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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-21
THE FORTlFlCATlON BILL.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-ln the matter of
the Notifications Appropriation bill the
senate conferrees receded from the amend
ments made by their constituent body as
follows: Increasing from $500, GOO to $780,,
600 for the construction of gun and mortar
batteries; increasing from S3JO,OJO to $500
OJ0 the appropriation for constructing gun
carriages: adding 10 the board of ordnance
and fortiticatious tive civilian members.
The house ConferTeus agreed for their body
TO recede from its disagreements
to senate amendments rs fol-
lows; Providing for the testing Of
guns constructed under the act of 1890 in
accordance with the provisions of that
law; increasing the appropriation for
power and projectiies for testing guns from
Sl5. .OGO 10 So, 900, increasing the appropria-
tiou for carriages for finch breech-loading z
howitzers from $50. 900 60 So, 600; provid-
ing for The appointment of commission
TO examine and report the best site on the
Pacific coast for the construction or gun
factory and appropriating $500 for The
expenses thereof; approprlatlns S9.eoO 10
pave the highway in front or the ater-
vleit arsenal: appropriatIng s., i0O for new
carpenter aud pattern shop AZ " "aIeTIo"
arsenal
Other disagreem5nts were compromised
as follows: Apropriatins S35,OOJ for pow
der for service; apprOprlatlug SlOU,CUJ IN
stead of SS00, 900 for the construction OF ~
inch breecn- loading mortars Ine total
amount carried by the bill as finally
agreed upon is ST. 13i ,216 This sum IS
$255. 900 less than the total as It passed
the senate, S321, 900 more thaH the total as
il PASSED the house Sl.040, ,521 less than
the bill OF last year, and G,oj2, ,33l less
than the estimates submitted IGis leaves
but the suudry civil bill aad general de-
ticlency bills awaiting action By congress
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-21
AN lJNCispuTsD TEST OF MERIT.

A medicine that has been Il household
remedy .ov over fifty years aud used in
that time by more than 100, oc0, 900 persons
must have great merit. such medicine
IS found in BRANDRETH' 5 PILLS. This fact
demonstrates the value of these pills better
than any statement of the proprietors- L,
will be observed that the dose required 10
cure i small One or Two pills taken every
night for ten or twenty days will cure dys-
2epsia costlveuess, rheumatism, liver con-
olaint billouSness, or any disease aFlslDg
from "a Impare state OF The oiood-
BEANDRETHs PILLS are purely vegetable,
a{,,,,itltesy harmless. and safe TO take at
any time.
Sold IN every drug and medicine store,
ei her plain or sugar coated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-21
THE BURGESS OF HOMESTEAD RE-
LEASED ON BAIL.
The Leader of the Steel Workers
Given q Popular Ovation Upon
His Return to the Town.
The Feeling Against the Militia at Home
stead Increasing in Bitterness-The
Troops Cursed by the Women.

The Company Making Exceedingly Slow
Progress in Resuming Work at the
Mills-The Non-Union Workmen
Yet to Put in an Appearance.
The Louisville and Nash
vile Train Dispatch
ers Threaten to
Strike.
Notes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
VETS AT PLEASANT BLUFF.
Outing of the First Rhode ISLAND Cavalry
Veteran Association.

Outing of the First Rhode Island Cavalry
Veteran Association.
The twenty-first annual reunion Of the
First RHODE ISLAND Cavalry Veteran AS
sociation is being held to-day at Pleasant
Bluff. The First RHODE ISLAND Cavalry
was among the first of our veteran organ
izations TO institute these reunions and to
enjoy the pleasures derived from them.
Manager George Il. Cranston has made
great preparations for the entertainment
OF his guests to-day. The veterans
formed their line Of march on Exchange
Place, with the right of the line resting
on the Burnside monument. The drum
corps Of the Olneyville Temperance Ca
dets headed the line.
They left Providence at 10 o'clock this
morning with their wives, sons and
daughters and friends on the steamer
Miueola They were escorted to the
hotel by Manager Cranston, who met
them at the wharf. Here an appetixing
spread was enjoyed at 12 o'clock. The
annual meeting was called to order short
ly afterwards on the spacious piazza of
the hotel. President John X. Bennett
was In the chair. Secretary William
Gardner read the minutes OF last year 5
meeting and they were approved. Major
George NJ. Bliss, treasurer, submitted mis-
report and 1t was approved
CONTINUED ON PAGE Z.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
THAT RIVERSIDE BABY.
Facts Which Tend to Throw Addi-
tional Light on the Case.
IT LOOKS LIKE lNFANTICIDE,
Evidence Accommodating That tho Crime
Was Committed Week Ago wednes-
day-No Suspicion ~ Yet as to who
the Principals May Bc.

