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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-13
Tho New Flag.

The now star that Is to be added TO the
national flag to represent Utah will bo
placed to tho right Of the fourth row from
tho top. At tho same time the regulation
size Of tho Gag will be changed from feet
by to 8 feet o inches by feet 4 inches.
All Of tho now flags arc to be made Of tho
finest American silk and will be- vory
handsome st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-13
A Novel Club.

A club OF people with six fingers on
each hand has started In London. Those
having six fingers on ono hand may also
be admitted. The secretary reports that
there are et present on earth e,l78 persons
with six and 481 with seven fingers on one
hand. There is but ono known person
living with eight fingers.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-13

J. q. Donahos, ~ Railroad Avsaue.
Hoffman House whisksy and other brands
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-13
THEY DID IT AGAIN.
Fall River Finds Newport
Very Easy.
THE SCORE WAS SIX TO TWO
Syracuse, Providencs, Springfield and
Toronto Won Yesterday.

Fall River showed Newport again yes
terday that the team from tho City by Stne.
Sea Is not In 1t In the four-cornered
league. The New England League cham
pions played all around the Newports and
won o 2. Lincoin pitched only five In
nings and allowed only ono hit. Then
Klobedanz went I'm and was touched up
pretty well.
Nike Sullivan OF the Portlands pitched
a good game for the home team but the
visitors punched their hits. Yeager
played short and Mike Harrington played
third.
Score by innings:
Inpings 9 g. g.
Fall RIver...........O | q ] o. d
Newport. U D O. 2
Hiis--Fali kIyer 10; Newport z Errors
Fall River 4; ScwportG. Baitertes-L iucoln,
III lbe ianz an Rupert; NJ. Sullivan and
Holmes.
Eastern League.
The results In the Eastern League wore
az follows:
Syrat z, Rochester 8; Providence IL,
Wilkesoarre 2; Springfield o, Scranton 8; {;
Toronto 8, Buffalo 8.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-13
AT 90 a YARD

All Cloth, Organdes
sold
We need fall goods
opportunity.
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THAT is THE MAN"
DRAMATIC DEATH-eED SCENE
OF CLARA NEWMAN.
She Is One of the Army OF Girls who
Loved Too weli-ter Betraycr
Under Arrest.

New York. Aug. 16.-Poor Clara New
man! Her unhappy life ended in her
mothers home In Third avenue, and
another was added to the already long
list of victims of mans selfish pas
sions. Clara was a blue-eyed. light
haired girl and she worked at the glove
counter OF an uptown store. She died
from effects of medicine taken injudi-
ciously. The girls condition was made
known to the police in time for them
to summon a coroner before her death
and on the strength OF her ante-mor-
TEN statement James Murray was ar
rested.
He was taken before her an hour be-
fore she died. and she protesting that
1t was an injustice to make her talk,
identified the prisoner. After the ante
mortem statement had been made the
coroner said: Look at that man and
tell me whether he Is the man you
have referred to as James Murray"
The girl hesitated, sobbed and said
that he was the man. At this moment
the unfortunates half brother, Emil
Scheck. sprang forward and. shaking
his clenched fist in Murray's face.
shouted:
"You wretch! Do YOU see what you
have done?"
A detective pushed the young man
aside and prevented the continuation
of a scene In the girls death chamber.
Murray was held in $1,000 bonds.
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HE GOT THE GOODS
BUT 1T TOOK HIM 90 YEARS TO
RUN THE ERRAND.
Charlie Wright Returns to. His Parsnts
After That Interval With the
Article and Family.

wilmot. s. D., Aug. i6.-Charles B.
Wright. son OF Lambert Wright, who
was sent on an errand by his step
mother 90 years ago. and who had not
been heard Of from that day. returned
last night TO his fathers home. bring
ing with him the article he had been
sent TO get. together with a wife and
four children. When the boy went
away the Wright family was living at
Fox Lake, Wis. Charles was ordered
by his stepmother 10 go TO the store.
The boy was displeased. and instead OF
doing the errand. left town. A few
years later Mr.. and Mrs. Wright re-
moved to this place, where they own
a large farm. In the meantime the
boy had gone to Monticello. MINI.
where he. In the course Of time. mar
ried and raised family. A few days
ago he learned that his father was liv.
ing here. and came on a visit. Before
going to the house he went to the
store and purchased the article he was
sent for 20 years ago and. armed with
this. and followed by his family.
marched in on the old people.
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CONDITION OF TRADE.
Bra|st-eet's Report.

