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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
BeIIoys Commits Suicide BY lnhalinS
Illuminating Gas.
WORRIED BY FINANCIAL MATTERS
He Lived Alone in ApartmentA ON Com
stock Avenue and W ~ Found Dead
IN bed This Morning by Another
Tenant I'm the House.

George Bellows. a carpenter, was found
dssd In his bed ut his home, As Comsfock
avenue this morning, under rcun-
stances which point to suicide
Bellows was IS years OF age
and lived alone In apartments In the
house The other part of the building
ives occupied by Aiexis M. Stanley ana
Frank A. Green. all three being single
apsu.
For some time past Bellows has been
worrying over financial troubles. super
induced BY an addition he was
building on to the house and which both.
cred him considerably. and for ths past
few days he was moody and despondene
He. with Alexis Stanley. took their
meals at house ON West Clifford street,
and last night at 2 o'clock Bellows sat at
the table for the last time. At that time
he seemed very despondent and remarked
several times that life was burden.
Was Not at BrsakfAs.
This morning Mr.. Stanley went to his
boarding place for breakfast and finished
bssors it was noticed that Bellows was
absent. The conductsof the man at the
table on the previous night caused con-
Siderable anxiety, which resulted finally
in Stanlsy's returning to the house.
This was at S45 A. m. and Stanley had
no sooner gotten inside the door when he
smelled gas The truth burst upon him at
once. and be rushed Immediately TO Bel-
lows slssping apartment. Throwing the
dooe open he started into the rooms but
was nearly overcome by the rush OF gas
bursting from the room.
Dead on tho he'd.
Stanley waited . moment and then
nntered the room. Bellows was found
living on the bed. dead. Medical Ex-
amber Kesfs was at once notified aud do
cidsd that the man had taken his own
life. and gave permission for the removal
Of the body.
The body was taken to the under taking
rooms Of Boyce BROS. on Weybosset street
aud prepared for burial.
The suicide has no relatives In this city
but has . brother In willimantic and a
sister In Oregon. both OF whom have
been notified
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
.DOINGS In CONGRESS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l.

had no very exalted opinion Of either
house of Congress; and In that connection
ha read the Presidents letter OF June 30
last accepting an invitation to be present
M the CENTENARY OF the Williams Univer-
slty, but saying that he expected to have
a session Of Congress on his hands at that
time
Mr.. Stewart then read from the Con-
gressional Directory OF the present session
the Presidents blography-making anus
ing or sarcastic comments upon H. as he
read.
When he read the sentence that Mr..
Cleveland had, when 10 years old, become
a clerk, and assistant teacher OF the blind
in New York city, his comment upon il
was that Mr.. Cleveland had not entirely
got over that habit YET Qaughtsr.)
Mr.. Stewart (Rep., New had spoke for
turee and half hours The resolution on
which he spoke would have gone to the
calendar at / o'clock, but Mr. Voorhees,
consented to let it go over till tomorrow,
aud let Mr.. Stewart continue his speech as
IL it were ON the resolution. The greater
part of the speech was devoted TO u bitter
attack on President Cleveland, as man
who had no collegiate or other training that
could have fitted him for his high position,
but who had spent his early life in such
pursuits as teaching the blind and acting
as clerk, sheriff and mayor.
Mr.. Stewart rather surprised the Senate
by suggesting that he would yield the floor
now to the Senator from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Cameron) who desired to address the
Senate. He would 20 on with his speech
again whenever the Senate would let him;
for he had not Jet got to the main part Of
his speech. j
House OF Representatives.
Very few members We're present whom
the House came to order. A roll call would
not have been responded to by more than
half hundred representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House =
communication from the Attorney General
Tin response to . resolution) giving the in
structions issued to United States marshals,
ETC., in regard to the Chinese exclusion law.
Several leaves Of absence Were granted,
among them one which provoked some
merriment. AS read by the clerk IL was
terse, merely saying: "Mr. Tarsney re-
quests leave Of absence for one week.
Worlds Fair"
The House proceeded to the considers-
ton of the report of the Committee on Ac-
counts granting the Committee ON Naval
Affairs an additional clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26

Program for Rhode Island Day Com
plcted-- Banquet to Guests.