Since the account OF the Riverside in
fanticide case, which was published Mon
day night In a special to the NEWS, ad-
ditlonal light has been thrown upon the
case, through the indefatigable efforts of
Officer franklin Monroe OF the town po-
lice. Since the account last given, the
NEWS correspondent has also been insti-
tuting quiet search in quest Of evidence
which might lead to the tracing of the
guilty parties.
During Wednesday evening of last
week, loud cries were heard in the vicin-
ity Of the school house near the Metho-
dist church, but no hing was thought Of
IL. on account OF SO much noise going on
all the time evenings, by parties going to
and from Bullock's Point.
Sunday afternoon Officer Monroe re-
ceived word from u gentleman living in
the vicinity OF the scboolhouse that while
on his way to catch the early morning
boat on Thursday he had found several
articles OF female wearing apparel In the
path about an eighth OF a mile from
where the body was found. Officer Mon
roe visited the place and found the arti-
cles as above stated. 1t In also claimed
that many evidences OF crime have since
been discovered. and that they will prove
sufficient to warrant the calling Of an
inquest.
There now seems to be no doubt that
the finding of the clothing taken in con-
nection with the loud cries heard ia the
vicinity fully establishes tine fact that the
child was born and left in the grove
Wednesday night OF last week. The re-
suit tends to prove that the child was
alive when born and was left to die on
the spot where found. and that the child
died from incredible negligence In not re-
celyiuQ proper attention.
On last Wednesday evening about 0
o'clock, two men and one woman were
seen wandering In the above described
locality and were seen to act very queer
and when one Of the men was spoken to
by u neighbor concerning his mysterious
action he did not answer, but took up
box. somewhat resembling surgical
case, and started on a run toward the
shore, while the other two walked toward
the school house. The night being ex-
ceedingly dark. the couple were soon lost
to sight, aud shortly afterward at about
$50 the cries as above stated were heard,
but nothing WIS thought OF the suspicious
actions of the two or the loud cries until
after the body was found, accompanied by
the subsequent finding OF the wearing
apparel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

PETER LARCEU, three years of age, liv-
ing at lis Harrison street, was run over
by swill cart ~ on Warren avenue this
morning. lie sustained several bad brui-
ses aud was attended by DIR. Irvington.
Soon after o'clock this morning n
horse attached TO light wagon owned by
Noah Miller, ran away from jackson ave-
nue. TO Potter's avenue. On the latter
street the wagon collided with lamp
post aud man, aud boy named Harry
Driscoll, 10 years OF age. were thrown out.
The boy sustained slight bruises by the
wheel passing over his ankle, but no
bones were broken
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

weeks, but by q strange coincidence no
one seems disposed to place him under
arrest ana thus earn portion Of the $500
reward offered for his capture.
A Massachusetts, detective is said to be
working on the Attleboro end OF the case
aud IL Is claimed that he is rapidly near
ing the place In the woods where Dalton
10 Thought TO be secreted. Herbert Solo
mon, In whose barn 1t was supposed that
Dalton and his COMPANION were
sleeping at the time OF the search by
bsys saS Witb pssns
the morning of Aug. j, and states that
the man admitted having had row with
some one on the night Of the murder
However, the police place no faith In
these runiors aud are quietly aud persist
emily working up their own line Of clues.
evidence against both men Is In the fact
that the watch taken from the old IN an
was pawned I'm the Hub Loan Company's
store, In sight OF the police headquarters
at the city hall. A great deal in connec-
ton with the pawning OF the watch has
been kept secret by the police. who have
what they consider as sure clue.
The amount Of money secured from the
old man was 80 small that it was impossi-
BILE for either Of the two to travel any
great distance away, and 1t was the gen.
eral opinion that the men were still in
hiding In the vicinity OF this city. The
entire amount OF money taken by the
murderers was but $10.9s, aud the watch
brought but q couple OF dollars.
Detective Parker arrived in New York
this morning, and proceeded directly to
the Tombs where Sullivan was held. and
after talk with the man identified him
as being the party wanted in this city on
suspicion.
lie left New York on the II o'clock
train and will arrive In this city at 3:l5
o'clock. The requisition papers will be
made out at once. and the detective will
leave AS soon as possible for the metrop-
oils. returning with his prisoner to-
morrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
scANDAsAvIAN REPuBLIcANs.

