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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
/" THE HOME"
Thomas Booth to Open n Magnificent
Sample Room on Eddy street.

For nearly two months artisans from New York
aided by exp, rlenced men OF this city, have been
steadily engaged In remodelng the store at No. l0i
Eddy street. mt the corner OF Middle. They have
just completed their work and. as result, they
have transformed the erstwhilc plain and uninvt-
ing apartment into wine room, which shines and
scintillates like a great diamond
The resort which Is 10 be- known as the Home
Sample Rooms Is owned by Mr.. Thomas Booth.
whose name Is 80 familiar To the people Of this city
and state He has caused 10 te fitted up apartments
entirely dissimilar from any in New England, and
In them he will greet his old friends on Thursday
next M i2 O'Clock noon.
The ceiling walls and between the panels are COW
cred with hammered metal. in rich designs and illu-
minated in delicate bronze shades. At intervals pro-
trude incandescent lights. which arranged as
10 hide all the wiring and 10 give to the apartments
exceedingly brilliant effect.
The panels are OF solid mahogony Of light shade
and high polish and between each window Is set "A
tall and exquisite French-pla:e mirror. The bar
and all the partitions OF the same highly polished
shade of mahogany The front of the bar Is I'm PAN
els with narrow panels Of carved work Of fruits and
flowers between the larger ones and the posts sup
porting the top rail are richly carved with lions
head at the top of each These exquisite carv-
ings duplicated all the partitions, but the
figures smaller. good taste would suggest.
Back Of the bar there are three huge mirrors, and
I'm the centre Of the parlor leading from the wine
room II set French plate mirror p2x9s inches
which Is rod from which hang porteres The
effect u that Of another large room beyond which
the stranger attempts 90 enter only To find that he
Il the victim Of an optical delusion.
The ceiling and tho side walls OF this parlor are
furnished In gold and silver colored metal work.
which, like that In the main room, IL richly en-
bossed
There II private ONCE. finished IN light colorcd
mahogany and wine vault OF great capacity, and
which n stored with the finest stock In the city
The front entrance has a recessed vestibule which
Il Of mahogany and delicatey figured white ground
glass
In every detail Mr.. Booth has that nothing
has been forgotten and his personal supervision OF
sl4@- ,serh ~ " Aet- Ae- f44sAe ~ p-rf~rt.-
The rich metal ceiling work by the Palmer
Manufacturing Company Of Brooklyn. n. "; the
wood work by George sieburR of New York, and
Hencrnsn made the elegant solid bronze sign
the main entrance.
All the appurtenances and paraphcrnsa are of
the --latest and most approved types. and Mr.. Booth
can Justly say that he has In the Home sample
Rooms the superior OF all others in the city and
state. ODM.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
FAST PROVIDFNCE.

Some tim last week five boys broke
into j. Provenche's yacht which had been
hauled up for the winter on the shore.
The case was put into the hands of the
the boys, Joseph Tucker, William La
crosse and Thomas Stephenson, and this
morning in the Police Court they pleaded
guilty to the charge Of larceny, and were
fined So and costs each.
Yesterday morning in the police court
Samuel Taylor was sent TO the State
Farm for vagrancy for six months, and
Augustus johnson fined 80 and costs for
drunkenness.
AT the Second Baptist Church the ordin-
ance of baptism was administered to
three candidates in the evening.
At st. Mary's Episcopal Church the
platform was profusely decorated with
dered special mule.
Special Easter services were held o. the
Church of the Sacred Heart.
An Easter concert was held in the even
ing at the Haven NJ. Il. Church and was
largely attended.
Rev. r. Waldron Evans of Tufts college
supplied the pulpit in the morning. In
the evening an Easter concert was given.
The program was as follows: Organ re-
cital; choice voluntary; song by
SCHOOL, responsive reading; anthem BY
choir; recitation, G. Mowry; song BY
the school: recitation, Oracle Jencks
recitation, Mamie Barney; responsive
reading recitation, Ralph Barstow rcci-
tation. Howard Ray recitation, Charles
Peckham duet, q. Lawson and s. Chase I;
anthem by choir song by school recita-
ton, Herbert Barney trio, Bessie Nc
Twiggan, Gertie Lawson and +. Chase I;
song by school responsive reading reci-
tation, Gertie Mowry reading. Miss Hat
tie Freeborn song by Miss Boulah Thur
ber anthem by choir; remarks BY the
Rev. 4. Waldron Evans bcnediction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18

