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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

mile and half. 1t all happened in a
thickly settled and respectable commu-
nifty, and the father has received a letter
from the men who have his child threat
ening that IL he does not promptly pay
the money they will kill the lad, and inti-
mating that they will also wreak ven
geance on his head.
The demand of the child stealers, who
signed themselves River Boys" was that
the money should be paid to them at mid
night last night on a bridge near Bedford,
which is on the dividing line between Con-
necticut and Westchester county. n. Y.
1t is far from railroad station and out of
reach of the telegraph. The note wound
up with this statement, Earth is our
stopping place: hell our home"
The father of the boy started to keep
the appointment with 3d. ,0C0 in his pocket,
all he could raise in such short time.
Deputy Sheriffs Howard Pugsley and
Stephen Hart, of White Plains, started
for the scene late last night, having re-
ceived word from Mr.. Waterbury. They
will protect the father and IL possible ap-
prehend the kidnappers.
The whole country side is up in arms.
The plan was most daring one, and the
parents of the stolen lad are frantic. There
may he lynching IL the villains are
caught.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
KIDNAPPED FOR RRANSOM
Little Ward F. Waterbury Stolen
on His Way to School.
AND RECOVERED THIS MORNING
The Frantic Parents Receive Letter
Saying the Lad VIII be Killed II the
Money In Not Forthcoming wild Ex-
element In the Neighborhood.

NEW YORK, Feb "a band Of daring
kidnappers have stolen Ward Ferris
Waterbury, the s-year-old son of Charles
p Waterbury, a well-to-do farmer of
Long Ridge, Conn, which is near the
New York line, and are holding him for
$1,000 ransom.
In many respects the case is similar to
the famous abduction of Charley Ross
near Philadelphia in 1874. The child was
stolen on Monday, within an eighth of n
mile of his home, while on his way to
school. So we'll planned was the outrage
that practically no trace of the kidnap-
pers was left behind after they had gone a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
HARRIS GUILTY.
He Committed Wife Murder by Means OF
Morphiue.

Morphiue.
NEW YORK, Feb 3.-Carlyle w. Harris,
the young student charged with having
poisoned his wife, Helen Potts, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree. On
Feb. /, 1884, Helen Potts, daughter of a
wealthy railroad contractor of Asbury
Park, who was in attendance at fashion
able boarding school in this city, died
after brief illness An autopsy resulted
i'm the discovery that death was due TO
morphine poisoning
The fact leaked out that Harris and
Miss Potts had been clandestinely mar
ried Facts were developed which showed
the young mans character up in on un-
favorable light. and the authorities became
convinced that he had murdered the
young woman. He admitted having pre-
scrbed some morphine pil Is for his wife.
but stated that the doses were not
sufficiently large TO do her harm.
About two weeks ago the case came TO
trial. Early last evening Recorder Smith
charged the jury. They went out about
$50 o'clock, and at l0i5 returned verdict
Of murder In the first degree.
The verdict was very unexpected TO the
accused, and he broke down completely
when II was announced. His mother, who
has been constantly at his side during the
trial. was very much affected aud created
n scene. She fell back in her chair, shrek
ing madly, "It's lie--a lie" IL was sew
eral minutes before she again became
cotuDosed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
A BOILER EXPL0DES.
Wrecking an Engine and Three
Freight Cars.
THE HEAD BRAKEMAN KILLED,
And the Fireman-The Engineer still
Lives but Is Horribly Injured - A
Heavy Load Was Being Pulled Up
Hill with a Pusher Helping.

JOLIET, H., Feb. 3.-A horrible accident
occurred at Zarleys, five miles south OF
here last evening. The boiler of engine
No. AZ on the Chicago and Alton Railroad,
pulling heavy freight south, with a
pusher from this city helping, blew mp
Just as the engine reached the top of the
hill.
The engine and three cars were thrown
off the track. The dead are Brandon
Thomas, the fireman. whose face was
crushed and cooked with steam, his head
crushed, legs broken and hands cooked,
and who died before he reached the city,
and &. +. Hastings, the head brakeman,
whose body was recovered in field 5OO
feet from the engine, and who was dead,
with every bone in his body crushed, and
the flesh dropping off. The only. sur
vivor was Dubois Williams, the engineer,
who had one leg broken, and his head and
face crushed and scalded. He Is still
alive, but in a critical condition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
BY his attor
A stock Barn Burned.