New York. Aug. ls.-Bradstreets to-
morrow VIII say: Midsummer quletness
Is more conspicuous than a week ago,
though less so In iudustr.als than in COM
merolal lines. The 3gcrease IN output
and demand FOR iron and steel s;tll con
tinues. Gross and net railroad earnings
returns for the first half of the preser:
year show very satisfactory aggregate
sales over last years. Jobbers In more
important stap.e lines At Chicago. ST.
Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, Milwaukee
and Minneapolis also report an improved
demand. The outlook at all those points
IS for an active fall busiaess. Kansas
Cgty dealers do not regard an early ad-
vance In prices OF live stock probable
At Omaha country merchants are sald
10 be buying more freely than in former
years. AT San Francisco leading ccm-
merclal lines are quieter. Hop picking Is
about 10 begin on the coast with an out
look Of only a moderate crop. The wheat
crop prospect In California is rather less
favorable. Washington crops are good
Tacoma reports easier collections. lum-
Der shipments are about equal to those
In preceding months, and the receipt OF
1000 tons of freight this week from the
Orient. Throughout the southern states
the general trade remains as quiet and
In some Instances qu!eter than week
ago,
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AS GOOD AS DEAD.
Determined Men VIII Pay on Debt h
the Usual Way.

Lexington. Ky, Aug 1e.-rhere
never were such scenes In this place
as were witnessed tonight. Last
Wednesday Mrs. Mary Hudson. the
white wife Of a prominent farmer, was
outraged three miles from this city by
a negro. The woman's screams at
tracted the men from the fields. They
found Mrs. Hudson unconscious and
the negro had fed. The country was
secured by hundreds OF armed men
and bloodhounds and that night Nenry
Mitchell Smith was caught. He has
been held In Jail here ever since. To-
night Mrs. Hudson positively Identified
Smith. This caused great excitement
and a strong guard was placed around
the jail. This did not prevent large
crowd from assembling at the Jail.
The crowd Is orderly but determined.
Nothing will probably be done until
near morning when the crowd comes
in from Payne station. where Mrs.
Hudson lives. About $50 armed men are
getting ready there for the march on
the Jail In this city. There are many
armed men here determined to pre-
vent a lynching II they possibly can.
but the visitors can get help here as
well as resistance. After midnight
the crowd still remains near the jail
and the nelghbors are known to be
coming
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AN "OBIECI LESSON'
Secretary MOrtOn'S Idea Of Treating
With HlS Employees.
PAID THEM OFF IN SILVER
Pay Day at the Agricultural De-
partment and the Sags OF
White Coin the Boys Car
ried tiome-Somo Kicks.

Washington, Aug. 1e.-Secretary
Morton Of the department Of agricul-
ture gave what he regards as an "ob-
jeci lesson TO the employees OF his de-
partment yesterday, He heard aFgu-
menis by many OF his subordlnates In
favor OK silver. Yesterday being the
seml-moR,hly payday. he ordered the
paymaster of the department TO pay
out $4,000 IN silver coin. this money
Weighing 90 pounds. The silver coin
wus paid &, all the employees about the
grounds OF the agricultural depart
ment. to messengers and well known
silverites in various positions in the de-
partmeni, Unless Mr.. Morton receives
"A petition to the contrary, II Is said
that silver will be paid out again and
again 10 the men who are known TO be
favorable to u.
There was good deal OF kicking
among the employees, and a good many
OF them have indicated to the paymas-
ter that they want paper money on
their next payday. One OF the men
who was given several pounds OF sill
ver 10 carry home last evening remark
ed to-day: Il think Secretary Morton
Is unfair in what he terms his object
lesson. lie might as well give US
nickel pieces or copper, and II we pro-
test that 1t Is not q convenient form OF
money to carry. he might say by that
protest We are not In favor Of copper
and nickel coin. AS a matter OF fact.
II a man was paid. say $4,000 in gold
L.. t.a aaIfaI "a an ~
home with him. he would protest as
strongly as we do at being paid our
monthly salary In silver dollars"
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THEY WANT Mr.. HILL.
Colonel Cough says it's the n. r. Bon

