tax
assessor or some other position and one
that Is not friendly 10 the Sunderland
combination.
LOST THUMB AND FINGER.
william Hall will go through the world
tohe rest of his days minus The thumb and
finger on his right hand. While at work
with a circular saw I'm a shop on Wick
enden street yesterday afternoon, some
one. in the spirit OF fun, threw handful
OF old waste, which struck MIR. Hall in
the face. which caused him to jump and
his hand come in contact with the saw.
He was taken to the Rhode Island hos
pital where the injured members were
dressed and then brought to his home here
on School street.
MINOR MENTION.
At the session OF the Seventh district
court this morning man arrested by
Patrolman Burgess at Phillipsdale yes
terday afternoon. was fined 81 and costs
for being intoxicated. and boy named
Day was sent to the reform school for be-
ing an idle person.
The veteran firemen met last evening.
but there was not busines of Importance
to come up for consideration, 80 the MEM
bers induged In a game OF auction pitch.
Capt. John Mullen of the fire depart
ment secured a large quantity of read
ang matter by mail from some unknown
source this morning.
Reliance lodge OF Odd Fellows will meet
this evening.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
BRISTOL

Hen, fruit and vegetable thieves upon
Pappoosequaw. Bristol Neck and Meta
com avenue are creating sad havoc and
scarcely a night passes but what this dis
turhing element are visiting the grounds
OF some OF these farmers and carrying
away bags OF fruit. vegetables and poul-
try, the officers are on to their nefarous
work and In a very short time the guilty
parties will be brought before our civil
tribunal, which is In session every Mon
day.
Miss Annie Morton OF Blackburn. Eng,
IS visiting Senator Dixons family, she be-
ing a cousin OF Mrs Dixon.
Frank e. Smith OF New York has
caused an attachment TO be placed upon
the property Jeeeb Bassifg for $500 by
Sheriff Cady.
Robert N. Turner, Owen Morris and
Darlington p. Slade have been drawn as
petiti Jurors to serve In the superior court
In Providence. Oct. q.
A M. Francis and family have moved
10 Providence, where Mr.. Francis will
engage in business.
Mrs. william Baker. her daughter. Ad-
die. and her mother, Mrs. Featherstone.
have arrived home after six weeks Wis
lt in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
The annual inspection of Babbitt Won,
ans Relief corps was well attended -
members from various parts of the state.
The public schools will be closed on
Thursday and Friday OF this week TO en-
able the teachers to attend the sessions
Of the teachers institute In Providence-
A large number left here last night In
the eos train OF the Consolidated railroad
and attended the Democratic mass meet
ing In Infantry hall to ratify the Demo-
cratic state nominations.
James McCausland OF Grand Island, N.
Y, who has been the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Brownell at Little Narrows.
returned home yesterday
Ex-Lieut. Gov. w. T. G. Wardwell lies
in a very critical condition with slight
hopes of his recovery.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
EAST PROVIDENCE

News items and advertisements for Tho
Nsws-Democrat may be left at Alexander
Munro's dry goods store. Taunton
avenue
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
GOT HiM AT LAST

After n long chase, James N. Smith.
agent for the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty TO Animals, landed Julius
katsInan at Kilhngly. Conn. last even
ing. and Katsmen spent the night al the
Chanee street police station Mr.. Smith
since June - OF this year has had a war
rant In his possession Ter katsman, who
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
Procured Marriage Licenses

one out-of-town couple visited the city
hall this morning TO procure n marriage
license The prospective groom Is Albert
A. kichwagen OF Boston, Mass, n youth
OF "a summers ano n druggists clerk by
occupation. His consort was Georgiana
Mcfarland % years old, OF Milton, Mas.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-15
Runaway Horse Killed

A horse attached 90 an Ice wagon own
cd by John y. Cunningham, ran away
from the House OF the Good Shepherd on
Eaton street yesterday afternoon, and
when turning from the grounds the wa
gon was tipped over and the horse was
killed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
BURNS HUSBAND
TO MARRY LOVER
POURS OIL ON BED AND LAMP
FALLS SETTING 1T AFlRE-
WIFE is HORROR STRICKEN.

Scranton. Pa, July 2.-Mrs. Kindra
Howrsto, aged IS, of Dunmore, was
arrested charged with having burned
her husband to death th>, she might
be free to marry her former lover
Ignatz Hutro. who is also in jail
charged with being an accessory Tn
police say the woman confessed to the
details of the crime.
All are Lithuanians. According to
the alleged confession the woman, al
Hutro's suggestion got her husband
drunk, and when he was stuperfied In
bed she poured the oil from a lamp on
the bed and then, she says, the lamp
dropped on the bed sitting 1t afire
At the sight of her husband roasting
and squirming in the flaming bed. she
became horror stricken and rushed
from the house crying fire"
Nelghbors extinguished the flame,
and had Howrsto sent TO the hospital
where he died without regaining con
sciousness.
Hutro denies all knowledge OF the
crime.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
WEST VIRGINIA DAY
At jamestown Exposition Drew Great
Crowds From That State Yester.
dsy-stat. Building Opened.