4 Brother and Sister Worked the Govern
ment Seventeen Times.

4 Erother and Sister Worked the Govern
ment Seventeen Times.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 1S.-Pension
frauds have been committed in Auburn
Center, Springfield and other places in
6usquehanna county for the past year.
The crime was fixed upon George Bill
ings, alias Louis Van Houten, and Emma
Bolton, his sister, who lived at Auburn
Center. The brother and sister were ar
rested. They admitted their guilt. In
order to gain several thousand dollars in
pension, they committed II forgeries.
In one attempt they tried to gain pos
session Of aS3000 pension, which the gov
eminent allowed their mother, Mrs.
Phoebe Taylor.
Among the persons whose names were
forged are Prothonotary Worth and Clerk
of Courts Ryan of MuntrUse: County Conn
missioner Stevens of Susquehanna, and
Justice Of the Peace Stevens of Great
Bend.
The signature Of the deceased father Of
VIM. f. Hallstead, general manager OF the
Delaware Lackawana & Western railroad
was forged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
Killed by Wood Alcohol.

PLAINFIELD, April 1s.-James Moore, .
colored tramp, came to Plainfield in a
hurry and told Chief OF Police Grant that
William Keating, white tramp, was dy-
ing in a hut on the short hills. BY the
time Grant got there Keating was dead.
BY his side was an empty bottle, which
had been full, so Moore said, OF wood
alcohol. This Heating had drunk the
night before. He had let Moore take one
swallow of the stun, and this was suffic-
lent to make Moore very sick. He is now
in the Muhlenberg Hospital in Plain
Aeld
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
THE LAST GHOST DANCE.
Indians Seize Their Chance Before the
Coming of the white Man.

KINGFIsHER, o. t., April 1s.-The last
big ghost dance was in progress last night
f55 miles northwest of the Burlington
reservation. There is a medicine dance
every Sunday, but this being the last be-
fore the coming of the white man, the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes are doing
mighty ghost dance. 1t is said that over
200 Indians are dancing. The affair is in
progress at the camp Of Left Hand "a great
Cheyenne chief. The Indians have made
no secret about holding it.
A secret meeting was held in Reny City
yesterday to form town company and
use up three-quarter sections at United
States Tank, town on the Rock Island
just outside of Darlington reservation. A
company formed at FL Reno last night is
also after the same site. They intend to
establish a town to be called Cado Springs.
When the rival companies get together
there is liable To be a crash which may
result seriously.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
He Confcsscs His Thefts.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, April 1s.-Copeland
j. Snapp, who was arrested on Saturday
night 10y Sheriff Brand and two deputies,
has confessed his crime. Before the Off
cials OF the Northern Pacific Railroad he
admitted having robbed the company OF
S4,7sS. He said his populations had run
over period of fifteen months He was
at the head Of the railways st. Paul com
mission department and had robbed the
company by an ingenious system OF rails
ing checks in the Office. He had been
forced into this scheme of raising money,
he said, by the fast life he was leading.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
Trnin Wreckers Eail.

OswEGo, n. ", April 1s-Unknown
persons made desperate attempt to
wreck the New York express on the Della
road last night, q short distance south OF
this city. n heavy boulder was placed on
the track. The train which leaves this
city for New York at 9 Il. NJ. struck the
obstruction, but did not leave the track.
The front of the locomotive was damaged.
The entire police force was taken To the
country in all directions all night. No
trace of the wreckers was found, however.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
A SILVER PROGRAM
A. Outlined To-day by the Rocky Noun
tain News.

The Rocky Mountain Nc,cs, Democrat),
IN it's leading editorial this morning puts
forward silver plan of campaign to be
followed should Cleveland or an equally
pronounced anti-silver man be nomin-
ated.
1t SAYS: 'Let the Democrats in their
State convention, if the action at Chicago
shall force it, nominate electors pledged
to vote against Cleveland and for such
free coinage Democrats as Senator Morgan
of Alabama and Congressman Bland of
Missouri. This course should be pursued
by the Democrats of Colorado, California,
Montana. Wyoming. Idaho, Nevaha,
Washington and Oregon, also by those of
Kansas, Nebraska and certain of these
Southern states.
by this course the inegrity of the
Democratic organizations will be preser-
we'd and the election for President thrown
into the House in which event the free
coinage candidate would ultimately be
elected, and the free coinage sentiment
produced by such canvass would insure
the election of free coinage Congress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
Bound 70 shoot FIRST.