REHoBoTH, Feb. 3. - Reynolds large
stock barn was destroyed by fire last
night. The fire was discovered about
II 80, but IL had got too firm hold TO be
stantially built, about 100 feet long, and
comparatively new, was total wreck in
a short spaceof time. Fifty-one head Of
cattle, six horses, about fifty tons of hay
and all OF the farming utensils and tools
were destroyed. A milk wagon, set OF
double harness and n few other things
were saved. No cause could be assigned
for the fire There is believed TO lie an In
surance on the building. but the stock
will be n total loss. A conservative es-
innate would put the loss at 5000
The only means OF fighting the flames
was lk-pail brigade, but the fire was
too large TO succumb To this method.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
Gen. Booth Pleased.

PoRr SAID, Feb. 3.-Gen. Booth passed
here on his way TO Brindisi, yesterday.
He expressed himself highly pleased
with the warm reception that had been
accorded to him in the colonies, which, he
said, "Was beyond my most sanguine ex-
pectations.
"I travelled 10000 miles in India and
found that the main body of the people is
content with the British rule, but the bet
ter class of natives have "a firmly fixed de-
sire To be allowed more share in the gov
ernment. One thing that astonished me
was the lack Of preparation for coping
with an extended famine"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
Revising BeIgium's Constitution.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 3.-The important ques-
tion of the revision of the constitution
raised by popular demand for universal
suffrage came to day before the House OF
Representatives. This bill creates a
household suffrage and increases the cleo
toral body from 100000 TO 100000 voters,
modifies the veto clause of the constitu-
tion, and grants the King power (after any
law passes Parliament) to refer it to the
people.
After a long debate the House agreed to
the proposal of Minister Beernaert to re-
fer the bill to the central section of the
House, which will report in April. The
ultimate result will probably be to cause
great discontent and dangerous agita-
tion. The working classes declare they
will resort to any means TO obtain Bbso-
lutely universal suffrage. The time be
tween now and June will be an important
epoch for Belgium, even for Europe, as
any internal trouble here may furnish the
look looked for occasion for foreign inter
ference leading TO general war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
An Assignee,s Sale.

An assignees sale Is always n delight TO bargain
hunters, because everybody knows what an assignee
Il for. His business II 10 sell goods soon as poss
BILE. AZ no matter what sacrifice and close up the
business I'm order that creditors may get their dues.
Especially II such sale tractive when such y
magnificent c< II openeG inspection that of
y. G. Almy a Co. What with the combination OF
low prices and nne stock u is no wonder that the
greater part of the stock consists Of dry and fancy
goods suitable for wonen's wear but there IL also
line Of mems clothing which would by itself ill a
good sizcd store TO oyernowing. i the assignee's
orders 10 let nobody escape without buying but the
only compulson used II that Of low prices and god
Ia nlccflnns
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Barnaby will had been admitted to
probate-Mr. Worrell' 'spetition. Page
The meeting OF the Iegislature-A special
train for the Rathbun funeral. Page 8
A narrow escape at Natick. Page 3
A small strike at Olneyville. Page 9
The new electric light company. Page =
The Providence evening schools prosper
Gus. Page 9
Annual meeting of the Swan Point ceme-
terry. Page 3
Stafford won the fencing championship of
the State. Page 3
The Westminster Social Clubs annual
ball. Page s
The meeting of the I. b. Reed Club-Its
object not to secure offices. Page s
Editor Pease of Woonsocket surprised
Page 3
Domestic.
Carlyle Harris found guilty of wife mur-
der Page
Little Ward F. Waterbury kidnapped on
his way TO school Page
A Milwaukee miser cuts his wife's throat
and his own. Page
An engine explodes on the Chicago and
Alton Page
Trefethen and Smith held for Tena Davis
murder. Page |
Mrs. Osborne will surrender TO the police.
Page
Gen. Booth says he had warm reception
i'm the British colonies. Page
The proposed revision OF the Belgian con-
stitution Page
Influenza declining in Germany. Page
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

