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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18
A NEW ALLIANCE.

One of the results of recent diplomatic activity
in Europe is new triple alliance, between Great
Britain, Spain and France, and the purpose behind
it, as in all such alliances during the last quarter
century, appears to be the preservation of inter-
national peace, by threatening such nations as
might be disposed toward war In sense the
principle is the same as that contained in the old
axiom that the best way to preserve peace is to be
prepared for war.
There is much Of self-nterest behind the new
alliance, since each party to the triangular agree
ment is likely to reap substantial gain from it.
Spain retains possessions along the coast of Africa
which include the Canary Islands, the Rio de Orc,
as we'll as the Adrar provinces, which extend from
the southwestern boundary of Morocco.
Today Spain possesses naval force adequate
to the protection of these African possessions,
while she could hardly guarantee the safety Of
some of her domestic ports, provide security for
her commercial traffic in the Mediterranean the
Bay of Biscay. However, with the cooperation of
the French and British naves assured by the new
alliance Spain will have no cause to fear for the
safety either of her home ports, her colonial pos
sessions or her commerce.
From her alliance with Great Britain and
Spain, France has the assurance that Algeria and
Tunis are safe from attack that her naval stations
at Toulon Bizerta and Oran cannot be reached by
any enemy, while she can regard with complacence
any local disturbances that may occur along her
western frontier in Africa
What is Great Brtain's gain from the new tri-
partte agreement? 1t is guarantee Of the secur-
ty of Gibraltar, such as former British statesmen,
despite all their endeavors, have never been able to
secure. British pride has always maintained that
the fortress on the big rock is impregnable, but
such an opinion is not shared by expert military
engineers.
Spain as an ally of Great Britain will render
impossible an attack the fortress from the land
side which is the only one from which siege
could be successfully undertaken. In another way
Britain gains because the alliance closes the straits
Of Gibraltar to any feet that might move against
the Island OF Malta threaten the Suez route to
the far east.
Wholly of precautionary character are alli-
ances az this nature, and this particular one has
been made at time of profound peace Perhaps
its announcement may have effect on The Hague
conference and possibly induce it to consider, at
east the broad question of arbitration for the set
tlement Of all international controversies.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18
MOTOR ROD IN AIRSHIP
BROKEN; NOW REPAIRED

Prof Knabenshue was unable 10 make
any ascension at Vanity Fair yesterday,
on sOcount of an accident To the motor
OF his airship.
After the accident Sunday he started
an investigation In search or the trouble
and yesterday discovered that one of the
connecting rods OF the motor had been
broken in two. The repairs were finished
this morning.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18
Injured in Fall

Ex-Counclman George J. Norton OF
East Providence, while working on
new houseboat at the Providence Dry
Dock and Marine Railway company, near
the Wilkesbsrre pier yesterday after
noon. fell from the scaffoldlng. a distance
OF about - feet. and suffered painful In
iurics
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18
WORK OF THE GRAND JURY.

The grand jury that yesterday completed its
abors deserved the thanks of the state which were
briefly extended by Judge Baker. Grand jurics in
Rhode Island have been perfunctory bodies in too
many instances though there have been such
bodies thai s,ve found duties outside Of the routine
work lais. v-2we them. For many years citizens
we're amssoi 70 witness at the county court house
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

1t has been decided by the school committee
of Mahanoy City, Pa, that school teachers must
sign contract not to marry within the period for
which they have been engaged 1t is fortunate
that the interstate commerce commissions powers
do not extend to agreements in restraint of matr-
mony, otherwise it would have work to do in
Mahanoy City.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18
MAoic HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE ORMsBY. Wig Maker and
Hairworker. les fremont street. Boston
II II simple. safe and easily applied: con.
sains no kad poisonss use II once and
you will never use any other BLAND
NC q BL>ANDIN0. 50. WeybosJet street
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

AT the very time Gasman Addicks report
ed to be in Russia securing contracts worth mil
lions, he was as matter of fact, in courtroom at
Philadelphia listening to judicial suggestion that
he pay his bills. Evidently Addicks has failed in
his attempt at dual existence on two continents.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18
TEMPERATURE REACHED
81; LOWEST WAS 7o

