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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
PAWTUXET VALLEY

The Pawtuxet Valley was visited by
the l,ght-hngered gentry on Saturday eve
ming and a number OF the notion and
variety stores were entered and in some
instances a small amount OF money was
secured.
FAIR OPENED.
The fair by the Guard OF Honor, So
cjety connected with the Church OF our
Lady of Good Council. OF Phenix, was
continued on Saturday evening In Blan-
chard's hall. Lippitt- The event was pre-
oeded by a street parade.
VALLEY NOTES.
Charles A. Briggs OF Phenix visited
friends in Providence Sunday.
Miss Eleanor May Kingsley has return
ed TO school In Providence after visit
90 her parents I'm Phenix.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Collins OF Low
ell. Mass. spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barber OF Hope.
The regular weekly roll-off Will be held
tonight at the Parish House alleys and
a match game will be rolled between
Moorhead and Elson's teams.
The French Democratic club Of Arctic
Centre held a whist party last evening
in It's rooms In the Leclerc building on
Crawford street.
William ORourke. Jr.. OF Hope reports
that during the past few days he has
encountered a wounded deer In the woods
near this village.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
DECEMBER GRAND
JUDY P0NDERS
101 CASES

The grand jury for December was en-
psnelled in the superior court today
Judge Mumford appointed Edward =.
Metcalf OF Providence. foreman of the
jury which consists or Is men.
There are some lOi cases to be consider
ed by this grand jury. one of these cases
is a murder case the party accused being
Sarah !. Heagney, who is charged with
killing her child. The only manslaughter
charge is one against Frank Johnson ac-
cused OF having pushed a woman out OF
window near North Main street. This
woman fell into a lane and died at the
hospital. The number OF other cases are
as follows:
Assaults with dangerous weapons, 20;
assault with intent TO rob. 1; breaking and
entering in night time and larceny, 81;
breaking and entering in day time and
larceny, ID; burglary. 4; robbery 4; false
pretences, 4: malicious mischief, 3: carnal
knowledge OF a girl under age OF consent,
s.: rape. l.; nuisance, 8; larceny 3; embez-
element, indecent exposure and illegal
practicing dentistry one each.
The members OF the grand jury are:
Edward +. Metcalf. Joseph L. Doyle,
Frank J. McGinn. Henry w. Brecken-
ridge, Joseph w. McCoid. John ]. Lynch.
Charles p. Thompson. Samuel L. Dean OF
Providence: j. Annotole Brazeau and
Michel Fontaine OF Pawtucket Harry 5.
Burlingame. Woonsocket; Robert +. Nc
Clure. Central Falls; Ralph Field, Cloces-
ter; Scott o. Barnes, Smthheld: Eliery
l.. Wilson, East Providence; John X.
Butterworth, Jr, Cranston; Thomas
Henderson, Bristol Neil d. Mackenzie,
Cumberland.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
.lANDLADy AWAY
bOARDERS SOLD
HOUSE PROPERTY

According to the story told to the police
william Lamere. % years old, and Harry
Lamere. Is. tins forenoon. packed up
considerable household furnishings and
clothing belonging to Mrs. Doherty ana
her three daughters. with whom they
boarded at GO Valley street and sold
them TO Jew junk collector for little
over 50. while the Doherty people were
away from the house. and II is said ar
ranged TO have the peddler return at
noon and buy a sewing machine
In the same tenement with tho 10,
hertys lives a family named Riley, ana
Mr.. Riley. being suspicious, sent his 1T
lie daughter 20 the place where Mrs DO
herty was at work TO notify her and
while she was on the way she saw the
two boarders on Westminster street one one
having a suit case. and she told the
story to Patrolman II. u. Austin, who
took the three TO the Central station,
where the Lemeres were locked UP on
susplcion OF larceny. Word was tele-
phoned 10 the Sixth station and when
the lew peddler returned 10 the valley
street house he was arrested.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
DEFENDANTS EXCEPTION
BEFORE SUPREME COURT

The supreme court today heard on eX-
ceptions the case OF Bertha Whipple VS.
Joseph Mccormick Plaintiff was sitting
In her parlor window at the corner OF
Hicks street and Atwell's avenue crochet
ing Jan. %. 1906. when teamster OF de-
fendant tried TO turn the corner OF Hicks
street and one OF his horses falling the
pole OF his wagon which was heavily
loaded with scrap iron went through the
wall directly beneath the window where
plaintiff was sitting and she was thrown
to the floor and badly injured.
A fury found for the defendant. but the
Justice who presided at the trial before
the Jury was not fully satisfied with this
verdict and granted plaintiffs motion for
new trial chiefly on the ground OF now
Undiscovered evidence. To this action the
defendant excepted
Plaintiff claims she has discovered new
and important evidence. Defendant urges
that the new affidavits filed in the case
are unimportant and that the accident
was unavoidable.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
p. o. Burglars Held

