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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
MONOPOLY'S NEW GRIND.
1t is Not so Bad, Though, Considering
all the Circumstances.

The crazy patchwork railroad depot
which is calculated to give incoming
travellers an idea that Providence is a sort
OF municipal junk shop has received new
addition which has developed an awful
lot of curiosity since it was discovered
yesterday.
1t is familiar to the occasional public
who have to use the trains, that when you
have to go to Boston you walk out some
where near Woodlawn to get your train,
and when you are going over to New York
yasAwill find your train somewhere about
this side of Auburn. There isn't any We.
TO catch the Boston train except to go
through the main depot and trudge down
Woodlawn way after it. But passengers
south bound have been wont to save a
part of the journey to Auburn by cutting
through the passage way at the south end
of the main station.
Now, however, they can't do it any
more.
There Is a tall, Interlocking turnstile
there. 1t is too big to climb over. The
interlocking bars which give it the ap-
pearance of some sort of an Inquisitorial
torture machine, are too narrowly spaced
to get through, and what is more it only
works one way-out.
Various conjectures have naturally been
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
SHE WAS A POSITIVE OLD LADY.
Her Husband GouIdn't Take Bluff, and
She Was of the Same stun

She Was of the Same stun
On the seat in front of me in the passen-
ger coach was little old woman Stearing
a sunbonnet and calico dress, and / no.
ticed that every time tie train whistled
for a highway crossing she seemed to ex-
pect an accident. / felt it my duty to as
sure her that there was no danger, and she
seemed much relieved as she replied:
"Ever since the accident to Daniel I've
felt skeert of these yere kyars, but / reck-
ON it's all foolishness.
SIS Daniel your husbandp'
"Not now. He used to be, but he's
dead now"
Fatally injured in a railroad accident,
was hei''
''Wuss than that, sir. He didn't live
but two days after he was brung home.
I've ben down to Knoxville to see the rail-
poad folks about 1t. They tried TO skeer
Inc off, but let 'em know what was
what. When got in whar the big man
was, sez to him, sez +:
"'I'm the widow Of Danl Forbish of
Anderson county, what was picked up by
yo'r railroad and h'isted 80 feet in the air
and all busted TO squash. I'm a-wantin
damages, and III git 'em er raise a furseP
"'Your man Dan1 was a. walkin on our
track, and he wouldn't git off when the
whistle footed, sez the big man in loud
voice.
"'That was because he thought the rail-
road was a-bluffin him, and Danl was no
hand to take bluff
"'I'll never pay no 81 900 as long as
survive on the face of this airthl' yells
the big man.
"'Who's a-wantin 81 ,00oi' sez I, gettin
madder and madder all the time. My
Danl was nurty good man as men 90,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16

First Small Boy-Mamma has gone out
and locked us In the room. Wot shall
we do to muse ourselvesi
Second Small Boy--Where's the match
esq
"We don't have matches any more
This fiat has 1ectric lights, you know"
81 forgot. There's no stove or fireplace,
either"
''No. Nothing but steam heat"
"Tlltell you wot we'll do. Let's play
seesaw with the folding bed" - Good
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
mo OTHER LIFE BUT THE ETERNAL"
G.nst written words Of PhillIps Brook

G.ast written words of Phillips BrooksJ
We met and passed. two friends Of long ago.
Between his path and mine the waves of time
Have swept and buried in their silent flow
Our youth. our prime.
But what was ours is ours and shall remain.
And what was then dream fits on in dream,
And what was wrong, alas! is seen a stain.
And what we are we seem.
Mrs. James Il. Fields in Scribner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
Easter
Opening!

Our Easter Opening of
French Pattern Hats. Bon
nets and Choice Millinery
Novelties viii occur Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday,
March 20, IL, ~.
Our Customers will oblige
US by placing their orders
early, and avoid the usual
rush at that time.
The oasis., 1894-08-09
A Robbery at Harshaw.

Last Friday night Charley Leesi store la Chinese merchant of Harshaw) was entered by two Mexican robbers, they went into the store at 7:30 o'clock, and called for 25 cents worth of dried chili, Charley came from behind the counter to wait upon them, when one of the Mexicans siezed the Chinaman, tied his hands and gagged him while the other robber leveled his six-shooter on MT. Dunn, who was in the store at the time doing some writing for the Chinaman. After they took the two men prisoners they began to help themselves to what they wanted. They had several large bundles securely tied with rope, when the alarm was given and several of our citizens waited for the would-be robbers and surprised them. In their haste to get away they left the goods, but got away with sl2O which they took out of the China mans pocket.
 They were an hour and half in the store before anyone knew 1t. There were several shots fired, the Mexicans firing the first shot.
The oasis., 1894-08-09
A Killing in Camp.