Program for Rhode Island Day Com
plcted-Bsnquet TO Guesta
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
CHICAGO, Sept. 26-Tne committees Of
Rhode Island and the Western alumni
OF Brown university have agreed upon
program OF reception TO Governor Brown
and ssa6.
with The Sons of Rhode Island. the
governor and his party, together with the
Newport Artillery company will go Ia
Fort Sheridan Wednesday, Oct 4. They
will return TO celebrate Rhode Island day.
The alumni of Brown will banquet the
governor together with President 4. B,
Andrews and Prof. A Williams Of the
university. and its ex-president, K. G.
Robinson. now OF the University OF Chi.
cago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
Woman writers Live Long.

Tho longevity OF literary men and wom-
en- is above the average. Amelia opie, Miss
Ldgcworth, Caroline lIerschel, Mary Som.
erville, Maria Mitchell. George Eliot,
George Sand. Harriet Martineau, Harriet
Beeoher Stowe, Frances Power Cobbe.
Charlotte Cushman. Fanny Kembie. Mrs.
Emma willard, Susan Il. Anthony. Eliza
beth Cady stanton and many other noted
writers aud thinkers have lived and worked
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
TO MARRY HIS MISTRESS.

Claim That Police Use TO Connect Woods
with Recent Assault.
NORTH ATrLEBoRo. Sept. 26 1T is
claimed now that Sanford L. Wood wss
the one who assaulted aud ch'or =
formed his wife and that the reason
for this was because be wants to get
rid OF her that he may marry n
Piwtucket woman with whom IL is
claimed he has laison which has ex' end
ed over u year, and with whom it is said
he has lived most of the time recently.
He declares his Innocence, but the police
claim the above is the true versiol.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
Wxs BORN IN PROVIDENCE.

Philander X. shaw Dies At Ripe Age I'm
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Philander X. Shaw, who was born In
Providence, died In Brooklyn, N. Y, yes
terday. He was secretary OF the Phenix
Fire Insurance company, with which he
had been over thirty years. His age was
~. He was one OF the substantial citi-
sens OF Brooklyn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
Baked Pears with svee, Cream.

Take larger pears than are used in stew.
ing, selecting those Of nearly uniform size.
Arrange them in a deep baking dish into
which pour half pint of water, in which
has been stirred half a cupful OF sugar
Cover with a lid or inverted dish and bake
slowly. frequently basting them with ths
sirup till they are tender. They are deli
cious when served with good sweet cream
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26

PEEKsKILL, N. ", Sept. 20-Owen
Crowell, aged 45. died from the effects of
dose of carbolic acid taken by mistake for
whisky. His eldest daughter then died
from typhoid fever. superinduced by the
shock Of her fathers death.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26

This afternoon Coroner Lincoln re.
ceivrd rom Medical Examiner Keefe an
Official notification 70 hold an inquest o.
the death OF Aunis Brndhsid
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26

Perfection in iinger bowls IL reached--
now double. a very shallow one resting in
side another Two sizes larger, the space be-
tween filled with flowers, thus leaving the
psrfumed water wreath encircled.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
swee, Pickle For rium., Peaches, Etc.

-Four quarts cider vinegar, 3 pounds OF
sugar, quarter pound Of cinnamon, . ounces
OF cloves aud pounds OF fruit. Scald the
vinegar and sugar together and skim. add
spices. boil up once aud pour It over the
fruit Pour of aud soald the vinegar twice
again at intervals Of three days, sad then
cover oil closely.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
Ass rslisf : Parcel.

FLEMINGroN, N. j., Sept 26--Sherifi
Hunter has. sold the reai estate of ex-Con-
sressrhan J. ~ Pidcock, consisting of 7s
farm lots aud honses, 70 Hon. Alvah A.
Clarke at 81 per tract or parcel. Mr.. Pid-
cocks failure was due to the money strin-
Qency.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
Rhode Islander In Luck.

The follow ing pensions Ia vs. inst been
granted TO Rhode Islanders: Original,
Charles II. Austin; increase. Dennis II.
Ellington, Narragansett Pier.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
DIED.

llAit.-In this city. Scrt Is. ANGrIiNE ANGEL.
year.
tunerui al her late r,sitenc,. COS washington
street. Tau sflay SrIf -. AT o'clock D. m.
Relatives eat frienis are invitee 70 attend
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
A Pretty Experiment..