Boston. Dec.I2.-while the alleged post
office and house burglars who were ar
rested in the South End last Tuesday
night after a spirited chase were being
trralgned before United states Commits
sioner Stetson another man was added 10
the number ia the arrest OF John Hen
derson I'm the corridor OF the Federal
building.
Six OF the seven mon arrested last
week were held In 5000 bail for the Unit
ed states grand fury which meets tomor-
row. the seventh man t~,ng too III TO nc
removed from iail Henderson was ar
rairned on charge of breaking and en- {.
terinr the Avon rostofiee and removed
10 jan With the others.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Dorchester, Johnson, Baltl-
more.
steamer Tuscan Page, Fall River.
steamer old Colony, Rowland, New
York.
Steamer st. Croix, Bowman, New YORK.
steamer Tennessee, Wilcox. New york.
steamer New Shoreham, Fuller, Block
Island. ,..
steamer City OF Newport, Ricketson,
Newport. -, 49, nm
River. .- .z
Barge Wabash. Baltimore. 1885 tons
coal. railroad oo 49,.
Barge Tobyhanna, Hoboken, 400 TONS
coal, Curran a Burton.
SAILED.
Steamer Dorchester Baltimore:
steamer City of Haverhill. Fall RIVER
Steamer City OF Newport NewpoTt;
steamer New Shoreham. Fuller, Block
Island
Tug Tormentor Baltimore.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
NEW BOOKS AT
LAW LIBRARY

The new works received by the state
Law Library during November. comprise
books for the text book and miscellaneous
leading cases departments, the latest ad-
ditions to the state report and session
laws and the following:
American and English Annotated cases,
vol. T. Bolles on Banking. vols; Conyng-
ton on Corporate Management Cyclope-
dla Of Law and Procedure. Vol. 26: Har-
ing on Conditional Sales: Lincoln on the
Fundamentals OF American Government; !;
McKelvey on Evidence; Warvelles Alb
stracts OF Titles; Arkansas Acts. 1895 !;
British Columbia Statutes 1907; Canada
Laws 1907: Ordinances OF tho Town of
Cranston 1908: Cadwaladers Cases United
States District Court. . vols; English Re-
ports Full Reprint, vol. a; Federal Re-
porter vol. 1853: Illinois Bar Association
1901; Iowa Constitutional Convention.
Fragments OF Debates 1S44-46: Iowa Con-
stitutional Convention. Journal 1857; llli-
nois Appellate Court Reports vol. 12S:
Kentucky Opinions, vols: Lawyers Re-
ports Annotated. New Series vol S; Mis-
souri, Reports 202; Missouri Appeals Re-
ports vol. l23; Manitoba Laws 1907; Michi-
gan Public Acts 1903; New Brunswick
Acts 1907: Newfoundland Acts 1907: Nova
Scotia Laws 1907; Nova Scotia Laws 1863;
Nebraska Compiled Statutes Annotated
lSs2-1e07: Ordinances OF Newport 1902: De-
clsions OF the Department OF the interior
relating TO Public Lands, vol So l906-l907
Prince Edward Island Laws 1907; Shan,
mons Tennessee Cases. 3 vols: United
States Reports vol COG: United States Re
ports Lawyers Edition. Book 81: United
States Compiled Statutes. Supplement
1907: United States Statutes at Large vol
S3 Ordinances OF the Town Of westerl,
1901
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02

washington. Dec. 2--In a report TO the
aftorney-general concerning his findings
relating to peonage in the South, Assist
ant Attorney General Charles w Russell
makes a strong recommendation that the
statute relating 10 slavery be amended
In a manner which is TO destroy all
doubt as TO the meaning OF involuntary
seryitude." as set forth therein. lie also
suggests changes I'm state laws
1T Is hopod.' says Mr.. Russell. that
an enlightened self-interest and the de-
mand for labor made necessary by the
expansion Of old industries and tho IN
PRODUCTION OF new will lead 10 the amend
ment or repeal OF the state laws which
are the chief support Of peonage prac-
tlces These state laws take various
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
ALOR|CH SAYS
HE'S IGNORANT
IF LEGISLATION

