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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
DEATH OF RUFUS HATCH
A Prominent Figure on Wall Street
for Many Years.
REMARKABLE CAREER.
His Investments I'm Railroad Securities
and GrAin--Hs Was Employed in .
Produce Store and Afterwards Re-
moved to Chicago.

NEW YORK, Feb. A.-Rufus Hatch, for
merly prominent Wall street man, ex-
president OF the Pacific Mail and closely
connected with the Panama railroad COM
pany, died at his home in spuyten Duyvil
yesterday afternoon. He was prominent
figure on the street for fifteen years.
Mr.. Hatch was born at Kennebunkport
Maine, in 1887. Soon afterward his fam
lily went west and when fourteen years
old he was employed in small produce
store In Rockford, III. He unfolded to
his employer q scheme by which Rockford
gested that the produce brought in for
sale be held subject to the farmers risk
until such time a. 1t could be sold.
He received permission to undertake
this himself and he prospered so well that
in 1855 he moved TO CHICAGO. In few
years he became prominent merchant in
Chicago and was one of the incorporators
of the Chicago board of trade. He began
TO invest in railroad securities, and short
ly afterward was elected director OF the
Chicago q Northwestern railroad.
Mr.. Hatch prospered until the panic OF
1857. when he failed, owing $50 ,000 He
was soon on his feet again, however, and
paid his debts with full interest in three
years.
AT the beginning of the civil war he
came to New York and became one of the
most prominent operators on the produce
exchange.
Shortly after the close OF the war Mr..
Hatch became interested in the Pacific
Mail Company, and became its managing
director. He afterwards sold his interests
and engaged in big bull movement in
Chicago & Northwestern. He bulled
the stock a year too soon, however, and
failed, owing over s600,0OO. He was ad-
vised to take advantage OF the bankrupt
CIV law. but declined to do so, and set to
work to build up his fortune again. Five
years later he had paid every cent OF the
s6OO, 900, with compound interest, and had
u comfortable fortune left.
He then conducted some large grain
operations, and James r. Keene was in
;erested. in them with him. He made
money rapidly until he became interestey'
in Northern Pacific, at the time Henry
Wizard was acquiring its control for the
first time.
Mr.. Hatch was always extremely FOND
of music, and had played the organ II
several churches. He was formerly ?
member of Christ Episcopal Church, and
was chairman of its music committee
At that time he paid 81, 900 annually GU
of his own pocket for the support OF th'
music.
His first wife was Miss Mapp OF Boston
She died in this city, leaving two sons am
a daughter, who are still living. Mr.
Hatch afterward married Miss Mary Gray
of Nova Scotia, who Is now very III at ne
home.
Mr.. Hatch had four children by his sec
ond wife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

RUTLAND, VT, Feb. a.-H. w. Love
was arrested here yesterday by detec-
tive, on requisition from the governor
OF New York, for stealing si75 from q
woman In New York City. Love used to
pose as temperance reformer. At one
and later he ran one here. he obtained a
very unsavory reputation. He studied
law, but could not get admitted to the
bar, because of his character, and he went
TO New York. There he practiced law In
an irregular way and had collected, as a
lawyer, the money which he is charged
with stealing. The detective Is confident
that he will get at least two years In Sing
giuU
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
Ran Ennrtean NIiles.

One of Franklin Brothers horses hitch
ed to . sleigh ran away at s o'clock last
evening. The animal tipped over the
sleigh at Market square ana threw out
the two occupants. Then he ran up Wey-
bosset and Broad streets, and at Prairie
avenue cleared himself of the sleigh.
lie kept on running aud about 10 o'clock
was captured at Elst Greenwich, four
teen miles away.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
BRISTOL.

