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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-22
nUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD TIME
" TABLE-July, IA, 1897.

son sunday will stop on signal or oiet off
passengers.
Additional trains will leave Carlisle daily cx-
cept Sunday at 5.55 a.. m, 1890 p. m. Alb p. Ms
stopping at all intermediate stations, arriving at
harrisburg at $40 and ] Is a. m and $50 p. m
Evening Mail runs daily between Harrisburg
and Chambersburg.
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WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.

CONNECTING WITH
P. II. p Z. r, at Shippensburg, Shenandoah
Valley and B. a o. Railroads at Haze Vap
town Pennsylvania r. r. at Fred,
erick Junction, and P. W. al.
Q. and B. P. Railroads
at, Union Station, Bal
timore Md.
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In addition mixed train will run between
Iagerstown and Winchester, as follows:

Additional trains will leave Harrisburg, daily
except sunday at 8.2e and 1035 a. M and $40
p M arriving at Carlisle at 9i0a. M, II 20 Am.
tiOns E:9r
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between Hag-
erstown and New York on Atlantic Express and
Night Express east and on Memphis Express and
New Orleans Express west
Pullman Sleeping Cars ON Night Express and
New Orleans Express between Philadelphia and
New Orleans.
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U. s. Circuit court adjourned Wed.
nesday evening. The hearing Of two
cases for violation Of the internal rev
enue laws were continued over until
the next term. Slightly paraphassinl
The words Of ono Of the attorneys
!" this term did not amount to much. :
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-22

Connections for all stations on Cumberland
Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad SIS.
tenn.
H.A. RIpDIE, W. GARD, n. BoYD,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Agent sup
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
WOONSOCKET.

The second annual reception of Mr..
Phanuel q. Carpenter took place last
evening at Social Hall and was attended
by over 100 couples. The grand march
was led by Mr.. Carpenter and his sister
Miss Mary Carpenter. The Imperial
Lancers aud the "victoria," two compo-
sitions of Mr.. Carpenter, were danced for
the first time In public. The hall was
finely decorated and the orchestra under
the direction of II. A. Singleton were
hidden in bower of flowers.
A large number of society people from
Providence graced the occasion with their
presence
Frank Randall of Burrillville was ar
rested yesterday by Agent Brown OF the
s. p G. A, and fined els and costs in the
District Court for abusing and over-driv-
ing two bony animals, both afflicted with
the spring halt. :,
The stockholders of the Evening Call
Publishing Company have organized by
the election of the following officers
President, Edwin o. Roman secretary
and treasurer, James w. Burns direc'
tors, 5 5. Getchell, j. j. Heffernan, y. Z.
Delebarre, j. j. Baxter, James Muir
ray; Charles A. King. Of Merri
man, Mass. business manager Ste
phen 4. Gahan, assistant foreman In
the Reporter composing room has re-
signed his position TO become foreman on
the Evening Call. His associates ''caned'
him Wednesday evening in behalf of the
Reporter chapel of the Typographical
Union. IL was gold headed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
The sixth District Court.

In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing, Walter Waite, charged with keeping
n gambling resort, pleaded not guilty, aud
was held In 81 900 surety till May TO-
Giuseppe Diorio aud Carlo DE Sarro,
charged with an assault on Antinio
Vitaia, pleaded guilty and were fined IS
and costs each.
John Durrigan, charged with the lar
ceny OF quantity Of rubber hose from
Charles W. Taylor. was discharged. The
warrant was erroneous inasmuch as the
hose was alleged to be the property Of
Charles Taylor, whereas on the testimony
IL was discovered that it was the property
OF Samuel Taylor, Charles being simply
the manager OF the concern, with no
money invested.
James Mann, charged with assault on
John >. Paine, was declared not guilty
and was discharged.
Max Boxbaum. for an assault on Julia
Boxbaum, was adjudged guilty and was
fined so aud costs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
EAST PROVIDENCE.