Monday evening there was an alter. cation at Ward $ Courtney's rock camp, about two miles below Fairbank on the new grade of the Arizona & Southeastern railroad, between Dick Grimes, and Mexican laborer, whose name was not learned. From the in- formation gleaned from those who came down from the camp it is stated that the Mexican savageiy assailed Grimes with knife, and the latter shot him dead. Grimes immediately made for Tombstone to deliver him. self to the authorities. The cOmpan- ions of the killed man seemed ugly about the matter, and for a time there was a fear they would seek vengeance on the Americans in the camp. As there are some 200 men there, about equally divided, an outbreak of hosti- lities would have been attendant with fatal results to very many on both sides.
The oasis., 1894-08-09

A large quantity of piling and bridge timbers for the Arizona < Southeast ern railroad has been received at Ben son since Saturday, and now bridge building has commenced. Track bolts, splice bars, and spikes are still to come and tracklaying cannot commence un- til they come Adyices have been re- ceived of shipments from New York on the 18th prox.
The oasis., 1894-08-09

A surprise party was given to Miss Bessie Smith last night, at the home of MT. Castaneda at which many were present. Music, singing and games were had till 8 late hour in the even- ing, when all departed for their homes feeling pleased and happy of their evenings pleasure. The party was 8 grand success, and complete sur- prise to Miss Smith,
The oasis., 1894-08-09

The reported damage by water to the Arizona & Southeastern railroad is stated to be bridge forty-fye feet long, about eleven miles beyond Fair bank, mile and half of track badly washed near the same place, and about 100 feet of track at Fairbank washed away. Unless other storms do damage again it is expected to have the dam- age repaired today.
The oasis., 1894-08-09

Lieutenant Bean of the Second Cav airy, who was at Benson with his com mand last Friday and Saturday, is a capable soldier and officer, and the son of a brave soldier. His father was a volunteer officer during the war, serv- ing from Pennsylvania, and the son is a worthy representative in the pro- fession of arms of a deceased hero.
The oasis., 1894-08-09
WelIs Fargo 6 Co,s Erpress Onice Honrs.
TOWN se COUNTY.

Hay for sale in carload lots. Apply at TIE OASIS office.
 Mir. J. H. Crowly Of Wilcox, was a visitor at Benson yesterday.
 Reverend Downes of Tombstone, was at Benson last Saturday and Sun- day.
 The republican county committee was called to meet at Tombstone yes terday.
 The rainfall at Benson last Satur- day afternoon and cyeuing amounted to .73 of an inch.
 Miss Bessie Smith of Tombstone is visiting Benson, the guest of Miss Josephine Castaneda.
 MT. Charles R. Wores, the Tucson ore buyer, was at Benson yesterday morning, en route south.
 Geo. Meyers formerly of Tombstone, has gone to Solomonyille and accepted a place in the store of l. Solomon < Co.
 The report of hlgh water at Fair bank was not at all exaggerated It was eight inches deep in the depot at that place.
 At Tombstone Sunday evening, Fred Bean, a well known citizen, committed suicide by shooting himself. Death was instantaneous.
 MT. Arnold Spring of THE OASIS force visited Tucson last Saturday and Sunday, going over Friday night, and returned again Monday.
 Miss Maud Croy, who formerly taught the public school at Thomas, has been engaged to teach the Wilcox school this coming term.
 The high water Sunday night washed out a good deal of corn and beans on the ranche of MT. Alex Chisholm, down the San Pedro couple of miles.
 Yesterday the track bolts, spikes and trimmings for the A. X s. K. rail- road arrived, and the work of track laying will probably begin tomorrow.
 The Benson board of education held another meeting last Saturday and selected Miss Agnes M. Duncan to act as assistant teacher the ensuing school year.
 Monday it was reported that water from the river was in the streets of Fairbank, and that it had damaged the walls of one abode so they had fall en down.
 Mir. M. w. Sellers of Kansas, deputy grand chief operator of the Order of Railway Photographers, has been in Benson the past week, visiting friends and acquaintences.
 The Benson philosopher says "there is no trouble in washing clothes. All you have got to do is put them in bill in water slice up lot of soap into the pot and let 'em stew"
 Reverend Father billy was at Ben son Tuesday. He reports progress in raising funds for completion of the Catholic church as most satisfactory, and he hopes to shortly begin the work of construction. Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
 wOrIds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma. ]
The oasis., 1894-08-09

Last Saturday several cars of bridge timber and other material for the Arizona X Southeastern railroad were received at Benson.
The oasis., 1894-08-09
FaIrbank Suffered.