They Form . Campaign Club In Lowell
and Cheer the Nominees.
LOWELL, Aug. "A very enthusiastic
meeting Of Scandanavian-America Re-
publicans was held at 85 Hanover street
last evening, and a Republican club was
organized.
tongue, as we'll "a I'm taht of their adopt
ed country, and before adjourning, three
rousinR cheers were given for Harrison
aud Reid. There Is much interest mani
tested In the national ticket by all Scan
dauavians and they are doing good
work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
WELL, HARDLYi
Love of Literature as Exemplihed at
Rhodes es-on-the-Pawtuxct


Rhodes es-on-the-Pawtuxct.
Is love of literature on the wains'
. Well, guess that you wouldn't have
thought SO IL you had seen the 225 mem
bers OF the West Side Literary Associa-
ton at Rhodes ont he Pawtuxet this
morning.
The organization Is a club of young
ladies and gentlemen OF the West-side
who desire to carry their education fur
ther aud who meet each Monday evening
for debate and other literary exercises
The club has n large number OF members
aud some of the influential men of the
Fifth ward look upon the society as the
fostermother of their advancement.
1t Is the annual custom OF the organiza-
tion to have n field day and the commit
tee having tho matter in charge decided
that a very pleasant time could be en-
joyed at Pawtuxet. Accordingly at about
III o'clock the members met at the asso-
citation rooms on Lockwood street where
party wagons were awaiting them.
Two wagons were soou filed and on the
road and at 1 o'clock three more loads
came down.
Having arrived all made haste to find
the dressing rooms and there adjust their
toilets for "a day OF outdoor sport. This
was soon accomplished and the grounds
were Immediately taken possession of by
gay throng of young ladies armed with
croQuet mallets aud young gentlemen
welding tho more powerful bludgeon, the
baseball bat
Other ladies found amusement in the
swing aud yet other men sent tho elastic
football bounding and rebounding across
the field. Such sports as these took the
attention until noon when all were glad
to partake Of a lunch OF clam chowder.
II was not until aftor dinner that the
sports began, and then they came so
thickly that IL was almost as impossible
20 see all that eo,s on In three-ring cir
Gus performances. A baseball game was
played between the Gray, Bald and Red
Heads against tne young members; ting
Club and West Side Association; n ladies'
l0o-yard dash, a gents dash of the same
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
WRECK OF THE ALVA.
An Official Inquiry Into the Cause Of
the Collision.
CAPT. CoLEMAN'S TESTIMONY.
He Was In the Dimock's Pilot House and
He Heard no whistle or Bell From
the Yacht-An Unsafe Anchorags.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS,

'Sfh,A0S ~ hhH EAWo-i
BOSTON. Mass, Aug. 4-An Official in
quiry into the cause of the collision be-
tween Mr.. William X. vanderbilt's steam
yacht Alva and the Dimock is being held
In room lat. post Office building to-day,
by the local board of steamboat inspeo-
tors, Messrs. A. o. Burnham and A. j.
Savage.
The first witness examined was Capt.
A. b. Coleman of the Metropolitan Steam
boat Company, q middle-aged man with
brown full beard, and pleasant face. He
pilot granted by the local board In 1874.
He has been employed by the Metropol-
itan Steamboat Company all this time.
He was on the Dimock the night
OF the collision. The water was
clear through the night Sunday.
set in. They were then four miles to tho
west OF Crossrip lightship, half way be-
tween 1t and Cape Pogue. This was
about "a miles from the place Of the col
lision. The collision occurred at $40
A. NJ.
blown before the collision. He said, s'she
first thing knew saw black object
right ahead and some one sings out.
Vessel right ahead reversed the en-
gines at once Never before heard Of q
vessel anchoring there. She should have
gone mile away to the westward out
side the shoals and been out of the track
of vessels"
There were plenty of safe places to
anchor near by. This happened In Pol
lock Rip Sluce, which we are using as
our regular ship channel, not in the
usual ship channel. The quartermaster
was with me In the pilot house At times
/ could see from one to two lengths
ahead; at other times only about thirty
feet. At times could see still farther,
perhaps half mile. 1t was an open and
shut fog.
"Four men were on the lookout away
forward Ia the eyes of the ship. heard
nothing from the Alva before saw her.
passed schooner laying at anchor
Rip. used steam whistle every ten to
thirty seconds. We were making at this
time from six to seven miles an hour.
She was under one bell"
Cornelius Baker, arst mate OF the DIM
ock, was the next witness He agreed
with his chief In stating that the steamer
was proceeding slowly and that due care
was taken.
He was in turn succeeded by the chief
engineer and other employees Of the Dim
ock, all OF whom told practically the same
story.
None of the Alva's people responded to
the summons TO appear and the hearing
was adjourned at O'clock until IL can be
learned whether the absence of the Alva's
officers was Intentional or accidental.
The general impression Is that the hear
ing will never be resumed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