About fifty armed men spent all Mon
day night in securing the country for the
boy with lanterns. Suspicion exists that
that Charles +. Waterbury, who Is a
nephew of the boys father, knows more
about the plot than he will admit. 1t was
he who bore the note to Charles =. Water
bury, in which the kidnappers made their
demand for $1,000.
He claims TO have been out hunting
when he saw three men armed with shot
guns standing beside phaeton. One of
them had the child on his back and threw
the note to Waterbury, telling him to de-
liver it, while the others threatened him
with their guns.
Charles +. Waterbury is not on good
terms with his uncle and when he deliv-
cred the note advised that the ransom de
manded be paid What may prove signifi-
cant is that the fathers relatives are not
on good terms with him and claim that he
took an advantage Of them in dividing
the estate
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Feb. 3-At n
meeting last night Of the board of alder
men last night Mayor Ashley nominated
T.. {. Gardiner chief Of police. The Office
has been vacant practically since before
the recent municipal election. Mr.. Gar
diner was formerly an alderman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
Influenza OH the Wane.

BERLIN, Feb 3.-The influenza is de-
creasing, especially in Hungary, Poland
aud Denmark. The death rate has fallen
considerably in Vienna, but is increasing
in Germany. There is decrease in Kiei,
Magdeburg and Danzic, and an increase
in Dresden, Brunswick and Riga.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

Weather for this evening-Clear.
For to-morrow-Clear.
The Thermometer.
Temperature from A. NJ, Feb. 20 0
A. NJ, Feb. 3:
Highest, 43.5. Loowest, 335. Mean,
3s.5.
The Tide for Tomorrow.
High water at Providence, O:34 A. M.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

ATTLEBoRo, Mass, Feb 3. - George
Lamb. the ll-year old son Of A. n. Lamb,
was drowned IN Hebronyille mill pond
Yesterday afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

Almost any one would like to 20
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
THE NEWS IN ADVANCE.
This Evening.

Providence Opera House, s-"County
Fair"
Iothrop's Museum, 1:3O-"The Paymas-
ter
Westminster Theatre, S-Howard Bur
lesque Company.
Central Baptist Church, s-Entertain-
ment.
Tomorrow.
State House, l0-Legislature.
Dothrop's Museum, 2-"The Paymas-
ter"
Westminster Theatre, ,2:l5-Howard Bur
lesque Company
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
Little Ward IL Found.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Feb. 3.-Little
Ward Waterbury, the lad who was kid
mapped on Monday at Long Ridge, on the
Connecticut line, was brought home early
this morning by John Chase, n friend of
the boys father
The entire community Is wild with joy,
and an excited determination TO mete out
Justice on the kidnappers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
The yictoria's Peril.

LONDON, Feb. 3-A dispatch has been
received at the Admiralty from Vice Ad-
miral Sir George Tryon, whose flagship
Victoria is aground near Platea. The dis
patch says that the tightening OF the Vic
toria is proceeding satisfactorily. Until
the pumps are fixed and the ship is light
ened TO the fullest extent possible no at
tempt will be made to tow her Off
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
sawed After Drifting wecK.

NEW YORK. Feb. 3-Commissioner
Brennan has received information that the
schooner Servia has arrived at the Della
ware Breakwater with the two men on
to-day on the scow that had not been be.
fore heard from.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