A mock initiation and entertainment
was given by Netop Council No. z. o. u.
A. M. in the Town Hall last evening be-
fore large and appreciative audience.
The program was as follows: piano reci-
tai, Miss Bugbee; Henry X. Scott, the
impersonator, gave number of amusing
character sketches and kept the audience
i'm roar of laughter for half an hour:
reading, "How ne saved St. Michaels. "
Miss Della Brigham; reading, "The Blue
and the Gray" Miss Williams In re-
sponse to an encore Miss Williams rend-
cred christmas at the quarters" The
principal feature Of the entertainment
was the mock initiation.
1t was supposed to represent the trials
of one, Paddy Melting, in joining q secret
society. The sketch abountled in comical
situations, laughable incidents and local
hits. The efforts of Daniel X. Oldridge as
the candidate Paddy Melting were re.
warded by the presentation OF large and
elegant bouquet By one of his friends.
Arbor Day was very generally observed
by the schools throughout the town by
planting trees and appropriate exercises
In the different school houses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
SOUTH JAMESTOWN.

Francis Brown, n well-known citizen OF
Wakefield. attempted suicide by drown
years old and has been in feeble health
for some time He walked down the east
bank OF the Saugstucket river to point
Just below the "smelt weir" partially
disrobed and walked into the water
and laid down. The spot is rather re-
mote from any dwellings, but Mrs. Will
liam Rhodes happened to pass the spot
and saw his clothes on the bank, and
rushed into the water above her waist.
succeeded in getting him ashore. Capt.
ii. NJ. Knowles was summoned and sue
ceeded in bringing him back to life. The
cause for the rash act Is supposed to be
dependency over his inability to earn a
livelihood.
Mrs Abbie Arnold, widow of Oliver G.
Arnold, has been granted an original
pension.
Earl whaley OF Wakefield has taken
over 10000 buckeyes In the last three
days at Green Hill pond.
The Court of Common Pleas meets mt
Wakefield on Monday next. There is
long docket of civil cases, and but few of
a criminal nature, SO that the work of the
grand jury will he very light.
David X. Hard of Willimantic, Conn.
is building large summer residence near
Matunnuck Beach.
The Peace Dale Literary Society an
nounce n phonograph exhibition for
Wednesday evening Of next week at the
Hazard Memorial Hall.
The newly elected officers of the Christ
ians Endeavor society of the Peace Dale
Congregational church are: President,
II. w. Fison; vice president, Miss Phette-
place; lookout committee. Thomas q.
Arnold, Miss Emma Sweet aud Miss
Whaley; missionary committee, Miss
Deysdale, III. l.. Perry ana Miss Barber.
Il. G.. Arnold was elected delegate to at
tend the National Convention to be held
In New York I'm July.
There were 267 books added to the
library of the Narragansett Library Asso-
citation of Peace Dale during the month
Of April.
The Rev. w. A. Ackley of st. Peters
by-the-Sea will officiate at the Church of
the Ascension, Wakefield, Sunday after
noon.
Councilman +. S. Hodge, has just fin
ished timing the piazza roof at his new
Peace Dale residence, and it has been done
with American tin, made by American
workmen, by Marshall Brothers, of Phila-
delphia. 1t is an object lesson for Demo-
Gratis who have been bowling over the tin
tariff. Mr.. Hodge, who is a practical tin
smith, says the tin plate is equal, if not
superior. to any he ever laid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
TOWNS UNDER WATER.
No Trains Running on Four Trunk
Line Railroads.
A FOUR DAYS. HEAVY STORM
A CIoudburst Over the Illinois River VAL
lev-Chicago's suburbs Inundated and
People Driven From Their Homes
Enormous Damage Over a Wide Area.