BLocK ISLAND, r. l., Aug. 4-The small
pox scare which for the past three weeks
has caused much CONSERVATION among
the hotel proprietors here, has at last
abated. The first case was brought to
the island by a servant girl In June. She
had been vaccinated by the quarantine
physicians in New york, she having been
q passenger on board a vessel infected
with the disease. Some four Of fve cases
resulted from the one case mentioned
ahove
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
Wreck .n "a. n...on A. Maine.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 4.-word was
received here that there was bad freight
wreck on the Eastern Division OF the
Boston & Maine railroad near Conway
Junction. Seven cars are badly damaged
and of the track. one being broken in
two.
The wreck was on the main track and
IL required five or ak hours to clear 1t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

The Board of State Charities and Cor
rections opened the bids for the contracts
Of the new insane asylum at Cranston
at noon to-day. There will be some ex-
plantations required aud it will probably
be several days before the contracts are
s<.arded.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
MILITARY RIFLE PRACTICE.
The Omcers' Association Offers Its
Range to tho state.


Gov. Brown has received. through
Adjt. Gen. Dyer, a communication from
the executive committee Of the Offlcers'
Rife Association, Offering to the State
the use of the rife range at Sassafrsss
Point, to be used by the militia for rife
practice.
The communication states that the As
sociation was formed with the idea Of in-
structing the militia In the use Of the
rifle and ia order that the officers might
become fitted to instruct the men under
them. The result Is that q number Of
good marksmen have been developed and
many officers are well fitted to give in
struction.
The accepting of the offer would save
the State the cost of preparing a range. and
AS the appropriation Is small this would
be found TO be a large Item OF expense.
Gov. Brown Is greatly interested In the
matter OF rifle practice, and IL Is probable
that he will accept the offer for the State
as 1t lies In his power to do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
BUTCHERED.
IN Aged Couple Drained With
a CleaVer.
A MOST BRUTAL CRIME.
Andrew Borden and His Wife Found
Dead This Noon.
DOUBLE MURDER IN FALL RIVER
The Two victims Were Well Known and
There II No Clue 70 Their Slayer
Both were soockingly INITIATED With
Butchers Axe or Some such Instru-
Andrew Borden and His Wife Found
Dead This Noon.
DOUBLE MURDER IN FALL RIVER
ESPECIAL TO THE SEws.I