Washington, Dec. 2.-"I am in that
happy frame OF mind where I don't know
what is going to happen in the way OF
egislation."
This was the statement of Senator AL
drich. chairman OF the senate committee
on finance as he left the White House.
having been one OF President Roosevelt's s
first callers today.
II did not talk financial legislation or
any other matters of legislation" said
Mr.. Aldrich. II simply called to pay my
respects"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
CHICAGO GRAIN and WHEAT
WHEAT.
Goold Trial Opened

Monte Carlo, Dec. Am immense
crowd vainly clamored to gain admission
to the superior court of Monaco today to
hear tho commencement OF tho trial of
We're St Leger Goold and his wife. Marie,
for the murder OF Emma Levin at Monte
Carlo last summer. The court was practi-
cally filled by an army OF continental
newspaper men. Death by the guillotine
will be the penalty IL the Goolds are con-
yicted
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
Dead Man Blamed

Portland. Me-. Dec. "A statement Ak
Ing the responsibility for the explosion
by which two were killed and three In
jured at the Brunswick station OF the
Maine Central railroad early yesterday
morning WAS issued today by the rail-
road officials.
william " woodward the night bas-
gsee master and custodian of tho station
fer n YEAR,. who was killed. is named as
the one ~ fault.
The damage 10 the building and heat
3rr apparatus IL dxed At tpra
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
CALLS FOR ABOLITION
OF THE PEONAGE EVIL

forms and are used i'm various ways TO
uphold peonage and other kinds OF in
voluntary servitude."
Various state laws which practically
place a defaulting laborer I'm position
of involuntary servitude when overtaken
by the law are quoted. He continues:
whether constitutional or not, and
whether originally intended To be used as
they are these laws have become "A trap
for the enslavement OF white workmen
as well as black. and ought TO be repeal
ed or amended with the fact I'm view"
Mr. Russell stated his impression that
interested persons sometimes seek TO
make II appear that the prosecution or
peonage cases is the result OF desire 10
inture Southern industries I'm favor OF RI
walls in the North, and then says: THE
thing 10 do is not TO invent defences or
excuses or 20 raise false cries, but TO get
rid of the evils"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
HOUSTON, TEX.
SUFFERS HEAVY
Loss BY FIRE

Houston. Tex, Dec. 2.-Firo last night
destroyed business property in the heart
OF Houston to the value of $4,000, break
ing out in the rear Of the Frank Dunn
jewelry store and pawn shop. The flames
spread In all directions through the block
and Il was not until 2 a. IN. that they
were under control. The buildings de-
stroyed include the Houston theatre. in
which we're located the Federal court Of
fees and all records and fixtures are to-
tai loss
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
Fire in Garage

Fire In the Davis automobile garage. on
Dorrance street az II o'clock this fore
ioon. caused an alarm TO be sounded from
,ox rs Tho FIRE originated In the boiler
room. probably from defective electric
wire. and went to tho roof. burning n
holo through IL. causing damage Of about
sS
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
o|XT|ETH CONGRESS

Promptly at IL o'clock Clerk Mcdowell
entered the chamber, accompanied by the
assistant sergeant alarms, Col. T.. S..
Pierce. bearing the mace. Clerk McDow-
ell declared the body In session. Chaplain
Couden Immediately offered prayer. after
which the roll was called
An interested spectator was Sir Courte-
nay Ilbert, Speakers court. Palace OF
Westminster. who Is clerk to the speaker
OF parliament. He was present as the
guest of Speaker Cannon. and occupied
a seat at the right OF the speakers chair.
The roll call occupied 90 minutes and
showed 365 members present
Amid great applause on the Republican
side. Representative Hepburn OF Iowa
nominated Joseph G.. Cannon OF Illinois
for speaker. Equally demonstrative were
the Democrats when Representative Clay
ton put In nomination John Sharp Will
liams OF Mississippi.
Speaker Cannon was reelected over
John Sharp williams by vote OF 207 to
i54
committee consisting OF Representa-
tives Williams, James OF Kentucky, and
Sulloway, New Hampshire. was appointed
to bring the speaker in to the house. Amid
thunderous applause in which Republicans
and Democrats alike Joined Speaker Can
non was escorted down the centre aisle TO
his chair.
In a brief speech. Representative Will
liams said he had the honor for the third
time <"of not introducing but presenting
to the congress OF the United States, tho
Hon. Joseph G.. Cannon of Illinois as its
speaker"
When the applause had subsidized,
Speaker Cannon then delivered n short
address
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
Mutinous Destroyer