Here is an experiment by which yon
may make some use of bottle whose neck
Is broken. Pour oil into the bottle until
1t reaches the point at which you wish it to
be cut clean through. Then place it hori-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26

Something New In Luncheon Dishes.
Something new In luncheon dishes Is
clattered eggs, whose golden yolks are set
in . red brown semifiuid Of tomato puree
- shfeddsd anchoviss-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
HIS HAND TORN.
John Shea Meets with a Severe Accident
This Afternoon.

This afternoon John Shea, l6
years of age, residing at 80 Wickenden
stree had his right hand terribly torn and
LIBERATED. He Is employed in be Sweeney
mattress manufactory in the Wayland
building on North M in street, and in
some way his hand was caught in the
machinery.
DIR. Palmer dressed the wound and the
10y WIS later removed to the Rhode
fstant hospital In ap ambul ance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26

Iowa crop report estimates corn Of that
state 240 million bushels. Last year it
was 200, 221. 900 bushels.
Hogs Is cents lower. Tomorrow $4,000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
For the Library or sitting Room.

To be most useful n dictionary should
have place wbereit is always to be found,
and that place should not be high shelf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago Grain Notes.
nrarr.. NV m xrrunrN

The London wheat market is dull. the
irn in buyer f,vor.
The Liverpool wheat market is quiet
sincs Friday, with prices I'D lower.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26
= usvlcG fon THE MICROSCOPE.
A 6atisfnetery kye Protector For Use with
the Ordinary Instruxuont.

the Ordinary Instrument.
How often have we heard persons exciaim
upon looking into binocular microscope
for the first time, "Oh, how much casieri
h to see with this instrument, aud how
much palmer everything appears!'
When one eye Is looking through an In
aide the tube, an image is formed upon each
retina. and the normal action of the mind
Is 20 blend them into single picture. A
strong mental effort Is required to disrc-
The morning call., 1893-08-20
HOW TOBY WAS CONVERTED.
The story of a Newsboy.

NAL scared by the cars and entirely beyond
It's drivers control, dashed up behind
Iooy as he reached out the paper. There
was no time for words; the slight, gloved
hand extended for the uDlueky sheet caught
the boys arm and dragged him almost
from under the hoofs OF the maddened
horse, back out OF danger; then the girls
foot In its backward step hiC the rail. she
stumbled and fell in front of the Fast End
car just slowing up 10 avoid bump with
the one for Fifth street.
half dozen frightened men sprang to
lift her from the track. but the wheel had
gone far enough TO partially crush her arm,
and the warm blood gushe1 from wound
In her head, soaking the fair soft curls
and streaming down her face.
They got Il carriage and took her to the
hospital and sent Tor doctors, and some
one who knew where she worked called up
Paine u AlliDgham and they had every
| thing done that could be done.
She isn't going to die. but it will be a
long time before she can leave the hospital.
She hasn't got any folks. but the firm she
worked for are very thoughtful for her
and spare no pains or expense to make her
as comfortable as possible.
And Toby-it just broke Toby ali up !;
you wouldn't know him, honestly he don't
seem like the same bOy at all. He is so
J quiet and we'll behaved that the rest of the
newsboys are beginning 10 stand as much
/ III awe VI MS QlRuibS dS Iilcy uSbu " VI HlS
fists. He attends strictly TO business. and
before he sells single paper he takes one
to the hospital, for the young lady is
allowed to read aow, and then as soon as
! ne is sold out he cleans himself up and
goes down 10 Smiths and buys little
| bouquet OF some sort and takes it nn aud
sits UP with her until the nnEso thinks it's
time for him 10 go. The nurse says that
| he has told her patient all the story of his
short, wandering, lawless life, and these
/ two lone people who belong to nobody
the sweat refined young woman and the
! unframed. untaugh5 boy of the streets
are developing great friendship for each
other.
To poor Toby. cuffed and kicked from
his cradle up. passing his vagabond life
among bad men and nnwOmanly women,
she is opening the door of "a new world,
and who knows but that at some time in
the future, thanks to her gentle teaching,
the boy may surprise us by making man
OF himself after all. SLUG II.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
MEASURES TAKEN
The Silver Committee
Hard at Work.
Ratification Meetings Throughout
the State on the 24th Inst.
The Returns.