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. A horrible
double murder occurred here to-day,
shortly before noon. The victims were
Andrew ]. Borden and wife, two aged
and we'll known people, who live at %
Second street
No clue has been obtained to the muir
derers.
The couple were horribly Drained and
mutilated with butchers cleaver or
some similar instrument.
The particulars that can so far be OBJ
tanned are as follows:
Mr.. Borden and wife were passing the
forenoon at home with their daughter.
Lizzie.
She was asleep up stairs and about
HAS, being awakened by hearing a
moaning below, rushed down to learn
what was the matter.
A horrible sight met her gaze. On the
parlor sofa lay her venerable father, his
head split open and blood running all
over the floor.
Not stopping to find her mother and
not knowing that she, too, had been MUIR
dered, the daughter at once gave the
alarm to the neighbors and physician
was sent for.
Meanwhile Bridget, the servant girl,
had gone up stairs to summon Mrs. Bor-
den. She found her lying dead in the
spare bedroom in the northwest corner
of the house.
She was lying horribly mangled, and
her body was literally chopped to pieces.
From the position in which she was found
act of making the bed when she was
assaulted.
The police and medical examiner were
quickly notified. The news of the butch
cry quickly spread and in half an hour
the street in front of the house was
thropged with people.
From the nature of the wounds on the
bodies it seemed as IL they were made by
q butchers cleaver or some similar in
strument.
So far as known there Is apparently
only one reason for the murder, the facts
concerning which have been given to the
police as follows:
About week ago stranger, Portu-
Rese and possibly one Of Mr. Borden's
numerous tenants, was seen in conversa-
tion with him in an excited manner In
Mr.. Borden's back yard. Hasty words
passed and the Portuges, left.
Nearly all the faulty have been sick
during the past week, and 1t is thought
that the milk they have had for house
hold use has been poisoned
At the time of the murder Mr.. and Mrs.
Borden, their daughter Lizzie and the
servant girl were supposed to be the only
persons at home.
Mr.. Borden was a man Of great wealth,
being one of the richest, rs he was one of
the best known men in the city.
lie had been in the furniture business
In the firm of Borden e. Almy, and had
amassed an independent fortune. lie
was reputed to own hundreds of thou.
sands Of dollars worth OF real estate.
He was about 65 and his wife 60 years
old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
Another Big front.

This morning the secretary of the
NEWS Fishing Club received the follow
ing letter: ..... ......-..
WAKEFIELD. r. l.. Aug 81. 1899.
SECRETARY o. the Ne'rs Fshino Club;
One trout. one pound and eleven ounces, caught
by John w. Page. Wakefield II. l.
witness-william &. Clarke, Jr.
Mr.. Page does not state when the trout
was caught. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

length, a potato race, tub race and Two
boat races, one for ladies the other for
men, all served to enlivsn the time until
4 o'clock, when all sat down and did
ample justice to shore dinner.
The whole affair ran as smoothly as
could have been wished, all enjoyed them
selves and gave due credit to the commit
tee who had In charge this their Fourth
Annual Field Day. The committee con-
sisted Of James Mclaughlin. chairman ;
William Todd, John Y. Roach, y. Radi-
gan and ID. j. O'Connell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

LOWELL, Mass, Aug. 4.-Thomas p,
alias "Stuhb" Cassidy, has been arrested
for robbing Patrick Cogger, Paige
street wood dealer Of f75, taking the
money from Cogger's pocket, while the
latter was overcome by liquor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
Prof. Holden Cautions Enthusiasts.
YALE HANDICAPPED.
Tho University Has No Glass Large
Enough for . Good Look st Mars.

Tho University Has NO Glass Largo
Enough for . Good Look st Mars.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, Aug. 4-Yale 10
not well enough equipped in its astro-
nomical department to do very important
work on Mars at it's present opposition.
Its eight-inch 0rubb equatorial simply
permits the astronomers to obtain good
general view Of planetary detail. DIR.
VIM. L. Elkin, director Of the observa-
tory, and his assistants, are at work,
however, making the best OF the instru-
ments at their command.
There Is q rumor current here, uncou-
hrmed, that the university 10 to have n
0-inch objective -This- probably grows
out OF the fact that the astronomical de-
psrtment has for many years possessed
30-inch flint disc OF glass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

wAsHrSoToN, Aug. 4. - Forecast for
New England and Eastern New York I;
Generally fair; warmer on the New Eng
land coast: southwest winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

BELFAST, Me-, Aug. Ain drunken
row in saloon here last night, Captain
Elbridge Rolerson was scalped, his hip
broken and he received other injuries 90
that recovery is doubtful. No arrests
were made.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

Weather for this evening-Clcar.
For to-morrow-Clear and warm.
The Thermometers
Temperature from Q A. NJ, Aug. 3, 10
pa. NJ. August4:
Highest, S4.5; lowest 665; mean 1856.
The Tide for To-Morrow.
High water at PROVIDENCE at 5:f2 A. M.
and at 5:42 Il. NJ.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04

The following telegram was received yesterday
morning:
Block Island. r.. L, July 80. lSo2.
ID. O. LAwton, Agent Steamer Mount Hope:
Smallpox thoroughly stamped out from the Hoesl
Manisses and annexes by thorough disinfect1ngs
therefore, this. a. well ~ every other hotel. II sb
solutely safe for company.
Physician Board Of Health,
can certify TO the truth OF above
r.. A. BALL. Health O1ncor.