OTTAWA, H., May 6.-Fifteen towns in
the Illinois and Fox River valleys are un-
der water. and property OF the value Of
millions of dollars has been swept away
or destroyed. 1t has been raining almost
incessantly for four days. The rivers rose
rapidly, and the volume of water now in
the channels is greater than in the big
floods of 1874.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of fer
tile farming lands, in which crops have
just been planted. are under water. Por-
tions OF Joliet, Morris. Seneca, Marseilles
and Ottawa, on the Illinois river, are in
undated, and manufacturing plants on
the river bank carried away. Ottawa is
the county seat of La Sale County, and
has a population Of 1900.
The climax or the downpour came early
this morning, when n cloudburst occurred
over the Illinois river valley near Ottawa.
The Rock Island railway tracks are sub
merged for twenty miles between Seneca
and Peru, and no trains are running.
Northern Ottawa is a lake from four to
eight feet deep, extending westward along
botn sides OF the canal for nearly "A mile.
The window glass, flint glass and
chimney houses, the electric street rail-
way power house and thirty blocks of
residences are inundated. People COM
municate with the houses by boat. The
Illinois river reached a point twenty feet
above low-water mark this morning, and
stopped operations in the mills and fac
tories along the banks.
CHICAGO, May 6.-The Chicago River is
higher than for fifteen years and is run
ming backwards into the lake, carrying
all the sewage with IL. Many Chicago
suburbs are under water.
JOLIET, ILL.,, May 6.-Joliet Is under one
to four feet of water. The river Is higher
than ever before. People were warned
out of their houses this morning on ac-
count of fears that the two dams would
southern portions Of the city are sailing
about in boats and on RATS.
GALEsBURG, May 5.-Spoon river is in
places two miles wide, and crops are bad
ly damaged in low places. Cedar Fork,
which runs through the city is higher
than for years. Many dwellings in its
valley are submerged, and the Santa Fe
track, in the eastern part of the city, is
undermined. The brick factories east of
here are threatened.
TOPEKA, Kan. May 6-One-third of the
city is under water. The water in the
streets varies in depth from six inches to
a foot and many lower stories are under
water.
BURLINGTON, Ia, May 6.-All traffic
west from this city has been suspended
since midnight. The Burlington road
was washed out in many places and the
track torn away between Alton and Os-
ceolo between Woodburn aud Charlton
and between Russell and Abba in Iowa.
At LETTERS, two miles west of Burlington,
the track was torn up for hundred feet,
and had not a track-walker discovered 1t
in time the eastbound passenger train
would have been wrecked.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06

me day last year, %. 300.
payy shipDlug hogs AIS tn a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
MIR. MEIER Is GONE.
He 10 Charged with Appropriating vari-
Gus Articles Of Property.


GUS Articles of Property.
Gustavs j. Meier, watch and clock re-
pairer. has been missing from his place of
business for several days. Meier ccme to
this city several months ago and located
in the Office of the Long Distonce Tele-
phone Company, where he hired desk
room. About the first of the year he
went TO work for q man in the Gaspee
building.
Mejer's speciality was in repairing
clocks. and ne was given the contract of
keeping the large clock on the Cathedral
in order. He received years salary in
advance on account of his circumstances.
Besides this he had charge Of the Tyler
Institute clock on Plain street. and also
had the care of the household timepieces
Of many Of the prominent residents of
the Fast Side"
Previous to his disappearance Meier
contracted quite u number OF outstanding
debts amounting te-abeHt $35e, and his
various creditors are looking anxiously
into the state of his affairs.
After his disappearance it was found
that considerable property was missing.
among which was valuable watch, the
property of Howard q. Sturgess of the
firm of Sturgess e. Gamwell. The watch
was valued at about $500. Meyer pawned
the watch in New York and sent the
ticket to Mr.. Sturgess, stating that he
wasS financially embarrassed Several
travelling clocks were also taken.
When last heard of Meyer was at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and was headed south
ward.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
BRISTOL.

The foot of State street presents a
picturesque appearance to the stranger
upon enterino town. 1t is a disgrace TO
have work left in such wretched condi-
tion.
Mr.. Eugene Leclair has taken several
contracts from Warren contractors TO do
the mason work upon dwellings which
are To be erected there at once.
Arrived in the 1890 train Mr.. George
Watkins, Morris Worth and Silas Moore,
all of Boston.
Quite a number will visit Warren to-
night TO attend the Fofester's dance.
The funeral of John Downey who died
from injuries received while engaged in
putting machinery into a mill i'm Fall
River. was observed from St. Mary's
Catholic Church this morning. The SER
vices were conducted by Father Patrick
McCabc.
A number OF ladies and gentlemen visit
ed Swanzea village last evening TO attend
a lawn party given by Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Chase.
At anchor in the bay, several schooners
all bound to the westward to load coal; +;
also, yacht Mist with n party of excur-
sionists from New Bedford bound up
sound.
G. ID. Henry leads the record, taking
from the water at Connery pier tautog
weighing 5si pounds. beating Mr.. Little
field by one-h half pound.
Quite race took place yesterday after
noon between the Dinkum owned by Eu-
gene Leclair and the Breeze owned by
oliver Blaisdell, Jr., the former winning
by several lengths. They are both en-
tered for the regatta.
The annual meeting Of the Bristol Ex-
change for Woman's Work will be held in
the rooms of the Bristol Young Men Is
Christian Association this afternoon at 2
o'clock. All ladies who are interested are
invited to attend.
Arrived, this morning steamer William
ID. Marvel to load empty carboys at the
National India Rubber Company's pier.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
railur. Forced Upon II.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, May 6.--The st. Paul
German Accident Insurance Company
wound up its business yesterday by re.
insuring all of it's risks with New Yorl
company. This course was forced upor
the company by the failure of the Com.
mercial Bank, in which the Accident
Company had s100, 900 in stock, the valu,
OF which 10 just now problematical. Th'
officers OF the company say that al
claims against IL will be paid In full.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
Chicago Grain Market.
Il sarvatsonIss stonea.

