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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-25
IT WAS A FREE FIGHT.
Negroes and Hebrews Mixed Up in
a Bloody BrawI.
HOT WATER FOR THE BABY,
Two Negroes and . Reasonable Number
OF Hebrews Have IL Out With Knives
and Stones in Tenement Back Yard
The Police Take q Hand.

Marshall S. johnson aud Fred Ward.
two negroes, were arraigned In the Sixth
District Court this morning, charged
with making violent assault on Samuel
Benjamin, Hebrew. Both men pleaded
not guilty and were held In $500 surety
each for trial, August s.
Benjamin lives In the house at 357 North
Main street, tenement occupied by
number of other Hebrew families. Shortly
before o'clock last evening he was sitting
in the rear door of the house watching
the house Is high stone wall, and as
Benjamin looked he saw several OF the
stones fall among the children. who ran
towards the house screaming with terror.
he Immediately went to the wall to see
what caused the stones TO fall. and saw
called to them to stop. when both men
clambered down tho wall and, 1t Is
claimed. made q rush at him.
Gatx Cohen, another inmate of the
house saw the affair, aud ran out into the
yard to prevent any disturbance. AS he
ran out he was struck In the face by one
OF the negroes and was then cut on the
wrist with q common knife. Cohen's wife
saw the row and also ran out to save her
husband. She was struck by one of the
men, with knife. and sustained bad
cut on the crown of the head. Her inju-
ries while painful ara not fatal.
benjamin, by this time had got his
bearings and he In turn made dive for
his assailants. johnson, Immediately
produced knife and made several bad
gashes on the back of Benjamin's neck.
One OF the cuts was several inches In
length and split Benjamin's ear. He also
sustained several serious flesh wounds on
the body and neck.
Cohen and his wife then ran into the
kitchen OF their house and were followed
by johnson and Ward. AS johnson en-
tered the room he stopped for moment
TO get his bearings, and Ward, who was
close behind, mistaking him for one of
the inmates Of the house, stabbed him on
the hand, infiicting a bad flesh wound.
This enraged johnson, and he COM
menecd to howl vigorously.
The turmoil awoke Leon Cohen, q
child year and q half In age, and he
commenced to cry. One OF the men
grabbed the infant and threw it into a
bath-tub OF hot water close by. The child,
when rescued was unconscious and grave
doubts are felt as to his recovery.
The police at the Central Station were
notified and arrested both men few min
utes later. During the march to the sta
tion huge crowd followed.
Johnson was completely broken up and
seemed greatly relieved when safe in the
station.
Benjamin was taken to DIR. Burton's
Office on North Main street and his
wounds were dressed.
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WITHOUT HIS SHIRT.
The Phi. in Which w. K. Vanderbilt
Reached Newport.
AFTER THE WRECK OF THE ALvA.
The Passengers Of the sunken Yacht All
Back All Rather seedy In Appearance
Hut Relieved to be Safe ON Shore
How IL Happened.
rrsPEcIAL TO THE NEws.l