Yesterday the average temperature was
20. The highest point recorded was SO. at I
o'clock in the afternoon, and the lowest
IS, at 5:45 a. m.
No storms are on the way to this sec
tion OF the country, nor is there any rea-
son to believe that the temperature will
fall many degrees at present.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

If Anna Gould has consented, at the solioita-
ton Of her ambitious family, to reconciliation with
her worthless husband, she will deserve all the
misery that such reconciliation will mean for her.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

The East Side approach matter is one that
ought to be settled without delay for the benefit
of the East Side residents and for the larger benefit
that will accrue to the whole community.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

The women teachers of New York who raised
an $4,000 lobbying fund.- and who are now called
upon to tell who got it, are probably angry enough
10 give the desired information.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

Why is il that policemen can still be found
willing to crafty the Nation womans desire to be
taken into custody?
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

Only ten more days for registration. See that
YOU are not disfranchised by failure to put your
name on the list before the month comes to end.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

Kissing must 60" says DR.. Knopf. 1t always
did 60, doctor, by favor.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

Tazs's up for Peasy Jokes.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-18

II. crack of doun,s came swiftly but surely.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
Anti-TyphoId incubation.

Gen. Lord Kitchener is said to be
favorably impressed with the value of
anti-typhoid incubation in the British
army. The evidence as to it's effective
ness in checking enteric fever, as pre-
scented in the Journal of the Royal
Army Medical Corps is, indeed, very
strong. The method of incubation,
which was advocated in 1897 by Sir
A E. Wright, was first tested on a
large scale in India and Egypt, with
encouraging results. 1t was also
shown that during an epidemic at
Maidstone not one of the 81 nurses
and attendants who had been inocu-
lated was attacked. whereas there
were 16 cases Of typhoid among 120
nurses who had not been inoculated
The experiments are being continued
m India, to which country $4,000
doses of the inoculating material
have, up to date, been sent. 1t has
been found that second incubation
increases the degree Of immunity.
Lieut.. Luxmoore reports that during
the Meernt epidemic in the Seven
teenth Lancers, 81 of the 63 cases &C.
CURED in soldiers who had not been
'dnoculated, the other two being men
who refused to submit to a second
operation. The Lancet holds that in.
oculation for typhoid fever must here
after be held as necessary for the pro-
lection of soldiers as vaccination is
against smallpox. The observations
made during the Meerut epidemic also
emphasize the fact that sanitarians
have fixed their attention too much on
water as a source of infection. More
recently, the fatal activity of flies has
received some notice; but there is a
third way in which the germs are
scattered broadcast-by means of
dust-which has heretofore been in
sufficiently studied.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
MONEY FOR PoTTAwAToMIEs.
Payment is Being Made Under an OIo
Treaty-To Bring Guardianship
to an End.

Holton, Kansas.-Six hundred and
sixty Indians of the Pottawatomie
tribe are being paid s34S.5S each on
the Pottawatomie reservation near
here.
The government recently decided to
pay the Pottawatomie Indians the
amount due them under the treaties of
1916 and bring the guardianship to an
end if possible. Congress last winter
appropriated $414,148.7 to make the
settlement. The Interior department
ordered that two payments be made.
One is for $23O,064.24. now in progress
at the agency. The date of the second
paybent of $1S4,084.57 has not yet
been fixed.
Where the head of the family is re-
sponsible, he is allowed to collect for
the children. Otherwise the govern
ment holds the money until the chill.
dren are Is years old. The largest
amount drawn by one family was $4.-
220.38. This sum was paid to the wife
and ten children of James Blandon, a
white man who has been interpreter
at the Pottawatomie agency Tor near
ly 40 years. The payment is made by
checks under the direction of G. l..
Williams, the agent
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
The Philippine Election.