Colonel Cough says lt's the n. r. Bond
holders Who Are !haking the Deal.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
st. Paul. Aug. l6.-Col. W. p. Clough,
vice president Of the Great Northern
returned from the East to-day. lie
admitted. in reply 10 a question from
n reporter. that his trip was In connec-
ton with the Northern Pacific deal
THE Northern Pacific is trying to ge,
Mr.. Hill, and not Mr.. Hill the North
ern Pacific" said the colonel. "The
Northern Pacific stockholders have put
the road into bankruptcy and the bond
holders are trying to put II on Its feet
again. They have decided that Mr.
Hill is the man TO do this, and have
made certain overtures TO Hill"
'Are you at liberty to state wha,
these overtures are?" he was asked.
mo, am not" was the reply. "Al
/ can say is that they have reached an
agreement with Mr.. Hill and both sides
are satisfied"
Then you think that Mr. Hill will
have entire charge of the road?"
Il certainly do"
Iio" WIN win lht NiaHSt ue
made?"
THAT / cannot say now. Nothing Is
yet in a state to be published. and II
seems to me that what ! have told
you is all that the public can ask tc
know at present"
Have any arrangements been made
for transferring the property to Mr.
Hill or putting 1t under his manage.
ment?'
THAT Is a subject on which am not
at liberty to speak," was the reply.
"You are not willing 10 state in wla;
manner ar. Hill win obtain control o!
the road?"
mo. | am not"
What steps will be taken 10 accom-.
pllsh thls?"
II cannot tell you that"
"will an application be made TO the
court 10 have the receivers dlscharg,
ed?"
Il cannot say"
When asked II he knew anything
about a plan OF reorganization pro.
posed BY Receiver Oakes. the colonc
said that he had no knowledge OF ans
such plan. The only thing that. | car
say. on the matter Is that the bond
holders and Mr.. Hill are of one mind or
aae subject"
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In A DENSE FOREST
FUNERAL IN SPOOKDOM AND
THE BLACK-RO5EO WOMEN.
Procession Mt Midnight-it stood
Ills Hair ON End.

Shreve. Ohio. Aug. 16-Wllliam John
son OF this place has been wearing
weights ON the end OF his hair for the
past few days. Those OF his friends
who enjoy his confidence know the
reason. lie saw a sight down on the
border OF Ashland avenue which
brought his hair up on end and II re-
fused 10 lie down without assistance.
According to Williams story he was
driving through a dense wood at mid
night. when his attention was attracted
to weird sounds OF music and mourn
Ing. Johnson does not believe In
spooks or anything of that kind. Hitch
Ing his horse at the side OF the road
he started In the direction from which
the sounds came. The full moon was
shining and Its light penetrated the
wood family. lie assembled an eleva-
tlon and found himself at the edge of
a little valley that seemed to be partly
cleared.
Down the center of the valley moved
strange procession. A long line Of
young women marched. two abreast.
dressed in black and each carrying a
tiny torch In one hand and phosphor-
escent cane In the other. They marched
slowly, canting weirdly and moving
their arms In peculiar and rythmic
gesticulations. Near the head Of the
procession four women robed In white
carried a little coffin. Johnson stepped
forward unconsciously. and fell over a
dead branch that lay in his path In
stantly the procession stopped. II did
not vanish In the regular manner OF
spooks. Every woman raised her cane
and pointed 1t at the intruder. Two OF
the marchers started towards him and
he ran for the road for dear life. John
son jumped into the buggy and drove
rapidly away just as one Of the fig-
ures reached the road. She waved her
cane angrily at him. For an Instant
the wood was lit as II by lightning.
Intense darkness followed and when
he turned his head to look for her the
woman was gone. Johnson cannot
explain the affair. and he has revised
his opinion OF spooks.
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LlvINosToN's TOURNAMENT.
Til. Plan Meets Hith Genera, Favor by
All " ho Are Int sstsd,


Special Dispatch 10 the Standard
Livingston. Mont. Aug. ia largely
attended and enthusiastic meeting OF
business men was held at the court
house this evening 70 take action with
regard TO the state band bicycle and
base ball tournament 10 be held in this
city the second week In September.
Permanent organization OF the tourna-
ment association was effected by the
election OF ]. II. Zimmerman, manager;
]. f. Harnet, secretary. and J. L. 5.
wlndlehurst, treasurer. \ finance
committee Of five was appointed as
follows: John Harvey. l.. II. Talc5tt.
J. y. Finn. Maurice Rotah and J. +.
Mercer. The committee on programme
was appointed as follows: Band, J. Il.
Zimmerman; bicycle. F.. A. Thompson;
base bail. j. F. Mercer. Considerable
interest has already been awakened in
The forthcoming event In the various
cities Of the stake and letters Of inquiry
concerning the tournament are coming
.g iron all directions. The Butte *
Boston band at Butte wrote to-day
about the proposed event. and from
the tone oi the letter 1t is evident that
that organization Is quite enthusiastic
over the forthcoming event.
From all over the state comes word
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Maj. II. 5. Cook. as Inspector Of rife
practice. have both received the high
est praise OF the reglmentai officers.
The work OF the signal corps under
Col. John r. Miller, has been excep-
tionslly satisfactory, as well as more
extensive than usual. and the colonel
says he believes this year has demon
strated the fact that long distance
messages cannot be made successfully
in the month OF August when forest
fires and the heat Of summer create
haziness, such as bllked the attempt
OF the corps this year to signal the
Jefferson park party st Pony The
Boston q Montna band has held well
its previous record as being second
to no other musical organization In
Montana. While not only has the
work OF the officers in every depart
ment OF military service surpassed all
former encampmenys but every man
present at Camp Lloyd has done his
duty thoroughly and well,
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The Omaha Prob en-