YORK. April ls--Patrick- -stexsns,
q saloon keeper, while drunk here yester-
day. shot and probably fatally wounded
John ]. Henry, a boarder at q house on
22d street, owned by Stevens. Stevens,
when arrested, claimed that Henry had
threatened TO kill him and he wished to
forestsll the event.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18

Al the meeting of the alderman Satur-
day afternoon, Mayor Potter called atten-
ton TO what seemed To him TO be the desir-
ability Of plurality elections. Alderman
Winship offered n resolution providing for
application TO the General Assembly for a
law providing that all elections subse-
quent to the first shall be by plurality. IL
was laid on the table. Aldermen Win
ship, West, Fuller and McGuinness voting
for it and Aldermen Ballou, Burrows.
Harris, L.;tle, Olney and Rounds against
il
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
she Pound Her Baby Dead.

MAIDEN, Mass, April 1s.-Mrs. A. r.
Blake, who boards with Mrs. Cal Murray
on Clifton street, went to Lowell yester-
day to spend the day, leaving her baby,
aged eight months, In charge OF Mrs.
Murray.
When Mrs. Blake returned she found
the baby dead i'm her bed, although she
says she left 1t in perfect health. Mrs.
Blake suspects foul play, and an autopsy
will be beld
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
Pardridge Denies 1t.

CHICAGO, April lS.-Edwin Partridge
denies the story that he has acted for
syndicate OF New York and Chicago cspi-
talsts in the recent big deals in wheat,
and says, with the exception OF few
deals made for his customers, he has
neither bought nor sold for any person or
syndicatf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
CoMsTOCK GOT 1T.

The Aidermen's Count Gives Him Five
NATURALIZATION April 25.
The result Of the aldermen's count on
the senatorial vote Saturday night showed
that MIR. Comstock had a majority of
and he was declared elected. April 25 is
the date fixed for the next regular cleo
tion for representatives.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
Tomorrow.
THE WEATHER.

Weather for this evening-Clear and
cooler.
For to-morrow-Clear.
Tho Thermometer.
Temperature from A. NJ. April II TO
A. NJ. April ls:
Highest, Sc; lowest, 3s.; mean, a..
The Tide for TO- Morrow.
High water at Providence, 11:O2 A. M.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
A Big Strike Threatened.

New YORK, April 1s.-It is stated that
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers
is to order strike on the Lehigh VALLEY
and Jersey Central railroads. The trouble
is over the withdrawal of the coal trains.
The strike will involve the entire Phia-
delphia and Reading systems
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18

Easter services yesterday. Page 3
Closing days in the free-trip contest.
Page 9
A narrow escape Of two young men from
drowning. Page
The Rhodes Cornell trial. Page
What is said of the League teams. Page 8
The murder. Page /
Foreign.
A quiet May day now looked for. Page
Kaiser WilhelmTs extravagance. Page /
a plan to unite Germany and Holland by
the marriage Of Queen Wilhelmina to
the Crown Prince. Page l
Da Costa in competitian with DR.. Park
hurst. Page
The steamship Bermuda's sharp expert
ence. Page
The news OF Washington. Page 2
Evarts' eyesight PAGE
The rush for the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
lands. Page
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-Forecast for
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont,
generally fair: slightly warmer in eastern
aine and northern Vermont; variable
xinds.
For Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut and cas*erp New York. showers,
variable winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
M0SEffN THE GROUND.
4 Remarkable Find Made In the Under
ground Highland Mine.

ground Highland Mine.
DEADwooD, s. D., April 1s.-Miners
employed in sinking a shaft in the Big
Missouri mine broke through into the
underground workings OF the Highland
mine. An immense stone was disclosed
from which q vast amount Of ore had
been taken out and milled at the High
land mines.
It ia estimated that the value of the ore
taken is q, 900. IL ia now believed
that the Highland has been working in
the Big Missouri ground for the last three
years. The courts will be asked TO enjoin
the Highland and the most important
mining litigation OF the decade in the
Black Hills promises TO begin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
TWO NAMES ALIKE.
rwe Insurance Companies Lose Their
Rights to Live.