Washington, D. C.-The new PhfI4p-
pine assembly, or legislature to
be elected Thursday will consist OF
two houses to be known as the Philip
pine commission and the Philippine
assembly. The latter body will have
81 members, each one representing
population Of 10000. The assembly
will make it's own rules and elect a
speaker and recorder. The general
election law provides for a constitu-
ton and divides the islands into 80
districts, the Moro and non-christian
provinces excepted. Subsequent cleo
tons for the assembly are to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, in odd-number-
ed years, delegates holding offices for
two years.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
FIvg FALL INTO GRAVE.
Remarkable Incident That Disturbed
soIemnity OF Funeral.


Instead of the accustomed quiet
which prevails at the burial Of the
dead, great excitement and fear at
tended the burial the other day OF
Michael Serene, prominent merchant
Of Westport. when by the collapsing
Of grave the coffin and several per
sons attending the services were
hurled into small pit.
The final prayer had been, said by
the preacher. and the assistant to the
undertaken stepped to the foot of the
coffin to arrange the rope for letting,
the coffin into the grave. At that mo-
ment. one of the pallbearers acct
dentally kicked out the crosspiece.
that supported the coffin. The conn.
quickly descended into the grave. the.
body going feet first The assistant
fastened its descent by tumbling on
it. Several persons rushed to the.
edge of the grave. causing the soil to
yield. and in few seconds five per-
sons were lying in the pit half covered
with dirt.
They. We're pulled out, the coffin was
dug out and laid fiat. and after the
grave had been redug the burial was
completed.-N. Y. Press.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
JAPAN NOW RULEs KOREA.
Supreme Powers of Government
Placed in the Hands of the
President General.

Seoul, Japan.-Iwan-Yung premier
OF Korea, acting by authority OF
the emperor, given under the imperial
seal at the palace early Wednesday
and Marquis Ito, resident general OF
Japan, signed the following agreement
at midnight ct the Japanese resi-
dency:
The governments of Japan and
Korea. in view of the early attainment
OF prosperity and strength in Korea
and the speedy promotion of the well
fare of the Korean people, have agreed
upon and concluded the following slip
ulations:
Article, 1.-The government of
Korea shall follow the direction of the
resident general in connection with
the reform of the administration
Article 2-Korea shall not enact
any law or ordinance or carry out any
administrative measure unless it has
the previous approval of the resident
general
Article S-Judicial affairs of Ko-
rea shall be kept distinct from ordin-
airy administrative affairs.
Article 4.-No appointment or dis
missal of Korean officials of high
grade shall be made without the con-
sent of the resident general.
Article 6.-Korea shall not engage
any foreigner without the consent Of
the resident general.
Article THE first clause of the
agreement between Japan and Korea.
dated August %, 1904, is hereby alb
rogated.''
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
A Hearing Ear.
KANSAS.

A busy doctor who had engaged a
young assistant was asked If he really
intended to entrust him with his
cases. "Oh, no." he replied. HE will
listen to the patients. look sympa-
thetic, and report to me in the fewest
possible words. A sick woman has to
talk Just so much, and 1 haven't time
to listen" The minister, the lawyer
and the teacher might follow the doc
tors example, and employ a listening
double" to their great relief, remarks
the Youths Companion. In fact, it
may usually be found that the most
helpful person in the town is the one
who can listen best to the complaints
and perplexities of the women-folk.
Self-expression is as necessary for the
welfare of most women as food and
drink. The very talkative woman has
a silent husband-not simply because
she does not give him time to speak,
but because she was attracted to him
In the first place by his genius for
listening. However, there may be
something more than mere selfindul-
gence in the habit of talking things
out" with some appreciative listener.
The wisest of women know that they
get light on their own perplexities by
the act of putting them into words. A
mother is often her own best adviser
as to the training of her child, when
she has once formulated his needs.
The remedy for the fault appears
when the fault is fairly described. So
the recourse to the listening ear is
not to be entirely decried. 1t is only
when continual talk breaks down the
proper barriers of reserve that the
talking woman becomes a nuisance to
her friends and a menace to her fam
/ lily. 1t is pitiful to see the condition
jof silent misery to which a family is
reduced when one woman in it is a
chronic chatterer. What were your
fathers last words?" asked a sympa-
ithetic neighbor of little boy just
bereaved. HE didn't have any,"
gravely replied the child. Mother
was with him all the time!"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
RAILROADS WILL OBEY LAW
Cav. Glenn of North Carolina Wins
His Fight.
Pending an Appeal to Higher Courts
Low Passenger Rates Will Go
Into Effect.