TRANsACTs A BANKING AND TRUST BUsI-
NESS
ALLOWS INTEREST ON DAILY BALANCES
SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
ACTS AS EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR
TRUSTEE, REGISTRAR. ETC.
HERBERT J. WELLS, Prcs'L
sAML. X. DORRANCE, Nlce-Pres't.
EDWARD s. CLARK, Sec
BOARD or DIRECTORS
Amos G.. Barstow, Rowland Hazard,
ChrlStopher IAppitt, Edward ID. Pearce.
Royal &. Taft, Horatio n. Campbell.
Herbert ~. \. Goddard Robert knight,
George W. ". Mattcson. John w. Danlelson,
Samuel = SIrague, Herbert J. Wells
William u. Ely, John q. Pegram.
ItObert l. Gammel. Lyman y. Con.
William Kinney Eugpnc W. Mason.
William ~ Weeden. George Gordon King.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
7, Asa X. Potter. doing business under the nrm
name of Potter Co., hereby give notice that have
this day disposed OF all right title and Interest
In aad business established In lsis except as sec
fed in the following co-partnership notice
Certificate Of Limited Co-partnership,
This certificate signed and executed by Frank n.
Potter and Walter a. Potter, both of the city and
county OF Providence and state Of Rhode Island,
and Asa X. Potter OF said Providence on this nrst
day ~ February, a. ID. 1892.
Mitncsseth that tho said Frank X, Walter A. and
Asa X Potter have agreed and entered into limit
cd partnership for the purpose q manufacturing ard
dealing In furniture and other household nttings
said partnership bfs iness Is TO lie O. nducted and
carried on under the bme Of Potter a Go. said
Frank X. Potter and sait Walter A Potter reside IN
said Providence and general partners IN said
business said Asa X Potter resides also In said
Providence and l. special partner In said business
and has contributed the sum Of $4,000 20 the CONF
mon stock of said concern.
The said partncrh y is 20 commence on the day
OF the da'e ~ this rifcate and TO terminate on
the hirty-ii ~ day of January, A u, lsg5,
FRANK n. POTTER
WALTER A. POTTER.
asa ". POTTER.
Providence, Sc,-In Providence, In said County, on
this first day of February. A. ID. lSH. then Prank
n Potter Walter A. Potter and Asa X. Potter, sev-
erallN appeared before and ac know lclgcd the
foregoing certificate boy them signed % bc their act
and deed LOHIN VI. COOK.
Notary Pubic
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-07
Ci,ilizing Effect Of Electric Power.

Wherever you meet the application Of
this new and subtitle form OF energy you
will see revolution in methods and a
change in processes always tending to
greater healthfulness of operation and
ease of work The smith, moistv and
covered with CRIME, noisily welding a
bar of metal, is today excelled by the
great electric machine, internally heat
ing the bar and forcing its ends together
by hydraulic pressure so easily that a
woman might control its wonderful
energies.
In place of the copper-smelting furn.
ace, devastating by its noisome 9 ises the
country for miles around, the electrolv-
tic bath produces purer product quietly
tay and night, and so clearly that the
EImore factory in Euglaud, where are
produced wonderfully strong and homo
geneous tubes OF copper directly from
tue ore without smelling, casting or
drawing. is described as decorated with
bright flowers growing freely in its
gardens aud window-seats.
The process OF electro bleaching in
trodueed during the last two years,
whereby the same solution becomes
over and over again q powerful bleach
ing agent through the energies of the
electric current, are enabling US TO OBJ
tain paper and linen as white as snow
with no Contamination of our streams by
refuse bleaching powder, while Prof.
Lodge is teaching that slight discharge
OF electricity in n SCOT laden atmos
phere will cause it TO fall. and render At
least some of our ehimneys inoiftnsive
SO we have moved till we seem to see
the time when Ruskin himself, lover Of
chemical processes as he is, could not
ask nearer approach to his ideal Of a
workshop With our powers consolida-
ted and operations cleansed we may
again take 10y in the streams and breez-
es of England The Engineering Maya
zine for January.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-07
New Silver Coins.

The director OF the mint begins the
new year by issuing the new silver
coins-half dollar, quarter dollar and
dime pieces-bearing the new design.
The mint at Philadelphia has begun the
coinage OF these pieces, and the minis
at San Francisco and New Orleans will
do 80 As soon "a the dies reach them.
The silver used in this coinage will con-
sist Of the unourrent silver coins now in
the Treasury awaiting recoinsge, and
the work will be conducted uu-
ill the balance Of the sppropria-
tion available for recoinsge, now
about S22 coo, has been exhausted. The
director hopes to coin at least million
dollars of the uneurrent coins in the
treasury and the new coins under the
existing appropriation. and when it is
exhausted Congress will be urged to
make deficiency appropriation to con.
tinue this coinsge. The new pieces will
be transferred from the mint to the
treasury at Washington and the DIFF
fereut sub treasures as fast as coined,
so that they may be distributed in all
parts Of the country and the public
get acquainted with them. 1t is stated
at the Treasury Department that the cut
10 the newspapers did not fairly repre-
sen. the beauty Of the coins; besides,
some changes have been made ia them
since the cuts were published. Those
who have seen the coins pronounce them
very handsome and decided improve
meEt upon those now in circulation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-07
Onions for Diphthcria,
scientific American.