The subcommittee Of the free coinage
executive committee. consisting of ]. c.
Green, Craigie Sharp Jr.. Thomas Eager,
George w. Elder and NJ. F. Campbell. held
a meeting yesterday afternoon to discuss
matters appertaining 10 the grand State
ratification meeting to be held on the oath
inst. There was full attendance.
The mem bers were very enthusiastic
over the encouraging returns already re-
ceived from the various committees in the
interior. Posters announcing the event
and containing printed copy of the reso-
lutions adopted by the joint committee on
permanent organization of citizens of this
city and Alameda County on the 18th inst.
have been sent, TO the number of 5000, to
every city and town in California in order
to arouse the people as 10 the unfavorable
financial condition under which we are
now laboring and to secure the united ap-
proval, as citizens. of the demands to be
made of Congress for the immediate resto-
ration of silver to The position it held prior
TO the coinage act of 1873.
In addition to this the committee have
issued several thousand petition papers,
which haye been circulated throughout
this State, Colorado, Utah, Montana,
Washington, Oregon and Nevada, and
the resolutions to Washington. In this
city several hundred of the most prom
inent citizens, Including bankers, mer-
chants aud professional men, have already
willingly signed, and amung the laboring
class the number of signatures reaches
into tile thousands. One of the blanks
was lately returned to the Office of the
committee that had been signed chiefly by
men on Beale. Main, Mission ami Howard
streets.
The sheets were somewhat soiled and
across them were written, Dirty hands
with clean hearts; mechanics, engineers,
foundrymen. mill-bnilders and laborers"
Metropolitan Hall has been secured for
the local meeting on the oath, and the COM
mttee on speakers intend to secure the
services of some of our leading silver ora
tors. No stone will be left unturned in
making the event an unprecedented sue
cess, and il is hoped that the entire State
viii unite, feeling their future may de-
pend upon the action and approval of the
measures already taken.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
OAKLAND HARBOR LIGHTS,
A Red One to Be Placed Near the
South Jetty.

BY the order of Rear-Admiral James A.
Greer. as chairman of the Lighthouse
Board. notice is given to mariners that a
new light will be established in Oakland
harbor. near the south jetty. on or soon
after the 18th prnx.
1t Is TO be fixed red lens-lantern light,
to be placed upon the structure recently
erected in about thirteen feet of water at
mean low tide, about 240 feet west of the
wrst end of the jetty. This structure is a
square, pyramidai wooden skeleton. the
tOpmost portion of which is painted red
and is inclosed. The light will illuminate
the entire horizon. and its focal plane will
be about twenty feet above mean high
water. In clear weather it is expected il
will be seen at a distance of eight and a
half miles.
From chart 5581 of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey it is learned
that its approximate geographical position
will be: Latitude, north 81 deg. AZ min.
81 sec. :; longitude, west 122 deg. 10 min.
90 sec. The Oakland harbor lighthouse
will be distant one-eighth of mile TO the
west and the Yerba Buena lighthouse one
half mile west and one aud dnine-sixteeuths
miles north.
The present red light just outside the
north jetty, about three-fourths of mile
eastward of the Oakland harbor lig ht. is
to be discon tinued.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
THEORY, NOT FACT.
Postmaster Backus on the "Immedi-
ate Delivery" system.

ate Delivery" System.
'The so-called Immediate delivery SER
vice. is a sickly offspring of the main
postoffiee work." observed Postmaster
Backus. SIT is OF what it claims to be.
and ii cannot be. 1t is organized and au-
th orized, but is not equipped for service.
For the special delivery of letter fee OF
s cents is always allowed, but competent
messengers cannot be obtained for any
such money. The messengers of the San
Francisco POstoffice cannot earn SO a
month at it, and if the number were in-
creased so that immediate delivery would
be fact instead of merely theory they
could not earn even So month.
when business men have a downtown
errand they call a district messenger boy,
but when they want to send letter to
Ocean View or some other distant point
for which the cost of a district messenger
would be 75c or 81. they put on special
delivery stamp and drop their communica-
ton into the Postoffiee. In delivering a
message TO a distant part of the city the
messenger has to spend at least 10 cents
for two carfares. in the going and return
ing, and is therefore out 2 cents. Ii the
letter does not go in hurry though a
complaint follows very soon.
I'VE have much difficulty. too. in making
collections owing to the topography Of this
city. How can we make collections salts
factorily without an adequate force of men
and horses San Francisco is entitled to
double the service she now gets in this
respect"
Mr.. Backus Is not alone in his demand
on the Postoffice Department for better
service, for 10 doing so he follows the ex-
amples of New York and Chicago. which
are determined to get some just considera-
ton. The result of the New York protest
was that the office there was allnwed
CSQ oH al N nnnallU anqbiinU P0cf =
master Dalton of that city tU put on sew
Snty more clerks.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
PREFERRED A LIE.
The Truth Would Have Served Low
ling Better.