Norfolk. Va. July 2.-This was
West Verginia Day at the exposition
and visitors from that state were
much In evidence about the grounds
and buildings. Exercises appropriate
TO the occasion were held in the audi
torium, Senator Stephen b. Elkins
presiding. The speakers included
Governor Dawson Of West Virginia,
President Tucker OF the exposition.
Another feature of the program was
the formal opening Of the West Vir-
ginia state buildin. one of the most
ginia state building, one Of the most
buildings al the exposition. The
structure IL colonial in style and oc-
cuples a place OF Prominence on the
boulevard. overlooking Hampton
Roads. Among the relies of colonial
times displayed in the building Is the
map used by General Washington on
the journey to The French on the
upper Ohio in 1853. Another feature
of the exhibit shows the home life OF
e'ploneers Of West Virginia..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
PLOT TO KILL
COUNT W|TTE
sH
EXPOSED AT SIT. PETERSBURG
WOULD BE ASSASSIN MUIR.
DERED BY FELLOW coNSPiR.
AToRs ON WAY TO CARRY
OUT PLOT AGAINST THE
COUNT.

st. Petersburg, July 2.-From reto,
lutionary sources there has Eeen Oh
tained and published full details OF a
reactlonary plot TO C, mrass the muir
der of Count Wite former Russll
premier, who represented his country
at the peace negotiations at Ports
mou,h h in 1905. His assassination was
planned by Branch Union OF the
True Russian People, an organization
ta which the emperor sent conmu:i
ication on June H. conveying his
blessing upon the ultra reactionary
party and his hopes for the s3ccess sof
its purposes The execution Of the
plot was entrusted to the leader or
he Moscow branch, man named
Kazantseff, who came to st. Peters
burg the latter part of May and seeur.
ed employment in factory as a con,
mon Iaborer. He befriended several
OF his fellow workmen and alter an
nouncing himself as an anarchist en-
llSteG lOuf men w dseiAt hili ~ o"'i4
Ing out his commission. 1t was
planned TO throw a bomb al Whites
carriage while the count was on his
wav to attend a meeting of the council
Il the empire. The plot however was
betrayed by a revolutionst bureau
which gave Witta warning. Workmen
continued to pretend loyalty to ka7-
entseff The day for the assassination
was fixed and that morning KazantseH
led his supposed assistants to a woods
in the vicinity of st. Petersburg m
order to get bombs from a secret MD
ing place. At this point the men turn
ed en- Kazantseff and killed him, car,
rying out the sentence of death place
on him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
MORE j. S. SHIPS
ON PACIFIC COAST
WILL NOT BE REGARDED AS uN-
FRIENDLY Demonstration BY
JAPAN, SAYS REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF THAT GOVERNMENT.

washington, July mo, Japan
would not iegard It as an unfriendly
act If the American government saw
f- TO increase her naval representa-
ton In her territory waters on the
Paciflc coast. or even II she sent ad
ditional men Of war To the Asiatic
station. She would not look upon II
rs menace or regard II with re
gret."
These were the words Of Viscouni
Aoki. Japanese ambassador TO The
United States. when his attention was
called today to published reports that
the general board Of the navy had
recommended TO the president that
more battleshlps Of the American feet
shoud be sent around 10 the Pacific
coast. At the anne time Ambassador
Aoh expressed great interest in the
stories printed and asked IL they were
true. He disliked. ne said, TO appear
In public prints when there was no
reason for il, but he felt at perfect
liberty to say what he did on the
subject
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
MAIL CAR BURNS
Fire Originated in vestibule Between
Mali and Baggage Car-Mall
Clerk Painfully Burned.