NEWPORT, July 25.-The report las,
night about o'clock that the Alva had
been run down caused considerable ex
element among the yachtsmen now ir
the harbor, and when confirmed about Il
o'clock scores and scores of carriages
called at the marble palace and also al
the villa of Fred w. Vanderbilt with
society people bearing messages of con
dolence to the wives Of the two brothers
AT the Casino, the Newport reading
room, Ocean House and Yacht Club Il
was the sole TOPIC Of conversation.
u. w. Vanderbilt and Mr.. DeForrest
arrived on the first Wexford boat this
NEWS reporter and said that between
and o Sunday morning the Alva was an
chored OF Nantucket shoals waiting for
the fog to lift.
The guests were all In their beds when
the crash and rushing water made them
rush on deck
just as they had tumbIed on deck in
their night shirts aud taken to the boats
the Alya went down.
William X. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Biggs
arrived on the 1l:90 train from Boston,
looking ''seedy." Both had silk hats and
pants they were not measured for.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said that while the Alva
Sunday morning the freight steamer H.
+. Dimock crashed into her cutting Q
gaping hole In the port bow.
This caused her to at ouce settle down
by the head. forcing her stern up some
thirty or forty feet.
While the Dimock was close upon the
Alva ropes were thrown to her by w. X.
Vanderbilt and Mr.. Riggs, who were first
on deck.
w. X. was hauled aboard the freight
steamer, while Mr.. Kicks was not SO for
tunate, as In the struggle he hurt his left
leg very severely.
he did not hear the Alva's bell. but did
all in his power for Mr.. vanderbilt's
guests and crew.
Mr. Vanderbilt went von to say, that
very luckily all the crew were up and at
breakfast. Had It been otherwise, there
would have been heavy loss Of life.
Within twenty minutes after being
struck the Alva went down by the head
and only her top sticks are visible.
Mr.. Briggs and Mr.. De Forrest. whose
staterooms were forward, were the only
two guests who managed to gather up
their valuables.
The captain and crew behaved splen-
didly, every man promptly reported at
his station.
Mr.. Hoyt has remained behind to look
after the crew being got home and
the further interests Of Mr.. Vanderbilt
In the sunken yacht All the guests are
now at cottages here. And their appear
auce caused considerable laughter. All
had on ready made clothes got In Boston.
Vanderbilt and Riggs had on no shirts.
The only things Vanderbilt saved were
his captains Jacket and ulster.
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LOWELL, Mass, July 2b.-There was Q
serious accident at the new power house
OF the Lowell and Suburban Street Rail-
way Company Saturday afternoon, while
all of the electricians were there, getting
the power ready for two new street lines.
There was . thundering crash, accompa-
MED by great smoke and powerful
smell OF rubber. The woodwork was
was the bursting, under centrifugal force,
Of the inner metallic band which encir-
clss Dynamo armature and holds the
coils In place. Much delay ensued and
the estimated damage was $1,000, which
fell on the Thomson, Houston Co.
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NOW. FOR A FREE TRADE cAMPAIaN

The Democratic party goes to
the country with a platform
demanding the reduction of the
tariff to an honest revenue basis
and denouncing protection as
robbery. So, with Harrison
and Reid as the candidates for
protection, and Cleveland and
Stevenson as the candidates op-
posed to it, this is to be a. free
trade campaign. That is what
we have long prayed and
worked for. The fight is
certain to be upon our lines,
and we have the best of all op-
portunities for reaching the
people with the doctrines of
absolute free trade. Let this
election be won and protection
will go under. Cleveland's de-
feat is our repulse /; his victory
our advance. Every single tax
man owes to his principles to
do all in his power in aid of
Cleveland. Henry Georges
Standard.
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rwo Men Arrested at Lonsd ale.

A great deal OF excitement was caused
at Lonsdale last night by the arrest of
two men who are thought to be connected
with the Haswell murder and who were
camping in the woods.
Last Friday, Detective Pollard received
information that two men had been seen
lurking about the woods for number of
days. In the evening Mr.. Pollard with
three officers made thorough search for
the men and their place of abode.
On Saturday morning the NEWS CORE
spondent discovered hut built in an un-
usually clever manner of boughs and
limbs of trees ana bushes. It was built
in such manner that only thorough
search would fiud il. 1t was located near
the shore OF the pond and about 80 yards
southwest of the Gypsy camp. Sunday
morning james Allen and friend saw
two men in the hut and conversed with
them for few minutes and then left
them aud notified Detective Pollard. who
Immediately went to the scene but the
men had disappeared. The place was
watched all day and at 7:l5 O'clock De-
tective Pollard, James Pollard and George
Moss surrounded the camp and found In
it man partly undressed and evidently
retired for the night. A search for the
other man was instituted and he was
found on the road leading TO Saylesviile.
The two were taken to Central Falls and
locked in different cells.
One OF the men answers the description
of one OF the Haswell murderers. but
whether he Is. or not is matter of conject-
ure.
Each man was taken from the cells
separately and questioned in regard to
his business and his mode OF living. One
gave his name as George III. LaForce,
aged 80 years. He is about IT, In. in
height, light complexioned. and has red
moustache, and wears red wig His
nose Is straight, aud is slightly bumped at
the bridge. He wore u black derby hat,
a turn down paper collar, and red four-in-
hand scarf, very much soiled white
shirt, brown coat, and pantaloons OF a
light steel gray.
In his pockets were found couple OF
memorandas and q sample ballot Of the
last State election with the crosses oppo-
site the names Of the candidates on the
Democratic ticket. He claimed TO hail
from Boston. The other man gave his
name as Charles La Force, aged AZ.
weight $50 pounds, and height ST. DIN.
His hair was gray and he mad gray,
dropping mustache: His nose was
straight and long. lie wore black frock
coat and striped light trousers. He had
on a lay-down paper collar and blue
hectic. The men claimed TO hail from
Boston, aud that their occupation was
that OF taking orders for shoes aud deliv-
ering them for Mr.. Boucher of Woon-
socket, but many OF their statements did
not tally. Detective Pollard Is satisfied
that he has made AN important capture.
A search WAS made at the hut this
morning by Detective POLAND aud the
NEWS correspondent but nothing of any
value or impOrtauCR was found
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MAY BE OPEN RUPTURE.
New York's Anti-Snap Democrats
Very Troublesome.
HILL CoNFERs WITH HIS MEN.
Harrison Stevenson Clubs Are Said to be
. Not UnIikely Outcome OF the Fight
with the state MschIne-whitney IL
Uneasy.