Sunday evening Fairbank was food ed by cloudburst, and great deal of property damaged.
 The residence of Chas. Keith was crushed, and all it's contents destroy ed or carried away. The stage com pany's corral was swept away. Two horses were drowned, one belonging to Rev. F. NJ. Downs. The Montezuma hotel, belonging to Mir. Larrieu was flooded four feet deep in the higher portion and the lower portion was en- tirely obliterated. Business houses were flooded and filled with mud, dam aging merchandise of great value.
 Monday morning Gus. Butler, a teamster for Ward & Courtney met witha serious accident near one of the grading camps. He was taking out a load of barley, and at rough spot in the road, crossing gulch, he was shak- en from his seat, falling under the wheels, which passed over him, break ing three ribs and his jaw in two places. He was brought into Benson and Dr. Wright called to attend him. Under the skilful attention of the lat ter he is reported coming on finely. 
 Willard Wright is an express mes senger between Guaymas and Benson. A Mexican paper tells that Willard had some roosters in his car few days ago for Guaymas. They kept up a con- stant growing, which disturbed him, He took some rubber bands and put one on the beak of each rooster, which effectually stopped all their noise. It would never have been known had he not forgotten to take the bands of.
The oasis., 1894-08-09
washouts GaIsre.

COX, most or them east or Drag0On; and some west of Maricopa also de- tained trains from the west. The pas senger due from the west last Satur- day morning did not reach Benson un- til seven o'clock in the evening. Here it was tied up several hours by wash outs in the Dragoon mountains which had occurred during the day. Four bridges beyond Dragoon were rendered impossible by the flood. A freight was converted into work train at Benson and sent to repair damages. About ten o'clock at night the delayed pas senger train was sent on to Dragoon to be ready to cross as soon as the breaks were repaired. It laid there about twelve hours before it could pro ceed, and was joined by the same train of the following day. The west bound train of the previous night lay at Will COX, and got over the breaks as soon as repaired, reaching Benson about noon of Sunday Sunday afternoon another severe storm up there created havoc again, carrying out all the work done before, and slipping out a fill. This was repaired SO the eastbound passen- ger of Monday was delayed only about five hours and the west bound train of Sunday reached Benson about noon Of Monday.
 Last Friday Lieutenant Bean of the Second Cavalry, in command of the escort which has been out with the International Boundary survey, with his men horses and mules and camp equipage, were left at Benson, en route to Fort Huachuca, returning from their duty with the survey, the work of which has terminated. Lieut.. Bean reports that the monuments are all set and the typographical work this side of the line completed. The Mexican officers are finishing up the typographical work beyond the line, dtlu VI III cDOii IldNt bildO QOhc'
 The storm Sunday afternoon raised the San Pedro higher than ever known before. That evening the water was reported about six inches over the rails on the railroad bridge at Benson, and the county bridge at St. David is re- ported washed away. Many ranches along the river are reported greatly damaged by the high water, and the fine dam of the St. David settlement is said to have been swept away. The Arizona & Southeastern railroad is re- ported to have suffered from washouts near Bisbee-how seriously was not stated.
 Last Saturday MT. Wm. Brophy of Bisbee reached Benson, en route to San Diego, where he joins Mrs. E. and the little ones, who have been over there month or more. Coming from Bisbee, at Fairbank it was learned that the train from Nogales was very late and might miss connection so MT. B. and several others engaged MT. II. c. Herrick of Fairbank to hitch up his team and bring them into Benson, arriving about six o'clock.
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 Last Sunday night Herbert R. Lewis of Benson, nearly lost his life at the railway bridge over the San Peero. With several others he went down after dark to see the river which was reported running over the bridge, and missing his footing was plunged into the water. He caught hold of the bridge and called for help. MT. Case and held him until TomWhelan could reach and help him out from his perilous situation.
The oasis., 1894-08-09

Last week the Benson philosopher opened a restaurant. He stuck up q sign (hand painted on barrel head) meals 25 cents,n The first customer ate four pounds of bacon, costing fif- teen cents per pound, and the sign was taken down. The philosopher says there is nothing in the business with appetltes of that kind running at large
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-29