woBuRN, Mass. May 5.-Frank Fuller.
member Of the Salvation Army OF Wo-
burn, while walking up Main street last
evening with brother member Of the
army, was seriously injured by being
struck In the small OF the back with O
large stone thrown by some one In a
crowd Of young fellows, who were stand
ing on the corner Of John street. A num-
Der Of young lads In the John street
crowd have been Identified.
William Doherty, aged 10, OF woburn,
was arraigned In the fourth district
court this morning for the assault last
evening on the Salvstionist, Frank Fuller.
He pleaded not guilty and his case was
continued to next Wednesday. Fulisr's
condition this morning 10 quite precarious
injured, a. he ID 10 yet unable to walk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
WARREN.

The town council has appointed Drs.
Milton +. Barney and Napoleon Landry
to provide gratuitous vaccination for the
citizens Of the town. -
Temple Chapter Of Masons met on
low ei the work of the evening.
Contractor Gardner G.. Luther has To-
Gated his stone crusher on Child street.
where he will begin operations in a few
days.
Mrs. L. s. Jones Of Springfield, Mass.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Devan.
erty, to load coal for Fall River.
In town. Mathew Nassar, agent for
Young's brewery of Rochester. and Wash
ington Bennett of the firm OF Bennett,
Ward a. Co, OF Boston, importers OF
choice liquors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
AN ANGRY TIGREss.

An Employe OF Forepaugh's Circus Suffers
from Her Claws.
READING, Pa, May 6.-Lawrence Scott,
aged 32 years. an employe of Forepaugh's
circus, is in st. Joseph's hospital with
frightful wounds inflicted by tigress in
yesterdays parade.
He was inside the cage containing pair
of tigers when. the female becoming en-
ragged, attacked him.
Harry Grim. produce dealer, was the
first to notice the encounter and rallied a
number of circus employees to keeper
Scott's assistance
He was rescued after the tigress had
been beaten into insensibility. Scott was
brought out of the cage with blood
streaming from numerous wounds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
NEWS OF 0LNEYvILLE.
The Republican Committee Meet
Other Notes.

The Republican town committee held a
meeting last evening and the political
outlook for next month amply discussed.
The candidates for the council were con-
sidered, two Of the present members hav-
ing expressed their intention of declining
denomination.
The situation at present is, from Re-
publican standpoint. promising, and the
chances for Republican victory are very
bright. AS now constituted the council
Is Republican by majority Of one, being
four TO three. Two Of the former are TO
withdraw, with possibility of third, each
Others who are fully able to cope with the
strongest of the enemy will be chosen,
and unless things change the victory will
90 to the Republicans.
A Horse Clears the square.
Last night about So'clock a spirited an
imal, left standing near the curbing on
High street, becoming frightened by some
unknown cause. ran through oil
neyville Square Mt terrific
bridge, where one of the wheels came in
contact with the sides of the bridge, tip
ping the carriage over and throwing the
horse down when he was captured The
team was slightly damaged the harness
being considerably broken up. The horse
was cut slightly about the legs.
Tickets Issued But no Dance.
Tickets for a complimentary ball in
Irons Hall last evening. under the direc-
tion of the Young Peoples Social Club,
were issued, but as was announced yester-
day, it proved to be a bluff. The
orchestra was awaiting the opening of
the doors, soda and other refreshments
had been provided and other arrange
ments made. but the club failed TO ma
terialize.
Briefs.
James JAWS OF Scituate was tried in
the Eighth District Court this morning
on charge of being common drunkard
and pleaded not guilty and was sent to
Cranston to await trial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
THE CARPENTERS WIN.