Raleigh, N. C.-The state of North
Carolina has won in its fight to have
its passenger rate law of two and one
fourth cents observed by all the rail-
roads pending an appeal to the courts
by the roads of the state which pro-
pose to fight the law.
The promise of obedience to the
law by the Southern railway and the
Atlantic Coast Line railway, which
since July 1, the date set for the rate
law to go into effect, has been violat-
ing the law, was given Saturday after
noon at a conference which the rail-
road company sought with Governor
Glenn, who had stated that as prece-
dent to any agreement he might make
the two and one-fourth cent rate first
must be put into effect.
The conference was a private one,
newspaper men being excluded at the
request CT the railroad attorneys. At
ter the conference Governor Glenn
stated that at the beginning of the
conference the railroad representa-
tives stated that they were ready to
agree to the two and one-fourth cent
rate, it later is to be tested in the orig
inal injunction case before Judge
Pritckard, an appeal if necessary to
be taken by the state to the supreme
court of the United States, while the
railroads would appeal the case to
the North Carolina Supreme court and
if necessary take the case on writ of
error to the supreme court of the
United States.
August g. was agreed upon as the
time for putting into effect the two
and one-fourth cent rate.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
"eoina some.v

Two of our colored brethren were
engaged in heated argument. The
''retort courteous" without the quail
flying adjective, had been passed ana
returned.
Suddenly the larger of the. two
moved up aggressiveIy. ''Yuh nygah,
youh! If All hit yuh, Aim a-goin' to
knock yuh SO fab dat der amt no rail-
road train kin bring yuh back!'
The other looked at him a moment
speculatively. Then: "Niggah you
self yuh brack map o. Africa! If All
hit yuh, Aim goin' to knock you so
fab dat it'll cos eight dollars to SEN
yoh a postal cardi"
Whereupon the tall one, re- 'izing
that the limit had been rceched.
passed his "chaw," and peace r~.gned
again.-Judge. i.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
Must Reduce oklahoma Rates.

Washington, D. C.-In a decision
announced Friday by Commissioner
P.routy, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission held that the Territory of Ok
lahoma has just cause of complaint
against the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway and other interstate
carriers on account of their rates on
wheat and corn from Oklahoma to
Galveston, Tex, for export After a
hearing of the case the commission
has decided that the rates are unrea-
sonable and has ordered them to be
reduced
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
Eouallv Painful.

A good story is told of an old darby
in Richmond who once experienced
considerable difficulty in securing the
sum due him from a prominent busi-
ness man whose stable the negro
had whitewtshed
One afternoon, as the old darby
came painfully up the walk toward the
house, the master thereof called to
him from the porch:
''Whst's the matter, Nose? Got the
gout?"
mo, sah," came in respectful tones
from Nose; Use got de bill for dat
whitewashin'. - Lippincott's Maya
zine.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
EnIistinq Neqroes.

Houston, Texas. - The recruiting
office here of the regular ar
my received instructions to enlist for
the colored cavalry exceptionally de-
sirable negroes, the first en1istments,
of negroes since the Brownsville af-
fair. The four negro regiments in the
regular army are now in the Philip
pines and those now enlisted will be
sent to the Orient to join these regi-
ments. Instructions are to accept on
ly young n gro men who can read and
write with ease and who are well rec
commended
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
Rock Island Strike Settled.

Rock Island, Ill. = The strike in
augurated week ago by the carmen
employed in the various shops of
the Rock Island syetem was settled
Wednesday and the men have re-
turned to work. An agreement was
reached between the officials of the
railroad and a committee represent
ing the men, whereby all grievances
will be submitted to arbitration for
settlement. When the strike was
called over 1,4O0 men quit work.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03

{ Small boys will no doubt continue
e eat green fruit with no discrimina-
ton as to kind or quantity or manner
of consumption. For the benefit of
less adventuresome adults, the depart
ment of agriculture informs us that
adequate mastication will prevent dis
astrous results from eating unripe
fruit, and that the danger is less than
is commonly supposed, especially
from gooseberries, plums, apples and
pears. This is in accord with the as
sertion of the poet that it was a little
green peach that made the trouble.
On ripe consideration, the Youth S
Companion feels constrained to ad-
wise everybody of whatever age to es-
chew all green frpit-eschew it 50
times.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
To Tell His Troubles to roosevelt.