Wrecking Company.
The MHtuai. Towing Comra!nX has very
generously offered to assist The Even
ing Wurld' In the search for bodies in
every way in its power, and the crews
OF the i've tugs owned by that Com
pany have been instructed to keep
sharp lookout for any bodies or wreck
age from the NiCpl when down the
bay. As these boats take out and bring
hours ~ the day. it is not unlikely
that bodies may yet he recovered.
The tug Governor. Of the Mutual Tow
ing Company. which took party TO
the Fishing Banks yesterday. steamed
In by the twin lights Of the High
lands at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and all on board, passengers as well
as crew, scru,ini2ei every mch OF water
within range from both decks. in the
hope Of relieving the SUSPENSE OF some
one OF the families afflicted by the
laundering OF the Nicol
Many OF the relatives Of the missing
ones who were on board the Nicol when
she found"rcd Sunday are still hoping
that their loved ones may have been
picked up by some outgoing steamer and
carried across the ocean.
There is probability that such may
be the case.
The British steamship Alecto. OF the
Wilson line. passed near the scene OF the
disaster. shortly after the tug went down.
The Alecto was heavily laden with
freight and was anchored in the East
River until Il o'clock SUNDAY forenoon.
when Pilot Thomas pougherty went
aboard and the anchor was lifted.
The records at the office of the Board
OF Pilots show that bouEherty left the
ship at the bar at 1890. She eased down
while Pilot Boat Il. which was then
serving as guard boat, took him OFF. 1t
when the Nicol foundcred. and the
course the Alecto was making would
take her close to the scene Of the acct
dent in season to have picked up some
Of the survivors.
At the office of Sanderson & Son, %
State street the agents of the Wilson
line, 1t was said this morning that It
was possible the AlcCto had picked up
some Of the survivors, In which case
they would be carried on to London.
Pilot Dougherty returned to this city on
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-29
WHO WAS THE SWIMMER?
His body, with the Nelson's, Picked
Tn Mt south brooklyn.

There were three bodies at the Brook
Ign Morgue this morning, but none OF
them was that OF a fisherman from the
Inflated NiCol.
Two Of the bodies were those OF Chas.
Nielsen and his little six-year-od boy.
who were drowned with Nelson's wife,
a man named Anderson and their SER
want. Kate Higgins. by the capsizing OF
catboat off Bay Ridge Sunday. The
bodies OF the entire party have now
been recovered.
Nelson and his boy were removed from
the Morgue to-day by Undertaken Muir
ply. of COG Van Brunt street. They will
be buried by Mrs. Nelson's brother.
The two remaining bodies OF the party
were recovered last night.
The other body at the Morgue was at
first thought to be that Of Nelson. 1t
Is the body of man five feet seven
inches tall. light hair. blue eyes and
small blond mustache in course Of cul-
tivatiCn. He is about twenty-five years
old. The man was evidently in swim
ming when he was drowned, as the
body was dressed only in pair of swim
ming trunks. There are no marks OF any
kind on the body. 1t was found yester-
day off the foot Of Seventy-ninth street.
Brooklyn. The man had probably been
In the water four or five days.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-29

OF the deck house Of the tug Nicol torn
from the wreck OF the sunken tug by the
graphing irons Of the tug Assistance, one
OF the Evening Worlds" feet OF tugs
engaged to search for the bodies OF the
poor fellows who lost their lives In Sun
days disaster.
The last-named reminder OF the reck-
lessnes3 OF some men Is about feet
long. IL is battered and broken. IT is
painted brown and Is 1anclied. A shat
tered window and windowframe show
where the graphing irons caught when
II WAS torn from the wreck:
When the tug founderei In the trough
OF the heavy sens n dozen OF the hsher-
men who had Joined in the excursion OF
the Herring Fishing club were huddled
In this little deck house driven In by the
sea. They had been drenchcd BY the
heavy seas that ha I washed the deck OF
the Nlcol for an hour or more.
They had gathered In the deck-house
for protection ana to get warm about the
engine head. Tho roof Of the deck-housee
came of when the tug went down and
the occupants of the little deck-house
were probably washed out from 1t when
the roof came Of
The side OF the deck house leans
against the front of the Pulitzer Bull
Ing and Is gazed at in awe by passers-by.
The Waterman on guard by the two
relies is kept busy preventing relic hunt-
ers from whiting away the wood. Many
passer has advanced, jack-knife IN
hand, upon the deck house. and turned
away disappointed when the Waterman
has forbidden him to cut chip from II.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-29
LOCATED THE |
N|COL AGAIN.
A HaVser Caught the Boat
Where The Evening Worlds
. Diver Found Her.
THEN THE ROPE SLIPPED.
Hours Spent in a Fruitless Search
to Catch the Wreck
Once More.
AlECT0 MAY HAVE SURVIVORS.
Possibility that Some Of the Missing
People Are on the Freight
Steamer.
ALECTo MAY HAVE SURVIVORS.