The Strike For Nine Hours Comes To y
Pleasant End.
NoRwALK, May O. The carpenters
strike which has been in force since last
Monday, ended this morning in victory
for tbs strikers. The men demanded
nine hours work without reduction Of pay.
Yesterday arbitrator Deegan of New York,
member OF the executive board of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of North America, came here and
conferred with the bosses. The result
was that the bosses gave in andl the men
went to work. One hundred men were
engaged in the strike.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
Arkansas Prohtbitio onists.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 5.-The State
Prohibition Convention met here yester-
day. Aplatform was adopted reafiiirm-
ing the National Prohibition platform
and recommending equal suffrage with
out regard to race, sex or color; money
of equal legal tender value, and of suf-
ficient volume for the business of the
country; the restriction OF immigration !;
also declaring against convict labor and
recommending the appointment OF joint
committee by Congress to investigate the
whole liquor question.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
Gen. Mahose stilI ION Deck -

ROANOKE, Va, May 5.-The state Re-
publican convention was called to order
at 1.3O in the Opera House by Gen. Will
iam Malone who was greeted with pro-
longed cheers. About 600 delegates were
present. John j. Dryer of South Hamp-
ton, proposed three cheers for Harrison.
the next President of the United States,
and the audience went wild. Men
jumped to their feet and yelled until
hoarse. Gen. Malone made an address
which was received with great applause.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
A Panic CooIIy Avoided.

NEW YORK, May 5.---st. Michaels Ro-
man Catholic Church in Thirty-second
street near Ninth avenue, was damaged
by nre this morning to the extent of $50
900. There were 1400 children in the pa
rochial school adjoining the church when
the fire occurred, but they were al
marched out In safety by their teachers,
and There was no panic among Them
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
Burglary Made Easy.

BosroN, May 5.-Miss M. A. Noon left
her apartments at 8 Huntington av., for
an hour, ats O'Clock last night. putting
her latch key under the mat. When she
returned she found that her rooms had
been entered by thieves, who used her
topaz, and amethyst and q cats eye ring
set with pearls, and small gold chain
were stolen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
THE PLUMBERS STRIKE.
There Is Talk of store Run by the Men
Themselves.

The condition of the plumbers strike
was practically unchanged to-day. The
master plumbers are doing what work
they can with their boys and waiting
There is rumor of the journeymen start
ing a shop OF their own, but nothing def
mite seems to have been done
The plumbers at the shops of Thomas
Phillips a. Co., No 75 South Main street,
did not report for duty this morning al
though Mr.. Phillips had signed the agree
ment asked for by them. They gave no
notice OF their intention to stay out of the
shops to-day, but when the time came for
them to be on hand this morning
they did not put in an appearances. Mr.:
Phillips said to NEWS reporter this af-
ternoon that everything was amicable be-
the company and the workmen: that it
was not strike but he thought the men
were only staying out to help the cause
along. He expected that everything
would be all right and the men back to
work in day or two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06

SAN ANGELO, Tex, May 81. T. Will
son of the Sherwood Iron Co., was ar
rested last June for slandering Mrs. Lon
ME Taylor. Yesterday afternoon when
Jailer Williams was taking dinner to the
prisoner, Mrs. Taylor stepped In behind
him and upon reaching the cage in which
Wilson was she shot him in the head,
killing him instantly. She has the
sympathy of the community and has not
vet been arrested.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
THE M'MAUGH CASE.
The Woman Held In 800 Bonds for Shoot
Ing at Her Husband.

The Woman Held In 500 Bonds for Shoot
Ing at Her Husband.
Hannah McMaugh appeared in the
Sixth District Court this morning charged
with an assault Gu her husband Stephen
McMaugh. I'd, with dangerous weapon.
She was adjudged probably guilty and
was bound over in s700 bonds to the June
term of the Court of Common Pleas IL
will be remembered that the woman,
during ft of rage recently
pulled revolver on her hus-
band and fired three shots at him. The
man escaped with his life by rushing into
a back room and lying fiat on the floor,
while the bullets whistled harmlessly
over his head. Strenuous efforts were
made to keep the matter quiet and both
parties denied the shooting However,
the woman was arrested and will be tried
at length in the higher court.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-06
He Stole n Ride.

DANBuRY. Conn, May 6-Jacob Will
liams. "A a9-year-old boy, met with "a horrible
accident at noon to-day.
While stealing a ride on bakers team
near the New street school his foot caught
In the wheel and before the driver was
aware of the lads predicament the leg
had been twisted Oft at the knee.
DIR. Brown who attended young VIII
liams, says his recovery IN doubtful.