Who don't they use onions? For good
ness sake why don'i they use onions
Where do they live? viii go up there to
day and tell them to use onions - Such
were the EXPLANATIONS Of our mother. says
the editor Of the Dsnvers Mirror, when we
reported one day at dinner that child ni
Mr.. G. W. Dudley was dead, and ths
whole family including himself, siarming
ly sick with diphtheris Mother was moved
to ,hsse earnest and interested expressions
By 2 firm belief that she knows several
lives saved by tn, use Of onions in diph-
theris, one being our sister. In these csses
raw onions were placed in . bAniage aud
beaten into pulp, the cloths. containing
onions, jgics snd all, beiug then bound
sbon. the throat and well up over the ears.
Renewals may be made as often as the
mass becomes dry. In the cases notice d
the result wss almost magical deadly
pain yieIding in short time 10 sleepy
comfort The editor adds the wish that
this remedy might have vide enough t'is'
to fully test its usefulness.
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FEB. 'o-Aon.sl nsetinx Maire State Bar
citation, Augusta.
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The new congressional directory gives
some curious facts as to the professions
and occupations OF congressman. Some
OF the members are engaged in two or
three occupations. or have been, aud
the record shows that 2l3 have practised
law, Is know something about sgricul-
ture. - have been school teachers, Il
are merchants, 70 are manufacturers, IS
are bankers and capitalists, 10 are Jour
nalists. nine could set type if they had
to, five are physicians. three are sailors,
two are ministers, while of miners. ma
chiuists, hlacksmiths, bookbirders, car
penters, tanners, car tinishers and har
ness makers there are lust one each.
The average sge OF the congressman Is
a little over IS. The average age OF
the Northern members Is about ~. and
of the Southern members Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-07

-ydia {. Pinkham Med. Co.. Lynn. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-07

Is it any more safe for our domestic
animals to drink malarisl slime than for
ourselves: Can healthful milf, butter.
cheese and meat be expected from stock
thus watered: The following case came
under my observation; A family who
had been getting butter from the coun
try began to notice that it had bad
odor and flavor. This was at first at
tributed by the but5erwomsn to some
weed in the pasture but the matter grew
worse till the butter rem4ined untouched
on the table, and supply had to
be obtained elsewhere investigation
revealed the fact that the cows had drank
only from stagnant pools. Mean Will
the largest butter consumer in this fam
lily was taken seriously i'll with mys
FERROUS debility, that at Brst batled II C
physicians, ana it was many week bsfor,
health was restored nuc, sickness has
p 'evailed among farm animals during
our recent drouthy year.; here il little
doub5 that at least II portion of it is
directly due to bal water In south aest
Texas tho sheep and g,at' do fairly well
in time of protta It'd dc"u;ii without
water for six monlhs, hut all animals
have not their healthful substitute
namely, the suc .ulent pulp OF the prick
ly-pear cactus
When il IL remembered that two thirds
OF an animals body Is water, the i'm
por5ancs il telt # ia 'aving pure snd
abundant supply Of his life-susraining
element To ObtAin this il not beyond
the power OF even the small farmer. for
no matter how severe the Grouth the
quantitv OF water in the universe re-
mains the SAM; il Is only necessary o
tap vein to g. generous response
any time. Tn wudaIll i. the cheapest
mechanism, NJ present. for drawing
water from wells. A : several Of the
contsg Gus diseases of stock are at
tribuled 10 the use Of bad water it is to
the interest Of every farmer not only to
have plen,v Of pure war himself, but
for his NJ ghaors u have it hl-o; hence
where Individual windmi'ts NAV no. he
afforded wnul Is i.ot be wise tpr neigh
bors to combine and dig well Large
enough 70 supply the -tock ri two or
more adj lining f,ryCs, furnishing il with
windraiil, pipes aud 'rfughs TO sui; the
Convenience 81 each owner: he saw
ing il laDur. anyja'y and loss caused by
poor or insult .ient water supply would
soon pay all cost ". NJ in New
Y ok Tribune.
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The Few dies were first used Saturday
morning ID the stamping Of the hall
and quarter dollar: and 6irass at the
mint In Philadelphia Ten thousand
dollars worth were stamped ard deiig
cred by the coiner 10 the cashier abb
noon, and they were put in circulation
through the regular channels. The frs
boxful that came from the pressei
showed favorable results, snd the off
GERS were accordingly very much graf
flied. The relief work came out clear
the head On the diverse and the esgli
and stars on the reverse being clearly
defined.