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. ls.-Thc papers
In the case to test the legality OF the
new fire and police board at Omaha
were lodged with the clerk OF the state
supreme court to-day. Both sides were
we'll represented by counsel. The at
torney- general represents the board.
The defense OF the old board Is on two
grounds; first, unconstitutionality. and
that the attorney-general and the thir |
member OF the new board had no au-
thorty to appoint. without the coopera-
ton Of the governor, II is also held
that the act 4, in conflict with the state
constitution. and Section l Of the licn
amendment To the constitution OF the
United States.
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Boy Killed and several injured.

Aurora, H.. Aug. i6.-The Chicago
4 Northwestern passenger, leaving
Aurora at 400 this afternoon. bound
for Chicago, ran through an open
switch a mile north of this city and
colilded with some freight cars on a
siding. The passengers were thrown
about the cars, but none received seri-
Gus injury. Ten boys were standing
on one OF the freight cars. One Of
these was killed and FIVE badly hurt.
The car was loaded with sulphuric
acid. which spilled. burning all the
boys more or less. Thomas Rush.
aged Is, was burned to death by acid
and steam. Charles Chllvers will die.
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For pI.ce OF Refuge.

washington. Aug. 1s-Actfng Secretary
OF Navy McAdoo received a cable this
r'c-- nc froEn ADMIRAL Kirkland COM
mandlng the European squadron an
nounc!ng that the cruiser Marnenead
hai sailed from Grlvesend for GIBRALTAR
on her way to Syria. II Is probable that
me Marhllhesd will make only short
stay az Gibraltar, whence she VII pro-
ceed TO Syria, where her commander VIII
he expecisd TO cooperate with Minister
Terri N the Investigation Of the out
RACES on the American mission Of Tarsus
ana Marsovan. The Marblehead Will AZ
fcqNi a place Of refuge also for such OF
the Americans as desire a place OF safe
80
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London, Aug. GA meeting Of the
members Of parliament favorable to
currency reform was held In the house
of commons to-day. Sir william
Houldsworrh, member from the north
west division OF Manchester. conserva-
tive. who was a delegate from Great
Britain to the Brussels monetary con-
ference. presided. II was resolved 20
form a parliamentary committee. It's
members being pledged to promote an
International conference for consider
Ing what measures can be taken "to
remove or mitigate the evils resulting
from the fluctuations growing out OF
the dlyergency In the relative value OF
gold and silver"
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Another VIII Contest.

Reno. New. Aus. 15.-what appeared
to be the opeuGng gun In the contest for
the late Senator Foley's es;lte appeared
to-day n the form OF a puc.,lon fic1
with she coUIty clerk hy the roIns5! for
Vernon Harrison Harley, the ~ g.tlmlte
cA.L OF the iAte sesla -Jr and Mrs. Alice
j. Hartley. The paper sets forth thag
Senator Foley had acknowledged the
parentage OF the child IN wrst.ng before
Col AMI witnesses, and prays that one
half OF the entire estate be made over
to the child.
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Lnnr,nn I,ImctnllI.t,.

London. Aug. IA public meeting
was held to-day to hear an address on
the silver question. Sir William
Houldsworth. II. r. Grenfel and Hon.
Alexander Delmar spoke in favor OF bi-
metalllsm. Resolutions were adopted
urging upon the government the ueces-
Sly N Joining Other powers In an In
terRatlonal agrcem nj TO settle the
currency question.
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IN toaal Republican COMMITTEES.

Washington. Aug. Ex-senator Carter
OF Montana. chairman OF the national
republican committee. who Is In the
city. says that a call for a meeting Of
the national republican COMMITTEES win
be Issued early in October. and mat
the meeting will take place In this city
in November.
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THOUSANDS KILLED.
Many Were Drowned Fearful Wind an,
Rain storm in y paa.