Victoria, b. c., Dec "A runaway Rus
sian destroyer with a mutinous crew is on
a piratical cruise in the Sea of japan ac-
cording to reports brought from Nagaski
by the steamer Monteagle which arrived
yesterday.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
Coal Companies Win

Washington. Dec 7-The supreme court
OF the United states today decided the
cases Of the Webster Coal company aud
the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke company
versus the Pennsylvania Railroad com.
pany. Involving the rieht 10 examine the
railroad compsnys books In favor OF the
coal companisA
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
BIG STEAMER
FOUND On FIRE
At PH|LADElF HJA

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-Fire discovered
shortly before 10 O'Clock this morning In
the hold OF the British steamship Mon
ANA which arrived here yesterday from
london badly damaged the cargo.
The vessel apparently caught fire at sea.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02
THE SENATE.

Washington, Dec. 2.--The senate con-
vened promptly at L.. noon.
Vice President Fairbanks sounded the
gavel the proceedings opening with
prayer by the Rev. Edward Everett Hale,
chaplain OF the senate.
Senator La Toilette was the first sena-
tor recognized and presented the creden-
tlals OF Senator Isaac Stephenson OF Wis
consin
The vice president ordered that tho roll
OF senators-elect be called alphabetically.
and they wcrc sworn I'm by fetFs,-beine
escorted 10 tho desk by their colleagues.
All of tho senators-elect were present in
the chamber. except Senator Bankhead OF
Alabama, who is Ill.
Neither Senator Bankhead nor Senator
Johnston can be sworn In until the death
OF Senators Morgan and Pettus have been
announced, and as the senate will adjourn
In their honor, neither OF their successors
will be admitted until tomorrow.
Robert L. owen and T. +. Gore OF
okl homa, not having been elected to the
senate by their legislature. were not re-
ceived by the senate and their creden-
| tials will not be accepted until after their
| formal election on tho tenth instant
The vice president ordered the call OF
the roll, and Senator Lodge said his idea
was that the roll should have been called
before the swearing I'm of new senators
but the vice president maintained that for
/ IL years at the beginning OF a new con
gress the proceedings had been In accord
ance with this ruling
The roll call showed IS senator's present
| Resolutions providing for committe,
| 10 inform the president that congress Il
| ready 10 receive any communication hs
may make. were adopted. and Senator,
Allison and Teller were designated 10 wal
| upon the president.
Senator Teller offered resolutions OF re
| spect TO the memory OF the late Senator,
Morgan and Pettus OF Alabama, and the,
were adopted and the senate adjourne,
at 1881 D. m. until l2 o'clock tomorrow
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-02

TO LET.--A ROOM IN PRIVATE
FAMILY; two minutes walk from the
square. Inquire Room !, at 3 Hartford
avenue. ~
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

All the watchdogs of the Treasury who
have been barking so loudly must have
been asleep when, on last Friday. a reso-
luton was passed granting an additional
months pay TO all the employees in the
Capitol. 1t is difficult to understand the
basis on which this appropriation is
made. The clerks and other employees in
the Capitol are well paid-much better
paid. in fact. than any other servants OF
the government for the same class Of
work; and in addition to their generous
salaries they are excused from service for
many months in the year. Every one
knows that during the recess in the sum
mertime the Capitol is deserted, and that
sometimes it is impossible TO transact
even legitimate business, owing 10 the
continued absence Of officials. In the face
Of all this, it seems like an imposition
upon the public 10 vote these employees
an additional months salary. II is Il
gratuity in the worst sense of the word
It is not earned, and If is not deserved
1t is an unwarranted gratuity that If even
suggested in any other branch of the gov
eminent would be loudly criticised by the
members who are willing that their own
appointees shall be given a governmental
gratuity.
This custom of granting an additional
months pay is not the only questionable
proceeding at the Capitol We wish that
some one had the courage TO carefully
scrutinize the various appropriation bills,
and especially the deficiency bill, and
lop of all the paragraphs by which
Capitol employees run their hands deep
into the Treasury. It is curious how
many clerks are very generously recon-
pensed for services that would seem to
come within the scope of the duties for
which they are regularly paid. One clerk
wants 5000 for making a list OF naval
vessels, another is TO receive $1,000 as
extra pay as clerk of committee, while
the list of those who seek extra COM
pensation under various guises is as long
as the moral law.
This question Of extra pay 70 Capitol
employees IS one that warrants vigorous
investigation. As it now stands. it is a
blot upon the fair name of our National
Legislature
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Concerning the Minnous.