ALBANY, July 25-Machine democrats
up the State are not happy. They could
stand the outcome of Chicago, but the
persistence Of their 'anti-snap" oppon-
ents is fast putting them in state of
mind bordering on frenzy. Said an ex-
State officer from tho interior Of the State.
81 don't know what these provisional
people are thinking about. With their
leaders calling on the regular State COM
mittee to resign and then deciding to
keep up an independent organization,
they are doing the very things best calcu-
lated to destroy our chances for success
"Do you mean that this action on the
part Of the Grace Anderson com biuation
will be dangerous to party success in the
Statet" asked.
His reply came slowly and deliberately.
II believe that unless Mr.. Cleveland's
friends can give the working Democrats
Of this State reliable assurance that tn Q
provisional Democracy will not bcsused
as Q club to batter out their life in case
OF his success, the result In New York
will be extremely unpleasant.
And" he continued, "you can readily
see the reason. Here is q working politi-
cal machine, with able managers, in every
county. 1t has achieved party success in
the State. 1t is In the very best condition
W uo evcu DeVtoI WOTk- DuJ just al THIS
point q self established lot Of theorists
rise up and say to the managers, We
don't think it best for you to continue In
power at present. just turn your ma
chine over to u.s. Will they do itf Not
II have any knowledge OF men, and
have seen q few OF them In political life. I"
1t would make big difference In the
Democratic vote IL the active party work
ers in the State should have an attack OF
apathy during the present campaign.
be decided as last resource to support =
combination ticket in which Harrison
and Stevenson" should replace the "Hili
and Harrison" of recent campaign
whose results are still fresh in the minds
OF both factions.
The sudden appearance of Senator Hill
upon the scene at this critical time is
hailed with delight by his iieutenants.
None OF them are satisfied with the situa-
tion, and most Of them complain bitterly
of the arrogance OF the provisional
committemen In their respective dis
tricts.
Senator Hill will not talk about poll
tical affairs for publication. He insists
that he Is here on private business"
as IL private political business would
be the proper way to put 1t.
The levers of the State machine are In
his hands, and, judging from appear
ances, he Is at present taxing what rail-
road men would call an observation
trip" to see how the road lies and where
repairs are necessary. The local "anti-
snappars insist that he will bear watch
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The John Paul Was Hauled on at Pru.
dence Island In Five Minutes.