San Francisco. Aug. l6.-Advices
have been received from the orient to
the effect that Japan was visited by q
terrible storm on the cath and 2sth of
July. These huryricanes swept across
Kiusha, passed along the shores of the
island, crossed over the central dis
tricts 10 the main island and emerged
into the Pacific ocean. Its track was
everywhere marked by great loss of
life and destruction of property, and aa
the catastrophe was followed by a
heavy rain storm, inundations added
their devastating effects to the havoc
wrought by the wind. Il is calculated
that thousand people were killed or
drOMncd.
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To suIte the fuc,,

lshpeming. Mich. Aus. i6.--rhe mine
agents to-day announce that the dif-
ferent companies have concluded 10
pull the pumps and allow the workings
20 fll with water unless the men de-
eide to return to work within the next
few days,
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BOTH SHOT.
severui Reports Heard and Two Men
FOund hull of lguIles Holes

Portland. Ore, Aug. l6.-At noon to-
day the report OF several shots n rapsl
succession were heard to issue from the
office Of Dr. II. r. Holmes in lhe Dekum
building. Third ana Washington streets
The Ellants OF the building rushed IN
and folnd the PROSTATE bodies Of Dr.
Holmes aEl Dr.. Robert X. Aushland
each Of whom was holding a smoking
p.f.o. IN h.s hand. There were 10 other
persons IN the room. Aushlanl had 4
hole \ he body and one in his head
aroshsr y h.s breas: and another in his
right wrist. Holmes was wounded IN
two places. one ball haviag catered the
arm and the other n the body JUST be-
low the Jeff nipple. Aushland's wounds
will undoubtedly result fatally. While the
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Fatal Explosion.

Dubois. Pa. Aug. IA dispatch
from Cleartield says that eight men
were killed and 10 seriously hurt to-
night by the premature explosion Of .
blast near Mehafey. on the Pittsbury
& Eastern railway. The telegraph
offices In the vicinity are all closed
and no further details can be had to-
night
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New York. Aug. l6.-Burt Hyde who
was transferred from Hoffman to
Swinburne island. suffering from yel-
low fever. died this afternoon. He ar
rived from Havana by the Ward line
steamer Seneca and was unable TO
produce a certificate Of acclimlzation
from Medical Inspector Burgess At
Havana.
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ON THE TRACK.
At Aque,luet.

New York. Aug. i6-Aqueduct results:
ilaI mle-l.lT.ssa woa. M.ll.e l. second.
Imperial third; ume. :j0,a. Six furlongs-
Lancer won. HummlnsO.rd second. Reef
or third time. i:i6'a. One mAe-CaIfaan
won. Little Tom seconi. Founding third;
time, 1854. One nale-S,r Dixon. IT,.
won, Marshall second, Curious third,
time. l:ii1. one mile and a sGxteenth-
NJw or Never won, Baroness second.
Fred Douglass third; time, l;55. SIX fur
iongs-Sun Up wen, Bell monll second.
Drum Major third. time. i:iia.
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Grand Haven, Mich. Aug. IA ver-
dict OF guilty OF murder in the hrst de-
gree was returned against George
Chesbro, the l7-year-old youth who
killed his grandmother. Mrs. Mary
Pierce. There was much surprise at
the verdict as II was expected to bs
rY,anslaughter
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of encouragement. Enough money has
already been subscribed TO insure the
distribution Of 5000 in purses. A spe-
cial rate OF one and one-nfth fare for
the round trip will be made by all rail-
roads and the tournament is an as
sured fact. II IS sure to attract an I'm
mense crowd and promises to eclipse
anything OF the kind ever undertaken
In the Northwest.
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-i...n,Il Ycstrrd,Y.

NJ 81. Lou,s-s: Louisville. 5.
a, Clcveiand-5. C.nclnnari. :.
Az Br1Jklyn-F.rst slme-Brooklyn. 4
New York. s; second gAme-Bro1klyl, 10;
New York, |.
AZ Phan1elph,n--9; Boston, :,
At washlngton-S. Baltimore. L.
At Chcago-2. Plczburg. ..
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physicians think Holmes will recover.
II Is not known just what was the
cause OF the shooting. burt It Is thought
Il was due TO a criticism Of Holmes on
Ausgl.ani's method OF treating a patient
In the Portland hospital and that Aush-
land called at Holmes oftice 70 make
HIM retract.