Topeka, Kan, April 1S.-lnsurance
Commissioner Mcbride has revoked the
license of the st. Paul German Accident
Insurance Company, capital stock $780,
600, and the st. Paul German Fire Insur-
ance Co., capital stock $4,000, to do bus
mess in this state. Uncficial dispatches
announced that the fire insurance COM
pany had failed.
Commissioner Mcbride stated that the
two companies had virtually the same
board of directors and he revoked both
licenses without waiting for official noti-
fication from the Minnesota Insurance
Comm issioner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
Three Men Killed.

MONTICELLO, H., April ls.-Three men
were killed and several injured in "A wreck
yesterday at the Wabash and Illinois Cen
trail crossings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
THE NEWS In ADVANCE.
This Evening.

This Evening.
City Hall, s-Common Council.
Providence Opera House, So The Lost
Paradise"
Gaiety Opera House. s-"Dr. Bill"
Lothrop's Museum. 1:30-" The Dukes
Motto"
Westminster Theatre. S-"The Boy
Tramp"
Tomorrow.
Gaiety Opera House, 2:l5-" Dr. Bill"
Lothrop's Museum. p" The Dukes
Motto"
Westminster Theatre, 2l5-" The Boy
Tramp"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
MAY DAYWILL BE QUIET.
French Workingmen Will Attempt
No Street Demonstrations.
THE ABSORPTION OF HOLLAND.
Kaiser wilhelm is Said to Hope 60 Lay
Hands on the Little Kingdom Through
the Marriage Of His Son With the
Little Queen.
ESPECIAL cABLE TO THE NEWS.

PARIS. April 1s.-M. Rossignal, a secre-
;ary of the Bourse de Travail, said today
that it had been decided not to make a
labor demonstration in the streets Of
Paris on May day, in order to avoid giving
the police an excuse for conflict with
workmen. A monster meeting will be
held In big hall and the labor leaders
will do everything to avoid disorder.
Mr.. Astaff, another secretary, said that
sach district In France would observe
May day independently of the others.
Municipal etecttous occur on the same
day and special effort will be made by
labor men to elect Socialists. The ma
tional labor committee, which is engaged
in the work of organizing demonstrations,
consists Of ninety-six delegates, most OF
whom are Socialists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
To Wed wilhelmIna.

BERLIN, April 1s-The most imposing
event OF the year at court. in case the
Gar does not come. will be the reception
of Wilhelmina. the 12-year-old Queen of
the Netherlands. She will be enter
tanned at Potsdam in consideration OF the
delicate condition OF the Empress, who
would be hardly strong enough TO endure
the fatigue of a reception in Berlin.
The principal reception has been ar
ranged TO take place at the new palace in
the Wild Park. and 10 is expected to sur
pass in gorgeousness anything that the
Emperor has done for the entertainment
OF visiting sovereigns.
His reason for this exceptional display
is that he is said to dream of an alliance
between the Crown Prince and Queen
Wilhelmina through which the peaceful
absorption Of Holland by Germany could
at least be accomplished and Germany
could secure the long-cove,ed Dutch sea-
board.
HGount eaprivi hardly shares the En-
peror's illusions OH this subject, but be
lieves that the Dutch spirit would rise in
rebellion against the marriage. The only
way in which Germany can get the
Netherlands, they say, is to fight for them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18

In Canvas and Russia Tennis Shoes; Russia Bluch-
ers. high and low cut; also Bicycle and Yachting
Shoes. Tuos. Y. PIERCE a. SON.
10 Arcade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
May Day Preparations.

BERLIN, April 1S.-Extensive prepara-
tions are making for May day, especially
in the large manufacturing centres In
most cities the police have forbidden pro-
cessions, although in Hamburg and Bre-
men they will be allowed. Throughout
Prussia professions have been prohibited.
About twenty Social Democratic meet
tngs have been arranged to take place in
Berlin, chiefly at breweries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18

MELBOURNE, Victoria, April 1s.-The
members OF the medical board, the ap-
pointment Of which was conceded by the
colonial government, at the request of the
counsel OF Dceming, for the purpose OF
making an inquiry Into Deeming's mem
tai condition, express the opinion thai
the prisoner 10 shamming insanity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
Closed ON q Mortgage.

sPRINoFIELD, Mo-, April 1s.-The Bos-
ton store, silberberg 4 Harris, wholesale
and retail dry goods, was closed by the
sheriff under a mortgage for $4,000 in
favor of T.. Z. Hecht. Assets OF firm
about 5000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
MARRIED.