Caught In the shafting-Lecture by the
Rev. Mr. Goodeli.
What came near being fatal accident
occurred at the National India Rubber
Works yesterday afternoon. Miss Elitn
Parish, who recently came here 1from
Franklin. Mass to the works was caught
In the shafting and. before she could be
rescued from her perilous position. her
outside garments were torn of, and it
was with much difficulty that she was
rescued without serious injury.
TIE board of canvassers will be In ses-
sion on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 2S. for
the purpose OF correcting the voting list
Ralph Bennett Is in town looking up
the genealogy Of the Bowen family. lie
is Of Grand Island, N. Y.
The petition for an electric road Is be-
ing very generally signed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
RECEIVERSHIP FOR N. E.
THE STORY AFFECTS THE MARKEI
BUT rs DENIED.
One of the Resigned Directors Denies
tho story Flatly-The stock Declines
Z lie Points.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-Wall street was
excited today and the bears had their
innings in New England. The culmina-
tion of the rumors was reached when the
story OF receivership for the road was
circulated. Thousands Of shares changed
hands on the decline and the activity sur.
passed anything seen in New England
for many months.
The common broke from 81 at the open
Ing to 29% with scarcely a rally.
The preferred broke from its last sale
at 95 to 75 with but few intermediate
quotations.
In Philadelphia the adherents OF the
Reading road received the story of the
receivership for New England with de-
rision.
c. L. Day. one of the resigned directors
of New England, was seen in his office
and said In regard to the New England
receivership 1T is absurd to talk of
anv such thing. The New England
road has no debts that il cannot readily
meet and there is not the slightest reason
for receivership. What may take place
after March 14th / cannot say, but the
road Is all right now"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
In armonie CanadIenne.

L'Harmonie Canadienne held a busl-
ness meeting last night. The proposi ton
to attend the Worlds Fair was considered
and A. Deslauriers and A. Poirier were
appointed a committee TO make arrange
ments for transportation. The trip TO
Chicago will probably be made by way
of Niagara Falls and the return over the
Canadian Pacific. A committee on uni
forms was appointed and other business
was transacted
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

Engineer Lewis Foster. on the New
York express, leaving this city at IL
o'clock this morning. sustained a very
was standing by the window Of the bag
gage room, when the heavy sash fell on
his hands, cutting two veins In his left
hand aud badi bruising 10. lie was at
tended by DIR. Brug, and took charge OF
his train on the outward trip.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
To Scale the Lehigh valley Lease.
PROBABLY GUILTY.

Patrick Devine Held for the june Term
of the United States Court.
grocer, who was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Anderson for obstructing United
States Deputy Internal Revenue Collec-
tor Gardner in the discharge OF his duties
week ago today, was this morning
brought before United States Commits
sioner Blodgett for a hearing.
Devine decided to waive examination,
whereupon he was adjudged probably
guilty, and bound over in the sum OF
81 600 TO the June term OF the United
states Circuit Court John j. Maxuire
was accepted as bondsmen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
Court OF Common Pleas.

In the Court Of Common Pleas yester-
day afternoon the case of Cyril G. Peck
VS.. Ephriam Goff was heard by the court
for the assessment of damages, and held
for advisement.
Two cases were set down for trial this
morning but neither Of them came to a
hearing.
The following cases are assignel for to-
morrow: For jury trial. No. 6,0l7; jury
trial waived, Nos. 6,497, 4, 1873 and 4,214.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

Herbert Wright OF East Greenwic has
finished scallop boat which Will be
shipped to Chicago tomorrow morning.
There IL will be placed upon exhibition
at the Worlds fair,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
Had the .Horrora.u

At 445 n. m. today Officer Downey
found man on South Main street suf.
ierinQ from an attack Of delirium tre-
mems. The man was In deplorable con-
dition and the officer took him to bis
home on the same street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

The gymnasium public class night Of
the Young Mems Christian Association
will be held Feb. %, at S o'clock. An
extensive progra Of athletics has been
arranged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

Once more we are able TO name low prices on
meats and here are some
Chuck steak. 10 cents per pound.
Chuck roast beef, o. 8 ana i0cents per pound.
Forequarter lamb. 10 cents per pound.
Other meats vegetables, eggs game. etc, In pro-
portion. Look In before you spend your money.
w. II. BARNEY,
103 Weybosset street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
The western storm.

NEW YORK. Feb o4-The storm ad-
vaucing eastwsrdlv from the Mississippi
Valley threatened at first 10 re-euact in
this section today the blizzardish scenes
witnessed last Friday. Its attendant
gales were heavy at some places west OF
the Alleghanits last night, and heavy
snowfalls were reported fron the lake
region. especially near Lake Erie. where
the centre OF the storm was located.
The disturbance moved towarl New
England, with slight rain an snow and
log winds of the coasts. But 10 was far
less violent than the cyclones which have
passed over this part OF the Atlantic
coast since Thursday last
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
THE WEATHER.