The John Paui was Hauled On at Pru-
dence Island In Five Minutes.
The large four mast schooner John
PAUL, coal laden for Fall River, went
ashore late yesterday morning in the
dense fog that hung over the lower bay,
at the east end of Prudence Island. Late
last night the PAUL was lying broad side
on about $50 feet from the gravelly beach,
her stern resting easy on covered reef.
Tue position was a dangerous one In case
of storm a. the vessel would thump to
pieces on the reefs and boulders which
cover the bottom Of the river at that
point.
The steamtug Reliance of the PRovI.
DENCE Towboat Company's fleet went
along side last night and within five min-
utes mad her afoat In deep water.
The two mast schooner William s.
Daughter, lumber laden for Fall River,
was run ashore off Prudence Island, Sat
urday. Sac was leaking badly. Wrecker
Waters of Newport will raft her and
render the necessary assistance. She is
in no danger.
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srrs. Isass Tucker of Stamford. Conn.,,
Fatally Burned.
STAMFORD. Conn.,, July 25.-Mrs. Isaac
Tucker, aged IS years, fell down stairs,
with kerosene lamp in her hand. She
was stunned and fatally burned, her body
being horribly disfigured. The house
took nre. A person who was passing,
saw the flames, gave the alarm, and res
cued the woman's three children, who
were screaming at the windows. Mr..
Tucker 10 q teamster. He was not at
home at the time.
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MANCHESTER, N. H., July pa two.
story building owned by Melvin Badger,
situated on the corner of Belmont and
Massabesic street, was burned yester-
day. Mrs. Mary Sargent, aged 76 years,
perished In the flames, after getting to
the pisESa where Q ladder had been
raised for her rescue. Tho loss on the
building was $4,000.
John Press, IS years old, fell from a
moving train while coming from Lake
Masabssic last night, and lost his left
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-25
THE WEATHER.

Weather for this evening-Showers
For tomorrow Possibly rain.
A heavy storm west of Buffalo Is rap.
idly moving east and due here tomorrow
night or the next day.
The Tbermomcter.
Temperature from Q A. NJ, July "a, to
pa. NJ. July 25:
Highest, ss5; lowest 20; mean $50.
The Tide for To-M6rrow.
High water at PROVIDENCE at 1901 AN
and at 1923 p. NJ.
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DR.. Graves stili Fighting.

DENVER, COL, July 45.-The state,
through Attorney General Babb, has
filod with the supreme court its brief in
reply to the case In error of DR.. T..
Thatcher Graves, who was convicted of
poisoning Mrs. Josephine Barnaby Of
Providence, r. i. DR.. Graves, among
other things, claimed that Judge Rising
was biased in his instructions to the
jury and that erroneous charges were
made against him. Attorney Babb de-
MES all these allegations and says that
error.
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cars,esssess and Two Fatalities.

CLEvsLAspy O., July 1.-Afrsisht
train on the Akron branch Of the Bslti-
more q Ohio Railroad ran into . hand
car loaded with rails near Chicago juno
were wrecked. Thomas Dunster, fireman,
was killed. Thomas Descomer was fatal
iv scaidsd. e. X. Carpenter, the section
foreman, whose carelessness caused the
accident. hes disappeared.
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Pasquale Manzo and Salvador Cartup.
nj, two Italians became involved in n row
over game Of cards in the cellar of the
ing which, Pasquale made a savage at
tack on his companion, cutting him on
the left cheek with a razor. The gash
was bad one and cut clear through the
cheek. Manzo succeeded in effecting his
escape. Cartuppi was attended by DIR.
Raia and was ivnnd t. he not badly in
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TRICKS CONDITION.
a Lively Interest In His Breakfast and
Newspapers.

Newspapers.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 25.-Chairman
Henry c. Frick of the Carnegie mills did
not appear at his Office this morning as
he jokingly assured some of his business
associates he would Sunday afternoon.
He passed a, somewhat restless night.
but that was due more to the excessive
heat, than TO the wounds.
This morning the doctors made an exa-
mination, and failed to find the slightest
trace OF blood poisoning. The examina-
tion was encouraging to friends of the
patient.
Frick asked for breakfast and then read
the newspapers, taking great interest in
the accounts OF the shooting aud the in
terviews with the would-be-assassin.
CONTINUED on PAGES AND z.
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For Child M urdcr.


BArEsvILLE, Ark, July 25.-The dead.
lock In the Democratic convention for
the 9Th congressional district continues
without change. For three days the oon-
vention has bsen In session and has taken
$50 ballots, each of which has been but q
repetttion OF the nrst. II 10 still impos-
sibls to foretell tho result.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-25

VIENNA, July 25.-some OF the news
papers OF this city publish . telegram re-
porting that the tower Of the Munaicf
Mosqus in Alexandra, which was re-
Gently restored, collapsed during relig-
ious service on the 2lst inst, that several
hundred persons were killed and that
bodies Of victims were being extricated
hourly from the ruins The source Of
the telegram II uncertain eud the report
n believed TO be untrue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-25

WATERFOWL, Mass, July 25.-The
storehouss and barn connected with the
mills Of the Union Carpet Lining Com
pany were burned yesterday. The entire
contents Of the stable were destroyed,
together with the clothes of the teams
ter and about f200 in cash. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by spon-
raneous combustion. The loss on the
buildings In estimated at $500 and on
the contents about $4,000.
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STATE AND CITY DEPARTMENTS.
State officials are Cool in Spite Of
Suggestions of Hot Weather.