ARNOID-EIIER-In this city. April 10, by
the Rev Samuel n. Webb at the parsonage.
FIR. NIX ARNOLD. to Miss LIZZIE NJ. FLIER. both
OF this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-22
THE YERKES TELESCOPE.
To Be Presented to the New CHI
cago University.
Some Interesting Notes About Famous
Chicago Street Car MaGnate = His
Devotion to Art and Science
His Latest Gift.

By his munifcent gift to the Chica 60
university Charles 7. Yerkes has at a
single bound attained worldwide
reputation, says the Chicago Evening
Post. The great telescope. which will
be built for the university at his ex-
pense and which will be known by his
name. will confer on him a lasting re-
nown greater than the construction of
hundred cable car systems could give.
Already his generous act has begun to
yield him fame. Throughout the civil
lied world scientific men and journals
are talking, writing and publishing
facts about the monster telescope and
about the man who has given it to
science. Mr.. Yerkes' act is compared
with those of Lick and of Lord Rose,
who each in his time built in the in
terests of astronomical research the
largest telescope then known. Mr..
Yerkes has been the recipient of many
letters and kilograms from scientific
men in America and Europe thanking
him in the name of science for his SPLEEN
did gift. Although the Yerkes telescope
LII NC Al VIC P'SoCSSlOA w t1C ClllCdYO
university it will be practically the
property Of and benefit to the entire
scientific world. Mr. Yerlzes will per-
sonally supervise the construction of
tho mammoth heavens searcher, with
the assistance Of the most expert and
scientific opticians of the land. Special
attention will be given to the proper
building of the foundation for the glass.
Tho substructure for large telescope
must be frmcr than the earth itself
SO to speak-because the least vibration
destroys to great extent the useful
ness of the instrument. Mr.. Yerkes
will see that every detail of the con-
struction will be in keeping with mis-
design to furnish the university with
the largest and best telescope yet
erected.
The accompanying cut is q truthful
presentment in black and white Of tho
doner of the big telescope. Mr.. Yerkes
is now fifty-6ve years old. He Is about
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-22

medium height. His hair and mustache
are gray, and are rapidly whitening.
His features are regular, and he is what
might be termed handsome man. He
has wonderful force of character, and no
temporary rebuffs divert him from tho
accomplishment Of purpose upon
which he has once entered. His career
in Chicago reads Hike fairy tale. A few
years ago he was in moderate circum-
stances. To-day he is worth millions.
He is lover of good pictures and his
private galleries contain some of the
best examples of the great painters Of
to-day, together with choice specimens
from the old masters. Mr.. Yerkes has
shown much public spirit. He had pre-
viously made costly gifts to the public.
but the half-million-dollar telescope
overtops them all Mr.. Yerkes' exam
pie may serve to open the too tightly
closed purse strings Of other wealthy
men of this city who, like Mr.. Yerkes.
owe their millions to Chicago, and who
ought to initiate his generosity by Civ
ing moiety of their money for the
public good, Many good people have
thought bitter things and said harsh
words, sometimes having been impeiled
even to profane remarks concerning Mr..
Yerkes' cable lines The pleasant
things now said of him will soften, it IS
hoped, any reproachful temper on the
part of Nv Yerkes to the thousands
who from time to time have INDUCED in
''cuss" words regarding himself and his
transportation systems. 1t is but US
tice to Mr.. Yerkes, too, to state that his
cable lines are being steadily improved
in every respect. The roadbeds have
been put in better condition and rolling
stock begins to meet the heavy demands
made upon it. And so the ''cuss" words
are heard less frequently. A good story
is told. by the way, regarding the North
side system as it used to be. A certain
North side doctor who was frequently
called on by the defendant company as
a witness in q Matchmaking damage
suit was placed on the stand in one of
these cases. The plaintiffs lawyer dis
covered that the medical man was often
employed by the company in litigation
of this character. This was meat for
him. He would show this to the jury,
and throw discredit on the doctors tes-
timony. Have you not frequently"
the limb of the law asked. Sworn for
Yerkes?" Quick as flash the doctor
replied: Not half as frequently as l
have sworn at him," The lawyer was
dazed. Judge and jury were tickled.
And the smart" lawyer lost his case