Weather for this evening-Clear.
For tomorrow-Clear.
The hermometer.
Temperature from a. H., Feb o. to 0
q. m, Feb. "a:
Highest, 3S; lowest. 26 5; mean. EOS.
The Tide for Tomorrow.
High water at Providence at 3l3 a. n.
and at 3:46 p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24
An Early Morning Fire.

About o'clock this morning an alarm
of fire was sounded from Box AZ, calling
the department to the little one-story
building at 81 Japonica street, occupied
by Adolph j. Otto, tailor and dealer In
small wares. The lire destroyed Mr..
Otto's stock of goods and Quilted the in
terror of the building pretty thoroughly
before it was quenched. The commercial
loss will amount Co few hundred dol
lars. Mr.. Otto had n collection of curl
osities of various sorts In the store, the
value Of which cannot be computed.
A New block for Main Street.
Within day or two the estate at the
corner of Main street and Park place,
owned by Undertaken Daniel A. Clark
and partly occupied by him and by
Elliott the optician aud Lemuel Whit
ney. marketman. has been bought by
Hezekiah Conant through the agency OF
n. n. Sheldon a. Son, real estate dealers.
The estate fronts so feet on Main street aud
100 feet on Park Place. For few weeks
past the Central Real Estate Company
mas been negotiating for the purchase OF
the property, but could not agree with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

Weather ...-icitloos
WAsHINaToN, Feb. a. Forecast for
New England: Light snow or rain, fol-
lowed by clearing weather in southern
portion; southerly winds, shifting to
westerly; warmer, followed by cooler to-
night.
For eastern New York: Showers; fair
in the afternoon; westerly winds; cooler
tonight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-24

Best in the world. Highest sanitary
qualities, perfect circulation, thorough
ly charcoal lined and free from alb
sorption. Over million in use. Saves
more than its cost in season.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22

am Cften reminded Of how unWisely
SOME wives 5 end money wien shopping,
but he II mare yivi1ly thaa the other
day when watched IA family IL ii Sixth
avenue store. The OCCASION was ilnpor-
fant. that WIS easy II Sc. FIR erar. the
father hai # his work IL Ia. t..t in
tho sa.ectioh-. hemo.heg. with a baby
in her arm. was poorly d-es-al and
with little attention 70 Il ais. She
no gloves. ifer sAoes were slpshod
and her choEer ~unlf.Sfenea. Thefa.her
led u ,A.a!l boy who was .rati.cr .ayly
attired. but the chief object was a girl
Of II or IA whom they were fitting ont.
They had been on the SECOND floor. as
appeared i'll the new dress and new jack
ct. a very light. delicate affair in the
height of fashion, which was bound TO
show wear very soon unless kept far
more carefully than there was any like
liaeod Of its being. Now they were try
ing Oh a bit white leghorn hat turned mp
in the back with a ribbon bow. The
brim was edged with lace. while two
large white plumes ornamental the
crown.
Never once during the interval of in
decision did the mother glance toward
the array Of black or brown straws.
Lizzie must nave a big white hat, and Of
course the saleswoman was only too glad
to show the expensive models. The
father seemed proud Of the new rig"
and from his soiled and greasy pocket
book gladly paid the money for the in
appropriate hat Just selected. The locker
on could not but imagine its condition a
few weeks hence. when. bedraggled and
soiled. it would look so mean. In fact.
there We're quite a number Of interested
spectators slyly watching the scene,
doubtless led by ths contrast Of such
tinery with the general appearance of the
famiiy. 1t seemed such q pity that the
sur spent that morning should not have
been for more serviceahle apparel, but
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22
Advance In tie NaIue Of Pictnres