The wreck OF the Inflated tug James
ID. Nicoi was again fastened to yester-
day morning in the first half hour Of
the search made by II crew from the
Chapman Wrecking Company, who
went down to the scene of the disaster
on the tug Sammy. Capt. Thomas.
After "The Evening World tug As
sistance located the wreck on Wednes-
day morning. the Reeves Towing Com
pany. to which the Nicol belonged. de-
cided to have the wreck examined by a
diver, and see whether II was worth
raising.
Oh Wednesday night officers OF the
Reeves Towing Company chartered the
Mutual Towing Companys tug Assist
ance, which, under direction OF The
Evening World,~ had located the Nicol.
to pilot them to the spot and assist in
dragging for the wreck.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
tugs Sammy and Assistance were on
hand, and n five-inch hawser. $50 faith
oms long. with one end made fast
aboard each tug. was dragged in a loop
between them, heavy masses OF iron
keeping the blight Of the hawser on the
bottom. The tugs were about 800 feet
apart.
Before 1890 O'Clock. or less than half
an hour after the dragging began, the
blight of the hawser fasfp1ed to some OBJ
struction just where The Evening
Worlds" diver found the wreck. Be
fore the tugs could be brought to a
standstill the hawser was freed and the
tugs, relieved OF the strain, forged sharp
ly ahead.
AS quickly as possible they were
around and started back as nearly as
could be judged over the same spot. But
the shippers calculations must have
been little on for they could not
strike the week again
Finally they pulled the hawser aboard
md found that the bight was plentifully
besmeared with red paint.
Capt. Reeves, of the Reeves Towing
Company, who was directing the work
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-29
US. SAILORS SAVINGS STOLEN.
Strange Story Of q Robbery on
the Cruiser New York.
II Is Said that Nearly $1,000 Wa
Taken.

A strange story Is told of the rob
berry Of the sailors on the white cruiser
New Yory. Capt. Philip. The New
York lies at anchorage off Tompkins-
VILE. and the robbery is believed to have
occurred Sunday. just after the cruiser
raced by Sandy Hook. The amount
taken was nearly $1,000. and it repre-
sented part of the savings of the men
during the New York's cruise to South
America. The money was given to the
engineers yeoman, Cochran by name.
and he placed 1t in a drawer in his quar-
tors Friday night. Each man handed
over to Cochran his envelope, and the
latter put 1t IN the bottom partition.
on Sunday the crew ''piped to
quarters. This meant an inspection
OF all hands, and at the same time all
rooms must be left unlocked; 1t was
during this inspection that the cash Is
said to have disappeared. Discovery
of the robbery was made by Cochran,
when. on his return to his room he went
to get sailors envelope and then
found that the entire bundle of enve-
lopes bad been distracted. Capt.
Philip could get no clue to the thief.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-29
ROnntl About Town.

Maggie Healey and Maggie Dolen were to-day
sent to the island for thirty days each for night
Ing over the possession OF a bottle OF whiskey in
Eidridsc street police station. where both wero
dodgers last night.
Kate Roach. a domestic, nifty years DID, was
held for trial in Essex Market Court to-day
charged with stealing money. a ring and three
pa"n-t"kets from her employer. Barnet Rosen-
berg Of lie Monroe street
John II. ONeill, a laborer employed at exca-
waiting at the southwest corner OF Broadway and
Pine street, fell from a scarod this morning and
sustained a lacerated wound on his head. He
lives at 70 Mercer street. Jersey City He was
taken to Chambers Street Hospital.
Frank Ellison, the club man. who is serving n
term in Sing Sing for assaultins Broker Hem
riques, denies that he has been unruly in prison
He says he has never been reprmanded BY the
officers.
big limb fell from a tree that grows in St
Pntricks Church-yard at Prince and Mulberry
street, and dropped into Prince street this morn
ing. william Madden. forty years old OF 60
Prince street. who was passing at the time was
struck in the head and sustained a severe scalp
wound.