New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-07
RHODF ISLAND TOPICS.
THE scITUATE MURDER PICKING OFT CONGRESS
MEN RAISING ThX VALvEs-liitiS-
Tolls CELEBRATION.

Providence. r. J. oct ,speclaD-Th" murder
Of Emily Chambers in a lonely strip u "o'a7 ln
the town ~ North Scltu,te week ago Thni7i'}
has served as an eight days wonder, ana '"' "'"
raper. have been fun % It, Tia" mystery 'I Do go
has lent fascination to The auair w"ich
,r,k.s +, read quite IKE a detective story
,.u-dr.s-d woman little under middle as"
was found dead IN n cari-path i''''hf ''''' "'
woods bullet IN her heart ana her iA'" b'i''h
into a Jelly There not a scrap ~ paper h"'"'
her to lead t. An Identification. The newspapers
r,hlishel a picture OF lock"t worn ly Rae d'ii
woman. and that led to her Identification IA Emmy
Chambers. a domestic. who nal LEFT her place }"
90, ci,, a. she said to get married 20 on" Martin
Keoran only one OF Mrs. Chamb"rs's irl"nls ma
seen Kecgan, and then only once ana brIrHF. 80
such man was known In the city. but mere WIS
Lawrence g. Kcegan who answered ;he description
-, ,,. man seen ln North Scituatc with the victim.
Tb.n again this Lawrence G. K"egan haI Dor
rowed a revolver the day before the murder ana f'-
turned II the day after. That fact "a' reported
:, the polic. and leI - his immediate arrest tie
admits knowing the murdered woman. but says i"'t
he had no, seen her recently. lie also sets mp
claim to an nlib \ small but important INK IN
tb. chain of evidence which ~ drawing tighter ana
tighter around Kccgan IL the fact that IN ihe dead
woman's fingers were tightly clutched several hAir'
which appear to have been torn from a red mus
tachc Kcegan has red mustachc. No ad'guat"
motive for the crime has yet been addIced tn"
newspaper reporters have done excellent servic" In
assisting 20 ferret this. one Of the most cold
bloodcd murders in the history OF the state -
The conventions f9r the i'ihhion 81 , wv" H.,no
/ publicanS to 20 10 Congress 10 Su''r.I TWO b'",'
Gratis Will b. held In this city next IhursdAy -
l II looks now cX-lA"utcnant Governor MrlFlIr
lsull OF Newport. and eX-ConEressinth W irI"h -
| Arnold Of Cheutchet. VIII be the nominees. Al
hogsh pros oSne Gc% a1n wynn Of o Lincoln
/ promise to make good showng. IL Is an "li
graduated from Harvard in the same class Cap
/ lain Nathaniel -. Church, ex-senator from IIv"r
] oh Der rat "a A
/ The Republican candidate viii have walkov"r In
that usually Democraiic town ana VIII be CHOSEN
by the district without question.
the n@4ossors of the town OF East Providence
hay" caused great Indignation and constcrnation
hv raising the valuation Of several Of thu Weather
t ,inn NJ The Enmford Chemical Works has been
raised from s31s Oo to more than million. TIN"
Thomas T. raPe estate has been rdsrd nom
/ ben raised a plump hundred thousand. The total
valuation was raised = per cent. As J.: ~ W .l'pn,
! the head Of the ltumiora chemical Works Knows
the pr,scn Board oi Assessors will have har'
The 18th anniversary OF the homharimcrt Of
the town Of Bristol by british Meet Was obigf, oi
society % the Sons Of the American Revolution.
The exercises included an address by Professor
the first week Of tn, running races AZ Narragnn,
concerned The attendance has been good con,
sdcrlng the weather. The Crans,on Town nou"cill
/ chance. but bookmaking Is conducted according
The street railway company has pcttioncd the
CITY Council for power to substitute III" trolley
system for the cable in College. Waterman and
Angel SITS The wealthy residents o. those sire, rs
. oppose the change. They fought strcnuuusly
against he Introduction Of the cable and now they
fight equally hard against taking 1t away ID"
railway company proposes TO overcome the steep
grade Of College-st. by system Of counter
weights
4 Thomas W Hrdly. the we-knOwn bandmastcr,
fell from his carriage and was killed His funeral
was rendered impressive by splendid musical g
. crcises. participated In by Hedy's Band, Reeve
American Band and by the leading vocalists OF
/ the city. Mr.. Hodly was he'd in high esteem by
n large circle OF people
John Wilde and George L. Cameron, Of this city.
have enlisted In the service OF the Chinese COY
orn,nent and are low their way to china in
B. charge OF attache Of the Chinese Legation at
/ Washington. Mr. Cameron has knowledge OF the
handling OF torpedoes, and Mr.. wilde H. an IN
ventOr
The owners OF the land Smiths Iiill. con-
denned for Statehouse site. are claim ing
s. % Per square foot regardless OF the fact that
all auction sales OF land In that vicinity for tho
last Ave years have netted less than Is cents foot