AT the sale OF the art collection % tn.
late Nine. DenaAl. once a famous actress
OF he Theatre Francais, n comparison OF
prices with those obtained at the auctio,
OF the Didier collection in 1868. from,
which most Of the paintings, etc,
brought to the hammer We're derived, il
most Instructive us showing the wonder
ful variations iii the value attached to
masterpieces of art. Thus The Four
Seasons tPrudhon) brought 81, 1000
francs, against 80, 800 francs in 1863; a
portrait of Nine. de Sombreval and of
her son Natter, 40. TO francs, against
G,Uo francs: a portrait of Rembrandt tby
himself), 40 900 francs, against 1000
francs. The Rainbow" 9TH. Rousseaul,
l'.aN francs. against 400 francs: "A
Riverside View" lBonington1. 1880
francs, against !. . francs: The Recon-
Citation !eragonardl, 1920 francs.
against l.4aJ francs: portal. of Mile.
Olivier tGreuze,, $1,000 francs, against
$500 fra..cs; portrait of a Monk Con-
fessor (Ruiensl. 1880 francs, against
1900 francs: "A Forest Landscape"
DIG, !o.JuD francs. against 1000 francs.
On the other hand. a few works by
Prndhon and Decamps were knocked
down al prices far below those obtained
IN 1868, and a portrait Of a girl by We
lasquez, presumably his daughter. was
sold for 10000 francs. against Ii. 100
francs at the Didier sale.-Loadon Tele-
graph.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22
Seeing the %::eamt;gul.

franklin tells Il story of a man who's.
two legs Were Very unlike-one hand.
somcly turned. tic otlcr aeforr.al
When any owe who visited him looked al
tn ugly h.. and commented on il. he
held The ms'.i to be looking for the bad
side OF thia-s and folk. Put # the Wis.
tor saw lis handsome limb and Com
mentei Oh il, beauty he held The fellow
to be worth c.teem, for he looked at the
good side u -hinss and probably would
see the best III his neighhors a,l friends.
l. It easier to see other peoples virtues
than their faults? have at last come to
see that foil; are far better than they get
credit for bag.
When O. lyle and Emerson walked
London IL. saw the horror Of gin pal
aces and the miseries of poverty, the
former said. What do you think now
Of the Saxon stock" Emerson answered.
The more | see of the English people
the more ! admire their power and won
der 1T their progress" A story is told of
Jesus that IL was walking with some of
his friends ) hen they came on the car
cass of Il deg. They turned up their
noses in horror. but jesus stopped down,
and looking said. "Eut behold what beau
tiful teeth he has. st. Louis Globe.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22
Won His WAY With Logan (ar1isIe.

Every official in Washington Just now
is besiesed hv people in quest of office,
and the tre;-ury department has prob.
ably more tran It's share of them. OFF.
Gals know Tow it is themselves, how
ever. and thor good nature is almost SUI
perlnlanan. .tElnay the extra we'll bal
ancei uls"- !. lo-au Carlisle. chief clerk
OF the trris2rr. aiuito him ca.aea south
troii l"lis#..l. vino wanted 10 know
about - pla "tAEth a. hGl III ,..w,
Its tn~ >yv." s4it I've YONG man
after %>oinvt I. ( I'm .i,5 the y"rn-!aan
who sst III - =. ii hy"!acoiaoti.r !:
"it""> thai .firtI Logan,
'i}4tl natfl O. .4..lu= t@ t~,astcntien
~. !" II q. -" iaa-.ri Loan.
'yon l.. 3" - IL" i1r. rseney hos
pital.
Wet " ,i"im,i the -. l.. hing
il ia,s boz aer. ! All. -. l. III
agree. ea .lr slst Ia hi.c.i To. sna-a.
al IL" sir.'"sI opportunity Washing.
ton Cor E..cagn Herald
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22
All Things to All Nen.

The late Mr.. Broadwater of Montana
had the misfortune to be bowlegged,
which suggests an anecdote told of Sen
ator Sanders of that state. The senator
has always been opposed to Major Ma
ginnis of Montana and has been in the
habit of critcising his course with con-
siderable western freedom. THE trou-
BILE with Major Maginnis," he said on
one occasion, ..is that he is all things to
all men. With a Republican, he is a
Republican,; with a Democrat, he is a
Democrat; with a Presbyterian, he is a
Presbyterian, and, by Joye, with Broad
water lie is bowlegged.'-New York
Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22

Airopus ~ a~evrel>. the k~al5aoiBeSt i,
Waslnn-te4 i The collection owned b,
Mrs. Ltant. :'tanior,l. wife Of The nil
llnl4alrr senator from California. !
diamonds are second only i'll value to the
Russian an'i English crown jewels. The,
are Of all ii:.iN-olse pink. another yrl.
low. ono blue. besides the pure white
stones. and the aggregate value is est
mated IL being over -. 900. UUu. In
Mrs. S%tantor!'s safe of steel. with time
proof burglar locks, which. as she sell
dom wears her jewels. is kept at n safe
deposit company. are 50 diamond rings.
each worth about $500. She cares for
no other stones. SO there are only dia-
monds in her Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22