Sioux City, Ia, July 2.-Fi7e in a
mail car on the Illinois Central Chi
cago Flyer, leaving here at 6 p. M.
destroyed practically the entire con
tents. two miles west of Cherokee to-
night. Nearly 300 pounds of letters,
mail. 1900 pounds OF newspapers and
all registered mail was destroyed.
Mail Clerk Charles ". Cieave. was
painfully burned about the fact and
hands.
The fire originated in the vesiibule
between the mail and baggage cars
and is supposed TO have been caused
by sparks from the engine. Cleave.
noticing the smell Of smoke opened
the door and the flames rushed in.
lgniting the mail. The car was
rushed to Cherokee. where the flames
we're subdued by the fire department.
Passengers on the train exiinguished
the flames in the baggage car.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
NEW BATTLESH|P
PUT IN SERVICE
ONLY AMERICAN WARSHiP IN
ACTIVE SERVICE IN PACIFIC
wATERs-To GATHER CREW
IN EAST

Washington, July 2.-The new bat
tleship Nebraska was placed in com
mission tGday at Bremerton Naval
Station. Puget Sound, making the only
American batleship in active ser
vice in Pacific waters. Lieutenant
Coonz Is acting as commander of the
ship temporarily and has with him
only a skeleton crow. The Nebraska
must remain at Bremerton yards for
some time yet, completing her equip
ment In the meantime Captain Regi'
maid Nicholson. who Is o permanently
command the ship will gather crew
for her in the east.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
DENY ORCHARDS
MURDER STORY
WITNESSES FOR HAYWOOD DE-
CLARE PROSECUTION NIT
NESS SUGGESTED DYNAMiT.
ING NoN-uNloN BOARDING
HOUSE.

Boise, Idaho, July Max Malich,
Joe Meheich and Billy Aiken the
men variously implicated In the al.
legged misc cnduct al Gloheville, and
Denver, on the word Of Orchard, went
to the stand today as Witnesses for
Haywood and made denial Of Orch
ards testimony. Mallch swore that
Orchard. and not he, suggested the
Inhuman plot of dynamiting the
boarding house full of non-nnion men
at Globeville, and that Orchard crig
mated the idea of killing William Me
Donald one of Mallch,s business
rivals. He said he had been burned
by some mysterious acid thrown into
his house by an unknown hand, bur
denied this acid was really "Pettibona
dope" that had been left in his room
by Steve and Annie Adams. He also
denied that "Pettibone dope" had
been used in burning his store an !
testified that he was at his ranch when
the fire occurred. He also swore
that Orchard had told him that, but
for Governor Stegnenberg, he would
be rich and that he intended to Kill
Steunenbere.
Mehelich and Aikman, who followed
Malich. also made positive and cir
cumstantial denials of all things Orch
ard swore they did with him.
general of Engene Englee, former at,
tsrney general of Colorado, swore
that Orchard told him Of loss Of a rich
share in the Hercules mine, and of his
intention to kill Steunenberg. Englee
old at great length how the military
authorities of Cripple Greek detied
he processes of the civil courts; how
he was himself deported from Tellu-
ride where he went as counsel for the
federation and how he was later de-
ported from Cipple Creek the day tha
mob destroyed the Union store ~
Goldfield.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
HEAVY EXPLOSION
OF GIANT POWDER
BURNING GRASS ALONG SIDE
TRACK or OREGON SHORT
LINE CAUSES TWO CARLOADS
OF POWDER TO EXPLODE,

Salt Lake City, July 1.-Two car
loads of giant powder standing ON
the side track of the Oregon Sho
Line at Becks Hot Springs, five miles
from this city, caught fire from burn
ing grass and exploded this afternoon,
jarring heavy buildings this city
and breaking windows for miles
around.
The local passenger train on the
Oregon Short Line was a quarter of &
mile away when the powder exploded
hut every window in the train was
broken and the passengers were
thrown out of their seats. Telegraph
aud telephone communication were
cut off as every pole in the ne.ghhof-
hood went down.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
counterfeiter Captured While Making
DollaB-Fesrs Shock Will Kill
His Wife.

Albuquerque. y. NJ, July "A man
giving the name of G.. u. Hall and
claiming to be from 81. Joseph. Nc
but recently a practicing physician OF
Dennox. Iowa. was arrested here to
day while in the very act. It Is
charged. Of making counterfeit money
In his hotel room where be was a.
rested was a complete cOGnterfeiiine
outfit for the manufacturing Of dol
lar coins with some twenty counter
felt dollars scattered about the floor
Hall who has a wife and daughter
in Little Falls. wash. begged ihe po
lice TO shoot him as he feared the dis
grace would Kill bis family.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
TEXAS BAR ASSOCIATION.

Beaumont, Tex. Jiily 2--There was
ID large and representative attendance
today at the opening Of the annual
meeting Of the Texas Bar Association.
Th@ meeting was called to order by
President A. l.. Beatty of Sherman.
The annual address before the asso-
citation will be delivered by Judge
Yancy Lewis of Dallas, and the con-
vention will conclude tomorrow night
with the customary banquet at which
a number of prominent lawyers and
Insists will be the speakers.