Low Jing is Mongol who evidently
thought lie would suit his purpose,
though Commissioner Heacock. before
whom he had rehearing on petition for
a writ of habeas corpus yesterday, is OF
the opinion that the truth would have
served him much better. At least that is
the way Mr.. HeaeOck puts it.
About three or four years ago. 1t is said,
Low, who is no doubt merchant. went to
China on visit. and since that time the
store where he claims he did business in
Sacramento as a member of the firm OF
Chin Kee g. Co., at 215 | street, was
burned.
But Lows story is that he went to his
native land on December Is. last year. and
he could not recall the fact that his place
of business had suffered the destruction of
fire. On that point he was entirely igno-
rant. Notwithstanding it was common
knowledge to others. He was therefore
recommended to be remabded.
There were 143 Chinese ON the Gaelic for
this city. and of that number only one
could speak English. The numb of Chi
nese in bond for Havana was sixty. The
City of Peking, which is due on the 23d.
has sixty Chinese for San Francisco, twenty
for Havana and four for Panama.
The morning call., 1893-08-20

1t wasn't an old-fashioned, Methodist
sort of conversion, TOby's wasn't. 1t was
rather the result of series of incidents.
the which I will tell you.
He was about the toughest specimen OF
a street urchin you ever saw; he was
aIways the center of the ehurnIng mass of
Juvenile mascuinity that whrled like n
ANAL maelstrom ABOUT the basement door
when il was time for the paper TO be out
a maelstrom that dispersed to the sur
rounding air spray of oaths and vile talk
that was appalling. There were nimble
topgues with everything they ought not
to say waiting at their saucy ends, keen
ewes used to seeing more than young eyes
ought TO see, untamed minds full of per-
yerted ideas supported at all times by
dirty little fists.
There was no discount on Toby; he
was a regular outlaw. His honor was as
chaugeable as his abiding-place, and he
boasIed Of having sold papers in twenty
five States. yet his bony, stunred frame
could scarcely have had a dozen years
growth.
cousin of Jay Gould. am" he would
say when he was questioned as to his
antecedents, travelling for my health till
the estates settled up, and then he would
wink at you confdentially, square out his
ragged elbows and strike YOU for q
cigarette. InveteTate user of the weed.
Toby was. ana eff something stronger when
he could get hold of it; at least Mac said
that he saw him once lighting drunk-noi
The morning call., 1893-08-20
THE LATE DIR. THORNTON
A Man Whose Life Was Part of
State History.

DR.. George T. Thornton, well known in
this city and on the coast. died of paralysis
on the 18th inst. in this city at his home,
1885 Clay street
DIR. Thornton had been identified with
the welfare of the Pacific Coast for quarter
of the century. Arriving here from Greene
County, Ala. In 1869. he purchased the
Forbes Ranch in Alameda County, con-
ducting it in systematic manner. Seeing
the possibilities Of a growing community
around him, he organized with other capi-
talists the Newark Land and Transporta-
tion Company, which afterward merged
into the present South Pacific Coast Rail-
road. He then took charge as manager of
the Redding Ranch in Shasta County,
owned by Lloyd Tevis, and was success
full IN placing those rich lands in the hands
Of the early settlers.
In the '70's he accepted the position as
manager OF the large landed possessions of
Messrs. Haggin aud Carr in Kern County,
converting those sandy plains into beauti-
full and prolific farms. He next entered
into the livestock business, selecting Ari-
Zona as the field of action. Near Benson.
Prescott and Williams he owned and con-
tr0lled immense herds and was regarded
as one of the best experts on land aud live
stock in that section OF the country. He
was graduate of the New Orleans Medi-
cal College and also graduated with high
honors from the Alabama State Uni
versity at Tuscaloosa. During the late
civil strife he entered the Confederate
army and served as surgeon and soldier
with distinction. DR.. Thornton was the
brother-in-law of Colonel Harry l. Thorn
ton, the attorney of this city, and brother
in-law of DR.. E. B. Perrin, the Fresno
real-estate owner. He leaves a widow and
three sons and one daughter to mourn his
l0ca