Whatever the plutOcTatic press of the
city may do by way of injury to the
Constitution and laws of the land, We
have long been accustomed TO expect
nothing but loyalty from the country
press. When patriotism seemed to sag in
metropolitan sanctums, it was but to HE
one to the rural districts to find it still
pure and undehled. Alas, it is SO no
longer Reckless tampering with the
rights Of the people and the passage OF
laws designed to catch nainnows no less
surely than whales, has brought about
an astonishing state of things.
Down in Florida. treason stalks abroad
and has entered the erstwhile honest and
peace-Ioving sanctum of the Starke Tele-
graph, and a riot Of lawlessness seems i'm
minent The editor of the Telegraph has
been, FOR years, buying the finest Of
South Georgia hams from the greatest
ham raiser of that section. These partic-
ular hams were the product of a farmer
living near Quitman, Ga, just across
the State line. Great tourists hotels
scrambled for his hams. People have
been coming to Florida for years just to
get at those hams. But, alas, he has
had to give UP his business. because ne
cannot get the hams into Florida with
out the government inspection and stamp.
and he has not been able to get the sight
of an inspector to save his life
Driven to frenzy, the Telegraph says:
IT'S the real ham what am and ought to be
subject to no restraints Restraints are not meant
for little people, any way and this cruel application
Of a law that was intended for people with lots
Of money to a struggling Quitman ham merchant
has materially changed our view Of things But a
few weeks ago and We believed that constitutions
served a useful purpose. We believed it even 20
the point of steadfastly turning a deaf ear to
aspcrsions on the Constitution Of our daddies and
declining absolutely TO Join in the clamor that is
being made for an sbridment, along certain suR-
gested lines, Of our States organic law. Now we
are in for the abridgment for an uprooting and
dragging ont all along the line. Let Congress he
enabled TO pass a pure food bill that VIII suit the
case. and let our own Florida legislature Be unre-
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

A correspondent of The Washington
Herald offers the pertinent inquiry why
the officials Of the government, in and
out Of Congress, refuse 10 let the public
know how much the Philippines have cost
us to date. TWO resolutions have been
introduced one by Senator Clay and the
ether by Mr.. Clark, Of Florida, for the
purpose of obtaining the information
sought by our correspondent. Mr.. Clay's
resolution has been smOthered in commit
tee; Mr. Clark's was laid on the table by
q vote Of 165 TO 1OA The reasons given
by Mr.. Lodge. in the Senate. and by
Mr.. Payne, in the House, for refusing to
agree to the proposed resolutions Of in
quiTy were identical, being, in effect, that
the information is fully contained in the
reports of the War Department and of
the Philippine Commission annually sub
mitted to Congress.
The nearest approach to an official
statement on this important subject that
We have seen is given by the Washington
correspondent of the Boston Transcript
who quotes letter written recently by
Gen. Edwards chief Of the Bureau OF
lnsular Affairs, to constituent of a
Pennsylvania Congressman. who asked
what il cost to maintain the Philippines
Cen Edwards replied that the Philippine
government levies its own taxes and
meets all the expenses incident TO the
administration of civil government. "AIl
those great expenses" Gen. Edwards
adds, that in this country are burden
against the national revenue, such as the
Improvements. customs and revenue ma
rine services, &c, are paid out of Philip
pine revenues. It is, therefore. proper 10
state that the only expense against the
United States revenues at present is the
increased cost of the maintenance Of
troops in the Philippines over that in the
United States" This would obviously be
a relatively insignificant sum. With re-
spect to the expenditures for military and
naval defense Of the islands, Gen. Ed
wards says that lit has been impossible
10 obtain any statement which would
show how much of such expenditures
could be charged to our holding the Phil
ippines. Expenditures for these purposes
are not divided or classed in such way
as to make the calculation possible"
We hear that the administration IS pre-
pared at any time to render a full ac-
count Of the cost of all our colo
NAL possessions at any time that
Congress shall direct and shall furnish
money for the hire of clerks to compile
the statistics. IF this be true then why
does not Congress authorize the employ
ment of a few clerks 20 supply the in
formation which the administration is
represented TO be SO willing to have
spread abroad? 1t is certainly a strange
feature Of our colonial administration
that there should be so much difficulty
about obtaining the facts concerning its
cost.