London, Eng-Two members of
the Korean delegation that was refus-
ed recognition by The Hague peace
conference. vi Tjyongoui and Prince
vi Tying Chi, left Southampton
Wednesday on board the steamer
Majestic for New, York. The former
said: Il shall travel direct to Wash
ington, where I hope to see President
Roosevelt. It is my intention to show
America that Japan made its treaty
of November 1905. without the con-
sent of the Emperor of Korea or the
cabinet and that Korea never gave
up her independence on consented to
the Japanese protectorate."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
New Perkins Case Factor.

Topeka, Kansas-C. ". Barnes,
superintendent of insurance, has been
asked to investigate the circumstances
attending the death of L. H. Perkins
in Lawrence, with view to taking
action against the Mutual Life Insur
ance company of New York for failure
to make payment of the policies it
had written on Perkins life. Mr..
Barnes probably will investigate the
case, but there is little probability
that he will take action so long as
the suit now pending is undecided in
the federal courts.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
For an Uncle Sam Trustee.

Kansas City, Missouri. C. O..
Morse, receiver of the Uncle Sam
Oil company, has announced that a
meeting of the creditors of the COM
pany win be held August 26. A trus-
tee for the company will be appointed
at that time. H. H. Tucker, jr. for
mer secretary and manager of the
company, is fighting this move to
have a trustee named by sending out
circulars.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
VIII A,nex the CONGO.

brussels, Belgium.-The close of
King Leopold's long struggle to stave
off the annexation of the Congo to
Belgium and to retain his personal
sovereignty over this rich and extern
sive African state. is foreshadowed in
the agreement reacEad on July II be-
tween the Belgian and TIC Congo gov
ernments, celebrating the tefc,s upon
which the Congo Free State shall
pass into the possession of Belgium.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
win Answer the questions.

Topeka, Kansas. = Attorney Earl
Evans, of Wichita, representing the
Standard Oil company and the Inter
national Harvester company, said Fri
day: 1--WE expect to answer all the
lnterrogatories propounded by the
state but later on will test the
constitutionality of the act which
gives authority for such interroga-
tories. The interrogatories, however.
seem fair
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
Prenarinn for Ex.snldiers.

Kansas City, Nc. Five thous-
and delegates and about 10000 visi-
tors are expected to be in Kansas
City August 1916 to attend the ma
tional encampment of the Army of
the Philippines, and the reunion of
the Twentieth nansas regiment. A
programme has been prepared and
besides business sessions it includes
a military parade, banquet, a smok-
er, and a trip to Fort Leavenworth
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
Storm Destroys Nebraska Crops.

Lincoln, Neb. = A Journal special
from O'NeiIl, Neb.,, says a violent
wind and hail storm did heavy dam
age Wednesday evening in northern
Holt county. The wind was of such
force as to wreck buildings and kill
livestock. A section of rich farming
country % miles long and IA wide was
swept over and the destruction Of
crops is complete.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
LARGEST Wooden structure.

The Parliament building in yelling
ton, New Zealand, is the largest wood
en- structure in the world. In We'll
1ington and some other New Zealand
towns almost every house is con-
structed OF wood. So likewise are
large churches and business houses
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
Elevator Fell Five stories.

st. Louis, Mo-The breaking of
a cable plunged an elevator down five
stories in the Ely & Walker Dry
Goods company building Sunday. kill
ing John Ward and Paul j. Grote.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-03
To Build Their own cars.

Superior, Wisconsin.-The Great
Northern road Friday authorized the
construction of shops in Superior for
the purpose of build : steel ore and
freight cars. The toeal cost of the
buildings and equipment is estimated
at about 100000