Pianos aretaxed in Elizabeth ahi some
folk | know are yarv wlalay t~iicreat. !
think that by taxing pianos E.lizabetl.
has placed itself IN the very van of En-
l.Shtment with the big f. for mark, aft
er all, 1t Is not the instrument but the
PLAYER thereof that must pay the tax. If
the principle that warrants the tax is
faulty in any particular. it is in the fact
that the tax is not graded according to
the skill or want Of skill Of the player.
Had my way | would tax certain l.ianos
IN this city 800 a year and there are
others that / would report to the board
If health n ~nuisances that cried to
heaven for abatement. If Paderewski
would come 10 town with a piano or to
play on an instrument already here, |
would exempt it from taxation.
| bless without mental reservation
that law giyer whose wisdom devised
the tax upon pianos. He should have "a
monument beside which the figure OF
Liberty in the bay would be but IA
pygmy. He has perhaps the malelic-
lions of half the piano torturers III
town. but Il honor him for the enc
mics lie has made for the pianists he
has suppressed. | contend, however.
that the tax should be assessed not ac-
cording TO the value of the instrument.
but according TO the skill of the player.
The method | suggest would be most
equitable, it seems 10 me. and would go
far toward meeting all the expenses of
the city goyernment.-Elizabeth N. j.
Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22
NOr;ee of

On the last week in May each year the
French socialists are accustomed to cell
citrate the bloody week." which wit
messed the downfall of the Paris CON-
mnne in 1871, the killing of %, 900 Of the
inhabitants and the exiting of 80. 200
others. As early as 1880. under the lead
ership of Gambetta and the moderate
Republicans. Il general amnesty was
voted. with only i've or six exceptions,
b the participants of the commune. 1t
Is significant also hat many of the mn
nleipai regulations which the coinmu-
nistS demanded We're afterward granted
By the chamber of deputies.
Bloody week" began on Sunday. Nav
81. when tie Versailles troops entered
Paris by II breach in the f%ortincation
wall which the national guards hal neg
lected 10 defend. They came in by the
Bots de Boulogne. and terrible street
fights continued daily until on the fol
lowing Sunday. May as. Marshal Nc
Malon was III tuii possession Of the city
and declared the commune 1t an onl.
On May % the Versailles tr9rps CAP
tnred the Central Market halls and
Threatened General Der :egat. who was
stationed IT the Tuileries. He was
forced TO retire. blowing upand burning
the Tnileries as he left. but managed to
save the Louvre. which soine of hi, fol-
lowers wished also o destroy. The
fighting was mostly done bv national
guardsmen against heavy oGd- ard re-
shifted in fearful Slaughter: hence the
week has OF med it name.-Sew York
Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22
The After Dinner Speaker.

The after dinner speaker must not talk
nonsense and must not talk about moth
ing. But he must seeIn to be original,
no matter what leisure he may have Civ
en- to get at the sources-the headwaters
Of his good things-and he must be bril-
liant, even though his b~rilliancies should
have been carefully thought ont in the
dark. Wit is his province more than
wisdom, although a dash of the wisdom
may be tolerated if it is brought wrapped
mp in wit AMI humor. like the sword of
Harmodius among the wreaths OF laurel.
London News.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-22
Theory 4 about Bee Stiug..

1t Is a fact not generally known that if
n holds his breath wasps. bees and
hornets can be handled with IMMUNITY.
The skin becomes stinyproof and hold
ing the insect by the feet and giving her
uli liberty Of action You can see her
drive her weapon against the impene-
fraDie surface with A force which lifts her
body AT every stroa;e. but let the small
est quantity Of air e.caf4e from the lungs
and the sting will penetrate at once. |
nave never seen an exception to this in
70 years observation. | have TAUGHT
young ladies with very delicate hands TO
astonish their friend, by the perform
ance of this feat. and | saw one so
severely sung as To require the services
of a physician through laughing at a
witty remark Of her sister. forgetting
that laughing required breath. For a
theory in explanation | am led to be.
hese that holding the breath partially
Closes the pores If the skin. NV ex,,eri-
nents in that direction have not been
exact enough TO be of any scientific value.
but | am satisfied that it very sensibly
affects the amount pf insensible perspira-
tlon.-Science.