The COVE rnor's secretary was cool this
morning, and looked surprised when IL
was suggested that the heat was oppress-
i've. Secretary Utter said the people who
came into his Office all agreed that IL was
hot day. He didn't seem troubled about
IL at all, although he came all the way
from Westerly to-day.
The governors secretary Is making up
fine scrap book Of the published matter
In regard to the governors Office. 1t is
already assuming considerable proper
tions.
Mrs Watkins, clairvoyant, at 54 w
street, moved to place on
Mathewson street. She had two children
and husband. She went away
and left the children, and the
woman where she boarded reported
the matter to the overseer Of the
poor. who thought the woman ought to
look out for them. One of the children
is four years old, and the other two
months. The husband had gone too, so
that the name of the little one could not
be obtained. The overseer finally took
tho children and sent them to the aims
houses, and he called the youngest Chris
tiana after the boarding house keeper.
who hasn't any children, put didn't want
the clairvovant's. The almshouse isn't
an ideal place to "raise" children, but
neither was the clairyoyant, apparently.
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Crops scorched By the Heat.

wrTcHrTA, Kan, July 25-P. u. Eisen.
magyar, one af the biggest grain buyers Of
this section. who has just returned from a
tour OF the western part OF the State, re-
ports the corn crop almost q total failure.
owing to It's having been burned up by
the intense heat Of the past four days.
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An Unknown Man Killed.

GARDNER, Mass, July 25.-An unknown
man was struck by train on the Fitch
burg Railroad track, two miles west OF
Bsldwinviile, Mass, and was killed.
Medical Examiner Sawyer found the
mans skull was crushed on the right
side. he has bad scalp wound, his right
arm was badly cut. the ribs on the right
side OF his chest were broken, his left arm
was broken, his left leg crushed, and the
lower Jaw bone broken. The man was
about IS years old.
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CLEVELAND AND THE FARMER.

"When I picked up the pen
to indite my Tariff message, |"
says the Hon. Grover Cleve-
land, 81 had but one man in
my mind from the time / wrote
the first word until / signed my
name, and that was the Amer
ican farmer, but he did not un.
derstand me-"
Uutiable Imports, 1891. that Come Into
Competition With the Products Of
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PALMER, Mass, July -. -Chariss
Palmer, Q veteran Of the late war vss
found dead In bed st Monson, Yesterday
from combination Of heart dissass end
poor rum. He had been hayine loe .
iarmer, but was paid on on "wednesday
and has been dissluski>s ever eiDoA
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O'DONNELL BAILED.

No Ground for the Charge OF Murder In
the First Degree.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July -25.-O'Donnell.
the leader of the strikers at Homestead,
who was arrested on n charge of murder
in the first degree, was this morning ad.
The same amount was required OF Ross,
Foy and Allen.
The court in granting the application
for bail said that there was no ground for
the charge OF murder I'm the first degree.
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In the District Court this morning two
men who were found camping IN the
woods just outside of Lonsdale yesterday,
and against whom suspicion has been d,-
rected, were arranged as sturdy bcggars
Each pleaded not guilty, and their trial
was set down for the 29th inst.
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CuoLERINE IN VIENNA.
A Cholera Experts Opinion On Bnses 80
Probabilities.

VIENNA, July 26.-Prof. Drsshs, sn -.
pert In cholera, says that the Gases ef
cholerine in Vienna at present are fewer
than usual at this time Of the year. There
is little probability, he thinks, OF 2 go
though there 10 danger Of its reaching
Austria, but should August and oepeem.
bcr pass without an outbreak the daness
will Re over.
The ministry Of education has issued .
circular to the public giving idetrueesone
how to diagnosticats cholera and whas
government viii accept the services Of
every available physician. The pg1eene
are being thoroughly inspsctsd.
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WARRINGTON, July 25.-Forecast for
New England: Fair weather, proha bly,
followed by local thunder storms during
the afternoon or night; southwestcriy
winds, slightly cooler in the interior
Monday night.